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Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

Chapter 2

As we loaded our luggage into the rental car Sister Lenore had gotten, we asked her where the nearest mall was. She laughed and asked how long we would need before we started the long drive to La Push. Lanna and I looked at each other, she shrugged and I said, "Two hours?". Sister Lenore smiled and said that was fine and that she would call our host families to let them know we would be there around 5:00 tonight. She left us as she made that call.

"What kind of clothes are you going to get?" Lanna asked timidly. I glanced around the parking garage to notice how people dressed around here. Perfect, it seemed to be simple and not over the top. "I think I am going to get a few pairs of jeans, sweaters, long sleeve tees, some workout clothes, and warm outerwear." I had never seen snow before and didn't know what I would need.

Sister Lenore returned and we made our way to the mall.

I decided to shy away from the pricey designer things and shop at stores like JC Penney, Kohl's, and many other smaller stores. As always, Lanna followed my lead and shopped at the same type of stores. A little over a thousand dollars later, we headed back to the car to make our way to the tiny reservation on the coast.

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As we passed the Welcome to La Push sign, Sister Lenore said, "Lilly, I will drop you off first so you can eat with the Uley's. Lanna and I are going to be eating with her host family." I was excited to meet my family, but I was nervous at the same time. She slowly drove down the dirt roads of La Push searching for the address.

After another five minutes, she rounded a curve in the road and a small house appeared. I gasped as I took in the charming house. It was small, but you could just see how love poured out of every inch of it. It was a pale yellow color with white trim and shutters. Empty window boxes sat below the front windows and I imagined them filled with beautiful spring flowers. The yard was surrounded by a white picket fence.

As Sister Lenore pulled the car into the driveway, butterflies filled my stomach. No, strike that, mutant butterflies with atomic bombs that were hell bent on world domination filled my stomach. This was it, in only a few short seconds I was going to meet the closest thing I have ever had to a family. I knew I was not a part of that family; I was only a guest, but hey, a girl can dream right.

The front door opened and middle aged man and women stepped out. I assumed this was Sam and Emily. Sister Lenore turned the car off, turned to us, and said "Girls, I expect you to represent Scared Heart Academy with pride. Straighten your uniform and show this family what lovely young ladies you are." I hated the uniform. It made us look like a walking talking fantasy for a nasty 40 year old fat man. I groaned as I realized the boys who now joined their parents and sister on the porch were going to love it.

I took a deep breath, placed a smile on my face, and opened the car door stepping out into the cold air. I mentally kicked myself as I realized the coat I just bought was still in the bags in the trunk. I headed to the trunk as Sister Lenore opened it. We pulled out my luggage and bags from our shopping trip. When I turned toward the house, I saw Sam smack his three sons upside the head. As they rubbed their heads, I couldn't help but notice that their eyes were traveling up and down my body taking in everything. When they were finished with me they started on Lanna. I knew they were going to be like that, lets face it, all guys are like that when they first see a girl who clearly looks more like a woman dressed in a red plaid skirt, matching cardigan, and knee socks. But I also knew the uniform had to go as soon as Sister Lenore left. It was going to get awkward if I didn't get out it.

Olivia turned to her brothers and said, "Stop pitching tents and help the girl out!" I chuckled and grinned at her. We were going to get along great. The guys jumped from the porch and gathered all of my items and brought them into the house. I walked up the steps following Sister Lenore. Lanna turned to me and smiled. I knew what she was thinking. She couldn't wait to get her hands on one of these guys. I shook my head and rolled my eyes as she wiggled her eyebrows and continued into the house.

I stopped just inside the door and looked around. The small living room was just as warm and the outside of the house. I could see a dining room with a huge table in it. I swear it looked as if the dinning room was bigger then the living room. I smiled; I knew I was going to be happy here. It just felt like there was magic in the air.

Sister Lenore introduced herself, Lanna, and I. After she said my name, Emily pulled me into a tight hug and whispered, "Welcome to La Push. I just want you to feel like part of the family, so feel free to eat and drink whenever you want. Our home is your home as well." She dropped her hands and took a step back.

I barley noticed the scars that ran along the side of her face because the beauty of her soul shined through and covered them up. Olivia was next and told me we were going to be sharing a room. She also told me not to mind the colossal idiots she called brothers.

It was then that I noticed just how big all of the men in this household were. Sam had to be almost 7 feet and built. All of his sons had similar builds. All of her brothers looked identical and about 6 and a half feet tall. You could tell they all liked to spend time in the gym. I mean it's not natural to have muscles like those. They also looked closer to 21 then 16. It must be because of their size.

Anyway, as I looked at them, one of them noticed and he plastered a smug smile on his face. Someone's a cocky ass. He stepped forward and pulled me into a hug and said, "Hi, I'm Mason." But whispered, "If you need anything, I will have no problem helping you get accustomed to La Push and I'll take care of ANY need you may have". What was with this guy, he must think just because I have lived with nuns for the past 4 years, I wouldn't see through his "smooth moves". Mental note: Make sure you mess with him later.

He continued to hold me close and I began to get hot. He had to have a fever or something. "Are you OK? I think you have a fever a fever or something." I said as I wiggled out of the hug. He laughed and asked, "You think I'm hot?" Hell yeah, who wouldn't, but there was no way in hell I was going to let him know that.

I blushed and his smile got wider. His other brothers hugged me next and introduced themselves to. Carter was first followed by Reese. "Why are you all hot?" I asked as I stepped back. "Now you admit that I'm hot." Mason said as he winked at me. I rolled my eyes and said, "You know what I mean." He laughed and Sam jumped in saying that it was a genetic thing and I would probably meet a few others who were warmer then average.

Olivia started to tell me about the plans she had made for this weekend. She wanted me to meet all of her friends and family and hang out. I was glad because I was so eager to meet others. While we talked, Sister Lenore and Lana said goodbye and left for Lanna's host family.

Emily shut the door behind them and ordered her sons to take my things up to Olivia's room. They did as they were told and Olivia grabbed my hand and pulled me along.

Olivia's room had purple walls covered in pictures of friends and family. I noticed they were mostly of her and enormous guys just like her brothers. I wondered if she has any girl friends or if all these plans revolved around these guys. I wouldn't mind checking out some of the fine specimen of men that seemed to be prominent in this tiny town, what the hell, guys check chicks out all the time, why can't I do the same. Her brothers set my stuff in the middle of the floor and lowered themselves to the cream colored carpet.

"Wanna play 20 questions?" asked Reese. He seemed nice and a little bit shy. I smiled and said, "Sure, just let me change into regular clothes first." "Oh no, you can't change out of that yet. I really like the schoolgirl look. I know that I won't see that uniform until that nun comes back. And besides, I'm not leaving this room until dinner is ready so you can't change. " Mason said as he winked and smiled at me. Great… so he wanted to play games. Little did he know, I could play games too.

Olivia started to speak, but I cut her off. "That's fine, I'll change anyway." I started to unbutton my cardigan slowly. All three of the guys stopped breathing and stared at me with wide eyes. I had an evil smile on my face as I pulled the last button threw the hole. I looked at them with raised eyebrows and Reese got up and walked out the door. Mason and Carter started to nervously shift on the floor. I could tell they were trying to hide the raging hard on they both sported. I slid the cardigan off exposing the 'oh so sexy' wife beater I had underneath and chuckled softly to myself. Olivia laughed as Masons face fell a little with a look of disappointment and Carter groaned at the teasing.

Now for step 2. I turned my back to the boys as I unbuttoned my red pleated plaid skirt. I let the skirt fall slowly as I wiggled my hips. Little did they know that we always had to wear a pair of red spandex shorts underneath. As my skirt was just about to fall to the floor, Carter jumped up and left the room in two long strides, leaving a very hopeful Mason sitting all alone as Olivia laughed her skinny ass off. She knew exactly what I was doing.

I let the skirt fall and stepped out of it. Mason wined a little, but was clearly pleased that the shorts and wife beater were form fitting. I rolled my eyes, walked to my bags, and pulled out a pair of dark jeans. I winked at Olivia and tossed the pants at Mason. He caught them and raised an eyebrow in question. "Why don't you take these and go put them on, it'll be the only time you ever get in my pants." I said as I slid on a pair of boot cut jeans that hugged my hips perfectly.

The expression on his face was priceless and I could hear the boisterous snorts and laughs of his brothers. They clearly heard me. At this point, Olivia was on the floor rolling around not making a sound, but you could clearly tell she was laughing so hard she couldn't breath. I grabbed a bright blue fitted v-neck sweater and pulled it over my head, brushed my hair, and patted Mason on the head as I left the room and went down stairs to see if Emily needed any help. I hoped she didn't because I have never cooked a thing in my life and don't even know where to start.

"Hi, I have never had any experience in the kitchen, but do you need any help Emily?" I said using my sweetest voice possible. She turned and smiled and told me to stir the red stuff in the pot on the stove. I picked up a wooded spoon and stirred the red stuff.

"What do you mean you don't have any experience in a kitchen? Don't you make anything at home?" she asked with a look of disbelief in her eyes. "I have lived at SHA since I was 8 and before that either the cook or the maid took care of my meals and snacks. I don't want to sound spoiled because I would trade them all just to have a normal family where the parents actually love their children." I told her as my nerves reached an all time high. I wanted them to like me. Emily dropped her spatula and pulled me into a fierce hug. "Oh, sweetheart I am sure your parents love you and want what's best for you. All parents want what's best for their children." she said as she rubbed my back. I hugged her and then stepped back to look into her eyes. "Please don't tell anyone about what my life is like and that my family has money. I really want people to like me for me and not because who my parents are."

I pleaded with my eyes as I watched the sadness in her eyes as she nodded to my request. "Thanks Emily!" and with that I asked if she could teach me how to cook, clean, and do all the normal stuff people do. She shook her head and told me she would teach me whatever I wanted, but I shouldn't feel like I have to. I assured her that I wanted to learn because I wanted to be nothing like my mother and father. All I wanted out of life was to be a wife and mom and love my family.

Emily picked up a large pot of boiling water and dumped the contents in a colander. Noodles filled the colander and I guessed I was stirring spaghetti sauce. Emily told me to dump the noodles into 3 rather large casserole dishes then she poured the sauce over the noodles. She opened the oven and pulled out baseball sized meatballs and placed them on top of the spaghetti and threw the dish in the oven to melt the cheese she sprinkled on top. While the spaghetti baked, she taught me how to make garlic bread. I really enjoyed my time with Emily. She was so sweet and actually spoke to me like a mother should speak to her child. I LOVED IT HERE!

When the bread was finished we put the spaghetti dishes on the table with the garlic bread. Emily started to serve three plates and told me to sit down. I sat in a chair in the middle of the table and she slid the plate in front of me.

"Liv, can you come down here and help for a sec?" Emily called as she set the other plate next to me. Emily sat at one end of the table with the third plate and told me to watch this as Olivia sat down.

"Dinners ready!" she called as I heard what sounded like a stampede heading toward us. Sam was the first of the guys to reach the kitchen. He grabbed the plate and started to pile food on it. Then the boys pushed and shoved their way to the kitchen each trying to reach the food first. I couldn't help but stare as I took in the amount of food the four men ate.

"What's that look for?" Carter asked as he filled his mouth with a whole meatball. I shook my head in wonderment, "Just never saw any human eat like you four do." Everyone chuckled and Olivia said, "Just wait till you meet the rest of them. All of my friends eat like wild animals." I laughed and started to ask more questions about what school would be like.

Dinner passed and I helped Emily and Liv clean up. The guys kissed their Mom on the cheek, gave Liv and I hugs, and said bye. "Where are they going?" I asked. "To work" Olivia answered. After we were finished cleaning, Olivia and I decided to get me unpacked and went to bed.