Chapter 12
We got back to La Push by 4:30pm and we were all SO hungry. Sam decided to take us to his fiancé, Emily's house. The guys said she was the best cook EVER.
Paul had made us return to Leah's so he could change back to his guy clothes. He changed in Leah's room and came down with his hair and make up still intact.
"Ok, how do I take this gunk off?" he asked pointing to his face
"With lotion" said Leah, who was sitting on the couch with Jacob and Embry, with a smile. Paul looked so funny with his guy clothes and the make up and hair. He looked more like a transvestite than a slut.
"Lotion?" he asked like he didn't know what it was.
"Yeah, Lo-ti-on" said Leah very slowly
"Where's the stupid lotion?"
"In the bathroom, it's a blue bottle with the name Make up Remover" he walked to the bathroom and ten minutes later, cried for help
"Help, my eyes, THEY STING!!"
Leah and I ran to the bathroom to find him with lotion from his hair to his shirt. He had applied half the bottle all over his face. It looked like his face was falling off or that he was the Slime Monster, like the one my brother was scared off when he was 6.
"What have you done, Paul?!" asked Leah running to close the bottle.
I took some toilet paper and started wiping the cream off his face.
"Don't you know how to read instructions, Paul?" I said
"I didn't know these things had instructions" I laughed and so did Leah.
"Stay still" said Leah as she took and put a pink flowery shower cap and put it on his head to hold his hair. I had to cough to stifle my laughter.
"Ok, now wash your face, you DO know how to do that, right?" said Leah
Paul laughed mockingly
He bent down over the sink to wash his face
"You smell nice, Paul, so…fresh" I said handing him a towel. He just looked at me
"What the hell?!" he said when he looked at himself in the mirror. Leah and I just laughed. He took it off and threw it across the hall
"Now, what do I do with my hair?"
"Just do a braid" I said shrugging my shoulders
"Can you do it for me?" he asked. I looked at him. He is SO demanding. "Please?"
"Fine" I said getting out of the bathroom; it was getting claustrophobic in there.
"I'm not going down there yet" he said stopping me by grabbing my shoulder
I exhaled. "Leah can we use your room?"
"Ok, but don't mess anything up, PAUL" she said looking at him. He smiled a mischievous smile
I walked to her room and told him to sit on her bed
"Leah, can I use of your brushes?" I screamed
"No, use one of Seth's" she screamed from downstairs
I walked over to where I thought was Seth's room. It was SO messy, there wer clothes and books everywhere. I recognized some that I also had in my collection. The walls were decorated with posters of different bands and movies and of a family picture, where everybody was dressed in white. I walked over to a table and started looking through the drawers.
"Looking for something?" asked a voice from behind me. I gave a shriek and a jump and turned around to see Seth leaning against the door frame.
"Uh, yeah, Leah told me I could borrow one of your combs" I said stumbling back against the drawers.
"I know, let me help you" he said.
He walked over to his bed and looked between the clothes and sheets there. He uncovered a black comb.
"Here" he said handing it to me
"Thanks, it's for Paul" is aid looking down "And sorry for the intrusion"
"It's ok, sorry for the mess"
"Ok, I'll just…go…yeah" I walked back to the door and down the hallway. The atmosphere had gotten very awkward
I walked back to Leah's room and started combing Paul's hair for better management.
"Um, listen, Lily, I was wondering if you wanted to maybe…you know…." Paul said while I braided his hair
"I know what?"
"Wanted to…go out…with me?" he asked. I was SO not expecting that. What should I say? I didn't know
"Wow that was unexpected" I said with a nervous laugh
"Is it too soon?" he asked with a nervous look
"Yeah, kinda" I said, I didn't want to turn him down, but I wasn't sure how I felt about dating a guy 3 years older than me.
This had gotten even more awkward than the thing at Seth's room. Then I remember what he said to me at the Cullen's house. Guys definitely reacted to me differently here than in the Makah Res.
I finished the braid and walked down the stairs, the smile that I always had on my face was gone. And some people noticed, like Leah.
"Can we go now?" Said Jared "I'm hungry"
"Yeah, let's go, I'm hungry too" I said walking to the door first than anybody else.
"Hey, are you ok?" asked Leah when I was on my way to my car
"Yeah, fine, why?"
"Cause when you came downstairs, you looked different and so did Paul and Seth was acting weird too" she said. I looked over to Seth and saw him walking to the garage.
"Where's he going?" I asked
"To our car, he's driving over to Emily's, I asked the guys if I could have some time with you, to talk about 'girl' stuff" she said getting into my car.
I got in, started the car and followed Sam down the road.
"So…what happened up there…in my room?" she asked
"Paul…he um…asked me out" I said looking forward "But I said no. it's just too soon"
"Oh…wow" she said with a smile "Do you like him?"
"Well, he's cute, but I haven't known him long enough to say that I like him, but I think I DON"T. plus, he's three years older than I am"
"Oh, ok, wow" she said understanding
"That's why he's acting weird" she said more to herself
"That's why who's acting weird?"
"Seth, when he got downstairs, he looked disappointed/pissed/shocked. I don't know, a mix of those things"
"Why?"
"Can't you see?"
"See what?"
"Seth…he likes you…a lot. I don't know, I haven't seen him fall this hard for a girl before"
"How do you know?" And that couldn't possibly happen; we've known each other for what…two days?"
"I know…but last night, he and I phased alone and he couldn't stop thinking about you and I couldn't stop thinking about…" she looked at me and stopped
"About Embry, you like him, admit it" I said laughing
"Say it or I'll just ask…Seth!"
"Ok, fine, I like him" she admitted laughing
"I knew it and he SO likes you too"
"You think?"
"Oh, NOW who can't see? You two act like a couple all the time"
"AHHHHHHHH!!!!!" she screamed
"What?!" I asked stomping on the brakes
"Nothing, continue…it's just that my brother likes you and supposedly Embry likes ME. How cool is that?" she said as I hit the gas again "AAAHHHHHH!!!!!!"
"Stop screaming, you're making me nervous" I said getting giggly
"Ok sorry"
That WAS kinda cool, but I didn't think it was true the whole Seth liking me thing. I just couldn't believe it.
We got to this yellow, cute small house. it had a little garden out front and the cutest porch EVER. I got out of my car to wait for the rest. Leah passed me by and winked. I chuckled. Leah and I had bonded very well this last two days. I think we were becoming best friends or were going to.
"Go in" said Sam. Embry came behind me, put his hand on my back and directed me forward into the house.
"Hi, guys, food's ready" said a beautiful woman with copper color skin, long black silky hair and three scars running down her face. She had an apron over her short yellow sundress.
'Oh, and who's this?" she said wiping her hands on her apron and smiling to me
"This is Lily, my sister" said Embry putting his arm around my shoulders.
"Yeah, hi" I smiled
"Oh my god, hi, I'm Emily" she said coming forward and giving me a hug "Come in, you must be hungry" she said waving me forward. Sam walked over and kissed her passionately. Leah walked by and coughed; they broke apart fast.
"Uh, yeah, kinda" we all walked to the dining room, the table had at least places for 14 people. I sat down with Embry and Jacob at my sides; Seth and Paul were in front of me. Seth kept avoiding my gaze, unlike Paul. Embry started pouring food on my plate.
"Thanks" I said stopping him when there was enough food on my plate
"That's enough?" he asked shocked
"Yeah, I don't eat as much; I've trained my stomach not to want as much"
"Really?!" they all asked at the same time, except the girls
"Yeah" I said picking up my fork and digging in. the food looked, smelled AND tasted delicious. She really WAS the best cook ever.
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