Edward and Bella (An Unexpected Outcome)

Chapter 24

Jacob

As I watched Kahlan take in the what she just saw I looked now at her to that she had  a blinked look on her face as if she couldn't believe what she was seeing and was completely silent and to be onist she was started to scare me after she still hadn't said anything after five minutes. I could feel my heart sink in chest as I realised that this must be here answer. The only time she has ever been this quiet before is when she is upset or angry at someone and they receive the silent treatment until she is willing to forgive you for what ever it is you have done to either upset or hurt her.

I knew her answer had to be a NO and I could feel the tears that wanted to escape, but I was holding them back. I would not let her see me cry. I would wait till after I had dropped her off at home. A few more minutes had passed and still nothing. I slowly made my way over to one of the logs that was on the beach and sat down.

Kahlan

I don't know how long I had been standing there lost in my thoughts and completely speechless at what I had just seen in front of me before I for before I noticed that Jake was no long by my side. I looked around franticly trying to find him when I noticed that he had gone to sit down on a log that was on the beach and he was looking down at the ground with a sad expression on his face and could see that he was fighting to keep back the tears that were wanting to come.

It was then that I realised that I hadn't answered him and I see by the look on his face that he my answer was no. I shook my head at the thought. How could be possible think that when he knows how much I love him. I slowly made my way over to Jake whilst he kept looking down at the ground never once looking in my direction. I bent down in front of him and slowly brought my lips to his and kissed him softly. He slowly looked up to me with a confused look on his face and asked me what I was doing and not to toy with his emotions and then looked away. I wouldn't believe what I had just heard.

Jacob

Why  was she toying with my emotions didn't she realise just how much loved her, that I would do anything for her and her she giving me the silent treatment one minute and kissing me the next I couldn't take it any and told her to stop toying with my emotions and looked away from her too hurt to even look at her her. I mean this wasn't her.  She was kind, gently and always went out of her way to try and make people happy. I just didn't understand why she would do this.

After a few minutes of an uncomfortable silence finally looked back at her to find that she had her back to me with her head and was crying. I slowly got up from the log and made my way round her so that I was now in front of her. I knelled down in front of her and lift her chin up with two fingers so that she was looking at me and I could see her tear stained face it broke my heart, but I still couldn't understand why she was crying. She was the one that said no... well not exactly, but her silence was enough of a give away that, that was her answer.

She turned her face away from me and started to cry even harder and all I could do was watch. After a few minutes she still hadn't stopped so I picked her up in my arms and carried her over to the log and sat back down. As I did this she buried her face to that I couldn't see her cry. She never did like anyone seeing her cry. I had finally had enough after another ten minutes and turned her around in my lap so she was facing me and lifted her face up so I could look her in beautify brown eyes and ask her what is wrong. She once again turned face away from me, but this time I turned it back and cupped her face with both of my hands.

She finally looked at me and her ayes were red and puffy from crying and she gave a small sad smile before answering my question.

Kahlan

I opened my mouth to talk to Jake, but then closed it again. How was I supposed to tell him that I was his words that stabbed me in the chest and shattered my heart as she actually thought that I was capable of doing that so someone. Did he not know that that is something I would never do to anyone especially towards him. I loved him too much to hurt him. I looked back down towards his chest before taking a big breath before looking back up to him and said because of you and in a soft quiet voice which broke at the end as more tears started to stream down my face. He quiet for a few minutes before he finally spoke and asked why?

Jacob

I wouldn't believe what I just heard I was the reason she was upset, but why? It wasn't till she started to cry again I realised that I had said why out loud. She just gave another confused look and hid her face in my chest again. I started to go over everything that we had done and said to each other tonight and I couldn't think of anything. I mean tonight was great I so happy we were both laughing and having fun... well until I took her here and showed her the candles and then she never spoke for nearly twenty minutes and she kissed me and I said... wait was that why she was crying, because I told her to stop playing with my a emotions, but why would that make her cry.

I brought out of my thoughts once again by her soft lips on mine, but this time there was more force to it was if she was pleading with me. After a seconds I couldn't ignore it any more and kissed her back with more passion than I had ever before. I soon broke the kiss and she wined in protest and tried to brink her lips back to mine. She sighed and finally said don't you understand that I would never toy with your emotions I love too much to hurt you in any way. I would never intellectually hurt you. I'm sorry I really am sor.. I cut her off by crashing my lips to hers.

This time it was her turn to pull away form me and said sorry for spacing out and not speaking to you. I was caught of guard why what I seen and was left speechless. It wasn't until I gathered all my thoughts and turned to answer you that I realised that you had disappeared and then I found you sitting here trying to hold back tears. I came over to answer your question and when I did you accused me of toying with your emotions and then hid her face in my chest yet again. As she said this I couldn't help but feel guilty.

I smiled and brought her face back up to mine so that I was looking in eyes and apologised for over reacting and thinking the worst. She smiled back at me and wrapped her arms around my neck and whispered in my ear yes I will marry you. I could believe it she said yes. The smile that  was on my face grow bigger and I brought my lips back to hers with so much passion and she kissed me back and pulled her self closer to me if that was at all possible and I put my hands on her back and slowly making my way down to her hips when she stopped me and said not tonight. I smiled into the kiss and couldn't believe that she was mine.