A/N:

First let me apoligize for not updating sooner. I'll explain more at the end of the chapter but I have to give a fist bump to my friend/Beta/FanFic crush WOLFYFANGRL for her amazing support and help on this story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or its characters. I can only claim Cara, Sami and Rose... and no one likes Rose anyway.

CHAPTER 14

My brain was still in a little shock at the things we saw peeking through the window at Emily's house. What red-blooded man doesn't fantasize about a roomful of women playing with sex toys? But my Bella was there and I know she had to be embarrassed. I mean she hardly knew the other girls there with her besides Rachel… Oh God, Rachel! Seeing her holding that, that… thing! Ugh! It still made me want to vomit.

Sam and Jared decided to wait for the girls at Sam's place and the rest of us had just gotten back to Embry's house when I got a text from Bella. I didn't know if I should ask her where she was. I wasn't sure if she would even admit anything to me but I would definitely have fun teasing her about it!

"Shit!" I yelled.

"What's wrong?" Embry asked.

"Bella just texted me and said she and Sami are heading to the beach for a bonfire."

"Shit is right!" Em said.

"Isn't that where you saw Mike and Rose?" Quil asked.

"Yeah, we gotta stop them," I said as the three of us jumped up and ran towards the beach.

Just as we were coming over the sand bank, I saw a group of people huddled together in a circle.

"Is that Sami?" Quil asked.

"Where?" Embry said looking around.

"Right there, in the middle of that group."

"What is she doing?" I asked as we heard her swearing and yelling at Rose.

"Looks like she's about to kick Rose's ass!" Quil laughed.

I was looking for Bella, praying that she wasn't in the middle of this mess. That's when I saw Mike grab her and pull her away from the fight. He had his arm around her and it looked like she was trying to get away from him. I saw red when she yelled for him to let her go.

"Get your fucking hands off of her NOW!" I screamed.

Bella and most of the group turned to face me but I didn't take my eyes off of Mike. He loosened his hold but didn't completely let her go.

"NOW!" I screamed again.

Mike started laughing hysterically.

"Is he drunk or something?" Quil whispered to me.

Everything next seemed to happen in a matter of seconds… I cocked my arm back to punch him, not worrying for one minute about how a fight could affect my military career, when Embry grabbed my arm to stop me. As Mike prepared himself for impact with my fist, he finally let go of Bella and she wrapped her arms around my waist and pressed her cheek against my chest. Quil, who seemed to decide that Mike was insane, sucker punched him in the face and watched him fall to the sand.

Rose had turned her attention to us when Mike was hit and Sami used the diversion to her advantage and punched her square in the nose. Rose's hand flew up to her face as she screamed and blood started pouring out and onto the ground.

"Oh my god!" Rose wailed.

Embry rushed over to Sami.

"Oh my god! Jake, is he ok?" Bella asked leaning over Mike who was knocked out cold.

I looked over at Quil.

"What?" he said, feigning innocence. "I couldn't let you hit him and get in trouble before you have to leave. Besides, he had it coming to him."

"He's breathing. I think you completely knocked him out," she said, turning around to face us.

"Are you ok baby?" I asked, pulling her into my arms.

She nodded.

"What the hell happened here anyway?" Quil asked.

"Sami was defending me… and Embry," she said as we looked over to see her and Embry together with him examining her hand.

EMBRY'S POV

I rushed over to Sami. "Are you OK?"

She looked up at me and nodded, rubbing her hand.

I couldn't believe I just saw our 'little Sami' clock Rose like that! I mean she's not really little; not in my eyes anymore. I knew she liked me for a while and Jake was right… I just needed to spend some time with her to see her for the woman she was turning into. I got the chance to do that last night.

Sami made me dinner as a thank you for me and Jake helping to fix her car. Her parents weren't home so we had the house to ourselves. We talked – a lot – and it was… nice. We just hung out, shared stories and laughed. I felt really comfortable around her; not like some of the other girls I knew who were extremely clingy or completely fake just to get near me. She was real and the more I was around her the more I became aware of just how beautiful she was.

I didn't realize I was becoming attracted to her until I went to leave last night and felt the desire to kiss her. It seemed like those feelings came out of nowhere and I didn't know what to do with them. I think she was hoping I was going to kiss her goodbye but I got nervous all of a sudden. That never happened to me before! I'm pretty confident and never have a problem around the ladies. But standing so close to Sami last night as I was about to leave… for the first time in my life I had butterflies. I freaked out and gave her a big bear hug, a peck on the cheek and ran off. I'm sure she thinks I'm some idiot or something now.

So here I am, rubbing her hand and checking it out to make sure she didn't break anything. God, seeing her hit Rose like that was totally hot!

"I don't think anything is broken," I said and looked at her, only to find her staring at me.

"Embry…" she whispered as our faces inched closer together.

"Whoo! Sami! You hit pretty good for a girl!" Quil laughed as he, Jake and Bella walked over to us.

I quickly took a step back and nervously rubbed my hand on the back of my neck. Bella and Jake looked back and forth between us. I glanced at Sami and saw her frowning. I felt terrible. I didn't want her to have that sad look on her face because of me. Bella walked over to Sami and began talking with her in hushed tones as Jake and Quil went on about how much of an idiot Mike was. I made a promise to myself right then that I would never be the cause of Sami's unhappiness ever again.

JAKE'S POV

Quil was talking about how hard and fast Mike fell but Embry wasn't really listening. His gaze was focused just past me, where Bella and Sami was talking.

"You know why they were fighting?" I asked Em.

He shook his head but never took his eyes off of Sami.

"She was sticking up for Bella after that bitch said some shit about her," Quil chimed in.

"Yeah but she also said some nasty stuff about Sami and Embry." That got his attention.

"What?" he said.

I relayed Rose's comments to Embry and I saw the anger on his face quickly surface.

"Jake, we're ready to leave," Bella said from where she and Sami were talking.

I looked over to Embry.

"What do you want to do?" he asked as Bella and Sami started to walk towards her car.

"It's your call, man."

I let Quil know we were heading out but he just waved me off as he enjoyed the attention of a few girls that had witnessed him punching Mike. I caught up with the girls and Embry at Sami's car. Embry whispered in Bella's ear and she smiled, winked at Sami and walked over to me. I was a little confused at first but then saw Embry get in the passenger seat and Sami drove off.

Bella approached me and I wrapped my arms around her and kissed the top of her head. She sighed and look up at me.

"Is her hand OK?"

"I think she'll be just fine now," she smirked at me.

Bella and I were pretty quiet as we took our time walking back to Embry's house. Part of the reason was because I wanted more alone time with Bella and the other part was to give Em some time by himself with Sami.

"Jake, I'm glad you didn't hit Mike," she said as we walked past Sami's car and sat on the swing at Embry's front porch.

I sighed, "I really wanted to Bells."

"I know but I don't want you getting in trouble because of me."

"I hated seeing his hands on you," I growled, looking down.

"Jake," she said turning my face to look at her. "You have nothing to worry about. I'm with you. I love you."

"Nothing to worry about? I'm gonna be worried sick when I'm gone. Between Edward and Mike, how am I gonna sleep at night not knowing that you're ok?"

"I'll be fine. You have to trust me."

"I trust YOU, Bells. It's those guys I don't trust," I huffed.

"Well, maybe I should give you lots of other things to occupy your mind with instead of worrying about them," she smile and leaned in to kiss me.

I brought my hand up and wound it in her hair as my tongue slid over her lips. She parted them and tilted her head so I could get better access to her delicious mouth. Her delicate fingers were playing with my dog tags and the outline of my shirt. I gently tugged on her hair as she broke our kiss and leaned her head back. I attacked the soft, tender part of her neck as she let out a sexy moan a little louder than either of us had expected.

We heard giggles from inside the house. I softly chuckled as Bella buried her head on my neck in embarrassment.

"Don't be embarrassed, Bells. I love knowing that I can make you feel that way."

"I think I've had enough embarrassment for one night."

Ah! So she was going to talk about her 'toy' party!

"Really? What else embarrassed you tonight?"

She sat up straight and fidgeted with the hem of her shirt.

"Uh, let's go inside. I want to make sure Sami's hand is OK."

I laughed, knowing exactly what she was doing earlier and I'd figure out a way to talk to her about it sooner or later!

BELLA'S POV

I was NOT about to tell Jake anything about that embarrassing party I went to earlier. My cheeks were still flushed when I remembered how those toys couldn't compare to the real thing... my Jake's real thing. We went inside and found Sami and Embry sitting close on the couch. Embry looked so sweet holding a bag of ice over Sami's knuckles. I knew a little push in the right direction would get them going, but I never thought it would take a brawl on the beach to knock some sense into Embry!

"How's your hand feeling?"

"It's not too bad," she said as she smiled and looked at Embry. "I have a good nurse."

"I can see that," Jake teased. I elbowed him.

"Soooo... if you don't need to go to the hospital or anything, were you ready to go home?" I asked.

"Um, well..." she hesitated and stole a glance at Em.

"Why don't you guys hang here for a little while," Embry said. "I mean, we're not doing anything, right Jake?"

"I thought you were having a guys night?" I said.

"We were but, uh..." Embry stalled.

"Sam and Jared left a little bit ago to see their girls. We were just hanging out here with Quil when you texted about going to the bonfire," Jake said.

"I guess we can stay for a little while," I smiled.

"What time is it?" Sami asked, a little panicked and looked at the clock. "Shit! I have to get the car back before my parents come home and find out that I took it!"

Sami explained to the guys about her being grounded from driving the rest of this week after her party last weekend.

"I don't want to go but I don't want to get busted either," she sighed.

"I can get my dad to pick me up if you need to get going right away. I don't want to make you late," I said.

"Sami," Jake said. "Do you have to go home right now or just have the car home?"

"Uh, just the car I guess. My parents know I was at Emily's house and I spend the night there sometimes. Why?"

"Em can follow you to take the car home and then you can come back here and we can all hang out for a while, OK?" Jake said looking at Embry.

"Sure. Quil left his Jeep here so it's not a problem. Is that OK with you Sami?" Embry asked, looking hopeful.

"Yeah," she smiled.

After Sami and Em headed out, Jake went to the kitchen and grabbed another beer.

"You want one, Bella?"

"No thanks. I'm not much of a drinker," I said. "Guess those two are hitting it off well."

"Yeah, finally!" he laughed.

"They're really cute together and she really likes him."

"Did she tell you that?" he asked, taking a seat next to me on the couch.

"Yeah at the party she told me about their time together last night."

"What party?"

Uh oh. "Erm, Emily just had a little party. I didn't know we were going there. Rachel brought me along. Some of the girls from the drive-in were there too… Leah and um…"

"Kim?"

"Yeah, that's her. Their boyfriends showed up. It was funny seeing them yell at them for showing up there. Kim told Jared not to use his 'dog eyes' or something…" I explained.

"Puppy dog eyes," Jake added.

"Yeah, puppy dog eyes. And then – wait. How do you know she said puppy dog eyes?"

Jake looked nervous as he played with the wrapped on his bottle. "Uh, that's usually the phrase, right?"

"Nuh uh. Were you there Jake?" I asked but he wouldn't look at me. I could see him fighting a smile. "Oh God! You WERE there; you and Em and Quil were outside too, weren't you?"

"Yeah," he laughed. "I'm sorry Bells. We couldn't resist! Leah started texting pictures of things from your 'party' and they all wanted to go over and see."

"This is so embarrassing," I groaned and put my head in my hands.

"No it's not," he said putting down his beer and pulling my hands away from my face. "It was interesting," he added, quirking an eyebrow at me.

"What did you hear? Did you see… Oh God!" I cried and closed my eyes.

"Honey, it was hot! Knowing that you might be getting one of those things is doing wonders for my imagination!" he teased.

"Shut up!" I said and smacked his arm.

"C'mere," he chuckled and pulled me into a hug. "I won't tease you about it if it upsets you, OK?"

I nodded.

"Can I ask you one thing?"

I nodded again.

"Did that lotion really get you… warm?" he laughed and wiggled his eyebrows.

"Jake!" I cried in shock.

He laughed and started tickling me. I fell over on the couch, laughing and gasping for air.

"Jake, stop! Ah! Please!"

I tried tickling him back but he grabbed both of my hands in one of his, holding them above my head and continued torturing me with his other hand. I figured there was only one way to stop him before I peed my pants. I reached my head up and kissed him on the neck. He stopped instantly, his dark eyes locking onto mine. I did it again, but this time I sucked on his skin a little, enjoying the salty taste. I pulled back and smiled at him. I was a little surprised, but excited when his lips attacked mine. Maybe his neck was just as sensitive as mine was? Hmmm, I'll have to test out that theory later. Right now there was a gorgeous man half on top of me, kissing me like the world was about to end.

We started moaning and Jake settled between my legs on the couch and the feeling made me wet instantly. I involuntarily rolled my hips, seeking out the friction to sooth the throbbing in my core. Jake let go of my hands that he was holding above my head's as hips responded in kind and before we knew it, we were moaning, panting and touching as much of each other as possible.

I wanted to feel him again. The sensation in between my legs was making me a little bolder than usual. I reached down and cupped his length. I could feel how hard he was through the fabric of his shorts. He sucked in a breath when I made contact with him. I began to slowly stroke him and was mesmerized by the look on his face. He closed his eyes and furrowed his eyebrows in concentration as he enjoyed my movements.

He rocked against my hand and leaned down to capture my lips again. My tongue battled for dominance with his, but I gave up when his hand began kneading my breast. I pulled my mouth from his and moaned into his neck as he rolled my hardened nipple between his thumb and forefinger.

The tempo of my hand increased as Jake's tongue fixated on my neck. He placed open-mouth kisses along my collar bone.

"Bells," he said huskily. "Your skin feels… it's so soft."

He unzipped and opened my hooded sweater. My chest heaved with each breath I took. Jake's eyes hungrily gazed at my breasts. He reached for my tank top and looked at me, silently seeking permission to continue. I nodded slightly. He pulled the tank and bra down in one quick motion to expose my left breast. The exposure to the air made my nipple even harder, if that was possible. His hot lips attacked my breast and the feeling shot straight to my core. I let go of his member and grabbed his biceps with each of my hands, holding on as I adjusted to these new feelings stirring deep between my thighs.

My hips lifted off the couch, seeking out the hardness and heat of Jake. A growl escaped his lips as his length rubbed against my most sensitive parts. We continued rubbing, grinding, kissing and moaning. Our motions sped up and I felt the tightness in my lower belly increase. I knew I was close and I couldn't wait to feel my release.

Jake slowed his kisses and lifted his hips off mine.

"Oh God! Please don't stop!" I cried and brought my hips higher, trying to reach him.

"Bells," he panted. "Bells… give me a second," he said in between breaths.

"Why? Keep going Jake," I said, surprising myself at my begging.

"I- I need to slow down or I'm gonna cum right in my pants."

At that exact moment, I could've cared less about his pants.

"Jake, please? You feel so good," I cooed and grabbed his ass to bring him closer to me.

He hesitated and groaned in protest but quickly surrendered as he thrusted against me once again. It didn't take long for that feeling to return and I saw stars behind my closed eyes as Jake brought me to the edge and tumbled over with me, my name escaping his lips in ecstasy. I pulled his chest close to mine, enjoying the feeling of his weight on me as we tried to catch our breath.

He laid his head on my chest and I stroked his back as we both came down from our high. I sighed in contentment. No words needed to be said. We both laid there for a few minutes, basking in the after-glow until we heard Embry and Sami pulling into the driveway.

Jake jumped up and rushed down the hallway, I assumed to the bathroom. I sat up and straightened my clothes. I knew my face was flushed from our activities and now the embarrassment of them almost walking in on our private moment. I did the only thing that I knew to do when I was anxious or upset… I began cleaning.

Sami and Embry came in laughing and talking. I was flittering around, picking up empty beer bottles, plates, bags of chips and anything else that would keep my attention away from them.

"Hey!" Sami said cheerfully.

"Hey guys," I tried to say casually but it came out a little breathy.

"Bella, you don't have to clean up. I can do that later," Em said.

"Oh, it's no problem. I don't mind, really!" I quickly said, never sparing a glance at them. They could've been naked for all I knew. I wasn't taking the chance to look at them and for fear they'd see the embarrassment written all over my face and know what Jake and I were just doing.

I tried to ignore their stares as their eyes trailed me around the room. That was until Embry cleared his throat cleared and I heard Sami giggling. I faced them and followed their gaze to see Jake standing there, tying the drawstring of a pair of bright yellow shorts. He looked up at the sound of Embry and smirked at him.

"Uh, nice shorts there Jake," Em laughed.

"Did you have those on before?" Sami asked as Embry nudged her side.

I rolled my eyes as Jake grinned brightly, strode over to me and wrapped his arm around me.

"Bella, uh, spilled something on my shorts so I had to change. I grabbed the first pair I saw in your room. Hope you don't mind, Em."

He chuckled, "Nah. That's cool. I just hope you didn't spill anything on the couch."

I buried my face in his chest and they all shared a laugh, realizing what had happened while they were out.

Sami helped me clean up a few more things from their guys night. I caught her and Embry stealing glances from across the room. She was brought out of her flirtation with him when her cell phone rang.

"Oh, thanks. Um, let me ask her," she said. "Hey Bella, it's Emily. She needs a little help making some food for the Quileute festival this weekend. Are you available?"

"Sure!" I said excited that I'd be able to have Emily try out some of my cooking before she thought about hiring me to help with her catering business.

"She said she can do it Em. They did? Well, I guess. No, thanks. I owe you one… OK, OK, more than one!" she laughed and said goodbye.

"Everything OK?" Embry asked her.

"Yeah, my parents called her house a few minutes ago looking for me. She told them I was spending the night with Bella," she said looking expectantly at me.

"Oh, well…"

"It's no big deal Bella. I can just walk back to Emily's,"

"No – it's fine. You can stay over."

"Great! It'll be fun!" she smiled.

Jake chuckled.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"Nothing," he said, looking at Em. "I'm just picturing what a typical girl's sleepover entails."

"Let me guess, you're imagining us in skimpy clothing having pillow fights," Sami suggested.

Embry joined in his laughter, "Not exactly, but thanks for the mental picture."

"I'm thinking something more along the lines of warming lotion and toys from a certain girl party!" Jake grinned.

"They were there?" Sami asked in shock.

I nodded. I sly look quickly crossed her face and she walked closer to me and whispered, "Just follow my lead."

"So, if you were guys were there," she teased and reached behind me and grabbed a few ice cubes from the bag of ice they had melting in the sink. She handed two cubes to me and sauntered over to the guys with her hands behind her back. I followed close behind and approached Jake as she did the same to Embry.

"If you were there, then you know what Bella and I were being shown right before your friends showed up," she continued.

The guys nodded enthusiastically.

"What do you think Bella? Should we show them what we learned?" she suggested, getting even closer to Embry as his eyes continued to grow wider.

I nodded in agreement, "Yeah, I think they're both hot enough for this treat." I suggested, giving Jake my best sexy look. He licked his lips nervously.

"Ready?" she asked. "One…" she put her one hand on Embry's neck.

"Two…" I fisted Jake's shirt, pulling his down to my level.

"Three," we said in unison and dropped the ice down their shirts.

They jumped and screamed like little school girls as we were cracking up laughing.

"Paybacks!" Jake yelled as he and Embry ran towards the kitchen.

Sami and I took off in different directions. I realized I was going to be cornered when Sami picked up the ice that had dropped on the floor and put a cube down the back of Jake's shirt as he stalked closer to me. That allowed me to duck under his arm and take off with Sami out the front door. Within seconds, they followed us out, each with a handful of ice and chased us around the yard.

Jake caught up with me quickly and wrapped his free hand around my waist. He pulled my back against his chest and dropped the ice down the front of my shirt. I squealed and tried to shake as much of the cubes out as I could. But Jake's tight grip around my midriff prevented the freezing cold substance from falling out.

"Jake!" I whined.

"Bella!" he mocked me.

I was able to wriggle free and remove the ice. I spun around to smack him but he laughed and grabbed my wrists. I looked past him and saw Sami in a similar situation I was just in, with Embry's arm wrapped around her except they were facing each other laughing. They stayed in that position, looking into each other's eyes and smiling brightly. I nodded in their direction to Jake. He peered over his shoulder to glance at them.

"I think he finally sees her for more than 'little Sami,'" Jake whispered.

"I hope so. She really likes him."

After our fun with the ice, the guys texted Quil to let him know they were borrowing his Jeep to drive us home. We pulled up to my house. Jake and I walked up to my front door as Em and Sami stayed back by the car.

"Quit looking at them," Jake said as I peered around his shoulder to see Sami and Embry holding hands as he leaned against the side of the car with her standing in between his legs.

"They're cute together."

"We're cuter."

"That was corny," I laughed.

"I know. But it's true," he said wrapping me up in his arms. "Bells," he whispered in my ear. "Your body felt so good under me tonight."

I gulped, remembering just how good he felt to me. "You too Jake. Sorry about your shorts but I just didn't want to stop."

"You have my permission to ruin as many pairs of my shorts as you want," he teased, bringing his hand up my back and wrapping it in the back of my hair.

I stood on my toes to bring myself closer to his lips. He met me halfway and gave me the most amazing kiss that left me weak in the knees. I pulled back and smiled and saw out of the corner of my eye Sami coming up the steps. Jake gave me another peck on the lips and said he'd see me tomorrow and said goodbye to Sami as he passed her.

We went inside and Sami realized she left her overnight bag at Emily's house. I got something together for her to sleep in and I grabbed a sleeping bag from downstairs while she took her turn in the bathroom. I left my dad a quick note, letting him know that Sami was staying over. Once we got settled I asked her how things were going with Embry.

She sighed, "Really good. I mean, I don't want to get my hopes up or anything, but I think he might like me."

"I don't think you have to get your hopes up. He definitely likes you."

"You really think so?"

"Uh, didn't you see the way he was looking at you tonight? And how about the way he reacted when you hit Rose!"

"Yeah, I wanted to kill Quil. Embry was just about to kiss me when he walked over to us."

"So you never got your kiss yet?"

She smiled shyly. "Well, maybe…"

"When?" I asked excitedly.

"As he was driving me back after dropping off my car, he was holding my hand the whole way and when we got back to his house, he gave me a quick kiss."

"On the lips or on the cheek?"

"Lips. But just now, when Jake was molesting your mouth…" she laughed. "He kissed me and I felt butterflies in my stomach as soon as our lips touched."

"Aw Sami! That's great!"

"I know. I hope I can see him again soon."

"Why don't we all do something tomorrow night?"

"That's a great idea! Do you think he'll want to?"

"Why not? I'll text Jake and tell him now."

"Cool! Hey, can I jump on your laptop real quick to check my email? My boss always emails our work schedules to us."

"Sure," I said and began texting Jake the idea of us double-dating tomorrow night.

"Um, Bella?"

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to look but your email was already open and…"

"What? Did the computer crash again?"

"No," she hesitated. "Who's Edward and why does it sound like he wants to hurt you?"

I felt the blood rush from my face and began to hyperventilate.

A/N:

I'm sorry it took me so long to update. I really had a terrible case of writer's block. I know exactly where I want this story to go and have the next couple of days/chapters planned but couldn't get past the girl party and fight on the beach. I was stuck there and wanted to get to the next day already! I was tempted to just jump ahead but I felt that I owed you guys more than that... and a few of you wanted to see what happened with Sami & Embry too. So you can all thank WOLFYFANGRL for putting up with me whining about what to do and helping me finish this frustrating chapter!

It's not the best chapter in this story (by far) but I promise that they have less than a week together now and we'll see if they get closer to 'doing the deed' before he leaves. Also, I loved your ideas for what they can do together these last few days.

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