Any Dream Will Do
The commotion in Jacob's living room is endless. A pack meeting was called, but not by one of the wolves. This meeting was called by Jacob's father. The pack quiets down as Billy clears his throat. "Embry," he says, looking at me. "I called this meeting because I think it's time you found who your father was. Me. 18 years ago, I went to visit the Makah (A/n: I wasn't sure if that was right. I don't have a copy of Eclipse to check. If that's wrong, let me know!) Reservation and I met your mother. She showed me where she lived and…" Billy coughs. "Anyways, I didn't see her again until she moved here." I roll my eyes. Billy obviously edited for my sake more than anyone else's. "When I found out she was pregnant, I asked her not to tell the child who his father was," Billy continues. "I didn't want anyone to know. I'm not sure if this is a surprise or not, you and Jacob look so much alike. It's something in your eyes…So that's your story," Billy ends.
"Jacob…is my half brother?" I ask. As I look towards Jacob, he turns away from my gaze. Is he ashamed to have me as a half brother? I expect Leah to say something, a comment like a dagger, but when I look around, I don't see Leah anywhere. As everyone begins to leave the house, I walk down to First Beach. Leah is sitting on a large rock, watching the waves. As I get closer, I think I see something on her face. A tear?
"So," I say, sitting down next to her. "Jacob is my half brother."
"I know," Leah says. "Seth told me."
"Don't you want to make some kind of comment to make me feel bad?" I ask. "Why weren't you at the meeting?"
Leah glares at me. "I wasn't going to make a mean comment. And I wasn't at the meeting because I was afraid."
"Afraid?"
"Yeah, afraid. Afraid that it would all spill out about…" Leah stops short.
"About?" I prompt.
"About how I really felt about you. That I only brought up your father because it was the only way I could think about you without giving me away."
"Leah…why didn't you tell me?"
"Because I didn't want to admit it. I knew if I loved again, I would just get hurt."
"But Leah, are you telling me you haven't seen it yet, in my thoughts?"
"Seen what?"
"That I…imprinted on you. And I think you have, too. You just don't want to admit it to yourself. Remember when Sam sent Jared, and a few other wolves to get you to come back from Jacob's pack?" Leah nods. "Jacob wondered why I wasn't allowed to come. It was because Sam knew that if I saw you, I would automatically join Jacob's pack also."
Leah makes a face. "You think you imprinted on me?" she asks.
"I know I imprinted on you. It's the same way S…I mean, Jared feels about Kim, or Paul feels about Rachel."
Leah closes her eyes. "And you think I imprinted on you?" I nod slowly. "Well, what took you so long?" Leah asks. "I realized months ago. I was waiting for you to figure it out."
"You mean, we could have had more time together instead of pretending to hate each other?" I ask.
"Love is a funny thing, isn't it?" Leah says.
I reach over and take her hand. "The weirdest thing ever," I agree.