A/N: The following chapter may contain nudity, sexuality and coarse language. Viewer's discretion is advised. I'm kind of joking. I just really wanted to say that :P

Chapter 20: Bare it all.

Embry's POV

I had been sitting in the park since 10 in the morning. I had nothing better to do so I waited for Laurence for two hours. I bought a breakfast wrap at McDonald's for breakfast though. I wondered if Laurence would believe me if I told her I loved her more than anything in this world. Or would she think I was trying to sleep with her?

I thought about that for a few seconds then nodded to myself. She would think I wanted to sleep with her. No doubt. I didn't have time to beat around the bush though! I was kind of in a rush. Amber was waiting for an explanation but I couldn't just disappear for days without telling Laurence. I didn't want to disappear from her. I wanted to see her every day. I wanted to hear her laugh and make her laugh. I really wanted to be with her.

I was so happy when I saw her silhouette coming towards me from a distance. I ran towards her. She seemed delightfully surprised by my eagerness.

"Hey there, cutie." She pulled my face down and kissed me. I was taken by surprise but happy that she was this affectionate. I thought yesterday was just a spear of the moment kind of thing. Apparently it wasn't. "I missed you." She patted my chest and took my hand.

"How was your dinner party?" I asked her. I actually wanted to know if she had a good time. I wanted to know if she'd met interesting people and hear the things that had made her laugh. I was genuinely intrigued.

"It was boring. I wanted you to come."

It upset me that she hadn't had a good time. I didn't mean to ruin her day by not coming.

She took both my hands and started walking backwards. She was pouting like a lost puppy, "I missed you. I know that's weird." She let go of my hands and walked faster, clearly embarrassed. "Gosh, I'm sorry, I'm coming on super strong."

"No, it's alright."

"It's just that I recently came out of this committed relationship and it left me a little…flustered." She admitted. Laurence looked over her shoulder to give me an apologetic smile.

I jogged forward to reach her, "Do you want to talk about it?" If it was bothering her, I wanted it off her chest.

She looked at me, a bit surprised, "He was a jerk…. He treated everyone like crap except for me…little did I know that he was treating me like crap. He lied to me, we got into fights, he cheated on me..." She spat on the floor in disgust, "Left me kind of vulnerable I guess…Oh, my gosh, I can't believe I told you that." She looked away, blushing.

My words got caught in my throat. I was so screwed. She didn't like liars and that's what I was. She didn't like lying and I was doing so by being here instead of in La Push. She probably thought I was from here. She hated cheaters and, well, I had a girlfriend and I was pretty sure that making out with another girl counted as cheating, even if I was in love. I considered the fact that I was in a different area code, I heard that meant it didn't count. What was I thinking, of course it counted.

"Laurence, come with me." I said, pulling on her hand and walking faster than necessary. All of a sudden, I was in a real rush. Every second I was with her, I was tainting our relationship. Not only my relationship with Laurence, but my relationship with Amber. As good as it felt to hold Laurence's hand like this and feel her pulse race under my palm, I felt dirty about it because she had no idea that I had a girlfriend. It made me feel like scum and I didn't like it.

She didn't pull her arm away when I dragged her into the woods, "Laurence, do you believe in…magic?" I grimaced at my question, that was a stupid way to place it.

"Yes," she replied excitedly, "Yes, I do, Fairy God mother!"

I chuckled and stopped to scoop her up into my arms.

She gasped, "What the fuck, Embry?"

I started running into the woods and Laurence clutch to me like her life depended on it which, technically, it did. If I dropped her, that wouldn't be really funny.

I stopped in a very small clearing. Tall trees surrounded us. I set Laurence on the floor and she was gasping for air. She backed away from me, not in fear but because she need room to breathe.

"Don't do that. Ever." She ordered with her hand over her chest, feeling her heart pounding against her palm. I waited a few moments for her heart to settle, "If I weren't so scared. That would have been really fun." She grinned then looked around us and grimaced, "Bugs are here. I know there are bugs here."

"Laurence, do you believe in…werewolves and stuff like that?"

"No, but I read books on werewolves. Love stories, horror novels, I like the gory stuff." She grinned.

I smiled. She was so uniquely herself. Amber hated anything scary; she'd never even read a book before. How could I love someone who was the complete opposite to my dream girl?

"Why did you bring me here? Is this some kind of rape scene?" Laurence asked nonchalantly, "Because if you wanted to rape me you don't have to go through this much trouble. I'd have sex with you willingly." She looked up at the trees while she said this.

My throat swelled and I blushed, "No, um, Laurence, focus."

"Sorry, that was a joke…if you tried to rape me; I'd kick your ass."

"That's good to know."

There was a pause of silence.

"Awkward." She sang in a murmur. "I hope you don't mind me asking why the hell I'm surrounded by trees."

I took a deep breath, "Yes, um, I'm in love with you and—wait," she tried to cut me off, "And I know that we just met. I'm telling you this now because, well, I'm not exactly human and—"

"What? If you're not a human then what are you, a warlock?" she asked mockingly.

"No, I'm a werewolf."

She laughed, "Can we go out for breakfast or something? I'm kind of hungry. We can play this game later."

I sighed. I felt like a hypocrite. How much times had I called Seth stupid for phasing in front of Silver? In my defence, he didn't have a legit girlfriend when he imprinted on her. He was just dating random girls for fun. Amber wasn't just a random girl…she was my girl. She was perfect for me, like a female virgin of myself; she was also everything I wanted to be. She was outgoing and crazy. The more time I spent with her, the more outgoing I became. My Amber.

"Embry?"

"Huh?" my head snapped up and Laurence's face pushed Amber's away so thoroughly. All I saw was Laurence. "You want to see something scary?"

"Is it gross?"

"Kind of."

"Okay!" she nodded.

I grinned. She was my big brave dog.

I backed away from her and she didn't follow.

I didn't want to do this, but I couldn't spend the whole day with my heart belonging to two women. I couldn't do it anymore. This was for Amber and this was for Laurence as much as it was for me.

My eyes didn't leave Laurence's as I let the tremor and the heat fill my body. I kept playing Amber's face in my head over and over to have the courage to do this. That was what I was thinking about when I phased in front of Laurence, ripping through my only outfit and shoes. I was a real idiot for doing this.

Laurence didn't scream, which I took as a good sign at first. The possibility that she could have had a heart attack came to mind but her heart beat sounded normal. Her eyes bulged out of her head as she took in my giant form. Wow, she was braver than I though.

Laurence's eyes rolled to the back of her head and her body collapse to the ground.

I panicked, a whimper escaping my muzzle. I phased back immediately and ran to Laurence, falling to my knee, "Oh God, Laurence?" I shook her shoulders and put my ear to her cheat to hear if her heart was beating. It wasn't necessary since I could hear it without doing so, but I panicked. I was so panicked, I didn't even care that my face was pressed against her breasts. I hadn't notice how large they were till now. "Laurence?" I pulled her to make her sit up.

Her eyes fluttered open, "Oh…my God." She was very disoriented. Her eyes finally focused on my face, "That…was so…COOL!!!" She yelled when she was completely conscious. She sat up completely without needing any of my help."Holly Shit! You have to teach me how to do that! I—" she finally had a good look at me, "Dude, you're naked."

I was so happy she was okay, embarrassment was the last thing on my mind, "That tends to happen when I rip through my clothes to be a wolf."

"Oh, um, Okay." Laurence got up and looked up at the sky as I got up as well, "Well, now that I know that you're a wolf and I, um," she glanced down for a nanosecond then blushed looking away, "and I know what you penis looks like, what do we do?"

"What do you want to do?" I teased. I didn't really mean any of it. I wasn't going to take advantage of this situation. I was naked, it was warm out…I was just joking.

Laurence laughed nervously, "Wolfie style, I guess."

I backed away from her. We were standing very close and I was naked which seemed to make Laurence uncomfortable, "Sorry that I'm naked."

"It's okay…I have…I've seen naked men before so I'm used to it…That sounded slutty." She pointed out. She wasn't able to find the right words at the moment, "I've only seen a few men naked, like 3 who weren't my cousins…" she sighed, "I'm saying stupidness."

"Like I was saying, I'm in love with you."

She looked at me in surprise and smiled, "Well, since you're naked, I feel safe to say that I love you too…at least, I think I do. You're really hot, and naked, so…yeah..."

I chuckled, she was making being naked less awkward. I didn't feel awkward at all. It was a little drifty but other than that, it was all good. "So, now that you know that I'm not normal and very much in love with you…I have to tell you something. Firstly, you're my imprint which makes this inexplicable bond between us that'll last forever." I felt stupid explain this. I hated this conversation. It was so cliché. Imprint was such a stupid word, it would have been awesome if there was a cooler word for it, like Voltar. Laurence, you're my Voltar. It sounded cooler already! I'd have to bring this to council.

Laurence nodded attentively. She was really believing me. This was easier than I thought it would be.

"But…I feel obligated to tell you that I have a girlfriend…back in Washington…which is where I'm from…and where I live." I put big pauses between every statement, remembering them at last minutes.

Laurence eyebrows raised in surprise, "You have girlfriend." She repeated while nodding.

"Yes, but I love you, Laurence, I swear to you." I closed the distance between us and took both her hands.

Laurence wasn't speaking, she was deep in thought. Her eyes were down and I felt the need to cover up. She didn't look like she was looking at my package but I still felt self conscious. "Okay…you have a girlfriend…but you love me." She shrugged, "Break-up with her." She looked up at me with a dazzling smile. "If our bond is stronger than whatever you have with that other girl, then break up with her, then come back to me. We'll figure this out, Embry. If you come back to me, I'll take care of you." She promised.

"There's no if, Laurence. I will come back to you." I made my own promise.

She nodded a little less sure of herself.

I lifted her chin to bring her lips to mine.

She turned her face away, "Embry, you have a girlfriend…I can't. I wish you'd told me…"

"Oh…" I backed away from her.

"And you're naked…" she smiled apologetically.

"Oh!" I put both my hands over my groin. "I don't know how to get my hands on more clothes." I confessed sheepishly.

"Well, shit." She sighed, "Well, I should get back to civilization."

I nodded and, after a few minutes of protest from Laurence, carried her back. Laurence wasn't shy in front of my nakedness at this point. She was just terribly giddy. She giggled immensely when I lifted her off the ground.

I dropped her off close to the street, not wanting to be seen by civilians.

Laurence didn't give me a goodbye kiss. I would have hugged her, but I was suddenly very aware that I was naked. Instead, we just shook hands. Laurence gripped at me hand, not wanting to let go. With a sigh from both of us, we headed in opposite directions.

I watch Laurence walk away. I didn't like watching her walk away. It pained me to see her leave. She looked over her shoulder at me. Seeing her face made me know that she was worth everything. I would give up everything to spend all my time with Laurence.

I thought she might be thinking the same thing; a soft smile had grown on her face, till she bursted into giggles. I was still naked.