Chapter Twenty
Jacob's Point of View
"Happy Birthday EMILY" We all scream as the bon fire is started, she actually looked surprised this time; last year she looked like she was faking it like she knew somehow. Paul sets off a fire work he saved from last July it buzzes up into the night sky exploding into a heart shape flame.
Bella disappeared ten minutes ago with Leah and Rachel, I see them coming from the house carrying a huge cake Seth and Embry run over to give them a hand. Paul runs into his house followed by Solomon and his brother and quickly returns with two coolers each most likely filled with hot dogs. We haven't had a bon fire in months; and now it's with our brothers and sisters from another tribe. The cake is set down on a table, it looks absolutely beautiful.
"Did you guys bake this?" I ask walking over pulling Bella into my arms, she kisses my neck smiling.
"Yes we did, did you know Bella can cook" Leah asks, I smile down at her. I did know that but I liked cooking for her.
"Hey guys" Sam greets; I think he's still avoiding his dad. "Wow nice cake, Emily will love that"
"You can't keep avoiding him" Rachel says.
"Avoiding who?"
"Your father" She says.
"I'm not avoiding him"
"You haven't said anything to him since he first showed up"
"I've been busy; it is my wife's birthday"
"And it is that father you haven't seen in several years" She counters.
"So" I may never fully understand Sam no matter how many times I get a good look at his mind.
"Let's get started" Billy suggests, adding another log to the fire sending embers into the air.
I look around the fire at everyone getting ready to hear the different stories; it was only elders, shape-shifters and imprints since the group was getting too big. Leah sits between Aarons legs looking up at him completely in bliss, everyone now and then he leans down to kiss her. Sam joins Emily on a log letting her cuddle up into his arms. Paul pulls Rachel over to a nearby log doing the Sam, I look around for Bella when our eyes meet she jumps into my arms letting me hold her while she wraps her legs around my waist. I sit down on a log letting her snuggle into my chest. Life was pretty much prefect. Dad clears his throat again Bella slides out of my lap and on to the ground in front of me.
"Sam Sr. would you like to begin?" He asks, Sam nods.
"We have many legends; some the same as yours, well lets start with us shape-shifters. We know which of our kin are going to turn from the time they are born." My jaw drops. But what?
"How" Dad asks leaning forward his eyes full of curiosity.
"How many pairs of chromosomes they have in their bodies" He pauses, looking at each one of us. "A human has only 23 pairs while if they carry the gene to phase they will have 24"
"So you could have known I would have phased" Sam says
"No not at the time; when you were born it was before I had any knowledge from our Hawaii tribe, or the Makah tribe either."
"Why would you know about the Makah tribe" He asks curious.
"I visited there a lot"
"What to cheat on mom" He shouts standing up.
"Now hold on their Sam" Dad says pulling his arm to tug it down Sam tries to rip his arm away but cant.
"Yes, I did cheat on your mother; but it's not what you think"
"What why"
"I imprinted three years after you were born on another woman I met at the Makah rez when I went there on business." Sam just kind of sits down, not looking at either Leah or Emily; I guess that was a family trait huh. "I had a son with her, and when he was born I felt so guilty that I told her; but she didn't want me after she knew I cheated so I left and went back to you, your mother didn't want me either so I went to Hawaii I heard there was a tribe up there and possible shape shifters."
"What happened to the woman and the child" Sam asks his dad; finally understanding what happened. It not like he could argue against imprint; he would then become the hypocrite.
"She moved down here to let her son grow up with his half-brother" A woman says, we all turn around seeing Tiffany.
"Mom" Embry asks looking from her to Sam sr and then to Sam Jr. Well this is about to most weird I could handle. "But how, why, what" He asks clearly out of sentences to put those words in.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I didn't know how. All those years you asked me where dad was and I just told you he was gone. And then you phased I thought you would figure it out, I thought you would be mad at me for not telling you" I look around to all the faces as she speaks; Sam Sr face looks like he imprinted all over again. I wonder what pain he must have went through all those year; just being without Bella in my arms almost kills me. "and now Sam this doesn't mean I trust you again" She says walking back into her house, Embry looking from us to her and back again then run after his mom.
"Umm I guess we'll finish this later" Dad says pouring water on to the fire. "I want every one of you in school tomorrow" Dad says narrowing his eyes on us. Bella sighs standing up, I pull her into my arms kissing her gently.
"Ready for bed?" I ask she shakes her head making me laugh. "Come on" I sigh taking her hand into mine and walking back to the house.
X
With Becca and Solomon in their own house I finally have my bed back, I stretch out finally able to my door opens a crack. I look over seeing Bella at my door.
"What's wrong" I ask, she crawls into my bed wrapping the blankets around. I pull her into my arms wrapping them around her waist. Something about her smelled off. "Bella honey talk to me" She shakes her head burying it into my chest. She was really worrying me, I rub her shoulder to get her to look at me; it doesn't work. Sighing I rest my hand on her side pulling the blankets over us closing my eyes listening to her breathing in and out.
X
Bella's Point of View
"Bella honey time for school" Jacob coos in my ears, I try to turn around to face him but the cramps come back with a vengeance. "What's going on" Jacob asks pulling me into his arms cradling me against his chest. How am I supposed to tell a guy I have yucky girl things wrong with me? "Why won't you tell me?" He asks trying to get me to look into his eyes; I know I'll crack if I do.
"No" I mutter into his chest he sighs.
"Does your stomach hurt" He asks oh god how did he know! I nod. "Here Rach said to give these to you" He hand me two pills that read Midol on them, I look up at him he just smiles his Jacob smile. "Now when those kick in get dressed; I made breakfast" I make a face; the last thing I wanted to do was think about food. He leaves the room to allow me to dress; I walk to my room pulling on some jeans and a tee shirt with some character on it; go to the bathroom and brush my teeth and wash my face, then head down the stairs. Only Jacob is in the living room sitting on the couch, he smiles when he sees me.
"Hey we match" He laughs I look at the rabbit on his shirt, kind of looks like bugs. I look down finding myself wearing an Elmer Fudd shirt. Does that mean I want to kill Jake? "You hungry" I guess I was a little bit.
"Yeah" I lie kind of. He gets up from the couch leading me into the kitchen pulling a plate from the cupboard and puts an omelet on it with a heart shaped tomatoes on top. "Do you wanna drive to school" I ask holding up the keys with one finger. He smiles and takes the keys. I grab my school bag and jacket and head out to the truck with Jake following behind me.
"Ready for another fantastic day of school" He asks with sarcasm in his voice.
"Oh ya" I say playing along.
"Why are you sitting so far away?" He asks me, I look at the space between us on the bench seat and scoot over. The truck was too old to have any seat belts anyways. He puts his arms around my shoulders pulling into to the school parking lot parking next to Sam's truck, he and his friends stand around it. Jake gets out holding his hand open for me to take it, I do and he helps me out of the truck.
"Hey guys" Quil calls throwing one of his hands up in the air waving at us. Embry stands quietly next to him. Everyone looks to us; even the people not in the group stair at us. Jake pulls me into his side as we walk towards the group his hand rest on my stomach keep it warm and the cramps away.
"Hey guys" Jake greets everyone nods to him, I look around the group Leah stands there quietly on her phone. The Hawaii gang might not be coming here; most likely to the Forks High school. If they came here the wolves would pretty much rule the school. First Bell rings and we all begin to head in to get our stuff for class.
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