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Chapter 8

By 8 o'clock Edward was sitting on Sam's lap and talking to his older sister Emily and her cousin Leah whom I learned from Sam is also pack whilst Sam spoke to Paul and Jared about pack business. Something about patrols and boundaries meh, Emily and Leah were more interesting.

"I found this new recipe that I wanted to try out the other day and just got all the ingredients for it today." Emily was saying to Leah who rolled her eyes looking bored. "Do you cook Edward?" She asked ignoring her cousins reaction.

"I used to with my mother but that was a long time ago, I remember that it was my favourite thing to do with her. I would love to learn again though, I need to know how to cook all of Sam's favourites." She smiled at that and Sam turned to me.

"Did you say something baby?" Edward blushed at the term of endearment and shook his head.

"Not to you, I was asking Emily to help me learn to cook again."

He nodded his approval and smiled. "She's a wonderful cook, you'll learn a lot from her. She owns her own restaurant." He stated proudly ruffling her hair.

"Get off you fool." She laughed smacking at his hand making Edward laugh at the siblings. "Come over tomorrow and I'll start our lessons."

Edward turned to Sam bouncing in his lap excitedly. "Can I, please Sam?" Puppy eyes out in full force again melting the man before he even had a chance.

"Of course you can." He smiled hugging him close and someone snickered.

Cough "whipped." Cough. Sam punched Paul in the arm.

"Wait until you imprint." He glared at his best friend and second in command. "We'll see whose laughing then."

"I will." Jared snickered.

"Don't you go running your mouth, you're exactly the same with Kim." Sam smirked.

"Anyway," Emily started over the banter between the wolves "we will start small tomorrow and gradually make our way to the hard stuff." Edward frowned.

"Please don't go easy on me, how will I lean if you don't push me? I know the basics I just don't know any recipes. It's been too long and I've forgotten them all." He explained and she nodded.

"Okay no easy stuff but just so you know, some of the easy stuff is sometimes the hardest."

"Oh I know that, mum used to make me make the perfect shaped cookies and stuff without the cutters. We didn't have any back then just knives and our hands." He explained with a nostalgic look on his face. "Right before my parents died mum and I planned the Valentine's Day event in the town square. We made thousands of those heart shaped cookies and about a hundred heart shaped cakes. Plus soups and stews and roasts and other bits and pieces, even with our maids help we were baking for like a week." He laughed.

"Man, you had maids?" Paul asked looking shocked.

"Well yeah we all had them." Edward said it like it was no big deal.

"Yeah, but you said maids. Plural, how rich were you?"

"I don't know, I never really cared about that crap. My dad was a really important lawyer and the Mayor in Chicago and mum owned three restaurants and two stores that made and sold men and women's clothing. I still own all their things, house included."

"That would make you a millionaire wouldn't it?" Edward shrugged.

"I don't know, like I said. I don't care about that crap, although I would like to go and visit my parents house one day."

"What after all this time you've never been back there?" Sam asked shocked.

Edward shook his head looking sad. "No, it was too hard to return after they died and it only got harder as the years went by. Now that I know I have a brother and that he's coming for me…" He trailed off shrugging his shoulders and shrunk back into Sam's chest.

"He won't touch you." He promised Edward who nodded feeling better immediately. "That's the most I've heard you say about your parents." Sam said softly in his ear.

"My parents have always been a sore point, but after learning today that they weren't as perfect as I thought they were and that they kept the fact that I had a brother away from me…" He shrugged. "I don't know, it's easier now. I can deal." Sam nodded in understanding then looked at something over my shoulder.

"It's story time." He said as Paul handed him a hotdog, suddenly Edward had the urge to take it from him.

"Can I have one please?" He asked timidly making them look at him funny as Paul gave him one from his plate. He sniffed at it before taking and experimental bite, it was only the good manners his mother taught him that stopped him from stuffing the whole thing in his face. "Mmm, this is really good." He turned to Emily. "Can you teach me how to make these?"

"Sure." She said, looking at him in amazement. "I thought vampires could only drink blood." She said curiously.

"I don't know, I've been feeling different all day since Sam first came to my house. My dad said I was becoming more human now so this is probably just one of those changes." He shrugged unconcern and turned to Paul. "Is there anymore, can I have another please?"

"Sure." He said slowly handing him another as he looked to Sam who shrugged. "This is weird, vampires aren't supposed to be able to eat." He said watching Edward as he swallowed his third bite of hotdog then put it down and turned into Sam, hiding his face in his chest.

"Leave him alone Paul, this is just as new to him as it is to us. He just told you that his dad said he was turning human because of our bond, if you continue to upset my imprint I will hurt you." He growled. "Finish your hotdog baby," he said softly making him blush at the endearment again and peek up at him from his spot. "He won't say anything else, will you Paul?" He asked sharply, silently demanding a no as an answer. Paul shook his head still looking slightly creeped out but said nothing else as he took another tentative bit from his hotdog and glancing at Paul from the corner of his eye.

When Edward looked away Sam slapped the back of Paul's head and glared at him shooting a suggestive look at Edward.

Paul cleared his throat. "Umm, I ah, I'm sorry for upsetting you Edward. I didn't mean anything by it." Edward smiled at him and shook his head.

"No it is weird. It's weird for me too." He said as Billy Black was wheeled to the front of the circle by Jacob.

It is time for Edward to hear the legends of the tribe he is now a part of.