Sam's POV
I sat in the car waiting for Nessie and Moon to come out of the stupid mall. Never take girls to the Beast when you have an amazing sports car. I shuddered, my poor car…what if there wasn't a mall nearby? My poor, poor car… Just then Moon walked out of the mall followed by Nessie. I stared at Moon, who was wearing a black short sleeved T-shirt that said 'kool kat' in red letters and jean shorts.
"Finally! I thought you'd never finish." I said. "And why, might I ask, did you get so many clothes?"
"Well, I'm sorry." She said sarcastically. "But they were on sale, and just adorable! I mean, look at this!" She pointed to a light blue dress.
"Crazy." I coughed. Nessie laughed and Moon glared.
"You're one to talk." She mumbled. Nessie laughed. Well, continued laughing, anyway. Now it was my turn to glare.
"Just get in the car." I grumbled. We got in the car and started driving.
"… and then …"
I groaned. Moon has been talking about the beast since we got in the car. We've been home for 44 ½ minutes, and the drive was a little over 15 minutes.
Ring! Ring! Ring!
Nessie's phone rang. "Hello?" she answered. "Jake? Where are you?! I've been lo─" she paused. "Jake? Jake?! Ugh!" she pressed END.
"Nessie? Was that Jake? Did you find him?" I asked. My voice was hopeful but inside …
She sighed. "No. he hung up."
"Oh. Well, maybe next time." Yes!
"Thanks, Sam." She said and hugged me. Now I felt guilty. A little bit. Not at all.
"Why don't you just call him back?" Moon suggested.
"MOON!" I growled. Why couldn't she just leave well enough alone?
"Yes?" Moon smiled slyly.
"I'll try…" Nessie dialed a number and hung up frowning, "His phone is off…"
I smiled inside. Widely. "Too bad, isn't it?" I said. Mock pity.
Nessie's POV
"So …how was the Beast?" Moon asked, probably trying to take my mind off Jake. It wasn't working. Much.
"Great, I guess." I was so worried. I had a bad feeling that Jakie─ my Jakie─ was in trouble. And I couldn't do a thing to help him.
Moon was eating like a lunatic (as usual), and I remembered something. Randomly. "Who's Thorn?" I asked. Sam stared and Moon stopped eating. Well, paused was more like it.
"No one." Sam mumbled.
Moon sighed. "He's─"
"Don't!" Sam yelled.
"Why not? It's not like she doesn't have a right."
"Thorn is dangerous. Do you really want to do that to her?" Sam whispered.
"She has us. And it's not like she's completely helpless, any way. Except in shopping, of course. There she's completely helpless." She whispered. Then louder, "Thorn is m-"
"Shhhh."
"Why can't she tell me?" Now I was getting annoyed.
Moon glared at Sam, "He hates him. So, anyhoo, Thorn isn't that dangerous. I mean, werewolves aren't that bad, are they?"
"Yes." Sam growled.
Now I glared at him. "My Jakie's a werewolf."
He looked shocked. Then he looked at Moon. "See? I told you they aren't so bad, but do you listen? Nooooo."
I rolled my eyes. "Wait, so exactly who is Thorn?"
"A werewolf." Sam said shrugging.
"I know that!" I glared at him.
"Well…he's sort of my…" Moon blushed, "Fiancé…"
I stared. "F- f- f-"
She sighed. "C'mon! Fiancé. Fiancé."
"Wait. Fiancé? As in … engaged? That kind of fiancé?"
"There's another kind? Wow. Cool."
"Oh, shut up."
Moon stared, then looked at Sam. She smiled. "Did she just say what I think she said?"
"I think she said what I think you think she said."
"What do you think." She turned to me.
"Uhhh …" what should I say? "I think what you guys think?"
Moon gasped. "She's … she's finally learning to stand up for herself!"
"Good girl." Sam said, patting me on the back.
"Uh … thanks, I think." I wasn't sure that was a compliment. I yawned. "Well, I'm going to bed." I said, and went to my … well, the bed Sam and Moon were letting me sleep in, anyway.
"But it's only 5: 30." I heard Moon whisper to Sam. I still never got how they keep forgetting that I can actually hear them … even if I did grow up in a house where everyone had super-hearing.
"Good night."
"Good evening." Sam said.
"Later." Moon smiled, as if her thing was the best. I shook my head, and went to the bed to sleep.