Hey guys! I'm so happy you love the story. I, personally, have a thing for Embry, and since he doesn't get much attention, I thought he'd deserve. Don't worry, Paul will get his dues too…

Meeting all those gigantic boys gave me neck pains. I was sitting on the back of the truck watching them all dive while rubbing my names, and muttering all their names to myself, trying to remember them all. I wasn't so good with names and I was determined to not forget them. Then behind me I heard a light chuckle. Almost falling off of the tail gate, I turned around to see a half naked Embry. Oh. My. Goodness. How delicious. "Are you laughing at me?" I asked him as I tried to bite back a smile.

"More or less," he replied with a smirk as he walked over and sat next to me. His skin gave off this amazing heat that made me wonder if he was running a fever.

"And why would you do such a thing?" I asked, elbowing him playfully.

"Simple. It amused me to hear you saying everyone's name over and over again like it was the end of the world if you didn't remember them all… That's all." He grinned down at me and I gulped.

"Oh. Well, it just that everyone's been so nice and I didn't want to seem rude by forgetting their names." I blushed as he started laughing at me again.

"Ari, do you really think any of them would be offended if you forgot their names?" he asked me, incredulous. I nodded, biting my lip. He sighed and took face in his hands forcing me to look him in the eye. My cheeks grew warm under his touch. "They'd understand you silly little girl! You just moved here! Not one of them would be offended, except maybe Paul. But Paul is offended by everything." I giggled at that. Then he continued, "Anyways, you're one of our group now. You'll pick up names quick enough. Until then, call them by features. It's what I do when I can't think of someone's name…"

"I could do that…" I say carefully, and then I turned and grinned at him, "Thanks!" I could have sworn I saw him blush as he muttered a thanks and looked away. Suddenly he turned back to me, expression full of excitement.

"Hey. You haven't jumped yet!"

"And I'm not gonna!"

"Yes you are!"

"Uh. NO!"

"Come on! I'll jump right after you so there's no chance of drowning! Please?"

"But I'll get all wet and I don't have anything to change in to!" Ha. He couldn't get by that one.

"I'll take you home and you can get a bathing suit!" Dammit.

"No! I don't want to. It's scary." I looked down as I spoke. Heights and I didn't exactly get along without safety harnesses. "It's just not happening, Embry!" He tried, he really did, but no one can out pout me. Eventually he sighed in defeat.

"Will you at least come watch me dive?" That one I could do, so I jumped down and grinned at him. He smiled and headed towards the edge. I move so I could see all the way to the bottom. Embry turned to jump, but before he did, he turned and kissed me on the forehead. "For luck," he said with a wink, and suddenly he was spiraling gracefully through the air. I gasped. I could still feel his warm lips against my forehead. Suddenly, Jared was behind me, holding the hand of Kim, his girlfriend.

"He likes you," he stated simply, making me blush.

"Uh, really?" I asked, my head spinning. He nodded and smiled.

"I've never seen him act that way around a girl, and I've known him for years." Kim nodded as Jared talked. Both quit as soon as Embry came around the bend at a graceful lope. I glanced at them before going to meet him at the truck. I leaned against the side of it as he pulled a towel out of the back.

"Are you sure you don't want to jump?" he asked as he dried himself off.

"No thanks. I'll just live vicariously through you, if that's alright," I replied sarcastically, making him laugh. "So, do you always kiss a girl for luck before you jump?" I asked, making him freeze. He turned to look at me.

"No. I don't," he watched my face as he spoke. I took a step closer to him.

"I'm glad to hear that," I said, looking up at him through my lashes. My cheeks flushed as I saw him grin. He pulled me into a hug.

"Well. Do you want to go down to First Beach? They're building a bonfire…" His chest rumbled against my ear as he spoke, making my giggle.

"Sure. Let's go!" I replied with a grin. "Lead the way!" He shook his head at me before taking my much smaller hand in his and started walking slowly so I could keep up. As we walked, he asked me lots of questions. Some of them just weren't normal. 'What's your favorite mythological creature?' wasn't something normal people asked. The answer was werewolves and for some reason he really liked that. By the time we'd gotten down to he beach, I thought there wasn't anything else he could ask. I was wrong. He found more and more to ask as we ate. I think he may have eaten around 30 hot dogs. I ate 2. Then two older men showed up, one in a wheel chair.

"The one in the wheel chair Billy, Jake's dad. The other one is Quil's grandfather, Quil" Embry whispered in my ear, his warm breath sending chills down my spine. Everyone grew quiet as Billy started to speak. He told the stories of their ancestors. I listened, enraptured by the stories. I felt Embry watching me for most of the time, and every time I would look at him, I'd blush. But it was still fun. After the story telling was over, a bag of marshmallows appeared.

"Wow. People here really eat healthy, don't they?" I muttered. On my other side was Paul, and he must have thought that was funny, because he burst out laughing. I guess I must have fallen asleep, because I short time afterword, I found myself being gently placed on my bed by Embry. "What?" I mumbled.

"You're home. You fell asleep," he whispered, "Your mom was asleep on the couch, so I thought I'd just go ahead and put you in your bed."

"Thanks."

"Goodnight Ari." I woke half way up then, I grabbed his hand as he turned, and I tried to pull him down. "What?" he asked, looking confused.

"I'm cold. You're warm. Please don't go yet," I said, too tired to think of anything else to say. He smiled and slid into the bed next to me. I snuggled into his side and fell back asleep to the sound of his heartbeat.