"Rise and shine" Alice sang waking up Lily and Bella "You have an hour to eat breakfast and get ready" Alice announced
"We have all day" Bella complained "Why do we have to go now?"
"Be glad I held her off this long" Rosalie said "She wanted to wake you hours ago"
"One hour" Alice repeated, pushing in a cart full of food
Knowing better than to argue with Alice, they ate breakfast and got ready as instructed. At 9am sharp, Alice barged in towing them out the door to a spa they had an appointment at. The works awaited massages, facials, mani-pedis and haircuts for Bella and Lily.
Alice and Rosalie worked out a shopping schedule as Bella and Lily had lunch at the spa's café. First stop was the mall, buying all and any everyday things they might need. After the mall came the lingerie store 'Agent Provocateur' which Alice insisted on because of its 'exquisite' selection. Lily got several matching sets of bra and panties, especially in black and pink, the colors she knew Jake loved on her. Just in case. She also got a tiny white set Alice picked out and a red silk one Rosalie picked, along with garter belts and thigh highs which both insisted were a must for every woman. Even Bella was forced to get a set.
"It's not like anyone's gonna see it" Bella complained making everyone laugh.
Next stop was a chic boutique Rosalie claimed to love. Rosalie bought a red silk halter top dress that looked like it was painted on skillfully. Alice got tight black leather pants, topping them with a yellow and black corset in leather and lace. Unable of convincing Bella of anything 'fun', she ended up with spaghetti strapped, navy blue silk dress which was floor length but left her back exposed. Needless to say, she wasn't all that comfortable with it, but it was the dress, or something Alice picked. The dress was her safest choice. Lily got a pant suit. The small, tight, black vest with pink pinstripes ended a few inches below her breasts, and the wide legged, black slacks with pink trimming, rested on her hips leaving her abs and belly exposed. Alice had them fitted extra long to accommodate the heels to be worn.
"If you would've told me you were wearing a pant suit, I would've thrown a fit" Alice joked "But seeing how that suits looks on you, you have my seal of approval"
Shoe shopping was quick, Rosalie got red Jimmy Choo stilettos, Alice got black leather Louboutin boots like Lily's and after much arguing from Bella, claiming high heels on her were deadly weapons, Alice allowed her to get shiny, silver flats that complimented her dress nicely. Rosalie insisted Lily needed the 'fuck me' heels and wasn't giving up. Lily tried on several, some ruled out as death traps immediately, then found the ones she fell in love with. Prada platform heels in black leather, reminding her of oldschool ones worn by Betty Page, glossy finish, closed round toe, ankle strap, thick 5 ½ inch heel that made them comfortable not only to walk in, but to dance in as well.
"Perfect" Rosalie smiled "We'll take them" she said to the sale's lady "Along with the matching purse"
"Are you insane?" Lily whispered "Two grand for shoes and a purse?"
"Prada" Rosalie answered matter-of-factly "Besides it's my treat" she shrugged
"Excuse me, but were you not wearing a Dolce mini-dress and Louboutin boots when we met you?" Alice smiled, crossing her arms and cocking her brow in accusation.
Those had been a gift from Jess. Even though she and her brother had money to spare, spending thousands of dollars was not an everyday thing for her. She never liked to flaunt her money and even though she loved shopping and owned plenty of Bebe, Gucci, Prada, Chanel, Louis Vitton, D&G, and Salvatore Farrago, especially shoes, her weakness, she always bought them on sale, never spending over $500 on them.
"You are no stranger to Rodeo Drive, Lil" Alice smirked "Don't think we haven't caught you sneaking in Gucci, Bebe and D&G with your Gap and Old Navy"
Going on with an argument she was not gonna win was useless, Lily gave in and allowed Rosalie to buy her the heels and purse that she had to admit, she totally loved. Their day of shopping was done by five thirty and even though they wouldn't be meeting the boys till 10, Alice insisted they needed all the time to get ready. Lily just figured Alice wanted to play dress up some more. They were putting their shopping bags in the back of the suv when a tattoo shop across the street caught her eye. Alice noticed immediately, followed Lily's gaze and a huge smile crossed her face.
"We're getting tattooed!" Alice sang jumping up and down
"No we are not!" Bella yelled in horror"Oh not you, party pooper" Alice made a face "Lily's getting a tattoo"
"I've always wanted one" Rosalie admitted "But needles can't get through our skin"
"Well today we live vicariously through Lily" Alice giggled
Lily was sure they wouldn't tattoo her since she was a minor but after ten minutes of vamp magic from Alice and Rosalie, the guy agreed to do it. Bella and Rosalie sat quietly and Alice skipped around the shop as Lily explained what she wanted. A small russet colored wolf howling at the moon, her moon shaped birthmark. It took the guy a couple of minutes to draw one up, Alice and Rosalie approved and Bella and Lily agreed it was a perfect match for wolf-Jake. The guy gave Lily a wide smile when she told him where she wanted it.
It was a little embarrassing to drop trow in front of a complete stranger, specially a man, but she had to do it. Lily had to straddle a small massage table and lean on several pillows, as Alice and Rosalie watched her get the tattoo. Whoever tells you tattoos don't hurt is lying to you. They hurt. True that after a while you go numb, but until that numbness comes, it hurts and then it stings. Once it was done and over with, Lily realized she didn't think it through completely. How was she supposed to surprise Jake? Even with her fast healing, it would take at least a day or two to heal. She voiced her worries, but Alice assured her everything would be fine.
"I don't know how" Lily answered
"Trust me" Alice smiled
Once at their suites, Alice ordered Bella into the shower as she towed Lily to the bed, ordering her to drop trow and lay on her stomach. Lily looked at her with confusion but Alice asked her to please trust her, so Lily did as she was asked. Alice ripped the bandage off Lily's fresh, quarter sized tattoo and placed a wet cotton ball over it.
"What are you doing?" Lily asked
"Our saliva heals" Alice explained "It'll be completely healed in about an hour"
"Ok" Lily said a bit grossed out
"Trust me" Rosalie laughed "This is much better than her original idea of licking you"
Lily lay laughing while her tattoo healed with vamp saliva. She laughed even harder as Bella's complains and arguments about Alice playing dress up with her filled the room.
*****
It was torture. Hanging out with bloodsuckers all day, shopping, being laughed at, and to top it off, not seeing or talking to his Lil all day. If that wasn't considered torture, Jake didn't know what was. By the time they arrived at Seattle, he was starving and made the vamps drive-thru kfc for a bucket of chicken before they headed to the stores. They agreed that since Jake had no real clue of what proper clubbing clothes were, his job was to try on the clothes the bloodsuckers picked until they found the right outfit. One of the torments inflicted upon him, was to stand in the middle of a men's store with his arms out while a little man in a suit measured him, but the man was unable to do it without grabbing a stool to reach. Edward and Jasper tried to hold back smiles during the process but Emmett laughed his ass off the whole time. After that Jake was sent to a dressing room where he had to strip and try on whatever was brought to him. Edward picked out a couple of suits that made Jake look like he was going to a funeral rather than a club.
"Ed might look 17, but his taste in clothes show his 109 years" Emmett laughed
"Edward, we are going dancing, not to the ballet" Jasper smiled
"Don't worry man" Emmett smiled "Jaz and I will hook you up"After hours of agony, Jake finally got his outfit. Out of the three bloodsuckers, he liked Emmett's style the best, so he went with it. Jake ended up with designer blue jeans, actually worn with a belt, black long sleeve dress shirt and black leather boots. Unlike him, the bloodsuckers picked out their outfits in a flash. Edward got himself a three piece suit and dress shirt all in navy blue. Japer went will black, loose dress slacks, a form fitting turtle neck sweater and leather boots. Emmett went with modern and trendy, getting designer blue jeans, red dress shirt and white and red sneakers.
Edward ditched the coat and rolled up his sleeves a bit for a more casual look. Emmett left his shirt out with a few top buttons undone and rolled up his sleeves a bit as well. Jake left his shirt out and open over a black muscle shirt, Emmett rolled up the sleeves a bit, Japer slapped a watch on him and Edward put a little hair gel on. They were done and good to go. As they walked out of the suite, Edward gave Jake a key card.
"Rose and Alice have the rooms they're sharing with Em and Jazz" Edward explained "Bella and I are heading back to Forks tonight, so this room is for you and Lily"
"Thanks" Jake said putting the key in his back pocket
It wasn't until they arrived at the club that Jake thought of how they were gonna get in, they were all supposed to be minors, Bella, Lil and Jake actually were. The question was answered as Jake saw Edward slip some bills to the bouncer in a handshake. They were escorted to a large booth in the VIP section without any questions.
"That's how we roll" Emmett joked
Jake scanned the room with his eyes from their booth, but found no trace of the girls.
"They're not here yet, Jacob" Edward smiled
"Nah man" Emmett laughed "They're gonna want to make an entrance"
"They knew we would be here at 10" Jasper added "They should be here shortly"
The club was stylish, elegant, about the size of a large basketball court. It was illuminated by flashing colored lights, loud music, bass vibrating, and smoke going off from time to time. A small corridor as you walked in, leading to the back of the bar. Two stairways down to the dancefloor, women's rest room to the left, men's to the right. A row of tables with chairs on either side of the floor, across from the bar where was the stairway leading to the VIP section that consisted of 4 large booths of only two were occupied but the club was packed and the floor was full. Lil was gonna love it.
As they waited for the girls, Edward and Jasper sat quietly; Emmett smiled, and bobbed his head to the beat of the music as Jake anxiously bounced his knee up and down. He'd been without his Lil for too long. It was the longest they'd been apart since we met.
"They're here" Edward announced "I can hear them outside"
Even without the heads up, Jake would've known. Not only did everyone stop in their tracks to take them in, (Who could blame them? Who wouldn't stare?) But Jake could smell Lil's intoxicating aroma. Blondie walked in first, red from head to toe. He didn't like her, but had to admit her outfit displayed her attributes nicely. Tink danced in behind her, looking like a cute little dominatrix bee, towing Bella who was in a navy blue silk dress, way to sexy for her taste, but looking good. Then his baby walked in.
As usual, Lil was a vision of perfection. Her hair loose, like he loved it and smokey make-up that made her breathtaking eyes noticeable from where he stood. She wore a little black vest with pink pinstripes that clung onto her breasts, leaving her tight abs, velvety smooth stomach and cute belly button bare as her black slacks hung from her hips, hugging her curves, falling loose to the floor that seemed miles away, thanks to her never ending legs.
They guys stood admiring their beauties, trying very hard not to drool like many on the dancefloor. They greeted their girls with hugs, kisses and compliments, and the looks of disappointment in the crowd made the Jake and the bloodsuckers smile. It felt good to know they were the four most envied guys in the club.
"You look very sexy" Lil whispered in Jake's ear, giving him that smile he was dying without
"You look…" Jake was speechless "Damn!!!" he smiled shaking his head causing Lil to laughLil gave the biggest smile of satisfaction imaginable as she gave Jake a quick kiss. Noticing she wasn't tiptoeing to reach, Jake realized the heels she wore brought her to a nearly 6'3 that made them look very good together. Nice!
"I love those heels on you" Jake commented"Rosalie said you'd like my 'fuck me' heels" Lil laughed
"Your what???" Did I hear right???"Rosalie says anything over a 3 inch heel is a 'fuck me' heel" Lil explained "She insisted I needed some and bought me these" she added extending her leg "5 ½ inches"
"Thanks Blondie" Jake said, not bothering to look at her, he knew by the laughter that followed that she must've made some kind of face.
Lil greeted Edward, Jasper and Emmett with a kiss on the cheek and Emmett's usual bear hug.
"Hell-o abs of steel" Emmett laughed lifting her off her feet.
"Come on, Lily" Tink said anxiously looking between Lil and Jake
"I have a surprise for you" Lil smiled at Jake nervously
Lil stood a few steps from Jake, grabbed her hair in one hand, bringing it forward and turned around. Jake admired her from the nape of her neck, down to….
"Lil" he breathed
On her lower back, inches below her waist, was a tattoo. Not just any tattoo, a small reddish-brown wolf howling at her moon. A perfect replica of him. Jake's mini-me.
"When?" he asked pulling her over to him.
"This afternoon" she answered. This afternoon?
"How?" he asked "I mean, it's healed" Humans don't heal that fast. But she's not human, Jake.
"You don't wanna know" she laughed looking over at Tink who had a Colgate smile.
"Tink?" he asked looking at Tink who was wiggling her brows at him.
"Now you'll always be with me" she smiled "Do you like it?"She branded the beauty of her body with a mini-me. How could she ask me if I like it?
"I love it" he smiled wrapping his arms tightly around her
"What the hell are they talking about?" Emmett asked
"Lily got a tattoo" Blondie answered "A little Jacob" Tink added"Ooh!" Emmett yelled "I have to see!"
"Can we?" Jasper asked
Jake turned slightly to face them, since Lily was facing him, her back was to them. He lifted her hair and moved his hand to reveal her lower back.
"Now that's bad-ass and sexy" Emmett laughed
"Ok, ok!" Tink yelled "We came to dance! So let's dance!" She jumped up "And before you saying anything, Bella" she added "You are dancing at least once tonight""We'll dance later" Edward answered "I promise"
"Fine" Tink answered making a face
Tink and Jasper lead the way to the dancefloor, Lil and Jake followed with Blondie and Emmett right behind. It was hilarious to see Tink dance all around the dancefloor with Jasper swaying from side to side to the music with his hands glued to her tiny waist. Blondie and Emmett danced nicely together, decades of practice very evident. Jake had rhythm, he could and his moves perfectly complimented Lil, who was an excellent dancer. When they switched partners, it always ended up the same way. Lil danced with Emmett, cause Jasper still shied away a little, Jake danced with Tink, cause Blondie and him didn't like each other, so Jasper danced with Blondie, and when Edward danced with one of the girls, Japer, Emmett or Jake hang out with Bella. They danced for hours and after much grief from Alice, Bella dance with Edward. Once. Lil, Blondie and Tink even took a turn dancing as a group to Pussy Cat Doll's 'Don't Cha' and gave the guys a show to remember. Let's just say that after their little dance, many of them couldn't get up for a couple of minutes.
During Jake's restroom run, Lil pulled out Emmett to dance, Tink and Jasper joining them, while Blondie stayed behind with Bella and Edward. They were still dancing as Jake made his way back to the VIP area. He was reaching the steps when a girl pulled his arm. She was about 5'7 maybe 5'8 in her stilettos, thin, pale, short red hair, green eyes, wearing a very short green dress. The girl smiled and placed her hands on Jake's waist.
"Wanna dance sexy?" the girl asked flirtatiously
"No thanks" Jake smiled trying to walk away. She stopped him.
"Come on" she said moving closer "We can have a real good time"
From the corner of his eye, Jake saw Blondie stand up, Edward stopped her. Jake turned around a bit to see Lil and Emmett looking his way as they danced.
"You should go have a good time with someone else" Jake answered trying to move away
"Your girl can't handle a little competition?" the girl laughed
Before Jake could answer, Lil was removing the girl's hands from his waist.
"You've had too much to drink, you should go" Lil said trying to keep calm
Emmett and Japer pulled Jake up the stairs while Tink stood next to Lil.
"Come on man" Emmett said "Alice has Lily, don't worry"
Bella placed her hand on Jake's knee trying to calm him as he sat down. Jake saw Blondie was fuming as Edward held her arm to hold her back.
"Afraid if I dance with him, he won't come back?" Jake heard the girl taunt Lil
"You should really walk away while you still can" Lil answered
"I guess insecurity is a bitch" The girl laughed
Jake saw Lil look up at Edward; she must've been asking him something in her mind because Edward shook his head slightly. Before he could say anything about their silent conversation, he saw Lil headbutt the girl. The girl went down, out cold.
*****
Jake ran to the restroom, so Lily pulled out Emmett to dance. Alice and Jasper joined them while Rose stayed with Edward and Bella, who apart from the few times Edward danced with the girls, had spent most of the night in the booth. They were dancing when Lily noticed Emmett looking attentively at something behind her. She turned to see some girl flirting and getting all touchy feely with Jake. The girl was laughing with her hands on his waist, rubbing up on him and trying to keep him from walking away.
"You want Jasper to handle this?" Alice asked as Lily walked towards Jake
"No, I got this" Lily answered "Emmett, Jasper, please take Jake away"Jasper nodded and Emmett gave her a wide smile, obviously anticipating a fight. Lily walked up to them and removed the girl's hands from Jake.
"You've had too much to drink" Lily said as politely as she could "You should go" she added, trying to hide the fact that she wanted to pulverize her.
Jake looked uncomfortable and unsure of what to do before Emmett and Jasper took him away as she'd asked them to do. Alice stood beside her and from the corner of her eye; Lily saw the concerned faces of Edward and Bella and the fury in Rosalie's.
"Afraid if I dance with him, he won't come back?" She had the nerve to taunt
"You should really walk away while you still can" Lily warned her
"I guess insecurity is a bitch" the girl laughed
"Can you guys control yourselves if I spill this skank's blood?" Lily mentally asked Edward, looking up for an answer. Edward shook his head. Damn! Lily wanted beat her to a pulp, but she couldn't do that without spilling blood, so she did the next best thing. Lily head-butted the girl with all the force she had. As expected, the bitch went down like a sack of potatoes. Alice giggled and Lily heard Rose laugh.
"Damn!" Emmett yelled with his booming laughter
"Is everything ok?" The bouncer asked as he ran over
"We're fine" Alice answered "Now that we've done your job"
The bouncer apologized before removing the skank from the club. Alice and Lily joined everyone at the booth where Emmett and Rosalie were still laughing, Edward and Jasper looked a bit impressed, holding in smiles, Bella looked scared and Jake stared at Lily with a blank expression.
"That was impressive" Rosalie laughed
"I gave her the chance to walk away" Lily smiled as she shrugged her shoulders.
"Very bad-ass" Emmett laughed "You've definitely done that before"
"Once or twice" Lily laughed as he gave her a knuckle touch
"Are you ok?" Jake asked
"Yeah" Lily smiled giving him a kiss on the cheek "Perfect"
"Where did you learn to do that?" Bella asked
"I grew up with guys" Lily answered "Head-butting is something they taught me, in case a guy ever pinned me down and I couldn't knee him in the groin"
"She wanted to do a lot more than that" Edward smiled
"What where you asking Edward?" Jake asked
"I wanted to beat her to a pulp" Lily answered "But since some of us are blood-sensitive" she added looking at her vamp family "I asked Edward if they could control themselves, broken noses are very bloody. He said no, I went for the next best thing"
"We appreciate that" Jasper half-smiled
"Can you imagine?" Lily laughed "I beat her to a bloody pulp, you guys loose it, and next thing we know we have the prom scene from Carrie" she added making everyone laugh.
"We should call it a night" Edward stated
"It's almost 3am" Rosalie added "Club will closing shortly anyways"
Edward and Bella drove Emmett and Rosalie while Jake and Lily went with Jasper and Alice. Japer drove while Alice leaned against the door to look back.
"We should do this again soon" Alice smiled "It was so much fun"
"I'm game anytime" Lily answered "I love girl time and shopping, besides the only dancing I get to do is to entertain the wildlife" Lily added causing everyone to laugh.
"I had your things moved to your room" Alice stated looking at Lily
"My room?"
"The room Edward rented is ours" Jake explained "Last nights rooms are for Jasper and Tink and Emmett and Blondie"
"I expect a 'thank you' in the morning" Alice sang to Jake
"For what?" he asked, she just laughed and looked away.
Jake looked at Lily with curiosity but she laughed, further fueling it. They arrived to the hotel in time to wave Bella and Edward goodbye as they headed back to Forks. When they reached their suites, Lily noticed the suite Edward had rented was across the hall from Alice and Rosalie's adjoining suites. How those sneaky vamps kept Lily and Jake from running into each other earlier, she'll never know. Goodnights were said and each couple headed to their room.
Jake opened their door and Lily's heart stopped.
Chapter – 12
The room was proof of just how good Tink was. The scene at the cave had been sweet, romantic, and suitable for the first time. The room was different; the curtains had been changed to black silk that matched the king-sized bed's bedding. It was lit by what seemed like hundreds of black candles, red rose petals were scattered throughout every inch of the same colored carpet.
"Tink is getting more than a thank you, she's getting flowers" Jake whispered
Jake and Lil locked eyes, smiling as they closed the short distance between them. He delicately brushed off a strand of her hair before gently taking her beautiful face in his hands, softly caressing her cheeks with his thumbs.
"I missed you" he said before kissing her
The kiss was soft and sweet, yet sensual and rapidly became hot, steamy and full of need and desire. The kissing intensified as he pulled her closer, pressing her body against his. Lil wrapped her arms around his neck, making their bodies one. The way they came together demonstrated that Lil had as much need and desire for him as he had for her. They slowly kissed their way in the room and up to the king-sized bed.
Lil ran her hands down his shoulders, removing his shirt along the way as Jake dropped his arms for a second to let it fall to the floor. She slid her fingers under the rim of his muscle shirt, removing it as her fingers crawled up his stomach He lifted his arms, allowing her to take it off, helping when she was no longer able to reach. Lil tossed it to the side and bit her lip as she glided her fingers down his abs. He looked at his belt buckle, up at Lil then back at his belt, silently asking her to undo it. She was a little shy but then her confidence kicked in as she unbuckled his belt, undid his pants and zipper and gave his jeans a nice tug. He kicked off his boots then his jeans, leaving him standing in a pair of silk boxers that seemed to be constricting him at the moment.
"I can never get over how gorgeous you are" Lil smiled as he half-smiled.
Jake kissed and nibbled on Lil's neck as he slowly unbuttoned her vest, flinging it across the room before unzipping her pants. Lil licked Jake from the hollow of his neck to the edge of his chin as she wiggled her hips a bit, letting her pants fall to the ground before kicking them to the side. She stood in her heels and an incredibly sexy black lace combo. The growl that escaped his chest said everything he was feeling and thinking, Lil smiled as she sat on the edge of the bed. She scooted herself to the middle, leaned back, propping herself up on her elbows to look at Jake, looking extremely seductive.
"You are too beautiful to be real" Jake stated as he admired her perfection
"I have another surprise" Lil smiled "This one is courtesy of Alice""Should I sit?" Jake joked
"Maybe" Lil laughed
Lil smiled biting her lip, a bit nervous or maybe shy. Jake knew she had nothing to worry about, but Lil obviously didn't understand how incredibly beautiful and perfect she was, and the effect she had on him. Jake smiled encouraging her. Lil took a deep breath, slowly bent her knees to plant her heels on the bed and opened her legs slightly, revealing her delicate pink slit within the crotch-less panties.
"Niiice" he breathed cocking eyebrow with a half-smile. All self-control was gone as Jake took a leap to the bed. He hovered over Lil, resting his weight on his elbows, lost in the glorious eyes that looked at him with so much love, devotion and trust.
I love you" she whispered "I love you with all my heart"
"I love you more" he answered before landing his lips on hers.
Jake was unaware of how Lil's bra ended up on the floor, but was very aware of the current that went through his body the moment he felt the coolness of her bare breasts against the heat of his chest. There wasn't an inch of Lil's beautiful body that Jake didn't touch with his hands and lips, while his boxers threatened to burst at any minute.
He gently pushed her down, splitting her thighs wide. Lily let out a moan as animalistic as his when his tongue slipped inside her, in a deep penetration, then went to sweet, dragging strokes. She looked down her body as he stared up, waiting until her multicolored glowing eyes met his to flick her engorged nub back and forth.
There was nothing better than being between her legs. It wasn't just the taste, it was the sounds coming out of her, the scents and the way she looked at him, head cocked to the side, plump rosy lips parted so she could breathe and the soft swelling center of everything that made her female against his mouth. Not to mention the trust she had in letting him get that close. It was everything private and sensual and special a couple could share. And the kind of thing he could do forever.
"Jacob" she groaned, grabbing fistfuls of his hair as she lifted her hips.
He leaped back at her putting his mouth to her ear "You are everything to me"
"And you to me" she said in a low sultry voice "Now shut up and come here" With a strength that took him by surprise, Lil ripped his boxers right off of him. He roared as he tackled her, even louder as he punched into her core. The penetration was like a detonation going off inside their bodies. She grabbed his ass hard as he jackhammered until they both exploded in immense head-to-toe contractions. The moment it passed through his body his chest boomed a howl louder than ever before. The vibrations of it caused Lil to explode once again. She arched her back in to pillows and kissed his head as he collapsed on top of her.
"Damn!" Emmett laughed from across the hall "And I thought I was loud"
Jake and Lil were trembling, panting and trying to catch their breaths but couldn't help but crack up. He flipped Lil over and wrapped his arms around her as she collapsed on top of him. Once their breath normalized and their hearts stabilized, Jake slipped her under the covers; he felt ten feet tall with her in his arms.
It was the first time Jake slept with Lil, through the night, but he'd seen her sleeping many times, enough to know she slept on her stomach. It was no surprise to him that she fell asleep in his arms and later turned around to sleep on her stomach, even though she kept her foot on top of his leg at all times. It was quite easy to get outta bed in the morning without waking her. As usual she'd kicked the covers off, Jake kissed the small of her back before heading to the shower.
He showered and dressed in blue jeans, white t-shirt and white sneakers, obviously all name-brand and expensive but comfortable enough for him to handle, reason why Emmett 'hooked him up'. He managed to get ready without waking Lil, and went down to the lobby. The lady at the reception desk gave him directions to the nearest flower shop and he made a run for it, hoping his Lil wouldn't wake up before he got back. It was only a few blocks away so he walked as fast as he could without attracting attention. He bought Lil a bouquet of pink tiger-lilies, and as a proper 'thank you' he bought Tink a bouquet of yellow daisies, they just seemed to fit her. He thought long and hard about the cards but gave up on anything clever and wrote the first thing that came to mind.
Lily,
I hope to have thousands of nights like last nights, but until that time comes, I will cherish the memory of last night. I love you today, tomorrow and for eternity.
Your Jake
Tinkerbell,
I hate being away from her, but if that's what I have to look forward to, you can borrow her anytime. Thanks for everything.
Jacob
He rushed back to the hotel, stopped at the receptions desk, asked to have the daisies delivered to Tink's room and ran back to his baby. He was relieved to see she was still sound asleep and hadn't noticed his absence. Jake placed the lilies on the night stand, laid beside her and began to place kisses from the small of her back up to her neck. As he reached her neck he saw her smile without opening her eyes.
"Morning sleepyhead" he whispered in her ear
Her smile widened as she opened her glorious eyes and placed a kiss on the tip of his nose. She quickly noticed Jake was showered and dressed and cocked her eyebrow in question.
"Going somewhere?"
"Coming, actually" he smiled
"From where?"
He smiled and pointed to the nightstand with his chin. She turned, saw the flowers and sat up in a heartbeat. She read the card and gave him that smile of hers that melted his heart. She closed her eyes as she hugged the flowers and inhaled their scent.
"I love them" she whispered "Thank you" she said kissing his cheek "And I promise to give you thousands of nights to cherish"
"I'm holding you to that" he smiled
"I love you" she said giving him a quick peck
"I love you more" he yelled as she ran to the bathroom.
Jake watched tv as she showered. He spotted the rows of bags in the closet floor and looked through them to kill time, finding the mother lode in some bags with pink frilly paper overflowing them. They were filled with lots of little things he was to surely enjoy later. Tink definitely deserved the flowers. Before heading back to tv watching, room service knocked on the door. Jake opened the door to see a bus boy pushing a large cart filled with many covered platters and pots of coffee and juice. The busboy left the cart in front of the tv, handed Jake a note and walked outta the room, closing the door behind him.
Jacob,
Glad to "hear"you liked your surprises. I'll be sure to take Lily shopping more often, we had a ball. Thanks for the flowers, breakfasts on me.
Alice
The room suddenly filled with the scent he loved so much. Lil walked outta the bathroom, looking beautiful as always. Her curls were damp but she had make-up on, wearing tan corduroy pants, black boots, a small black t-shirt. As usual her curves were delightful
"Smells great" Lily stated as she inhaled
"Not as good as you" he said pulling her into his arms, inhaling her intoxicating scent.
"Or you" she smiled, burying her nose in his chest
"Let's eat" he said towing her to the cart
"Alice?" she asked looking at the food
"Of course" Jake smiled
They watched cartoons as they ate breakfast, each taking half a ham and cheese omelet and stack of pancakes. Jake also ate the order of waffles and fruit salad, as they laughed, debating who was cooler, The Flinstone's or The Jetson's.
"I have something for you" Lil smiled
She walked over to the closet, went through her shopping bags until she found a little box, opened it, took out a black cell phone, identical to her pink one, and handed it to him.
"Now I can call you, text you or send you pics whenever I want" she smiled
"Thanks" he smiled. He liked the idea of pics.
The screensaver was a picture of them, one Embry had taken at a bbq, same one she had as her screensaver. The cell had all the numbers programmed, Lil's, cell and house, Bella's numbers, the bloodsucker's numbers (minus Blondie's), his house number as well as the pack's. Just as he got up to put the phone in his back pocket, there was a knock at the door.
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Knock….knock….knock
Lil opened the door to see Alice holding a bouquet of daisies, big smile on her face as Jasper stood behind her, arms wrapped around her little waist and a smiling Rosalie holding Emmett's hand. Emmett had a huge, devious smile on his face, letting Lil know exactly what he was remembering, and for whatever reason she began to blush.
"Sure" Emmett boomed, laughing "Now she gets embarrassed"
"Time to go" Alice sang as they walked in the room
"Ok boys make yourselves useful" Rosalie said "Start taking all the bags down"
The guys did as instructed and began to carry all the bags down to the Escalade while Alice and Rosalie sat on the bed. As soon as the boys were outta sight, Alice giggled.
"We heard Jake like his surprises"
"All of Seattle heard" Rosalie smiled "Between your moans and screams and his grunts, growls and howls; it sounded like you were being attacked by a wild animal"
"She was" Alice laughed giving Lily a playful push. They were still laughing when the boys walked back in.
"We're done" Emmett announced "What's so funny?"
"Girl stuff" Rosalie smiled
"Hey, Lil?" Emmett smiled "Can I drive?"
"Knock yourself out" she answered, tossing the keys in his direction, knowing he would catch them "Now vamonos"
It took them several tries to figure out how to they were gonna sit, finally ended up with Emmett driving with Jake in the passenger's seat since they were the biggest, Lil and Alice behind them and Rosalie and Jasper in the back. Jake and Emmett spent the whole drive home discussing cars and football as Jasper sat quietly in the back listening to the girls talk about clothes, shoes and future shopping trips. Alice insisted that since Edward, Bella and she were graduating and it happened to be Lil's birthday, they needed to throw a huge party to celebrate, she was thrilled when Lily agreed.
"Double celebration means double the party" Alice beamed
Lily laughed as Alice went on and on about the party details. She was determined to use Lily's birthday as an excuse to turn a small graduation party into the party of the year.
"You graduated high school at 15?" Jasper asked, trying to change the subject.
"Yeah" Lily nodded "I skipped 2 grades. I'm taking online college courses"
"Any plans to actually attend campus?" Rosalie asked. Everyone went silent as Jake turned back.
"Plan was to take my freshman and sophomore years online and then attend for my junior and senior years" Lily admitted "Jess would be off to college himself by then. But now" she said glancing over at Jake who seemed to have stopped breathing. "I don't know"
"Jacob himself would have graduated high school by then" Jasper commented "You can attend college together"
"I had always wanted to attend USC but we can attend Washington State" Lily smiled at Jake "You can be close to home if you're needed"
Since her arrival to LaPush, Lily hadn't given much thought which college she would physically attend. While living in LA it was a no brainer, USC, but once it was decided they were moving, everything changed. She'd also been accepted to Michigan and Columbia; she was still debating when Jake came into the picture. There was no way Lily could walk away from him, she wouldn't, wherever she went, he had to go with her. Whatever the decision ended up being, it would be a mutual one between Jake and Lily.
Emmett went directly to the Cullen house since they had to be dropped off. He pulled into a huge garage where he parked the suv between an enormous jeep and a yellow Ferrari; there was also a black car she couldn't quite make out the model of. Edward's Volvo was missing, probably at Bella's as usual. They were getting Alice and Rosalie's bags when a tall, lean man in his maybe late 20's in appearance came out. He was blonde, with the same yellow eyes as the rest, very good looking, holding hands with a petite woman about the same age, ginger colored hair, yellow eyes, very pretty. It was obvious they were vampires, but looked very kind and sweet with their wide smiles. Jake automatically stood behind Lil, wrapping his arms tightly around her waist.
Jake looked very uncomfortable, his body was tense, his hands glued to her waist. She'd never seen him like that before, he was totally at ease with them during their trip, and Lily wondered why he was suddenly so edgy. He reminded her of Jasper. What is wrong with him?