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Wildflower
Chapter 3
BPOV:
We left from Forks and headed down the 84 towards Idaho, where we planned to stop around Boise for the night to rest up and restock anything we needed. We had stops planned in Portland and Pendleton to move around. Grandpa and Gran had stocked the Camry with a cooler, placed behind Grandpa and pillows. There were bags and bags of chips and other snacks for the day as well. I was able to stretch out and relax in the back.
I offered to drive and from The Dalles, where we put gas, to Pendleton I was driving to give them a rest.
Gran sat in the back with me at one point during the day and we talked. Just about everything and anything that came to mind. I told her about school and what was going on around Forks.
She told me about the ranch hands they had hired.
There was a boy named Jacob, who along with two boys named Quil and Embry were 18 years old and helped with the yard work. There were twins Collin and Brady, both 17, who helped at the diner with a woman named Sue and her daughter Leah. Paul and Jared were 22 and the other ranch hands who worked with the cows, pigs, and chickens. Seth was a little boy only 16 and he helped Sam with the horses.
Sam I was most interested in. No idea why. But he intrigued me, and my Gran was more than happy to tell me what she knew about him. He was 21, went to a community college to graduate with a associates in construction. He kept mainly to himself, but would talk mainly to Seth since it was apparently impossible not to like him. He had a real knack with horses, except mine who wouldn't listen to anyone but me or Grandpa, so he left Aiden for Grandpa to handle.
"Oh you'll love Sam, he's a real gentleman and such a good man. Take the time to know him and you'll understand" Gran said to me before we stopped in Pendleton to stretch.
That night we stopped in Boise as planned and set out the next day. My dad and mom tried to call me, as well as Jessica who had heard the news from my mom who told her mom who told her and everyone else. I ended up turning off my phone for the rest of the trip.
That day we set out of Boise and in about five hours we were in Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm glad I had my camera, I was able to take pictures and document the entire trip.
We drove through Springville, Price and made a pitstop at Canyonlands National Park to see the sights. We even stopped at the Four Corners and Gran took a picture of me and Grandpa in four different states at once. That night we stopped in Farmington New Mexico.
This time on the trip Grandpa and I talked. He didn't know what happened so I explained everything about THAT night, what happened with my parents, why Gran fought for me, why I wanted to leave and why eventually my parents agreed to let me go.
He of course listened with rapt attention, held me close when I cried and calmed me down when I was angry.
That night as we settled down for bed I said a silent prayer to God for blessing me with my grandparents. I didn't know where I would be if I didn't have them in my life. I thanked God for protecting me even though I had been in that situation, that I was safe and sound now.
We woke up around seven the next morning and left our hotel and by one that afternoon we were in Roswell. We spent about three hours in Roswell, taking pictures wherever we went and getting trinkets for the ranch hands. We reached El Paso by nighttime and spent our last night on the road at a rest stop.
The next night we were pulling into the Ranch area, past the gates welcoming us into the property. I saw some people in the horse corral, not doing much just talking to each other. They waved when they saw the car pull up and went to meet us.
"Oh there are the boys now!" my Grandma said, smiling and getting out of the car. She waited for me to get out and walked me to meet them.
"Hi Gran! How was your trip?!" a young boy asked. This must be Seth, he looked like the youngest out of the group.
"Oh Seth the trip was great. Oh let me introduce my granddaughter Bella! She'll be living with us" Gran said, bringing me forward. I smiled and waved at them.
"Hey guys" I said. Seth bounced right up and hugged me. I stiffened a little bit as I was assaulted by memories but I pushed them back, not wanting to take them out on this kid. He was only being nice. So I hugged him back tightly.
He pulled back and looked at me like I was his best friend. I guess no one really tolerated those kind of hugs. They happened to be my favorite ones, my grandpa gave the best.
"Hi Bella! I'm Seth Clearwater! I help with the horses!" he exclaimed, making me giggle.
"Do you think it's too late to check on Aiden?" I asked him.
He shook his head no and jumped at the chance to show me my horse "I can take you there!"
"Seth give her time to meet the others! Then you can take her there" Gran teased.
"Fine" Seth said, dragging the word out.
"Bella this is Quil, Embry and Jake. Those three over there are Paul, Jared and Sam and Leah and her mother are inside the diner I'm assuming" Gran said. I smiled at everyone, going to shake their hands and talk with them for a few minutes.
When I got to Sam it was like everything ceased to exist. He didn't let go of my hand and I grew flustered a bit. No man ever made me feel like this. I had butterflies fluttering all over my stomach.
"Hi, I'm Sam Uley" he said, looking just as flushed as I was, but he seemed to be holding it in way better than I was.
SamPOV:
No one paid much attention as Bella and I got introduced to each other...thank goodness or I would have died from embarrassment. This girl was perfection, she was short; around 5"3; pale with dark chocolate brown hair and deep soulful brown eyes that drew me in when we locked eyes.
I had heard of love at first sight, but I had never experienced it before.
But I had now.
She was so beautiful and her personality was so welcoming that it made you feel comfortable around her. She radiated welcoming feelings and it made talking to her a very easy thing to do.
Her and I exchanged conversation, asking where we were from and how I was liking the job as well. We got in about ten minutes of conversation before Seth became impatient and urged her to go with him to the stables.
"Bella!" Seth whined, "Let's go see Aiden!"
Bella giggled "alright alright lead the way kind sir!" she said, making him blush and hold out his arm. She linked hers through his, letting him lead her to the stables.
"At least Seth found someone to indulge him, since we don't anymore" Jake said, laughing.
"I think it's nice that she does that" Gran said, "he's such a happy person all the time and she needs it more than anybody right now".
We all looked at her curiously "what happened Gran?" Jared asked her.
"That's not for me to tell, but she went through a tough time, so I had my son sign the rights to take care of her over to me" she said, her eyes hardening at the mention of her youngest son.
I went to go do one last minute check on the horses and saw Seth watching Bella interact with Aiden. She was whispering to him, stroking his mane and giving his nose little kisses. Aiden felt right at home with her, letting me know he had missed her taking care of him.
"Oh hey Sam!" Seth said, smiling at me.
Bella turned and looked at me, her eyes locking with mine instantly. I smiled and nodded at her in greeting.
She smiled back at me "hey Sam, you've met Aiden right?" she asked. I shook my head no.
"He wouldn't allow anyone near him besides your Grandpa" I said, which was true. Aiden wasn't keen on making new friends it seemed.
"Come here, I introduced Seth and Aiden already, now it's your turn" she said, gesturing to me to come forward.
As I stepped forward Aiden made moves trying to put himself between me and Bella, as if to protect her. I stopped where I was and Bella proceeded to calm him down, whispering to him that it was okay, that she was fine and that I was okay.
"Keep coming Sam" she said, petting Aiden softly. He stopped trying to move her away and looked at me, as if assessing my intentions.
I walked forward towards her and she took my large hand in hers, moving it to pet Aiden on his head. He didn't seem to mind me touching him as he didn't move away.
"There we go buddy, he's not going to hurt us" she cooed, kissing his nose softly. I smiled at her and went about my business.
Seth said he was going to check on his mom and sister and quickly left, promising to be back soon.
"Thank you Bella" I said quietly from my spot near the other horses.
She smiled sweetly at me and went back to Aiden. He was her entire world it seemed and she was his.
AN: So there we have it! Bella and Sam have officially met and are off to a great start! Let's hope it stays that way! Sorry I was slow updating I had a lot of things to do at school so I wasn't able to bring my laptop but thank goodness I'm done for the week till Monday! Hope you all enjoyed the chapter let me know in a review please! Thank you!
Until next time!
