Chapter 36

It had been a week. Jacob was avoiding me and I him. At this point I was not sure what he really expected from me. I was not stupid and I knew that something was going on with him and Bella that he wasn't telling me. Their "friendship" was way more than he was saying.

"Hey Emily I am going to go to the beach!" I yelled to her standing by the door ready to leave.

"Okay! Be careful out there."

I smiled a little bit at her being concerned and left the house walking to the beach. In all honesty I had nothing better to do and Kim was out out of town today. I should make plans with Leah soon. I miss her terribly much.

As I approached closer to the water at the beach I sat down and watched as the waves tousled over one another. It really was a beautiful site to look at.

I was so focused that I did not even notice anyone beside me until Paul put a hand on my shoulder. I slightly jumped for relaxing a bit. "Oh thank god it's just you." I put my hand over my heart.

"Who did you think it was?" Paul asked with a stupid grin on his face.

"I don't know. It could have been anyone."

"Your glad it's me."

"Just a little," I smirked. "What are you doing here? Doesn't Sam have all of you on a tight patrol schedule."

"You could say that."

"Yeah. He seems stressed."

"Yeah well this red head keeps running through our territory."

"Why?"

"Who knows? I mean she will just have us chase her before she's gone."

"She must be fast." I commented.

"We are faster."

"Than why haven't you caught her yet?" I asked giving him a side look.

"Touchy...touchy."

I shrugged. All I could really think about was Jacob. "So why are you here?" Paul asked me.

"Just to get away and relax."

"Ah. Do you want me to go away?"

"Ask me that a couple of months ago or maybe even weeks ago I would have said yes but I actually do enjoy your company."

"Oh I am so flattered."

"You should be." I paused. "Why are you here?'

"I had a break and just decided to come here."

"Ah, I see."

It was a quite silence. We just sat there. It was acceptable to say we were enjoying each others company. Paul really wasn't all that bad especially when you got to know him.

"I'm sorry." Paul murmured after a few seconds. I looked up at him.

"What?" I was taken back for a second. Why was he apologizing to me. "Why are you saying sorry to me?"

"All of us feel bad for the way Jacob has been treating you." I sighed of course there was a reason. "He is being a real jerk."

"Thanks Paul," I spoke sighing. "Look I really do appreciate you apologizing to me and everything but you can't control Jacob nor can anyone else. I mean he is a big boy and he is old enough to know what he's doing."

"You know your really mature," Paul commented and I laughed a bit.

"Well gee thanks."

"Your welcome." It was a few seconds later and a wolf howl rang through the air. Paul jumped up. "You should go home."

I nodded getting to my feet. "I will. Thanks."

I watched Paul give me a smile and then jog into the woods. I turned around and walked home quickly. Well walked and sprinted at the same time.

As soon as I entered the house I went to find Emily and tell her that I was back. She was in the kitchen cooking and I sighed. She really did look sad. She hadn't noticed me watching her and I was glad.

I felt kind of bad for all of the times that I was rude to her. I mean yeah she got on my nerves but I guess catching off guard and seeing her in such a moment I could see she was sad.

I took a few steps back before yelling, "I AM BACK!"

This time Emily saw me. She smiled and by the look on her face I could tell she did not notice me watching her before.

Whew.

"How was the beach?"

"Good. There was a wolf howl so I came home."

"Oh my. I hope everyone is okay." Emily said before looking out of the window and I nodded.

"Yeah. Do you need some help?" I asked kind of surprising my self a bit. I guess seeing her in such a moment made me feel bad and I wanted to be nicer to her.

"No it's okay. You should go and rest now. You look tired." I frowned. Was it that obvious. I was not even really tired Jacob was just stressing me the fuck out and I was about ready to hurt him at this point.

I did not push it though. There was something I needed to do. Something that did involve Jacob.

"Okay. Um, I will be upstairs if you need me."

Emily just nodded and returned to her cooking while I sighed.

I ran up the stairs and into my bedroom. Dialing up one of the few numbers that I knew by heart.

"Hello?"

"Yeah I don't mean to interrupt your trip out of town or anything but..." I trailed off and Kim cut me off.

"It's fine I am home. We left kind of early."

"Oh okay." I paused. "How was it?"

"Fine. Now what do you need?"

"How did you know I needed something?"

"Because you are my best friend and you did say that you didn't mean to interrupt my trip."

I smiled she was right. I was glad that she was back and even more glad that she answered the phone. "I need your help Kim."

"What's wrong?"

"I think it is time for us to get Leah Clearwater and Emily Young in the same room." I could hear her suck in a breath from the other line.

Yeah, I never though I would be saying that either.

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