Chapter 18
Vanessa's pov
I never caught up to Jake. But, it was OK, because I knew where he was headed. To our little tree spot. "So, where are we headed?" If it hadn't been for his cold arms around my waist I wouldn't have known he was there. He was so quiet, I kind of liked it. I loved Jacob but he was loud and obnoxious. This was nice. It was nice not having to make small talk to avoid an awkward silence. It was sometimes nice just to not make a sound. "There's this woods behind my old house." I felt him squeeze me a little tighter. "Can I ask you something?' I was kind of worried what he was going to say. I nodded my head. "Why do you live with Emily?" I was kind of scared to answer. I didn't want him to feel sorry for me or anything. So all I said was, "It's a long story. I'll tell you about it another time." I smiled and he said,"OK." I finally made it to the forest and parked my bike on the side of the road. Edward took his arms off my waist, it was then when I realized how hot it was out. He was going to be very useful in the summer. I walked ahead and gestured for him to follow. His footsteps were so quiet, I had to glance behind me a few times to see if he was still following behind me. I saw Jacob sitting in our tree. If it was hot out now, how would it feel when he came to hug me. He got out of the tree and smiled. "Took ya long enough." I smiled and said,"Well you didn't have to rush out like a bat outta hell, did you?" He smiled and said,"I thought we'd do some climbing. As much as I hate to say, and I do hate to say this. It'll be faster if you go on his back." I looked at him and nodded. I'm kind of short so I expected Edward to lean down. "Can you come down? I'm short." He smiled and said,"I may be a gentleman but I do have a little adventure in me." I looked at him like he was crazy and he did something unexpected. First he said,"Jacob, you can get a head start. I'll get her up." Jacob gave a dirty look and started climbing. In a few minutes he was up so high I couldn't see him anymore. Edward had this devious look in his eyes, and I didn't like it. "OK, he can't see us, now for some fun. Don't worry, nothing too extreme." I smiled and gave a chuckle. He grabbed me by the waist and threw me in the air, very high. When I came down I was on his back. "How's that for fun? I didn't make you dizzy, did I?" I shook my head and said,"You just surprised me is all. It was kind of fun." He laughed and said,"I'm kind of fast, if you haven't noticed. You might want to close you're eyes. I smiled and nodded. I wrapped my arms around his neck and closed my eyes. I felt the wind swirl around my head. "OK, we're here." I jumped down, not realizing we were on a branch and almost fell off the tree. I felt a warm hand grab mine and heard Jacob's voice say,"Careful. What did I say about me not wanting to scrape you off the grass?" I smiled and laughed. Then I said,"Do you always have to be so sarcastic?" He smiled and nodded. I laughed and sat on the edge of the branch and looked down. Whoa, we were really high up. "Whoa. Jake, is there a reason you took me, a clumsy person, up this high. It's got to be at least a hundred feet!" He smiled and said,"Five hundred actually. Pretty cool, right?" I shook my head adn said,"No, Jake. Not cool. Not at all. Terrifying is more like it!" Jacob wrapped me in a hug and said, "I'm sorry. Please forgive me." I whispered in his ear, "I'll think about it."