9. Will You Just Shut Up?!

"Five bucks says he wakes up in the next ten minutes." it was Embry, his voice sounded distant. "You're on." Quil answered, his voice filled with confidence.

I must've been out for a while. I could tell I wasn't at the beach anymore, a soft pillow was supporting my head and if I listened hard enough, I could hear the TV turned low in the living room.

My eyelids fluttered and finally snapped open. "Pay up." Embry shoved his hand toward Quil, a smug grin on his face. Quil ignored him and leaned toward me. "Jake man, I'm so glad you're okay." He looked so relieved, he even wiped a few sweat beads from his forehead. I sat up and looked around my bedroom.

"Do you need anything?" Quil asked. "Water? A cheeseburger? Maybe I should order a few pizzas, you must be starving."

He hurried out of the room, I could hear him talking to Billy in the living room, but couldn't make out his exact words.

Embry sat on the edge of my bed and looked around the room, avoiding my eyes. I felt completely numb, the pain wasn't there anymore. I was just….empty. I was so thankful that Embry didn't force me into conversation, he sat there silently and played with his fingers.

"How long have I been out?' I asked, disrupting the silence.

"A half hour." Embry whispered, he still hadn't looked at me. "We thought you were messed up before…." He let his sentence hang in the air but didn't have to finish for me to get what he was thinking. I was a lot worse and he blamed himself. "I know it sucks, even if I've never imprinted…..I know what it's like to get your heartbroken." He bit his lip and slowly turned his head, his dark thoughtful eyes finally making contact with mine. "I'm sorry Jake. I wish life didn't suck so bad, but it does….for everyone."

His hand went to his face, one of his nails scratching at the skin above his right eyebrow. "No one knows exactly what it's like to be in your shoes but this sort of thing happens all the time."

I roll my eyes, that was hardly true, everything about my situation was different. A wolf had NEVER imprinted on a half vampire before and I'd NEVER heard of an imprintee choosing to be with anyone other than their imprinter.

"Bella had more to tell you, but after you passed out….she didn't think it was such a good idea." Did I want to know more? I wasn't sure, maybe ignorance was bliss. "I think you should talk to her, at least know all the details. It may hurt but it could be closure." He shrugged his shoulders and got off my bed, walking into the living room.

"Quil, I think twenty pizza's might be pushing it." Embry looked at me from over his shoulder and smirked. "I don't think Jake can eat like a man today, he's to busy moping around like a girl."

I grabbed the plastic cup of water someone had put by my bed and chucked it at Embry, aiming for the back of his head. I missed by a centimeter.

Some how I got the strength to get out of bed and hang in the living room with the pack, who'd come over as soon as they'd heard what happened, and Billy who watched me intently the whole entire time

"Can you pass another piece?" Seth asked, everyone in the room looked at him and raised their brows before bursting out in laughter.

"That's cute Seth." Leah snickered, holding up the empty pizza boxes and shaking her head. Everyone went back to their conversation but I watched as Leah snuck a piece of pizza from the box under her chair and hand it to her brother, messing with his hair. Her sudden kindness overwhelmed me. When I caught her eye, I gave her a smile, she just looked a little embarrassed. "What are you staring at Jake?"

"I was just um…nothing…nothing at all" I grabbed Embry and pushed him off the couch. "Leave some pizza for the rest of us man!"

"Gosh, Jake…you need to get out, see that there are other girls in this world, not just your stupid leeches." Leah smirked

"Watch it Leah! Don't talk about Renesmee that way!" I growled

"Jacob, she chose someone else! You have to deal with it!"

"Leah!" Embry shouted "We don't know that for sure! Bella, didn't tell us that."

"Yeah, well she didn't need to, do you see Renesmee anywhere around here?" With that I launched myself at Leah and knocked her over.

"Get off me Jake! You know it's true! Just face it! She's gone, move on!"

"Leah, take it back or get the hell out of my house!"

"Jake, I am sorry. I just don't want to see you hurting like this…again."

"I know, I know you guys are worried about me but I'm going to be OK, I just need some time."