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Embry,

Wow. She said yes. I can't believe she said yes. Yeah yeah, I know its been a month, but still! She said yes!

"hun, can you get me a towel please!" I grabbed a towel out o the hall cupboard and hung it on the hook next to the shower.

"I have to go on patrol. Ill see you later okay?"

"yeah sure. Thanks." So much for a good bye. Oh well.

I phased in and was met by silence. That's strange I thought Brady was meant to patrolling with me. oh well. I had already done half the normal circuit before Collin phased in. I skidded to a stop.

Where's Brady? I asked.

He got drunk with Anna last night and is a little hung over. I offered to do his shift. He replied.

Hung over? Crap there must have been a lot of alcohol for a wolf to get hung over.

Yeah. Anyway, on with business. We continued running. Found nothing as usual. For some reason there hasn't been a lot of vampires around since the Cullen's left. maybe because they're gone other vampires don't feel the need to come to the area much. No big covens to be afraid of… but if that were the case why weren't heaps of them coming here if theres nothing to be afraid of anymore. ohwell.

"hey hunny. Your home early. I thought patrol is normally six hours? its only been four." Izzy said when I walked through the front door.

"yeah, it was quiet so Collin told me he could handle it. what are you complaining for? It means I'm home faster doesn't it." I said cheekily kissing her neck.

"yeah well. I don't think I like you that much. You want some food?"

"ha ha. And yes, I would like some food very much. I forget how much running makes me hungry." She smiled and pushed me into a chair. She put down a giant plate of everything infront of me. she winked and left me with my glorious feed.

I walked into the living room to see Izzy curled into a ball, asleep on the couch. I smiled to myself. She was so beautiful, all the time. I was so lucky to have her as mine. I uncurled her and lifted her gently. She muttered something in her sleep and smiled. I carried my gorgeous Izzy down the hallway and into our bedroom. Pulling back the sheets with one hand and supporting Izzy with the other. I placed her in the middle of the bed before stripping off my shorts and climbing in next to her. I placed my arms around her waist and closed my eyes, breathing in her floral scent.

"Embry?" she asked.

"yeah babe?"

"I love you."

"I love you too. You okay?"

Yeah i'm fine. Just been thinking a lot lately." She said quietly.

"thinking about what?"

"everything. I wonder where and what I would e doing now if I hadn't met you. probably in a hospital somewhere. Either because of alcohol poising or anorexia or maybe both."

"What brought this on hun?" I asked her kissing the back of her neck. She shifted round to face me and put her hand on my cheek before moving it to the back of my neck and running her fingertips through my cropped hair.

"I don't know. But you saved my life Embry and I will be forever grateful. You changed me for the better and i'm afraid of what I would have become if you didn't come. Or what I will become if you ever leave me-" I cut her off.

"hey, hey come on. that's not going to happen. I love you and I want to spent the rest of my life with you. you are my world. And if you hadn't come along, I probably would have killed myself. I was thinking about it. then you lit up my world. Unlike anything ever could. You helped me through my depressive state without even realizing it." she smiled sadly and kissed me.

"please never leave. I don't want to sound desperate or anything but I wouldn't be able to live without you."

"I know babe. I couldn't live without you either. And I know we've been through a rough year and I know we will get past it. its only a matter of time."

"I know babe. I know." She hugged me tightly so I hummed an ancient Quileute lullaby to her. she fell asleep in my arms for the first time in months.

i put some bread in the toaster and felt Izzy's arms wrap around my waist.

"morning babe. Who was on the phone?" I asked her. she kissed between my sholder blades.

"Emily. Were having a barbeque there for lunch. And we are picking up Stephanie on our way. So have your twenty dollars ready." she gave me a squeeze and walked away. I rolled my eyes. I cant believe she still thinks one of the guys is going to imprint on Stephanie.

Izzy p.o.v.

We picked up Stephanie and made our way over to Sam and Emily's.

"hey guys." I said as we walked in.

"hey!" was the general response echoing through the room.

"okay for those of you who haven't met my cousin, and Kiara's sister. This is Stephanie." I watched the guys carefully as they introduced themselves. It seemed no one was going to imprint on her.

"oh hey Izzy. Embry." Eric said as he walked inside. Not wearing a shirt as normal.

"oh hey i'm-" his sentence drowned away. he was staring at her. like Embry stared at me the first time we met.

"hand it over buddy." I whispered to Embry.

"god dammit!" he said and pulled his wallet from his back pocket. Handing mea twenty dollar note.

"Thankyou." I folded it up and put it in my bra. "I'll see you later loser." I gave him a kiss on the cheek and went to help Emily in the kitchen.

"hey Izz. What was that about?"

"what do you mean?" I asked innocently.

"you were betting on whether or not one of the guys would imprint on her weren't you?" Rachael said brining through an empty plate.

"of course not" I giggled.

"don't worry love. I know owe Paul a hundred bucks. Bastard." Rachael said sneering and gulping down a class of wine.

"holy crap! You bet Paul a hundred dollars that no one would imprint on Steph?" I choked on my drink in disbelief.

"yeah I felt for sure that she wasn't going to become an imprint." She replied refilling her glass.

"why did you think that?" Emily asked setting down a plate of cookies.

"well I thought it was unlikely with her being all the way from Australia." Rachael shrugged.

"well I'm all the way from New Zealand which is further away than Australia, and Kiara is Stephanie's sister and we're both imprints." I answered with Kiara nodding next to me.

"dammit! Why didn't I think of that!"

"hey guys what's up?" Steph said walking in. curly hair bouncing and a slight blush spread over her cheeks.

"hey!" everyone replied.

"ooh wine! I would have been in here earlier if I had known there was wine." We all laughed.

"so cuz… what's got you all flustered?" I asked smiling at her.

"no-nothing. Absolutely nothing." She stuttered.

"no its not its Eric. You like him." Kiara sang.

"what! no!" she shouted going even redder than before.

"don't lie honey we can tell from the pinkness on your cheeks and the stuttering when you denied it." I repied.

"fine okay. FINE! He's really and seems like a really nice guy. Leave me alone about it." she complained.

"you fully cheated. I want my twenty dollars back!" Embry said as he leaned back against the pillows and folded his arms behind his head.

"oh yeah? How the hel do I cheat at that ort of thing? Did I look into the future and see that she would be imprinted on? I don't think so, therefore you are not getting MY money." I smiled and climbed into the bed.

"fair point now come here." He said and pulled me into his side and kissed the top of my head. He was circling his fingers on my upper arm gently, giving my tingles and making my heart swell.

"I love you Em. Always remember that." I whispered.

"I love you too baby. Till the end of time." He whispered back and tilted my chin up so he could kiss me softly. His lips were warm as usual and moulded with mine perfectly. He pecked my lips a few times after a short make out session. "this is what I love most about you." Embry said stroking the side of my face gently.

"what is?" I asked confused. Resting my chin on his bare chest.

"well technically its two things. Number one, the feel of your lips on mine, how soft they are, how they always taste like strawberries. And number two, that dreamy look you get when you first open your eyes after we kiss. It's the most beautiful thing n the world."

"you such a sweetie Em." He kissed me one last time before I drifted off into the most peaceful sleep I'd had in a long time. With my big warm hunk of a man to cuddle with :)