Walking around the tiny appartment you called home, you checked to make sure all the doors were secure, the windows locked - the usual betime routine. You'd been laying on the couch for the past god knows how many hours, watching mindless t.v. When the nightly infomercials came on, you had found yourself almost passed out in the living room and decided it was time for bed.

You were tired of waiting, and just tired in general. It had been a long, but productive day. You'd risen early in the morning and prepared yourself for a long day of work, which was followed by your daily visit to Emily's house. Then, you'd travelled to babysit Clare for a couple of hours, exhausted after playing 'princess dress up' and 'tea party' for the hundreth time. You'd stopped at the corner store and picked up some essentals, then headed home to prepare dinner - a dinner that you, of course, ate alone. You then proceeded to make yourself comfortable in front of the television set, where you stayed for hours on end, waiting.

Around 9:30ish, your cell phone started blaring your favorite ring tone - the one that only went off when he called. He being your long time boyfriend, Embry Call. After he'd imprinted on you, the two of you were insepreable. Hence, moving in together to the small flat that you were currently huddled up in. Upon answering the phone, you couldn't help the large smile that planted itself on your face.

" Hello?"

" Hey, babe."

The response made you melt. You felt your heart instantly swell upon hearing his voice, your smile growing wider. That was until you realized - the only time he called was to let you know he would be late, or he wasn't coming home that night. Your smile quickly vanished.

" So, I'm gonna be a little late tonight."

Nodding slowly, you replied, " Oh. Okay. I figured, things have been pretty hectic lately."

Hearing the sadness slowly creep into your voice, he quickly jumped on his chance to right his wrong. " But don't worry! I'll be back before you know it, and I promise I'll make it up to you. So smile."

Smiling, sadly, you told him you would do your best.

" I love you."

" I love you too, babe." With that, the line was disconnected and you were left sitting on the couch watching t.v once again..

Figuring that he was true to his words of "I'll be back before you know it", you'd decided to stick it out and wait for him to come home. Usually when he said that, he was only an hour or two late, meaning that within the next three hours he would be walking through the front door. This thought kept you light, and allowed all worries to exit your mind.

Although, he was later than you'd anticipated. You convinced yourself that he just lost track of time - ended up at Emily's and was probably re-capping the night with the tribe, or making plans for their next course of action. After checking everything and making sure all was well in your shared appartment, you made your way to the bedroom. You put on your p.j's and crawled into the right side of the queen sized bed.

You reached up the turned off the bedside light. Laying on your side, you emptied your mind of all thoughts, preparing for sleep that you desperatly need. You couldn't help to small feeling in the pit of your stomach that something was wrong - but you settled yourself with the thought that if something were up, he would have called and informed you.

Cuddling further beneath the sheets, you took one final look at the clock before you fell asleep - 3:47 AM. You quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Usually, he would have just wolfed it home, running as fast as he could. He already felt horrible about being late - but his reasoning was much worse. He hated himself. He wanted to jump off a cliff, or fall asleep and never wake up. But, if he did that he knew he'd lose (F/n). He knew he would lose (f/n) anyways, after she found out, so it wouldn't really matter.

While still at Emily's, he decided to step outside and get some air. It was a peaceful night, warm with a cool breeze. It was silent. No one on the rez was still awake, minus the people inhabiting Emily's house.

" You're still here?"

Turning quickly, he saw Leah walk out of the house and take a seat next to him on the front porch.

" Yeah, what do you want?"

It came out harsher than he expected, but he didn't care. It was Leah, after all.

Smirking and shaking her head, Lean turned to look at him. " Oh, Embry. You always sound so cold, but I know different."

He turned to stare at her, a look of confusion on his face. Leah's continued smirking at him, and before he knew it, there was a pair of warm lips crashing onto his. At first, Embry was shocked. His immediate reaction was to throw her off him, and he would have succeded - if Leah wasn't a wolf as well, and had just as much strength as he did. With no other choice, and hormones taking over, Embry kissed her back. They continued their make-out session until an alarm on Embry's phone went off. He pulled away quickly, a mix of guilt and anger on his face. He spared her once last angry glare before looking at his phone. It was a reminder, telling him to hurry his ass home. Looking at the time, he realized just how late he was - 3:30AM.

Without another word, he took off towards the forest. His running came to a halt when he was sure he was far enough away. He walked at a lesuirely pace, his mind racing. What the hell was Leah thinking? Why did she do that? But the biggest, and most important question plauging his mind was, why did he like it?

Shaking his head violently, he tried to clear those thoughts. He had to compose himself to face (y/n). She would be able to tell by the look on his face that something was up, and he couldn't deal with that right now.

With amazing stealth, Embry unlocked the door to the appartment and made his way inside. He saw all the lights were off, and figured (y/n) fallen asleep. He didn't blame her, it was really late - and he'd kept her waiting. Another wave of guilt overcame him, making him begin to shake. The anger that came with the guilt was almost to much to handle. He wanted to rip Leah's throat out, he wanted her to pay for doing this to him. A low growl ripped from his throat. He had to control himself before the burst in the middle of the appartment.

Embry raced to the bedroom, just as silent as he always was. He looked at the bed and saw (y/n) curled up on her side of the bed, her breathing peaceful and even. That was all it took for his temper to even right out again. Instantly, it was like the world was perfect and everything was right in his world again. He wouldn't think about anything else tonight, he'd deal with it tomorrow.

Stripping his clothes, he made his was to the bed. Gently, he crawled in next to (y/n) and wrapped his arm around her, snuggling into her back. He inhaled deeply, taking in her scent. He felt his heartbeat steady as he closed his eyes and sleep overtook him.

Feeling the immense heat hit your body, your eyes fluttered open. You turned your head, ever so slightly, and saw Embry laying next to you. A small smile crept upton your face as you turned and closed your eyes again.

" I love you, (f/n)."

It was barely a whisper, but you heard it. There was a kiss placed on top of your head, as you felt him settle down to sleep. Your heart swelled, and you struggled to keep your breathing steady - he would notice if your heart began hammering in you chest.

You snuggled closer to him, completely at peace. A smile still on your face, you replied with the tiniest, " I love you, too."