A Vampire's Love - Edward Cullen (Twilight saga)

Chapter 54 - Rules

This was probably the third or fourth time that I felt the body wash run down my legs as I rinsed my body. I honestly lost count.

Laurent's scent had faded overtime, but I was going paranoid, thinking that his scent was still over me.

Maybe this whole paranoia was actually serving as an escape to the confrontation I was awaited for, just a little longer. The whole time, there were only two kind of thoughts that kept running into my mind.

Getting Laurent's scent off of me.

The possibility of having the boys rejecting me.

That simple thought had the power to make me shiver everytime it crossed my mind.

I turned on the cold water and let it hit the top of my head, hoping it would freshen up my thoughts. However, it didn't feel cold anymore, since my body temperature had gone warmer, making all of this useless. So, with a sigh, I turned off the running water and dried my body before walking to my room, naked.

The amount of times I had been seen naked made me not care much about being caught walking the small distance between the bathroom and my bedroom, wrapped in nothing. Besides, only Nana was home and she was the last person who'd be shocked to see me like this. Like she used to say, she was the one who changed my diapers and washed me, so technically, there was nothing to hide from her since she'd seen everything.

As if my body hadn't changed since then...

When I walked in front of the mirror of my room, I couldn't not notice the changes in my body. I almost forgot how I looked like before, but what I saw right now was that every muscle I could think of were firm, especially my legs and arms.

I quickly interrupted my body check by opening the wardrobe and wearing a pair of jeans, a teeshirt and a vest. Hopefully, not wearing as lightly as usual would give me a reason not to turn suddenly.

What was I saying ? There was already no reason to turn. Everything was going to be alright.

Besides, I had to be careful. The amount of clothes I tore since last September was insane. My pile of clothes were getting smaller and smaller. If I continued like this, I wouldn't have anything to wear by the end of the semester.

Once, ready, I met Nana who was going to walk upstairs until she saw me coming down.

"You're leaving, already ?" she asked me, seeing me in new clothes.

"Yeah. We have a pack meeting, today. Obviously, I can't miss it." I answered, purposely being vague.

Like the boys, Nana didn't know about my attachment with the Cullens...well, with vampires in general. If there was one reaction I should be afraid of the most, it'd be hers.

"I love to see you so involved in the pack. I do..." She started with a small smile before her eyebrows frowned. "But why do I feel like you're carrying the whole world on your shoulders ? Is Sam putting too much pressure on you ? Should I go talk to him ?"

I laughed, softly. "And scold him like a child ?" I said while sitting on the last stairs and tying my shoelaces. "Sam is doing a good job at leading us. He's much more mature and has become someone to look up to. If anything, I'm the one who should take some weight from his shoulders. I sometimes feel like I'm doing a terrible job at assisting him."

Sam was always calmer. He always thought first before acting and didn't let his personal emotions take over his decisions. He always saw the big picture, first.

"And I'm pretty sure Sam thinks otherwise." Nana commented. "Knowing you, you're probably underestimating your contribution to the pack. Ask him, and he'll tell you the same thing. He knows you better than I do, now."