I smiled against Jacob's bare chest, hugging myself closer to him. "This is nice," I sighed, closing my eyes as I curled into Jacob.
He laughed once, tightening his arms around me. "Because we're alone?"
I nodded.
Jacob and I had my house to ourselves for the night. My parents were on a hunting trip with my uncles and aunts. Alyssa and Seth are with my grandparents at their house for the weekend.
I was surprised when Jacob showed up at school today to pick me up. The past week it's been my dad coming to get me.
Since Luke as become more interested in me, my parents felt better with me having an escort. Aunt Rosalie and Uncle Emmett do the same for Alyssa.
We both learned real quick to not complain about it. Besides, we were the only ones that knew they were our parents. To everyone else on campus, they looked like students.
When I walked out into the parking lot today, Jacob stood smiling as he leaned against the hood of my mom's car.
I picked up my pace, dragging Alyssa along behind me.
"See ya," Luke said quickly, and hurried away.
I jumped, not realizing he was following us outside.
When I turned back to Jacob, his smile was gone, replaced by a fierce scowl. I heard him growling from across the parking lot. My head snapped back to Luke when I heard him laughing.
"What is his problem?" I whispered as Alyssa and I hurried over towards Jacob.
"Beats me." She answered, wrapping her arms around Jacob's right arm. He pushed her behind him as he glared at Luke. His left hand reached out and hooked around my waist.
"Get in the car." He muttered.
Alyssa was the first one in, diving into the backseat.
"Where's Seth?" She asked as soon as Jacob sunk into the drivers seat.
"And where are my parents?" I asked him.
Jacob stretched his neck so he could see Alyssa in the rearview mirror. "I have him patrolling around the college. He's probably on his way back to your house." Then he reached across the center of the car, letting his hand lay on my lap. "Both of your parents, and your aunt and uncle are all out hunting for the weekend. They've been so focused on you girls, that Carlisle and Esme had to basically threaten them in order to get them to go on their little outing. I couldn't help but agree with them. It freaks me out to see Bella's eyes so black. Plus she gets moody." He looked at me and winked.
I giggled, nodding my head. "That she does."
"So does that mean we have to stay at our grandparents' house?" Alyssa asked, leaning forward in her seat.
Jacob glanced over his should as he answered her. "You and Seth are, but Ness and I are staying at her house."
I choked on the air. "What?" I gasped.
"I asked, and they said yes." He shrugged.
"My parents? Bella… Edward… said yes to us having the house to ourselves until Sunday night?"
Jacob laughed, reaching for my left hand. He pulled it to his lips, kissing my ring. "This thing has more power than you think." He said, winking at me. "Plus, I was only focused on keeping you safe when I asked them."
I laughed loudly as I peered out the window. He was good.
Jacob pulled me back to the present with his lips burning kisses across my collarbone.
"Just a few more months, and you'll officially be mine, forever." Me whispered against my skin.
"Forever?" I repeated, the question was clear in my voice.
"You thinking something different?" He asked, peering up at me.
I pressed lightly on his shoulders making him lay on his back. I traced a heart on his chest over his steady beating heart. "You're going to live as long as me?" I don't know why we've never had this conversation before.
"I can, and I will." He nodded.
"Don't you have to stop phasing one day?"
He shook his head. "Not if I don't want to. I will stay exactly the way I am as long as I keep phasing."
I smiled at that. It was exactly what I wanted to hear. "Good." I sighed, leaning over him to kiss him.
He giggled against my lips and locked his arms around me, rolling me onto my back. I wrapped my arms and legs around him, keeping him pressed against me.
We woke up, tangled up with the other. I glanced at the clock and jumped to my feet.
"What's wrong?" Jacob asked, reaching for me as he listened to the sounds around the house.
"It's three in the afternoon! We slept all day!He snorted as he got out of my bed. "Ness, we didn't sleep much last night. I think we were entitled to sleep in today."
"What if someone needed us?" I felt off for sleeping all day long.
"They don't. Come back to bed."
"Can I shower first?"
I saw the smirk slowly spread across his face. He darted towards me, lifting me off my feet. I laughed loudly as he raced towards my bathroom.
"Hungry?" I asked as we dried off and got dressed. Jacob's stomach growled loudly, answering my question.
"Starving," he nodded.
We ate in front of the TV, watching a movie. I liked the alone time we had. It made us feel like a married couple already. Our own house, no one coming in to bother us, no one telling us to sit on opposite sides of the room. Just Jacob and I, no worries at all. I looked down at my half eaten sandwich, suddenly sad at the vision I created inside my head. This was all we would have.
I didn't know how to tell him, but if I haven't conceived yet, I probably would never. Jacob and I haven't been necessarily careful since the day he got down on one knee. The sudden vision of us alone was heartbreaking. I knew how much Jacob wanted children running around our house, filling it with the sound that's missing in my perfect little vision.
"What are you thinking about?" Jacob asked, kissing my neck.
"Nothing, and everything." I forced a smile.
"Show me."
I cleared my head, only thinking about the happiness I felt with us being alone, and that I was looking forward to it after we were married. Once I was happy enough to convince him, I placed my hands on his face.
"I can't wait either." He smiled, laying his hands over mine and leaned in to kiss me. The rest of our meal, and my depressed mood was quickly forgotten.
