Chapter Twelve
The next day I woke up with the same thing on my mind: Nahuel. How could I let myself feel like this? I loved Jacob and no one else. I had absolutely no feelings for Nahuel. But yet, why did I have the same feelings around Nahuel last night as I do around Jacob? Where were the butterflies coming from? And the racing heart? And what about the way that I couldn't stop smiling? Am I really in love with both of them?
I slowly tried to unwrapped myself from the covers of my bed. I must have had a really bad night. I was really tangled in them, almost making it impossible to get out. I finally had myself unraveled and walked downstairs; I could smell mom cooking in the kitchen. No, that wasn't Mom's omelets I could smell. I sniffed the air and smelled the distinctive smell of that special seasoning I had grown to love on my omelets back in Forks: a hint of deer blood. "Grandmee!" I yelled as I raced into the kitchen. Once there, I threw my arms around Grandmee who was at the stove. "Smelled the omelets, didn't you?" she laughed as she hugged me back. "Of course! I have always told you I could pick them out anywhere! No one can make them like you!" I smiled "So when did you get here? Is Grandpa Carlisle here? I really want to see him!" "To answer your questions: very early this morning, and yes, he's in the study with you dad." she replied.
After the omelets were finished, I sat down to eat the two she had prepared for me. As I was starting on the second, Jacob walked in and sat down by me, giving me that special smile. All of the rushes, butterflies, and emotions suddenly flooded me again. "Good morning, My Nessie! Sleep well?" he said before leaning down to kiss me on the tip of my nose. "Like a baby." I lied. I could never tell him what really happened last night. It had taken me forever to go to sleep. After what happened with Nahuel, sleep did not come easy. I decided to put what happened last night behind me, continue to be friends with Nahuel, and only love Jacob. He was who I was meant to be with. Only him. Again, the rushes, butterflies, and emotions returned; only this time, much more prominent. I tried my best to slow my heartbeat so I could eat, but it was useless; nothing could stop it now!
Later that day, Jacob, Grandpa Carlisle, Grandmee, Mom, Dad, and I decided to take an exciting tour of Seattle. Jacob and I had been into the city the day of our date, but we had no idea that Seattle was so big; we had only visited one side that day! We visited a few museums first; my grandparents and Dad love art. Except for a few modern painters, I had not really shared their interest. I suddenly remembered that I still had not told Grandmee how much I loved my new room. "Oh Grandmee, I completely forget to tell you how I truly loved the room! It's amazing! How you got the amazing idea for it, I will never know!" I said as I placed my arms around her shoulders. "I was wondering what you had thought!" she laughed "You hadn't mentioned it since we got here, so I was starting to worry that you did not like it." I gave her a squeezed "Never, Grandmee! I absolutely love it! It's perfect for me!" "I'm glad you like it." she said.
Next, we went to Pioneer Square for a few hours. Since the zoos were not a good choice, since no one had fed in a few days, we decided to head home.
When we reached the living room, Jacob and I said goodnight to everyone and headed upstairs. "Hey kids! Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" yelled Uncle Emmett who was sitting on the couch watching a baseball game. That should give us plenty of options then, I thought. Oops! Sorry Dad! I could hear my dad talking quietly to himself. "It was only a joke. Only a joke. You promised her, so calm down." I laughed quietly as I shook my head. At least he's trying.
As we reached my room, I could feel Jacob's hand tense under my fingers. "What's wrong, Jake?" I said. I glanced up at him, trying to see what he was looking at. I followed his gaze as it landed on my partially open door. Sitting on my couch watching T.V. was Nahuel. Why?! This was exactly what I needed right now; A boyfriend that hated my friend and a friend in my room when I needed him out, but yet I couldn't kick him out. I had promised my parents I would let Nahuel have a good time on his trip, but it was so hard to keep that promise when all I wanted right now was to be alone with Jacob.
Once we reached my door, Nahuel glanced up and saw us. "Oh! Hey, guys! Nessie, I hope you don't mind that I borrowed your T.V.; your uncle had the one downstairs occupied and I'm not to big on sporting events." he said "Would you like to join me? I'm just flipping through some soaps I had missed that you had happened to have TiVo'd. Isn't that funny, Nessie, darling? We have the exact same taste in shows! I have known you for seven years and I never knew we had so much in common!" he glanced up at Jacob at that time, noticing his hard expression. "Oh, um I think I heard Bella call for my help." he lied "Be right there Bella!" He walked past both of us with a sullen expression. I again heard him mumble something as I had the first day. This time, it sounded as if he said "Perfect timing, Nahuel, perfect timing". Could this week get anymore confusing?