Chapter 6
We walk inside the warm house and seth let's me down.
" Thank you" I smile giving him a kiss on the cheek. He smiles
" What I don't get a kiss on the cheek?" Jake teases
" If you carried me home then you would've" I smile lighty
" Why are you all wet?" Emily asks. She looked so pretty, she's wearing a plain black dress and flats. It was simple yet so pretty.
" We creamed them in a snowball fight" Paul says chuckling. Emily shakes her head
" Very gentleman like" She laughs lightly "Guys help same set up" Emily orders "And Cassie go take a shower" I smile lightly walking over to my room and hopping in the shower. When I'm done I wrap a towel around myself and walk outside. A photo on my desk catches my eye. It was taken maybe a year ago. Seth and I are holding hands and jumping off a cliff. It seemed like so long ago. I change into a lighter green colored sweater dress, black sheer tights, a brown leather belt, and brown riding boots. I wlak back outside immediately smelling food. I hear someone whistle and turn to see Jake. I raise and eyebrow we both laugh.
" Don't you look nice" He complements walking over
" Thanks" I smile
" Jake! Get your but over here" Sam Calls
" Do I have a chance if I hide?" Jake asks
" Go" I chuckle. He sighs and walks off. I look around and notice Seth sitting on the couch watching t.v. I walk over sitting beside him and swinging my legs over his arching them.
" comfortable enough?" He teases
" Yes thank you" I laugh lightly. His lips form a smile, his soft brown eyes look over me.
" You look pretty" He smiles
" Thanks" I smile brushing a piece of my hair from my face " Aren't you supposed to be helping?" I ask he laughs
" I'm hiding" He replies " Plus Glee's on" He shrugs a bit embarrassed
" You watch Glee?" I ask incredulously
" What? I love glee" He chuckles " The guys tease me about it"
" Awh poor seth" I tease him
" Mean" He pouts
" I'm sorry" I chuckle lightly
" Not good enough" He replies
" Hm I'm sincerely sorry for hurting your feelings that was way out of line" I tell him searching his face for a response. He chuckles " Too much?" I ask
" Just a little" He responds. I smile
" So that's where you've been hiding, should've known you'd be with Cassie" Jared comes up to the couch " Come help, lazy. Cassie will still be here when you get back" He teases. Seth sighs, I retract my legs to let him through. He reluctantly leaves with Jared. I stand up and walk to the kitchen. I find Emily cooking. I smile lightly inhaling the air which smelled of spices.
" What are you making?" I ask, Emily looks up smiling
" Roasted chicken and carrots with mashed potatoes" She replies putting a tray in the oven
" What can I do?" I ask
" You can start on dessert, I'm making a bunch of pies" She says holding a recipe out. I take it and start to grab everything needed.
" who's coming over tonight?" I ask
" Well all the boys of course, Kim, Rachel, Billy, Sue, Charlie, and Claire's dropping by later" She says starting to peel potatoes. I nod as I start to peel and cut apples for the pie.
" Oh I picked the colors for the wedding, and the location" She smiles "It's going to be white and baby blue and we're going to hold the ceremony on the cliffs" She smiles tucking a lock of her black hair behind her ear.
" Em that's perfect" I grin adding flour to my mixture
" Thanks" She smiles "I'm nervous it's a week and a half away and we haven' done anything yet"
" It'll come together" I smile
" Looks good" Sam says coming into the kitchen
" Thanks" Emily says as sam kisses her cheek. He steals an apple from my bowl and munches on it.
" Hey that's for the pie" I scold. He grins pops the rest in his mouth and scurries away I chuckle " What am I going to do with him?" I smile mixing the crust. There's a knock on the door.
" Can you get that?" Emily asks. I nod and hurry to the door and open it to see Rachel and Kim standing at the door.
" Cassie! I didn't know you were in town" Rachel says wrapping me in a hug
" Paul didn't tell you?" I ask
" He never tells me anything" She pouts I chuckle
" OH! Let me see it" I squeal, she grins holding out her left hand and on her ring finger lies a gorgeous square diamond. " It's beautiful!" I smile
" he did pick a good one" She says admiring the ring. Paul walks up
" Hey" Paul smiles kissing Rachel
" I'll see you guys later" I smile drifting back to the kitchen. I set the crust and pour the apples in and put the top on. I set it in the oven as the doorbell rings again.
" I'll get it" I inform Emily walking to the door again. I open it. Billy, Sue, and Charlie smile at me from the outside.
" Cassie good to se you" Billy smiles as they come in. Sue gives me a hug
" You look gorgeous dear" She smiles
" Thank you" I respond as she nods
" Everyone's in the living room or the dinning room" I tell them, they nod and I return to the kitchen. I find Emily gone and see wandering around the kitchen.
" Where's em?" I ask
" She said she had to look for something" He shrugs "You look nice by the way" He smiles
" Thank you" I reply
" Cassie! Seth!" I hear Embry call. I look to seth, he shrugs as we walk to where the rest of the guys are.
" Stop right there!" Embry yells as we get into the doorway. He grins
" Now you guys have to kiss" He smiles obviously feeling accomplished. He points to the mistletoe above out heads. I blush and look to seth. He leans in to give me a kiss on the cheek, leaving a warm tingly feeling on my cheek.
" Boooo" Quil calls from the living room. I laugh lightly. Sam walks in wearing a plain shirt and jeans.
" Go help Emily" He tells me. I nod, when did he become such a dad, oh that's right always. I walk into the kitchen.
" Hey, sam told me you needed help" I smile leaning against the counter
" What? no I'm done" She laughs " Actually can you set the table?" She asks
" Sure" I respond grabbing the plates and silverware. I walk into the dining room and lay it out neatly. Emily comes in with napkins and glass cups.
" We'll see how long it takes for someone to break these" She chuckles
" Probably not too long" I agree. Sam walks in with a bunch of food, Jared follows along with kim.
" Thanks" Emily smiles as Sam kisses her cheek, looking at her with such love. I wonder if Seth and I would ever be like that.
" Guys food's ready!" Emily calls. There's a stampede of people rushing in. I chuckle. There's two tables one for the adults, which of course includes Sam and Emily and the other for the rest of us. I find myself in-between Seth and Jake. Jake began to chat with Quil and embry about some video game. Seth was talking to Jared and kim, and I was walking to Rachel and Paul about the wedding.
" Well he gave me the bracelet two months after we met" She explains. A bracelet was the same as a promise ring for Quileute's.
" And he proposed two weeks ago" She grins sticking out her hand again
" Rach you already showed Cassie remember?" Paul teases
" Well I'll show her again" Rachel laughs
" Good choice paul" I smile almost enviously
" Thanks, but I had help from Emily" He says
" Well it's perfect" Rachel says gently kissing paul. I take a bite of my food awkwardly
" So how's California?" Seth asks me
" Fine, how have you been?" I ask. It seems like a weird question to ask when I've been home for a while, but we hadn't really had a chance to talk.
" Okay" He replies " Busy with school"
" Right, senior year" I smile lightly. He nods "are you applying out?" I ask. He shakes his head as I take a bite of my food
" I've decided to stay in La push" He says " How long are you staying in La Push?"
" Well at least after the wedding" I tell him " But I'll probably go back after" I explain
" You have to at least stay for my birthday" He pleads, crap, I forgot his birthday was a week after the wedding, I sigh
" We'll see" I respond looking down at my plate
" Not good enough. Come on promise you'll stay at least until then" He insists
" Okay I promise" I say relenting. He grins
"Good" He smiles. The rest of dinner was pretty uneventful. It was fun, I talked to Jake and Seth about football most of the time. I know lame, but it was my favorite sport. We finish off with dessert, which is quickly devoured by the boys.
"Alright" Sam stands " In honor of Christmas, the boys must do the dishes" He announces. There's a chorus of moans and groans from the boys.
" What about you?" Emby whines
" It's my house" Sam says I chuckle as the boys whine and stand up gathering the plates.
" You done?" Seth asks
" Yup, thanks" I smile and hear a crash in the kitchen. I sigh
" I'll see what it is" I inform Emily before rushing to the kitchen, my foot slips on a puddle of water as I come crashing down to the floor.
" You idiot Jared I told you to mot it up!" Paul yells. I look down and realize I landed in a pile of glass .
"Crap" I mutter. I look down, and my tights are torn and bits of glass have lodged itself in my leg. There's blood running down my leg. " Really guys can't even wash dishes?" I tease
" Let's get you cleaned up" Seth says walking over. He gently picks me up carrying me to the bathroom. He sets me down on the toilet.
" Thanks" I smile. He removes my shoes and I gently remove my tights. It looked worse than it felt. He gets a wet clothe and wipes off the blood. I wince as the class cuts into my skin.
" Sorry" He says frowning. He begins to clean more gently. Once my legs are clean of blood we both work on getting the glass out of my legs. When we're done he rinses out the cloth.
" All better" He smiles
" Thanks for helping me" I smile wrapping my arms around him in a hug. He wraps his familiar, strong arms around me. I smile leaning my head against his chest.
" I forgot how warm you were" I mutter feeling warm and cozy in his arms
" Glad I could be of service" He chuckles kissing my forehead.
" I missed you while I was away" I tell him
" I missed you more than you know" He replies" Being without you makes me need you more"
" Seth I" I start but he doesn't let me finish
" And I think we should at least try this long distance thing if you're not going to move back" He says looking down at me. I remove my head from his chest looking back up at him. I feel myself lean in, he leans in to meet my lips. At that moment I knew that wherever I went I would still be in love with him. I had wanted this kiss for so long. He traces the curves of my waist and hooks a piece of hair behind my ear before sliding down to the back of my neck bringing me closer. I pull back after a while catching my breath. His eyes stare into my longingly before he presses his lips against mine with more intensity. I kiss him back with a needing. I pull away for a second time as he rests his forehead against mine.
"I'll take that as a yes?" He asks hopefully. I chuckle
" We better get back they'll be looking for us" I whisper. He nods kissing me once before letting me go. We walk back to the main room.
Hey guys I wanted to thank everyone for reading and being so supportive! Sorry I haven't posted in a while, I'm working on a new story with Seth and Jake(: If you want to know more message me!