Authors Note: Hey Guys! I know its been forever but its a long chapter so maybe that will make up for it! Hopefully! Just been really busy. But hopefully I can work more on this story more often now cause my schedule is finally settling down! Well hope you guys like it!
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Artemis POV:
The next morning, I woke up curled up into Embry's side, sweating. Like yesterday I try to sneakily get out of bed. Unlike yesterday, I succeed in not waking Embry. I tiptoe out of the room and silently close the door behind me.
I decide to let my mom sleep because I know its early in the morning. Instead I walk downstairs and hear someone in the kitchen. Slowly I walk into the small kitchen and find Emily making what looks to be enough food to feed an army.
Emily sees me and smiles," Good morning, how are you doing?" she asks.
"Good morning, I'm doing fine, you?" I ask politely.
"Good, making breakfast for everyone," she says.
"More like an army," I reply and this makes her laugh.
"Yea, the guys eat like an army," she answers.
"Would you like some help?" I ask, wanting to be useful.
"Im about done but if you want you can put those biscuts on a pan to get ready to bake," she says.
"Okay," I say, washing my hands and starting on the bisuits.
Emily and I were almost done with breakfast when someone's strong arms wrap around me, making me jump slightly. I look up to realize its Embry and I smile.
"Good morning," he says kissing me on the cheek.
"Good morning," I reply smiling.
"Why didn't you wake me?" he asks.
"You looked so peaceful, I didn't want to wake you," I say," Are you hungry? Emily and I are almost done."
"Of course," he says smiling.
I laugh. Yesterday, I learned that Embry could eat someone out of house and home and still be hungry.
By the time Emily and I finished up, Embry, Sam, and 5 other guys from last night come into the kitchen making plates. It get very crowd and I start to panic. I cant handle it and start becoming short of breath. I become fidgety and start hyperventilating. I shove my way out of the kitchen, into the living room.
"Artemis, are you okay?" Emily asks.
"I'm fine, just don't like crowds," I lie, trying to cover up the real reason.
She gives me a knowing look but goes along with the lie," Okay."
"Um, can I take a shower and get cleaned up somewhere?" I ask.
"Yes, of course. There's a bathroom upstairs, third door on your left. Come on, Ill show you," she says leading me upstairs. " I washed your clothes, so you have those to wear. Ill set them outside the door. Towels are in the closet. Everything else should be accessible."
"Thank you," I tell her before closing the bathroom door.
I get in the shower, for a little bit I just stand there, letting the hot water warm me. It feels so good. I feel as if my worries are washing away, that this is a new start to my life. A start, without having to worry every night if I will wake up the next morning or if that beating was enough to kill me. I feel as if the burden I have been carrying around has finally been lifted. I put my hand on my stomach and smile knowing I have more things to overcome but this is a new start for me.
Once out of the shower, I wrap a towel around me and grab my clothes. I get dressed and find a hair brush to brush my hair out with. I let my hair fall down my back, knowing it will dry straight. I put my dirty clothes that Emily let me wear in the hamper.
I go to check on my mom, but find her still sleeping and since we have a couple more hours til we have to go to our appointment, I decide to let her sleep. I go downstairs, but here laughing and yelling coming from the dining room, so I head outside and sit on the porch steps, enjoying the quietness. After about 10 minutes of sitting there, Brady, Jacob and two guys from last night that I think names were Zane and Ace, come strolling up the driveway.
"Artemis," Embry yells when he sees me. He comes running up, and picks me up in a big hug, spinning around. The whole time I cant help but smile and laugh.
"Brady, put me down," I say through the giggles. Finally he sets me down.
"Hey Ari," he says smiling.
"Hey Brady," I reply.
"I missed you," he says.
"Its been like two days since I saw you lasted, but I miss you too," I tell him.
"Hey Brady, were going to get some food, you good out here?" Jacob asks.
"Yea man, Im fine," Brady answers.
The other guys go into the house and Brady and I take a seat on the porch steps.
"How are you doing?" he asks.
"Better. I'm glad to be away from Step-douche but I'm worried about my mom. She doesn't ge that were safe now, away from him. She keeps talking about how we have to get back or hes going to be upset. I don't know if she will ever be my mom again," I explain to him, tears escaping my eyes.
He wraps his arms around my shoulders hugging me," It may take some time but she will come around. You may want to see about having her talk to someone about it all. What you guys have gone through in the past years is very traumatic, its going to mess with your head," he explains.
"I just had hoped that getting away from Him, would have fixed everything. I just want my old mom back," I tell him.
"I know," he says. For a little bit, we sit in a comfortable silence then Embry turns and asks me," Are you mad at me?"
"Why would I be mad at you?" I ask him.
"Because I broke my promise and told Embry about your Step-dad, and everything," he answers.
"I could never be mad at you, Brady. Besides if you wouldn't have said anything to Embry, Id still be in that awful house being beaten by him. Id be covered in bruises and probably have more broken ribs," at the last part he flinches," Thank you by the way." I tell him.
"For what?"
"For saving me, like you always said you would," I reply.
"But I didn't, Embry did," he says.
"He did but so did you. Without you telling him, he wouldn't have ever known. You telling him, saved me," I tell him.
"You're welcome then," he says smiling. I hug him but his stomach's growl interrupts us. I laugh and he smiles more," Well I guess I better go and get something to eat,"
We stand up and head inside. All of the other guys are in the dining room, fighting over food," You better have saved some for me," Brady yells at them.
"Snooze you lose, Brady," One of them yells back. Brady heads to the dining room and starts grabbing for food. Embry catches my eye and winks making me smile and blush.
I walk into the kitchen and see Emily eating a biscuit watching and smiling at the guys in the dining room.
"Hey where did you go after you took a shower? I saved you some breakfast before the guys ate it all," Emily says to me.
"I went outside. Crowds aren't my thing," I tell her.
"Well here," she says handing me a plate from the microwave full of eggs, bacon, hash browns and biscuits on it," Eat up. I already took a plate up to your mom," she tells me.
I started nibbling on the bacon," Did my mom say anything to you," I ask.
"She mumbled a few things but the only thing I actually understood was her asking for you. I told her you would be up in a little bit to see her and that you and her were going out later and she needed to get ready. I gave her a pair of clothes into and a hair brush to use," she told me.
"Okay. Thank you Emily so much. Youre amazing. As soon as im done eating ill go see her," I tell her and she nods. We go back to silently eating with the guys laughter the only noise we here. I finish eating and head to the sink to wash it.
"Just leave it in the sink, ill do it later," Emily says.
"You sure?" I ask. Emily nods and I do as I was told.
I go upstairs to my mom's room to check on her and to make sure she will be ready to go. I enter her room and find her in fresh clothes, reading. She looks up from her book and when she sees its me, she smiles. I can see it in her eyes today is a good day.
"Mom!" I say.
"Hey honey," she responds, putting her book down and opening her arms up to me," Come here." I practically jump into her arms," What happened honey? Where are we? What is today?"
"Today is Sunday. Friday night, he was beating us and he even broke my wrist. We started serving dinner to him when there was knock and he told me to get it. It was Embry, you'll meet him later. He got rid of that bastard and told him to never come around again. Since then you've been in a shock. Kept saying how we had to go back." I tell her and her eyes get wide," And we are staying at Emily and Sam's house, they are Embry's friends."
"Was that the woman in here earlier?" she asks.
"Yes."
"She is a very nice young woman," my mom says.
"Yea, she is. Shes been very helpful the past few days, her and Sam," I tell her.
"Well I'll make sure to Thank her. Now what are we doing today?" she asks.
"Um, in a little while were going to be going to the hospital to see Dr. Cullen and get a cast on my wrist. Do you remember coming and checking up on you yesterday?" I ask her.
"No not really. My memory is either really fuzzy or black. I cant remember anything from the last few days," she explains," and before we go can I get a shower?"
"Of course, come with me," I say standing up and letting go of everything but her hand.
I pull my mom a long to the bathroom. While she gets in I get her a towel, where Emily got one from me this morning. When she finishes and gets dressed, we go back to the room and I sit behind her and gently start to brush her hair.
When I was little, before Step-douche, my favorite thing to do was have my mom brush my hair. I would be crying from something silly like a scraped knee. My mom would set me on her bed and gently start brushing my hair. My mother would start to sing a quiet, quilette song, my father taught to her. I would always stop crying to hear her sing.
While I brushed her hair, I start to hum to myself the song she sang to me so many years ago. I see her whip her eyes, knowing she is crying. Just as I am, my mother is probable remembering when my father would sing to us.
"I love you, mom," I tell her.
"I love you, too, baby," she replies turning toward me and hugging me.
There's a soft knock on the door and I yell "Come in," and a second later Embry comes in and I cant help but smile.
"Hey," he says looking at me, then my mom, back to me.
"Hey, I guess I can now formally introduce you two. Mom this is Embry, Embry this is my mom," I say.
"Hello ma'am, its nice to meet you," Embry says like a gentleman.
"Hello, please to meet you and please call me, Becky," she says politely back. She gives me a look and I smile.
"Well are you two ready to go?" Embry asks.
"As ready as we will ever be," I reply.
Hope you guys liked it! Promise to start working on the next chapter as soon as possible!
-Kels:)