Chapter 4

An Uninvited Guest

Over the next few weeks I spent practically all my time with Seth. It was so weird how we needed to be around each other all of the time. I just wished there was some way to get Will to stop texting me. I still wouldn't tell Seth I didn't want him to think I still had feelings for Will. I wasn't even sure if I did or not.

July was passing quickly and soon it was the 17th. But I didn't want to tell anyone or make a big deal about turning sixteen. But I didn't get my wish.

When I woke up on the morning of my birthday I saw Seth standing in the doorway with a tray of food. "Oh, Seth," I said sitting up as he set the tray on my legs. There was a huge pancake drizzled with syrup with strawberries and a few pieces of bacon. And there was a glass of apple juice and a warm buttery bagel.

"Happy Birthday," he said as he kissed my forehead.

"How did you know?" I asked staring at him suspiciously.

"Charlie, he wanted to make sure we celebrated your birthday."

I sighed. "Is something wrong?" he asked as he sat down next to me.

"No, I just don't want everyone to go to so much trouble," I said softly.

"Don't worry only Alice will go overboard."

I giggled and Seth waited while I got dressed. And then he took me to Port Angeles and showed me everything. The dress shops where he bought me a few outfits. And the bookstore where he bought me ten books. Then he took me to lunch and then around six he took me back to Charlie's to get changed for a birthday party at the Cullens' house. I chose a deep purplish blue dress that Seth had bought me. It made my eyes turn grayish blue.

As soon as we got there Alice was steam rolling. There were candles and flowers and everything you could imagine at a party. Carlisle and Esme gave me two tickets to Rome and a hotel room for two weeks. It meant that Seth could come with me! I guessed Edward had told them that I really wanted to go to Italy.

Then Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper, and Edward all chipped in for an amazing dark blue Mustang and an appointment at the local DMV the following week. Then Bella gave me a necklace with a Latin inscription. She said it said 'Home is Where the Heart is.' And when she said it she had a weird look on her face like she was trying to tell me a solution to a problem.

Then I opened Seth's which had a silver bracelet with an inscription that read 'Always'. I smiled and was about to hug Seth when the doorbell rang I figured it was Charlie and I let Alice go and get it. I hugged Seth but when I turned around, still smiling, there was Will standing next to Alice.

His face was in absolute shock that even touched his dark blue eyes. His sandy blond hair was still spiky and short. Uh oh!

"Will, what are you doing here?" I asked I could here the shock in my voice.

"I came to surprise you for your birthday but I can see I'm intruding, so bye," he answered as he turned around and walked back out the door.

"Will wait," I called as I followed him outside forgetting about everyone else who was still in there including Seth.

"How did you know where I was?" I asked as I closed the door.

"Your uncle told me when I said I was a friend of yours," he said as he went down the steps.

"Why did you come?" I asked after I caught up to him.

"I had hoped you would give me another chance," he said turning around with a furious expression on his face.

I groaned, "How many times do I have to tell you I'm done with you?"

"I don't believe you. I've known you for years and you're just too afraid to admit that you still love me," he nearly screamed at me.

"You don't know me as well as you think."

"Does he know you? That guy you were with. Do you love him?"

"Seth? I-I don't know. And it doesn't matter. It's none of your business."

"Like hell it is. I haven't even drunk since you left me."

"How do I know you won't start again?"

He grabbed my shoulders and kissed me so hard I was almost sure he was trying to hurt me. I pushed him away and I heard a growl behind me. I turned and there was Seth rushing towards me. He stepped in front of me. I could see anger on his face for the first time; and he was shaking like he was about to phase.

"Seth don't," I said then I turned to Will. "You should go."

"Fine," Will said as he turned around and got in his pale white truck and drove off.

After he was gone I turned to face Seth's anger. But his face wasn't angry anymore it was a little hurt. "You saw?" I asked already knowing the answer otherwise he wouldn't have come out right after Will had kissed me.

"Yeah, I saw him yell at you and then kiss you and," he broke off his face going angry again. "I shouldn't have reacted like that I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I'm sorry I didn't tell you about him; it's okay if you hate me," I said as I walked back to the porch and sat down on the steps I could feel tears filling in my eyes.

Seth turned around and walked up to me and sat down next to me. "I don't hate you I just wish you had told me about him," he said quietly watching my face.

"I started dating Will around the beginning of freshman year then a few months before the end of my sophomore year Will started drinking and smoking and partying. I got tired of it and I broke up with him. And I didn't hear from him until a couple weeks ago he texted me asking me to forgive him. But I told him no but I suspected he was drunk so I didn't answer all the other messages he left. And then he showed up here and ruined everything. I'm really sorry I didn't tell you but I didn't want you to think I still had feelings for him," I explained.

"Do you?" Seth asked I could tell by his face that he did think I still have feelings for Will.

I took a deep breath I was sure then, "No."

He smiled a little and kissed me. "I'm glad and I want us to just forget about this."

I nodded and we went back to the party. Then we came back to Charlie's where, after I got past Charlie, Seth met me in my room like every night. "Hey Seth, you know Will's going to be in San Francisco," I said after a few minutes in his arms.

"Yeah, but there isn't anything I can do about it, is there?" he said.

I smiled a little and kissed him. "Do you remember when I was talking to Will and he asked if I loved you and I said I didn't know?"

"Yeah?"

"I lied; I-I do love you."

He smiled widely and kissed me enthusiastically. "I love you too," he said against my lips. I smiled and fell asleep in his arms.