The Complications of Love (under construction)

Chapter 38: Stay

Chapter 38: Stay. 

Gabriella's POV

"What do you mean no big deal? As far as I'm concerned, this isn't just some silly little thing Embry. This is serious. Things could go wrong and you never know who'll get hurt." I yelled at him. 

He sighed, looking tired. "Gab, we've got experience of killing vampires you know that and with Jasper training us how to fight newborn, it'll be easy." 

"You just don't get it do you?" I replied. 

"You don't need to worry about me. Gab, look at me." he said, putting both his warm hands on my face, forcing me to look at him. "I know you're worried. But I can handle myself." 

I pushed his hands away from my face, turning my back on him. Didn't he get that it wasn't easy not to worry? How could you expect someone to take it easy when you tell them that they're going to war with a bunch of vampires. I hadn't completely wrapped my mind around the whole werewolves killing vampires thing yet and now this? 

"Embry... just please don't go. Just stay here with me." I pleaded, looking at him and taking his hands in mine.

"Gab, you know I can't do that. My pack needs me, I can't abandon them." 

"Who's it going to be, me or the pack?" I asked. 

"Gab..." he started, looking pained. "Don't make me choose."

In a way I was hurt. I mean, I knew he wasn't going to abandon the pack but deep down I wished he would somehow stay; stay so he wouldn't get hurt just as I feared. I was being selfish, that I knew but was it wrong for me to be worried about those I loved? 

"I think it's best if you just go." I responded, pushing his arms that were wrapped around me away. I didn't look at his reaction to what I said; I couldn't. If I did I knew the tears that were forming in my eyes would spill. 

"Gab, please. Baby, please understand me." he begged, reaching for me again but i refused to let him touch me. I knew I was hurting him but I just couldn't handle touching him right now. I needed some time. 

"Just go. I need time." I said silently. 

I heard him move to the window and I knew the moment that he had gone because the feeling of emptiness and heartache set in. I sighed and sat on my bed. I pulled back the covers and got settled into bed. It was far too early to be going to bed but I just wanted this day to be over already. Things had went from bad to worse in a short span of time. 

First there was the fact that Andrew had fell out of a tree he was climbing so mom and dad were with him at the hospital. The doctor had wanted to keep him overnight because he had taken a pretty bad fall and they were running x-rays on him to check if his spine was bruised when he had hit it on that rock that was beneath the tree. 

Then, mom had left me in charge of everyone else while her and dad stayed at the hospital. Now, mostly teenagers would be ecstatic that their parents weren't home but if you've got 6 people to take care of and they're yelling stuff at you every 10 seconds, call it personal hell. 

And now, Embry just came to tell me that he and the pack was going to fight alongside the cullens against a newborn army? 

I shook my head to try and clear it my mind which was going round in circles. I went to sleep feeling empty, cold and alone without Embry's warm arms wrapped around me in bed. 

-0- 

"Gab, I think you should call Embry. Jared told me he's getting a bit cranky and the pack can't handle him and Seth who's still moping over Alex." Kim informed me.