Chapter Nine
Seth picked out a movie, then dragged me to the couch to lay with him. I pressed play on the remote and snuggled into him. Halfway through the movie, I got an idea. I slipped off of the couch.
"Where're you going?" he asked.
"Stay." I winked at him, then went up the stairs into my room.
I locked the door, making sure he wouldn't come in, and opened my top drawer. I searched in the back and finally found what I was looking for. I stripped down and slid the outfit on, suddenly nervous, yet I couldn't help but laugh at myself. I brushed through my hair and looked in the mirror and laughed harder.
The skimpy dress was light pink and silky, ending in lace at the top of my thighs. I knew it was enough to make any man go weak. I took one last look in the mirror, stood up straight and confident, and walked out the door. I snuck down the stairs so quietly that even his heightened hearing wouldn't pick up the sound of me creeping.
He was sitting on the couch, facing away from me, so I snuck up behind him and kissed his neck.
He chuckled. "Where'd you go?" He turned around and his eyes popped out of his head. I smirked.
"Do you like it?" I asked, admiring the outfit. "I forgot I had it until today."
He just stared at me, jaw hanging, then stood up and came around the couch. I started running and he chased me up the stairs into my room. He tackled me on my bed, and after ripping the outfit from my body with his teeth, I spent the rest of the night with the feeling of Seth.
The next morning I woke up in Seth's arms. He was already awake.
"Morning." I looked up at him and smiled.
"How're you feeling?"He asked.
"Amazing." I answered, then pecked his lips. "You?"
"Amazing." He chuckled, then tightened his grip around me. "I love you."
I snuggled into him. "I love you more."
"Not possible." He challenged.
I leaned on my elbow and looked at him. "How so?"
"Well," he started, "Considering I love you more than anyone has loved anyone else…"
"Pretty sure you just described my feelings."
"No, because I love you more than possible."
"Exactly, it is impossible. Because I love you the most." I teased him, and he kissed me.
I slid out of bed and walked over to my drawer and grabbed jeans and a plain navy blue tank top, then put them on. I walked out and into my bathroom, and started getting ready when Seth came in.
"Hey, can I take a shower in here?"
"Yeah, of course." I reached under the sink and pulled out a towel for him.
I shut the door, just in case Maria were to come home or something, and brushed my teeth as he got in the shower. I'll admit, while doing my hair, I did glance at him every once in a while, but could you blame me? His body was even better than I imagined it would be. Plus there wasn't a shower curtain; there was a sliding glass door.
"Are you checking me out?" he asked, smirking.
"You caught me." I winked at him, then put my makeup on.
"You know you don't need to wear makeup. You're stunning." He said, and I blushed.
"I definitely don't need to wear blush when I'm with you." I joked.
He got out of the shower, dried off, and wrapped the towel around his waist. He stood behind me and moved my hair to one side of my neck, and kissed the exposed skin. I turned around to kiss him, then heard the door open downstairs.
"I'm back! Hales? Maria?" My mom called.
"I'm here, Mom. Maria's out." I called back, then turned to Seth. "How are you gonna get out?" I asked frantically.
He seemed calm enough. "The window."
"You're gonna jump out the window?"
"Yeah, why not. It's not gonna hurt me, Haley." He said.
"Okay, come on." I dragged him to my room and locked the door.
He got dressed, and kissed me. "I'll see you later?" he asked.
"Yeah. I love you." I said.
"I love you, too." He said, then disappeared out the window.
I checked myself in the mirror, making sure my hickeys were invisible and I didn't look too keyed up, and went downstairs to greet my mom.
"Hey, Mom." I said as I walked up and hugged her.
"Hey, Baby, how was your night." She asked.
"Fine." I said, lying. Last night was the most amazing night of my life. It was much more that fine.
"Where's Maria?" She asked.
"Not sure, She was gone before I woke up, but I slept in." I wasn't completely lying. Maria wasn't here when I woke up.
"So what are your plans for today?"
"Not sure, I didn't really make any. I thought I'd just hang out with Seth or something."
"Have you made any new friends besides the guys?"
"Yeah, Emily and Abby."
"Then why don't you hang out with them?"
"Abby's in California, and I'm not sure what Emily's doing, but she's probably with Sam."
"I thought Sam was with Leah?"
"Um, no, he's actually engaged to Emily."
"Oh. Since when?"
"Not sure, but Sam hasn't been with Leah for a while."
"Why don't you hang out with Leah?"
"I think she has...work." I was about to say patrol, but I stopped myself.
"Oh, okay. Well I guess Seth's your only option."
"You say that like it's the worst option."
"I just think you're spending a lot of time with him."
"Well, mom, he's my boyfriend. Of course I'm gonna spend a lot of time with him."
"I know, I just don't want you to ditch your other friends."
"I don't. Me and Seth hang out with the guys all the time."
"Good."
"I'm going to La Push."
"When are you coming back?" she asked.
I slipped my shoes on. "Not sure. Later, I guess."
"Be back by eleven."
"Why?"
"Because I said so."
"I'm sorry, I only listen to reason. I'll be back later."
"You'll be home by midnight."
"Okay, just keep believing that." I grabbed my keys. I'd never disobeyed my mom before, but she was acting like a bitch and I didn't like it.
"Then don't bother coming home tonight."
"Fine, I won't." That wasn't exactly punishment. I walked out and got in the car, and drove to La Push. I decided to go to Emily's house, just because I haven't hung out with her since Maria came, though I saw her at the bonfire.
"Hey, Haley." She smiled and embraced me once she opened her door.
"Hey, Emily, what's up?" I smiled back.
"Just going through some stuff, trying to clean out and make more room."
"Need help?"
"Sure." She smiled and we walked inside. "I have to warn you, though, it's a little hectic."
I looked at the floor, where there were boxes and trash bags scattered around. "Not nearly as hectic as when I was moving." I laughed.
We went through book cases and shelves, putting things for storage in the boxes, and stuff to throw out in trash bags.
"So what're you trying to make room for?" I asked after about an hour.
"Well, don't tell any of the guys, but after me and Sam get married, we're gonna try to have a baby." She smiled.
"Aww!" I gushed. "How's Sam keeping it from the guys?"
"It's hard, but he tries his hardest not to think about it, so we don't really talk about it."
"That must be hard. I don't know what I'd do if there were people reading my thoughts." I laughed.
"Me either." She laughed too.
"So, how long were you and Sam together before you got engaged?"
"A little over a year."
"When are you getting married?"
"Well, we don't have an exact date, but probably the beginning of next year."
"I have a question, but it's kind of personal, so you don't have to answer it."
"Go ahead."
I hesitated. "Uh, nevermind."
"Haley, you can ask anything."
"You sure? It's kind of a weird question."
"I'm positive." She chuckled.
"Were you a virgin when you and Sam started dating?" I asked quietly.
She laughed. "Yes, I was."
"Oh." I grimaced.
"Why?"
"Well, before I met Seth, I wasn't… And I told Seth yesterday, because I thought he deserved to know, and he says it was a long time ago and it doesn't bother him, but I can see that it does, and I just feel really bad. I mean, obviously I wasn't with him, and it was a while ago, but I still can't help but feel guilty." I admitted.
"Well, you know that any boy friend you would've had, even if it was a human boy who doesn't imprint, they're not exactly gonna love the idea of you having sex with anyone but them."
"I know, and I knew he wasn't gonna be thrilled about it, but I felt even worse about keeping it from him. And the worst part is," I paused, "Seth knows the guy…" I said quietly.
"Really?" her brows raised in shock. "How does he know him?"
"Well, the guy is…" I took a deep breath. "The guy is Jake." I said, looking down.
She gasped. "Jacob? When did this happen? It didn't happen when you moved here, did it?"
"No, I would never move that fast with a guy, although it was the worst mistake of my life. It was the last summer I came here, when I was 14." I explained.
"That's so young!"
"I know, and I've felt bad about it ever since! Especially since I've been with Seth!"
She hugged me. "Don't feel bad." She consoled me.
We finished going through most of her stuff, and I decided to go see Seth.
"Thank you so much for helping me!" she thanked me.
"No problem! Just call me if you ever need help with anything else." I smiled and hugged her one last time before getting in my car and driving off.
I drove down the road, and thought I saw a wolf in the woods, so I pulled over and stepped out. I felt stupid, but a called out into the trees. "Hello?"
A dark grey wolf emerged, and I knew it was Paul. It didn't walk out into the open, so I walked into the woods, and he came up to me.
"Hey, Paul." I rubbed his head. "Is Seth on patrol?" I felt silly asking a wolf a question, knowing it couldn't speak, but I figured he could gesture somehow. He bowed his big head, which I took as a nod. "Well then could you tell him I'll be at his house?" he bowed his head again. "Thanks." I smiled, then returned to my car, and drove to Seth's house.
I knocked on the door, and Leah opened it, then smiled. "Hi, Haley."
"Hey, Leah. What's up?" I asked as we walked to the living room.
"Just hanging out here. There's not really anything to do." She chuckled.
"Tell me about it. I'd watch a movie or something at home, but I kind of got kicked out until tomorrow." I grimaced.
"Dang, what happened?"
"Well, I guess it started with my mom thinking I spend too much time with Seth, which she obviously can't understand unless she knew the secret, and it kind of went to me having to be home by eleven because she's the mom and she said so, and I told her I'd be home when I wanted to be, and she told me to just not come home. But it's whatever. It's not like this hasn't happened before." I chuckled lightly.
"You two gonna be okay?"
"Of course. It'll be fine by tomorrow. I'm all she has." I joked.
"Then maybe you shouldn't be too hard on her. I mean, you are the only person she has here. Try to understand where she's coming from."
"I do, but she has to understand that I'm gonna be an adult in September. And I'm not like her when she was my age. She had twins and was living in her cousin's apartment with her sister and their fiancés. And her and my aunt hated their mom. My life isn't like hers, but she doesn't understand that."
"True. Do you think she misses Carter?"
"I know she does. And I tried to get her to talk to him so many times before we moved, but she's too scared. But she's still in love with him. And he's the same way! I don't even know why they don't get back together. They can be stupid sometimes." I laughed. "I mean, I feel like the only way they're ever gonna get back together is if I fly back to North Carolina and convince Carter to come see her." All of a sudden I got an idea.
"I may not have seen you in three years, but I definitely know that face. What are you thinking?" she asked.
"I just got an idea." I grabbed her shoulders. "Leah, that's it! I have to fly to North Carolina and convince him to see my mom! I know that if they just see each other, they'll realize that they still have feelings for each other!"
"Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"I'm positive! And anyway, I miss him. I haven't seen him since my last birthday."
"And when are you gonna do this?"
"Some time before my birthday, before the school year starts."
"Oh, yeah, you still have another year of school." She smirked.
"Don't test me."
"I think I could take you." She winked.
I rolled my eyes. "Oh, hush, wolfy."
We watched TV until Seth got home, then Leah had to take over for him.
"Hey, baby." He greeted me with a kiss.
"Hey." I smiled. "Um, I was wondering if I could stay over tonight. I kinda, uh, got kicked out of my house for the night." I chuckled lightly.
"Oh God, Haley, what'd you do?" I gave him the whole spiel about me and my mom's conversation, and he rolled his eyes at me, laughing. "Leave it to you to get kicked out of the house." He joked.
"It doesn't happen a lot! Yes, it's happened before, but only a few times!" I defended myself.
We watched TV together for a while, then his parents came home and Sue made us all dinner. After that, Seth and I watched a movie, then got ready for bed. I was staying in his room, because Leah was gone, and his parents were going out of town for the night.
"You need to borrow another T-shirt?" he asked me, chuckling.
"Yes please." I smiled and changed into the shirt he handed me.
"You're so beautiful." He wrapped his arms around me, and I blushed.
"I love you, ya know." I pecked his lips.
"I know." He winked at me. "I love you, too." He placed his finger under my chin, tilting my head up so he could kiss me.
We got in bed, and I snuggled into him and fell asleep immediately.
A/N: So that's chapter 9! Not sure how many more chapters I'm gonna do before I end it and start the sequel. Chapter 10 might be the last chapter, but it might not be, so calm down ;) review please!
