Layla made sure everything was packed safely in the back of her Escalade before getting in and starting it, heading back for the rez. She flipped her radio to 90's pop in time for 'Forgot About Dre' to start playing. She cranked the volume. "You better bow down on both knees!" Layla sang along with the lyrics.
She pulled into Sam and Emily's driveway and honked the horn. When Sam came out, shirtless, to stand on the porch, Layla stared for a moment and nodded before getting out.
"Dinner time!" Layla called out, popping the back hatch.
Emily came out to the porch, smiling. "Layla, you didn't have to!" she said.
"Well, I went to get supplies and then I thought...I'm hungry. And if I'm hungry, there's a chance these mofos are as well." Layla said. "And when I honked the horn and Sam came out shirtless, I knew I made the right decision."
Emily laughed, coming down the steps to help Sam and Layla carry the food in. "Now you see why I married him. That, and he's got a cute butt." she said, giggling.
"I knew you were my home girl! Most of the guys around here have such nice asses. Just the kind you want to go up to and just grab with both hands and then get down on your knees and praise the Lort for making such great, great things." Layla said, staring off. "Then they take their shirts off and it's like, oh sweet Jesus, yes..."
"Earth to Layla..." Emily said, smiling brightly. "You go any further with that daydream and you'll have to excuse yourself."
"I bet they're all hung, too." Layla said, not having heard what Emily was saying. "That's all I need. Just throw me on the bed, tie my hands down..."
"Layla!" Emily said, blushing. "Hey, wake up!" she said, smacking Layla on the backside.
"Hey, hey. You flirting with me, Mrs. Uley?" Layla said, looking over at Emily and smiling. "Cause if you are, you have to spank harder. I've been a bad girl."
Emily laughed, taking the pies into the house. Layla got in and drove the Escalade back over to her driveway, taking all her school supplies and other things she bought to her bedroom. Layla walked through the house, finding Eric talking with Paul in the kitchen.
"Hey, there's ribs and steak and everything over and Sam and Emily's tonight." Layla said before walking out, seeing Paul looking pissed off.
Layla walked back over to Sam and Emily's house, ready to see everybody and eat. She spotted Embry walking from the opposite way towards their house. Layla decided to bite the bullet and speak to him.
"Hey, Embry!" she called out, waving.
Embry smiled softly and jogged over to where Layla was. Layla looked him over and smiled. His long hair was hanging in two braids over his shirtless chest. Was this just not what Layla was explaining to Emily? Layla grinned and leaned her head back, seeing that Embry was in ball shorts.
"I was so right." Layla said to herself.
"Right?" Embry asked.
"Nothing. Not a thing. Just something I was trying to explain to Emily." Layla said. "So, how have you been? It feels like I've not seen you in so long."
"Just been busy with this and that." Embry said, tugging at one of his braids.
Layla nearly snorted. Yeah, she saw what he was busy with. Maybe she should speak up before he got really serious with that cow.
"Embry...you wanna go out?" Layla asked, biting her lip.
"Sam and Emily have food already." Embry said.
"Not that kind of go out. I mean like...on a date. With me." Layla clarified.
Embry paused, thinking. He really liked Layla, but things between him and Audrey were getting pretty heavy. She hadn't cheated on him so far. Layla did spend the night with Seth last night and came back in only his shirt.
'Do it! We need her!' his inner voice called out.
Embry groaned softly. "I'm with Audrey right now, I can't." Embry said, an intense self hatred coming over him for saying those words.
"Oh...well, I'm..." Layla nodded, not knowing what she was feeling. She hated it, whatever it was.
Layla and Embry headed into the house, seeing everyone else already there.
"My girl got it again, hell yes!" Leah called out.
"Got what?" Layla asked, pissy. "Fresh batteries? Sure did. Hey, give these keys to Sam for me, yeah?" she tossed her keys to Leah.
Leah looked at Jake, confused. Layla and Embry walked in together, so why weren't they together? Leah looked over to Emily who shrugged, just as confused as she was. She, too, was sure Embry liked Layla and knew that Layla liked Embry.
"Yeah, sure Layla, but what's going on?" Leah asked.
"I just realized I left my phone in my room. I need to go get it in case Kai calls." Layla said. "Excuse me."
Layla walked out of the house, heading for hers. She felt the awkwardness thick in the room and felt suffocated by it. It was like they all knew of the rejection between Embry and her. Leah came up behind Layla and tapped her shoulder, making Layla jump and scream.
"Jesus Christ! Leah?" Layla said, feeling her heart race.
"What was that back there?" Leah asked. "Don't even think you can make something up."
"I might have asked Embry out." Layla said, sighing sadly. "And I also might have been shot down just before we walked in."
"I was sure he liked you." Leah muttered to herself. "We all were."
"Yeah, well, he's into whoever Audrey is." Layla said, walking into her house, heading for her bedroom.
"You know what this means?" Leah said, grinning.
"That I should have asked him out when I had the chance?" Layla said. "I barely know him! Why am I even getting upset over him?"
"Nope. It means we need to show him exactly what he's missing." Leah said. "Oh. Oh. I am such a genius!"
"Uh oh." Layla said, going to sit on her bed. "Do I want to know?"
"We're going to hook you up with someone who is, like, the complete opposite of Embry. A little shorter, paler, he goes over to the high school in Forks and he's currently single. Very, very good looking." Leah said.
"Leah..." Layla said, but was cut off.
"No, this is actually going to be perfect! I've got to make a call!" Leah said, dashing off.
Layla groaned. Is that what her friends felt like when she went to set them up on dates? Leah ran back over to Sam and Emily's, grabbing Jake's hand and pulling him outside, whispering her plan to him.
"You know Edward, Jake. Embry can't stand him, that's why he's perfect!" Leah whispered.
"He'll hate him even more after this." Jake said. "Can't we just wait for Embry to come to his senses?" he asked.
"That's the problem. She's not hurt him, so he thinks she's the one. He doesn't even know what it feels like to trust his own instinct when it comes to Imprinting. He's subdued his wolf and it's punishing him for it." Leah explained. "I know that feeling so well."
"Does it have to be him, though? I bet Seth will do it." Jake said.
"Seth could work, if Seth could be believable. When they phase, Embry will easily be able to see through Seth. It has to be Edward." Leah said.
Jake groaned and finally agreed. He and Leah went into Jake's house for privacy and grabbed his phone, dialing Edward's number. He answered on the third ring.
"What's wrong?" Edward said, answering the phone.
"Nothing wrong, per se. I just need a favor." Jake said. "It's going to sound really screwed up, but just go with it."
"A favor? I'm listening." Edward said.
Jake explained the situation about Layla, how she just moved here a few days ago, and how they think that, maybe, she's meant for Embry, but he's not listening to his inner wolf and denying her. How he's going out with some chick named Audrey. And how he, Edward, can pretend to be completely bonkers over Layla and see if it can trigger enough jealousy in Embry that his inner wolf finally takes back over and claims Layla as his Imprint.
"So, what do you say?" Jake asked.
"That's no problem...but why are you doing it to begin with?" Edward asked.
"We know Embry likes her, but he's gotten to the point where he's ignoring his wolf, you know? Layla likes him, but when he rejected her, she clammed up." Jake said.
"I heard that. Set it up and I'll be there." Edward said.
"Thanks, man." Jake said, hanging up.
Jake looked over at Leah and grinned. Embry didn't necessarily hate Edward, but he wasn't exactly fond of the vampire either. If this didn't bring out the possession of Imprinting, nothing would.
"Is it all good?" Leah asked, pulling Jake close to her.
"Oh, yeah." Jake whispered, meeting Leah in for a kiss.
Layla got into her pajamas and set her cell phone to wake her up at 6:00 A.M. Hopefully that would give her enough time to get showered and dressed and to school on time. She already picked her outfit out and set everything she would need out. Seth had called and asked if he, Jake, Jared, Colin, and Quil could ride to school with her tomorrow and she happily agreed. If she had to guess, Embry would probably be driving himself. Or catching a ride. 'On that blonde cow.' Layla thought, snorting. She slid into bed, pulling the quilts over her, closing her eyes, willing herself to go to sleep. Leah had promised her that whatever plan she was concocting would work, but she wasn't so sure. She didn't want to corner Embry, or anyone, into liking her. That seemed manipulative. She would talk to whatever guy Leah had picked out and explain things to him. Layla finally drifted off to sleep around midnight, exhaustion finally taking her over.
Six came awfully early for Layla, who blindly reached for her cell phone to silence her alarm. She groaned when it fell to the floor, still blaring. Layla rolled over and bent over the bed, grabbing her phone and sliding the button to turn it off. Layla slid out of bed and stood up, stretching. She grabbed her toiletries and headed for the bathroom, knowing a shower would wake her up.
After she got out of the bathroom, Layla went to her bedroom and started her makeup before drying and styling her hair. Seven rolled around and Layla was proud of herself, having done most of her getting ready in an hour. She dropped her towel and started putting her clothes on, making sure it was neat and wrinkle free. It was probably a bit much, to go to school in such a outfit, but she wanted to make a good impression. Plus, she really liked how the skirt hugged her curves. Layla slipped on her pumps and grabbed her purse and backpack, heading outside. She saw her Escalade, all shiny and spotless. She got in and drove over to Sam and Emily's to drop the money off for Sam having cleaned her car.
When a sleepy Sam opened the door, Layla handed him the money and thanked him for a job well done.
"You look very nice." Sam said. "Hey, Em. Come look at Layla." he called out.
Emily walked to the door in Sam's shirt, looking Layla up and down. "Wow." she said. "Gorgeous."
"Is it too much for my first day? I want to make a good impression." Layla said.
"I think it's perfect. Have a good day!" Emily said.
Layla waved and got back into her Escalade, heading to pick up her boys before school started. It took the longest at Seth's house because Leah insisted on being awake and seeing what Layla had picked out to wear, making sure it would look good enough for Embry to see and for Edward to see.
"Looking good! Nice ass, by the way." Leah said.
"That's why I'm wearing this skirt. Just so you can admire my ass and think, damn, why am I not hitting that?" Layla said.
Ten minutes until 8 and they were finally on their way to school. Layla pulled into a parking space and shut the engine off, grabbing her purse and backpack and stepping out, seeing people staring at her. Seth got out and stood beside her, glaring at the ones who stared.
"It's like they've never seen a beautiful woman before." Seth said.
"Aw, Seth, you're the most beautiful woman I know." Jake said, smirking.
Layla chuckled, leaving them to argue as she headed for what appeared to be the main building to get her schedule and supply list.
'Well,' she thought, 'here goes nothing.'
Sorry about the wait. I had a Beta for about...oh, maybe 2 days? I sent them all the chapters to give them an idea of what I was going for. Well, they just quit, before I even got anything back. So yeah, there might be mistakes. I read over it, so hopefully it's still okay. Leave me love 3