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Sams POV

I smirked slightly as I saw Lexi's eyes widen at the sight of all the boys lounging around the small living room. Most, at this point, had removed their shirts, finding the room too warm for their liking and were spread out in nothing but their cutoffs. She stood frozen in the door frame until I motioned for her to come join me. She practically sprinted towards me and launched herself onto my lap, sighing as she made contact with me. The boys chuckled quietly and Lexi blushed and smiled shyly, nuzzling her face into my chest.

"Miss me that soon?" I asked quietly.

She humffed, "It hurts me to stay away too long." She replied. The boys shot their head up. It hurts her? Is that normal for an imprint?

"We'll talk about this later." I replied shortly. She looked up nervous and I kissed her nose, she didn't need to worry.

"So Lex, I hear you'll be joining us at La Push High tomorrow." Jake said, breaking the silence that had descended upon the room.

"Yea," she said, seeming more comfortable around the guys than with the other girls, "I also heard that I've got some bodyguards in all of my classes." She replied, sending me a pointed glance. The guys chuckled.

"I just want you to be safe is all. We don't have the best reputation at the high school."

"Well that's stupid if you ask me. There is nothing wrong with you guys." She pouted. The boys all laughed.

"I totally agree, sweet, but most everyone else doesn't." I replied.

"I could take them!" she said smiling seeming confident in her ability to survive.

"Eh, Lex, hate to break it to you but you are kinda tiny, I doubt you could do too much damage." Jared teased.

"Just 'cause I'm tiny doesn't mean that I can't take them. And plus I'm not the smallest one, Claire is. That's what Sam here said." She said gesturing back to me.

We all began to chuckle quietly.

"Lex, Claire is like 5, you on the other hand are what 18?" Quill snorted.

"Ahhh age is but a number Quill, it would do you well not to bring up a women's age." She countered giggling.

Emily stuck her head through the door.

"Hey boys… and Lexi," she said winking at her, "Billy and Old Quill are here. We can eat now, come on in." The boys hooted and jumped up charging toward the kitchen. Lexi watched giggling as they fought to get though the door way.

We made our way into the overcrowded kitchen and found two seats next to each other. Jared and Embry greeted their girls with a quick peck on the cheek and also found seats by each other. I watched as Kim and Rachel smiled and waved over to Lexi and she smiled back. I was glad that she would be able to have some girl friends, knowing she wouldn't have the chance to make any at school.

I smirked as Lexi stared in shock at the amount of food being brought out to the table.

"That's a lot of food!" she cried.

Every one smiled and chuckled at her shocked expression.

"You're eating with a pack of wolves Lex, what do you expect?" jarred said grinning.

"Well when Sam said enough food for an army I didn't think he meant it literally!" she exclaimed.

"Yea well, the boys like their food." Emily replied calmly, as the boys began to pass the dishes around the table.

"You said it Pack mama!" Quil said as he spooned out a mountain sized portion of mashed potatoes.

The conversations momentarily died down as everyone ate. The food, as always, was delicious and we all thanked Emily and the other girls for their work. We had all been eating for a bit when I saw Billy look up, his brows knitted together in thought.

"What is it Billy?" I asked him.

"There's something different today," he replied. "I feel something different in the bonds between the imprints. I believe it is you two."He said, motioning toward Lexi and me.

"Us?" Lexi questioned, confused. "I thought imprints always have a different type of bond than normal couples."

"You are quite right Alexa," Old quill replied. "But, now that you mention it Billy I feel it too. It's different… stronger… more powerful." He said thoughtfully.

"How can you feel our bonds?" Lexi asked quietly. Billy answered

"As elders of the tribe, we are able to feel the spirits and relations of our protectors, to make sure that they are always safe. We would be able to tell if one was hurt, or in distress. We can also feel the bonds between the imprints and yours Lexi is different from the others. It's much stronger, almost dangerously strong even."

"Do you think it's so strong it could cause pain even?" I asked quietly, Lex shot a wide eyed glance at me before turning her attention back toward Billy. He thought for a moment before responding.

"I wouldn't doubt it. The bond between the two of you is unbreakable. It holds extraordinary power with reproductions I myself am not even sure of. When you say pain do you mean physical pain?"

Lexi responded quickly. "Well not really… ya know it's not that bad."

"Lexi, it's all right, you don't need to cover up what's happened. Billy I know personally that it does hurt her to be away from Sam. When we were in Port Angeles she said that she felt a tugging in her chest. She said it hurt her to be away. And even today in the house, she had been away from Sam for about; I would say 20 minutes, before I could tell she began to get uncomfortable." Billy listened thoughtfully before responding.

"Hmmm, we will have to look into this. We might need to test and see the limits of your bonds, but I'm not sure that either of you are ready. Until then, Sam, you need to keep her safe and close. She can go to school but I would prefer that any time after that you are together. I don't know the reproductions of the two of you being apart are and I don't really want to find out quite yet."

I squeezed Lexi's hand under the table reassuring her that everything was going to be ok.

"I'll be sure to do that, Billy." I said, "Besides it's not like what you're asking me to do is such a chore." I said smirking and kissing Lexi on the top of her head. She blushed and smiled.

"Awww, Lexi and Sam sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G." Kim began chanting giggling. Everyone cracked a grin and the mood began to lighten. Conversations shifted to lighter topics and I was glad to see Lexi fitting in and having a good time. She laughed and smiled and enjoyed herself and that alone made me happy. Once the meal was over we all helped to clean up the kitchen. Emily told us all to go and sit in the living room and pick out a movie to watch. She told us that they would join them in a minute after they finished packing up the leftovers.

"Would you like me to stay and help clean up?" Lexi asked Emily.

"No, no dear your fine. Go on now, you heard Billy, he wants you to stay with Sam. Help the boys pick out a movie, preferably one us girls would like." She said winking. Lexi laughed.

"Ok, will do Em."

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