Chapter Three
Billy's Point of View
**Six Days Later**
"Charlie, what's Bella favorite color?"
"How would I know that?" He asks.
"Um she's your daughter?" I say with a hint of 'duh' in my voice
"How about Purple?" He guesses
"You really don't know do you" How could a father not know his own daughters favorite colors. Rachel's is pink and Becca's is green. Hell Jacob's is Blue. "What time are you picking Bella Up?"
"Tomorrow at Noon in Seattle." He grabs a light purple color off the shelf and set it in the cart. "Do you want blue for Jakes room?" He asks looking at the Blues, he knew MY sons favorite color but not his own kids?
"Sure" I smile picking up a package of masking tape, and two cans of Pink and Green for the guest room. "What color do you want your room to be?"
"Huh I don't know. I never really thought about it. I could just this fishing wall paper, with a can of light blue Paint"
"You know I might just do the same." I grab a few rolls of paper and cans of paint off the shelf.
"Hey Charlie! Embry and I just found a rocker like the one you used to have in Bella's room" Jacob says smiling walking up to us, panting like he just ran down the aisles.
"What would she need a rocker for? She already has a computer, a desk and a chair and a bed and a dresser" Charlie asks.
"I dunno, maybe she could use it when she has kids of her own"
"Don't talk to me about me getting grand kids, Im not old enough for that."
"So yes to the chair? We could put it in the living room as her chair, you know or many get her a nice one from Lay Z boy"
"The wooden ones good enough Jacob, Don't want the old man to get heart attack" I tell my son.
"Very funny" He smiles at me pushing the cart to the register. Jake walks up behind us with the chair on a flatbed cart. "We should probably pick up some food while were out too." He smiles sheepishly.
"Jake can do that, while we head back to paint the walls before noon tomorrow, can't you son"
"Sure, sure" He mumbles.
**In the Morning at home Jacob's P.O.V**
I open up the last window of the second story to air out the smell of fresh paint. Looking out the window I spot the cruiser pulling out of La Push heading to the airport to pick up Bella. For who know what reason, she was desperate to move here, to one of the sunless places on earth. Tomorrow I have to go back to school, and had to bring her along to make sure she felt like she had friends on the first day. I really hope Quil and Embry are wrong about her being ugly. I look around Bella's room, before turning out the light and walking down the stairs to open more windows. My father is sitting on his ass in front of the television, doing nothing to help me with the intoxicating smell.
"Hey Jacob, will you make grab food for the bon fire tonight" I nod grabbing one of our coolers, and start to fill it with packages of frozen hot dogs that should thaw out by tonight. "Bella's coming tonight too, so be nice"
"What would make you think I wouldn't be nice to her" He shrugs as his game comes back on. "Im going to lie down for a few hours wake me up when she gets here" I walk up to my room and fall asleep instantly.
"Jake! Omg you could sleep through a fire! Jacob WAKE UP SHE'S HERE!" I shoot up at my dad's voice yelling up the stairs. Jumping out of my bed I run down the stairs.
"Jacob, you remember Bella" Charlie asks motioning behind him. I look past him to meet the eyes of the most beautiful women since my mom was alive. I nod slowly, holding out my hand for her to shake, But I really wanted to pick her up and spin her around, she looked so tiny, her brown eye over took her almost translucent skin. Boy was she going to stand out here on the rez.
"Here let me help you with your bags." I say grabbing them from her hands, and usher her up stairs. "So there's a bonfire tonight, i was wondering if you'd like to go with me?"
"Uh sure" I open her door to her new room, which was now freezing. "Why is it so cold in here?" She asks; shivering slightly as she walks into her room.
"I guess i forgot to close the windows." I confess and walk over to it, shutting it tightly and locking it. "Should warm back up while were at the bonfire" She nods, and I left to unpack her things. I walk around the rooms shutting them tightly, and then walk back down stairs to shut those as well. "Bella's getting settled" I told them, as they watch the recap of the today football. Bella walks down the stairs awkwardly after a few moments of silence standing at the bottom taking in the room.
"Did you find everything ok?" I ask and she nods. "You know your starting school tomorrow right?" She looks over expectantly at her dad, who smiles back sheepishly. "Its seven, dad time to head over." I told him, grabbing my jacket off the chair beside the table, and help him get into his wheelchair.
"So what's the big bon fire about?" Charlie asks, as we walk out of the house.
"It's basically just the elders telling the tribal stories, and a cook out" I reply as he takes over pushing Billy so I could walk next to Bella. "You ok in that, it doesn't look very warm" She looks down at her light sweatshirt as if she forgot what she was wearing.
"Yea, I'm fine" Ha that's the word girls use when they aren't fine.
"You sure I wouldn't mind giving you my jacket" I see her glance at the jacket in my arms. "Here let me help you put it on" We stop for a moment while she slides her arms into the sleeves.
"Thanks" she mumbles and blushes. "So what's the school like here" I had a feeling she really didn't want to know about the school.
"Um like every other school I guess" I shrug not knowing what to say. "Your gunna stand out probably but don't worry, I've got your back." I smile at her.
"What do you mean im going to stand out?" She asks looking up at me then trips over nothing in particular. I reach down to catch her before she does any real damage.
"You white as a ghost" I grin watching a blush spread across her face. "And you can't walk straight if your life depended on it" She turns a brighter red not looking at me till we take our seats on the logs. Charlie sits next to Billy keeping his eye on me for some reason. We sit there listening to the legends Harry Clearwater told, and then pigged out on the food, if you could even call it that. "Bella wake up, the bonfire is over now" I whisper, when she doesn't stir I pull her up into my arms and carry her home. I set her down into her bed and pull the covers over her, leaving my jacket with her to sleep in. I turn her knob slowly pulling it closed behind me only to run into Charlie. "Gezz Charlie, you scared me to death" I whisper yelled to him, he only grins widely at me.
"You like her don't ya" His grin grew wider as he spoke his words.
"I don't know what you're talking about' Charlie Im going to bed" I huff at him and walk into my room. I hear him go back down stairs quickly, a little too quickly.
"So what'd he say" I hear my dad say a little too loud.
"Shhh do you want him to hear us" Charlie hushed. Well that's the end of that conversation im hearing.
I sigh and dig my phone out of my pocket only to realize it's still in my coat pocket, oh shit. Silently I slide to my door turning the knob so it didn't make a noise pulling it open and slowly releasing it once more. I tip toe over the floor and to Bella's door, I knocking quietly in case she were awake, then as quiet as I opened my door I did the same to hers. I glance in, my phone lay on the floor from where it must have fallen out of the pocket when she rolled over. I reach down and pick the phone up with my fingertips being careful not to push any of the side buttons. Once it's in my palm I pull out of her room closing the door behind me and back into my room. I open my phone to find 4 new messages all from Embry and Quil.
Quil 9:45 pm "Dude you and Beeellllla looked nice all cuddled up by the fire"
Embry 10:00 pm "You not talkin to Quil for some reason buddy? You can tell me ya no"
Quil 10: 10 pm "Hoooowwwwsss Belllllaaa"
Quil 10:13 pm "DUUUDE TALK TO MEEEE"
I click my phone off and go to bed, not bothering to reply to either one of their texts.
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