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She's got the blue jeans painted on tight
That everybody wants on a Saturday night
She got the mood ring, she's never the same
She's sunny one minute then she's pouring down rain.
And she'll do whatever she wants
And when she moves every jaw's gonna drop
And I do but I don't want her to stop
I want, I want I want whatever she's got
I want whatever she's got
-Whatever She's Got- David Nail
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Three days. Blood panels, anti venom drips, vital checks. For three days Sam was woken up every three to four hours, poked, prodded and basically annoyed as nurses and staff drew blood from his arm. The highlight of his days in the hospital? Visiting hours. Bella would come in, early in the morning, sit herself down for a few hours and talk to him, head off to work the afternoon shift at the library and finally come back for the last two hours. He'd never been more grateful for such a loyal friend.
He'd called her not fifteen minutes ago. The doctors told him if everything looked good, after lunch he'd be going home today. He couldn't wait. His mom promised him some of her pecan pie if he behaved himself. He look forward to it. His eyes opened when he heard a soft knock on the door. A nurse walked in with sparkling blue eyes and strawberry blond hair framing her face.
"Hi Sam, we've got to do another blood draw hon. The lab techs messed up and we'd rather be safe than sorry." She explained.
Sam sighed. It was a well guarded secret that he hated needles. "Ok."
Another knock at his door called attention to the frame of a small figure. Sam grinned when Bella walked into the room. "Hey, sorry I'm late. Dad wanted something done. And your mom said to tell you hello. She was over today too." She said leaning down to kiss his cheek.
They missed the nurse's pout.
"I'll get to go home if everything comes back clear after lunch. Damn snakes." He sighed.
Bella smiled and held his hand when she saw him eying the needle. She'd learned just from watching him that he didn't like the torture devices- his words, not hers. When they were alone, Bella moved to the bed and curled up against him. She'd expected things to be awkward after what had happened between them in her kitchen, instead, it'd been as though nothing had happened other than them admitting their feelings to each other.
"Hey… you ok?" He wondered.
She grinned. "Yeah, just thinking. I'm glad you're gonna be at home. I hate hospitals. They give me the creeps."
"You and me both." He sighed.
"You know… my dad and I talked this morning… those two snakes… he says they were moved into the area. I have to kind of agree. They're usually found near swampland… you don't have a whole lot of that on your property. Someone put them there."
His eyebrows furrowed in contemplation. "I guess… Even with them living near swamp areas… they can live around deep brush and fallen logs. I mean, they're not only water snakes. Who would move them just so one of us got bit?"
"I can think of a couple people." She huffed. "Sorry… I shouldn't assume."
Sam snorted. "You? Assume something? The nerve. You're cute when you're pretending to be all prim and proper. Your friends know better though." He teased grinning when she poked his side. "Who'd you have in mind?"
"Dad said Edward was to blame. He doesn't think he acted on his own- he doesn't know how to handle them. He also doesn't like to get his hands dirty. But he does have money to pay someone. And I don't think they did it to get either of us bit. I'm sure it was the plan to just spook the horses and in turn spook us too."
"Yeah… but… we took out two of the most calm horses I have in the stables. I mean, they barely even startled till I made all that ruckus." Sam mused.
"Yeah, well I still say it's because they didn't know to be afraid. You don't have many rattlesnakes on the main pastures. You keep the land too clear for the snakes to be comfortable." She complimented.
He grinned. "Thanks. And if Edward is to blame, we're going to have to find a way to get payback. Jay's been itchin' to ride Jessup again. Maybe he should go through with his threat to tie Edward up and take him on a ride."
Bella giggled. "I don't think Jessup would like the squealing. I'd imagine it'd sound like a pig being gutted."
"Do I even wanna know how you know that?" He wondered.
She shook her head. "Nope."
"I won't ask then. I will ask for a kiss though.." He pouted.
Her eyes rolled. "I gave you a kiss already. Greedy gut." She teased.
"That wasn't a kiss!" He pouted. "That was.. That was a peck.. Or something." He huffed.
Bella giggled again before turning his face to hers with her finger. Her hand moved to his neck before she left him with the sweetest of kisses. She grinned against his lips before putting more force into it. The tension had built gradually until Sam moaned and let his head flop back against the pillows when the monitors started to race. He knew if they didn't stop the nurses would come to check on him.
"Problem?" She teased.
"Nope. There will be when I get this damn monitor off though. Once I get you alone, I'm going to pay you back." He promised.
Bella's breath caught as she stared down at him, watching the lust dancing behind his brown eyes. "How much longer?" She wondered.
"Just after lunch is what they told me." He grinned.
A knock at the door drug them from their bubble of lust. Sam grinned when Paul and Jared walked in followed by Embry. Jacob and Quil had promised to help Billy in his office since they didn't have classes and told him they'd see him after he'd been released. They took in the stain coloring Bella's cheeks, the way Sam's eyes flashed with annoyance and the tension in the room and shook their heads. They didn't know that the two had already told one another of their feelings. To them, this was just another reason for them to be locked in a closet together.
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Edward had started panicking. Charlie had just left his place of work after talking to Carlisle. From what he'd heard, Sam would be released from the hospital today. He'd never intended for the idiot to be bitten. He'd only wanted them scared. With a groan of frustration he only just refrained from slamming his head into a brick wall.
"A word, Edward, please." Carlisle said walking back to his office.
Edward rolled his eyes but followed his father none the less. When the door was closed he leaned against it, his palms flat on the wood paneling at his back. "Can I help you?" He asked.
"Sam's coming home today…" Carlisle started.
Again, Edward rolled his eyes and took a seat in front of his dad. "Yes, and I'm happy for him. But what does this have to do with me?" He snapped.
"Edward… did you think there wouldn't be rumors spreading already to say that it was your fault? You've been jealous about their budding friendship from the beginning. I for one have to wonder just how much you had to do with it. I'll give you a chance now to tell me in what capacity so I'll know if I need to hire you a lawyer or not." He warned.
"Are you serious?! Why would you even… How could you think… dad I did not have anything to do with him being bitten!" Edward snapped. Inside, his heart raced. Would they go so far as to try and press charges? How did they even know he'd had everything to do with him being bit- save for the placement of the snakes. It wasn't like he'd tried to murder him or anything!
"Edward… Charlie had already explained to me that Josh Uley wants to press charges if he finds out that this wasn't an accident. The type of snake he was bit by is one not usually found in the area. Seeing as there is no large body of water near by, it's not likely that one would just travel into the area- much less two."
Edward frowned. "I don't know anything about it." He lied.
Carlisle shook his head in disappointment. He knew his son. He knew a lie when he heard it and only sighed. "Alright then. Take your lunch break. I need to make a few phone calls then see Lauren. She's been having pains to her stomach for the past week."
Edward arched an eyebrow. "That's news to me." He murmured.
"It wouldn't be news if you would talk to her!"
The way his father snapped at him caused Edward to arch an eyebrow. When he got no other response, he sighed and shook his head. He left the building and made his way to the diner. Upon entering, he saw a small gathering consisting of Sam Uley and his friends. He'd been released early it seemed. Pursing his lips, he made his way to the counter and asked for his usual before taking a seat in the back corner booth- also his usual.
Bella was the first to notice him. She curled her hand over Sam's arm and laid her head on his shoulder. It wasn't that out of the norm for her. She did it to most of her friends. To Edward, who sat studying her, it was different. He'd never seen that look on her face before now. He didn't know how to place it.
"She looks happy."
A voice to his left lifted him from his thoughts. "Excuse me?"
"She looks happy."
Edward sighed. Victoria hadn't been the same since James had been sent to prison. "Meaning?"
"I've never seen her look at anyone like that. She looks like she's in love." Victoria sighed.
So that was it. Jealousy burned inside of Edward's chest. Jealousy and… guilt. She could have been harmed. There was a small part of him that still cared for her, even if he saw her as a hindrance to his promised career. He shook his head. He didn't like feeling like that. Guilt was a weakness. He only sighed and nodded to the waitress when she placed his food in front of him. She wasn't his problem anymore. He ignored Victoria when she shook her head and told him he'd regret leaving her one day.
Wasn't it Bella who would regret walking away from him?
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Bella gasped as her back hit the back wall of the barn. Sam's large hand cradled her head, cushioning the impact, as his lips crashed to hers. Her hands ran up his body, one hand pulling his hat from his head, the other carding her fingers through his hair before both her arms came to rest around his neck. She whimpered and hooked one of her thighs around his waist, pulling their hips flush together.
His lips trailed kisses from her lips down her jaw to tease a sensitive point of her neck stopping only so he could inhale her sweet scent. She always smelled like coconut and cherry blossoms. Underneath that was something… wild… exotic… pine and spice mixed with something just her.
"God I want you." He whispered against her skin.
She moaned when he pulled her other thigh up around his waist and thrust his hips against hers. She dragged his lips back to hers and whimpered when she felt one of his large hands sliding from her waist up her body. Her flesh rippled under his touch with desire and goose bumps raised where his fingers had trailed.
"Sam!" She whined when his fingers brushed over her nipple through her shirt.
Sam grinned and moved to nibble on her neck again. "What's wrong Bella?" He cooed huskily in her ear.
Her nails dug into his shoulders. "Tease." She huffed.
"Who? Me?" He asked, brushing their lips against each other. He palmed her breast and smirked. "Why would you call me a tease?" He whispered against the shell of her ear as his fingers slid beneath the waist band of her jeans.
A shiver of anticipation raced down her spine before her lips were claimed with his. Her hips thrust against his searching fingers with all the urgency she could muster. Her hands roamed over plains of covered muscle and skin and all the while the need for release grew. Sam wanted to be the one to make her cum- not just the image of him in her head. He wanted to be the one to make her cry out as pleasure washed over her body. They were on the edge, close enough to dive over into the sea of bliss floating below them.
"Sam?! Bella?! Where the hell are you?!"
Bella's gasp was muffled by Sam's hand covering her lips, all the while his fingers kept rubbing her clit. Her eyes widened when he smirked down at her, his own eyes impossibly dark with lust. Her body was screaming, begging, for what it knew Sam could give. With a muffled whimper, she froze as pleasure raced over her.
They listened as the footsteps came closer. Sam withdrew his hand from her jeans before covering her mouth with his. It wouldn't do well to have whoever had been searching for them seeing just how he'd made her shudder with desire. How he'd made her body sing for him. How he'd made her come with just a look alone. His jeans were yet again a mess and he could only pray that his mom hadn't raided his hamper in the three days he was in the hospital.
"Holy hell!"
Jared. Go figure. Sam couldn't even be bothered to offer a one fingered salute.
"What. The. Actual. Fuck?!"
And Paul. Where one went, the other followed. Sam wasn't surprised at all. At least they'd only been caught kissing behind the barn.
Sam broke their kiss and turned his head to look at his brothers. "What's up guys?" He wondered.
He felt invincible.
"What's up guys, he asks? We just caught kissing Bella behind the barn and all you say is 'what's up guys?' Damn, man." Jared huffed.
Bella giggled and pressed kisses to his neck, smirking when she felt him shiver. She didn't care that she'd been caught- so long as it wasn't her dad. She sighed, still floating after the amazing feeling of Sam's fingers fine tuning her body, coaxing pleasure from it with little more than his amazing fingers.
"So… how long have you two been kissing while we've been thinking of ways to knock your heads together?" Paul teased.
Sam rolled his eyes. "Told you not to become too vested in my love life. You'd start missing stuff."
Jared and Paul sighed. "We're happy for you guys. And don't worry. We won't say anything."
Bella smirked. "Better not. I'll have to find a way to embarrass the two of you." She said with a wink.
Sam chuckled and took hold of her hand, lacing their fingers together. "I take it you were sent to come get us?" He mused.
Paul and Jared eyed Bella. "Um yeah.. Everyone is here. Mom said it's time to eat." Paul said before walking away. Bella had evil moments when she wanted. He didn't want to be on the wrong end of one.
Jared followed after Paul leaving Sam and Bella to themselves.
"So… I'm attracted to you… but… what do you say to being my woman?" He grinned.
She smiled and shook her head. "Is that how you ask a girl out Sam?" She teased.
"No… but I do want to go out with you… I want you to be mine." He told her in all honesty.
Bella pretended to think about it. She laughed when he tickled her. "Of course." She grinned.
With another chuckle, Sam picked his hat up off the ground, where it had been knocked off, and placed it on her head. It raised quite a few eyebrows and caused Jared and Paul to smirk. Their friends could only pout when they would divulge any sort of details, but inwardly, they were happy to see Bella and Sam happy.