Quil's POV

Claire had fallen asleep in my arms on the way back to the house. I went in through the back door, trying my best to avoid Claire's dad. I brought Claire up to her room and laid her down on the bed, setting the blankets over her small body. I went down the stairs slowly, trying to avoid the inevitable.

In the kitchen Sam, Emily, and Tyler sat at the table. When I entered they all looked up at me. "Tyler, this is the Quil. The person I was telling you about," said Emily.

Tyler looked up at me and smiled. "Nice to meet you."

"You too," I replied.

"So, where's my little girl?" he asked me.

"Well…she fell asleep on the way back from our walk, so I put her up in her bed."

"Oh well, I guess I'll just have to see her when she wakes up."

I looked at Sam hoping he could see me trying to plead with him. I just wanted to get it over with, and have Tyler decide whether he is okay with everything or not. Sam could tell because a slight frown flashed across his face. "Tyler there is something that we need to talk to you about," Sam said.

"What's that?" Tyler asked.

"Quil why don't you sit down before we get started," said Emily. Tyler was looking slightly concerned now. He really didn't know what to expect or if the topic that was about to be discussed was bad.

Sam started talking, "Tyler, I'm going to tell you some things that may be really hard to believe, but your just going to have the bare with us until everything is explained. Also, try not to interrupt." Tyler just nodded, and Sam continued. "I'm not going to tell you everything because I would never do the story justice, and it would take even longer to explain. A long time ago the elders of the Quileute tribe acquired a power to shape shift. This power made them able to change into wolves. The reason that they needed this power was because there are vampires roaming the world taking human lives. In wolf form the elders were able to fight fairly with the vampires, making it able for them to protect the tribe. You may have heard stories about all of this, and that is what we all thought they were, stories. That was until about seven years ago when I was the first to change. Then eventually all the decedents of the original pack changed." Sam paused. "So what do you have to say about that?"

Tyler was looking at the three of us. His face was in shock, and it looked like he was looking for one of us to break out laughing. When none of us did his face became even more worried. "Why are you telling me this stuff? Are you trying to freak me out because you don't want me to leave Claire here? Is that what this is all about?" He became more and more tense as he said each word.

"Tyler you have to calm down and listen. We haven't told you everything yet, but we need to make sure that you understand each part. As for why we're telling you, that all will be explained eventually," said Emily

"So all of those legends that the Quileute have are real? All the ones Helen use to tell to Claire and Stephen?" Tyler asked.

"Yes, that's what we're trying to tell you."

"I still don't get why you are telling me this now. Did Helen know the about all of it?"

"She never knew. I had thought about telling her, but when it came down to it I thought it would be better if she didn't know about it all."

"That still doesn't tell me why you are telling all of this to me now."

"Well there is something else we have to tell you about," Sam cut in. "There are things that happen when you transform. Some of the things are not being able to get sick, healing really fast, and living for as long as we so choose, depending on whether or not we transform. There is another thing that happens. It's called imprinting. When you see your soul mate for the first time after transforming, you imprint. Your whole world shifts. Everything that you do revolves around keeping your imprint safe and happy. It has happened to a few of our pack members, me, Jacob, Jared, Paul, Leah, and…Quil."

"I still don't understand why I need to know all of this," said Tyler getting a little frustrated.

"Tyler, when we tell you this you can't freak out. You have to just listen to everything we tell you before you pass any judgments," said Emily.

"Alright."

"Claire has been imprinted on," said Emily. Tyler's face drained of all its color.

Sam cut in, "You have to understand though. The feelings that are there aren't any kind a gross sexual feelings. The feelings that he has are one hundred percent like those of a father's or an older brother's. His feelings will eventually change as time goes on depending on what Claire wants. He will be whatever Claire needs him to be."

"Who is it? Who imprinted on my little Claire?"

"I did," I said for the first time being part of the conversation. Tyler turned to look at me, and he just stared for a few moments. Finally he turned back to look at Sam.

"How can you know for sure that he does not have any bad intentions in this all?" I felt my fists curl up at his words. I really wanted to hit him as hard as I could in the face, but I knew that if I did that he probably would never want me to be anywhere near himself or Claire.

"There is another part of being wolves. When we are transformed we can read one another's thoughts. Right after the imprinting happened I went out with Quil and looked through everything to check it all out." Tyler still looked concerned.

Emily started to talk, "Tyler, when Claire first came back with us after the funeral she barely talked at all. The only words that she said were 'yes' and 'no,' and those were barely said. She would just sit there reading her books. We eventually decided to introduce the pack to her. The first member that she met happened to be Quil. He had an immediate impact on her. She began to talk again. She even had half smiles. Now she'll hold my hand when we go somewhere. Her eyes have become brighter. It isn't like this is a one-way thing. Claire feels something very special between the two of them also. If you try to take her away from him, Quil won't be your only problem."

Tyler shook his head before answering. "I won't do that. I believe in soul mates. I know that Helen was mine. Even if us normal people don't have imprinting I do believe that. I remember Helen telling me that for considering the short time that you two were together she was shocked that Sam was so completely devoted to you. It makes some sense I guess. I guess I should be happy that Claire won't ever have to worry about getting her heart broke a few times before she finds that right one." He laughed a little. "Only six years old and already having someone who will be with her forever."

I grinned really wide. I couldn't help it. I was ecstatic; he wasn't going to try to keep Claire away from me.

"Tyler before all of this happened, the person that we had thought that you could rent from was Quil. He has a big house, and the he only lives in the basement. Would you be okay with Claire living there?" Emily asked.

"Yeah, that sounds fine…hey Quil you could be Claire's nanny if you want. Think about it that would be perfect." Emily smiled a little; I had a feeling that she had been planning on bringing that topic up next.

We went on to decide that I would be taking care of Claire. Tyler would be sending money monthly for rent, things Claire needed, and some money for me. I had a good job, so I didn't need the money take care of Claire and I didn't really want anything for it. But Sam, Emily, and Tyler all agreed that I should be getting some money for taking care of her.

Thanks AmberGlow2 for the beta work.