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VPOV!

When we arrived at the burger joint, I felt like we had stepped into the 50's. It was one of those old timey fast food places that you see in old movies where the bad boys, jocks, cheerleaders, and everyone else hung out after school. It reminded me of Grease where Frenchy fell asleep and was dreaming of her gardian angel. Only it was me, with a crew of big ginormous tan bulky Quileute boys, and my cousin, and I didn't have pink hair. We ordered and sat down at one of those round booths in the back, where we could be noisey, but not annoying the crap out of everyone else. When the food came, five waitresses had to come to our table because the boys had ordered so much food. I was stared bug-eyed at Embry's place. He ordered, for himself alone, four burgers, three fries, two milkshakes, and two Cokes. Seth and Jared had done the same. I glanced at Kim, who barely even noticed how much food they were scarfing down. It was so strange. I mean I knew guys ate a lot more than girls but this was over the top.

"Do you guys ever get full?" I asked Seth, nibbling on some french fries.

"Sometimes. To look like we do, you have to have the stomach of a cow." He said grinning, chewing on a burger.

"But they have four stomachs.." I said puzzled.

"Exactly." I giggled. Embry's face lit up, and Seth's grin grew bigger.

We finished eating, a little while after that and the guys decided to go somewhere. I wasn't paying attention to what they were talking about, I was thinking about Jordan again. I felt terrible for just leaving him wondering if I had left because of him. But I was also thankful that I had gone and not had to answer, or tell him the truth. Who knows what would become of me when he heard the truth. Unconciously, I had been staring at my left hand. Kim came over to me and I looked up from my hand.

"Are you thinking about Jordan?" She whispered.

"Yeah."

"Don't worry about him. It's over with now. Just have fun." As soon as the words left her mouth, the guys stopped talking. Seth, Jared, and Embry's eyes locked on me. I felt the blood leave my face, and I felt pale. I sucked in a breath through my teeth and decided to act like nothing happened.

"So, what are we doing?" Kim asked, as if nothing happened. Jared gave her a quizical look and she returned it to him.

"We were thinking about going to the beach.." Seth said.

"That sounds good." Kim answered after looking at me. I hadn't walked in forever. I needed some time to think, surrounded by nature, try to figure out how I felt about everything.

We piled back up into the car, with me sitting in the middle again. I played with the strings of my hoodie, pulling on them, when my hand flew to my neck, and I gasped.

"Ohmigod Violet? Are you ok?" Seth asked me, clearly panicked. I reached behind my neck, to the base of my hairline. Seth was still talking, asking if I was ok, and Embry had stomped on the breaks, looking at me. He looked like he was battling himself on wether to touch me, or just ask if I was ok. I finally got off what I had just remembered I had on, and it sat in my hand, cold, hard, and a reminder of everything I left. The heart and lock were there, silver and unchanged. My heart clenched.

"Sorry. I'm alright. I just remembered I had this on." I answered, finally. Seth let out a breath he had been holding and Embry's forehead was against the steering wheel. Seth took it from me, looking at it.

"Is this real silver?" He stared at it.

"I think so." Embry took it from him, looking at it in every direction.

"Who gave this to you?" He asked. I sat up straight. Should I tell him about Jordan? Did I trust him enough? I took a deep breath, and let everything spill.

"It's from my boyfriend. Well, my ex boyfriend. The day before I came here, he proposed to me." After I said that, Embry tensed and Seth held his breath. "I don't want to marry him. I don't love him like he loves me. I didn't even want to date him. My mother made me, and if I didn't she was going to do something, soemthing terrible. She wants me to marry for money, not for love. She beats me whenever I don't do anything she wants, or I do it the wrong way, or I don't listen to my father, or just because. And Dad never did anything. He sat there and watched it, and Jordan! Jordan does it too, when he drinks.. and smokes.." By then I was sobbing, with my head in my hands. I had told these two boys my life story, and I barely knew them. But I felt like I had known them my whole life. I trusted them with everything I had. I was crying, letting it all out. I didn't want to hide it anymore. I wanted somebody besides Kim to know. I felt arms around me, pulling me close. I looked up through teary eyes and saw Embry holding me. I didn't feel the need to pull away. Actually.. I felt like I wanted to be pulled close to him, like I couldn't get close enough, fast enough. I wrapped my arms around his chest, and clung to him for dear life. Seth rubbed my back. I don't know how long we sat there, in that truck, but I cried and they just let me cry.

I finally couldn't cry anymore, so I wiped my eyes and leaned against Embry. It wasn't awkward. It was comfortable. I didn't feel threatened at all. This tiny fact confused, scared, and comforted me. He stroked my hair, while Seth talked.

"How are you?" He asked me.

"Much better now that you know." I sniffled.

"We're glad you told us." Embry's voice rumbled under my head. It made me smile. I took in a deep breath. He smiled like pine, and aftershave. I felt hot, I noticed for the first time. Embry's arms were burning hot. So was Seth's hand.

"Are you guy's sick?" I asked, sitting up, pulling my hoodie over my head.

"Nope. Why do you ask?" Embry asked, starting the car back up.

"Because you two are burning up." I said, fixing my shirt. Thank goodness I was wearing long sleeves.

"We're natually hot." Seth said, smirking. "In more than one way." I laughed. Embry rolled his eyes at Seth. We turned the radio back on and sang along to it until we reached the beach. Jared and Kim were already there. When we pulled up, Kim ran over to me, and hugged me.

"Are you alright? We've been here for an hour already. I've been worried sick! What happened?" Kim asked me, not letting go of my neck. I hugged her tightly.

"I'm fine. Embry and Seth know about Jordan and my parents now." She stepped back and looked me over.

"You're eyes are red." She said, feeling bad for me.

"Yeah, I don't really care." I smiled.

"So are we gonna hang out here or what?" Kim said throwing her hands in the air.

"Yes mam!" I said running towards the guys. Kim jumped on Jared's back, and attacked him with kisses. Seth grabbed me by the waist and threw me over his shoulder.

"SETH! PUT ME DOWN!" I yelled laughing while he walked on the beach. Embry ran after us, and I screamed, "SETH BEHIND YOU!" Embry tackled Seth to the ground, and I fell in the sand on my butt. I laughed it off, and I tried to run, but Embry caught up with me. Stupid long legged boys.

He picked me up by the waist and spun me around, while I was laughing. I couldn't breathe I was laughing so hard.

"Let's go for a ride!" Embry said, putting me on his back, piggy back style. My arms went around his neck, and I hung on for dear life. Kim was the same with Jared. Jared and Embry winked at each other and rab full speed toward Seth. Seth saw us coming, yelled, then ran into the woods. We all fell into the sand laughing our heads off. Jared and Embry started whispered to each other, glancing at Kim and myself every once in awhile. I scooted towards Kim and spoke loud enough for them to hear.

"Hey Kim? Is it just me or do you think they're planning something over there?" I waggled my eyebrows at her.

"No, I think they are too. Should we run?" She glanced at them.

"Yeah!" We scrambled up and ran down the beach. I looked behind us, and saw Jared running towards us. I didn't see Embry so I slowed down. I looked around me, but didn't see anything, which kinda freaked me out. I heard Kim squeal, so I turned towards them. Jared picked her up by the waist and had her out over the water. I smiled watching them play until I felt something grab my ankles. I almost screamed until I felt someone grab me under the arms. I was hoisted up by Seth and Embry, who came out of nowhere. They ran out over the water, next to Jared. I saw the glint in Seth's eyes. I looked over at Kim who looked like she knew what was going to happen.

"Don't do it Seth!" I yelled, struggling to break free. Both guys had a firm grip on me, so I wasn't going anywhere.

"Ready?" Yelled Embry, over mine and Kim's screaming.

"Oh yeah!" Jared answered, while Seth yelled "Let's do this!"

"One!" Embry yelled over my head.

"Two!" Seth grinned at me.

"Three!" Jared screamed. I felt myself being thrown to my right, and felt both guys letting go. I flew through the air, butt first, within two seconds, I saw Kim hit the water first, then I felt the cold liquid all over my body. It was ice cold, which made me lose the breath I had gotten in mid-air. Water went down my throat, and I flailed my numb arms and legs trying to break the surface. I reached the surface, kicking and coughing up water. I felt drops of water on my face, and heard the water sloshing around me. I felt someone grab me under my arms, and pull me. I was still coughing up water when we reached the shore. I was set on the ground, and I put my hands on the sand and coughed, trying to get the water out. I felt big warm hands pound on my back, helping me. Finally, I had coughed up most of the water. I was soaked, with no dry clothes, except my hoodie. I sat down, and Kim sat next to me.

"Are you alright?" She asked me, her eyes afraid.

"I am now." I looked up to see which boy had come to my rescue. Embry was wet from head to toe, and he had ripped his shirt off, revealing his very toned body. I felt my eyes widen and my mouth hang slack. I stared up at him, unable to look at anything else. Embry squatted down to my eye level. He put his big hot hand on my cheek, and looked me in the eyes. I got lost in them, instantaneously.

"I'm sorry. We didn't mean for you to get hurt." He said, still looking in my eyes. I felt like I could read his soul, just my staring into those big chocolate eyes.

"It's ok. It was fun. I just swallowed too much water on accident.." I looked away. Everyone was quiet. I shivered, acknowledging for the first time how cold it acutally was outside. I heard thunder rumble and looked to the sky, with everyone else. The sky had grown dark, ominous, with clouds.

"I think we should head back.." Seth said. The guys looked us over, seeing how Kim and I were shivering, huddled together.

"I think we should go to Emily's since it's closer. The girls are going to freeze to death if we dont get them new clothes and get them warm." Jared said.

"That sound's good." Embry agreed with him. He took my hand to help me up, then stared at me.

"You are freezing!" He said like he couldn't believe it. His hand felt like a stove, but it didn't burn, it felt like a fire heat on your face. I leaned towards him to get warmer. He laughed, picking me up bridal style, and pulled me close to him until I was up against him completely. My whole body felt warmer instantly, and I smiled to myself. Embry saw me, and then he smiled.

"I love your smile." He said. I felt myself blush.

"Thank you." I whispered. I felt myself crawling back into my shell, knowing we would be going to Emily's with people who didn't know about my life.

JPOV!

I woke up the next morning, feeling completely depressed. I had no idea what to look for, what questions to ask myself, where to look for her. I slumped around my apartment thinking, trying to find any clue of what to do. Suddenly, it dawned on me. I should go to her house, see if anything there could give me an idea. I had a key to her house, and I knew her parents wouldn't mind. I changed into some jeans and a t-shirt and headed over to their house.

Mrs. Adams greeted me at the door with a sad smile. She looked terrible, dressed in the same thing she had worn the night before, with bags under her eyes, worried about her one and only daughter.

"Hey, Mrs. A. Can I come in?" I asked, polietly.

"Sure, Jordan, come in." She gestured for me to come in the house. I saw Mr. Adams sitting on the couch with his head in his hands. He looked up when we saw me. He got off the couch without a word and gave me a huge hug. I felt this man's pain too.

I explained my situation to them, telling them what happened the night before, informing them of my plan to find her, bring her back, and marry her. But first, I needed something to work with first. They let me up to her room, without question.

I walked into her room, seeing the bright blue walls, the purple comforter and pillows, the desk, her fouton couch in the corner, where many times we had snuggled up together. I sat on her bed, loosing it. I let the tears fall, not knowing what else to do. I looked up, around her room, searching for some sort of answer. I saw a couple of picture frames, filled with pictures. One was of her, her mother and father. Another was of myself and her, taken at the Homecoming dance a few years ago. There were a couple of her and a few of her friends, whom she barely speaks to anymore. Then there was another picture that caught my eye. I didn't recognize the people in the picture, but I did recognize Violet. I took the picture down to Mrs. Adams, to ask her about it.

EPOV!

I was soaked with water, but I could care less. My body temperature kept me warm, but Violet was shaking violently like a leaf. Seth slid in the truck next to Violet, and put his arm around her, to keep her warm, since I had to drive. I was trying to keep myself from growling. Violet was mine. My imprint. But she didn't know that, but Seth did. I kept shooting him death glances, but he diliberately wouldn't look at me.

I was still shocked that Violet had told us what she had been through. I just couldn't understand why someone as sweet, beautiful, honest, pure as her would be beaten. Her parents must have been animals. Just thinking about it caused my vision to go red and growl under my breath. Seth picked it up and turned to look at me. I shook my head, barely, letting him know I'd tell him later.

And when I had found out about that boy.. That really pissed me off. I wanted to find him, to rip him limb from limb and hear him scream saying he was sorry for what he has put her through. And I am not a violent person, but this was too far for me. Ever since I had imprinted, my whole attitude changed. I used to be the immature boy, the goofy stupid guy who made jokes all the time. I hadn't lost my touch, but I'd grown up a little, letting the stupid stuff go. I pulled my truck into Emily's gravel driveway, and turned it off. I turned to Violet, who I just noticed had been looking at me, very intently, the whole ride over here.

"You want me to take you in?" I asked her, arms spread apart ready to take her in them. I was burning to take her into my arms, never let her go.

"Yes." She said, opening her arms, letting me take her. Seth was already inside, by now. I grabbed her, and her hoodie, and took her inside. It started to rain just as we got inside. I saw Seth changing shirts, and Jared was changing too. I took Violet up to Emily's room, knocking on the door.

"Yes?" I heard her ask.

"I brought you another!" I said smiling down at Violet. She still shook, I don't think it was from being cold.. I chuckled. She looked at me, and her eyes melted and her mouth hung slack, which made it really hard to give her to Emily. I wanted so bad to kiss her, but I knew it was too early to do that. Emily opened the door and I set Violet down on the ground, her still shaking.

"Come in here, sweetheart, and we'll get you a hot shower and some dry clothes. How does that sound?" She took her into her room, with Emily's arms around her shoulders, leading the way. I loved how Emily was like everyone's second mom. I knew she was mine, since my mom didn't know about the whole werewolf thing. I hated keeping it from her, but for now, it was better she didn't know. She wouldn't tell me who my real father is, so I guess it's payback in a way. That reminded me, that I needed to check up on her. I mean, I try not to be a bad son, but since Sam needs me on patrol, I don't get to spend as much time with her as I'd like. I took a quick shower, and changed into new jeans, some clean boxers, and a t-shirt, and got my cell phone from my pocket. I pressed one on my speeddial and waited for her to pick up. It rang about 3 times until she picked up.

"Hello?" I heard her cheery voice on the other end.

"Hey, Mom." I answered.

"Embry, where have you been? You haven't been home in two days! And no more excuses, young man, I want the truth!" I held back a groan. I knew this had been coming.

"I was at Seth's last night Mom, I left you a note!" I protested. I did leave her a note..This time.

"That's right.. I want you to come home, tonight. We need to talk. No excuses, nothing. I want you to be there. Got it?" She said, sternly. I sighed.

"I got it Mom. See you then."

"See you soon." I hung up. I groaned to myself. I loved my mom, but sometimes she was a pain.

Jared and Seth were watching tv, so I went and sat down with them, waiting on the girls. Sam was out, buying groceries I think. I heard the stairs creaking, and all of us looked up. I saw Emily come down first, then Kim, and then..Violet. She was wearing a pair of gray sweats, and a small t-shirt. She wasn't dressed up, but she was gorgeous. She saw me, and I could have sworn, that her eyes lit up a little bit more.

VPOV!

Emily was nicer than I expected. Everyone here was so much nicer, sweeter than I have ever been treated in my whole entire life. being here for a couple of days has remined me of why I loved La Push. I took a hot shower, it was wonderful, but not as satisfying as being in Embry's arms..

Whoa! Where did that come from? I asked myself. I'd only been there a couple of days, but I felt like I had been there my whole life. I knew where I wanted to be, now. I changed into the clothes that Emily had set out for me, and Kim walked into the bathroom right as I was towel-drying my hair.

"Hey, you look better!" She said dragging me out of the bathroom.

"So do you." I said, remembering how we were freezing, huddled together for warmth.

"Let's go downstairs!" Kim suggested, dragging me towards the stairs.

"Alright! I'm coming!" I said, getting her to let go. Emily went downstairs to go cook some hot chowder, and Kim went down before me. When I reached the bottom, I looked up and saw Embry. I felt warm, inside, and my stomach felt like butterflies were flying in it. I felt my face turn up in a smile, automatically. Then I realized what I was wearing and my face turned red. Seth chuckled to himself and Embry hit him. I wondered what was going on with them. Emily had the chowder fixed in no time, and soon we were all eating. It felt good to have something in my stomach. I hadn't realized how hungry I was until we started eating. I felt like one of the guys, shoveling in my food. Kim looked at me weird a couple of times but I couldn't care less. I ate until I couldn't eat anymore, and the guys were still shoveling food in their mouths. After dinner, Emily sent us away to the living room, because it was still raining and she didn't want us helping her with the dishes. I sat on the couch, next to Seth, stretching out, because I was so full. I felt sleepy, all of a sudden. I felt my eyes close, and I leaned over, and felt something warm against my cheek. Within a few minutes, I was asleep.

JPOV!

I found Violet's mother in the kitchen, washing dishes, with a hard look on her face.

"Mrs. Adams? I have a question." I said, holding the picture.

"Yes?" She said, not looking up from her work.

"Who are these people in this photo?" I asked her. She dried her hands and held out her hand. I placed the frame in her hand, and her eyes grew wide, then they narrowed. She thrusted the frame back in my hand. I was confused, as I waited for an explaination. She looked disgusted, and annoyed, but she opened her mouth to answer my question.

"Those..people are my sister, her daughter, and her father. They live in La Push, Washington where I grew up. I hated living in a small town, so I left the day I turned 18. I hate my sister, and I stopped taking Violet there when she was 6. She wouldn't have gone there. She hated it there as much as I did." She said, huffing and puffing, with her arms crossed. I looked at the picture again. Violet had her arms around her cousin in a big hug, and she was smiling a real smile. I didn't believe Mrs. Adams, about the Violet hating La Push thing. I had never even heard of La Push. But it was the only lead I had to where Violet was. I was heading for La Push, Washington.

EPOV!

Violet was eating alot tonight. I don't think any of us, including her, knew she was that hungry. After we ate, we went into the living room. It wasn't extremely late, but I needed to go home soon. But I didn't want to leave Violet, until the last minute possible. She sat beside Seth on the couch, which hurt a little. We had turned on the T.V. because it was still raining really hard, and Emily didn't want us to leave during the rain. I looked over at Violet, and her eyes were closed and she was slumped against the edge of the couch. I nudged Seth, and leaned towards him.

"Will you switch spots with me?" I asked him. He looked over at Violet, then looked back at me winked and nodded. I got up and sat next to Violet. I put my arm around her shoulder, and pulled her towards me. I kept my arm around her, and let her lean into my chest. She turned towards me, and buried her face into my shirt, and her hand was laying on my chest. I thought I would burst from pure joy. We sat there like that for hours. I listened to the rain fall on the roof, and the frogs chirping from far away. I think I fell asleep, because I was hearing a theme song for one T.V. show and next thing I know, I'm hearing a different show altogether. I jumped, waking up Seth and Violet.

"What time is it?" I yelled standing, turning to look at my startled friends. Seth looked at his phone.

"Dude, it's like 9:45. Why?" He rubbed his eyes.

"My mom called earlier. She said I had to come home tonight.." I stopped. I couldn't say too much, because Violet still didn't know about the pack. Seth's eyes told me that he understood.

"Embry? Could you give me a ride home?" Seth asked. I understood, and we both walked outside.

"What did your mom say this time?" He asked me.

"She said I had to be home tonight. No excuses." I sighed. Seth looked at me.

"I'm sorry. I don't know what it's like to have a parent not know what goes on. You need to tell her, so she knows and won't keep grounding you." He said.

"I know I need to tell her. I have two women in my life I have to tell now. And I don't know how or when to do it." I sighed, feeling frustrated. I thought of another problem. I groaned.

"What?" Seth asked.

"If I phase, I'll be home in time. But I can't leave my car here."

"I see your problem. I'll get Jared to drop it off later." Seth said.

I gave him a man-hug "Thanks, Seth. I appreciate it." I took my shirt off and phased in midair.

It felt good to run, let off some steam before I saw my mother. I ran around my house a little, then I phased. I grabbed the clothes I always had set out for myself, and pulled them on. I opened the door, and my mom was sitting in front of the T.V. asleep. I walked over to her, and shook her shoulder.

"Mom, I'm home.." I said. She stood up really fast, swinging her arms everywhere. I grabbed her by the shoulders, making her stop moving.

"Mom, it's just me, clam down!" I said. She was breathing hard.

"Embry.. You scared the crap out of me! Don't you ever do that again!" She put a hand over her heart, as she sat back down on the couch. I sat down next to her.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I came home like you told me." I said.

"Yes, and thank you for that. Embry.. I'm worried about you sweetie. After your big growth spurt, everything changed. You've been away form home, out late with friends, you hardly ever come home. And I realize that I'm not here all the time but even when I am, you aren't here. What happened to you Embry?" She looked at me. I knew I needed to tell her, but it wasn't the right time.

"I..I can't tell you, Mom. It's personal." I said.

"Fine. You won't tell me, that's fine." She got up and went to the kitchen to wash dishes. Whenever she's upset she does chores. It's always bothered me.

"Mom! I'm sorry. I just can't explain right now." I tried to explain myself. She turned from the dishes to face me.

"Son, you are acting like you are part of some cult. You are completely different than the boy I raised, by myself, and I don't even know what's going on!" She was yelling at me. I was so angry that I begun to shake. This couldn't be good.

"You won't even tell me who my father is!" I yelled. An appauled look came across her face.

"I have a good reason why I haven't told you who your father is! And don't go using that against me young man!" She came towards me. My hands were shaking even more, I knew if I didn't get out of there, I would hurt her, but she made me so furious. I turned and headed for the door, without a word.

"If you walk out that door, you are grounded. Actually, you're grounded anyway." I heard satisfaction in her voice.

"Fine." I said under my breath. I opened the door and walked out. I heard my mothers muffled yelling, but all I wanted then and there was to get away, and forget tonight ever happened.

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