OK. So In my excitement to write the story about Nessie and Jake, I have ignored Leah and Embry and their wonderful new romance. Still the same day … all 11 chapters… I just realized. That and I figured you would like to wait a while to figure out what Nessie is going to do… : -) I might be evil…
Merry Christmas!
Chapter 11
Leah's POV
Jake had just left.
I grabbed Embry's arm as I stood up, pulling him up with me.
"Thanks Billy, I really appreciate what you told us. Don't
worry about us though, O.K.? We will be fine." I tried to reassure
him. It was so Billy to be worried.
"Are you going to go tell Sue now?" he asked us, scrutinizing our faces.
"yeah, I suppose." Embry answered before I could. "she will be fine, it's Seth I'm worried about."
I nodded my head, "He is a bit protective of me."
"well, better go then," Billy replied, "you shouldn't wait any longer."
Embry squeezed my hand, and we walked across the room and out the door. Embry started walking very fast, pretty much pulling me into the forest. Once out of eyeshot from the house, Embry pulled me close and kissed me. It was a passionate kiss, but only lasted a moment before he pulled away. He rested his forehead on mine, his arms encircled my waist.
"what was that for?" I asked a little breathless.
A smiled tugged at the corner of his lips. "I hadn't been able to kiss you in a few hours." He shrugged, a cute little grin on his face. "I don't like it when that happens."
I laughed at him, "this has been one of the longest days of my life. Let's go home and let my mom and Seth know. After that, who knows? But, I do have to sleep at some point." I wiggled my eyebrows suggestively at him. Suddenly, he let go of my waist. He took a step back and a deep breath.
"Leah, I want to do this right. If not just because that's how I was raised, but also because I am pretty sure that Seth would KILL me if we…you know… did stuff before we were married."
I glared at him, "You know, I am pretty sure I could change your mind fairly quickly."
The look on his face solidified my thought. " But I agree, what is the point in loving you so much if my brother kills you before we can be together for more than a day."
Before he could answer I grabbed his hand, and pulled him close again. Did he just say he wanted to marry me? That was something I could not let go.
"You want to marry me?" I asked quietly.
"If you're proposing Leah, than I guess so." He grinned at me. I smacked him in the arm.
"That would be your job mister."
I turned and continued into the forest, thinking I'd better let that guy know that I was still Leah, she-wolf with an attitude. "That is if you're man enough."
I took off in a dead sprint, leaving Embry behind with a surprised look on his face.
It wasn't long before I could hear his footfall behind me, I slowed so that we could run side-by-side. It was only a few more minutes before we ended up at my house. I paused, and took a deep breath. Embry grabbed my hand and walked confidently towards the door.
Seth was lounging on the couch, T.V. on. Mom was in the kitchen preparing another monster meal for her monster children. Seth looked up at us when we walked through the door. His eyes went immediately to our joined hands and then back up to our face. His eyes looked confused.
"What's up guys? Your text was a bit vague."
"Mom," I called. "Can you come in here for a minute?"
She hesitantly walked into the living room, her eyes zoned in on our joined hands, just like Seth's did. Realization hit her face, what did she already know?
"um… well… this morning I went looking for Embry. I followed his scent to the beach. He was sitting there on the log and then.. I imprinted on him." The look on Mom's face was one of understanding, but the look on Seth's face was one of disbelief. He wasn't looking at me, he was glaring at Embry, hands trembling.
"Hold on, Seth!" Embry yelled, "I imprinted on her first, we imprinted on each other!"
"How does that work?!?!" Seth was barely able to keep his voice from shaking, "How do you imprint after you have already seen the person like a million times? It doesn't make sense!"
"Hold up Seth, we already kind of figured it out." Embry's voice was soothing, trying to keep Seth calm. "We went to Billy, he told us a story of another female wolf. Evidently before she phased the first time, the alpha imprinted on her, a few years after she became a wolf she imprinted on another wolf that had also imprinted on her. "
I cut in, "She was our great-great and than some Grandmother, Seth."
Seth thought about it for a minute, suddenly his face turned sour, "that does not sound like a good thing, Leah."
"Yeah, we thought of that too. But no one imprinted on me, and since I imprinted on Embry we won't have to worry about a double imprint, it wont matter." I answered his un-asked question.
His face looked stunned for a moment, and then the trembling in his hands stopped. He flopped back on the couch.
"Just know Embry, I can hear your thoughts. Keep your hands to yourself, and I won't be forced to remove them for you." Seth's voice was cool, collected. It sounded just like friendly conversation. Except that I knew Seth was not joking. We would have to be on our best behavior.
I rolled my eyes at Seth, grabbing his hand I turned and headed for the door.
"We are going for a walk," I shouted over my shoulder.
"Don't be to late dear," Mom gently reminded me.
So much for being independent, I was almost 25, I really needed my own place.