Before The Clearwaters

Chapter 10

BEFORE THE CLEARWATER'S

CHAPTER 10

SAVANNAH P.O.V

I was really starting to question the whole imprinting thing. It didn't feel like we were imprints anymore. 

"Savannah, this is a lovely surprise." Grandpa Billy said when he opened the door. I smiled at him and I leaned over to kiss his cheek. 

"I had a few questions." I asked following him to the kitchen table. 

"About?" 

"Imprints." He nodded. I'm sure he had heard that I was going through a breakup for the second time. It wasn't exactly a secret. I hadn't talked to Seth in a loving way in a week and it was starting to eat at me. He would check in everyday but he never said he loved me or called me beautiful. It was starting to drain me. "Do imprints ever fall out of love?"

"No. It's a life bond." He answered shortly. 

"Do they break up a lot?" 

"They can. It happens. It's like any normal relationship. All couples have problems. All couples fight. Just because you're imprints doesn't mean that you're not going to get annoyed with each other or fight. What matters is if you think it's worth it." 

"What if they don't? What if they think one isn't mature enough?" I asked. 

"Every relationship is different. There is no telling when the time is right. Wait until you think you're ready." I nodded at his words. My birthday was in three weeks. I wonder if Seth would come running back to me at midnight or if he was going to wait. "How about some lunch?" He asked. 

"Sure." I got up to help him make a sandwich. I made his the way he liked it before making myself one. 

"Have you talked to him?"

"A little. But he doesn't talk to me like I'm his girlfriend anymore. Not that I am. But he talked to me like I'm just his friends kid. Not the girl he loves. I annoy him. He told me I was selfish." He said that our breakup was difficult on him too. I knew it was but this time around he's making it seem easy. "It's killing me." I whispered. 

I knew our relationship was never going to be the same after this. I would always be in fear that he was going to break up with me again and I didn't want that. I didn't want to be a couple that broke up and got back together three days later. Those couples were so annoying and clearly toxic. I didn't want to be a toxic person in his life and I didn't know how to stop myself from being that person. 

"As bad as it is, sometimes I wished he never imprinted on me." 

"Wanna know a secret?" I nodded. "A lot of imprints feel that way at some point in their life. I think maybe you should go talk with Emily, or Claire." 

"Yeah. I should." I nodded finishing my sandwich. I threw away our plates before we watched a few innings of an old baseball game together. "I'm gonna head over to Emily's." I commented standing up. "Thank's for lunch." I smiled kissing his cheek and heading for the door. 

"I hope our chat helped." 

"It did. Thank you." I took off running to Emily's. I knew that all imprint relationships were different and that I shouldn't compare but I needed to know if Sam and Emily ever went through something like this. 

"Hey." She smiled as I walked into the kitchen. "Long time no see. How you holding up?" She asked cleaning up from lunch. 

"I've been better." I sighed sitting down. "Did you and Sam ever go through something like this?"