My foot was shaking as we drove home to Emily`s house after school. I sent a text to my mom that I wouldn`t be home for dinner and that I would be fine.
"Stop shaking, you`ll be alright" Embry reassured me.
"Easy for you to say, you know them already" I said as we stepped out of the car.
"Hi Embry" most of the guys were running out of the house meeting us. They were all half naked in shorts.
"Hi guys, this is Kaley" Embry said to the others. "Your future wife you mean?" one of them teased and I blushed. Embry ignored them.
"Kaley, this is Jared, Paul, Quill, Seth, Collin, Brady, Jogia and Sauk" Embry introduced them.
"Wow, I`m going to take some time learning everyone`s name" I said, I wasn`t usually good with learning names, especially when there were many names to learn.
"Let`s go inside and meet the others" Embry said and led us inside.
"Don`t stare at Emily, Sam don`t like it" the one called Quill whispered in my ear and it made me confused.
"Hello, you must be Kaley, I`m Emily" One of the women said smiling, she seemed nice. Now I knew what Quill meant by not staring, I looked over to see the others as well
"Yes, that is Sam, Leah, Kim, Nessie but her real name is Renesmee, that is Rachel and that is Jacob" Embry said introducing the last that remained inside the house.
"Hi everyone" I said and made an awkward wave in the air.
"We`re having Spaghetti Bolognese for dinner, I hope you like that" Emily said and returned back to the stove.
"The food is amazing, it`s the best Spaghetti Bolognese I`ve ever tasted" I told Emily as we ate and she smiled.
"Thank you, it`s my grandmothers recipe"
We spent the entire evening talking and having fun.
"Oh, I should go home, it`s getting late and we have school tomorrow" I said to them and Embry agreed to drive me back home.
"It was nice to meet you, the evening was fun" I told them and waved before Embry followed me in to his car and we drove home to me.
Embry parked the car and we sat there for a while.
"Kaley? I know we have only know each other's for like a few days and I totally understand if you don`t agree but I was wondering if you would go on a date with me, this Saturday?" He asked awkwardly and hesitant and I couldn`t believe what he just said. Did he really ask me on a date?
"Yes" I said smiling kind of awkwardly back.
"Great, I`ll see you tomorrow at school then?" he asked
"Yeah, bye and try to get some sleep this night Embry" I said before I walked inside the house practically screaming and jumping.
"Good evening cara mia, did you have fun?" my mother asked me with her natural blonde frizzy hair and her brown eyes which I got from her. She kind of looked like River Song from the Doctor Who, a British TV show. My mom often calls me cara mia it means; my beloved.
"Yes and Emily made the best spaghetti I`ve ever tasted, sorry mom" I said and I sat there telling her everything that happened, even everything with Embry while I was eating some of my favorite chicken soup she left for me, before I went to bed.
Friday went by quickly and today it was Saturday. I must have been very excited because I didn`t have any nightmares the last two nights, not even the wolves were howling.
I was throwing everything out of my closet, wondering what I should wear tonight.
"Slow down there, remember you would have to tidy up everything before your date tonight" my mom said by the door.
"Sorry but I can`t find anything to wear tonight, could you help me?" I asked her and she agreed.
"Here take this military green top, this black skirt, black heels and this black leather jacket" she said picking up some clothes from the bed and put it on the bed for me to see the complete outfit.
"And not to forget this beautiful black necklace" she said
"Thank you so much mom, no wonder you`re a fashion designer" I said and hugged her.
"Speaking of fashion designer, I got a job offer in New York, only for a few months to do a photo session and it would be good for my career if I`ll go. I know you`re in school so I decided you were big enough for a seventeen year old to be alone in this house, I will make sure my friend Mike from job checks up with you once a week. No parties aloud, only cozy nights with friends and you could tidy and wash the house every three weeks" she explained and waited for me to reply.
"I guess it`s alright for me, when do you leave?" I asked.
"In a few months, and we will have settled in by then. So don`t worry quite yet" she said and hugged me.
"Thank you cara mia. This means a lot to me" my mom said and left to leave me alone to get ready for my date.
I straightened out my brown hair, and put mascara and eyeliner on and some nude pink lipstick. I looked in the mirror one more time before I went downstairs.
The door bell rang.
"he`s here" my mom said almost as excited as I was.
I opened the door.
"Hi" I said and smiled. He had his hair straight. He had a black shirt and a black blazer with light denim jeans.
"You look beautiful" he said, checking me out.
"Thanks, and you look handsome" I replied and smiled.
"Do I get to see the handsome man?" My mom teased us from behind.
"Yeah sure, mom, this is Embry Call, Embry this is my mom Rebekah McKenna" I introduced them.
"It`s so good to finally meet my daughters date" she shook his hand.
"Now that you`re introduced maybe we should get going" I said and looked at Embry. "Great idea" he said and we left.
We sat down in his car.
"I thought we could go on the beach; take a stroll, talk or whatever" he suggested and tapped the steering wheel.
"that sound great let`s go" I said and we both smiled. I looked out the window nervously, he was probably nervous as I was.
"And then my dad came running in to save the Christmas dinner with his burned cloak, since then I haven`t spoken to my uncle" I laughed at the memory of my father I was telling him about. I missed my dad.
"What about your parents?" I asked after fulfilling him with my family history. We held hands walking down the beach as I was holding my heels in the other hand, it was getting late.
"Well, I never knew my dad, and mom and I just started to speak again. We had our fights but I got her to listen to me eventually. Do you know that she still keeps my old teddy bear?" He explained and I smiled in compassion and understanding.
"Keeping your old teddy bear huh? I would have to see that one someday" I said, laughing
The wind blew our hair and it was twilight in the sky. It was quite warm in the air, the school had just started and we were in the end of August.
"Here" Embry said and handed me a purple flower which I tucked behind my ear.
"You know, purple is my favorite color and black" I said.
"Really? Those are my favorite colors too, but don`t tell the guys that, they will mock me for an eternity if they ever find out" he chuckled.
"Don`t worry the secrets safe with me" I smiled.
We waded in the water and he looked at me and kissed me. I could feel all the butterflies in my stomach, their wings were swift. Embry and I definitely had a special connection. With the heat from his body warming me with his lips, I didn`t even get cold from the water.
He lifted me up in the air, and he carried me too the car so I wouldn`t get sand on my feet as we were walking back to the car.
"Sorry if you wanted to go to a dinner and a movie" He said as we stepped inside the car.
"Are you kidding me? This was the perfect date, I wouldn`t had it any other way" I explained to him as we drove home. I put the heels back on my feet.
"Thank you for tonight" I said and was about to get out of the car when I turned around and gave him a quick peck on his lips, I hurried out of the car, I couldn`t stop smiling as I walked inside my house.
"I guess that`s a good sign that it went well?" my mom asked me, smiling as well.
"It was wonderful, mom. We took a stroll on the beach and we talked, he gave me this beautiful flower and we kissed mom. I could just melt down at the floor, that`s how happy I am" I told her, jumping up and down.
"Someone had a good time I see" my mom laughed with me.
"I`m going to bed" I said as I took an apple and went upstairs. I practically danced while I took off my clothes and put on a shirt and brushed my teeth.