A/N: Thanks to everyone for reading and reviewing. They really do make my day. This chapter will be some interaction between the pack and Bella and Liam. Who knows, maybe she'll even meet her imprint. You'll have to read to find out.
Quick note, thoughts are in italics.
Disclaimer: Same as it always is. I don't own Twilight. I'm just borrowing the characters.
Seth POV:
I'm sure the guys are all wondering why I've got this girl and her son with me. The truth is, when I heard her yell and saw the little boy running towards the water the only thought that came to my mind was to protect him. I'm not even sure why. I took off to scoop him up before he reached the water. When she said she should leave, I felt like I should ask her to join us so I did.
As we got closer to the guys the all turned their heads in our direction, I could hear them trying to figure out who she was. Of course, once we reached them they all stopped what they were doing. Yeah, way to make the girl feel uncomfortable.
Bella POV:
I held Liam as I followed the strange guy towards his group of friends. I could see all their heads turn towards us as we got closer. I'm sure they were trying to figure out why their friend had some strange girl and a baby with him. I heard them trying to figure out who I was. I, of course, pretended not to notice that they were talking about me. I didn't want them to think I was crazy or something.
Once we made it to them, they all stopped what they were doing and looked at us. This of course made me feel self conscious considering it was extremely obvious that I was not only a mom but having another baby as well. I hoped that the position Liam was in was keeping them from noticing, at least for the time being.
"Hey Seth, who's your friend?" one of the guys asked. Seth, as I now learned was his name, went to answer only to realize that he never actually asked me my name.
"Bella." I replied. I shifted Liam a bit and stuck my hand out for him to shake. "This is Liam." I said while nodding my head in my son's direction. He took my hand a shook it. I didn't fail to notice that there really was no difference from my own temperature, which was strange. It seems he wasn't really paying attention to notice.
"It's nice to meet you. I'm Embry." He said as he dropped my hand. The others were quick to follow after Embry. Introducing themselves as Quil, Sam, and Jared.
"It's nice to meet you all." I said once they had finished the introductions.
"Why don't you take a seat? We were just about ready to start barbecuing some hamburgers and hot dogs." Sam said. I nodded my head and followed him over to some logs that were placed in front of what looked like a fire pit of some sort. I knew I would regret sitting that low to the ground but it was better than the actual ground so I couldn't really complain. I maneuvered myself onto the log and adjusted Liam so that he was more comfortable. Seth had brought my bag over to me and reached in and grabbed something for Liam to play with. He took it from me happily.
I watched as Sam threw some burgers and hot dogs on the grill. Embry came and sat down next to me.
"So, what brought you two out here today?" he asked.
"Liam was getting fussy so I thought we'd explore a little. I saw the sign for the beach and decided to bring him here." I said while playing with Liam. He continued to talk with me about nothing really. I found it easy to have a conversation with him. A while later Sam spoke up.
"Food's done. Bella why don't you make your plate first? There may be nothing left for you if these guys go first." He said with a smile. The others started laughing. If only he knew how much I could eat. I nodded my head and went to stand up, this was a difficult task since I still had Liam and there was nothing for me to hold onto to get up. Sam apparently saw my predicament and came to stand in front of me. "Here, why don't you let me hold him while you make your plate?" he said while holding his arms out gesturing for me to hand him Liam. I wasn't really sure if I'd be able to, but my wolf saw no threat to our pup so I placed Liam in his arms. He took him and started making funny faces at him. This caused Liam to laugh and squish Sam's cheeks together. I could see the other guys trying not to laugh at the face Sam was making.
I attempted to get up again but was still having difficulties. Embry saw this and came over to help me by offering me his hand. I had another moment of self-consciousness but manned up and decided they were going to find out at some point so it may as well be sooner rather than later. I took his out stretched hand and allowed him to pull me up. Of course, his eyes widened, so did the others, at the sight of my baby bump.
"Didn't anyone ever tell you it's not nice to stare?" I questioned with a small laugh. That seemed to snap them all out of it.
Embry cleared his throat. "Uh, um…sorry." He said. I gave him a smile.
"It's cool. I get that look a lot." I said. I could see that he was getting ready to say something else so I decided to interrupt him in an effort to change the subject. "So, where is this food you were talking about?"
I'm sure that's not what they were expecting to hear but thankfully they got what I was trying to do.
"Right this way." Quil said coming up to me and offering me his arm. I gave him a smile and looped my arm through his. We walked over to a small table that was piled with food. Of course, my stomach chose that moment to let out a loud growl, which caused everyone to laugh. I shrugged my shoulders and began making my plate. I settled for two hamburgers and some chips. By some chips I meant the whole bag of Chili cheese Fritos that were sitting on the table. As soon as I saw them I wanted them. This earned me a funny look from all the guys but I just smiled and walked back to my log.
"Sam, you can bring him over here and set him on the blanket with his toys, that way you can eat." I told him as I opened the bag of chips. I think the smell alone was enough to make my mouth water. Sam did as I said and went to fix his own plate. Soon enough everyone had a plate. Sam wasn't kidding when he said they probably wouldn't leave me anything. The same could be said for me too, though they didn't know that.
I quickly ate all my food. The only thing was that I wasn't even that full. I could probably eat another couple burgers. I sat there playing with Liam and my stomach growled again. I looked up to see the guys all staring at me with their mouths open. I wanted to laugh at the sight of them but settled for a smile instead.
"What?" I asked innocently.
"What do you mean what? You just ate two burgers and a whole bag of chips and your stomach just growled as if you haven't eaten anything." Jared said with a serious face.
"Hey, I'm eating for two here. I can't help it if I'm still hungry." I said. Sam gave Jared a look as if they were having a silent conversation. Jared gave a small nod.
"Here, you can have one of my burgers." He said as he held his plate out to me. I went to go protest but both Sam and Jared shot me a look. I accepted the burger and gave both of them a smile.
"Thanks." I said to Jared. He gave me a smile and a simple "you're welcome." Before going back to eating the rest of his food. I ate the burger and then we all just sat around. I listened to them banter back and forth for a while. Occasionally they'd ask me a question and I'd do my best to answer what I could.
"Well, thanks for the food guys but I really should go." I said as I started packing up our stuff.
"Hey, wait just a little bit longer. Our other friends will be here in a few minutes. We really want you to meet them. Please?" Embry said. I was going to say no but then he gave me these puppy dog eyes and I caved.
"Fine." I said with a sigh. "But only for a little bit longer.
I sat on the log with Liam and eventually he started to pull on my shirt. I knew what that meant and while I was comfortable with these guys, I wasn't sure I was that comfortable with them. Though I know Liam and when he wants it there's no stopping him. It could go one of two ways, I make him wait at which point he'll cry and throw a fit or he'll get upset that he's not getting what he wants and he may just go wolf. I really couldn't take that chance so if it gets too bad I'll just have to feed him.
He started crying after a bit but then I could tell that he was getting upset. There was a slight tremor to him.
"Is he okay?" Sam asked. "He's shaking a little."
"He's hungry." I said. "He's shaking because he's probably cold." I lied easily. "I'm going to have to feed him." I said looking at Sam. Apparently he didn't get it at first and then the light bulb must have gone off.
"Oh, of course. Do you need anything?" he asked.
"Just that blanket from the diaper bag. Could you shake it out please to make sure there's no sand on it?" I asked politely. He nodded his head and did as I asked before bringing me the blanket. I covered myself before allowing Liam to eat. It was funny how you could hear Liam suckling away. I looked up to see the guys were laughing; most likely at the sounds Liam made. I could tell that he was getting sleepy. That didn't stop him from kicking his chubby little legs.
Eventually I could hear the sound of foot steps behind me. I continued feeding Liam as if I didn't notice. The footsteps ceased and Sam spoke.
"Hey guys." Sam said. I was currently looking under the blanket to see if Liam was almost asleep. He was making faces at me but I could tell that he was getting sleepy. "Bella, these are the other guys we were telling you about." At the mention of my name I looked up at Sam as he gestured to the two guys next to him. I looked up and froze. I knew what had happened and I wasn't sure what to do. Of course, Liam took that moment to yank the blanket down which effectively flashed everyone my boob. That broke me out of my trance. I quickly covered myself up. I looked up to see that everyone was staring at me.
Great, the first time I meet my imprint and my son flashes him my boob. This should be interesting.
E/N: So, thoughts? I know, please don't kill me. You'll find out her imprint in the next chapter. Read and review please.