Chapter 24
That was the last time I stepped foot in Sam's house. I spent my time packing. I was very much close to moving to Oregon till Marcus volunteered to allow me to live in his house. I did not agree to him speaking to my mother. I simply wanted to get the hell out of Washington after dealing with Sam and Paul.
He brought up the vampires. I guess you can speak on it sealing the deal. I stayed three days in his home before moving into Luis's home. I remember the night clear as day. It should me that Jacob will never stand up for me when it comes to Sam and Paul.
If you cannot save our relationship and protect the mother of your son then you are not worth nothing. You're in the same both as those two men. That was the last time I talked to Jacob. That night left me feeling numb. I made the decision that I will never associate myself with those three men, that pack, and that tribe. All of that was two months ago.
Since then, I have been focusing on my pregnancy. I am been healthy. My stomach is expanding and Luis has become such a great supporter. This was never the life that I wanted but this is what I am faced with due to the selfish evil actions of others. If I had my way, I will never deal with those manipulators ever again.
I'm seated at my desk writing my tenth letter to Jacob about the pregnancy. This has become a habit of mine. I write to him but I don't send. I am completely numb for all the wrong reasons. Him and Bella are back together. It hurts.
Knock! Knock! "Yes." "It's me." Marcus say opening my bedroom door. "Yes, Marcus." I say turning the paper over. I don't want him to see what I have written. "Sam is cooking on the beach. He invited us. He invited you. I think this is a good time for you to get out of the house."
"I know that is a lie considering the fact that Rachel is ready to give birth. The priority of her child comes first. The same about Bella and Jacob's relationship. So I have no idea what you are getting at but I am not entertaining your drama."
"Thought you might wanted to see your friends." "I am not understanding why you are trying to throw me to a bunch of people who have moved on with their lives." I angrily say shaking my head.
I'm close to breaking his neck. "Thought you could get out. Obviously, it was a mistake." "It is cause you don't understand how deep this situation is. You think it is a simple fight. I don't need your support. I don't need your advice. I don't need no wording it comes to them. So the answer is no."
"I think you should get out of the house." He say. "So are we going to go back and forth all day?" I am not interested in this. He is making me so bad. "Till you decide that you are going to the beach with me."
"I am not ready to face them." I politely say. "I think you are. I think you are stron-" "I am trying to understand why you are steady trying to push me towards these people." I say tapping my nails on the desk.
"Sam wants you back in the pack." He say. "You are such a liar. This man can come any damn day to collect me. You want freaking drama." "Are you coming or do I have to force you?" He casually ask. "I wanna see you force me out of this room." I coldly say.
The sound of waves crashing up against the cliffs seems to knock me out of my memory. I'm sitting on a freaking log feet away from crowds of pack members. I'm in a pit of anger and hate that Marcus forced me out of the house.
I am rethinking so much right now. "How are you doing, Mia?" Sam ask walking over. I heavily breathe out. I know if I could phase that I would be a wolf now. "I wanted to apologize for my past actions. How is River?"
I don't answer. Marcus does. "He's healthy. She's 24 weeks. Luis is the father." "How long is this gonna last?" "Luis adores the idea. Mia is fine with it. Jacob's the one who is digging himself into a hole."
"Your sister never should've brought up the idea or was it you?" He ask as Lincoln walks over. "The idea was hers. Jacob worked hard for Bella so why let it crash and burn? This should be perfect for you and Paul. Jacob is out of the picture."
"Paul and Rachel are back together, Marcus." "For how long? I have to ask cause you and your cousin have a habit of coming for my sister when his failed relationship don't work out." He growls out. "Oh, wow." I say shocked. I have never heard Marcus growl through his words.
"The relationship has been for the better since Mia has not been around." "The competition is gone. Paul don't chase. The problem is easily solved seeing how he can only look in Rachel's face." Lincoln say.
"A gathering." Arnold say walking out of the forest with Tristan following. "The past is the past." Sam say staring in Marcus's face. "I guess we will see. I mean it seem like Mia was the entire problem when it was you and Paul. Let's not add Jacob."
"Is this really the time for this? Everybody is list-" "We are all wolves. You gotta give birth. Will she be welcomed back in the pack or has she caused too many issues?" "The decision is hers, Marcus." Sam say.
"Her presence will be a problem for two couples. Two siblings. Let's not add River." Arnold say. "River is always welcomed." "As Luis's son." Marcus strongly say. "He understands that part, Marcus." Lincoln say.
"Just want the point across on who the father is." "Crystal clear." Sam say walking away. "Sam was gonna break your neck." I tell my brother. "You gotta get your point across. They don't want you over there. Everything is perfect without you."
"Where was this energy a long time ago when all of this came out the first time?" "Other things was important." "Well, you got your time to shine. You played that big brother very well. What is the next step, Marcus?" I ask annoyed.
"Learn to get out of the house. You have no worries." "The future is not written in stone. This is not definite. Paul can still want her. Jacob can still want his son." "Not his son." I tell Lincoln. "The point is that you never know." He say to Marcus. "Well, I see Paul happy. I see Rachel looking angry."
"She is the other woman, Marcus." Arnold say walking pass him. "Karma. I seen how she did Paul." He say grinning. "You seen?" Lincoln ask confused. I laugh. This dude is a clown. "Recently. Experience. Stories. Nothing too serious, Lincoln."
"Well, I don't think the couple gonna like Derek." Arnold stops walking and turn to face me. "You know Derek." "Yeah. That's Dave's older brother. Dave and Jade met in high school. He moved over here. Derek went to Hawaii for his job. Derek got a twin brother named Daren. Dwayne is the youngest. He's twelve. David is the father."
"Derek. Daren. Dave. Dwayne." "Yep. All four boys named after their father. D for Dad." "Nothing about him being Michael." Tristan say. "Must be Daren." Arnold say. "Might be. Derek got a nasty attitude about him. He think he is big and better than everybody. He's cute. I'll do him." I say watching Tristan walk pass me.
"Do you too? Shorts stay looking good on you, Tristan." "I'm thinking." Arnold say to Marcus. "Me too. I should've known something was up when Dwayne came knocking on Billy's front door. It just slipped my mind thanks to Victoria. I think he stole that bike too. I don't know."
I can't remember too much. It was not important at the time. "So what you think happened?" Lincoln asks me. "Just got caught by the land. I said it was alive." Don't forget I said it even though I spoke on it being a joke.
"You did." Marcus say. "I mean Derek." "He's trash. Rachel is trash. Paul is trash. All of them are toxic. All share the same behavior pattern and personality. This has been going on for years and will continue now that this man has phased. Outsiders should not entertain that toxic triangle. I'm not in that."
"Nobody should be. You hungry?" Marcus asks me. "No. I am going to eat what is at the house." "You think Dave gonna phase?" Lincoln ask. "Possibly. I can visit him. Mia, you wanna go?" He ask.
"No." I bluntly say. "We'll go tomorrow." He say walking off. Lincoln follows. I get up and grab Tristan's hand. He looks at me. "Just a simple look." I grab his shirt and lift it up to look at his six pack abs. "That girlfriend if yours is a lucky woman." "Why is that?" Luis ask walking out of the forest.
"Cause he don't hit on her." He snatch away from me. I turn around to face him. "I didn't know you was coming out." "Yeah. It was an invite. I'm glad to see you active." "Still having a hard time." I nervously say sitting back on the log.
"Understandable. Are you hungry?" "No." I'm pretty sure he heard my answer to Marcus's question. "I think you might be. I'll get you a burger." He say walking pass me. Tristan stop to look at him. He stops walking. "Let's not fight over Mia." Arnold say heading over to the food table.
"I hope it is not over me. I'm not worth it." "You're worth it. You and River are." He say walking pass Tristan. He grabs his hair and slam him on the beach. "Mommy!" I scream horrified. Shawn and his friends laugh. "Why would you do that?" Arnold ask walking over.
"Disrespect." He say letting Luis's hair go. He stomp down on his stomach. "Tristan, stop!" I shout standing up. He worse than Paul! Arnold walks over to him and move him back. I rush to Luis's aid and help him stand up. "Marcus!" "No need to hit him." He bluntly say.
"You know how Tristan feels for Mia, Luis. Lower the tone." Arnold say standing between them. "You okay?" I ask lifting his shirt up and looking at his four pack abs. "No footprint nor broken bones. He's okay, Arnold." He laugh. "He is okay, Sam." Shawn say.
"A gathering, Arnold." "I apologize, Sam. We have a dilemma of our own." He say staring in Luis's face. "Sorry for the disrespect." He say pulling his shirt down. "Understand that this is hard for Tristan to give it all up for his girlfriend."
"I never caught her name." I calmly say. "I'm sure you caught all, Mia." "How you do that, Mia? Shawn can't do it." Scott say. "Shawn don't want to learn." "You never offered to teach me anything." He say shaking his head. "If he wants to learn then I wanna learn myself." Marcus say.
"To be nosey?" Lincoln ask. "What you call it?" "Yeah." Arnold looks at Tristan. "River comes first." "If you wanna date her then you can date her. Luis raises River. She skank her way through my pack." We laugh. He looks at me. I stop. I guess it won't that funny.
"The only thing anyone can do is go with the flow. I'm not trying to make you uncomfortable and have you second guessing your three year relationship with Josh's sister. We can be friends. We can be best friends. Sometimes it is better to allow it to flow instead of holding it in. So let us be friends, Tristan."
"You stay away from him." Arnold say. "I will stay away. Luis, let's eat." I say wrapping my arm around his. He leads us to the food table. Quil is fixing himself a plate. "Hi, Quil." "Hi, Mia. Hey, Luis." He say nodding. "Hey." Luis say grabbing his plate. I watch as he looks over at Sam. I glare.
What he thinking about? He turns around back to his plate. "Is there a problem?" Luis ask. I think they're is. "Just think it's wrong that you're trying to take my best friend's child, Luis." He say. "I'm not trying to take his child from him. Just helping Mia out in raising her son. You can take it to her. Excuse me." He unhooks my arm and walk around Quil.
He looks in my face. I grin. They laugh. Quil angrily shake his head. "Quil, what is the problem?" I ask. "You know exactly the problem is. I think you planned this." "Let us talk over there from everybody." I say pointing to the forest. "I ain't got nothing to say cause I see what you did." He spits out grabbing his plate and walking off.
Luis looks at me. "Oh. You're not on my side?" I ask. "I am. You want a hot dog?" "I would love a chili cheese hot dog." I say walking over to him. "High blood pressure." "I know. Just want a dab of chili on it." I say pleading. "Maybe later." He softly say. I thank him standing on my tippy toes and wrapping my arms around his neck.
He does the same for my waist. Soon as he leans down to my lips, Marcus walks up clearing his throat. "Yes, Marcus." "Just want a hot dog for myself." He say. "Sorry." I say grabbing the plate and slamming it on the table. Luis grabs my face and fiercely kisses my lips. I kiss him back.
"That's enough." Arnold say walking up. "Sorry." Luis say coming off my lips. "It's okay. I liked it." I say rubbing on his chest. "I didn't like it." Marcus say. "Stop being jealous. You have your girlfriend." Luis say grabbing his plate.
"What that hell that mean?" He ask. "Marcus, leave it alone." "No. Mia, move back." Lincoln say grabbing my arm and pulling me back. "I thought this would be a peaceful gathering." Sam say. "Not to Marcus." Shawn say. "Not even that serious. Not like he can get me pregnant again." I say shaking my head.
I don't understand what is going on with his attitude. "I don't like to see my sister with none of my pack members." He say in a tone. "We-" Luis throws a punch punching Marcus in the face. Both get to fist fighting. I'm just watching as others break them.
"I'mma just go home. This party is wack." I say turning around and beginning my walk across the beach. "A peaceful gathering." Sam say. I'm unsure on that, Sam. I am unsure.
I waited for Luis to come home. He never did. It was at least eight o' clock when he had arrived. I was in my nightgown by then. His face was bruised. His left eye was black. His lip was busted.
Seeing him in this type of condition tore at my heart. I waited in the living room and I listened as he took a shower. Soon as he was done, I rushed into his bedroom to catch him taking his towel off. The moonlight was simply shining through the opened window. His body is so beautiful.
"You okay?" I ask watching him putting his towel back on. He knew I was coming and plainly wanted me to see his butt. Well, I seen it. "Yeah." He say putting his towel back on. "Why would you hit Marcus?" I ask. I'm sensing some type of beef. "Old history." He say walking over to his nightstand. He sits on the bed.
I walk around and take a seat next to him. I grab his hand. He looks at me. "Marcus is an old friend. Just an issue in the past. Let's not add that he's protective of his little sister. Very understandable where his attitude came from."
"Yeah. You and him did something in the past and it has curve towards the future. I like you, Luis." I admit with a smile on my face. I really do like him. "I don't know how to say the words, Mia." He roughly say. He must still be feeling Cynthia. What am I talking about? That is his imprint.
"I understand. We can take it easy. You patrol tonight?" "No." "Oh. Okay. I guess I can go to bed." I say getting up. I take off my robe and toss it on him. He chuckle. "Just to show you what I got." I say snatching it off him and walking around the bed. I leave out of the room and make sure to close the door behind me. God, I hope I didn't come off too strong for him.