Chapter Two
I finally come out of the bathroom and walk out to find Embry standing at the door with a smile on his face and my bookbag in his hand. He holds it out to me and I take it with a shaky hand. I do not look at him as I hold my bag close to me and remain where I am standing for a little longer. Embry takes a few steps closer and it makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
"Well, are you going to give me an answer for tomorrow?" Embry asks softly.
"Alright, I will go, but only this one date tomorrow," I say and then walk to my class as quickly as I can. Matthew is seated in our first class when I walk in and he smiles at me when I go to sit next to him.
"You doing okay, Mari?" Matthew asks. I nod and get my textbook and my notes out for class. My brain starts to imagine what the date tomorrow will turn us into, sadly these thoughts are very girlie thoughts. I shake my head when the teacher walks in and class begins. My brain is too busy on other things to focus on the teacher's lecture. Embry's face pops up in my face and I feel like I am melting when I think about his smile. It takes a few minutes to realise that Embry's smiling face is a real one and it is standing before me.
"Hi, Marinna," Embry says. I gasp with a jump and look down at my notebook quickly to hide my red face. There is a soft snicker and I look back up to see my teacher towering above me with a raised brow.
"Ms. Black, is there something on my face that made you look away? I asked you a question about the topic are discussing today," the teacher says. I shake my head and look back down at the textbook. "Would you care to answer the question that I am about to ask you once more?"
"No sir, because your question was irrelevant to the topic. Of which you are discussing about our country's great history and that is not my history for I was not born here, just raised here," I say in my usual manner. The teacher walked away and picked up the lecture once more. I sketch Embry on the side of my notes and smile as I imagine the details of his face and his smile that makes his face brighten. I finish the little sketch just before the bell rings for the end of this class. I rush out of the room and try to get to my next class as quickly as I can, only to run smack into Embry and Quil.
"Marinna, are you alright?" Quil asks, as he helps me up and gathers my things from the ground. Embry holds me close as he checks for any injuries on me.
"I am fine, just running when I am not supposed to," I say, while pushing Embry away from me. He smiles widely at me and turns back to Quil. I take my things and walk down the hallway to be as far as possible from Embry. This is going to be a very long day for me.
Matthew and Jacob are sitting at the kitchen table with Rachel and dad. All of them are waiting for Embry to come and pick me up for our date. I am still in my room and I am to nervous to move away from my vanity mirror for too long to check my makeup. The doorbell rings and I hurry to adjust myself one last time and then rush to the living room. Matthew opens the door and lets Embry in quietly. I smile when I see that Embry brought me my favourite flower, a white rose. Dad raises his head in suspicion as Embry and I only smile at each other for a few quiet minutes.
"What movie are you two going to see?" Rachel asks to end the silence and be the typical mother hen that she has been since mother died.
"Well, I am going to let Marinna decide one what we will watch and then we will see what we are in the mood for to eat after the movie. Is that alright with you, Mari?" Embry says.
"Yes, I like the idea," I say quietly. Jacob and Matthew walk over and stand behind me like they are my bodyguards.
"Do not hurt our baby sister, Embry, or we will beat you to a pulp," Jacob says. I turn and punch his arm.
"I am a big girl and can take care of myself," I say. Embry smiles and lets me walk out the door first. His mother's truck is out front and we walk over to get inside and get away from the ravenous people that is my family. "I am sorry that they did that to you. They should trust you since they have known you for this long."
"Mari, it is fine. I am just glad to see that they are still protective of you even though I am a friend of the family," Embry says. We pull out of the driveway and head off to Forks to enjoy some time off the reservation. Embry and I talk about random things in our lives, since we know so much about each other already. I laugh when Embry does an impression of Matthew when he gets angry abut something. We pull up to the old drive in movie place and park in the back, I wanted to go old fashion and surprisingly Embry liked the idea.
"So, why did you ask me of all the people a school to take me out on a date?" I finally ask. Embry raises a brow and turns to me. I look deep into his brown eyes that blend in with his russet skin and see that there is a sense of nervousness in them. He is as nervous about tonight as I am.
"Jake was playing around one day in saying that you had a crush on me. I was ecstatic that you might like me as much as I liked you from the shadows. Since we were kids, I have liked you because you are different from the others and you know how to speak your mind honestly. I was even more excited yesterday when you said yes to going out on a date with me," Embry says. I bite my lip and look away at his kind and hopeful words.
"Well, Jacob was right in me having a crush on you," I say and then look back up to him. Embry smiles and reaches over to caress my cheek.
"Come here," Embry whispers. I slide across the front seat and snuggle against him while he puts his arm around me and holds me close. My heart skips a few beats and I feel like I am in heaven and everything is just right.