PREVIOUSLY-
"So did you have a good birthday?" I questioned.
He smiled brightly at me. "The best one yet."
Over the next three months, the three of us got into a steady rhythm of living together, schooling, pack life, and officially having an amazing sex life. Our life together was most certainly never dull, although we all worried that it had been too quiet since the Cullens left.
When it was time for me to take my final exams mid-December, I passed them without issue and then I was officially graduated from High School. There was no ceremony or anything, just a wonderful pack bonfire to celebrate the occasion.
Our first Christmas approached quickly and the morning of, I found myself being woken by an overly excited Jared.
"Come on babe, wake up!" Jared said, reaching down to start tickling me.
That successfully woke me up as I tried to get away from his grasp, laughing so hard that I snorted.
"Alright, I'm awake, I'm awake." I said through uncontrollable laughter.
"Good, because mother nature brought us a Christmas present." He replied excitedly, almost kid-like, pulling me out of the bed.
I followed him downstairs to where I saw Sam in the kitchen cooking, which was a rare occurrence because neither he or Jared knew how to cook many things.
Before I even got a chance to mention it, Jared had pulled me to the front door and opened it, showing me that there was about 6 inches of snow now blanketing the ground.
I smiled happily, having hoped we'd have a white Christmas. I never had that in Arizona and I had secretly always wanted to experience it.
"Merry Christmas, babe," Jared whispered to me before kissing me sweetly.
"Mmm Merry Christmas," I responded back before heading over to Sam in the kitchen and hugging him from behind.
"Merry Christmas, honey," Sam said to me, turning around in my grasp and hugging me to him. I stood on my tiptoes and kissed him happily.
"Merry Christmas to you too." I replied before looking down at the breakfast he was cooking. It was bacon and eggs, although the bacon looked a bit extra crispy.
"I tried." Sam laughed as he turned off the stove.
"I love it. Thank you." I told him honestly.
"I told Charlie one of us would go pick him up in my truck because I didn't want him to drive down in his cruiser with the roads how they are," Sam told me as we made our plates and went to sit at the table.
"I'll go. Paul should be over soon, too." Jared replied as he finished his food, coming over to kiss me before pulling my shirt collar away from my neck and nipping at my mark, making a shock of delicious energy flow through my body. "Have fun." He winked before taking off.
They loved doing that. One of them would work me up and pass me over to the other and I knew they enjoyed it. They almost made a game out of it.
"So, we have about 45-55 minutes until Jared will be back with Charlie. How long until Paul comes?" I asked Sam with hooded eyes, biting down on my bottom lip.
"About 10." He replied with excitement in his eyes.
"Christmas quickie?" I whispered to him; my voice heavy with desire.
He didn't say anything, he just pulled my chair out and lifted me up as I pulled off my tank top easily.
He pressed me back up against the wall, continuing to hold me up, before lowering his mouth to my exposed nipples. I let out a cry of delight at the feeling. He did that for a few moments before setting me on my feet and completely ripping my panties off. He reached down and ran his fingers through my wet folds as he began to kiss my neck.
"Do you want me?" He whispered in my ear huskily.
"Yes!" I breathed excitedly.
"Tell me how much." He spoke.
"Mmm I want you so bad. Please, Sam?" I begged, needing him inside of me right now.
He didn't waste any more time. His shorts were pulled down and he was entering me in a heartbeat.
As he plunged in and out of me, his breath ghosted my ear. "You might be Jared's too, but right now you're mine." He nearly growled and it set me off even more.
"Yours." I moaned, loving when his possessive side came out.
He pounded into me hard and fast and I found myself crying out in pleasure loudly.
"Do you want me to cum, Bella?" He asked before sucking on his mark on my shoulder.
"Spirits, yes," I screamed out.
With a final thrust, he grunted into my shoulder, biting down over his mark again like he did from time to time, especially when he was feeling extra possessive.
It made me wonder if Jared had known Sam wanted me like this and that was why he chose to go pick up Charlie. They always seemed to have some sort of unspoken intuition about those things.
After we calmed down a bit, I scurried off to the shower to clean up before everyone else got there.
When I walked back downstairs after getting myself dressed, I heard Paul talking to Sam.
"Damn bro, someone got lucky this morning. You should probably air out the place before J gets back." Paul said, making me pale in embarrassment.
"Nah, it would be too cold for Bella. Not to mention, Jared loves it." I blushed at Sam's comment before inserting myself into the conversation.
"At least Charlie can't smell it." I laughed.
"It's not like he doesn't already know what the three of you get up to." Paul chuffed, shaking his head. "Merry Christmas, B." He said, giving me a hug.
"Merry Christmas, Paul," I replied back, returning the sentiment.
"So what do you have planned for this idiot's birthday tomorrow?" Paul asked me as we all sat down in the living room with me snuggled into Sam's side.
"That is for me to know and Sam to find out tomorrow. Today is Christmas and tomorrow is Sam's birthday. Two separate holidays." I told him adamantly. I wanted Sam to have his own day, not have his birthday bunched in with Christmas.
Paul held his hands up in surrender and glanced over to where we had the tree set up with a few small presents underneath.
I'd decided to get each of them something small that I hoped they'd like, as well as something pack-oriented that I'd managed to keep Sam from knowing about so far. Jared already knew because he'd taken me only yesterday to get it, and he was over the moon about it.
I didn't know if any of them had gotten me anything and I didn't care if they had. I was beyond happy with what I had.
When Jared got back, he and Charlie walked through the door with Charlie kicking the snow off his boots and pulling them off.
I stood up and walked over to him, giving him a hug immediately. "Merry Christmas, Dad."
"Merry Christmas, Bells." He replied back as he pulled away from me. "I swear, I'll never get used to you boys not wearing t-shirts or jackets, especially when it's only 25 degrees outside. I was amazed to see Jared wearing a hoodie, even if the sleeves are still cut off."
I laughed. "What's the point if they don't get cold? Not to mention I think I've confiscated all of their old hoodies anyway."
"Come on and sit down, Charlie," Sam told him as I walked back over, reclaiming my seat at Sam's side.
He sat and we all talked for a little while before Jared decided it was time to do presents.
"Give ours to Dad first," I told Jared, pointing to a small box under the tree.
Jared picked it up and handed it to Charlie.
"A 5-day fishing trip to Frasier River?" His eyes almost bugged out of his head.
"For you and Harry to go. I know you've been wanting to for a long time." I explained to him happily.
"Bella this is too much—I mean, how much did this even cost you guys?" Charlie asked us.
"It doesn't matter, and it's non-refundable, so you better enjoy it," I replied.
"Well then thank you. I will definitely enjoy it." He responded proudly.
"Give that one to Paul." I directed Jared.
"For me, B?" Paul asked me as Jared handed him the box.
"Of course, now open it."
He opened the box and pulled out my gift to him. It was a hand-forged tomahawk with a leather-wrapped handle.
"It's really more for decoration than anything, but I hope you still like it," I mentioned as he stared at it in awe.
"I fucking love it. This thing is badass!" he exclaimed excitedly.
"No throwing it at my imprints, got it?" I told him pointedly.
"Not even once?"
"Not even once," I stated firmly. "Alright, Jared, that one's for Sam, and that one's for you."
He handed the one to Sam and began to unwrap his own.
"You didn't have to get us anything, honey," Sam said as he opened the small envelope.
"I didn't really get you anything," I murmured to him as he pulled out a single small piece of paper, the same time as Jared.
It was a design I'd drawn for both of them. More specifically, a tattoo design.
"You drew this?" Jared asked me incredulously as he looked at the small design.
"I know they're not perfect…" I muttered.
"What are they?" Charlie asked, not being able to see what they were.
"Tattoo designs," Sam replied as I felt a surge of pride and love storm through him.
"Tattoo designs? For what?" Charlie questioned.
"Rings," Jared stated, having already figured it out. Charlie still looked confused though. "We can't wear actual rings because they'd be destroyed when we phased but our tattoos aren't."
"Like… wedding bands?" Charlie asked with an eyebrow raised.
Sam chuckled and looked up at him. "Yes, Charlie. For all intents and purposes, Bella is technically our wife. We can't both be legally married to her, but we are in supernatural and tribal terms." He then turned to me and pressed his forehead against mine. "I love it."
Jared then walked over to me and pulled me off the couch and into his arms. "It's perfect, Bella." He kissed me gently. "Are you going to show them what you got for the whole pack?"
I smiled at him and nodded. He helped me slip my arms out of my sweater and pulled it over my head to where I was standing in my tank top, then he carefully pulled my hair around to my front so that they could see my back.
I'd gotten my own tattoo in the center of my upper back. It was an image of a smaller female wolf (only the face) with two male wolves facing her on either side (from the neck-up) representing the three of us. On the side there was a smaller silhouette of a wolf howling, representing Paul, and there was plenty of space for more pack members.
Sam stood and inspected it closer as Paul did the same. I could feel Sam's surprise and awe through our bond.
"This is incredible, Bella," Sam said to me as he touched my shoulder.
"Jared took me to get it yesterday while you were on patrol," I said to him as he continued to inspect it.
"That's pretty fucking awesome, B," Paul commented.
I was proud that they liked my tattoo. It wasn't exactly the most comfortable to get, but Jared had been there with me holding my hand the whole time. The two wolves facing the female looked as similar as they could to Jared and Sam. Sam's was a dark black and while the tattoo was only black and gray, Jared's wolf was a darker gray with the black mask-looking area around his eyes, just like real-time.
"Now it's your turn," Jared said to me excitedly as I pulled my sweater back on.
He reached under the tree and pulled out a haphazardly wrapped small package then handed it to me.
"This is from all three of us," Sam said as I began to open it.
It was a leather woven bracelet with three wooden wolf charms on it. One black, one brown, and one silver.
"This is beautiful." I absolutely adored it.
"We each carved our own wolves," Jared said to me, making it all the more special. I brushed my fingers over the wolves taking in every single detail in awe.
"I love it so much," I said before asking Jared to help me fasten it.
Charlie then handed me a small box and I opened it, revealing a small wooden fish charm, clearly meant for my bracelet too.
"I coordinated. Couldn't have your old man left out." I felt tears pricking my eyes as I reached over to hug him.
"It's perfect, Dad."
I had Jared help me fasten the charm to my bracelet as well and smiled as I looked down at it.
I saw Jared and Sam nod at one another before Jared pulled out the final small box from under the tree.
"These are from me and Sam," Jared stated anxiously as I began to untie the ribbon. When I opened it, I saw a jewelry box.
I pulled it out and opened it, seeing two separate rings inside. Both looked like smaller wedding bands. I knew what they were for and I loved them immediately.
Sam stood in front of me and took one of the rings out sliding it on my left ring finger before Jared took the other out and slid it on my right.
"Look closer," Sam said to me and I furrowed my eyebrows, holding my hands up to inspect the rings closer.
The one Sam had put on my left ring had an engraving in cursive on the outside. It read 'Uley'. I smiled happily and turned my gaze over to my other. It, too, had an engraving that read 'Cameron'.
I felt the tears prick my eyes again as I looked at my new rings. They were so perfect in every way. Simple silver (or maybe white gold) bands that were meant to claim me as their own.
I looked up at Sam and Jared with watery eyes and asked, "When did you get these?"
Sam reached up and wiped a stray tear from my cheek before answering. "I picked them up yesterday while I was supposed to be on patrol and apparently while you and Jared were getting your tattoo. Jared and I ordered them a while back."
"They're so perfect," I murmured as I wrapped my arms around both of them, ending up being squished in between the two.
After the presents were done, we ate lunch and watched some Christmas movies before Sam drove Charlie back home.
It was officially the best Christmas I'd ever had in my entire life.
A/N- I had to include a cutesy Christmas (with an appetizer of steamy goodness). What do you think of all their gifts?
Sam's birthday coming up next! (And after that, the drama begins!)
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