Im sorry it took me a little longer to update. My grandfather passed away this weekend...and it's been so busy :( But I'm back on track and I hope you can enjoy. This takes place when Jake is just sitting at home, waiting to see Ness while she is planting the garden with Nahuel. Next xhapter I promise to fill you guys in where I left you guys off last chapter (aka Fake Patty)
Jacob's P.O.V
I heard the phone ring from the inside of my garage but my hands were working under the hood of a special project and decided that Billy would probably get it. The phone continued to ring 2 more times when I finally heard Billy pick up. My hands just kept dancing around the hood, twisting and turning what I thought was right and adjusting everything that wasn't. I suddenly heard the front screen door open. And I quickly became alert.
"Jacob! Telephone! Hurry up it's Bella!" Billy yelled out at me.
Bella?
I wiped my greasy and stained hands on a nearby towel and burst through the door. Could Renesmee be hurt? Was something wrong??? I ran as fast as I could towards Billy. Finally I was climbing up the porch steps and I saw Billy in his chair with an amused grin and his hand outstretched with the cordless phone in his grip.
"Well that was fast" he muttered, handing me the phone. And with that he turned around and rolled away.
I closed the front door and decided to stay outside. I took a deep breath and brought the phone to my ear.
"Bells"
"Jake." she responded. I could hear the smile in her voice. Most of the tension and insecurities seemed to ease at hearing her one reassuring word.
"Everything okay, Ms. Cullen?" I asked with my professional voice.
"Why of course Mr. Black, why ever wouldn't things be?" she responded, following my train. I was silent for a moment.
"Well maybe because my imprint might just miss me as much as I miss her and decided you to check up on me..?" I said. Suddenly hoping that Bella could reassure this for me too even though that was asking the Gods for too much.
"Aw, Jake. Im sorry that Edward is being..strict. That doesn't surprise me considering Renesmee is our daughter..but what does surprise me, is you actually listening to him!" Her statement ended with chuckle.
"Jacob just come over. Its okay. You are always welcomed into our house."
I sighed, suddenly feeling like a teenager again by the way I was trying to reason with Bella through the phone.
"Bella, its not so easy..when I see Nessie, I cant help but admire her. And Edward is her father. He told me to back of a little and you know for some really odd shitty reason, I feel like I should. Nessie is still young and I want things to be done..in a reasonable way, I guess.
"Reasonable. You, Jacob, being reasonable? Well that's one I never heard my dear friend" Bells voice rang through the phone. I chuckled.
"Okay fine you right. -sigh- It's just Edward didn't say much when we spoke. At first I thought it was a joke but he seemed to hang on to his words. I honestly haven't even reacted to it well yet. I dont know what to do" I told her.
"Jake, I honestly think Edward is just trying to make you squirm. I mean I think he was just trying to find a little humor on people trying to claim his daughter. It's not so easy for him you know." She said.
"People??" I responded with a questioning tone. My hands tightened on the phone and I was careful to not break it in my grip. Billy wouldnt be to happy about that.
"Let me guess Nahuel.??" I felt the anger slime its way into my voice.
"Well, yeah. Sort of. You know Nahuel is our guest we cant be rude. But, Edward says he hasn't exactly thought very wrongly of Renesmee. Though I wonder if he is just very careful with his thoughts. Hmm Maybe you should try it too." She recomended
"I dont know Bells. Edward once said that when I think, Its like Im shouting at him. And why is Nahuel even here anyway. I mean I know he comes every year because him and Ness are friends. But what exactly is his purpose?" I asked twisting the phone in my ear remembering that he had come home with Carlisle and Esme after their trip in South America.
Waiting for her to answer I sat down on one of the porch steps and just looked at the yard. The yard where I had once spent so much time wrestling and trying to woo Bella. For some reason that made my stomach turn in an unpleasant way. I sighed again.
"Carlisle is fascinated by hybrids and their unique kind. He is always asking Nahuel to come over so he can compare Renesmee's DNA and stuff with Nahuels. And well....Nahuel and Renemee have a lot in common. He is a kind friend to her, Jake. She doesn't have very many you know." I felt my anger rise deep within my chest.
"Please don't doubt destiny. And just come over already. I got Edward covered. Plus the werewolf stink is already starting to fade off. Once it's gone I'm not sure if anybody is going to let you back into the house so you can pollute the air again" She said and laughed.
And just like that 5 minutes later, I was riding towards Towson, in my rabbit which was now pretty much pimped out with the money I made at the garage and at the office where i worked part time. My hands gripped on the steering wheel and pressed down hard on the gas petal so I could get there as soon as possible. .
Towson wasn't that far from La' Push but it was far enough for it to receive more rain than what we got up on the Rez, like Forks. Oddly though today there was sun breaking through the thick clouds. It reminded me that spring was finally here and I found myself gladly welcoming it. The weather made me feel lighter and more relaxed. It seemed like a good day to go see Ness.
I started to wonder what she was doing today? I wonder how she will react when she sees me. I wonder if her hair was in curls or straight. Or if her she would wear little make up so I could see her natural beauty. Sure, its only been two days but that's a long time considering that I was always with Ness unless I was out patrolling or working. I frowned. I really did miss her.
Finally after passing and cutting off many cars with passengers who often gave me the finger, I smoothed on into the drive way and saw Bella already at the front door waiting for me. I turned the car off and stepped out.
She had her hair down and was in regular jeans. She wore her normal everyday t-shirt and shoes. If it wasn't for her extra pale skin, gold eyes and her brown hair that was darker then it use to be, I'd say she still looked like she did 7 years ago. I smiled at her and she smiled back while enveloping me in an a tight hard embrace. Oh yeah, I forgot her hard marble skin....I suddenly shivered. Oh and you cant forget her cold skin. Ugh..the cold skin.
She then led me into house walking past empty rooms. From the entrance though, I smelled something yummy. We walked into the kitchen where Edward was cooking me some sort of dish. I wondered how he would react to my being there, I wondered if Bella had some how convinced him to lay off a little.
I couldn't help but smell something deliciously sweet near by and realised that were also cookies on the counter. I followed my nose quickly before my stomach combusted.
"Hmm so........ you guys missed me?" I said with a cocky grin, reaching for a cookie. There was a moment of silence but then Edward spoke up first.
"Well you know, what is a family with out their annoying pet dog?" He said with a grin on his face.
Bella and I just laughed together. Edward and I constantly went at it. But it was nothing like it was years ago. Over time there was some sort of unspoken truce. Even if we were deep down natural enemies.
Seconds later there was some sort of huge mouth watering dish in front of me.
"Dont mind if I do" I said and started to dig in as if I were secretly some type of animal.
"Mmmm this is delicious Edward." Some Italian sauce dripped down my chin as I spoke and I used my tongue to wipe it off.
"Well enjoy it, Cause I probably wont make it ever again. Think of this as a way to apologize for being.....an ass." He said calmly.
"Well Eddie, you sure know your way into a werewolf's heart" I retorted and grinned hard.
Bella laughed and smacked Edwards butt as he walked out the kitchen. He mumbled something about speaking to Carlisle and hurried off.
I continued to eat and while Bella just watched me. What is up with Vampires oggeling normal human behaviors? I ignored her But I ate as fast as I could knowing that somewhere in this house, Nessie was here. I just had to go find her and try to do things right.
Quickly I put my plate into the sink and washed my hands. Moments later Bella was telling me that Nessie was in the backyard planting flowers in the garden.
With those words I started to remember all the years before that I had helped Nessie plant all the lilies and sunflowers that decorated the Cullen garden. A smile came to my face.
***Flash back***
1 Years ago. Ness was physically 15
I quickly stuffed the small bags of seeds under my arm pits while Nessie, on her hands and knees, was digging the last couple of wholes in the wet foul smelling moss. She turned my way and with a satisfied and focused look started looking for the seeds. I wanted to laugh at the crease between her eyebrows. She looked around and crawled in a circle imitating a dog, checking if the seeds wee behind or under her. She suffled silently and suddenly looked irritated at not finding them. I loved watching her. I was holding in my laughter
Suddenly as if a light bulb lit inside her head she snapped her head in my direction.
"Jake where did you put the seeds!!??" She barked at me.
I quickly stood my ground looking at her exasperated and putting on my innocent face.
"Ness, I don't have your seeds. Maybe...you forgot them inside" I said shrugging and trying to brush it off.
The crease in her forehead wrinkled more, but she didn't back down, still looking at me suspiciously.
"I happen to be a 1/2 vampire. I don't just forget things!" her voice rang. She looked down and kept on searching for the missing bags of seeds, muttering things under her breath. She was throwing the shovel and tools this way and that. Her knees and her hands were stained with mud after each move.
She looked so cute and adorable that I couldn't help the smirk reaching my face. She continued to rant her mutters. Her frustraion was consuming her. After a while I burst and I was barking with laughter
"Jacob Black! You give those seeds back right now before I get the vampires to castrate you!"
She yelled clearly upset. Renesmee was like the queen of over reaction.
I layed on the ground and continued laughing. Mostly doing it because I knew it irritated her more. I could hear her huffing and puffing and stopping her little feet.
"Ugh, Jacob! We need to do this before it starts raining! The moss will get wet and then you'll start to smell like some vile wet dog. And believe me, I'll make you finish planting them all by yourself, with out the help of anyone or anything, or even google! You will do as I say !."
This girl was comicle. I continued to laugh. My sides started to hurt and my eyes were starting to water.
And then as if on cue, we heard thunder in the distance. I stiffened and suddenly straightend up. I had a feeling I was going to eat Nessies words. Ness was now sitting on the ground with her legs and arms crossed. If her face wasn't so scrunched up with anger she would have looked like she was meditating.
"Alright, alright!" I said reaching under the small sleeves of my tight shirt. She watched me carefully and intently. Each hand pulled out at least 3 small bags of seeds." I looked up at Ness and handed them to her with a huge grin.
She was looking at my full hands with a blank expression on her face. I still had my hands outstretched towards her but she didn't raise hers to take them.
"We'll arent you ganna take them?" I asked. She was thinking things through.
She suddenly snapped again and looked at me in the eyes, shooting daggers.
"Your arm pit sweat is all over the packets Jake! That's gross! I refuse to take them!" Her voice was stern and bewildered. But I could see she was trying to hide the grin from leaking on to her face.
"Your such a drama queen Ness. Its just my sweat. If anything the sweat will bless anything it touches" I said trying to add more humour.
"A drama queen!!!??" She yelled outraged. Sheesh! She sure was passionate about gardening.
She opened her mouth to say something again but then loud thunder interrupted her. She closed her mouth and we both waited for the thunders growl to fade.
Quickly she opened her mouth again once it was gone but suddenly cold water started to pour from the sky as if God was throwing buckets of it on us. Thanks a lot God..
And then I remember Nessie's words and exagerated my worry.
"Oh God" I said looking at Ness almost in fear of her words. With her, you never knew what to expect. Especially now that she was a teenager. Her eyes quickly became dark and started to stare me down. The rain quickly started to come down harder. For a while noone moved. Our clothes were already soaked through and our hair clung to our faces. She looked cute when she was pissed to. Breaking the tension I decided to just laugh nervously.
"Oh Jacob Black. Your going to get it." She said with a rare evil smirk.
Oh really?
And then, she pounced on me. Tackling me to the ground. She was pulling at my hair and pushing me down. I could hear her Delicious laughter and I knew she was being playful. But she still didnt back down.
There was wet sticky mud every where! I tried to pry her away from me, trying to roll her off. But she just wouldnt budge. Water was going into my ears and mud was sinking into my shoes.
"Ness!" I yelled.
"Jake!" She yelled back.
But we were still rolling around. Pinning each other at any chance we had. Grasping each other and shoving at each others bodies. I made sure to be careful to not hurt her in our playful acts. We were both laughing and enjoying the rain on our skin. The sensation of the rain on my hot and her warm skin felt so good everywhere. I felt like I was 6 again.
After minutes of imitating pig behavior, we finally let go of each other and sat up breathing hard. I looked over at Ness. Her pink capris and tank top were now brown. Her bronze curls had mud wrapped up in them. But her face was the one that set me off. She had mud all over her cheeks and under her eyes. I brought a hand to my face and realised that there was no mud on mine. She looked exasperated and pissy once again.
I doubled over and started laughing again holding onto my soaked through muddy shirt. I could almost hear her growl. Hell I instantly straight-end up at the sound and tried to keep my posture. Watching Ness' face expression is like a slide show on fast-foreward.
She just looked at me and quietly straightened up herself. She ruffled her clothes and put on another focused and determined face. She walked up to me and braught her mud covered hand and dragged her fingers from my hair line to my chin, leaving 5 lines of icky mud on my face. She then just walked away with her head held high.
"You WILL, plant those seeds Jacob"
And with that she headed in with out another word. Now I was silent
I instantly went to work with a huge grin on my face. The mud marks on my face where bluring with the still pouring rain. I finished quickly knowing exactly what to do.
Maybe it was my holy blessed sweat or my talented hands, but that year, the garden had never looked more beautiful.
***End of flash back***
I smiled at the memory and hoped that I could help Ness with the gardening. I'm sure I could find another way to make it fun for us this year. As Bella and I stepped out onto the back porch I finally got to see my Renesmee looking as beautiful as she always did. I felt Bella grab my upper aem as if she were holding me back. Nessie was apparently done because standing way to close to her was.....God damn Nahuel!
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