A/N: Sorry it took so long to get this chapter out, I was sick with bronchitis for over a month.
Bella glanced over at Jessica who surprisingly was hanging onto every word Billy was saying. "I would probably say your all crazy if I didn't see it for myself." Jessica said once he was finished.
"Yes well." Billy started as he cleared his throat. "I believe it's time for us old people to turn in and you young ones to enjoy the rest of the bonfire."
"I'll be back." Jake told Jessica as he helped move his dad from the beach to the house.
"So… what happens next?" Jessica asked.
"Next?" Bella asked her.
"Yea you know are we sworn to secrecy or something? If we tell a soul we die sort of deal?"
"Jess this isn't some sort of secret members only club. This is their lives. And no you can't tell anyone. Not even Mike or Angela." Bella told her. Somehow she knew even if Jake imprinted, Jessica would still be Jessica.
"Bella why don't you help me get the deserts out of my car." Rachel suggested as she stood but not before giving Paul a quick kiss on the cheek.
Embry squeezed her hand gently and gave her a small smile as he watched her and Rachel head up to where Rachel parked. "Okay I get the imprinting but what about the Cullens?" Jessica asked. "I mean what if they come back?"
"They can't cross over to our land, treaty and all." Jake said coming up behind her.
"But Bella was close to them, all of them. What if they decide they miss her or that Edward wants her back.
Embry let out a low growl at the thought of him getting his Bella. "He'll have a fight on his hands."
"They all will." Sam said placing a hand on Embry's shoulder. "If the Cullen's do decide to return we'll handle it."
"You and Bella will just have to watch out for each other when Jake and Embry can't be there." Emily said.
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"So I guess Paul was right about Jake's imprint being a bit annoying." Rachel said as she unlocked her car and opened the door to the back seat.
"He said a bit?" Bella asked smiling.
"Okay he said completely bonkers and so glad Jake's got her and not him." Rachel laughed as she bent over and grabbed the container of brownies. She had Bella standing with her arms out as she loaded her up before grabbing the rest for herself. "Good?"
Bella pulled the containers closer to herself. "Yea good."
"You know I honestly thought Jake would always imprint on you. I mean you two were so close growing up and then when you came back if I even called to check on him and dad you were the main topic."
Bella blushed. "I know and I did love Jake, but only as a brother. And when they left…"
"You started to fall for him?" Rachel asked knowingly as she shut the door with her hip as the two slowly made their way back to the group.
"Yea and I let him meet some of my friends from school and it changed. I knew he imprinted on Jess and it hurt. Probably more then them leaving, but now…"
"Now you have Embry. Bella remember Embry will be whatever you want him to be. A friend, boyfriend, lover, anything. Don't think he loves you just cause of the imprinting. His soul chose you, I'm not sure why he didn't imprint on you when he first saw you."
"I do." Bella said. " My soul was broke. I thought the world was ending since he… they left."
"And now your soul is fixed or well in the process of being fixed. Those guys aren't going to let anything happen to you Bells." Rachel said smiling as she used Jake's nickname for her.
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Embry glanced over seeing Bella and Rachel slowly walking back. Arms full of containers holding brownies. He got to his feet and walked over to meet them seeing Paul had followed his lead. "Need some help ladies?"
"As long as you promise to hold off on eating everything until we gets this to the table then yes some help would be nice." Rachel said.
"So I was thinking of maybe an imprintee day." Emily suggested after everyone had went and filled their plates with deserts pies from Emily and brownies from Rachel.
"Imprintee day?" Quil asked snickering.
Emily glared at Quil tossing a stick in his direction. "Yes imprintee day, and we'll even include Leah."
"Aww why does she get to go?" Seth whined.
"Cause she's a woman too."
"She is? Ouch Leah!" They looked and saw Quil rubbing his arm.
"So?" Emily asked looking at the other girls. "Tomorrow say around eleven?"
Bella thought for a second and groaned, "I can't."
"Why not?" Kim asked.
"I got work."
"Oh yuck." Jessica said, "And doesn't Mike work your shift too?"
Embry glanced up and over at Bella. "Mike?"
"Some guy with a weak stomach who has the hots for Bella." Jake said. "doesn't like me that much either."
"Jake you teased him immensely when you two met." Bella reminded him.
"Not my fault the guy couldn't handle Face Punch."
"Wait didn't we all end up with the flu that night?" Jessica asked as she looked at Bella. "You ended up going with just Mike and Jake?"
Bella nodded. "Yea it was. The entire adrenaline kick."
"Back on focus, what time do you get off Bella?" Emily asked.
"Around eight and Charlie…. Oh my god Charlie. Jake my dad is going to flip." She said jumping to her feet.
"Easy Bells, dad called him when I took him back to the house. Said you were staying over with Leah, it's okay."
Embry got to his feet and took Bella's hand in his, "Come on let's go for a walk."
Bella's face turned red and was thankful for the darkness that the others couldn't see as she tried to ignore the whistles and cat calls. "All right knock it off." She heard Sam say as it died down.
"You okay?" Embry asked.
"Yea I think so. I think my brain is still trying to process everything." She told him glancing down at their hands, fingers entwined.
"Who is Mike?"
"Um.. Wow Mike is well a guy from school. He's actually Jess's on again off again boyfriend, but I think it's safe to say that's over. He has this like huge crush on me for whatever reason. Even when he was with Jess he still flirted and tried to get with me. I work at his parents sporting goods store."
"So avoiding this guy is near impossible is what your saying?" Embry asked.
"Yea it kind of is. Embry I'm not interested in Mike. At all, never was and I've told him actually numerous times that I cared for him as a friend and nothing more but he seems to only hear the caring about him part." She said as their walk continued.
Embry grabbed her elbow as she tripped over some logs she forgot to step over. "Guess Jake was right when he said I'd have my hands full keeping you from hurting yourself."
"Yep that's me. Completely accident prone."
"Guess that means I get you in my arms more often." Embry said as Bella glanced up at him he could feel the heat on his face "I mean um…"
Bella laughed softly, "I know what you mean."
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Bella groaned as she stretched feeling her muscles ache all over. She hated inventory day, at least Mrs. Newton had decided to hire in some help over the weekends. She glanced over at the two new comers. A guy named Bill who was seventeen. He was from Forks, a bit on the short side compared to most guys but not the type you'd think for the outdoors type. He had dark blonde hair and green eyes. The other newcomer was a sixteen year old named Amanda. Bella would say she was about average height, brown hair with blonde highlights and ice blue eyes. She noticed Bill and Mike giving the girl a couple of look over's, but she had no response to their looks. Hearing the bell chime over head Bella walked around the boxes Bill and Mike were moving and out front. "Hi can I help you?" She asked as she stopped in her tracks.
(I was gonna be mean and leave it there but I won't)
"Yea I was looking for a cute girls from Forks to get a late dinner maybe tonight."
"Embry." She said with a smile as she moved and wrapped her arms around him.
Embry smiled at this as he moved his arms around her, inhaling her scent, fresh strawberries and vanilla. Something he would never get sick of. "Enough display, it's sickening." A voice from behind Embry said.
Bella glanced and saw Seth standing with a huge grin. "I want my hug too."
Bella laughed softly as she gave Seth a small hug as well. "Bella I have no idea how you work with that guy leering at you all the time." A voice from one of the aisles said.
"You learn to ignore it Amanda." Bella said.
"Did you get the customers?" The girl asked as Seth's eyes widened taking her in.
Bella and Embry exchanged a look. "Yea I helped them."