Chapter 23
Vanessa's pov
I woke up and my head was still on Edward's chest. I shot up very quickly. It wasn't hot out any longer. I don't know if it was because the sun had stopped shining or if it was because I was on Edward's chest all night. "Good afternoon, Sleepyhead." Afternoon? I never slept that late. I barely slept at all. Even if Jacob was with me, I NEVER slept all day. "What time is it?" I said sleepily. He smiled and said,"Three-thirty. Jacob was by and Emily said you were sleeping." I looked at him oddly and he said,"Vampires have a very good sense of hearing." I smiled. "Are you rested enough to do something?" I felt very rested actually. I felt like I could run a marathon, OK. maybe not a marathon, but you get the point. I nodded my head and he got up from the bed. I raised up slowly and sat on the edge of the bed. He reached out his hand and helped me up. "I'll meet you outside. Back door." I nodded my head. I respected him for leaving when I was getting dressed. I decided to use some of the clothes Alice had got me. Don't know why. Just felt like I should wear some of them, before she got offended. I grabbed a pair of black denim jeans, a red button-up that was way too dressy for me, but is considered casual to Alice. I say it was too dressy because it had these little ruffles around the collar. I also grabbed a pair of converse high-tops. I began walking down the steps and saw Cody sitting on the couch. "Hey, sleepy." I smiled and said,"Hey." He smiled and said,"Where are you off to?" He had this weird pitch in his voice. Like he knew something I didn't, probably just my imagination, though. "Edward and I are going to do something. Why?" He smiled even wider. "Just wondering. Yeesh, Nessa. Let your guard down." I nodded and walked out the door. I saw Edward standing by his Volvo. He held the door open and I got in. I buckled my seat belt and he rolled his eyes. "I don't get it, Vanessa. You're not scared of vampires or werewolves, yet you're terrified of car accidents. Why?" Oh, that's right. He didn't know about the accident with my mom. I decided to take Cody'd advice and let my guard down. "When I was little, me and my mom were driving down a road. Some one it her car and she threw herself over me to protect me. The car ended up crushing her. After that I kind of got all safety conscious." His eyes were black as night and he had this concerned/horrified look on his face. He didn't say a word, he just unbuckled my seat belt and pulled me to his side. He held me tight, but not so tight I couldn't breathe. I can't believe I just told him that! Even Jacob didn't know how my mom died. I may be insane. "You can say something." I smiled and looked at him deep in the eyes. I swear I saw either a sparkle or gleam. Like I said, insane! I re-buckled my seat belt. I gave him a pleading look and said,"Can you at least humor me." He gave a chuckle and nodded. He buckled his seat belt and I giggled. "For the record, I've never worn one. Ever." I smiled and nodded. "Thank you for humoring me." He smiled and nodded. He started the car and headed toward Forks. I had lived here for a few weeks and I still hadn't seen Forks. I was wondering what it was like. Guess I would find out...