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*Jillian POV*
"We have to go," Leah said suddenly, sharply. She gave me a dirty look. Why was she snapping at me? Shouldn't I be the one that's pissed at her?
"A-Alright," I said, as Leah turned around and dragged Seth away. Seth looked back at me before they walked away. He almost looked… sad. What had I done? Why was Leah mad at me? I went back inside, and watched Spongebob some more. I couldn't focus on the TV, though. Leah's look was distracting me too much. I was replaying through our conversation, trying to see where it went wrong. Was she mad I snapped at Seth? Doubt it. I always snapped at him. I heard the back door open.
"Honey, I'm home!" It was my mom. She had just finished working at a clothing store down in Port Angeles. "I brought home some pizza for lunch!" I stood up and walked to the kitchen to greet my mother. My mom looked nothing like me. She had red hair and brown eyes. My mom had once told me I looked more like my dad used to.
"Hey, mom," I opened the box of pizza and took out a slice of pepperoni pizza. I don't know how she knew it, if it just showed in my face or if it was her sixth, motherly sense, but she could tell something was up with me.
"What's wrong, hun?" She asked, taking a slice of pizza for herself and sitting down at the table. I took a seat next to her. It wasn't usually like me to pour out my heart to my mother, but since I was having Leah withdrawals, I couldn't help myself.
"I don't even know, mom," I started, I took a deep breath and continued, "Ever since Wednesday, Leah's been acting really weird, she was ignoring me. Then, she came here and got all pissed at me and I don't know why!" I was hysterical. Not a crying hysterical, I didn't cry. More like a confused hysterical. My mom was obviously surprised, I never let her in on my personal life, but none the less, she jumped on the opportunity to be a good mother and tried to help.
"Could it have been something you said?" She asked gently, taking another bite out of her pizza.
"I don't think I said anything," I said, "I snapped at Seth, but she's used to that." I took a bite of my pizza and my mom answered.
"What did you snap at Seth for?" I didn't know what relevance this served, but I answered anyways.
"He was weirdly staring at me," I said, being on the topic of Seth, I decided to tell my mom of his rapid growing. "I swear, that kid has grown at least six inches in five days, and his voice lowered an octave! Mom, he's buff!" My mom smirked at me.
"You shouldn't call him a 'kid,'" She said, "He's older than you. And it sounds like you are starting to see him in a new light." She gave me a weird, knowing look. I could feel my cheeks getting red. What? I never, ever blushed.
"Seth, mom?" I questioned, my cheeks were still burning red, "I mean, really? Seth Clearwater? No way," I laughed a little as I finished my pizza and got up to throw my plate away, after excusing myself to my room, I thought about what my mom had said. Was I seeing Seth in a new light? I mean, yeah, he did look pretty hot when he came over here, but did that mean I had a crush on him? No, I just think he's cute, that doesn't mean I'm in love with him.
*Seth POV*
I was in love with her. I had come to that conclusion. As Leah dragged me away from Jillian, I felt my heart aching, like it was being pulled out of my chest. It made me sad. No, scratch that, it didn't make me merely sad. It made me depressed, like there was no reason to be alive without her near me.
"Seth," I Leah said, her voice was angry, and maybe just a little sad. "I can't believe you'd do this to me! She's my best friend, not your lover! She can't resist the imprint! She'll fall in love with you, marry you, have little babies with you, and forget about me." Leah was close to tears, I did feel guilty, but when Leah started to talk about me and Jillian having kids, I couldn't help but feel happy and carefree inside. So, I smiled. That was a mistake.
"God, Seth!" A few tears escaped Leah's eyes. "You are such a little shit!" And with that she ran into the woods, no doubt, to transform. I needed to see Jillian again, soon. The hole in my chest was almost burning. Just then, someone walked out of the woods. It was Jacob Black. Jake was like my older brother, he kept me sane while Leah was around. He just had a pair of cut- off shorts on, so I could only assume he had been patrolling.
"Hey, man," Jake aid, walking up to me, "Congrats on imprinting! Leah seems pretty pissed off, though, you seriously imprinted on her best friend? I though Jillian was a bitch to you, don't you hate her?" I thought about that for a second. I loved her, but I did kind of hate her at the same time. It was hard to explain, I mean, she was bitchy to me, but now, being imprinted to her, I couldn't imagine life without her. So I careful chose out an answer to give to Jake.
"Yes, she's a bitch to me, but I have to be around her. Even though I know she'll be mean to me, I want to be with her all the time," I smiled. I couldn't help but smile. Jake, however look confused. He just shook his head.
"Imprinting is some crazy shit," he said, slightly laughing, "Well, anyways, good luck with her! I hope she isn't too mean to you," and with that he went back into the woods. With no one around to distract me, the hole in my chest was even more painful. I took out my cell phone and scrolled through the contacts until I reached Jillian Morrison. I debated pressing 'Call.' I had never called Jillian before, I only had her number in my phone because she and Leah prank called me once. Eventually, my instincts got the better of me and I hit the 'call' button. The phone rang four times, and then she picked up.
"Hello?" She said. My heart leapt for joy when I heard her beautiful, angelic voice.
"Hey, Jillian. It's Seth," I said, not even thinking of how weird it must be for me to call her.
"Seth Clearwater?" She said, she was obviously confused. "What do you want?" I could hear the sadness in her voice. She must still be upset because of Leah.
"To apologize for Leah's behavior," That wasn't really the reason I had called, but I thought it would be weird to say 'just to hear your voice'. "She wasn't mad at you, she was mad at me."
"Then why did she snap at me?" She said, her voice was a little harsh, as if she were trying to cover up the sadness.
"You know how Leah can be," I said, trying to reassure her, "She takes it out on everyone." I heard Jillian sigh through the line.
"Yeah, I guess so," She said, "Just be sure to let her know I'm sorry, okay?"
"You have no reason to be sorry. Leah will come around, I'm sure of it." I was telling the truth, I knew Leah couldn't stay mad forever.
"Alright. And Seth?" She spoke my name beautifully. "Thanks for calling. It made me feel better." I smiled. Jillian was actually being nice to me.
"Anytime." I said, trying to be all cool about it, but the excitement had to have shown in my voice.
"Later," she said.
"Bye." I hung up the phone, and the hole in my chest returned, but I was giddy. I had just had a civil conversation with the love of my life! Today was a good day.
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