I felt like a loner the rest of the day. I saw Embry and the rest of the guys all day. They tried to talk to me, but I ignored them. I couldn't talk to them. I felt so bad for talking to Embry like that. He was the only one who ignored me.

I had to talk to him; he was right when I told him that bullshit excuse.

I rushed home and picked up my phone. I didn't want to see him; I was too embarrassed to see him in person.

The phone rang a couple times before he picked up.

"Hello?"

"Hi," I whispered.

"Ana? What do you want?"

I was crushed. "I'm sorry. Will you come over? I need to talk to you."

"Are you sure you're not gonna yell at me again?"
"Yeah," I whispered. "I just need to talk to you."

I heard him sigh. "Yeah. I'll be over there in ten."

"Okay. Thanks."
"Be there soon."
"Bye."

He hung up the phone and I lay down on my bed. I couldn't believe I was going to tell him the story, but I needed to. I wanted to be with him, and I was going to be with him.

The doorbell rang, but I heard my dad answer it. He sent Embry upstairs. Embry knocked on my door.

"Come in," I whispered.

He opened the door and closed it softly behind him.

"What Ana?"

I sighed and walked over to him. He looked surprised when I hugged him and cried. He held me close and rocked me back and forth.

"What's going on, Ana?" he whispered. "What's wrong?"

"I'm sorry," I cried. "I'm so, so sorry."

I didn't understand what I was crying for, but I just needed to cry.

"Why are you sorry?" He picked me up and sat us on my bed. "Why are you crying?"

"I was so scared," I cried. "Especially after what happened to my mom. If you knew what happened, you would know why I'm scared."

"Then why don't you tell me?" he asked. "You can go ahead and share with me. You can tell me anything."
I told him the story, and he held me through everything. I cried harder than I had ever cried before. I wanted the terrible nightmare of my mother's death to go away.

"I'm so sorry, Ana," Embry whispered, holding me close. "I'm so, so sorry. I could never imagine something like this. It must've been so hard."
"It's been so hard," I cried. "I feel like a huge part of my life is missing, and I just want it to come back. I just want my mommy back."

He rocked me back and forth and ran a hand through my hair. He was so comforting, and I loved him so much. I really didn't understand why he was so good to me, but I loved him.

"It's okay," he soothed. "It's all okay. I'm here Ana."

"It's not okay," I cried. "I just want my mommy."
"Shh." He continued to rock me. "It's all okay."

I cuddled to his chest, leaving tearstains on his shirt. I held him close as he ran his hands through my hair.

I looked up at him slowly. "I love you."
He smiled at me. "I love you too Ana."

He leaned down and kissed me softly, making sure to pull away slowly. I pulled him back, though, and continued to kiss him. He didn't fight me, but continued to kiss me until I pulled away.

"Do you really love me?" I whispered.

He nodded. "I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it."
"I just don't know what was going on through my mind. I was just so scared."
"I can understand why you were so scared, Ana; I understand everything, but you don't need to be afraid of me. I will never hurt you."
I looked up at him with wide eyes. "Promise?"
He smiled and kissed my forehead. "Promise."

"I'm so tired," I whispered. "But I don't want you to leave."
"I'll stay here, if you want."
I looked up at him and gave him a little kiss. "Would you? Wouldn't your mom get mad?"

"My mom can chill," he chuckled. "I'll be here with you."

"Okay." I started climbing into my blankets. "Will you lay with me?"
"Of course," he whispered, climbing in next to me. "Just remember that I won't be here when you get up."
"Okay." I cuddled next to him. "Thank you."
"No problem, Ana." He kissed my forehead. "I love you."
"I love you too Embry," I whispered, closing my eyes.

I slept better than I had ever slept before.

Embry was gone when I woke up the next morning, but I knew he'd be gone. I rubbed my eyes and sat up, almost not believing what happened last night. I felt so rested; I had never been so relaxed in my entire life.

I finished my morning routine and went downstairs to meet my dad. He was sitting at the kitchen table, drinking coffee and reading the paper.

"Morning Dad," I greeted.

He looked over at me and folded his newspaper. "Hey Ana. You ready for school?"
I nodded.

"Okay." He smirked. "Well, I'm glad we're gonna be early today."

I shook my head and rolled my eyes. "Let's go Daddy."
We drove to school without a word, and I wasn't exactly sure why. But he parked, and I got out to go see Embry.

I walked to the normal place they hung out before school. They were all sitting there, and, for the first time, I was nervous to go see them.

"Ana!" Seth called. "Come over here!"

I smiled softly as I walked over to them. Embry wrapped his arm around my shoulders and kissed my forehead.

A couple awkward seconds passed until Paul said, "so, are you guys together or what?"

Embry looked down at me. "I dunno. Are we?"
I nodded. "Yeah, we are."
He smiled and kissed me softly.

"Do we get to enjoy you guys making out every second?" Jacob teased.

I glared at him and hit him on the shoulder.

"Ouch," he chuckled. "That hurt so bad."
"Ana," Quil spoke up. "Wanna come chill at my house tonight?"
I looked at him. "Oh yeah. Who all is gonna be there?"

"Who do you think?" he chuckled.

I smirked. "I get it."

"So are you in or not?"

"Uh, yeah. I guess. What are we gonna do?"

"Watch movies and shit. That's all we ever do."

I looked up at Embry. "Yeah, sounds good."
"Alright." The bell rang for class. "We'll see you tonight."
"Bye."
They left; Embry and I sat there.

"So, Ana, do you really want to be together?" he whispered.

I nodded and turned to him, resting my head on his chest. "Yeah, I'm sure."

"Okay." He kissed me. "Let's get to class."
I smiled as we walked hand in hand.