Last Girl

Chapter 6

"Let's go exploring" he says
We explore the massive house and discover a movie theater, bowling alley, and a huge trampoline, and a grand total of 35 bedrooms.
We finally come to the beautiful kitchen.
"I'm hungry" I whine, exhausted from the exploring. I'm still wearing the red dress, and it's quite uncomfortable to wear for lots of walking.
"Let's see what they've got"
He scours through the cabinets and produces a can of green beans, a jar of peanut butter, and 2 cans of soup.
He also finds 2 spoons.
"Yum" I say sarcastically, but of course I eat the cold soup and green beans.
Jacob is silent for some time.
He seems lost in thought
I wonder what's going on in his head, as I put the leftovers of peanut butter in a dusty bowl for Titan.
He licks his lips and gobbles up the treat.
Jacob finally speaks.
"I can't figure you out."
"What do you mean?" I ask, surprised by his comment.
"Well, you obviously are gorgeous, and you seem very nice. But I know almost nothing about you, and you seem withdrawn, like somethings holding you back."
I am shocked. Nothing's holding me back. What the hell?
Wait... He said I'm gorgeous?
"Uhh" I stutter.
"Nothing's holding me back... I just met you. I like you a lot. "
Jacob's eyes have an unreadable expression.
"I have a question." I say.
"Shoot"
"Are you only dating me because I'm the last person? Because I know that you're way out of my-"
Jacobs cut me off.
"Gracie... You are beautiful and if I had know you before everything went to hell I still would have dated you. I really like you. And I know I've only know you for about 3 days but I think I might love you. "
What. The. Hell.
I don't even know what to say.
Do I say I love you back? Would that be a lie? Do I even know what love is?
Do I love Jacob?

I think I love Jacob.

Oops.

"Uuuhhhh... I think I love you too."
"YES!" Jacob says, pumping his fist in the air. "I hoped you'd say that"
He stands up from the mahogany table and grabs my hand.
Electricity courses through my vein at the simple touch.
"Do you want to go to the trampoline room?" he says, his face lighting up like a child.
"Duh!" I say.
He drags me after him excitedly.
He's a lot stronger than I expected, and I stumble as he pulls me.
I try to grab onto a counter, but my hand misses and I grab onto a vase.
It falls in slow motion, and shatters into about the thousand pieces.
Jacob turns at the sound.
"Oops." he says, sheepishly "that was probably expensive"
I laugh "it most certainly was"
I grab another nearby vase and throw it carelessly to the ground.
"That was totally an accident" I say as it shatters
Jacob picks up a dusty lamp and throws it against a wall.
"Whoopsies" he says sarcastically.
We laugh again. I grab a knife from the kitchen and shred it down the couch, sending feathers flying.
Jacob is running his hand across the mantle, sending picture after picture crashing to the ground.
I pick up another nearby lamp and smack it into the glass coffee table.
Curtains?
Shredded.
Lamps?
Shattered.
Glass?
Broken.
Jacob and I have destroyed a living room, and I liked it.
Jacob finds a baseball bat and is about to smash the grand piano, but I stop him.
"Let's not destroy the piano. It's too beautiful, and I used to play."
Jacob immediately stops, and uses the baseball to destroy the nearby picture instead. "Sorry babe. I didn't know"
We sit down on the destroyed couch, exhausted.
"That was fun."
"I never thought destroying things would be so fun."
The living room was slowly sinking into darkness. We better go.
"Should we come back tomorrow? That trampoline room is calling to me"
"Definitely" I say. I love trampolines.
I grab the keys to the car and call out to Titan.
"Titan, we're going! Come on baby!"
Titan walks out of the living room, a chewed up pillow in his mouth. White feathers coat his fur.
"I see you had fun destroying things as well" I say.
He seems to nod in agreement.
We all get into the car.
"Today was so fun" Jacob says.
"It was your awesome idea" I say.
He leans over and kisses me.
My heart is beating so fast I'm sure that he can hear it.
He wraps his hands around me, pulling me close. My hands are in his hair. He gently bites my bottom lip.
I moan softly in response.
"You're so sexy" He whispers huskily into my mouth.
He tastes like peanut butter. Kind of a weird thing, but I'm not judging.

I pull away from the kiss, panting.
I fix my hair and shirt.
"Let's get home first" I say.
"Darn" Jacob says.
We drive back in a pleasant silence.
Jacob drives with one hand on the steering well, the other holding my hand.
We finally get back to my house.
something is wrong.
The lights are on, and the large metal door is ajar.

Someone else is alive, and they are in my house.