Chapter 13
Amber's POV (Yayyyy!)
Someone Gives Two Shits About You!
"Hello?" I answered again, my voice slightly trembling. Stephen! It's him! My thoughts screamed, but my heart said different: it's not him! This will be important, just wait.
"Amber?" A gruff voice said on the other end. I didn't answer. "It's Jacob, Jacob Black."
I let out a deep breath I didn't realize I was holding. "Jacob. Hi!"
"Hey. So hows it going? School I mean?" He asked seeming laid back.
I didn't know why, but I was...comforted by his voice and demeanor. He just gave off this vibe that made me feel happy, safe, and different inside. So, I replied, unlike normal. "Hard," I sighed.
"Who's bothering you?" Jacob demanded immediately.
My stomach fluttered, What the hell? This wasn't something that happened to me. "Just some boy that won't stop following and touching me," I paused he didn't say anything. "Why in the hell would someone want me, better yet, why would anyone want to touch me?"
"Don't ever think that, Amber!" He said quickly. "You're a beautiful, sweet, funny, smart young girl," he said seriously. "You don't ever need to bring yourself down with words. You're just letting him win doing that." He whispered the last part softly.
"I guess you're right Jake," I sighed softly. "How's school for you?"
"It's school! Need I say more!" he chuckled. "But no, its good. Though I really wouldn't mind going to Forks High instead of the Rez. Too many gangs and slutty girls here." I could practically hear him shudder.
"That sucks! Yeah, Forks has a few girls like that. I haven't heard about any gangs yet. It would be nice to have a familiar face around. Even if it was a boys." I said shyly/
"Well I guess that's a good sign then." he said happy again. "I turn sixteen Sunday and I'm getting my drivers license Monday morning. I've been thinking about switching for awhile."
"Cool!" I said happy that I got to see him for some odd unknown reason.
"Jacob Black if you don't get your skinny ass of that damn phone-"
"Ok, Ok! Jesus Leah! Listen I got to go, Amber. Rascalette here, has to call her 'Oh-so-sexy' boyfriend!" He chuckled. "I'll see you later, Amber."
"Yeah, see you Jake," I hung up then slumped down in my bed.
"Jake?" Bella's soft voice came from my doorway. "He called?"
I would never tell Bella about this, but people standing in the doorway, was like someone blocking my opening doors. (You know the saying "When one door closes, another one opens, so don't wallow in the loss" That's what she's talking about. Someone standing in her way of moving on. Keeping her in front of a closed door.) It scares the shit out of me. I nodded to her question.
"You talked to him?" She asked coming in and sitting on my purple and gray polka-dotted fuzzy chair.
I nodded again. "Yeah. He's switching to Forks High on Monday."
"Oh that's good," she said nodding her head absentmindedly. I knew she had something to tell me.
"What's up?" I asked grabbing my song back. I loved writing new music. Bella said I was good at singing, but I doubt it.
"I feel...icky!" She grimaced at the childish word. "We've been here for three months and three weeks, and I have yet to touch my Dad. I mean,i know it hurts him when I flinch away from his body because it was too close for my liking. I love my Dad. And...I know he would do nothing to ever hurt me. When I was a kid, he used to make Renee punish me, because he couldn't do it. He barley yelled or scolded me whenever I did something wrong. Renee did all that. He couldn't. He couldn't and wouldn't hurt me! Now, because of Renee and P-Phil, I cannot touch him!" She ranted. I bet it felt good, to blab on and on. To get your feelings out there.
"Then when he walks through that door," I yelled back breaking off her rant. "You fucking hug him, and tell him you love him. That you're happy to be here, and I said 'Ditto'!" She and I busted out laughing at my last statement. We were actually laughing, real laughs were leaving our lips. I felt so weird. I wasn't the only one feeling it. "Bella? Does this feel odd to you?" I asked weirded out.
She nodded. "Not weir, but foreign..." her voice trailed off once we heard the front door open. We froze; usually Charlie would say our names or 'Girls'.
"Bella, amber?" I wasn't Charlies voice.
"Jake?" I whispered my heart jumped unnaturally.
Bella was right behind me once we rushed down the stairs. "Hey Amber," he greeted smiling brightly, my heart started pumping faster. "Bella," he acknowledged her as she collided with my back.
That stumble changed my life. When Bella collided with my back, I flew forward. I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for the cold tile to make contact with my face. Instead, I felt two warm arms catch me around my my waist. Thing is, they weren't Bella's. "Are you ok?" Jacob warmed breath fanned around my neck. "Amber, are you ok?" He asked again his voice melting me to no end.
"Yeah. Thanks Jake," I whispered softly.
He sat me upright, Bella had tears in her eyes. "You're not freaking out, Amber." She said a watery smile gracing her face,
I nodded. "Yeah, I'm not freaking out! Why should I be?" Then I noticed her eyes on my waist, my eyes followed. There, Jacobs warms, dark arms were, wrapped around my waist. I wasn't freaking out! "Holy shit!" I squealed jumping out his arms. "I didn't freak! I'm not freaking out! Why am I not freaking out?" I asked suddenly serious. We both looked at Jacob,he had a dazed look on his face. "I can touch him, and he can touch me. No mistakes. No hurting. No problems with my past. I can touch someone. I can touch a guy." I slowly walked over to Jacob, his eyebrows furrowed. His arms were still in a circle form, where my body had just been. In his arms.
Cautiously, I placed my hand on his arm and waited. Stephen didn't show. Jacob softly placed his other hand on my shoulder. "It's ok," he said softly. I shivered. "I would never hurt you, Amber," I smiled lightly and moved my arm slowly from his arm, to his back. I took a step forward and I was wrapped in his arms again. Both my arms around his waist, my head on his chest. Jacob had his left arm holding my head to his chest, and his right around my waist holding my body close to his warm one. "I'll never hurt you. I promise, Amber. I'd never hurt you!" he said his lips pressed into my hair.
I smiled and nodded into his chest. "I know," I sniffed, tears flowing in my eyes. "Thank you, Jacob."
The door opened. "Bella! Amber!" Charlies gruff voice sounded from the doorway. I looked at Bella, only to find her, not there.
"DADDY!!" I heard her screech loudly.
"See," Jacob whispered in my ear, "someone does give more than two shits about you!"
Alright! I know it's small, but chapter 14 will be up immediately!!
