Lily Flower
*Lily's Pov, Early May*
I sat in the back of my class, drumming my pencil on my desk. I just had to get this lab sheet done and then I was done until August when classes started back up again. I was eager to get back home to La Push and get the rest of my wedding planned. It was supposed to be in mid July and the honeymoon would end at the beginning August.
"Hey, Lily, do you get these problems?" I glanced over at Ron, who was looking at my pleadingly for answers.
"Sorry, I don't get it either," I lied before filling in the last answer and hopping up to turn it in on the professor's desk. Ron looked at me in disbelief as I jogged out of the classroom. Hopefully, this would be the last time that I would have to deal with Ron.
Max was waiting for me outside of the building with all of my stuff boxed up and stuffed into the back of his truck. I squealed, ran over to him and jumped up on him.
"We get the whole summer to ourselves and we'll be married soon! Can you believe it has been about a whole year since we've been together!?" I exclaimed excitedly, peppering his face his kisses. Max laughed and spun me around once before setting me back down on the ground.
"Well, it's a pretty important summer for us then isn't it?" he mumbled, wrapping his arms around me and pulled me close to him. I giggled and leaned against him while Max relaxed against his truck.
I stared up at him with gooey eyes and sighed happily. "I love you, my wolf man," I crooned, placing a kiss on his bicep. Max grinned goofily down at me and kissed me quickly before pulling back from me.
"We need to get going. Everyone's at my parents' house waiting for you to show up. We're having a party!" Max explained to me as he unwrapped me from his arms and opened my door for me.
"A party? Why?"
"We're celebrating your first year of college a success. Just a few more years of education and you're a free woman," Max teased, squeezing my knee gently and leaving his hot hand there.
We fell into a comfortable silence on the drive home but every once in a while when a song came on that we both liked we'd sing along and then tease each other if they sang the wrong line at the time.
Finally though we arrived at the Uley house and it looked packed already. There were cars parked in the yard and there were half naked men walking around outside. I could hear music playing loudly from inside and I could smell food cooking through my open window.
"Whoa! How many people were actually invited to this?" I asked, gaping at the house.
"Um, I think only twenty but it looks like everyone in La Push showed up," Max answered, staring at the house like I was. "Dad must be having a cow!" he laughed before getting out of the truck. I followed his lead and hopped out after him.
A few of the half naked men greeted Max with high fives, nods, or punches in the arm while I just stood off to the side awkwardly. It was kind of weird if you think about it, that all these guys knew every single thing that Max and I said and did. It was a little too personal for me. I just wasn't used to hanging out with the wolf pack.
"Mom, Dad!" I yelled over the noise the crowd in the living room and waved at my parents. They smiled happily at me and gave me a thumbs-up before turning back around and talking with Uncle Quil and Claire.
"Do you want something to eat, baby?" Max asked, leaning down more to my height so I could hear him over the music.
"Yeah," I yelled up at him. Max grinned and led the way through the people towards the kitchen since I could never fight my way through the solid wall of people.
His mom was having a field day trying to fix food for the people standing around her and she was trying to hold two conversations at once. Emily's hair was pulled back into a sloppy ponytail and her apron strings were starting to come untied.
Max swooped down and gave his mother a hug and a kiss before grabbing a few sandwiches for us. He pushed his way through the crowd again and led me over to the couch in the living room. He sat down and pulled me down onto his lap before handing me my food.
"Max, how's it going? And your little woman?" Michael said, popping up out of nowhere. I hadn't seen him in months so I was amazed that his hair was pulled back in a ponytail and he seemed taller since the last time I had seen him when we had hung out back at Christmas time.
"Pretty good, the wedding is almost planned out. We're really excited for it," Max answered, grinning up at his pack brother. I listened to them chat for a while until I got bored.
People had pulled out a DDR game and were playing on the TV, on the other couch was Seth, Leah, and Sue whispering to each other, and the kitchen was just overflowing with people. I didn't see my parents anywhere though; they must be talking to Quil and Claire still.
"See you later, man," Michael said before walking after some high schoolers that had walked past.
"Do you want to go somewhere quieter? The music is hurting my ears," Max asked, looking down at me. I nodded and struggled out of his lap. I grabbed his hand and let him push our way through the crowd, down the hallway until we made it to his old room. A few of his things were still there but dust had settled over them. The bed was unmade though.
"Do you stay here a lot?" I asked, sitting on the bed.
"When I'm in La Push I stay here. I've been looking into renting a house or something lately though. I'm almost convinced to just let Esme build us a house," Max exclaimed, plopping down beside me. He sighed and ran a hand over his face.
"Found anywhere good to live?" I asked curiously. Max had insisted that he would find us a place to live, but he hadn't had much luck lately. No one in La Push was renting out and the apartment building where full.
"No. The Cullens say they don't mind building us a house, but I feel bad for taking so much money from them. They've already done so much for us that I don't want to take even more from them," Max explained to me. He sighed again and leaned back on his bed.
"I'll ask Alice if she knows any houses that are going to be available soon the next time that I'm over there," I mumbled thoughtfully.
I sighed and leaned over to him, wrapping my arms around his neck and hanging over his back. I giggled and kissed the side of his neck before resting my check against his. We stayed like that for a while until we heard a few people come down the hallway.
"Man, I hope no one calls the police on us. We are defiantly disturbing the peace," Max chuckled, untangling himself from my arms and locked his bedroom door so no one would bother us right now.
"I can't wait until we have our own place 'cause then we'll have privacy for once," I sighed, snuggling into Max's side once he had sat back down on the bed.
"Yeah, privacy is good," Max muttered, glancing down at me. I smirked and leaned up, giving him a hard kiss on the mouth before ducking my head into his neck. I ran my lips over his warm skin, biting him every few inches. "Yup, privacy is great," he breathed out raggedly.
I giggled before giving him one last bite and leaned away from him.
"We should get back to the party. It is for me anyway," I said. He nodded, but looked kind of glum about it. I grabbed his large hand and pulled him off the bed. I unlocked the door and led the way back down the hallway and into the living room.
While we had been gone a full out DDR tournament had started and some of the guests had started to dance to the blaring music. People were eating Emily's food like crazy and the pack members were flirting like crazy with some of the girls that were here.
"Huh, what a party," Max stated, staring around us. I laughed and pulled him into the crowd of people.
We all had a great time even though we didn't know all the people that were here for "my party". Max started to play some DDR with Tyler from his pack while I talked with my family and snacked around on the food that was laid out. It was past midnight when we headed home.
My parents were still back at the Uley house and Dodge had left hours ago, exclaiming that he had a headache and wanted to go to sleep. We were hoping to get some alone time together, which was very limited lately.
"I bought something for you. I was hoping you'd give me your opinion on it," I said, opening the front door and closing it again once we were inside.
"Really? What is it?" Max asked, looking down at me curiously. I giggled and wrapped my arms around his waist and leaned up towards him until my lips were just barely touching his.
"Some lingerie for our wedding night. I'd like to show it off for you to see if you approve," I whispered, gripping his tighter.
"Okay," he mumbled in a dazed voice. I giggled, placed a chaste kiss on his warm lips before bounding up the stairs quickly towards my room.
*Max's Pov*
I watched Lily's quickly retreating backside for a moment before turning around and sitting down on the couch to wait for her return.
"You guys back already?" I jumped, jerking my head around, making it pop loudly. Dodge stood in the kitchen doorway, munching on an apple.
"I thought you were asleep!" I exclaimed, placing a hand over my heart.
"Nope, couldn't get to sleep. My head hurts too much. Hey, do you want to play some video games with me?" he asked eagerly before taking another bite from his apple.
"Um, no. Lily and I are kind of doing something right now," I answered. Dodge glared at me and threw his apple over his should into the kitchen. He crossed his arms and flexed his jaw. I blinked in surprise. I could barely tell a difference between Dodge and one of my pack brothers.
"You need a life other than my sister. It's kind of pathetic, dude," Dodge stated, still glaring at me from behind his glasses.
"Well, I don't need anything else besides your sister so-"I stopped talking as I watched Dodge tremble violently, his face turning red. I jumped up from the couch quickly and ran towards the stairs. I had to protect Lily!
There was a loud ripping noise from behind me just as I got my foot on the first step and suddenly I felt something run down my back, tearing my shirt and skin open. I fell forward, rolled off of the steps and lay face down, staring at the remains of Dodge's glasses before black dots came into my vision and I lost consciousness.
*Lily's Pov*
I was just laying out my three lingerie pieces when I heard some banging from downstairs. I paused, listening closely. What was Max doing down there?
"Hey, what was that noise, Max?" I yelled, coming out of my room and walking down the hallway. He didn't answer me. I wrinkled my brow in confusion. He hadn't left, had he?
"Max?!" I called, coming down the stairs slowly. I heard some more noise, like someone was slamming something heavy against the walls. I hurriedly took the last few steps and looked around wildly.
The couch was flipped over, the big screen TV on its side, the coffee table was completely destroyed and there were dents in the walls. In the middle of the room, flawing around crazily, was a light brown and white wolf that's head was brushing the ceiling and its tail hitting the walls every time it turned around.
This wolf was not Max since I had seen him a few times so who was this? I looked at the wolf warily until I noticed that on one of its paws there was blood on it. My breathing caught in my throat.
"Max!" I looked around me franticly but a bright red caught my eye. My stomach lurched and my heart beat picked up rapidly.
Max was lying on his stomach, blood seeping out of the wound on his back and soaking what was left of his t-shirt. His normally tan skin looked deathly pale and his warm brown eyes were staring straight down at the carpet but they looked lifeless.
I took a shaky breath and gripped the hand railing that was beside me. I watched in horror was the wolf stepped on Max's legs as it spun around in plain panic.
"Stop it!" I screamed, taking a step forward. The wolf paused, looked at me with the same blue eyes that I had before backing up into the couch and falling down, its legs giving out on him.
I ran towards Max, kneeled, and checked his pulse. It was still there but faintly. I breathed a sigh of relief before running into the kitchen, going straight for the phone. I dialed my dad's cell phone number hurriedly, glancing behind me into the living room.
"Hello?" dad's voice rang out. I could hear people laughing on his end of the phone.
"Dad, Max is hurt and there's a wolf destroying the living room! Get Carlisle Cullen and get someone to help calm down the wolf over here! Hurry!" I rushed out.
"Just hold on," and he hung up. I sighed shakily and went back into the living room. I grabbed a blanket that had fallen off the couch and folded it double and placed it on Max's back to try to soak up the blood. I barely put any pressure on his back, not sure if his spine had been damaged or not.
While I took care of Max the wolf was wiggling around on its back, whining and howling loudly. My ears rang but I didn't have any free hands to cover them with.
I tried not to stare down at Max while he was covered in blood and unconscious. I wasn't even aware that I had tears running down my face until I wiped my eyes, wondering why my vision was getting blurry.
It wasn't very long until the front door was cautiously opened and dad, Sam, Carlisle, mom, and Edward Cullen all looked inside, wary of the wolf that I had told dad about. Once they all saw what the situation was Carlisle and Sam went immediately to Max's side. Sam grabbed me and pushed me off to the side while Carlisle went to work.
Edward and dad went slowly towards the wolf that was lying in the floor panting heavily. "It's Dodge. He's alone, no one else is phased with him yet," I heard Edward murmur to dad.
Before I could figure out what to do with myself mom came over and pulled me into the kitchen. She started fixing me hot chocolate while I shakily sat down at the table. I listened carefully to what Carlisle and Sam were doing, trying to figure out what was going on with Max.
I heard some growling and it sounded like Dodge had rolled into the wall. Mom and I jumped but stayed quiet while we listened to what was going on in the next room. Sam was mumbling something to Carlisle while I could hear dad's deep voice trying to sooth Dodge and calm him down enough to get him to change back.
I stared straight down at the table, praying for my brother and my fiancé.
Author's Note: I'm sorry yet again for this chapter taking so long but crap happened. Let me know what you thought and give me some ideas on what to do in the next chapter because I need some help with it. Please review!