Disclaimer: I own nothing Twilight related.
Keep in mind as you read this that this can happen. (Denial yo!) Sorry it has been a while; I was too busy at home to write anything.
The entirety of what he told me didn't hit me for a few days. Maybe I had been deluding myself on the beach; acting like everything was normal when really it wasn't. Boyfriends weren't werewolves in real life, and vampires sure as hell didn't exist. I avoided Embry for two days, finding excuses to be busy with other things; like visit my Grandma, or go get my glasses adjusted. If I faced him again, that meant all of this was real, and I didn't think I could handle that.
When I went to bed I noticed my window was open; Mom had probably been in here to let the breeze in. The house had been a bit stuffy lately and most of all the other windows were open as well. I didn't bother messing with it, and crawled into bed.
I was almost asleep when I heard a muted thud and what sounded like a whispered curse. I snapped open my eyes and saw Embry standing over my bed, peering down at me. He did not look happy at all.
"Myra, you have to come with me now." He stated firmly.
"No, I don't. It's almost midnight and I'm tired."
"Myra." He sighed angrily. "It's for your own safety."
"What do you mean? I'm in my house; my Dad locks the doors every night."
"Locks aren't going to keep you safe from a vampire."
"Vampires don't exist, Embry." I stated calmly.
Embry didn't say anything; instead he scooped me up into his arms and jumped out the window. He placed a hand over my mouth so I wouldn't scream and he landed on the ground on his two feet. Freaky.
Once his hand was gone from my mouth, I turned on him.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Keeping you safe."
"I was just fine until you busted into my room."
Embry ignored me and ran into the woods, with me still cradled in his arms. He was moving fast, I was too stunned to say anything. Instead I buried my head into his chest to keep from hitting loose branches. I didn't look until we finally stopped. We were outside of Emily's house and most of the guys were gathered around half dressed. They nodded at Embry as we passed and went into the house.
"Emily, she doesn't believe me. I think she's in shock or something." Embry stated as he put me down on the couch.
"I'll take of it okay? You better go."
Embry nodded and raced out the door. I heard ripping sounds come from outside but didn't pay them any attention as Emily came to sit down next to me.
"What the hell is going on?" I demanded.
"There's a vampire in the woods."
"Ha ha, very funny."
"Myra, I thought you believed all of it." Emily stated sadly.
"It can't be true, Emily. Girls don't have werewolf boyfriends and we don't have to worry about getting our blood sucked by vampires. It's not real! It can't be!"
"It is, honey, and you either have to accept that or give Embry up." Emily said. "You see these scars, Sam gave them to me. He couldn't control his anger back in those days and he changed in front of me. He has better control now as do the others, but this is a very real reminder that all of this is very real. You can deny it all you want, but I know that at the end of the day you know the truth."
I hated crying in front of people, even my own mother, but I couldn't help the tears that started to flow from my eyes. Emily pulled me into her arms wordlessly and held me as I cried. I didn't want to believe it; I didn't want to know that there actually were things out there that would suck my blood or my family's.
I stopped crying after a while and closed my eyes. I didn't want to have to think about it anymore, I just wanted to sleep. Claire came down the stairs then, rubbing her eyes sleepily, and walked over to where I lay on the couch.
"Myra." She whispered. "I'm scared for Quil."
I opened my arms and smiled when she curled up next to me on the couch.
"He'll be fine."
When I opened my eyes I saw that it was early morning; the sun was barely peeking out over the horizon. Claire was still snuggled in my arms and Emily and Kim were curled up in chairs across the room. I was about to shut my eyes again when I heard a loud ruckus outside. The door swung open and all the guys started to spill in.
"Shh, they're asleep." Sam warned as he walked over to the chair Emily was curled up in.
Quil walked over to where we were on the couch and gently lifted Claire from my arms. She blinked up at him sleepily and through her arms around his neck when she realized that it was him. After he carried her back up stairs, Embry came over and stared down at me.
"Hey." He said.
"Hey, are you alright?"
"Yeah, are you?"
I shrugged and sat up. Embry sat down next to me and pulled me onto his lap.
"If you needed time why didn't you just tell me?" He asked.
"Because I didn't realize I needed it until a few days ago." I replied.
"Do you still need time?" He questioned.
"No, Emily made some things clear to me. I can't delude myself forever right?"
Although a huge part of me wanted to delude myself forever. As if college wasn't scary enough, now I had to deal with the fear of being away from my protector when there are vampires on the loose!
"I should probably get you home before your parents realize you're gone." He whispered.
Yeah that would be fun to explain. Hey guess what? I had to leave in the middle of the night because my boyfriend is a werewolf and he didn't want a vampire to smell him on me. My parents would love that.
Unfortunately when Embry helped me through the window then followed after me, I noticed my parents sitting on my bed. Oh shit. They were immediately going to assume the worst possible thing. Sex.
"Where the hell have you been?" My Dad asked angrily.
"Star gazing." I answered lamely.
I received a look of utter disappointment from both my parents before they turned their attention on Embry.
"You better leave; you two won't be seeing each other for a long time."
"Dad!" I yelled.
"I don't want to hear it."
I watched as Embry left my room, via the door, and turned my gaze on my parents. The disappointment on their faces hurt, but I was still pissed off.
"How long?" I asked.
"Until I say you can see him again." Dad replied.
"Myra, what were you doing with him?" Mom asked carefully.
"Not what you're thinking that's for sure!" I yelled.
"I know we never had a proper sex talk with you and maybe now is the time." Mom began.
"No! I think I'm just fine. I know all there is to know, and we weren't doing anything like that. Maybe you should trust me."
"Trust someone climbing in through her bedroom window at six in the morning?"
"Why were you guys in here anyway?"
"It looked like it was going to rain, so I was coming in to shut your window. That's beside the point though; you're grounded until we say otherwise. No Embry at all and Addie can only come over here."
If I had thought avoiding Embry was hard for those few days, this was even worse. This was certainly not voluntary and plain stupid. He was still outside my house every night, but what good did that do for physical contact? None.
"It's only been three days, Myra." Addie stated over the phone. "I'm sure your Mom will let up soon."
"No, my parents don't undermine each other's punishments anymore." I sighed. "We didn't even do anything for god's sake. I caught my Mom checking my calendar to see when my last period was!"
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, and she asked me how regular I have been lately."
"Oh my gosh, they don't believe you?"
"Guess not and that almost hurts worse than being apart from Embry."
"I'm sorry pookie."
"Thanks Addie."
After we hung up I got ready for bed and was about to close my blinds when I had an idea. I tip toed over to the door and locked it before I opened the window. Maybe he would get the hint, but just in case he didn't I flashed my lights on and off for a minute to get his attention. There was no sign of him after a few minutes, so I slipped into bed with a sigh.
I heard a curse and turned towards the sound. Embry was standing by my window with a smile on his face.
"I was wondering when you were going to think of that." He whispered.
I didn't answer; I just patted the spot next to me on the bed. He joined me, but stayed above the covers. I immediately curled up to his side and planted a kiss on his neck.
"I've missed you." I whispered.
"I've missed you too, probably even more." He grinned. "Are you okay with everything still?"
"Yeah, it's still a lot to process but I'm getting there."
He pulled me close and lowered his lips down to mine. I pulled away before it could get too intense; we were in a bed after all, and the temptation might be too strong. We hadn't gone very far before, but there was no telling how far things would get here in my own bed. Embry seemed to understand and placed a soft kiss on my forehead.
"Go to sleep now, I'll be here when you wake up."
Somehow Embry managed to get into my room every night without my parents finding out. I felt a little guilty, but not much. I could tell my Mom felt guilty about keeping us apart, but my Dad was perfectly happy that with my punishment.
"I made you a hair appointment." Mom stated over dinner. "I thought we could both get new haircuts together."
This was obviously her way of appeasing her guilt, and I wasn't going to deny it. I was getting sick of my hair; it was too long and too wavy to do anything with it.
So when Mom took us to the hair place I gladly let the lady cut off five inches of my hair, styling so it was short in the back and longish in the front. Then I let my Mom buy me a hair straightner and the products to tame this mess. If that wasn't enough, she wanted to take me to get ice cream afterwards. She was really feeling guilty.
As soon as we walked in I noticed the guy at the counter. Before Embry I would have checked this guy out blatantly; he was hot. But now that I had Embry he barely registered on my radar. Apparently he didn't feel the same; he was staring at me openly. I tried to ignore the looks he was giving me as I gave him my order and waited as my mother did the same. If his looks weren't bad enough, he winked at me when he placed our order down in front of us. I blushed and busied myself getting napkins for my Mom and I.
"What was that about?" My Mom questioned. "He was cute."
"I have Embry." I stated as we sat down at a booth.
"I know that's why I called him and told him to meet us here."
"What?"
"Don't tell your Dad. I know you didn't do anything with him."
"Now."
"I was just worried." She sighed. "Your Father is being a jack ass, so I'll cover for you every once and a while alright?"
"Are you sure?" I smiled.
"Holding something behind your father's back? I will enjoy it."
I laughed and left my seat to hug my Mom. When I sat back down I noticed Embry walk through the front door and make his way over to us. My Mom sent me a wink, before she grabbed her ice cream and stood up.
"I'll be home around four." She stated before she walked away.
"You cut your hair." Embry said immediately.
"Yeah, I really like it. I feel free." I replied and took another bite of my ice cream.
"I don't like it." Embry stated.
"Why? You should be happy because it makes me happy. I don't have to mess with that ridiculous frizzy mess anymore."
"It makes you look older and that guy up there keeps eyeing you." Embry scowled.
I chuckled, "I noticed earlier, but I'm here with you aren't I?"
I held out a bite of my ice cream to him and opened his mouth to accept it. I grinned and saw from the corner of my eye that the guy at the register was watching.
"That's delicious." Embry stated as he got up and slid next to me. "But I bet it would taste better on your lips."
I actually giggled and took another bite of ice cream. Embry's lips were on mine instantly, begging for entrance. I swallowed the ice cream and opened my mouth to his tongue.
"Delicious." He whispered.
"We're in public." I blushed.
"Then let's leave."
He didn't have to tell me twice. I took a last bite of my ice cream and threw it away on our way out the door. I saw the smirk Embry sent the guy on our way out as he slid his arm around my waist and smiled. I really love my Mom sometimes.