Chocolate and Honey

Chapter 10

Confidence

I was sitting at the lunch table examining my nails.

"No job means no mani-pedi, huh Sof?" Eli snapped me out of my daze.

"I need a job." I muttered.

'Third Person'

Embry walked up to Eli and Sofie.

"Whoa, Sof, you look like somebody ran over your cat."

At that Sofie started bawling.

"Em!" Eli yelled.

"What did I do?" He asked.

"Sof is sensitive about her animals."

"Sofie! What happened?" Seth kneeled next to her.

"Em mentioned 'dead cats'." Eli mouthed.

"Why did you do that?" He asked.

"It was an accident!" He cried.

Sofie looked up and saw her nails, and started crying again.

"Sof has self esteem issues, she was dealing by treating herself to fun stuff, like manicures." Eli said. "Sof, we're going running."

"Now?"

"After school silly."

"It's cold." She said.

"Don't get lazy on me, you know we've run in worse."

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

So that afternoon, Sofie an Eli were running to the beach.

Sofie P.O.V

"So, as a werewolf, what can you do that's so cool?" I asked as we sat on a log.

"Well, I never get cold, I heal super fast. I never get sick, I can run super fast."

"Super fast?"

"To a human. I run faster as a wolf."

"Is imprinting different for you?"

"No, I still feel the same as you do for Seth."

"Oh. El?"

"Mm?"

"Have you guys caught that vampire?"

"No. I'm so sorry Sof." She said. "But,

I have a surprise." We ran back to my house.

Eli dug through my closet. "Wear this." She threw a blue skirt, black tights, a button up shirt, and a black button jacket with black boots.

"Why am I wearing this El?"

"Hurry! We still have to go to my house!"

"What are we doing?"

"I have to get dressed."

"I'm dressing you."

"No!" She cried. But then she paused.

"Fine." I pulled out her only skirt, a tank top, and a jean jacket, with black flats.

"Perfect."

"I do look good."

"Where are we going?"

"You'll see." She said as she put the sides of my hair up. I braided her hair.

She drove us to a small store.

"Hi, Ms. Call?"

"Yes? Who are you?"

"I'm Eli Black. I'm Embry's girlfriend."

"I'm Sofia Baker, her friend. Pleasure to meet you ma'am." I said.

"Hi, are you girls doing drugs?" Eli and I exchanged glances.

"No ma'am , I don't like the smell, or what it does to you."

"Doing drugs is an idiot move. You have to be stupid to do them." Eli said.

"Eli!" I said.

"No, they're both great answers! You'll keep my boy out of trouble?"

"I do my best, ma'am." She said.

"Then what can I do for you?"

"We need jobs."

"Right away!" She said. "When can you start?"

"Now!"