Chapter 11

AN: I only own my characters. Enjoy!

Emma tiptoed in front of me; she opened the window and let out a blood curling scream…

xoxoxoxox

(Addie POV)

"Dammit, Em!" the voice from the window said. "Are you trying to wake the dead?"

I looked at the window, still clutching my chest, and saw someone climbing through. With a thud he landed on the floor and swore under his breathe.

Finally Emma had her voice back; "Are you out of your mind? You nearly scared us to death! Wha – Where did you come from anyway? Aren't you grounded?"

"Details, details, baby sister."

He gave her a cocky smirk before his eyes wandered in my direction and he raised his eyebrow. "So, who's your friend Em?"

She looked shocked for a minute, surprised that I was still there. "Oh, right. Ethan, this is my new friend, Addie. Addie, this is my idiot twin Ethan."

Well, hello Ethan…

"Uh, hi." I said, sticking my hand out for him to shake.

He smiled and took it gently in his before kissing it. Okaaay…

"Nice to meet you, Addie," he purred, making my heart flutter.

How could he not? This is one gorgeous guy. Ugh sigh and drool. Ethan is about 6"2', tanned and built like a male model. With raven black hair that hung in his bright green eyes, I could see the resemblance clearly. Yup, they're definitely related. My eyes travelled up and down his body, taking it in slowly. When I reached his face he gave me another award winning smile.

Heart melting, I thought but not as delicious as Embry's.

I froze, shocked at what I was thinking. Embry's just a friend. I repeat, just a FRIEND. I sighed and sat down on the bed when Emma continued grilling her brother.

"So? Where were you?" she asked, looking at him expectantly.

"Well, you see, I was, uh, I was out," he stammered.

"Really? Out? Well that explains why you're sneaking in, in the middle of the night!" she hissed at him.

"Come on, Sis. Does it really matter who I was out with?" he asked warily.

"Yes, yes it does. If you expect me to cover for you, then I need to know what I'm covering for. So spill it." She glared at him challenging, breaking down his resistance.

He sat down with a huff and looked annoyed at his sister. "I was at Tasha's place."

I felt confused for a sec and glanced at Emma. The colour drained from her face and she looked horrified.

Oh, right. Cheerleader. Head Cheerleader.

"Tasha! Are you fucking crazy! What the hell were you doing there!" Emma looked absolutely livid as she yelled at her brother.

Ethan didn't seem fazed at his sister's outburst. "Well, Sis. What do you think I was doing there?" he cocked his head to the side and gave her a smug smile.

She looked at him incredulously. "I…you…uh…what? You didn't."

"Oh, but I did and it was mind-blowing."

That pushed her over the edge and she started yelling profanities at him while he just sat there looking pleased with himself.

After her rant, Emma seemed to calm down a bit and kicked her brother out of her room. She sank onto the bed and looked at me with a sad puppy expression on her face.

"I'm sorry you had to witness that. He just Urgh! He's actually not that bad, but…"

"Hey, don't worry about it." I tried to put her at ease and she smiled thankfully.

"Thanks. Let's get some sleep." I nodded my head in agreement and climbed back in bed.

xoxoxoxox

I woke up to the sound of the rain, softly pitter-pattering on the roof. I turned and saw that Emma was still asleep, so I poked her gently to wake her. After a few failed attempts she was finally awake. After a fun filled morning with Emma and her family, she dropped me off at my house and left promising to see me tomorrow.

I trudged up the stairs to my room and sat down at my desk, staring at the week's homework.

Great, first week and we already have a shitload of homework I sighed and got started.

At lunch Lily brought me a sandwich and sat down on my bed. I glanced at her and saw that she looked a little dejected.

"Hey, Lil. What's wrong?" She sighed. "Nothing…"

I cocked my eyebrow at her and turned back to my work. "If you say so…"

"It's just that…" she groaned. "I've known Seth for like a week now and I know that it's not a really long time, but I really like him and he says that he likes me too."

"And the problem is…?"

"The problem is that he's hiding something from me. He's never home at night, whenever we make plans he always has to check with Sam first, whoever the hell that is, when he hears a wolf howl he freaks out and say that he 'has to go' and when I ask him where, he just ignores the question. It's so frustrating." She huffed and looked at me pleadingly. "Addie, what should I do?"

"Have you tried sitting down and talking to him? You know, asking him outright what's going on."

She sighed. "Well…I've tried, but he always changes the subject."

"Why don't you just interrogate him until he cracks? Or just stop spending time with him until he tells you?" I glanced at her and saw her contemplating my ideas.

"Don't you think that's a bit mean? You know what? I don't care. I'm getting the answers out of him, whether he likes it or not." She jumped up with new found energy and ran to her room to work out a plan, shouting "Thanks, Sis," over her shoulder.

I shook my head and went back to my algebra homework.

xoxoxoxox

(Lily POV)

I bounced up the stairs and flopped down on my bed. Addie's right. I should interrogate him, I thought or at least stop seeing him until he fesses up. I sighed and turned on my stomach, burying my head in my pillow. Maybe I should just ask him…Yeah, that's what I'll do, I thought before grabbing my phone and dialling Seth's number.

Ring, ring.

"Hello…" came his sleep filled voice over the speaker.

"Hey, Seth." Great now I'm nervous

"Lily! Did something happen? Is everything okay? Are you oka –"

"Seth, I'm fine. I just, uh, wanted to hear your voice…" God, I am such a bad liar

"Oh…are you sure you're okay?" he asked warily.

"Fine, fine. I, uh, I was wondering if you wanted to come over today?"

"Yes! I mean yeah sure, that sounds great. I'll be right there."

"Great, I'll see you in a bit." A shuffling sound came through the phone before he hung up.

Okay, Lily, when he gets here be strong. We need answers and we're going to get them. I gave myself a little pep talk and walked to the lounge to wait for Seth. I barely sat down when the doorbell rang.

That was fast, I thought as I stood up to get the door.

At the door stood a dishevelled looking Seth, bouncing on the balls of his feet.

"Hey, that was fast," I said as I let him in.

"I'm always fast, especially if it means I get to see you" he said, grinning sheepishly.

Awe. Focus Lily, focus, I scolded myself.

I laughed and led him upstairs to my room.

When we reached my room, we sat down on my bed and stared at each other.

"Seth, I, uh, I asked you over to, uh, to ask you something…" I stammered.

"Oh, okay. Ask away."

"Well, I, uh, I want to know what's going on with you?"

"What do you mean?" he asked puzzled.

I took a deep, steadying breath before telling him all the things I complained about to my sister. He furrowed his brow and stared at me, deep in concentration.

"Oh, I, uh, I can't tell you, about, about that." He stammered, looking at the floor.

"Oh," came my intelligent response. "You can't tell me?" or you won't?

"I'm sorry, Lil. I want to tell you, really, but I just can't yet." He kept staring at the floor.

"I see…And why, exactly, can't you tell me?"

"It's complicated."

"Really? That's all you can say to me?" I said angrily. Okay, asking isn't helping. Time for Plan B

"Lily, I – "

"You know what, Seth? Just forget it. If you can't trust me enough to tell me, then I don't see this relationship going anywhere and we should stop it now, before it starts." I interrupted him the best stern voice I could muster.

I chanced a glance in his direction and saw his face scrunched in pain, looking like someone kicked his puppy.

"Lily, please don't do this?" he pleaded.

"I don't see any other way, Seth." I said, on the verge of tears.

"Please…" he said again. "I really like you, Lil. Please don't leave me."

"Seth, I," I sighed, took a deep breath and tried again. "I don't kn–"

I was silenced by his warm lips on mine…

xoxoxoxox

AN: I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'm on twitter if you want to follow me. And I'm officially a Beta Reader if any of you are interested. Please review and let me know what you think about the story so far.