Chapter 1

Not many people remembered me when they now saw me walking around LA Push. They looked on as if I was some strange phenomenon. Thankfully though those that did remember me were kind and loving. Like Sue Clearwater and Billy Black. After leaving LA Push at age 10 (after a bitter divorce and my father taking off with me and sarah in the middle of the night) We had finally come home. Well after a few tragedies. My mother passed when I was 14 in a car accident, and my father was mugged and shot to death. Leaving me to care for my little sister who is 16, when I myself am only 20. I tried everything I could to make it where we were at in California but I just couldn't do it anymore.

Thankfully I had called Sue out of the blue one morning and she had told me that my mother had left us her home in her will. Now it needed a little bit of work because it had been sitting for 7 years. I didn't care I told her we would be on the first flight out and asked her to meet me at the tribal office with the paperwork within the next 2 days.

When we arrived at the office it was like going back in time to when I was a scared little girl having to sit next to Old Quil, who had been tribe leader at the time, and talk to him about who I wished to stay with when my parents divorced. Sarah who had been 6 at the time didn't get a choice, the courts would decide for her. But with my father afraid to lose us (and leaving with us in the middle of the night) it defeated the purpose even if no one knew about it.

Old Quil now sat to the right of Billy Black and Sue Clearwater sat on his left filling the role of her late husband Harry, which she had filled me in on when I had called her to catch up.

"My my you have grown into a beautiful woman Lillian. And little Sarah your all grown up too." Billy smiled at us causing us to smile back. "I remember like it was yesterday when little Lily would order the boys around in the back yard with, now who was it Paul I think, yes Paul guarding you like a hawk and making sure the boys did whatever you said." He chuckled "while little Sarah was Attached to my late wife's hip." He seemed to be reminiscing.

"It is good to see you Billy. As it is good to see all of you" I told him with a small smile. I myself remembering Paul knocking the boys upside the head if they didn't listen. Only Sam never listened because he was always the one to keep me in line.

"What is it you do now Lillian?" Sue asked.

"Please it's just Lily now, but I'm a registered nurse and Sarah will be starting the 12th grade after school starts back up." I told them

"Well we could use a nurse at the clinic I set up if you need a job child." Sue informed me to which I just smiled and nodded.

"That actually works out perfectly" because I did need to find work and something preferably near home in case of an emergency.

"Wonderful" Billy clapped his hands which startled both me and Sarah causing us to both visibly flinch. And damnit if they didn't notice. I didn't want to get into it right now with them so I asked about the papers for the home my mother left us.

"While it had been great to catch up with all of you I do think we need to get my mother's will papers and the deed to the home so I can start looking for a construction crew." I smiled at their look of confusion turned remembrance.

"Oh yes of course I have them right here if you just can sign here, here, here, and initial here. Then everything is all set and you are homeowners. But I do think if you are looking into construction work you need to go see Sam Uley down at his office. Him and the boys started it up a few years ago and have got quite a good reputation around the area here and in Forks. They are the number 1 company to go to for repairs and building." Sue informed us.

"That sounds great. We will go see them right after we go see the extent of the damage done to the home." I smiled and picked up the keys walking towards the door. "Come on Sarah" she nodded at the elders and walked out behind me.

Sometimes it was so hard having to deal with a sister who refused to talk to anyone but me. After some things happened when we left here she stopped talking all together to anyone but me. I was thankful for the communication to me but all the therapist she had seen said it was something called selective mutism. That she would eventually come to talk on her own when she felt safe again. I wondered if that was ever going to happen. It was hard to see her be a vibrant loving normal 16 year old at home but a she'll of herself outside of home.

Either way I still loved her and would do anything in my power to help her.

As we pulled up to the home we used to live in as children Sarah just stared at it as if it was any other home. I don't think she remembered much of it here. But I was stuck in a loop of old memories.

"I remember 1 thing about this house" she startled me out of my thoughts. "My last birthday here. Mom was trying so hard to make it happy, I remember. Her and him were fighting at the time but She made sure she made me feel special. I can't even remember how she looks but I remember her smile. And we have her eyes. That's it. Is that sad Lily?" She looked over at me.

"Not at all Sarah. I remember her more of course but you were practically a baby then. Don't feel bad. We actually look just like her thankfully" she smiled and squeezed my hand.

We got out of the car and stood in front of it for a few minutes when we grabbed each others hands silently and walked towards the house.

The door was a little stiff but with one big push I got it open. It was like stepping back in time. Sure every piece of furniture had a dust cover placed over it and there was a thick layer of dust but it seemed like nothing had changed. The paint color, the markings on the wall for our height, the paint on the floor by the door when our mother had us help her paint it. I missed her so much.

"Ok first things first, we have to uncover everything and get this dust out. Don't lift anything to quickly or you'll be covered. But let's get these windows open before we die of dust inhalation." We both giggled at that but got to work.

4 hours. It took 4 hours to get all the covers off and the dust out. Just as I was sweeping the porch of a big pick up truck pulled into the drive. Sarah came to stand by me when some of the biggest men got out of the truck.

As they walked up to the front of the house I looked around the group. They seemed familiar and when the largest smiled at me I realized it was Paul. Holy shit he was hot. When our eyes met though it seemed like something in him snapped and I could of sworn his eyes flashed a bright Amber color.

I frowned for a moment till I saw what had to be Sam. "Omg Sam!" I ran and jumped in his arms. I never could see Sam as someone to be with because he was always my big brother. "Hey shorty - " he got out before I heard a loud growl causing everyone to look at Paul.

He seemed to be shaking and glaring at Sam so I slowly got down from Sam's arms. Sam then backed away as I stared confused from Paul to Sam. Whatever had Paul pissed I wasn't about to let it ruin my day so I went and hugged him tight.

"Hey Paul. Long time no see" I felt his body relax and then felt his chest start to rumble slightly. It felt weird but I relaxed for some reason. When I went to let go he seemed to hold tighter to me. It didn't hurt but I was unable to move.

"Hey lily I just remembered Paul and I have to go do something real quick. Why don't you show the guys the house and we will make an assessment of what needs work done. We will be back in a minute" sam said ame I nodded.

"Paul go to the truck and get in." Sam said as if he was ordering Paul but Paul wasn't paying attention to him. He was staring at me as if I was a piece of meat.

"Paul get in the car now" sam boomed out causing Paul to blink, Sarah to squeal, and me to flinch. That in turn had Paul crouched in front of me backing me slowly into the side of the house.

At this point I'm terrified. I know deep down Paul won't hurt me, which is really stupid if you think about it because just because I knew him once upon a time doesn't mean he is the same kid. But I followed my instincts and touched Paul's back. next thing I know is I'm pinned between a very sexy Paul and the siding of the house. Paul leans in closely to my neck and inhales moaning out something that sounds like "mine".

"Hey Paul" I get him to look at me "why don't you go do whatever it is that Sam's got for you to do and then the quicker you're done there you can come back and help the rest. That sounds like a good plan right" I smiled at his look of reluctance but he nodded anyways.

"Great I'll see you in a few minutes then" I said and hugged him tight then shimmied out from between him and the house.

By the time I got to the porch I heard the truck door slam and looked over to see Paul in the passenger side while I watched a very confused looking sam get into the drivers side and pull away from the house.

"Well that wasn't weird" I said looking at the other guys. I could tell they knew something because they looked apprehensive and kept giving each other glances.

shaking my head I turned around and pulled Sarah into the house. "Well are you coming or what" I yelled without looking back and began showing them the house.

Once inside I stayed in the kitchen getting thing clean and thrown out. Sarah decided to clean the downstairs bathroom. All the while the guys dispersed throughout the house into different rooms taking measurements and looking at where repairs were needed.

I noticed every time Sarah walked through the living room to take out the trash from the bathroom, Embry would stare at her. then he would notice me staring at him and raising my eyebrow at him and he would look away quickly.

"Hey lily we can go over the prices and areas that need to be done or we can wait for Sam to come back because I have to run the numbers by him when he gets back anyways." Jared said coming into the kitchen.

"Yea why don't we just wait. I would rather have all of it be correct rather than expect one thing and then change it." I nodded at him.

"I do have a question though" he said "Where are you going to stay till we can get this place rewired? It's going to take at least a week"

"I'm not sure. I'll figure something out. I wasn't expecting this place to be so bad." he nodded at my answer and shrugged.

"ok well we have a couple places close to here. You may want to look in Forks or Port Angeles" Jared said as he walked back over to the living room to go over the papers with Embry and Jacob and I walked over to look out the window to watch for Sam and Paul.