We laid together for a while, Sam making sure I calmed down before he left again to quickly phase and tell the pack he couldn't do patrol. I was a little worried that he would spill the beans about my nightmares, but he promised he try my best not to.

When he came back, I smiled and welcomed him with open arms.

"You think going to your aunts will solve everything?" he asked as I drew patterns on his shoulder.

"I hope so," I said honestly. "Sam?" I asked propping myself up on the elbow to look at him. He looked at me with a raised eyebrow.

"Do you think we will really last?"

"I like to think so. Don't you?" he asked turning on his side to face me. I gave a small shrug as I snuggled the side of my face into the pillow. "I just wonder what it will be like to have a fresh start. It was so complicated when we first went through the whole 'journey of the imprint' thing."

"I think we will turn out just fine," he breathed. Nodding, I laid on my side along with him, just staring into his eyes.

"We finally get to be together," he said with happiness, as he brushed some hair from my face. "I just hope you will still want to be with me when I get back," I declared rolling onto my back. He wrestled with the covers and snaked the hand that was around my waist, tighter against him.

"Why do you have so much doubt in us?" he questioned. I put my hands on top of the one he had around my waist in comfort. I didn't want him to get the wrong idea about where I was going with this conversation.

Taking a quick glimpse at the perfect man, I found his fist propping up the side of his head, showing I had his full attention. As my eyes dragged down further, I found his arm muscle flexed as it lay against the pillow. "I don't know. I guess I still just find it all hard to believe."

"Like what?"

"Like, the part where you are really broken up with Emily; Or that we are no longer fighting this imprint thing; or how about the fact that we are lying in bed with each other, knowing that we love each other- we said it and everything."

He beamed a bit and leaned forward kissing my shoulder softly. "I still can't quite believe that last part either."

"It's just crazy."

"Even this all happened, would you do it over again if you had the choice?" he asked carefully. I debated it with myself. Would I?

"Yea, I guess I would," I admitted. "Sure, I would try and spare myself some heart ache by not going to that bon fire, but yea for the most part I would."

He made a face at the bon fire part. "Would you?" I wondered.

"Not a doubt in my mind," he said. "But I think I would tell myself to break it off with Emily sooner, that way she wouldn't have been at the bon fire, and we could avoid what happened at Jake's."

"I don't know," I teased, "Uncle Billy had a shining moment when he yelled at Emily like that."

Sam laughed, shaking his head at my horrible joke.

"I love you," I smiled, rolling back over to be in his arms.

"I love you more," he said softly, kissing my head in the process. I smirked at his corny response. Something about it had me tingling inside.

The day went by pretty quick. Aunt Betty had gotten back to me, telling me I could arrive any day or time. So, getting ready to pack my stuff, I told her I would be on the next plane out.

I broke the news to Charlie, who seemed a little less happy to hear how soon I would be leaving. He accepted in nonetheless though. Offering to drive me to the airport, I took him up on it with a hug and a kiss to his cheek.

Now, I was just in my room packing up a bag. I found it was going much faster than I had imagined since everything was still packed up.

"Smile," I said pointing my camera at Sam who was sitting on my bed watching me.

"Not bad," I commented looking at the photo. He rolled his eyes as I packed the electronic device away. As I wandered around making sure I had everything I wanted to bring, Sam and I talked about what was going to happen with the Pack.

"They will understand," he said watching my face fall. "I know," I responded. "I just feel bad. They deserve a proper goodbye."

"You don't have time," Sam reminded me. I grumbled at his words.

"Come here," he commanded lightly. Walking over to him, I fit in-between his legs once again. "They will be fine," he said slowly. Looking into his eyes, all I saw was the truth, which made me feel a little bit better. "Okay, I believe you," I complained.

"Now was that so hard?" he joked. "Very," I spoke up. Ignoring my words, he pulled me down for a kiss.

"Hey! I love this song," I said tugging my lips from his. ("Love Me For Me" by Ashlee Simpson) came playing on the radio. I nodded my head to the beat, remembering all the lyrics.

"I used to sing this song in my room in Florida. My mom hated it," I laughed to Sam.

"It's been three days
You come around here like you know me
Your stuff at my place
Next thing you know, you'll be using my toothpaste"

I pushed my finger into Sam's chest as I went along with the words. Stepping out of his arms, I finished packing.

"Step up, sit down
Get ready, let me tell you who's the boss now
Stay here, get out
Every time I turn around you're in my face"

Getting in to the song, I began singing freely.

"Don't care where you think you've been, and how you're getting over
If you think you've got me down
Just wait it gets much colder"

I leaned over, practically singing my heart out. "Here I am,
As perfect as I'm ever gonna be
You'll see
Love me for me
Stick around,
I'm not the kinda girl you wanna leave
You'll see
Love me for me"

Sam looked pretty entertained as I sang, which caused me to blush. "Shut up, come back

No I didn't really mean to say that
I'm mixed up, so what
Yea you want me so you're messed up too
I love you, I hate you
If you only knew what I've been through
My head is spinnin'
But my heart is in the right place
Sometimes it has to have itself a little earthquake
Here I am,
As perfect as I'm ever gonna be
You'll see
Love me for me
Stick around,
I'm not the kinda girl you wanna leave
You'll see
Love me for me
I've been waiting all my life
To finally find you
Just so I can push you away
And when you're crawling over broken glass to get to me
That's when I'll let you stay"I sang with emphasis. I could somewhat relate to this song. It actually made me thing of Sam.

"Oh, here I am
As perfect as I'm ever gonna be
You'll see
Love me for me
Stick around,
I'm not the kinda girl you wanna leave
You'll see
Love me for me
Love me for me
Whoa, here I am
As perfect as I'm ever gonna be
You'll see
Love me for me
Stick around,
I'm not the kinda girl you wanna leave
You'll see
Love me for me"

Sam began clapping and I let out an embarrassed laugh. Bowing, I quickly put my hands over my cheeks to cover my blush. I'm sure I looked like a tomato.

"That was really good." He commented coming to hug me.

"Liar," I smirked as his arms traveled around my waist. "I know I have a bad voice."

"You are far from that," he argued, looking down at me.

"Well thank you," I smiled accepting the compliment. Agreeing to it didn't mean I had to believe it.

"Bella!" Charlie called. Immediately, I knew that we had to go.

"Coming!" I called to him.

"That's my queue," I told Sam. He looked like a lost puppy. Sighing, I ran my hand over his chest on last time. "I love you," I said as the bridge of his nose lay on my forehead.

"I love you too," he said kissing my head. I took a moment to savor everything I was feeling. My eyes fluttered closed, and I made sure to take note on the way he breathed and smelled.

"See you soon?' I told him, now staring into his dark brown chocolatey eyes.

"Ill be right here waiting," he confirmed. Reaching up, he met me half way and we kissed softly.

"I love you," I told him one more time. He was walking me down, but I didn't want my dad to see that PDA going on.

He brushed some hair away from my face, showing me with his eyes, not needing to repeat how much he loved me. We walked down stairs hand in hand-yes- he also had my bags in his other (what a gentleman).

Charlie took them from him, letting us say one last goodbye before jumping in the car.

"Call me later okay?" Sam asked.

"Of course," I breathed.

"I'll miss you," he spoke. I looked up him with my lip in-between my teeth. Giving him an impulsive kiss, I enjoyed the feeling for a few seconds before withdrawing.

"Don't go too crazy with out me," I joked and then went to walk away. Turning back, I stood in the doorway and stared at him. "And take care of the guys for me okay? Tell them im sorry for the not so existent goodbye?"

He nodded. "Will do."

Hitting the doorframe, I gave him one last smile before going on my way to meet Charlie in the car.

"Bella!" my Aunt Betty called in cheer as I got out of a taxi.

"Hey Aunt Betty," I said hugging the small older woman.

"Its so good to have you here," she breathed taking in the sight of me. "And how beautiful you have grown since the last time I saw you."

Blushing a bit, I hid my peering smile and picked up my bags I dropped. We stood outside for a few more minutes talking, until she showed me where I was staying. I took the guest room of course, which had a great view to the front of ranch.

"We have chickens and pigs. Our main specialty is horses though. If you feel up to it, im sure you can learn a few things around here."

"That would be great," I said excitedly. She showed me around a little bit more before we ran into a dog.

"Bingo!" Aunt Betty called scoldingly. "Stop chasing after the chickens!" The white and black spotted dog came trotting over to us with his tongue lolling out to the side. It reminded me of Sam.

"The dog is really named Bingo?" I asked my Aunt as I bent down to pet him. She nodded with a light chuckle.

"He seems to really like you," she noted as he cuddled his head in my side. Letting out a laugh I agreed with her. After giving me a full tour of their property (which was huge), she let me go and get settled. Immediately I skyped Jake. He was bothering me with his repeated texts me all day

"Hey," I smiled as he popped on my screen.

"Bells!" he cheered.

"So I think I might be the dog whisperer," I joked. "Oh really?" he asked, the view of him now shaking. He was getting up from his bed I think.

"Jake, what are you doing?" I asked starting to feel motion sick as the camera kept moving and the background kept changing.

"Surprise!" the pack yelled from his living room. I let out a laugh and waved at all of them. They are ridiculous.

"Have you been waiting there the whole time?" I asked all of them. The camera shifted back to Jake. "Yea, they've been here pretty much all day. Lucky me," he joked.

There were sounds of protests to Jake's comment and I laughed.

"So how's it over in Kansas Bells?" Embry asked walking into view.

"Good, I really like it. Its beautiful out here."

"Not as beautiful as La Push I hope," Jared joked sarcastically. "Of course not. Cloudy skies, mostly cold weather…how could I love Kansas more than what I just described about La Push?"

I got to talk to everyone while on camera for a small amount time. Each of them made me feel a bit less unsettled about being out here, especially Sam. He seemed really happy to see me, whether it was on camera or face-to-face.

"You seriously have a dog named Bingo?" Seth asked when I told them. "Seriously!" I giggled. "He's a white dog with blacks patches. Heck, he even has one patch of his fur on eye white, and the other black. Cutest dog of my life."

"How do you not sing that Bingo song when you call for him?" Brady asked seeming very serious. My grin spread. "Its hard not to. I'll let you in on a little secret. When my aunt first called him over to us, I sang it in my head."

They all chuckled as Brady accepted the silly answer. Talking with them for a little while longer, I found my aunt in the doorway waiting for me.

"Guys, I got to go," I cut them off. I heard a bunch of 'aww's and 'noo's. Giving them my final goodbye, I sighed off and shut my computer.

"Sorry about that," I apologized to her as she came into my room.

"Not a problem. I didn't know you left people behind."

"I did," I smiled. "Bella, did you even want to come here? I don't want you to think I forced you here."

"I came here on my own," I said. "But if you don't mind me saying, I think my permanent home is in Forks."

"I understand," she smiled. "Its just good to see you."

"You too," I grinned. After that, we talked a lot about what happened in La Push and what brought me here. At first, I was hesitant telling her everything. But as she showed me nothing but kindness, I let her know everything- how I was in love with Sam, how he was with Emily at the time, what she had said to me, and how I wanted to deal with everything.

"Well," she sighed putting her hands on her lap.

"I know I want to be with him Aunt Betty," I said as we talked about Sam, "I just don't know if im ready to take on the responsibility of being his girlfriend when he is the head of the tribe." Of course I didn't tell her about the supernatural world. Instead, I said that he was the boss of their tribe in La Push, which wasn't a lie. He kind of was...

"Sweetie, as long as you love him, you will work it out. By the sounds of him, he doesn't seem like the type of guy that would just force you to stand by him. Give it time. Truthfully," she spoke, "You already seem like you are willing to take the responsibility."

"And you know what," she added taking my hands, "don't think of it as such a tedious job. Feeding the all those men, making sure your own man is happy, is just a part of everyday life. I know you love to cook, so that shouldn't force you into anything, and that man Sam seems happy just having you at his side."

"I just worry im not strong enough. I just…I watch him and see how tough he is. How he keeps everyone in line and has everything running smoothly. What if I mess that up? What if I cant do it and just fall apart like my mom?"

"Bella," she sighed coming over to lie on the other side of the bed to hug me. "You are nothing like your mother. Renee just…wasn't good with keeping track of others. Even when she was younger, the only thing she was good at was taking care of herself. She didn't have the compassion for others like you do. I loved my sister," she told me, "but I knew she would have to grow up one day, and I think the day she grew up she realized she couldn't handle the real world and took her own life."

"Do you think I played a part in that?" I wondered thinking back to Emily's words. "Not a thought in my mind thinks you did. Renee was Renee-forever a child. You my dear, are nothing like her, and don't you forget that."

I nodded feeling uplifted at her words. That was one of my biggest fears- to screw up life like my mom.

"Come on, lets eat," Aunt Betty said patting my leg. We got out of bed each feeling better about our talk. Sitting down at the table, we had potpies, which were amazing.

"Alright, this old woman is going to bed," she joked with me as I finished drying the last few dishes. Giving her a kiss, I watched her march upstairs. Aunt Betty's words replaying in my head, giving me more and more comfort each time. Shutting off the kitchen lights, I went up stairs to my own room and called Sam.

"Hey," I smiled hearing his voice.

"I miss you," he spoke immediately. I let out a small giggle. "I miss you too."

"How's it going over there?" he wondered, knowing there was going to be more to it than I told the boys. "Its good. Already working its magic."

"Thank heavens," he breathed. "How was your day?" I asked getting ready for bed. "Not too bad. Had work, patrol- you know, the usual. How about you?"

I told him all about my day and even a bit of what my Aunt Betty said. I spread the enriching news and gave him hope of seeing me soon.

"Goodnight Sam," I whispered lying with the phone pressed to my ear.

"Night Bells," he said softly, neither of us hanging up.

I woke up to something vibrating against my ear. Startled, I shot up looking for the culprit. Seeing it was my phone I checked it and saw a text from Alice. 'Your future is getting spotty. I am taking that as a good sign ;)'

Laughing, I shook my head and replied quickly. After I was done, I sat on my bed thinking. I didn't wake up shaking or sweating. Thinking back, I remember having dreams about my mom, but they were as bad as before.

Jumping out of bed, I kept a little skip in my step as I thought I was one step closer to being healed.

The rest of the day, and week for that matter, went by without a hitch. I was learning my way around the ranch and even making a few friends. A horse named Shep was my favorite to ride, while Bingo stayed at my side practically every waking moment.

"You know, you haven't chased chickens in a while," I told Bingo as I got up on my favorite brown horse. He gave me a sideways look, silently wondering if I was giving him permission to chase them.

"Hey, its not my fault if you decide to go get them," I spoke. He gave me one last look before getting up and running off. Chuckling to myself I took off on Shep for a ride around the property.

My days and nights went on like this. It felt nice living in peace for a while. Of course, I made sure to check in with Sam and the rest of the pack.

Apparently this was a pretty stressful week for Sam. People were starting to wonder about the Cullen's age, so he had to deal with them, making sure they had to come up with a undoubtable excuse to pack up and leave (which Alice also informed me of). Plus he was piled in police paperwork that he pushed off for a while which I argued was his own fault.

Jake was busy with his own life, helping out his dad and keeping mine company. And the pack was jut off doing their own thing, waiting alongside the others for me to come home. I kept telling everyone I would be back soon, but I wasn't exactly sure when soon was.

My nightmares had been faded day by day since I arrived at my aunt's house. I felt myself becoming less shaky and more relaxed. Of course, when those few times I would slip up, my aunt was right there with a pep talk to comfort me.

Her and I developed a strange bond. It was almost like she was my mother figure now, but not quite. "More like a guardian," she called herself. "Your 'guide to life' guardian," she would joke. I also met her 'boyfriend' who she kept claiming as a 'good friend' but I knew they were public. His name was Joe, he was really nice too. Always friendly when he came around, and made sure to stop and talk to me every once and a while. It was weird to think my aunt had a boyfriend. Of course she was never married, but it was nice to see her happy in her older stage of her life.

"You are sure you will be okay?" she asked as I guided her out the door.

"Positive," I smiled as she walked over to Joe. He was taking her to some horseracing thing. I called it a date but she just blushed and told me it was two people going to have some fun.

"Call me if you need anything," she said. "You have Joe's number?"

"I have both of yours," I replied calmly.

"Okay," she sighed. "Stop worrying," I laughed. "I will be fine here. I can practically run most of this place without you."

She smiled and gave me a kiss on the cheek. "I will be back around dinner."

"Which I will have set for you, Joe, and I," I replied cheeky. Her eyes lit up and she nodded. "Sounds perfect."

Giving a wave and a shout to Joe, I watched as they left the ranch.

"And she doesn't call it a date," I muttered to myself as I went to go put her bouquet of flowers Joe gave her in a vase.

Lounging around for most of the day, I decided to head out and take Shep for a ride. Turning off the TV, I headed out to the stables and saddled up.

We bolted out of the place and headed for the fields in a flash. It felt good to be on Shep. He was always so careful yet powerful. Plus, he was a really good listener when I fed him carrots. We stayed trotting along the fields for a while. The grass was getting to be long and thick. It was hard to walk in.

"You know, I will have to be leaving this place soon," I told Shep as I walked along side him.

He let out a horse like huff. "Yea, sorry buddy. I have soul mate to visit."

Shep stayed silent. "But I promise to come visit you. I'm sure Aunt Betty will have me back for a few more visits."

His head nodded and I kissed his nose. Relaxing with Shep a bit longer, I climbed back on him and let the guy stretch his legs. Taking him around the tracks and through the rest of the fields (not on my aunts property), we trotted home.

There was a tall dark figure standing at my Aunts property and I wondered whom it could be. Thinking it was one of the ranch hands; I took my time trotting back to them.

"Did you need something?" I called when I got close enough. The man still had his back to me. As he turned around I almost fell off my horse.

"Sam?" I gasped quickly jumping off of Shep.

"Hey," he laughed as I ran into his arms. "What are you doing here?" I asked excitedly.

"I couldn't take it any longer. I had to see you- in person."

I let out a small squeal and hugged him again. Was he really here to visit me?

"Sam," I smiled pulling away, "this is Shep," I introduced. The horse let out a 'neigh' and I rolled my eyes. "Fine, we can go back to the pen," I told him.

"You understand…a horse?" Sam questioned skeptically. I rolled my eyes and looked at him. "I'm the animal whisperer around here."

He chuckled and I broke my serious look. I guess im not very good convincer.

"So how have you been?" He asked with his hands in his jean pockets as I locked Shep back up.

"Good, real good." I said turning to him. He put his arm around me and I led him out of here. There was a loud bark and I turned to look for Bingo.

"Bingo?" I called as we made our way out of the stable. "Bingo!" I yelled.

He came running over to me with his tongue sticking out of my mouth. "Hey boy," I said bending down to scratch behind his ears.

"Sam, meet Bingo," I said introducing him to the dog.

"So this is the dog you've been talking about."

"The one and only," I smiled getting back up to be in Sam's arms again. I signaled Bingo to follow us as I guided Sam to the house. "My aunt is out till dinner," I told my boyfriend as I put food in Bingo's bowl, "so we have some time to ourselves."

"Perfect," he said while watching me from the kitchen table. "Now, maybe you can tell me why you are really here?" I questioned coming over to stand in between his legs.

"I'm here to see you," he told me with a small kiss to my lips. "You couldn't have waited a week or two?" I asked.

"Not in the slightest," he admitted. Kissing him again, I felt my heart melt all over. I didn't realize how much I really missed him until now. "You know, I didn't know you could leave La Push."

"I really shouldn't," he said. "I'm alpha, so I should go back soon."

"How long is soon?" I wondered. "Probably tomorrow or the day after that."

"That's really soon," I said sadly.

"You could always come with me," he requested. I made a face. Did I really want to do that this soon?

"Come on Bella, we all miss you," he whined.

"I haven't been gone that long," I protested. "2 and a half weeks." He rebutted. I rolled my eyes. So maybe that was a while. "I just don't know if im ready to go back yet," I told him rubbing his shoulders.

"Why not?" he questioned.

"I'm just not sure if I want to jump back into the supernatural world yet. Don't get me wrong, I miss you horribly, I just…I like it here."

"You're not coming back are you?" he questioned with heartbreak.

"I am," I spoke before he could kill himself with those thoughts. "I just don't want to go back yet."

"Its not that bad," Sam said. "The world we live in really isn't as horrible as it first seems."

I gave him a small look trying to understand. "Please, just think about it?" he asked.

"Okay," I breathed. "I'll consider it."

He gave me a kiss, pulling back, teasing me when I wanted more. For the rest of the afternoon, we hung around the house enjoying each other's company. Sam's time here really appreciated what we could have. It gave me some piece of mind and it made me feel all gooey inside that he flew all the way out here to see me.

"Bella?" my aunt's voice rang out.

"Aunt Betty!" I said getting up to meet her. "Hey Joe," I smiled. He gave me a nod and they both looked to the man behind me.

"Aunt Betty, Joe, This is Sam. Sam, this is my Aunt Betty and her boyfriend Joe."

"Close friend will do," Aunt Betty corrected giving me a look as she shook Sam's hand. "Well you are much more handsome than I imagined. I can see why Bella likes you so much," she claimed.

"Evil evil woman," I tisked at her while shaking my head. Sam knew I liked him, but I don't think he realized how much- until now. Sam shot me a grin before shaking Joe's hand.

"Well its very nice to meet you," Joe gruffed out. Joe also reminded me a lot like Charlie. He had that same manliness to him and a few of the same mannerisms. Setting out the place settings as the older people got situated, we waited for the lasagna to be done.

"So what did you two do all day?" she asked as we sat around the table with the pan of food.

"I, actually, took out Shep for a long ride before Sam surprised me."

"Have fun?" Joe asked.

"Tons," I smiled as I put more lasagna into my mouth. "I think his saddle needs changing though,"

"Okay, we can do that," Aunt Betty smiled.

"So Sam, how did you know where to find us?" Aunt Betty asked him.

"She mentioned it a few times so I thought I would come see her. I hope I wasn't intruding."

"Not at all," she smiled.

"I mentioned it once," I spoke, thinking it all over. Sam shrugged. "I pay attention."

Going back to eating, my insides just turned to mush a bit more. I only had to say it once, and it wasn't even that big of a deal, and he still remembered.

"How was the race?" I questioned to the couple.

"Not bad," Aunt Betty said looking at Joe. "We lost the bet on who would won, but it was fun."

"If she would have bet on the one I said, we wouldn't have," Joe said teasingly. "Oh hush," she spoke with a laugh. I watched the old couple smiling at the love. Whether Aunt Betty liked to announce it to me out loud or not, I could see it and I knew she wasn't denying it (except to me- I think she thought I was too young or something). After that Sam helped me with the dishes. As we finished, I found Aunt Betty and Joe were still out on their walk around the ranch.

"I missed you," I whispered to Sam as we stood in the middle of the kitchen.

"Missed you more," he spoke simply as he gazed into my eyes. Reaching up for a kiss, he gladly gave me one, making sure he me just how much he missed me.

I broke away standing back flat on my feet.

"Come with me," Sam pleaded. I closed my eyes and felt horrible for letting him down. "I'm not ready yet."

"Yes you are," he said. "I can see how light you move around here. You don't seem to have a doubt in your mind. Please Bells," he asked putting some hair behind my ear.

"Not yet," I told him with my ear to his heart. "I just can't yet."

He sighed and kissed my head.

"Give me a few more days okay? I promise I will be home real soon."

He looked into my eyes not saying anything. Putting my forehead to his, I sighed. Why was this so hard?

Joe and Aunt Betty came in a few minutes later and she gave me a look. "Bella, Joe and I were out looking for Bingo but couldn't find him. You think you can come help me out?"

I nodded, gently pulling away from Sam. "I'll be back," I whispered to him and then followed my aunt out of the house.

"You okay?" she asked.

I nodded, stuffing my hands in my back pockets. "You have that look you first had when you came here," my aunt pushed a little farther.

I let out a laugh. "I'm okay."

"Feel like talking about it?" she inquired not giving up. I let out a loud sigh and titled my head up to the now starry sky. "Sam wants me to leave with him tomorrow."

"And?" she asked not finding a problem with it.

"And, im not ready to go back yet. I feel like I could make more progress if I was to stay here."

"Bella," she laughed, "Honey, there is no more progress to make. You healed yourself all on your own."

Kicking the dirt, I glanced over at the stables. "I'm scared to go back."

"I can see that," she said. "Why?"

"Because everything is so complicated back home. I feel like…being here there is not a single stressful thing here."

"From what I remember, things wont be as stressful anymore," she said. "Your worries concerning your mother are fixed, that Emily girl is out of the picture, and you are willing to take a leap of faith with Sam. So what else could it be?" she wondered.

I bit my lip. Sometimes I wish she knew about the magical world.

"Everything is just so different there," I mumbled, "what if I end up losing it again? What if I can't take the pressure or I start having nightmares again?"

"Then you are always welcome back here," she told me coming to a stop. "Have a little faith in yourself Bella. You are a magnificent girl. And if you ever need me, I am a phone call away."

I felt a little better after she gave me a hug and we started walking back. "So I should leave tomorrow?" I asked her. "You should leave whenever you are ready," she told me in that kind voice of hers. I nodded and opened the door for her as we reached the house.

"Bingo somehow made his way to the living room. Seems he never left the house before dinner…" Joe said oblivious to what was actually going on. I smiled at Aunt Betty, holding a laugh as she rolled her eyes. I found Sam looking over at me with curious eyes, so I nodded to the stairs.

Leading him to the guest room, I shut the door behind him.

"You okay?" he wondered. I nodded and walked into his arms. All I needed was his comfort right now.

"Let me get changed and then we can talk," I told him as I pulled away to go get ready for bed. When I came back out in my pajamas, I took Sam's hand and led him to the queen sized bed. He took one side while I took the other.

"I want to go with you, but I think I need to spend a few days saying goodbye to my aunt and giving myself some closure."

"Alright," he said without any whine to his voice. I furrowed my eyebrows as I looked up at him. "Alright? No 'why Bella' or 'please Bella'?"

"I heard you and your aunt talking," he told me. "Stupid werewolf hearing," I said letting out a frustrated sigh as I rolled onto my back.

"Hey," he said coming to hover on top of me, "its not a bad thing. Hey, don't be ashamed," he said pulling my hands away from my face. "I understand okay?"

I nodded.

"Our world can be a hard place to live in. I'm starting to see that now. I guess I just never actually realized how difficult it could really be because I was grown up into it."

"I'm sorry I'm not going back with you tomorrow," I told him as I put my hand on his cheek. "Don't be," he whispered rubbing my wrist.

He leaned down to kiss me softly. From there, I told him about my days here and everything there was to know. I informed him my aunt didn't know anything about his secret except for that he was the alpha of the 'tribe'. He let out a loud laugh at that. There was a small knock on my door and both Sam and I turned to see who it was.

"Oh, I was going to bring Sam some blankets for the floor but I guess you both have the sleeping arrangements sorted out," Aunt Betty said.

I blushed a little and shook my head.

"Don't worry Aunt Betty, we won't be doing anything except sleeping."

"I hope not," she said with a pointed look. She gave Sam and I a friendly smile, saying her goodnights and then was off to her own room.

"I like her," Sam said tugging me to his chest. "Me too," I whispered as he shut off the light.

"Night Bells," he whispered kissing my temple. "Night Sam," I replied before falling asleep.