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BPOV

I sat down on a nearby bench, Embry sat next to me and draped one massive arm along the back of the bench while Quil decided to sit on one end of a see-saw. I looked at the massive feast of a lunch Quil and Embry had brought and didn't know if my poor pencil skirt would still fit afterwards.

"Guys this is too much, I can't eat all of this," sure the stuff in the paper bag, which was Jake's now infamous fish fry was a large portion, except for the fact that Quil had stopped at the rabbit on the way to the park and had taken out a reusable bag. The thing was full of tupperwares filled with fried zucchini, home fries, strawberry cheese cake and a few beers.

"Please tell me you guys are having some of this,"

"Nope," Embry's smile widened at my stunned expression. "We're under strict orders to make sure you finish all of this,"

EmbryPOV

I hated to say it but the bloodsucker was right. The loose t-shirt jeans had hid what her silk blouse and pencil skirt couldn't; skin and bones. The girl needed some padding. I grinned at her flustered expression while I handed her the fish fry to try first. I felt my mouth water at the look of pleasure when she closed her mouth over the meat. Jake had seriously perfected his dad's recipe and I was going to make sure Jake pays up when we get back. Watching Bella eat what was now my favorite dish was downright torture.

I smiled when she leaned back against the bench, not caring that my arm was draped behind her. I looked at Quil who looked just as pleased as I was that she was still so comfortable with us.

"What are you smirking at?" Bella's suspicious voice was low as she tried to speak around her mouthful. "Did you spit in it? If you spit in this so help me god there will be hell to pay,"

Quil burst out laughing, leaning back against the see-saw in his mirth.

"We didn't spit in it Bells," still laughing Quil sat up again and leaned over the edge of his until his hand came in contact with hers. "We're just happy to see that some things haven't changed,"

When she frowned I brought her in for a one armed hug and pulled her close. She didn't bat an eyelash at my gesture; she just let me pull her in and smiled contentedly against my warmth.

"This is what we mean Bells," she looked up at me clearly confused. "You're still comfortable with us,"

"How could I not be? I mean it's you guys, the pack," it almost seemed like a logical answer, like we should have known it all along.

Quil handed beers around to all three of us. Bella took a long sip of her beer to wash down the last of the fish fry, then I gave her the zucchini.

"Did Jake make this too?" I smiled and nodded as she closed her eyes again, moaning at the taste of the zucchini.

"Where did he learn to cook like this?"

"Sue and Emily,"

"I should have known," she smiled, looking truly happy as she finished the last of it and took another sip of her beer.

"Yeah but there's a difference when he cooks," I chuckled still remembering what Billy's kitchen looked like when we left.

"Yeah, there isn't anything left to identify when he's done," I grinned when she burst out laughing. "You should do that more often," I said, referring to her laughter.

"I do," she looked down at her food a pensive look on her face.

"Not around us," I tried to hide the hurt in my voice but it was rather of hard.

"I love you guys, I really do, I just haven't really had anything to laugh about until now," looking down at her now empty Tupperware then back up at us she had a big smile on her face. "I really missed you guys. I missed this,"

"We miss us too sometimes Bells. It's hard being a sexual icon and not miss yourself sometimes" Quil's exaggerated sigh brought on another fit of giggles from Bella until she snarfed her beer. "Nice. Big tough lawyer snarfs her own beer, well at least you can walk in high heels without causing bodily harm to yourself,"

When her laughter finally died down I lightly tapped her back.

"Quil man, you're killin' the poor girl," I chuckled as I wrapped my arm around her once more when she was able to breathe again.

"We wouldn't want that, Jake'll flay us alive," I frowned a little when she winced.

"Bells?"

"C-Can we talk about something else?" I pulled back a little and put my hand under her chin, making her look at me.

"You know Jake loves you right?" I saw the slight redness of her eyes as she nodded and knew she was close to tears.

"Hey now, none of that," Quil stood up from his perch and sat on her other side. "What's going on Bells? Is this about that Kevin character?"

"Yeah, he's got nothing to do with this," another tear slid down her cheek and her breath became erratic.

"Then what's wrong? You know you can talk to us," Quil took her hand in his and rubbed it soothingly.

"I- I've caused Jake so much hurt over the years, I don't if he'd take me back even if I wanted him to," she wiped the tears away. "Plus there's always the possibility of imprinting, I know you've imprinted Quil, Sue told me all about little Claire," Quil smiled at the mention of Claire's name. "I can't wait to meet her, even if she is the same age as Rafe. Maybe we can arrange play dates," she giggled through her tears. I knew she was trying to put on a brave face, but I wasn't having any of it.

"Jake hasn't imprinted yet Bells if that's what you're worried about, and it's the last thing on his mind,"

"That doesn't mean it won't happen,"

"I haven' imprinted. Neither has Seth,"

BPOV

"If he imprinted I don't know what I'd do," I leaned down until my elbows were resting on my knees. I let my head hang between my shoulders and took deep breaths trying to calm my racing heart and compose myself before I went back in. "What a mess. Seriously, I don't know if I'm ready to jump back in the saddle again after everything that happened with Kevin," I glared at Quil who looked like he was just about to make a comment. "It's really not easy being on both sides of the problem,"

"What do you mean?" Embry rubbed soothing circles on my back, letting me take my time to let it out.

"Afraid to be hurt, knowing how it feels, and knowing that I've caused the one person I care about the most the same kind of hurt time and time again. It makes me want to be sick," Embry sighed and hung his head in thought, he'd always been the realistic one next to Sam.

"Give it a chance Bells. I'm not going to lie and say you didn't do a number on him, but trust me when I say that he's not giving up on you, I mean look at everything he's cooked for you today," Embry waved out to veritable feast before me and picked up the tupperware still holding raspberry cheesecake.

"Here, eat this, you'll feel better," I laughed as I leaned back between the two goofballs I loved so much and ate my cake in silence taking their words into consideration.

"Besides, Jake's fantasies are starting to get boring. We need new material," Quil's statement was finished with a wolfish grin as my blush got darker and darker.

I quickly finished my desert and returned to work with both big Quileute men trailing behind me.

"Oh Bells,"

"Yeah?" she leaned against the secretary's desk.

"Sue's having a bonfire at her place on Saturday and said she's invited Charlie over. Would you like to come too?" While Embry was talking to me, Quil smiled at Diane, our forty something year old receptionist, and I swear I heard her moan from behind her desk. The wolf was such a whore.

"I'd really like that," thoughts of Jake being there making me a little nervous, but much less than before." Should I bring something?" another moan and a giggle from behind the desk, that's when I saw her romance novel with a picture of some dark skinned man holding a fainting woman. Oh lord…

"Just yourself Bells," I smiled at Embry and gave them both kisses on the cheek before I turned back around and frowned at the glare I was getting from Diane.

JPOV

"So did she like it?" I met Quil and Embry in the clearing anxious to see what they'd talked about.

"Does this answer your question?" Quil held up the bag I'd given them, now full of empty tupperwares. "The girl's got one hell of an appetite, and she's coming at Sue's bonfire on Saturday,"

"Thanks guys, I can't thank you guys enough,"

"Just get the girl Jake, we just want to see you happy,"

But first things first, the initial step of my plan was working beautifully. I could tell from the guys that she was starting to open up, loosen up and get back to her normal pace. Now what she really needed to complete it would be a little bonding time-

"I have an idea," I told them my plan and then ran back into the forest anxious to get my patrol done as thoughts of Bella raced through my mind. I may have been unintentionally been rough at first when she first came back and gone into details about that lowlife but I wanted her to know that I'd love her no matter what. I continued to run through the forest, the feel of the dirt beneath my paws and wind on my face refreshing my senses.

I grinned, ecstatic that she'd be at the bonfire, and now that I knew where she was going to be at lunch for the next few days that would give me a chance to sneak into her bedroom tomorrow night to hide the dreamcatcher I made for her behind the headboard of her bed. I had done some research this afternoon and found an old Quileute legend about different kinds of dreamcatcher and found just the one I needed. Bella Swan, by the end of this week you will be mine.

BPOV

The rest of the week continued with more surprise lunch visits. After Quil and Embry I was surprised to find Emily, Kim and Leah waiting for me at reception. Surprisingly Leah was very pleasant, friendly even. I wasn't the only one who was surprised, Emily and Kim seemed just as surprised. I wondered what it all meant but thought nothing of it. Maybe she'd finally gotten over Sam and Emily?

The next day was Jasper and Edward, then Paul and Jared the next. Basically every female member of the staff at the firm was coming up near reception at one in the afternoon hoping to get a glimpse of who was coming in next. Except for when the girls had stopped by. At the site of Leah; tall, lean, and very exotic looking, a few of the guys from accounting thought it was worth a shot to put their cheap moves on her starting with a really lame pick-up line that had Emily laughing. Leah hadn't had a problem telling where exactly he could stick his pick-up lines.

Friday evening

I lay in my old bed unable to fall asleep as my mind was racing, replaying everything that had happened this last week. Honestly, I was feeling refreshed, healed almost in all ways but one. Jake.

The feelings and dreams I'd had last night about Jake had left me sweat, hot and bothered, craving for Jacob's touch and oh so much more. One too many times today I had to take care of myself; in the shower this morning, in the private bathroom before break and after lunch. I could feel the familiar burn in my core now as I lay in bed. I rubbed my thighs together trying to alleviate the ache but I knew only one thing would do. Thoughts of those hands on my skin left me unsatisfied in my bed, burning for more.

"Enough!" I almost yelled at myself, I could feel the perspiration already beading on my forehead. I had to get to sleep.

Dreaming...

I woke up to the feeling of something warm running over my forearm, making my skin rise in goose bumps. I reached out to brush off whatever it was only to have my hand captured by a large, very warm hand.

My eyes shot open, a gasp escaping my lips as an extremely familiar pair of lips pressed a kiss in the palm of my hand, setting my skin on fire and my heart racing.

"I've been waiting a very long time for you," his voice was deeper than normal and had a slight echo to it, like he was far away, or like – I was dreaming! I gasped again as his lips touched the pulse at my wrist; the feel of his lips was very real, but everything around us looked hazy. I had to be dreaming.

"I didn't mean to make you wait so long Jake. I was so confused back then, I didn't know what I wanted," I felt his lips on my neck and turned my head away, offering him more of what he sought.

"And now?" his lips left a burning hot trail down the column of my neck to my collar bone and back up to my ear.

"Now? I'm scared Jake, scared that you won't love me anymore after everything I've put you through, after what happened when I was away," the last word of my sentence died on a moan as he nibbled on my earlobe, his hot breath blowing in my ear setting my nerves on fire.

"I will always love you Bella, you are my heart, my soul, my entire being," he let go of my ear and made a patch from my jaw up to my lips. I looked up at him, my breath caught in my throat at how beautiful he truly was, how strong. He slowly bent his head down to mine and claimed my lips with his, his lips coaxing mine open with his delicious tongue. I moaned into his mouth when he slipped a leg between my thighs and applied pressure to my core with his knee.

"Are you still undecided or scared?" I shook my head as his large yet gently hands lifted my tank top high enough to reveal the undersides of my breasts. I moaned and arched up off the bed as he ran his hands up and down from my ribcage to my pubic bone.

"Good, because you're mine," his lips claimed mine again in a soul searing kiss as he applied more pressure to my core with his powerful thighs and captured both my hands in one of his and held them high above my head.

"I think it's time I made you mine, my love," his voice was like sweet honey to my ears as he continued to stroke my heated flesh. Before I could say anything I felt a delicious burning sensation on my pubic bone that made me writher in pleasure.

"All mine," his growl of pleasure sent shivers down my sensitized body. "Look," I opened my eyes and almost felt myself loose it completely at the lustful look in his eyes. He looked down to where his hand still rested, urging me to look as well. I looked down and smiled as he removed his hand.

"Now there isn't a question as to whom you belong to love," there was a mark where his hand had been, it was a little darker than a beauty mark but shaped like a wolf howling to the moon.

I woke up with a start, the familiar ache now almost unbearable. I could still feel the burn on my pubic bone like it had actually happened. Sighing, I pulled back the covers and got up to go to the bathroom, needing a very cold shower.

I pulled off my soaked tank top and boxers and almost fainted. The mark was real, it was there on my skin.

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