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A/N: Sorry I forgot to mention a few things in the first chapter. This is a Sam-Bella imprint story. The main story will start after Sam phases and imprints on Bella which will be in the coming chapter but they will not be instantly together. As of now I am just trying to set the base. The story will be unfair to Leah in the beginning but I can assure you that she will get her happy ending. Thank you.
Chapter 2-
'Come on Bella, you can do this' I mentally prepped myself for the day ahead as I looked into the mirror. I was wearing a black pencil skirt with a white blouse and black wedges. My hair was tied in a high ponytail and I had minimal make-up on. Today was an important day in my life. I was going to start working as a receptionist for Dowling's auto shop today. Dowling's auto shop was owned by a man in his mid-fifties named Jim Dowling and was the only auto shop currently in La Push. They had a lot of business but less employees and no receptionist due to which their office was in a mess.
Over the past two summers I had worked as a part time babysitter for a young couple in Forks but this year they no longer needed a babysitter and so I started looking out for a new job. After searching through the available options I decided to apply for the post of a receptionist at Dowling's though I had planned to continue with this job even after summer ended and school started again. I needed the money and it would give me something to do ahead. Unlike Leah who was going to get married next July I was not sure of my plans. Having a job or atleast some money would be good.
'I can do this. I have no problem talking to new people and am polite while talking. I am a cleanliness freak and can keep my desk neat and tidy and am good at organizing stuff plus I really need this job and Dowling doesn't care that I don't have any experience or am not yet a graduate. He just needs a person who can speak decent English and is polite, as soon as possible.'
"Bella" Sue's voice from the living room "Are you ready?"
"Coming" I shouted before taking a final look at myself in the mirror.
I walked into the living room to find Charlie and Sue eating breakfast and Seth on the couch watching TV with Hazel.
"Where's Leah?" I asked
"Work, she had a shift at Sully's burgers" said Sue
Leah was a waitress at Sully's burgers in Forks. Sully's had no vacancy when I applied and Sue refused to let me work as a receptionist at Forks hospital, the only other vacant option in Forks. When asked why, she refused to give an answer and just said it was her instinct that I should not work there. Looking at how adamant she was on this matter I relented and applied to Dowling's. Even Charlie failed to convince her to agree.
I quickly had breakfast before sitting in my truck and driving towards the outskirts of La Push where Dowling's Auto shop was located.
My red pickup truck had been a sixteenth birthday gift from Charlie and Sue. They had bought it from Billy and Jake had spent weeks in getting it into usable condition. This truck originally belonged to Charlie's best friend Billy Black, the tribal chief. Before Sue became a part of Charlie's life, Sarah Black had been the one to look after me. She was like another mother to me. All my early childhood memories revolved around Billy, Sarah, Rachel, Rebecca and Jake. Unfortunately the accident that claimed Harry Clearwater's life also left Billy bound to a wheelchair and he could no longer use this truck. None of his children wanted it and Charlie knew that I always preferred trucks to cars. Though it was old and rusty I liked it.
I parked my truck outside the shop and walked inside. There was a sliding door separating the mechanic part of the shop from the reception. The reception desk was currently vacant. I could hear noises coming from inside.
"Hello, anybody there?" I called out
Jim Dowling had told me in the brief conversation that I had with him that they were losing a lot of clients due to their lack of having someone to accept phone calls and having someone at the desk in case a client turned up and in the few minutes that I had been here I could see this.
"Hello" I called out again
"Bella, what are you doing here?" came a voice from behind me and I turned back to look. There stood Sam Uley with dirt and grime covering his face and clothes.
"I was told to come today by Jim. I am the new receptionist here"
"Oh yeah he told me that a girl will be stopping by. Leah also told me that you were starting work as a receptionist but I guess I didn't put two and two together. Sorry I had gone out for a few minutes"
"No problem" I smiled "So what are my duties? Sorry this is like my first real job I am a bit nervous"
"Don't be. It is easy work. Four of us work here including me. Jim does not come regularly, once in a few days. This will be your desk" he said pointing at a desk cluttered with files "You have to attend phone calls and take down messages, greet the client and see what they want, keep the reception area tidy and clean and respond to the mails if you get any. Yeah I guess that is it and oh we have a few regular clients who give their car almost every few weeks for servicing, you don't make them wait."
I nodded my head, sounds pretty simple.
"I will introduce you to the others" said Sam before opening the sliding door and going inside. The interiors were even more unkept and I could see three men I vaguely recognized working on several vehicles lying around.
"Hey Chris, Ben, Aaron" said Sam "This is the new receptionist Bella Swan"
They all mumbled hey before going back on their work.
"So I will be at my desk" I told Sam and walked outside again
I could hear him go back to the car he had been working on before I turned up.
I looked around and started cleaning my desk and organizing the files in alphabetical order. Around lunch time Aaron came outside to call me in for lunch. I had packed a sandwich before I left in the morning and joined them four in the room inside.
Chris was in his mid thirties and was married with three daughters and a fourth on the way. He was extremely talkative and welcoming. Aaron and Ben were in their late twenties and Aaron was a little friendlier than Ben who just replied in yes and no. I knew Sam from before because of Leah but in reality I knew nothing about the man and from the others around here I realized that no one really knew the real Sam. He spoke less and his face gave out even less. You could never tell if he liked something or not from his facial expression. He was a mystery to me. All I knew about him was that he was mature beyond his age and had grown up early in life because of his father deserting him and his mother when he was 5 and his mother becoming a workaholic after he left. Despite of being younger than the other three he was the leader here in Jim's absence.
After lunch I got back to my work and attended calls and the clients who turned up for the next few hours. The day passed by fast and before I knew it Sam was shutting the shop in the evening. The other three had already left.
"Hey can you drop me home?" he asked me as I was about to sit in my truck "Some issue with my car brake so I am leaving it here. I will repair it tomorrow"
I nodded my head "Sure hop in"
He sat in my truck and I started driving. Even though Sam and Leah had been dating for the past two years, I realized I knew nothing about him except what Leah had told me and I had never spoken more than two lines to him.
I guess I should get to know him better after all we are going to be related in a few months.
"So what type of music do you like?"
"Excuse me?" he asked surprised
I pointed at the music system "Music"
"I like pop I guess"
I nodded my head "I prefer country music"
"Favorite movie"
"Umm I don't know. I am not that much into movies" he said rubbing the back of his neck
"But you and Leah go to see movies all the time" I said surprised by his answer
"Yeah Leah is fond of them"
I nodded my head "So what do you do in your free time?"
"I like sketching. I make portraits"
"Wow. I would love to see some of your work"
He shrugged "Sure someday"
At the very moment my phone rang in my bag. I checked it to see Leah had messaged.
"Hey Sam, do you want to join me and Leah for dinner? We are going to the La Push Diner"
"Okay I don't have any plans as such"
I quickly messaged Leah telling her that I was bringing Sam and would meet her there directly. I quickly drove past Sam's house which was on the way to the diner.
"Sam, can I tell you something?"
He nodded his head
I took a deep breath "Look I really love my sister and I don't want to see her get her heart broken. If you are not serious about her or not serious about marriage please don't lead her on. She loves you a lot"
"I love Leah, Bella. I know you must be thinking like this because of my father's reputation. He was the La Push manwhore but I am not. I would never cheat on Leah"
I shook my head "I don't think you are a manwhore Sam and I would never compare you to your father. It is just that she is my sister and I want her to be happy"
"I understand your concern Bella and I want the same for her"
I nodded my head and continued driving the rest of the way in silence.
We soon reached the diner and I parked my truck. Leah was waiting outside for us and she wrapped her arms around Sam as soon as he got of the truck.
"Hey I missed you" she whispered
"I missed you too" he said
I rolled my eyes "Can you stop making lovey dovey eyes at one another? You both saw each other in the morning today guys"
"You are just jealous that this is not you and Paul" said Leah smirking at me
"Wait, Bella and Paul Lahote? When did this happen?" asked Sam
"It has not happen and is never going to happen" I said "This is just in Leah's imagination"
"We will see" she said giving me an evil smile before walking into the diner.
Sam and I followed her in.
We sat at one of the empty tables and ordered our food. For a weekday the diner was unusually full, maybe because of summer. A lot of people from Forks were also here.
"Can I join you?" asked a familiar voice
"If we say no will you leave?" asked Leah
"Nah probably not" said Paul before sitting on the seat next to mine
"So Baby, how was your day?" asked Leah to Sam
Before Sam could answer Paul looked at me "So baby, how was your day?"
I threw one of my French fries at him "Don't call me baby"
He laughed loudly and I blushed.
Damn you Leah making me think about Paul in this manner. Paul is my friend. I don't like him romantically and he doesn't like me in that manner.
Sam started talking to Paul and I thanked him with my eyes for changing the topic.
Easy conversation continued throughout dinner and Leah left to drop Sam while I got into my truck to drive home.
The next two weeks passed by quickly between work and home. I was adjusting well at the auto shop and I had become friends with Chris and Aaron. Even Ben was talking in more words than yes and no with me though Sam was the same quiet person. We were cordial but had not spoken much since the dinner.
I met Chris's wife Melinda when she came over one day and we became friends easily. She was a librarian at the public library in Forks and was a conversationalist and I had several debates with her. Chris and Melinda had also invited me for dinner over at their place which I had readily agreed to.
Today was Sunday and my off day at work. When I woke up everyone else was yet asleep and so I decided to go meet my other family who I had not seen in several days. I baked an apple pie before sitting in my truck and driving to my destination.
I knocked on the door of the quaint red house.
"Bella" said a voice before the said person came and hugged me
"Hey Sarah"
"Come in" she said "I will make you some breakfast. Billy has just sat for breakfast"
I nodded my head and handed her the apple pie.
"Hey Billy" I said entering the house and sitting opposite him on the table
"Bella, I am seeing you after days"
"I know, been busy with work"
"I am not ready to lose all three of my daughters, Bella" said Sarah entering the room with a plate in her hand
"Sorry I will try to visit you more often" I said taking the plate from her.
She nodded her head. For the first year after Renee left Charlie and I behind, every morning Charlie would drop me here at the Blacks before work and Sarah would take care of me like she took care of her own children and Charlie would pick me up again in the evening. After I started school, every day after school hours, one of Charlie's junior deputies would pick me up and drop me here, where I would be till Charlie could pick me up. There were days when I would have dinner over here or even Sarah would be the one to put me to sleep. It was not like Charlie did not care but his career was progressing and it demanded his time and Sarah took care of me more like a mother than an aunt.
After Charlie and Sue's marriage things changed for the better but Billy and Sarah would always remain my second parents.
"How are Rach and Becca?" I asked Sarah
"Becca is in Hawaii these days. She is travelling and seeing new places and Rach is in Seattle. She wanted to get settled before classes started"
"When is Becca coming back?"
"I don't know Bella. She never really liked living here and always wanted to leave"
I nodded my head. The twins were a year older than me. Rebecca never liked living here and from the age of thirteen, her only dream was to travel the world. Rachel also wanted to leave La Push but she wanted to go to college instead.
"Where is Jake?"
"In his garage" said Billy
"I will go see him"
I left the main house and walked towards the Garage. Jake had been obsessed with vehicles since he was a child and was currently rebuilding a 1986 Volkswagen Rabbit. Jake had also been my best friend and brother since we were children. He had been the one to teach me how to change a tire or change the motor oil in a car before Charlie could do so.
"Hey Jake"
"Hey Bells" "Soda?"
"Sure" "How is the rebuilding going?"
"Good. I will finish it in a few months"
I nodded my head and sat next to him reading a magazine and watching him work.
We spoke a bit about school and work before I left to go back home.
Charlie and Sue had gone out for dinner by the time I reached and Hazel was at a sleepover. I quickly cooked dinner for me, Leah and Seth before calling them both downstairs for what I called a sibling dinner.
After dinner we sat on the couch and watched a movie. As I looked at my elder sister and younger brother I was thankful once again that Renee left me with Charlie and Charlie married Sue. I loved my siblings and would not let anything ever come in between of us.