The Unknown Secret
*Next Morning*
I don't know what woke me up, but I happily stayed in Embry's arms. He had his face in my loose hair while I had my head laid on his shoulder. Embry was still wearing his clothes from last night except now his shirt was unbuttoned. His hair was a mess too.
Embry's air conditioner was on high so I wouldn't burn up in the middle of the night. I was very warm though even with my clothes off (Not all of them. Just my sweater and the skirt).
I glanced down at my ring and grinned. It really was beautiful, but I did wonder how much it was for him to buy it.
"Embry, it's time to get up," I whispered into his ear. He grumbled something and rolled over so I lay on top of him.
"What time is it?" Embry groaned, rubbing his eyes. I looked over at his clock.
"Nine. Anyway, I was wondering how much my ring cost?" I said, sitting up so I was straddling his waist.
"Do you remember the day we meet at the store? Well, I've been saving money since that day," he mumbled groggily. I gasped and smacked my hands on his stomach, which made a popping sound.
"You're one confident man! You knew that we'd end up together!" I yelled and rolled off of him. Embry laughed and sat up and followed me into the bathroom to get Mr. Macho. Mr. M was spread out on his doggie bed, snoozing away. I petted him until he woke up. I picked him up and went back into the bedroom.
We sat around in bed all morning, talking about our wedding. Mr. M played on our legs or hid under the sheets from Embry.
"Should we call your mother?" I asked, leaning against him as the puppy wrestled with the covers happily.
"I don't know. Would she like that?" he said, wrapping an arm around my shoulders. I gave an exasperated sigh.
"Of course she'd want to know!" I exclaimed and reached over to grab the phone. I dialed Embry's mom's number.
"Hello?" his mother answered.
"Ms. Call, hey, it's Lila. Guess what? Embry and I are getting married!" I said. I heard her gasp then shrieked with excitement.
"Oh my goodness! Married, my little boy, just wait until I call the relatives!" she exclaimed and gushed a bunch of nonsense about marriage. We weren't on the phone for long; she said she had to make some phone calls. I hung up and smiled over at Embry.
"I'll call your brothers for you. Why don't you get dressed?" Embry suggested. His eyes traveled down my body once more before taking the phone from me and heading into the kitchen. I sighed happily and gathered up my clothes.
*Embry's Pov*
I dialed Lucas' cell phone number as soon as I was out of earshot. I didn't want her to hear the conversation that was to come.
"What is it, Embry?" Lucas snapped as a greeting for me. I sighed. It seemed Lila's brothers still didn't care for me.
"Well, I did it finally," I stated, glancing around to make sure I wasn't heard. "I'll be your brother-in-law in a few months". I heard him sigh sadly and yelled at Lars to let him know.
Months ago, when I had first told Lucas that I was going to propose, the two brothers had let me know they were going to be sending a wedding planner for us. We've kept I touch over the months.
"Lars wants to speak with you," Lucas stated then handed the phone off to his older brother.
"Embry, hello, I'm guessing you're well," Lars said in a choked voice. I had a feeling he was crying on the other end.
"Yeah. So, what's the plan now?" I replied, getting out a skillet and the eggs and bacon.
"I'll be sending the wedding planner down there in two days time. Don't worry, I'll be paying for everything," he sniffed and tried to clear his throat.
"Are you sure? I could chip in," I exclaimed, cracking a few eggs.
"No way. My little sister is getting the best that she can get. Even if the groom is not," Lars snapped icily. I winced.
"Fine, if you go bankrupt, it's not my fault," I stated, flipping the eggs over.
"Alright, listen up and pay close attention. I'm going to give the address to the place where you'll be getting your tux and Lila's dresses," then Lars rattled off the place in Seattle where we'd have to go in one week.
"Um, don't we get to pick?" I asked, putting our food on plates and set them on the table.
He grunted. "No, like I said, she gets the best and that means you have to be dressed in your best," Lars said.
"Okay, we'll see you in a week. Got to go," and I hung up just as Lila came into the kitchen with wet hair.
"I decided to take a shower and I took one of your t-shirts," she said, playing with the hem of one of my old high school shirts. I grinned and hugged her. She smelled wonderful, like ABC gum. My mouth watered.
"Aw, and you made me breakfast. How sweet," Lila exclaimed and plopped down to eat. "What did my brothers say?" she asked.
"Lars is bringing a wedding planner down for us in two days and he gave me the address where we're getting our wedding clothes," I answered, shoveling food into my mouth.
She sighed. "He always goes overboard. I bet he's had everything waiting for me," she stated. I just smiled and helped her finish her breakfast.
"When do you have to go back to work?" she asked, swatting my hand away when I tried to take her bacon.
"Three days," I mumbled. Mr. Macho trotted in and started begging for food. I felt about the same way. Lila didn't let us get any of her food.
*Two days later, Lila's Pov*
The wedding planner was supposed to come by at noon so I was trying to get the house clean and fix lunch at the same time. Mr. M was tied up out in the backyard, having a ball in the snow.
The kitchen was hell. It was completely a mess and the heat had me sweating like a woman never should.
Embry was at work, he said he'd be here by the time the planner arrived. I kept peeking out the window, looking for both of them. No sign of either of them.
I pushed my hair out of my eyes and chopped the veggies before they went into the cooker. My blood, sweat, and tears were going into this meal and those two had better like it!
It was soon after the veggies were chopped that I heard a car pull up. I washed my hands and hurried to the front door to greet whom every came to the door.
I was totally surprised at who was standing there, smiling happily at me. It was my ex-boyfriend, Brant, from college. He still looked the same from when I last saw him.
His spiky hair was bleached so light it was white. Brant was dressed in dress pants and a light green shirt that matched his eyes. It seemed like he had gotten his ear pierced though.
"Lila baby! How are you?" Brant exclaimed, coming up the stair to me and giving me a big hug. I pulled back awkwardly.
"What are you doing here? I thought you were starting a business in Seattle," I said, completely confused. He grinned and patted my head as if I was a small child.
"Silly Lil', of course I did. Who do you think is your wedding planner?" he laughed and walked past me into my house. I followed him in a daze, not even noticing the smoke coming from the kitchen.
"Is something burning?" Brant asked, turning back to look at me. I gasped and ran to the kitchen. After we put the small flames out, I let Brant eat what had survived.
"So, where's the soon to be hubbie?" he asked, glancing around. It took me a moment to figure out who he was talking about.
"Embry is at work. He should be here by now though," I answered, glancing out the window again. I let Mr. M inside after drying him off. Brant seemed to adore my dog. I sat on the couch and watched him spoil my dog.
I was in a grumpy mood when Embry finally came a hour later than when he said he would.
"Sorry. Jacob made us stay late to work on something," Embry exclaimed when he seen me with a glare on my face. I sighed and pecked his cheek before leading him into the living room to meet Brant.
Brant was sitting in the floor with papers and files spread out around him. He smiled when Embry entered.
"Finally, we can begin! Sit and we can take a look at wedding invitations," he exclaimed and whipped a file out for us.
*Embry's Pov*
I tried to pay attention to Lila and Brant, but my eyes kept going to the windows. The real reason Jake kept us so late is because Alice called, letting us know a vampire was running around near here.
"Just like college, right?" I heard Brant say, grabbing my attention slightly.
"College?" I mumbled, glancing between the windows and Brant. He smiled and rolled up his sleeves.
"Yep. Lila and I went together. We really didn't know each other until our last year. How long did we date? Five months?" he said.
A shiver went up my back. This guy had touched my woman. I looked at him with new eyes now. He had a style of his own and I guess he was good looking. Lila wiggled beside me and cleared her throat. How awkward this must be for her.
"But that was the crazy college years. Now it's all about work and bills," Brant sighed, leaning back on his hands. I couldn't help, but feel paranoid now. I didn't even bother with looking out the window because all my focus was on Brant's movements.
*Lila's Pov, Later*
I was stretched out on the couch, listening to Embry cook in the kitchen. He had seemed a little up tight after spending the afternoon with Brant.
I was only up tight about getting ready for the wedding. It seemed like there was so much to get ready in such little time. And we didn't even know when we were getting married!
"Here," Embry said and sat my plate on my stomach. I let it sit there to cool off.
"Do you think Lars planned it?" he asked, glancing over at me from the armchair.
"Plan what?" I stated, sitting up so I could eat. Embry just gave me a blank stare.
"That he hired your ex-boyfriend to plan our wedding," Embry answered, glancing out the window for a second.
"I don't know. Besides, I'm marrying you so no worries, babe," I replied and flicked on the TV, hoping he would drop it. He made a whining noise in the back of his throat and didn't touch his food for a long time. I was finished by the time he picked up his fork again.
"Are you pouting because I didn't agree with you?" I teased, rubbing Mr. M's tummy. Embry shrugged and stuffed food into his mouth moodily.
After I took our dirty dishes into the kitchen, I claimed a seat in his lap. Embry leaned his head against my shoulder as if he got tired all of a sudden.
"Are you okay?" I whispered, afraid to talk too loud incase he was still upset. Embry mumbled something into my shoulder and squeezed me gently around the waist. We sat quietly for almost an hour until I noticed his breathing had turned to snores.
"Embry? Embry? Wake up, you're hurting my shoulder a little," I exclaimed, wiggling in his lap uncomfortably. He grunted suddenly and his eyes snapped open. Embry almost pushed me to the floor in his hurry to protect his "area". Apparently, I might have hurt him by my moving.
I hopped up and waited for him to recover. He stood up and walked off to the kitchen for a moment.
I felt bad. A girl is to never hurt a man like that unless he hurt you first, but poor Embry was just innocently sleeping.
"Lila, I think I should go before you damage something important," Embry called to me. I blushed. After a goodbye kiss, Embry went home while I stayed in the living room to play with my puppy.
*Embry's Pov*
I ditched my car at the auto shop and ran into the forest to see what was going on with the vampires.
Everyone in Jacob's pack was out running around already. Quil and Seth were the only ones to greet me. I listened to Jake talk to Carlisle and Edward as I jogged. They didn't seem to know anything new yet so I zoned them out and thought about the wedding.
"Do I get to be your best man?" Quil asked. He was a few miles south of me at the moment, but was closing fast.
"I don't care. You and Jake can have a death match to see who gets to be the best man," I replied. Leah snorted, but didn't comment.
That seemed to get Jake's attention. "I have to fight to get the right?" he asked, ignoring Carlisle and Edward now. Quil and Jacob bickered about who was going to be standing next to me in the wedding.
Tingles went up my back when I thought of having to see Brant again tomorrow. Made me want to vomit.
"Ah, little jealous, Embry?" Leah teased. I ignored her, but she knew she was right.
"Woah! Vampire stink heading towards Olympia!" Seth warned. Jake hurried and split us into groups. We set off after the vampire.
Author's Note: I know it's been a few days and I'm sorry. I had to visit family this weekend and such. Review and let me know what you think!