Chapter 6: The Locker Room
The next day I wanted to go apologize to Bella at lunch for my actions from the day before.
That however I felt wasn't a good idea when lunchtime came around.
Leah had decided to sit with us today, and she was practically sitting in my lap and trying to feed me.
I took it, I didn't want to piss her off again.
Emmett and Edward were repulsed and refused to look or speak to either Leah or me.
Leah did not seem bothered by this, but I was.
They're my best friends and they both can't stand my girlfriend.
Halfway through lunch Emmett went over to Bella's table to talk to Rosalie.
"That skirt could be a few inches shorter I think," he said wiggling his eyebrows.
"Oh Emmett!" She shoved his chest.
He grabbed her hand and yanked her up to stand in front of him.
"Damn you're short."
"I am not!"
"You're a flier Rose, of course your short."
"Not as short as Alice or Bella."
Emmett smiled.
"True, you do have long legs though for a shortie... I love long legs."
Rosalie rolled her eyes.
"Whatever Emmett."
Emmett leaned down and whispered in her ear:
"You should wear this skirt when your flying. I could have a great view from down on the field."
He winked then slinked away.
"When are you going to just ask her out?" I asked when Emmett returned to his seat.
"Never," he chuckled.
Edward rolled his eyes and looked back over to Rose's table with hungry eyes.
"Jake?"
"Hm?"
"Do you want to come over tonight? My parents are going out of town for the weekend for their anniversary."
Suddenly Rosalie appeared standing in front of us.
"Hey guys."
"Hey Rose," I smiled.
Leah sighed.
Rosalie smiled and looked at all of us, but Leah.
"I'm having my usual first friday night of the year party tonight. 8 o'clock at my place."
Leah quickly looked at me.
"Oh yeah I'll definitely be there," I said ignoring Leah.
"Yeah us too," Emmett said quickly throwing his thumb at Edward.
"Great. I'll see you boys tonight."
She smiled and walked away.
"Boys. You boys.... not you boys and Leah, just you boys." Leah snapped.
I rolled my eyes.
"She didn't mean it that way Lea."
"Jake what about staying with me tonight?"
"Well I told Rose on Monday I was going to be there."
"Can we go back to my house afterwards?"
Reluctantly I nodded.
She grinned and went back to eating her goldfish.
I looked away from her and across the cafeteria at Bella.
She wasn't looking at me, but at her lunch.
Her neck arched up and she peered up at Alice.
Her lips pulled back and she laughed.
"Jake!"
"Wha- huh?"
"Come with me to my locker. I forgot something." Leah commanded.
"Oh... sure, we'll be back guys."
As we walked away I heard Emmett muttered quietly "pussy whipped."
I threw a glare back at him and recieved his cheeky grin.
Leah's locker I knew was in the second building, so I was confused when she led me outside the door of the girls locker room.
"I thought you meant your school locker Lea."
She chuckled and shook her head.
"Nope sorry."
She opened the door and walked in, leaving it open for me to follow.
"Lea, I can't go in there."
"Nobodies in here, you won't get into trouble."
I gave her a sideways glance, but she just blinked.
I sighed.
"Fine."
She opened her locker and pulled out a pink gym bag.
"What did you forget Lea?"
I was met only by her silence.
"Leah?"
She turned around and smirked.
"Jakie."
Intenally I shuddered.
Suddenly she whipped off her dress over her head and was standing before me in a matching pink sparkly panty and bra set.
My jaw dropped.
"Surprise," she growled walking towards me.
"Leah!" I gasped as she pushed me back against a locker.
"Someone might come in, this is hardly the time or place-"
"Shhh..." she placed her fiinger over my lips and ripped open my flannel shirt unaffected by my protest.
I groaned and my head fell back against the locker.
"Relax baby," she whispered unzipping my pants.
"Leah c'mon..."
She looked up enraged at me.
I sighed and let my shoulders slump.
"Fine go ahead, knock yourself out."
She slid to her knees pulling my pants down my thighs.
"Oh, wow!"
I frowned realising that the voice sounding through the room was not Leah.
Then I frose in panic.
Leah and I both looked to the doorway and saw... Bella.
Her eyes and mouth were wide open as she stared, her eyes flicked betweeen us, then she turned on her heel and made a run for it.
"Shit!" I cried refastening my pants.
And before I could stop myself I was chasing after her.
"Bella! Wait!"
"Jake? JAKE!" Leah yelled after me, but I ignored her.
Bella was already out of the locker room, I ran out and saw her about fifty feet ahead of me.
"BELLA!"
She looked back with wild eyes.
I ran towards her, but she quickly turned around and began walking away again.
She was no match for my long legs, I caught up to her in less then three seconds and grabbed her arm.
"Bella I'm sorry about that-"
"Please don't touch me," she said ripping her arm from me.
"No Bella I didn't want her to do that-"
"Sure you didn't."
My face fell.
"What?"
She glared at me and tried once again to rip her arm from my tight hold.
"I said please let go of me Jacob Black." She said scoldingly.
I momentarily paused; I looked at my hand on her arm, leaving small imprints from my tight hold, and then at her face that was flush with frustration.
I noticed a few of her hairs had gone out of place from the wind and her cheeks were pink, I also realised that my shirt was open and my chest was bare before her.
Her eyes held mine as she stared back furiously.
Slowly I let my hand fall from her forearm.
"Thank you." She muttered.
"Bella I'm sorry."
She looked up at me with bemused eyes.
"Why?"
I was startled by her question.
"Because that was a situation that I didn't really want to be in and you saw me in it and probably think I am that kind of person when I'm really not. I don't want you to think of me that way Bella."
She tilted her head to the side.
"Why?" She repeated.
"I've just explained." I said quickly.
"No I mean why do you care so much about my judgement of you? What does it matter to me? Or you?"
I was even more startled by this question and was left blank.
I had no answer.
Although there was one in my chest, it was merely an impulse and surely not the real reason.
The impulse cried that it was because I really liked her maybe even loved her & I cared about how she thought of me.
My silence made her impatient and she turned and left.