We were finally done driving. I was tired of sitting between the two jerks. I hadn't talked to them since we pulled over at a gas station so I could use the bathroom. I only nodded and shook my head.
"Are you mad at us?" Jared finally asked. I looked at him with a glare.
"Yes I'm mad at you. You guys are such jerks!" I screamed before slouching down in my seat, putting my feet up on the dashboard, and glaring out the windshield. Jared and Embry didn't say anything. Although Embry kept shifting in his seat uncomfortably. When Jared finally stopped at a hotel I sat up. Jared got out going check us in and I was stuck in the truck with Embry. I was mad and couldn't wait to get out. On top of that I was having horrible cramps. Wait… cramps… feeling constantly irritated. Crap! I felt frantic and my hand began sweating. I was in a car with a werewolf. Please let me get to a bathroom soon!
"Are you okay?" Embry asked. I looked at him and nodded.
"You don't look it. Your face is red and sweaty. Are you sick?" He asked worried. Not yet but if I don't get out soon I will be. I thought.
"No. I-I'm f-f-f-fine." I stuttered nervously. It seemed like hours before Jared came out with two card keys.
"Our rooms are on the top floor. We can take the elevator." He said pointing to the metal doors in front of us. I got out shakily and took my bag when Jared handed it to me. Jared looked at me worriedly.
"Are you o-?"
"I'm fine!" I screeched before he got it out. He looked at me startled then shut the truck door and led the way to the metal doors. The elevator took forever and it seemed like everything was on slow motion. We finally got inside our room. I threw my bag on one of the two beds and darted to the bathroom. I was right. It was that horrible time of month. I groaned and sat down on the cold tile floor. I dropped my head in my hands trying to figure out what to do. I had to go to the store that was sure. But I didn't want to tell Jared or Embry why. A wave of nausea struck at the same a bad pang in my abdomen told me I needed Tylenol. FAST! There was a knock on the door and I gasped.
"Clair? Are you… okay?" Jared's voice sounded uncertain.
"Go away!" I cried. Then froze. "Wait!" I cried and got up. I opened the door a crack and reached my hand out.
"Give me your phone." I ordered. He looked thru the crack confused.
"What's wr-?"
"Just me give the freaking phone!" I shrieked. He practically threw it at me and I slammed the door shut. I slid down so I sat against the door and dialed Kim's number frantically.
"Hello?" She answered.
"Kim! I have a problem!" I whispered frantically.
"What's wrong? And why are you whispering?" She asked. I told her what was going on in a whisper, hoping Jared and Embry couldn't hear me.
"Give the phone to Jared." Kim said with a sigh.
"Why? What are you going to do?" I asked worriedly.
"I have to tell him so he can go out and get you some things." She said.
"No! I don't want them to know. It's embarrassing." I said, my face burning.
"Clair I have to or you'll be stuck in the bathroom." She said with a sigh. I moaned and got to my feet. I opened the door slowly and walked out with my head down. I'd never felt so embarrassed.
"Clair what is wrong? And don't tell me nothing is wrong because I know something is." Embry said standing up from the bed so he towered over me. I walked passed him and gave the phone to Jared, who looked confused.
"It's Kim." I muttered going to sit down on the other bed. I pulled my knees up to my chin and buried my head in them. Embry sat down beside me and rubbed my back.
"Clair please tell me what's wrong. You're scaring me." He said. I looked at him.
"Oh. I see." Jared said. I looked at him and he looked at me sympathetically. He listened for a few minutes before nodding.
"Okay I got it. Love you too. Bye." He hung up and stared at the phone for a second before looking up at me.
"Embry and I will go to the store." He said standing up and pulling the keys out of his pockets.
"Jared something is wrong with her. I can't leave-"
"Oh yes you can Embry." Jared said glaring at him.
"Jared-!" Jared interrupted Embry by putting his hand over his mouth and dragging him to his feet. Then he whispered something in his ear and I felt like my face was on fire. Embry's face went white. When Jared pulled away and looked at him with a raised brow for a second.
"Do you get it now?" Jared asked. Embry cleared his throat and nodded.
"Then come on. We'll be back soon." Jared said dragging Embry out of the room. I flopped back on the bed with a groan. Nothing ever went right. I grabbed the remote on the bedside table and turned the TV on. It seemed like hours that they had been gone. When I looked at the clock I saw they'd been gone for two hours! After thirty more minutes I got worried and was about to use Embry's phone to call them when the door opened and they came in. Jared tossed a bag at me. I took it and went into the bathroom with my shampoo and clothes so I could shower. I took my time doing it because I was still feeling embarrassed. When I finally came out of the bathroom, both of them were slouched on the beds. Embry's face turned red when I came in and I'm sure mine couldn't get any redder.
"T-thank you." I muttered.
"No problem." Jared said waving it away. I stuffed my clothes in my bag and went thru it until I found the book I'd stuffed inside it. I curled up on the small sofa and read. I hadn't known what I'd grabbed but I was lucky it was my favorite. I fell asleep and woke up tucked in on one of the beds. I sat up to see Embry was on the other bed and Jared was sleeping on the floor. I lay back down and curled up to go back to sleep. I had a strange dream. I was swimming thru a dark tunnel. I could breathe though and it was amazing. I looked behind me and Embry was swimming after me. What was weird was I was in a wedding dress. I burst thru the surface of the water and looked out to the beach. I could see the entire wolf pack and some other people waiting. I swam until I could touch ground. Embry turned me around and kissed my forehead. Then he walked up on dry land until he got at the end of the aisle where a preacher was waiting. When I got up there, soaking wet, I looked at Embry. Then the dream turned to the worst. Someone grabbed Embry from behind. Someone with a knife. I screamed when I saw it was my father. He had red eyes and right behind him was Riley and that redhead lady.
"Congrats baby." He said before he dug the knife deep into Embry's throat. Embry's body fell down, writhing in agony. I tried to go to him but Riley grabbed me and spun me around so I was facing him. He raised the blood stained knife and stuck deep into my gut. I awoke with a gasp. It was light and Embry was lying on the other bed, his arm behind his head, watching some TV show. I got up and lunged at him gasping in relief that it had only been a dream.
"Um… Clair? Are you okay?" He asked. I nodded and sniffed as tears filled my eyes. I told him about my dream and he held me close.
"I'm not dead and your okay." He said holding me against his chest. I was shaking but it took only a few seconds for me to calm down now that I was being held by him and he was alive.
"Where did Jared go?" I asked.
"He went grocery shopping. He said we couldn't live off of fast food so he's going to get sandwich stuff." He said.
"I went out a few minutes ago and found a vending machine on the first level. You want me to go get you a coke?" He asked a few seconds. I nodded and he left to go get it. I got up to go the bathroom to change. I heard the door open a few minutes later. I wondered how Embry had gotten back so fast. I finished pulling my hair back and opened the door. I gasped and stumbled back when I met a pair of scarlet red eyes. This time I wasn't dreaming about my father. It actually was him. And he was a vampire. I screamed right as he raised a hand and hit me with something hard. My vision blurred and I fell to the floor. I could see thru my dad's legs and what I saw was even worse than seeing my dad a vampire. Embry lay on the floor in a pool of red. It took me only a half a second to realize it was his blood before my vision went black.