Not Your Rebound Wolf Girl (Jacob Black)

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I like most seventeen year-olds after a long hard day at school have a schedule. That schedule includes a snack and locking myself in my room till I'm called for dinner, like the antisocial little shit that I am. However imagine my surprise when I entered what I thought was an empty house to find Charlie Swan in my kitchen. 

I will repeat my house is empty, it's just Charlie and by the looks of it, a depressed Charlie. He's just staring blankly into his coffee mug, with huge frown lines and he's sniffling every two seconds. I fucking hate snifflers, like how hard is it to pick up a goddamn tissue?!?

I don't know this man. He used to be friends with my dad, 'fishing buddies' or whatever. But legit I have never held an actual conversation with him. I just nod at him whenever I see him because like what else can I say? It's not like I can just say 'Hey Charles, thanks for dating my mum a couple of weeks after my dad died, you two must've been close, of course you totally miss my old man'. No. Plus I think he's super shady. I mean have you seen this guys moustache? dude looks like he's about to hit the disco or is a secret sex offender. Literally no in between, I just hope it's secret disco dancer. 

But I feel like it'd be awkward to just nod at him while he's having a secret little meltdown at my house . I mean even I'm not that insensitive, but I feel like I don't know him well enough for him to cry to. Talk about awkward situations.

"You just gonna stare at me all day kid?" Fuck. Now it's awkward.

"Heyyy Charlie, hows it going?". Seriously brain? Obviously it's not going good.

He let out a grunt, followed by a sniffle. "Could be better".

"Clearly". 

He rose his eyebrows at me, indicating that yes I did say that out loud. Fuck, fuck, fuck. Backtrack, now would be a great time to backtrack...or to just say fucking anything!

"Uhh sooo...um did you want some company? Or perhaps a tissue?". Please say tissue. 

He sniffled, and stood up. "Company would be nice, you want a coffee or tea?".  Followed by yet another sniffle.

Shit I didn't think he'd take me up on it. I actually thought I'd give my mum a ring and ask why the fuck she left her man toy to wonder about the house alone. She should be doing this bullshit. I'm not the caring type, obviously. 

"I'll uh , coffee I guess". I saw him nod absent mindlessly while collecting a mug from the cupboard. Ew that's Leah's mug. Okay it's fine, no it's not! it's fucking weird. I feel like I'm a guest in my own house.In order to comfort him shouldn't I be making beverages?. I can't even tell if it's him creating the awkwardness or if it's me? Perhaps it's both?

He put what looked like burnt slime in a mug in front of me. Gee if I knew I could survive drinking It I would but...I don't like my chances. Instead I chose to just give him my best fake smile.

"Thanks, did you want anything?".

He just grunted a no, sniffled, and sat down across from me with one of the most depressed sighs I've ever heard. 

"Sooo what's got you down Charlie?". I need Seth right about now, he and Charlie are actually friends.

"It's Bella." 

And just like that I'm suddenly interested. What has Jacobs ex but technically was never actually his girlfriend so not his ex, been up too?

I gave him my best sympathetic smile and reached out and patted his hand. All the while managing not to cringe at his constant sniffles.

I tsked "I'm so sorry to hear that, Bella, Jacob and I were so close growing up. Why don't you tell me about it?".

Okay so maybe that was a complete and utter lie. From memory in the summers she did visit, I would just teased Quil like I always did as a child, still do. Bella however played withJacob, Rach and Becca. But I doubt Charlie's aware of that.