Sam's Soul Bonded
Part Seven
BPOV
"Once your wrist is healed I will start teaching you Self Defense." Sam said as he finished cooking. I sat down at the table and watched as he set a plate of bacon and eggs down in front of me.
"You want me to fight?" I asked confused and happy that he was taking me serious at least.
"Not really, but I also know that you are a danger magnet, and we, the pack and I can't always be with you. But at least teaching you how to defend yourself, will keep you safe until we can get to you. I hope you never have to fight, but I know that isn't likely." Sam replied as he sat down with his own huge plate of food.
"OK makes sense, So Leah is taking me to finish our shopping from yesterday?" I asked as I thought I had heard that part in the conversation.
"Yeah but this time it is in Port Angeles and I am going with you two this time." Sam said and I nodded with a smile as any time I spent with him was fine with me.
We ate in silence after that, we didn't need mindless chatter to be comfortable. After wards he went into his office to work on invoice orders, and organizing work teams for the contracted projects. I decided to see what I could get prepared for dinner later on. I noticed that he had all the ingredients for homemade spaghetti.
I got everything in the big Dutch Oven by the time Jake and Leah showed up.
"Jake decided that he wanted to come with as well." Leah said with an eye roll but I could see the smile on her face that stated clearly that she didn't mind him tagging along.
"Smells like your famous homemade spaghetti." Jake said sniffing the air and salivating like the Canine he shifts into.
"Yep! You are welcome to stay for dinner if you want." I said as I felt Sam come up behind me and pull me into my favorite place.
"Sure sure! Lets get going so that I can return and work on my car some more!" Jake said and we got into our vehicles.
Within three hours we got my wardrobe finished off, and were on our way back. On the way I thought of something that should be implemented.
"Sam how much money do you go through a week on average feeding the pack?" I asked as I wondered why it seemed the pack congregated at his house.
"Easily about $500 just between Paul, Jared and myself. Now I can see that amount going up. Why?" Sam asked as he parked his truck in the driveway.
"I just think it is odd that they always seem to eat at your house do they compensate you at least for the food they eat?" I asked as I opened the truck door with my uninjured hand, and hopped down.
"No and to be honest it does kind of piss me off! The Council only pays us $2,000 a month each. And I wind up burning through it all just to keep my house stocked. If it wasn't for the fact that my company is successful I wouldn't even be able to pay the bills and mortgage." Sam answered as he grabbed my bags and brought them into the house.
Bella walked over to the Dutch Oven and stirred the spaghetti sauce. She mulled over how she wanted to help out. She went and sat down next to him in the living room.
"Well start charging them $50 a day, and that should help you out. I did call Mike's mom and put my two weeks notice in. I will be able to start work for you in two weeks." I said as I laid my head on his shoulder, he smiled at me as he put an arm around me.
We sat for a time contently watching TV. I got up once an hour to go stir the sauce, pretty soon the pack showed up, as rowdy and raucous as I have quickly come to know. The other imprints helped me finish preparing dinner.
SPOV
While the girls minus Angela was in the kitchen, I decided to call a pack meeting. I decided to implement Bella's idea about paying for the food they consume.
"Alright Guys and Angela, Pack meeting out back!" I called as I led the way out back to the fire pit.
After everyone was situated, I noticed Angela and Quil looked cozy together. I smiled at her happy that she has someone who compliments her.
"Alright First order of business! Guys I can't afford to keep feeding you all for free!" I boomed out.
Pandemonium erupted as the boys started yelling over each other. Finally Jake spoke up.
"Guys! It is only right that we help out by either paying $50 a day or alternating houses!" Jake said, stepping up as Beta.
"I can't afford to pay that!" Jared yelled.
"Bullshit! We get paid $2,000 a month, plus we are partners in his business! How the hell can you not afford it?" Paul asked Jared with a glare.
"Guys! We are a family! We help each other out, how about we pay $200 a week, and alternate houses?" Angela asked.
"I agree with Angie." Quil said speaking up for the first time since the meeting began.
"Alright we go with Angela's idea, next order of business, has anyone notice anyone else about to phase?" I asked.
"I think Embry Call is showing signs, I think Seth Clearwater is also showing signs. They seem to be eating a lot more, and hitting Growth Spurts." Jake said. Quil nodded his agreement.
"Nope I haven't noticed anyone showing signs!" Jared said with a little sneer.
"Me either." Paul and Angela said at the same time.
"Alright now is the part of the meeting where I will ask everyone if they have something they need to get off of their chests. Jake?" I asked my Beta.
"Nope I'm cool." Jake answered. I went around until I came to Jared, no one else had any complaints.
"Yeah I have a problem! How come Jake gets to be Beta when he just phased!" Jared yelled.
"Jake is directly descended from Ephraim Black, Alpha of the last Pack, and last great chief of this tribe. By all rights he should be Alpha, but he decided he wasn't ready for it. So I decided that he should be Beta until he is ready to step up!" I snarled at him.
"So perfect little Jake gets precedence over me and Paul!" Jared snarled getting up in my face.
"Leave me out of this Cameron!" Paul growled in a warning tone as he and Quil pulled Jared off of me.
"So you are telling me that it doesn't bother you, that you put in a whole year of being a shifter and then Jake comes along and gets an instant promotion!" Jared growled at Paul.
I felt somewhat guilty at that but Jake honestly is a good kid, and a good leader. Jared however just didn't have the leadership skills, or the gumption to take charge.
"No it doesn't bother me! What does bother me is you pissing and moaning like a little bitch! At least you have parents who love you! I didn't have that! Mine ran out on me when I was barely into my teens! Unlike you I appreciate the few good things in my life! So don't complain to me about how unfair life is to you!" Paul growled.
Before anyone could come to blows I smelled Bella come up behind me and wrap her delicate arms around me from behind. Breathing in her scent calmed me and Wolfie down. I notice the other imprints go to their mates.
"Everything OK?" Bella asked into my neck.
"I will talk about it later. Is dinner ready?" I asked.
"Yep it has been ready for a few minutes, you guys seemed really into your fight." Bella answered as she let me go.
Dinner after that was so tense I could barely enjoy my mates hard work. Jared sat furthest from us and split his glare between the pack. Kim kept trying to get him to settle, but he just ignored her, something he does a lot lately.
"You know what Jared! If you don't stop your sulking and complaining you will become intimately familiar with the couch!" Kim fumed finally having enough of Jared's attitude.
"Bella dinner was wonderful, I will be buy to swap recipes tomorrow!" Kim said before storming out.
We all were stunned at Kim's uncharacteristic display, Jared more so than anyone else. He finished his dinner than stormed out. I hate to say this but the atmosphere relaxed after that.
"Sorry about him Bella, he is just going through a phase right now. I better get my Emily home, she has a doctor's appointment tomorrow. Dinner was excellent." Paul said as he hugged Bella at the door.
"You don't have to apologize for him, he is entitled to his own feelings. I hope everything is fine." Bella said.
"I have an appointment to get a pregnancy test done. The OTC one came back positive, we just want to find out for sure." Emily said with a radiant smile. The happy couple walked out.
"That is wonderful as usual Bells! See you tomorrow after school!" Jake said as he gave Bella a big bear hug.
"He was given the last couple days off to get used to phasing, he has to start attending again tomorrow. Bye!" Leah said as she hugged us both, then her and Jacob left for his home.
It was now just Quil, Angela, Bella and myself. Bella and Angela started clean up and Quil followed me into the living room.
BPOV
I was deep in thought as Angela and I finished cleaning the kitchen. Angela was just as quiet as me.
"Bella do you think I am moving on too soon? I mean I only broke up with Ben three days ago." Angela silently wondered.
"I can't answer that because I am on the same boat. I know most people will say that I didn't love Edward based on how soon I moved on. But I feel safe and secure with Sam, He is my Dark Knight. Maybe it is the soul bond, and maybe it is the fact that he is constantly with me. But I don't really feel like wasting precious time on mourning a relationship that I now know was all on his terms. Does that even make sense?" I asked her as I dried my hands then we got our homework out.
"It does to me, since I imprinted on Quil yesterday I haven't really thought about Ben. I asked because their were rumors going around that we were cheating on our boyfriends with Rez Bums!" Angela said and I felt incredible anger at that.
We worked in silence for a while, before I spoke up.
"Well they are jealous! We have really hot and sweet boyfriends, with big peens!" I exclaimed.
"How would you know how big my peen is?" Sam asked as he breathed into my ear, sending shivers of desire down my spine.
"I can feel it every time you hold me." I responded feeling a blush appear on my cheeks.
"Well I think it is time to go Angel." Quil said in a rich baritone.
"Bye Bella see you tomorrow night!" Angela said as her and Quil walked out.
Sam and I walked into the living room where he put in one of his DVDs. We had the volume down low, he sat down and I laid with my head in his lap. He started running his fingers through my hair.
"So what happened out there earlier?" I asked.
I listened in silence as he explained what happened at the meeting. I did not feel bad for Jared, at least he had a whole family environment. I completely agree with Paul.
"Jared is nice enough but I am with Paul on this one. Though tactless, Paul does have a point, only someone who hasn't had a broken home would behave like Jared." I said, then thought of Emily and Paul having a child.
"Sam your not expecting to have sex anytime soon are you?" I asked, I felt him stiffen and stop playing with my hair.
"No Bella, as much as Wolfie and I desire you, we know that it is too soon. You are only a virgin once and I don't want your first time being painful or one you will regret. I am just enjoying simply being with you with no ulterior motives." Sam said.
I sat up and turned his face until I was staring into his beautiful eyes and leaned into him kissing him slowly and gently.
"I would never regret being with you. I might have only known you less than a week but I already know that I love you. You make me feel safe and cherished. But you are right I am not ready for sex. A part of me was afraid that you would expect me to put out so to speak." I confessed when I pulled back.
"That was part of what went wrong with my relationship with Leah. We rushed into sex because that was what everybody was doing. I am just thankful that Leah is still my friend. The decision to take things to that level should not be made lightly." Sam answered.
"Leah said that you have known each other too long not to be friends. I am glad we cleared that up." I said as I laid back down on his lap and we finished watching that DVD before heading up to bed.