Layla was the first to wake up, the urge to go pee had woken her up. She sat up and stretched, or tried to. Sam grunted and woke up immediately when he felt Layla moving. With one eye open he peeked up at her as she bent backwards on top of him to stretch, smiling as the shirt had ridden up slightly as they slept. He moved his hands and gently ran them up and down her legs, watching as she shivered and looked down at him.

"Happy Birthday, baby girl." Sam said, his voice deep and rough.

Layla whined and flopped back down gently to Sam's chest. Sam raised an eyebrow and moved Layla's hair out of her face.

"What was that for, baby girl?" Sam asked.

"Your voice sounds too good and it does bad things to me and I gotta go pee but all I can think about is how you sounded yesterday evening when you came and growled my name and it's just really unfair." Layla said.

"Go pee. But when you come back…" Sam said before dropping his voice even lower, "You're all mine, baby girl."

Layla whimpered but got up, scrambling to go to the bathroom.

Sam smiled as he watched Layla all but run to the bathroom. He stretched, feeling his joints pop as he moved. Layla used the bathroom and washed her hands before crawling back up into the bed. Sam pulled Layla up to straddle him, raising his hips as Layla settled on top of him. Layla gasped softly and looked down at Sam who was grinning mischievously. Layla ground her hips against Sam, feeling him getting harder and harder beneath her. She moaned softly, her head tossed back, moving her hands over her chest. Sam watch with rapt attention. He loved that Layla had no embarrassment about giving herself pleasure from his body.

"Can't wait until I can taste you again." Layla moaned breathlessly as she moved her hips. "So close…"

Sam was living in a fantasy. He moved hand hands to Layla's hips, pulling her down as he raised his hips upwards as Layla slid backwards. Layla bent forwards, her hair cascading over Sam's bare chest. She'd never felt this needy in her entire life. It felt like her entire body was crying out for Sam's touch, his taste, the very scent of him. The fire was consuming her again and she wanted to get burned. Layla pulled her shirt off and threw it to the side, grabbing Sam's hands and putting them on her chest. Sam took full advantage of being hands on. He moved his hands and pulled Layla close again, intent on tasting every inch of her body with his mouth. She was so close…

"Wakey, wakey birthday gi-" Seth sang out as he walked into the bedroom, freezing.

Sam roared at Seth to get out while sitting up and pulling Layla's nearly nude body to him, trying to shield her from view. Layla wanted to scream and cry. She was so, so close. A few more seconds and she would have came again, feeling that amazing sensation like she did yesterday evening. Seth, blushing furiously, ran out of the house altogether.

"If you value your life, do NOT come in here." Sam growled out.

"Gotcha." Jake said.

"Come to the house when you're...uh… done. Hurry, though. Mom is bringing Charlie over." Leah called out as her and Jake left.

Sam flopped back onto the bed. Layla was clutching her chest in what had been a futile attempt to block Seth from seeing. She finally moved her hands and looked down at Sam. She could feel he was still hard underneath her.

"If you're still up for it…" Layla said, biting her lip. "Fun in the shower?"

No sooner had Layla said shower was Sam up, picking Layla up and sprinting into his bathroom, kicking the door shut and locking it. He set Layla down and turned the water on, making her choose the temperature. Layla pulled her panties off and tossed them into the dirty clothes basket, stepping into the water. Sam almost came right then and there. He took several deep breaths and pulled his off as well before joining Layla. It took a while before either of them got clean.

…

Early that evening found everyone at the beach, starting Layla's birthday party and bonfire. Sam had successfully kept Layla occupied all day while everything was being set up. Jake teased Seth the entire time about seeing Layla without her bra on. The rest of the pack caught on and was even joining in on the teasing, except for Paul.

"You all do realize Sam is going to know you all are teasing Seth and trying to get him to phase you all can see them too, right? Besides, Seth would not betray Layla like that." Paul growled.

"Oh shut it, stupid Omega. Who are you to be lecturing anybody when it comes to her? You're the one that kissed her knowing she was Sam's." Embry snapped.

"Because I love her! If it's not Imprinting then its the next closest thing because I've never felt this for anyone else. And as much as I love her, I'm not going to bug Seth for every dirty detail because it's fucking wrong. If she wanted anyone to see them, then she'd personally show them. But seeing as how she hasn't…maybe take that as a hint that you're not supposed to see them." Paul growled. "Omega or not, I can still kick your ass, Call. Remember that the next time you think to disrespect Layla."

"Go be a good little bitch Omega and haul more logs from the forest." Jared ordered, laughing.

Paul growled but trudged to the forest, searching for logs from fallen trees. Leah was helping Sue with the cake and cupcakes while Charlie loaded up plates and silverware. Sam was walking through the forest with Layla riding on his back, jumping over rocks and climbing trees without breaking a sweat. Layla laughed and held onto Sam tightly, loving every minute. They soon came upon Paul who was pulling logs into a pile.

"Paul!" Layla called out excitedly, trying to wriggle off Sam's back.

Paul stopped and looked over, seeing Layla and Sam. He avoided Sam's gaze directly, opting to look at a spot above his right shoulder. He pulled his shirt up and wiped the sweat off his face and neck when he saw Layla making her way over. Sam followed, sensing something off about the male.

"I missed you!" Layla called out just as she tried to step over a rock and failed.

Paul jumped in an instant, grabbing Layla before she could fall and smack her face against the ground. He picked her up and stepped a few feet to the side where stable ground was before setting her down.

"Are you okay?" Paul asked.

"Yup! I missed you. Why haven't you come to see me besides that once?" Layla asked, feeling Sam step behind her.

Sam wondered the same thing, honestly. He figured Paul would have taken full advantage of his absence. He frowned as he looked at the male. Paul looked exhausted. His eyes were flat, but angry. He had dark circles under his eyes as if he hadn't been sleeping. Sam could see more ribs than muscle visible on his chest. Had he neglected his pack this much lately?

"Paul, what's going on?" Sam asked.

"Pulling logs to the beach for the… later. For later." Paul said.

Sam raised an eyebrow. He knew he wouldn't be getting any answers out of him while Layla was present.

"We have enough seating at the beach and it's getting late. Let's head down and watch the sunset with the birthday girl." Sam said.

"Paul can come too, right?" Layla asked.

"Sure thing, baby girl." Sam said, seeing her smile.

Layla grabbed hold of both their hands, heading for the beach. After stumbling and nearly falling several times, Sam picked Layla up and settled her on his back once again. Paul watched with a twinge of jealousy and a huge surge of loneliness. They made it to the outskirts of the beach where a fire was already going.

"Surprise! Happy birthday!" everyone called out.

Layla screamed in surprise, smiling brightly. A birthday party! Sam took her down to the sand and set her down. Paul stood to the outside until Layla noticed. She pulled him over to her. She really had missed him and he was acting strangely.

"Paul, don't you think you ought to clean up? Being all dirty and sweaty is gross at a birthday party." Embry said, smirking.

Paul sighed heavily and trudged off to go shower and change clothes at his house.

"Let's go ahead and eat while it's still hot, kids! Birthday girl goes first!" Charlie called out.

Layla went through and filled her plate up, stopping to hug and thank Sue for everything before going to her uncle Charlie.

"Does this mean I can see and hang out with Sam all the time? Please?" Layla asked, looking hopeful.

"Let's see how tonight goes." Charlie said, chuckling.

Layla smiled. It wasn't an outright no, which was basically almost a yes in her book. By the time Layla has made her way back to the seats near the fire, everyone had been through the line and was eating. She sat down and popped a tater tot in her mouth, groaning at the taste. She saw Paul come back finally, grabbing a plate and heading for the food table. She frowned when he set his plate back down. Layla stood up and walked over to Paul. Every tray was completely empty. When she went through there was tons of food. Layla pulled Paul over to the log where she and Sam were sat, handing him her plate.

"Share with me?" Layla asked.

"Now Paul, it's not polite to eat the birthday girl's food. You should haven't taken so long getting cleaned up." Embry scolded.

Layla glared at Embry who looked down at his plate, trying not to smirk.

"You eat as much as you want. Birthday girl insists." Layla said, staring at Embry, almost daring him to say something.

"Can't believe he'd take food from a female. Pretty bad if you ask me." Jared said, snickering with Quil.

Layla's glare snapped to Jared and Quil. Paul handed the plate back to Layla even though his stomach was growling in hunger. Sam growled.

"What's going on?" Sam asked.

"Someone is getting ready to get punched in the throat." Layla muttered.

"Not a thing, boss man. Just having some fun." Embry said.

Layla grabbed the plate and sat on Paul's legs, setting the plate between him, gently putting her hands on his face and making him look up at her.

"Ignore everyone else. Just you and me here. And since it's just us, we get to share food." Layla said loudly.

Embry snorted. Layla stood up and walked over to Embry. He looked up at her and smiled. Layla smiled very sweetly before bending down, taking his plate from his hands and walking back over to Paul, handing it to him.

"Be nice, Layla." Charlie warned.

"I didn't punch him in the throat. Yet." Layla said.

"I wasn't done eating!" Embry said.

"I could have sworn you said "I'm done eating here Paul have what's left.". Hmm. My hearing might be off. You'll be okay, just go get another plate." Layla said.

"There's nothing left up there." Embry growled.

"Do NOT growl at her. Only warning you all will get." Sam growled.

"How would you know that? Unless you all just planned it so Paul wouldn't get anything?" Layla asked sweetly.

Layla raised an eyebrow as she looked around, eyes going downcast, except for Embry. Sam held his hand out to stop Charlie and Sue from interfering. He wanted to see how the pack reacted and also find out what in the hell was going on.

"Paul, please eat. For me?" Layla said, giving sad eyes to Paul.

Paul's stomach growled pathetically as he gave into Layla's request. He was eating like a mad man, scarfing down the entire contents of the plate. Layla wanted to cry as she watched him. She had noticed he looked thinner and more exhausted. Layla ran her fingers through his short hair, scratching his scalp. Paul leaned into the touch, seeking positive attention.

"Who here wants to tell me what's going on?" Layla asked.

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uh oh. Everything is getting ready to blow up. You think Sam is scary when he's mad? Layla fixing to go mama wolf 😂 so i hope y'all had a good holiday. Whay did you all get? I'm gonna live through somebody bc yeah lol leave me a comment or 10. Ill try to update soon but y'all my right hand and wrist are fucked up. I ain't made to be a leftie send help.