Richard had apparently been from the university but his name wasn't actually Richard. It'd been Micheal. Micheal Rowers. He was wanted in his home town of Kokomo Indiana for the hit and run of his own step-father. Sam had sat me down to explain this information and when we got to the part of where he was now...Sam merely shrugged and said "Not here, anymore." I'd just nodded to it. I was still dealing with everything from the night before.

Months passed within the blink of an eye and still I couldn't get out words. Sam basically stayed with me round the clock and I tended to grip him like my life depended on it. I was skittish and awkward around most people outside of the pack and my situation had been hush-hush around me for the time that had passed. I'd begun to get visits from Irene until Autumn rolled around and she had to go with her coven. In the past few months around her, I'd worked up to a quiet conversation with Sam. My past confidence and glory were almost gone by the time I remembered how to speak with emotions.

The pack itself had started to expand after Embry phased and with them, imprints began to join the group. In late November, the first, Kim was introduced to me for the first time. She was sweet, quiet, and compassionate in her own ways but also quite young.

"Hi!" She seemed to be very excited about meeting me if not a little nervous. Her hand shook as she waved and I watched Jared's eyes smile at her in the usual love-sick fashion for an imprinter.

I nodded to her and looked toward's Sam to welcome her. He merely looked back at me with a brow raised. He was waiting on me to do it, ever since the therapist told him to slowly push me farther...well...he had. He'd started forcing me to speak to Paul or anyone else in the pack instead of being a communicator between both parties.

"Well, come in."I cleared my throat awkwardly and stepped aside for her. She bounced on in, Jared following her to the kitchen. I could feel Sam's hand move to lay on the small of my back as he leaned down.

"Good job, baby." He whispered and kissed my hair. It felt good to have Sam proud of me at times, he'd been around for everything which lead me to depend on him for just about everything.

I called Leah a little after to try and apologize one more time for what I'd done to her and Sam but I found the words wouldn't come out when she asked me to just not call her anymore. I couldn't explain why the words wouldn't come out and she thought I'd just pranked her.

"Hey Jared. Whose this?." Paul called out to the new comers as they walked in. Sam and I followed, well I walked forwards and he followed my foots steps almost entirely precisely.

"Kim. Kim this is Paul, resident hot head." Jared motioned to Paul with a serious smirk on his face as I rolled my eyes. Paul merely flipped him off as he took his plate of food and went into the living room to watch some game. Jared turned immediately after to help Kim with fixing a plate and asking where she wanted to sit. She did the most surprising thing I'd seen in a long time.

"Actually I'd like to sit with, Kai. If thats alright." She looked to Jared who looked at Sam who eventually just looked at me. I nodded finally and Sam slowly but surely moved out of the kitchen to go watch the game with his pack mates. Embry and Quil came through afterwards, slowly moving through the buffet style kitchen, saying hi and going to the living room.

"Kai, I know everyone else won't say anything and it's okay if you don't either, but uh...what happened with the outsider last year? I mean I keep asking Jared but he just says 'bad stuff' and leaves it at that." We'd been silent up til now and I was thrown off by the sudden question from a girl that seemed to be quiet as hell usually. I guessed Sam had put a choke command on the information, leaving only myself or him to freely give it away.

"Uh..."I stared at her for a few seconds as the noise inside the living room died down as well. They were listening now. Maybe she hadn't been told about the fact that the boys all had ridiculous hearing. Boy, was she going to feel silly after Jared drops the imprint bomb.

"I was just wondering because everyone in the tribe talked about it being a big deal but no one knows anything but rumors. I mean the guy just disappeared into thin air." She'd started to mumble and looked down, seeming to be embarrassed. I could feel the air in my chest become constricted as I stared at her, at a complete loss of what to say.

"Um..." I started again. I couldn't get words out. There were some hushed but strained whispers from the living room until I heard the couch squeak and heavy, quick foot steps lead to a large Sam come around the frame. Kim looked back at him, starting to blush as I stared at him like a fish with no water.

"Kim. How about you go sit with Jared." Sam regarded her with the same air of confidence and command as he did with Jared. She nodded slowly and moved to sit in the living room. He looked back at me and sat down in her spot, concerned as I continued to stare at the spot he'd been standing in. He hesitantly reached towards me, I jerked back as I remembered who he was. He was Sam, he was okay.

Kim didn't ask anymore questions after that. She kept it to the usual topics for imprinteés to discuss, their imprints. She'd complain of Jared's over protective tendencies while I'd simply laugh. Sam was worse but I needed his protection at times. I didn't see Ira anymore. She'd become a substitute mother figure of sorts to the point only one pack member would have to escort her here.

It was then that Jacob Black joined the pack, loud and almost as angry as Paul was. He hated vampires with a passion for making him into what he was and for taking away his ability to talk to Bella. She'd been going through a rough time since her twin, Irene, disappeared. I didn't know what to tell him about Irene. She had a in a special place in my heart and head. I'd gotten better, I could even snap at people now. I felt safer even when I couldn't see Sam.

The door opened and slammed shut, I jumped and glared as he came through the doorway. He was stomping as per usual, dragging mud through the house. I stood up and blocked his way. He looked back behind me to Sam who shrugged, he just glared and waited for me to move.

"Shoes. Clean. Now. I get its snowing and wet outside but you. You're dragging mud through the house, Jake." I shook a finger at his shoes and mud trail. He grumbled and turned to clean and take the shoes off. A few minutes after he was done he came back speed walking into the living room, Sam's head was in my lap.

"Sam. I need to talk to Bella. She needs to know. Her own sister couldn't tell her anything before leaving, let me." Jake begged as he pushed Sam's feet off and sat down on the stool near him. Sam sighed and sat up from my lap to put down the cup of coffee on the coffee table.

"Look, Jacob. I never said you couldn't see her, infact I welcome it. Bring her around here, let Kai and the pack meet her. I just can't just let you tell her anything. Shes an outsider, Black." Sam sighed, looking at him. Jake just growled at the name. Jake turned to me on the couch, still wearing the puppy dog face as I looked between him and Sam worried.

"Kai! Please make him let me talk to her." Jake took one of my hands imploring me. I raised a brow at his request, I could technically but I didn't really want too.

"You can talk to her now." I sighed patting his free hand as I took my other one back. There'd been a point that I think Jake had a crush on me but that was long before he knew that I was Sam's imprint or really knew about Bella Swan. Now it seemed she was all he could think about but he hadn't seen her since he'd phased and he wasn't dealing well with it.

"Its not the same! I can't tell her anything I want to tell her!" Jake growled and kicked the door frame out of frustration. I glared at the scuff mark it made, he looked back at it for a second before he rubbed it off sheepishly.

"Black, bring her here on a pack day." He commanded and glared at Jake, I sighed and went back to reading the book I had been with my knees pulled up to my chest. Sam was getting tired of his shit. I couldn't blame him but I still felt bad for Jake.

"Fine. Can I tell her after?" He questioned sounding hopeful.

"We'll see." Sam reiterated. I heard Jake sigh again before he stomped out of the house. Sam sighed himself and leaned back down to put his head in my lap.

"Think he'll bring her?" I asked after a few minutes of silence, looking back up at Sam. He looked tired, he'd been dealing with a few more wolves than he'd had to in the past. It used to be that they'd get one new phase every few months but now it seemed like it was almost every month that a new boy would phase and scare the shit out of himself.

"Dunno. We'll see. I want to finally meet this Bella Swan." He declared looking back down.

"You know shes pretty much just a human version of Irene, right?" I checked watching him nod off as he nodded to my question. I smiled and pulled a blanket over his lap as he snored. He could be kinda cute when he was asleep. Soon enough I'd start back at my old job in the community center, Sam couldn't due to the sheer number of phases and they all needed rigorous training to work together as a pack.