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5. Tempts

Evelyn's POV

I should have known what would happen when I came home. But I was oblivious to all that. I just couldn't stop thinking about Embry, which was dangerous. I couldn't start seeing him. It would be so wrong.

I had given Stella McCartney her clothes back, but she just told me that I could keep them. So I did. That too made my mood good and light for the first time in a very long time. But as I'd gotten home after taken off my coat and high-heeled, I glimpsed Jason in the kitchen. He looked tense. Oh, God no.

"Eve," He just said.

"Yeah, baby?"

"Come in here,"

I obeyed, and bowed my head guilty as I walked over to him from the hall way. This is not good, my mind kept telling me.

"Hey," I muttered as I approached him. I went over to him for a hug, but instead, he smacked my cheek so hard, tears began trickling out of eye hooks. I met his gaze and his clear blue eyes were hard as steel.

"Where have you been?" He demanded, his voice full of jealousy.

"I felt sick at the show and slept at a hotel," I whispered urgently.

"And that is the truth?"

"Yes," I croaked.

He reached out for my cheek again, and I flinched back, but instead of hitting me again, he dried the tears away. Then he leaned in to kiss my cheek, and I was just stone still.

"I don't want to hurt you," He cooed. "I was just so worried about you."

For a moment, I felt as alone as ever. I was stuck with a violent boyfriend, and I didn't have my family or friends or anything. When I had watched TV all day, eaten a bunch of food and throwing it up a little while after, I finally decided to call Elodie – the daughter of my favorite Aunt. The Aunt who had offered me to live at her house. I was so thankful to her. And Elodie was one of the only friends I had left now. I owed them big in some way.

"Hey, honey!" Elodie cried as she always did. "How are ya?"

"Um, okay, I guess," I muttered. "How are you?"

"Fantastic! Haven't I told you about my boyfriend Seth?" She was being ironic.

"Yeah, you mentioned him," I smiled to myself. I had met him a couple of times, and I believed he was nice to her, but I was sure I was naïve too. At every chance Ellie had gotten she somehow linked every topic to her one and all, Seth. But I remembered the feeling she probably felt right now. First love. It was one of the greatest things. As far as I knew she was very in love with this guy, and I had warned her the first time she mentioned him. Obsessing so much over a person, you'd always end up hurt, when the feelings weren't returned.

"I'm serious about him, Eve. He's the one. I have so much to talk to you about! Aren't you coming home for a couple of days?"

"That was actually why I was calling," I said, tapping my foot against the chair next me. "Can I stay with you this weekend?"

"I don't think it will be a problem," She chimed. "Mom will be thrilled to know you'll be spending the weekend with us."

"I'm sure she will," I chuckled lightly. "Yon don't have any plans for the weekend?"

"Not really,"

"You sure?"

"Yeah, I mean I obviously planned to be with Seth, and he's having a little get together with his friends, and he told me I could just invite a few. I want you to come. You should really meet them all – they're really nice. And gosh, you should remember to check out their abs."

I chuckled again. She always made me want to laugh a little no matter how bad my mood was. "Are you completely sure you want me there?"

"Yes, totally sure," She assured me.

"Okay. I'll be there for dinner. Remember to tell Auntie,"

"Sure. See ya! Bye."

"Bye."

And then I hung up.

Embry's POV

When I had gathered my stuff and checked the whole suite for something, I might have forgotten, even though I hadn't brought much, I headed for the door. But the nagging feeling inside me that I had forgotten something, kept bothering me. I ended up searching it all through one more time. And as I was getting to an end, I noticed a note on the mini-bar. This was what I'd forgotten, I knew immediately. Evelyn, it said, and then a number below. I had experienced this kind of thing before, after my countless one-stands had left their phone number for me. I had thrown them out. This phone number and only this, I would keep memorized forever.

Leah, was tapping her fingers in an impatient rhythm against the wheel. She didn't look at me, as I got in. She didn't say anything either. I put the seat belt on, and her little Ford Fiesta purred to life. She drove halfway out of Seattle before she began the inquiry.

"Where did you go last night?"

"A model show," I muttered.

She was trying to compose herself so she wouldn't freak out. She had never really worried this much about me. Apparently our friendship had grown stronger these past couple of days. This was so unlike the old Leah I knew. "Did you take a girl to the hotel?"

"Yup,"

"And?"

"And she slept in my bed, while I slept on the floor. And then she left."

"You didn't have sex with her?" She asked slightly shocked.

"No,"

"You're kidding me, right?" She asked, stifling a smile and a following chuckle.

"No. I'm dead serious." I said, and gave her a stern look.

Her forehead creased, and she twitched her lips. After a while of taking my words in she said, "Okay," In a reasonable voice. "So what's the reason you didn't have sex with her? Did you listen to me?"

"She was sick."

"Was that the reason?"

"Not only. She's... special," I said, trying to keep the feelings inside me locked up. I would've wanted to use stronger words for her. She's the most beautiful and important girl in the whole world, that's what I would've wanted to say. But I didn't want everyone to know yet. I needed to be able to embrace the thought of me and one girl together forever, before I wanted everyone else to know.

Leah's eyebrows shot up at my words, and her eyes searched my face closely. I didn't know what she was searching for, there in my rueful expression. I wasn't sure what she found either. "You've imprinted," She suddenly stated, after a few awkward minutes.

I didn't answer her, and that was enough. "Finally," she sighed. "You found your other half."

Now this shocked me. She sounded sad. What was wrong with her? Not such a long time ago, she had almost been forcing me to go out and imprint.

The seconds ticked by, and my curiosity in Leah's behavior grew stronger. The questions burned on my tongue. But I wasn't really in the mood to know, so I let it go, and made a mental note, to ask her another day.

Eatonville was a dangerous city. It had been from the moment Jacob and the Cullens had moved in. It wasn't as dangerous anymore, since Rosalie, Emmett, Carlisle and Esme had moved to Alaska, to live there for a while with the Denalis. That happened a year ago, so Seth lived in his their house alone, but his girlfriend Elodie practically lived there too, because from Seth's mind show, I'd learned that she slept at him almost every night. Jacob had moved in with Nessie a couple of years ago. Edward, Bella, Rosalie and Emmett still lived in their house. I had no idea where I was staying, now that Leah was also staying with Jake and Ness, but I was pretty sure, it wouldn't be with the Cullens. But either way, I was going to stay with an imprint couple, and that was the worst thing. I would keep getting reminded, that my imprint wasn't there with me.

Leah stopped in front of Seth's house; which wasn't really house, but the Cullens' house. I got out, closing my eyes for moment before taking a step in the direction of the front porch.

"We brought your stuff here from Jake's house. We figured it would be a bit too crowded when I was staying with them too." Leah's voice sounded behind me.

I ignored her completely, just walking determinedly for the door. Before I reached to knock the door, I heard Leah's Ford race down the street behind me. I couldn't deal with her right now. I was too busy thinking about Evelyn.

Last minute, I decided to just walk in, instead of knocking.

"Embry! Hey, dude! Where've you been?" Seth shouted from the couch in front of the TV.

"At a model show," I said, managing to smile.

"Your bags are upstairs, first door at your right hand,"

"Okay, thanks, bro," I muttered and aimed for the stair case.

"And, uh, by the way, I'm hosting a little get together tomorrow, and I'm forcing you to join,"

"Sure," I agreed and swiftly went up the stairs.

I and Seth ordered pizza. Elodie wasn't there because her older sister from Seattle was staying home with them for the weekend, but she would be there tomorrow. Seth was relieved I was the one staying at his house, and not Leah, his sister. He said that he had suffered enough under her company. I had agreed. It was nice spending some time with Seth, who always made me cheerful. He had always been a nice kid, you couldn't deny that.

When we were finished muffling in four pizzas, we watched sport in TV for half an hour, before I decided to go out to run as my real self. Seth was the beta, so he had a good grip on who was out running patrols, and he assured me that nobody was out there currently, but that Jacob would come out running after ten pm.

It was a long time since I had let the trembling feelings inside me explode and transform me into a wolf, so relief welled up in me as I let loose. I started running around Mount Rainier a couple of times, and as I was circling the mountain for the third time, I heard Jacob phasing and joining my mind show. I shut all my thoughts down, trying to block Evelyn's pretty face away.

Hey Embry, Jacob thought almost in a sigh. You're back.

Yup. You sound tired.

Not physically. Only mentally. Leah's been dissing Nessie covered under a bunch of words every time she opens her mouth. At a point, I was close to phasing in the middle of our living room. I'm so pissed at her! And she's supposed to be my best friend. Yeah, right!

I'm pissed at her too. But that's because she always wants to know what I do. Private stuff. In a flash of a second, Evelyn's face showed in my brain, and Jacob immediately linked it together, exactly like Leah had.

I'm glad for you, dude.

Thanks. Don't tell the others. I can't deal with it yet.

Sure, I won't. You gonna meet her again, sometime soon?

That was the big question in my mind too. I wanted so bad to see her again. I didn't know if it would ever happen. I didn't know anything. I don't know. I've got her phone number. Maybe I'm gonna call her.

You should, Jacob agreed.

I'm just gonna let the weekend pass. I don't want to seem like a desperate fool. Besides, she already has a boyfriend.

Jacob gave out a mental chuckle. That never stopped you from anything, but I remember that so well. The insecurity of my imprintee's feelings. And in the end, it turns out she's worrying about the exact same thing. The imprint bond is stronger than any other relationship, remember?

I knew he was right. And still I felt so insecure. She couldn't possibly like me. She just couldn't. She was even able to leave! I wouldn't have been able to leave like that. Yeah, but still.

Stillness sounded for a nice long while, and I listened to the animals finding their sleeping spot, and the leaves on the trees moving as the night animals crawl out. The trees reminded me of Evelyn's eyes. To humans eyes it would've been black, but to me, it was a beautiful dark green shade, a shade Evelyn's eyes had had that night at the model show. What I wouldn't do to stare to the depth of those eyes again.

Welcome to the marshmallow club. You're obsessed.

Very funny, Jake. I'm not as soft as a marshmallow like you and Quil.

So far, you are, he said smiling a mental wolfy grin. Normally you'd freaked out at Leah for wanting to pick you up. Normally you'd borrow some Lamborghini and drive here yourself.

My shoulders hunched and I gave out a long sigh. I had so much to think over, and then again, nothing, really. I just needed to get together, and call her so I could live forever with my soul mate. This shit was a waste of time, just like getting a hair cut. Funny, that those totally different things were even comparable.

I told Jacob goodbye, phasing back, and going to my current home; Seth's house. I went straight to bed, not saying goodnight to Seth. I knew it was rude, but I just couldn't deal with anyone else.

I fell asleep, surprisingly quick, living myself into the world once again, where Evelyn's with me.

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