PREVIOUSLY-

"That's great. Thank you for going to talk to him, although waking up to a cold bed wasn't very fun." I fake pouted.

"I'm sorry, honey. Should I have sent Jared in when I left?" He returned.

"Well I wouldn't have been opposed…" I giggled.

"I'll keep that in mind. It's almost 4 o'clock now, how long can you stay?" Sam questioned as he held onto my waist.

"As long as Charlie knows where I am and that I'm not lost in the woods again, my curfew is midnight." I replied happily, watching his face light up.

"Since it's a nice day out today, the boys and I were thinking about going cliff diving. You wouldn't be able to participate right now with your ankle how it is, but would you like to come watch?" He asked me with a hopeful glint in his eyes.

Cliff diving? I'd heard of people doing it, but I'd never seen it before and I had to admit I was a bit intrigued.

"Isn't that dangerous?" I asked and both of them laughed.

"Not for us." He replied proudly. "We don't have to go if you don't want to."

"No, I think I'd like to watch."

Jared started laughing to himself so I looked back at him. "Glad I'm not the only one." He winked at me.

Sam just shook his head. "Alright, Jared go grab Paul and I'll take Bella in the truck."

Sam drove me to the parking lot closest to the cliffs and then carried me up to the top. Jared and Paul were already there waiting for us, so Sam placed me down to sit on a boulder close enough to be able to watch them jump, but far enough away from the ledge that I wouldn't accidentally fall in.

"I was totally right," Paul said, shaking his head with a chuckle. I figured he probably knew from Jared about my decision and I found myself blushing.

"So who's first?" Sam asked them, steering Paul away from that particular conversation.

"Me," Paul stated before turning around to face the water, looking down at it.

I watched as Sam gave Jared a nod with a mischievous smile, and together the two of them rushed behind Paul, picking him up by each leg and throwing him over the cliff as he yelled out loudly.

I watched in shock as Paul went flailing over the edge, eventually diving into the water below with a splash.

"Sam! Jared!" I scolded them, but they looked back at me with proud smirks.

"Relax, Bella. We always do that at least once. Trust me, he's fine." Sam assured me, but I watched the water until he came back up and started swimming to the black sand beach close by.

I swore I could hear him yelling "fuckers", but Sam and Jared just laughed and shook their heads.

Before I knew it, Jared took several steps back before running and jumping off the edge, flipping several times before landing in the water.

Sam walked over to the very edge of the cliff then turned around and winked at me before holding his arms out, pushing off the edge and falling backward as he yelled out. I watched until he hit the water as well and I could distinctly feel a rush of endorphins coming from both of them.

Paul was the first back up and he looked over at me. "You sure you don't want to jump?"

The idea was exciting in a way, but I knew I wouldn't ever be able to do that on my own unless I went crazy or had some sort of a death wish. I was shaking my head already as Jared walked back up. "She can't right now anyways, but we'll get her there." Jared said to him as they did their 'bro shake'.

Sam walked up behind them and smiled at me. "What did you think?"

"I think you guys are going to give me a heart attack and have fun doing it." I muttered.

I couldn't help myself but stare at them though. They both had water droplets running down their heavily sculpted tan chests and over their matching tattoos. I bit my lip just looking at them and I knew they could tell.

"On that note... see ya!" Paul yelled, running and diving immediately.

Jared walked up to me and leaned down, kissing me with wet lips and shaking his hair out over me before grabbing Sam and propelling them both off the cliff with great force.

They each jumped about 10 more times, doing all sorts of tricks – trying to show off while simultaneously terrifying me - before calling it quits.

Paul went off on his own and Jared carried me back, although we didn't end up at the truck. The three of us ended up down at the beach. It was a different part of the beach that I'd never been on and it seemed pretty secluded. I didn't see anyone else for as far as I looked.

"What are we doing?" I asked them curiously as Jared sat me down on a piece of driftwood before carefully taking off my shoes and socks.

"It's too nice of a day for you to not be able to enjoy the water with us," Jared said to me. I looked at them both with wide eyes then looked at the water hesitantly.

"But I'm wearing jeans—" I replied, not knowing what else to say.

"It's a private beach, babe. No one but us will see if you strip down to your bra and panties. If you're not comfortable with us seeing that yet, then you can just wear all of your clothes and we'll get you dry ones back at Sam's." Jared said to me.

I closed my eyes and let out a breath. Here goes nothing. I tugged at my t-shirt, pulling it completely off and tossing it to the side as they watched with rapt attention. I then unbuttoned my jeans and stood up, grabbing onto Sam's arm to balance myself as I took them off. Then I was officially standing in front of them in only my undergarments, suddenly really glad that I'd chosen to wear black and not white.

"Damn bro, we got lucky. You are so freaking gorgeous, babe." Jared said to me before kissing me again as I blushed.

"He's right, Bella. You're beautiful." Sam told me before picking me up and wrapping my legs around his waist, walking toward the water.

"So how cold is the water?" I asked them as we walked in.

"Not bad today, but we'll keep you warm," Sam replied just before my feet hit the water.

It was cold, but as long as I was holding onto Sam it was okay. Before I knew it, we were submerged up to our necks and Jared was swimming beside us.

I had to admit, I was really enjoying it. I didn't even know how long we'd been out there but I was more relaxed than I'd probably ever been.

"Thank you for bringing me out here," I told them both as I held onto Sam's neck.

"I knew you'd enjoy it, honey."

Jared swam up to me from behind and wrapped his arms around my middle, pulling me away from Sam and turning me around to hold me like Sam had been.

"I'll be back in a minute," Sam said before swimming to shore and running off toward the woods.

"Where did he go?" I asked Jared in confusion.

"He's going to run and get you a towel from the house to dry off when we get out. The wind is pretty chilly and our body heat can only extend so far." Jared explained. I smiled at their thoughtfulness once again.

"Do you guys do this a lot?" I asked him curiously, looking around at the waves and the black sand beach.

"We usually go cliff diving when it's nice out and in the winter we'll go surfing occasionally, but we don't really ever do this. This is all for you, although I'm really loving it too." He replied as I watched him in awe. "We might need to do this a lot more often."

"Do you know you and Sam are officially the only people that have seen me in nothing but my - uh - current state of dress?" I stated almost nervously. It was the truth though.

I could see his eyes flash in excitement.

"And we're the only ones who ever will." He leaned in and kissed me before leaving a trail of kisses down my neck to my shoulder. The possessiveness of his statement stirred something deep inside me. I did my best to hold back a moan at his actions but it just felt too good. "Spirits, I'll never get enough of you."

"Mmm ditto. And I get two of you." I replied back cheekily.

"Double the fun." He winked with an undercurrent of lust.

Sam came back soon after and swam back out to us after dropping off the towel with my clothes.

He took me back from Jared immediately, citing that Jared was hogging me.

"I got you a towel but I also brought you a pair of sweats you can change into so that we can just stick your wet clothes in the dryer when we get back home," Sam told me. I leaned forward and kissed him.

"Thank you," I whispered to him.

We stayed out there for a little while longer until my teeth started chattering, therefore making Sam declare that I was too cold.

When we made it back to my clothes, Sam set me down.

"Are you okay to stand in the sand?" he asked me and I nodded at him as he handed me the towel. Once I finished drying off, I looked down at my wet undergarments then back at the sweats Sam had brought, trying to figure out how I was going to change out of one and into the other.

"Can you guys like hold up the towel around me so that I can change?" I asked them nervously.

Sam took one side of the towel while Jared took the other and they both looked away, giving me privacy to change. I had to use their arms to support myself at different points during changing but neither of them ever looked until I said I was done.

I wrapped my wet clothes inside the towel while Jared re-braided my hair after ringing it out, then Sam carried me back to the truck.

Once we were back at Sam's, he took my wet clothes and threw them in the dryer for me while Jared changed my wet bandage.

"You know, despite my ankle, I don't think I've had this much fun in such a long time. Everything was always so serious before and with you two it's so relaxing and enjoyable." I told both of them as they sat on either side of me on the couch. I rested my head across Sam's lap and my legs over Jared while Sam turned on the TV. I felt extreme happiness and pride from them at my statement and that made me smile even more.

"Can you hand me my phone?" I asked Sam, seeing as it was sitting on the end table next to him. "I should probably call and update Charlie."

Sam handed me my phone and I dialed Charlie's work number.

"Chief Swan," Charlie said as he answered.

"Hey, dad," I replied.

"What's up, kiddo?"

"I just wanted to tell you that I'm still down on the reservation with Sam and Jared," I told him honestly.

"Alright. You sound like you're in a good mood. What have you been up to all day?"

"Just hanging out. I'm having a lot of fun, dad. I watched the guys all go cliff diving earlier and then we went down to the beach."

"I'm glad you're having fun, Bells. I was worried about ya. How's your ankle doing?"

"It's feeling a lot better. They've been making sure I alternate ice and heat and the swelling is really going down." I had been - my heat source just happened to be two wolves.

"That's good. One of the night shift guys called in with a stomach bug so I've got to work a double tonight. When are you planning on going home?"

"I'm going to be down here pretty late, but if I get tired is it okay to just crash at Billy's?" I asked him, hoping it would be okay.

"That's fine, just call me and let me know."

"Thank you, dad."

I hung up the phone and looked as both Jared and Sam watched me with a surge of excitement.

"Does this mean you're staying the night?" Jared asked me first with wide eyes.

"If Billy will vouch for me," I replied, picking up my phone to dial his number.

Sure enough, Billy said he'd tell Charlie that I was there if he asked and said congratulations to me about the imprint. I thanked him and handed my phone back to Sam to set it down.

"You know what I think we should do tonight?" Sam began, looking at Jared.

Then they both spoke at the same time. "Bonfire."

"It can be Bella's first pack bonfire," Jared suggested excitedly.

"What usually happens at pack bonfires?" I asked them curiously.

"We usually eat and tell stories but this time we'll tell you the legends of the tribe," Sam told me. I liked that idea.

We relaxed for a little while just watching tv before Jared went out to get Paul and Sam called in 4 pizzas.

"Why do we need 4 of them?" I asked Sam after he hung up the phone.

"Because each of us eats a whole pizza and then we'll eat whatever is left of yours too." He laughed as I gaped at him.

"A whole pizza each?" I asked him incredulously.

"We're giant wolves, honey. We have huge appetites. Not to mention our body temperature burns it off pretty quickly so we tend to eat a lot." He explained.

"I didn't actually get to see your wolves last night. Can I see them?" I asked him, biting my lip. I knew I wanted to see them as wolves.

His eyes widened in surprise and I think I broke him for a second.

"Sam?"

"Really?" He questioned quickly after he recovered.

"Yes, really. Can I see?"

"Let's go outside. We'll have to do it quickly before the pizza guy gets here but Jared and Paul should be on their way back too so you'll get to see their wolves as well." Sam responded before picking me up and taking me outside to sit on the edge of the porch. "I'll be right back out, alright?"

I nodded and he ran behind a tree. The next thing I knew, out came a huge black wolf the size of a horse.

He was beautiful.

"Come here so I can see you up close." I told him, motioning for him to come to me.

I heard a howl ring through the forest nearby as Sam approached me.

"Was that Jared?" I asked him and he nodded then turned to look over at the edge of the woods before laying down in front of me so that I could run my fingers through his fur.

Just then, two more wolves came out of the brush and I knew immediately which one was Jared. He was a dark chocolate brown and he walked right up to me, laying down just as Sam had. I reached over to run my fingers through his fur as well and he leaned into my hand while Sam rested his head on my leg.

Paul - a silver wolf - stayed back, letting my imprints have this moment with me in respect.

I could feel their pure happiness at my actions and it felt amazing. After a few minutes, both of their heads snapped in the direction of the driveway and they stood, running back into the woods along with Paul coming out moments later as humans.

Jared was still tying his shorts when the pizza man drove up. I gave Sam the cash he'd asked me to hold and he paid the guy, taking the pizzas. Jared picked me up and carried me through the house and out the back door to where there was a large fire pit and cut logs sitting around it.

"You have no idea what that meant to us, Bella. I was beyond surprised when Sam phased in and said you wanted to see our wolves." Jared said to me as he sat down on the log next to me while Sam handed him a pizza.

"I had to see my wolves. Although when you said 'giant' wolves, I didn't think you literally meant the size of a horse! You guys are taller on four legs than I am standing up!" I said to him with a laugh as he offered me a piece of Pizza.

Sam sat on the log next to us and Paul sat on the other side.

I listened intently as Sam told the legends of the tribe, all about the spirit warriors and Taha Aki. It was incredible to hear and Sam was an amazing storyteller.

When the bonfire was over, it was already 10 pm. Sam put out the fire and Paul went back home. I called Billy and asked him if he could call Charlie for me, which he agreed to happily, and then I settled inside back on the couch with Sam and Jared.

"So how was your first day with us, honey?" Sam asked me as he played with the stray hairs that had fallen out of my braid.

"Better than I ever thought was possible," I murmured with my eyes closed, leaning into him. "Jared, you're staying, right?"

I heard him chuckle so I opened my eyes to look at him.

"I sure hope so… I do live here, babe." My eyes widened at him and I looked up at Sam for confirmation for which he gave.

"You really live here?" I asked him in surprise.

"I have since I graduated. Parents and pack life don't really mix well, especially when you can't tell them." He explained to me and I frowned at him.

"Why couldn't you tell them?" I questioned quietly.

"Right now, only the council and us know… we would've been able to tell them if they were trustworthy enough, but my parents," he let out a breath, "they wouldn't have taken it well and it wouldn't have been a secret for very long."

I sat up and reached out to Jared, wrapping my arms around him and hugging him tightly. "I'm sorry."

"It's alright, babe. I'm a lot happier being here, to be honest, not to mention we have a lot of responsibilities with the pack. Not having absentee parents around makes things a bit easier. It's better this way anyway. Now I'm definitely glad that I live here because of you. I wonder if it was just a coincidence that your two imprints just happen to live in the same house or if it was always part of a grander plan." Jared replied before kissing the side of my head and letting me rest back on Sam.

"Whatever it was, I'm definitely not complaining. I get to have you both in the same place." I said, holding my hand out so that Jared could still hold it while I laid on Sam.

"You're getting tired, honey," Sam said to me, running his finger down my cheek.

"Mmm, I'm not ready to go to sleep yet," I replied before yawning.

"Your body is saying otherwise." He chuckled. "Come on, let's go up to bed."

He lifted me and began to walk up the stairs toward his room.

"Jared?" I spoke.

"Yeah, babe?" He replied from right behind us.

"Will you stay with me too?" I asked him sleepily. I could feel Sam chuckle from where I was leaning against his chest.

"Couldn't keep me away," Jared responded with no complaints from Sam.

Sam laid me down in the middle of the bed and climbed in on one side while Jared climbed in on my other side.

I was officially the most comfortable I'd ever been and I didn't even have any more words before I fell asleep.

A/N- Are you guys liking the longer chapters? How do you like the story so far?

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