Sam's POV

I come home on my lunch break to eat lunch since Bella is at home on her day off and she always makes us lunch when she stays home. As soon I as walk through the door she shushes me and hands me the pasta she made.

"Why?" I ask her quietly.

"Because Lizzy just fell asleep. She is insane. I think it might have had something to do with the chocolate milk and cookies and marshmallows I gave her but still… wow." She tells me as if this is a normal occurrence.

"Why is Lizzy here?"

"Josh had a job interview and Embry told him I was off so he asked if I could keep her."

I don't like this! Bella does not let people in like this. Why does she have to start with them? She completely adores Lizzy from what Embry says. He's taken her to their hotel room a couple of times in the last week and they were supposed to be leaving soon. Apparently Josh has other plans.

"What do you mean he has a job interview? He has a job."

"Well yes but that job is 7 hours away and that's a bit far if Embry, him and Lizzy are going to be one big happy family. He apparently rents his house there and he can rent here for cheaper and he has money saved up because he's trying to be a responsible adult for his daughter. Also he has a date tonight so she's staying all day. I also have a date so I need one of you to watch her."

"Please tell me you are both dating other people and not each other."

"I'm going out with Jake and Josh is going out with some slut."

"Jealous?" I ask her and she glares at me.

"I could have him if I wanted him and we all know that. So no, not jealous."

"Well Embry can watch her. I don't want anything to do with her."

"Sam I know you hate him and you have every right to hate him but Lizzy is your sister." She's being so unBellalike. "Oh, do you think I could go to the lake with Jake on Saturday? I know we're busy so if you really need me it's fine."

"No, you can go. Maybe you should invite him to dinner one night. I mean I've met him but I don't really know him."

"You're not my father. You don't need to know him."

"I'm the closest thing you have to a good father so yes I do. Maybe Josh can be like your surrogate father."

"Gross Sam. You better get going." I clean up the table and just as I'm about to walk out the door Embry calls me and tells me Bella needs to come in which means she's going to want me to stay with Lizzy.

"Jenny is at the shop so you have to go in. Let me run over there and send Embry to watch her." Jenny is a single mom who moved here straight out of an abusive relationship so the only reason she comes to our shop is because she is scared of men and will only deal with Bella.

"No Sam. She is asleep. I will go and then Embry can come. You know you scare Jenny. If Lizzy wakes up just turn on the TV for her for 2 seconds before he can get here."

"No. Either let me go get Embry or you take her. You and Embry are not going to do this to me. You're not going to force me into their lives. When he walks out on you, probably ditching Lizzy with you, someone is going to have to pick up the pieces. That's going to be me Bella. Embry is going to broken because he thinks Josh wants to be a real dad to him and I know you're going to end up sleeping with him and you're so attached to her! You are both being stupid! But you can't make me be stupid with you. I go get Embry or you take her."

She walks out of the room and comes back holding a sleeping Lizzy and grabs her keys before storming out of the house. I follow her to the shop because I still have stuff to do.

Embry glares at me when I walk in but I ignore him and just head to the car I was working on. I do wonder where they put her but asking is caring so I don't.

Embry left with Lizzy as soon as she woke up and Bella left as soon as she finished Jenny's car. She is already gone with I get home. Embry is sitting on the couch watching a movie with Lizzy.

"She made you dinner and put it in the microwave." He tells me. Lizzy just stares at me.

"Did she poison it?" I ask him jokingly.

"I didn't ask her." Yeah he's still pissed. "Look at her Sam. She's just a baby but she's our baby sister. And for whatever reason Bella really likes her. She cares about her. I get that you hate Josh but Lizzy makes Bella happy."

"Don't you think that's weird though? Of all the people that come through her life she picks Lizzy? I think she is just using her to get to Josh."

"Yeah that's why she agreed to watch her so he could go out on a date. Jake asked her to go with him after she agreed and that's why I'm watching her. She's not going to sleep with him Sam because she knows it would hurt you."

"Don't you care?"

"Nope because nothing is going to happen and even if it did and they were happy would it be so bad?" He asks. He cannot be serious.

"Yes it would be so bad. She's 18! And he is a loser who is nowhere near good enough for her."

I take the chances on eating dinner but I take it upstairs because I am not in the mood to deal with Embry and his new little sister.

I don't leave my room until the next morning and I'm hoping everything is back to normal.

Bella is in the kitchen making pancakes telling Embry all about her date with Jake and he's telling her all about his night with Lizzy.

I tell them hey and they look up and Bella smiles and hands me food. If she ever moves out we will probably starve.

"Hey Sam, I'm sorry about yesterday. I was so mad at you at dinner with Jake but then he pointed out that you were really right. If Embry and I want to be a part of their lives then you need to respect that but we also need to respect the fact that you don't. He got the job so he's leaving for a couple of weeks and then he's moving here. Embry and I have already told him we'll help him out with Lizzy when we can but he'll probably find her a babysitter since we're busy. And I'm sorry but she will be here sometimes unless we just go to his house but I don't know."

"I would rather you bring her here." I tell her and she sighs really loud and annoyed.

"I am not going to sleep with him Sam! I would never do something I knew was going to hurt you. Plus I kind of really like Jake. He wants me to meet his family but I think it's way too soon for that."

"Then why all the interest in them? I get it with Embry… but you hate men and kids and most women too."

"I know what's like to grow up without not just a mom but no woman in your life. I never had anyone to talk to about girl problems and then one day I didn't really have a dad either. Lizzy doesn't have a mom and with Josh as her father who knows if she'll always have that too. I just… see me in her you know?"

That is the most honest thing I have ever heard from her. I know she loves us and I know Charlie destroyed her but she doesn't really talk about things. She craves attention and goes about getting it from men and then she throws them away.

I just don't want her to get hurt.