A/N: Not many people voted on the poll I have up but the most votes for favorite imprint is Sophia which surprises me because I had no outline for how Sophia would be at all. Skye Evans betad! Review(:
Sophia POV
"You are every reason, every hope, & every dream I've ever had, and no matter what happens to us in the future, every day we were together was the greatest day in my life"- Unknown
I was in love, completely irrevocably in love with Brady Brooks. I had never felt this way before, and to be honest, I never wanted to feel anything but this ever again. It was scary in a way, caring so much about someone; I was terrified that he was going to change his mind about me. With every kiss and hug he gave me, my worries seemed to disappear.
Callie, miraculously, seemed to be falling in love too. I hadn't been home much, but whenever I was, Tyler had been here with Callie. It was the week before Christmas now, meaning that Callie had kept Tyler around for a month. This was the longest she had stayed interested in a guy in a long time
Tyler was odd. He claimed to be an emancipated teen from New York who lived in Seattle for a few months before the price of living in the city became too much to pay, and he moved to Forks. I wasn't sure if he was lying or not, and I tried not to think too much of it. Callie was a good judge of character, so I trusted her judgment. She seemed the happiest she had been in a long time and that was enough for me.
I placed down my curling iron and ran to my closet. I quickly grabbed a pink and black lace top and pair of dark jeans. Brady was picking me up so I could help him pick out a Christmas present for Hope and his Mom. His winter break had started today, and I couldn't wait to have a week of school off to spend with him.
I was slipping on my jeans when I heard my phone ringing. I shuffled through my purse and pulled my phone out. I smiled at the Caller ID as it clearly read 'Brady'.
"I'm here," his husky voice said through the receiver.
"Do you want to come in really quick before we leave?" I asked. Callie had been asking for me to bring him, the only time she had really seen him was at the mall when we first met.
"Front door?" he asked, and I nodded even though he couldn't see me.
"That works," I said as he hung up.
I grabbed my pill bottle and popped two in mouth before shoving them away.
I walked into the hallway and leaned over the balcony that is over top of the living room."Brady's coming in, so have some clothes on!" I shouted and heard Callie's loud laugh from beneath me.
I walked down the stairs with the biggest smile on my face. Happy and smiling was how I always when I was about to see Brady. It was such an amazing feeling that I hoped would never dull or burn out. Callie and Tyler were sitting on the couch watching a movie, although I was almost positive neither of them had any idea what the movie was about. The door bell rang, and I practically ran to get it.
"You could have just walked in," I told Brady as I opened the door.
He grinned and leaned down to peck me on the lips. "You look gorgeous," he mumbled into my lips.
"You too!" I teased, and he chuckled as he walked through the threshold.
"Who's here?" Brady asked, his mood had completely changed and his jaw was slightly tightened.
"Just Callie and Tyler," I replied and looked at him skeptically. Why would he be angry if they were here? He had told me he wanted to meet them.
We walked into the living room, and Brady's expression changed into an expression of pure hatred. The minute his eyes focused on Tyler, he pulled me closer to him and held my waist so tight that I don't think it would have been possible for me to walk away from him. I know that it was part of his instincts to be protective, but Tyler wasn't posing a threat.
"This is Brady, that's Callie and Tyler," I said while giving a little nod in their direction as I said their names.
"Nice to meet you, Callie," he said through gritted teeth. I glared at him; who did he think he was, being so rude?
"It's, uh, nice to meet you too," Callie said awkwardly as Tyler put his arm around her.
"Sophia, can I talk to you, alone?" he asked, and I nodded. I threw an apologetic look at both Callie and Tyler before being dragged up the stairs by Brady. By the time we reached my bedroom, my arm was aching from the death grip Brady had on it.
"Stop, you're hurting me!" I yelled at him, and he dropped my arm immediately. There were red finger print marks imprinted onto my arm.
"I'm so sorry, Sophia. I didn't mean it, I swear," he said with big red-rimmed eyes as he gingerly grabbed my arm to make sure it was okay. He looked absolutely horrified as he looked at the scarlet marks across my arm. I pulled my arm away and folded my arms over my chest; I wasn't going to let him off the hook that easily.
"How could you be so rude to her? She's my family, my best friend," I paused. "I never would have acted that way in front of your friends," I finished.
"I don't have anything against her!"
I rolled my eyes, "Then why are you acting like this?" I asked him, my feeling of anger now being replaced by disappointment.
Callie was the only true family I had. I could care less what my parents would think of Brady, but I wanted Callie to like him. She was just starting to finally believe Brady wasn't affiliated with some gang, but if he continued to have this attitude towards her, she'd hate him again.
"He's a vampire," Brady hissed, and I stared at him with wide eyes.
"What did you just say?"
I had to have misheard him; I wouldn't let a vampire in my house. I was sure I'd never met a vampire, but I think I would be able to tell the difference from the living and the nonliving. Tyler was weird, but he could not possibly be a vampire.
"Tyler is a vampire- a half vampire," Brady said, and I felt like I was going to faint. First of all, what was the other half of a vampire? Vampires killed people and drank blood, according to Brady, and Tyler had spent plenty of times with both me and Callie without anything happening. It didn't make sense, but I knew Brady wouldn't lie to me.
"A half-vampire?" I questioned, "Oh my god, a vampire knows where I live," I said as I finally realized the full situation.
I opened up my bedroom door, and Brady followed me in. I kept my pills permanently hidden now, like they were some dirty little secret.
"He can't be here. I'm not letting you put yourself in danger like that," Brady said, and I nodded even though I didn't know how I was going to make that happen.
"There is a vampire on my couch with my cousin. I think I'm going to pass out," I said as I paced back and forth in my room. How was I going to fix this? She liked Tyler- a lot. I couldn't just ban him from the house, and she'd still see him even if I did.
"Please don't pass out," Brady begged and I put my head in my hands.
"They're always alone, "I whispered. "He could have killed her, Brady. I wouldn't have even known," I cried as the tears started in my eyes. I didn't want to know about this supernaturally fucked up world anymore.
"Promise me you won't let him here anymore," he pleaded and cupped my face with his warm hands. "Please, I can't let anything happen to you," he said and wiped the single tear with his thumb.
"What I'm I suppose to tell her?" I murmured. "She'll still want to see him; she has him here every day,"
"Make up something; tell her I told you something about him," he said.
"I'm not leaving her," I said forcefully. Tyler had probably killed people before, a thought that gave me the chills. I had left her here alone so many times, if only I'd known.
"I don't care," Brady said and pulled me closer to him by my hips.
I leaned in and kissed his pouty lips. "I missed you," I mumbled. It may have seemed cheesy but I did miss him. I missed him every second he was away from me.
"Me too, I only have patrol twice this week so I'll be able to see you as much as you want," he said sweetly.
I rested my head on his shoulder and breathed in his clean scent. He lifted my head and kissed me full on the lips. His warm lips smothered mine and I gently bit down on his thick bottom lip. I wrapped my arms around his neck, and Brady pushed me down onto the bed. I laughed softly, taking my lips off of his for just a moment.
He looked down at me with a look of affection I'd never be able to get use to. "You're so fucking beautiful, Sophia," he said softly and rubbed my cheek with his thumb.
Beautiful was such a strong word and I loved when he called me it. It never failed to put a smile on my face. I didn't agree with him, beautiful was a word much too strong to describe me, but I wasn't going to object.
I smiled so wide my cheeks hurt and pulled him back down to me by the collar of his white t shirt. His finger tips caressed my sides from underneath my thin shirt while his sweet tongue explored my mouth. The feeling of being with Brady was pure ecstasy; there never would nor could be anything better than this.
My bedroom door flew open, and Callie cleared her throat, standing in the door with a menacing look on her face and hands on her hips. I pulled my lips off Brady with a sigh, and he sat up next to me, resting his back up against my bed frame.
"You should lock your door. If I ever walk in on my baby cousin having sex, I'll be scarred for life," she said dramatically.
I laughed. "You're only like one month older than me," I replied, avoiding a conversation that had anything to do with sex in the presence of Brady.
"Is Tyler still here?" I asked, changing the subject completely.
"He left- he doesn't like rude people," she said and glared in Brady's direction.
Brady put his hands up in defense. "I just don't like him," he said simply, and I put my head in my hands. I wished I had warned him before how pointless it was to fight with Callie; she never quit.
Callie raised her arched eyebrow. "I don't really like you much either, but I deal with it," she said bluntly, and I wished the ground would just swallow me.
"What did I ever do to you?" Brady exclaimed.
"Nothing to me, but I've heard all about you. I've been in Forks my whole life unlike Sophia," she paused, "and if you ever do anything to Sophia like you've done to girls in the past, your little gang won't even be able to help you with dealing with me," she said and walked away before Brady could even open his mouth to respond.
His past terrified me. I didn't want to know about the long list of beautiful girls he had been with before he met me. He had been a party animal, information I didn't necessary want to hear, but Callie offered without asking. According to Callie, Alex and he were famously known for getting completely wasted together. Was this the person that would happily hold my hand if I was lying in a hospital bed? I hoped so because I didn't want to be with anyone but him now.
"Well, she's opinionated," Brady said staring at the spot where she had been previously standing.
"That's an understatement," I said with a laugh, and he smiled at me.
When we were like this, talking and laughing, all my doubts about us disappeared. They stayed in the back of my mind though, popping and effectively ruining my mood. I wished that Brady didn't have a past. I wanted to be first and last girl he'd ever cared about, but this wasn't a perfect world, and I couldn't change his past. I could change his future though, although I didn't know how bright I would make anyone's future. But I could try my best.
"You're happy, right?" I asked him looking directly into his dark warm eyes.
"You have no idea," he said with such a loving smile; I wanted to squeal and jump up and down like a little child.
I pecked his lips, a happiness radiating through my body that I hoped would never die away. I'd never been able to make anyone happy. I was a disappointment in my parent's eyes, never being able to be the dream daughter they had expected. Every boyfriend I had ever had before had seen me as more of a stress than a gift. It had eaten me up that I could never live up to the expectations of those around me, but it wasn't going to anymore.
I was the one responsible for that smile on his face, not Alex or any other girl he had ever been with. It was an amazing feel knowing that I was responsible for someone's happiness, that I had the ability to put a smile on someone's face, especially someone as amazing as Brady.
He pulled me down on top of him and I laughed as my tiny body rested on his. I held his face with my hands and kissed him with everything I could. I wanted this moment to last forever, just us wrapped up in each other and not have to deal with things like crazy exes and medical problems.
I was in love, so in love.
