Whisper

~Awkward?~

Chapter 13:

"Mind if I join you?" He questions. Before I could even attempt to speak, my words had already gotten stuck in my throat. I try to say yes, but still find myself having trouble. He examines me weirdly. I clear my throat furiously and nod instead.

Kicking off his boots, his proceeds to effortlessly remove his plain shirt and pants. Keeping his underwear on, he casually walks towards the water. I silently watch as he approaches. His confidence was different from Veronica's. She clearly enjoyed having an audience, while he seemed unbothered. With or without an audience to watch him. A more admirable confidence.

Emmett Cullen. I didn't know much about him.

He meets me where I am currently standing inside the water. Dipping his head inside the water, he rises causing a quick sensation to rush through my body. I try to remain composed but find myself shocked by how attractive he was. The shock was enough to knock me down. Pushing his brown hair back with one hand he offers me a small smile. "Great huh?" He questions swimming around. "Mmmhuh." I hum not trusting my voice.

I watch him intensely not knowing what to say or think. He notices and chuckles. "Are you okay?" He questions. I didn't notice that he noticed I was studying him until he asked the question. Snapping back into reality I slightly nod.

"I'm fine. I just...feel out of place." I confess. "You looked like you belonged in here a few minutes ago." He notes. "Well yeah, I thought I was alone." I retort.

"Okay." He replies and continues to swim. After a few minutes of silence I grow uncomfortable. I honestly was not doing much in the river anymore. I wasn't swimming or floating. I was just standing there, watching as Emmett freely enjoyed the water with his eyes closed.

"I should go. Enjoy the water." I call out. "Thanks." He replies without opening his eyes.

As I walk towards the shore line I think over how awkward that was. Reaching the shore I exit the water and bend down to pick up my underwear. My eyes widen in realization and I instantly gasp. I clutch my underwear tightly in my hand frozen.

Oh God! I'm completely naked. I can not believe I was so deep in my thoughts to forget I went inside the water without any clothing or undergarments. Hopefully he isn't looking.

Praying that Emmett was still occupied and had his eyes closed I proceed to clothe myself. My heartbeat accelerates as my paranoia creeps over me. Clipping on my bra, I finally reach for my shirt and quickly put it on. A sigh of relief is released from my lips.

I can feel the burn of eyes on me. My heart drops to my stomach. Without hesitation I run. Literally run. If I were to turn around and see Emmett's hazel eyes starring at my back I would have freaked out even more.

Having the thought rather than reality in this case was the best option. It would have been absolutely mortifying to know that the Omega of the pack had watched me get dressed after walking out the river completely naked.

It would have been the second incident today, but this was much worse. At least I had underwear on when Willie walked into my tent. Emmett on the other hand, had the full view! That's if he was watching, which he probably wasn't. There wasn't much to look at anyway. He probably wasn't watching. But what if he was?

Oh God.

I internally sigh regretfully as my feet take me back to the site.

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