11. Emily's POV
"Sam!" I called softly out the window as soon as Kim was fully out. I saw something large and black move out of the corner of my eye in the shadows.
"You and Jared get in here. We need to talk." I ordered him, unhappy with how badly Jared had been treating Kim who I'd babysat when I was younger but she was more like a little sister.
"Is everything okay?" Sam's booming voice asked loudly. I heard Kim groan and shift on the couch.
"Shush. Keep your voice down." I shushed him from the kitchen.
"Is that Kim? Sleeping on our couch?" Sam whispered when he walked into the kitchen followed shortly by Jared who had been hanging his head mournfully until Sam mentioned Kim's name.
"Yes. She came over to talk to me." I explained.
"Then why is she sleeping?" Sam asked.
"Because she started crying. She always gets tired after she cries." I explained. If Leah were here I wouldn't have to explain all this extra stuff.
"Really?" Jared asked. I nodded slowly.
"Why don't you go and put her in the guest room on the bed and then come back and we are talking." I suggested looking at Jared very strictly.
He beamed and then jogged to go carry her into the guest room.
"What are you up to Emily?" Sam asked looking at me suspiciously and lovingly.
"I'm going to give a little lecture that might end in me getting very mad. Then I'm going to fix this for Jared because I know Kim and Jared still has some stuff to learn." I explained.
"What am I doing here then?" Sam asked.
"Can't I use this as an excuse to see my handsome fiancée?" I smiled before curling into his side. Instead of replying he just smiled and brought me closer to kiss the top of my head.
"Besides, this might get ugly. And I might need to you to make him calm down and listen." I elaborated. Sam shot me a worried look but I waved it off when Jared walked back into the room beaming.
"Okay, Jared why the face?" I asked.
"Why what face?" Jared asked still smiling brightly.
"Just answer the question." Sam muttered.
"She wouldn't let go of me when I went to put her down in the guest bedroom. Then she mumbled something so softly I almost missed it. She said my name." Jared said proudly.
"Well I could have told you that she loves you." I said looking at him stupidly.
"She told you that!" Jared asked excitedly.
"Not in those words per se." I said slowly.
"Start your lecture. I know you have one planned." Sam said smiling down at me.
"Jared. What do you think you are doing here? An imprint is supposed to make you both feel whole and loved. Of course she has always loved you but you were too oblivious to notice." I started ranting.
"She always loved me?" Jared interrupted excitedly but Sam quickly shot him a glare.
I nodded before proceeding, "Since you two were nine. Anyways, she said the day that you started wanting to be around her was the best day of her life. All the things she had wanted for so long were finally coming true. Then the thing she wanted the most was to date you and all of the sudden she feels like you don't care about 'us' and certainly not her. Her words not mine."
I looked at Jared who looked like I had just torn his heart out.
"She said something this morning about how her world went upside down the last time I told her the truth. Do you know what she means by that?" Jared asked softly.
"I do. But I know you're not going to like the answer." I said calmly.
"Tell me. Please?" Jared begged. I looked at Sam. He nodded and tightened his grip around my waist so there was no space between the two of us.
"She has had to give up a lot just to be friends with you. Now that her intentions of dating you became clear to everybody else she has had to lose even more. She's lost her brother, her parents, and her friends all for you. And then because of your behavior she feels like she has even lost you." I explained trying to appeal to Jared's rational side.
"I don't know. I don't know how or if I can fix this. Please Emily you've got to help me. You've got to help me fix this." Jared begged after he stopped looking so horrified.
"I'll help you." I nodded before continuing, "This is the one thing she wants but doesn't know yet. Tell her that you imprinted on her. Explain imprinting. She'll be fine with it. Thrilled even. And my other advice is tell her SOON."
"Anything else?" Jared asked and I raises my eyebrows at him.
"Don't you think she's done enough? Do you want her to tutor you in all things Kim?" Sam asked sarcastically.
"Could you?" Jared asked oblivious to Sam's clearly sarcastic tone.
"Jared," I sighed, "There are just somethings that you have to learn on your own."
"Emily?" Kim called out sleepily and I could hear her stumble around a little as she walked towards the kitchen. Both boys froze.
"In the kitchen." I called back.