Chapter 2
The next morning, I woke up around eight and went for my morning run. When I came back everyone was in the kitchen except for Jacob. I greeted everyone and went to shower, dressing in a pair of fitted jeans and a white long sleeved American Eagle shirt. I pulled my hair back into a ponytail and slipped on my black ballerina flats. After putting on light make up and brushing my teeth I made my way downstairs. "Come sit with me." Embry said pulling out a chair. I smiled and sat down grabbing a muffin. "How was your run this morning?" he asked conversely.
"Good I guess. No different than any other morning." I replied taking a bite out of my muffin. "What are you guys getting into today?"
"I think we are going to go cliff diving later." Quil said sitting down on my other side. I nodded. "What are you doing today?"
"I have to go to La Push today to get things ready for school. Speaking of, you guys will be there right?" I asked looking at them all.
"Me, Quil, Embry, Jake, Paul, and Jared will." Seth said.
"Well you better be nice to me or you all get F's." I said sternly. They all gaped at me. "I'm just playing." They didn't say anything just ate.
We were finishing up when the door opened and Jake walked in with Bella behind him. "Hey" he greeted everyone smiling.
"Hey Jake." I said smiling.
"What are we doing today?" he asked everyone coming over to where I was now leaning against the counter.
"I have to go to the school to get things in order." I sighed. He nodded and looked around the room.
"How long are you going to be there?" Sam asked.
"I don't know maybe an hour or two. It is hard to tell." I replied.
"Oh ok. We were going…" Sam started. I rolled my eyes.
"Cliff diving." I finished. He nodded. "Yeah if you guys are still there I may join. I would really like to go down to the beach to relax a little."
"I can always meet you when you are ready to go down." Embry threw in. "Just call Billy's."
"You were going to be at Jake's today?" Bella asked. Jacob was so lost in someone who was only using him. I looked between the two of them. Embry nodded. He looked over at me.
"Sounds good Embry." I smiled. "Are you sure it isn't a bother?"
"Not at all." he said smiling a huge smile that lit up his face.
"Ok then. I guess I will see you around." I said picking up my keys. As I walked past them to leave everyone said goodbye, except for Bella. She gave me a dirty look. "You know Bella, I have barely said one word to you, I do not know you, but if you glare at me any harder your face will stick that way." She gasped and I continued out the door. "Besides, you don't have a reason to glare at me. Watch yourself. I get along with everyone, but if you keep that up, you will be on my bad side and trust me, you don't want that." I called over my shoulder. I caught Jacob glaring at me, so I returned the gesture.
I was at the school for a good three hours before I left. On my way back to Emily's to change, I dialed Billy's number. "Hello" he said.
"Hey Billy, its Ava, is Embry around there still?" I asked.
"Yeah he is talking to Jake, hold on." I could tell he was smiling. I waited for a minute before Embry got on the phone.
"Hey Ava, you ready to go to the beach?" he asked.
"Of course, as long as everyone is still there." I replied.
"Oh they are. Where am I meeting you at?"
"Emily's, I have to change really quickly, then we can walk down if that's ok."
"Yeah sounds great, see you in ten minutes." We hung up and five minutes later I pulled up to the house. I quickly unlocked the door after shutting off the car and getting out. I changed into a black bikini. It was one I had ordered from Victoria Secret to keep my girls in. I quickly slipped on my frayed denim mini and a white tank top. My flip flops were in the closet so I put them on and walked to the kitchen. I had just grabbed a towel on my way and pinned up my hair in a messy bun when Embry walked in with Jacob behind him. They were arguing until they saw me.
"Hey guys, let me grab a bottled water and I will be ready." I said smiling. Jacob and Embry were wide eyed and nodded. I smirked and grabbed my water then walked out the door with them behind me. Bella was waiting on the porch. "Hey Bella, you going to swim?" I asked politely.
"Um, no." she said shaking her head. I gave her a curious look before walking toward the path. Embry was beside of me and Jacob and Bella were right behind. I could feel the heat from Jacob on my back and for a split second, wished he was holding me. I had no idea why either.
"So Ava, you excited to have us in class?" Embry smirked.
"Oh yes, Embry. I am so excited." I said sounding like an excited teenage girl all over again. You know the annoying ones who squeal and all that. He laughed.
"Now that was funny coming from you." He said.
"Well everyone needs to be a little immature once in a while." I snickered. He smiled. "So what do you guys do around here for fun?" I asked as we continued on the path.
"Mostly cliff diving, running around in the woods, stuff like that. Every once in a while we may go to Port Angeles to watch a movie." Embry replied.
"Really? We all may just have to do that sometime. I haven't been to the movies in ages."
"Where are you from?" Bella spoke up. I turned to look at her.
"I'm from here, but I go to college in California." I replied.
"Well when do you have to go back?"
"I don't know yet. Once I am finished here then I should be going back."
"Do you have a boyfriend back in Cali?" This girl was being very intrusive.
"Bella," I said stopping and looking at her. She stepped closer to Jacob who was looking between the two of us. I was a good four inches taller than her. "Is there a reason why you are asking such intrusive questions?" I asked raising my eyebrow. She looked a little taken aback liked I kicked her dog.
"No, I was just asking." She said quietly. I rolled my eyes.
"I am a very straight person when it comes to my life. I don't care who knows it. There is a time to ask questions like that, but you don't ask a complete stranger such personal questions. It is very rude." I said nicely. I wasn't being rude or mean, I was just stating the facts.
"You aren't really a stranger though, you are friends with Sam and everyone, even Jake I just thought…" she continued.
"Listen, Sam is my family, just as Emily, Leah, and Seth are. Everyone else my brother trusts, which means something. As far as Jacob is concerned, I have known him since he was born. His parents were like my own. Now, where you come in the picture, I don't know. I have seen you a total of maybe three times counting now. The last encounter wasn't exactly pleasant. I don't know you, you don't know me. That is just how it is." I replied. "You need to respect me, Bella. Don't try to push yourself on people or you will only be disappointed." I gave her a small smile as I looked at her blushing face, before turning around and walking on down the path. I swear I felt a glare in the back of my head. " And if one of you do not quit glaring, I can promise you, you will regret it. Do it to my face or not at all." I said. Embry looked at me and snickered.
When we arrived at the beach, Emily ran over to meet me. "Ava, I'm glad you came." She said hugging me. I returned it. She then looked past me. "Hey Embry, Jacob, Bella." She said plastering a smile on her face. I knew she didn't care for Bella, but Emily was just too nice to say anything. "Come Ava, I have someone I want you to meet." I nodded and took Emily's hand before making my way across the sand with her. There was a pretty girl seated on a blanket, not far ahead. As we got closer, the girl looked up and gave a shy smiled. "Ava, this is Kim. Jared's girlfriend." She said.
"Hi Kim. Its nice meeting you. I am Sam's sister." I said sitting down next to her.
"I know, I have heard about you from Jared." She said smiling.
"Hopefully nothing bad." I replied pulling off my tank top.
"Oh no. Nothing bad at all. He and the others like you. They say you are a breath of fresh air." She answered.
"Well that is something different to describe me." I laughed. She smiled.
"Hey, do you guys care if Bella joins you?" Jacob asked pulling his shirt off. I sucked in a breath seeing his well-defined torso. He looked at me and tried to hide his smirk, my face not giving anything away. I looked at Bella acting like I didn't notice anything.
"No, its fine." Emily said. I could hear a hint of annoyance in her voice, but I chose to ignore it.
"Thanks." He said running off to where the others were.
"So Bella, how are you?" Emily asked. She shrugged.
"I'm getting a little better every day, Jake is a big part of that." I looked at Kim who rolled her eyes. I then glanced up to the cliffs and watched as the boys began jumping off one by one. Well except for Embry, Quil and Jake pushed him off. I laughed watching them all.
"So, Ava. I heard you were going to be the new gym teacher and volleyball coach." Kim said. I turned to her and smiled.
"Yeah I am. It was weird being able to do that, but if it helps me graduate so be it." I answered. I stood up and took off my skirt and folded it before laying it with the rest of my stuff.
"Let me guess, you work out a lot?" Emily asked checking me out.
"You know it. Like what you see Emmy?" I asked sweetly.
"Well you know…" she said suggestively.
"Oh my." Kim said blushing.
"Kim, you mean you didn't know Emmy here is a closet perv?" I asked widening my eyes for effect. She giggled.
"Guess not." Bella was watching us with a small smile on her face. It kind of looked like a grimace.
"So I really have some shopping to do. I need professional clothes for school." I said laying back on my towel.
"We should go." Kim said laying back on her own. Emily was on my other side and she had already stretched out on her stomach. Bella on the other hand began walking up the beach. It was like she was all Emo or something.
"Yeah you did need another wardrobe. I don't think the boys will be paying much attention if you don't." Emily snickered.
"What is that supposed to mean?" I asked.
"Only that all of the guys except for Sam and Jared can't keep their eyes to their selves." Kim added. I rolled my eyes. I noticed Bella look over and then roll her eyes when she noticed Jacob staring at me with the others.
"Sure sure." I said. Kim and Emily laughed. "What?" I asked leaning against my elbows.
"It's just that you sound like Jake." Emily answered.
"Huh" I said. I laid back down and was drifting off between Emily and Kim when they both let out a scream. I was about ready to ask what was going on when I was lifted into a pair of hot arms and thrown over one of the boys shoulders. "What the hell!" I yelled as I watched Jacob go after Bella, who in return shut him down. I felt bad for him until I was distracted.
"Time to go for a swim." Paul sang smacking my butt.
"Paul, if you throw me in that water, don't think you won't be staying in there with me." I said laughing. Paul chuckled and grabbed me to throw me in. I had another idea. As he pulled me away from his body, I wrapped my legs around his neck. It was really a perverted position. His eyes were wide and I could see the lust in them. "Put me down Paul." I said calmly. He grinned and threw me in, diving between my legs and nipping my crotch with his teeth. I got my head above the water the same time he did. "Paul, you asshole. Why did you go and bite my vagina like that?" I screamed punching his arm. He moved back rubbing his arm.
"I didn't mean to." He smirked.
"Yeah right like you didn't purposefully muff dive." I said. The guys around us was laughing. Well except for Sam he was too focused on Emily. I swam toward the beach and was getting out when Paul yelled.
"Nice hairless beaver, Ava." I smirked.
"I know right" I called back. They were all quiet. I turned and saw Jake walking towards me as Bella stood back and waited. "Hey what's wrong, Jacob?" I asked walking towards him.
"Nothing, Bella needs to get back. Tell the guys I'm going ok." He said. I smiled.
"Of course." He smiled and turned to walk away. "Hey Jacob, wait a sec." I said. He turned to look at me as I walked toward him. "Listen, I don't know what the deal is with you and Bella. And really it's none of my business, but I am here if you need to talk. And for what it's worth, She is stupid for not seeing how great a guy you are." He looked at me blankly.
"You're right, its not your business." He said before turning to walk off. i arched an eyebrow at his tone, but ignored it. Boys and their PMS days.
A couple hours later, we were all back at the house. I had showered and changed into a pair of black boxers and a pink t-shirt with my blue house shoes. Everyone else had changed too and we were all getting ready to watch a movie. I put a large bag of popcorn in the microwave and was waiting on it to stop while sitting on the counter, when the door opened and Jacob walked in. He looked over at me before walking into the living room. "I see you are here for movie and popcorn night" He stopped.
"Didn't know it was." He said.
"You do now." I smirked. As soon as I said that Paul and Embry came into the kitchen followed by Quil.
"Ava this isn't fair." Quil whined. I looked at Jacob with a confused look. He just shrugged.
"What isn't Quil?" I asked taking the popcorn from the microwave and putting it into a bowl before making another one.
"So far Embry has been in between your legs, and then Paul's face was between your legs. Why can't I be between em too?" I about choked at the look on Jacob's face. It was pure shock that was quickly replaced with anger. I laughed.
"Am I that hot that everyone wants between em?." I smirked. The guys laughed.
"Oh shit, this isn't about everyone, it's about me" he whined. I rolled my eyes. "Turn around and back up." I said. He did that until his butt was touching the counter in between my legs. "There you go wimpy." I laughed. His eyes brightened. The guys turned and walked off pushing each other playfully. I looked at Jacob who was looking at me with amusement in his eyes. "Now you want your turn?" I joked mischievously wiggling my eyebrows. He shook his head and rolled his eyes before going in the other room. "Someone has a stick in their ass." I muttered.
I had just finished the popcorn when Emily walked in. "Hey you need some help?" She asked coming to stand beside of me.
"No, but thanks anyways Em." I said smiling at her.
"At least let me take some bowls then before the cows start complaining." She snickered.
"Really Emily? You too?" Sam called. We laughed. "You have been hanging around Ava too long." Emily and I just rolled our eyes. We both grabbed the remaining bowls off of the counter and carried them to the boys. Seth, Embry, and Quil were on the couch. Sam and Emily were in the loveseat as usual. Leah was hogging the recliner again and Jacob and Paul were in the floor. I handed the last bowl to Paul before I sat myself in the recliner with Leah.
"Ava what the hell? Why are you rubbing that big ass all over me for?" she asked laughing. The guys just looked at her like she had grown three heads.
"My darling, you know you just wish you had an ass like mine." I snickered. She rolled her eyes and made room. "I thought so." She put her hand over my face to push me away. I laughed. After a few minutes I began singing the song Leah and I used to dance to during our sleep overs. "If you think I'm sexy and you want my body, come on baby let me know…" I sang quietly while I watched the movie and kept a straight face. Leah busted out laughing. She was laughing so hard she had tears rolling down her cheeks. I laughed.
"What the hell, Ava" Sam said chuckling. The other guys were trying not to laugh so when Sam said that they lost it.
"Why is everyone 'what the hell, Avaing" me for?" I asked standing up. I lost my balance due to Leah pushing me and fell on Jacob's lap. I kept a straight face not letting on how much he got to me. "Why isn't it my prince charming" I said in a southern accent with my arms around his neck. He looked on edge. "Oh dear Jacob, you just saved my little life. Oh how will I ever repay you?" I asked. Everyone snickered except for Jacob, he looked annoyed and angry.
"Come on Jake, how can she repay you?" Quil asked.
"Yeah" Embry agreed. "How?" I batted my eyelashes at Jacob before he answered.
"By being nice to Bella." He replied. I laughed.
"I will when she deserves it, and you get whatever crawled up your ass and died out."
"Oh Jacob, quit being all serious and have some fun for once." Emily said laughing.
"I second that" Embry answered grinning. I got up and grabbed some empty bowl and carried them to the kitchen. I began washing them when Emily walked into the kitchen. She grabbed a towel and dried while I washed. We had just finished with the last bowl and was putting them away when everyone walked into the kitchen. "I'll see you later Em" Paul said. Then he looked at me. "By sexy." He said leaning down to pick me up and kiss my cheek. I snickered.
"Bye lover boy." I laughed. Seth and Leah both hugged me before walking out the door. Quil and Embry were next. Jacob was right behind.
"See ya guys later." He said to Sam and Emily before walking out the door.
"So, what is going on with you and Jacob?" Sam asked as he wrapped his arms around Emily. I sat down at the table and looked at them with a confused expression.
"What do you mean? I talk to him like I do the rest of the guys. But clearly he isn't as fun as everyone else." I said looking between them.
"You're not the least bit interested in him?" Emily asked curiously.
"I haven't really thought about it to be honest. I mean he can be nice at times and is really good looking. He has a nice body too, but all the guys do. I just think that at this moment there is too much going on with him to see him as more as a friend. I mean shit, he is a little bipolar" I sighed. Emily nodded.
"That is true, he needs to come to terms with things before he can make someone else happy." She replied. "Or himself."
"You both are right." Sam sighed. "Ava, Jake likes you. He has ever since he noticed you, really noticed you in the store with Billy. He was so wrapped up in Bella before that, that he didn't notice anyone. So without her around, he finally saw something worth seeing. Something good. But he doesn't know what to do. The only person he has ever really wanted, doesn't want him back. He is scared of the fact that you are older than her and you may think like her. He doesn't know how to handle his feelings." I didn't know how I felt about that yet.
"He doesn't know me, Sam." I answered standing up. "So I don't understand how he can assume things about me."
"What Sam means is that he is attracted to you. You're smile, free spirit, maturity, everything he has seen so far, he likes." Emily said. I smiled. "But he is still battling his feelings with Bella. He loves her no matter what she does to him. He assumes things about you because, like her, you are older than him. If a girl two years older than him doesn't want him, why would someone four years older?"
"I get it. I do I just want to live each day and take things one day at a time. I didn't come home looking for a relationship and I won't start now. This is my relaxing time. " I replied. "And that involves my beauty sleep." They both laughed. I hugged each of them before going to bed and sleeping like a baby.