*Full Moon*
The piercing shrill of my alarm clock woke me up out of my deep sleep. I threw my arm at it hitting the buttons, hoping it was snooze. I sat up slowly and rubbed my eyes. There was a knock on my door. “Bells, are आप awake yet? You’ll be late for school.” It was my dad, Charlie.
‘Oh, yeah, I’m up dad.” I replied getting out of my बिस्तर and I started taking off my tank top. I grabbed my clothes for today and headed to the bathroom. I ran the शावर, शॉवर to warm the water as I brushed my teeth. I looked at myself in the mirror as I remembered my dream from last night. Edward has been in my dreams since he left a few months ago. Lately, the dreams of Edward have been fading. Jake and I hang together all the time now. I shut my eyes and started to remember that one very night of just me and Jacob in my house.
“Bella, that’s not their car!” He yelled getting out of the truck after me. “It’s a trap!”
I refused to believe him. “It’s Carlisle’s car. I just know it.” I pushed past him and ran into my pitch black house. I fumbled for the light switch and fell into something hard and ice cold. The light suddenly went on and I stood in Alice’s arms. “Alice!” I basically screamed in delight. I threw my arms around her hugging her. “Does . . . does ‘he’ know you’re here?” I trailed off.
“No, no no, Bella, he has no clue I’m here. I am just here to check on you.” She looked down. “I saw your future go blank and the last I saw you, आप had jumped off of a cliff.” She sniffed the air suddenly. “And आप smell like wet dog.” She wrinkled her nose.
“Well, um, I’m, uh, okay. I mean आप can see that now, but yes I did jump off of a cliff. It’s called cliff diving. And Jacob saved me. आप probably can’t see much of my future anymore because I’ve been spending all my time with Jacob. That explains the wet dog smell. He’s sort of a werewolf.” I mumbled to her.
“A werewolf?” She basically jumped from her seat. “It’s bad company! Let alone, not safe! It’s dangerous-“ I cut her off with a hand signal.
“Jake wouldn’t hurt me.” I changed the subject. “Are आप going to tell him आप were here?” She looked at me.
“He keeps to himself most of the time anymore. He doesn’t seem to want to talk much anymore. He has no clue I’m here and it’s going to stay that way. He thinks I am hunting.” She fell quiet. “I can smell the dog. He’s close. I should be going. I only came to see if आप were okay.” She got up off the couch. “And Bella,” she turned to me, “this time I will keep in touch. I promise.” I smiled as she went out the back door.
Jake was standing in the hallway to the रसोई, रसोईघर as I walked away from the back door. I walked over to the dirty dishes in the sink and began placing them in the dish washer. I never heard his footsteps हटाइए from that spot so I only assumed he stayed in the hallway. I was wrong. I turned around and he was right there. Right there. I looked at his lips and turned away, back to putting the rest of the dishes away. He placed his arm on my shoulder and turned me to face him. “Que Quowle.” He cupped my face in his palm and started to lean in. I closed my eyes and waited for his lips to meet mine.
The phone rang interrupting us. He spun around to दीवार phone and answered it. “Hello, हंस residence.” He कहा boldly. Jacob tensed a bit as the person spoke. “No. He’s not here. He’s out. Call back another time and he’ll decide.” He hung up then and I touched his arm. He looked at me and eased up. “It was just Billy, looking for Charlie.”
My flashback slowly went away as I arrived at school. Jacob ad I haven’t really talked about that night we almost kissed. I think about it a lot. Alice kept her word from that night and she has kept in touch. I stepped out of my truck and started walking to the doors of the school when I noticed a well-built figure standing द्वारा the front doors- his arms crossed and his back to me. Others were staring at him. He was so tall and his muscles were दिखा रहा है through the tight कमीज, शर्ट he wore. When he turned around I smiled at him as he smiled back. I wrapped my arms around him giving him a big hug. “Hi Jake,” I कहा sleepily.
“Hi Bells,” He कहा cheerfully. “I came to ask if आप wanted to hang out after school today. I, er, kind of dropped my phone in the water at La Push Beach.” We both giggled knowing that one was a lie. “So I didn’t have a chance to call आप off Billy’s घर phone, आप know.” I hugged him again and nodded. “Alright, I’ll pick आप up after school right here. Now give me your keys, I’m taking your truck back to my house and I’m picking आप up my way.” He grinned.
“Okay, Jake,” I tossed him my keys, “I need to go now या I will be late for class.” I kissed his cheek and ran to the front doors of school and turned back towards him. I noticed all the girls around him trying to flirt with him and just shook my head and waved to him. He shot me a wink and I walked into the building.
Class was taking a while. Maybe this is why the दिन dragged by, because I just wanted to spend my time with Jake. Lunchtime came around and I walked through the cafeteria and sat down अगला to Ben and Angela. I sat quietly and began to eat my food. No one at our lunch तालिका, टेबल talks anymore, I’m okay with it I guess. द्वारा the time lunch was over I was wishing for the last two hours of school to just end. Finally, my wish came true when the end of the दिन घंटी, बेल rang loud and clear.
Just as Jake said, he was right there waiting out front of school for me. He had his motorcycle there द्वारा his side and I smiled at it. He tossed me a हेलमेट and I felt my smile widen. “Jake,” I कहा all innocently. “Can I drive it?” I looked up at him towering over me. He nodded and I got on the bike excitedly and started it. I put my हेलमेट on and I could see everyone staring at me and I honestly didn’t give a crap. Jacob got on the back and put his hand, on चोटी, शीर्ष of mine, on the clutch. And then we were off, racing down the street. I took the roads to La Push and I pulled up at Jake’s red house. Boy, did I प्यार his beat up place!
Billy wasn’t घर so it was just us two. I then remembered that night at my house. I fell back onto Jake’s सोफ़ा, सोफे and turned the TV on flipping through the channels. Jake began cooking some dinner. “Billy’s away for the weekend. He and Sue went on a weekend fishing trip. You’re और than welcome to stay the night.” He almost whispered the last sentence. I sat up at looked at him. “Charlie won’t agree, I know.” He went back to cooking.
I was still looking at him. “Well, I do have an idea, but you’d have to do it.” He raised an eyebrow looking back at me. “Later, just call him, off my phone, and tell him I fell asleep and offer to let me stay the night, that आप don’t mind at all. If then he refuses to let me stay then oh well, just ‘wake me up’ and I’ll go घर to Charlie.” Jake agreed with the idea. I had pat the सोफ़ा, सोफे and motioned for him to come sit with me. Jake turned off the खाना and sat beside me. I put my legs on his lap and stretched out on the सोफ़ा, सोफे turning my attention to the TV show. Jacob started rubbing my legs and it tickled. He didn’t seem to care that every once in a while I gave him a little kick telling him to knock it off.
I didn’t want to lie down anymore so I sat up and leaned my head on his shoulder. I let out a little sigh. Why do I want Jake to just किस me already? Ever since we almost kissed he hasn’t gotten that close to my face. I sighed again. I might have to do this one on my own. I think he was scared of what I would have thought that night.
I climbed on Jake’s lap and smiled. ‘Gotta play this cool,’ I thought. “You’re very warm and comfy. You’re like a big teddy bear.” I said.
He laughed. “No, Bells, I’m like a big wolf. Art.” He then made me laugh and I smiled as I petted his head.
“Oh, what a good boy आप are. Yes आप are.” I joked around. He smiled sheepishly. My eyes locked on his lips and I looked away hoping he didn’t notice. I looked back at him and looked into his brown eyes. ‘This is my chance. Now या never.’ I thought to myself. I leaned towards his face slowly and closed my eyes. I felt my lips touch his. Jake pressed his lips back against mine. I felt a slight smile working on the corner of my lips and I pulled back starting to blush.
“Sorry,” I whispered looking down at my hands.
Jake lifted my chin up with his fingers and looked into my eyes. “Don’t be,” He कहा before locking his lips on mine again. Our lips moved in together, slowly. He cupped my face in his hands and I put my arms around his neck. I had to break out of the किस to breathe, but I wanted to किस him even more. What was with him that, at this moment, makes him irresistible.
I put my head on Jake’s shoulder and he smiled. We sat like that for an hour, neither of us wanted to move. My stomach interrupted us with its demand for food. And Jake’s stomach, soon after mine, growled as well. He picked me up off of his lap and put me on the सोफ़ा, सोफे as he went to the रसोई, रसोईघर to heat our रात का खाना back up.
We both sat at the तालिका, टेबल and ate our dinner. I couldn’t stop smiling. This, probably, was the happiest I’ve been since he left. Jake couldn’t keep his eyes off of me. This had made me blush deep red. “It’s getting late now, Jake. Give Charlie a call.” I got up putting both our empty plates in the sink.
“Sure, sure. I’ll give him a call. Just go ahead and go in my room and steal yourself a कमीज, शर्ट to sleep in.” Jacob instructed. I listened and tossed him my cell phone and skipped into his room. I went through his drawers and all he had were his huge shirts. I took off my sweat pants because I had shorts on underneath and then took my कमीज, शर्ट off- taking my bra off as well and slipped on one of his extra-large shirts on. My goodness was it huge! It fell all the way to my knees.
I walked and stood in the doorway to the living room taking my hair out of its tight bun, letting it breathe. Jake was just getting off the phone with Charlie.
