A/N – Chapter title credit goes to The Beatles.

Chapter 4 – Something In The Way She Knows

Embry's POV

I released my Jeep's steering wheel and wiped my hands nervously on my jean shorts. I was sitting outside of Billy Black's home working up the courage to see Rebecca. I was supposed to pick her up and take her to the Cullen house.

Paul and Rachel were originally going to take her, but Rachel was a couple of months pregnant and woke up with cramps, so Paul was taking her to the doctor's instead. Rebecca was going to go with her sister, but Rachel insisted that Rebecca go see Jake's twins.

After all, they were the reason she decided to come home. Jacob thought it was strange considering that she never came home even when Rachel and Paul's son, Devlin, was born. But apparently Rebecca had gotten over her dislike for La Push when she came back for Jake's wedding.

Anxiously, I checked my hair in the mirror, patting it down slightly, before finally opening the car door and stepping outside. A light spring wind brushed gently against me, carrying the scent of woods and ocean with it. I walked towards Billy's house and knocked on the door.

"Embry," Billy said as soon as he opened it. "Come on in."

"Hey Billy, how are you?" I asked as I stepped into the house.

"Good…so you're here to pick up Becks, huh?"

"Yeah," I replied, looking towards the back of the house. I could feel the pull to my imprint leading me in that direction. Taking a deep breath, I picked up her sweet scent of lavender and vanilla.

"You know Embry…" Billy started to say. His tone made me glance down at him warily. "Both girls took their mother's death especially hard. It's been disappointing not getting to see Becks a lot over the years. I love my daughter very much…I'd hate for her to get hurt when she's already suffered so much."

"I'd hate for that to happen too," I responded cautiously.

"Ian is a good man, from what I know of him, and Becks has seemed very happy with him, I…I just don't her to get hurt." Billy repeated.

"I'm not looking to screw up her marriage." Liar. "I just want to be there for her…be whatever she needs me to be."

Billy looked at me for a moment, as though testing my sincerity, before slowly nodding his head.

"I'm sorry this happened to you Embry…you've always been like a part of our family. I hate that you're hurting because of this situation."

"I'll live," I replied. I had so far anyway.

"Becks is out in the backyard with Devlin. She's waiting for you."

"Thanks Billy," I nodded and headed out the back door.

I stopped as I took in the sight before me. Rebecca was chasing Devlin around the backyard. Devlin was running as fast as his little two-year-old legs could carry him. He let out a shriek when Rebecca finally "caught" him. Both started laughing as Rebecca held Devlin's back to her chest and began to twirl him in circles, his little legs flying out. My breath caught in my throat as I watched the merriment on Rebecca's angelic face. She was so beautiful. My heart ached slightly just staring at her.

Rebecca stopped moving and set Devlin on his feet. He instantly turned and held up his arms for her to pick him up again.

"Again Aunt Becca…again," Devlin pleaded.

"No more…your Aunt Becca is getting too old for that." Rebecca replied, bending down to kiss Devlin's soft hair.

I did a quick calculation. I had just turned 24, which meant Rebecca was going to be 28 this year. Hardly a senior citizen. I took a step toward her to reassure her of that fact, when she saw my movement and straightened up. She looked at me and then let out a small sigh…was it of relief or because she was stuck with me as her escort? Rebecca's face broke out into a smile as she walked up to me and gave me a brief hug. My heart leaped in my throat as I felt her breasts press against my chest.

"Hey, long time no see. What's it been, three months?" Rebecca joked.

Four months…twelve days…seven hours…and fifty-six seconds…but who was counting really?

"Something like that," I muttered in response.

Devlin came running over to me, yelling, "Unca Embee."

I leaned down and picked Devlin up, throwing him slightly in the air, before catching him and putting him gently on the ground. He wrapped his little arms around my legs for a brief hug before running over and grabbing Rebecca's hand.

"I still feel bad about going to the party when I don't know how Rachel is doing," Rebecca remarked.

"Paul said he'd call as soon as he had an update. And Rachel said she wanted you to see the twins before they got any bigger." I returned.

It was true too. The twins were only a few months old, but they already looked like they were about six months. Rebecca bit her lip in hesitation. Because I couldn't help myself, I reached out and ran my hand soothingly up and down her arm.

Rebecca closed her eyes momentarily and leaned into the warmth of my hand. Her eyes suddenly snapped open and she took a step back. My hand dropped uselessly to my side.

She smiled briefly in my direction, avoiding my eyes. Rebecca turned her attention back to her nephew.

"Why don't we go inside and get you and grandpa some lunch before Embry and I have to leave."

"S'kay," Devlin replied.

We walked into the house where Billy was watching TV. As soon as he saw Devlin, he hit the remote control and turned the channel from sports to a cartoon. Now that was love for you. I didn't think anything came between Billy and his sports. Rebecca took her and Devlin's coats off and hung them up before heading towards the kitchen. I turned and followed her.

"Can I help?" I asked, watching as she began to pull out cheese and bread as well as a pan.

"Sure," Rebecca responded in surprise. "Can you open a can of tomato soup and pour it into a pan? Pans are under the counter there."

She pointed to where everything was and I began getting the soup ready as Rebecca made grilled cheese sandwiches. We worked in compatible silence, but I was aware of every move…hell, every breath Rebecca took.

Rebecca got Devlin and put him in the extra booster seat Paul and Rachel kept at Billy's house. Billy came into the kitchen and both began to eat their lunches hungrily.

"Is there anything else I can get you, Dad?" Rebecca asked.

"No…you kids get going, Dev and I will be fine." Billy replied, feeding Devlin some soup, before taking a large bite out of his sandwich.

Rebecca nodded and went to grab her jacket and purse. We said goodbye and made our way outside. I opened up my Jeep passenger door for her before walking around the front and getting in the driver's side. I saw Rebecca watching me with a strange expression on her face.

"What?" I said with a nervous laugh.

"It's not exactly warm out…aren't you cold?" Rebecca asked as she eyed my grey t-shirt and jean shorts.

Note to self…Rebecca obviously knows nothing about the pack.

"Nah…I'm toasting warm…feel." I said, holding out my arm. She placed her hand against my skin briefly. The touch of her hand on me made my pulse beat wildly, as though some crazed bongo drummer was beating on my insides frantically.

"Yeah…I noticed earlier when I hugged you that you felt warm, but…you're really hot."

"Thanks," I told her, winking at her. Rebecca rolled her eyes in response.

"Wow." Rebecca shook her head, but I could see the smile playing on her lips. "I meant that your skin is really hot."

"Oh, is that what you meant?" I joked, keeping my eyes on the road as I drove.

"Are you sick?" Rebecca asked. I looked over and saw the concern in her eyes. The bongo player was now doing cartwheels….she cared.

"No, I'm not sick," I responded. "It's just a genetic condition some of the guys on the Rez have. It's nothing to worry about, I promise."

I looked into her eyes briefly and saw her release a breath that she seemed to be holding. She smiled at me and I felt it warm my entire body from head to toe. I turned my attention back to the road.

"By the way…at the party," I explained. "If Alice Cullen said she made any of the food, avoid it. Trust me, your innards will thank you for it later."

"Okay," Rebecca laughed and my heart sang.

"So what do you do in Hawaii?" I asked. As much as a part of me didn't want to remind her of her other life…the life away from me and La Push…I was also obsessively curious to know as much about her as possible.

"My friend and I own an art gallery," Rebecca responded, looking out the passenger window.

"Really?"

"Yeah…mostly photography, but we also feature local artists."

"Does that keep you pretty busy?" I asked and watched Rebecca nod as she looked at me.

"We live in Waikiki on Oahu….we get a lot of tourists come through." Rebecca replied.

"Waikiki…that's southeast of Honolulu, right?" I questioned, trying to picture Rebecca's life in my head as accurately as possible.

"Yeah," Rebecca answered. "When Ian and I first married we lived on the northern part of the island…near Sunset Beach. It has some of the best surfing action in the world, but when Ian decided to open up his surfing school, we moved to Waikiki. The waves there are pretty ideal for tourists who want to learn how to surf."

Since I didn't give a flying fart in space about Ian, I directed the conversation back on Rebecca.

"Do you paint? I don't remember you being big into that when you lived here," I said.

"No…I got into photography shortly after I moved to Hawaii…I found it to be really therapeutic after Mom died. I could just get behind the lens and see a whole new view of the world. It kind of became an escape for me."

I reached over and squeezed Rebecca's hand gently as it laid next to her side. Rebecca looked at me curiously. I smiled back.

"I know Sarah would be very proud of you, Becks," I told her. I could see Rebecca swallow.

"Thank you Embry," she replied in a tone that hinted that she was trying to hold back tears. Shit…I didn't want to make her sad.

"So…what do you think of Jacob…you know, being a father and all?" I asked.

"It's scary…very scary," Rebecca replied and we both started laughing and exchanging stories of Jacob as a kid.

We soon arrived at the Cullen house. I jumped out of the car and hurried to open her door for her. She was already half way out before I could get to her. I shut the Jeep's door and pressed my hand lightly on her back as we headed towards the house.

Alice opened the door and drew Rebecca in for a quick hug before releasing her and guiding us into the living room. All of the Cullens but Carlisle were present along with most of Sam's pack and Jacob's. The only one that was really missing was Leah, who was studying for her finals in college. She currently lived in Seattle with her boyfriend, Dylan. Leah had given up pack life a couple of years ago anyway. Jacob walked over to us and gave his sister a hug, lifting her off her feet.

"C'mon, you gotta see the kids," Jake said excitedly, acting like a child himself. He brought Rebecca over to Ness and Bella who were each holding a twin.

"They're beautiful Jake," Rebecca replied, sitting down on the couch next to Ness who was holding Meena. "Wow…they're really big for their age."

"Genetic condition," Edward spoke up from where he stood next to Bella.

I saw that Rebecca was leaning slightly away from all of the Cullens. Her human instinct subconsciously was telling her that predators were nearby. Edward smiled in my direction as he read my thoughts.

"Genetic condition," Rebecca repeated. "That seems to happen a lot in this area. They must take after their father."

She looked pointedly at Jake then me. I suddenly became fascinated with Gabriel who eyeing his aunt curiously. Jacob looked at me knowingly.

"This condition is from their mother's side," Jake explained. "The kids will grow fast, but that'll slow down eventually…same thing happened to Ness and she came out perfect."

Jake sat down on Ness's other side. He leaned in and kissed the side of his wife's head. Ness turned and beamed at Jake, pressing herself against him. Seth made a gagging noise. Quil went up and hit him on the back of the head.

I moved so that I could stand closer to Rebecca….well, hover was a better description of what I was doing. I didn't like that she was so close to Meena. If Meena bit her, Rebecca would either die or be transformed into a vampire.

"Do you want to hold her?" Ness asked, already placing Meena in Rebecca's arms.

My own arms began to tremble. Jake got up from where he was sitting and came up to me. He put his arm around me, giving me a squeeze in warning.

"Relax," he said in a tone humans wouldn't be able to hear. "We told the kids that their aunt was coming to visit them and no biting was allowed."

I couldn't relax though as Rebecca leaned in close and kissed Meena's forehead. Meena smiled in return, flashing her bright green eyes at her aunt.

"She's so beautiful," Rebecca sighed. "You're going to have to beat the boys off with a stick when she gets older."

"Nope, she's not allowed to date until she's 30," Jake responded immediately.

Rebecca just laughed, "So says the kid who had his first girlfriend when he was ten."

"Oh," Ness replied. "Do tell."

"It was nothing," Jake said, glaring at his sister before saying through clenched teeth, "Nothing, right sis?"

"Her name was Libby Gibson," Rebecca said, ignoring her brother. "She was Jake's first kiss."

"Dude, I didn't know you dated Libby," Quil spoke up. "And you kissed her?"

"Of course not," Jake replied, his ears turning red. He looked at Ness who raised an eyebrow at him. "Okay…I might have kissed her. I was only ten."

Quil snorted, "Yeah, I kissed her too."

"So did I," I laughed.

Emmett snorted, "Aww…Jakeipoo's first kiss was with the class hussy."

People started laughing. Jake's face had now turned completely red.

Ness took pity on her husband and kissed him before saying, "I bet she thought you were the best though."

"I don't know about that," Collin spoke up. "Embry, wasn't she the first girl you slept with?"

It was my turn to be embarrassed. If Collin was standing next to me, I would have cheerfully beaten his face in. I silently cursed the lack of privacy we had while in wolf form. Everyone else started to laugh and began making remarks. I glanced down to see how Rebecca was reacting. She continued to stare at Meena, but her mouth seemed to be a little tight.

"Uncle Embry, you had a sleepover with a girl?" Nate, Sam's son, perked up and asked. All of us were suddenly reminded of the children's presence. Sam had brought both his kids over, though Gracie was currently being distracted by Ryan.

"No," I responded carefully. "We fell asleep watching TV together…that was all Collin meant."

That was technically true too…that had happened once. Nate seemed satisfied with my answer. Emmett made a comment that sounded like "poor Libby" and started to snicker diabolically. I heard Meena let out a slight mew and looked back down at her and Rebecca.

"She's incredible…and heavy," Rebecca murmured. She leaned close to the baby to breathe in Meena's scent. "I love the smell of babies…but…Meena has such a unique scent…I mean I smell baby powder, but…"

We all seemed to freeze as Rebecca continued to analyze Meena's unusual scent.

"She smells like a mix of flowers and something you'd find in the forest…almost like…wildflowers." Rebecca smiled as she nailed the scent.

Nate suddenly came up to Rebecca and peered at Meena.

"She's my favorite," Nate whispered as he waved at Meena. Meena instantly began to squirm in response.

"You don't like Gabriel?" Rebecca asked, as she tried to hold onto Meena who was reaching out for Nate.

"He's all right," Nate responded dismissively. "But Meena's the bestest."

Meena began to cry.

"Go ahead and put her on the floor, she'll be okay," Jake said.

Rebecca did what Jake recommended and put Meena on the floor. The baby began a slow crawl towards Nate who moved to the middle of the floor and sat down. She reached his lap and crawled into it, cooing contentedly.

I turned my attention back to Rebecca who was now holding Gabriel. Gabe was trying his best to win his aunt over by giving her his best toothy smile. She began to murmur little comments to him and he would gurgle in response.

"Oh…I want one," Rebecca finally said. "Maybe Ian and I will have to get working on that when I get home."

The room got uncomfortably quiet for a moment before everyone started talking at once. I felt like I had been hit in the stomach with a fist full of nails. The idea of Rebecca's body swollen with another man's child was enough to make me want to punch a hole through the wall. I walked away quickly and went outside to the backyard, taking a deep calming breath as I felt the moist air on my face. It had begun to rain. I lifted my face up to the sky and let the moisture soak my skin.

"Hey…you okay?" Rebecca asked from behind me.

"Fine," I could barely say. Rebecca came to stand next to me. She was by herself.

"No you're not," Rebecca said, looking up at me. "I know you're not."

"Really…it's nothing," I tried to assure her by plastering a fake smile on my lips.

My body still burned from thoughts of Rebecca and Ian having a baby together. Heat flooded my spine and I desperately wanted to phase, but I resisted, knowing my imprint was too close to me and I could hurt her. As it was, I had to force myself not to reach out and touch the softness of her cheek. Rebecca stared at me for a moment before shaking her head.

"What is it about you?" She said almost to herself.

"What?" I asked, my heart suddenly starting to pound heavily.

"What?" Rebecca responded, confusion in her tone.

"You said, 'what is it about you?'"

"Oh," Rebecca replied, her cheeks developing a faint blush, but she still continued to stare into my eyes. "It's just that…"

"What?" I practically pleaded.

She smiled slightly, finally breaking eye contact to look at the river in the distance.

"You'll think I'm crazy," Rebecca replied, biting her lip nervously.

"Try me."

Rebecca turned back to look at me. "It's like…I don't know…I just…I just know when something's not right with you. Weird?"

"Not weird," I said. I finally gave in and caressed Rebecca's cheek. It felt exactly how I knew it would. Like satin. Rebecca trembled at my touch, but didn't back away or protest. I moved closer to her.

"Hey," Jake's voice suddenly called out. Rebecca took a step back and the moment was ruined. I turned to glare angrily at Jake. He had apology in his eyes mixed with sorrow.

"What is it Jake?" Rebecca asked.

"Paul just called…Rachel lost the baby."

"I need to get to the hospital," Rebecca said instantly.

"I'll take you." I offered.

"No, Jake can take me." Rebecca said. "You're going right?"

"Yeah, but I've got to pick up dad first," Jake replied.

"I'll take you," I repeated.

I felt sick and selfish for my insistence. But Rebecca was hurting because her twin was suffering. I couldn't leave her now if I tried. It would literally kill me to part from her when she was in this much pain.

"Fine," Rebecca finally gave in. "Can we go then?"

I already had my car keys out of my pocket. We both raced through the house and went out the front door with barely a goodbye. I hopped in the Jeep and we headed towards Forks General. Carlisle was at the nurse's station when we arrived. He looked up when he saw us.

"Embry…Rebecca…" Carlisle nodded to us, sympathy on his marble features as he walked towards us. "I wish there was more we could have done."

"How's my sister?" Rebecca asked immediately.

"She's okay…she's sore, but we have her medicated."

"Can I see her?" Rebecca wondered.

"Certainly…this way," Carlisle said and we followed. As soon as we walked into the room, Paul came up to me, his eyes tormented.

"I need to leave for a few minutes," Paul said. I watched as his hands trembled in warning. Paul hadn't phased in years, so it said something for the little control he was holding on to now.

"Okay," I said. Paul nodded and turned back to Rachel who was laying on her side, staring blankly into space.

"I'm so sorry, but I need to leave for a few minutes." Paul said in a tone that begged for forgiveness.

Rachel looked at the state Paul was in and murmured her consent. Paul leaned down and kissed his wife on the lips and then on the forehead before turning and heading towards where I was standing.

"Don't leave her," Paul ordered.

"I won't…take as much time as you need," I replied. I cupped his shoulder in sympathy.

His shaking worsened and Paul quickly left the hospital room. I turned my attention back to Rebecca. She was now standing in front of her twin, her forehead pressed to Rachel's as she ran her hand soothingly threw Rachel's hair.

Rachel began to sob now that Paul wasn't around to see her pain. Rebecca quickly went to the other side of the bed and climbed on it. She pressed herself to Rachel's back and wrapped her arm carefully around Rachel's stomach. Rachel grabbed her twin's arm and moved her arm over Rebecca's, trapping it against her. Their faces were completely identical, both stricken with grief.

Rebecca scooted herself even closer and began whispering in a tone that I wouldn't have been able to hear if I didn't have sonic hearing.

"I love you…I'm here," Rebecca murmured over and over again.

Eventually, Rachel calmed down and began to fall asleep. Jake and Billy soon arrived. I brought a finger up to my lips in warning when I saw them. They carefully entered the room, Billy immediately going over to his daughter's bed.

"Where's Paul?" Jacob asked quietly.

"I think he phased," I whispered lowly.

Jacob's eyes widened momentarily before he said, "I should call Sam and let him know since Paul was in his pack. Maybe he'll be able to help him."

Jake left the room and came back a short time later saying Sam was going to find Paul.

Feeling useless, I offered to get everyone some food but no one wanted anything. I was worried about Rebecca. We didn't have time to eat before we left for the hospital.

"Where's Devlin?" Rebecca asked her father quietly.

"Sue Clearwater is watching him," Billy responded.

Paul and Sam entered the room about an hour after Paul had left. Paul's eyes were noticeably red. He went straight to Rachel and wiped his hand across her tear stained cheek. Jacob got out of the chair he was sitting in and gave it to Paul. Paul sat down and grabbed his wife's hand…the one not holding on to her twin for dear life. He brought her hand to his cheek and pressed it against his skin.

Rachel woke up and caressed Paul's cheek, before sleepily saying hello to her father and brother. Seconds later, she was out again. Everyone stayed for a couple more hours, Sam included in case Paul needed to phase again. But Paul remained in control of himself.

The sky had darkened before anyone made any movements to leave. Paul reassured Sam that he was okay and Sam left, taking Billy with him back to La Push. Jake needed to get back to Ness and the twins so he decided to leave, saying he'd be back the next day.

I remained where I was as Paul sat staring at Rachel for hours and Rebecca dozed lightly on the bed while still holding onto her twin. Finally around 3 am, Rebecca decided it was time to leave. The hospital had brought in a bed for Paul to sleep on since he refused to leave Rachel. Rebecca climbed off the bed and hugged Paul before giving her sister a good night kiss on the cheek…not that Rachel noticed. She was knocked completely out.

We made our way silently to my Jeep. I opened Rebecca's door for her, before getting in the vehicle myself. I started the car and began the drive back to La Push. We didn't say anything during the drive. Once we arrived at Billy's, we sat in silence for a moment. I didn't want to leave her. I knew as soon as I opened the door, we would be parted. Unfortunately for me, Rebecca took the choice right out of my hands.

"Thanks," Rebecca said before opening her car door. I jumped out and met her as she walked towards the house. She looked at me questioningly.

"There are a lot of undesirables lurking in the woods in this area," I told her. "I'd feel better walking you to your door."

She opened her mouth to argue and then closed it again as though too tired to carry on a conversation. As we reached the front door, Rebecca inserted the key and unlocked it. As she pushed it open, I heard a sob escape her mouth. Unable to stop myself, I picked my imprint up and held her against me as I carried her inside. The room was pitch black, but I had no trouble finding the living room couch in the darkness. I sat down with Rebecca on my lap.

She pressed her nose to my neck and sobbed out the sorrow she felt for her twin's grief. I held her to me, kissing her hair, and murmuring assurances to her. After some time, she finally gained a little control over herself and pulled slightly back.

"Thank you Embry…thank you for being such a rock today. Thank you for staying with me when you didn't have to," Rebecca whispered.

"You're welcome," I whispered back.

Rebecca's hands, which were nestled on her lap, moved slowly to my shoulders before gliding to my neck, continuing on until she was holding my cheeks in her hands.

"Embry," Rebecca said my name on a whispering breath.

And with that one word, Rebecca began to lean towards me, her face inches from mine as her lips parted in need.