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"Hey Milly! We missed you while you were off with your lover boy!"

Milly looked at the guys that made up the band she managed. They were her age, but reminded her of high school seniors; but she loved them anyway.

"It was only two weeks, and I'm sure you partied without me."

Nate, the lead singer and guitarist, grinned. "Yeah, we did."

"How long have you and Alex been together anyway?" Mike, the bassist, asked.

"Two years."

"Are you gonna marry him?" Brett, the drummer, questioned as he batted his eyelashes.

She shrugged; she honestly did not know. Lately he had talked about them moving in together, and she had enjoyed their two weeks together in Hawaii. But living with a guy before marriage was something frowned down upon in her family; her parents hadn't liked that she had gone on a trip with him.

"Maybe I shouldn't have asked that." Brett sighed.

"Said what?" Adam asked as he walked into the room eating a banana.

"Nothing, we need to get to work, and you're stalling."

After a long conversation with Alex on the phone about moving in with each other, Milly finally put the phone down. No sooner had she sat down, it rang again.

"Hello."

"Hey Milly! I've got exciting news!" Claire yelled into the phone.

Milly immediately smiled; she had a good idea of what Claire was going to tell her.

"What is it?"

"I'm pregnant!"

"I'm so happy for you! When are you due? How is Quil?"

"I'm due in January; I got pregnant in May. And Quil is ecstatic; he can hardly believe it."

"Am I sensing another Quil junior?"

"Quil thinks it's a girl, but if it is a boy we're not naming him Quil."

"I hear Milly is a good name."

"Shut up. How are things with you and Alex?"

Milly told her everything; about their trip, moving in together, and the way her family would react.

"If it's right, everything will fall into place." Claire replied.

And even though she said so little; Milly felt better about everything.

The summer was over in a flash, and once again Milly was on a vacation of sorts. The band was busy writing a new album, so most of her work could be done over the phone and through e mails. As for Alex, he was also busy making a new album, but he was insistent that they move in together.

It was October when she went to stay with Alex for a few weeks. After a week, Alex brought up the topic again.

"I don't see you enough, and you can pretty much manage them from anywhere."

Milly sighed, "Alex, I've been raised to have certain rules and morals to rule my life. I wouldn't feel right living with you."

"Then what do you call this? Or how about our trip to Hawaii? What's the difference? We've had sex anyway."

Were they really going to have a fight about this? He looked annoyed, and she looked stressed.

"There is a difference."

"Marriage?"

"Yes."

The silence was unbearable; almost as if the idea of marriage frightened him.

"What's so wrong about marriage, Alex?"

"Nothing, but I'm not in the right stage of my life and I don't know when I will be."

So that was it, what she had been afraid to hear. She hated to admit it, but marriage was exactly what she wanted. Alex sighed and pulled her on to his lap as he hands slipped up under her shirt.

"I love you, Milly."

"I love you." But strangely it felt like her heart had broken in two.

"You are huge!"

"I'm due in two weeks you jerk!"

Their hug was just what Milly needed after that night with Alex. Claire already knew the whole story, so she held Milly close and kissed her forehead.

"Come on, I'll show you the nursery."

The nursery was painted yellow with brown wolf decals all around the room. Tears came to Milly's eyes, and she started to cry. The wolves reminded her of her cast, and her cast reminded her of Alex.

"Milly, what's wrong?"

"Did I tell you I thought I was pregnant?"

"What?!"

"Yeah, back in October. Thank God I wasn't because he wouldn't have married me anyway." She cried.

"Wait, I'm confused. Are you two together still or not?"

"Technically, but I need stability and if he can't give that to me…But I love him!"

Claire felt horrible; compared to Milly her love life had been pretty straight forward, so she really didn't know how to handle this situation. She was about to say something when loud footsteps came down the hall and Embry entered the room. As soon as he saw Milly's tear stained face, he pulled her into his arms and held her as she sobbed. Claire slipped out of the room quietly leaving the two alone.

"What's wrong, babe? Why are you upset?" He asked as he rocked her back and forth.

Surprisingly, she told him everything, and he held her closer after she was done. Alex couldn't give her what she needed to be happy, but he could if she gave him the chance. He held her until she fell asleep and then carried her into the guest room. After he laid her down, he turned to leave when she whispered his name.

"Embry?"

"Hmm?"

"Stay with me please."

Nothing could have made him happier as he lay down next to her on the bed and draped his arm across her.

The baby came early and instantly brought Milly a new sense of hope. She was beautiful and everyone adored her. Her name was Lily.

"Can I have my baby back now, Milly?"

"Don't think I missed the fact that Lily rhymes with Milly." Milly grinned.

"Oh, don't be so full of yourself."

Milly kissed Lily's head before she handed her back to Claire.

"Have you talked to Alex?"

"No, he's really busy and so am I."

Claire sighed, but let the subject drop. After all, she had always wanted Milly to be with Embry anyway.

"I'm going to Embry's, don't wait up."

Claire grinned and watched Milly leave the house and walk towards Embry's. Embry had dinner ready when she arrived and they were immediately immersed in conversation. After the dishes were clean, they went to sit on the couch, and Embry pulled her up against his side.

"I've never stopped thinking about you." He confessed.

Without a moment of hesitation, Milly crawled onto his lap, wrapped her arms around his neck, and pressed her lips to his. He groaned, pulled her closer, and deepened their kiss. His hands tugged on the bottom of her shirt and she lifted her arms so he could pull it off.

"The bed." She panted.

He carried her into his room and laid her down amongst the pillows. She started to undo his buckle, when he finally pulled his lips away.

"Milly, are you sure this is right?"

"Everything else has been so wrong." She replied and pulled his lips back down to hers.

Milly left the next day. Things had to be taken care of back at home. The band was having a crisis and as for Alex…

"I love you, but you can't give me all that I need."

"Marriage? That's why I wanted us to move in together, isn't that enough?"

"Alex," She sighed, "I never told you, but I had a pregnancy scare back in October and it really got me thinking. What kind of life could we give a baby? You can't even give me a marriage. You're my best friend, Alex. I love you so much."

The tears she had been fighting, spilled over and Alex, his own eyes filled with tears, pulled her into his arms. He kissed the top of her head and stroked her face before he finally said something.

"Promise me you'll visit, and write, and call."

"I promise."

"I'll always love you Milly; you've made me a better person."

She decided to move to La Push and accepted a job in the library two weeks later.