Lily Flower
*Right Where We Left Off*
"I'm not sure if you remember the story of the Third Wife or not. It's been years since you've been to a bonfire," Max began. I waited patiently for him to continue with his explaining. He went into amazing detail about Taha Aki's connection with his third and last wife. Only someone that has experience these emotions could describe it with such a passion…..
"Oh my God, what have you done?!" I gasped, all the air leaving my lungs in one great whoosh. Max stared at me guiltily but I could see something else bubbling up in his eyes. It was pure, unadulterated, my stomach is tingling and I want to spend every moment with you, love. This was the emotion that I had saw fleeting glimpses of when he was staring at me.
"I couldn't help it, Lily. It's not something that I can control. I understand if you're upset with me and everything but look on the bright side! You won't have to look any farther than me for your perfect match," Max tried to comfort me.
I started to cry again, my eyes were tired from my day of traveling and me rubbing them earlier. It felt like there was a dead weight in my stomach now and my brain felt like it was slowly turning to mush.
Max rushed over to me and patted my back and pushed my hair out of my face. I weakly tried to swat his hands away but gave up when he started to sooth me a little bit. He was mumbling softly to me about how sorry he was that I upset about all this and how I was stuck in Canada for a few more days until I got to go home.
"I-I want my parents!" I stuttered out finally, looking at up him pathetically. I'm sure I looked bad with my red eyes and tangled hair but I didn't care right now. Max could think anything he wanted at this point because he'd love me anyway.
Max's face dropped and he looked around the room careful. "I'll get you a phone to call your parents. If you want I can talk to Carlisle and we can be on our way back to La Push by tomorrow," he said quietly. He walked out of his room and left me alone to my thoughts.
Before I could really sort anything out for myself, Max was back with a cell phone in his large hand. I took the silver phone and dialed my home phone number that I've known all my life.
*Max's Pov*
I listened to Lily talk with her mother for an over an hour. By the way the conversation was going that I could hear of, Lila had calmed Lily down and had convinced her daughter that it was okay to keep being friends with me; that she was completely safe with me around and that I'd stay her best friend if Lily wanted me to.
It was a very depressing conversation to listen in on and I wasn't alone either. Everyone downstairs was listening to us closely, making sure Lily didn't have a panic attack or I didn't accidently phase into a giant wolf.
Suddenly there was a different edge to Lily's voice as she talked on the phone. I leaned a little closer to her and recognized Embry's voice on the other line. I swallowed nervously. Embry didn't have any reason not to yell at me now when we got back to La Push; no reason not to keep me away from his daughter if Lily didn't want me. Just the thought of it made my eyes prick with unshed tears and my body tensed up like I was getting ready for a fight.
"Don't worry dad, I'll let you know if anything unwanted happens to me here. I'll give you free rein to kick anyone's ass," Lily said, eyeing me, before saying her goodbyes to her father.
I sat still, waiting for her to say something, anything, to let me know where we stood now. I could even hear Jacob shifting uncomfortably downstairs as everyone listened in again. Lily eyed me for a moment across the room before flopping down on my bed and making herself comfortable on my fluffy pillow.
"Lily?" I asked hesitantly, edging closer to the bed subconsciously. She glanced over at me and waited for me to continue. "Are you okay now?" I asked. I was only two feet away from her tiny body.
"I'm better. My mom explained it a little better to me than you did. Lucky for you," Lily exclaimed tiredly, fighting to keep her eyes open now. I chanced a quick grin before letting my serious face come back.
"Will you be okay with all of this?" I whispered, trying to make it hard on the ones listening in. Lily's eyes had already closed but she nodded weakly before her breathing deepened and her whole body relaxed into the mattress.
I watched her sleep for almost an hour before doing downstairs to talk with Carlisle. Bella and Edward had already left for their little house that was only a few miles away. They enjoyed their privacy.
Alice and Jasper had left just minutes before to go hunting while Rosalie and Emmett were out there doing God knows what. Luckily, Esme and Carlisle were still here and not searching for privacy yet.
Jacob was lying on a couch, his legs, arms, and head hanging off while Nessie was curled up in his side. I felt a flash of anger for a moment while looking at the pair before it passed just seconds later. I was too tired and emotionally drained from dealing with Lily's mood swings to be upset with them right now.
"Carlisle, would it be possible to get plane tickets back home for tomorrow in short notice if we need to leave?" I asked even though I didn't look at him. I didn't want to see disappointment or pity there. He knew Lily could control my emotions at the snap of her fingers and right now she had me depressed and stressed.
"I could work something out if your plans change. I really do hope that you two stay with us a little bit longer," Carlisle replied. I could feel his and Esme's eyes on me and it made me antsy.
"Thank you and I'm sorry about earlier. I can't help but freak out when Lily is involved," I exclaimed, finally looking over at them. Carlisle nodded understandingly while Esme was glancing up at the ceiling, probably listening to Lily shifting around in my bed.
"Would you like a midnight snack, Max? There's this new recipe that I've been wanting to try out," Esme suggested happily. She didn't even wait for me to answer and ran into the kitchen to start cooking.
I sighed tiredly and sat down beside Carlisle to talk with him late into the night like I used to before I imprinted on Lily. We could hear Esme cooking, Jake and Nessie's breathing, and Lily wiggling around upstairs while she slept while we had our whispered conversation about simple things, like government and the environment.
I could suddenly hear a lot of movement upstairs and some shuffling around. "Max!?" Lily called out timidly. I rose from the couch and raced upstairs to see what had upset her.
Lily was standing in the middle of my room with a cover wrapped around her shoulders, looking around with a slightly confused expression on her sleepy face. Her long black hair was tangled and her blue eyes instantly locked onto my brown ones.
"What is it? What's wrong?" I asked, scooping her up into my arms and holding her, ready to run if anything was wrong. She laughed breathlessly and struggled her way out of my arms.
"I just need to know where the bathroom is," Lily chuckled, looking up at me with bright eyes and a silly grin on her face.
"That's it? No yelling at me or crying?" I asked warily. Lily just shrugged and waited for me to show her to the bathroom. I sighed in confusion but showed her the bathroom. I waited for her on my bed. She returned just a few minutes later with her hair a little bit more tame and all evidence of sleep gone from her.
"What are you doing up this late, Max? Aren't you tired at all?" Lily asked, sitting down beside me. Our knees were touching but neither of us shifted over to give the other more room.
"I was just talking to Carlisle and Esme. Why aren't you still asleep? You only slept for a little over an hour," I explained, glancing at her out of the corner of my eye.
"I, um, kept having weird dreams. It's better if I'm awake," she mumbled, staring down at the duvet that we were sitting on. I nodded understandingly. Finding out about the legends can easily give someone nightmares.
"So, er, when are we heading home?" I asked timidly. I didn't want her to sudden snap on me and beat me too death with a pillow or something. That was not a manly way to go down.
Lily just kind of looked at me for a moment. "Aren't we going home on Monday? Do you need to go home for something?" she said, her nose scrunched up as she talked.
"No, I don't need to leave. I thought you'd want to leave now. I wasn't sure how you'd take the Third Wife legend," I exclaimed, grinning. I found it rather funny that we both thought the other one wanted to leave.
"There's no way that I'm leaving now. Carlisle still has to give me my medical schools load down so I can get ready for classes in the fall," Lily giggled. She sighed and leaned her head against my shoulder while I relaxed for the first time that we had arrived here.
Someone was suddenly knocking quietly on my bedroom door. "Come in," I called out. Esme poked her head in and told us that our midnight snack was done. I thanked her and walked downstairs with Lily in tow with me.
We went into the kitchen and talked about easy topics while we ate. I cramming food into my mouth while Lily egged me on, wanting to see how much food I could fit; after I choked Esme told us that we should go to bed before I get myself killed by listening to my imprint.
Lily led the way back up to my room. She snuggled down into my bed while I found myself a nice piece of carpet to sleep on.
"Max, you can sleep up here with me," Lily suggested, looking over at me with her bright blue eyes. There was some kind of gleam there that I didn't understand what it meant but I really wanted to find out now.
I gently lay down beside her on top of the covers so I wouldn't burn her up. She frowned though. "No, under the covers with me or off of the bed," she muttered, looking at me with that gleam in her eyes still.
I eagerly did what she said even though I had no way of knowing what she had planned for me. Lily immediately scooted closer to me until her body was pressed up against me. My arms quivered in my effort of trying not to push myself where my body mostly wanted to be.
"Do you know that you have the most gorgeous eyes? I could just look into them all day," Lily sighed, looking up at me with a teasing smile on her face. I swallowed and just nodded. I wasn't sure if I could handle teasing right now from her.
Lily suddenly wiggled her hips against my thighs and flung her leg over both of my legs and held on tight to me. I struggled to breathe. I didn't want Embry to crush my skull if he ever found out that I happily seduced his daughter right back.
I tried to think of different things besides Lily's inviting body and my growing erection. Cliff diving, cold showers, my parents doing it, grandma in a mini skirt……Lily in a mini skirt, swimming with Lily at the beach, sex, more sex….
Lily's fingers ran down my arm until she got to my large hands that were shaking now. She gently pulled my arms around her before letting her arms wrap around my waist. Lily was just so soft and tiny compared to me and very, very inviting.
"Would you wait for me until I finished college?" Lily whispered suddenly, gripping my back tightly. I stared down at her. She had this desperate look on her face and was pleading with me through her eyes. My heart clenched.
"I'd wait for you for the rest of my life if that's what you want. I'll-"I swallowed heavily," be waiting for you in La Push as soon as you're done with school," I said. I wanted to take back my promise and make her stay with me but I couldn't take Lily's dreams away from her. She's worked too hard to just give it up for me.
Lily kissed my neck before settling down for sleep. I sighed and tried to make my body relax but I was still too keyed up from her teasing earlier. This was going to be a long night.
*Next Day*
I sat beside Lily on the couch while she, Carlisle, and Edward talked about medical school and what Lily should be studying for her major. I couldn't keep up with the conversation so I talked with Emmett and Jasper from across the room about football and who we thought would make it to the Super Bowl.
Jacob and Renesmee were sitting out on the front porch, enjoying the break in the weather before it stormed later tonight (Alice told us so we could plan a baseball so Lily could watch). Lily had kept her distance from the two of them but I could tell she was starting to feel guilty about yelling at Nessie and almost causing a fight between Jake and me.
"Max, dude, let's have a wrestling tournament again. We'll even go easy on you this time," Emmett said, breaking out of my thoughts. I jumped eagerly, ready to win this time.
"Don't you think that's a little dangerous for Max to do? He could get hurt again," Lily spoke up from behind me. I looked back at her in confusion. How did she know that?
"Don't worry about it, Lily. We'll leave his limbs on then Carlisle can fix anything that is broken. No worries," Emmett exclaimed. Lily made some kind of growling noise in the back of her throat.
"How'd you even know about that?" Jasper asked curiously.
"Nessie," Lily and Edward stated at the same time. Lily giggled nervously but grabbed my arm and forced me back down beside her.
Emmett mumbled about me turning into a pansy before him and Jasper went outside to start their wrestling match. I sighed and buried my face into Lily's hair. It was very relaxing to just breathe her in and let all my thoughts melt away.
We would be okay. We could really be together when she got back from college until then I was her best friend.
Author's Note: I am sooo sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter out! Let's all hope that I get the next one out even quicker. Review please!