Jacob had been shocked when he'd seen Samantha walk down the stairs at the Cullen home yesterday. Her short hair had caused him to freeze and just stare at her. Of course, she squirmed under his intense stare but eventually he walked towards her with a smile.

"I didn't know you were planning on chopping off your hair now; it looks good," he'd placed an arm around her waist and drew her closer to him. When she'd blushed he'd grinned wider and placed his lips to her forehead.

Now, Jake was getting used to seeing Samantha with her hair constantly in her eyes. Sam had been ticked with her suddenly cutting it but he reminded him that it would be better for her wolf form. A few of the boys in the pack teased her for the length of it and claimed she looked a bit masculine.

"Piss off," she groaned while trying to eat her breakfast under the constant watch of the boys. Jacob stayed by her side and glared at everyone to try and get them to stop. "Take a picture, it'll last longer."

Paul mused that it would probably be a god idea and reached into his pocket to pull out his cell phone. "Oh for fuck's sake!" she slammed her hands down on the table in pure frustration. Her lips pulled up in an ugly sneer as she stood from the table. "Would you all just knock it off?"

"Samantha," Jake stood and tried coaxing her to calm down as she stormed outside. "Samantha, come on." It was no use, she walked behind a nearby bush, stripped and phased to her wolf form.

With her hair cut shorter, the scar on her chest was far more prominent on her white fur. She shook, her whole body moving from side to side before turning her large head towards Jake. He saw the frustration and slight pain in her eyes just before she turned around and bolted into the trees.

Jacob Black headed back into the Uley home with a glare pointed completely at Paul. "You're such a pain in the ass," he hissed, plopping down in his chair angrily. His hands gripped the utensils by his plate in a vice. "She saved your sorry ass from that God forsaken vampire and then you have the nerve to make fun of her? You're twisted."

The room was silent save for the occasional sound of cutlery hitting plates. Paul refused to look up from his food as Jake finally dropped his glare to the table. After a few bites he stood from the table and placed his dishes in the sink. He was planning on going out to find Samantha when her older brother walked down stairs.

"I think we should make her a part of the pack later on tonight," he said softly, carrying Kate in his arms. "We'll talk to her later and make sure she's interested then we'll go through everything. It's not safe for her not to have a connection with any of us in wolf form."

"Speaking of wolf form," Jacob chuckled sarcastically as he told Samantha's brother about Paul's assigning ways. Both were aware that the others were listening as they spoke of her taking off in frustration.

Kate began mumbling nonsense while staring at her hands like any child would. Her father grinned down at her before turning his attention back to his beta. All attention was drawn to her when she muttered something coherent. "'Mantha," she said, placing her palms out for Jake. "'Ant 'Mantha!"

Both shape shifters grinned happily down at the little baby. The boys in the kitchen walked into the living room with astonished looks on their faces. Embry walked towards his alpha and took her tiny hand in his. "Can you say "Embry"?" he cooed, making funny faces the whole time.

Kate stared up at him with a blank stare before pulling her hand from his. "Nwh! 'Ant 'Mantha! 'Ant 'Mantha!" the tiny baby's voice rose as she continued to call out for Samantha.

A few snickers at Embry's defeated expression from being rejected by a baby were thrown out. Her father, however, began trying to calm her down as her screams slowly turned to wailing. Jake tried to get her attention by making funny faces but it didn't work.

Her crying continued for a few minutes before the front door was thrown open. Samantha walked into the house and headed straight to her brother and niece. "What'd Paul do, allow her to look at his face?" she sneered in disgust, taking her niece from her brother.

The wailing from the tiny baby stopped almost instantly. Kate began saying her name over and over again until her eyes slowly started to droop. Her tiny hand was pressed against the exposed skin of Samantha's chest, over top of her scar.

Jacob watched as she gently rocked back and forth with a baby that practically moulded to her side. He watched as the small smile worked its way onto her face as she looked down at the tiny baby. Slowly, he walked towards her and placed his hands on her waist. She turned to look at him and smiled brightly.

"She's been calling your name ever since I brought her down stairs," Sam said, smiling slightly at the sight of his sister and his beta with a child in their arms.

Samantha chuckled and gently handed Kate over to her father. "Yea, well, I'd probably be screaming too if I saw his ugly face," she pointed at Paul who was shovelling the food remaining on his plate in his mouth.

"You know what?" he growled as he stood, placing his plate on the coffee table gently. "I used to think that Sam was all black because he had a black heart. But now, seeing your wolf form both white and black I have to think that the bit of white has to show you've got just as black a heart as your brother."

Jake looked at his pack mate as he began to shake furiously. He couldn't fathom the idea of his friend saying such...such blasphemy about his mate. After turning his head briefly he saw that Samantha was simply frozen.

The room seemed to freeze with her as all eyes seemed to lock on Paul. A phone ringing up stairs didn't cause anyone to falter. Sam, who'd ascended the stairs to put Kate to bed, walked back down them with his sister's phone in his hand.

"It's a boy named Matthew Colley, he said for you to go and meet him at a diner in Port Angeles shortly," that seemed to jolt Samantha to life. She sprang forward and grabbed the cell phone from her brother before rushing to her room.

Jake walked up to Paul and bumped his chest against his. "What the fuck was that, huh?" he glared at his pack mate as he fought to keep his emotions under control. "You know, if you hadn't started to pick at her she wouldn't have the black heart you referred to."

"I'm pretty sure she had it way before I came along," he chuckled humourlessly, shifting his eyes to Samantha's brother momentarily. "You know, that little bit of white that she has on her body? I find it strange that it's over her heart."

That was it. Jacob pounced forward, gripping the front of Paul's shirt tightly. Their alpha old them to take it outside because Kate had just gone down for her nap. The two werewolves looked at each other before storming out the door and continuing their argument.

Sam sunk into a nearby chair and ran his hand over his face. "It's alright," Embry placed a hand on his alpha's shoulder while keeping his eyes straight, "Samantha's a good kid, she'll straighten Jake out."

"Yea, and hopefully show Paul what's coming to him," Quil added, snickering at the idea of Samantha beating up big, tough Paul.

After a curt nod, the room feel silent. The only sound was coming from upstairs in Samantha's bedroom. It took a few minutes but she finally walked from her room and began to descend the stairs. She was no longer in her sweats, having changed into a pair of too short jeans and a too small top.

"I'm going out," she said discreetly while sliding her cell into her pocket and slipping on a pair of skate shoes. "Don't know when I'll be home, I've got my cell on me though."

As she made her way to the door, the two feuding werewolves toppled into the house. Sam sharply told them to get out and watched as Paul threw Jacob out the door. He turned his eyes to his little sister and stood. Just before he could get a word out, Jacob pulled from the fight.

"Where are you going?" he wondering, watching Paul get up from the ground slowly. His eyes lingered on her body a bit too long for Sam's liking as a throw pillow hit him in the side of the head.

Samantha looked up to meet her boyfriend's gaze. "Matt's house," she replied, stepping to the side to go around him. Before she could pass him, however, he reached out and took a hold of her bicep.

The gaze she fixed him with caused him to hesitate for a moment. "Well, who's Matt?" his tone was strict and slightly cold, a tone that may have come from an overprotective father or brother.

She pulled her arm from his grip quickly. "He's a friend, if you must know," Samantha bit, turning to glare at Paul as she descended the stairs. "And I'm going to Port Angeles, just so I don't have to explain that to you later."

With that said, everyone watched as Samantha skipped before taking off into the trees. The looks from the boys practically mirrored each others.

"Pfft, she's not that fast," Paul chided as he walked up the front steps. After shoving Jake out of the way, he continued, "I'd beat her annoying ass any day."