When I woke up, I wasn't in my usual surrounding. I knew that because I woke up to the smell of Nate. That intoxicating smell that I still love. I sat up and tried to remember what happened, and it all flooded back to me.

I looked around to find his room hadn't really changed from the last time I had seen it. The only exception was that there were some newer and updated pictures of everyone scattered around the walls and tables.

Nate's room was fairly big overall. He could fit a king size bed, a nightstand, a dresser, and a closet. His walls were scattered with pictures from now and then.

His walls were painted a foggy grey and had furniture that was a smooth shiny black wood. He had a huge window you could see when you walked into the room. It was practically the attention grabber of the whole room.

I looked closer at all of the pictures he had put in here. There were some of when Nate, Catie and I were in middle school, and some just before I left. I noticed there were a lot more of Elizabeth in here too. I smiled at all of the photos he had kept in here.

He was kind of like a photo freak, but in a good way. He said he loved to take pictures because he loved to capture the memories and make sure they were remembered, even if it was the smallest things.

I decided to stay in bed for a few minutes, just letting myself gather my thoughts. But the more I thought about my thoughts, the more I wanted to tell the pack about everything. I have left them pretty much clueless for the long time, and they deserve an explanation, just like I gave the Cullens.

I removed the black cotton sheets off of my legs and swung them over the edge of the bed. I was just about to get up when I heard someone.

"Where are you going?" Nate asked me with a raised eyebrow. He was standing at the doorway to his room with his head popped in.

I looked up to him and smiled. I couldn't help my excitement so I quickly hopped off the bed and ran into his arms.

He caught me and we both laughed.

"You're ok." I whispered into his shoulder.

"I'm getting there." He said while rubbing my back. I released him a little and looked at him.

"What else is hurting?" I asked him concerned. He waved me off.

"Don't worry your pretty little head about it." He teased. "Come on, lets get you back to bed." He said lightly guiding me into his room.

"Nateee." I whined.

"Beeeee." He whined back, matching my tone of voice.

I chuckled a little bit at him, but he just kept pushing me back towards the bed.

I rolled my eyes and gave up, sitting on the bed with my back against the headboard.

Nate moved the sheets and put them over my legs in a fatherly manner. His hand rested over my thigh and I felt the mood shift. It went from joking to serious in the matter of seconds. I noticed how he sat down on the bed next to me but wouldn't at me.

I put my hand over his and those baby blues looked up at me.

"I'm ok." I told him strongly.

He pushed back the tears and raised his hand that was resting on the bed onto my cheek. His thumb grazed my cheek bone and he lowered my head to his lips. I closed my eyes and just let my senses take over. I covered my other hand with his that lay on my cheek. The feeling of finally being with him, knowing that he was ok, was invigorating.

"Don't ever do that again." He said meeting my eyes after a while.

I broke away from his eyes. I was almost afraid to say what I needed to say.

"No." I whispered. I could feel him tense.

"What?' he said dumbfounded.

"I said no." I whispered a little louder.

"And why not?" he asked kind of harsh.

"Because you made it. You are ok, and I can't promise that I wouldn't take that chance again."

He looked down trying to process what I was saying.

"You know if anything was to happen to you yet again, I would be here in a heartbeat." I said looking at him.

He was about to argue with me, so I cut him off. "You know if it was me that was hurt, you would do the same thing I did, and I know you wouldn't hesitate to do it again if you had to." I stated. He looked at me and sighed.

"When did you get so smart? I thought I was supposed to be teaching you a lesson here?" he told me.

I laughed a little. "I grew up. I realized what I wanted from life and how important it was to get it."

This time I patted his leg. "So I don't need those life lessons anymore." I teased.

"Oh really? Cause if I seem to remember correctly, you have a boyfriend." He said in a smart tone of voice.

"Well if I remember correctly, you have a fiancée" I said in the same tone.

"Ugh, fine. Tie." He said. I snickered at his loss.

"So how'd you do it?" I asked Nate.

"Do what?" he asked back. I could tell he was completely clueless.

"Propose dumb ass." I said rolling my eyes.

"Oh, well there were roses and wine, and a date." He said.

"Way to be specific." Sarcasm dripping from my voice.

He smiled and nodded. "So how did you and Sam meet?"

"At Jakes house. After I went to go surprise Jake I was back home, we ended up talking for a while and then the rest of the guys came over and Sam just ended up being there." I tried to put nonchalantly

"And that's how you guys met?"

"Yup."

"So it has nothing to do with imprinting?" he asked

I was stunned. "How…what….?"

"They told me." He said smiling

"Just like that?" I asked, thinking there was a catch somewhere.

"Well Sam said that since I was pretty much like family, that I might as well know. I can't believe you have been hanging around with werewolves. Actually I can't believe there are werewolves in my house." He said.

I laughed. "Sam really did that?" I asked, smiling just thinking about him.

"Yea, he did." Nate smiled.

"Can we go downstairs now?" I asked him. I really wanted to say thank you to Sam. I can't believe he did that for me.

"Yea let's go." He said getting off the bed and held out his hand for me.

I gladly took it, and we walked down the stairs laughing and shoving each other.

Once we got to the bottom of the stairs I saw Sam. I quickly ran and jumped into his arms.

He spun me around in circles as my legs were wrapped around his waist and held me tight around the thighs.

'Thank you." I said pulling back to look at him

I could feel him smiling. "You're welcome."

I quickly gave him a kiss and jumped down.

"So what do we do now Bella?" Brady asked.

I turned towards Brady who was sitting on the chair next to the couch. "Now I tell you everything. I want to fill you in on everything you have missed and everything I haven't told you yet."

"Really?" Leah asked.

I turned to her and smiled. "Yea, this is long over due." I said and then we all sat down in the living room waiting for me to fill them in.