Author's Note:

I am not Stephanie Meyer nor do I pretend to be...well, sometimes. I don't own Twilight.

Oh, also, rated M for lots-o-swearing. And italics are thoughts while furry. (Except the first section of italics, which is clearly the end of the last chapter, lovelies.)

Enjoy!

She stepped out of the garage to take the call, though she didn't know they could still hear with their sensitive wolf hearing.

"Hello?"

Someone on the other end spoke, though it was quiet enough neither could make out the words.

"Yes, this is Mrs. Parker."

Chapter Four - Wolf in Distress

Seth froze, staring at Embry. She just said Mrs. Parker, as in there was already a Mr. Parker.

"You have to stay calm, man," Seth whispered to Embry. He was still, other than his shaking hands. "Just stay calm. If you can stay calm for five more minutes we can make an excuse and leave, but you have to stay calm right now. Okay?"

Embry nodded, clenching his fist and trying to breath. Mrs. Parker. Yes this is Mrs. Parker. Mrs….not Miss Parker or Alex Parker, but Mrs. Parker. His Alex was already taken, already happy with another man. She was a Mrs. Embry missed the rest of the phone conversation, just trying to calm down enough to make it the next few minutes.

"Sorry about that I just...um, is everything okay?" She noticed Embry looking pale, shaking in his spot, a weird expression on his face.

"Actually, Alex, Embry isn't feeling well. Would it be okay if we came back tomorrow or Thursday?" Seth asked politely.

She nodded, "Yes, of course that's fine. I hope you feel better." Embry nodded but didn't look at her as Seth steared him towards the truck apologizing again to Alex. Seth managed to get Embry into the passenger seat and then drove down towards the road. Embry glanced back at Alex one last time before the driveway curved as she disappeared. How could his imprint be married?

Once they made it far enough away from her house Seth pulled the truck into a path near the woods and got out with Embry who barely got his clothes off before exploding. Seth thought he'd handled himself pretty well but stripped down and phased as well.

Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Parker…..Embry kept repeating over and over again. He was already running, his paws hitting the wet ground with loud thumps.

Who's Mrs. Parker? The thought came from Collin, in answer an image of Alexandria Parker crossed Embry's mind.

Embry imprinted. Seth thought. On Mrs. Walks daughter. Only, it turns out, she's married.

Oh.

She's fucking married. How can my imprint be married? We're suppose to be...Several pictures flashed through his mind then, Emily and Sam at the alter, Jared holding Kim at a bonfire, Paul proposing to Rachel, Jacob and Nessie laughing on the beach.

Collin, maybe you should go get Jared or Jake.

Fucking married. Married. 'Yes, this is Mrs. Parker'. Mine. Collin was running toward the garage at full speed as his brother's thoughts became more disjointed. Seth was trying to follow Embry but couldn't keep up, Embry's anger seeming to fuel him. Collin had just phased when suddenly Embry stopped dead. Oh God - what if they have kids? Seth didn't know what to say to comfort him. He didn't know if she had kids, he couldn't say it was all going to be okay because, well - what if it wasn't going to be?

Thankfully Jared phased. What's going on? Collin said you needed m-

I'll tell you what's going on, Jared. Embry's thoughts were almost snarls now. My imprints married. This is fucking bullshit. I didn't even want to imprint and when I do, she's married. His thoughts degraded then into string of curses then as he started running again.

You imprinted? She's married? She told you she was married? Seth replayed Alex's phone conversation for him. Thankfully, Jared was able to block his thoughts after the ten or so years of phasing and was able to hide the extent of his concern from Embry while he thought it over. He thought about Kim, how happy she made him. What if he never got that? The love between imprints was...but then he thought of Quil and Claire. It didn't have to be love, at least not in the romantic sense. Claire was thirteen now, and she need a friend, so Quil was the best friend she could have asked for. Whatever the imprint needs… Embry, I know this is hard…

Hard? Hard? Have you not been listening?! She's MARRIED. She's not meant for me, she can't love me. She's his. Neither Seth nor Jared could tell where Embry was now, the images were flying by too quickly.

You're suppose to be what she needs, Embry. What she needs. Jared didn't want to push, just wanted him to calm down and think about her so he told Seth to phase back and then phased back himself after giving him one last thing to think about. You being in her life, even if you're not together, will make her happy.

But Embry could think then, couldn't see past his anger. He spent that night cursing as he plowed through the forest, alone.