16Chapter Two:
JPOV
It had been three years since I first made friends with Bella Swan. When Quil and Embry's had come the next day, they had immediately like her and we played all day with each other and the next and the next and the next. We didn't go to the same school so I only got to see her during the school year when she came over with her father. Hers and my father were great friends so I was lucky he brought Bella over when he came over to watch the game.
She was still shy and timid around strangers but around me, Quil, and Embry, she blossomed into a enthusiastic, hyper little girl.
Everyday I was falling more and more for Bella. It didn't help that she acted like she liked me too. She blushed a lot around me but never around Quil and Embry. They were jealous because she was the only female friend any of us had and she liked ME best. Heck, I was proud of it too.
At age 8, any girl who even acts like she likes you, soon becomes the most important thing to you. You want to do anything for her. I would do anything for her to like me back and by anything I meant anything. I'd jump off a building for her. I'd fly like a bird for her.
She explained the situation with her mom and dad to me and she nearly cried. But I did what my mom always did to me when I cried, I held her close and rubbed her back. She seemed to appreciate what I did and I realized that I loved to hold her.
Being in love sucked. It was official. I was in love and it sucked. I'd known Bella for four years and I was in love. I'd do anything for her. Only my mom had figured it out I think. She told me that if I didn't want people to find out, I shouldn't have such a lovesick look on my face every time I see her.
I couldn't help it. It was the middle of the school year and while Bella went to school in Forks, even though she lived in La Push, I went to the La Push school and I hated every minute of it. I wanted to go to Bella's school where I could be her best friend everyday instead of every weekend maybe.
I was jealous of all the people who got to spend every single day with the best person in the world. I was jealous of this Mike who she talked about saying he was her best school friend. At least she said best SCHOOL friend. I was still her best friend.
Quil and Embry teased me about being best friends with a girl. They were in the phase where girls had cooties. I didn't care. If I got cooties, then that'd be another thing Bella and I had in common.
She was my sunshine, my air. I needed her. I'd never take another girl instead of her, never choose another before her. I told her that I wished we could spend more time together and she agreed.
That made my heart sing and my soul dance. God I loved her. I missed her. I couldn't wait for summer.
Summer came with clear skies and warm weather. Perfect for the beach. I invited Quil, Embry, and of course Bella. As soon as I saw her, I ran up and and hugged her. When I did, she stiffened but hugged me back and I counted it as a win
That was one of the best days of my life. Making sand castles with Bella, Quil and Embry running around and splashing us. While it made me a little angry, it was still funny. Afterward, we had a barbecue at the beach with my family, Bella's family, and Quil and Embry.
The food was great and being around Bella was great. I wondered where Bella's mom would be right now wherever she was. If she'd stayed, I might have liked her. Maybe. I'd never met her so I didn't know. Bella liked her but she liked being with her dad better so that's why she wasn't in Arizona right now.
I was thankful for her dad. Without him, I'd never had met Bella. So when I saw him, I ran up to him and gave him a giant hug. Charlie wasn't a touchy feely kind of man, but he ruffled my hair and laughed.
Playing with Bella all day as well as my best friends.
Best. Day. Ever.