The pack threw me a party on my birthday. I hadn't seen Ben in two days not since that night, so I was surprised when he showed up with a present. Adam and Mercy got me a gift card to hot topic. Jesse got me my favorite bands new CD, Warren got me a movie, my dad got me a stereo for my car, and Ben got me two front row tickets to see my favorite band in concert. After the party was over and everyone left. I thought it was just me so I put in the CD Jesse got me and sat down on the couch.

"Hey can we talk?"

"What do you want?"

"I wanted to talk about the other night."

"Yeah what about it?"

I had tears in my eyes again but this time I didn't hide them.

"I'm not worth the trouble. I get it you don't have to explain."

"Yes I do. You have it all wrong. It's not you that's not worth the trouble believe me you are. It's me that's not worth the trouble."

"Yeah right. You don't want me and that's fine."

" Yes I do want you. I want you more than I have ever wanted anything in my life."

"Yeah you have a funny way of showing it. What were your exact words? Oh yeah 'yeah it would and it isn't worth the trouble'."

"Well I couldn't come right out and say what I really wanted to say in front of Warren now could I?"

"And what was it that you really wanted to say. There is no one here but you and me, so come on say it."

"Yeah it would cost a lot but I don't care. I want you. You are all I can think about. When I see another guy look at you I just want to rip their throats out. I am tired of having to hide how I feel about you. I would love to be able to show it but I can't. Those concert tickets are the only way I could think of to be able to hold you without getting my head ripped off by your dad and I will gladly take it. Even if it's only for one night."

"I don't know what to say. You did a damn good job of hiding the way you feel that's for sure. I hate having to hide the way I feel about you too. I wanted to rip the heads off of all the girls you date. Every time I saw you with someone I would bite my tongue and call them skanks under my breath. I wanted to ask if you would go to the concert with me but I wasn't going to do it with my dad right there. I dream every night about being in your arms and always wake up disappointed because it's just a dream. I wouldn't care if we got caught because it would be worth it. I couldn't think of anyone more worth my time than you."

When I was done talking Ben grabbed my waist, pulled me toward him and kissed me as he slid his arms around me. Just as we pulled apart someone walked through the door. It was my dad.

"Hey I just got called into the hospital. Could you stay here until Warren gets here? I know you had plans to go out tonight."

"Yeah that's fine. I decided not to go out anyway."

"Hey dad about the concert. I know I have to have a babysitter so I was thinking that since Ben paid for the tickets he could be my bodyguard. Would that be OK?"

"I guess if Ben is OK with it so am I."

"It's fine with me."

"When is the concert?"

"Friday at 7."

"OK I have to go."

"Later Dad love you."

"Love you too."

"Well that was easier than I thought it would be."

"Yeah I know right. My dad usually does what I want."

"Must be nice to be daddy's little girl."

"It is pretty nice. You know what would be even nicer?"

"What would that be?"
"To be able to say I'm your girl."

"Maybe someday soon you will be able to. Now what do you want to do?"

"I want to watch new moon."

"Really why? Never mind I know why. You want to see Jacob with his shirt off again."

"That's not the reason I like the movie so much. Besides I would rather see someone else with his shirt off anyway, It's that line in the movie where Bella finds out what he is and he says I was born this way I can't help what I am. What I'm not the right kind of monster for you. It really hits home for me. I kind of know where he's coming from. I kind of feel like that sometimes."

"Trust me you are not a monster."

"I know it's just sometimes at school people will tease me and call me a freak and I will get mad and my wolf eyes will show and people get scared. I'm really lucky Jesse is there to pull me away and calm me down or there might have been a few less people in my school."

"You can't let them get to you. People are scared of what they don't understand."

"I know. It was just easier in Montana because I didn't have to hide what I was. They already knew."

"Yeah that would suck, but you have me now."

I laughed and he leaned over and kissed me right as Warren walked in.

"What the hell is going on in here?"

"It's not what it looks like."

"Really because it looks like you two were just making out on the couch."

"It was just a kiss."

"Just a kiss, my ass. All that stuff that happened the other day makes perfect sense now. You got upset over what he said and he got upset because you got upset. This is just fucking great. Now what am I supposed to do."

"Please don't tell my dad or Adam. I want to be the one to tell my dad. Plus that is only the second time it has happened."

"I won't tell them but so help me little girl you better."

"I will I just have to figure out how to first."

"Well you better do it soon it won't get any easier that's for sure. And that better not happen again at least not were anyone can walk in on it. What if I would have been your father or Adam for that matter."

"I would be in deep shit."

"No both of you would be in deep shit."