AN: it sure has been a while and I'm sorry for letting you guys down. I just finished school so I don't have to worry about that but heres chapter 17.

disclaimer. I don't own anything

"Bella!" Claire calls to me from behind the registers.
"Hey Claire, how are you?" I ask.
"I'm great." She replies.
"Thank you for this." I motion around the store.
"Don't mention it, honestly not many people applied, well they applied but we can put them in different Vans store. I would rather have a girl have the same shift as me than these guys who applied." She shuddered like it was the most repulsive thing she thought of.
"So who is this?" She questions looking up at Sam who stood next to me.
"Oh I'm sorry," I blush. "Claire this is my uh-" Looking at Sam he raises an eyebrow almost tauntingly asking 'yes Bella what am I to you?'. But a minute of me gaping like a fish out of water I answer.
"Claire this is my boyfriend Sam Uley."
"We'll Sam it is very nice to meet you. I'm Claire Young." She says shaking his outstretched hand. Recognition flashed across his face. "Are you related to an Emily?"
"Yeah she's my cousin."
"Emily?" I turn to Sam.
She's from the Makah tribe not too far from the Rez. But they are related to the Clearwater's."
"Wow what a small world." I say.
"Yeah its is. Let me go get Riley he's out in the back and then you guys can be on your way."
When Sam wasn't looking Claire caught my attention mouthing 'he's super hot' and gives me a thumbs up and a wink. I blush and turn my attention to Sam.
"So," he says, "she girlfriend she seems nice
"Yeah totally I need some girl friends to hang out with you boys are wayyyy too much for me."
"Nah we know you enjoy us." He replies wrapping his too hot arms around me from behind.
"Are you feeling well?" I ask concerned turning in his arms.
"Never better." He says reaching down to kiss my lips.
"Noo that's not what I mean," I laugh. "You're burning up." I say putting my hand to his forehead.
"I'm fine. I usually run a high temperature."
"Oh okay as much as I am worried. You're so warm and toasty." I tell him wrapping his arms around me again and snuggle into his chest.
"What do you want to eat for dinner?"
"I don't care you can choose." I tell him.
"Is there anywhere nearby you want to go?"
My mind takes me back to the Italian restaurant I was supposed to eat with Angela and Jessica but instead with Edward.
"The diners fine by me if you don't mind."
"You just want some blueberry cobbler don't you?"
"Maybeeeee." I tease causing him to chuckle.

"Isabella Swan?" A man asks behind us.
I turn away from Sam and look at the man in front of us. He was tall not as tall as Sam but taller than me. Had tok be in his late 30's and the brightest blue eyes I've ever seen.
"Bella is just fine." I tell him shaking his hand.
"Hi Bella thank you for coming down this evening."
"Of course no problem."
"Well the consistent times are from from 2 to closing which is 7. The pay is just minimum wage, $9.19." Riley informs me, showing the calendar (AN: I got that number by just typing minimum in Washington 2013 is that really true?). "These are the same hours as Claire also."
I look at Sam and he nods.
"It looks good. I'll take it." I announce to Riley.
"Great why don't you just come in on Monday start on a fresh week."
"Sounds great thank you very much." I state shaking hands with him.
"I'll let Claire here show you the ropes though. You two have a great evening." He adds taking his leave.
"This job is super easy you could do this in your sleep. But this is yours," she emphasizes handing me a Vans land yard along with a pin with my name on it. "The cash register is simple. Slide the barcode on here, the total comes out on to this box for the customers to see, if cash push here, if they pull out a card ask if its debit or credit. Make them slide their card if its more than $20 ask for photo id and make them sign the receipt. If we have any sales happening we'll always have it close by so you remember. The shoes just ask them what size and go in the back and find the shoe. Easy enough?" Claire huffs smiling after the run through.
"Yeah it doesn't sound too hard."
"Okay then I'll let you two go. See you Monday!"

Sam'a POV

"So how was work today?" Bella enquires pulling her legs up on the booth leaning into me, just like the first time we ate here together.
"Same ole. The library just wants to expand a little for the kids section." I tell her, obviously omitting the part I met up with Edward.
"I can't wait for the finished product. it must be nice to create something from your own hands." Bella says excitedly just as our food is given to us by Seth Clearwater and his mother.
"Sam, Bella," she says placing our food in front of us. "This is my baby Seth it's been years since you guys last saw him."
"I'm not a baby mom. I'm nearly 15." He complains.
"When did you guys ship him off to school?" I ask looking at the teenage boy in front of me. No signs of him phasing anytime soon.
Of course not he's too young. I thought.
It doesn't matter vampires are here. My wolf informs me.
"I'm not sure maybe when he was 10." Sue says shaking her head. "I shouldn't have enrolled them in boarding school."
"But I loved it there mom." Seth whines. "I know YOU did, Leah not so much. Plus I need you here to help me around the diner and with dad."
"I know mom." He says.
"Now get back there and serve the food." Sue instructs her son.
"Wow," Bella says. "He looks so much like Harry when he was younger from the pictures dad has."
"I know." Sue agrees. "He is Harry's son after all."
"Where's Leah?" I ask.
"She's spending some time with dad. She's been there since she got off the plane and onto the Rez."
"Well tell her we said hello, and can't wait to see her at the bonfire tomorrow night." I tell Sue.
"Alright I will. Enjoy you're food."
"Speaking about the bonfire tomorrow, what are you bringing?" Bella asks me.
"Probably steak and beer." I tell her. "Do you know what you're bringing?" She shakes her head no.
"Well I'm just throwing this out there but maybe you can make some dessert..."
She looks at me and laughs. "Yes a suggestion hmm. It's not already planned for me to bring dessert?"
"No not at all." I tell her
"Dessert it is then. Tomorrow morning we can go to the store and then my house for the pans."
"Sounds great I'm doing nothing so I can join you."

Edward POV

"We're you able to talk to the alpha Edward?" Carlisle asked.
"Yes we met at the treaty line. I asked if I could speak to Isabella but he says no. I got a look into his mind and she doesn't plan on coming back to forks anytime soon."
"She has to understand what danger we all are in." Esme says worrying about her families safety.
"However," I continue, "the alpha seems to be fond of my Isabella and I don't know what it is he blocked me before I could look more into his mind."
"We need to speak to her immediately before they want to take action." Carlisle persists.
"I will go to her house again tomorrow and see Isabella's father."
" Great idea Edward. She will come back to this family whether she likes it or not. I will not have her endanger all of us now that she is backing out of what she wanted in the first place." Carlisle says anger building into his voice. He turns to leave along with Esme from my room as I think about how Isabella will be mine forever very soon.

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