A/N: Hi guys! I am SO SORRY I LEFT THIS LONG! I've never been away this long and it wasn't my intention to be. I've been rather lazy lately but that will NEVER happen again because I swear never to leave again! Now, enjoy!

Disclaimer: Not mine, all Stephanie Meyer's. She stole my wolf. I am the rightful imprint of Embry Call. Haha.

Bella POV: I internally breathed a sigh of relief when Quil opened the door.

"Hey, you're here, Bells! We've been waiting for you!" he was practically bouncing with joy as he stepped aside to let me in.

To my surprise, I giggled at his actions. "But I'm early," I said, still laughing at his foolishness.

"Well, we were looking forward to hanging out with you today, so we just kind of waited for you." I smiled, not really expecting that. No one had ever told me they enjoyed my company before. To me it never seemed like anyone did. Not that I would know much of what people thought of me nowadays. As far as I knew, Angela and Ben were the only two at school that didn't believe I had gone loony. There was the exception of Mike, but he was just a creepy stalker himself so that didn't mean much.

But the fact that Quil and (especially) Embry wanted to be around me so bad meant the world to me. I didn't want to think about the possibility of them leaving me too. For now, it didn't matter; I would enjoy this while I could. I followed Quil into the sitting room and was greeted with the beautiful brown eyes of Embry Call.

"Hi Bella," he smiled shyly and waved at me just as he had done when I first met him. He was just too good looking when he did that. His shyness made him even cuter. I thought it was impossible for him to get any cuter… boy, was I wrong! Snap out of it, Bella, I chastised myself. Embry said hi to you! Now say hi back!

"H-h-hey Embry," I waved back. Great, now he probably thinks you're a stuttering phsyco.

"So guys," said Quil, breaking our little silent moment. "I was thinking we should go hang around Port Angeles because we can't really go anywhere around here without Jacob and Sam's goons lurking around. What do you say? We can eat, catch a movie, maybe walk or drive around a little. How about it?"

I fought the urge to bust out laughing. Quil could act like an overexcited Golden Retriever at times.

"Sure, that sounds good Quil. Um, what about you, Embry? Do you want to hang out in Port Angeles? You're the deciding vote here."

Embry stared at me blankly for a moment before shaking his head and whispering," Oh… Um, yeah that sounds like fun. Let's go then."

Quil decided that he was to be the designated driver for this afternoon. I didn't trust Crazy Quil behind the wheel of a car but I didn't really get a say because no less than five seconds after he made this decision he was hauling me and Embry into the backseat of his SUV.

My heart was pounding, threatening to burst from my chest. Embry was sitting just inches away from me. If our hands weren't in our laps, they would be touching. I was almost nervous that he might be able to hear the speedy thumps of my heartbeat. My palms were sweaty too. I fidgeted nervously in my seat, chancing a glance in his direction. I could see he was eyeing me too. Blushing as pink as cotton candy, I looked away quickly, hiding behind my hair. I can't believe he caught me looking at him. That was beyond embarrassing.

Then, Embry muttered something so softly it was incomprehensible. "Sorry, I couldn't hear you Embry. Could you say that again, please?" I asked him shyly, yet kind. I couldn't have him thinking badly of me.

Okay, what was wrong with me?! I never fall for guys after just one day. Even Edward took a little more time than a day. But Embry was somehow… different.

"Oh…" he continued, shyly. "I… Um… I said… uh… what movie did you want to go see in Port Angeles?" you could visibly see the slight red tint to his cheeks under his tan russet skin. It was beyond the point of adorable. I guess Embry was one to blush a lot too.

Remembering his question, I considered my movie possibilities. No Safe Haven for me, not up to a romance right now. G.I. Joe is just too… ugh, for me. "The Croods sounds good to me actually," I admitted embarrassedly. "Can we watch that?"

Embry was about to answer when Quil cut in. "YES! I love Nicholas Cage comedies! Let's go!" Embry and I both laughed at his childish enthusiasm as he bounced in his seat.

Two hours later we were walking out of the theater laughing our heads off as we headed to McDonald's for some lunch. Quil did impressions of Grug all the way there. What surprised me was that they were actually pretty uncanny.

We arrived at McDonald's and it was decided that Embry would save us a booth and Quil would order with me and help me carry the food back.

He and I stood in this endless line in silence for a minute before Quil said, "Bella, do you like Embry?" I was taken aback by the question. Was I really that obvious? Deciding to just play it cool I said, "Yeah, he's pretty cool and a great friend and-"

"No, Bella," he cut me off. "You know what I mean. Do you like him? Like, as more than just a friend, I mean?"

"No! Pfft… I mean, I do not have a crush on Em-"Quil raised his eyebrows at me triumphantly and I groaned in exasperation. "Ugh, is it really that obvious?"

Quil boomed out a laugh but lowered his voice just in case Embry happened to creep by.

"Yeah it is. To me, at the very least. Embry's probably clueless. But I think he likes you too," he smiled at me.

I smiled back. "Nah, he probably doesn't. I'm not very attractive." His eyes looked like they were about to fall out of his head.

"Bella, you can't be serious! You are amazing. And I know Embry likes you."

"Have you… talked to him about it?"

"No, I haven't. But I've never seen him look at anyone the way he looks at you."

I offered a soft smile as we finally picked up our food. "Thanks, Quil. But… I really don't believe he ever would."

Before Quil could protest anymore, we spotted Embry waving at us from a booth in the back and sat down. Lunch was an enjoyable affair. We talked and laughed and had a good time. I loved watching Embry laugh. His eyes lit up and he looked extremely cute when they did. Snap out of it, Bella! I scolded myself.

Afterwards, they dropped me home because I had to go cook dinner for Charlie. We agreed to all hang out at the beach tomorrow, not caring that Jake and the other idiots would probably all be there as well. I hugged them both (wishing I didn't have to let Embry go ever again) and got out of the car.

While we were having dinner, Charlie made note of how happy I was before heading to the living room to watch his football game. My mind kept running back to one thing all night. It was what Quil had told me earlier. Did Embry really like me too?

Embry POV: Today was just… wow. Bella was the most amazing girl ever. Watching her face light up with laughter all through the movie was wonderful. She looked so beautiful. And that hug she gave me just made me never want to let her go.

Bella looked even more beautiful today than she had when I met her in Jake's garage, and that's saying something. I was having Quil stay over for the night. My mom would be home, but she loved Quil like he was her own son so she never minded him being over.

We drove down the freeway that connected Forks and La Push for a few minutes before Quil broke the silence.

"Em, do you like Bella?" I was sure my eyes were going to pop out of their sockets. And my jerk of a best friend was giving me a knowing smirk as his eyes burned holes in me. What the heck does he know, anyway? Oh, right! He knows absolutely freaking nothing.

But the dim-wit was still waiting on my answer, so being my usually smart self I attempted to formulate a decent one. I failed. "Uh… Um… where did you get that idea?! That's insane!"

Even when I was unable to see my own face I was one hundred percent positive that it was as red as a tomato.

"Oh, I don't know," Quil dragged out sarcastically. "How about the fact that you go bright red around her without even speaking to her, or maybe how you got so excited when she said she wanted to hang out again, or maybe it's that throughout the whole movie you were sneaking looks at her like a lovesick puppy? I'm not an idiot, Em. I see why you like her, she's awesome."

I smiled cheesily. "She's more than that. But promise me you won't say a word, Quil! I don't want to freak her out!"

He rolled his eyes at me. "Yeah, yeah Romeo, I promise. But for the record, I think she likes you too." And with that, he got out of the car and walked to the house.

There was no way Bella would like me. She was too perfect to want someone like me. Even so, that didn't mean I couldn't dream.

A/N: Ohhh, Quil's playing matchmaker! Let's see where this goes! I'll update a lot sooner because I'm going on vacation and will try to get the next chapter done on the plane! Review! I love you guys!

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