Chapter 5 - Imprinted

It had been three weeks and Jared and Janel had gone to the movies numerous times…but Janel couldn't tell you what any of the movies were about…They always sat I the balcony and talked and got to know each other for the 2 hours. They'd probably been to the movies a total of 6 times, Jacob and Janna went with them and always sat at least 15 rows behind them to give them their privacy. All the while Jacob and Janna were getting to know each other as well.

A knock on the front door woke Sam Uley from a dead sleep…it was nearly 11 pm…IT was pitch black in the house…Emily was laying in his arms and her soft voice said, "It's probably the boys coming to get you for patrol." Sam smirked and said, "No…I'm off tonight…I don't know who it is" Sam placed soft kisses all over Emily as he moved around and sat up…Trying not to disturb her anymore then he had too. He pulled his jean shorts on and walked to the front door…He opened it and Jared was staring back at him…His hands were shoved into his green cargo shorts and Sam could tell he had something on his mind.

Sam pulled the front door closed as he joined Jared on the front porch and said, "What's up man?" Jared said, "I think I might have a problem." Sam said, "What's going on?"

Jared said, "I imprinted on Janel…How the hell am I going to explain imprinting to her…Forget that…Damn it…how do I explain to her that I turn into a werewolf to protect her from things that go bump in the night? Jesus Sam…How do I explain all this without scaring her off?"

Imprinting was an involuntary process for them to find soul mates…When a werewolf finds someone he loves and is destined to be with, they get a feeling that's very hard to explain, but it's called 'imprinting'. It means that they KNOW, true and through, that they were meant to be with that person no matter what, for always and forever.

Sam watched as Jared paced back and forth on the porch and then sat on the front steps holding his head in his hands. Sam chuckled a little and said, "Believe me it's not easy at all…Think about it…You fell in love with an outsider…Like I did…It's not easy to tell the woman you're in love with A) you imprinted on her to be your soul mate and B) you're a shape shifter who protects her from the fanged ones. It wasn't easy telling Emily…but she sat down and let me explain myself and made a couple of side comments here and there to lighten the mood…Like she asked me if I needed a monthly flee dip like normal dogs."

Jared chuckled and said, "What happened the first time you phased in front of her?"

Sam said, "She sat down on the ground and stared at me like a monkey doing a math problem…but after a few minutes of actually letting it sink in she was okay with it. The only thing I can tell you is to be completely honest with her…If you have to phase in front of her to get her to understand you make sure you step back…I don't want you hurting her…You already know I can never take back what I did to Emily…and it breaks my heart every day to have to see her that way…But she forgave me a long time ago…Anything you say or do before and after you phase you can't take it back and you can never make it right again…You just be aware you your surroundings."

Jared nodded and said, "Okay…Thanks Sam." Sam said, "And Jared…If you need help telling her, let me know…" Jared nodded in understanding as he took off.

A couple of days later and Uncle Charlie was working a case in the next town over so Jared was at the house with Janel and they were wrestling around in the back yard, Jared was taking extra precaution to make sure he was incredibly gentle with Janel. When they paused for a water break they both walked into the house and into the kitchen. The stood there drinking their cool glasses of water and Jared was staring into Janel's blue eyes as he took her glass and placed it on the counter next to his own.

Jared leaned down slowly and captured Janel's lips in a soft kiss. Jared softly pushed Janel into the counter as Janel gripped his love handles feeling herself lose control with the kiss as she felt Jared's tongue softly touch her lips which she opened and Jared took that as a open invitation as his tongue snaked into her mouth and he deepened the kiss.