Bella POV

Jason had been the sort of guy that once you saw him, it was very hard to look away.

Lightly tanned skin, dazzling blue eyes, and a body that effortlessly put all other men's to shame, it came as a great surprise to me, when he sat down next to me. I was sitting on the beach, back in Phoenix, on holiday with my Mom.

Renee, my mom, had gone to see if there were any nearby showers to wash off the sand, after deciding to head home.

"You coming, honey?" She'd asked, sunglasses glinting brightly in the sunshine. Much to her surprise, I had shook my head. I was enjoying the sunshine too much.

Staring at me for a few minutes, she quickly regained her composure. "Well....okay then, honey. Call me when you're on your way..." She left.

"I will mom." I smiled brightly up at her, for once, loving the sun on my skin.

I rubbed more sun lotion into my arms and legs, ( I would burn like a overcooked chicken if I didn't ), and sat back to read my book. One of my favourites, it was Jane Eyre.

I guess I loved the sheer brillience of it. The whole forbidden love, the secrets....the recipe for a good book, in my mind...

I had gotten lost in my book, in Thornfield Hall, not noticing anything, just....reading. Which is why I hadn't noticed when someone sat down , rather heavily beside me.

"Hey" a smooth voice said easily. I looked up, wondering who on earth would say hello to a random stranger on a beach.

Well....this might have been one random stranger, but boy was he goodlooking. Sandy coloured hair, damp after having been submerged in sea water, blue eyes that shone brightly out of his face, and a smile, that made my legs go weak.

"H-hello.."I said cautiously.

"I'm Jason..I saw you from over there" He pointed to a beach towel not far away" and I was so capitivated by what I saw that I had to come and say hello"

I laughed. The line was just too cheesy for words. He grinned at me, and at once I relaxed.

"My name's Bella" I told him, still smiling.

He nodded "Pretty name"

"Thanks"
"Hey." I looked at him." You're not planning to go swimming today, are you, Bella?"

Grinning at him, I knew what he was up to. " How'd you guess?"

Laughing gently, he replied "Lady, I've been watching you for the last twenty minutes. You never left this towel."

Wow. " You've been watching me?" I was slightly uncomfortable now.

He saw me squirm, and immediatly said " Oh, shit, not like that, no." He held his hands up in mock surrender.

I relaxed slightly.

"So......" he was staring at me, an unfanthomal look on his face.

"So.....what, exactly?" I asked.

"Swimming." I shook my head. " Look, Jason,I dont really go swimming that often. Not at all, actually"

A look of deep surprise crossed his features. " Why the hell not?" he asked roughly.

Laughing at his face, I said " Things....happen to me, Jason. A lot. "

"Like what?" he cocked a eyebrow.

"Like, the fact that I cant walk across a stable surface without tripping at least once"

"No way." Jason said, still not believing me. " No freaking way. You're not serious..?" His voice had grown confident, probably secure in the knowledge that I was having him on.

"It's true."

"Holy-"

Then, suddenly, a wicked grin stretching across his face, he pulled me by the hand up off my towel, and saying under his breath" Well, we'll just have to remedy that, wont we?"

Oh, dear God, no.....

It never occured to me, to pull my hand back out of his grasp, not that I could have. His fingers around my wrist were like iron. So, there we were , trudging through the deep sand, the crashing of the blue waves not far ahead,

Jason laughed when he saw my face. "Relax, Bella, the water cant hurt you...I wont let it!!" He chuckled softly to himself.

Apart from his complete impulsive streak, I saw, ( or....thought I saw...) a decent young guy who, at the end of the day, was just helping me to have some real fun.

Up until now, I had been a pretty shy person. Not going out much with people. After school,simply heading home after school, and rarely emerging again, until early next morning.

I had never had a boyfriend, never really had a social life. In fact, I was a pretty shy person.

I could hear the waves properly now, the gurgling as the sea rushed to meet the shore, and when it did, the crashing of the waves against it.

I had never noticed before, but the sea was more light blue than I had anticipated.

And then- water springing around my bare legs, cold, freezing, causing me to squeal out involuntarily,

As usual, Jason laughed..

Surprising myself then, I flicked a bit of water at him. He stood there, shocked, and also, drippin wet, then , with a somewhat mischievious expression, he splashed me back.

And,, after that, it had all gone like clockwork.

Shortly afterwards, we had crossed paths once again, and he had asked me out.

Surprised, but, hey, I liked him, I agreed. Renee was delighted with him, of course.

"Nice one, Bella" she winked at me, when she thought he wasn't looking. " Mom..." I'd groaned....happily. Secretly, I still couldnt believe it.

But then.....after a while....well....no. Jason was perfect.

Angela nodded and smiled at me. "I still can't believe it, though, Bella...I mean..."She trailed off awkwardly.

"I know. Bella Swan. Shyest girl in the class. " I said.

"So, when do I get to meet him?" Angela asked. I looked at her. Small flickers of vague panic began to flicker in my stomach...

Angela took a drink from her coffee, and then, choking, ( while I patted her on the back frantically) she managed " B-Bella..."

"What? What is it????" I thumped her on the back, she really was choking...

"Who the hell is that? " she looked towards the window.

Looking in her direction, I saw a man's face staring at me.

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~Dawn Run~