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REPOSTING.

Chapter Thirteen: Meeting the Parents.

Smoothing out his shirt, Sam climbed out of his truck and shut the door behind him trying to hide his nervousness about meeting Leona's parents for the first time; he was a little worried what they might think of him. He had spent most of the day worrying about meeting her parents for the first time; it certainly had not helped that Paul and Jared had been making fun of him.

The two found it amusing that he was so worried about meeting Leona's parents for the first time; he had thought of every possible reason that they might find not to like him. Moving up the steps, Sam could not shake how nervous he felt about meeting Leona's parents; he knocked on the door and waited for someone to answer.

The front door opened, and Sam was relieved to see that it was Leona that had answered, he did not know what he would have done if one of her parents had answered the door instead.

"You made it," Leona said with a large smile on her face, she had been worried that he would change his mind about coming to meet her parents; it was a big deal especially when they had only been dating a couple of months. She stepped aside to allow him into her home and shut the door behind him to keep the heat inside the house; it was cold today and Leona was not going to be surprised if it snowed later.

"I said I was coming," Sam teased, he was not going to duck out and leave her to explain to her parents why he had not come; he was sure that was not the way to make a good first impression with her parents. He wanted to be on good terms with them especially since he was hopeful that things would go well with Leona; she was his imprint and he saw himself spending the rest of his life with her. Things had been good between him and Leah's parents when they had dated, and he hoped for the same with Leona's parents; he wanted them to like him.

"Leona. Your mother is looking for the plates," Lionel said stepping into the hallway, he didn't mean to interrupt but his wife was nearly done with dinner and she was determined to start plating up. It had come as a bit of a surprise when Leona had announced that her boyfriend would be joining them today; he and Lillian had not thought she would meet someone so quickly here.

"Dad, this is Sam… my boyfriend," Leona said introducing the two men, she could not just leave Sam alone with her father without a proper introduction. She wanted her parents to like Sam, she had a good feeling about things with him and she could not imagine being in a relationship that her parents did not approve of.

"It's nice to meet you Sam, glad you could join us," Lionel greeted shaking Sam's hand, he was a little surprised with how warm the other man was but dismissed it as him not being used to the cold. He was surprised how cold it was here and Lionel was glad that he was only visiting, he had never been fond of the cold and the fact that the weather predicted snow did not comfort him.

"I should go help mum, you two going to be okay?" Leona asked more for Sam's sake, she felt bad for leaving him with her father, but her mother would most likely dismantle her kitchen if she did not go and help her. Sam nodded his head, he was sure that there was nothing that Lionel could say to him in a few minutes that could make him uncomfortable; he was sure that clinging to Leona in anyway would not help him. Taking a deep breath, Sam focused on the matter at hand and the man that was stood just feet from him; he could do this, and he was certain that he would be able to manage.

"Come through, dinner should be ready soon," Lionel insisted waving for Sam to follow him into the living room, he could see how nervous Sam was and he had no intentions of making this awkward. It was hard to believe that Leona was dating again, and Lionel had no doubts that his daughter could handle herself; he had seen how she looked at Sam and he could not help but be happy for her.

"So, what is it you do Sam?" Lionel asked taking a seat in front of the tv, he peeked at the movie that was showing before turning his full attention to Leona's new boyfriend. Sam sat down in the arm chair and looked at him, he was a little relieved that things seemed so calm and he was sure that this was not going to be as bad as he had imagined.

"I run security down on the reservation," Sam replied simply, he could not say much more but he was sure that his cover was going to be good enough; he could not exactly tell him that he shifted into a giant wolf. He had no idea how he was going to ever explain that to Leona, he was a little nervous of telling her about his secret, but he hoped that things would go well when he did.

"I also do some work with the tribal council," Sam continued, he held that position because he had shifted first and he knew that things would change when Jacob Black did. He wanted nothing more than to step aside and let things take their true course but that could not happen until Jacob phased and was ready to do so.

"Dinner is ready, help yourselves," Lillian called from the next room, she had worked hard all morning to make this perfect and she was excited that it had all come together so nicely. The two men headed into the kitchen and there was no denying that Lillian and Leona had done a wonderful job at putting together the banquet that was spread across the kitchen.

"This looks amazing Mrs Hart," Sam complimented, he was surprised that they had managed to put together so much food; he doubted that three people would have been able to eat all of this. There was so much food and Sam was starving, he was hopeful that his incredible appetite would not attract too much attention; he was certain that people would have questions if they saw how much he could eat.

"Please call me Lillian," Lillian insisted with a smile, she stared at Sam a little surprised and she had to admit that her daughter had a great taste in men. Everyone helped themselves to the food, there was so much food and Sam was sure that Leona would have leftovers for days; not that he minded since he would probably be helping her eat them.

"Tell me about yourself," Lillian asked looking at Sam, she was curious about him and she did not have much time to get to know him before they went back to Kansas. Lillian did not know when she would be back to visit, and she wanted to get to know Sam while she had the chance; it was strange to think that her daughter was dating again.

It was something that she would not have expected when Leona had first announced that she was moving to Forks; it had been the furthest thing from her mind.

Sipping on her wine, Lillian waited until after dinner while Lionel and Leona were distracted with the dishes to corner the new boyfriend; he was most certainly not what she expected and she could see why her daughter was drawn to him.

"Promise me, you won't hurt her," Lillian said to him, her voice low and she set her glass down on the table not wishing for Leona to discover that she was having this conversation with Sam. Her daughter had forbidden such a thing and Lillian knew that Sam deserved to know, Leona could not run from the past forever and it would come back to haunt her even all the way across the country.

"Leona. She is my baby, my little girl. She's been through so much and I fear that she shall break if this all goes wrong," Lillian continued, her voice low and her eyes searched Sam's face for any sign that he understood her; it was not like she could threatened him to make him leave Leona. The man was 6'5 and towered over her, she did not think she was menacing enough to scare him but perhaps he would understand that she wanted her daughter to be safe.

Sam frowned at Lillian's words from what he had seen of his girlfriend, she seemed to be in a good place and he had no intentions of ever hurting her. Surely there was no need for her mother to worry so, he could see the concern on her face and it made him wonder why she thought that Leona was so fragile that perhaps one wrong move would bring her down.

"I promise. But your daughter is a strong woman," Sam replied wishing to remind her that Leona was not falling apart, she had moved across the country alone and started a new life and job. Someone on the verge of breaking could not do that, he did not see her the way that he saw Bella Swan who had crumbled when the leech had left her in the forest; she had stopped living her life while she mourned her relationship and his loss.

Lillian did not reply only nodded her head and walked into the kitchen, she knew how strong her daughter was but she worried that being strong would not last forever when she had not dealt with her past.

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