Chapter 37 Bonfires and Family Dramas What's Not To Love

Bella POV

I can't help but laugh he was being ridiculous about this whole thing, "Sammy you can put me down, I am capable of walking." I watched him carry me in the house as Kimmy trialed behind us, this sly grin on her form. However Sam ignored my pleas, his strong warm arms were still wrapped securely around me. Holding me up bridal style as we got into the house.

I shook my head sadly as he frowned down at me. "Come on Bella you might be able to walk but you don't walk well." I frowned at his statement as Kimmy laughed her ass off like his joke was funny and is so wasn't. I threw a glare back at Kimmy but she just shrugged it off.

My head was pounding and I was finding it hard to keep my eyes opens. Those painkillers that Carlisle gave me were some serious shit. I vaguely remembering Emmett saying that he would stop by to see me later but I think that I am going to be out of commission for a while.

I felt the cushion of the couch underneath me while there were people speaking in hushed whispers. I tried to listen but my eyelids were getting heavier with each passing moment. I was drifting off to sleep but it as weird because I could still hear what was going on around me. But they were detached voices without a face to place.

"So I heard that she and Emily got a big blow out fight that ended with both of them bringing up how they became imprints." I knew the voice it as Kimmy, her voice was husky not high pitched like most girls but she still sounded amazing and she could get any guy that she wanted even my guy. Even though the words formed in my mind they still stung.

"Yeah it took catfight to another level, but I guess that she has a right to be mad, Kim and Emily do bring up their strange relationship a lot, but I don't really see the big deal. Couples argue, I just don't because Emily Ethier bits my head off making me feel guilty or she cries. So I just gave up arguing altogether. The same goes for Jared is an easy going guy. But I didn't like how it turned psychical it took all I had to keep myself in check"

I heard angry variable though his voice as she said something, my guess is that I was resting on top of him."Paul and Jared phase anniversary is coming up, it will be been two years for them and three for you, time sure flies by, next week right?" He chuckled causing his whole body to shake. I moaned a little as Sam stirred me from my sleep, but he simply pulls a soft blanket up to my shoulders before carrying a soft hand through my hair to get me to go back to sleep.

I figured that my head would be sensitive and pound from even the slightest touch. But Sam was so gentle and sweet that it made my muscle relax since of tensing. I sighed contently and he chuckled again. "Yeah I more worried about who is going to shift next, you know Kimmy it would really help us out if you join the pack officially. You have been a wolf one month longer than Paul and Jared and you are right, you do know a lot of history."

His voice was sweet like honey he was buttering her up saying anything that was needed to get her to agree. "You should join us officially, I know that Paul would love it. He keeps bugging me to ask you, he said that he tried but you refused something about not wanting to be told what to do. By an alpha upstart from a disgraced clan." I didn't hear anything warm about that last few words. What could possibly make his clan a disgrace?

"Now why would I want to do that if? I join the pack officially the alpha commands work and I have to run patrol, even though I don't even live on the rez. How is that fun plus other than Paul I don't get along with the other pack members? I definitely don't want to be in a pack with my cousin and pain in the ass Jared. Not to mention Jake, I couldn't be around him, he tried to kill Paul that is where I call it quits."

Sam shook his head sadly and growled "What is up with you and Paul, there hasn't been a time that I haven't seen you on top of each other. I tried to go into his mind once but he never let down his guard. You have been friends what 3 years?"

I heard Kimmy scoff before shaking her head. "Try more like 6 years and our past is complicated…." Before she said another word I hear heard the blaring sound of a ringtone that I knew was from Kimmy's phone ripping me from my sleep. As she shuffled out of the room.

When I opened my eyes I was met with the sight of Sam deep brown eyes they were amazing. I felt bad, Kimmy should tell him the truth. I knew that it was none of my place to say but she should be with the pack. "Kimmy and Paul met 6 years ago when he was in the hospital for an injury caused by your dad. She was there with a broken arm. She "tripped" on the stairs."

I let my finger flick with air quote as Sam gave me this confused look," She was being abused by her boyfriend, it was before she shifted, obviously, anyway, Paul kicked the guy's ass when he saw the boyfriend trying to beat her in the hospital parking lot. They had been close ever since. She was the only person that knew about your dad that wasn't family, they are close Kimmy means the world to him. Hence why I try to be friends with her when me and Paul got together."

Sam looked at me, his eyes widening with shock and amazement for what his brother did. As he was nodding his head silently Kimmy walked back into the room this wide frown on her flawless face. "This is why Paul and me don't tell you anything you get guilty way to easily." I smile shyly at her before snuggling further into Sam.

"You know what would make me feel better Sam?" I looked up to see this wide frown forming on Sams face that matched Kimmy perfectly. "Bella I'm not letting you brush me." I frowned at him before looking at Kimmy who smiled wide at me before running up the stairs.

I knew that she was getting the dog brush that I bought a while back for Pauls fur. "Why not? Pauly lets me do it all the time. Please." I looked at him and he chuckled darkly before shaking his head no I wanted to sit up and yell at him but my head was killing me. "Sammy you're being mean, so there is a plan B."

I could feel him growing worried as he shifted slightly to look at me "What would that be." I looked at Kimmy who was just barely in my field of vision. I could see her out of the corner of my eyes, the red wire brush in her hands. "If you let Bella brush you, I will join your pack that simple." Sam let out a groan before glaring at Kimmy.

"You can't be serious Kimmy, what happened to I hate having to take order with an upstart alpha. This is what changed your mind." I heard Kimmy laugh and I couldn't help but laugh myself, she had a very infectious laugh. I slowly started to pull out of Sam's warm embrace to see him frowning at Kimmy. "If I'm going to join the pack I have to know that you can roll with the punches you can't be serious all the time Sam that is no fun." I shook my head as Kimmy smile wide. "Fine."

I watched Sam slowly walked into the kitchen, the sound of a rumbling wolf and the sound of tearing clothes followed. I turned to look at Kimmy who gave me a sly smirk as she handed me the brush. Her topaz eyes light up with excitement and joy.

She jumped on my dad's lazy boy recliner as I hear the sound of padded feet hitting the ground behind me. As I turned my head I could see a large midnight black wolf that nearly took up all the living room. His cold icy blue eyes sending a shiver down my spine as a large smile was plaster on my face.

Sam let out this large huff as I gently slid off of the couch careful of both my head and my foot. I was a mess at this point and I guess that it was karma, for the way that I have been attacking towards Kim and Emily I would have to apologize to them. Emily was right what I did was way worse but I just blew up and I shouldn't have. My temper control was never this bad before.

I hear a whimper and looked up to see that Sam was sitting down with his head cocked to the side he looked like a puppy this dopey expression forming on his face as Kimmy started to bust out into laughter. I could see this wide grin on her face as her eyes glow gold for a moment. "I can't wait for the rest of the pack to see this."

Her voice was so highly amused that I couldn't help but laugh. I shifted my legs so that they were crossed as I look at Sam cold blue eyes for a minute longer before running the red bristle brush through his coat. My other hand scratched behind Sam hear causing his leg to trump against the floor. I giggled again before carting my finger through his jet black fur.

It was so smooth and had the lustrous shine that I had ever seen, I just stared in wonder, the brush no longer running through his fur. Sam whined again and I looked up to see this little frown on his face, as his front legs gave out and his head collapsed in my lap as he huffed out some air. I shook my head and patted his head before running the brush down his neck.

The metal bristle gliding effortlessly through his fur. "Beautiful," I whispered it under my breath but Kimm just laughs harder. "You really did hit your head." I rolled my eyes are her even though my head was pounding, but I wasn't going to let her make fun of me. "Hey, Kimmy is there anything in your mom's book about imprints sharing there wolves characters."

"You know since my temper has been so bad lately I thought maybe it had something to do with the bond. I have been super snappy lately, I even snapped at my dad a few times." I looked up from a sleeping Sam to see that Kimmy was taking a picture of us on her phone. "Come on Kimmy he's your alpha now you can't do that."

I watched her roll her topaz blue eyes as she looked at me and then Sam and shrugged "Nothing that I have read but then again there are no female shifter to me and probably Leah." I looked at her. What the hell did that mean probably Leah. I watched Kimmy shift uncomfortably as I looked down to see Sam void blue gaze glaring at her. Waiting for her to contend or speak. Kimmy tried to roll her eyes like she wasn't worried about backlash from her alpha but I could tell her calm demeanor had changed.

"I was born of both the black and Ateria line, Leah as all three bloodlines flowing through her veins. So she will most likely shift in the coming months. Maybe a year if you are lucky." Sam huffed out another long breath that he was holding in before nuzzling the hand that had the red brush in it. I hadn't even noticed that my hand had stopped moving to listen to Kimmy.

I watched Sam nuzzle my hand again with his wet snout forcing me to laugh at his action before running the brush through his fur. "Paul hated it at first too, but it's so calming what's not to love. You should try it with Emily, it just makes the both of you so calm it's positively euphoric." I hear Kimmy gagged as my word.

"You and Paul with your stupid SAT words that is so annoying you know that, keep it small for us little people." I rolled my eyes at Kimmy as she grinned widely at me. "What are you doing anyway, we graduated next year, you have to have some kind of plan." Kimmy snarled under her breath like she was tired of hearing this question. "You sound like my mother and father. I don't know Bellsie maybe I'll just move it La Push and live off of my trust fund. Why what are you going to do, it's not like your going to leave the rez right?"

I laugh at that but Sam lifted his head to look at me, he must have been thinking the same thing as Kimmy, that I would leave Paul here, but I knew that would kill him and me. "I'm going to go to school might as well right, I was thinking about the English program at the University of Washington it's in Seattle so I would live on campus but I would visit every weekend obviously."

Kimmy snorted and looked at Sam I could see the look that they were sharing some deep thoughts. Why does Paul need to be apart of what school I choose, this imprint wasn't going to rule my life. I shook my head and went back to brushing Sam focusing on the number of strokes I did on his neck before moving to his chest. After a while, I was so relaxed that I fell asleep on the floor.

"Bella come one you have to get up you have been asleep too long." I looked up to see that Sam was frowning down at me for a before shifting his gaze to look at Kimmy. Who was wearing a pair of my yoga pants and a tight red tank with her black bra straps peeking out under it. "Yeah sure borrow my clothes." She gave me a shit eating grin as I turned to look at Sam who was crouching down to get a good look at my face.

"Hey, the doctors said that you need to stay on bed rest but we have to go to the bonfire so do you want me to call Emmett." I listened to Sam's voice gentle voice but he lips didn't curl in disgust when he spoke Emmett's name now. I frowned at him and shook my head no "I want to go to the bonfire with you two." I looked at Sam as he shifted his head back to look at Kimmy.

I could see thick veins popping out of his neck as he mouthed something to her and she did the same back to him. They must have been whispering so low that they were the only ones that could hear it. Stupid super hearing, it made me feel like I was deaf. Sam looked back at me and frowned heavily before looking at the stairs where I had taken my tumble.

"Fine but just let all someone know the moment that you start to get light head and leave a note for your dad." I grinned at him before slowly getting off the couch slipping on my black flip flops before hopping in Sammy's jeep. Sending a quick text to my dad telling him that I was at the Uley house since our was so empty.

I stared blankly out the window of Sam's jeep, Embry, Jake is new to this whole thing but the bonfire wasn't just for them. Kimmy was new to the pack but not to being a wolf so this party was for her too.

I watched red oak tree shift into my vision as the smell of slat ocean spray filled my nose. My entire body seems to lighten as my sense opened wide like the beach was clearing my mind out. I could see the blue almost black waves off on the distant shore, white beach foam forming on the sandy white beach.

I took in the sight as I noticed that there were already people on the beach, I could see Jared but the other boys must have been on patrol. I sighed but felt the breath get caught in my throat when I coined that Emily and Kim were sitting off by the bone fire. I wanted to apologize to them so it was no or never.

I hated swallowing my pride and I hate it even more when someone else was right and I blew it all out of portion. But as I searched the tee line I didn't see my boy anywhere so I know that I was on my own for this apology. There wouldn't be anyone there to have my back and maybe that was a good thing. I wouldn't have Pauls emotions messing up my judgment.

"You ready." I looked up to see that the right side passenger was opened and Sam was standing there this sly smirk his face as he held his arms out to help me out of the car. I shook my and slowly move out of the car. But Sam had me by the waist in a matter of seconds helping me stand in my place before letting go.

"I'm not going out trip Sammy, I told you I know how to walk." He scoffed at me but didn't say a word as we made our want onto the fast approaching white sand. Noe solid ground I could walk fine on but sand that was a different story. I slid off my flip flops for good measure.

My toes sinking deep into the cold and as the smell of food wasted into my nose. I knew that it had to be Emily's cooking what else could smell that good. The searing re sun was setting off in the distance listing up the sky a rainbow of colors.

I smiled sadly it was about time that I swallowed my pride and apologize like I should have down days ago. I managed to wiggle out of Sam hard grasp thanks to the help that Kimmy provided. I knew that he didn't want me to go over it Emily but this needed to be down I'm sure that he was just worried that it would be physical.

As m gaze fixed on Emily I noticed that she was wearing a blue pullover hoddie that I knew that it be Sam. Since it was three size too big for her plus a pair of tight compression leggings. Her hair begins whipped up with the beach wind but she was gorgeous. Kim was standing next to her simply watching the waves roll in and out. Kim had on a pair of black short shorts and a tank, she looked like she was freezing but I'm sure that was her plan so that Jared would have a reason to warm her up.

"Emily, Kim can I talk to you for a minute?" I looked at Emily's unsure smile before turning to look at Kim who had this startled expression on her face. Both of their dark eyes made it seem like they couldn't believe that I would dare want to talk to them. Instead of saying anything they both nodded their heads dumbfounded. I walked over to a new log and took a seat smiling gently at the both of them to signal to do the same. They both sat on a log right across from me.

I took in a deep breath, simply holding it for a moment before meeting there confused gaze as what I hoped was an apologetic look on my face. Kim was up first since there was a lot less to apologize for. I could see the corners of her mouth twisting into a nervous grin. "Kim I wanted to apologize to you for blowing up and being so rude to you. I should have made an effort to hang out with you even though we have nothing in common. I understand that that isn't a reason to be rude and it doesn't excuse my attitude up to this point. I truly am sorry for the way that I might have made you feel."

I gave her my best polite smile before turning my gaze to Emily. Her deep gray gaze held my light brown as I took in a deep breath and twisted my head back for a minute to see that Sam was talking to Jared about something. Kimmy was giggling her ass off and she punched Jared in the shoulder. When I turned back there was a worried look on Emily face like she was afraid that I would hit her again.

I let out a heavy breath before building my never up to speak,"You were right about all of it, well not all of it but the fact that what I did was way worse than anything you had ever done to Leah. The least Sam had the nerve to break up with her before he moved onto his important."

"But me and Paul lied to Jake sneaking around and never telling him the truth, you were right but we did be fucked up and possibly beyond repair." I took in a heavy breath letting that truth sink in for the first time in a while. "I would also like to apologize for telling Sam what you told Leah in confidence. I had no right to do that but I was seething in rage and I just got so tired of hearing you tell me, that my relationship with Paul was wrong, I let my anger get the best of me. I would also like to apologize from the bottom of my heart for punching you. I guess Paul is rubbing off on me the wrong way…." I let out a nervous laugh as Emily's and Kim's eyes widen even further.

"Anyway I am truly sorry for all of my actions, I shouldn't have taken it out on either of you, I'm sorry for making such a big screen, once again I am super sorry and I would like to point out that I am apologizing of my own volition not because someone asks me to. But because I realized I so wrong way too late. Anyway, you would like to say something or should I just walk away?"

I looked at Emily who still has not moved, expect to let her jaw hang open from my long-winded apology. I watched her mocha eyelids blink rapidly before claiming her jaw shut. She gave me a sweet smile before looking at Kim who had the same kind smile on her face. "It's all good Bella, I can get that this is a stressful time for all of us." I looked at Kim and smiled gently at her, Kim really was a nice girl, I really did have to try harder with them. Emily cleared her throat and I turned my head to look at her.

She had this look in her eyes that told me she regretted some of the things she said but no all of it. She gave me an apologetic grin as she turned to look at something. When her gaze drifted back there was a fiery detention glowing in the gray gaze. "I am sorry to about what I said to you and Paul about your relationship. The imprint only brings us to the person that we are the best match with. It's up to us to do the work, I am truly sorry that I said you were just one of Paul's plaything."

"I remember when Leah said that to me and it broke my heart and pisted me off all in one shot. So I truly am sorry." I nodded my head as a grin split across my face. "Here's to a new start just us girls." I looked at her for a moment a hopeful grin on my face as I nodded my head as Kim pulled all three of us into a group hug. Here goes.