A/N: First of, Happy 4th of July to everyone in the US. Second, sorry for the long wait but real life got in the way. I'm less than two weeks away from getting married and have been going crazy with wedding stuff to make sure everything is done on time. It's a love hate relationship at the moment. I love it because after 9 years of being together we're finally tying the knot but I hate it because of how expensive it is along with all the details that have to be made. Another thing, this chapter isn't very long but I've kept you waiting long enough so I'd rather give you something. So, I won't keep you waiting any longer. Here is the next chapter. Enjoy!

Bella POV:

I was surprised to see Billy, Harry and Old Quil. I wasn't expecting anyone to be out this far let alone these old guys. I kept me teeth bared so as not to give them the impression that I was backing down. I may have trusted them when I was human but my wolf was not so accepting. They could turn any moment and try something and I wasn't willing to take that risk with Liam. He was vulnerable and my baby.

The three of them stopped in surprise when they saw me standing over my baby, teeth bared. They looked at me for a moment, probably trying to figure out what my next move was going to be.

Liam started trying to move out from under me. I could tell from his thoughts that he recognized them and he wanted to go and play with them. I pushed myself down onto him to prevent him from moving. He whimpered at me. I showed him that they wouldn't recognize him like this and hoped that he understood. Thankfully, he didn't try to move again.

The three of them seemed to look at each other, having a silent conversation. They went back to looking at me, no, not looking scrutinizing me. It was really starting to unnerve me. It was like they were trying to figure out if there was more to me. The silence was really starting to grate on my nerves and I was about ready to start growling or something just to get rid of it. Thankfully, I didn't have to as Harry broke the silence.

"What do you think she's doing out here?" he said. "It's not that far from people but not far enough out to be with other animals."

"Who knows. Maybe the little one ran off and she followed him." Billy said.

"I suppose you could be right." Old Quil said.

Their conversation stopped and they all went back to staring at me. This was really starting to get old. I let out a low growl. I was tired of them staring at me like I was a freak.

They all turned to look at me again. Liam had managed to wiggle out from under me just enough to poke his little head out. His thoughts were showing me that he wanted for Billy, Harry and Old Quil to play with him. Much like we had been doing before I was alerted to their presence. I pushed him back under me, once again reminding him that they don't know it's us. I looked up to see that we were once again scrutinizing us. I let out another growl.

"Well, I think we should leave this mama and her pup alone." Said Billy.

"You're probably right." Said Harry. "She seems annoyed with us."

"It's probably just her instincts telling her not to trust us. She's got a pup and by the looks of it she's carrying another one." Said Old Quil.

Both Billy and Harry nodded their heads in agreement and with that they made their way around us; making sure to leave a large amount of space between us.

I waited until I could no longer hear their footsteps or heartbeats before telling Liam we were done playing and that it was time for us to phase back. I phased first, Liam following soon after me. I quickly dressed myself before putting Liam in a fresh diaper and his clothes.

I gathered our stuff and began walking back towards the motel. Liam was already getting tired. He was struggling to keep his eyes open. By the time we reached the motel, he was sound asleep and snoring.

I grabbed the key and unlocked our door before going in and laying Liam on the bed. I kicked off my shoes and joined him. He turned and got comfortable all snuggled up next to me. It wasn't long before I joined Liam. Thankful that our trip earlier had managed to wear him out.

E/N: So, thoughts? Thanks for sticking with me guys. As always, thanks for reading and feel free to review. If you want to see something I'll do my best to make it happen. I do have a few ideas that I'm working on incorporating.