The silence in the car was deafening. I turned on the radio to stop myself from thinking about the dream that kept haunting me. It was so real. I swear James was choking me. It felt so real; it felt like I couldn't breathe. I shook my head and took a deep breath. It wasn't real, so stop worrying about it.
I parked my car in Emily's drive way. I wasn't too late. Only Embry was here. I sat in my car for a second. Maybe I shouldn't tell them today…No. I should tell them. They trusted me with theirs, now it's my turn…
I kept debating with myself until I heard a tap on my window. I jumped and put a shield around myself. I turned to see it was only Embry looking at me with an unreadable expression. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair. I pulled the keys out of the ignition and got out of the car.
"Hey Embry." I said not looking at him in the eyes and trying to get passed him. But every time I tried he just kept moving to block my way.
"Embry, can you please stay still or move out of the way, Im trying to go help Emily." I said.
"Bella…" he said in a low tone. "Your lucky it was me who scared you and saw you use your powers and not one of the guys."
I sighed. "Yea I know Embry, and thank you." I said finally walking past him
"Bella. How long are you going to keep this up? I can't keep this a secret anymore. The guys are starting to get suspicious." He said tiredly.
"Wh-what? Why are they suspicious?" I asked.
"Because I haven't changed since we last talked."
I quickly walked up to him. "WHAT!?" I practically yelled.
"I said I haven't changed since the day we talked."
"I know what you said Embry, but why?" I said through my teeth.
"I'm a wolf remember?" he said quietly
"I know Embry but what…"
He abruptly cut me off. "And if I change into a wolf then they will…"
"See all of your memories in your head." I finished for him.
"Exactly." He put.
I looked down. "Well don't worry. After tonight you can change. I think….I think Im going to tell everyone tonight." I said quietly.
Embry immediately perked up. "Really Bells!? That's great! How are you going to tell them?" he asked excitedly
"I-I don't know yet. Look I have to get inside Embry. Sorry about the whole car/power thing. I guess it was kind of an immediate reaction." I said sheepishly.
"That's ok Bells. I just can't believe your going to tell them."
I nodded.
"Hey Bells? Is everything ok?" he asked suddenly.
I stopped walking and turned to look at him.
"Yea, Embry, Im fine."
"Mmkkk..." Embry said knowing there was more.
I kept walking all the way to the porch. Embry stayed in the driveway by my car with a hand behind his head.
"Hey Embry?!" I shouted.
He looked up.
"Thanks for keeping my secret a secret. I know it must have been hard for you to do that to the pack and stuff." I said.
"Yeah, it was. But I will get over it." He said.
I walked into Emily's house and went to the kitchen. There was Emily hard at work making some salad.
"Hey Em!" I said from the doorway of the kitchen.
She jumped. "Geez! Oh hey Bella!" she said. "You scared the crap out of me." she put a hand over her heart.
"Sorry." I said smirking. I pushed off the doorway and walked into the kitchen going to the counters where Emily was.
"So what can I help with?" I asked while rolling up my sleeves.
"Ummm, can you stir the pasta in the pot please?" she asked while finishing up the salad
"Sure." I walked over to the stove, grabbed a spoon and started stirring the noodles. We talked for a little while making the rest of the food. Emily then suddenly turned to look at me. "Are you ok Bella?" she asked carefully.
"Yea. Why do you ask?" I said keeping my head down.
She shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. You just seem…off...today or something."
"Oh, no. Im fine…" I looked at the time. "The guys should be here soon. We better get some of this food on the table." Emily said.
"I can do that. You finish." I ordered to Emily.
I wiped my hands off with a towel and quickly put the bread in the oven before taking the bowl of chips and dip out to the backyard. I set them on the table and looked around. This is where my dreamed happen. Goosebumps started forming on my arms.
"Bella!? Is everything ok?!" she yelled from the kitchen.
"Yea! Sorry, Im coming!" I yelled back. I quickly walked back inside.
I walked back into the kitchen and grabbed another bowl of food to bring outside. When I went back outside I swore I heard something in the forest. I tried to use my powers to listen in but I couldn't hear anything. When I went back into the kitchen again to make another trip I saw Emily, Sam, Jacob, and Embry all in the kitchen talking.
"Hey!" Sam said while walking towards me. He gave a passionate kiss on the lips. I felt the pull of being his imprint. It felt so much stronger than before. Sam and I groaned.
"Ewww ok Break it up." Jake said while covering his eyes.
Sam and I parted. Sam chuckled while I blushed red.
"Hey Jake!" I said while walking over to give him a hug. He opened his eyes and hugged me.
"Hey bells. How ya feeling?" He asked.
"What? What's wrong with Bella?" Sam asked worried while walking towards me.
I growled at Jake, and Jake looked down.
"Oops. Sorry Bells." He said blushing
"Nothing wrong with Bella." I said while shooting a death glare at Jake. I turned back to look at Sam.
"Bella. Were you feeling ok today? What's going on? Should we find you a doctor?" He asked while placing his hands all over me, checking me to make sure I was ok. I took his hands and put them in mine.
"I'm fine Sam." I said while rubbing circles on the back of his hands. He looked at me skeptically and I knew he wouldn't let this go till I gave him the full story. I groaned. "Ok, so I had a headache this morning. But I mean Im human, so it's normal." I tried to put simply. Of course, the headache wasn't normal at all. My healing powers should have made the headache go away within seconds; actually, it shouldn't have happened at all. Sam looked me in the eyes and put a hand on my cheek.
"Are you sure?" he asked, searching my eyes to make sure I was telling the truth.
My throat constricted. The way he was looking at me made me feel like I didn't deserve him, like I should have told him the truth about me a long time ago. I was so selfish. I didn't have the courage to say anything so I just nodded. Jake cleared his throat.
"Not to break up the moment, but when are we eating?" he asked while grinning.
I laughed. "I don't know, ask Emily." I said while taking another bowl outside.
I walked out to the tables and could hear some car doors shut near the front of the house. It sounded like everyone had now arrived. I went back inside. All the guys were now in the small kitchen. "Hey guys!" I said.
"Hey Bella!" They all said at the same time.
I walked over and sat on Sam's lap. He wrapped his arms around my waist and held me close to his chest. He then leaned down close to my hair and whispered "I missed you."
I closed my eyes and smiled. "I missed you too." I snuggled closer into his chest and let out a deep breath. These are the moments I lived for. I tried to take a mental picture in my head to draw. I had so many great memories frozen in my head, waiting to be drawn; I just couldn't find the time. Sam gently shook me. I opened my eyes to see that practically everyone left the kitchen except for Emily, Sam, and I. I looked up to Sam and he just smiled. I then looked at Emily and she smiled at the two of us before walking out of the kitchen with the bowl of pasta in her hands. After Emily walked out of the kitchen I got up from Sam's lap. Sam quickly grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers. He then kissed them and looked at me. "Are you sure you're ok?" he asked
"Mmmhhmmm. I'm fine." I said while pulling him out to the backyard to get some food.
After dinner, the pack gathered around the fire while Leah, Emily, and I cleaned up. We were washing dishes-Emily washing, Leah rinsing, and me drying.
"You and Sam looked cute in the kitchen today." Le-le said with a smirk. I hit her with the dish towel. "Shut up." I murmured while my cheeks turned slightly pink. I looked up to see Emily and Leah, laughing amongst each other.