I waited for him patiently. My stomach was doing flips and turns and all kinds of twists. I didn't know why I was so nervous though, I mean it was just Jacob, we hung out all the time with no problem. Why was everything so different now? It's not like he was going to look at me any differently now. I was still Renesmee, and he was still Jacob. Yes, we were imprints, but the only thing that would change is that we would see each other more. That was another thought that came to my mind, was he going to try and kiss me tonight? I didn't think I was ready for that yet. I wanted to take things as slow as possible, I wanted to make things last forever. And I knew that they would.
"Don't be so nervous Ness." Alice coaxed, practically reading my mind.
"I can't help it." I replied. "I just can't help that everything's going to be different."
Alice sighed, "They will be different, but different in a good way."
"Believe it or not," Rosalie jumped in, "Jacob's been holing out on you."
"You'll be happier now." Alice confirmed.
"I'm not really sure if I'm nervous, or just excited." I added, "I don't know..." I trailed off. I mean, I was kind of nervous, but I knew that Jake was probably more nervous than I was, which was a good thing. I wish that things didn't feel so weird though. This stuff should have came to us naturally, we're freaking imprints for crying out loud. This should be easy as cake. But I still had that feeling, that feeling that everything would feel so wrong. Maybe it was just the fact that I was so used to seeing Jacob as a friend, rather than a boyfriend, or a lover even. But hopefully the lover part wouldn't come for a while, I wasn't ready for that just yet.
"He's here!" Alice exclaimed, and she was right. I heard his tires crunching the gravel in the driveway. "Oh, and your mom and dad said that you didn't have to worry about your curfew tonight. They know that this is important." She added, and I was thankful for that. But I knew better, they were probably having their own little date night tonight and they didn't want me to come home. That was okay though, Jake and I could just go to our spot on the beach.
"Cool." I replied, then exhaled, trying to shake away all of my nerves. I didn't want Jake to think I was uncomfortable being around him tonight. I heard his car door open and close, and his footsteps up to the door. I knew he was nervous already just by the way he was breathing. His breaths were short and shallow, that's how I knew. He was almost to the door, and I could smell him when he got there. He was wearing my favorite cologne. He knew I loved that one. "Be cool, be cool..." I whispered to myself, and that's when he walked in, and I swear he took my breath away.
"Hey Nessie." Jacob smiled one of his goofy grins. He was extremely happy tonight, I could tell. And you could definitely tell that Alice had picked out his outfit and dressed him because he was wearing a black suit, and he looked so good. I loved when he dressed up, because I hardly ever got to see him that way. Whenever we hung out, it was always jeans and a t-shirt, or jeans and no shirt. He was looking me over too, I noticed that, and I noticed that he liked what he saw. I was glad too, because this was all for him. "You look good." He complimented. I was expecting him to call me beautiful or something like that, but maybe he just didn't want to overwhelm me.
"You too." I smiled in reply. Tonight was going well already.
"Shall we go?" He asked, offering me his arm. I nodded, and took his arm gratefully. I was more than ready for this date, and I knew we were going to have such a great time. It had seemed that all my nerves had disappeared, and had been replaced with a newfound excitement. Which was good, because I wanted to be anything but nervous at the moment.
When we arrived out to his car, he opened the door for me like a gentleman, and he got in on the other side. I waited patiently as he started up the car and we drove. "Alice did a good job on dressing you." I said, admiring his suit once more.
"You like it?" He asked with a grin.
"I love it." I replied.
"Well she did good on you too..." He trailed off. "I mean, you look beautiful Renesmee." A blush had risen to my cheeks, and I could feel them burning. He complimented me a lot, but it felt different this time. And I absolutely loved it when he called me by my full name. It was a rarity, so I enjoyed it when he did say it. I was happy that all these nerves were gone.
"Thanks Jake." I said smiling slightly.
This time, he kept his eyes on the road as he spoke, "I hope you don't mind, but it's going to be a long drive. About and hour or so." He said, which made me think. Were we going out of town? Now I was really excited and curious. "But trust me, this place is definitely worth the wait." He added, so it must have been pretty fancy. I hated surprises but I would suppress it for Jacob's sake. I knew he was trying really hard to impress me, and so far, I was very impressed.
"I can't wait." I commented, looking over at him, and I knew tonight was going to be a blast.