Don't leave... please... don't leave us here with-with that sorry excuse of a man... Don't leave Jessie and me, don't... leave... us...
"Ever!" my eyes shot open to find Emmett gripping my out stretched hand, panic wild in his eyes. I couldn't understand why he seemed so... freaked out. Well, that was until I remembered the phone call I had received. And the voice that I had heard. I slapped his hand away, covering my face as I shook my head, trying to deny the call. It just wasn't happening though, I couldn't get her disgusting voice out of my head, I couldn't stop her words from repeating over and over.
"Ever!" Emmett grabbed at my hand, surprising me, I had forgotten about him. "What's wrong?!" I felt the strength he possessed through the grip on my shoulders. I couldn't help but tremble under him, forcing my gaze away from the much larger man.
"Ever..." Emmett's grip loosened as he slowly brought me into an embrace, my body and mind relaxing. "Did something happen? Did Phoenix do something to you!"
Phoenix's panicked expression flashed once, causing me to stutter as I answered. "N-no! It has nothing to do with him! I swear!" I wasn't defending him but it was true, it had nothing to do with him. He was no way involved in what was happening, Phoenix had nothing to do with the fact that my mother was back. The fact that she was wanting to take Jesse and me back...
"I... I just want to be alone... please..." I whispered shielding my eyes from his view. I didn't hear him speak but I knew he wanted to argue, yet he didn't. Emmett just stood, leaving me silently as he closed the door gently. I knew I was shutting him out, shutting my best friend that I have known for so many years, out of my life... but What else could I do? Should I tell him that my mother wishes to steal away the somewhat of a good life I have had since her disappearance? Please... please let it all be a lie...
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Nightmares plagued me all through the night due to my mother's cursed words. I awoke at all hours of the night, sweat coating my skin, finding myself alone. Until around midnight. I awoke in a daze once more, panting. "Shhh... it's alright..." A soft voice soothed, my out-stretched being squeezed gently by a much larger one. My throat was dry from the earlier night screams, but I didn't notice nor care. I felt warmth wrap around me as another hand smoothed my damp hair down. "You're not alone... I'm right here Ever..." I felt my surroundings blur, my senses dull, but I did remember the soft feel of a hand brushing my sweaty hair off my forehead to plant a gentle kiss upon my skin.
After that, I was gone, off into yet another horrid dream.
"Ever!" This time it was no gentle voice or warm hands that awoke me, but the desperate voice my Emmett. holding tightly to my shoulders.
"Em?" The questioned formed, my head still in a fog from the previous night.
"Yes? What is it?" His perfect eyes masked in concern.
"Where are the others?"
"Down stairs, packing some food for the road." That caught my attention as my head finally seemed cleared.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, we are heading back. I have already scheduled an appointment with a doctor to check you out." I glanced around the room to find half my clothes already packed in the duffle bags. "You can't stay here any longer, we have to have get you out of here."
"But why?!" I yelled, shocking Emmett for a moment before he calmly spoke to me.
"Because, of how you are. You had an incredibly high fever all day and all through the night. Your screams could be heard all through the cabin all through the night. Something is wrong!" I know. "What if whatever is happening is because of the babies! What if something was wrong with them?!" Slowly his voice raised, causing me to back off, knowing he was right. For all I knew I was causing harm to my own child because of my stupidity and stubbornness.
"Alright..." I whispered after the silence filled the gap between us. "Just give me a few so I can finish what you started..." I glared at him as I slowly got up, placing my bare feet on the cold floor.
"Alright, I'll be waiting down stairs."
I continued to glare at him as he left without another word, wishing he would understand. Quickly I stumbled around, gathering the rest of my belongings and changing out of my smelly and sweaty clothes into dry ones.
Once I finished. I made my way down the stairs only to be surprised as a hand grabbed my duffle bags, leaving me empty handed. "H-hey!-" I was expecting to see Emmett with my bags but instead I found Phoenix carrying them out of the cabin. "W-wait!" I yelled after him, trying to catch up to his long strides.
"Ever!" I turned t the sound of Em's voice, heating emitting from my face. "What are you doing- oh!" He notice my gaze on Phoenix as he placed the bags inside Emmett's Jeep. "He insisted, using the argument of him being the father against me. I kept repeating no but... The guy wouldn't listen." Emmett's shook his long black hair as he gently grabbed my hand with his free one and took me to the car, placing me in the backseat.
"Are you sure you aren't going to stay with Jayden and Bee? I mean this is our summer vacation before we turn into Seniors..."
"I want to be here for Ever and the babies, don't worry about me, worry about her." That caught both me and Emmett off guard but we said no more. There was a silence as we all climbed into the Jeep, taking our seats, them in the front leaving me by my self in the back. I began to take back my doubts about Phoenix, but it was odd. Here, I thought he was the tough guy, never one to show his true feelings, never one to care... but he's shown me a completely different side.
"Everlyn, sleep. We have a while until we're back, might as well get a little well needed rest. I'll wake you when we're there." Emmett spoke as he turned on the radio, leaving me to drift off to the sound of Taylor Swift's soft melody in Safe & Sound.