I'm yours, Keep me safe

We walked back towards the house. "Wait a minute" I said. Embry stopped and looked at me.

"You aren't having another attack are you?"

"No, I'm fine"

"Then why are we pausing?" he whispered.

"Because when we go back inside, there are going to be a lot of mixed emotions and I would just like a moment to stand with one"

"Which is?"

"Love"

"That is so corny"

"Like popcorn" I said. He put his arm around me.

"Do you remember that night we got lost in the woods?"

"You mean the one where you lost the map and we couldn't find the way out when it was dark?"

"Yeah, that one, however I will have you know that I knew exactly where we were" I hit him.

"Way to clue me in"

"I thought it would work like a horror film, you get scared and lean on me more" he laughed.

"Embry I thought we were going to die in the woods!"

"I would never let that happen" he said fiercely.

"Well I know that now, but can I tell you something without you laughing?"

"Of course"

"Be serious Embry"

"I am serious"

"That was the night that I knew I wanted to marry you"

"That was like three or four months before I proposed and everyone thought that was way too early. I could have proposed back then and you would have said yes?" I nodded "Why?"

"As nervous as I was, I realized that there was no one that I would rather be lost with" I said sheepishly and shrugged my shoulders.

"Really?"

"Yeah"

"Well Lace, you could have clued me in. I spent the entire night after I dropped you off thinking you would never see me again"

"You should have asked"

"You weren't even agitated with me so I figured you gave up"

"Well, it was a beautiful night, almost like this one"

"And?"

"I feel safe with you"

"You shouldn't"

"You aren't ever going to hurt me"

"I already did, remember?"

"Silly mistake" I kissed him "I am your responsibility, take good care of me" I said and took off. He chased after me, the moonlight highlighting our path. We stopped, laughing and breathing so hard you could probably hear us a mile away.

"That didn't even phase you not pun intended, why are you breathing so hard?"

"So that you don't feel bad" I nudged him with my shoulder and took his hand.

"Let's go inside" We opened the door and everyone had re-congregated back into the room. All the boys were standing in the corner. Leah was looking jealously at Kim's ring. Everyone looked up when we walked in. No one said anything, they all just took their seats.

"So, with the leech on the loose and a pregnant woman, we are going to need to be on extra alert. Nights -all the girls will stay at one house. I don't care whose." Sam said going into leader mode. I looked at Embry. He just shrugged. He mouthed- It will all be over soon. I nodded at him. It was decided that tonight we could all go back to our perspective homes. Sam and the younger boys were on duty because it was a weekend night. Before we left, Kim pulled me aside.

"Lacey, thank you"

"It's what friends do"

"I made some horrible comments"

"You were under stress, now everything is okay again"

"I know but that doesn't excuse me"

"I'm not upset"

"Well you should be"

"Okay, but I'm not- goodnight"

"Lacey, come on, it's time to go" I heard Embry call. I laughed as I said that sentence in my head. Embry Call, called me. I walked towards him. That night we slept peacefully.

Every day I went to work, Embry picked me up. We ate dinner together. He brought me to Emily's or sometimes they came here. If it wasn't his shift, he would stay by my side. We would talk and make jokes. Sometimes we would just watch t.v. I preferred the nights when he was home- so did he. About two months into the process, Kim was really appearing pregnant. Apparently she was six months. How that girl didn't realize sooner was beyond me. The leech continued to dance around, never attacking. The Cullen's hadn't found anything. Embry was getting more and more edgy. I think the thing was freaking him out. He came home agitated.

"What's wrong?"

"This thing" he spit the word "doesn't make any sense"

"I know"

"I am also getting tired of not having a normal life with my wife"

"Tell me about it – you are actually doing things, I am in prison" I smiled at him.

"You are taking this so well"

"So are you" he shook his head. This was our first real private moment in weeks when Kim bustled through the door.

"Being pregnant is hard" Embry rolled his eyes. He was still upset about Jared getting pregnant first.

"Yeah- it's a big responsibility"

"Especially when you are carrying twins"

"What!" Embry and I yelled at the same time.

"Oops, I wasn't supposed to say anything" Embry through down the paper he was reading and left. "Why is he mad?"

"He's not, he just needs a minute"

"Well, it's two girls. I wanted to name them with Emily and Lacey for their middle names"

"Oh, Kim that is so sweet" I felt my eyes well up. I ran out to tell Embry, who was sitting on the porch. I sat down and rubbed his back. Another blow for my husband. Another blow for me.