Embry and I got out of the truck walking to the front door and he stopped me. "Before we get in there I should tell you not to stare." I looked at him curious. "Why would I stare?" "Just please don't do it I don't want Sam to get mad." "Alright?" I just shook my head remembering my brother telling me how rude it was to stare to begin with. "Lead the way." I told him gesturing ahead of me. "Embry! Hi, is this her?" A very pretty woman pretty much squeeled as we walked in. "Oh forgive me! I'm Emily!" She turned to me and pulled me into a hug. "You must be Haley!" She beamed at me, and I couldn't help but smile back and nod my head. "The guys didn't say she was this pretty!" She looked at Embry and I took this time to compose myself. "Well come on Haley, you and I have a lot to talk about. Embry your brothers are in the back." She pulled me into the kitchen and sat on a bar stool, it was then I noticed her scars, three to be exact, down the side of her face and her neck. I smiled knowing it was her secret to tell, as was my scar on my forehead. "So tell me about yourself." She said still smiling. "Uh? What would you like to know?" I asked going back into my shell. "Well what brought you here?" "Oh, I had to get away from the constant fighting at home, I couldn't take it anymore." I said looking away, I could see her nod her head and she quickly changed the subject. "How long are you staying?" "Oh just for dinner really." I
said looking down concentrating on my shoes. "Oh! We can't have that. Sam and I have a spare room that you could use." I looked up at her surprised but shook my head. "I really shouldn't-" "Oh nonsense, you're staying. If you want I'll even help you find a house around here. Trust me you won't want to leave by tomorrow morning, this place grows on you rather fast." She smiled at me and got down from the bar stool and started to put chicken in a pan. "Is there anything I could do to help?" I asked looking around. "You could put some noodles in the water." She guestured to the pot next to her.
After everyone was done eating I gathered all the plates putting them in the sink and started washing them. "Haley youdon't have to do that, you're a guest here." Emily said coming over, trying to shoo me off. "Well I think it's a fair trade, you made dinner, and you're letting me stay in your spare room. Actually I owe you still." I said as I grabbed the next plate, cleaning it as well. "Oh that's nonsense sweetie! You're always welcome here." She smiled at me as I looked down. "I don't want over stay my welcome though." I muttered so only she could hear it. Any time I said something like that or that I should continue on down the road all the guys had a comment trying to convince me to stay. Truth is, this is the first time I felt like I belonged somewhere and I was worried I'd be rejected. "Well I don't think it's possible for you to do that, your so quiet, and sweet, I think it'll be good for you to be here, break you out of the shell." Emily smiled at me. "And besides I can't let you leave, I think we could be great friends." She continued causing me to laugh at her. We were already friends with all the jokes we cracked at the guys. "Alright I'll stay." I said giving in. "I knew you didn't want to leave!" She stated smiling more, then turned to all the guys and yelled. "I convinced her to stay!" Causing everyone to smile. "Embry will you show her the guest room?" She asked pushing me out of the kitchen towards him. "Yeah sure." He responded smiling and took my hand dragging me upstairs and directly to the guest room. "This is the guest room, all of us has stayed here at one time or another." He said sitting on the bed. "Haley I need to tell you something." I was looking around the room when he said this. "Alright what's up?" I asked turning to him to see he was looking down at his hands. "I...We're... The guys and I... Damn I didn't think it'd be this hard. Haley do you believe there's more out there?" He asked finally looking at me. "You mean like fairies and unicorns, stuff like that right?" I asked knowing my answer to that, but I'd never tell anyone the honest truth. "No not exactly, more like shape shifters, and vampires." I eyed suspiciously. "Embry where do you think those stories came from? Surely you don't think someone a hundred years ago started making things up, just to scare children into being good do you?" I asked but he just chuckled and shook his head. "No I don't think that at all. Although when we were kids the stories did entertain us, but when we finally grew up we wished it wasn't true, but it was... And much to our own horror we found out we are destined to live a supernatural life." He paused looking at me probably waiting for me to react, and to be honest I wasn't sure how to react so I stood unphased, waiting for the rest of... What he was sharing with me, but it was clear he wasn't going to continue till I said something. "Alright? So what are you trying to tell me?" I asked him as I sat next to him. "Haley we're all werewolves, well except for Emily and Kim that is." He muttered so I could barely hear him but I still didn't have a comment. Oh wait. Why in the hell is he telling me this? Does everyone who lives here know this? Is that why? I still hadn't said a word and Embry was staring at me. Oh crap! "Why are you telling me all this?" I asked the first thing I could think of trying not to feel like to much of a shit. "Oh... Uh well you see... I um... Iimprintedonyou." He said the last of that in such a rush that I couldn't understand it. "Excuse me? I didn't catch that last part." I said still trying to figure out if it was gibberish or what exactly. I heard him sigh as he stood up. "I imprinted on you." He said more clearly as he turned to face me, I saw nothing but seriousness in his face. Well it was gibberish... To me any way and he must of caught on by the look on my face, not being one to hide my feelings, my brother always told me poker wouldn't be my game, along with I needed to learn not to wear my heart on my sleeve. Mentally sighing at those lectures I asked him. "And that is what exactly?" "It's... It's how we wolves find our soul mate, only it's more then that she's...She's your gravity, and yours to protect, and so much more." He explained standing in front of me. "I think Emily might be able to explain this better then me." He sighed when I still hadn't said a word. "Let me go get her..." And with that he was gone. I shook my head at myself for not saying anything. I stood up and started for the door, I had to say something didn't I? At that time Emily came in smiling at me closing the door behind her then pulled me back onto the bed. "Embry told you huh?" She asked once I had sat down, I just nodded my head still not sure what to say about anything. "At least you didn't run away screaming." She laughed a little I could tell she was trying to lighten the situation but I wasn't going for it, and she could tell, she sighed getting more comfortable. "Alright Haley, I'll explain this to you and answer any question I can. First things first. Yes, this is all real, and yes you have a choice, but you should know he'll be whatever you need him to be, a friend, a brother, protecter, lover, anything." She paused looking at me as I soaked in this information. "What would happen if I didn't want any of this? If I want to continue on down the road?" I asked honestly curious, not that I wanted to but still. "You would end up killing both you." Emily said just above a whisper. Oh was all I could say. "Now saying you do stay here, Embry would have a constant need to be around you, and you would too, and the longer your apart, that need will grow more and more, until it physically hurts, and he'll also hate any male that comes into contact with you in any way, even a pack members, but that'll be more of a momentary thing." I just nodded my head wanting her to go on. "Also he knows what you're feeling all the time, and you do too, so if he's pissed off while you're not around you'll know it, oh, after you two consummate the relationship the pull becomes more needy... Like an everyday need to see each other." I couldn't help but turn red at that, looking away I asked. "Anything else I should know right now?" "Nope that should cover the need to know stuff, everything else you'll find out if you stick around." As she said this I couldn't help but roll my eyes at her last comment. I had to stick around even if I didn't want to. "Thanks Emily." "Oh no problem sweetie! Come on let's see if we can get the guys to bring your stuff in." She smiled at me as she pulled me down stairs. I was going to have to get use to her being so chipper. Once we made it to the landing she let go of me. "Guys we need help bringing Haley's things inside." Emily gave Sam puppy eyes and I knew he was roped in, I couldn't help but laugh at the two of them. Backing up to get out of the way I bumped into something, or rather someone, looking up I saw Paul smirking down at me, and heard a growl from the other side of the room. Looking around for the massive dog that made the sound I mentally face-palmed myself remembering Embry very well could of made the sound. Stepping away from Paul I went outside to help.
It was nearly dark out when everyone decided to watch a movie. Majority won out for the devil inside. Groaning to myself I sat in the kitchen. I hated scary movies to begin with, let alone ones based on a true story. I could hear what my brother would say "stop being anti social sis." Or " it's just a movie, stop being a chicken." Shaking my head I got up and went into the living room and sat on the floor next to Leah. She just smiled at me obviously knowing what I was thinking. "Have you seen this before?" She whispered when I didn't jump with everyone else, I just nodded my head. Almost laughing at Emily when she freaked out about the preacher killing himself, I got up and a glass of water. "Not a fan of scary movies huh?" I jumped and turned around glaring at Embry, who had his hands up in surrender but was chuckling at me. "I don't mind them." I lied a little. "I just don't care for the ones based on true stories." That was true. "How do you know this one is based off a true a story?" He asked. "Oh in the end credits it says that." I stated shrugging my shoulders as he stared at me. "You've seen it before?" He asked. "Oh yeah with my little sister for my nineteenth birthday." I shrugged again, not really sure why gave up all that information. "You have a sister?" He looked at me like I was lying about something. "Well not technically, just a best friend whose like a sister." Damn... More information he didn't need to know, or even ask for, and I'm just giving it up. "Oh?" Was all he said and I knew he wanted more information, but I just let it go this time. Back into the shell. "Yeah." I walked passed him and sat next to Leah in time to see the end and the credits roll. "Really? You guys had to pick something based off a true story?" Emily basically whined then added. "I get to pick the next movie!" And with that she was up and going through the movies. Please not some chick flick please not some chick flick I kept chanting in my mind hoping for something like Thor, or transporter. Something with action, she turned around with two movies in her hands. "Either Rent or Kissin cousins?" She asked all of us who groaned in response. "Elvis any day over Rent." I spoke up since no one else would, which earned me a few glares from whom I'm assuming was Collin and Brady. "What? I'd rather hear the king of rock, then a bunch of people whine." I said matter of factly shrugging my shoulders, which only earned me a glare from Emily. About half way through the movie I got up to go bed, saying goodnight to everyone I went to the guest room, and passed out before I had time to change.