You aren't Jealous, Are You?

"What are you talking about Kim?" Jared said, nervousness clearly written on his face.

"I, Uh, I- oh I can't" she turned and ran into the other room and slammed the door. I heard her voice come out through the wood. "Lacey? Will you please tell them?" I stood up and walked over to the door.

"No, you have to do this" I hissed at her.

"I can't, I really can't. Please?"

"It's not my secret to tell"

"I am giving it to you" I looked over at Emily who nodded at me. Now that all eyes were anxiously glaring a hole in my head, I turned my whole body towards the room.

"Before I say anything, everyone needs to realize this is a good thing and we should be happy"

"Cut it out Lacey, just tell me. She's okay, isn't she?"

"Yeah- yeah she is okay, umm, well we are going to get another pack member" Everyone stared at my blankly. I really didn't want to say it. Just as I took a breath to explain, Kim stepped out of the other room.

"I'm having a baby, I'm pregnant" I have never heard a room so quiet in my entire life. Everyone turned and looked at Jared. One wouldn't think that a tan boy could be so pale. One would be wrong. "Jared? Jared please don't be mad" Kim pleaded. Jared just sat there, staring into space.

"Jared, hello?" Sam said.

"Jared,honey, are you okay?" Emily made a motion to walk towards him.

"You can't be" he mumbled.

"I am" I felt like I was watching a show that I shouldn't be. We all were, however, glued to the conversation.

"I used protection"

"It didn't work"

"This isn't possible"

"Get a grip Jared, of course it is!" Quil hissed, clearly angry with Jared's reaction. "What were you thinking!?"

"Obviously he wasn't" Seth piped in.

"Guys this is going to be fine" Jacob tried to reason.

"This couldn't come at a worse possible time. You should know better than to have-uh- engaged in that activity" Leah yelled. For such a supposedly mature group of men and women, the topic of sex was surprisingly taboo. It did not go unnoticed to me that Embry didn't say anything. I realized that he was shaking when he calmly walked outside, smacking Jared on the head on the way out. It felt like in a matter of seconds Kim, Emily and I were alone in a room again. Kim sank down to the floor. I think I heard her mumble, he hates me.

"Okay, so maybe that didn't go quite as well as planned…" Emily began.

"Right, but it totally could have gone worse, no one phased"

"Oh? Really? Did you happen to miss your husband storming out of the room?" Again, guilt ran through me. Of course she noticed Embry's anger, although for someone who I understand completely, his reaction left me speechless.

"They all just need some time to adjust to the news"

"Lacey, I've been a part of this pack longer than you-"

"And where has that gotten you?" I snapped. "Regardless of whether you have known everyone for a year or two longer than me, Embry still proposed to me before Jared did to you. What does that tell you?"

"That he doesn't love me" she wailed.

"Bull, Kimberly. Jared just hasn't matured enough and suddenly adulthood has come knocking him in the face. This is a blow for everyone, it is showing that we are living in the real world, honey. You would think that a pack of werewolves would be grown-up enough to have handled this better, but they aren't. Give them time to adjust. They are all going to be happy, I can feel it" I was lying through my teeth and making up my answer. I was impressed with how logical it sounded. Maybe I was right.

"You think?"

"Yeah, in fact, if I know Jared he will be in here in three minutes flat apologizing for his reaction. Next to Sam, Jared imprinted the longest, his head is probably swirling right now. Everyone else's reactions aren't helping" True to my word (thank god) Jared came back within two minutes. He strode over, grabbed Kim and hugged her until her face was pink.

"I'm sorry, I just panicked. But I love you- you know that don't you? We are going to have a baby out of love…" He babbled on for a good five minutes. Kim, poor girl, stood there wide-eyed with tears as Jared got down on one knee with a ring in his hand. "I should have done this the moment we turned eighteen, but I don't know what happened. Please make me the happiest man alive and marry me?"

"Yes!" she screamed excitedly. Emily came over and wrapped her arms around me. She kissed me on the head, very motherly. It was only then that I realized that I had been crying. Kim looked so happy that it almost hurt to watch. I brushed at the water on my face and hugged Emily. I ran over to the happy couple and tackled them. The three of us laughed from the floor. Suddenly, my heart began pounding and I felt like I couldn't breathe. I stood up and ran to the door. I ran outside as fast as I could. I was having a panic attack.

"Embry!" I said, because I couldn't yell. I was hardly getting any air and I could not find Embry. The sky started spinning above me. "Embry" It was so quiet around me so I sat down on the ground. An eternity passed before I calmed myself down. As I turned towards the woods, I realized Embry had walked out from the trees. Well that is odd, maybe Embry is the cure to my panic attacks, I thought. He ran towards me.

"Lacey! What are you doing outside?" he said angrily.

"Panic attack" his face immediately softened.

"Oh, honey I am sorry, I should have been there"

"Yeah" I hugged him tightly, breathing deeply.

"You okay now?" I nodded against his chest.

"Why did you leave?"

"It's dumb"

"What? You weren't jealous were you?" I said jokingly.

"Yeah"

"Really?"

"Nahh"

"No, seriously Embry"

"Yes, Lacey. It should be us making that announcement. We are married and settled down. They haven't even gotten that far, regardless of how long they've been together. It should be us with that happy news"

"You are ready to have a baby?"

"No, I mean I don't know"

"Embry, we can't afford one"

"I know-"

"But someday, right?"

"Yeah"

"What's wrong?"

"Jared always gets things first"

"You got married first"

"Yeah, I made sure of that"

"Is that the only reason you asked me?"

"No! I couldn't wait any longer, I don't know how he has"

"Embry, our time will come. And you know what?"

"What?"

"It is going to be all the more special because we waited and worked for it"

"Yeah, you're right"

"How about you don't run off again?"

"Good idea"

"How did everyone else take the new when they left?"

"They are worried and disappointed"

"Kim and Jared are getting married"

"What?"

"Yeah, he proposed"

"Great, now all the attention is going to be on them"

"Baby, do feel that Jared gets more attention than you?"

"Yeah, I guess"

"Why?"

"He always got things first, when I came it was old news."

"Well in my life, you are always first, always"

"You promise?"

"Till death do us part"

"I love you so much"

"I love you more" I said, knowing it would set him off. He grabbed me and started kissing me.

"Oh no you don't"

"Uh huh" we argued all the way back into the house where we were greeted with a somber mood. I clung myself closer to Embry, worried about the conversation that was about to take place.

I thought a little Lacey/ Embry mush was in order. Thank you all for reading and please please review, it makes me wicked happy so much that I can't even put it in words! Thank you sooooooooo much for those that do, I really appreciate it :)