The Hybrid Chick

Leah's POV

We had Seth and Ness over just as Jake has recommended. It was a peaceful evening, Ness and Seth were really funny together. They were really in tune with each so much so I felt hesitant about having this conversation with her. I was about to just let this blow over. I didn't want to disrupt the flow of the evening. I could get over this stupid pettiness I was feeling the more I thought the more I was convinced that as soon as the babies were born I wouldn't be so sensitive and jealous.

I pulled some mugs down from by cabinets and went to the cupboard for the coffee. Ness entered the kitchen and looked at me like she was confused. She sat down at the kitchen table and sighed.

"Jake sent me in here to talk to you?" I groaned he wasn't going to let me back out of this. I groaned and put the coffee on the counter.

"Of course he did," I muttered. I looked into the living room. Seth and Jake were talking about something on TV. Even though I knew they were distracted I didn't want him eavesdropping on my conversation. I motioned for Ness to follow me outside. We stood in silence for a while because I really didn't know what to say.

"Jake said you had questions about our imprinting situation?" She probed and I shrugged. She chuckled to herself and stood beside me and crossed her arms over her chest. "Fair enough. He wants you to know everything that happened while you were gone. So you will never wonder and kick him out of bed again," she explained I shock her an alarmed glared. I should've known he would confide in her. It was a tad unnerving that she knew so much.

"Don't be mad that he told me," she advised. "Well to be fair he actually didn't tell me that part. He told Seth. He talks to Seth a lot about you and Seth relays information to me, but he did ask me to come to you and talk about the imprint stuff. He would be better to explain his feelings than me but whatever," she offered with a shrug.

"We have talked about this at length and I thought I had laid everything to rest, but my stupid hormones have been getting the better of me lately," I explained. "You really don't have to explain anything."

"There's really not much to explain. Jacob has been the big brother in my life. It's the only role he wanted," she said bluntly and I looked at her.

"What about you? Did you want him as more?" She looked down for a moment and it was a confession without her speaking.

"When I was growing up … I found Jacob very attractive. I had a big crush on him and I think he found it flattering but he never reciprocated. I think the only reason I was attracted to him was because he was supportive and attentive as an imprint should be." She sighed. "It didn't hurt that he was male and not related to me." She chuckled and I just stared at her I don't know how this conversation was supposed to make me feel better.

"So he turned you down?" I asked and I realized I sound more frustrated than I probably should have. My temperament didn't faze her, she just took some time to ponder my question.

"I never asked but I knew he knew I had crush and I think I didn't ask because I knew he would say no. He just ignored my attraction because he didn't feel anything and then Seth started coming around more and the more we hung out the more I realized that Seth was made for me. There's no one on this earth that is so much like me. He makes me even better than I am and I tingle all over whenever he's close. I never felt any of that with Jacob I just thought he was cute," she gushed. "I still think he is cute in a way."

"But … what if Jacob had returned your advances? Don't you think that you would have tingled?" I narrowed my eyes and Ness shook her head.

"No, before I even knew I was attracted to Seth I never felt that way," she said in a matter of fact manner. "What I am trying to relay is that if you worried that one day I will wake up and realize I've made some horrible mistake it's not going to happen. Jacob tried to date Nancy before she met her husband. Everyone kept on him about the fact that he wasn't social so he tried for about a month to make it work before he ended it. The reason I am telling you this is because if I was going to realize I was making some horrible mistake I was would have seen it then … but I was completely indifferent. Jacob was made for you and him imprinting on me … I don't know why it happened maybe I just needed a protector and he has been very good at that but we aren't meant to be any more than what we are to each other."

"Okay," I said because I really couldn't think of anything else to say and I didn't want to think too harp on the past.

"I hope you believe me because I wouldn't want either of you to hurt for no reason," Ness replied and then sat in the grass. I followed suit even the endeavor wasn't as easy for me as it used to be. "Now that I have done my good deed for the night I need a little advice from you Leah," Ness confessed and I twisted my head to peek at her. I wasn't sure that I could be of any help to her but if she wanting a sounding board I could most definitely offer that.

"Okay shoot." Now the girl looked nervous and it worried me.

"I love Seth and for as much time as we spend together. I do have worries about becoming his wife," she confessed and I was confused.

"Worries?"

"Yeah … of the physical variety," she clarified and I nodded. "I have spent the night with Seth before. We have cuddled and made out but …"

"So this is about sex?" I cringed. "You want to talk to me about sex with my brother?" I shook my head I couldn't listen to that. I struggled to try to get up but I was kind of stuck.

"No, not really since I haven't had any it's more questions about sex in general that him particularly," Ness attempted to amend her statement so I would be agreeable to this conversation. However, I wasn't stupid. She was going to mention him and if she was graphic I was going to gag.

"Right," I sighed. "Well, what are your questions?" I really hoped I wouldn't regret this.

"Does it hurt," Ness mumbled so low I almost had trouble hearing her.

"In general no … the first time it may. Some women have trouble with it hurting but you aren't completely human I doubt you would have that problem," I was quiet too but thought it was a very elementary question and something she could've probably asked Google.

"Right, so like how do I … how do I know what to do?" I shock a look in her direction and she knew she was going to clarify.

"I'm not sure I know how to be … or how to act sexy? I don't know if that's something that bothers Seth. He is much older than me I'm sure he wants me to … I don't know," Ness said in a huff and I was even more confused. I never worried about this stuff and it made me think about my own situation. I don't think I ever attempted to be "sexy" for Jacob.

"Wow you're confusing the hell out of me right now," I chuckled. "I think you're overthinking it, since Seth loves you seducing shouldn't be necessary. You've already got him, when the time comes just let one thing lead to another. He will be understanding to the fact that it's your first time and I'm pretty sure it will be his too so it will just be another thing you experience together. Then as you grow together on that level you will find little things he likes that puts him in certain moods. There's no real manual to this stuff I'm sure you know more than you think. Don't worry about it."

"I just don't him to see me as a child when it comes to this type of stuff," she complained.

"I'm sure he doesn't view you as a child you don't look like a child, and I haven't witness you act childish. Honestly, out of the two of us you have been more mature than I have since I came back. I actually want to apologize for giving you the cold shoulder for so long. I just thought …" I tried to search for the words.

"You thought I had claim of Jacob's heart, but I don't you do," she confirmed once more. "I actually think you handled yourself pretty well considering what you thought." She shrugged.

"I thought you were talking about marrying Jacob when I first got back I almost died right there on the spot I think I found out a couple of days later you marrying Seth," I chuckled and Ness burst into a small fit of laughter.

"You poor thing!" She laughed harder. "Seriously, that had to be agony for you."

"It was but I had prepared myself to be miserable when I came back. I think I came back for closure. I couldn't get over Jacob and I wanted to at the time. I wanted to be able to date and fall in love. I'm just so thankful that things worked out the way they have," I murmured as I looked down to my growing bump. Ness reached out and hesitantly touched my stomach.

"I want this … eventually with Seth," she whispered her confession to my stomach but I'm supposed to be frozen in time we may not have this moment. I covered her hand and smiled a little.

"Never say never Ness, I thought it would never happen and I am frozen in time too, but here I am having twins. All it takes is a twist of fate and wonderful miracles can happen."

"Right like who would've thought we would end up friends," Ness said as she looked toward the sky.

"We're friends?" I asked with a snort of disbelief.

"Yeah, yeah sure we're friends Leah stop nagging me about okay? Jeez!" Ness chuckled at her own joke and I couldn't help but laugh too. We stayed outside until my bladder got the best of me. As we strolled back inside, I had to admit it was good to have a female friend again. It had been a long time and I was actually going to miss this hybrid chick.