Chapter 241: So, What Now?

I closed my eyes and leaned my head against the bathtub tiles. I heard Sam closing the faucet and turned the faucet on for the shower. I heard some shuffling sounds as he got on and started showering. I laid there, just thinking.

I..finally had sex with Sam.

If it was the me before the imprinting, I would've been saying "Hell No" especially when I only have known Sam for almost two weeks. I would've been scared that I would've been dumped to the side once a guy has his ways with me, but it never came true. Because all of my fears and worries were casted away with Sam, I feel at peace with my decision. I'm glad that I did it. Even though it was partially from the bond to solidify the claiming, I still feel at peace.

A lot has happened these past few days. It felt like I was racing against time. Now, the big stuff has been dealt with. I can focus on me now. I still have a cast on my leg, so I can't really do much. What Sam is going to do now? What am I going to do now?

I know I still need to continue move things around this house. I did remember I mentioned about giving Grandma Eva's house away and give it to someone in the pack. I can start working on that while I am still on this cast. It might take few days, but it'll keep my mind occupied for now before I start thinking about the future.

Just..take one thing at a time.

Oh, Yeah. Would Sam resume his construction company with Paul and Jared? I might need to ask him about that. I thought about becoming a counselor, but Alegria got a degree in social work. Should I pursue that? Then again, I also have Grandma Eva's savings. I don't think Sam would mind with me not working. Do I want to work as a social work? I'm not in a hurry either, but if I don't keep myself occupied with something that I want, I might lose my mind and get depressed.

I..don't want to be like the novel's version of Emily. Her job was literally to feed the pack. It was an exhausting task, and it shouldn't have been all in one person. I could do it occasionally, but I have other aspirations too. I don't want to experience a burn out, so I can do it whenever I can.

I think I can take a chill day. We still have one day until Carlisle calls us back. I was taken out of my thoughts when I heard the shower getting turned off and Sam coming out of the shower.

Sam asked softly, "how are you doing?"

I said honestly, "uhh. I feel numb. I think once I get out of the bathtub, I might really feel the ache and soreness."

Sam chuckled, and I asked pleasantly, "want to get in?"

Sam said without any hesitation, "you don't even need to ask."

Sam slipped in from the behind. It was so much comfortable laying against him than the cold bathtub. I felt very snuggled with him. I felt it was important to talk about my thoughts. He listened quietly until I finished everything.

He responded, "Now that Victoria is gone, I can focus on flourishing my company with Paul and Jared. We would only patrol when my wolf spirit tells me so. As a spirit, he senses with a cold one is near, but since this territory has been..shared with a clan of cold ones, my wolf spirit simply could not rest. That is why patrol has been so rigid and tense. Now the threat is gone and the Cullens haven't been near this territory for many months, I don't feel the urge to go patrol. I already had notified the pack, so everyone is trying to get back to their lives before Victoria caused so much danger to the tribe and this land."

Ohh. It makes sense. I always wondered why the pack had to constantly go out and patrol. Many times, they won't run into a vampire. They are simply just there, wasting time in my opinion. Patrol took so much time of their day that it is hard to even have a life outside of being a full-time spirit warrior.

He continued, "you are more than free to stay at home. Like I said before, I can provide for both of us comfortably, but if you want to work, go ahead. Just don't stress about money, kay?"

I replied, "I understand.."

He said with a slight hesitation, "with you going to clean out your old home..in your condition. I am going to back to my day time job in few days..I..honestly don't feel comfortable leaving you by yourself there with your condition.."

I said defeatedly and with a sigh, "Ahh…you don't trust me being alone there, huh?..I don't blame you. I wouldn't trust me either."

Sam groaned, "No..no..I don't want to be a controlling asshole and forbid you to go certain places..it's just..that it makes us anxious leaving you there defenseless while you are still recovering with your broken leg instead of recovering back here in our den. We..were thinking of keeping you with us for couple of days to simply calm our anxiety and now that we are one through claiming, I just want to have you to ourselves for couple more days before going back to work.."

Ohhh..gotcha. I said, "okay, I get it..hm..how about I bring someone from the pack with me…like Seth? He is the youngest in the pack, and I don't think he should be a threat to your wolf spirit?"

Sam got quiet for awhile and finally said, "..that is true. Seth is..just a pup. He doesn't show any defiant or dominant spirit in him. He is pretty tame and submissive. I think he'll be the only one that we feel comfortable with you being around with."

I turned around and gave him a quick kiss on the lips. I said in between kisses, "thank you, thank you , thank you!"

Sam cracked a smile and pulled me closer into am embrace. Sam murmured, "only for you, love. I know..how important it is for you to keep yourself busy when you're alone."

I replied sadly, "yeah.."

I'm glad I got that talk over with. Then, I heard a loud rumble coming from Sam's stomach. Sam gave me a sheepish smile, "what? With everything that we did, I got hungry."

I laughed, "I know, I know."

Sam said sternly, "but, I'll cook. I don't think you would be able to stand."

I snorted, "I think you're exaggerating a bit there, Sam."

Sam responded, "oh, yeah? Go ahead and try to walk. Let me help you get out first. "

Sam helped me get up and out from the bathtub. I felt soreness around my waist, back, and my private areas. I saw in the mirror that I did have some bruises around my waist like I have thought earlier. There were hickies almost all over my chest and my nipples felt a bit tender from all the sucking and biting that Sam did earlier. I wrapped the towel around my body, and Sam had me by the waist to keep me steady.

I took a step forward and

…..

Yup. I shouldn't have doubted Sam. It wasn't too terrible, but every time I took a step, I felt more soreness like it had increased trifold. I winced when I would take each step, and then Sam stopped me.

Sam said distressfully, "I can't take it. I can literally feel how sore you are. Let me carry you."

I said slightly pouting and relieved, "fine. You were right."

Sam smirked and scooped me up and took me to the bed. He helped me get dress, and with my insistence, I stood next to Sam while he prepared brunch for us. It was almost the afternoon, so we were having both breakfast and lunch. I helped Sam cut some vegetables, but beside that, he did everything else.

For the remainder of the day, we mostly cuddled and took the day slowly. There were times where it got more than kissing, but we would stop to take it easy for the first day. There were no phone calls, no guys showing up to the house. Nada.

Maybe Sam told the guys to not show up to the house for the next few days, but it was simply blissful.

Author's Note:

It was a short and sweet chapter. I did it to take a break from the long chapters that I have been sending out recently. Not sure when I will update again, but it will be very soon. Also, thank you for the comments! I didn't even realize I hit 100k until I saw through the comments. Wow, that is a lot of writing, huh? I'm proud of myself lol.

Enjoy!