Here it is, I hope you like it… again feedback welcome. I am kind of on a roll at the moment thoughts of a half naked Jake spurring me on ;-) so the 7th chapter should be up tonight or tomorrow morning.

A New World

By Girldownunder

Chapter 6

Jemma's P.O.V

I turned up the CD player as I drove towards Forks to get some baking supplies for tomorrow. I am making cupcakes and banana caramel cream tarts "hmmm" I moan as my mouth starts watering.

I jumped at the opportunity to get out of the house after the night I had last night. I was still reeling a little when mum tried to talk to me about it, I had brushed it off saying I had been dreaming about the wolf.

I found a car space easily enough near the entrance of the grocery store and I hopped out of the car, grabbing my handbag with the list and my wallet inside.

I got a shopping trolley and started towards the aisle with the flour and sugar, I was busy furiously chucking things in the trolley humming Till Death, Wynter Gordon's song when I felt a tap on my shoulder.

It caught me off guard and I swung around really fast, my right arm flinging the person in the jaw with a loud smack.

"Ahhh" I cried out in pain pulling my hand to my chest.

"Paul?"

I looked up and he started laughing at me then stopped when he saw me holding my hand.

"Aww Jemma are you ok? Jeez bit jumpy aren't you?"

"I am sorry, so sorry, are you ok? I didn't mean to I just didn't get much sleep last night!"

I was horrified that I had hit him but he seemed ok, my hand however was throbbing, I rubbed the top of it and before I could protest Paul grabbed it in his warm hands.

"Let me see, can you bend your fingers?"

He looked over my hand, bending my fingers for me.

"Yea its fine, I think, how's your jaw?"

I looked at his face carefully, but he didn't seem hurt at all he scoffed at me.

"No harm, it would take more than that to hurt me", he bragged "here I will push your cart for you".

Paul grabbed the trolley and started pushing it.

"Ok then" I said, staring at his back I started laughing, "well wait on there I need things in this aisle."

He had walked ahead about to turn into the next aisle, I giggled as he slid to a stop and made a u turn with the trolley.

I went back to grabbing what I needed and placing it in the cart. I looked at Paul properly for the first time he was very handsome, today he was wearing a grey t-shirt and a pair of old jeans and he had on a pair of flip flops.

"How is it that you boys wear so little clothes when its so freezing?"

I gestured towards his attire he smirked.

"Us Quileute's run hot."

"Hmm ok" I said suspiciously while we walked into the next aisle.

"So what are you doing here anyways?" I asked trying to make small talk.

"Well I had to come into grab a few things for my dad and I saw you so thought I would say hi" he explained suddenly seeming self-conscious.

"Cool" I replied standing on tiptoes to reach the cream.

"Here" he said pushing me out of the way and grabbing it for me

"I need 5" I asked as he handed them to me.

"What are you making?" he laughed looking at the contents of my trolley.

"I am making cupcakes and caramel tarts for the Christmas markets tomorrow…"

"The La Push ones…? How come you're coming?" he asked looking at me weird.

I laughed nervously "umm because my dad was invited and mum volunteered my mad cooking skills at the bake sale" I joked.

"I am done now" and we made our way to the checkouts.

Paul cut off a woman and made it to a free one.

"Sorry" I muttered to the annoyed lady.

I went to stand beside Paul who had already began putting things up for the girl to scan. The girl serving us could not keep her eyes off Paul I smiled to myself as she pulled her top down a little, revealing more of her boobs.

Paul seemed unfazed though as we waited for her to finish so I could pay.

"That's $42.90", she said smiling at Paul.

I rummaged through my purse and handed her the correct change, I looked to Paul who already had the groceries back in the trolley and was waiting near the doors for me.

"So your going home now Jem?"

I smiled to myself, I like that he called me Jem, it made me feel like I had a friend in this place.

"Yep I am, did you get what you needed for your dad?" I asked suddenly realising he hadn't brought anything from the grocery store.

"Oh I need to go to the drug store and pick up dads tablets, where's your car?"

I pointed to the black Taurus and we started walking towards it, I popped the boot and we both put the bags in it.

"Where's your car?" I asked closing the boot.

"Oh I had a friend drive me here" he said casually "I will go to the drug store and then wait for him I guess."

"Did you want a lift home?"

"To La Push?"

"Yeah well, that's where you live isn't it? I mean if you want, its not too far out of my way" I gushed out the last half of the sentence, I didn't want him to get the wrong idea, I wasn't attracted to Paul in that way.

"Yea that will be good, I will just run and get this stuff."

Paul motioned towards the chemist, he started a casual jog through the car park.

I sat in the car turning up the heater to warm myself up. I turned the CD player back on and Katy Perry Teenage Dream came on.

You think I'm pretty

Without any make-up on

You think I'm funny

When I tell the punch line wrong

I know you get me

So I'll let my walls come down, down.

I started singing softly to myself and couldn't help but think of Jacob, when the passenger side door was yanked open and Paul plonked himself down on the seat.

I jumped a little.

"Jeez you were quick!"

"Are you okay Jem, you are really touchy today" he said concern appearing on his face.

"Yea, yea I am ok, just had nightmares last night and then I thought I saw a giant wolf in my back yard" I laughed "so I am a tad on edge today...Sorry"

I glanced at him sideways, his face was frozen and his mouth hanging open slightly but before I could say anything he asked sounding irritated "a wolf? What sought of wolf?"

"Well a big one it was huge…why how many kinds of wolves are there in this place?"

I was trying to lighten the sudden change in mood a little and it worked Paul smiled.

"Well you would be surprised..."

He changed the subject after that, which I was grateful for and started asking me questions about home and what it was like. Paul seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say which was nice.

"So did you have a boyfriend back in Australia?"

Paul asked casually as we drove into La Push,

"Just turn here", he added pointing to a street coming up on my left.

I turned down the street and answered "no nothing serious".

"What about you the chick at the grocery store was definitely throwing it up for you!"

Paul burst out laughing.

"Throwing what?"

"You know… like showing her boobs off, trying to get you to pay attention to her, she liked you" I said smiling cheekily at him. Paul just laughed at me.

"Ok I get you now, ha you Australians and your sayings."

"Yea like you know sooo many of us," I said sarcastically as he pointed me down a street to my right

"Its just the at the end of the street" Paul said and a moment later, I pulled up outside his house.

"Thanks for the ride home!"

Paul grabbed the paper bag from the chemist and he opened the car door and started to slide out of the seat, he paused and turned back to me.

"I will see you tomorrow then, I want to try one of your "tarts"!"

He said trying to say it with an Aussie accent.

"Sounds good, see you then"

I smiled, waving as he shut the door and walked up the dirt drive to his house, it was a small, raised one story home, it didn't have a fence or gardens but it was neat and tidy and the house was white with blue trim.

I started driving off and did a u turn, pulling out of Pauls street, hoping I found that main road ok.

Once I turned on the main road, I turned my music up again singing my favourite bit of Kanye West's The Good Life at the top of my lungs.

Is the good life better than the life I live

When I thought that I was gonna go crazy

And now my grandmama ain't the only girl calling me baby

And if you feeling' me now then put your hands up in the sky

And let me hear you say hey, hey, hey, ooh

I'm good.

I was just at the outskirts of La Push, when I noticed a familiar guy walking towards the town, half naked from the waist up. My breath caught in my throat and I slowed down a little to get a better look at his face, sure enough it was Jacob…

'Should I pull over… just to say hi?'

I wasn't going to but he looked up and waved, I pulled over just after him and he started jogging up to the car.

I looked in my rear vision mirror, he was wearing cut of sweats and running shoes.

"What is with these boys?" I muttered as he reached my window.

I pressed the down button for the electric window doing a quick mental check of my appearance

'It'll do…'

"Hey what are you doing here?" Jake asked smiling a brilliant smile at me; his teeth are perfect and those lips…

"I just dropped Paul home…" before I could go on his smile melted into a frown.

"Paul, my Paul?"

I was a little taken a back at his tone.

"Umm yea, I was at the grocery store in Forks and he came into say hi, he was going to the chemist or drug store whatever you call it, for his dad and he helped me with my shopping. So I offered him a lift home…"

I trailed off studying his face he couldn't be jealous could he? Probably wishful thinking, I had seen a few of the local La Push girls around and they were to die for, I would never be as graceful and naturally stunning as they were.

He seemed to relax a little and forced a smile.

"You look tired…"

"Umm yea I had a rough night last night, bad dreams you know…"

I wanted to go on and tell him everything, I surprised myself when I felt my eyes going a little watery, I blinked the wetness away.

"Do you want to talk about it Jem" he asked stepping closer to the car resting his hand on the door.

"I would like to Jacob, with you… but I have to get home, mum volunteered me to help out here tomorrow at the bake sale. I have cream and stuff in the boot that will go bad if I don't get it in the fridge."

I mustered up a smile.

"Will you be there tomorrow?" I asked hopefully.

"Oh that's great" Jake said flashing me a proper smile finally.

"I will be there I have to help so I will definitely see you" he assured me.

I suddenly furrowed my brows and looked him up and down purposely.

"Why on Earth are you out here, with hardly any clothes on?"

His closeness suddenly dawned on me, my legs were trembling a little because his stomach and pecs were amazing, I wanted to reach out and touch him but I stopped myself.

"I was um, running you know. Exercising… This doesn't happen over night"

He joking but I blushed, he obviously saw the effect he had on me which usually would of bothered me but with Jake I didn't care in the least.

"Okay then" I laughed "see you tomorrow, I suppose."

I waited for him to step away from the car.

"Jemma will you go out tomorrow night… with me to the movies or dinner or anywhere you want to go?"

I looked at his face, he was embarrassed and couldn't quite look me in the eyes.

"Yes, I mean yeah, I would like to…" I said moving my head to try and catch his gaze he looked up and our eyes met.

"Cool well I will speak to you tomorrow then… I hope you sleep better tonight"

Jake started to move away, but quickly came back and put his head through my window and kissed my cheek. I blushed bringing my hand to the spot where his lips had graced my skin it was on fire.

"Um bye" he said as he started to jog away.

I sat there for a couple of minutes before I was able to drive off.

An hour later I had arrived home, and was meant to be cooking but I was dawdling thinking about Jake.

"Jemma!"

Mum was cranky at me because I had taken so long to get the groceries and now I was going at a snails pace.

"We have a lot to do so lets get a move on."

I picked up the pace a little turning on the kitchen aid, it started creaming the butter and sugar for the cup cakes.

I hummed to myself and worked happily all afternoon and when I slept that night I only dreamt of Jake… Kissing every part of me, setting my body alight with his warmth.

Tomorrow should be a great day!