"Could you repeat that?" you asked again.
"I like you." He stated coolly. You blinked at him three times.
"What?" you asked. You seriously could not believe the words coming out of his mouth.
"I. Like. You." He stated once again. Sure you had a crush on him and sure it started growing and growing after you spent so much time with him. He had cut his hair short which made him look even better. After seeing him sick on the cot had put over the edge than 'just friends.' You cleared your throat and gave a shaky breath. He looked at you with those big brown eyes waiting for a reply.
"Um." Your brain was fried and you couldn't make complete sentences.
"It's okay if you don't like-"
"No! I mean." You scolded yourself for being so awkward. You took a deep breath and exhaled. You closed your eyes and exclaimed, "I've actually liked you since I first saw you!" You opened one eye to see a slight smirk on his lips. You covered your face with your hands out of embarrassment. You then felt arms wrap around you and you were now really warm. You peeked from your hands and saw Embry very close to you. You calmed down and wrapped your arms around his torso.
"Now then," Embry leaned back a bit to look at you, "let's go hang out." He smiled as he grabbed your hand led you away from the park you two were currently at.
...
Embry had brought you two to the La Push beach and sat down on a nearby log. The scenery was so beautiful you wanted to see it forever. You're usually busy so you never got to go and see certain parts of Forks. Embry loved the way you would look at anything and take in its beauty.
"I can't take it anymore." He said standing up. You looked up at him confused.
"Can't take what?" you asked.
"I have a big secret to tell you that you need to know." He stated. "You have to promise you won't freak out. Please."
"I'll try not to. It can't be that bad right?" you laughed nervously. He gave you that look again like earlier.
"It's about my family."
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After hearing all the stories of the Quileutes and Embry explaining that he and practically everyone you knew was a werewolf. You stared blankly at him trying to wrap your mind around the fact that your now new boyfriend had just told you he was a werewolf. He explained how the phasing happened and why it happened.
"Is this a joke?" you asked laughing faintly. Embry gave no sign of anything being funny. "So is that why you stormed out of the diner after my volleyball game?" you surprised yourself by asking this question rather than 'oh my god you're a werewolf?' or 'get away you freak!'
"I'm serious. I just wanted you to know what's going on and I needed to tell you why I told you I liked you." You looked at him to explain more. "There is this thing called imprinting. It's when you see, you know, your 'soul mate,' but it's I guess more extreme." He looked to you. "Like when you see them, it's not gravity holding you on Earth. And that you want to protect them and be with them forever." He looked down at his hands. You felt really touched that he thought of you that way.
"Yeah," he said shyly. You sat there taking a good look at Embry. The whole gravity part was a bit cheesy and the thought made you smile slightly. Embry noticed and asked you why you were smiling. You wrapped your arms around him and gave him a hug. He was a bit surprised that you hadn't run off screaming.
"Okay, I won't tell anyone and I think I'll be okay." You said leaning back.
"Yeah, you know it's just us hanging out and nothing weird." He said nudging you.
You relaxed and took off your shoes and settled into the sand. You played with the sand as Embry joined you. He rolled up his jeans and helped you with building a sand castle.