The next morning I got up and groaned. I forgot I didn't heal my ribs. I quickly sat back down on my bed and healed them. The pain was excruciating. I had to bit my lip from screaming out in pain.

I took a few deep breaths after they healed.

It was only 9 so I decided to make my way to the bathroom to shower. I felt dirty. After the fight with the vampire and Sam chasing after me last night, I didn't have any energy to shower. I quickly stripped off my clothes and hopped into the nice warm shower. I stood there for a while, just letting the hot water and steam engulf me. I then washed my hair and the rest of my body.

After I got out of the shower and got dressed I went down stairs for some breakfast. I grabbed some milk out of the fridge and some cereal out of the pantry. As I sat down to eat I saw a note from Charlie on the table.

Bells,

Sorry I could be here when you woke up. I had to leave early for work and I didn't want to disturb you. I won't be home till real late tonight, so don't worry about dinner. Oh! And Jake called while you were sleeping last night. He told me to tell you to call him when you get up.

Love,

Dad.

I set the note backed down and practically inhaled my cereal. After I was finished I washed my bowl, put it away and walked over to the phone to call Jake.

Ring Ring…Ring Ring…

"Hello?" Billy answered.

"Hey Billy! It's Bella. I was wondering if Jake was up yet."

""Hi Bella. Yes, he's up. One second honey."

"K. thanks Billy!"

I could hear Billy calling Jake and then the phone being taken out of Billy's hands.

"Hey Bells!" Jake said

"Hey Jake! Um...Charlie said you called last night."

"Oh! Yea, I forgot about that. Well, I wanted to know if you wanted to come to a bonfire at Emily's house tonight."

"Emily?"

"Oh! Right, you haven't met her yet. She is Paul's impr-….I mean, Girlfriend."

"Oh...right. . Sure. Who is all coming?"

"the whole pack. You will get to meet the girls too."

"Cool! Sounds like a lot of fun. I will be there!"

"Good. You should be there around 8. Did you want me to pick you up?"

"uhh, no thanks. I got it. Can you just give me the directions?"

"Sure thing."

After Jake told me how to get there, I asked him if I could bring anything. He laughed and said I could bring one of my famous pies. I smiled and told him I would. After we hung up, I started to make a list of what to get from the store.

I probably wanted about triple the ingredients I was writing down considering I was going to feed a bunch of werewolves' dessert.

Just as I got done with the list there was a knock on my door.

I wonder who that could be. I quickly ran to answer the door.

There, in all his glory, stood Sam, looking as cute as ever.

"Hey." He said in a deep voice.

"Hey. What are you doing here?"

He looked at me with concerned eyes. "remember…last night I said…"

"Oh! Right...we needed to talk." I said as my cheeks flushed deep red.

He let out a chuckle which just made me blush even deeper.

After he got a hold of himself he took a deep breath and the serious look returned to his face. "So…can I come in?"

"Oh, well…"

"Is this a bad time?"

"Wh-what? No I just…I was about to head to the store to pick up some groceries for tonight."

"Tonight?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yea, ya know the bon fire. I thought…I mean Jake invited me…I-im sorry. I don't mean to just input my self into the pack. That was stupid of me, nev-"

"Bella. Stop. I should be apologizing. I'm glad Jake invited you I just thought that you had…."

"I what?"

"I thought you had…something else….or well…"

"Spit it out Sam." I said growing impatient.

"." He said really fast as pink colored his cheeks.

I laughed. "Nah, im date free. Plus I would take you and the pack over a date anytime." I said with a wink.

His face lit up and he smiled a goofy grin. He took a step closer, just inches away from me.

"Well, im glad to hear that. But you still haven't invited me in" he said smirking.

I laughed and opened the door wider for him to come in.

"Your welcome to stay as long as you like." I said as I ran up the stairs to get my wad of cash. I grabbed it out of my underwear drawer and ran back down the stairs.

"But I'm bouncing." I said as I made my way to the door.

"Wh-what? Hey! Where r u going" he said rushing towards me as I was on the porch.

"I told you. I'm going to the store. I have to grab some ingredients for tonight!" I laughed.

His facial expression was priceless. It was a mix of confusion and love. It felt like the perfect moment to just kiss him. Of course, didn't. I mean I just met him like a day ago and I'm head over heels for him? And this imprinting thing-was I really Sam's imprint? I shook my head.

"Anyways, I will see you later!" I said over my shoulder. I was just about to get into my truck when he grabbed my wrist.

"Wait. Im coming with you. Did you really think I would let you go by yourself? Plus we have to talk about yesterday." My face drained of all its color. Yesterday. The cuts and bruises. Of course he noticed them…but what would I say?

"R-right. Yea. Ok. Hop in." I said with a forced smile.

The car ride to the grocery store was silent. I mean, the radio was playing but that was it. I guess we both had a lot on our minds. We arrived at the grocery store faster than I thought. We both hopped out of the car and headed in the store. I grabbed the cart and pulled out my list. Sam didn't say anything; he just watched and followed me from behind.

First on the list was sugar and flour. I grabbed about 3 packages of both and moved on. Sam just looked at me with an unreadable expression on his face. After I finished getting through the list we headed to the checkout area. The cart was full of baking ingredients.

"How are you going to pay for all of this?" he said with an incredulous look on his face.

I pulled out my big wad of cash and waved it in front of his face, and then continued loading the stuff onto the checkout stand. He shook his head. I turned to him.

"What? You didn't think I would leave phoenix without money would you?"

His face was unreadable.

"I have been saving up for a while, so what?" I said with a shrug.

"Bella, this is going to cost a lot. Let me pay for it." He said while taking his chard card out.

"Oh no you don't!" I said.

"Belllaa…." He said, starting to whine.

"Sam, as chivalrous as that is, I don't want you to pay for this. I have my own money and im a big girl." I said.

"But Bells, I mean, don't waste your heard earned money for that I mean…."

I laid a hand on his chest and he stopped talking.

"I appreciate that Sam, but its fine. Really." I said while looking at my hand.

A few seconds passed of just us staying in that stance. We both snapped out of it as the cashier cleared his throat.

"Sorry." I said to the man while blushing furiously. I looked over at Sam to see his cheeks a dark pink. I laughed to myself and handed him the cash. Sam and I then headed for the door.

Sam and I put the groceries in the car and headed back to my house. I had about 2 hours to cook all the pies and then get ready.

Sam brought in the groceries from the car, while I preheated the oven. I set all the ingredients out, washed my hands and got to work.

Sam sat at the table just watching me for a while before he started talking.

"So...Bells…about yesterday."

My heart pounded furiously against my chest. Sam must have heard it because he raised his eyebrows.

"what about it?" I asked while focusing my eyes on the pie dough.

"what happened?" he asked gently.

I decided to play stupid.

"What do you mean Sam?" I said innocently

"Bella." He growled. "don't play that game with me. What were you doing out there? And how did you get hurt? There were cuts all over your body?" "I should have smelled you in the woods." He said quietly. Of course I took that as an opportunity to change the subject.

"Smelled me?" I asked.

"I….umm…"

I stopped kneading the pie dough to look at him with raised eyebrows.

"How would you smell me Sam?" I asked dumbly.

Of course I knew how he would. He was a werewolf for heavens sake. But what he didn't know about me, the better.

"Bella, you're changing the topic" he complained.

"Well, so are you." I said accusingly as I went back to work.

He groaned.

"Will you please just answer my questions?"

"If you will answer mine." I replied back.

I didn't want to force him to tell me he was a wolf; I thought maybe that he would in time. But it hurt to know that he trust me enough to tell me already considering I was his imprint. He stood up from his chair and walked towards me. He leaned against the counter, to my right, inches away where I was working. He stared at me, waiting for me to meet his eyes.

"What if I promise to tell you my secret tonight?" he said while turning me towards him. I took a step back and he took one forward. "Will you tell me what you were doing out in the woods last night in the woods?" I gulped and took another step back.

"I-I…don't want you to tell me your secret." I said with a shaky breath.

He took a step back with horror and shock plastered on his face.

"oh." Is all he said while standing frozen.

I quickly tried to explain myself.

"What I mean is, I don't want you to feel like you have to tell me just because your curiosity is getting the best of you. Tell me when you're ready, not because you feel like you have to." I tried explaining while looking down playing with my hands.

He seemed to unfreeze because he walked towards me. He put his fingers under my chin and tilted my chin so I looked up at him.

"look at me" he commanded in a gentle voice.

I looked up at his eyes.

"Your amazing you know that?" he said with a slight smile.

I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding and smiled a small smile.

"thanks"

We stood like that for what seems like forever. Then the oven beeped which made us both jump backwards. I quickly put the three pies in the oven and started working on the next. Sam went back to his old position of leaning on the counter near me.

"I-I…I want to tell you my secret Bella. Tonight. Not because I have to, or because my curiosity is wide, but because I want to." He said in a soft voice.

I looked up at him.

"Okay." I said simply.

"Ok?" he said shocked.

"yes. Ok. If your ready to tell me then im ready to listen."

He smiled and kissed my cheek. When his lips touched my cheek it felt like heaven. An electric jolt passed though the both of us. He pulled back slowly, only to whisper in my ear.

"I gotta go do some things and then get ready for the Bon fire tonight, but I will see you there?" he asked.

I tilted my head to look at him and rubbed my thumb across his cheek.

"Yea, I will see you tonight." I said. His eyes looked at mine and I felt as if we were reading into each others souls. I removed my hand from his cheek and let out a small chuckle. He raised an eyebrow at me.

"You might want to wipe off the flour off your face before you go." I said before I turned back around to finish working on the pies. I heard him chuckle behind me and walk towards the door.

"Bye bells!" he shouted.

"Bye!" I called from the kitchen.

About an hour after Sam left I finished making the pies. All I had to do is put the rest in the oven. I took out the two pies that were ready and put the others in. I looked at the clock to see I was running behind.

Shit! I teleported upstairs and got my toiletries bag. I took a quick shower and put on some clothes. I decided to wear some skinny jeans and a dark blue short sleeve shirt. I looked in the mirror. What to do with my hair? I thought. I decided to leave it natural.

I took a brush and brushed it a few times before leaving it be. 7:45. the clock read. I swiftly grabbed my phone and ran downstairs. I took the pies out of the oven. They weren't even close to being ready and I had to go.

Quick at thinking, I used my power of fire to cook them while I telepathically put the pies that were ready in some pie boxes I bought from the store. The clock turned 8 and I was just putting the rest of the pies in their boxes. I stacked all 6 pies in the car, and I was off to Emily's house.

A/N~ Answering a popular question.

Is Bella a witch?

I cant really give it away. What I can say is to keep your minds open to all different possibilities. She could just be an average person with some powers or she could be a witch. You will have to read and review to find out!