3. My Week In Heaven With Jared Cameron
Sorry, this is getting bad- my updating, I mean. This one should have a lot of updates soon. I finally finished the filler chapters. Plus this is my form of procrastination- it's December Exam time. YAY! :( Trying to work on all of them as fast as I can.
I laid there staring up at my ceiling instead of doing the crap load of homework I was supposed to be doing.
Jared was on my mind but really, what else was new?
He had driven me home. I'd gotten to sit in his truck and breathe in his delicious scent. The memory makes me regret not having asked for a ride home or at least not having gotten in his truck earlier so I could savor his company for as long as possible.
The thunder rolled outside and lightning lit up the sky.
I found myself wondering what Jared was doing. Whether he was listening to the rain or already knee-deep in homework- I usually was.
Bored and not having any luck concentrating, I decided to go downstairs to talk to Jonathan.
"Hey." Jon said, barely lifting his head from his book as I plopped down on the end of his bed.
"What's up?" I asked.
"I hear you and Cameron have some sort of thing now." Jon said, arching his eyebrows at me suspiciously.
"He talked to me for like a second today. It doesn't mean anything." I lied.
"Good. Cause he is bad news. It's best to stay away from all of them." Jon warned me, clearly talking about the new found group called the Hall Monitors.
"Got it." I acknowledged.
"Good. Now what's got you down here?" Jon asked suspiciously as he finally laid his book down.
"Nothing. Just bored." I said, rocking back and forth.
"You should have the same amount of homework as me- why aren't you doing that?" Jon asked, knowing I usually made a point of finishing my homework- the complete opposite of him.
"Not in the mood." I shrugged.
"Why don't you go bug the twins then? I'm supposed to be finished with this book by tomorrow." Jonathan said, showing me how far he was in Tess of the d'Ubervilles, which was probably about a quarter of the way through the book.
"Good luck with that." I snorted sarcastically, before getting up and heading to the kitchen to fix myself a snack.
I stood in the kitchen gazing out across the street absentmindedly. I had started out watching the rain fall but had gotten sucked into a daydream when something caught my eye in the woods across the street, hastily bringing me out of my daydream.
I just caught a glimpse of something massive as it turned away. I did see a tail though. A tail wouldn't belong to the bears rumored to be lurking in the woods in and around Forks and La Push.
Quickly, I grabbed a granola bar off the counter and went to check on the twins.
They were too busy destroying their room to notice me peak my head in. Mom would surely get on their case when she got home from the grocery store.
I trudged back upstairs to my room where I reluctantly started my homework. Granted, I didn't have as much as Jonathan because I'm not a slacker and I don't usually procrastinate.
Mom's car pulling into the driveway as I was about halfway through my last homework assignment due on Wednesday. Dad somehow timed his arrival to be about 10 minutes before I finished which perfectly aligned with Mom's call for dinner.
"Hi, Daddy." I said, kissing his cheek on the way to my chair.
"Hi, Kimmy. How was your day?" Dad replied smiling warmly at me. Mom glared at him angrily- she always got mad if she wasn't the first one he asked.
"Fine. My car broke down." I shrugged, dishing myself some lasagna before aiding Mike with his serving.
"Did your brother give you a ride?" Dad asked, but he was wasting hid breathe. Everyone knew Jon wasn't one for sharing his possessions or really being helpful at all. Dad only thought he was helpful when Jon was scaring off my many suitors *sarcasm*.
"I walked. It was such a nice day." I said, not trying to get Jon in trouble.
"It was. Until it rained." Dad agreed, eating.
"I like the rain." Mike inserted.
"Me too! Puddles, mud, mud pies…" Matt started listing on his fingers.
"You two don't like thunder or lightning though." Jon scoffed.
"Yeah," Mike started.
Matt finished, "So?"
"Babies." Jon coughed, not subtly at all.
"Jonathan! Don't be rude! It's perfectly normal to be a little afraid of lightning and thunder." Mom scolded, looking up from Lizzy- my baby sister.
"Not when you're 6!" Jon said exasperatedly.
"You didn't grow out of ut until you were 13 if I remember correctly." I mentioned.
"Kimberly, you better shut up!" Jon yelled angrily, standing up and throwing an angry finger in my direction.
"Woah…" I said, sitting back and surrendering as Lizzy burst into tears.
"Jonathan! Calm down!" Dad ordered.
"Jonathan! What has gotten into you lately?" Mom said, taken aback.
"I'm not stupid." Jonathan said before making a dramatic exit with his food and storming off to his room.
"Why is Jonathan stupid?" Matt asked quietly.
"He's not stupid." I corrected him automatically.
"Why?" Mike pressed.
"Who said he was stupid?" Matt asked.
"No one." Mom said quickly. She and Dad kept giving each other these weird looks but I bit my tongue and didn't question them.
"Jon's just stressed out. He has a lot of homework due this week plus we are busy applying to colleges this week." I covered for my older brother.
Afterwards, I helped Mom load the dishes into the dishwasher and got my stuff ready for the next day. I got dressed for bed and wrote in my journal before heading out to the TV room and collapsing next to Dad on the couch.
I must have been more tired than I'd thought because the next thing I knew, Dad was shaking my shoulder and telling me to go to bed.
I ended up just flopping onto of my comforter, too tired to do anything, and fell straight asleep.
I woke up late the next morning and had to rush around to shower despite the three other people who needed the shower, eat, pack my lunch, and walk to school. Jon took off while I was shoveling food into my mouth even though I begged him for a ride.
I raced upstairs to brush my teeth before finally heading out the door with 10 minutes until first bell. It was a 15 minute walk to school. Groaning, I stepped off the porch and before I could put my iPod in, a car honked.
Looking up, I saw Jared waving at to get in. Thankful, I ran to his truck and jumped into the passenger's seat.
"Thank you so much." I said as I buckled myself in. I felt like everything was much simpler around Jared, there couldn't be a problem in the world with him around.
"No problem. I figured you wouldn't want to walk in this crappy weather." Jared explained, looking up at the black sky.
"That was very thoughtful of you." I complimented, already feeling more at home around him than I had been feeling at my actual home in a couple months.
"You normally drive right?" Jared asked after thanking me for my compliment.
"Yeah, but yesterday my car broke down and Jon's too much of a buttface to give me a ride, so until I get the money to fix it I'm stuck walking." I explained.
"I'm sorry. Do you want me to pick you up? At least until your car gets fixed?" Jared offered kindly.
"Oh, god. I'm so sorry. That must have sounded like I was asking you for rides. I didn't mean to do that to you- I'm fine with walking." I said backtracking quickly so the words seemed to trip over each other.
"Kim, I want to be your ride. I pass by your house everyday anyway." Jared said, stopping my blabbering.
"I couldn't impose on you like that." I shook my head.
"It would be no imposition but a friend helping another friend out." Jared said. I tried to control my heart but it did little flips in my chest as Jared had called me a friend. Now, I just needed to get a "girl" in front of the friend.
"Maybe." I hesitated.
"Kim, if you don't say yes right now I will throw you out and make you walk in the rain." Jared threatened jokingly.
"Okay. Yes. Fine. That would be greatly appreciated. I'll even pitch in for gas." I consented.
"No. I won't allow it." Jared shook his head as he pulled into a parking spot near the school entrance.
"Thank you." I said softly before opening my door and umbrella.
We walked together to my locker where he split off to go to his own.
I sighed in anticipation of spending my commute to school and back bathed in Jared's wonderful scent and heat. Shuddering, I entered Geography and sat down in my regular spot. After everyone was seated, Peterson conducted the lesson in the same boring way that he always does- song, short class discussion, and a video. I can't stand the class because no matter how hard I try, no notes can be taken during class. Videos don't count as reliable sources and the songs only occasionally introduce the topic of the day. It's miserable and has caused my grade to be a B-.
Thoroughly exhausted, I walked out to find Jared leaning against the opposite wall, looking worried.
"Sorry, if I pushed you into riding with me this morning. You don't have to if you don't want to." Jared rushed to say as he walked with me.
"Jared, I would love to get a ride with you." I said soothingly. "But my car should be fixed by the end of the week."
"Until then, I'll be your ride." Jared assured me.
By the end of the week, I was glad to have my car fixed because it granted me my freedom back but it stole away my daily time with Jared- time that I had come to really enjoy.
So on the way home Friday afternoon, Jared looked like he was struggling with something. He really was an open-book at times.
"What is it?" I asked Jared concerned, as we turned on to my street.
"There's something I want to ask you." Jared announced.
"Yeah?" I asked.
"Do you want to go to a bonfire tomorrow night with me?" Jared breathed, making it almost impossible to hear.
"I'd love to." I agreed.
I spent all of Saturday getting dressed, I was too excited for our little quasi-date. Now I knew it would be listening to the tribe stories again for only the millionth time in my life but I loved them and I would be getting to see Emily. I hadn't seen her lately and missed her sorely.
Jared picked me up wearing a tight grey t-shirt under a checked unbuttoned button-up shirt and jeans. I was wearing a pair of grey skinnies and white t-shirt with a fun scarf for warmth. As soon as we got there, I spotted Emily who was failing at trying to keep all the guys away from the food.
"Kim! How have you been?" Emily greeted me enthusiastically.
"Fine. And you?" I asked, hugging her.
"Good. Good." Emily said and I couldn't help but notice how her eyes snaked their way to Sam when she said so.
"Are you excited? I know you love the legends." Emily said happily.
"Yup." I said happily then Jake walked over.
"Hey." He nodded at me. I replied before Jared pulled me over to a log he'd reserved with two massive plates of food in his hand.
"I hope one of those isn't for me." I said, staring at them dubiously.
"One is. But if you don't eat it all, I will." Jared said, kissing my hair.
Harry Clearwater began the legends and I was enthralled. I could feel Jared looking at me but I didn't care, I could see the stories unfolding before my eyes and I kind of zoned out as I always do when I listen to the legends.
Sorry. It's kind of a cliff-hanger and I hate those more than a lot of people but the next one should be up by this weekend if you can wait. Guess what happens next? Does Jared tell her? How does she react? All to come in the following chapter.
Love, Blondee