{{Charlotte's POV}}
I started by calling his phone, but he didn't answer.
"Hello?"
"Uh…Seth?"
"He's not here right now. This is Leah, his sister. Who is this?"
"It's Charlotte. I wanted to talk to him. Do you know where he is?"
There was a moment of silence before she said, "He doesn't want to talk to anyone, especially you," and then she hung up.
I stared at my phone. She did not just hang up on me! That was totally uncalled for! She didn't even ask him; she just assumed he didn't want to talk to me. I bet if she knew he came to my house almost every day she'd say something different. I wanted to talk to this chick and set things straight between us.
I asked for directions to the Clearwater's house before I made my way to my car. It wasn't far. I pulled up in the driveway. Their two-story house was painted white and had blue shutters. It wasn't big and overly beautiful, but it was still pretty in its own unique way.
I jumped out of my car as soon as the front door opened. Leah came down the steps towards me.
"You need to leave." She stood in front of me with her arms crossed. I was not going anywhere until I talked to him.
"You need to stay out of my business with Seth." I was not in the mood anymore. This day was becoming hell, and she was making it worse.
"He doesn't want to talk to you," she hissed.
"I'll believe that when he says it to my face. Now if you don't mind, I'd like to see him." I pushed past her, but she grabbed my arm.
"You're not going to see him. You've done enough damage." Who did she think she was telling me I can't see him? I was trying to apologize and make things right, but she wasn't going to let me.
"Let go of my arm," I said slowly.
"What are you going to do if I don't? Hit me? Ripe my heart out like you did to Seth's?"
I didn't reply to her comment. I saw three people come around from the other side of the house, but I didn't acknowledge them.
"Let go," I repeated.
"Like I'm scared of some weak human. You couldn't hurt me if you tried." She grinned.
I drew back my left arm and punched her in the face. There was a loud crunching sound. I instantly knew my hand was broken. I saw her fall back and hit the ground. Had I really punched her that hard?
She stared at me in disbelief and touched her nose. "You broke my nose?" She stood on her feet. "You broke my nose!" Blood was dripping onto the front of her shirt.
"That's not all I will break if you keep messing with me. I am not in the mood to start an argument with you."
She lunged for me. I was prepared to punch her again with my other hand but she stopped.
"What the hell are you two doing?" someone yelled. It was Jared. He had Leah around the waist. Embry was standing on the other side of her.
"What does it look like we're doing?" Leah screamed at him.
I took a step towards her, but arms wrapped around my waist, stopping me.
"Don't do it, Charlotte," a voice whispered in my ear. It was him. He was here. My heart sped up.
"Let me finish her!" Obviously Leah wasn't going to give up on this fight. "She shouldn't be here! She'll just make things worse!"
"If you had an imprint, you'd know what it would feel like to lose them!" I yelled back at her. I saw her face tense up. She was struggling in Jared's grasp, but he pulled her away before she could say anything back. Embry quickly followed. A second later, I heard growls coming from behind his house. I smiled to myself.
"Wow, you really got her mad." I jumped and the arms tightened. "What did you say to her?"
"I just wanted to see you and straighten this out." My voice was small. I didn't turn to look at him.
"Okay." His chin rested on my shoulder. I could feel the warmth of his skin radiating off him. I couldn't move. We haven't been this close in weeks, but I enjoyed every second of it just in case he didn't forgive me.
"I wanted to talk about us…and what happened on my birthday." He didn't say anything, so I continued. "I'm really sorry for being upset with you. I was in shock. How else was I supposed to deal with my mother being alive? I was so confused and hurt; I let my emotions get the best of me. I know I've hurt you and I am truly sorry." He still didn't say anything. "You don't have to forgive me. I just wanted to apologize." I shrugged out of his grasp. "I guess I better be leaving."
"Wait, you can't leave."
I glanced back at him. "Why?"
"We have to fix your hand."
I looked down to my broken hand. It was beginning to swell and turn purple. "Oh. Yeah, I should probably get this looked at."
"Come on." He opened the passenger's side door of my car. I got in without arguing. I couldn't drive with a broken hand anyway.
We drove silently out of La Push. I noticed we weren't going to the hospital but to the Cullen's house. He pulled into the driveway. Alice came bounding down the front steps.
"Hey, guys! Carlisle's waiting in the living room." She disappeared into the trees.
I made my way inside with Seth following behind. I sat across from Carlisle and held out my left hand. He gently examined it.
"It's not that bad. Only a few knuckles are broken." He straightened out my bones and began to apply the gauze and plaster. "It should heal in about six weeks, maybe a little longer." He quickly finished with the cast. "If it irritates you tomorrow, I'd advise you not to go to school. Try to keep it dry. The swelling will go down in a few days." He stood. "I think that's all you need to know. Come back in about six weeks." He smiled and disappeared. Everyone seemed like they were in a hurry today.
"Well, I guess I should be getting home." I turned to Seth.
"Uh, yeah." He stood and gestured towards the door.
We walked outside and got into my car. Seth drove again. A few minutes later we pulled up into my driveway. He turned off the car and faced me, making no movement that he was getting out and leaving. I looked out the window. My dad's truck was in the driveway.
"Charlotte?"
"Hmmm?"
I felt him shift towards me. I turned to look at him. He stared at me for a second, then kissed me. I was surprised for a second, but eventually, I kissed him back. He pulled me closer by the waist and I wrapped my arms around his neck. He pulled back first and rested his forehead against mine.
"You were forgiven from the start." I smiled. "I'm sorry about Leah...and your hand. She can be a little two overprotective."
"It's fine. My hand will heal."
He looked towards the front door. "I think your dad is getting a little anxious."
I sighed. "Might as well hear what's going on." I reluctantly unwound myself from him and got out of the car. He followed. "I'll see you later, right?"
He laughed lightly. "Wild vampires couldn't keep me away." He turned and vanished through the trees.
I opened the door and walked to the stairs.
"Charlotte? Where have you been? I thought you would be here when you got home from school."
"I was out. I went to see my mother and Seth." I rushed on before he could say anything else. "I just want to finish my homework and go to sleep."
"What happened to your hand?"
"I punched Seth's sister." His eyes widened. "It's fine. Everything's fine." He nodded slowly. I took this as my chance to escape.
I decided not to do any homework. My hand was already throbbing and I was sure it would be worse in the morning. I changed into my pajamas and crashed on my bed. Even though it was barely 8:00, I was dead tired and fell asleep quickly.
sorry about the long wait guys.