Chapter 6: Let's Party *coughcough*

Embrys pov.

Oh no! I forgot that the leech could read minds. Now what I am going to do?

Right first block my mind, I don't what the blood sucker to find out anything else that may or may not happen.

I love your daughter, I thought and looked over at Edward and saw he was paying no attention to me. Good mind is blocked.

We finally reached the living room which in my opinion was way over the top just for a birthday party. When I thought things couldn't get any worse, my dear friend Jacob decided it was a cool thing to embarrass himself. The moment we stepped into the run he ran over to the stereo put it on full blast and began to dance like a dweeb in the middle of room.

"Come on everyone! Lighten up! It's a party!" He shouted very happily.

No one moved we all just stood there staring at him like he is kind of a loon, which he is. Then all of a sudden Nessie burst out laughing and that caused everyone else to laugh too. I laughed along but really I didn't find this remotely funny.

As Jacob stopped dancing everyone began to mingle and talk in small groups with the music blaring in the background, I decided to go and talk to Nessie we needed to sort this out. I made my way over to her slowly as she was talking to her little auntie Alice.

After they had finished talking I hurried over to her. "Err... hi Nessie" I said to her.

She blushed a very pretty pink colour, "Hi Embry, Thanks' for the bracelet it's beautiful" she said.

"Ahh no problem Nessie, it matches you perfectly "I said flirtatiously.

Again she blushed I wish she would stop that; it makes it very hard for me to tell what I really need to tell her. I already didn't want to say it but I had to, it wasn't right to go with her the age difference was an issue and so were her family.

"Right Nessie I really need to talk to you, but not here meet me out in the woods afterwards?" I asked her in such a low whisper to make sure that the rest of the family did not hear us.

"Sure, Embry. Well wh-"

She got cut off before she could finish her sentence because she got surrounded by her family.

I walked away and over to Jacob, who was standing smiling with his arms folded across his chest.

"Hey man what's up?" I asked him

"Nothing just thinking, Nessie has grown up to be a wonderful person. I really like her, more than anything" He said back to me.

I just stood there in silence and I didn't know what to say.

I felt so guilty what have I done? I didn't love Nessie. But he did.

"Yeah, sure. She's erm very nice" I finally managed to say.

Jacob sighed, "Yeah she is. But I'm not going to make her like me in any way she doesn't want to, I love her to much for that" He said doting on her again

I couldn't take any more. If he knew what had happened he would hate me for life. I was meant to be his best friend and I couldn't be stealing away the girl that he loved. I looked over at Nessie and saw that she was by herself . Right I'm going to sort this out now.

"Jake I'll be back in a second" I told him and before he could answer I moved away and went over to Nessie.

I looked at her and saw she was looking at me so I motioned her to come with me and I walked outside.

Nessie pov

Oh my gosh I wonder what Embry wants it must be important if it couldn't wait until later.

"Mum I'm just going to the toilet" I told my mother and made my way out of the room ignoring the look I was getting from my father.

I walked out of the house and into the woods like he said to meet. When walked into the clearing I saw he was sitting down on a rock with his head in his hands. I moved over to him and he lifted his head up and smiled slightly at me.

"Hi Nessie, thanks for coming" he said to me sounding ever so sad.

"No problem Embry. So what is it that you want?" I asked her nervously not sure I wanted to know the answer or not.

He stood up slowly and made his way over to, his eyes never leaving my face. I was getting worried; the sadness in his beautiful eyes was disturbing it was as if someone he loved greatly had just died.

"Look Nessie, what we did was wrong" He told me in one breath.

Again his words made my world come crashing down. Why oh why must he do this to me again.

"I-I don't understand what you are saying to me" I stuttered, I could hear my heart beating fast in my chest and my blood rising and boiling.

"Look I never liked you Nessie, it was just something to do" He said to me with so much bitterness in his voice.

I began to cry and looked up at him. I saw he was breathing heavily his eyes were shut as if he didn'want to say what he had just said.

"Well fine then. I can't believe that you would do this to m. I love you" I said to him in-between heavy sobs.

Embry's point of view

I couldn't do this. The pain in her eyes. The sadness in her wonderful voice. I had to tell her the real reason, maybe then it wouldn't hurt as much.

"Okay, Nessie. I lied you mean a lot to me to. But we just can't do this. I can't hurt Jacob this way. He loves you more than I ever could." I told willing her to understand.

"I don't want to hurt Jacob too. But just because he has imprinted with me that doesn't mean I have to love him in a lover kind of way. I love him but more as a brother, or a really close friend. I can't help if my feeling are directed to you and not him." She said to me.

Oh great she wasn't going to let this lie. But I could tell from her voice and her eyes that she really did like me after all.

I clasped her hand in mine and kissed it ever so softly. How I loved her scent it was like freshly mown lawn with a hint of rose. I inhaled it deeply wanting to keep it there forever.

"Embry, I'm sure Jake will understand. He wants what's best for me" She whispered slowly.

I looked into her eyes and could tell that she was serious, this girl really did love me. But I didn't love her as much as she loved me.

"You see the thing is Nessie, he is after all my bets mate and he does love you highly. I-" for the second time that night she put her finger to my lips to stop me talking her hand was so cold against my skin but I didn't care, I just loved the feel of her touch.

We stood there staring into each others eyes for what seemed like forever, when our faces began to move closer, I could feel her breath reach my nose tickling it ever so slightly. Our lips were about to touch when –

*RINGRING* My phone went off. I pulled it out of my pocket and saw that Jacob was ringing. I knew that I had to answer it before he suspected something.

"Hey Jake" I said

"Embry are the party is over. Have you seen Nessie?" He asked me sounding very restless

"Chill Jake we are outside, yes Nessie is with me. She needed some air so I went to keep her company" I told him willing that he would believe me.

"Oh right okay. Well you need get back now. Ive got get back home and you are my lift so.."

"Okay coming now Jake, Bye." And with that I hung up the phone.

I looked back to Nessie and saw she was sitting on the forest floor drawing in the mud with a stick. Reminding me of her as a young girl.

"Come on Ness, we got to go back" I told her quietly. She looked up at me and nodded and began to walk in front of me towards the house. Without saying another word.