"You've been with Bella again?" Embry asked Jake when we parked the car and stepped outside to see Jake.
"Yeah, it was good to talk to my friend." He seemed a little smug.
"Sure it was." I muttered.
"Why did you say it like that?" Jake stepped to me.
"Jake, don't step to me like that." I warned.
"After that fight with Paul last week? That was nothing." He brushed it off.
"I say it like that because I don't like you thinking you can sweep in and steal her from my brother." I said simply.
"So you're on the blood sucker's side?" He asked.
"Yes. I love my family too much to decide another way."
"How are you even allowed on these lands, bloodsucker."
"Calm down." Embry intervened.
"Marriage." I flashed my ring.
"Oh yeah, how is that working for you two?" He was back to joking Jacob. I looked up at Embry.
"Pretty damn great." He smiled. They started joking and we walked into Emily's house. The pack and some of Emily's family was here.
"Hey! Who let you in?" Paul asked.
"Still salty? It was a week ago, Paul." I laughed. I love the wolfpack because they're all so damn carefree.
"Yeah! I want a rematch!" He teased.
"I beat you once, apparently some people are sore losers." I laughed and sat on the couch next to Jared.
"It was a draw. After you bathed in my blood these losers intervened." He tossed back a beer.
"Hey hand me one, will you?"I asked. It was the Genuine beer, I love those.
"You drink?" He said.
"Yeah. I usually only drink when I'm clubbing."
"Your hair looks darker." Jared noted, he had a beer too.
"Yeah, the blood bath stained it." I stuck my tongue out.
"Not my fault." Paul claimed.
"When is the next time we're going clubbing?" Jared asked.
"We should do it soon." I noted.
"You two are doing it! Extramarital affairs!" Paul said. I crushed my empty can and threw it at him. That's why Embry has trust issues.
"Shut the hell up." Jared said.
"Where are the girls?" I asked.
"They just went to the mall or whatever. If you would've been here ten minutes earlier you could have found them." Paul snarled.
"You're bitter for no good reason." I rolled my eyes.
"Yeah, go get laid." Sam added. I laughed.
"No, stay celibate! That's my sister." Jake obliged.
"I wish I could have as much sex as you two. This dry spell sucks." Paul looked at me and Embry.
"Shut up Paul." Embry said through clenched teeth. I gave him a quizzing look.
"How much does he know?" I asked Embry. I knew he probably revealed too much or else he would not have had such a bad reaction.
"Enough. Relax, it was a small conversation between me, Sam, Jared, and Embry on patrol." Paul tossed me another beer.
"I'm not worried. It honestly doesn't bother me like it bothers him." I shrugged.
"So when you have kids, will it be awkward when they-" I cut him off before he could finish his sentence.
"Shut the fuck up!"I blushed and turned red.
"What? The suspense is killing me." Quil urged him on.
"Say it and I'll bring up the time." Embry started.
"Why are we all so angry? Let's knock back some beers and chill." Jacob laughed.
"I agree with him." I laughed.
"So when is this rematch gonna happen?" Paul asked. I looked at Embry who was sitting across the room at the dining table. Him, Jacob, Quil, and Sam were playing a card game. Paul was laying on the opposite couch and Jared sat on the same couch from me on the opposite end. I was requesting Embry's approval. He raised his eyebrow as if he were unsure what I was asking, so I rested my feet on Jared and he nodded and I relaxed.
"Stop eyefucking each other." Paul threw a magazine at my face.
"How many times have you been punched in the nose?" I asked.
"Seven." He said.
"You're going to have eight if you keep bitching." I glared.
"Ooh, kitty has claws."
"Yup, but your nose should have told you that."
"I'm a warrior earning my survival stripes."
"Keep it up and you'll be feeding off of painkillers throughout the night."
"Ooh kill em." He said. Out of nowhere Jared started massaging my calves and I started to hum. We were waiting for the game to start so it was pretty chill right now.
The atmosphere completely changed when Emily came through during half time with her niece. She had to go to the store to get more food to accommodate these beasts and when she returned with Claire, Quil could not stop staring.
"Quil, did you hear what I just said?" Sam asked. Quil was too busy gazing at Emily's niece. The look looked familiar and I recognized it as a look of imprinting. Quil imprinted on a two year old. We all came to the same conclusion at the same time.
"A word." Emily seemed a little bothered. He reluctantly followed her into the hallway.
"That's our cue to go everyone." Embry looped his arm through mine.
"Just when shit was getting interesting." Paul crushed his beer clan. We cleaned up and headed out the door.
"This is going to be awkward on patrol later." Embry sighed.
"Oh shit, I forgot." Jacob said.
"Aww, poor babies." I rolled my eyes, "Imagine our house. I have to deal with vamp drama and wolf drama. And you don't here me complaining. My hair is just going to start turning gray.." I groaned.
"No, not with that fresh dye job." Embry pulled a ringlet. We all laughed, except for the females.
"Dye job? What happened?" Kim asked.
"I'll explain later." Jared pacified her.
"I'll tell you later." Paul pacified Rachel. I rolled my eyes, he'll no doubt stretch the truth.
