I can't sleep again, tossing and turning around in bed isn't helping getting me back to sleep. Looking out my window, the night calls my name willing me to get out of bed. I give in and climb out of bed and over to the sliding glass door in the living room. Opening the door, a fresh breeze washes over my skin, giving me goose-bumps. The wind blows my hair behind me, taking it where it pleases. I step onto the porch, my bare feet feeling their way along, leading me to the grass where the wood line and the house property meet.
Suddenly a pair of molten gold eyes meets mine from inside the forest. I'm not sure if it's the lack of sleep or the curiosity that got the best of me right then (probably lack of sleep) but my body started moving toward them. Those eyes, shining brightly, bearing into me with an intensity that I've never seen before draw me closer and closer until it isn't gold eyes that I'm looking at, but a deep dark brown. The eyes I haven't seen and missed so much.
"Seth," I whisper. My body fully immersed in the darkness of the woods, the light of my house long gone and only the night sky give me light. His body glows in a slight shimmer of the moon light. His hair messy and tangled. His body clad in only a pair of shorts he stands there, so close yet so far out of my reach. As if my body has somehow gotten a mind of its own, I start moving toward him.
When we are mere inches apart, a lone tear falls down my cheek. I hadn't realized just how much I had missed him till that moment. His strong, warm arms embrace me, engulfing me in his natural warmth.
"I've missed you so much," I whisper for ears to hear and only our ears alone.
"It's okay, I'm here, I'm back." He says holding me closer to him. I almost didn't catch the last part when he said, "you're safe." His lips gently brush against the top of my head in an ever so soft kiss. I burry my head in his chest, letting all fears and worries disappear. I look up at him, wanting him to tell me what he was doing, where he went. With no word as to where he was, I'm almost willing him to say something, anything. But he doesn't, he just leans in and kisses me.
His lips so soft and gentle against mine, his arms wrap more tightly around me, lifting me up. I wrap my legs around his waist and kiss him back. We separate and I look into his eyes and for the first time since I got here, since we imprinted, it feels unreal. Am I dreaming? Is this real? But it is, and the most kind, amazing guy I've ever met is kissing me. Holding me, comforting me. His eyes grow dark and suddenly I feel something poking me.
I look at him, wide eyed. And yet I'm also turned on. He blushes and tries to set me down but I just wrap my legs tighter around him and kiss him. I don't know where this could lead, but I know that it will be okay…or at least I hope it will. But before I can do anything but kiss him, he pulls my legs apart and places me on the ground.
"What the hell?" I hear behind me, I turn around to see dad. Pissed off and looking as if he just got home from patrol (which he probably did).
"Jake, it's not what you think man," Seth started but he was cut off when dad charged at him. I stood my ground in front of Seth. Holding my arms out bracing myself for impact, but it never came. Instead I found myself on the sidelines of a fight between to wolves.
"Daddy NO!" I screamed as he went to bite Seth on the side of his neck. But he didn't seem to hear me, he just kept on charging. The sight before me was terrifying; I didn't know what to do. I sank to the ground, what had been the happiest moment of my life turned into a nightmare. The man who seemed to be okay with anything was attacking a member of his pack; of his family.
More wolves came into view. Sam, Jared and Leah to be exact. They all fazed, Leah took my motionless body and carried me into the house. I heard the boys yell and scream at dad to stop, I don't know what happened after Leah helped me back into my bed. But I do know that dad calmed down a while later. According to Leah Seth got home safe, a little roughed up but that's about it.
The next morning I didn't want to have to face him. I got up, took a shower, got dressed and walked to Emily's before he had even gotten out of bed. I was the first there, Emily and Sam were up and ready. I cooked with Emily, ate some and stayed and talked for a bit. They asked about last night, I told them dad caught us kissing, they were as shocked as me that that was what set him off. I asked Sam about what happened after Leah brought me inside. He said what I thought he would. "He fought us, he calmed down a bit but was still throwing punches and then he stormed into the house. Seth fazed and they took him home."
After that I left right as people started arriving. I took a few muffins, some juice and headed down to the beach. My iPod in hand along with the food Emily gave me I spent the rest of the day at the beach. Watching the tide go back and forth. I walked around the reservation a bit too before I finally went to visit Seth. He was in bed, asleep. Mrs. Clearwater asked what happened, I told her my dad just overreacted a bit and that he should be fine. She smiled and laughed, saying something like how she always knew dad would be an over protective father. I left their house around 6:30 and went home. Awaiting the fate of facing my father…great.