"Uley! Your DEAD!" Dad started to shake madly.

"DADYY! STOP!" I used the same daddy girls voice i have since i was little. I've never seen dad get angry enough to shake that much. I ran over wrapping my arms around him knowing if he phased he'd have to go threw those 8-10 months again of walking on egg shells around him. he stopped shaking knowing he could hurt me and wrapped his arms around me.

"Paige go in the house please and take the kids." Sam asked nicely. I let go of dad to pick Jess up knowing its easier then having her walk. The rest of the kids followed me in. The girls swarmed me with questions about what was going on.

"Nothing. Me and Jess are going to my room." I sighed continuing to walk down the hall. My room was still pink but it now had a queen bed, TV and desk. I sat Jess on my bed and dug in my night stand for some nail polish.

"What color?" I asked holding them all up. Jess knew what was going on. She was my comfort tool. She always made me feel better. She was constantly happy and smiling. She giggled at everything and knows how to make people feel better.

"Rwed!" She cheered pointing to the sparkly red bottle. I took her right hand first and started adding layers of paint to her nails.

"What im i going to do Jess? My best friend just imprinted on me! This is crazy!" I sighed.

"Don't worry. Be happy." She repeated the lyrics to her favorite song to me. Who knows maybe music is just what i need. I reached over turning on my radio to country music and song quietly to Jess who just keep giggling and adding in the words she knew.

"Jess your so cute!" I gushed.

"I know."

"You are most definitely Collin child!" I started tickling her belly.

"Stwop!" She squeaked. I smiled pulling her into my lap as someone knocked on my door.

"Come in!" I called.

"Paige?" Josh asked walking in. He keep his eyes on the floor the whole time.

"Uh, Jess why don't you go see what Matty's doing." I sat her on her feet for her to wobble out. I got up and wrapped my arms around Josh's waist. "I never got to say hello to my best friend." I giggled that he seemed off guard.

"yeah, best friend." he muttered. "Can we talk?"

"Yeah sit." I motion to my bed. I plopped down sitting on my knees because of my skirt.

"Do you know what happened?" He asked nervously sitting on the end of my bed.

"I think you imprinted on me." I whispered looking at my hands in my lap as my curls made a curtain around my face. I was never shy but i guess its the imprint. He used one of his big fingers to left my chin up so i can look him in the eye.

"Don't hide your face. Its to beautiful."

"Josh listen, this is new...i...your my best friend and... i want it to stay that way. I know you want to be around me and i don't care about that, i'll let you be around as much as you want. But best friends don't say complements like that. they have to be more civil. I-I'll get used to it eventually and eventually i'll probably want a relationship with you but not right now."

"Ok. If thats what you want. But I'm going to hold you to letting me be around as much as i want." He smiled.

"You can. See im a good compromiser!" I giggled. "Come on lets go eat, im hungry." I stood up fixing my skirt. "Josh, my eyes are up here." I pointed out after catching him stare at my skirt cut off.

"Sorry. Its hard." He muttered walking out the door. To say the looks i was getting from everyone was un comfy would be an understatement. The only one who seemed to guard

"Princess i think you made a good choice" Dad smiled as we cleaned the kitchen.

"He's right Paige. He's always been your best friend, slowly work your into something more. "

"Ok don't. If you want to be single for ever to thats perfectly fine." Dad suggested.

"K dad i'll think about it. Im going to bed. I'll see you in the morning." I changed into so PJ and crawled into bed to go to sleep. I rolled over looking at the red flashing 3:26 on my alarm clock. I had the strangest feeling some one was watching me. I got up sliding on my slippers. My feet where always cold! I shuffled over to my window quietly. I pecked out only to jump back. not because i was scarred of the wolf sitting out side my window sleeping but because i was takin' of guard. I opened my window slipping out. I crossed to the wolf. I knew it was Josh, it looked just like sam used to. It was huge and all black except for his paws which where white. I placed a hand on his snot

"Josh, Josh." I hit his nose a couple of times knowing it would only feel like a tap to him. his eyes started to open slowly. "Josh wake up." his eyes snapped open and he stared at me. "Josh i can't sleep with you out here it makes me feel like im being watched. You can come in the morning, for breakfast but you can't sleep out here." the wolf max ran behind the trees and came back a few moments later pulling his jeans on.

"Paige." He breathed pulling me into a hug. "Are you ok? I'm sorry i woke you. I didn't mean to. don't be mad. are you mad?" He asked in a rush.

"No im not mad just tired. Like i said come over for breakfast. Go home and get some proper sleep."

"how will i know your ok?" He asked kissing my forehead. I don't normally let my friends do this but i know i like Josh more then a friend but I'm not ready t take that step yet. I guess we'll just stay on that line of boyfriend and best friend sometimes one more then the other.

"I'll text you as soon as i get up. and when you get home you can text me and i'll text back. I won't go to sleep until i text you back ok. Josh we can always text each other. What are you going to do if we have no classes together this year?"

"I'll make sure we have as many classes together as possible. Can we spend the day together tomorrow? Its the last friday before school starts and we haven't talked all summer i have so much to tell you."

"We can go to the beach and for a walk and what ever else but we'll spend the whole day together. No cell phones or anything. Promise. Now go get some sleep cause im tired." I smiled pulling away.

"Deal." He smiled eagerly. "Sleep good beautiful." He kissed my forehead before motioning to my window. I pulled myself in.

"Night Josh." I whispered as he ran towards his house knowing he can hear me. I closed my window and crawled back into bed. I took my cell phone off my night stand waiting for his text. I must have fallen asleep because i woke up to 6 new text all from Josh.

I'm home & can't wait 2 c u in the morning. Don't 4 get 2 Txt back! -Josh

Why didn't u txt back? R u mad me?- Josh

R u ok? U need 2 answer me! I can't sleep until u txt back! -Josh

What's going on? If Ur mad just text me back a blank so i no ur ok! -Josh

Paige please!! Just txt back! Im worried! -Josh

If u don't txt back in 5 mins im calling ur house & telling ur dad to check on u! -Josh.

Sorry! I fell asleep i promise im ok. Im not mad u! -Paige

U gave me a 3 attack! I was ready 2 come ovr after the 2nd text! I'll let you sleep. C u in the morning doll face! -Josh.

Good night! -Paige.

with that done i turned my phone off and went back to bed. i woke up to Chris and Tyler fighting over our bathroom. Me being the oldest grabbed my Jeans, bathing suit and tang top before pushing them both out of the way and running into the bathroom. I showered, blow dried my brown curly hair and put on my make up. I put on my bikini under my jeans and pink tang top. I opened the bathroom door to a very pissed off set of twin brothers.

"Took you long enough!" Chris yelled.

"Yeah your lover boys in your room." Tyler smirked.

"Im the oldest i can take as long as i want. Maybe if you could turn into a wolf you'd have the strength to beat me up." I know that was a below the belt hit so i quickly ran into my room.

"Paige!" Josh jumped up from where he was laying on my bed to hug me. "I missed you! Thank good your ok! I was so nervous last night!" he squeezed me slightly.

"Sorry i fell asleep with the jet leg and everything."

"Don't ever be sorry. It was my fault i should have got home fast."

"Josh do you know how stupid that sounded. You think its your fault i fell asleep. It was nothing lets just let it go." i smiled. "Lets go eat breakfast! Im starved."

"Good morning Princess." Dad smiled over his news paper.

"Morning Daddy. Mom." I sat down after Josh pulled out a chair for me.

"Princess your brothers are upset right now and your comment this morning about the wolf upset them i think you need to apologize." Dad jut threw me under the bus know moms gonna demand i say sorry and baby them like always.

"What comment?" Mom and Josh asked.

"They mad me mad so i might of said something like if they could turn into a wolf they would have the strength to move me out of the way." I muttered Josh muffled with laughter well mom gave me a stern look.

"Paige. You know their upset about this, they're to young any way. You need to apologize! How would you feel if you couldn't do something all the cooler older kids around you where doing?"

"Well mother i was never the one to follow the crowed. I didn't have to because i knew the right crowed to hang out with. The only thing i could never do was eat a worm but i never felt the need to do that." I laughed turning to Josh remembering that day they dared me to eat a worm. Mom let out a frustrated sigh before asking.

"You where such a good kid, How'd we end up with a big mouth teenager?"

"See mom this is what happened, It was all well and good until claire hit 12. Then she was a 'pre-teen' and didn't want to hang out with an 8 year old. Then of course i didn't want to hang out with kellie because 6 and a 8 are very different m only option in the group, Joshua, Matthew, Zachary and Toby. Then being shy and quite doesn't help in that group. there for making me who i am today. Now if Rachel had had a girl...well things would be different and i would be quite and mannered and all the other princess stuff. Clearly its Paul's fault." I answered very matter of fact-ly.

"Wait how is it Pauls fault your a big mouth teenager?" Dad asked.

"Him and Rachel had Toby. If they had a Tammy I would have had a girl to play with and not played football with those lards."

"Hey i don't think im a lard and i like that you speak your mind." Josh smiled pouring syrup on his french toast.

"I'll let Rachel know you want to trade Toby for a Tammy." Mom chuckled sitting down as Chris and Tyler came into the kitchen.

"Wow Paige way to make the bathroom smell as girlish! Ill probably get beat up at the skate park for smelling all fruit-ish." Tyler complained.

"Do you like it? #4 bought it for me." I smiled.

"Whose number 4?" Josh asked with his mouth full.

"I decide im not taking the time to learn the names of Brett's new wife's and the last one didn't like it when i called her pear necklace, cause thats the necklace Brett sent me with the pictures." I explained.

"Why did she buy you perfume?" Dad asked.

"Because and you can quote me on this She 'wants us to be close cause she'll be around for a very long time.' Then she was all like i can' wait until you spend next summer with us! You dad told me all about it! Then i was like you don't know my dad you talked to Brett who you clearly don't know that well ether if you think you'll be around for a long time. Do the math sweetie 34 years old 4 wife's. None last more then 2 years. She got all pissy at me and drove me home." i rolled my eyes while everyone but mom muffled with laughter.

"Paige you need to learn her name and stop acting like a brat about this whole thing! I know i raised you better then that! Brett is still part of you. You need to get over it and except him."

"Exactly mom YOU! Y-O-U! Not Brett and you, YOU! It was you and dad who went to my music consents and who went to my parent teacher conferences, who came into my room and told me everything would be ok after i had a night mare? Brett has never done anything like that for me. He try's to buy me things so i love him but i don't! Clearly he wants something if he all of a sudden wants me to be in his life. He never cared. I cried for for 3 days after i meet him for the first time and he told me he was my dad. I didn't understand how someone i've never meet and never showed me how much he cared could be my dad. Now i guess i don't understand why he wants to be my dad. A dad should be someone you can look up to and someone that you want to be like. I don't ever want to be like Brett and i will never look up to him." I let a tear excepted as i pushed away from the table and ran to my room. I remember the firs time i saw my room was the first time i called Seth Dad.

I through myself on my bed and let all the tears i've ben holding in all summer flow. I cried from the fight thats going on with my mom and I all because of Brett, I cried because of Johnny. I cried because i was hurting Josh because i was being selfish and didn't want to be able to bounce back from just breaking up -if thats what you'd even call it- with Johnny a week ago. I know love Josh and i think a part of me always had i just didn't want to swallow my pride and it mitt it.