Author's note: Thank you so much to everyone that has reviewed. I didn't expect to get the kind of response that I got. So I don't think it's been too long since I updated but maybe I'm wrong, and I have the next few chapters already written so they will be loaded when I have the chance.Chapter 9
Moving on, please enjoy the chapter!!
"Embry's Perfect Day"
I was relieved when I woke and found both myself and Embry with clothes on. This was a good sign that I didn't let my hormones control me.
Last night had been innocent, well as innocent as kissing can get. I promised myself I would never go further with Embry until he was much older, meaning at least five years.
I yawned loudly and stretched, trying to wake myself up. But as I was stretching, my hand came in contact with Embry's face, causing me pain.
"Ouch," I mumbled. I felt Embry's body vibrate as he silently laughed at me. "What's so funny?"
"You," he said simply. I looked up and he had a large grin on his face. But suddenly Embry wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me closer to him. "I don't think I have ever had a better birthday," he mumbled sounding pleased. "Thanks for making this the best birthday ever."
"You're welcome," I said. "Why can't you just be eighteen? That would make everything better, I wouldn't feel as dirty."
"I thought we went over this, age is just a stupid number," he said.
"You should have lied about your age," I mumbled.
"Yeah that would have been a great way to start off this relationship," he said chuckling.
"What relationship?" I asked in a teasing voice.
"If this isn't a relationship I don't know what is," he said.
"I just like making out with you," I said laughing at his expression. He looked amused, but tried to cover it up by acting like he was hurt.
"Well since you enjoy that so much," he said as he pulled me even closer, but I turned my head so he kissed my cheek.
"It's too early in the morning for that," I said as I pushed against him to get up. He pouted, but let me anyway.
"It's noon," he said.
"No, it's around 10."
"Look at your phone," he said. I rolled over and grabbed my phone off the night stand. I looked at it, and was irritated that he was right. It was 12:05.
"Damn you," I said as I got off the bed. But Embry grabbed my arm pulling me back onto the bed.
"It's still my birthday," he whispered. I slowly leaned down and gently kissed him. I smiled as I pushed away and went to go change.
"Let's go to the beach," Embry said as I walked into the kitchen.
"No, people will see us," I said as I opened the fridge and grabbed yogurt.
"I know a place where we will be alone," he said.
"But it's cold," I whined.
"I'll keep you warm, besides all we do is make-out. We need to get to know each other better," he said.
"Fine, we're leaving in 30 minutes or I might change my mind," I said as I went back to my room to put on warmer clothes. It was October and it could get really chilly, but that never seems to bother Embry. He is always complaining that it's too hot in my house, when really I was freezing from the times I didn't catch him and he put the AC on.
"Jenna, it's been half an hour, and I refuse to let you change your mind. Let's go," he said as he walked into the bedroom.
I just nodded and he grabbed my hand, leading me to his car. I was still lost in my thoughts, so I didn't notice when Embry parked his truck. I felt his hand brush a piece of hair that was in my face. I looked over at him and he was smiling.
"Are you ok? You have been really quiet, which isn't like you," he said.
"I'm fine," I said not really wanting to talk. Last time he had me share my mind with him I confessed my love to him.
He got out of the car and raced to open my door for me. He grabbed my hand and gently kissed it as he helped me out of the car.
"When did you become such a gentleman?" I asked teasing him.
"I was raised this way. Even if my mom hates me, I still respect everything she taught me. It's hard not to respect her with everything she has been through. I just hate that I'm disappointing her," Embry said as he looked down. I pulled him to a stop.
"I bet she's proud of you, she just doesn't know how to deal with the bad Embry," I said.
"I just wish I could explain it to her. Part of me wants to, but the other side tells me to keep it a secret," he said.
"What secret?" I asked. Normally he would tell me everything, but this is the first time I have heard about a secret.
His head snapped to mine, clearly showing he said too much. "Nothing," he mumbled and then he started dragging me forward.
When we finally stopped, I looked at the scenery around me. It was absolutely breathtaking. We were at the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean. The sun was shiny down, and I could only imagine how beautiful this view would be when the sun was setting.
"This is stunning," I whispered as I put my head against Embry's chest. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me closer.
"I know something even more stunning," he paused, "you."
"Wow, that was corny," I said. He laughed and unhooked his arms from around me. I looked at him and was surprised when he was smoothing out a blanket.
"When did you grab a blanket?"
"When you weren't looking," he said. He sat down and held his arms out for me to come join him. I went to sit on the blanket, but Embry grabbed me and pulled me into his lap.
"Why do you love me?" I blurted out without thinking.
I looked up and he was smiling at me. "That's easy. You are gorgeous, smart, funny, charming, sexy, fascinating. The adjectives could just keep coming, but that would take too long. What brought on that question?"
"I don't really know, it's strange that you only know me for a few weeks and then you tell me you love me. It just doesn't normally happen like that," I said.
"What can I say, it was love at first sight," he said with a chuckle.
"Can I ask you something?" I asked.
"When have I ever said no?" He asked with a smile.
"Why won't you tell me about your secret?" His face fell.
"Remember last night, when you were telling me you liked me?" He paused, so I nodded to let him know I understood. "Well, I'm scared of rejection too. I'm terrified of it, but more that you will snub me once I tell you. And I promise I will tell you, I'm just not ready yet," he said kissing my forehead.
"Is it a bad secret?" I asked, starting to become nervous.
"No, just life changing," he said. Now I was worried. A million possibilities ran through my head. Maybe he was a gang banger, a thief, a murderer, or maybe he has a kid.
"Let's cross that bridge when we get there," he said.
"What's your favorite color?" He asked me after a few moments of silence. I laughed.
"Ah, so now we play twenty questions. Yellow, it's so bright and alive," I said.
"Mine's the blue in your eyes," he said. I just laughed at him.
"You sure are a cornball today. What's the stupidest thing you have ever done?" I asked feeling a little worried about what he would say.
"That would have to be when Jake, Quil, and I thought it would be brilliant to plug all the toilets in the school, but we got stuck in the last bathroom, and well the toilets backed up, which led to us all getting sprayed with some not so pleasant stuff," he said with a grimace.
"That's seriously disgusting," I said shaking my head.
"Yeah, it was all shits-n-giggles literally," he said causing me to laugh. "What about you? I mean you can't possibly be so perfect that you have never done something that you didn't regret."
"Freshman year at college, I liked to party. So me and my best friend Bayleigh went to this party on a Friday, and we both got hammered to the point where we couldn't stand up without falling over. Someone thought it would be awesome to sing karaoke, and me being the drunk idiot I was, thought it would be cool to sing. I went up and someone handed me the mic, and before I knew it I was singing as loud as I could Poor Unfortunate Souls from the Little Mermaid. I don't know how I did it, but I found myself on top of a table and it suddenly came crashing down, causing me to land on my ass. Of course some awesome person was videoing this. It was on the internet for the next three months," I said.
He laughed until tears were spilling from his eyes. "Wow, I would have never thought that was you."
"What?"
"That YouTube video, that has to be you. You should be famous, everyone watches that video," he said still laughing like a freaking hyena.
"Great," I said sadly. "Anyways, moving on, describe you're perfect day."
"Well, I would be with the most beautiful girl in the entire world on the edge of a cliff, cuddling," he said as he pulled me tighter. "We would be talking, enjoying each other's company, telling stories. And then we would watch the sunset together. I would take her back to her house, and then we would show each other just how much we loved each other. We would fall asleep in each other's arms, never wanting the day to end," he said into my ear, painting a picturesque scene.
"I like that," I whispered to him, pulling his face to mine. He continued to kiss me as he rolled us over so that he was on top of me.
"Embry," I said trying to calm down my heart. "Can we go home? I would never forgive myself if things got out of hand on a cliff. I mean, what if we rolled too much and then we fell into the ocean," I said making him explode into laughter.
"If I take you home can we pick up where we left off?" He asked in his husky voice that never failed to give me goose bumps and do anything he said.
"Maybe, if you're not an asshole on the way home," I said which made him laugh. Then he picked me up bridal style and walked us back to the car.
The ride home was silent, probably because Embry didn't want me to say he was being an asshole or something, but as soon as he parked the truck, he was opening my door and carrying me straight to the bedroom. And of course I could never deny Embry, so we continued from where we had stopped, totally fulfilling his description of the perfect day.
So I think I like how this chapter ended, but you should tell me what you thought!!
