Bella said goodbye to her father over her shoulder as she finished up the dishes. She had been blown away at how comfortable both her and Charlie felt in Sam's home. Annabelle had spent the night glued to Charlie's side and she could already see that the little girl had him wrapped around her little finger. She smiled as she listened to Sam guiding his daughter into bed for an early night after her long and eventful day.

As the house quieted she felt as Sam finally joined her in the kitchen, pulling out a chair and dropping heavily into it. She turned and grabbed two glasses from the cupboard, filled them both with water and sat opposite him. Sam sighed heavily and looked at her.

"We've got to talk about what happened today," he said.

"Listen, I know that it was risky and I never would have put Paul's life in danger if there was any other way.."she started but Sam interrupted her with a huff.

"Bella, I'm not upset about Paul. You SAVED his life." Bella tilted her head in confusion.

"You shouldn't have risked YOURSELF like that." he whispered hoarsely. "You, and the baby, you're important too, and you can't put yourself into dangerous situations like that."

Bella could see that he was genuinely worried about her.

"You're right," she sighed. "I'm not used to putting myself first." she admitted, a tinge of pink coloring her cheeks.

Sam stood and sat in the chair next to her. "I know. I know you've got this giant heart and you want to take care of people, but that little baby in there is depending on you. You've got to keep them safe too."

Bella leaned into his side as he wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Thank you, Sam."

"That's what 'moral support buddies' are for, right?" he smirked and she laughed.

Bella let out a big yawn and Sam followed. "It's been a long day," he said, "you should get some sleep."

Bella nodded and then cringed at the thought of that hard bed in the guest room.

"I think I'll take the couch tonight. No offense Sam, but that spare bed feels like it's made of rocks."

"Shit, I'm sorry about that. Emily bought it during one of our fights before she got pregnant. I had forgotten how hard it is." he rubbed his face. "Take my bed, I'll take the couch. I've got to get up in a few hours and patrol anyways."

Bella started to argue but Sam held up his hand. "No. No negotiating on this one." he smiled and shooed her towards his room.

Bella sighed and made a quick stop in her room to change into pajamas before making her way into his room. She climbed into the ultra soft bed but even tired she tossed and turned at the thought of Sam getting kicked out of his bed.

Huffing she flung back the covers and walked quietly to the living room. She spotted Sam, now shirtless and in baggy grey sweatpants, laying on his back on the sofa with one arm thrown over his eyes. She raked her gaze along his body before swallowing deeply and clearing her throat. Sam lifted his arm and peeked over at her. "Listen, your bed is huge and there's no way I'll be able to sleep thinking about you laying out here. Can we just..share?" she said as she shifted from foot to foot.

Sam gazed at her for a moment before silently sitting up. She took this as his acceptance and started back to the bedroom, glancing back to make sure he was following. She nearly tripped as she caught his eyes glued to her ass. Pull it together Swan. There's no way he's checking you out. She chided herself.

As they both shuffled into the bed, they each stayed on the far edges of the bed, trying not to touch. Bella could feel the warmth of his body radiating on her side and she held back a groan as she instinctively inched towards it. She felt him stiffen and she stopped. "Sorry, it's just.. You're so hot." she murmured and then flushed bright red as he chuckled. "Warm. Heat. Temperature." she back peddled. Sam chuckled and held his arm up, inviting her to scoot closer. She jumped on the chance and plastered her body to his side. He jumped and cursed under his breath as her cold feet landed on his shin. Both lay incredibly still for several long moments before Bella's eyes began to droop. Just before she drifted off, she placed a gentle kiss on his chest and whispered "thanks Sammy."