Impulse
The car ride home was intense. The silence screamed at me. I couldn't think of anything to say so I just sat with my arms folded over my chest waiting to be home already so I could think.
It was a good thing that Edward was a fast driver because I couldn't get home and away from his infuriating smugness quick enough. I already had my door open by the time he pulled up to the curb. He looked at me, expecting a kiss. I closed my eyes and gave him a quick, light peck on the lips. I couldn't believe he still thought that I wanted to kiss him but I didn't feel like confronting him about it just yet.
"I'll see you tonight after Charlie's snoring" he called through the car window as I sprinted inside. I slammed the door behind me without acknowledging what he had yelled at me.
The darkness of the living room surrounded me. I reached blindly for the light switch. I flicked it on and sighed to myself. Thank God Charlie wasn't home yet. I didn't feel up to that fight. I slugged upstairs and threw my bag on the floor. I didn't know what to do with myself. Without even thinking I reached for the phone and dialed Jacob's number. With my luck he was probably running around the woods, sniffing for vampires.
The phone rang once, twice, three times. I looked at the floor, my eyes tearing up. All I wanted was to hear Jacob's voice. I needed to hear it. I couldn't think of anything else in the world I wanted more.
I jumped as the loud noise of the receiver being picked up assaulted my ears.
"Hello?" Jacob. It was Jacob. I smiled to myself. I closed my eyes as I pictured him standing at the phone, tapping his foot impatiently, leaning against the living room wall.
"HELLO?" Jacob practically screamed into the phone.
I pulled the phone away from my ear. Ouch. He sounded angry. I was suddenly afraid to talk to him. After leaving him to save Edward after he begged me to stay I could only imagine how he felt. I'm sure I was the last person he wanted to hear from right now.
"Hello, Jacob" I said in a faint, frightened voice, afraid of what response was waiting for me on his end.
"Bella?" His voice was filled with disbelief. "Is that you?" There was a hopeful ring in his voice. A tear dropped from my eye and landed on the floor.
"Yeah, Jake, it's me" I choked out. The tears were strangling me. How could I have treated him so badly and yet he still sounded glad to hear from me? My heart overflowed with love for him.
"Is everything okay? Did you save Edward? What happened?" He questioned as I wiped the tears from my face.
I didn't know which question to answer first. "Yeah, Edward's fine. I got to him before he had a chance to follow through with his plan, but everything's not okay. I really need to talk to you. Can you come pick me up?" I knew I was pushing my luck but it was worth a try anyways.
"Are you kidding me? I'll be there in five minutes." He quickly replied. My heart skipped a beat as I heard the click of the receiver as he hung up the phone.