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"Flowers and Fireworks" - All the Day Holiday
You take the roots so much deeper / So the trees can grow strong / and you take the roots so much deeper / You take my fear and doubt and make me a place / To abide in / To make me feel like a child again
"I'll see you tomorrow at eight," I told my Danni as I was walking out the front door. "Don't forget: at Alicia Park near Josiah Lane. We'll start there."
My Danni just stood there scowling at me, her eyes imaging me in the slowest, most painful death ever thought of. To further piss her off, only because I think she's absolutely adorable when she's angry, I blew her a kiss the second her mom turned around to go into another room.
I held back my laugh as I saw her jaw drop and her eyes widen. I could've sworn I saw steam blow from her ears, but before I could know for sure, she slammed the front door behind me. As soon as the door was shut, I felt an ocean of loneliness engulf my core. I wanted to see my Danni again, I wanted to hold her in my arms and tell her that she's the most beautiful thing I've ever laid my eyes on. I wanted to claim her so that she'd be forced to be mine forever. There's so many things I want to do for her…if only she'd let me.
I trudged back to my cruiser and slowly got inside, glancing at the front door to Danni's house every few seconds, wishing she'd run out, begging me not to leave without her. Of course not Honey, I'd say, pulling her to me and putting my lips on hers. She'd tell me she loves me and I'd open up the passenger door for her on my cruiser. Then we'll go wherever she wants to and we'll live together happily ever after.
I waited in my cruiser, almost crying for that dream to come true. Unfortunately, after ten minutes, I realized that my Danni didn't want to leave with me. I started up the cruiser and drove off to Sam's for the dinner that Emily was making all of us.
The entire drive there I imagined that Danni was sitting next to me in the cruiser, holding my hand and resting her head on my shoulder. I wrapped my arm around the empty seat that I pretended she sat in and I even did the seat belt, wanting her to be safe all the time. "How was your day Sweetheart?" I asked her, although technically I was just talking to myself.
It was good, but now it's perfect since I'm with you, my pretend Danni responded, leaning in closer to me.
My smile widened and I felt my insides turn with intense want for this scenario to be real. "I love you. You know that right?"
I love you too Paul. I've always loved you.
"Do you think you can overlook my being a werewolf and come live with me?"
I'd do anything for you Paul. It honestly doesn't bother me that you're a werewolf. I then imagined her running her hand up and down my chest. It helps that you look really sexy in your police uniform. She then leaned forward and started to kiss along my jaw line, leaving faint sensations where she was supposed to have touched me.
I felt my pants get tighter as I got an erection. Just the thought of my baby touching me gave me an instant rager.
I grabbed her hand and put it on my bulge. "Do you see what you do to me? Can you understand the power you hold over me?"
My imaginary Danni started to unzip my pants, slowly, smiling at me the entire time. Her hazel eyes shined with lust and I could tell she wanted me as badly as I wanted her.
Then she grabbed a hold of my hard member…and I creamed my pants.
"Shit!" I growled as I readjusted myself to get more comfortable and ignore the wet goo in my boxers. I undid the passenger seatbelt and quit pretending Danni was with me. When I finally take her, then we'll both experience real pleasure and I'll never have to fantasize again.
I pulled up to Sam's house, figuring out that I was the last one here as I heard everyone else chatting away inside. Fucking Quil was all over his imprint, Claire, who had just turned sixteen and found out about him being a wolf. She accepted him and the two decided that they'd start to get serious when she was of legal age. That was my excuse that I used for Danni: why I never brought her around and why I've never been on a date with her. I was too old for her for the time-being. She wanted us to be legal.
Sam knows the truth though: that she actually can't stand the thought of being near me because I ruined her high school life. He read my thoughts as I was moping about it once during patrol. He promised he wouldn't tell anyone and that he'd always be there if I ever needed to talk to someone about it.
I got out of the cruiser and walked inside the house shouting "There better be no drugs on the premises. The law is here!" I always got a kick out of being a man of the law.
Leah rolled her eyes and muttered something about it smelling like bacon.
"Hello Paul!" Emily cheered as she led me inside. "How was work today?"
"Pretty good," I responded. "There's really not much crime that goes on in these small towns." That was true. So far I've only had domestic disturbance calls and that one with Danni earlier today.
Emily smiled. "I'm glad to hear that. Thanks for keeping our town safe." She then walked back into the kitchen to finish making whatever she was making. I don't know what it was, but it sure as hell smelt delicious. I wonder if Danni will ever make me dinner.
Sam walked over to me. "How's it goin'?" he asked.
"Alright."
He jerked his head to the side as a signal for me to follow him outside to the back yard so that we could talk in private. I followed and when he turned back he asked, "How are things with Danni?"
A humongous smile was plastered on my face. "I talked to her today!" I cheered, feeling like a giddy school girl. I didn't care though. The fact that I got to see my Danni when she was actually awake got me frisky.
Sam chuckled at my excited attitude. "That's an improvement over just laying with her sleeping body."
I just rolled my eyes. He and I both knew very well that it was the only way I could be with her and she wouldn't try to push me away.
"What did you guys talk about? It was a good conversation, right?"
I hung my head. "I was supposed to confiscate her laptop because she and her friend were harassing some girls online."
Sam looked at me with sympathy. "Well?"
"Her friend cooperated and gave me her laptop without any problem at all. But Danni, you know her. It's a fight with everything."
Sam put his hand on my shoulder. "She'll come around Paul. They all do eventually."
I hope he's right. It's been three years, and I still don't even have a friend status with my imprint! "But instead of arresting her like I was supposed to, I said I'll take her on some community service."
"Are you allowed to do that?" Sam asked, cocking his eyebrow.
I shook my head. "I'm going to tell the chief that Danni didn't have a laptop so that she'll be off the hook, and I told her mom that I run the community service projects here, so in a way, I set up our first date."
Leah laughed coming outside with us. "You're taking Danni out to go rake leaves and pick up dog shit?"
I growled and bared my teeth at her. "Shut up!"
She was still laughing and then turned around. "I gotta tell everyone!"
I was about to run after her and clasp my hand over her mouth, but before I could move, Leah was inside and I heard her say, "Hey guys! Paul's taking Danni to do community service as a date!"
A roar of laughter erupted from the house and I began to shake. Those motherfuckers had no right to laugh at me! Their imprints all welcomed them with open arms and love them. They have no idea what it's like to have the person who's supposed to be your soul-mate, your other half, hate your guts and avoid you!
I phased, ripping my police uniform, and ran into the forest.
"I'll driver your cruiser to your house!" I heard Sam yell from behind me.
I snorted. At least that's one problem I don't have to focus on. I ran all the way to Danni's house, but had to stay in the forest because I could faintly hear her talking on the phone to someone. I strained my ears to pick up her conversation, but it was no use: I was too far away.
I whimpered and laid down, waiting for her to go to sleep so that I could hold her.
DPOV
My mom told Liam all about my fiasco with fucking Paul. He just shook his head at me and said he was disappointed and thought they'd raised me better.
"You've only known me for four years!" I yelled out. "How the fuck did you have a hand in raising me?"
After that outburst, I was sent up to my room for the rest of the night. I just grabbed my cell phone off my desk where my laptop used to sit and dialed Lauren to vent.
"What's up Jail-bird?" she answered. "Your mom called my mom and said you almost went to jail today. That's so bad-ass."
I chuckled at her silliness. "Well, instead I got stuck with dog doody duty," I sighed. "And guess which officer they sent to my house."
Lauren gasped. "Was it Officer Saunders?" If only. Officer Saunders was one of those policemen who you thought was a stripper before. I remember I went to this party once and he came to tell us we were being too loud, and I was like, who hired a stripper?
"I wish. It was Paul."
"The loser who's on steroids and hung-over you?"
"That's the one."
"Weird. I would've thought he'd arrest you and then trap you in his house or something."
Me too. "No, instead I'm doing community service, with him."
"Wait!" Lauren yelled. "He's making you do community service with him? Like does he think of it as a date?"
I gagged, a little exaggerated. "God, I hope not. Although, he did seem a little happy when he was explaining it to my mother. Either he really wants me or he just likes to watch me suffer."
"It's totally the first one. You know, when I gave my laptop over to him, he said I should be doing community service, but he let me go with a warning."
"What?" I yelled out in disbelief.
"He wanted you all to himself."
I can't believe that bullshit! "That motherfucker!"
"Do you have community service tomorrow?"
I sighed heavily, but it sounded more like a groan. "Since it's Saturday, I have it from eight in the morning to six in the evening."
"Is that even legal? I mean, don't those hours like, break child labor laws?"
"Hell if I know."
We were both silent for a while, moping at the day I'd have to spend with that crack-pot cop.
"Just don't go," Lauren finally said.
"What?"
"I'll pick you up at seven and then we'll just chill out all day, avoiding that pig cop. Just tell him you forgot."
I smiled and felt better about the whole situation. "That's the best idea ever!"
"And you know what is also a great idea?"
"No, what?"
"Mike Newton is having a party at his house and we're gonna go!"
"Isn't he that Bella girl's friend?"
"She won't go! She'll be with her boyfriend. Besides, Mike's parents are gone for the weekend and left him all alone with that big house that has its own liquor cabinet. So what do you say?"
"Hell yea we're going!" I cheered.
"Daniela Marie Chapman!" my mother yelled from the other side of my door. "Tell Lauren you're grounded and not allowed to use your cell phone!"
"Since when am I grounded?" I whined.
"Since you decided to interfere with a police investigation!"
"That bitch watches way too much 'Law & Order'. Anyway, I'll see you at seven. Bye!" Then Lauren hung up. I just tossed my phone on my desk and laid down in my bed, falling to sleep quickly.
I had that dream again of the policeman sneaking into my room. He crawled in through the window and slowly made his way over to my bed; this time he was naked though. In my dream, however, I was really tired and too weak to fight him off and to look upwards to see his face as he stood at the side of bed and ran his hand through my hair. He then crawled into the covers with me and held me to his bare chest, which I must admit, was more comfortable than my own pillows.
I closed my eyes and when I opened them, I was alone in my room and my alarm clock read six. I got up and after taking a long shower, got dressed and waited downstairs for Lauren. My mom was still asleep and Liam was…uh, he was somewhere, I didn't really know…or care.
At seven I heard the horn to Lauren's Bug honk outside. I jumped off the couch and ran outside and jumped in the passenger side. Lauren was blasting some Ke$ha song and sounded horrible trying to sing along with it.
"Who sings this?" I asked her as she pulled out of my driveway and started down the road.
"Dude," she said, sounding shocked. "It's 'Cannibal', you know, by Ke$ha."
"Oh," I smirked. "Let's let her sing it then. She sounds way better."
"Bitch!" Lauren laughed as she playfully punched my arm. She floored the gas pedal and we raced down the street and went on the highway. "So I figured after some breakfast at the diner, we can go to the mall or something."
"Sounds cool," I said, bobbing my head to the beat of the music.
Lauren was pushing 90 miles per hour, and I knew that the speed limit on the highways here was 70 miles per hour. I wanted her to go a little faster because I was so freakin' hungry!
"Can you go faster?" I whined as my stomach growled, almost over-powering the radio.
Lauren laughed. "Dude, this is a Bug. It's built for style, not to actually be a good car."
I laughed at her joke. I thought Bugs really did suck. What I wanted was a Ford F-150, mainly due to their size. With that gigantic truck, I can just run over anyone in my way, especially those stupid bicyclists who are in the road all slow-like.
Lauren and I just sang, very poorly, along with the radio when we heard the sound of police sirens behind us.
"What the fuck?" Lauren whined. She looked in her rearview mirror and I followed suit, seeing that a police cruiser was following us, telling us to pull over.
I clicked my seat belt on and Lauren copied me as she gently pressed the brake and pulled over to the right. The policeman got out of his cruiser and made his way up to Lauren's car as we opened up the dashboard holder-thing to get out her registration and insurance information.
The policeman was taller than the car, letting us only see his waist as he tapped on the window, telling Lauren to roll it down.
"At least we're not drunk," she playfully muttered.
Thank God we weren't!
Lauren rolled down the window and the officer leaned over to look at us. And who was it?
Fucking Officer Paul Meraz!
"Well, what do we have here?" he smirked as his eyes settled on me. "You weren't trying to run out on me now, were you?"
