I sighed as I yawned, strecting out my limbs. I plopped my arms back down and looked to my right. I sighed in contentment, a show smile gracing my features as I took in the sleeping form of my fiancee. My smile spread into a full blown grin at the thought of that, reminiscing the events of last night. Quil and I had stayed in or romantic get away for quite sometime just talking about the future and goofing off until one of our sweet innocent kisses transformed into one of searing passion and we high tailed back to our place. We made love all night and my toes curled at just the thought of it. I leaned down and ran my hand over his smooth forehead, pushing his hair back of his face and continuing to run my hand through his short, slightly curled locks. He began to stir and I leaned all the way in and ran my lips against his cheeks, his nose, his forehead, his eye lids as they gently flutrteded underneath my touches, his neck, against his pulsing pulse point. And finally over his ear as I kissed him his arms began to get tighter and tighter around me. I smiled and pulled his ear lobe into my mouth and gently sucked. He moaned and I smirked again, pulling away to face him. His eye fluttered more and finally they popped open. I smiled at him and he smiled right back, pulling me to him fully, placing a sweet kiss on my lips. I smiled into the kiss and pulled away.
"Good morning my fiancee." I smiled. A grin broke on his face and I thought his face might brake.
"Oh God, you have no idea how good that sounds to me. "He sighed out while bringing his lips to mine once more. I smiled, pecked his lips again and said "I think I can imagine." I kissed him one more time before hopping up off or bed and stretching some more. My head snapped towards the bed when I heard Quil's growl shake the whole room. I met his now pitch black eyes that glowed with lust so strong it could almost be mistaken for pure and raw hunger, and for a moment I felt like prey in the eye of it's predator. I looked down quickly and blushed at forgetting I was stark naked. I smirked at Quil and ran to the master closet laughing. I could hear his growl from all the way in here. I giggled. Now don't get me wrong, there is nothing I would rather do than stay in bed all day with my very sexy fiancé but the twins came over every morning to have breakfast. I sighed as I was sucked into the inevitable thoughts that every so often crept up on me. They could come at any given time and now was unfortunately one if those times as I thought back to the boys telling me their story for the first time. They were a mess and so was I. Their mother was a total junkie when they were little, really wasn't worth thinking of, a good for nothing if you will. Their drunk of a dad used them both, along with their mom as punching bags, no wonder the chick was a junkie. I don't know whether to say fortunately or unfortunately, but the two of them ended up wrapped around a tree when Collin and Brady were twelve. They now lived with the only living relative on the rez that agreed to take them, though she only took them for the money she gets from the state. She's rarely at home and she only looks out for herself, a new guy walking around every morning. They are only thirteen and it breaks my heart to think of everything they've been through, their just kids. They practically live with me and Quil, they spend the night a lot and eat every meal with us that they don't at Emily's. But breakfast is always ours. I sigh as I pulled my white t-shirt over my head, done getting dressed and deciding to just stay in my socks. As I sighed two warm arms enclose my waist, bringing my back to a smooth, muscled back. I sighed again and lay my head back on his shoulder.
"What's got you stressin kitten?" He whispered as he placed a warm kiss to the side of my neck.
"Just thinking about the boys." I sigh. I knew he would know who I was talking about. Then a mental picture of my boys wrapped around me, silent tears making their way down their tanned cheeks as they told me everything those monsters did to them popped into my head and I couldn't keep the tears at bay anymore. I threw myself into Quil's chest as he wrapped himself around me as my tears leaked out. My body racked with sobs as I thought of my boys being hurt. They were so sweet and loving, over protective and no shit takers, yes, but what wolf wasn't? I love them so much and they were hurt almost their entire lives. The tears streamed from me and I began to tremor while Quil whispered to me, cooing me. He lifted his hands from my waist to the sides of my face.
"Honey you gotta stop worrying about them all the time. You have to realize they have hope now. They have you now. We've all seen into their minds and if the bond with you wasn't extremely familial, I'd have a problem with it because it's so damn strong. I mean Bella for thirteen years they've never had anyone that treats them the way you do. You are the only thing that keep them bound. They are almost as protective over you as I am. They are happy now, don't keep wallowing in the past honey. Their fine, I promise. " He whispered to me. I closed my eyes and tried to process everything he told me. I tried to keep the tears pushed down, taking deep breaths. I looked up into his eyes with my teary ones and slowly nodded. Quil must think I'm insane I've been an emotional wreck lately. I love him do much more though for putting up with me.
"Your right. It's what maters now, not then. Their safe now." I whispered as Quil lightly brushed the remainders of my tears away. I sighed and leaned into his hands. He smiled lovingly down at me.
"You are too loving for you're own good my dear fiancé." He laughed and I laughed too.
"That's why I have you to save me from my emotions when I need it." I smiled. His smile grew and he kissed my forehead softly. I grabbed his hand and briefly noticed that he had slipped some long grey sweat pants on, a white tshirt with white socks as I pulled him from our closet and down the stairs to the kitchen. I giggled and he looked at me with a raised eyebrow. I smiled at him and waved a hand between us. He looked down at my grey leggings and white tshirt i was wearing.
"We match. All the way down to out socks." I smirked he chuckled and kissed my nose.
"I guess we do. You know what they say, great minds think alike." He smiled. I smiled back and jumped off the last step, joyfully making my way to the kitchen. I immediately started to get to work on breakfast as Quil retired to the living room to watch a sports game on TV. I didn't really have the Extra time I usually have to lollygag today because of my brake down and what not so I had to get straight to work to have breakfeast on the table on time.
The boys came rushing in through the back door just as I was setting the pancakes on the table. They had just got off patrol which meant Jake and Jared would be taking over. They both rushed over to me, throwing a hey Quil over their shoulder. Collin grabbed me up first and I had a giant grin on my face. I pulled him in tight.
"Oh I missed you guys so much, I didn't even get to see you guys last night cuz of patrol." I said as I squeezed him. I don't care how many times Sam told me he had treat the boys like the rest of the pack no matter their ages, I still always felt thru did too much.
"Yeah I know, I was pretty bummed about it too." He said. I let him go, only to pulled into a giant hug by Brady.
"I missed you too mom." He said. I froze, my eyes going wide and Brady seemed to just realize what he called me and abruptly pulled away from my arms and stared at the floor. Did he really just call me mom?
"I'm sorry. It just.. Sl-slip.." He seemed near tears and that seemed to snap me out of my daze and I grabbed his face into my hands.
"Brady Michael Fuller, you do not have to apologize for that." I was about to continue but he shook his head, stopping me.
"Naw I know we're not your responsibility and you didn't give birth to me or anything, it's just that you're the first person that we've ever loved and trusted in a long time and your just... always there. Always there for us when we need something, when we need some one to talk to. Your the first person we want to tell anything that happens to us and well... I...I didn't mean to let that slip, but your kinda the closest thing we've got to it." He says tears stinging his eyes. I look to Collin and he's silently nodding to everything Brady's saying. I grab their hands and pulled them both behind me to the living room and Quil is sitting there with his mouth hanging open starring at us. I glare at him and he hurriedly snaps his mouth closed and I give him that look that says, get the hell out. He clears his throat and scratches the back of his neck while he scrambles to stand.
"Umm, I'm just gonna go uh, up stairs." He mumbles as he darts to the stairs. I sit on the couch and bring both my boys to my side.
"You don't have to be okay with this, I don't want you to feel like you have to let us call you mom out of pity, it's okay if you don't want us to." Collin mumbled with his head down. I looked over at him with wide eyes, shocked.
"You think I pity you?! Yeah right! More like admire you. I admire you for your strength. I don't do any of the things I do for you because I pity you, or because I feel like I have to. I do it because I love you."
"Guys I need you to know that I in no way, shape or form fell like you guys are a Burden on me. In fact, I wish I could do more, and more, and more. I love you guys and I wouldn't mind if you called me dad if that's how looked at me as. You guys are more like sons to me than brothers anyway. If you want to call me mom, then don't think twice about it." I told them. They both had tears running down their cheeks, quickly trying to wipe them away as they came. Me, I didn't even try to hide mine. Brady threw his arms around me.
"I love you too mom, so much." He whispered. My heart melted. He pulled away and I was brought into a hug by Collin too.
"You know, sometimes I wish our birth mom was more like you. I wonder how different our lives would be if she was still alive, but then I think that if she were here I would have never met you and I know that we were meant to be with you and I don't just think, I know I wouldn't have been as happy with her as I am with you because I could never imagine a better mom." He told me. I hugged him so tight, if he wasn't a werewolf, he would have by no doubt been gasping for air. I pulled back and looked between them.
"I love you guys to the ends of the earth." I smiled a teary smile at them in which they returned. I smiled and wiped the tears from our faces.
"Come on boys, before the food gets cold. " They seemed to just remember there was food and immediately perked up.
"Food! Awesome!" Collin pipes.
"Aww, yeah.. it smells delicious! Bacon!" Brady sniffed at the air. I laugh at them while shaking my head making my way back to the kitchen.
"Quil! Breakfast!" I shouted though I knew he had heard every word of our conversation. His heavy feet could be heard plummeting down the stairs in a frenzy miles out. I shook my head. He raced into the kitchen and barely kissed my cheek before he was digging in with the boys. All emotion forgotten. I chuckled and moved to get myself some coffee and pour the guys some orange juice. Quil didn't like coffee and the boys were too young for coffee. I don't care if they did look fifteen, they were only thirteen so they were drinking orange juice. I went to the pantry and pulled out the different kinds of syrup. I placed the blueberry in front of Collin because blueberry pancakes with blueberry syrup was his favorite.
"Ummmm, chanks moom." He said with a mouth full of scrambled eggs.
"Yeah yeah, mouth closed while you're eating." I scolded. He rolled his eyes because this is something I tell him often. I place the regular maple by Brady because he likes his pancakes very traditionally. He smiles at me but doesn't say thank you, because he's chewing on some fruit salad, in which I smile at him for. I then go to sit next to my honey bunch while handing him the strawberry syrup. We both like plain and strawberry pancakes with strawberry syrup. We all eat in some what quiet as we talk a bit every now ave then. I go to reach for my coffee mug when suddenly my hand is practically being pulled apart from my wrist as Brady who is closet to me clutches my hand starring intently at my ring. I blush.
"No way..."
"Maybe it's a promise ring?" Collin suggest as he leaned forward starring at it too. Brady snorts.
"Promise ring, yeah right. You see those rocks bro, those are hard core diamonds. No promise ring can touch this ring." Brady shake his head.
"Yeah, your probably right, then that would mean..." They both looked up at us slowly. I blushed and nodded. They were suddenly really excited.
"Aw man! Congratulations!" Brady exclaimed and man hugged Quil while Collin rushed to bring me in for a hug too.
"I'm happy for you both." He beamed. We thanked them as they switched positions.
We talked for a bit longer and the boys helped clear the table, and wiped the counters and table down while Quil helped me do the dishes. We finished quickly and it was only about twelve thirty, so we decided to watch a movie. Which we choose abducted. We were all astonished by the lead character Taylor Lautner or something like that. He looked a lot like Jacob. We all laughed and Brady smirks saying Jake wishes he was that cool. We all burst out laughing at that one. I leaned back against Quil's chest as my feet lay on Brady's lap at the other end of the couch and Collin is sat right in front of me as I play with his hair with my left hand. We hasn't been watching the movie all that long when there's a knock at the door I move to get up but Collin pats me down.
"I got it mom."He smiles. I smile back and relaxed a little. I turned to the door to see who it was though. Collin opened the door and smiled, he said something and in walked my dad. He looked straight at me and smiled widely.
"Dad!" I exclaimed as I hopped off the guys and made my way to him. He walked forward and opened his arms wide to me, I practically lunged at him and wrapped my arms around his middle. He chuckled.
"Hi'ya Bells." He said joyfully. He pulled away and held me by the shoulders.
"So am I congratulating or comforting you?" He smirked. The boys laughed at what he said and I could just FEEL Quil's smug smirk behind us. Me? I completely blanched. He knew?
"You knew?" I asked shocked.
"Of course I knew Bells! What kind of husband would that kid be without coming to talk to good old chief or should I say daddy swan before popping the question?" He smirked. The boys were in hoops, crunched over laughing hysterically mumbling something about daddy Swan. Quil just snorted. Charlie raised an eyebrow at him over my shoulder and I could just picture Quil straightening up.
"What was that Quil?" He asked with a smirk , I could hear it in his voice.
"Nothing Chief, just agreeing, is all." I tisked at him and turned to shake my head at him.
"What?! He has a gun!" He defended, pushing his shoulders up. I laugh at him.
"He's not even in uniform!" We crack up.
"But he does have one. The future is the only thing that lays in front of us kitten. Which mean that will not stop him from shooting me in the future." He states like he's giving a presidential debate speech.
"I really hope you said yes Bells. He's a smart one." Charlie appraised. I giggled and showed him my ring. He beamed and pulled me into a big hug.
"Oh congratulations Bells! You're off the market now!" He beamed. I rolled my eyes at him and span to turn back to Quil when my stomach churned. I froze mid step. It felt as if my stomach did a little flip. My hand shot up to my mouth and I was bolting for the down stairs bathroom before I could fully comprehend. I threw open the toilet seat and heaved into it. I heard shouting and then a warm hand was rubbing my back and holding my hair as I emptied the contents of my stomach into the toilet. I coughed into it and then spit into the toilet. I groaned and slowly sat up. I leaned into Quil and he rubbed my back while pushing my hair out my face.
"Honey are you okay?" He asked concerned. I nodded my head while it lay on his warm chest.
"Yeah I being the worlds number one cluts. Got motion sickness from twirling." I groaned. Quil helped me stand and Brady was standing there with my tooth brush and a cup of water in his hands, while Collin held a paper towel and a wash cloth. I smiled and took the paper towel from Collin, wiping my mouth. Then the cup from Brady and rinsed my mouth. I then quickly brushed my teeth and wiped my face with the damp cloth. I sighed.
"Thank you guys." I said as I tried to make it out the bathroom but as soon as I stepped foot out the door, my dad was pulling me to his chest, rubbing my back.
"You sure you okay baby girl? You feelin' sick? Do you need to go to the hospital?" He rushed. I smiled and pulled back a bit.
"I'm fine dad, I feel like new now. I'm okay, really." I smiled. He still looked unsure but nodded and pulled back. Quil was at my side before I had a chance to blink he was hosting me up into his arms, toting me to the couch.
"Quiiilll, I'm fine." I whined as the boys and dad laughed.
"Well I can't take any chances kitten." He smiled at me and pecked my lips softly. That just so happened to calm me very considerably. Quil took us to the couch and laid us in our former position we were in while watching the movie. The boys moved back to their former positions too and Charlie flopped down onto the love seat, leaning back.
"So dad you gotta work today?" I asked.
He groaned a bit and I laughed.
"Yep, in a hour or so." He said. So we talked about everything and how Lisa was doing. How everyone at the station was doing. How he was surviving without my cooking. We all laughed at that but I had taught my dad how to cook a few things, mostly fish because I knew he would be eating it a lot. We were just starring to get into an argument about take out when there was a knock on the door again and then it just opened. I smiled as I saw Em and Lisa walk in. I went to bolt to Em when Quil held me securely back.
"Easy kitten." He warned. I smiled and nodded. I slowed down and moved still kind of hyper to Em. I smashed into him and he squeezed me tightly in his arms.
"Hey Em." I smiled.
"Hi'ya Bells." He said and I cracked up. He looked at me weird and rose his eyebrows.
"D-ad, s-sa-said the s-ame thing." I said in between giggles. He cracked a smile and we laughed as dad came walking up behind me.
"Yupp Bells, like father like son." We laughed as they hugged.
"Hey dad." Em said still laughing.
"Hey son." He said patting his back. Before my dad could claim her I grabbed Lisa up and squeezed her.
"Oh Lisa where have you been!? It's been what? A week!? I missed you woman!" I accused. She beamed at me when I pulled back a bit.
"I missed you too Bells! It's just I got a little behind on my work at work so I've been M.I.A. to pretty much everyone." She rolled her eyes as we chuckled. I stepped back and Charlie stepped forward to take her into his arms.I was then being pulled into Embry's warm embrace.
"Hey En, again." I said grinning. He grinned right back at me.
"Wassup Little sis... Again" He smirked. I glared at him and shoved my pointer finger to his chest, glaring at him.
"I. Am. Older than you." I scrunched my lips and he grabbed my cheek squeezing it like an old relative at a family reunion.
"Awwww, aren't you just the cutest!" He coed. I smacked his hand away and he chuckled then happened to glance down at my hand where my ring was. He then pulled me into a tight hug.
"Congratulations sis." He smiled at me. Then it all clicked. Out on the porch last night, the things he said to me. Quil had talked to him about the proposal and he was scared he would lose me. I looked up at him through sad eyes and understanding washed over his features as he slightly bowed his head in embarrassment.
"Em, just because Quil and I are getting married does not mean I'll ever abandon you. Your my brother and no one or anything could ever keep me away from you. You won't be losing me any time soon." I told him and he grabbed me back into his arms and held me tightly to his warm chest. We pulled back and smiled at each other.
"I love you Bells." He told me.
"I love you most though." I said as I went back to the couch and sat between Brady and Quil. Em chuckled and came over and he and the guys did that man hand shake thing, what ever. When he got to Quil he beamed at him.
"Congrats Man." He told him.
"Yeah, thanks bro." Quil said beaming.
"I'll still kill you in the worst possible ways if you hurt her though." Embry shrugged then went to plop down on the recliner chair leaning back, like he was a freaking king, I just rolled my eyes at him. Quil chuckled and said.
"I'm sure." as I snuggled deeper into him. Dad made to sit on the love seat again and Lisa came over to me again.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Congratulations Bells." She smiled as she moved to hug Quil, also congratulating him. We both thanked her. She then moved to pick my left hand up and beamed at her.
"Oh Bella it's beautiful. It fits you so well. Job well done Quil." She smirked. I nodded in agreement.
"I do my best." Quil smirked. I rolled my eyes and Lisa chuckled. She rose to her full height.
"When you start planning, you make sure you let me help." She says sternly and I smiled.
"Of course Lisa." I shooed her away with my hand and we laughed as she made her way over to sit next to Charlie. I snuggled, my grip tightening on Quil as I became oddly sleepy. My eyes flickered and I didn't even try to stop it, I let myself be succumbed in the beautiful darkness of sleep.

A/N: Review please. :)