DANI

I don't know how long I stood there after Jeremy left; my mind was still reeling from his reaction. I honestly had no fucking clue what the hell he was talking about.

What the hell did he mean by saying 'I was the one you chose to love'? Was somebody forcing me to love them? Not that I was aware of.

It sucked to know that I was causing Jeremy pain, but he hurt me first. I wasn't even in New York for a month when I got the call from Addison telling me that he was dating Margie, and now he wants me back, what a douche!

Yet, I still harbored feelings for him but they just weren't strong enough to vacate my mind from straying not too innocent thoughts of Alex.

Shit, I almost forget, I was supposed to meet him.

I looked at my watch and realized I had five minutes before three. I ran as fast as I could towards his house, I wasn't even looking where I was going, which is probably why I didn't notice the gorgeous man I bumped into.

I fell to the ground with a thump, my butt landing on the solid ground.

"Oh shit, Dani are you okay?" Alex asked worriedly as he offered me his hand.

I hid my blushing face with my hair, why is that I always have to make a fool of myself in front of him?

I cleared my throat and tried my best to act normal, I grabbed his hand and smiled at him "I am fine"

He grinned at me and before I knew it I was being engulfed in his arms, I wasn't a hugger, but being in Alex's arms was always the best fucking feeling in the world. I sighed happily and rested my head on his chest.

"How was your time with Jeremy?" he asked me as he gently stroked my hair.

"I don't want to talk about it, he was talking nonsense" I murmured.

Alex rested his chin on my head "What was he saying?"

"Something about not forgetting that I chose to love him first" Alex tensed up "Not that it matters, I really had no clue what the hell he was talking about"

Alex pulled away and cupped my chin "Did he say anything else?" he asked anxiously.

"No, he didn't. Why do you know what he was talking about?"

Alex looked away from my eyes and stared at the forest "Yeah, I do. But I can't tell you about it yet, okay? But I will when I am sure that you are ready"

I really wanted to know now, but Alex knew me better than anyone else on this planet and if he felt that I wasn't ready than I would give him the benefit of the doubt at least for now.

"You promise, Alex?"

He placed a kiss on forehead "I promise"

"Okay, so what do you have planned for today?"

Alex placed his arms around my shoulders and started walking towards the beach "Well how about we go and watch the sunset?"

"But, it only three"

"I know but that gives us plenty of time to catch up" he stated matter of factly.

"Alex, I spoke to you every day, there isn't really anything that I didn't tell you"

"You never talked to me about any boys" I internally laughed at the way he said boys as if just the thought of me talking to other guys clearly repulsed him, I can't lie and say that it wasn't a boost to my ego.

"Well that's because there weren't any boys" I told him.

He looked at me skeptically "Dani, a girl as beautiful as you is bound to get attention from the opposite sex"

I blushed and looked at the sand; did he honestly just call me beautiful? Yes, yes he did! But that really doesn't mean anything he always told you were beautiful.

"Yeah, well no one really caught my attention. I had someone else in my mind" I admitted.

Alex stopped in front of me; his gaze was intense as he asked me "Really? And care to tell me who is the looking guy?"

You, it's you Alex! "Uh, it's kind of a secret"

He smiled at me, I swear I almost fucking melted right there, his smile was stunning; I was sucker for his dimples!

"I don't recall their ever being secrets between us"

"Yeah well this is something I want to keep to myself for now, but when I do actually find the courage to talk about it, I promise you will be the first to know"

He grabbed my hand and started walking towards a lonely driftwood "I am going to hold you on that"

"Of course you are you always remind me of promises I make, even if I don't recall ever making them"

He chuckled and pulled me down so that I was sitting next to him "You know I really missed you Dani, it wasn't the same being here without you"

"Alex …"

"Dani, I know you want to leave again, and I don't want to stop you from following your dreams. I just honestly can't imagine being away from you again"

Oh god if he only knew how much the thought of leaving him was killing me too, but life in La Push was not meant for me, I wanted bigger and better things. I loved my home but I couldn't see a future here.

"I am not leaving tomorrow, so let's just enjoy the time we have together and then when the time comes we will figure something out, remember you promised"

"Yeah I did, and I plan on keeping it"

The sun was scorching which was a rarity in La Push, "Alex let's get in the water. " I told him as I stood up and stripped off my clothes leaving me in my new white bikini.

I noticed that it suddenly got very quiet "Alex?" I turned around to find a jaw dropped Alex; I blushed as I watched his eyes travel up and down my body.

I was self consciously asking myself if I looked bad, there were other girls at the beach that I was more than sure looked way better in a bikini than I did.

Alex finally came back to earth and cleared his throat, he turned around and took off his tank, revealing those perfect sculpted abs.

"So, uh you want to get in?" he asked without looking at me.

"Yeah, come on let's go" I grabbed his hand and ran towards the water.

The water was surprisingly warm and I marveled at the feel of it against my skin, I started floating and just enjoying the serenity of the waves slowly crashing against my body.

My eyes wandered towards Alex, he was watching me with a small smile on his lips, I straightened up and walked towards him "Alex, are you okay? You don't seem like yourself"

He shook his head "I just can't believe how much you've grown."

I playfully hit his arm "I am not a little girl anymore, Alex. I really wish you could start seeing me as a woman now" I whispered as I took slow steps towards him.

His eyes were on mine with such intensity that I could practically feel my heart trying to pound itself out of my chest.

When I was finally in front of him, I placed my hand on his chest, my eyes never leaving his. My hand traveled to his heart where I unwillingly smiled at the sensation of his rapid beating heart, maybe I wasn't delusional, and maybe some part of him wanted me too.

I moved closer to him, so that our bodies were only inches apart, I stood on my toes so that my face was closer to his, "Dani …" Alex whispered.

I closed my eyes and continued reaching up, hoping to all the heavens that he wouldn't reject me, that he would want me back. I just wanted and needed to feel connected to him.

I could feel his breath on my face, the heat radiating from his lips just inches away …

"Alex!"

My eyes popped open at the unknown voice; there standing on the beach was a beautiful woman. Her skin was fair and she had golden blonde hair and stunning green eyes.

Alex didn't look at me as he turned around and walked towards the unknown female. My heart sunk and tears of rejection were threatening to escape my eyes. I held them back; I was not going to not let myself seem weak in public.

I took a deep breath and walked towards the shore where Alex and the girl were animatedly talking.

"Dani, come here I want to meet you someone" Alex called causally as if nothing had ever happened.

I walked up quietly and nearly gasped in internal pain, the girl was even more gorgeous in person, her eyes were green with a twinge of yellow I had not noticed, and she was lean and curvy with legs that could go on for miles.

She had light freckles on her face; that made her look like a cute girl next door. Of course Alex would be interested in her; he would have to be blind to not notice such beauty.

"Dani, this is Mary. Mary this is Dani"

"Oh, Dani it is so nice to finally meet you, the boys are always talking about you"

"Excuse me?"

"Dani, Mary is the receptionist at the garage"

Oh, she worked at the garage with all the boys; she got to spend time with Alex on a daily basis. I could feel the jealousy creeping up my body, she was nice and beautiful. How could he not fall for her?

My mind wandered as Alex and Mary started talking about work among other things, I stood there my heart breaking more and more each second as I watched him smile at her, or laugh at her jokes, or when she would casually touch his arm and he would grin at her. I don't know how long I stood there before I knew that I was only a matter of seconds before I broke down right then and there.

"Uh, Alex I am going to go" I finally said.

Alex looked at me worriedly before nodding "I'll see you tomorrow Mary"

"Okay, I can't wait" she winked at him "It was nice meeting you, Dani"

I nodded and walked towards the driftwood, I put on my clothes quietly trying my hardest to ignore the pain searing through my chest.

Alex and I didn't talk on the way back to my house. He would occasionally open his mouth to say something but would close it as if he was at a loss for words.

My house couldn't come to view quicker; once I saw it I bid a rapid farewell to Alex and ran inside.

I ignored the worried calls from my family member as I ran upstairs to my bedroom, I shut the door closed and slid down. I hugged my knees to my chest and let the tears finally fall.

How could I have been so stupid! Why did I believe that I was worth something to him? To believe he could ever want me? I was absolutely nothing special, just an ordinary girl he had watched over as a favor to her mother.

I could hear my parent's anxious voices downstairs; I held back my sobs and opened my door slightly, I was curious to hear what they were talking about.

"Alex, what the hell happened?" my dad asked angrily.

"We were at the beach and well Mary showed up"

"Fuck, Alex I told you!" my mom shouted.

"Lee, children in the room" Jake hollered probably protecting his precious Lily.

"Jake, take Tyler and Lily outside then!" she retorted.

He must have obliged because I heard the back door slide closed.

"I told you to tell her, she deserves to know!"

"Fuck, Lee I can't! She isn't ready!"

"Yes, she is! She needs to know about the imprint!"

"What is an imprint?" Dylan asked curiously.

Dad answered "An imprint is like finding your soul mate, son. When you imprint that person becomes your everything. Your life no longer matter all that matters is keeping your imprint safe and happy no matter what"

"So, Alex imprinted?" he asked.

"Yes." Alex said if my heart could break more it did at that second when I heard that word escape his lips.

"Okay, on whom?"

I closed the door before I heard his reply; my heart couldn't take any more pain.

I climbed into my bed and cried; because I had lost the only man I had ever loved.

This was it, I had lost him, he would never want me, and I was a fool for ever thinking otherwise.

He was hers now, she was his soul mate.

He imprinted on her … Mary.

I hate imprinting!

Don't kill me, it will all work out, but I never said it was going to be easy ;)

Any who, I saw Harry Potter yesterday and it was AWESOME! If you haven't seen it, you should!
Personally I am a bigger Harry Potter fan than Twilight, but I don't have the guts to write a HP fic; and serious hats off to anyone that has written one, lol.

I think the only reason I do write Twilight fics, is because I like the wolf pack and Leah so much.

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