Jacob
It's colder out than I originally thought. Even though I don't really get cold anymore, I still notice when the wind throws ice into my bare skin. I step out into the forest and drop my shorts. Using a shoelace, I tie them tightly around my ankle.
Standing back up into the cold sleet, I focus on phasing, allowing my body to convulse until I explode into my wolf form. I feel much better once I have protective fur blocking the ice from my skin.
Hey Jake.
Hey Leah. I thought I was alone, but I guess now.
I can leave if you want. I'm just working off some energy.
No. Stay. It's not a big deal. I take off running fast though the woods.
How's Nessie? Leah picks up on how excited I get at just the mention of her name and knows she is great. Good for you Jake. I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.
Thanks.
You heading over to the Cullen house now?
Yep.
Isn't it a little early?
Yeah, but I wanna talk to Nessie before the Edward and Bella wake up. Leah picks my mind for the reason. It only takes a second for me to give up trying to hide it and show her exactly what my intentions are.
That's sweet. Who knew you were such a romantic?
I just want to do things right, you know? I'm nearing the Cullen house, but stop far enough away that Edward won't hear this conversation.
I get it. Although at this point I don't think you need to work very hard to impress her. I mean she's already in love with you.
I just want to give her the most human experience possible.
She deserves it. It would suck being half-vampire.
I'm gonna make sure she gets all the human experiences she wants. I mean I'm the only one who can insure it. Bella can't take her to the beach or out to a baseball game. So I will.
Leah's thoughts wander to Sam and the things they used to do before he imprinted. These thoughts used to me laced with anger and sadness. Nowadays, they are just reminiscent. I need a boyfriend. I miss doing couple things.
You could come down here. Some new faces might be good.
The res is my home Jake. You know that.
Yeah. I know. But I gotta go. I'll talk to you later.
Alright. Good luck.
I phase out and jog into the sleet. Soon I am standing outside Nessie's window inside the window well. If Edward can hear my thoughts, he is ignoring me. But based on the sounds I hear coming from the rooms upstairs, they aren't paying enough attention to know I am here.
I tap on Nessie's window lightly and wait. She's sleeping on her side facing the opposite direction. I tap again, a little louder. This time she hears. She leaps to her feet and puts her fists up, ready for a fight. She turns in a circle on her bed, peering in to the darkness.
"Who's there?" she asks.
"It's me. Jacob," I state a little louder than I prefer to talk with vampires around. She turns to the window and finally sees me crouching down.
"Jake!" she exclaims as she throws the window open. I put a finger against her lips to hush her. "What are you doing here?" she whispers against my finger.
"I wanted to see you before I leave for work," I admit. "Can I come in?"
She moves a few steps back, giving me room to slide though. I land noiselessly on the floor. She runs into her bathroom and comes back out with a towel. "Come here," she whispers. I do as she says and sit on the floor against her bed. She sits on the bed so her legs are next to my arms. She begins to towel my hair dry. I find myself wishing I had grown it back out so there would be more to dry.
The moment ends too soon. Nessie takes a seat next to me on the floor and leans her head against my chest when I put my arm around her shoulder. "So I came over to ask you something," I begin.
"Oh?"
"Yeah," I mumble. I clear my voice once and turn to look at her beautiful face. "I was wondering if I could take you out…on a date this Friday night?"
Her perfect white teeth gleam through the darkness as she smiles. "I would love to go on a date with you," she says in her sweet soft voice.
"You don't know how happy that makes me," I say. "I will pick you up at seven."
"Sweet." There is a long pause as we just smile at each other. I want this moment to last forever. I lean down and kiss her lips softly. I pull away much quicker than my body would like. "Let me guess," she jokes. "You have to leave?"
"Unfortunately, yes. I have work. Being an adult sucks," I kid.
"Well go on then. Get outta here!" she exclaims as she playfully punches me in the gut. Her hand lingers on my stomach and she opens her fist into a palm. I feel my stomach stir lightly under her touch. She shows me how much she likes me my muscles.
"I like your hands on my muscles," I whisper into her ear. "But I really so need to go," I add. She stands puts her out her hand to help me up. Shouldn't be the one helping her? I take her hand and stand. She walks me to the window. I pull her in for a hug before hopping back out into the rain. As I leave, I hear Edward snarl from his window.