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Chapter 3:

What to wear? What to wear?

I was back in my plain drab room trying to figure out what I was going to wear to Sam's dinner tonight.

I wanted to look good, but I also didn't want it to seem like I was trying to hard. I finally decided to pull out one of the outfits that Alice forced me to but on one of our "fun" shopping trips. That's when I realized that it didn't hurt my chest to think about them maybe its because I might get a chance to get Jake back.

I was trying as hard as I could not to think of Paul, but I couldn't get him off my mind.

What is the matter with me?

I need to focus on being with Jacob. I'm willing to at least try to be more then his friend if it means that he won't leave me. I need him. I can't just leave him for some guy I just met today.

Even as I thought it I knew that I wouldn't be able to stop thinking about Paul no matter what I did or what I tried to tell myself that wasn't going to be able to get him off my mind.

Finally I decided to wear a turquoise shirt with black jeans, black boots, a black purse, a gold bracelet, black earrings, and I topped it off with a little bit of lipstick only a little bit though because I hate wearing make up. I just let my hair fall in natural waves down to my waist.

I looked at the clock Jacob should be here any minute.

I only tripped once coming down the stairs to the living room to wait for Jacob, which was pretty much a world record.

I walked into the living room to see Charlie sitting on the coach watching ESPN.

"Hey, Bells what are you all dressed up for tonight?"

"I'm going to a party at Sam's tonight," I replied plopping down in the rocking chair.

"Sam Uley?"he asked not taking his eyes off the TV.

"Yeah, Jake invited me."

"I thought that you guys weren't talking anymore?"

"We weren't but I went down there earlier and we patched things up." I figured a little white lie was better then telling him what actually went down when I went to La Push.

"Oh well that's good," he said with a slight smile on his face. I think he hopes we'll end up together and who knows maybe we will.

At that point there was a knock on the door. Charlie started to get up but I rushed to the door before he could get there first.

I flung the door open to see Jacob standing there awkwardly rubbing the back of his neck. No signs of the earlier hostility showed on his face. I n fact he seemed much more like the old Jacob. My old Jacob. Except for the fact that he had grown at least six inches and had muscles in places that I didn't know there were supposed to be muscles.

"Hey, Bells," he said awkwardly.

"Jake!" I yelled throwing myself into his arms.

"Good to see you to Bells," he said still holding me," Look I'm sorry about... earlier."

"It's okay you're here now that's all that matters," I had to admit I was a little over excited, but a part of me had been worried he wouldn't show up after earlier today and hey how could you blame me I had my best friend back.

"It's good to have you back," he said setting me down," You look nice."

"Thanks so do you," and he did he wore a tight black shirt and the same cut offs and tennis shoes as earlier.

Someone cleared their throat behind me and Jake looked over my head.

"Hey Charlie."

"Hello Jacob, so what are you going to be doing tonight?" He asked crossing his arms over his chest.

"Dad stop," I complained.

"It's okay Bella. Well Chief Swan were just having a little get together with a few of my friends," Jacob replied even though he didn't have to.

"Which friends?" Charlie probed.

"Sam Uley, his fiancé Emily, Jared Cameron, his girlfriend Kim, Paul Lahote, and Embry Call."

Charlie began to say something else probably along the lines of what are your intentions tonight with my daughter even though his best friend was Billy Black, Jacob's dad and he knew Jacob would never do anything like what he was thinking.

I cut him off by pulling Jacob down the steps and towards the truck and yelling, "Bye dad."

"I drive," Jacob said.

"Ummm... No its my truck so I drive."

"Oh great you do know where your going then. Well that makes things so much easier. I guess I'll just catch up on my sleep then," he said smirking.

"Fine whatever," I sulked as I hopped in the passenger side.

Not five minutes in remembered why I had meant to get the heater in this thing. It was practically a refrigerator. I was freezing.

I pulled my knees up to my chest trying to conserve warmth.

Jake glanced at me," You cold?" He asked.

"A little," I conceded.

He reached over and pulled me into his side.

"Whoa Jake your hot," I said something was nagging me in the back of my mind.

"Well thanks Bella," he said smirking.

"That's not what I meant," I said swatting him smiling in spite of myself," and you know it. Do you have a fever or something?"

That's when I realized what was nagging me. Paul. When I ran into him he was overly warm too.

"No I don't have a fever it's just... it's weird," he said staring straight ahead.

"Oh well okay then."

"Well here we are," Jake said a few minutes later. I looked up at him to see him looking at me and before I knew it he leaned down and kissed me.

It was not like anything I've ever felt course I've only ever kissed one other person and he was pretty much like kissing a wall. This was something completely different. Soft, gentle, and comfortable exactly the way Jake was. He pulled away his head snapping towards the house as if he had heard something.

He sighed," We better go in," he sounded regretful.

"Yeah," I said not moving I could sit here forever.

Finally he reached over opening the car door.

"Let's go before they track us down," I pulled myself out of the car and Jake grabbed my hand as we headed towards the house.

A/N A little Jacob/Bella action in this chapter. I had to add some in somewhere I couldn't help it :) I still don't have a Beta so once again I'm sorry if there is mistakes. I'm not really getting that many reviews so please let me know If you want me to continue the story or not.