Disclaimer: Anything that seems familiar belongs to the wonderful Stephanie Meyer. Kaylee and her mother, however, are mine.
I was correct. That was, in fact, the most awkward doctor's appointment of my life. Embry didn't say much at all, he only responded when the nurses asked him something directly. I couldn't wait until I was finished so I could leave, but then I would have to ride back to Emily's with him.
When the doctor finally said I could leave, I was so relieved. I stood up quickly, stretching my tired body. Apparently I stood up too fast, because I started to feel weak and I fell forward. Embry reached out and caught me like it was nothing, and he sat me back on my feet.
"Are you okay?" He asked quietly, and I nodded. My head was pounding.
"I need to go home." I already felt kinda sick to my stomach. Embry placed his hand on the small of my back and led me down the hall to the elevator.
The car ride home was awkward, but I enjoyed the peace. I was scared to open my mouth due to the fear that I would throw up any second. "LeeLee, I'm sorry I attacked you like that. I had no right to do that. You have enough going on." Embry said as he drove down the road.
"Em, it's okay. I'm glad that you told me, you don't need to keep that bottled up." I told him, but in a way I wish that he didn't tell me. Now I worry that things would be weird between us. He had been my best friend for so long, I didn't know he had feelings for me. He was just Embry, my best friend. Poor guy, he was friend zoned for so long.
"It sucks though. I always thought that I would be the guy that would make you happy. Now you're happy without me, and I'm just left in the dust." He sighed.
"But obviously it wasn't meant to be, or you would've imprinted on me. The girl of your dreams is still out there. It might take some time, but you'll find her." I tried to console him. He just shrugged his shoulders.
"Jacob is going to be so pissed at me." Embry said. I furrowed my brows.
"Well, I don't have to tell him if you're nervous about it." I told him, but I felt weird keeping something like that from Jacob.
"Don't keep secrets from him. And besides, he'll find out anyway. Did he not tell you about the links between our minds?" I shook my head. A link? He's definitely never mentioned that before.
"So there's really no secrets between the pack?" Embry shook his head.
"It's actually really annoying. Not being able to keep anything from anyone else. I've been struggling to keep this hidden from him, but luckily I haven't slipped so far. I guess it's time he knows." That really sucks. Not being able to have anything personal or private. I guess I still have a lot to learn about the pack.
Embry pulled up to Emily's house and put the truck in park, but he didn't bother turning it off. "You go ahead and go. I've got some stuff to take care of." He told me, and I nodded. I knew that the only reason he didn't want to come inside was because of me.
"Thank you for going with me today, Em." I was sincerely thankful. Even if he had to make everything weird and awkward, I was still happy he went with me. His face softened and he reached over and gently touched my hand.
"You're welcome." Once I got out of the truck and shut the door, he sped off. I slumped into Emily's house.
"Hi Kaylee, how did the appointment go?" She asked, sitting a big plate of cookies down in front of me. I kindly pushed them to the other side of the table, not wanting them that close to me.
"It was okay. Emily, did you know that Embry liked me?" I asked quietly, and she looked at me guiltily. "Emily! You knew?" She held up her hands.
"Of course I knew! Sam told me! Embry asked me not to tell you, so I didn't. Besides, he always talked about you before you met Jacob. He would just go on and on about you." She wasn't making me feel better. She was making me feel a lot worse.
I groaned and laid my head down on the table. "Baby girl, are you okay?" Jacob asked, walking into Emily's kitchen.
"You're done with patrol for the day?" I asked. He picked me up off of the chair and sat down, and then placed me on his lap. I snuggled happily into his chest.
"Yup! The rest of the day is dedicated to you." He told me, peppering little kisses all over my face. I giggled, making his grin grow. Emily was watching us adoringly from the stove. She was such a romantic.
"Let's go to Port Angeles." I said, looking up at him. He looked at me with a surprised look on his face.
"Baby, you just got pumped full of chemo, are you sure you're up for that?" I nodded eagerly. I could sleep in the car. I would be fine.
We left once I finally convinced him to take me. "Why did you decide to come all the way to Port Angeles?" He asked, squeezing my knee. I reached over and began flipping through the radio stations.
"I wanted an evening away from everything else. I wanted it to just be me and you." I laid my head on his shoulder and shut my eyes. "We always have something to worry about doing."
He kissed my hair. "I know. Do you want to go grab some dinner?" I bit my lip. I didn't feel like eating a whole lot.
"Can we just go to McDonalds or something? I don't want to eat a whole meal." He nodded and pulled into the local McDonalds.
"So, how did the doctor's appointment go?" He asked once we got our food. I munched on my chicken nugget.
"Well, Embry and I had a pretty important conversation." Jacob raised his eyebrows and I continued. "In the car, he told me that he was in love with me. That he wanted to imprint on me when he phased, but then you imprinted on me and it kills him to watch us be happy together."
Jacob was shaking furiously, making the table shake. "Why would he say something like that to you?!" He growled. "I'm gonna beat his ass."
I sighed, feeling exasperated. "Jacob, it's not that big of a deal. We talked about it and everything is fine."
"Everything is not fine! My best friend just told the love of my life that he was in love with her! Nothing is fine with this!" Other people in the restaurant were starting to look at us, and I grabbed his hand.
"Can we please go somewhere else and talk about this? You're causing a scene." I whispered, and he bared his teeth. I stood up and threw our trash away. He followed me as I walked out of the door. "You just need to calm down."
He shook his head, and I was starting to get pissed. "You know what? Just take me home. This was a waste of time. I wanted to spend time with you and be happy, but that thing with Embry was just weighing on my mind. I thought I could tell you about it without having you freak out, but apparently not. I didn't want you to find out by listening to Embry's thoughts. I'm pissed and sick and I want to go home." I demanded, and Jacob stopped trembling.
"Kaylee, I'm sorry. You're the girl of my dreams, but I hate that everyone else wants you too. You're mine. Not anyone else's." I sighed.
"I understand that Jacob, but you have a short fuse. Just calm down and lets enjoy our evening together." I suggested, and finally we got to enjoy our night together.