Here your third chapter update. Hope you have enjoyed this update and that it was worth the wait from you all.
"Oh my god, that is so cute, I can just picture it" Sabrina giggled as she spoke. She and Chloe were sitting on the Black's couch, feet tucked under them, and the movie 'The Prince and Me' playing in the background, basically forgotten.
Chloe had kept her promise to Paul about not leaving the Rez since he had told her about the new Leech that had been hanging around forks. This meant that when Sabrina said she wanted to have a girly night, Chloe had asked Billy if she and the Swan could have a sleepover in her room.
This meant that they both would out of the way but still on the Rez. However, Billy being the cool person he was did one better. He arranged for both him and Jacob to stay that Ateara household along with Embry so that the five of them could have a 'Men's night' of baseball and beer. He even invited Charlie over who readily expected.
Sure this meant that Bella was in the house by herself. But that was part of the reason that Sabrina wanted a girl's night. Her sister had started up again with staying in her room straight after classes and wasn't really interacting with anyone. Plus Sabrina was staying that Bella was still screaming in her sleep.
"So what else did you get Paul for his birthday?" Sabrina asked, bring Chloe out of her thoughts.
"Nothing that special, the engraved Penknife was my main present for him" Chloe said with a smile as she took another handful of popcorn from the bowl. "I just got him a couple of plain grey t-shirts and two pairs of shorts" she said before popping a few of the popcorn into her mouth.
"Awe that's so cute" Sabrina said with a sigh.
"What was more cute was that yesterday when I went to the treeline to meet him for a real run" Chloe said with a knowing smile. She knew what she was about to tell her best friend would get only one desired reaction.
"Somehow the tree that we were making-out on, had gained the craved Initials of me and Paul Lahote's" Chloe said with a smirk. However she didn't tell her that under the craved heart was in fact four distinct large claw mark which she assumed would belong to a rather large grey/silver furred wolf.
"Awe" Sabrina squealed at the description. It was only a few seconds before she straighten in her seat. "Oh, oh, oh, you should have got him a scarf, no, you should knit him a scarf" she said with brightened eyes at her idea. However the idea just made Chloe want to laugh.
"I don't think he'd really use it" she said, trying to hold her laughter to just a smile. "Plus, you know I don't know how to knit" Chloe said giving the girl across from her a knowing look. When the girls were 8 her mum had tried to teach them how to knit when Chloe was over for a holiday at the Blacks.
"God that was such a bad square" Chloe said with a chuckle remembering her knitted 'square.
"Oh come on I don't remember it ever being that bad" Sabrina said, trying to smooth it over.
"That's because your pink square came out almost perfect" Chloe said, emphasising the key point.
"Your red one wasn't too far off" Sabrina tried to level it.
"Sab, it ended up with gaps in at least every other row" Chloe reminded playfully. "As well as the shape turned out more Trapezoid than square" she said draw a rough shape in the air with her index fingers.
"Do you remember what you mum told me?" Chloe asked jokingly. Sabrina straightened her back and put on an over smiley face.
"'Don't worry Chloe'" Sabrina started to say in an over enthusiastic voice as she put a hand on Chloe's shoulder. "'This is just the way that your free spirit is protesting and telling you that you weren't to be a Knitter'" Sabrina continued, using her arms in exaggerated movements, causing both girls to laugh.
"She really didn't get how upset I was about it" Chloe said with a sad smile. "I was 8, I wasn't used to not being good at things people asked me to do" Chloe explained, leaning on the back of the couch.
"Yeah, why is it that" Sabrina asked to no one really. "Why does the older you are mean that you can do harder things and be good at them" she asked before looking at the scene on the screen. Not really taking in what is playing but just staring in thought.
"I have no idea" Chloe said honestly as she leaned forward to pick up her glass of squash that they each had. "I just remember coming back here so upset at my failed knitting that Billy noticed my mood" she said with her sad smile as she remembered the memory that took place in that very living room.
"I remember Billy piking me up and sitting me in his lap while I held my 'square' in mine" she explained. "He told me that 'It's fine if you cannot do one thing because there would be so many things that you will be able to do, you just had to find out what those things were'" Chloe said in a gentle tone.
"I remember that it was that very afternoon that I prepare and cook dinner, the night that Billy and J told me that the food was 'amazing'" she continued. "I still think that Billy bribed J to saying that with ice cream as dessert" She said causing both to laugh because it was actually something they could see him doing to cheer her up.
"He probably has that old knitted square hid around here somewhere" Chloe said with a chuckle, having a quick look to see if she could see it.
"Of course he does, it's one of those trinkets that he will get out to embarrass you on your wedding day" Sabrina said jokingly. "Or maybe he'll wait until you have kids and he'll show them how bad their mother is a something" for some reason Chloe seemed to think that Sabrina's eyes widened at the idea.
"I love how you jumped right in the marriage pond with that" Chloe said with a chuckle. "Pray tell, if you are already thinking about my marriage do tell me to whom is the groom I am walking to" Chloe asked playfully. Sabrina rolled her eyes at her friend.
"Really, can you picture yourself marrying anyone other than the tall handsome tribesman you've snagged for yourself" Sabrina asked with a wink. Chloe's cheeks blushed ever so slightly at her best friends words but waved it off.
"We're only 15 Sab, we'll have ages of time before that"
"Yes, well, as long as you know I have the permeant job of being your maid of honour" Sabrina said firmly. "No matter how long it takes for Paul to purpose, then all will be well" Sabrina continued.
"Well before you start planning my wedding for me, how about me and you finish school" Chloe said with a chuckle. "Maybe in that time you can find someone that will be your date for the wedding, though I believe Paul will choose someone else other than him to be his best man" she joked.
"Would you care who he choose?" Sabrina asked.
"No, that choice really is up to him and I trust him not to choose someone that isn't going to make a sceptical of themselves" Chloe said with a smile.
"So it won't be his dad then" Sabrina asked with a questioning look, knowing her friend would know what she was talking about.
"I think it's best not to remember that evening" Chloe said with a sigh. "Ever" she added before her friend. It was at that moment the credits of the movie goes up on the screen.
"Right I think we can get one more movie in before we need to head to sleep" Chloe said getting up to take the empty bowl of popcorn into the kitchen. "After all it is a school night" Chloe teased. Sabrina let out a groan.
"Remind me why I care" Sabrina asked her best friend loudly so she would hear her from the kitchen.
"Because by having you over, I'm not having an early morning, I don't get to see Paul on our morning run and your dad will be taking you to School as he drops off Billy which is when Paul will be picking me up" Chloe jokingly listed off with her fingers.
"Fine, what are we watching?" Sabrina asked as she got conformable.
"Well you're the one that chose 'The Prince and Me' so my turn to choose" Chloe said with a smirk. "And I choose 'The Young Black Stallion'" Chloe said as she took out the DVD to put in the TV.
"You know I think I know you too well, because I knew you'd choose that" Sabrina said thoughtfully.
"What happens when you're best friends"
Ok so that was the last update for today. I will try to get another chapter to you all shortly. But do let me know what you think of this chapter. it always puts a smile on my face when I read your thoughts and it would be the best valentine present for this here single girl if she comes back from her Africa trip to all your wonderful reviews. Until the next chapter
-MSW-