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WIldflower

Chapter 8

BPOV:

A week passed since my dad came to see me, and things were looking up for both of us. We were able to talk things out and he explained everything to me about him and my mom. She was manipulative, and last he heard from her, she was with another man but he wasn't falling for her bullshit. It wasn't for lack of her trying.

My lawyer that was hired came at the end of the week and took my statement. I had Sam with me, needing him more than anything. My father and Gram were there as well.

It was a hard day.

I cried and sobbed through my statement. My lawyer, whose name was Kate Denali for the Denali Law Firm in Seattle, was so patient with me. After two hours of sobbing through my statement she had enough to charge the man with Sexual Assault.

We would be hearing from her in a few weeks.

Afterwards Sam and I spent the day in bed, not doing anything but holding each other and reassuring each other of our love for the other as well as our child.

Yes I officially thought of my son as his.

He would be the only father he would ever know and I couldn't be happier for that.

The next day Dad went home, he had work to handle and his life to continue. He would keep in contact and promised to be there when the baby was born. I was not moving back to Forks. Word had gotten around that I was pregnant, people spreading rumors that it was someone from town. Jessica was claiming that I had gone to a whorehouse and gotten pregnant.

A week later I got word that Jessica had to pay a fine for Slander against me and my father's good name. He apparently charged her for it. Her mother and father were furious with both him and her. But there was nothing they could do about it because the rumors were in fact started by her.

I just put that in the back of my mind and kept going forward.

Sam was such a sweetheart to me and the baby. He took us on a walk into the fields where we would relax and have a picnic.

One day he took me to a fair that was happening in town. It was one of the best days of my life.

We spent the whole day there, shopping and looking around at different tables and booths. He went off and bought a baby blanket that was on sale at a booth, it had little wolves and he told me about his Native American history and how wolves were seen as the protectors. It made me so happy that in a sense he wanted them to "protect" our son.

I went out and purchased a few clothing items for the baby that were being sold there as well. They had the cutest onesies so I bought a couple of them. We rode the ferris wheel a few times, admiring the view at night with the lights.

My life was just...perfect. No other would could come to mind.

SPOV:

A week and a half after Kate left with Bella's statement, we got word that James, the man who committed the assault on Bella, was charged with Sexual Assault. He was sentenced to fifteen years in prison as well as a $10,000 fine which would pay for her medical expenses since she has to go to a doctor for our son. It was found out that this was not his first sexual assault attack, but Bella was the only one left alive after the attack.

Bella was shaken up with the news that she was the only one to have survived his assaults. She got sick twice that day after the phone call from Kate. I was worried I would have to hospitalize her, since she didn't eat anything that day and barely anything the day after.

Once we were able to be reassured that he was in jail, she was able to calm down and our daily routine was back in order. She would wake up early and set up for the diner, we would wake up and go eat breakfast that she made and then get to work. The boys that worked with her tried to help her out more now that she was due in about five months.

I was grateful to them, I really needed her to be okay.

We hadn't heard much from Emily, thankfully. A few days after Bella's dad left for home, she came around to try and talk to me. I refused to talk to her, not wanting to hear her excuses. She tried again two days after we got the news from Court. In the end Gram got a restraining order put against her. She wasn't allowed on our property anymore.

Sue came back with Leah, saying she wanted to take Seth back into custody and take him with them. Seth refused and since she was no longer caregiver for Seth, he didn't have to go with her. She left upset, waiting in the car while Leah yelled at Seth. Bella ended up screaming at her, yelling at her to get off our property and leave her brother alone.

Leah was hurt at being replaced and both mother and daughter left again.

All was going well thankfully. Things were back to normal and we were making good money from the diner. Word had spread and with some help from Charlie we were able to put a nice Billboard up on the road so travelers could come get a nice hot meal while they were on the road. Bella even started doing to-go meals for people who didn't want to eat in a restaurant.

Now there was something bothering me.

Bella didn't have my ring.

I had thought a few times about asking her to marry me. I wanted her to have my name, to be mine.

I needed to ask Gran for permission first.

I knew they knew how much I cared about Bella, but my concern was that they would think it was too soon.

I knew we had only been together for a few months, but I saw no one but Bella. And I knew I always would. Bella and I had a relationship that I knew would last.

So I made up my mind, and today I am going to ask them for permission to marry Bella.

I waited for lunch and went to take Gran aside. Since he and I both worked in the stables it was easy for us to talk in private.

"What cha' need son?" Gran asked me.

I cleared my throat and began, "I love Bella, you know this. I would do anything to make her happy, and I know that our relationship is special. I will love her forever, I'll never hurt her and will provide for her. I wanted your permission to ask Bella to marry me...and your blessing".

Gran started at me for a good ten minutes before smiling and patting me on the back.

"Sam, you know I think of you as a son, I know you will treat my grandbaby right. I'm proud of you for thinking of this and asking me for permission. I wish you both all the happiness in the world. Go get'er son".

I grinned in joy at being given permission to ask her. I showed him the ring, a simple diamond ring. Nothing too fancy, knowing Bella was uncomfortable with things that were showy. She was simple girl.

This ring belonged to my grandmother, she wore it for almost eighty years before she died. I wanted to give it to Bella, knowing she'd love to hear about my Grandmother.

While I was scared she would say no, I knew had to put myself out there so she knows how much I care about her. And I had just the idea on how I wanted to do it.

BPOV:

I knew something was up when Sam didn't show up for lunch. And my suspicions were confirmed when after we closed up for the night around 9pm, he pulled me aside and walked us to fields where we liked to spend time together.

He spread out the blanket he had brought with him and helped me to lay down on it. We talked quietly about our day, his hand never leaving my stomach.

I hoped the baby would kick for him. He hadn't felt the kick yet.

The baby had started kicking today, surprising me during work. No one else knew yet, I was hoping to tell Sam before I told anyone else.

And just after I thought about it, the baby kicked.

Sam shot up and looked at me with wide eyes. "Did the baby do what I think he did?" he asked. I grinned at him and nodded my head 'yes'.

He grinned back and placed a long kiss to my stomach "I love you my son. I love you so much" he mumbled, earning another kick in response.

"He loves you too baby" I said, bringing him to me for a kiss.

He grew silent for a minute and sat up. I moved to a sitting position as well, though it took me a bit longer with the tummy in the way.

"What's on your mind Sam?" I asked.

He smiled at me and took my hand, "baby, you are my everything you know that right?" he began. "You know that I would do anything for you and our son. I would give my life for you both. Bella you have given me something I never thought I wanted, a child. While the child might not be mine biologically, I'm going to be his father when he comes into the world. And I would like nothing more than for you and him to share my last name. Baby will you make me the happiest man on Earth and marry me?"

I stared at him in shock.

He really asked me to marry him...

Yes...yes...YES!

"Oh baby! Yes!" I exclaimed, my eyes watering.

He laughed, grabbing me up in his arms and rocking us back and forth. He planted a kiss right on my lips, kissing me deeply until I almost couldn't breathe. I pulled apart and tried to catch my breathe. He moved his lips to my neck, leaving a mark there.

"Baby you have made me the happiest person alive!" he whispered to me. I smiled at him and kissed him again.

He reached in his pocket and slipped a simple diamond ring on my finger. I admired it and I looked up as Sam cleared his throat lightly.

"It was my grandmother's ring, she and my grandpa were married for eighty years before she passed away. She gave it to me to give to someone I loved more than anything" he said, wiping the tears that were pouring out of my eyes after hearing that.

"I love you so much Sam" I said, grabbing his hand and keeping it in mine. We lay back down and talked about the upcoming birth of the baby.

"Have you thought of names for him yet?"

"A bit here and there, I was thinking of Riley Samuel Uley, do you think that sounds good?" I asked him.

He thought it over for a minute and smiled before nodding his head, "I like that name, it suits a boy" he said, kissing my cheek, lightly whispering 'thank you' in my ear.

We sat in silence for a few minutes, letting the peace and quiet comfort us.

"Are you scared?"

I looked at my husband-to-be and nodded my head, "I'm scared I'm not prepared enough, that I won't be a good mother to Riley..." I said. "I want to be the best for him, but I'm worried my best won't be good enough".

Sam looked at me and cupped my face in his hands, "baby, don't worry. You will be a perfect mother to Riley. He is lucky to have a mother like you looking after him. You love him so much and you will never let anything happen to him" he said.

"But baby, I don't know the first thing about raising a child!" I exclaimed, feeling myself getting panicky.

"If it makes you feeling any better, we can stop by and get books for parents. I hear those 'What to Expect When You're Excepting' books are helpful. We can order one and have it shipped to us to read" Sam suggested.

I took a deep breath and agreed, hoping the books would calm my fears I was harboring about having my child.

"We should start heading back baby, it'll be late and you need your rest" he said, pulling me to my feet and leading me slowly back to the house.

We got dressed for bed and crawled in, talking quietly to each other about random things we didn't know about each other.

I didn't know he had done little league. He didn't know I tried ballet and after a few years of constantly trying my best I stopped.

I found out he loved Scooby Doo and had named his first dog after him. He found out I had named my goldfish after Lord of the Rings characters.

He told me about his mother and father not being in the picture after his sixth birthday. That they left him to do 'bigger and better things with their lives'.

I told him about Gram taking over the roll of mother in my life, even with my own mother in the picture.

I expressed my concern about being like her, while he expressed his concern about becoming like both his parents.

I told him that he could never be that way, that he had a positive relationship with his grandparents and that shaped him, not his parent's mistakes.

He told me that my mother was my example of what I should not be, that I had to make myself better than what she had given me. That only then could I be a better parent.

That night we went to bed, satisfied with how we were going, our relationship was strong and while we were only together for a few months, we felt that we would be strong enough to last our whole lives.

It was a few weeks later that we heard that the girlfriend of my attacker had visited him. When she had left, an inmate had tattled on him, claiming his girlfriend named Victoria was on her way here, to get me back.

When Sam and the boys heard they flipped. Their. Shit.

I had never seen them so angry before. It was worrying me. They looked close to tearing the house down. Sam had been sent outside, his anger getting the best of him. Jake escorted him out, to make sure nothing happened.

They called my dad and he was on his way over here as soon as we hung up on him. He would be here the next morning.

Gram and I were sitting inside the diner, all the boys now outside. We did our best to do the work. Finally after thirty minutes Gram called our workers and they filed in.

"You men can talk about this later, right now we need to work!" Gram said, putting them to work.

We worked in content silence, finding peace in work. Once the diner was closed we headed in where the older boys were discussing a plan on what to do.

I broke the silence by deciding the plan of action.

"Let her come, we can have police here to wait for her. I'll meet her outside and they can get her" I stated firmly.

Sam freaked out as expected.

"No! You can't put yourself in danger like that!" he yelled.

"I'll be fine Sam" I said calmly, not taking to heart his anger. I knew it was his fears that had taken hold.

"What if she is armed!? The police could be too late to get to her!" he exclaimed.

"Maybe we should tell other cops and they can hunt her on her way over here" Seth suggested.

I shook my head no, "if she thinks we are on to her, she might disappear and we won't see her again until she comes up on Bells late one night" Jake said, agreeing with my plan.

It took us about an hour to convince everyone to get on board with the plan. Sam spent most of that hour yelling his fears and trying to not break anything in the house.

Mainly because Gram threatened to neuter him if he did.

But that's besides the point.

We called the local police station and they agreed to sent someone out here to help us out with what we needed. Charlie had a lot of influence in that direction, being a police Chief and all.

He called from his layover flight in Arizona.

So all we really had to do was wait. She had left the day before. We assumed she was driving over so it would take about three days or so to get here.

So we worked and acted like nothing was happening, not knowing how this would turn out.

While it took a while to get Sam on board, he FINALLY agreed it would be better if I faced her, with back up spread all around. If anything happened Sam had the right to drag me off to 'safety'.

His only condition was that I let him be by my side. I easily agreed, knowing it would be easier if we faced this head on, to give each other courage to make it through.

I placed my hand on my stomach when I went to bed, praying to God that he protect me and my child as well as my fiancé.

This was my family and they meant the world to me.

I wouldn't survive if anything happened to them.

AN: Sorry everyone for such a late chapter! I had no time literally! I was so busy with tests at school, quizzes, homework, personal stuff going on and such! I hope you enjoy this chapter! FYI the story wont be that much longer, just a few more chapters till the end. I didn't want to write a long one. No idea why, just decided not to. Anywho hope you enjoy and please review! I like hearing what you think or what I could do better on! Hopefully once the next two weeks are done with I'll be able to get more chapters posted!

Till next time! Adios!