Do you believe in fate?

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Chapter 15: Fifteen Shape Shifting Boys…?

Finishing out the week is literally torture… I mean seriously after all this time I'm finally going to know what is going on and I have to wait until Friday. That just isn't fair! The boys seem excited though and they have been a regular bundle of energy all week, which is starting to drive me up the wall. If they break one more thing in my house from all their rough housing I'm going to kick their overly muscular behinds. Or have Paul do it… whichever works best…

I'm just glad that it's finally Friday, not only do I get this weekend off to start moving into the house, but I finally get to find out what's going on. So I begin whipping up a big breakfast for the boys who I know will be stopping by this morning. I'm a little surprised when Jake walks in the front door followed closely by Seth, Alexis, Brady and Collin.

"Hey Jake! What are you doing here?" I question mentally calculating how much he is going eat in my head.

"I need to go into town for something today and I was wondering if you would like company on your way to work?"

"Sure… do you need a ride?"

"Umm… Yeah I do actually… My car needs some work done so I caught a ride with Seth today… Sorry I didn't call and ask first," he says sheepishly scratching the back of his head.

"It's fine," I say brushing it off, "you hungry?"

He smiles his easy smile and nods before digging into the food on the table.

I roll my eyes as Tommy rushes into the kitchen and begins to fight the other boys for his breakfast. If he had just gotten up when I told him to then he wouldn't have this problem. A few moments later Carry comes into the room as well and Seth practically leaps up to make room for her sit down. She shyly smiles at him and begins to dig into her own breakfast. I smile slightly at the sight before me and enjoy my coffee for a moment before I walk over to the stove and get the oatmeal that I had prepared for myself.

"Oatmeal?" Jake says in surprise, "That's all you're having?"

"If I ate like you guys every day, I would be the size of a barn…"

"I doubt that! You're so tiny!" interjects Brady also eyeing the oatmeal as if it was going to jump from the bowl and attack him.

"But Meg makes good oatmeal!" says Seth from his position on the counter.

The boys all stop and look up at him in disbelief before they all burst out laughing. I laugh as well and when Seth has finally glared enough we quickly finish up our meal and head off to start our day.

I find that I don't actually mind having Jake ride into town with me, he's easy to talk to and he has a great sense of humor so the ride there isn't nearly as boring as usual.

"So is someone coming to pick you up?"

"Uh… no I was just going to ride home with you this afternoon that ok?"

"Yeah of course, but are you seriously going to be hanging around all day?"

"Well I'd planned on it…"

"I could take you home on my lunch break; it's not a problem…"

"No, I doubt that I'll be done by then…"

"Oh ok… well as long as you aren't just wandering around bored all day."

"Nah… I have plenty to fill my time."

With that, rest of the ride, which is only a few minutes, is silent. When I park, Jake quickly gets out of the car and says to call him when I'm ready to head home and starts off in a random direction down the street. As I'm heading toward the building I'm a little surprised to fine Calvin leaning against the building, he is talking to a woman who looks entirely entranced by what he is saying, but he looks up just long enough to catch my eye and wink. I suppress a shiver as I make my way into the building not liking his reappearance in my life one little bit.

The shrill ring of the phone makes me jump out of my concentration. I glare at it before checking the caller id, where a number I don't recognize appears. I answer it anyway.

"Hello? Miss. Grace?"

"Yes?"

"My name is Jennifer; we spoke a few weeks ago about Carry? The girl you are fostering?"

"Yes, you said that you were trying to get in touch with some relatives of hers," I say nervously.

"That's correct; it appears that she has an Aunt and Uncle on her father's side."

"Her father? She doesn't even know her father."

"That doesn't mean that there aren't any blood relatives on his side of the family willing to take her in."

"I see…"

"They will be flying up in a week's time to see her."

"I understand."

"Good, I will see you then," with that she hangs up.

The day drags by slowly but when it is finally time to call it quits for the day, I happily pull my cell phone out and call Jake, more than ready to get home. He informs me that he would be there in 10 minutes to pick me up and that he doesn't want me to leave the building until he gets there. I'm confused by his cautious behavior but listen to him just the same.

When Jake enters the building his shoulders are tense and he has a frown on his face that doesn't suit him.

"Jake? What's wrong?" I question softly.

He just shakes his head and sends me a strained smile, "Nothing Meg. Let's just go okay?"

"Sure," I mutter as I move past him to go out the door, he follows so close behind me that I'm surprised that he isn't stepping on my heels.

"Where's the fire Jake?" I ask as we get into the car.

"I saw that guy… Calvin… I don't like him… He… has a bad vibe," he says hesitantly.

"Yeah, there's something weird about him. I saw him this morning when I went into work."

"You did?" he asks alarmed.

"Yeah he was talking to some girl; she looked practically in love with him. It was odd…"

"Did he talk to you?"

"No."

"Why was it odd that she seemed to be in love with him?"

"I don't know… it just… didn't seem real? I don't really know how to describe it."

He just nods and turns to look out the window. The rest of the ride is silent each of us lost in our own thoughts.

When I get home I rush to go get ready, I'm not quite sure that I can tell Carry at the moment. She seems happy, and I don't want to ruin tonight for her. She's sitting on the couch with Seth as she shows him her sketch book. I smile as I watch him hang on her every word. Paul walks into the room as I'm about to go down the hallway.

"Hey Meg! Good day at work?" he asks as he comes up and hugs me.

"For the most part…" I mutter nervously.

He looks concerned, "what do you mean?"

"Can we talk about this later? I really need to get a shower for tonight."

"You don't need to shower for tonight; we're going to First Beach."

"Well I at least need to freshen up and put myself together. I'm a little nervous…"

"Sure," he says with a small smile and lets me go into the bathroom.

I quickly freshen up trying to get myself ready in the small amount of time that I have, all the while trying to figure out how to tell Carry about the phone call and when. I frown as I quickly walk out of the bathroom and right into Paul.

"What's wrong?" he deadpans as he looks me straight in the eye. I look out my bedroom door and into the living room where the boys were hanging out while they wait for me to get ready.

"I got a phone call today."

"From who?"

"The service worker working Carry's case, apparently she has family, an Aunt and Uncle; they are supposed to come in a week's time to see her and make a decision."

"I thought her mom didn't have family, at least any capable?"

"They're on her dad's side of the family."

"She doesn't even know her dad."

"That's what I said! Apparently that doesn't matter, they are her blood relatives. I don't have any say in this whatsoever."

"So we can't do shit!"

"That's right…"

"We have to do something!"

"I don't think we can…"

"You don't understand Meg… at least not yet…"

"What do you mean Paul?"

"You'll understand after tonight, why she has to stay with you."

"Ok…"

"Just trust me ok?"

"Well I have so far… I don't know where it's gotten me…"

Paul just gives me one of his dashing smiles and we head off to the party.

I'm not entirely sure what to think of the party. I stick out like a sore thumb… I'm pale and a little over dressed…

"See," Paul comes up behind me and whispers in my ear, "I told you it wasn't a big deal."

I roll my eyes and smack his arm, not that it does any good, I'm like a fly to his St. Bernard.

But I head over to a table full of food where Emily and Kim are setting up. I set the pies I made the night before on the table and have Paul set down the casseroles. He chuckles as I'm swarmed by the two females and given hugs.

"I'm soo glad that you're finally here!" Emily exclaims.

"Me too… Brady's girlfriend is pissing me off…" Kim mutters as she glances over at a skinny girl, who looks a little snooty.

I laugh and look over at her. Alexis is standing off to the side with Tommy both with matching looks of distain on their faces.

"I've heard them talking about her… apparently none of them like her, except Brady, but she's just using him…"

"Yet he still dates her?"

"Oh! He doesn't know that she's just using him, just the rest of them… there have been a few broken objects over said girl."

"So you've met her?"

"Nope! Brady knows better."

"What do you mean?" questions Emily.

"Just trust me when I say that Brady knows better…"

The girls just nod and look over at me with a look of confusion.

"Alright! Enough of the gossip! I'm going to introduce her to everyone."

"Oh no!" exclaims Kim as she grabs my arm, "You are not hogging her all night, we haven't seen her in weeks and you see her practically every day!"

Paul frowns as she pulls a little harder on my other arm, "She needs to meet the Elders." He says with faux patience.

Paul pulls me away from the girls and I glance back to see them each shaking their heads with a small smile on their face.

Paul pulls me up to three people sitting in front of the fire; each one looks oddly familiar in their own way.

"This is Billy Black, Sue Clearwater and Quil Atera Sr.," he says as he points to them each individually. "They are the elders of the tribe."

"And I'm assuming related to Jake, Seth and Quil respectively?" I question in amusement.

They each smile and nod.

"Well it's a pleasure to meet each of you, you all have wonderful boys."

"Thank you," Says Billy, "They speak highly of you as well."

"Yes, I should thank you for allowing to Seth to practically move into your house," Sue with a laugh.

"Seth is a sweetheart. I adore him!" I say happily.

After the introductions are done, it's apparently time for the legends to be told. I sit next to Paul on a log with a front row seat of the 'action.' I sit enthralled as Billy Black tells the tale of the Chief and his third wife and the wolf spirits. I feel a tear run down my face at her sacrifice and I can only hope to feel that kind of love for someone someday. The odd thing is I can't seem to get Paul out of my head. When the story is over Paul gets up and ask me if would talk to him in the woods. I agree and we head out of the way of the camp fire and into the shelter of the trees. I hug my sweater closer to me to keep myself warm now that we are out of the warmth of the fire.

"I told you I would tell you the truth so here it is…"

I nod and give him a small smile of encouragement.

"The legends are true."

"What?"

"Vampires… Shape shifters… it's all real."

"Paul… come on be serious."

"I am being serious! I'm a shape shifter!"

"That's ridiculous," I say with a sardonic laugh and a shake of my head as I turn to leave, "You know if you didn't want to tell me the truth you could have just said so instead of making up this lie!"

But as I turn back around, standing in front of me is a giant gray wolf I swallow hard and scream…

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