Secrets, Werewolves and Coming Home

Hey peoples! Thank you for your reviews I got 6 for the last chapter which is an achievement in itself, so I thank you for your continued patience with this stressed out Yr 12 who is on the verge of exams! Ah scary I only have less than 10 weeks left of actual school before I graduate and head to uni! *Cue Jaws Theme Music* AHHH! Okay on a serious note I've been reading lots of smut and other Kared fan fics so I can get this bit just right for you guys! So please review and tell me how I go! Luv Juno

Chapter 19 - Gotta Face the Music

I woke the next morning to find myself still in the armchair from last nights. I blinked blearily at my surroundings; Lori had demolished her pillow fort literally! There were feathers and lollies everywhere Sarah's nest literally looked like a nest as it too was covered in feathers and splinters of wood which I assumed was the remnants of the lolly skewers from last night. I could hear a low buzz emanating from the kitchen accompanied by the sounds of someone cussing rather loudly, probably Lori. Perhaps they had company? I creakily got out of the armchair and stretched, bones cracking. The buzzing in the other room ceased, I wasn't feeling too worried as I stumbled into the kitchen, not fully awake and rubbing sleep out of my eyes. Boy was I in for a shock!

Lori was standing next to the stove trying to cook something which was a feat in itself; Sarah was leaning against the bench laughing at her attempts as there were several pans in the sink and sitting on a bar stool watching the whole scene with an amused expression on his face was Jared. Well my morning just went from fuzz to BOING in a matter of seconds. I blinked several times to make sure I hadn't just dreamed him there I even pinched myself for good measure. Nope he was still sitting there in all his muscled glory. I just stood there drinking in the sight of him, my eyes raked over his body, up towards his face. I desperately wanted him to be real, to be here in my sisters' kitchen in Seattle.

My breath caught in my throat when my eyes met his, shocked by what I saw. His skin looked drawn and slack against the frame of his face and there were large purple bags under his eyes. He looked like he could do with a decent feed and a decent sleep. I just stood there and continued staring at him, in another life I might have felt slightly embarrassed for publicly ogling him but I hadn't seen him for 2 weeks so sue me. I drank in every contour of his handsome face, memorising the expressions that flashed in his eyes. That dead look instantly became recognition, then joy, then hurt, then anger, then intense sadness and finally he settled on a halfway neutral expression trying to keep his emotions in check. I felt a tear trickle out the corner of my eye, feeling terribly guilty. Knowing I was responsible for that detached look on his face.

My guilty musings were interrupted by the smell of hot metal and burning eggs. 'Lori! The pan!' I yelled sprinting across the room to turn the stove off. Grabbing the pan off the stove I dumped it in the sink quickly turning on the tap. Steam started hissing off the pan filling the area around me with thick white smoke. 'Bloody hell Lori! Pay attention next time!' I scolded turning in time to see a flash of red hair and russet skin disappear around the corner and out of sight. I scowled slightly shaking my head. 'Bugger!' I whispered under my breath, planting my hands on my hips in annoyance. Great now I had to clean up Lori's mess, as usual.

I turned back to the sink only to run smack bang into Jared, running straight into his massive torso; shrieking in shock. If he hadn't grabbed the tops of my arms I probably would have fallen flat on my arse. My breathing picked up at his close proximity and I could feel my heart racing away in my chest. I continued to stare at his torso tracing the contours with my eyes, refusing to look up at him fearing what I might see. I felt his hands slip down my arms and come to a stop on my waist; I could feel the heat from his hands searing my skin (in a good way!) through the thin material of my tank top. I was suddenly well aware of the fact that I was still in last night's tank top and shorts combo which wasn't really leaving much for Jared to imagine.

I suddenly realised the water was still running and starting to flow over the top of the sink. 'Oh shit!' I yelled, ripping myself from Jared's arms to turn the tap off. Shit I've gone and flooded the kitchen way to go Kim! I pulled the pan Lori has soldered the eggs onto out of the sink, filling it with water before placing it back on the stove to simmer. No way was I gonna be spending my morning scrapping burnt eggs off of a frying pan. Especially when I had more important things to think about, namely Jared. I swiped a cloth off the bench chucking it onto the floor trying to soak up the water. The process of soaking up the water then wringing out the cloth in the sink was a great way to keep my hands and eyes busy, but allowed my mind to roam.

I was acutely aware of the fact that Jared watching me or more specifically my arse, which as mentioned before was still covered in last night's shorts. I could feel my cheeks burning in embarrassment knowing I probably looked really ridiculous. On my tenth cloth ringing out I heard the sound of another cloth plopping onto the floor. Out the corner of my eye I could see Jared working away on the floor. I shook myself realising I was staring at him again. There wasn't much water left on the floor so we finished rather quickly. Now it was time to face Lori's mess in the sink. I sighed plugging the hole and turning the tap on. I searched in the cupboard under the sink for the detergent squeezing a generous amount of the yellow liquid in the sink before tossing it back in the cupboard.

I watched as the sink filled with bubbles and water, turning off the tap before we had another Niagara Falls in Lori and Sarah's kitchen. I looked around for a tea towel only to find that it was on the other side of the room. I carefully crossed the damp floor grabbing it off the other bench; I turned around shocked to find Jared had taken up my post at the sink. I cocked an eyebrow, well I never figured Jared for a dish man. I kept that in mind as I started drying the first pan Jared had washed before storing it in one of Lori's cupboards. We worked in silence; neither one of us wanting to start the inevitable conversation.

I honestly had no idea where to start especially when I had no idea what kind of explanation he wanted from me. Did he want to know why I left? Did he for some strange reason think he was to blame? Did he want to know more about wince neutralisers? (Still don't like that word!) I huffed out a breath as I took another piece of crockery off the draining board. Jared shot me a look which I tried desperately to ignore. Yes I know you can just go ahead and say it, I am a coward... There's no point in denying it. I hopped up onto the bench to stack a couple of plates I'd dried into one of the top cupboards. As I went to shut the door my balance decided now would be the perfect time to give way.

I shrieked as my grip slipped off the cupboard door which decided to swing shut. I was expecting to crash onto the tiled floor and crack open my skull; I tensed myself for the impact hoping it wouldn't hurt too much. What I wasn't expecting was to be caught, to be cradled in someone's arms, warm arms; Jared's warm arms. I blinked up into his face; he was standing right under the ceiling light so it was casting a haloish – light around his already heavenly face. 'Kim, are you okay?' he asked, his voice so low I almost missed it. I visibly gulped, could he have asked a more difficult question? Physically I was fine other than a lack of sleep but mentally...that was a minefield I wasn't ready to go through.

'If you're asking about the fall then yes I'm okay, but if you're asking about...' I trailed off seeing the hurt flash in his eyes. I bit down on my bottom lip knowing the situation was becoming increasingly awkward. 'Can you put me down now?' I asked in a small voice. At that moment I needed space, I needed boundaries, I needed to focus. Jared's arms tightened around my small frame. He blew out a long breath before sitting me beck on the bench I'd just fallen off of trapping me there by placing his hands on either side of my body. We stared at each other for several minutes, neither one of us willing to break the silence first.

It was too much for me. 'What do you want me to say Jared? That I'm fine with the fact that I've been lied to my whole life? That I'm fine with you putting yourself in danger every night of the week? That I'm fine with the fact that my baby brothers could be part of that?' I said brokenly, dropping my face into my hands, showing him my true fears. He said nothing he just pulled me into his chest and held me as I cried the names of my friends and family pouring out in an endless stream of grief and guilt. He rubbed soothing circles into my back, tracing warm patterns across my skin. I pulled my hands away from my face and wrapped my arms around his shoulders as he pulled me closer to his body. I felt warmer and safer than I had in weeks.

'I'm sorry,' I muttered once my sobs had subsided, he pulled back a confused look on his face.

'For what?' his eyebrows pulled up at the centre, he was frowning at me. I wiped my face with the back of my hand.

'For everything, for running away, for being coward, for hurting everyone, for hurting you...' I trailed off fixing him with a sheepish look. His frown deepened.

'You're not a coward Kim.'

'Yes I am.'

'No you're not.'

'Am.'

'Not.'

'Are too,'

'Are not,'

'Are you seriously gonna do this with me?'

'Yup!' he said popping the 'p'. I folded my arms over my chest looking like a petulant child. He just stood there and smirked, still trapping me on the bench.

'Can you move so I can get down?' I asked, shimmying closer to the edge of the bench. He just continued smirking at me, his eyes travelling up and down my body sending an involuntary shiver through me. Damn! What was this boy doing to me? He sighed and moved his hands off the bench. Yes! I grinned triumphantly shimmying closer to the edge of the bench, getting ready to jump off when he trapped my waist his massive hands. Damn it! I never realised just how big his hands were before! I wonder if there's any stock in the saying that the length of a man's hands determined the length of his...Ahem! I blushed at my train of thought, avoiding Jared's eyes just in case he managed to decipher what I was thinking.

I looked at the stack of dirty dishes in the sink, trying to lessen the colour slowly rising in my face. Oh God this was so embarrassing! 'Kim, please look at me,' he sighed, took a peak at him out of the corner of my eye. Damn it he was pouting at me! It was my turn to sigh as I looked at him, wondering how this God in mortal form could ever have been meant for me. Needless to say it was a shock when his lips touched mine. It was barely a brush at first, both testing to gauge my reaction and teasing. I swear all my nerve endings burst into flame from the slight contact, the same way they had after he walked into that English room after his two week absence.

I let slip an involuntary moan of pleasure which was all the encouragement he needed to deepen the kiss. I wrapped my legs around his waist as his arms formed an inescapable snare around my own, both of us needing to close the distance. He expressed everything in that kiss; longing, frustration, passion, pain but I could feel a lot of love in that kiss. I tangled my hands in his short hair, not an easy feat I must say but I managed it, using it as leverage to pull him closer to me. 'Well I think that's quite enough of that!' announced an amused voice. Oh SHIT! I pulled back immediately, breaking all contact with Jared. I saw Lori leaning against the door frame with Sarah standing in the shadows, looking as mortified as I felt.

Fuck Lori; fuck Sarah, fuck, fuck, FUCK! 'You are the devil incarnate Lori Anne Rhiannon Kingston and you will burn in hell!' I said in a deadly voice, fixing her with my best 'fuck off' glare. Jared chuckled nervously at my outburst, planting a small kiss on my collarbone, which immediately made my insides all gooey. 'I think we should keep him around, don't you agree Sare? He's the perfect antidote to Kimikaze's mood swings,' she said studying her fingernails without a care in the world. That's it she's gonna die. I think Jared read the look on my face because he planted another feather light kiss on my collarbone before tipping me over his shoulders and walking sedately out of the kitchen.

'Go up the stairs and it's the second door on the left,' Sarah said to Jared, pulling Lori out of reach of my hands. I continued to protest about being carried up the stairs like a sack of potatoes by pounding my fists on his back and kicking him in the stomach, which he did not thank me for. It wasn't until we reached my room that I was finally dumped unceremoniously on my bed. I scooted off the bed toward the door however Jared beat me there locking the door and standing in front of it. I folded my arms across my chest and for the second time that day looked like a petulant child. I finally gave in and marched back over to the bed and sat in the middle of it.

Jared joined me about 5 minutes later when he was sure I wasn't gonna make a break for the door. He lay down on the bed pulling me with him; I scooted close to his side resting my head on his chest. He wrapped a warm muscled arm around my shoulder securing me to his body. 'I missed you, very badly,' I said after a moment's silence. I shifted slightly so I could look at his face which was an odd combination of joy and sadness. He chuckled softly. 'Well that's good because I missed you too,' he said quietly. I ducked my head hiding a smile glad at the thought that he missed me too. 'Did it hurt?' I asked looking him square in the face and seeing confusion. 'Did missing me hurt?' I asked again, clarifying what I wanted.

'Yes it did, right about here,' he said placing my hand over his heart; I could feel the steady beat under my hand. I instantly felt horrible over the fact that I'd caused him so much pain.

'I guess the imprint really does go both ways,' I said solemnly, tracing the lines of Jared's palms. His only reaction was to hold me closer.

'Promise me one thing...' he trailed off. I nodded swiftly; he released my hand in exchange for my chin titling my head up so I could meet his eyes. 'Promise me that you'll never leave me again!' he said, managing to sound both soft and fierce at the same time. I shivered at the intensity in his voice, knowing whether I promised or not I would never ever be leaving him again.

'I promise, although maybe next time you can come with me!' I joked reaching up to press a kiss on his smiling lips, which I instantly deepened locking my arms around his neck. His response was eager locking his arms around my waist he definitely wanted to finish off what we started in the kitchen. This kiss was even more passionate then the first believe it or not, thank god he locked the door! 'Oi you two keep it down up there! You can do that on your own time!' Lori yelled as she continued hitting the floor beneath us or the ceiling above her whichever it was with the handle of a broom. Did they even own a broom? I pulled back, rolling off Jared onto my side of the bed.

We were both breathing heavily; he had a silly love struck grin on his face. 'I can't believe her! She's impossible!' I groaned hiding my face in Jared's side. He laughed freely and kissed the top of my head. 'I think she's jealous,' I said my voice muffled slightly.

'And why do you think that?' he asked amusement the focal point of his tone. I shushed him by placing a finger on his lips; I flashed him a cheeky grin before silently creeping off the bed toward the door. I pressed my ear to the locked door hearing the sounds of two pairs of feet creeping up the stairs.

I pressed my hand against my mouth, trying to stifle my giggles. I beckoned him towards me pointing at the door and letting a small giggle loose. He quickly and silently hopped off the bed pressing his ear against the door. I could feel his silent laughs, creating vibrations through the floorboards. 'You know why I think she's jealous?' I yelled loudly into the door. The footsteps stopped and I could hear Lori shushing Sarah. Jared's face was turning red from trying desperately to keep his laughter quiet. 'Tell me,' he said catching onto my idea. We were both clutching our sides, completely in agony. 'Well I'm guessing it's because she hasn't had decent SEX in 6 months, especially since her last boyfriend was so ANAL!' I yelled through the door.

'YOU BITCH! YOU UNLOCK THIS DOOR RIGHT NOW OR SO HELP ME GOD!' Lori screamed as she proceeded to beat down the door. I jumped away from the door, falling in a heap on the carpet as I let loose the laughter I been holding in. Jared was leaning heavily against the wall; tears were running down his face his own laughter shaking the floorboards. I could just hear over the sounds of our laughter and Lori's pounding, the sound of another set of laughter belonging to Sarah. 'Shut up! It's not FUNNY!' Lori yelled in disdain at Sarah who was still laughing as hard as we were.

'You...were the idiot...who...decided to...Ha ha!' Sarah choked out between peals of laughter.

I'm guessing from the lack of noise from Lori that she was now glaring at Sarah, hands on hips and nostrils flaring. Actually I wouldn't be surprised if she had smoke pouring out her ears. That thought brought on a fresh round of laughter. A few minutes later Lori stomped away from the door and back downstairs Sarah followed once she'd recovered although I could still hear her chuckling. I took a deep breath trying to expel my giggles; Jared had slid down the wall and was now sprawled out on the floor. He had a slightly worried look on his face, huffing out a sigh. 'We need to talk Kim,' he said softly, shattering the quiet moment. I rubbed my eyes, his words sobering up my mood.

'I know,' I said quietly, looking down at my hands. Here comes the hard part. I forced myself to crawl across the floor towards the bed pulling my duffel out from underneath it. I rummaged around pulling out the old photo album and the four books Gran had left me along with her last letter. 'What do you want to talk about first?' I asked sliding the books across the floor towards him.

'How do you feel about the whole situation?' he asked, I cocked my head in confusion. 'I mean me being a werewolf,' he whispered.

'I'm fine with you being a werewolf Jared, it doesn't bother me as much as it used to, especially after reading this...' I slide the blue book across the floor towards him. He picked it up looking at the contents page.

'You're Gran knew about the Cullens?' he asked, a dumbstruck look on his face.

'Yeah she's actually met them; they're described in great detail,' I said wrinkling my nose, Jared laughed at my facial expression.

'Can you really hear each other's thoughts?' I asked, awe colouring my tone. He laughed again closing the book.

'Only in wolf form but yeah, it's good for when we need to coordinate positions or for sharing information, but it's pain because there's no such thing as privacy or secrets anymore,' he shot me his own sheepish glance. I blushed furiously obviously the other wolf boys knew how he felt about me.

'What colour is your fur?' I asked, changing the subject. He shot me a grateful look.

'Dark brown,' I nodded remembering the rich colour from my dreams.

'Whose fur is black?' I asked remembering my encounter in the woods all those months ago.

'Sam, he's very sorry about scaring you, he didn't mean for you to hurt yourself.'

'Ah that's okay I'm over it! How big is the pack now?' I asked, wondering if anyone had made the change in my absence.

'There are 6 of us now,'

'Quil's the new recruit then,'

'Yeah how did you know?'

I shot him a sheepish smile. 'I read the signs; I'm actually quite surprised it took him this long, especially after what I put him through,' I started pulling at the carpet. The bruise the exact shape of Quil's hand was still wrapped around my arm but was slowly fading; it was a brown colour now hardly noticeable against my russet coloured skin.

'It's okay he understands now and I know he feels bad about that,' he said gesturing at my arm. I nodded, of course he would that was so typical Quil.

'Why were you so shocked about Gran knowing the Cullens?' I asked remembering his reaction.

'Oh nothing it's just that they were the ones who signed the treaty with the original pack,'

'I know Gran was there, I suppose she was just there to keep the peace. You know she was Levi Uley's daughter?'

'Really!'

'Yeah I guess that makes Sam my cousin or something,' I said pulling a hand through my hair only to have it get stuck. I made a face at Jared and moved to grab my hairbrush off the dresser.

'How do you feel about finding out you're a neutraliser?' he asked as I pulled the brush through my unruly curls.

'I'm still not used to it; it's like discovering a limb I never knew I had. It's so confusing because I don't know whether I like it,' I explained, glancing at the mirror across the room catching a glimpse of my eyes. 'I'm finding it hard to look at my reflection to tell you the truth.' I set the brush back down before crossing the floor to sit next to Jared. He instantly pulled me into his lap.

'You know I'm always here for you, we're in this together now,' he said gruffly, planting a kiss on my forehead. I nodded into his chest letting the warmth radiating from him engulf me.

I felt him tense slightly; I pulled myself away so I could look at his face. He looked insanely nervous. 'How do you feel about me imprinting on you?' he asked, his voice barely above a whisper. I sighed and reached out to grab the light green book. I quickly skimmed through it finally finding the page I was looking for. 'When you told me I honestly didn't know whether to feel insulted or ecstatic,' he flinched at my choice of words. 'And then I felt bad because I thought you were basically getting your choices taken away from you, I felt like you were being forced to care about me.' He looked at me fiercely opening his mouth to protest. 'Hold on I'm not done! But then I read this which is Gran's theory of imprinting...'

...Imprinting is more than just finding your soul mate or a viable candidate to produce stronger, larger wolves. It speeds up the inevitable; imprinting allows the werewolf in question to find his perfect match. Instead of bumbling around for years and going through several dud relationships before discovering the right one, imprinting sidesteps all this speeding up the finding 'true love' process.

Basically the werewolf and the girl he imprints on were destined to find each other, imprinting takes out all the guessing...

I snapped the book shut looking back at Jared with a triumphant grin on my face. 'To translate that, you and I were basically going to end up together at some point, imprinting just sped up the process, so in other words your stuck with me whether you want me or not!' I finished. He flashed me a cocky smile slowly moving in closer so that our noses were almost touching.

'Good because I'm not going anywhere and neither are you!' he said hungrily, swooping in to steal another kiss. I could feel his explosive joy, amongst other explosive things as he kissed me. In one smooth motion he got up off the floor carrying me with him towards the bed, without breaking the kiss.

'Babe as much as I would like to take this further, we can't do this here,' I whispered breathlessly a moment later as Jared trailed hot kisses down my neck, pulling lightly at my skin with his teeth.

'Why not?' he moaned. I chuckled nervously before he cut me off with another kiss.

'I give you two good reasons, Lori and Sarah!' I whispered certain that it would kill the mood. He groaned into my neck knowing I was right. 'Look I know the door is locked but it's not soundproof!' I said indignantly.

He sighed rolling off me, breathing heavily. 'Do you have any idea what you do to me? I'm having a hard time controlling myself especially when you're dressed like this,' he whispered, his hand resting on my stomach.

'Don't you mean barely dressed?' I said slyly, knowing my PJ's didn't cover much. 'You have no idea how long I've wanted to do that,' I sighed, replaying those kisses in my head.

'I think I've got a pretty good idea!' he said furtively, waggling his eyebrows at me. I giggled at his facial expression guessing what he was thinking about.

The moment was shattered by someone pounding at the door, ugh go away! 'I don't care if you're decent or not Kimberly you need to get your arse down here pronto!' Sarah yelled. I groaned and rolled off the bed unlocking the door. She had a slightly amused look on her face. 'You better come down and see this!' she said wryly. I felt my eyebrows pull together as I followed her down the stairs. 'TRINITY!' I screeched as I spotted her sunrise coloured hair at the bottom of the staircase. We both started laughing as I sprinted down the staircase to give her a hug. 'Oh my God! What are you doing here?' I yelled excitedly, as she started rocking back and forth on her heels.

'Hey I promised you I'd get you some tickets didn't I,' she said flashing four tickets in front of my face. I looked between her and Lori's matching sheepish expressions.

'Hold on a sec how did you know to get 4 tickets? And how did you know where to find me?' I asked suspiciously, arching one eyebrow gracefully.

'It's her fault!' they both yelled at the same time pointing at each other. Lori looked over at Sarah to back her up, she just shook her head.

'I'm staying out of this; you were the one who answered the phone!' she said accusingly, I shot Lori a warning look.

'Hey I thought it might be important like Jared's Mom or something...' she trailed off.

'Jared's Mom has been ringing me! Why didn't you tell me?' I yelled, both of them nodded sheepishly.

'Oooh is that yummy guy's mom?' Trinity interrupted all three of us turned to look at her. She shot us confused looks. 'What? Did I say that out loud?' I couldn't help it I burst out laughing soon all three of them joined me.

'What's so funny?' a deep husky voice asked. I turned to see Jared standing at the top of the stairs, a small amused smile lighting his features.

'Uh Jared this is Trinity, Trinity this is Jared,' I said by way of introduction. Trinity's eyes bugled out her head.

'Why didn't you tell me he was up there?' she hissed furiously.

'Oh calm down Trinity, keep it in your pants!' I said as Jared came to stand next to me pulling me into his side.

'You still didn't tell me what was so funny?' he breathed in my ear.

'Uh secret girls business,' I amended winking at Trinity, she shot me a sly smile before zipping up her lips and throwing away the key. 'So do you want to go to a concert?' I asked changing the subject. Trinity held up the four tickets, fanning herself with them.

'When is it?'

'Tonight, 8pm don't be late!' Trinity yelled as she headed for the door...

'Kim come on! You have to come and meet the rest of the band oh and Trey wants to see you again...' I managed to tune out to most of Trinity's chatter as she dragged me and inadvertently Jared who had hold of my other hand backstage. The concert which was one in a whole stream of music acts for the month long festival had finished about half an hour ago and the park was almost empty. 'Guys I got some friends I want you to meet!' Trinity yelled a moment later. I soon spotted four other people congregated backstage.

I instantly recognised Trey's mop of straight purple hair he was laughing at something the tall guy with blonde hair had said. There was a girl with short spiky auburn hair packing up what I assumed to be her microphone she suddenly nudged a guy who was sprawled out asleep on the floor. His hair was jet black and he had a huge fringe that fell into his eyes. 'Trey you know,' Trey lifted his hand to wave at me. 'That's Aeron,' she said pointing at the blonde guy. 'That's Kiora and Zephyr,' she said pointing to spiky girl and fringe guy. 'Guys this is Kim, Jared, Lori and Sarah,' she said pointing to each of us as the last two ambled in the doorway.

'It's good to see you again Trey!' I called as Trinity stomped across the room to slap Zephyr around the back of the head. He just nodded at me, wincing as Trinity's hand made contact with Zephyr's head. 'Trinity stop abusing him trust me it's not going to wake him up!' said Kiora forcefully as she pulled Trinity off Zephyr. I could hear Lori laughing and I turned to see her flirting with Aeron, who seemed to be enjoying the attention. 'Jeez Lori can't you keep it in your pants for 5 minutes!' I teased, waggling my eyebrows at her. She blushed crimson and everyone beside Aeron laughed.

'I wouldn't bother Kim, its Aeron you should worry about not Lori,' Trinity smirked, while the other band members started chuckling. Aeron shot them all a dirty look.

Out the corner of my eye I could see Lori was calculating something and eyeing the scarf wrapped around my neck. 'Lori don't you AHH!' I shrieked as she ripped the scarf off my neck in one smooth motion, exposing the small dark bruises that looked the exact same shape as Jared's teeth. 'I could say the same thing about you Kim,' Lori said smugly, Sarah had a shocked look on her face, Trinity started giggling and Jared looked like he wanted to do the same. I tugged the scarf from Lori grasp and draped it back around my neck. 'I can't help the fact my boyfriend's a freaking caveman!' I sniffed causing the others to burst out laughing, even Jared so no one noticed my slip up.

'Wow look at the time I think we need to be going!' Sarah said tugging on Lori's arm, trying to drag her away from Aeron. I just shook my head as I went to give Trinity a parting hug.

'Next time you are definitely coming down to La Push!' I said pulling her into a tight hug.

'Of course I will!' she nodded waggling her eyebrows at me.

'Come on Kim, Sarah's threatening to leave us here,' Jared whispered I waved goodbye to the others before following him out. We scored the back seat of the car so I was more than content being wrapped tightly in his embrace snuggling into his warm chest. I was asleep before we got back to the apartment.