Chapter Eleven – For Forever and a Decade

I grunted as I sat up, propping my elbows up behind me. "COOOLLIN!" I screamed loudly, worried that he wasn't back yet. He was at my side in mere seconds, pressing a hand to my forehead.

"How do you feel, babe?" he whispered worriedly, which made me roll my eyes, he has been in over-protective-wolf-imprint-mode for some time now, it was cute at the beginning, now it was just starting to piss me off.

"I'm okay. Just unbearably in need of a good taco." I flashed him a grin, but he was already a step ahead of me.

"Got it, babe." He told me, producing a taco from behind his back, seven, actually,and on a tray.

"Oh, my freaking lord! You are amazing! Like, the great person ever!" I squealed, almost diving forward, but restraining myself just in time.

It had been two months since Jack phased, and so far, no imprints, and he'd seen every un-imprinted girl in the pack. He didn't seem clingy to Lola or I… in fact, he hadn't been to visit me since then.

But, things got big for me. Unfortunately for me, literally. I grew about a million sizes, my stomach over forty inches… in two freaking months. Seth said by the rate the babies were growing, I would only have another month of pregnancy.

I was thankful for that… I felt so much hatred towards being bedridden. I despised feeling dependant on other people, not phasing, being weak. In fact, it got me quite irritable.

Rachel had only visited me twice in the past month, her feelings toward me not all that grand still, even though everybody else had moved on… that girl knew how to hold a fucking awesome grudge.

My most frequent visitors were Lola, Emily, Kim, and sometimes Jill. Whenever Jill would come, she always looked so… sad. Little Declan made her happy as hell, but you could see she wished she could carry a baby on her own.

Emily and Kim were always real supportive, and tried to get me to tell them the names Collin and I had picked, and Lola… well, she was there in her own way.

I remembered one afternoon, when she got this real pinched look on her face. "What the hell is up with you?" I had asked her.

"Oh, I was… just thinking. Of when I left Louis." She said quietly. I couldn't stifle my gasp. It was a taboo in the Pack, the period when she had left Louis two years after their marriage.

I had hated her with all the spite in me before she left, and then when she was gone… Everybody had to watch as Louis slowly withered away. It was the worst type of torture watching one of our brothers suffer in that way.

And then, about two years later, she returned. They had sex, and bada bing, bada boom, everything in their relationship was perfect. I didn't agree that was right, neither did the pack. Everybody hated her, her once best friend Rachel didn't speak to her at all, in fact, she still hardly does… One night I was going to the beach, and I came across her.

She was just sitting there, looking out at the water, silent tears running down her face. For some reason, I found myself drawn to sit next to her, to touch her shoulder, and start talking. I didn't speak of wolves, or imprinting, I just talked about how much we hated each other in high school.

And then when I was recounting when I broke her nose, she hugged me. It was very odd, caught me off guard, and only lasted about two seconds. Afterwards, she smiled at me, mouthed a thank you, and left.

It was weird that that was what bonded us, but it did. And now we were wolf girl best friends, such as Kim and Emily, Jill and Rachel, Cassie and Claire, and Amanda and Hanna.

"Angie?" Collin said now, interrupting my thoughts. I glanced up at him to let him know I was paying attention. His eyes were focused on me, his gaze almost guilty as he played with my free hand.

"Honey, I don't want you to get mad…" he started slowly, and I chocked a little bit on the taco. Staring at him worriedly, I frowned. "Angie. Seth says by the rate you're growing, you'll have the baby in two or three months. And your stomach… well, um, you could pass off as seven or six months pregnant.

And we can't just show up with a couple of kids one day, so, uh," he was stumbling over his words now, rubbing the back of his neck self-consciously. I let out a warning, an irritated sigh, and he cleared his throat.

"Sorry. Ang, I called my family to visit." There was a beat of silence, "WHAT THE FUCK?" I screamed this, struggling to sit up and race out the door. Collin gently pressed his palms to my shoulders, holding me back.

"Angie, come on, it won't be that bad! And neither Zack nor Tyler's families are coming!" he tried to soothe me, but I just shook my head.

"Ugh. Carmella is okay, but Jeanette is a bitch to me, and your parents have hated me since you announced your being a wolf and our imprint! Plus, Zach is nice. He should come!" Collin closed his eyes for a brief moment.

"Angie, they're going to be here in about ten minutes," he said quietly, and I gaped at him.

"What? Why didn't you tell me a little sooner?" I shrieked, now shoving his hands away. I started panicking, digging through clothes manically.

"Shit, shit, shit!" I cried, patting my head every so often, "That was why you had the tacos ready! You bastard, you that just because I'm a cow now you can bribe and soothe me with food, especially tacos!" I screamed at him.

"Oh, you got it wrong mister, YOU-WILL-PAY" I said accentuating each word while searching for clothes that were at least decent, and clean… "Sooner or later you will pay" I murmured to myself, but he still heard me, because I heard him gulp loudly.

"Angie, babe, calm down. I explained that we are going to tell them a very big surprise. And I couldn't tell you because the last time I tried to plan a visit with my family you bought plane tickets for Ecuador!" He said slowly, but I kept glaring at him, a growl emitting my throat.

"It doesn't matter, whenever any of us does, they somehow make it bad and then blame it on me! You're damn lucky I don't have any parents to become your in-laws!" I howled while slipping on a pair of nice jeans I hadn't worn in forever.

"Well, not necessarily. I have Embry."

"He doesn't count! 'Sides, he's not bad anymore… only when you do something that really pisses him off. Or when we get it on in front of him." I paused, and an idea came to mind. "Wait, is Seth coming along? I haven't seen him in like, a day." Collin stared at me in confusion as he noticed the slight longing in my voice.

Actually, I was quite confused myself.

"Um, no, he and Abbie are gone again." I let out one long, angry breath. Abbie had really been getting on my nerves lately; she was constantly making arrogant remarks and controlling Seth. And she drank from a human once, and not a single fucking person made a comment! I almost phased when she came in with those red eyes, I could just have ripped her head off and let her burn in the fire while dancing around it and laughing maniacally.

I smiled at my gruesome but happy and productive thought when I heard a car pull up, which made me stood straighter, letting Collin pull me to the door. It had barely rung the first time when Collin swung it open, grinning as he wrapped his arms around his parents.

"Mom, dad! It's been way too long!"

"Yes, it has. Considering we live on the same small reservation and haven't spoken in months." Mrs. Strangsten sniffed her chin up as she gazed over him disapprovingly. A spurt of anger ran through my veins, and I trembled slightly.

"Dad, Carmella, Jean, it's great to see you all too." He smiled, ignoring his mom's comment.

"How is Angie doing?" Mrs. Strangsten spoke before anyone else could get a word in. Collin ignored her snarky tone as always and grinned wildly, his eyes glowing. I smiled, beaming a little at him as I stepped more into everyone's line of sight.

"Everyone, Angie is pregnant." He spoke the words simply, his words glazing with pride. I gazed into his eyes for a moment, caught up in the raw happiness in them.

"You impregnated her? I thought she was unable." I bet you can guess who made that fucking stupid comment.

"That's what we thought too. Isn't it great, though?"

"Is it?" Collin's dad spoke then, his tone quiet but commanding, and I realized that he was speaking to me. Instinctively, I wrapped an arm around my bulging stomach.

"Yes, it is." I had had some trouble accepting it at first, of course I did. And I was still nervous as hell and afraid, maybe even doubting. But I wanted these babies. I could feel them growing inside of me, and a part of me had loved them from the beginning, I'll admit.

"Why doesn't everyone come in?" Collin said awkwardly, letting his family file past. I saw Carmella lag behind, reaching back to squeeze Collin's hand in a congratulatory way. Jean glanced at me angrily before snatching her twin's arm, dragging her along, how could someone so sweet and caring as Collin and Carmella be related to Bitch Mayor and Jr.

Sighing, I shot Collin a pointed glance, noting how exhausted I was already.

This was going to be a long afternoon.

"Why have you declined to tell us until this moment?" It was Collin's dad that spoke, his deep voice had so much of Collin in him, but his tone was laced with detest and sarcasm.

"There were… erm, complications. And we didn't know until she was over two months along," he lied easily. Jean leaned forward a little, her lips a thin line.

"How far along is she?"

"About… seven months." It was a good enough guess. Some woman went into premature labor this early, and if the baby came late, then we could just say they decided they'd stay in my stomach a bit longer than planned.

"So, is it a girl or a boy?" I had referred to the babies as 'it' before, but when Collin's mom said 'it'; heat crawled up my spine, my hands started shaking. She talked about the baby like it was vermin… because I was the one giving birth to it, ugh why couldn't she find a hole to burry herself in, like Alice in Wonderland, except she wouldn't make it out alive .

"Twins, actually. I'm having twins. And we are keeping them a surprise," I said through my teeth. I felt Collin take my hands, and noticed he was trembling a little as well, now he notices his mom is a real frigging witch.

"Yes. We actually have an appointment in about a half an hour; so unfortunately, you can only stay for a bit longer." I hid a small smile, knowing that Collin was trying to save me from a headache. Sighing, I discretely leaned my head on his shoulder. It was already coming on.

And the only thing that cured me from headaches was alcohol, and that was temporarily out of the question.

"Collin, why don't you visit anymore?" Jean suddenly pouted, widening her eyes at Collin innocently.

Ha. The bitch had no idea.

You see, she knew how to work her brother as I did mine, only thing is, she turns into a nasty, female jackass whenever he isn't around. Too bad he can hear her perfectly, and I thought about what happened in the pack mind.

"I don't have time, Jeanie. Angie needs me right now." Jean's eyes flashed angrily as her back shot up, ramrod straight.

"Yes. Of course. Precious Angie needs all of your attention," she hissed, her tone sickly sweet as she stared at me.

"Yes. She does, this pregnancy could put her at risk." He said stiffly, her eyes going flat. I winced next to him, wanting to wring Jean's neck.

Collin's family knew very little of the secret, preferring to stay more in the dark. They simply knew he was a wolf, and of our imprint. No details. They realized that I was the most important thing in his life, that he would die for me, all that imprint stuff, and almost completely shunned him as a family member. Sure, they called and stuff and said they loved him, but only some of his siblings did.

Carmella was sweet, but bound by the hip to her twin. She would never betray her family and come visit him, of course not.

Tyler was a jerk, but did care about Collin. He wasn't one for communication, though.

Zach was really nice, but he now lived in West Virginia, where he went to college, with his wife Annie. He, like the rest of his family, wasn't one for phone calls and keeping in touch.

"Who cares?" Collin started trembling at his mother's harsh words put me into red alert, and I turned to him, patting the side of his face.

"Shh, babe, it's okay. I know you care about me. Calm down, if you phase you might hurt them," I whispered soothingly, gazing into his eyes supportively. He took a deep breath, closing his eyes briefly before looking at his family.

"I think, maybe, it's time for you all to leave." He said quietly, but even I could hear the underlying tone of anger. I glared at them all as they stood, even Carmella who stood there avoiding Collin and my gazes guiltily.

We stood with them, and Collin led them to the door, his form still shaking a little.

"Bye, mother." He said to her, as she was the last to pause in the doorway, glancing back at him… I noticed a slight softening in her expression, a sadness in her eyes but maybe it was just me, she wasn't capable of those emotions.

"You'll be sure to call in a week?" she breathed to Collin, and he nodded, offering a forced smile as he promised. She frowned at him, going back to her regular self, before sighing and turning around to follow the rest of Collin's family out.

"That-was-horrible." I ground my teeth together as Collin snorted, rolling his eyes.

"Tell me about it. But it doesn't matter what they think. I love you no matter what." He whispered, walking towards me and kissing my collarbone. I moaned a little, leaning into his arms, it's been sometime since we has alone time.

"I love you, too." I murmured, nuzzling my head against his cheek.

"For forever?" he mumbled, pulling his lips to my forehead gently. I grinned at him lovingly, trying to convey all I felt into these next words.

"For forever and a decade."

Hope ya'll liked this chapter! Things are gonna get a bit more interesting now!

Thanks to all reviewers, and especially thanks to my fabulous beta, laurazuleta18!! This girl is beyond amazing!

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