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The next day was Saturday and Dionne decided she wanted to go out and take some pictures so I decided to be her muse. We went out First Beach and settled around the rocks. I had this beautiful long flowing dress wrapped around me that bellowed out into the wind. Of course it was freezing but I tried not to let that show.

"Okay now I want you to look like you're in love," Dionne said. I nodded and tried to concentrate on what that face would look like. "Think of Amun," she said. I tried to picture him and was startled that the picture was kind of blury. I looked up and saw a figure walking down the beach towards us and I squinted my eyes to try and see him.

"If that's the face you make when you're in love I'd hate to see you on your wedding day," Dionne laughed. I narrowed my eyes at her then I looked back up and my heart beat double time when I saw that it was Collin. Heat flooded through my body making me feel deliciously warm.

"That's it, that's perfect! Beautiful Shani," she said. I locked eyes with him and couldn't look away as he came closer and closer. "Alright perfect, we're done for the day," she said.

"Hello ladies," Collin smiled.

"Oh hey Col," Dionne said excited about the photos she had gotten.

"Hi," I said quietly.

"You almost finished here?" he asked. She nodded.

"Actually we just finished. We were just heading back to the house now, you coming?"

"Actually Dee you go on without me. I just wanted to stay out here for a while," I said.

"Yeah we'll catch up to you in a minute," Collin said.

"Oh…alright," she said shooting me a look then she took her equipment and walked away.

"You're not cold?" he asked sitting beside me on the rock.

"A little, but I'm fine. It feels good," I said.

"You're gonna get sick," he said frowning. I laughed. "What?" he asked smiling.

"You can't go long without trying to come to my rescue can you?" he shrugged and looked away.

"Apparently someone has to. You don't look out for yourself enough." I waved away his comment.

"So tell me about being a wolf, how is it?" I asked. He started telling all the things it entailed and why they became wolves in the first place. I sat their enraptured with the story.

"Wow, that's so cool!"

"I can't believe you're not scared. Em, Rach, and Dionne all freaked out," he said smiling at me. It made me feel all warm and gushy inside.

"What about Kim and Carmen?"

"Well…Kim is an anomaly plus she was already in love with Jared so she didn't care. And Carmen…I don't even begin to try to figure out what's going on in her mind," he said. I giggled at that.

"Why not? Carmen is awesome!"

He rolled his eyes. "Yeah don't let that fool you, chick is crazy." I laughed at that. The girls had relayed to me some of the things that had happened to them over the past few years.

"So…" I said trying to decide how best to broach the subject, for some reason I knew it was taboo to mention but I couldn't help it, my curiosity was getting the best of me. "What about imprinting?" his face literally drained of color and his fists clenched as a shiver went down his spine.

"Who told you about imprinting?" he growled, gone was the friendliness and instead he looked every inch the wolf he turned into. My eyes widened.

"Whoa calm down love," I said putting a hand on his arm. His shivers immediately ceased and he looked down at my hand. I tightened my fingers on his arm. He exhaled slowly.

"Who told you about imprinting?" he asked looking at me with black eyes. Whoa. Okay he was definitely still on edge, but what had set him off? Was there something more to imprinting that I didn't know about?

"Well Leah did but she didn't tell me much, only about Sam and Emily," I quickly got out. He nodded his head. "Why?...Is there something bad about it?" I asked. He laughed and agitatedly ran his fingers through his hair making it spike adorably.

"That depends on how you look at it. Imprinting is basically nature's way of helping us find our soulmates. Embry and Dionne, Kim and Jared, Brady and Carmen, Rachel and Paul." I nodded.

"Does everybody imprint?"

He shrugged. "I don't know. It doesn't always mean the people have to be in a relationship. Jake, Rachel's brother, imprinted on Renesmee when she was born and Quil imprinted on Emily's niece Claire." I made a face.

"Isn't she only like 8?" I asked. He laughed.

"Yeah but when you imprint it doesn't matter what age your imprint is you'll always cater to her needs. Whatever she needs you to be you'll be, best friend, brother, lover…" he looked out at the water as if he was in deep thought.

"Collin…" I whispered.

"Yeah?"

"Have you…"I cleared my throat and wondered at the curious lump I had there, "have you…imprinted?" I asked. My heart sped up as I waited for his reply. After a few endless seconds he finally nodded his head and I felt my heart splinter into a million pieces. I looked away and blinked my eyes rapidly.

"Shani…" he began and I felt the hairs on my arm stand up as if he was reaching out to touch me.

"So how is that working out for you?" I asked trying to make my voice sound as calm as possible.

"I haven't told her yet. It's…complicated," he said. I squeezed my eyes shut. Owww talk about pain. I felt his fingertips brushing at my cheeks and I opened my eyes to see him standing in front of me.

"Shan…" he began again. I shook my head and managed a wobbly smile.

"I think the wind blew some sand in my eyes. What say we go back to the house now?" I jumped off the rock and moved out of his reach as he stared at me solemnly. I would come undone if he touched me again. "Race you!" I yelled and began to run, away from him, away from pain, away from the strange feeling that I was leaving my heart behind me…with him.

Oh poor Shani, she loves him and she doesn't even know it. And poor Collin. Unrequited love brings tears to my eyes. Weiver please!