Thank you to everyone who has reviewed/added me to subscription lists. Sorry about the long wait, I kinda hit major writer's blocks on ALL my stories at the exact same time. It's getting better for this one, so here's what I've got!
I sit, just holding my Emily, the Emily I got to keep because of something I had hated before. I examine her restored face. Her scars are gone now and I can still see undertones of her once russet skin. Her hair is longer but it still shines like still, black water. I reach for her face and stroke the cold, hard skin. I breathe deep, and the icy burn that accompanies her sweet scent is a welcome pain compared to what I would have felt if I had lost her.
I hear a door open and my head snaps up. Dr. Cullen enters the room and smiles at me. "Thank you so much, Doctor," I say.
"It was all you, Sam. You had to make the decision to let me try. Apparently, you made the right one."
"Yes I did," I agree.
"Well, I never thought I'd see this," says the new song-like voice of my beautiful Emily. "You, agreeing with a vampire. That's unheard of!" She laughs, and her laugh is the most beautiful sound.
Sometimes I wonder if she can see how much I love and adore her. There is nothing I wouldn't do for her. If I haven't proved that by letting her become this, I don't know how I can.
"I wonder why that worked," Dr. Cullen breaks in. "It shouldn't have, it should have killed her. Maybe it has something to do with the y-chromosome."
"She's not a werewolf. Of course it worked for her," I say, bewildered.
"I took a blood sample. She had the werewolf gene, it just wasn't fully activated."
"What do you mean 'fully activated'? She could have become a werewolf?"
"The right circumstances just never occurred," he shrugged, "They must have for Leah. Losing her father and breaking up with you, you falling in love with her cousin. All that pent up rage must have just exploded. I suspect the reason it has only been men in the past is that you are, in general, more prone to rash actions and emotions than the fairer, gentler sex."
"So, you're saying that if I had made Emily really mad, she would have turned into a werewolf?"
"Quite possibly."
"Just stop right there Doc. I appreciate what you've done, but we need to stop all this talk. If we have another girl change, I'll come see you again, but until then, I'm just going to assume it was a freak accident in Leah's case."
"All right. You're free to leave whenever you want, but Emily will need to remain with us for a while. Probably close to a year. You can visit if you'd like, but she really must stay away from humans."
"Very well," I sigh. "I'll show myself out. Thanks again Doc."
Again, sorry about the wait, but this story was actually intended to be a one-shot. It's actually about the only one I ever get reviews on, so I decided to try to continue it.
