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First off, I realize that there has been an error or something with this site, sooooo, this is my second try to update this story, and if this doesn't work, well ... I'll be very angry. r-r

Well, I just realized how clipped the last chapter was and that it kinda came outta nowhere, but I needed it for later in the story. Trust me, this shall work out wonderfully. :3

Okay, I also just realized that I forgot to put in about how all of my author's notes aren't going to be horribly long and that my introductions-like this one-and my endings are going to be the huge babble-a-thon that they were before. So, as said above, my author's note shall be no more! Or, if they are, they shall be very small and not be some odd thousand words and won't take everyone an hour to read. LOL. So, yay! :3

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Okay, now that I'm done freaking out ...

I am SO freaking sun burnt already. I could barely move this morning when I tried to get out of bed. Ughhhh ... Good thing I have no school tomorrow, or I'd die on the spot right now. No school = MANY UPDATES! ^^

ONWARD TO THECHAPTER! :3

Playlist For Chapter:

Robot - t.A.T.u
Disconnected - Trapt
Santa Monica - Theory Of A Deadman
Stupid MF - Mindless Self Indulgence

"You're going to meet my mother today."

The blunt statement was so sudden I almost choked on the hot chocolate I had been drinking. I turned slowly after I had coughed a few times to look Embry straight in the eyes. I could never get used to staring at those eyes, those sandy, strangely uncanny eyes. Then, my eyes flickered to the window, which was foggy and snow-covered, trying to think of an explaination for Embry's spurt of words.

The date was five days till Christmas, so in a way, I could safely assume that he wanted her to get to know me before Christmas. After all, Embry and I had been together for almost six months; we were practically joined at the hip, almost always together. But, just the way he said it ... it was pained, like something unsaid was bothering him to the deepest core. His face was twisted with emotions that I couldn't understand, and his eyes seemed distant, but always locked on me. In a way, it reminded me of the conversation I had had with Leah when we had both been babysitting Kylie only a week before. Leah had looked pained ... Embry now looked pained ...

Something was wrong.

Blinking my own eyes a few times, I put the mug down and asked, "What brought this on? So suddenly, I mean."

Embry ran a hand through his obsidian hair, which had been cut short because it was getting too long, and sighed. "Well, it's kind of a mixture of reasons ... but the main two are that I want her to meet you ... and I want you to help me tell her I'm a werewolf."

"How could I help with that?" I asked, truthfully wondering as to how I would work into that.

"That I'm not sure," he murmured slowly. "I just need the ... support." Embry looked completely ... helpless now.

"I'll be there," I promised, watching his face closely, a small stinging pain building in my chest. I knew this was going to be very diffcult for him. He had told me before that his mother had usually checked his room and had yelled at him the next day for not being there. Now, I supposed, that something else had happened. "I'm your imprint. I'm always going to be there for you."

That cracked a smile on his face that almost lit up the entire room. "Thanks, Trisha. I knew you would say that." The smile faded. "It's just ... she's been quite ... nosy lately. Not letting me out of her sight, and when she does, I can't go anywhere without her knowing about it. It's like she's trying to figure out what I'm doing. Which, I don't blame her, but ... I just don't know how to tell her, you know? 'Hi mom, yeah, I'm a werewolf, watch me phase into a giant ball of fuzz.' Ughh."

I nodded, listening careful. After he said that, I scooched over my chair and sat next to him now, grasping one of my hands in his, interweaving our fingers tightly. "I'm not sure how to tell her either. But no matter what she says, I'll be here for you, okay? Our house is always open to you." Again, I felt like I was giving horrible advice that was going to go down the drain within seconds.

Embry slowly leaned over and planted a kiss on my forehead. "I know," he murmured, his lips soft and gentle against my forehead before they trailed down my nose and finally he kissed my lips. I melted into the kiss, just like I always did, and soon I found myself encircled in his arms, sitting in his lap, our lips still mingling together. My arms locking like a vice around his neck, one of his around my waist, and one released it's grip to play with a strand of my hair. I felt comfortable here, and I never wanted to leave.

His lips left mine and a grin had replaced the worried expression on his face. I could only help but smile back, and I cuddled deeper into his arms, feeling his inhuman warmth wrap around me like a blanket.

"When are we going to meet her?" I mumbled into his shoulder, pressing my face more into his warmth.

"Now."

Only fifteen minutes later, we were in front of a small white house, matching in shade to the snow that drifted across the walkway that led up to the front steps. Brown shingles looking as if they were about to blow off in the gales of wind that ripped through the air. A starless, ashen gray sky hanging lowly above us, a feeling of sudden dread shuddering through my bones. My teeth chattered against the coldness that seemed to seep in through my thick sweater and winter ski jacket. Snow blowing against us as Embry ushered me up the creaking stairs, twisting open the cream-colored front door with one of his massive hands.

The door opened up to a living room that had blue carpet and two off-white couches lined up against the opposing walls. A long narrow hallway at the edge of the living room, that seemingly led to the others rooms of the house, such as the bathroom and kitchen and bedrooms and such. The walls were painted a welcoming, sandy tope color, and a television set was on in the far corner, flickering the images of an old time movie. A dark wooden coffee table was set in the middle of the two seating arrangements, and had a puzzle on it, the pieces sprawled out and ranging in colors and shades.

Embry slowly closed the door and took off his light sweater. Damn him and his werewolf genes; I was still freezing and I had on two layers! He offered to take my jacket as I slowly unzipped it and slid it off of myself.

"Embry Alan Call! I thought I told you to be home at three? Jeez, do you ever listen to anyone anymore? Oh, I'm sure you'd listen to your friends if they told you to be home at three, hmm? So, mister, where have you-" The shrill and extremely angry voice broke off as a woman rounded the corner of the hallway. She had long black hair that swung in a braid to her waist, and sandy eyes that where an exact dupilcate of Embry's. Her face structure, however, was more stocky, completely different to Embry's. "Oh. Who is this?" Her voice was still icy, but she had stopped yelling.

"Mom, this is Trisha Conner. Jack's daughter?" Embry questioned, a lean black brow raising.

"Oh, yes. Jack's daughter. A good girl too." Embry's mom nodded slowly, processing the information in her mind. "A friend of yours?"

"Girlfriend, actually." The words tumbled out of Embry's lips, his eyes widening now.

"So she's the reason you've been out so much? She's the girl that's been making you sneak out at night? I would have thought that she would have been better then that." His mother's eyes narrowed at me, and I couldn't help but compare her to my own mother, who I hadn't heard from in forever. The last time she called Paul had picked up and hung up as soon as she had said hello.

"No, mom!" Embry exclaimed, shaking his head wildly. "No, no!"

"Then who else could be keeping you out besides your friends! You can't just be hanging out with them all the time, now can you?" Embry's mom's words were like acid.

Something clicked in Embry; his hands began to shake, and his jaw tensed instantly. A tell-tale sign that he was getting too pissed off. "No, it's not like that."

I could only watch in mild horror, trying to think of something to say to calm both of the angry Call's down. "Em, please!" My own words were barely a squeak. I felt like I was watching my mother and I fight all over again, expect from a different perspective.

"Then where, Embry? Where and who and why? You used to be such a sweet little boy, and now-this!" Embry's mother motioned to Embry with one slim arm.

Embry was shaking his head, a simple gesture to calm him down. "It's not like that. Can you just hear me out?"

"I'm tried of trying to hear you out, Embry! I can't do this anymore! Not only have you started to be obessed with just your friends, your probably out every night with this-this-whore!" Embry's mom's voice finally broke at the end of the sentence.

That was it for Embry's calm. The shaking radiated from his hands to his entire body, and before I knew it, there was a ripping sound, and I knew Embry had phased.

Ooh! A bit of excitment there! :3

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter; it took me awhile to type up considering that my computer kept crashing on me. DX OH NOOZ.

Sorry if it is a bit crappy; kinda in a rush.

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