She's off limits, and that's how he likes her best.
She hugs him first.
Not Mr. Alpha-Big-Bad-Wolf. No. Him.
He's startled at first, but by the venomous look that Jake's shooting their way, he assumes he must have really pissed her off this time. So, he plays along. What's so bad about teasing him, really?
"Hey, kid," Embry says, allowing her to break free from his grasp, even if some teenytiny part of him didn't want to.
She flushes as red as a poison apple, which is surely what Jake's going to try and shove down his throat, if he touches his girl one more time. Embry likes his chances. She looks up at him with wide, brown eyes. "Sorry, I, um..."
"Had a fight with Jake?" He suggests, eyebrows raised.
"N-no," he looks at her skeptically, she smiles a sort of sad smile, "Is it that obvious?"
His lips twitch upwards, "Completely. What'd he do?"
A grimace appears on her lovely face, and he can't help but notice how out of place it looks, he wants it go away. Nessie avoids his gaze for a moment, and an awkward silence ensues Hesitantly, she raises her hand,
And, OhGod OhGod OhGod, he thinks, I'm gonna get bitch slapped by a half-vampire. A seven year old half-vampire.
But when her hand rests softly on his cheek, he doesn't have time to react, as a scene unfolds before him.
Jake gazing at Bella...
... Jake freaking out when Nessie asked him about it...
... Nessie stomping her foot like a total brat, and storming out...
The vision blurs faintly and disappears. Oh, right. He forgot she could do that.
"I accused him of only hanging around me because he has to," she says, softly, her voice barely more than a whisper. "I'm a horrible imprint, aren't I?"
"I think Claire takes the cake for that one," Embry says, aiming for that smile, "She locked Quill in a closet for two hours. All because he beat her at Scrabble," he smirks as Nessie's cheeks twitch, "Which, how he won, is still a mystery to me. The dude sucks at spelling."
A laugh escapes her lips, and he considers it a completed mission.
AN
I kinda sorta love them. You?
