SugarishFreak - Firstly, thanks for reviewing again! Yes, I am on a roll! I thought after leaving it for so long I should at least make up for it! Also Your reviews always make me smile/laugh, because I always imagine it being said in a loud and excited voice! Also we needed some fluffliness (I do like fluffy fillers, which this turned out to be!) that wasn't Sam and Emily, which I've put in a bit. It won't be long till Sully considers him a friend, but let's hope Paul doesn't ruin it! Also as I said in the last one, the wiki says Paul lives with his dad, and whilst I did want to put him in the story I thought I'd give him a reason for not being there so far. Hopefully as Sully and Paul start to get to know one another more, we'll delve deeper into their pasts. Maybe his dad will even make an appearance at some point! Yey! I'm amazing! And I am! I'll try not to take such long breaks!
tiffanythibedeau - Thank you!
It'd been a few days since Sully had hung out with Paul and she'd really just the time lazing in bed, she used the excuse that jet lag was finally catching up with her. Today, however, she had to get up; Tiffany was taking her out to the mall to get a few things that she needed. So as Sully woke up and sat in her bed she tried to think about things she needed, toiletries perhaps? She needed some more hair dye, the pink in her hair would be fading out soon; but she couldn't think of anything else that she needed and Tiffany wasn't going to tell her what the 'surprise' was, so she just had to wait.
As Sully walked to the bathroom, Embry came out of it and brushed past her to his room. The two of them still hadn't made up. Sully had thought about what he had said, she could understand that they were worried, but she didn't need or want to be wrapped up in cotton wool! Sully walked into the bathroom ready for a nice, hot shower, just what she needed to wash away all this stress! She was seventeen for goodness sake! Things shouldn't be this hard, although the thought made Sully smile, she wasn't a young seventeen and it was only a few months before her 18th birthday, she wasn't sure if they would make such a big deal on it, though she thought Tiffany defiantly would. And if she was going to do something for her birthday, she wanted Embry to be there, only problem was...she was too stubborn to apologize first.
Just over an hour and half later, Sully and Tiffany were at the Mall. Since Sully had arrived, Tiffany hadn't spent much time with her, she had meant to but work had been hard paced. Now was the start of her five days holiday, and although she didn't expect Sully to spend the whole five days with her; she took Sully out shopping. She guessed that Sully was running out of a few things by now, and she kind of wanted to spoil her again like she would when Sully when younger. Tiffany, although blessed she had Embry, had always wanted a little girl. So when she made friends with Madeleine a few years after who had her beautiful little girl with her...well, the little girl was a bit spoilt. As was Embry, from Madeleine, who had always wanted a little boy. It seemed perfect, so every summer when Sully was off school, her mother would take her to La Push.
"So should we get the essentials first?"
Sully nodded and allowed Tiffany to lead her into a few shops. Tiffany found it slightly amusing, that whilst Sully was not one to care that much about beauty or hair products, she would spend a while choosing them. The two of them walked round shop whilst Sully picked various items up that she needed, and Tiffany walked behind her as Sully would pick something up that she found pretty but put it back down, it wasn't something that she needed just wanted. Tiffany wanted spoil her, Madeleine used to tell her off for spending so much on Sully even though she was the same with Embry.
"You spoil her too much Tiff."
"Like you can talk, I've seen the things you buy for Em." Tiffany teased. "She's my God daughter, I've finally got a little girl to spoil rotten. Come on Mads, I only get to see her for six weeks in a year, let me spoil her a bit."
Tiffany knew she'd won Madeleine over when her friend let out a shy little smile and looked over at the tiny sleeping boy. Madeleine did spoil Embry rotten, a lot of the time it felt like the four of them were a family, and she would fight her cause when Tiffany said she spoilt Embry too much. They were as bad as each other half the time.
Sully looked at Tiffany who looked a million miles away, a small smile on her lips. "What are you thinking about Tiff?"
"Your mom. She used to tell me off for spoiling you."
"Yea?"
"Yea. She was as bad with Em though." Tiffany noticed Sully looking down as she mentioned her son. "About Embry; look let me just say my piece. He's just worried about you, as well all are."
"You don't need to be!"
"Right...remember at the airport, when she were so happy to see me? you laughed at me because I looked so puzzled?"
"Yea."
"Embry had sent me to Sue's for a chat whilst he did your room, and Sue was telling me that after this loss...you'll be devastated. And then you were so happy, we're just a little confused."
"I am sad. Of course I am Tiff! But...throughout the treatments and the chemo...in school...anywhere I could...I'd sneak away and cry. I knew I was loosing her, mum was honest from the start. It's just...I...I know she's d...gone. She's gone and I'm never going to see her again."
Tiffany paid for items at the self service checkout and took Sully outside whilst she had a tab. The two were silent, and Tiffany could see the teen thinking things over in her head. She knew the seventeen year old wanted to talk, but she didn't know want to say. Tiffany wasn't going to push her to talk, that was one of the things Sue had told her. Do NOT push her to talk, Sue had tried with Leah and Seth, and the two got frustrated. Tiffany knew Sully was stubborn and had a temper, so she was not going to push Sully, she knew the young girl would talk to her when she was good and ready.
Tiffany dropped her cigarette and put it out with her foot, she turned to Sully with a smile on her face, "Come on, let's go get that surprise I told you about."
Sully placed her new mobile on the passenger seat as she went round to the trunk where Tiffany was putting their shopping. After getting the new phone, Tiffany had told her that Embry was going to be out a lot of the night with Jake and Quil so the two went to the supermarket and got pop and lots of sweets, deciding to have a girls night with Embry out the house. Tiffany was surprised when Sully came up to her and hugged her on the spot, it only took seconds for Tiffany to come back to earth and she wrapped her arms around Sully.
"What's this for?"
"Everything. Thank you."
Tiffany smiled and the two of them got in the car. On the drive back, Tiffany kept glancing over at Sully who looked a little busy taking things out of the box which held her phone, Sully would look up and out the window. They were almost home when Sully, still looking out of the window, spoke,
"It hurts Tiff, and I know she's gone...but when I say that it's like I might see her again. She's just gone away. She'll come back. I'll see her again." Sully turned to Tiffany, tears in her eyes. "I know if I said it...it'd become real and it would really sink in. But I can't...I can't say she's...she's...d...d..."
Tiffany pulled the car into her driveway and quickly parked up, undoing their seat belts and taking Sully in her arms, rocking her gently as the tears spilled out. Tiffany held Sully there for what seem like an age until the girl calmed down a bit. Sully sniffled and pulled away a little, Tiffany wiped the stray tears away and cupped Sully's face.
"Go and have a lie down. That always helps me when I'm upset." Tiffany told the girl and kissed her forehead.
Sully did as she was told and left Tiffany in the car, taking the phone and a few bags with her. As she entered her room, she placed the phone on her dresser and the bags on the floor. She didn't bother to take anything off and dropped down on the bed, pulling Emily's patchwork quilt up and hugging it to her chest. Sully wasn't tired, but her head pounded, she looked up at the picture on her bed side table.
"Mum! Mum! Look what Embry found!"
A smaller and younger sully ran to Madeleine carrying a large shell, with an even smaller Embry trailing behind her.
"That's wonderful Sully, give it back to Embry now."
"No..Sullwee's now." Embry said.
Madeleine and Tiffany giggled slightly at Embry pronunciation of 'Sully'. The young boy hugged Sully from behind and smiled. He pointed behind the two grown women and shouted.
"Bill!"
Billy Black was on the path by the side of the beach, looking down at the four of them and smiling, "You four look like you're having fun."
Sully could remember that after a chat with Billy, he had watched them try to take the picture and the two women had worried about how it would come out so he offered to take it for them. Next to the picture, Sully had added her own. A picture of her and Embry only a few years earlier, she hadn't even known it had been taken at the time. Jake had given it to her after, it was a picture on the beach again. She and Embry were by the waters edge, looking at the sea. They were close to each other and it showed Embry holding her hand. Sully could remember that day as clearly as if it were yesterday.
"Em? Can I tell you something? A secret. You can't tell anyone, no one at all! Not even your mum."
"This sounds serious."
"It is, but do I have your word?" Sully glanced at him, he was getting tall. "Not a soul."
"I promise."
"Mum's sick. Like really sick, they don't know when she'll get better."
"She will."
"They don't know that, she's scared. She's tries not to show it but I've heard her crying at night when she thinks I'm asleep."
"Sully?"
"Yea Embry?"
"No matter what happens, I'll always be here for you." Embry took her hand in his, "You've always been here for me, even when I've been a total ass. It's my turn now. I'll always be here for you."
"Thanks Em."
Sully smiled, and everything that had happened since she got here did make sense. Everything that Tiffany had said, everything that Emily had said and everything that Embry had said. They were all just looking out for her, she knew that. Now she understood, after her break down in the car with Tiffany that she was in denial. Until Sully could say the D word, she doubted it would sink in but she just wasn't ready for that yet. Sully realised that whilst everyone was telling her this, she was in dismissing it all, telling herself it was okay because a tiny voice in her head told her she'd see her mother again. She knew that wasn't true, but now Sully had to be the bigger person and go to Embry. She needed to explain to him why she'd been acting this way. She needed him to understand why things were happening this way; and most of all, Sully needed Embry back in her life, in this time of need, she needed her best friend by her side.
As she walked out of her room, she realised that Tiffany had gone out again. She must have thought I was asleep so didn't shout. Sully knew a few places to look for Embry, so after writing a note for Tiffany, in case she came back before Sully, she walked out to find Embry.
Jake's place was closer, so that was the first place she went. Sully knocked on the door and Billy answered smiling at her and welcoming her in for a moment. He told her that Embry wasn't here, but Jake was just getting dressed then he'd be on his way to Sam's garage where the boys were and he wouldn't mind giving her a lift down. Jake smiled and hugged Sully when he came into the living room and happily said he'd take her down. The two said good bye to Billy and got in Jake's Rabbit. The drive down was silent, except for the radio because Jake could really see that Sully had things on her mind and he didn't want to interrupt her trail of thought. It wasn't long before they reached the garage and Jake parked across from the shop. The two got out and started walking to the garage and someone came out of the shop and followed them at a slower pace.
"Em should be here, that's what Jared said on the phone anyway. Jared and Paul are working today, Sam's in between here and the house and Quil should be on is way over soon. He's just baby sitting Claire."
Sully smiled, Embry had always been the soft one. Now it looked like times, had changed. "I just need to explain something's to Embry."
"I know you don't want a lecture..."
"But you're going to give me one anyway?" Sully chuckled.
"He's worried, we all are. It's hard loosing your mom. I lost mine when I was younger. When you went off with Paul the other day, I tried to tell Embry that everyone grieves in different ways, but he was more pissed about you going off with Paul."
"That's the thing though Jake, I don't think I am grieving. I don't think it's sunk in yet."
Jake gave her a small, sad smile as they walked into the garage; and he caught Jared's eye, who looked horrified that they had just walked in.
"Honestly, she's needs to get off her fucking high horse! Her mom is dead, D-E-A-D! DEAD! And she's acting like her mom's just going to walk in the room and they're gunna go back to England, she need's to get it into her skull that is NOT going to happen! I'm trying to be there for her, but she's making it so fucking hard! She...Jared?"
Jared stared at Jake and Sully who was almost in tears again. Embry turned round and saw them, his eyes widened and he couldn't say a word. He didn't mean for her to hear any of that, he was just blowing off steam.
"Sully..."
Sully turned on heel and ran out of the garage and collided with Sam. Sam caught hold of her before she fell, and looked at Paul who he had caught coming out of the shop. The two saw the broken look on her face, and were instantly worried. As they saw Embry run out of the garage with Jake behind him, Sully broke out of Sam's grasp and ran towards the beach. Jake got in front of Embry and pushed him back, telling him to give her space. That's all she needed right now was just some space away from him. He explained to Embry what Sully had told him, and that Embry's words and hit home hard. She needed time to herself. Embry agreed to give her the time and space she needed and walked back into the garage. Sam began to follow them and called out to Paul, who was looking the way she ran. It took a lot more persuasion to get Paul to go back into the garage.
There you go! Another chapter!
I think I'm doing good, three chapters in two days...I must be trying to get back into someone's good books! Am I doing the job? Poor Sully, Embry was a little to raw with his words! What do you guys think of this chapter?
Let me know in the reviews!
UmbraLunae
