Awwww thank you! Not even a full and I am already posting again! A little more action, I do not think Bella and her dad get enough book time.
Her head felt like a lead weight the next morning as her alarm went off blaring in her ears. She had been up most of the night worrying about what Edward had told her last night, she had finally fallen asleep around 4:30am. Groaning as she rolled over seeing the glaring red lights of her alarm clock telling her is was now 5:30am. Pulling the pillow over my head before pushing it away and rolling out of my bed. Today was the day she was spending with Charlie and Billy Black, they had decided it was time to show her how to fish. Charlie had invited her probably expecting her to say no, and that she was going to stay behind with Edward. She hadn't really wanted to go fishing, but she wanted to make an effort to spend more time with Charlie; especially now remembering Edwards words last night. She would make the most of it, for Charlie's sake and so she could have as many good memories of him once she had to leave as she could.
Grabbing a clean undergarments, socks, a pair of dark denim jeans and a dark green long sleeve flannel shirt she headed to the bathroom for a quick shower to help her wake up. The second the water was on her a sigh escaped her relaxing her tense shoulders, after showering she was still pretty much dead on her feet as she got dressed. Just as she finished tying her boots there was a knock on her door. "Bells'? is it a quarter after, are you ready? Billy is expecting us at 6" Getting up she walked to the door opening it, "Ya I am ready." Pulling the hair band off her wrist pulling her long dark hair up into a pony tail. She followed her father downstairs grabbing a banana from the bowl on the counter in the kitchen before heading to the front door grabbing her jacket as Charlie loaded the car with their bags and 2 coolers.
It was cold out as she stepped onto the porch looking out in the darkness as Charlie locked the front door, everything was frozen she knew withing the next few days it was supposed to start snowing. As she headed to the cruiser Charlie told her to get in as he scraped the frost and ice off the windows. Pulling her hood up to try and cover more of her as she shivered while mumbling, "I hate the cold." Charlie got in and turned up the heat before they took off heading in the direction of La Push.
She must have dozed off because the next thing she knew her head swayed and bumped against the window as they drove up to the Black's house. Pushing herself up in the seat she saw the lights on in the front room of their house, looking to Charlie "Is Jacob coming as well?" She saw him shrug, "I don't know Bells. Billy said he was really sick last week, poor kid might still be recovering." She just nodded her head as she got out of the car. They walked up the dark pathway to the porch at the porch light flickered on. She hadn't see Jacob in about 2 weeks, when he had come over with Billy to watch a game. They had hung out briefly before Edward had come over taking her out. Yet another friend of hers that she found herself distanced from, it was probably for the best anyways since she apparently wasn't going to be around much longer. She once again got lost trying to think of a way she could stay, but she didn't know if he would even listen to her. Promising not to tell? Ya, that would not work out. Running away? Edward would find her and even if she managed she would still be separated from her family. She was at a loss. The door opened and Billy sat there grinning, "Ready to catch some fish?" She nodded her head as she stepped into the house giving her father's friend a smile, it was nice inside very warm. She had always felt comfortable in the Black residence as she relaxed a bit from her earlier thoughts. "Is Jacob coming Billy? Bells was curious, but didn't know if your boy was still sick." Billy nodded and shifted a bit in his wheelchair, "Yes he will be coming. He is out running though right now, he should be back any moment." She looked over at him her eye brows raised slightly, "Since when does Jacob run? He was always working on cars or playing video games…." Billy just chuckled and shrugged. Just then she heard a thud from the back of the house and the floorboards shook slightly as her hand reached out for the wall to steady her legs; It would be her luck to fall on her face. "And that is probably him now" She looked down the hall in time to see a tall muscular Jacob walk into his room in nothing, but a pair of shorts. The instant blush appeared on her cheeks as she quickly looked away trying to hide her face so no one would see. She hadn't seen any guy like that close to being naked real life and her shyness came out tenfold, how could he walk around outside practically naked…. In the freezing weather.
There was some rumbling around before his door opened again and he walked out wearing a t-shirt, pair of shorts and shoes with a backpack as well. Looking down she could not help but wonder if he was even wearing socks. She looked up at him, "You cut your hair?" He just nodded and kept staring at the wall as if it had done some great offense to him, "Too long." Aren't you going to be cold without a jacket?" He just closed his eyes,"No". Then he pushed off the wall and headed out to their truck starting it, Everyone else just followed behind him; she crawled in the backseat of their truck with Charlie. After Jacob helped his father in he jogged back around and we were off. He was huge, and the seat did nothing to hide his shoulders from her view, when had he gotten so big? She tried remembering when she saw him two weeks ago, he wasn't like this was he? Did she seriously not notice him then, guilt settling in her chest at another reminder of her seperation. Finally she just shut her eyes resting her head against the seat back.
After about an hour they were stopping, the sun was just starting to peak over the mountains to the east as Billy and Charlie excitedly got their fishing gear ready. She looked at Jacob, but he had walked down the waterfront a bit and sat on a large piece of drift wood facing away from them. Sighing she grabbed her own bag and headed over to Charlie and Billy, She pulled the pole out of her bag and started twisting it together like she'd seen Charlie do a million times. He looked up at her and smiled, "I didn't realize you knew how to do that Bells you might just be a natural at this." He grinned proudly at her. She couldn't help the embarrassed blush that appeared on her face as she glanced at them, "Don't get too hopeful, I'll probably just fall in…." They all laughed before continuing. After a few hours she got up and walked back to the truck, she hopped up on the bed of the truck pulling the ice chest out a bit so she could open it. "Need help?" a deep voice rumbled behind her, she jumped slightly and fell on her butt. "Jacob! You scared me." Looking at him she noticed he was still looking at the ice chest and not her, she moved slightly and he picked it up with ease placing it were she could get to it easier, he mumbled something but it was too low for her to make out; then stepped back and looked around at the woods, "Sorry I didn't mean to scared you." She nodded and sat on the edge of the truck grabbing the bread and lettuce from the chest. "It is okay, I am just happy I didn't fall off the truck." Looking at him and then at her hands as she worked on putting the food together. "When did you start working out? I saw you… what two weeks ago? and I don't think you were this…. this big" her arms went out to the side for emphasis. Jacob just shrugged and kicked at a pebble, "Growth spurt" he mumbled looking up at her hand when she stretched her arm out to him with a sandwich. "Thank you" she nodded, "I am sorry Jacob" He stilled and she could tell there was confusion on his face he looked up at her but still avoided looking into her eyes. "Why are you sorry?" She bit her lip "you refuse to look at me… be near me… your brooding around. I am not sure what I did to you, but I don't want you upset with me." He sighed almost as if he was giving up. "You… I… we can't really be friends anymore. It isn't you though… I just…." He glared at his father for a moment shaking slightly and she swore he growled before abruptly turning and walking away into the forest. "Jacob wait!" she yelled catching the attention of Billy and Charlie at the water's edge. She hopped down and started after Jacob, but Billy's voice called out to her "Isabella, let him go Hun." She halted, but shook her head and started jogging towards the forest "Sorry, I need to talk to him. He can't just walk away from me."
She thought she saw him directly ahead of her so she kept going at a brisk walk deeper away from the water "Jacob come here…. Please!" After a few minutes, she couldn't help but feel as if someone was watching her, "Jacob, if that is you stop messing around. This isn't funny." Wrapping her jacket around her small frame tighter. Finally after about 20 minutes she decided to head back to the truck, as she turned around she realized she didn't know the exact way back. She could only hope she at least found the road. About two minutes later she looked to her left and saw what appeared to be a large russet colored animal, turning slightly away from it she walked a bit faster. Every so often it would appear to her right or left or even directly behind her. About 15 minutes later she breathe in relief seeing the back of Billy's truck ahead of her as the animal took off back in to the woods leaving her alone. She stopped and realized it was almost as if he was guiding her as she looked back once more before heading to Charlie's side. Charlie and Billy both looked up at her when she returned and she couldn't help but notice the relief on Billy's face. Her own dad just smiled at her, "Where you able to speak with Jacob, Bells?" She shook her head still trying to decipher Billy's reaction, "I couldn't find him, but there are some really large animals out there….. I hope he gets back soon."
About 4 hours later Jacob came walking up and sat on the edge of the truck devouring the 4 sandwiches Isabella left for him in the ice chest, before he started packing everything up. Both Charlie and Billy had caught a ton of fish, even she caught 5 fish that day. Everything was put into ice and placed in the empty coolers that had been brought. After everyone loaded back up into the truck they headed back to La Push.
It was dark when they got back to the Res, Isabella was trying her hardest to stay awake but failing miserably. Once she got out of the truck she looked over and saw 3 guys standing near the house, they headed over and helped Jacob get his and Billy's things in the house and loaded up Charlie's cruiser with the other coolers. She was sitting on the front step when Jacob headed over to them and started taking and joking around at something one of the other guys said. She looked down at her hands and tried to hold herself together, knowing it really was her. Jacob was happy now that he wasn't stuck near her, she guessed she deserved it. After she began hanging out with Edward and his family she didn't really have any time for him, at least she knee he had friends when she was gone. Charlie stepped out of the house putting a hand on her shoulder, "Let's head home Bells." She nodded getting up, turning she said goodbye to Billy and giving him a hug. She couldn't help but whisper into his ear before letting go of her father's lifelong friend, "Thank you Billy, please make sure you take care of him when I leave…. For college." The last bit was an after though, but she knew she would be leaving sooner if Edward had anything to do with it. "He pulled back nodding to her, but his eyes were searching her face for something but she turned away quickly. He called out to her catching the group of boys and her father's attention, "I will Isabella, you are always welcome here. Please remember that." She nodded quickly before turning, as she walked past the group she kept her head down until Jacob spoke to her, "I am sorry about getting you lost earlier. I just…. Needed to get away." She stilled and then looked at him as he kept averting his eyes. "How did you know I got lost Jacob? I never told you that, or Charlie and Billy. I just told them I couldn't find you. Were you watching me?" The group was dead silent before the guy on her right spoke out, his rough voice laced with sarcasm "It was probably a guess seeing you are an accident magnet." He chuckled as one of the other guys growled "Paul!" making her back up slightly from the group. She looked up at him getting ready to tell him off when the world seemed to just stop, no sound, no cold, no nothing except his deep brown eyes looking into her chocolate brown ones. At that moment they were the only two on the planet. She came out of her daze when she felt a hand on her shoulder "Bells it is time to go. Come on. Have a good night guys." Snapping her eyes to Charlie she nodded her head, "Alright" She looked back to the guy and saw pain flow over his eyes briefly, "Bye." As she turned and left not noticing Jacob shaking or the worried look of the others as she stepped away and got into the cruiser. He was still staring at her as Charlie pulled out of the Blacks driveway.
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