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Chapter 55 Part 2
I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT!
As soon as school was over I headed straight to Kim's house. II found it absolutely hilarious that I ended up beating here there, even if it was only by three minutes. "Busy making out with Jare?" I teased causing her to blush before she gave me the finger. I put my hand over my heart, "If Jare saw you doing that to me he wouldn't think you were so sweet and innocent."
"Oh trust me he knows how much of a vixen I can be." Kim spoke unlocking the door to her house. I quirked an eyebrow even though her back was to me as we headed upstairs to her room.
"What is that supposed to mean?" I wondered aloud. She had me all curious now.
"Nothing." It didn't take a genius to know that she was blushing. I decided to push her on it.
"No tell me. Now I am all curious and I want to know."
"Nosy," she grinned towards me as we entered her room. I nodded dropping my backpack to the floor before sitting in one of her bean bags. I took out some of my homework while I questioned her. I could work and be in her business at the same time. I was just skilled like that.
"Seriously though what was that supposed to mean?" I wondered. "Have you two been getting freaky Kimmy?" I raised my eyebrows.
"You know curiosity killed a cat." She smirked from her bed where she sat criss-crossed pulling out her cell phone. I pulled out mines as well shooting a quick text to Emily that I would be home later and I was hanging out with Kim for a little while.
"How does Jared know about your vixen side?" I wondered.
She blew out a deep breath. "You don't plan on letting this go do you?" She already knew the answer to that question and I was sure my smirk confirmed that I wasn't.
"Alright fine." She said before looking over to her door. No one was here but us two so she had nothing to worry about. "Jared and I kind of went all the way."
The fuck? Like, sexually active all the way. I couldn't help but let a big EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP rip right through me. Springing off the bean bag chair, I tackled Kimmy. "Aw, my best friends a women!"
Our bodies began to shake as she started laughing. Eventually I got off her to ask her another question. "Did you like it?" I whispered but loud enough for her to hear me. She grabbed a pillow that was on the bed and hit the back of my head with it.
"I'm so done with this conversation."
"We haven't even really conversed though," I spoke leaning in more. My nose was on her chin. "And by that blush on your cheeks I will take that as a yes, you did like it."
"Conversation over."
I bit the inside of my cheek. Okay, I would end the conversation...for now. I would bring it up again later. Getting off of her and going back to the bean bag that I had been residing in I started another conversation. "So, how's your senior year going?" I wondered, curious. Kim shrugged. "Alright I guess. Fast but I am ready to begin the new journey of leaving high school behind."
"Have you applied to colleges?" I wondered.
She nodded her head, "Yep. Of course but I don't really think I am going anywhere." She stated.
I frowned. She was fucking smart. A genius. "Why wouldn't you go to college? Your smart as fuck Kim."
She blushed a bit, "Thanks."
"You still haven't answered my question."
She drew out a deep breath. "I don't think it would be a good idea for me to leave."
"Why?"
"Jared is here and you know the whole imprint thing. It works both ways and I can't be away from him for too long." I sighed and nodded. Ah. "But," she spoke suddenly, "I will probably take classes online. I am not even 100% sure what I want to do or be."
"The struggle," I chuckled trying to make light of the situation. Thankfully she laughed so it had worked, or at least just lightened the mood a little bit.
I sighed, really thinking about what she said. She didn't want to leave because of Jared. And if he found out then he would want her to go and just do long distance or something. That was the thing about this imprint shit. Kim, didn't want to be away from him, that much I could tell. And he definitely didn't want to be away from her. Would I have to eventually face that? I mean I wasn't as smart as her but I wasn't as dumb as a post either. There wasn't even a future for Jacob and I anyways, so what did it matter.
"So, what are you doing for the rest of your birthday?"
I shrugged. "Well have to finish all this fucking homework, which should be illegal." Kim let out a laugh but I was serious. I lifted up the papers that I had been working on. "I mean really who the fuck wants to do that when they go home."
We started chatting it up for a little while longer. After being there for a half hour more I went home. As soon as I entered the house, the aroma of food hit me. I felt my eyebrows raising as I walked towards the kitchen. Emily had her back turned to me. I noted she hadn't even heard me come in or anything. Even though it was just me she should really get her senses up. What if it was an intruder.
"You know," she spun around. "You are lucky I'm not in intruder."
"You scared me Piper."
"I'm well aware," I chuckled lightly. "Well, I'm home now and I am going upstairs to finish my homework."
She nodded. "Okay. I will be down here if you need me."
I nodded, heading upstairs.
About an hour and a half later I had all of my work completed. Thankfully. I was not trying to have homework all night long. Especially not on the night of my birthday. For now, I was just laying on my bed twirling a piece of my hair. my phone was right next to my head since I had it on the charger. I heard it buzz and left it for about five minutes before looking at it.
Hey sexy mofo-Leah.
What's sup ;)-Piper.
What's your thong size?-Leah.
I couldn't help but laugh aloud.
Don't you remember ;)-Piper.
Let me check.-Piper.
After checking I sent her a quick message and she texted me back that she would see me later. I didn't bother replying. I started playing Trivia Crack when I heard a knock on my door. Without looking up I told Emily to come in. I knew it was her, considering I would have heard Sam. "Hey, I forgot to give this to you when you were downstairs." I looked up from my phone. I was currently playing Kim and had gotten the question wrong so it was her turn anyways.
"What is it?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
Emily just shrugged, "No idea. It came for you in the mail today." I couldn't help but notice how her voice was a bit on edge. And she looked uncomfortable. "I will be downstairs if you need me." She quickly left the room as I looked at the front of the envelope. My mouth opened as I let out a gasp.
To: Piper Uley
From: Clarissa Marie Jenks Uley
What kind of sick joke was this?! Immediately after re-reading the from part on the envelope I dropped the letter, not even bothering to look at it. This had to be some kind of sick joke. It surely was not funny.
My dead mother could not be writing to me.
She was dead!
She had killed herself!
My hands went to the side of my head and I began to rub. This was just absolutely ridiculous.
After a good 10 minutes of just staring at the letter, my fingers found the courage to open it.
My dearest Piper,
Congratulations honey, you are 17 years old. I wish that I could be there to celebrate this day with you but fate is funny, isn't it? I'm sure you have a lot of questions and I'm sorry that I am not there with you to answer them. I know what you must think of me, that I'm a coward and weak. But that's true. Piper, I never want you to feel like it is your fault that I took my life. It is not. I just want you to understand that, Josh is, whether he still knows it or not the love of my life. Him leaving destroyed me. I yearn for him. I felt that this was the only way. It isn't your fault. Your resemblance to him has only made it harder to be without him. I love you so much Piper. I want you to find love and happiness. I want you to know that I love you and Sam with all my heart. I do not want to be the cause of your pain on your birthday, so this letter will stop soon. I have written another one for you though. On the back of this page, you will find a post address. If you are interested, go there and pick up the next letter. If you have decided that this was enough, then I will understand. I want you to know that no matter what, I will always love you and Sam. You will always be my child.
~Much love, Mom.
This had to be an absolute joke. That was it?! It's not my fault but she couldn't live without dad. She had two kids to live for. And then there was another letter. Was that one going to answer all the questions I had!? I couldn't deny that I was going to go pick it up. Dammit mom. I shouldn't even care. The tears that ran down my face symbolized something though. That I needed closure.
Emily, had found the courage to enter my room again about an hour later. My eyes had a little puff to them from crying but not much. I was trynig hard not to let myself get upset. "What do you need, Em?"
"How are you feeling?" She sat on the edge of my bed.
I shrugged. "I'm fine."
"Well that's good. So, everything should be done in about an hour. We are going to have a nice birthday dinner for you okay. Be ready." There was a glint in her eyes. I nodded. I didn't want to ruin all of her hard work.
"No problem. I'm going to shower and then change."
"Alright, if you need anything, I just want you to know that I'm here for you." I watched her walk to the door. When she was about to close my door back I spoke, "Em?" She turned. "That means a lot."
And with that she was gone.
Dammit mom. You just couldn't send that letter later on. You just had to have it sent today. Wonderful. A part of me wanted to leave and go get the other letter but the other part of me knew that I wasn't yet ready for it. I would wait. But not too long. I had to read it. I had to know everything. I wanted to hear everything that she had to say for herself. Well, read everything she had to write for herself. Getting off of my bed, I went to my closet. I would at least wear something nice. I picked up a bag that was on the floor. It would be perfect. I had put away mostly everything from my summer vacation with dad, however this I had left. It was a nice dress that stopped not to far above my knee. Sam wouldn't be happy. The top was gold and the bottom was pink. It would due. I went to the bathroom and took a nice shower. The hot water actually helped wipe some of my stress away. Good. I needed that. Going back into my room I quickly changed before putting a touch up on my makeup. I left my hair out and smiled a bit to myself. This was going to be a good night. I wasn't going to let anything or anyone ruin it for me.
I sat on the edge of my bed playing Trivia Crack. I wasn't exactly sure what I was waited for but I knew Emily wanted me to be surprised and stuff. I probably shouldn't have put on the dress yet then but I could always just use the excuse that it was my birthday dinner and I wanted to look nice. Yeah, that would work.
"Aw, look at the birthday princess," Carole spoke entering my bedroom with Lilly and Kim right behind her.
"You know it's rude to just burst into someone's bedroom." I noted with a small smile but I made sure my tone was evident that I was joking.
"Well what do you expect when you don't leave the door unlocked?" Carole asked me as if it were obvious. She walked in and gave me a hug. "Your present is downstairs," she whispered into my ear. I nodded and chuckled.
"Thank you." I stood up and gave Lilly a hug as well. "How have you both been?"
"Good," they responded together. I thought that was so cute.
"What are you doing here?" I asked with a raised eyebrow.
"It's your birthday, where else would we be?" Asked Lilly as if it were obvious.
"Aw," I looked at Kim. "Your sisters are so sweet."
She rolled her eyes, "You don't have to live with them."
I shrugged. True. "Who else is downstairs."
"Just about everyone." I looked towards the door and rushed over to Leah. I wrapped my arms around her head and gave her the biggest hug ever. She laughed. "Yeah, because you aren't totally choking the living shit out of me right now."
I let go of her. "Happy Birthday Pipes."
"Thank you. When did you get here?"
"About five minutes. I was putting your dessert down in the kitchen with Emily."
"My dessert?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Your favorite Cupcakes."
"I love you." Leah made the absolute best Cupcakes in the world.
"I know you do."
Dinner was nice. I found myself in the backyard when it was over. I don't know, there was just something about being outside with a breeze, that made me feel good right now. I heard when someone came up next to me but I decided not to even really acknowledge them. When a few minutes passes I knew that it was Jacob. I knew his scent anywhere.
"Are you having a nice time?" When I got downstairs Jacob was standing there. Looking handsome, I couldn't lie to myself about that. It was good to see him. He gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek telling me Happy Birthday. I was just glad we could have some kind of peace. Even if it was only for the night. He was behaving himself.
I didn't look at him when I answered, "Yeah, I am actually. Thank you for coming."
"Anything for you." There was a short pause. It wasn't awkward but it was. "So, how has your day been so far?"
"Good, it's been good. You?"
"Great. Especially earlier." I then looked at him and he had a twinkle in his eyes. I tried my hardest to frown but I ended up smiling.
That damn Jacob.
"I received a letter today." I said slowly. I really had idea why I was even telling him about this. Jacob looked at me confused. He obviously didn't understand what I was getting at. "It was from my mother."
Silence. "Um..." Jacob finally found his voice. "What did the letter say?"
"A lot," I sighed. "Listen, I don't even know why I'm talking to you about this."
"Whenever you need me, I will always be there to listen." He took closer steps until our faces were almost touching. "Always."
"This is so fucked up Jake." I spoke lowly knowing the he could hear me perfectly fine. "I mean," I tried to suck in the small tears that were forming. "I just want things to be right. I want us together and my mom here and it just never works out that way huh." I was fucking rambling.
Jake wiped away one of my tears. "I want us to be together to."
I moved away. "You made me look foolish. And I'm not going to deny that's what I want but I am not jumping into anything with you. We can be friends."
"Friends." He stated.
I nodded. "Yes friends."
"Alright then. But I want you to know that I will always be here for you."
"Talk is cheap." I murmured giving him a small smile before going back in the house. Leah was giving me a look but I said nothing. "Cupcakes look amazing."
"I know they do, I made them. Now go mingle in there, Em and I are trying to figure out how to set up your candles."
I chuckled walking into the living room. At first I just stood in the doorway observing. Kim and Jared were standing there talking. Corale and Lilly were currently conversating with Paul and Jared. Paul looked entertained. I didn't see Sam anywhere. Or Quil. Weird. But I did see Embry. And I wished I hadn't. Because what I saw was only going to cause problems. I don't know why but I couldn't take my eyes off of him but I just kept staring. He was focused hard on something. The expression in his eyes was nothing but love and care. I followed his gaze. Oh shit. Lilly.
Sweet little Lilly.
Kim was definitely not going to be happy.
No she wasn't.
But, tonight wasn't about that. Tonight was about enjoying myself and having fun therefore I would have a serious conversation with Embry tomorrow. This was definitely not something I could or would dare keep from Kim, however, I could prolong a day or two. I wanted to get Embry's side.
For now I was just going to have a happy 17th birthday.
"Alright, birthday girl it's time to blow out your candles." I jumped. That damn Sam. He was behind me holding a tray with cupcakes with candles that I was going to blow out.
"Didn't take you long to figure out how to put them in," I noted.
"We got the brains in this house," Leah spoke causing Emily to laugh. It was nice to see them together.
A Happy Birthday Piper song rang through the house and I couldn't help but laugh at the pitch. It was quiet hilarious actually. After they got to Seventeen I blew out my candles.
All in all this was a very good birthday.
Well, now you know what's been up with Embry :)
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Anyways,
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