Chapter 14.

Sorry it took so long to update. It was a mixture of writers block and homework/work. lol

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Jolene POV

I wasn't at home. I knew that much. The bed wasn't the same... it was larger and the matress more squishy. It was too bright to be my room. And it wasn't Alisa next to me... the weight and heat was too much. The person was a giant next to me, their legs interwined with mine.

A giant snore gave away who it was.

Seth.

It all flooded back to me then. The leaving my house with Alice and Jasper, going to Seth's and crying, falling asleep with him. Seth was next to me, all over me. I snuggled closer to his chest, basking in the warmth of him. Seth had been amazing last night. He had held me, not asking a bunch of questions, or bugging me about what was wrong, just holding me.

God I loved him.

I opened my eyes slowly, looking to see Seth's face inches from mine. He mouth was open, a line of drool coming from the corner of his mouth. It wasn't the best look, but it made me giggle. His eyes snapped opened, a gasp coming from him, making me laugh even more. It felt good to laugh after last night and all the pain. Seth sighed, giving me a sleepy little smile and pulling me closer. "Morning, giggles." Seth yawned.

"Morning." I smiled. His large hand was making small circles in my back was making me sleepy again.

This felt so nice. Waking up to Seth. It was sweet. It was half because of Seth and half because of waking up to someone who loved you. I reached out running my hand through his hair, making a small smile appear on his face. His eyes were closed again, but he opened them to look back at me. "You better?" He asked, pressing a kiss to my forehead.

"Yeah, a lot better." I whispered, burying my face in his warm neck. "Thanks for being there... last night."

"Anytime." He murmured into my hair. I sighed, just laying against his chest for a long while. A knock on the door interupted us though, his mom's voice coming from behind the door. Seth untangled himself from me with a reluctant sigh, leaning up. "Yeah we're awake."

"We're heading to Emily's for lunch if you want to come. We're leaving in about 30 minutes. Jolene's welcome." Sue said before I heard her pad back down the hall.

"Lunch?!" I asked, gapping over at his alarm clock. 11:17. Wow... "We slept late." I sighed, running a hand through my hair. Seth chuckled, stretching his arms over his head and yawning. He turned toward me, smiling.

"You wanna go? The pack will probably be there." He said, his eyes causious. I didn't usually go around the pack... at least not comfortably. I wasn't sure why... maybe it was because they only knew of my screwed up life from Seth's head and not from seeing it first hand like the Cullen's. As weird as that sounds... it made me more comfortable around the Cullen's. Plus... I wasn't sure how the pack felt about me. They could think I was an insane druggy, cutting imprint for all I knew.

But Seth looked so excited. So I sighed, giving him the best smile I could and nodded.

His reaction was immediate. A giant grin showed on his face. He was so easy to please. "Great."

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I held onto Seth's hand like a freaking life-line. He smiled down at me assuringly, his eyes bright with excitement. He was practically bouncing with excitement. It wasn't like it was the first time I had been around them.... well it was the first night that I met Seth here but...

I wished Jasper was here to calm me down. I wished Edward was here to tell me what they thought of me. But all I had was Seth. That was good enough... but it still scared me. Like going into the... wolves den.

"Jolene!"

I jumped, looking over at Emily, her scarred face smiling widely, as she rushed toward me and wrapped her arms around me. Her belly was a lot bigger now, balooning out with the twins she carried. She was paler than the last time I saw her, and Sam hovered behind her protectively, reminding me of how Jasper was with Alice. Seth had told me about how sick Emily had been with the twins and that Sam was out of his mind with worry.

I hugged her back, calming slightly at her welcoming. She leaned back, her hand over her already giant stomach. "It's so good to see you again." She smiled, her soft brown eyes sparked with love. Her... motherly attitude reminded me a lot of Esme. But she seemed more- older sister to me than mother. Maybe it was because Esme was almost a 100 years old and Emily was only 24.

"You too. How are you?" I asked, my voice shaking slightly from my nerves. Emily just kept the giant smile on her face.

"Good, we're really happy you came." Emily said, touching my arm gently.

"Yeah, we need another girl around here. These guys are driving me insane." A girl smiled. I glanced over looking at the girl. She was tall and skinny, with long black hair that reached her waist in gentle waves. She stepped forward, away from being wrapped in Paul's large arms, and stuck out her hand. "I'm Callie." She smiled, her bright violet eyes kind and welcoming. Ah, another imprint. I had only ever met Emily.

I took her hand smiling nervously. "Jolene Summers." She nodded, slipping her hand from mine as Paul moved toward her again. It was almost like he couldn't bare not to touch her for longer than a minute. I glanced over at Seth, wondering if we we're supposed to be like that.

"It's nice to finally meet you. Seth never stops talking about you." Callie grinned, glancing over at Seth. He turned a deep shade of red, looking away. I smiled. Seth was so cute when he blushed. "You're prettier than he said."

It was my turn to blush. I glanced down at my feet, shuffling them slightly. Callie giggled as Emily sat herself down in the chair, rubbing her stomach gently.

After awhile I met almost everyone. They didn't treat me like I thought they would... akward and a bit distant, but with warmth and welcome. Like I was part of the family. Just like Seth said. It watched the other imprints with their wolves with interest. Emily and Sam were a team, like Jasper and Alice, staring at each other almost like we were talking silently. Sam hovered over her gently, always careful, like she was fragile. Jasper treated Alice like that, like she was a tiny glass doll that would break at the slightest touch. I never understood that. Alice was sturdy and strong just like the others. But I understood Sam and Emily. Emily was sick and pregnant, having to sit down every few minutes like a tired old women. The babies were draining her. But she loved them.

Paul and Callie were like Rose and Emmett. Paul was protective and strong and they were both touching and all over each other like Rose and Emmett. Callie, for a human, was beauitful like Rosalie, and it was obvious she knew it. Paul would gaze at her with that gentle look that was only for her... that he would never let any one else see.

They both were together though. They both had found a husband or fiance or boyfriend out of their imprints. Me and Seth were the only one's not together. Besides Quil and Claire, but that was because they weren't in a place to be together. But the others were. That's only made me more comfortable with my thoughts about Seth. I gazed over at him, watching as he stared at the TV in interest. He was everything to me now. Now I knew what Edward meant about imprints not being able to resist their wolf. It wasn't hard, it was impossible. It was impossible for me not to love Seth.

We left a couple hours later, heading over to the Cullen's to drop me off. I wanted to be with Seth, I wanted to kiss him right here and now but I wanted to make sure that he was okay with the idea. I needed to talk with Rosalie or Esme. They were the only one's who would know what to do in this situation.

So as he dropped me off, I pressed a kiss to his cheek gently staying there a moment to long. "Love you Seth." I whispered, staring up at him with a coy smile on my lips. He blinked in shock, his mouth slightly agape. I giggled, slipping from his car and heading toward the Cullen's. I waved one last time before entering through the Cullen's door and-

"You shouldn't tease him like that. He's about to blow a fuse."

I gave a small cry, making Edward chuckle as he stared down at me. "Jesus! Anounce yourself or something!" I snapped, trying to calm my heart. Esme flitted into the room, a small smile on her face.

"Hey, sweetheart. How are you?" She asked, wrapping her arms around me. I hugged her back, happy that I was in my mom's arms. "Have a good day with Seth?"

"She was very happy." Edward answered, chucking as I blushed. I glared at him, huffing. Esme gave him a scolding look, slapping his arm. He just chuckled again, shrugging as he left the room.

"You are okay though?" She asked, her smile fading, and being replaced with a serious, concerned look. She ran a hand over my hair, smoothing it out gently. I nodded, making sure she knew I was okay. She gave a small smile. "Good. Seth was good?"

"Yeah, he's good." I smiled, feeling my cheeks redden again. Esme gave a knowing smile, nodding her head. She didn't pry, just nodded gently.

"I have supper ready if you want to come eat."

"Sure, thanks." I smiled, following her in, still thinking about my lips on Seth's.

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Neither of my parents called the rest of the night. It surprised me... I would have thought my father had freaked out at our appert leaving and going into our room's and finding several clothes missing. But I didn't give much thought to it... or tried to. I worried more about Seth.

Alice watched me every once in a while, her gaze between excitement and amusement. I could only guess she had seen a vision of the question's I was going to ask. Edward chuckled at my guess, giving a slight nod. I sighed, shaking my head. Oh great.

It was about 1 in the morning by the time Alice, Rosalie and me were alone. Alice somehow, someway, probably did it. I wasn't sure how... but that was the power and mystery that was Alice. I, of course, acted as though I didn't know why on Earth she would get us alone. Rosalie's lips twitched, as she leaned back in her chair like a goddess on a throne. Alice wasn't so amused.

"Jolene..." She sighed, rolling her eyes. I glanced up at her, my cheeks already flaming.

"I'm not sure exactly what I'm gonna ask...." I mumbled, staring down at my chipped finger nails. "I just know I want to ask... stuff."

"You wanna know about Seth and your relationship." Alice promted, waving her hand for me to continue. I rolled my eyes.

"Obviously." I snapped, glaring over at her.

"What exactly is it you want to know about it?" Rosalie asked.

"What...how did you and Emmett get past... all that." I asked, glancing over at her. Her smiled faded, her eyes becoming serious. She knew exactly what I meant.

"It was Emmett who got me past it. He assured me over and over it meant nothing about how he saw me." She looked up from her hands, giving me a serious look. "Neither of us are damaged goods, Jolene. And the mu- Seth doesn't see you that way. Just like Emmett doesn't see me that way." She gave me a soft smile, her eyes softening. "We're both as good as anyone else. Better. We're stronger." She lifted her chin, that defiant, care-less look in her eyes. "We're stronger."

Stronger. I wasn't sure that I was.

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