Casey and Embry

Chapter 4:

Casey's POV:

Mum was away on a work conference which meant that it was just me and my step- dad John.

I was inside getting dinner ready, but he was home early. His car door slammed shut which meant he was angry and that wasn't a good thing if mum wasn't home. I was trying to finish dinner as fast as possible when he came storming through the front door slamming it behind him.

"Hey Dad," I said trying to lighten the mood.

"Casey, don't you dear call me dad, that's what you call me when your mothers around, you know I'm not you father and I never will or want to be a father to a little cow like you."

"Sorry John, dinners almost ready," I say with an apologetic voice.

"That's not good enough! Why isn't dinner already ready? It should be ready as soon as I get home, you know that Casey!" He said approaching me. I put the knife down on the beach and apologized.

"I'm so sorry. It's just that you're home early,"

"That's not good enough." No he was almost charging at me with the broom. He hit me once, twice over the head and then into the stomach and other places where no one would notice the bruises.

The broom snapped and so did his temper he went around the kitchen searching for something else to attack with he pulled out the rolling pin and before I Knew it he jabbed me in the stomach and on the head. The pain was agony, like nothing I had ever felt before, it was far worse than anything I could have imagined.

That was when I woke up in a sweat. Frantically trying to tell myself that that was the past and I'm living the present. I quickly got up and went to check in the mirror for any signs of bruises or cuts. It was just a dream because the pain felt so real.

There we obviously no fresh bruises but just yellowing week old bruises left on my skin.

I hopped into the shower to refresh myself. I stripped down and let the warm water take over me.

Once I was out of the shower I got changed into some fresh clothes and applied a little make-up since it made me feel so much better.

I sat on the couch at the window and just looked at the forest to the side of my house. A fresh place, a fresh start was what I was running through my head trying to get the pain and memories the night mare brought back.

After a while my stomach rumbled, I chuckled to myself and figured that it was 8: 45 and that I would need some food soon. I ran down stairs and had the last of the cereal that was in the box. "Will have to pop down to the shops to get some food," I muttered to myself.

I grabbed my wallet that had the cash that Dad had left for me and began to walk down to the local dairy.

I walked down the drive way and down the main road and to the dairy were I grabbed a basket and filled it with the essentials. I walked up to the counter were a smiley lady was.

"Hello, are you new around here?" She asked.

"Yea, I moved her a few days ago to live with my Dad,"

"O, you must be Henry's Daughter; nice to meet you love,"

"Thanks," I said as I walked out the shop and down the road. How did she know I was Henry's daughter?

I was walking down the main road, the person inside rolled down the window; it was Emily.

"Hey Casey, you can't possibly be carrying all that all the way home," She said, "Hop in dear,"

"Hey Emily, are you sure?"

"Yea yea," I hopped and we began to head towards my place.

"Thanks,"

"Its fine, by the way you can come over to our place whenever you want, the guys, Kim and Claire are usually there, it's no hassle at all,"

"Thanks,"

"Its fine, I heard your dad had gone out of town for a couple of days,"

"Yea,"

"Come over for Lunch then,"

"Ok, what time?"

"Any time at all, we can drop your groceries andI can take you back with me if you want,"

"Sure," I said as we pulled up into my drive way and I ran inside with my groceries and went back to meet Emily in her car.

"That didn't take you long," Emily said as I hopped back in the car.

"Good, I tried to not keep you waiting." Emily just giggled at what I had said as we drove to her place.

We pulled up in the drive way and I helped her take in the groceries that she must have gone out of town because she had more food then at that store alone! She had enough to feed an army! I helped her put the groceries away and all the boys from the bon fire the other night came into the house and helped as well.

"Hey Casey, Emily," They all said as they came into the house.

"Hey," I said.

"Hey guys foods on the table," Emily said as she put another batch of muffins on the table. Wow! She really cooked a lot of food. "Kim is on her way and she's picking Claire up on the way," As she said this I noticed Jared and Quil lifted their heads.

We were all sitting around the table digging into the lunch that Emily had made for us. There was Colin, Brady, Paul, Rachel, Jacob, Quil, Claire, Emily, Sam, Jared, Kim, Seth, Embry and me the only person that I thought was missing was Leah.

After lunch we all went out own ways; Kim went with Jared, Paul with Rachel, Sam went back to work, Colin and Brady disappeared they said they were going to work, Quil was playing with Claire in one of the other rooms and Emily was in the kitchen cooking some more food so it was just Embry and I left in the living room.

"I had better head home," I said breaking the awkward silence.

"You can stay as long as you want Casey, Emily won't mind," Embry said.

"I couldn't invade,"

"Don't worry there is always someone here," Embry said.

"You're welcome to stay for as long as you want Casey," Emily says from the kitchen. All that is running through my head now is I can stay as long as I won't, Embry's here, I can stay here until Embry leaves!!! That's exactly what I want! But I don't won't to push my limits. I do want to be able to come back. They are the most loving people I have ever met.

"Thanks Emily," I yell back to her.

"Casey, do you want to go for a walk?" Embry asks, of course I do, I want to yell at him but decide to play it cool,

"Yea sure,"

"Cool, well lets go then," We walked out the door and toward the beach. I was loving every moment of it. We were on the border of the forest and heading towards first beach when my phone vibrated. I pulled it out check the message and it said: Hey Casey, sorry getting really caught up in work, I could be away for the rest of the week, there is some money under the mattress of my bed if you need it. See you soon. Lots of love Dad xox.

"Who was that?" Embry asked.

"My Dad, he's going to be away for a lot longer then he planned, possibly the rest of the week"

"O, I will have to ask my mum if you can come to our place for dinner sometime then," YES!!! One hundred time yes! I thought in my head.

"That would be nice, Thanks," I said as we reached the beach.

We sat down on damp sand leaning on the damp log. I was taking in the moment looking out to the sea. Out of the corner of my eye I could see Embry looking at me, which was when I felt a blush creep to my face.

"So how you liking it here at La Push?" Embry asked breaking the silence. I looked over to him, steering into his loving eyes they were deep, endless, enough to make me want to steer forever.

"Great, to tell you the truth, I'm loving it," Embry had a look of relief on his face, I wonder what that was about?

"We'll that's just dandy," I giggled at the word dandy, who says dandy anymore? "What's so funny?"

"Who says dandy?" I said saying dandy with a poor impression of his voice,

"I do," Those words made me feel like I was in heaven, one day we were both going to day that at our wedding,

"Really?"

"No not really, in fact it just slipped," I smiled because for once in my life I was on Heaven on earth. I was 100% in love with Seth he just didn't know it yet, and one day he was going to find out!

"Casey," Embry said in a serious but loving tone, "I have to tell you something, ask you something,"

"Go for it," I said as he started acting all nervous,

"Well, um.... I-"

A/N: ha-ha!!! I 'stopped; I thought that that was an appropriate place to stop!!! I love all of those people who have R&R'!!! ILYA!!!

Sorry for not updating in so long 3 words, school and renovation. Our house is being renervated and the internet was cut off for over a week.

I need one huge favour from you guys!!! I'm currently in the middle of a SOS / SOX project about the iPod and I need to know if you have an iPod what type and generation!!! (if you don't know what generation it doesn't matter!)

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