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Thank you all so much! I hope you don't think I'm rude because I don't personally reply. I would but I don't really have the time. In fact when I am writing this story I should be studying; college kicks my butt sometimes…seriously.
"What is that?!"
I looked up at Addie confused. I had just walked into school and had found her waiting by my locker. I was tired and hungry since I had missed breakfast; so I wasn't exactly in a good mood.
"Is that what I think it is Myra Daniels?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" I snapped as I threw open my locker.
She pointed to my neck. Oh shit. My hand shot to cover the red mark on my neck. Things had gone up a level with Embry Friday night. I pulled my hoodie around my neck and refused to look Addie in the eyes.
"Why are you so embarrassed? I'm jealous."
"You don't even know him." I stated.
"Which should be something you should solve like say…maybe Friday night? Does he have any friends we could double date with?"
"I'll ask, but I'm not promising anything."
"That's all I ask, Myra."
***
Unfortunately he did have a friend that was willing to go on this double date. It wasn't that I didn't want Addie to meet him, I was just nervous that everything would go wrong. One, I didn't want Embry to hate Addie, and two I didn't want Addie to hate Embry.
Addie came to my house an hour before the boys were supposed to arrive and looked me over. I was in what I normally wore on our dates; a nice pair of jeans and a nice shirt.
"That's what you're wearing? Why don't you put on a skirt that goes with that shirt?"
Addie disappeared into my closet and emerged with a short white skirt. She flung it at me and gave me a look that clearly stated that she wasn't taking no for an answer. After I changed she smiled at me in approval and went to fix her eyeliner.
"You are psycho sometimes, lady." I mumbled as I sprayed last minute hairspray on my mess of hair.
"I prefer to be called thorough." She said with a smile.
The boys showed right up on time, and I answered the door. Embry's friend Seth was standing there along with Embry. Embry smiled as soon as he saw me and bent down to give me a kiss on the cheek.
"Embry, this is my best friend Addie." I said.
"Hello." Addie smiled.
"Nice to meet you." Embry greeted. "This is my friend, Seth."
Seth smiled in greeting.
Embry's truck wasn't in my driveway; in its place was a nice black car. I looked up at him curiously, wondering if he and Seth would even fit in there. They did though. Addie and Seth took the backseat and I sat up front with Embry.
We pulled into the restaurant along the coast and sat down in one of the booths. The booth seemed big, but with Embry next to me, I could feel his thigh pressed up against mine. I blushed when I felt his hand come to rest on my bare knee. The sudden warmth of his hand sent goose bumps all over my body and I heard him chuckle.
I ignored him and turned my attention to Addie, who was sitting across from me. She and Seth seemed to be having a good conversation about the newest action flick. I could tell Addie thought he was cute, but she didn't seem too interested in him; as in interested in trying to start a relationship with him.
Dinner seemed to fly by; the four of us absorbed in conversations from movies to mating rituals of birds. We were all still talking as we drove back to my house. Seth and Addie got out of the car first and left Embry and I in the car alone.
"Thanks for tonight." I said.
"No problem, Seth needed to get out." He smiled.
Knowing that Seth and Addie were watching, I leaned forward and gave him a little peck on the lips before I got out of the car and walked up to the front door. Addie said goodbye and followed me inside the house. She was spending the night, so I knew we would be up for another four hours before we finally went to sleep.
Sure enough, once we were both in our pajamas and lying on my bedroom floor, she turned to me with a grin.
"I like him." She announced. "You have my blessing."
"That's good to know." I rolled my eyes.
"Hey! I just have one question though. He seems really into you…but does he know that you're going away next fall?"
I shrugged, "No, I haven't told him yet because I didn't think we were that serious yet."
"Well just promise me that if you guys do get that serious that you will tell him."
"Well duh, Addie." I sighed.
We finally stopped talking two hours later and I closed my eyes in relief. Addie was such a motor mouth sometimes, but I loved her anyway. Sleep came easily, and when I woke the next morning I felt refreshed. I looked over and saw that Addie was curled up with a pillow, and it looked like she was mumbling about something.
"No…not the squirrels!"
I started laughing, and Addie startled awake. She glared at me and started to mess with her hair as I continued to laugh at her.
"What did I say this time?" She finally asked.
"No, not the squirrels!" I laughed. "What were you dreaming about?"
"I watched the newer version of Charlie and the Chocolate factory a few days ago, and those squirrels freaked me out okay?"
"Okay."
"Don't grin at me like that."
My grin broadened. Before she could yell at me, I got up and started searching for something to wear.
***
Crap. Adam was waiting at my locker again. It had been two weeks since I had been rude to him, and in those two weeks he had avoided me. Apparently he had forgiven me or something because he was back. He watched as I put in the combination and opened my locker. I was about to ask him if he needed something when he finally spoke.
"So prom is coming up."
Wow, I had totally forgotten about prom. I guess after last year's fiasco I really didn't want to think about how this year would be.
"Do you want to go with me?" He asked.
Seriously? This boy was either completely stupid or simply would not take 'no' as an answer. I turned to face him, and tried to think of the right words that wouldn't make me sound like a complete bitch.
"Adam, if you haven't realized by now I don't like you like that. So, no, I won't go to prom with you." I answered.
He scowled and crossed his arms, "Then who are you going to go with?"
Good question.
"I don't know yet, maybe I won't even go." I replied then before he could say anything more to me I walked away.
I practically ran to my car, not wanting him to catch up with me, and found Addie leaning against the side of my car.
"Sorry that I left you alone to deal with Adam." She apologized as soon as she saw my harassed face.
"It's alright, that boy just doesn't know when to give up."
Addie smiled sympathetically and went to her own car. It wasn't until I was half way home that I realized that I could have a good…no great prom date. Embry! That would really prove to Adam that I wasn't interested, and plus the idea of going with Embry brought a smile to my face.
***
Tonight was the night. I was going to ask Embry to go to prom with me. If he said no, it wouldn't be too much of a tragedy; I would save money in the long run.
My Dad eyed me suspiciously as I ran down the stairs. Great, what was up his butt tonight?
"Myra, come here I want to talk to you." He stated.
Oh boy. I walked into the living room and stood before him, not wanting to sit down and give him total control of the situation.
"How serious are you with this boy?"
I almost laughed by how absurd he sounded, but instead I cleared my throat and replied, "I'm just having fun, Dad."
"Good, because you know you're leaving this fall."
"I know."
"Alright, have fun."
Embry had pulled in, so I ran out the door and into his truck. Embry hadn't been inside my house since the night he met my parents and I wanted to keep it that way for now.
"Hey." He greeted with a smile.
"Hey, so where are we going tonight?"
"I thought that I would shake things up a bit and we could have a picnic on the beach."
"Sounds good."
When we reached the beach, Embry sat the picnic basket down and laid out a blanket for us. I sat down and watched as he emptied the picnic basket. It was overflowing with all sorts of food. I knew that he would make easy work of most of it and started to pick out what I wanted.
"You look thoughtful." He stated.
I might as well take my chance now. I took a deep breath and met his eyes. "So, prom is coming up. Would you like to come with me?"
"Of course." He said without hesitation.
"Really?"
He chuckled, "Why wouldn't I want to be your escort?"
I shrugged and he laughed as he started to put the empty containers back into the basket. Well, that solved that problem, but now I had to find a dress.
"What are you doing tomorrow?" He asked curiously.
I shrugged, "Probably a whole bunch of nothing."
"Would you like to meet my friends? They've been harassing me to bring you around."
I inwardly gulped. I wasn't good at meeting new people; I was shy. But I could tell that this was important to Embry, and he had agreed to go to prom with me.
"Sure, I don't think it'll be a problem."
***
I was about to close my blinds when I saw movement at the edge of the woods. I stiffened and squinted my eyes; I didn't have my glasses on so I couldn't be sure of what I was seeing. All I could make out was a huge mass that seemed to be watching the house. I put down the blinds before I could convince myself that it wasn't my eyes playing tricks on me.
I slid under my covers and closed my eyes, determined not to let my imagination run wild. But I was me after all, and I tossed and turned for hours before I finally fell asleep.