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Chapter 49

A week left until I was back in hell and I was busy. Kim and I would be going shopping for some new school cloths in a few days and then I had agreed to go to the campfire before school started. I needed some fun. I still hadn't seen Jacob yet which I was actually kind of glad for.

I was picking through a salad that Emily had made before she left. It had spinach, diced tomatoes and some chicken and stuff. I had poured a whole bunch of ranch dressing on it. For the most part it was good. As soon as I finished I went outside to go get the mail. Two things were for me.

I threw the mail that wasn't mine on the counter before running upstairs. I opened the letter that was from school first.

Uley, Piper

Junior Year Schedule

1. Art

2. Trigonometry

3. A.P. Biology

4. History

5. English Honors

6. Gym/ Study Hall

7. Lunch

8. Spanish III

9. Creative Writing

I rolled my eyes reading my schedule for this year. Whatever. I had no clue what creative writing even really was but I was kind of excited to get started. I really just hoped that I had something with Kim, mainly lunch so quickly I snapped a picture from my new phone, Galaxy III that Sam and Emily had bought me.

It didn't take long for Kim to text me back.

Hey. We have history, gym, study hall and lunch together.-Kim.

I grinned. I was glad we had classes together. And it was her senior year. Honestly, I was not sure how next year would go without seeing Kim mostly every day. I would cross that bridge when I got to it though.

I heard some noises coming from downstairs and I slightly frowned. Emily and Sam weren't supposed to be back for awhile.

"Hi Paul."

"What's sup Piper?" He asked before stuffing his face with food.

"Did you get your schedule today?" I wondered and he nodded reaching into his pocket and putting it down on the table. I grabbed and looked it over. "We have lunch together."

He swallowed before speaking. "Yeah, the whole pack basically has lunch together."

"That's cool." I commented. I definitely would not be sitting at the same table as Jacob.

"You know you don't have to avoid him by staying in the house." I frowned.

"I am not avoiding him." Paul frowned.

"Yeah right Piper. You literally haven't gone anywhere."

"Yes I have." I defended. "I have been hanging out with Kim and stuff and I have even been to Leah's house a couple of times."

"Avoiding."

I grabbed a grape that was on Paul's plate and threw it right at him. He saw it coming and ended up catching it in his mouth.

"Thanks Piper."

I was just glaring at him. He was such an ass sometimes but I would be lying if I said that I didn't enjoy it. "Well I am going to the campfire with Kim if that means something."

"Jacob is going."

I shrugged. I didn't know if he was going or not but Paul confirming it wasn't going to stop me from going. I didn't need Jacob. I spent most of the summer away from him and I was fine. Besides it was not like I would have to talk to him or anything like that.

"Don't care."

"Whatever you say."

Today was the day. Well tomorrow was the real day since tomorrow was the first day of school but tonight was the big party that was going down at the beach. I was going with Kim and we were currently getting ready.

"Which one should I wear?" I asked Kim. I could decided which bikini to wear. There was the one which was strapless black with white polka dots and then there was the strapless turquoise top with black buttons that I had to tie so it would stay.

"Turquoise and black one." I nodded. I most likely would have picked this one to wear anyways.

"What are you wearing?" I asked her.

"Pink bikini."

"Nice."

Kim and I had finished up some school shopping today and we had went to her house first and I helped her put all of her stuff away before we came back here. She had brought a bag of stuff of what she would later change into before the campfire thing tonight. Right now she was helping me put all of the stuff that I had got away.

"Piper you should really clean out your closet." I sighed dramatically before giving her a smile. I knew she was right but I was way too lazy.

"Maybe later." We both knew later meant way later, like maybe next year.

After we finished putting my stuff away Kim went into my bathroom to change and I changed in my bedroom. Because of my piercing I couldn't really go swimming but I could at least put my feet in the water and shit. I didn't really plan on swimming I was just wearing a bikini because I could and I had to admit I looked cute in it. Just for Sam's sake I was going to wear shorts, even though they showed off a kind of nice curve of my ass.

Still he should be happy.

Once Kim and I were officially finished getting ready and it was about fifteen minutes into the campfire we left my house.

The beach was already filled like we both knew it would be.

"Glad you came?" Kim asked me.

"Ask me in about an hour." I grinned her way. I hadn't spotted anyone from the pack yet. From my understanding it had really grown while I was gone and what not. Kim and I had wondered over to where some drinks were and I downed a coca cola in like fifty seconds. Damn, I was thirsty.

"Well hello ladies." Immediately Kim was in Jared's arms.

"You too are so cute it's disgusting," I joked.

Kim gave me the finger and looked in Jared's eyes. He grinned at me and then he was looking back in her eyes. I looked away feeling like I was intruding on a private moment.

"Oh look there's Embry." I walked off not waiting for a response. Embry was sitting a little farther down the beach and waves were overlapping his feet. I sat down next to him. It looked like something was serious disturbing him.

"Embry, what's wrong?" I decided to finally make my presence known to him.

"Nothing."

"Liar." I nudged him and smiled a bit. "Come on you can tell me anything."

"It's really nothing Piper."

I frowned. Obviously something was bothering him. I knew from when I was with Jacob that Embry was good at keeping his personal thoughts to himself. I did consider Embry a good friend of mine and I wanted him to know that if there was ever something wrong he should feel free to come to me.

"Really? Nothing. Well then why didn't you hear me coming. I mean you do have sensitive hearing and all and plus you didn't even notice me sit down until I made my presence known to you."

He frowned. "Look, I won't tell anyone. You can talk to me."

"I know." He rubbed his head. Before I left we really had become good friends. Well, at least I thought so.

I sat and waited until he finally said something else. "Just a lot on my mind right now. My mom is freaking out. She thinks that I am doing drugs or something so I have to literally sneak out of the house to patrol and go to pack meetings and stuff."

"Do you need my to talk to Sam? I am pretty sure that I can convince him to let you tell your mom about what's going on."

"No. He already said I could but I can't. The secret is to important."

That was a quality I loved about Embry. He was willing to get into trouble with his mom just so that he could keep the secret of the pack.

I am sure Jake would be willing to endanger the secret of the pack when it came to Bella.

Would you stop thinking about his dammit! This is a party!

Sorry.

"Why do I feel like something else is bothering you too?" He got quiet instantly. "Look you don't have to tell me and I am sorry for being pushy. I just want you to know that I am here when you need me."

Embry was about to say something else when his phone started ringing. "Hello?" He answered. I could vagely hear someone else on the otherline. It sounded like a women. "No mom I am at the beach." There was a pause, "Yeah..okay. I will be home soon." Embry hung up and sighed deeply. I gave him a small smile.

"Thank you." He said before walking away from me.

"Your welcome." I don't know how long it was but I stayed where I was. I just sat there but it must have been awhile. I was actually enjoying watching the waves overlap each other.

"Look who decided to show her face."

I knew that voice anywhere. The voice that I had once been so deeply in love with. The voice that I was in love with still. Well not really the voice since his voice was now hard and cold towards me.

"Hello Jacob."

"So I see someone decided to come home." He was standing tall with his arms crossed. I got to my feet. I was not about to let him intimidate me.

"Yeah well I decided to get out of this town and enjoy my summer vacation."

"Why did you come back?"

"School besides my friends and family are here." It was true.

"You left us."

"Us?" I questioned annoyed. "There is no us. And the important people knew that I was going away for the summer."

"I didn't."

"Well what can I tell you? It sucks to suck."

"Why are you here?"

"I always come to this end of the summer shin dig. And I am sure you already knew that."

"You dumped me Piper."

What did he expect to still have a girlfriend after he made out with some other chick?

"Your right. So that means I can go out with whoever I want." He glared instantly.

"You can't break the imprint bond Piper."

"Your right, you already broke it." It was true and we both knew it.

"Have a nice night Jacob." I walked off, I didn't need this shit right now and especially not from him.

I really can't believe I went out with him.

A part of me, a huge part of me yearned for him though. I wish our relationship remained how it was before Bella showed up.

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