Authors note; Sorry had computer troubles, thank you for all the amazing reviews and hits. Please R&R.

Still don't own Twilight….Still trying to steal it…..

Quil POV

I was still drunk on the girl on top of me, this with the combined after feeling of the imprint made me hardly noticed where we were… until Bella was pulled off of me. My wolf let out a growl. I stopped it when I saw it was Jake my fellow brother pulling her off into a hug. I got up and glared at Jake who had Bella in a tight embrace. A couple of the guys shot curious looks at me.

"Jake hun, can't breathe!" Bella choked out. Before I could remove Jake's arms Embry stole her.

"Can't be crushing the best friend." Embry chased Jacob then pulled Bella into thankfully a gentler hug. I couldn't help but growl when I looked around at my pack mates and saw they were all checking her out. I was just about to pull her away again when of course as always, Paul stepped in.

"Bella! I missed you." He pulled her in a hug and grazed her boob and her ass in the process… I was a mess, every one of my pack mates was feeling up my imprint. I let out another growl about to take out Paul when Bella handled it herself.

"Uh hey," she said a small confused smile graced her face." Yeah I don't know you." She continued.

"Nope!" said Paul with a shit eating grin. "But you're hot, and all so huggable." Bella let out a un-lady like snort.

"Well thanks ummm…" she trailed off hoping to get a name but before he could Seth stepped in.

"That's Paul, we don't like him but we let him hang around cause he's boneing Jake's sister." Bella stared immediately cracking up.

"Oh Seth, I see you sense of humor has changed for the better." She hugged him and thankfully he returned the hug in a very brotherly like manor. Jake and Paul glared at Seth but he didn't notice. Bella turned back to Paul.

"Better be careful with what girls you hit on I happen to have Rachel's number on my cell." Bella smirked and Paul's eyes widened a little bit.

"How'd you know Seth was talking about Rachel?" Embry asked curious as always.

"I really hope he's not talking about Rebecca I don't think her husband would appreciate that." She said with a smirk.

"Uh yeah, I mean sorry, I just uhhh…." Paul was stuttering not used to being stood up to by a girl who couldn't weight more than 100 pounds soaking wet.

"So…" I awkwardly started, "When did you get back to the rainiest state."

The boys looked at me with a, 'Why are you being so awkward look?' But thankfully Bella ignored my awful attempt a good conversation.

"I got back two weeks ago." Bella responded I raised my eye brows as did Jake and Embry.

"Then why are we seeing you just now?" Jake asked

"Uhh you were camping, remember?" Bella responded looking around waiting for a reaction to say otherwise.

"Oh yeah! Of course!" Sam being the pack leader, helped with the cover.

Bella the sweet girl just smiled with all of the weirdness and didn't really push our obvious strange behavior.

"So Bell how bout' a drink?" Embry asked her.

She obviously looked around for Charlie before Seth said he was on the other end of the beach with Billy.

"Have any beer." She asked us.

My eyes obviously widened along with Embry and Jake's but the rest of the guys whom hardly knew the sweet innocent girl gave her a full red cup and sat down. Bella being the close to me sat down and smiled up at me, so I sat down next to her. My heart clenched. The topics of conversation ranged from what was happening with us while she'd been gone and what had been her favored state to live in. Then finally the question that had been at the back of my mind all night came up, Jared the ever curious guy asked her before I had the chance.

"So Bella you haven't said anything about any guys, you obviously had to have dated?" Bella visibly flinched. Even without my super enhanced hearing that heard her heart speed up, I could tell that was a sore subject. Bella realized we were staring, so she wiped off any worried look on her face a smiled a perfect smile.

"I dated around; there was this guy in Boston though. He was pretty serious. But his family moved away and he decided a long distance relationship just wouldn't "work" for him." Bella emphasize the word "work" with heavy sarcasm. She followed her answer by downing the rest of her beer. To stop the awkwardness that was fast approaching Jake stepped in.

"What a jack ass." He said

"Here, here" she raised her empty cup with agreement. I couldn't help but wonder that there was more to that story, the guy was more than a jackass he hurt her a lot more than any of us could realize. Embry's next question made me even more suspicious because of her response.

"What was his name." Embry asked.

Bella seeming more surprised than normal stuttered over the answer, "Uhhh L- L- Laurent Cu- Churchill. Yeah, Laurent Churchill." The way she responded made it seem like she was proud of her response. She kind of snickered too after she said the name.

"Okay…." Said Jake looking at her.

"Bell It's gettin' late kid time to go home." Charlie I could have sworn came out of virtually nowhere.

"Okay Ch- Dad, I'll meet you at the car." Charlie just grunted a response and swayed on his way to the cruiser; I knew he downed a few more beers with Billy.

"Well I guess I'll see you guys around." Bella said as she rose off the log and brushed the invisible sand from her legs.

"We'll see you at school right?" Seth asked her.

"No I still live in Forks. So I have to go to Forks High, Go Spartans" She mocked.

"I'm sure they'll take you anyway." She seemed kind of startled at my speaking from having said nothing the whole night.

"Well too late now, I start on Monday." Her big brown eyes looked up at mine and the imprinting bond around my heart tightened.

Bella smiled and cleared her throat, breaking our moment.

"Okay, hugs?" She asked.

Jake and Embry picked her up one by one in a tight embrace, Bella hugged Seth. She shook both Sam's and Jared's hands and very obviously avoided Paul all together. She finally turned to me and welcomed the hug. Bella smelt like flowers and the ocean; Beauty and Home. A spark of electricity went through me and I took a sharp breath in. I knew she felt it too because she mirrored my reaction. She smiled a gorgeous smile up at me and I couldn't help smile back down.

*HONK* The loud sharp noise coming from the police cruiser pulled us apart. Charlie was flailing wildly in the passenger seat trying to put on his seatbelt and in the process hit the horn.

"I better go before he accidently starts the sirens." Bella said with a fond smile in her father's direction it was obvious she missed him.

I let her go even though it hurt I told myself because I had the strength to do it, to let her go. But mainly it was because the lights on top of the cruiser stated to light up shy of the actual siren. She walked across the sand to her Father's car flip flops in hand. As she walked she turned and smiled back with a wave of the hand lacking flip flops. I smiled.

A sharp memory took me back to the last time on this beach when I was in the same position; watching the girl I love walk away. But this time I knew she'd come back. So I let her go and I waved, with one thought on my mind along with the smile on my face.

'I'm so screwed'

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Sorry Again that it took so long to update but I did just write five more chapters including this one… So the more you review the more I might be persuaded to update faster. (Yes I'm holding chapters hostage;) )

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-mkatem-