Chapter Twelve
I think I just stared at him. Did he just say what I thought he just said? Or is my mind creating things for me? I swear I didn't eat chocolate this time. But, yes, Mary Grace Call does sound perfect. Just not now, definitely not now.
When I didn't answer him -what did he expect as an answer anyway?- he glanced at me with a small smile.
"I know it's too early to think about that," he admitted," But it just crossed my mind, and you asked," he reasoned. I smiled back at him.
"No, it's okay," I reassured," I know it's a lot early but I think it still sounds perfect," I said and kept my eyes on the road. I didn't like eye-contact when I say something as cheesy.
We were in La Push in about half an hour, we were taking it slow. But I noticed we didn't park in front of Emily's this time, we parked in front of a small red house right by the beach. Before I could ask, Embry spoke.
"It's Billy Black's," he explained. Oh, Billy Black...I remembered him from the one bonfire I attended. He was Jacob's and Rachel's father." Jake wanted his car back," he explained," Do you want to go inside with me? I just have to speak to him-" I cut off his explanation; he didn't need to.
"Yeah, sure," I said and we got out of the Rabbit and headed towards the door, which Embry just pushed without bothering to knock. I was getting used to that.
As we got inside I noticed Billy on his wheelchair, watching a game on TV. And there was another man there. All I could see from him was his curly brown hair and the back of his blue shirt.
Embry leaned down and kissed my cheek," I'll go upstairs. I won't be long. Stay here, okay?" I nodded."Hey, Billy," he said. Billy turned in his wheelchair to look at him.
"Embry," he acknowledged then noticed me standing beside him. He smiled at me," Hey, kid," he said. I smiled back at him.
"Hey." I didn't add anything else because I didn't know what to say. I couldn't just call him Billy, right? He motioned for me to come.
"You into sports?" he asked. I shook my head.
"No," I answered," But Dad is." That was when the other man turned to face me. Oh my God, it can't be him! How small is Washington? He cocked his head to one side.
"Mary Anderson?" Chief Swan asked. I nodded.
Billy spoke before I could," You two know each other?" he asked. Charlie Swan looked at him.
"Yeah," he said,"Her father used to work with me in Forks," he explained and turned back to face me," You look different," he commented and I just smiled. Awkward.
Living in Forks meant everyone knew each other, and Chief Swan just knows them all. But, what was he doing here?
Maybe he was friends with Billy or something. As I sat down on the armchair something clicked in my head.
Bella Swan. How come I never connected them together before?
"You're Nessie's grandfather?" I blurted out without thinking. He looked at me with confusion then glanced at Billy.
"She knows," he mumbled. Then Chief Swan turned to me again.
"Yeah," he said and got back to watching the game. He avoided questions about that topic, didn't he? Embry came down then along with Jacob.
"Come on," he said and took my hand. The Chief looked at us then and chuckled to himself, getting back to the game.
Embry took me outside and I noticed his motorcycle wasn't there.
He had an excited smile on his face. I wondered where we were going now.
"I want to show you somewhere new," he said," We'll leave the bags here." I nodded, now excited because he was. He took my hand and started walking.
"Where are we going?" I asked when we were on the main road. He looked down at me then.
"I'll go phase and when I come back, climb on my back, okay?" I raised my eyebrows and stared at him. He just kissed my forehead and sprinted towards the woods.
He came back a minute later.
Embry Call
I ran my way to her in my wolf form, enjoying the speed. It wasn't really necessary to phase, since we weren't going into the woods or something but I wanted to go there as fast as I can. I really wanted to show her the most special place to me. I sat down so it would be easier for her to climb on my back and she did, clutching to my neck for dear life.
"Run!" she said, her voice excited which made me even happier.
I ran, full speed down the road and towards the cliffs. We were there in no time. I sat down again so she could get the hint and climb back down and she did. I glanced at her face that now held a confused expression, her eyebrow raised.
"The cliffs?" she asked. I had taken her here before. I ran towards the woods again and phased back, now having both my shirt and my pants with me, and put them on. I went to her to find her sitting on the edge of the cliff and gazing into the blue sky. I decided to clear my throat as I approached so I wouldn't startle her, not when she's on the edge of the cliff. That was just stupid.
She turned and looked at me with a smile.
"You never told me-" I cut her off.
"It's not the cliffs," I said and took her in my arms, bridal style which made her gasp in surprise."Just wait," I instructed and she nodded obediently.
I ran as fast as I could in human form and descended down the cliffs, where the smaller cliffs were and finally got to the place I wanted to show her. I put her down and she stared at the whole place, taking it in.
"A cave?" she asked, probably more to herself," I didn't think of that." I rolled my eyes; I didn't think of that before either. She sat down and crossed her legs at the entrance. I sat down beside her and wrapped an arm around her shoulder.
"I come here a lot," I said," Whenever I need to stay alone, think of something," I explained," I can come here whenever I want. One time I spent the whole day here, just looking at the waves and the sky," I continued. She leaned on my chest.
"It's overwhelming," she commented," I used to have a place like that back to when I lived in Forks," she said," But it wasn't as beautiful, it was just the basement." She chuckled," Until this very moment, nobody knew I hid there," she said.
"Life can be hard sometimes," I said, very wisely and cheesily at the same time," But I can't say the same about this place; the whole Pack knew about it." Damn this pack plural."But you're the only person I told about this place," I spoke.
I came here when I first phased, when I knew about my 'father's problem 7 years ago, the day I imprinted on her and the day I argued with Mom, after I went to Mary in the hospital; I messed everything real bad that time.
I never thought I'd tell anyone else about that place. And, way before I imprinted, I didn't think I'd tell my imprint about this but now I proved myself wrong.
As I said before, Mary wasn't like anyone else. She was special, just like this place. She deserved to know.
"I want to tell you about something, too," she whispered,"Something that I had never told anyone about either," she said, her voice lower by the second. She got me confused.
"What is it?" I asked. She bit her bottom lip.
"After that...ordeal with Max," she started then swallowed," the reason I never agreed to go out with anyone is that...I-I couldn't bring myself to have enough confidence," she whispered. I rubbed her arms soothingly, I hated how she had to deal with this,"But then you came-" she looked up at me with what can only be described as love and trust,"And today, you gave me back what I had been missing for a long time, Em," she said and put a hand on my cheek,"You brought me back. I owe you my life," she concluded and kissed me quickly."That was so cheesy, right?" she chuckled and I wiped the tear that rolled down her cheek. I chuckled, too.
"Kinda," I joked but then remembered a question that I wanted to ask her for a long time."Mary, what did that Max do to you?" I spat his name but I was so curious; she never really told me what happened. She sighed.
"Can I not answer that?" she asked," Pretty please?" I nodded quickly.
"Yeah," I said," Yeah, sure. I was just curious is all." She smiled.
"Thank you, Em," she said," For that and for showing me this place."
"Well, you're more special to me than a cave in a cliff," I whispered in her ear and kissed right under it, where her neck began. She shivered and I smirked at her. I loved how she reacted to my touches and kisses; it was just so...cute.
A few minutes later of blissful silence, and as the orange sun set, disappearing behind the dark blue line of the ocean that we watched until it ended, a cold breeze hit us and she snuggled closer to me. Crap; I totally forgot she was still sick.
"Do you want to go home now?" I asked and she sighed.
"I don't want to but it's almost 7 anyway," she said,"Curfew. 8 maximum, remember?" I nodded.
"Sure," I said. Wouldn't want to get on her father's bad side. Again.
Mary Anderson
"...And we just danced all night long!" Stacey finished. I yawned nut tried to muffle it; didn't want to sound bored.
"Then it was as hot as Bryan said it was," I concluded.
"Bryan? Did he call you?" she asked.
"No, I saw him at school at this yearboo- Oh God!" I whined.
"What?" she asked.
"I have to go to school tomorrow!" I said,"To work with him on the content!" Stupid yearbook.
"With Hamilton?" How obvious was that?
"Well, duh," I said then sighed and decided to change the subject." I went shopping with Embry today," I said.
"Shopping? Seriously?" she said," Are you sure he's a guy?" I would've glared at her if she was here. She got it when I didn't answer," I'm kidding, M. It's really sweet of him," she commented," Gee!" I chuckled."Look, I gotta go now," she said.
"Okay, see you Monday," I said. We were going back to school on Monday for a week before the Holidays. Why? I don't know. She ended the call. I got up from the bed and went to hang my new dress in my wardrobe when I heard Allen.
"Do you really need to ask, Mom?" he whined from in front of his room, obviously. I smiled playfully and went out of my room to find Mom sighing and going back downstairs. I stopped him from shutting his door and he raised an eyebrow at me."What?" he asked.
"So Chloe Davis, huh?" I asked and his eyes widened.
"How did you know?" he asked and I just smirked.
"Matt told me she was going out on a date, too," I answered with a shrug. He smiled.
"Well, she's sweet and it went out great," he said," Now, leave me alone. Please?" Sweet? Seriously?
"Uh- Okay," I said and got back to my room, still shocked by this piece of information but something else caught my attention.
Little Al was growing up.
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