Strangers

Chapter Twenty-One

Amelia's POV:

My heart ached for Jim. It was obvious his heart was broken. Whoever this girl was, she was stupid to not to see how amazing he is. Before I could tell Jim that, though, I was yanked to my feet, and dragged out of the room.

I was kicking and slapping my attacker, doing everything I could to get free of his kung fu grip. "HEY?!" I began shouting, but it was too late. We were already outside of the house, and now we were approaching the car. Drew's car.

He slung the door open, and placed me in the car before shutting the door, then slamming his own door once he got in. To say he looked upset, angry, was an absolute understatment. He drove in silence for what felt like forever, at least it was until I broke said silence.

"What the hell was that for?!" I yelled, irritated he was treating me like a child. Who did he think he was?! He just grunted and gripped the steering wheel tightly, looking dead straight ahead. "Stop the car!?" I screamed, wanting nothing more than to walk home rather than sit in the same car as a lunitic.

The car pulled over to the side of the road, and right when she went to step out, Drew locked the doors. "Let me out!" He leaned back in his seat, and let out a deep breath. I crossed my arms across my chest, and pouted. I was well aware I looked like a toddler, but I patiently waited for an explaination.

It got really quiet, so I peeked over and saw Drew with his eyes closed, and he looked over at me. I quickly looked away, and stared out the passenger window. "Amelia, I'm sorry.. Tonight is just not going the way I had planned.." "Oh, I see. I should have known 'dragging me to your car' wasn't on your agenda tonight." He just let out a frustrated sigh. "You know what else wasn't on my agenda?!" I glared at him, "What?"

"Moving to a small town in the middle of nowhere, finding out I have a mate, and she is perfect in everyway, except for the small fact she is a hybrid, oh, and that my brother seems to be in love with her, too."

I know that I should be freaking out due to the fact that Drew just confessed he knew I was a hybrid, even though I never told him. Or even that he believes Jim was in love with me, but I was just hung by one word. One word was all it took to make all my anger and frustration disapear. Too.We sat in another eternity of uncomfortable silence, only I wasn't upset with Drew anymore.

"Thank you."

Drew looked up, surprised at what I said. I let out a sigh, and explained further. "I haven't really celebrated my birthday since my mom died. No one has ever thought to plan anything, give me a card, or even spend time with me on my birthday for 8 years. I never realized how much it hurt me until now. I want to say thank you for making me feel..." I looked up at Drew, still not sure if I should say it, but I do. "Loved."

"Well, you are. Trust me. By way more than one." He reached for my hand, intertwining our fingers. "You have your brothers, you have Tee, you have my mom, you even have my brother..." I looked away, but he grabbed chin, turning me back around. "You have me, Amelia." He said, looking intensely into my eyes.

"I know we haven't even met a week ago, but you are my mate. Which means even if we had only known each other for a short amount of time, I feel like I have known you all my life. I know that's insane, and it's overwheming. For that reason, I think we should try to take this slow. Like a normal relationship. "

I smiled, and nodded. "I would like that." The smile he gave me killed me. The feelings I had for him scared me sometimes. He was right. We hadn't known each other that long, yet it felt like years. I may still feel the fiery emotions, but maybe this way, Drew and I can have a shot at having a normal relationship. Maybe.