Recap: Meanwhile, while Sam, Emily, Kim, and Noni were decorating, Dekan was saying her teary goodbyes to her mother and boarding the plane to La Push.

"Now I'll call you tomorrow morning once I know you're awake and once I've got a new cell phone and am safely at my new apartment. I won't call you from the house phone, so if it rings from there, it's probably Jerry. Don't answer. Tell everyone not to answer. And for heavens' sake, if he gets this crazy idea to come to La Push, have him arrested. Or whatever the Quileute law is." Lola rambled on, hugging her daughter tightly.

"I know, I know. I'll be fine, mom. I'll be with Auntie Noni and Sam. And most of all, I'll be away from Jerry." Dekan said, her voice thick with sadness that she had to leave her mother. She held on until the very last minute, promising that she would stay safe and that she'd do her best in school and not cause any trouble.

"Well you just…give your aunt my love, okay? I'll send for you as soon as I can. Then we'll life live just like we were supposed so. And you'll go to a great college and get a great job and we'll just live life to the fullest." Lola said.

"Yes, mom, but they're doing the final boarding call. If I don't leave now, they'll go without me." Dekan said, pulling away from her mom and giving her a kiss on the cheek before grabbing her purse and handing the ticket person her boarding pass. Dekan waved to her mom for the last time as she boarded the plane to Seattle, Washington. Getting to her seat, she pulled out her photo album and flipped through each picture, excited to be leaving and to be seeing Sam again. A few hours into the flight, Dekan put her album away and laid her head back on the seat, closing her eyes to get a little bit of rest before the plane landed. Dekan drifted in and out of a light sleep, memories of her childhood flying through her dreams. As Dekan drifted further asleep, her dreams of memories turned into memories of nightmares.

Part of Dekan's dream
I was in La Push with Sam, laughing and talking about old times. Sam got up and said he had to go meet Emily somewhere, but that he'd be back later. I sat on a piece of driftwood at First Beach, watching the waves come and go. I see something in the ocean, but I can't tell what it is. Probably someone fishing. Suddenly, the figure gets closer and closer. It's Jerry. I stand up to scream and run, but I can't move. The beach fades away and I'm in the attic, cleaning it out because Jerry thinks I'm insolent and need to earn my keep. I clean as quickly and as best as I can, but it's not enough. Jerry backhands me and I stumble into some old boxes, squashing them. "You need to lose weight, fat ass, you just crushed those boxes!" he growled, getting in my face. I stuttered out an apology, but it was too late. "Your mother is going to be upset that you ruined whatever was in those boxes with your lard ass. However, I will make up an excuse, but you'll have to thank me. Stand up and say thank you." Jerry said coldly. I stood up, my face stinging where he hit me. "T-thank you, sir." I said, looking down. Jerry smiled coldly still, looking me up and down. I had a bad feeling I knew what was next. "You know how to properly thank someone, don't you fatty?" he said. Closing my eyes tightly, I nodded and dropped to my knees. Jerry laughed darkly, crossing his arms and looking down at me as I reached up with shaky hands and undid his belt buckle.
End of Dekan's dream

"Miss, wake up. The plane has landed and all passengers must leave the plane. Miss?" the flight attendant said, shaking Dekan gently. Dekan awoke with a muffled scream, having gone pale.

"Are you alright, miss? Do you need medical assistance?" the flight attendant asked, concerned.

"No, no, I'm fine." Dekan said, getting her bag and getting up quickly, exiting the plane. Dekan walked through the terminal, looking for Sam or Auntie Noni. She checked her watch, and saw that it was a few minutes after nine pm. She really hoped that they hadn't gotten tired of waiting on her and left already. Dekan decided to stand on one of the chairs in the terminal, seeing if she could see anyone familiar before security made her get down.

"Sammy! Sammy, get up, you have to be in Seattle in an hour to pick up Dekan!" Noni said, waking Sam up again, this time Emily was napping with him. Sam grumbled yet again and snuggled as far as he could under Emily. Noni smiled as she jerked the covers off of the sleeping pair, eliciting a groan from Sam. "Sammy, get up! You have to get going now!"

"Is is that late already?" Sam asked, checking his bedside clock. It was almost eight pm. "Ah crap. I have to go Emily, make sure everyone gets here and is ready for the party, okay baby?" Sam said.

Emily sat up and stretching, nodding as she yawned. Sam smiled and scooted off the bed, giving Emily a quick kiss before pulling his shirt and shoes on and walking out of the house to his old Jeep Wrangler. Sam started the engine and pulled away, heading towards Seattle. Finally, after a decade, he was going to see his favorite cousin. Finally, his favorite cousin was coming home. Safe. Where she belonged. Sam tried to keep himself calm as he drove to the airport to pick up Dekan. It wouldn't do for her to see him transform into a wolf right in front of her, then tracking that sorry bastard of a stepfather and ripping him to shreds. Slowly. Painfully.

Sam arrived at the airport at a few minutes after nine. He hoped that Dekan hadn't gotten tired of waiting on him and taken a taxi to La Push. He parked and ran into the terminal, trying to find her. He saw a girl standing on a chair a few yards away, being accosted by a security guard. Sam smiled, knowing anywhere that the girl stubbornly refusing to get down was none other than his favorite cousin, Dekan Breckinridge. Sam ran the few yards and looked at the security guard, then at Dekan. Dekan stopped arguing to look down into the brown eyes of the boy, now man, who was the peanut butter to her jelly.

"SAM!" Dekan exclaimed, a bright smile on her face. "You're huge! When did you get my permission to grow?"

"Well hello there, Shorty." Sam replied, picking Dekan up off the chair and hugging her tightly. "I have missed you like you wouldn't believe! Couldn't come to see your favorite cousin for ten years could you?" he joked.

"Oh that works both ways, mister! I have missed you too!" Dekan said, sliding out of his arms and onto the ground, afraid she was too heavy for him to hold like that. "I'm so glad to be here, thank you so much for taking me." She said as she wrapped her arms around his waist and held on tightly.

"It's no problem, believe me. Mom's so excited to have you coming back home. So is Emily, she can't wait to meet you! You'll love each other I promise! I'm just so happy you're here with us again." Sam said truthfully, holding onto Dekan as well, afraid that if he let go, she'd disappear.

"I can't wait to meet Emily. Or to see Auntie Noni again. I miss her cooking…" Dekan said, smiling.

Sam was still smiling as he took Dekan's hand and led her out to his Wrangler.

Author's note: So far, so good, yeah? They finally got to see each other! Now the fun can really begin! Muwahahahaha! I mean…teehee. Ooo Jerry is going to have such a reaction…and how will the pack take to Dekan? Keep on reading! And leave me reviews! The more reviews I get, the more it makes me want to write! Thanks to those who've reviewed!
Oh, and a mini pronunciation guide:
Lola – low-lah.
Noni – Non-ee.
Dekan – Dee-kuhn.
Breckinridge – Breh-kuhn-ridge.