CHAPTER 14
Bella's p.o.v
I stared at my reflection in the mirror until the edges began to fog from the running hot shower. After the way Sam described how he felt about my job, it made me feel so dirty. It made me feel sick. So many different things have been parading around in my head and I forced myself to focus on one thing at a time. Saving myself a little pain. I started to peel my clothes off, leaving them in a pile on the floor near the door. Sighing I step under the spray, the warm water beating down on my skin, I can feel my muscles relax little by little. But that only last's a few minutes before my body starts to tense as Sams voice floats to the for front of my mind.
We were...ARE, Soul mates.
Do I even believe in soul mates? Lust..absolutely. Iv seen it plenty of times in the eyes of the men I danced for. But Sam is offering something totally different. Something more deep and profound. Not Lust at all, he was offering me his heart and soul...his Love.
I look around the shower and bathroom, annoyance suddenly taking over my body. God did he have to be such a sweet, caring and considerate man. Any and everything I have wanted is all at my finger tips and all I'v done is act like a complete cunt to him.
My eyes notice his body wash sitting on the other side of the shower. I bite my lip thinking about Sam naked and wet in this very shower. A moan comes up and out of my mouth. I open the bottle of original recipe Old Spice body wash and take a deep sniff. A tingling starts to build between my legs. Shocked at my bodies response, My eyes flash open and I hurry to put the bottle back and then finish up my shower. That reaction kinda freaked me out, never have I ever got so turned on by a damn bottle of shower jell. I hurry and turn the water off and wrap myself in another fluffy purple towel. I ignore my hair; only giving it a few pats to sop up most of the moisture, but basically leaving my hair damp and dripping down my back then move to get dressed.
I curse out loud, I had forgot to bring my fresh clothes into the bathroom with me. I secure my towel a little tighter around my body, I eye the black shirt that was hanging on the towel rack. Probably forgotten to be thrown into the dirty hamper from Sam this morning. Maybe Sam wont mind if I borrow it for a little bit. Mine and Lucas' things hadn't been delivered to our rooms yet. I think that was due to that werewolf battle that happened yesterday. Which reminds me, I need to ask Sam what that was about.
I step out of the bathroom and into the all to familiar bedroom Sam and I share. Steam billows out around me, even with his t-shirt on I still keep my towel wrapped around my lower half. Walking around the bed to Sam's dresser in search of sorta shorts or underwear but then my step falters as I see what is sitting on top of the king sized bed. My Hope chest, dufflebag, and sitting on top of all the stuff was Mr. Roody dog, Lucas' stuff animal. A big smile breaking across my lips
My mom made him when she found out she was pregnant with Lucas and has been LuLus best friend ever since. After mom and dad died LuLu never went anywhere without Mr. Roody. My eyes grow wide when I realize Luke hadn't asked for him since we'd been here. I grab the Big plushie dog and sit on the bed, hugging it close to me not really minding the water dripping from my hair wetting the bed. I cant help but wonder what my parents would say about this situation. Actually, had my parents not of died I wouldn't have gotten the job at the club and therefore I wouldn't have met Samuel. Sadness begins to flow through me as I adjust Mr. Roodys bow tie.
I startle a little when the bedroom door opens without warning.
"I'm so sorry, I thought you were still in the shower!" The girl immediately drops the clothes she was carrying to cover her eyes. I couldn't help the giggles that come out of me. She was so cute.
"Its okay hun, you just startled me. I thought you might have been Sam walking in." I say giggling again.
"My name is Kim, I'm Jared's Mate. I brought you some fresh cloths. I wasn't sure if you had any so I thought I'd offer some." She says as her gaze travels behind me to the stuff on the bed then back to me. Her green eyes sparkle with kindness and it makes my heart squeeze with fondness for her.
"Its great to meet you Kim, my name is Bella. Although I don't remember who Jared is, its still great to meet ya." She hands me the pile of clothes and turns around so I can change.
"Really?" She says, tilting her head to the side in confusion and her brows pinch. "He was the one you sat next to last night and played COD. Jared is Alpha Sam's third in command. You'll see Jared always hanging around Sam and Paul. I'm sure you met him before last night too." She gave me a pointed look and I wondered if she meant the other guy that helped kidnap me both times with Sam and Paul. I hadn't really been paying much attention last night with my head full of unanswered questions and lack of sleep plus.
"Well, there was a third guy with them when they kidnapped me the first time, but I wasn't introduced." I mutter under my breath a hint of sarcasm dipping into my tone. Kim suddenly spins around from her spot near the bed, she had wondered over to look at the open photo albums I had started looking through. Her eyes big and saucers.
"Kidnapped. The. First. Time?!" I swallowed hard as I nod my head slowly. Disconcerted from her very much animalistic smile. If looks could kill, oh boy. I think I just got Jared into trouble. Oops. suddenly, Kim gets an evil smile on her face as her gaze meets my confused one.
"I feel like there is a story that needs to be retold so I can fully understand what happened to you, We can bond over some retail therapy," She wants to take me shopping? I didn't really feel like shopping, but I guess it would be nice to clear my head and have some fun.
I look down at the outfit she gave me. A simple pair of skinny jeans and a tank top. We actually looked about the same size in pants, but her boob are a little smaller than mine so the tank top was kinda tight on me.
"Ill meet you down in the garage. I just have to grab my wallet." Her long black hair swirls as she turns around fast and heads out the door to the elevator. I go and open my duffel bag, yes I had clothes in there but they were really ugly ones and not suited to wear going into town with. I dig around to find the sneakers I kept in there and then, looking around to make sure no one was looking or in the room, I moved quickly and grabbed the book that lain at the bottom of my duffel pulling out a couple hundreds then rehid the wade of cash back inside the tome (The Book of Commonsense). Oh that also reminds me I need to ask Sam for my phone back. With that thought I go and grab the black zipper sweater I assumed was Sam's -by the scent- and make my way down to the garage. Everything looked the same, only a few cars were missing. Before I can reminisce about my past escape Kim burst through the door from the stairwell pointing to an old hot rode Dodge Charger resting in the back corner of the garage.
"Hurry, Get in!" she laughs as she dives inside the car and revs the engine to life. My door is barley shut before she hits the gas, revering and peeling out, skidding to a turning stop that spins us around so the car is pointing out to the driveway.
"What's going on!." I yelp, white knuckling the 'oh shit' handle and the dashboard.
"Just getting a little payback on your behalf. Here take this and use it how ever much you want, its on him." She tosses me a black card with Sam's name on it.
"Wha-No I ca-." She interrupts me mid-sentence by spouting off 4 random numbers to me. I frown at her, totally confused.
"The Pin... it's 2345. Now, we have a little bit of a drive before we get to Seattle, Why don't you tell me about the kidnapping and all that it implies. I want to know what they did to you and how you've been handling it." I look at her like she's grown a second head. What did she do on my behalf? Do I even what to know? What ever it was O can only giggle at her. She was a little spitfire. I twirl the black card in my fingers, thinking about where I should even begin this story. Then a thought pops in my head.
"Can I ask you something first Kim?." she glances over to me smiles and then nods. I take a breath and square my shoulders and turn to face her -the best I could- in my seat.
"Jared is your mate, as in your soul mate? Are you a werewolf too?
"No. I'm human. I met Jar at school years ago. And yes we are soul mates, and imprints. He was created just for me as I was made and born just for him." She gets a sweet smile on her face and her voice changes to a soft loving tone. She makes it sound so….perfect you could tell she love Jared very much. Still that didn't change how I felt, sure I got tingles when Sam touched me and I was insanely attracted to him...but those were all Lustful emotions..definitely NOT LOVE.
"Um, well. I was wondering, whats it like? Having a werewolf for a. . .erm, boyfriend?" I ask, uncertainty thick in my voice. A genuine smile graces her face and I'm not sure if she even know its there. A few seconds pass, most likely thinking about her answer first.
"Its amazing. I have never felt so loved and cherished before in my life. Bella your Wolf will love you for the rest of your lives. He will fight for you, kill for you. He will do everything in his power to make sure you are happy. They love do damn deeply it almost makes you feel overwhelmed and when the mating bond is complete you both are able to feel each others emotions and will be able to speak telepathically to one another." I nod, staying silent and just watch her drive then a a deep frown causes her lips to tighten and her forehead to crease. Right before I'm about to ask whats wrong she beats me to it.
"Although, Sometimes a newly mated wolf will sometimes act stupid and do dump shit or get a little to hot headed. I'm sure you've witnessed some of that behavior already with Sam huh?" She asked giving me a sideways glance. I just nod with my eyebrows raising to emphasizing the meaning behind my nod. Sam was definitely growing more and more possessive and territorial of me.
"Mine is definitely going to be getting a piece of my mind AND foot when I get home. Jared should have done something to stop alpha Sam from doing that stupid kidnapping plan. My god, that has to be the worst idea I'v ever heard of." Kim's voice started to turn hard and pissed sound towards her mate. I'd thought I would just give her the basics of what happened to me but I ended up telling her everything, including me running back home and how my feet got all fucked up in the process.
We arrived in Seattle a little after 2 hours and 30 minutes...Kim was a crazy ass fast driver. The girl had a serious lead foot. We ended up parking in a underground mall garage close to the food court. We shopped, ate and shopped some more. I kinda felt bad for spending so much of Sams money. Nearly $600 on cloths and other stuff! I had left guilty for spending Sam's money, especially because I didn't know his financial situation but he said he would buy me anything I ever wanted or needed, same for Lucas too and Kim had reminded me that he deserved to 'spoil' me after the way I have been treat and kidnapped twice. When she put it like that my guilt kinda simmered down and a evil smirk was plastered on my face the rest of the day.
On the ride home we were singing along to the radio when all of a sudden she get a serious look on her face. I bite my bottom lip with anxiety. This couldn't be good.
"Before we get back to the house, I have to say something to you. I said having a werewolf mate is amazing right? But I don't want you thinking that it will be all rainbows and happy cloud 9 stuff all the time just because you are both made for each other." She gets a far off look in her eye for a moment and then suddenly jerks the car to the side and breaks sharply to a stop, putting the car in bark for a moment. my blood pressure had rose and I ended up clutching onto the dash once more to prevent myself from slamming into it. Fucking hell this girl is more of a crazy driver then me! and that's saying something. I turn my head towards her giving her an accusatory glare. She was gripping the staring wheel with both hands, the skin around her tight knuckles turning that yellowish white from low blood circulation. Her nostrils had flared and she was breathing harshly with her eyes closed. Kim seemed to be battling with something and it only raised my curiosity even more. after a few minutes she slowing opens her eyes and turns her head to look at me, the corners of her eyes seemed to soften just a little while she stared. I gave her a encouraging smile, wanting her to divulge everything she could.
"Bella, your souls compliment each other, Yes; but he will still challenge you and you will challenge him right back. You'll fight, and bicker and get annoyed with each other. Push each others buttons and feeling, You will feel like your at you're limits...but don't give up ok. Wolves are some of the most stubborn beings on earth. But I promise you, if you accept Sam and his wolf it will be the best thing that will have ever happened to your and Lucas's life." Kim spoke with such conviction and honesty that I didn't doubt her one bit.
I nodded slowly before looking out the window, just thinking about everything she said. Great i had even more shit to think about now. Ugh! but her little speech did help me understand just a little bit better. As she started the car back up and pulled back onto the main rode we spent the rest of the drive in silence. It was the first time we had been silent since I met Kim. I spent the whole drive absorbing everything she told me.
Soon the house -well more like a huge mansion- was coming into view and the second I looked up from my lap my breath caught in my throat. Nothing could have prepared me for the sight that greeted us.
Both Kim and I let out a gasp and simultaneously, we both said (my response in a strong loud voice, hers in a whispery breathy soft voice) "Oh my God"