CHAPTER NINETEEN

Everything and Anything 

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 To say that I was nervous was a severe understatement. 

 You see, I had finally mustered up the nerve to ask Embry on a date. 

 Yes, a date. The word defined as 'a social or romantic appointment or engagement.'  Appointment defined as 'an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place.' Arrangement defined as-

 I'm sorry, I define things when I get nervous. It's one of my nerdy habits. Habits, 'una tendencia o pra-'

 Goddamn-it, apparently I accidentally think in Spanish too. I wish my dad wasn't born and raised in Mexico, then maybe I wouldn't have to have grown up speaking Spanish, and I wouldn't accidentally speak it when I don't have the mental capacity to speak English. 

I need to tell this story before I start singing the periodic table song.

 So yes, I asked him on a date, he said yes, blah blah blah. We went into Forks to see a movie, which I should have known was a horrible idea from the beginning. The movie sucked, and I asked one-quarter of the way through it if he wanted to ditch.

 And now I am buying ice cream from a truck with no particular destination in mind. 

 I knew that wherever I took Embry had to be good, or else my entire mental state of mind would be destroyed for the rest of eternity. Maybe it was just my perfectionist attitude resurfacing, or maybe it was my chronic anxiety that I seemed to get whenever even thinking about going on a date. 

 Nevertheless, I drove.

 "I think Forks should be banned from coming out with any new movies," Embry began, seemingly as calm as usual, oblivious to my freaking out, although I new he had that tug at the gut that I get whenever there is a chance he could be hurt. "Like, would it be frowned upon if I filed a contract?" 

 Contract, 'a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law.'

I didn't say that out loud, I just told him that he would have my signature. 

 I just drove around for a few minutes, until I remember something that should've struck me sooner. The ocean, Embry loves the ocean... I grinned triumphantly, and took a sharp turn that almost made the boy next to me drop his ice cream. 

 "Jesus-" 

As soon as the sand came into view, I stopped the car. Embry grinned, his eyes lighting up when he saw the familiar waves that he literally grew up in. "Yes! My domain!" 

 "You should just buy the beach," I teased, grabbing his hand and jogging down onto the sand. "You basically live here anyway." 

 "And I never get bored of it." He winked, and I smiled back, turning and catching sight of the grey waves crashing against the dark sand. Embry got that wicked glint in his eyes that made me realize he was about to do something stupid. 

 And alas, I was right, as he bent down and tugged off his shoes, throwing them down the beach. I internally sighed. "Em, you'll get hypothermia." 

 "Hypothermia is no match for me!" He grinned wider, taking a few more steps toward the water, and I followed, wishing that my boyfriend didn't think he was the one person in the world immune to hypothermia. He tugged his shirt off, and before I could defend any more, he turned and ran into the water, diving into the dark waves. 

 "Goddamn-" I muttered, as he resurfaced, shaking his hair out like a dog and raising his arms in the air. "Yay! It's not even cold!" 

 "I hate you!" I yelled, although we both knew it was quite the opposite considering the way that I rolled my eyes and yanked my shoes off of my feet.  Embry cheered, as I grumbled under my breath about how bad of an idea this was. The entire time I was fighting a smile off of my face. 

 I tugged off of my shirt, not feeling cold yet, since my natural body heat was technically a dangerous fever. I stepped into the water, stiffening at how my foot tingled. Embry was laughing now, whether it was because of my facial expression or my posture, I am not sure. 

 I muttered an internal 'fuck it' and took a large step, diving into the cold waves. When I resurfaced, my teeth were chattering together, and Embry only seemed to be laughing harder. I reached over to grab his shoulder, although his skin didn't seem to be as hot as usual.

 "Y-You're a-a-a psy-psycho!" I snapped, only succeeding in making Embry smile wider, outstretching his arms, which I happily dove into, his warm skin making my teeth not slam together so aggressively. His chest vibrated when he laughed. 

 "Aw, is poor Tony cold," he cooed, and I inhaled deeply, pulling away and rolling my eyes. 

 "Yes." 

 He laughed again, and I gave him a cheeky smirk. "Actually, my lips are kinda cold-" 

 "Oh, are they?" He raised an eyebrow jokingly, and I nodded. 

 "Yeah-" 

 Before I could finish whatever I was going to say, he closed the pace between us, capturing my lips in his, cupping his hands on either side of my face. 

 My entire body seemed to warm up, and I reached my hand sup to brush across his stomach. The cold water lapping at my waist, but my entire body encased in a warm, fizzing shell. Like my stomach was going to explode from all of the pressure building up in it. I couldn't tell if my human form, of wolf form, was happier. 

 Suddenly, the cold water crashed up around me as Embry tackled me into the water, his hands pressing down on my waist. I shot up, spat out a mouthful of water, and smacked my boyfriends arm, as he doubled over in laughter. His cheeks were tinted red, and his hair was sticking up in a frozen spike on top of his head. 

 "I love you." 

 I didn't even realize that I said it out loud, until Embry's head tilted up to look at me. I instantly felt my face burn bright red, "I, um- Queuri decir-"

 He rolled his eyes, a smile lighting up his face as he kissed me in an effort to shut me up. 

 "I love you too, you idiot." 

 A/N: I HAD TO KEEP THAT SHORT BECAUSE THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS SCREECHING AT HOW CUTE THEY ARE. LIKE, I LEGIT SCREECHED, MY MOM ASKED IF I WAS GETTING MURDERED. 

 NO MOM MY CHILDREN ARE JUST SO FUCKING CUTE OH MY GOSHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

 I am not joking at all, I had to take regular breaks to laugh like a maniac and dance around my room because the cuteness was about to make me spontaneously combust. 

 Also, last night when I went to bed, I had like, 94 followers, and now I have 148? Guys, what the hell happened when I was sleeping last night? That's crazy, I was going through my notifications, and every... probably five, I just saw, you have 15 new followers, you have 8 new followers, like what the hell that is crazy??? 

 Thank you guys so much, and I hope this chapter made you fangirl as much as it did for me!!! I love you all!