Bella…. We just stared at each other in shock. My husband rested his forehead against mine, and I wanted nothing more than to feel extra connected in this moment but knew we couldn't.
I could easily kick them all out, baby.
I know, but that would be a bit rude?
Not at all. We are newly mated, marked wolves. We are going to constantly want each other. Paul and Terrence clearly didn't like what they saw, but we can't help that.
I hope this never changes between us. Sam kisses me hard then, and the door suddenly bursts open, thankfully Sam had me more than covered. Only my arms around his neck could be seen, and a little of my legs.
"Oh fuck my eyes! No funny business, Dad said to tell you both whilst we are around." And then we hear the door slam shut.
"Your clothes or mine, baby?" Sam said, and I could tell it had annoyed him, Paul's intrusion, into our private space.
"I'll try mine this time," I say's, ignoring their request and kissed my husband, before walking to my drawers below his. He wraps his arms around me from behind and places his hand on my belly. We have had that conversation too. I placed mine over his hand, as he kissed the mark on my neck.
Is it still too early to find out baby?
I've lost track to tell you the honest truth. With everything going on. Maybe another couple of weeks or months? Not sure how it all works, to be honest, but we've never used protection.
No, we haven't. Maybe we should get some when we go food shopping? Dillon is coming around Monday to do our ring tattoos. So we could go after that?
Should we tell them? I ask him handing him some shorts, as I get some leggings and one of Sam's shirts. I decided to go half and half. I knew Sam liked it too. We both secretly wanted our own little family.
No! I won't be phasing with Paul ever again and neither will you, or Terrence. I will switch the patrols around so we phase together and when you do become pregnant, or maybe you are things will change to fit around our pup. I may be Alpha, but my family is more important to me than our pack, which is our second.
Okay. I love you! We share a kiss.
I love you too. Not sure how we ended up with this gift but I am not complaining.
Me neither, let's go down and make new coffees for everyone. Then you can kick them out!
Good. I want to see my wife's belly round with our pups sooner, rather than later.
We share a kiss, before leaving the comforts of our room, and heading back downstairs, hand in hand.
Nobody spoke as they congregated around the kitchen table, and I made coffees for everyone. Sam only moved away from my side when he knew the coffees were ready, as he handed the mugs out to people. I love how protective he is of me.
Always baby. I felt a smile appear on my face as Sam led me to his seat, and I sat on his lap. My body facing his, his arm wrapped tight around me. It's also to show Terence and Paul we weren't going to change, as I snuggled into my husband's embrace, and rested my head on his shoulder as I sipped my coffee.
"Now we are all settled." Uncle Billy broke the silence, as he rose to stand taking a sip of coffee before speaking.
"Renee is back in Forks, and she and Charlie have both been banned from the reservation. I have told Charlie to pass the message on to her, as she isn't at his yet. Terrence and I ran to Charlie's, where he sat at his kitchen table alone drinking beer as usual. I told him, to his stunned face as we walked through the back door butt naked, he is banned from the reservation and might have a soaking wet Renee, and a hysterical woman to deal with. He's known for years but chooses not to believe it. I told him he is not to step foot past the Cullen driveway, which is the treaty line leading down into La Push. I do believe also young Alpha, you plan to make some changes with the pack? We believe young Embry Cal will be joining us soon."
"Yes, to save us all from having our privacy invaded. Bella will only be phasing with me. You are also all banned from our bedroom. We will also not be told what we can and can't do, just because two of you may not like what you hear. If we want to fuck, or love one another's bodies then we will do just that. Bella and I have been by ourselves as a couple for a time, it's how we like it. We won't change for anyone, father, brother or not." Sam tells them, slightly angrily.
"I only ask you don't when I'm around, I'd rather not hear my daughter in that way, thank you." I place my hand on Sam's lips, to stop him from responding, as I knew what he was about to say could possibly escalate things.
"We will try our best but, as newly mated and marked… sometimes we can't help it." I offer this as an alternative. "If Paul hadn't intruded, we probably would be." I didn't even feel embarrassed, which is new to me. Terrence and Paul both cringed.
"I would like some time alone with my children. I'll respect your decision that none of us phase are the same time. But I would like to add that, we will only phase if Bella is in danger, or there is danger around."
"When Embry Cal does join my pack, you may stay with Bella then. I'm sure new wolves will join. As Chief knows, we feel it, as Aphas's when one is due to change. Before you say, I know you won't hurt my wife but I don't know you that well yet, to fully trust a stranger with her. You may be her father but we do not know you, and Paul will be with you because I trust him."
"Oh goody, so I get to help with training the newbies?" Jared said, in a sarcastic tone.
"You'll get over it! I had to help train your ass." Paul reminds him, in a smug tone, clearly happy he's got out of this one, this time.
"What are your plans, Terrence?" Uncle Billy asked him.
"I'd like to move back permanently, on the res. I may not have been around much in my children's lives, but they will eventually have children of their own and want to be here to support Paul and Bella. I'd also like to work on a relationship with Bella. I understand your concerns Uley, but you do not need to worry. I have a feeling Josh might be back soon too." He said this whilst watching my husband's reaction as he spat coffee out.
"Hell fucking no! At least you were kind of a part of Paul's life. I'll give you that!" Sam blurted out in disbelief.
"Don't judge him too harshly, before you've heard his story," Terrence tells Sam.
"First you and now Josh?" Old Quil says, "what next?"
"What next, indeed?" Uncle Billy said as we all hear the unmistakable howl of a new wolf, and we all freeze. My husband mentally groans, knowing there will be no baby-making time for us tonight.
"Shall I let Kim know, that you'll be out of contact for a couple of days if you'd like me to?" I say to Jared.
"Please do," he says, rising as Sam did, putting his phone on the table. Sam carries me into the tree line as Jared phases and takes off, in the direction of the howl and we kiss for a time, Mei the er wanting to be parted.
"Get Billy, to contact Dillon and re-arrange it for Wednesday. I hope to be back by tomorrow morning, everyone's change is different. Take this time with Terrance and tell him, he can sleep on the couch until I get back. There won't be much alone time with you, once I get back." Sam said, even though I didn't need to tell Terrence because he clearly heard all that with the growl. I giggle, and kiss my husband passionately.
"Come back to me in one piece," I begged him, starting to feel a type of way when I knew he had to leave. This will be the first time we have been apart.
Always baby. Sam said, telepathically. We kiss one last time as Sam hands me his phone and phases before my eyes. He bowls and doesn't look back, because it'll just make things even harder if he did. To make things worse, I couldn't hear him. I feel myself fall to the ground the further away he got, and felt the tears fall as the pain in my heart started, with his distance from me, as I clutched the leaves with my fingers.
I am not sure how long I was like that until I sense Terrence come up behind me, and scoop me up in his arms as he carried me back to the house. Neither of us said a word as he did this.
"It hurts…" I whispered.
"I know," he said sombrely.
"How?" I asked, not thinking.
"My human mate died in a car crash on the way to work a few years ago." He said, in a tone, I couldn't read.
"Oh, I'm sorry," I said as I moved my other arm to hug him, as he revealed some of his past to me.
"I can't imagine how it feels having both mated pairs at a distance from the other. I know he didn't want to leave, but as you know, as Alpha he has no choice with this one." I nod against his shoulder. I know everyone else is gone except for Paul, who as we enter turns around and raises both of his eyebrows.
"That bad?" He asks, and I glare at him. He holds his hands up in surrender as he goes back to putting stuff in the dishwasher.
"I hope I never mate with a she-wolf! In fact I rather like my single, carefree lifestyle." We both just stare at him.
"What's wrong with a she-wolf?" I ask Paul, not recognising the sound of my voice.
"I'd think carefully if I were you, son. Regarding your next choice of words! Your sister is already hurting from the separation." Terrence steps in.
"For once, I'll keep my opinions to myself."
"Wise, choice." Terrence approved.
"How long are you going to be sticking around for this time?" Paul asks Terrence.
"I'm back for good now, kid. You know I was thinking of coming back anyway after losing Chanel a few years back." Nobody said anything, and I excused myself, wanting to be alone for a while, and went upstairs. I closed the door behind me, as I stripped out of my clothes and chose Sam's shorts and the same shirt I wore before, so I had his smell on me as well as his pillow smell, that'll help calm my nerves.
"Paul?" I call out,
"Yeah, sis?" He said.
"Can you let Kim know? I forgot to tell her:" I said.
"Sure, thing."
"Thank you."
I close my eyes and fall asleep, hugging Sam's pillow to me, hoping that he'll be back sooner, rather than later. You don't realise how much someone has become apart of you until they are either gone, or just gone for a little bit, but coming back, if I'm making sense?
Sleep baby, I'm fine, I love you. Is the last thing I hear before I truly do fall asleep.
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