Tessa:
I was on my way to Paul's house to pick up the pie pan. I was finally finished with all of my finals and now only had to worry about work this summer and preparations of the soccer season. ARRRRRRRWWWW I jumped to see Spartacus in the front seat howling out the window. He was a two-year-old white and black Siberian huskie with two different colored eyes. The right one being brown and the left one being a pale blue. AAARRRRRRWWW
"What's going on boy?" I said to him laughing as I pulled the parking lot at first beach La Push; our first stop before Paul's. "Are we at the beach? Are we going to play soccer?" I laughed as he barked. "Come on Spart."
Spartacus who ran in circles around me waiting for me to boot the soccer ball out of the car directly followed me. I got the soccer ball out of the back of the CRV and booted it out to the water sending him after it. There wasn't anyone out here right now since it was a cloudy day and was supposed to rain later but then again that happened almost everyday so I have no idea if that really affects someone's day. I chuckled and ran over to Spartacus who was running with the ball by hitting it with his head. I was wearing jean shorts along with a black V-neck; my hair completely straight. We played soccer with me kicking the ball from him and booting it down the beach and him going after it. Bethany and I might have gotten him together but as she says he is my dog and I can see that at these moments. The way we work and play so well together, I trained him with hand commands and only cuddle with me. He put his mouth on the ball and ran with it in his mouth away from me. Making me laugh.
"Spartacus! You are going to pop the ball!" I yelled as I ran at him but he only kept dodging me. "Drop it bud ha!" He stopped then dropping the ball and took off. That's when I saw who had come, Embry, Quill and Claire. I felt my heart start to beat rapidly. The only good thing about his presence is that the black hole in my chest was gone and I felt that I could breath again. I found myself walking towards him though, well I guess them… Quil was patting Spartacus on the head who was sitting right in front of them. "Hey guys."
"Hi Tessa." Claire said with a big smile.
"Hello Tessa your dogs eyes are sick and he looks like a wolf." Quil said to me as I approached them.
"Ha thanks." I said back finding my eyes looking at Embry. "Hey."
"Good morning. So this is Spartacus." Embry said making my heart slow down.
"Yepp." I said snapping my figures as he started to play rough with Quill causing him to stop and sit next to me. "Sorry once he knows you'll play with him he will start to get really rough and I don't want him to nip you."
"Oh its no problem I'm used to rough housing. What breed is he?" Quil said.
"A Siberian Huskie. He was the runt of his litter."
"Really? But he is all muscle and the eyes are sick." Embry said bending down and petting him.
"His eyes was one of the reasons people didn't want him, they thought he was bewitched. And he grew the muscle since we work out together." Embry looked up at me, his deep eyes looking into me.
"Bewitched?..." Claire said looking at me scarred.
"Mhm, there are some crazy superstious people out there. The different eyes ment evil was there and that bad things would happen dun dun duuuhhhh. Its not really true Claire , he is a snuggly teddy bear most of the time. So what brings you guys to the beach? Kind of cold for a swim eh?"
"Who says we are swimming, maybe we like the view." Embry said.
"Then your looking at the wrong thing right now, the water is behind me." He chuckled at that.
"Thanks, good to know." He replied still not taking his eyes off of me making me feel the side of my mouth curve upwards. "You done with school now?"
"Yep, had my last final today so the boring summer may begin."
"Its summer how can it be boring?" Quil asked me making me reluctantly turn away from Embry to look at him.
"My two best friends left two days ago for an all summer soccer camp. So it's just going to be my sister and work this summer. I was supposed to go with them but couldn't last minute ha."
"Dam that sucks."
"Nah I get to work and get funds I need for college so whatever. Ill just teach this guy some more tricks." I said motioning to Spartacus.
"Well that could be fun." Embry said still rubbing Spartacus ears. "The tricks that is, not working."
"He likes you, he never lets anyone besides me rubs his ears. Beth can't even touch them." I saw Embry's mouth twitch into a smile.
"QUILLIE look pebbles! Can I get those ones!" Claire yelled pointing at the water.
"Yeah lets go." With that Quill and Claire went over to the edge of the water to look at the pebbles.
"Wow he seems like he would do anything for that kid." I said looking after them.
"Oh you have no idea." Embry said with a chuckle.
"Oh alright boy go long." I said to Spartacus as I dropped the ball and booted it down the beach sending him after it. "Ten bucks says he pops that ball by the end of the week."
"Does he pop them often?" Embry asked as he stood next to me and face Spartacus as he was struggling with bringing back the ball trying not to pop it.
"Well let's just say it's a good thing that Chief Swan isn't concerned with soccer ball murders." I said looking to him and then back to Spartacus.
"Do you ever end up running out of soccer balls?"
"Constantly, its one of the things I spend all my money on it drives Beth insane but my coach sometimes gives me some."
"Ha Beth seems like a cool sister."
"She is, we are extremely close. I think though sometimes she feels she has to act as a mother and sister for me at the same time which I would hope for her to not have to do."
'Older siblings can be like that I hear."
"Indeed, its weird four years ago she and I couldn't stand each other most of the time and now I could not imagine my life without her. Do you have any siblings?" I said as Spartacus returned with the ball making me boot it again.
"Not in the traditional sense. I grew up with it just my mom but Quill and Jake who are my best friends are like my brothers and same with the other guys you met at the cookout."
"Really? Wow I gathered you guys were close at the cookout. It must be nice."
"It can be, sometimes it's a little much and I want to strangle them."
"Well you said they were like siblings."
"I guess that is true."
"How come you and Beth didn't get along before four years ago?"
"Lots of things were always happening, she just wanted to get out of Forks and we clashed. Then we were forced to be with just us and that made us finally understand each other."
"What made you be forced together?" With that I paused as I took the ball from Spartacus and remember my past for a bit.
"My mothers death and my fathers leave. We had to find a way to play the card we were dealt." I said and booted the ball again.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to bring that up."
"I'm used to it so do not worry."
"Used to it? People bring it up often?"
"Forks is small, very small… enough about me though I'm not that interesting."
"Actually I find you very interesting and would love to keep talking about you."
"Ha you just want to know more crazy stories."
"Ah you have found out my diabolical plan."
"Sorry to disappoint you but you shall get none from me at the moment."
"At the moment? So there is hope I may get some?"
"I say allot if I'm drunk which has only happened once. Beth got me drunk this year so that I would know what it was like and know what to do at a party and stuff."
"She made you get drunk?"
"Beth did a lot in high school and doesn't want me getting in the trouble she got into."
I felt my phone buzz and I took it out to see that Paul had texted me saying that he was home so I could come pick up the pan. I had been at the beach for about two hours.
"I have to go pick up a pie pan.
"I guess I will see you around."
"I guess you will." I said to them putting my phone back into my pocket and ran my hand through my hair to distract myself from the emptying of my chest. Just from the idea that I would be leaving him…
"Have a good day." Embry said standing back up and giving me a little smile that only made my chest tighten. I smiled and turned away walking with Spartacus besides me.
"Hey Embry!" I said spinning around only to see that he hasn't moved an inch. What was I doing? "Do you happen to have your phone on you?"
"Uh yeah." He replied walking over to me and taking it out. I took my hand out taking the phone opened it and started to punch the numbers.
"Here call me sometime if you ever want to see that bike of mine or something. See ya." After finishing that I turned around and walked to my car not turning back as I heard another howl go through the air that brought chills to my skin.
I opened the door for Spartacus to get into the SUV and then hopped into drivers seat as I headed to Paul's. If you asked me why I put my number into his phone I couldn't tell you. It is too hard to explain, its like this guy is necessary for a part of my life. The moment I am away I have to focus on breathing which just makes me mad because I don't depend on anyone I like to be completely independent. And now all I can think about is this guy and it drives me insane. His deep dark brown eyes seem like they look into my soul even if I am just talking to him about a dog. I put the car in park as I had arrived at Paul's house and got out leaving the dog in the car. I walked up to the to the door and knocked.
"Hey T." Paul said opening the door, "come on in." I walked into the house.
"How's it going?" I said back.
"Eh alright I just got back from work so I'm kinda tired. You go run Spartacus on the beach?"
"Ya he should hopefully be tired for a little bit. I saw your friends Embry, Quil and Claire there." I said hoping on the counter and taking some food that was offered.
"Did you now?" Paul said getting a look on his face.
"What?" I said.
"Nothing I just remember you and Embry talking all during the cookout that's all. So I'm assuming you guys talked on the beach."
"Well I wasn't going to just treat them like leopards and stay away from them… I didn't talk to them long, Quil and Claire were looking at pebbles."
"And Embry? You talk to him more and give him your number?" He said in a teasing voice.
"Maybe… Okay fine I gave him my number he's a nice guy and you cant have to many friends…"
"Friend right?... You gave one of my good friends your number at a beach and say you just want to be friends?" Paul said putting the pie pans on the counter beside me.
"Paul come on you know me, you know my family could you think I would to date and do something like that."
"You dated that other guy."
"Yeah I did because Beth talked me into and it lasted a month. Embry feels different and right now I can't."
"T, you can't let your parents mistakes and them make an impact on something that can make you happy. He wont bite if he did I would break every bone in his body."
"Are you trying to set me up with you friend?" I asked him with a weird look on my face.
"Hey no I don't want any part in between this, I just want to see you happy. You and Beth..." he started before I cut him off.
"One; Paul, I'm fine. I got Beth, Spartacus, the team and I guess you want to be around again so I'm good. Two: you just got back around with me and Beth after being gone for how long? Don't think that just because we are talking like old times that you have a say in what I do."
"Yeah I know. Have you heard anything from your dad?"
"No thank god, I think he will be gone for the rest of time." I said hoping down from the counter.
"Good I hated that guy."
"I think the only people who did were the ones who took his money at the poker games."
"Don't let him effect your future."
"Paul I'm fine, please stop trying to be a councilor it doesn't suit you. I got to go to work."
"Have fun Ill see you around." And with that I left the house and got back in the car to head home.