Hey guys! Here is the date. Most of you wanted me to write it and I hope it is okay for you guys! I wanted to post this on the 27th but I was, sadly, affected by Hurricane Irene and lost power...and a few trees. I hope that if any of you were in the areas hit that you are okay! Love you all. XX.
Embry's Point of View:
I stood there, frozen in Quil's living room, incredibly confused. What was going on? Quil looked almost as confused as I was. I watched as the door shut after Ari but I was too shocked to go after her and ask her what had just happened. Jacob snorted and plopped back onto the couch.
"I am a God." He stated, picking up a game controller. I turned to Quil who scratched his head before slowly sitting down next to Jake and taking the other controller.
"How did you-never mind. But you didn't-never mind. You should start a business out of-never mind." Quil muttered while Jake smirked.
"I'm...I'm really confused guys." I admitted. Jake smiled up at me.
"Go get ready for your date, Emb. Have fun." He said. I nodded my head and backed out of the room towards the door. "Oh, and Embry?" He asked. I stopped and looked over at him. "Get her flowers...I think she would really like those. And tell her she looks really pretty...she needs to hear that." I nodded my head again not really sure why he was telling me this or why he cared so much. I walked out of his house slowly.
Why was everything in life so confusing?
Ariana's Point of View:
I had gone home a straightened my hair. If I was going on this date then I was at least going to be comfortable, and I was comfortable with straight hair. I changed into a pair of light-wash skinny jeans and an oversized white shirt. I was hoping that the loose fabric would make me look skinnier than I was. I put on a pair of tan colored, boot-like, open-toe heels and fixed my make-up before heading downstairs.
"That shirt looks good on you." My mom said from her seat at the kitchen table. I grinned at her. That kind of compliment from her meant the world to me. "Where are you going?" She asked.
"Oh, I have a date." I said happily, starting to warm up to the idea of going out with Embry. She frowned. "No you don't." She declared. I was shocked and couldn't speak for a minute, just gapping at her, my mouth opening and closing. She had never had a problem with me dating before. She usually liked when I went out with people.
"I...I what?" I stuttered, confused.
"You're not allowed to go on a date." She stated.
"I'm going. He's going to be so disappointed otherwise." I told her, frowning. Her eyes narrowed. "What's your problem?" I sneered, crossing my arms. She raised her eyebrows, daring me to fight with her. Challenge accepted.
"You don't understand yet, but you will and you will thank me." She promised, sticking her nose in the air. My mouth dropped. She was being completely serious about this.
"I am going out with Embry and you can't do anything about it." I declared, putting my hands on my hips. She opened her mouth to argue but stopped abruptly and her face smoothed out.
"You're dating Embry?" She asked, her mood drastically changing. Was I dating him? No. Did I consider him mine? Yes. Was there a difference? No comment. "I am not dating him. I am just going on a date with him." I told her, still not understanding her attitude or change in mood.
"That's fine then. I'm glad you're going out with him." She said, in her happy, care-free voice. I blinked in surprise. What is wrong with her? I could't contemplate it for much longer because the doorbell rang. After shooting my mother one more glare, I headed to the front door. I opened it to reveal a smiling Embry. I couldn't help but give him a small smile in return.
"Hey. You look beautiful." He said, leaning down and pecking my lips. I didn't answer him, I just wrapped my arms around his waist in a hug. He kissed the top of my head and hugged me back. I pulled away from him and he held out a bouquet of daises. I unconsciously smiled wider. "These are for you."
"Thank you." I murmured, taking the flowers from him. I turned away from him and headed into the kitchen. It had been a long time since someone had gotten me flowers, it made me happy. I opened a cabinet that was under the sink and pulled out a vase before filling it with water and putting the flowers in it. I placed them on the counter, sent my mother one last glare before grabbing Embry's hand and leading him out of the house. He opened my car door for me before getting in on his side. I realized he had borrowed Paul's truck. It was quiet for a little while as he pulled out of my driveway and towards Forks. We passed the beach and something dawned on me.
One week.
It had been exactly one week since he asked me to be his girlfriend. One week since I had agreed to be his girlfriend. One week since our deal would end. I whipped my head towards him.
"What?" He asked quickly, seeing my alarmed expression. "Nu-nothing." I stuttered, turning back to look out the window. He didn't push it for which I was grateful of. Did I want him to stop being my boyfriend? I liked my morning coffee. I liked being around him. I like how he cared about me. I really like kissing him. It was a little painful to think that those things would be gone by tomorrow.
Everything was so confusing between us...well me. I couldn't deny that we weren't more than friends. Friends didn't kiss or hold hands. They didn't go on dates and they didn't give each other flowers. I was fooling myself. I was living in a fantasy world where I wouldn't get hurt. Embry was in this dream world with me and we lived happily ever after. I wanted it but this dream world was just that...a dream.
Sometimes there are happy endings, but more often than not, the ending isn't always that happy. It's painful and sad and hurtful. But it's real.
"Ariana?" Embry's soft voice interrupted my thought. I registered that his hand was resting on my knee. I turned my head towards him. "Are you okay?" He asked quietly. Once I had gotten over the fact that his voice was so caring I managed to nod my head.
"I'm fine." I murmured. He didn't look very convinced and it was then that I noticed we were parked, in Port Angeles, in front of the little movie theater they had. I had ignored him the entire ride to Port Angeles. I had been silent with my thoughts for an hours car ride. I guiltily offered him a small smile. He sighed and opened his door coming to my side. I unbuckled my seatbelt as he opened the door. Before I could get out, he stopped me.
"Ari...are you sure you're alright? If you don't want to do this then it's okay. We can go back to my place and rent a movie." He offered. "I'm fine." I repeated, moving a little closer to him. He shut is eyes for a second.
"You're positive?" He confirmed. I nodded my head and he moved so I could get out of the car. I grabbed his hand and in response, he pulled me closer to his side. I hadn't been to this movie theater since I was eight years old. "What movie do you want to see?" He asked. I blinked a few times in surprise.
"You're letting me choose?" I asked, surprised. He gave me a funny look and nodded his head slowly. "Of course." I chewed on my lip as I studied the movie choices. I hadn't been on a movie date in a long, long time where I got to choose what we watched.
"Um…" I trailed off, almost telling him to choose but deciding against it at the last second. "Can we see Colombiana?" I asked, looking up at him. He nodded his head without hesitation and shot me a smile. I mirrored it and he stepped forward, pulling me with him, to the front of the line. I really wanted to see Colombiana. I love action movies and this movie looked really good. After buying our tickets, he led me over to get snacks.
"What would you like?" He asked. I scrunched my nose and shook my head. "Come on, you have to get something. Official date rules." He insisted, his eyes sparkling. I really didn't want anything to eat.
"Um...Diet Coke." I told the girl behind the counter who was eyeing Embry. Hello, I am standing right here. I wanted to yell. Instead I stayed silent and shuffled a little closer to Embry. The girl, whose name tag said Jessica, pulled a cup off of the stack and put it under the soda machine, pushing the Diet Coke button, all without breaking her gaze away from Embry who was, by the way, still my boyfriend until midnight.
"What can I get you?" She asked Embry, leaning forward to rest her elbows on the counter. Embry asked for some various things but I didn't pay attention to what he was saying. I was busy glaring at the girl. I realized something part way through her getting Embry's food. I was jealous. There are very few times I had been jealous and knowing I was jealous of someone showing interest in Embry made me want to puke up my cheerios I had for breakfast.
"Are you sure you're okay, Ari?" He asked as he led us away from the concession stand. I nodded my head and walked with him to the room where the movie was being played. We found two seats in the middle of the theater and took our seats. My phone vibrated from my pocket and I reached for it so I could turn it off, but not before catching the text message that had just came through.
If you are freaking out and really can't be there,
just call me and I'll bring some of the guys to crash your date.
Have fun, Ari.
Jake.
I shut my eyes and breathed in deeply before shutting the phone off and slipping it into my pocket. I didn't need him or anyone else to save me because there was nothing to save from.
Nothing at all.
The movie was good. I liked it a lot. I had fun.
I cuddled into Embry's side the whole time.
We smiled. We laughed. He kissed the top of my head a couple times.
From the outside we would look like the perfect, happy couple.
We looked like we had been dating for a little while and were good together.
We were far from that...or were we?
I was having trouble deciding these days…
I am an expert at looking fine and happy when I'm not, but I have been pretending too much. Even I sometimes had trouble figuring out if I am pretending or not. I don't think I am pretending but it is hard to tell. Instead of getting back on the highway, he surprised me by pulling into a little Italian restaurant. I guess it would make sense that we would go out to dinner too, it wasn't that late and I knew Embry liked to eat. I had watched him devour a whole popcorn and m&ms at the theater, offering some to me multiple times which I politely refused.
He went to the other side of the car and opened my door like always. It was such a nice jester that always made me happy. I thought boys only opened girls doors in books or cheesy romance movies...but then I met Embry. The thing was, he didn't see how much it meant to me. He didn't understand because he didn't have to even think about opening my door. He just did it like he was supposed to. As I stepped out of the car, I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled his mouth to mine. I hadn't kissed him since he picked me up and I was craving another one of his insanely addictive kisses.
"What was that for?" He asked as I pulled back. I shrugged. "Do I need a reason to kiss you?" I retorted. He gave me a smirk.
"No way." He answered, leaning down and pecking my lips again before taking my hand and heading towards the restaurant. "Are you going to Graham's Halloween party next week?" He asked as we took a seat. I shrugged and sipped at my water. Halloween was a week away and everyone was already talking about Graham's party. Apparently it was a yearly thing and everyone from La Push and a lot of teenagers from Forks went. He had told me about it a few days ago and I had given him a vague answer, not really wanting to commit to anything.
"He's weird." I stated. He laughed, causing me to smirk.
"Thank you! I'm glad I'm not the only one who sees that!" He stated, still chuckling. I nodded my head. "I mean, I don't want to hang out with someone named after a cracker. It's...weird." He grinned widely and on an impulse, grabbed my hand that was resting on the table.
"You know, he has a huge crush on you." He stated, playing with my fingers. I rolled my eyes. I knew that but it didn't make me like him anymore. "I know, but I don't date people who are weird." I said, winking at him. He smirked and lifted my hand to his mouth, kissing my knuckles. The waitress came over, bringing us menus and to take our drink order. I noticed that she had a promise ring on her hand. I liked her already since she didn't eye Embry like she was thinking of things she'd like to do to him. I smiled kindly at her as I removed my hand from Embry's to take the menu from her.
"Can I start you guys off with some drinks?" She asked. After taking our drink order and walking away, we glanced at our menus. I decided to order spaghetti with a lemon sauce. I hadn't eaten much today since I knew I would be going out tonight. We talked some more and I grew more comfortable with being around and with him. I liked Embry, a lot. More than I had ever liked someone before but if I gave into every person who I liked then I might not be anything. I couldn't be re-broken. I had been mending myself for a long time and if someone hurt me again then I wouldn't be able to handle it. I don't think I could bare if Embry ever hurt me. Would I let him was the real question…
After we had finished eating, we headed back to the car and towards La Push. The ride back was much different from the ride there. We talked the entire time and I fired off so many questions to him, most of which he answered. In the few weeks I had been here I hadn't bothered to learn much about him. I wanted to though. He deserved someone better than me but I hoped I could maybe change for him. Be someone who deserved to be with him.
I learned his favorite color was green, he liked Lucky Charms, and his favorite class was art. I payed attention when he talked and I spoke up when necessary. Partway through our conversation we passed First Beach in La Push.
"Ooh, let's go to the beach!" I said, not wanting the date to end. He obliged, doing an illegal U-turn and driving into the parking lot. I unzipped my shoes and pulled my feet out of them, leaving them in the car. I jumped out of the car before Embry could reach my door and sprinted down the beach.
"Hey!" He yelled. I was fast. Really fast. But, unfortunately, he was faster. I let out a gasp as his big, warm arms wrapped around my middle, pulling me against him and affectively stopping me. I struggled for a moment but gave him, laughing. He chuckled against my neck before placing a kiss there. "You're fast." He commented in a bit of a surprised voice and I nodded my head before turning around in his arms.
"I used to run track." I told him. There were very few people who knew that. Collin knew but even my parents didn't. I never told them, I didn't think it was necessary for them to know. Maybe I should have told them though. Would they have come to my meets and have been proud? Would it maybe not have meant anything to them? I don't know.
"Really?" He asked. "Why didn't you join here?" Why didn't I join when I came to La Push? I could have. I was good enough and track was one of the only sports the La Push offered. I could be involved in the school… I shrugged.
"I guess I was just tired of running. You can't run forever."
We stayed at the beach a long time. It was nice to be there so late. The dark made it more fun, having it be just us made it more fun. We didn't have others around judging us or watching our every move. We were just Embry and Ariana. We were just happy. My curfew was midnight so we finally had to leave for him to bring me home.
"At least you don't have to worry about awkward first date kisses." I taunted as he walked me to the door. He chuckled a pulled me close to him, resting his hands on my hips and leaning his forehead against mine. "I had a really good time." He said softly, his warm breath blowing across my face. My eyes fluttered closed.
"Me too." I breathed out.
"Really?" He asked hopefully. I smiled, I wouldn't have spent this much time with him if I hadn't. I definitely owed Jake. I guess I would be doing a majority of the English project we were assigned yesterday. "Mhm." I murmured. He finally closed the small distance between us and pressed his lips to mine. I moved my right hand up to rest on the back of his neck and my left one to cup his cheek. After a little while he pulled back.
"It's after midnight and your mom is looking out the window." He said quietly. I sighed and opened my eyes looking into his dark eyes that were inches from mine.
"Thanks for the date." I offered, stroking his cheek before removing my hand from his face and pulling away from him. He smiled. "I'll see you tomorrow." I added, walking towards my front door.
"Bye Ari." He said. I shut the door behind me and locked it.
"You kissed." My mom stated from behind me. I rolled my eyes before pushing past her. "Yeah, not like it was our first kiss but next time, don't snoop." I told her. She followed me into the kitchen.
"Is he your boyfriend now?" She asked. "No." I answered, taking the vase of flowers off the counter to bring to my room.
"Will he be your boyfriend soon?" She probed. What was with the twenty questions? "I don't know. Probably not." I said, turning away from the counter. I caught her confused and hurt expression.
"Why?" She asked following me back out of the kitchen. I shrugged and started towards the stairs, her on my heels. "But Embry's so nice." She whined. I huffed. Tell me something I don't know. I walked into my room and put the flowers on my bureau. She, of course, followed me like we were playing follow the leader.
"I don't want a boyfriend." I said calmly. She frowned. "Why?"
"You just don't understand." I snapped. "You don't get it so just stop." She seemed a bit taken back by my tone of voice. "Can I just go to bed?" I offered in a softer tone. She sighed and nodded her head before leaving me alone.
A lot of thought and not as much dialog in the beginning here but I want you guys to understand her a little better. I hope you guys liked it though.(:
Also, I got my drivers permit yesterday so if I go a really long time without posting it is because I crashed into a person and am currently in jail.
Remember to review! XX Cass
