Chapter 6
I shifted in my seat some.
"Oh you are?" I said suspiciously.
"Yup." he said nonchalantly popping the p,
"Where are we… actually going?" I asked
"back to where your Cullen boy left you."
"He didn't leave me." I corrected him.
"It was the stupid werewolf's fault."
"There's a dog here?" He asked cautiously, his eyes sort of narrowed, his eyes turned from sea blue to a dark shade of gray. I nodded,
"Not like he's dangerous or anything. He's only self centered and arrogant, he doesn't have the courage to hurt anything…" I suddenly realized,
"Not even a fly…" I heard Jordan laugh,
"That Cullen boy told me you were a trouble maker but I didn't believe him. He told me not to get to know you. Boy, I sure wish I would've listened to him.
"Oh, I'm
sorry." I whined,
I'm boring you aren't I? You don't want
to here about this…" He should his head,
"No, no. Exactly the opposite, continue! You being friends with a vampire and a werewolf! How do you manage?" I told him about how Edward had left me and Jacob had been there to comfort me, and somewhat keep me on my feet (can anyone?) I told him how Alice had seen me and come back to save me, and how everything came together from there. Sometimes I wonder what would've happened if I hadn't jumped. If the butterflies in my stomach kicked up too high and I clucked out. I would still be doing or watching Jacob and his extreme sports. My warm memories faded, and I realized I was still stranded on a native island.
"So which one of the Cullen boys are you dating? I mean I know you've called him boyfriend and fiancé and all, but you never told me which one." He said,
"How do you know them?" I asked,
"They used to live a little bit away." That's all he said,
"Edward." I said sharply, he didn't seem to catch on to my sharpness in any way,
"Edward? The one that is buried in books and music? The one that wouldn't look up if a hot girl passed his trail? The one who engages in only the most polite conversation, that Edward?" I nodded shyly,
"Yes" I felt partly offended, and now like I had shoes to fill. Then he said,
"Well he sure didn't go wrong. You're irresistible… in smell." He corrected,
"Though you are quite beautiful for a human, Edward told me not to take my chances with you, but I told him I haven't gone wrong in over 200 years, he was still pretty hesitant though." I thought for a moment,
"How did you speak to him? Do you vampire's have a special communication device or something?" That question made me feel like a dork,
"Yes we do." He answered, I looked up from twiddling with my thumbs, why hadn't Edward ever told me about this?
"It's called the phone." He joked.
"Pshh.." I rolled my eyes
"So…" I didn't know if this was a rude conversation with a vampire,
"How did… you die?" he didn't hesitate,
"War. Shot and died" Almost as if he was avoiding the subject,
"Oh.." and that was that.,
"So how does this relationship work out?" he asked after a pause,
"You being human, and him a vampire and all one wrong movement, whether it's with passion or rage, he could kill you." That made me flinch, but I already knew that,
"Well, we're going to get married, and then he's going to turn me into a vampire." he widened his eyes for a second,
"That's commitment my girl. I do hope you know what your doing."
so do I.
"Let's just say… he takes care of me in a way nontaxable."
"So are you loosing a bet or something…?"
"Oh, no, no! I really do love him, with all my heart. I can just never pay him back for all the wonderful, amazing things he's done for me…" I wandered
"Well…" He said pulling into a place seeming familiar to me,
"Here we are in town. The next ship should be pulling up pretty soon, and if I know the Cullens they'll find their way on it." He flashed a perfectly straight smile, beautiful, but nothing to compare to Edward.
"Well thank you for everything." I was standing on my side of the car in the town with the car open. In one hand I had my purse and in the other I had a backpack of his I borrowed with some food and snacks.
"It was nothing." He smiled back,
"I haven't talked to someone like that in a really long time, so really thank you." I closed the door and walked to the dock. The lady said the ship wouldn't be in for another hour so I pulled my book out of my backpack sat down (right there on the sidewalk) and read. It's not a really busy place or anything. Alaska is the largest land in America with the densest population. I read for two hours and Edward still hadn't come. All the sudden something was blocking my light and not moving, I looked up to find Jacob, I scowled,
"Are you allergic to daisy based products? Because I have some air freshener I'm not afraid to use in here," I bluffed and dug in my bag. Before I could "find" it Jacob said,
"I know your mad at me, but you can't blame me for thinking there's no possible way to love a blood sucker!"
"Yes… I can." I said impatiently. He ignored my impatience,
"Why are you still sitting here after three days? How do you know he's coming back for you?" I rolled my eyes up at him in my sunglasses,
"I would never doubt Edward. Now, you on the other hand…" he acted offended and put his hands to his chest with his mouth wide,
"Me? I'm here for you. I'm the one stuck with you here. That bloodsucker is no where in site to take care of you!" Me eyes were looking in different directions than his (straight in mine.)
"Bella, you don't know how frustrating this is!" He was beginning to yell,
"Every day I watch you with this man… this man God knows how old! You have complete and total trust in him, and he could kill you just like that."
"Yes!" I was without flinching,
"A trust I thought we could have, that is now ruined! We can never have that kind of trust now!"
He was clenching his fists and I could feel his veins bulging,
"He left you, told you he didn't love you!"
"That was for my own protection!" I was bellowing now too, and I could feel the rage from my chest to my toes.
"What do you think he's doing now?!" Ouch.
"Bella," He wasn't yelling so much,
"I know you. I knew you before you loved him. When we met, you talked about him to me, and I felt the connection we had. I told you they were bloodsuckers, and you went from my side to theirs. Now tell me, what has happened between then and now?" I was shaking my head now,
"Too much,"
"You can talk freely about him you know." He was saying,
"It's not like he's here or anything."
"I'm saying what I want to say." I said sharply,
"And for all you know he could be hiding in the forest. Jake," I said,
"Don't you see? I'm getting married!" he protested,
"But Bella, don't you see?" His eyebrows pressed nearly together, and then he whispered,
"I love you…"