Chapter 28
Goodbye freedom

My hotel room was beautiful, it had a king sized canopy bed. I walked over and set my suitcase down. I looked at the time and it was 11:30 P.M. I didn't think the pool would still be open, but I decided to check. I walked over to the phone and dialed the front desk

"Hello, manager speaking."

"Hello, I was wondering, what time does the pool close?"

"It closes at 1:30 A.M."

"Okay, thank you."

"No problem, have a good evening."

I hung up the phone and walked over to my suitcase. I picked out my bikini and went into the bathroom. I stripped down and put on the bikini. I looked at myself I the mirror. My heart was beating fast and my stomach had butterflies. I took I deep breath and opened the bathroom door. There was a knock on my door, I walked over and looked through the peep hole in the door. Jake was standing out there waiting. I opened the door and there he was. He leaned against the doorframe; he had his trunks and flip-flops on. He crossed his arms and smiled at me.

"Hey there." He said happily.

"I thought you said ten minutes?"

"I did, but I couldn't wait any longer."

"You have such little patience don't you?"

"Yup, ready?"

"Mhm."

He put his arm around me and led me out of the room and to the elevator. He pushed the button and when the doors opened, he motioned with his arms for me to go first.

"Ladies first." He said smiling. I giggled and walked in. He pressed the button for us to go down to the first floor and came back and hugged me. The doors opened and we walked to the pool room.

It was so hot and steamy in there. Jake walked over to one of the tables and took his shirt off. As he did so, it seemed like one of those slow motion shots you see when the action hero hottie takes off his shirts. I replayed that over and over in my mind until he walked over, picked me up, and jumped into the pool with me. I screamed at the top of my lungs but was then under water. I opened my eyes and he was looking into them, I smiled at him and he did so as well. I came up with him for air.

"You can't just throw someone into he pool like that!" I yelled.

"Oh really?"

"Yea really!"

He laughed and swam over to me and kissed me. I laughed and suddenly the doors to the pool area flew open. A bunch of kids, probably college age, ran in and jumped into the pool, totally splashing us. I looked at Jake and he looked really angry, but calmed immediately. We got out and headed toward the hot tub. As I got out I heard someone whistle behind me. I turned around and one of the guys was standing up looking at me.

"I'd tap that!" he shouted as he elbowed his friend in the arm. I rolled my eyes and looked over at Jake. He was shaking and scowling at them.

"Jake, Jake, its okay!" I said, trying to calm him.

"No, it's not, that guy is a pig!"

He jumped into the pool and pushed the guy under. His friends tried to get Jake off, but he was too strong.

"Jake! Get off of him! Please!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. He hesitated, but finally got off. The guy jumped to the surface and was gasping for air.

"Jake, come on, let's just go back to the room." I said, holding out my hand for him. He got out of the pool and grabbed a towel from the rack.

"Here, put this on." He whispered as he handed me the towel.

"No, I'm fine."

"No, seriously, put this on." He said wrapping the towel around me. He looked back at the guys and I wasn't sure, but I thought I saw him flip them off.

He led me to the elevator, his arm still around me. We stepped inside and I could tell he was still very angry.

"Hey, Jake, it's okay. It's over, just please calm down."

He nodded and took a deep breath. The doors opened again and we stepped out onto our floor. There was a woman standing outside of my door with a smile on her face.

"Hello, are you Renesmee Cullen?"

"Uh—yeah why?"

"We need you to move out of this room, there was a glitch in our computer system and we had already rented this out to another couple."

"What am I supposed to do though?"

"I'm sorry miss; we can pay for you to go to another hotel?"

"No, that's fine, you'll stay with me?" Jake piped in.

"Uh, yeah. I'll have my things out soon."

She smiled and walked to the elevator.

"That's weird, and thanks for offering, but doesn't your room have only one bed?"

"No, it has two, that's why I offered."

"Oh okay, well I'm going to go pack and I'll be over in a minute."

"Okay, see you soon."

I took out my key and walked into my room. I was glad I hadn't totally unpacked yet, I grabbed a pair of pajamas to wear and then put away the rest of my things. I decided I needed to wash the chlorine off and took a shower. It was warm and relaxed me; I got out, put the pajamas on, and grabbed my suitcase and headed for Jake's room. I knocked on the door and he quickly answered.

"Long time no see!" he said with a laugh.

"I know right?"

He let me in and I walked over to the dresser and set my suitcase down. My bed was already turned down and ready for me to crawl into. I pointed to it and he smiled.

"I just wanted to show you that I'm polite, unlike those guys down at the pool."

"Jake, you didn't have to, and I know you're polite."

"Yeah, well, you do things like that for people you love."

I smiled and crawled into the bed. I patted the open space next to me, a signal for him to come lie down with me. He took the cue and did so. I rested my head on his shoulder as he flipped through T.V. channels.

"What do you want to watch?" he asked.

"Hhm…I'm not sure."

He flipped through the channels, nothing good was on. He picked out some random movie, I didn't know what it was, but I had a feeling we wouldn't be paying close attention.

"Are you glad we came?" he asked, playing with a strand of my hair.

"Yeah, I'm really glad."

I looked up at him and he kissed me gently on the lips. I hugged him close to me and then rested my head on his shoulder again. I began to fall asleep, but was woken up by Jake.

"Shhh—go ahead, go back to sleep." He cooed in my ear.

"What about you?"

"I'm going to bed as well."

He leaned down and kissed my lips.

"I love you Renesmee, sweet dreams." He whispered in my ear.

"I love you too." I whispered. I rolled over in bed and fell asleep.

The sunlight showed bright through the window. I sat up and stretched my arms and yawned. I looked around the room, but Jake wasn't anywhere to be found. He walked out of the bathroom with wet hair.

"Good morning sleeping gorgeous." He said smiling.

"It's sleeping beauty genius."

"I know, but that's an insult to you."

I giggled as he sat down next to me on the bed.

"So, where do you want to go for breakfast?" he asked.

I contemplated that for a while.

"How about…gosh, I don't know."

"Well, I was looking through the phone book and I saw this small little restaurant, it's just a few miles from here, it sounds like a good spot."

"Okay, let's go there!"

I jumped up from the bed and rummaged through my suitcase.

"Have you been outside?"

He nodded. "Yeah, it's beautiful out, so warm."

I picked out some jean shorts and a blue and white striped tank top and ran into the bathroom. My straightner was already on the sink, along with my curling iron as well. I put on the clothes and brushed out my hair. I decided to go with the straightener. It took awhile but when my hair was finally done, it looked great. I walked out of the bathroom and Jake was lounging on the bed waiting for me.

"Ready?" he asked with a smile.

"Absolutely."

He held my hand and walked me out of the room. We got into the elevators and he turned and hugged me tightly, and then kissed me, my heart raced so fast and I felt weak in the knees. The doors opened and he released me, but held onto my hand. We walked out of the hotel room and got into the car. He pulled out of the parking lot and drove down the road; he knew exactly where he was going. He pulled into this tiny little restaurant and stopped the car. He got out, walked around to my side and opened the door.

We entered the restaurant and sat down at a table. A woman came over with menus for us.

"Hello, my name is Julie, I'll be your server today, and can I get you any starting drinks?"

"Oh, none for me." I replied.

Jake looked at me weird and then his eyes got real wide.

"Uh, nothing for now." He replied.

She walked away and he looked at me apologetically.

"Nessie, I am so sorry, I totally forgot that you don't eat. Let's leave."

"No, Jake, you eat, you're hungry."

He shook his head and stood up from the table.

"Let's go." He said taking my hand. He lead me out the door and back to the car.

"I really wouldn't have minded!" I said.

"No, that's rude; I'm not going to eat in front of you."

I smiled and rolled my eyes. He started for the hotel again. When we pulled in he opened my door and we walked into the hotel. We got into the elevators and when they re-opened he stopped dead in his tracks.

"Jake, come on, let's go in?"

"Say goodbye to your freedom."

"What do you mean?"

We walked into my room and there they were the people who were here to take away my happiness.