PREVIOUSLY-

"What if I don't want something else?" She cut me off mid-sentence. I stood there, completely shocked. "What if that's not what I feel the imprint needs… for either of us?"

"You have Sam." I replied after a moment of silence.

"I do have Sam, but maybe this is the universe's way of telling me that I need more." She replied. "It feels the same for me as it does with Sam. I feel this overwhelming need to be close to you. I don't understand it. I don't know how in the world things would work, but I don't need you to be my friend. I don't need you to be my brother. I don't need you to be my protector. I just need you to be… mine."

Whoa. Wasn't expecting that at all. I felt a rush run through my body at her words. The imprint cemented itself with her admission. She wanted me as hers so that's what I'd be… as soon as I figured out what exactly that entailed.

I couldn't help myself. I reached over and pulled her into my arms, relishing in the feeling of her against me. I rested my forehead against hers and just smiled. She wanted me.

Holding her there just felt right. I had so many questions running through my mind, but I didn't want to move.

She was the first to pull away. "There's a lot of things you need to be caught up to speed on that've happened since you saw me in the forest." She looked nervous to talk about it.

"Tell me everything. Don't leave anything out, even if you don't think I want to hear it." I told her. I wanted to know.

So she did. She told me all of it, leaving nothing out. Everything from the Cullens, her dress, sleeping in Sam's bed, the shower, the kiss, clothes, Charlie, Jake, getting married, the Volturi. It was a lot to take in and they'd delved a bit deeper in conversations about the future than I'd expected, but I was glad that she told me everything. That meant that she trusted me.

It was only then that I realized she was still wearing Sam's shirt. A stray thought crossed my mind and I chuckled at it.

"What's so funny?" She questioned curiously.

"I just noticed your shirt. The first thing that crossed my mind was that you need one of mine that says 'Clearwater', even if you'll be a Uley soon." I told her with a chuckle.

"Bring me one and I'll wear it." She replied, not missing a beat. I got excited at the thought. "So out of my whole story, that's what you got out of it?"

"No, I definitely heard everything you told me. I'm still trying to process, I guess. I just didn't realize about your shirt until you said something. So, you and Sam are getting married?" I brought up, realizing just how strange that sounded while thinking about her wearing my name.

"We only just talked about it this morning. Sam hasn't even proposed yet, we were just thinking ahead." She replied, biting her lip.

I wasn't upset about it, but once again it left me wondering where I would fall into the picture. She'd made it clear that she wanted me, but my question was how.

"You're thinking again, aren't you?" She asked me as she tugged my hand over to the couch to sit down. I sat down in the corner seat and she laid long ways, putting her head in my lap like it was the most natural thing ever. I sighed in happiness at the contact and started running my fingers through her hair.

"I'm just wondering how I'll fit in. I know you said you wanted me to be yours but what do you mean by that?" I questioned as I continued with her hair.

"I want you, need you, to be with me the same way I'm with Sam." I smiled at her words. "Yes, Sam and I are older but that doesn't mean I want any less from you. Yes, Sam and I are going to get married and yes, I'm living here now. We obviously have a lot of logistical problems to work out. I can't marry both of you either way and I'm pretty sure I can't live at two different houses, especially when you still live with your mom and sister… You're 16 and still in school. There's a lot of things we have to figure out. I just know that I'm meant to have you both but only if the two of you are okay with that." Bella explained.

"It's okay with me." I heard from the doorway, immediately looking up to see Sam there, leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed. I wondered how much he'd heard.

"Seth?" Bella asked, looking up at me from her place in my lap.

"Of course I'm okay with it." I replied without hesitation.

"Then it's settled. I get you both." Bella smiled proudly.

"I take it that means the two of you worked things out?" Sam questioned as he walked over to sit in the chair across from the couch.

"Everything except how it's going to work. She wants us both. That's pretty much all we have established so far." I told him honestly.

"She is right here, and yes, you're both mine." Bella spoke with her eyes closed in my lap. "I don't care how it's going to work, only that it does."

Shivers crept through me at her words. Definitely the good type of shivers.

"We'll make it work, honey." Sam told her reassuringly as I continued to wrap strands of her silky hair through my fingers. "Is it alright if I borrow Seth for a minute?"

Bella pouted in my lap but sighed and sat up anyways, letting me up. She laid back on the couch where I had been sitting while I followed Sam out to the porch.

I stood nervously looking at him. What do I say to someone who I essentially share a soulmate with? Especially considering that someone just happened to be my alpha?

Luckily he decided to speak first. "How are you handling all of this, Seth?"

"It's a lot. I mean, I'm sure any new imprint is a bit overwhelming but when you factor in everything else… wait – I should be asking how you are. I imprinted on your imprint. Bella told me everything, Sam. It can't be easy for you to know that Bella has another imprint." I replied.

"If you had phased out at the treaty line instead of me, it would've been you first. We are both her imprints. It was going to happen either way, no matter who saw her first. I'm not mad, upset, or even jealous. I'm assuming it's part of the imprint because whenever I think about her being with anyone other than you, it practically has me in a boiling rage. She obviously needs us both. Wants us both. We need to figure out how to give that to her." Sam told me.

I ran my fingers through my hair. "I don't even know where to begin."

"The first thing we need to do is tell Sue. She needs to know because I'm assuming you'll probably be over here much more than you'll be home and she'll understand why." He said.

I paled. I'd have to tell my mom that I imprinted on Bella… who was also imprinted on by Sam. Then there was the fact that she wanted us both in the same way. Sam was right though. I couldn't even think about trying to stay at home when Bella wouldn't be there. I really didn't think imprinting took age into account. Just the thought of sleeping even five houses down… I was so screwed.

"Okay. So tell my mom. What next?" I asked, trying to be confident.

"We'll eventually have to tell Charlie." He replied, making me pale even more.

"I can see that going over really well." I muttered, internally terrified.

"He already knows about the pack and imprinting so it won't be as difficult."

"So you think that telling Charlie that Bella ran away from her wedding to be with not one but two of us with a lifelong supernatural marriage type of bond will be a good idea?" I questioned worriedly.

"He already knows that I imprinted on her and what that means, Seth. We just have to tell him that you did too." I wasn't convinced that it would be as easy as he said but I nodded anyways. "You said Bella told you everything?"

"I asked her not to leave anything out and she didn't." I replied. "Sam, I know the two of you are definitely at a different stage in your relationship. Bella said that she wants me the same way but that doesn't mean my relationship with her will go at the same pace yours. I'm not blind to the fact that I'm only 16 and you and her are not. She's going to live here with you, sleep in your bed. I already know you guys are planning on getting married and I'm cool with it, really. It's not like she can marry both of us anyways. I'm not going to be jealous over any of it. As long as she's happy, I'm happy. If that means my relationship with her is a few steps behind yours, I'm not going to complain about it. Being able to have the chance to actually be with her is more than I thought I was ever going to get." I explained it all out. Everything I'd been thinking.

Did I want my relationship with Bella to move at the same pace hers and Sam's did? Of course. I was a teenage boy that thinks being able to kiss my imprint whenever I wanted would be the best thing in the world… and don't even get me started on being able to sleep with her, shower with her, or anything further than that. Of course I wanted it. I wanted all of it. All of her. I'd get there one day but I wasn't going to push her for it. Everything would be at the pace she wanted it to be.

Sam put his hand on my shoulder and looked at me. "I can't tell you how everything is going to go. Bella has surprised me turn after turn so she might do the same to you. Like I said earlier, I'm not going to gloat about my relationship with her in front of you. To be honest, my relationship with Bella is only just a couple steps ahead and that was all managed in a day and a half. Our imprints cause things to happen a lot faster than they normally do and you know that already. Now go tell your mom so that you can come back to stay with Bella while I patrol."

I glanced over my shoulder, back inside the house where Bella was still laying on the couch in the same spot.

"She'll be fine, Seth. Go." Sam told me. I knew she would be, especially with him. I just didn't want to leave her, even if it was just for a few minutes.

A/N- So Sam and Seth had a heart to heart. What do you think Sue will say?