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Chapter 6 - Stood Up
RPOV
This was so exciting, our first date, ever! I mean we went out a lot but never to fancy restaurants like Bella Italia, I had no idea what to wear to these kinds of events, I'd seen them in movies, woman wearing long gowns, expensive necklaces, and high heeled shoes, I mean my closet was filled with cute expensive dresses but nothing seemed like it would fit with the scene. Instead of rummaging through my closet I just decided to ask Aunt Alice, she would know exactly what to wear. Since I was in the cottage by myself, I had to leave a note saying I'm going to the main house so my parents don't go insane trying to find me. I laughed at the fact that I had to leave a note for my two vampire parents.
I was literally bouncing, this was so exciting, luckily Jake wasn't here because I was singing and dancing while doing anything and everything, he would've thought I was insane if he saw me. He said that he was on patrol for the morning and then afterwards he'd go home and get dressed, we were meeting at nine thirty tonight, I got tingles in my fingers as I thought about all the trouble he must've gone through to get a booking. I left the note on the kitchen counter for my parents, so they had a peace of mind.
Going to the main house
I'll be with Aunt Alice the whole time.
R.
I walked to the door and locked it before speeding through the trees to get to the main house, I could smell the faint trail of Jake as I ran and also another scent, I couldn't identify it, it smelled like a vampire, maybe we had a visitor. Luckily the windows on the first floor were always open so I could just jump in. I could hear the game on the big screen as I approached the house; I could also hear Uncle Emmett's booming cheer coming from the lounge as the New York Jets scored again. I launched myself from the ground landing on the balls of my feet in front of the screen.
"Oh, c'mon Nessie! Not in front of the screen!" He whined as he made gestures for me to move out of the way, I chuckled and ran up the stairs to find Alice, and no doubt she was rummaging through her closet and sighing, muttering about how all her clothes were so yesterday. I laughed at her expression as she picked piece after piece from her closet and frowned. She looked up at me and dropped the clothing from her hands, dancing towards me to greet me.
"Nessie!" She wailed as I hugged her.
"So, I have something to tell you..." She looked up at me expectantly, her visions seemed to be improving with me, I was no longer this constant black hole in her vision, but it was only occasionally that she could see me, she couldn't will it, it just happened; she said I was like a temporary black hole in her vision.
"Jake asked me on a date and I-" before I could finish my sentence she interrupted.
"Well I'm thrilled that I get to be the one to pick out a dress for your first date." She chimed; she was dancing away to her closet to pick something out for me. I figured that mom would be kind of mad when she figured out that I went to Aunt Alice for a dress, but then again my mom wasn't into shopping like she was. She picked out a black dress lined with purple lace, it was stunning, I don't even know why she bought it, the tags were still on and it didn't look used. Before I could comment on it she disappeared back into the closet and picked out a whole different dress and threw it too me, it was a strapless green apple colour and had jewels under the chest area. I liked this one the best.
"Well, what are you waiting for, go try them on!" She smiled and pushed me into the bathroom to try it on; I lied about the black one not fitting so that I could wear the green one with no hassle. Once I'd taken the dress off she sat me down on the bathroom chair next to the sink lined with make up and utensils that I guessed were used as tools for torture. I closed my eyes and drifted to my happy place while she used me as a human Barbie doll, making sure everything was perfect, I couldn't care less about how my face looked all I could think about was Jake and I alone together, my happy place was the future I was sure of, the one I wanted so bad right now, the one where Jake and I are living happily together, married, the one where Jake isn't afraid to make love to me, his arms constricting me to him as he moved his hips to line with mine, his breathing speeding up, his muscles tense, he whispers my name...
"Nessie! You're ready, look in the mirror!" I almost jumped as she interrupted my thoughts, I blushed and felt the light foundation on my cheek, when I looked in the mirror it didn't look like me, it looked like a woman with golden wavy hair and chocolate brown eyes with the most creamy ivory skin, faint lines of blush under the her skin appeared and she looked down, I realised the person in the mirror was me.
"Wow, Aunt Alice, y-you're amazing, Jakes going to love it." I was so happy; Aunt Alice was amazing, she could turn anyone into a supermodel in less than two hours. She dragged me off the chair and made me strip down to my underwear before putting the dress on me perfectly; she always knew how to make anything look great. She added a few pieces of jewelry and a pair or black heels studded with green gemstones, she grinned at me and I grinned back, only half an hour to go till I meet Jake.
"You look perfect." She said while I did one final spin, she pulled me so that she could show my perfection to the rest of the family, their mouths were gaping as I walked down the stairs, I heard Uncle Emmett mutter something to Aunt Rose and they both chuckled, Uncle Jasper then hit him over the head and gave him a warning glare. I wondered what that was about but couldn't care less, I wondered which car to take, would it be too fancy if I took the BMW, or maybe I'll just stick with the Volvo, tonight i was feeling lucky though so I took Aunt Alice's yellow Porsche, she hardly used it anymore though, since they brought it to the USA and people started buying them.
It was only five minutes till I was supposed to be at the restaurant, Jake was probably already there so I decided it was time for me to go, I quickly kissed everyone on the cheek before hopping into the much too fancy car and speeding off into the night. The tingles were still in my fingers as I thought about Jake, taking me on our first date together. My face pulled up into a smile as I thought about it.
When I got there I couldn't see Jake, so I figured he must be inside, I gave the keys to the valet parker and walked inside, I could feel the people staring at me from behind and I just smiled to myself, I wasn't a vain person, it's just that I learnt to appreciate the fact that people liked to stare at me. I saw the host and greeted him with a smile.
"Ah, Madam, do you have a reservation?" He said with a sincere smile and a genuine Italian accent.
"Um, I think it's under Jacob Black." I said, unsure, I wasn't exactly sure what our reservation was called.
"Ahh yes, let me show you to your table." He gestured for me to follow and I smiled and nodded, we walked past the crowded tables in the main area, I wondered where our table was because it looked like we'd past them. He opened two glass doors and a light breeze hit me, there was a single table set up in the middle of the deck and the moonlight reflected down onto the black tiles.
He pulled out the chair and gestured for me to sit, I smiled and walked over to sit down, I was amazed at how Jake had got this table at this restaurant, the butterflies assaulted my stomach as I thought about what he would look like tonight.
"Would you like a glass of '98 Cabernet Sauvignon red wine, madam?" Well that sounded expensive, I nodded and he poured a glass for me before walking out and closing the glass doors behind him. I stood up and went to look at the view from the ledge, it was beautiful, I could see the whole of Washington from here, I looked at the glass and swished the liquid around before taking a sip, it wasn't the best wine I've tasted but it would do.
It was over half an hour since I got here and Jake still hadn't arrived, the waiter had come back three times to check if I wanted anything, but I said that I'd wait. It wasn't like Jake to be late for anything with me; in fact he's never been late to meet me. I was getting worried, what if something had happened to him? I quickly shooed that thought from my mind and poured myself another glass of wine.
When it hit the two hour mark, a lump rose in my throat and I realised that I'd been stood up, yet I continued to sit and wait, munching on a cold bread stick, hoping that maybe I was wrong. One by one I could see the people inside getting up and leaving, thanking the host and their waiters for the meal, I realised that there were only two couples left, the waiters began to put up the chairs and clean up, I felt like crying.
The host came out with an apologetic smile and I understood, I had to leave now because they were closing, I stood up to go to the front desk and gave them two hundred dollars, not caring about my change and left, the tears were welling up in my eyes, my perfect night was ruined, I was alone, crying, miserable and Jacob was god knows where doing god knows what.
Driving in the rain became impossible once the tears spilled and I had to turn to the side and pull off, I put my elbows on the steering wheel and laid my head in my hands, I could feel the tears streaming down my face.
How could he of all people do this to me? Our first date and he stood me up? I heard a motorcycle pull up behind the car and I didn't bother to look up, I just stayed lodged in this position hoping that this was all a nightmare. I heard a tapping on my window and I looked up, my hands wet and my eyes blurred from the tears, I blinked twice and looked out the window seeing Jacob standing there bare chested with wet hair. I didn't want to open the door; I didn't even want to see him.
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