Chapter 14 ; Hello Sexy
Sooo; the last time iupdated was 8 months ago.. all ican do is apologise for the wait.
So iam in fact incredibly sorry; as imentioned in my last AN on this story ihad exams coming up; they stressed me out to no end and iwas focusing on another story ihave, iwent on holiday, icame home found out ihad in fact to the suprise of virtually everyone passed all of my exams and done better than ihad ever dreamed of doing; igot a place at the college iwanted to go to;
College; time flys by; everything gets harder to adjust to and the classes have become seemily impossible at some points so thats been a contributing factor;
Also my family suffered a loss at the end of November.. and all of December was spent trying to deal with the nessacry arrangments; im sure you can all understand that naturally FanFiction was the last thing on my mind during this time..
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Sky's POV
I opened the front door with a sigh, shutting it behind me, kicking my shoes off, taking my wet hoodie off and going to the fridge taking out a can of coke and going into the front room, taking the remote and sitting on the sofa but I stayed staring at the black screen, taking a sip of my coke and letting my mind drift to the past four days of school.
After Paul had come towards me outside the canteen on Monday he had simply hugged me and I'd felt… contentment it had felt right and not weird. But he had suddenly pulled away and with a quick "Stay with the others" he ran in the direction he'd come from. The confusion had naturally increased.
I had walked back into the canteen and gone and sat back with Embry and the others. The rest of my first day passed quickly.
The next morning I woke feeling slightly on edge as though something wasn't right. Embry drove us to school he chattered away about the weekend and how we could have a party at the beach or we could have a bonfire just with his group of friends. The meeting with the headmaster was pointless in my opinion I still refused to talk to anyone; but I was told to go and see him if anything was to bother me again. I told him I wouldn't do that either, I wasn't a grass and could handle things fine on my own. He'd sighed and sent me back to class. The day had gone slow and dull, again I had the feeling that something was off. And Paul, Jared and Collin weren't in today either. When I'd asked Kim where Jared was she said he had to see Sam about something. I'd dropped the subject as my question of 'where's Paul?' flitted through my mind.
I woke on Wednesday with a new hope in me. Surely he would be in today was my first thought but that angered me. Why was I thinking about him? I shouldn't be. My angry mood stayed for the majority of the day. The fact that Paul wasn't in had nothing to do with that though. Yet a brief sense of fear flittered through me before I pushed the thought of him out of my mind for the rest of the day.
I also noted that Seth and Jake weren't in either but I never brought up their whereabouts.
Today had been the same. The sadness that washed over me as me and Embry walked towards his friends this time there was no Brady or Quil. And no him. For some reason his absence sent a wave of anger through me. Surely he knew that I'd want some sort of explanation as to where he was. The anger I blamed on the fact that Mary was back in school; lapping up the attention.
With her return the glares of many of the other students returned; the ones who clearly thought I was the uncontrollable psychotic bitch Mary made me out to be. But fuck them; I didn't care what they thought about me. And they didn't glare for long once I'd yelled at a senior girl for making a noise of disgust as I walked past her. To say she shit herself when I threatened to knock seven shades of shit out of her was an understatement. Embry and Jake had grabbed me and pulled me away before I could hit her. Erin had been great today well she had been all week just being happy and a friend to me.
Embry had dropped me at home on the way back from school and had said he was meeting Helen to help her with the food shopping.
I don't know how long I spent thinking over those past few days before I switched on the television and flicked through the channels at a speed that normally annoyed me had anyone else been doing it. I stopped when I heard a knock on the door.
I sighed as I got up and walked to the door opening it and felt my eyes widen slightly as I saw who was stood on the other side of the door.
Paul.
His hair dripping wet as was his black t-shirt that clung to his sculptured chest; his eyes boring into mine as I swallowed thickly and stood straighter placing a hand on my hip that wasn't holding the door.
"Embry isn't here." I said bluntly.
"I know he isn't. He's with Helen." Paul said with a gentle smile.
"So then what are you doing here?" I asked rudely my eyes narrowing.
"And there I was thinking you'd be happy to see me." He said laughing lightly at me and I couldn't stop the answering smile that graced my lips as I heard his laugh.
"Well people have been known to make mistakes." I shot back my smile still there.
"True; but I'm not normally one of them." He said grinning cockily at me.
I smiled back shaking my head at him.
"So… you gonna let me in?" He asked in a semi serious tone; for some reason I thought his question was more than just him asking if he could come into the house.
I walked back into the front room as an answer and heard him follow and shut the door.
I looked at him and saw he was still dripping wet and fear rushed through me he was only wearing a shirt and jeans surely he'd catch a cold and that could develop to phenomena or something like that. He looked worriedly at me and I pushed it all away.
"I'll get you a towel so you don't soak the rest of the furniture." I said bluntly and got him a towel as I handed it to him his hand caught mine and held onto it. Surprisingly his skin was burning hot despite the wetness.
I then realised that no matter how much he tried to dry himself his clothes would remain soaked I went up into Embry's room and pulled out the biggest top and sweats I could fine even though Embry was smaller than Paul in height they would have to do.
As I handed them over to him he looked at me in confusion.
"Their Embry's change into them your clothes are soaked through you wont get dry with them on." I said looking away from him. Why did I give a fuck? Why didn't I tell him to go back to his own home?
He continued to look at me with a weird look on his face between confusion and happiness.
"Or you could just fuck off back to your own house if you're going to carry on dripping water all over the place." I stated bluntly.
He took the clothes from me and peeled his wet shirt off over his incredible torso I felt my mouth open slightly as I looked at him. Without even tensing his stomach had hard defined abs, so yummy that I had a strong urge to reach out and touch him. I only just managed to restrain myself. His chest as well was solid and the thick bands of muscles that hugged his arms, made me want to be wrapped up against his chest with those arms, which looked like they would keep any harm out, wrapped around me.
Unconsciously I felt myself move closer to him and he smirked at me knowingly.
"Like what you see?" He breathed leaning down towards me.
"Surely you don't need an answer to that question." I whispered back.
"I'm pretty sure I do." He said smirking as he leaned down even further and made his lips lightly graze along my jaw line causing an involuntary shiver which I hated myself for. My body betraying my feelings.
I felt his lips smile against the side of my neck as I stood he didn't touch me with his hands only with his lips at my throat. He opened his mouth slightly and move up my neck to where my pulse was beating wildly and I felt him suck and kiss my pulse gently I couldn't help the light moan that passed through my own lips and Paul laughed against my skin. He pulled back slightly so I could see into his face and I saw amusement and satisfaction dancing through his eyes.
So that's how he wanted to play it huh. I had to get control back. He couldn't affect me like this and just think he was in control.
"My clothes seem rather wet themselves." I said with a flirtatious smile on my lips and watching lust burn in his eyes. I smirked in satisfaction this time if my words could make his eyes burn like that…
I reached for the hem of my shirt and lifted it over my head so I stood just in my bra his eyes wide as his stared at my chest. His mouth opened as he gasped and ran his tongue along his bottom lip.
I ran my hands up his chest lightly as I felt his muscles tighten under my touch I gripped his shoulders tightly, with him being so much taller than me the top of my head just reached his shoulders, and bit my nails into his skin ever so slightly and heard him hiss lightly. I then ran my hands back down his torso scraping my nails over his hot skin until I reached the waist band of his jeans where I dipped my fingers underneath the material of his boxers and I saw his stomach muscles tense even more so and I smiled coyly up at him as he stared down at me.
His eyes didn't show just the lust there was something else in them. The look in his eyes made me feel as though I was the only thing that mattered he looked as though he were seeing a blinding light, the look made me feel warm right to the tips of my fingers and toes despite the cold I'd felt from the rain.
I moved my hands quickly and wound them round his neck pulling his lips closer to mine, my eyes locked on his, his hands grasped the skin at my waist as he bent his head towards mine, I kissed his lips gently then trailed my lips along his jaw moving along his neck leaving a trail of open mouthed kisses making him moan and gasp as I wound my fingers into his hair and brought my body closer into his embrace.
As I kissed back up to his lips I took his bottom lip into my mouth biting down hard and sucking on it I heard and felt a growl from his chest and smirked against his lips. Feeling my smirk Paul grabbed my thighs and picked me up wrapping my legs around his waist and pushed my up against the wall pushing his growing erection against me making me moan in pleasure at the feel of him. One of his hands moved up over my stomach to cup my breast still covered by my bra but I could feel his large warm hand teasing me I arched my back into his hand and pushed my hips harder against his making both of us moan.
"Wait." He mumbled moving his hand from my chest and placing it against the wall behind my head his other hand still holding onto my leg, I stayed up with my legs wrapped so tightly around him as well as my arms around his neck.
"What?" I asked moving back so my head rested against the wall and I was looking at him.
"This isn't the way I wanted this to go, I wanted to apologise for not being around the past couple of days." He said out of breath looking straight into my eyes and I felt my stomach drop.
He was apologising for something that didn't concern me… it did though Sky you were so worried a voice whispered in my head I pushed that voice away with everything I had as I looked back at him and swallowed thickly.
Both of our breathing was heavy after what had just happened and my chest was rising and falling still pressing against his. I noticed how his eyes kept flickering to my cleavage that was looking quite impressive at the moment even if I said so myself.
"Don't apologise. Why would it bother me? It's your life." I said sharply well done Sky you've basically just admitted that you were worried about where he was I thought angrily.
"Sky I-I-I don't want us to just be this way. I want to get to know you." Paul said staring at me with such sincerity in his eyes I sighed and looked down slightly.
"Well that's just not gonna happen." I said sadly.
"Why not?" He asked his voice sounding so sad I looked up into his face again and I brought my right hand to rest on his cheek he leaned into my palm.
"You know what this is. Just fun that's all it ever is for both of us. This is nothing its just fun." I said looking away from his face.
"And we both know that's a lie." Paul said sharply.
"What makes you think you're something special?" I asked bitchily to which he grinned broadly.
"Deny it all you want but we both know this is more than fun." He said smirking.
"Wow your ego's on another level. This isn't anything yet. And it won't be. We've kissed that's it. We both know we'll move on as soon as we find someone else who catches our eye." I said although I felt a sudden sickly and angry feeling flow through me at the thought of someone else catching his eye.
"So your saying you'd be fine with seeing me with another girl tomorrow then?" he asked quietly his face pained.
I swallowed thickly. The thought alone was painful…
But he wasn't going to have this much of an affect on me.
"Yeah; but I know you wont be." I said with as much confidence I could muster.
"And why is that?" He asked his face frozen in a blank mask. I moved my face closer towards his.
"Because no ones as good as me." I whispered against his neck, his hand moved from the wall and gripped the back of my head.
I looked at his face a saw that he had a mix of amusement, anger and what could only be described as a proud expression.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked blankly.
"You know Sky; your really one of a kind." He whispered kissing my lips softly and hugging me tightly and for some reason I hugged him back even though my arms and legs were wrapped around him it had been in a passionate way now I was hugging him tightly feeling something else; not a want to have sex with him or anything else to just be held by him.
And it didn't feel weird. I heard him sigh deeply as I pushed my face into the crook of his neck breathing in deeply. His scent surrounding me, it was like nothing I'd ever smelt before it was what I had always imagined pure masculinity would smell of with a light scent of the ocean.
I shook my head and pulled away.
"Why are you dong this?" I asked hopelessly.
"Doing what?" he asked confused.
"I don't even know." I mumbled lifelessly squeezing my eyes shut.
"Sky can we maybe go out sometime and just see how it goes?" Paul asked nervously.
I felt my heart plummet.
"No." I whispered looking away from his face and the pools of melted chocolate that were his eyes.
"Why?" he asked in a strong voice, the worry suddenly gone from his voice, his voice now had an almost cocky edge to it.
"Does there have to be a reason? The answers no." I stated bitchily.
"And its because of your response I know that your real answers yes." He said cockily I looked at him in disbelief as I saw his smirk smeared over his face.
"Your far to sure of yourself for your own good." I shot at him.
"It's worked well for me so far." He said winking.
"Think what you want. But my answers no." I told him looking him dead in the eye trying not to show that I wanted to go out with him sometime... badly.
"I'll pick you up Saturday night, 7 o'clock." He stated winking at me I felt a smile tug at my lips.
"Don't get your hopes up." I responded smiling at him to which his face split into its own answering smile.
The front door clicked open and before either of us knew what was happening Aunt Helen walked into view with Embry, Jake and Quil following her in carrying lots of shopping bags.
"Remember all of it on the surfaces and then leave so I can pack away." Aunt Helen was saying as she walked towards the kitchen she stopped dead in her tracks as she saw Paul and me against the living room door.
"Oh for fucks sake. This is the third time in about a week." I muttered to myself and Paul's smile fell from his face.
"SKY!" she shouted at the top of her voice.
"PAUL!" Embry growled.
"Need any help with the shopping?" I asked innocently, while Embry and Aunt Helen glared at me. "Is that a no then?" I asked.
"Care to explain what is going on?" Helen asked sharply.
"Well-" I began but Embry shouted over me.
"Paul. Get out." He growled.
Paul moved back and I unlocked my arms and legs from around him and stood in front of his large body crossing my arms.
"Both of you get dressed." Helen said breathing deeply.
Once Paul and I were fully dressed again and the shopping had been placed in the kitchen. The four of them stood in front of us again with a vary of expressions on their faces.
"So do either of you want to explain what just happened?" Helen asked.
"I've got a pretty good idea." Jake snorted I looked at him with raised eyebrows which made him chuckle slightly.
"Thank you Jake for enlightening us but Paul anything to say?" Helen asked as she placed a hand on Embry's forearm when he went to open his mouth.
"We were just talking." I stated.
"Shirtless against a door?" Embry asked doubtfully.
"Yeah you should try it sometime." I shot back at him. Paul snorted behind me, Jake and Quil both looked to be struggling to hold in their own chuckles.
"Sky that's enough." Helen stated I nodded my head.
"Sorry Em." I muttered.
Embry just snorted and shook his head smiling at me so I knew I was forgiven.
Just then a howl ripped through the air.
Embry, Jake, Quil and Paul all froze and seemed to stand taller their faces hardening and their mouths appeared to be moving but I heard no sound.
Then as one they ran out the back door. Confused I followed and shouted after them. Paul turned and looked at me before Jake called his name sharply and he turned and ran further through the rain and into the woods that backed onto our garden.
Confusion and anger coursing through my veins I ran back into the house and into the kitchen where I saw Helen clutching a phone tightly in her hand a look of worry etched clearly on her face as she listened to the person on the other end of the phone.
"Thank you Emily… Yes I'll make sure we both stay here… What does Sam think would be best? ... Okay we'll be over in fifteen minutes… Yes I'll pick up Erin on my way." Aunt Helen said I was confused still as I only heard one side of this conversation.
She suddenly hung up the phone turned towards me and said quickly. "Get your things. Ring Erin tell her we'll be at her house in five minutes." And she left the room rushing around gathering a few things.
I didn't even understand what was going on but it wouldn't take a genius to figure out that something was wrong and for once I done exactly what I was told.
With a quick stop at Erin's she ran through the rain towards our car asking what was wrong to which I just gave her a confused look.
"Seth was round and then suddenly rushed out the back door and by the time I made it there I couldn't see him anywhere." She said her face showing the worry that was no doubt on both mine and Helens faces.
"I'm sure he'll be fine sweetie. Emily said that Sam had needed to talk to all the boys about something. They'll be back at Emily's soon I'm sure." Helen said in what could only be described as a voice forced with controlled calm but there were cracks in her reply.
"Sam needed to talk to them in the pouring fucking rain?" I demanded.
"Sky... Now isn't the time." Helen spoke harshly shooting me a look that told me she was just as worried as I was.
Why had they all run suddenly? Were they okay? What was so important that they dropped the conversation and ran into the rain? What was it that Sam needed to tell them?
And why, above everything else, did I feel this weird fear in the pit of my stomach?
We pulled into a drive that housed a dainty house that had a large front garden and was completely surrounded by woods, the door flew open and a woman ran from the house and towards us.
As I got out the car I saw her hug Helen tightly and whisper something in her ear to which Helen nodded and whispered back; she then faced me and Erin who stood with our hoods up looking around unsure as to what to do to seen as we didn't even know who she was. That was until Erin walked forward and hugged the women.
"Emily it's lovely to see you again; can we get out of the rain though?" She asked politely.
"Oh of course Erin." The women named Emily replied ushering us into the house.
Once we were inside I lowered my hood and took my hoodie off and hug it up on one of the hooks. The house had a woodsy smell to it and seemed warm and inviting.
The women named Emily then turned towards me and I felt my stomach drop as I looked at her.
Three angry red scars ran down the left side of her face.
But even with the gruesome scars she was still beautiful. I could only imagine how she would have looked had it not been for the scars…
I didn't let my shock show on my face though. This woman had clearly been through a terrible ordeal to gain these marks. The last thing she would want was someone gawking at them.
"You must be Sky, I'm so pleased to meet you, I'm Emily." She said in a kind voice.
I smiled warmly at her as she hugged me tightly to her and kissed my cheek I in turn kissed her left cheek the scarred one without hesitation.
As she pulled back her face lit up even more as she took me in.
"Sorry for dragging you out in the rain. But we all thought it would be best if you were all here so the boys knew where we are while their out." She said. It was odd in my mind. Embry would know where me and Helen were if we were at home same for Seth he'd know Erin was at her house. Maybe Emily and Sam were weirdly protective over every one of their friends' families.
This thought became even more realistic when I walked into the large kitchen and saw Beth and Kim sat at the table talking quietly between themselves in tense voices their eyes scared with worry.
There was also another women and a man in a wheelchair in the kitchen whom I wasn't familiar with.
They turned as we all entered the kitchen. Both Kim and Beth greeted us but then went back to their hushed whispers seeming almost frantic now. The other women who showed a slight resemblance to Leah shot Kim and Beth a look and they silenced immediately and nodded in understanding.
"Sue, Billy how have you been?" Helen asked.
I felt Erin stiffen slightly at my side and I shot her a confused look to which she shook her head ever so slightly.
"We're well thank you Helen and yourself?" The man named Billy spoke in a low and powerful voice.
Helen said that she too was well.
"Sky, Erin I'd like you to meet Sue Clearwater, Seth and Leah's mother, and Billy Black Jacob's father." Helen said motioning to them as she spoke.
"Oh hey, it's nice to meet you both." I said smiling.
"The same can be said for you. We've heard a lot about you." Billy spoke in that voice his eyes boring into mine in a way that made me think he was looking into my soul.
"Oh right.." I said unsure as to what to make of that statement.
"All good of course." Sue said smiling warmly. I simply raised my eyebrows and nodded.
"And Erin it's so lovely to finally meet you, I've heard a lot about you from Seth. How are feeling now?" Sue asked Erin who seemed to blush ever so slightly.
Now I understand why she was so nervous! This was the first time she was meeting Seth's mum and he wasn't even here to do the introductions.
"Yes it's nice to meet you Mrs. Clearwater. And I'm fine now thank you for asking." Erin said in a polite voice.
"Oh call me Sue honey." Sue said warmly, Erin nodded and smiled slightly.
The room was silent as everyone seemed to be unsure as to what to say.
After a further five minutes of quite I decided I'd had enough of the silence and wanted some fucking answers.
"Okay enough of the bullshit. What the fucks going on?" I demanded.
"Sky! Language!" Helen berated me. To which I mumbled a half hearted apology.
"Your defiantly Embry's sister." Billy said with a quite laugh.
For some reason this comment made me smile, it was something personal from this man who I know had helped raise Embry and became an almost father figure in his life as had Quil's father and grandfather since Embry had been best friends with Jake and Quil since birth virtually. Billy obviously knew Embry well and to hear that someone thought I was like him really warmed me inside I guess you could say.
"That she is Billy. Stubborn as you like and straight to the point." Helen said smiling at me fondly.
"Well thanks for that I guess but you still haven't answered my question." I said firmly.
"Sam needed to talk to the boys about something, which unfortunately Sky isn't something that could wait." Billy spoke just as firmly.
"So Sam had something he wanted to talk to them about, and he expects them to all go running off in the rain. And how did they even know he wanted to speak with them?" I fired back.
Helen opened her mouth to say something most likely about how I was talking to Billy but Billy held his hand up towards Helen in a 'don't worry I can handle it' way.
"The boys are like a family and Sam has looked out for each and every one of them more than you can ever begin to understand and you will understand this too at some point. The boys have no problem with helping Sam and you will do well to remember that. As for the rain; the boys all share a similar genetic condition that enables them to run a higher body temperature than normal so the rain will no bother them nor will the cold. And you even walked through the rain did you not to get into a car? Some things need to be taken care of and they cannot wait." Billy spoke with such surety that I simply locked my jaw and gazed at him trying to decipher what he'd said.
After a few minutes of silence I spoke again.
"I wasn't trying to insinuate something about Sam if that's what you thought. I don't know him therefore I would never make a judgement of him. Embry told me how he helped him so I have respect for him already. And I suppose your right about walking through the rain to a car. Just not into the woods… And fair enough they need to discuss something but why do we all have to come here?" I questioned slightly more polite than before.
"I never believed you to have made a poor judgement on Sam you do not seem the type. Where they go is known of our business. They are known as protectors of this tribe. Embry probably told you but in case he didn't I will tell you they help look out for everyone on the reservation and there's been a few problems lately which is why they were all needed. And as for why were here now they like to know where we are and if were all together it's easier for them to concentrate with what their doing knowing exactly where we are." Billy said in a calm yet still strong voice that channelled authority.
"No he didn't mention being a 'protector'. And if they look after the tribe what's going on exactly shouldn't we know what's wrong?" I questioned.
"It makes sense for him not to tell you. Since you only just moved here I doubt he wanted to worry you while you were still in England. And as for what they're doing I'm afraid Sky that's none of your business." Billy stated looking me dead in the eye.
Hearing his statement I narrowed my eyes at him normally people would back down under my gaze but not Billy he held my gaze and gave me a look that told me he wouldn't by no means budge on this subject.
"So basically were all being lied to for our own supposed safety? Bollocks to that. Tell me where the fuck my brother is and what he's getting himself involved in!" I shouted
"Sky it's his choice. Just as it is yours for the things you do." Helen spoke quietly from behind me.
I whipped round to face her.
"It's not the same thing. And how can you be okay with him going off doing whatever he fucking does and why didn't he tell me?" I demanded.
"Your right its not. Embry does this to help the tribe and protect people your reasons are far from that so don't you dare question his motives." She said in a deadly voice. "And no I'm not okay with him going off and me not knowing what exactly it involves but I trust my son. And I know you trust him." She finished softly.
"Thanks Helen." I said bluntly.
"You know I didn't mean it that way. I understand you know… you know I do." She replied reaching out and taking my hand.
I stared back at her and squeezed her hand and nodding my head in understanding she was right Embry done whatever he done to protect us. And he'd always protected me even from a different continent to the best of his ability. I would trust him on this.
"Besides Sky it's probably just a bit of a meeting I would think." Kim said smiling at me.
I smiled back at her attempt to make me feel better. Kim reached forward and took Erin's hand and pulled her into the seat next to her.
I needed some time to process what I'd been told.
"Can I smoke outside?" I asked Emily.
"Yes." She said and motioned to the back doors. Which I went through after I got my hoodie and sat on the porch so I was shielded from the rain. I took out a cigarette and lit it up inhaling the smoke and blowing it out in rings.
I don't know how long I sat there for but it was long after I'd put the cigarette out that I saw movement along the edge of the forest that lined the large back yard.
As I looked closer I saw figures start walking through and back towards the house it was Embry and all the others including Leah and a man whom I didn't recognise I took him to be Sam. The next thing that struck me was that they were all only wearing ripped shorts and nothing else other than Leah who had a sports bra on. To say they were all muscled was an understatement I'd seen Paul shirtless and the others were all just as muscled as he was but there really was something about Paul's body that out shown the rest of them. And Becky had been right even Brady and Collin who were only fourteen were seriously ripped.
It was then that I noted they all wore annoyed and angry expressions. And I saw that Embry and Jared had red marks across their chests and Paul had the same red marks down his arms. I stood instantly and ran into the rain.
"What the fuck is going on?" I demanded as I stood in front of them all, they all frowned as one as their eyes flickered between me and the house.
"And don't give me there was a shitty little protectors meeting! Thanks for telling me about that by the way Embry! Because I seriously doubt a 'meeting' would result in you having these marks on you." I gestured to Embry and Jared's chests and Paul's arms.
"Wow she really is the female version of him." The man I presumed was Sam mumbled as the others all laughed and agreed.
"I take it your Sam and I don't have a fucking clue what you're on about but I'm fed up of having a load of bullshit spewed to me by Billy okay!" I shouted at Sam.
"Yes you right I'm Sam. Let's go inside. I'd hate for you to get sick." Sam said in a calm voice.
"You don't want me to get sick? Yet you stand out here in the rain in just ripped shorts." I shot back at him.
"Gene-" he began.
"Yeah I've heard about the fucking genetic condition." I snapped.
"Do you ever shut up?" Leah questioned.
"Fuck off." I responded.
She just laughed while the others looked between us in shock.
"Come on you seriously need to get inside now. You're shivering." Paul said coming to me and taking my arm and leading me back to the house.
"Get off her." Embry voice was like steel.
"Embry..." Sam's voice spoke in a warning tone.
Paul had managed to get me to the porch where I went and sat on the seat I had just recently vacated and took out my cigarettes.
"Are you insane? Get inside before you freeze." Paul demanded as the others filed past into the house.
"I'm pissed off so leave me alone to have a fag!" I shouted at him.
He wasn't having that so he grabbed me and threw me over his shoulder.
"Put me the fuck down!" I shouted as he walked into the house with me hitting his back.
"You weren't saying that earlier were you?" He said laughing.
"Again with your self righteousness." I snapped.
He put me down as we got into the kitchen where I saw all the couples embracing and talking to each other in low voices. Kim stood with tears forming in her eyes as she ran her hand over Jared's chest where the marks appeared to be less prominent than I remembered. Seeing this I turned and took Paul's arm looking at the faint pink lines running over his muscled arms I traced them with my fingers, feeling a sudden fear race through me.
"What happened?" I asked in an emotionless voice.
"Nothing don't worry; their from the other day." He mumbled and seemed to wince ever so slightly before covering my hand with his.
"As you just pointed out I would have seen earlier. So don't lie." I said looking him dead in the eye.
"Sky… leave it okay. I can't say." He said looking away from me.
I dropped my hand.
And turned away from him but I felt his hands settle on the tops of my arms before he let his own drop from my body. I felt an instant cold rush through me and I shivered involuntary. I suddenly wanted his arms round me knowing how warm and safe it felt there. Even through my confusion as to what I felt and what was going on and my anger towards him for not telling me the truth I wanted his arms round me…
And then his arms were there as his chest pressed against my back and his arms moved around me; one wrapped round my stomach and rested on the opposite hip and the other went over my chest and his hand rested on my shoulder I moved my hand to rest on his the one on my hip. I saw the others turn towards us with knowing looks then just as quickly look away.
"You're only allowed to touch me because you're warm." I stated bitchily.
"You keep telling yourself that sweetheart. Whatever seems to justify your want for me to touch you in that head of yours." He laughed and I saw Jared and Jake look towards us again with smirks on their faces.
"Your so full of yourself." I snapped.
"You love it." He said in a sure voice.
"I don't love anything." I spoke in a hollow voice.
"You sure about that?" He asked in that sure voice still.
"What's your deal? Like seriously?" I asked him.
He remained quiet and I felt his arms tighten around me.
"I'm going outside because I do actually need a fag and no you can't go caveman on me again and try to stop me alright because I'll kneel you in the balls and make sure it's pretty hard for you to ever use them again." I said in a calm and even voice.
All the guys and Leah turned towards me and looked at us with looks of pure amusement and raised eyebrows. Again they turned back round before I could fully register what the looks were about.
"Yeah for the sake of my balls I'll just come out with you and make sure you don't freeze to death." Paul laughed.
"So your not one of these guys that gets pleasure from pain then?" I asked while moving out of him arms and walking back out onto the porch with Paul following behind.
"Well I doubt I'd find any pleasure in being kneeled in the nuts to be honest." He laughed as we sat next to each other and I took out a cigarette and lit it up.
"Well we could always try and find out." I said smiling sweetly at him.
"Yeah that wouldn't benefit either of us in the long run." He said smirking at me.
"Again with the cockiness!" I said laughing as he took the cigarette from me and took a few drags before handing it back.
"It's not cocky if its true." He said winking at me I couldn't help the laugh that escaped my lips.
"Well don't get your hopes up. Because I seriously doubt anything will ever happen between us." I said my voice turning flat towards the end.
"And we both know that's a lie right there." He smirked leaning towards me.
"Stop trying to distract me. It wont work." I smirked back my lips running over his.
"You sure about that?" He asked not moving his lips off mine this time.
"Positive." I told him as I moved back with a smirk smeared over my lips and took another drag of my cigarette.
Then my stupid eyes just had to go and betray me right there and completely flick down repeatedly from his face to stare at his perfect body.
He was just so god damn sexy!
"Well I'd say your pretty distracted right now." He whispered back as he put a finger under my chin and lifted my head and crushed his lips to mine. I felt myself kiss him back without even knowing what I was doing until I suddenly heard my phone start ringing. I pulled back and glared at him to which he just laughed.
"Me being supposedly 'distracted' and you assaulting me are two extremely different things." I told him as I got up and handed him the still lit cigarette.
"Assault would imply that you didn't want me to; again with the blatant lies." He said winking at me.
I just shook my head as I answered my phone I'd deal with him in a moment.
"Hello?" I spoke into the phone.
"Hey sexy." Ben's voice sounded into my ear. I heard a slight growl but didn't look round having assumed I imagined it.
"Long time no talk handsome. How's life going for you?" I asked laughing.
"Not too bad I guess. Guards are more lenient this time; after all they miss me when I leave." He laughed.
"Of course they miss you babe; you are the one who keeps the others in line I guess you could say." I snorted.
"In line? Sky we both know that if they disturb my stay in here they're going to regret it; none's safe after all." Ben said in an icy voice.
"You're always such a ray of sunshine whenever we speak. But there must be some reason why you're calling; so what do you want?" I asked.
"You heard anything from Elle since you left England?" He asked his voice more serious now and straight to the point.
"No we haven't spoken since I left and before then things were a bit rocky with us; you know I told her that you were only looking out for her when you got rid of Jay, she saw it as though I agreed with you. Which I did the guy was a dick, and was trying to get into the er... business by using her. Why she not been to see you?" I asked my brow furrowed.
"Not since when you came to say bye. Word is she's back with Jay…" Ben trailed off in anger.
"What? Is she for real? Again? What's Jonnie said?" I demanded and started pacing.
"Jonnie says she's gone off the radar. He hasn't heard a thing from her. Which we both know isn't like her. For Jay's sake I hope Jonnie gets him before I do." Ben's voice was deadly as he spoke of his best friend Jonnie.
"Ben we both know Jonnie would kill him for touching Elle; as much as you want to deny it…" I said laughing slightly.
"I wouldn't mind if they got together he'd treat her right and keep her safe. You know Jay used her as a contact to our suppliers. And I know you covered for her but those marks weren't from her falling on a night out were they?" He demanded of me.
"Jonnie would be good for her. But she needs to get her head out the clouds and actually sort her shit out, she thinks he's off limits as well; since you two run everything and he's your best mate; if she knew you were cool with it I honestly don't think she'd look twice at Jay but then Jonnie wasn't really making it known that he liked her… again because of you! And she only got with Jay in the first place to try to get Jonnie to notice her. And in all honesty piss him off. We all know how much Jonnie hates him. Yeah we know Jay's a complete twat using her for our… err… business associates." I didn't want to say suppliers in front of Paul thinking he would guess just what business Jonnie and Ben were involved in. "And fine I'll be straight with you. Jay was the one who gave her the marks but I took care of him alright. He went off for months before he spoke to her again then you and Jonnie took care of him, oh and Ken." I said laughing.
"Who the fucks Jay?" Paul demanded his face hard.
"I'll tell you later." I told him.
"Why didn't you fucking tell me?" Ben roared from the other end.
"Come on Ben you got your time to beat the shit out of him and so did I." I said.
"You do realise the guy is going to dead and buried before the month is through." Ben seethed.
"Yeah I know. Just make sure Elle's not there to see it. And try not to get caught; Vic can only get you outta so many jail sentences." I said sighing.
"Don't ever doubt Vic he's got you out of a fair few as well." Ben laughed.
"I'd never doubt Vic." I laughed.
"Anyways let me know if you hear from Elle I don't wanna send Jonnie after him and her be caught up in that. And could you maybe try ringing her. She'd listen to you if you told her I'd be fine with her and Jonnie." Ben said softly.
"She'll come back Ben. She's just messed since you got locked up again and Jonnie will find her." I said surely.
"Yeah I know he will eventually. He just got to get a few people to retract statements and I'll be helping him find her and get back into business once again in no time." He said gleefully.
"Speak to you soon Ben." I said laughing.
"Stay safe sexy." He replied. "Oh and Sky if your having any trouble over there you know who to ring right?" he asked.
"Of course." I smirked and then hung up.
"So who was that?" Paul asked suddenly standing right in front of me before I'd even been able to put my phone back in my pocket.
"Ben and what's it got to do with you?" I asked sharply.
"Ben as in the guy who's in prison and most likely some dealer you got yourself involved in!" he shouted at me.
"What business Ben's in has nothing to do with you what so ever!" I shouted at him.
"Well it's not hard to guess is it!" he shouted back.
"And how dare you just assume because I talk to someone from England that they're dealer. You have no right to judge me or what I do or who I talk to." I shouted at him getting right in his face.
"No right! Sky cant you see how much I care about you!" He bellowed.
I froze as did he.
All you could hear was the sound of our heavy breathing the talking inside seemed to have even stopped.
"I need to speak to some people. It would probably be best if you left me alone." I spoke in a monotone but I couldn't force myself to look him in the eyes they looked at the woods behind him.
"Sky..." He said weakly.
"What do you want? You won't tell me what happened to your arms, where any of you went; your fucking running around in the rain at Sam's fucking beck and call in shorts, like fuck off is it a genetic condition! Sure your temperatures hotter than normal but even still! Yet you stand there demanding to know about Ben! What makes you think you have any right to question me on anything?" I asked him in a deadly voice.
"I can't tell you!" He shouted back at me his eyes full of frustration.
"Then we have nothing more to say." I told him and turned around and walked out into the rain. I needed to get away from him just to try to let my mind stop being affected by him.
I felt his hand grab my shoulder and spin me around.
"Please can you just try to understand that there are some things are want to tell you but I cant at least not yet?" He asked me his face looked so hurt and pitiful that I reached a hand up to his cheek. "Please." He said again.
"I get that you can't say but I don't like being kept in the dark… And you have absolutely no right to judge the people I speak to…" I said sharply but my words didn't match my actions as I moved closer to his warm body.
"I know and I'm sorry but can I just got worked up when you were saying about Jay hurting Elle and the 'business' Ben's involved in, you shouldn't be worrying about that sort of thing." He said looking at me intensely. I saw only a look of concern and sadness in his eyes along with a look I had only ever seen from Embry and Helen-
"Don't worry. Elle will be fine Jonnie will sort it all out. And as for Ben's 'business' I cant say what he's involved in it's not my place… but he does what he does and that's all there is to it and their my friends their good people, what their job entails has nothing to do with them." I told him firmly as I moved away from him.
"It's not hard to guess what they do…" Paul mumbled.
"Maybe, but what if it's all a cover for something else?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"So what your saying is their not drug dealers?" Paul asked.
"I haven't said anything like that… I just gave you another perspective to look at it from." I replied winking at him.
"Whatever just try not to get involved with people like that over here." He said back.
"You wouldn't be trying to tell me what to do now would you Paul?" I asked sarcastically.
"Wouldn't dream of it." He quipped back smirking.
"Good cause that won't get you anywhere." I smirked walking past him and back to the porch. Paul walked up as well and stood with me looking at me questioningly.
"I need to talk to Elle and Jonnie I'll see you in a bit." I told him quietly not looking him in the eye.
"Sky-" he began but I cut him off.
"No. You'll only get annoyed with me not telling you what the one sided conversation you hear means." I snapped.
"I was only going to say I'll see you inside." He said and walked in as I mumbled a quite 'oh'.
I pulled out my phone and rang Elle.
I had to wait a few rings until she finally answered.
"Skyyyyyyy!" she shrieked into the phone.
"Elle what's going on?" I asked her sharply.
"Who called you Ben? Jonnie?" She asked quietly.
"Ben. But that's besides the point what the fuck are you doing back with Jay?" I demanded of her.
"You don't understand." She whispered.
"Yeah I really do. You love Jonnie but he's Ben's bets friend and you think he's never going to feel the same so you went and got with Jay AGAIN to make a stand against them and try to make Jonnie jealous. True Jon probably does need a kick up the arse to see how he really feels but Jay? Seriously Jay? Again? You're the one that will suffer and don't blurt bullshit about how he's changed you promised me you'd never go back to him. Elle he hurts you… You cant seriously think that's the right way to try to rebel against Ben and get to Jonnie." I finished sadly.
"Sky I can take care of myself. Jonnie doesn't give a shit about me! Neither does Ben! He didn't once stop to think what him being locked up again would mean for me!" She shouted at me.
"How does Jonnie not care about you? Do you realise he's tryna find you right as we speak and once he gets his fucking hands on Jay you know what that will mean! Tell me how that's someone who doesn't care about you! As for Ben true he needs to think what it does to you. But he does what he does to provide for you; you live the life you do and Ben pays the price for a few weeks until he gets out again! And you were more than happy to help out with the suppliers… a fact you seem to forget when your being all self righteous." I told her.
"We all have our pasts Sky… you included. Wait! Jonnie coming for Jay?" She asked suddenly panicked.
"Yeah of course he's coming to get you back! Ben knows that Jay was the one that gave you those marks from before so he's probably on the phone to Jonnie now-"
"Sky Jonnie can't kill Jay! You know he'll get done for murder he can't go down for my mistakes!" She sobbed.
"There's nothing anyone can say to Jonnie or Ben or any of the others that will stop them from going after Jay now… but YOU can stop Jonnie and get yourself out before you have to see anything… Ring Jonnie arrange to meet him and just go home with him." I told her.
"But he doesn't want me Sky…" She spoke quietly.
"Elle pull yourself the fuck together! Do you really think he would try anything with you without knowing it's exactly what you want and that Ben, your older brother and his best friend, was okay with it? And for the record Ben's fine with it just go home Elle ring Jonnie and go home with him talk to him and by the time Ben's out I promise things will be fine with you and Jonnie." I told her.
"But Sky I walked in on him and Kate…" She said sadly.
"Elle! Jonnies a guy! You know what he's like. And their all distractions. So it wasn't as obvious to everyone how he felt about you." I tried to explain.
"No he's just one of these guys that sleeps around! Like all the ones you get with. He has the same attitude as you fuck them and leave them! He wouldn't want me!" She mumbled.
"Trust me Elle he does want you! And if he valued his life he would never fuck you and leave you… You mean far too much to him. Remember when he found out about Steve had a one night stand with you? What did he do to Steve? Yup that's right he beat the shit out of him and put him in hospital for a few weeks." I told her laughing.
"Fine I'll ring him." She said and then hung up.
I laughed as I dialled Jonnie's number.
"Sky?" His deep voice asked me.
"Elle will be ringing you any second now once she gets time to pack her shit up and think of somewhere to meet you." I told him.
"Thank you." He told me.
"No worries. Just don't let her see what you guys do to Jay…" I told him cautiously.
"I hear you. I'll let you know how it goes." He told me.
"And don't fuck things up with her Jon; she really loves you." I told him and hung up.
As I walked back into the house I heard raised voices.
Every head turned in my direction as I walked through the door.
As I looked around I noticed Erin and Seth were no longer there.
"What's going on?" I asked.
"Nothing." Embry said in a tight voice.
"Again with the bullshit." I snapped.
"Language." Helen berated me.
I sighed and took at seat at the table next to Kim who was sat on Jared her hands pressed against his chest where the marks had been before.
"Who were you talking to?" Embry asked me.
"Ben, Elle and Jonnie." I replied looking away.
"How's Elle?" He asked.
"She'll be fine." I said and gave him a pointed look to which he nodded.
We stayed late eating at Sam and Emily's; Seth had come back during the evening without Erin. As we sat eating I was wedged between Quil and Paul. Every time mine and Paul's arms brushed or our knees knocked against each others we would glance at each other then I would look away still feeling his gaze on me but I held my chin high showing he wasn't bothering me.
At one point during the meal his large warm hand came down onto my thigh and I looked over at him with narrowed eyes as he smirked while I made a big show of pushing his hand off which then made Embry throw a roll at him which he dodged and glare at him through the rest of the evening.
When it started to get later into the evening people slowly began leaving Beth and Collin seemed to slip away with a few quite goodbyes as did Seth, then Leah and Sue went taking Billy with them our parting had been confusing to most of the boys.
"I wasn't rude… intentionally." I had told him with a smirk on my lips.
"Apology accepted." He said and nodded gravely.
"That wasn't an apology." I replied hastily.
"Yet it's the closets I'm going to get so I'll accept it." He replied in his wise and powerful voice.
I smiled at him to which he smiled in return.
It had been after Quil, Jake and Brady had left that Helen spoke up.
"Let's go home." She said looking between me and Embry.
"Okay." I said jumping up and walking over to Emily and hugging her.
"Nice to meet you. Thanks for dinner I'm sure I'll see you soon." I said smiling and kissing her scarred cheek again.
As I pulled away I glanced at Sam who seemed to look at me through new eyes a sense of gratitude was there I just looked back at him and turned away.
I said goodbye to Jared and Kim while Embry and Aunt Helen said their goodbyes and walked out to the car, I followed behind them and stopped when I felt a hand on my shoulder in the hallway.
Knowing it was Paul just by the feeling inside me I turned and looked up at him.
"So…" He said.
"What?" I asked him smiling.
"Saturday." He said raising an eyebrow.
"Sorry I'm busy." I told him turning around.
"I'll pick you up at seven then." He said without missing a beat
"Don't expect me to be there." I called walking out the house hearing his laugh linger behind me.
Sooo please review; ihope you enjoyed it and arent too mad at me for the wait in updating /:
Also ifeel its only fair to mention a thankyou to hannah ; Wer3wolf ; Embrace-The-Flame ; Embrylicious ; Savannah-Faith ; Mrshuntley ; xxSlytheringirl101xx & Sexysucicide your reviews are appricated hugely(:
&to give you some form of warning ihave module exams this coming mouth which will probably limit my writing time /: sorrry again...
But ipromise to have the next one done as soon as ipossibly can(:
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