Last chapter! This chapter was actually really hard to write and didn't come out as good as I had hoped it. But either way I hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 28: No Record of Wrongs
I was home alone. Something that rarely happens. Normally one of the guys would be over here begging for food. But Embry and all the guys are patrolling because of the scent they picked up at Brittany's and Emily was visiting her family on the Makah res. It was sort of nice to have the house to myself.
I was lying on the couch watching "Lost" on Netflix's. I love and hate this show at the same time. I love because it's interesting and holds your attention. I hate it because it never answers your freaking questions! It just gives you new freaking questions that no one asked for! Ugh I hate TV!
I glanced at the clock noticing that it was getting dark out. It was 6: 30. I squirmed slightly. I've been on the edge ever seen Brittany disappeared 3 days ago and being by myself after dark didn't sound so appealing.
My stomach began to rumble on the fact that I haven't eaten since 1. Now that I think of it I'm starving! Maybe I could order a pizza? I groaned. I don't know the number of any pizza places let alone if there's even any around here. I really hope the guys get back soon.
A loud knock interrupted my thoughts. I froze completely. In all my time living here the guys have never knocked. They just barged in like they owned the place. In a way they did. We're all family as far as anyone is concerned and this is their second home. This is the pack's home. So whoever was at the door was definitely not part of the pack.
It could be one of the Elders but they surely would have called first. And they all know that everyone was on patrol so unless they were here to see, which is highly unlikely, there's no way that it's one of the Elders.
My heart began to hammer painfully in my chest. What if a vampire had somehow managed to slip past the pack? I was here all by myself and the closest house was about a mile away. It was perfect. I couldn't even fight off my human father. What chance did I stand against a vampire?
I made no sound praying that whoever was there would just turn around and leave. Sadly luck had never been on my side and that wasn't about to change. The knocking came again this time louder and harder against the wooden door.
"Grace it's me open up!" A familiar voice came muffled through the door. I let out a sigh of relief and got up from my position on the couch to answer the door. I putted it open to reveal an annoyed looking Ruby.
"You screamed me half to death." I informed her. She rolled her eyes.
"Who were you expecting Frankenstein?" She answered sarcastically. A small smile made it's way onto my face. She's not that far off. "Can I come in?" She asked somewhat hesitantly. This shocked. Ruby had never asked. Normally she just pushed past me like she owned the place. Now that I think of it, it makes sense that she's an imprint. She's just like the pack.
Ruby cleared her throat, bringing me out of my mussing, with her eyebrow raised questionably. I shook my head to clear.
"Sorry. Um yeah you can come in." I answer still in a slight daze. I stepped away from the door allowing her to come in. Ruby slowly entered and I closed the door behind her, locking it. I turn and watch Ruby carefully. She keeps looking all around her and keeps running her hands through her hair in a nervous habit. Never once since I've met her has she ever been nervous.
"Ruby is everything okay?" I ask my voice dripping with concern. She turns to me and I finally notice how tired she looked. Like she hasn't slept in days.
"I'm so confused Grace!" She cries out desperately. I frown and gently lead her to the kitchen table where she seat down understandingly. I walked into the kitchen and dug through the cabinets until I found hot chocolate mix. I quickly made some, putting it into two mugs and walked back to the table setting one next to Ruby who drunk it appreciatively. I took a seat across from her.
"Now tell me what's wrong." I said gently. Ruby sighed and kept her eyes on her mug as she spoke.
"He driving me insane! But not the way he normally does. I wish he would that way. But he's just being so...nice. And it's not normal I know that, but it always feels genuine. It's confusing the crap out of me! Never once I have I been one of those cliché girls who can't figure out their feelings but I honestly don't know and I hate it!"
"you're talking about Paul, aren't you?" I questioned. Ruby looked up then and nodded, miserably. I smiled then, finally understanding why one of my closest friends in so distressed. she feels the imprint but doesn't understand it.
"I'm suppose to hate him but-" She drifted off.
"But know you like him." I finished for her. She winced slightly but made no move to correct me so I know I had it right. I smiled softly.
"Well than I really don't see the problem. Why's it so bad to like him?"
"Cause he's a jerk!" She cried out. "I know he is. I've witnessed it first hand. He's a womanizing, hot-headed, manwhore. Everyone knows that! So why can't he just cut the crap and go back to acting like the Paul Lahote he's suppose to be?" She ranted. I shrugged.
"Did it ever occur to you that maybe he's not suppose to be that way? I mean people do change Ruby." I stated. She said and muttered "not everyone." We were silent for a bit while Ruby took everything in.
"So what your saying is you think I should give me Paul a chance?" She questioned. I thought for a bit. Was that what I was saying? I wasn't really sure it's not like I've done something like this before and I wasn't around to see the two's relationship before Paul phased. I really knew nothing about the relationship between the two. However I do know about imprints and if it were me and Embry in this situation I knew what I would want to happen.
"That depends do you love him?" I questioned her. Ruby blushed slightly, something I had never seen her do before.
"I think I do." She admitted, quietly. At this I smiled hugely.
"Then yes, that's exactly what I think you should do." I told her confidently. Ruby sighed.
"But how can I just forgive him so easily? You won't around back then Grace. We're done some pretty horrible stuff to each other and while it would appear he's already forgiven me but I don't know if I can. I mean it's not just what he's done to me it's what I've seen him do to others. He really was a terrible person." Ruby spoke in a way that made what she was saying sound like she was admitting to witnessing something horrible or doing something terrible and she had been living with the guilt for years. To her that's probably what this all felt like.
"You know," I started softly, thinking back to my life before Embry found me in that house. "My father was very strict about what I'd do when he wasn't home. He would demand I read the bible which always seemed like a ridiculous request to me coming from a man so unholy as him but I did. And there was a quote that always seemed to stick with me." I told her trying not to think to much into my past that it would become emotionally painful.
"What was it?" Ruby asked, hesitantly. I smiled slightly.
"'Love is patient. Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.'"
And that my lovely readers is the end of this story. Please click the next chapter button for my final authors note and some more info about this story.
