Author's Note: In this story, the pack members get bigger before they phase. This is seen as Jared was the giant sophomore and Seth was getting tall fast. Sam and Leah didn't notice those changes in each other because they're together every day.
The pack members also change pretty drastically after they phase. We saw this with Sam, when Leah described him as more muscular but also leaner. We also see this with Seth and Leah immediately after their phase. IMO, this is in line with Jacob's phase in New Moon. I took some liberties with how this affected Leah in the coming chapters.
LPOV
WHO IS THIS? Sam asked.
SAM? IS THAT YOU, SAM? I called out to him. Seth's voice was indistinguishable with his howling.
LEAH! ARE YOU AT HOME?
AT MY PARENTS! I looked down at Daddy on the floor and at Seth, now a sandy colored wolf. He had demolished the card table. SETH PHASED TOO.
I'M COMING!
Then I noticed that I could see far too many things. I saw the room from my perspective and from Seth's. I saw two visions speeding through the forest. Then other visions would come in, showing some spot in the forest, but Sam would tell them to go away and they did.
SPOV
I was at the back door, Paul at my heels. I phased to human, opened the door and phased back to wolf.
LEAH, SETH, COME OUTSIDE INTO THE WOODS WITH US. I alpha commanded as I entered the living room.
Seth started walking against his will. His mind was very confused.
Leah watched him curiously. She looked at me. WOW, SAM. YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL!
YOU'RE NOT SO BAD YOURSELF, BUT LET'S GET INTO THE WOODS.
OH YEAH, RIGHT. And she followed Seth out.
ALPHA COMMANDS DON'T WORK ON HER, SAM. I BET SHE'S THE ALPHA FEMALE. Paul said when we got out the door.
WAIT, WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY DAD? HE COLLAPSED! Leah said as we approached the trees.
NOW THAT WE'RE IN THE WOODS, I'M GOING TO CHECK ON HIM. I said. PAUL, YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM.
I phased to man, pulled up my shorts and ran to Harry on the floor, prepared to be reprimanded for destroying his living room with my pack. Instead he was lifeless. He had no heartbeat. I called 911. They had me do CPR until the paramedics came.
Paul came in while I was doing CPR. "What's up? What's taking so long?"
"I have to do this until the medics arrive." I explained. "Get some of Seth's clothes for them, for when they phase back. Please take care of Seth and Leah. I won't be much longer, I hope."
Harry was not responding to CPR. It took over thirty minutes for the ambulance to arrive.
I explained to the paramedics that I was his son-in-law, that my wife had called me but she was having a panic attack about it and her friend took her to calm down while I dealt with her father.
I told them we need to call his wife. I had called 911 but not his wife. They let me call her. It was the worst conversation of my life. They took Harry away. I told Sue where they were taking him.
When they cleared out, I started for the woods and had an even worse conversation.
LPOV
Paul, Seth and I were in the woods, all in wolf form. Paul was explaining what was going on to Seth.
PAUL, CAN YOU CHECK ON SAM? AND MY DAD?
Paul walked toward the house and phased. He pulled up his shorts, just like Sam did. He came back a few minutes later with a shirt and some shorts. He dropped the clothes on the forest floor with his own shorts and joined us in wolf form.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW TO REVERT TO YOUR HUMAN FORM. YOU JUST NEED TO THINK OF SOMETHING YOU CAN ONLY DO AS A HUMAN WHILE STANDING BACK UP ON YOUR TWO HIND LEGS. PAY ATTENTION TO MY THOUGHTS.
Then Paul thought of that time he fucked Jennie Jenks in the girls locker room, and his mind vanished.
"Wait a second before you try it. I'm going to show you the reverse now too."
He bent his naked body forward and he was thinking about talking to us again.
I'LL TRY IT. I said.
I thought about Sam taking me against a tree out here in the woods while standing on my hind legs.
Then I stood naked in the forest. I reached down and picked up the shirt Paul had brought and slipped it over my head. I went toward my house and I saw Sam stepping out the back door.
"Sam!" I ran to him. I was fast. I was out of control. He caught me. His face was… he was devastated. "Is everything ok?"
"No, your dad…"
"Is he ok?"
Sam shook his head. "He died, Lee-lee. He died of a heart attack. I think the shock of seeing you both phase… I tried Lee-lee, I tried so hard. I did CPR until they came and then I had to call your mom. It was awful. I'm so sorry."
I didn't know what to say. Was he saying that my Daddy died? That didn't make any sense at all. My legs started to go weak and he was carrying me into the woods.
Paul and Seth were both looking at me, both wearing only shorts like Sam.
"Is she ok?" Paul asked.
"I think she's in shock. Seth, I'm sorry to be the one to break the news, but your dad died. He had a heart attack, I think from the shock of seeing you both phase. I called 911 but it was too late. I'm so sorry."
He was telling Seth the same thing, that Daddy had died. He must be mistaken. Daddy was fine. I just saw him. I came out of the bathroom and there he was, looking at me. I was mad because he ambushed me. Then I was a wolf. Shit. Then he was on the floor. Shit. Sam was telling the truth. Shit.
"I think he's right, Seth." I said hoarsely. "I remember seeing Daddy go down."
"Leah, are you ok?" Seth asked, concern on his face.
"Yeah, I'm fine, just a little… I don't know, not fine too. Does that make sense? This is shit, Seth, him dying. It's shit."
"I can't argue with any of that." Seth said.
"And now we're wolves, Seth. Protectors. And I've been jealous that Paul got to read Sam's mind and I didn't and now I can and I'm kind of scared."
"Why are you scared, baby? I'm excited." Sam said.
"You are?" I asked, a little confused.
Sam nodded. "And now you won't age without me."
"Oh yeah. That is hot. I could stay like this until you're fifty." I smiled at him.
"But then you'll outlive me, unless that was your plan all along?" Sam teased.
"No! No way! You'll have to wait for me to catch up."
"I'll do that for you, any time, any age. But I think it's better if we just stuck together."
"Yeah, me too. Sam, what are we supposed to be doing? About my dad I mean."
"I don't know. We could go in and wait for your mom, pick up the living room, and make supper. What do you want to do?"
"That. Seth, do you think Mom would be ok with us doing that?"
"Yes, Leah, she'll want you here. Both of you. And Paul too."
"Paul, will you stay?" I wanted him to help take care of Seth but I didn't want to say so in front of Seth.
He nodded. The three men walked back into the house. I was still in Sam's arms. He put me on the couch and the guys started picking up the cards and the shattered pieces of the game table.
I wandered into the kitchen to see what there was for food. I was so hungry.
Sam was on my heels. "Do you want French toast?" he asked.
"I was thinking pancakes."
"Let's see what they have for eggs." He said. He pulled out a five dozen box that was mostly full.
"Both." We said in unison.
He started on the French toast while I mixed up the pancake batter. He put the first batch of French toast beside me which I devoured while I put the first batch of pancakes on the skillet. The next round of French toast went into the living room. Then another pile went to me, which I inhaled while I started to stack up pancakes.
"Here, why don't you enjoy the pancakes you've made? I'll get Paul to help me with the French toast." Sam put the tower of pancakes on the kitchen table, which had syrup, butter, a fork for me and a glass of orange juice.
"Paul! Seth!" He called into the living room. He put a tower of French toast in Seth's spot at the table. He and Paul stood at the stove, quietly cooking.
Sam looked so hot. I think my vision has improved because I could see the definition of every muscle rippling along his back and down his arms as he made pancakes. It was hot.
He brought me another stack. Just in time. My plate was somehow empty.
"Can I have eggs?" Seth asked.
"Ooooh. That would be amazing." I said. "Why didn't I think of that when you brought out that huge carton?"
"Because you wanted pancakes first." Sam said, smiling warmly at me.
"Yeah, I did."
"Scrambled or fried, Seth?" Sam asked, swapping places with Paul at the stove.
"Fried. Over easy if you can, Sam. Thanks."
"Coming up." He said.
Paul placed a plate of pancakes and a plate of French toast in the middle of the table for us to take from. Then he went back to his spot at the stove.
"Lee-lee, do you feel like scrambled or fried?" Sam asked.
"Scrambled, if it's not too much trouble, and with cheese if they have it."
I took some of the French toast and ate them one at a time with my hands, no syrup, no butter.
Sam delivered half a dozen fried eggs to Seth. They looked delicious. "Can I have one fried egg, too?" I asked.
Paul laughed and Sam smiled at him. Sam cracked one egg on Paul's skillet. "Over easy?" Paul asked.
"If you can." I answered. I didn't know what they found so funny.
"I bet you're glad she has that part time job now, Sam." Paul commented.
"Shut up," was all Sam said in reply.
Paul delivered my egg on a spatula. Sam followed with a fresh plate with fluffy, cheesy scrambled eggs.
The men returned to the stove and kept cooking. They were snacking on the pancakes and French toast now, too. Those guys had incredible appetites. Something about being a wolf made them constantly hungry but they never got fat.
SPOV
I heard Sue's minivan pull up. I hoped she was ok with Paul being here. He may not be family to her but he was to me and he was helping.
"Seth, can you greet your mom, warn her that we're all here?" I asked him.
He got up and ran to the door.
Sue came in and Leah ran to her to hug her.
"Thank you, Sam, for taking care of our family. And for trying… they told me what you did, that you did CPR for the whole time. They said they never saw anything like it, that usually people get tired after a few minutes. It's recommended to switch people every two minutes due to exhaustion. But they said you still had a strong rhythm after thirty minutes. Care to explain that, Sam?"
I considered her question for a minute. I didn't realize doing the CPR would be a giveaway but it was. I decided on the spot that she deserves the truth, especially with both her kids in the pack now. It would make everything easier for Seth too, if she knew. "Sue, are you ready to learn what Harry had been keeping from you? The reason we had to get married when we did?"
"I think so." She nodded.
"Do you have any heart problems?" I asked.
"No, Harry did. His heart was fragile. Mine is strong. Tell me."
"I'm gonna show you. I'll go in the back yard and you watch me out the window, ok?"
She nodded.
I went outside, pulled my shorts down and phased. Then I phased back, pulled my shorts up and came inside.
"The legends are true, Sue."
She looked completely unsurprised. "I kind of guessed that but Harry refused to talk about it. So what happened today?"
"Both Seth and Leah phased for the first time and it gave Harry a bit of a fright."
Now she looked surprised. "I'd say. I'm sorry you all had to go through that."
"Sue, do you want some eggs?" I offered.
"I'll make my own." She said, walking toward the stove.
"I'm going to make some for me, too. Paul, do you want eggs?"
"Please, Sam, scrambled." Paul sat at the table with a stack of pancakes.
After a few minutes I sat next to Leah with two plates of eggs, handing one to Paul.
Leah looked incredible. She was glowing. Her face looked almost divine somehow. She was wearing one of Seth's long tank tops which only barely covered her luscious butt. Her arms were more toned. I think somehow her waist was even more pinched and her boobs… god damn.
I kept staring at her while eating. I couldn't help it.
"Do I have food in my teeth?" She finally asked me.
"No. You just look incredible."
"You do look good," Sue said, sitting down with her eggs. "Seth, you do too, more muscular, not quite like Sam, more like Paul."
Seth looked down at himself, then over at Paul then back at his own chest. "Holy crap."
"I can teach you how to get the ladies, Seth."
"No you won't," Leah said in the double timber of the alpha.
Paul's eyes shot to mine. I glanced at Leah. She was slowly eating French toast with her fork, oblivious to what she had done.
"Why did her voice do that?" Seth asked.
"I think she's the alpha female," I said, looking at Leah questioningly.
"That makes sense." she said, "since I'm the only female and your mate, Sam."
"You're taking the change really well," I commented.
"Well you know I was jealous of your mind reading and the aging and the speed. We don't even need a car anymore. How long does it take you to get into Port Angeles? Or Forks?
"Ten minutes and three minutes. But we still need to drive sometimes to avoid suspicion."
"It took me twenty minutes to drive to Forks. Forty-five minutes on my bike. What if you run in human form, how long then?"
"It takes double in human form, but you have to slow down on the roads. It's always best to travel in the woods when possible."
"So we can sell the car, drop the insurance and spend the money saved on eggs."
"Let's not sell the car just yet. We still need it for groceries. Maybe we could get chickens if you want that many eggs." I smiled at the image of Leah and a chicken coop in our yard.
"Oooh, but would it be safe for them? Would they fear us?"
"I don't know, but we can try, if you want to."
Sue was smiling at us. "So why'd you guys have to get married on her eighteenth birthday?"
I explained everything we knew about imprinting, and about how marriage was the only way to safeguard our relationship from the weird magic that we didn't want.
"And Harry didn't approve." She stated. "You know I love your father very much but we didn't see eye to eye on everything. Sam, you were our longest standing disagreement. He wanted to move when you asked Leah to your first middle school dance. I feel like… maybe you turning, Leah, it showed him how wrong he had been about Sam all of this time, that he had thrown away his relationship with you and he was wrong."
"Maybe. He ambushed me when I came to visit Seth, that's what made me mad and made me phase. Seth, what made you phase?"
"The same thing. I was mad that he was here. I knew he had figured out that we were hanging out and I thought you wouldn't come anymore, that he was ruining it for us. I feel bad that I was mad at him now, but that's the truth."
"Don't feel bad." Sue insisted. "He deserved your anger and it's not your fault he died. His heart was fragile. It has been for a long time. He didn't take care of it. There were plenty of things he could have done to make it stronger but he did none of them."
"What can we help with Sue? What needs to be done for the funeral?" I asked.
'Billy and Charlie should be coming to help with that," she said. "They were his best friends and they both know more about this stuff than me, so I'm going to let them handle it."
There was a knock on the door.
"I'll get it." Seth shot up.
It was Charlie and Billie. I told Seth we'd see him tomorrow. Leah, Paul and I excused ourselves. We went out into the woods.
I reached my hand out to Paul, "thanks for your help today." He shook my hand but he didn't meet my eye. He was eye fucking Leah!
"No problem," he said casually, then he caught my eye. "Sorry." Leah was scowling at him. He jogged away, grinning.
I turned to Leah. "You look so good." I took her hand and we started walking through the woods towards our house
"What do you mean?" She asked. "Don't I look the same?"
"The same, but better, too, so sexy." I looked down at her legs and desperately wanted to tear that shirt off of her. "Hey, how hot was I before I phased?" I wasn't being arrogant. I knew that she found me attractive.
"You were so hot, Sam," she said.
"And how hot was I after I phased?"
"Somehow even hotter," she conceded.
"That's how you are now. Somehow, you're even hotter. And I don't have to be careful with you anymore and I'm so excited.'
"You are?"
"Aren't you?"
"I didn't know that you were being careful before."
"You did," I said. "I hurt you a couple of times. It won't hurt now if I get a little rough, baby."
She stopped. "You want to get a little rough?" She asked seductively.
I growled with excitement. She growled back!
I tore her shirt down the middle like a vest. Her breasts were so full. They were gorgeous before but now… wow. Her abs were so defined but her waist was tiny, even more so than before.
I lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around me as I pounded right into her. I put her back against a tree to give me some leverage and I just kept pounding into her, over and over.
"Sam! Oh wow, Sam! So good, Sam, so good!"
"Oh, Leah, my Lee-lee!"
Then I was kissing her neck and she was kissing mine on the other side. I was pounding her harder than I ever had before and it was like a dream, my wildest fantasies coming to life. It was so good.
"Sam! I'm coming Sam!"
A bunch of things happened at once. I could feel her orgasm begin. I sunk my teeth into her neck at the exact same moment that I felt her sharp teeth on my neck. I pushed hard into her one last time and released my jizz.
She was licking my neck and I was licking hers, cleaning off the blood from the bites.
"That was amazing." She was gasping.
"I was thinking the same thing." I said, looking down at the bite mark I just left on her neck. I met her eyes.
She giggled. "I bit you."
"I bit you too. Does it hurt?"
"No, does yours?"
I shook my head. "Wolf healing, remember?"
"Same." She said, smiling brightly.
"I wonder why we did that."
"Hey, wanna go into wolf form and try to figure it out on the mind meld thing?"
"Yeah." I said. "That sounds awesome. Do you want me to pull out?" I still had her pinned against the tree and I was still inside of her.
She nodded. I kissed her fiercely, then put her down.
"He showed you how to phase back to wolf?" I asked.
LPOV
I leaned down and I was a wolf. I was so excited to see into his mind. Sam chuckled, then leaned down to become a wolf too.
We were looking at each other, thinking about each other and it was overwhelming, the love he had for me.
WHAT'S FOOTBALL FEEL LIKE? I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE APPEAL OF THE SPORT.
He showed me memories of tackling, running down the field, overpowering, throwing a key pass, celebrating, the feeling of teamwork.
WOW, THANK YOU.
THE BITE, he said. SHOW ME HOW YOU FELT BEFORE YOU BIT ME.
I showed him the view from where I was held against the tree, the feeling of kissing his neck, the feeling as I orgasmed as he pounded me, the feeling of my teeth in his neck, then needing to lick him clean.
I COULD FEEL YOUR ORGASM. WOW. THAT WAS SO COOL. SO YOU WANT TO SEE HOW IT WAS FOR ME?
DEFINITELY. I said.
I saw Sam's view as he pounded me to the tree. I did look hot.
SO HOT. He said. Then he continued to show me the feeling of him sucking on my neck, how it felt when he pounded into me, how it felt as he bit and released, then the same need to lick me clean.
AMAZING. I LOVE THAT I BRING YOU SO MUCH PLEASURE.
THAT WAS THE BEST SEX WE'VE EVER HAD, LEAH. OUT OF THE PARK, THE BEST. He said.
I KNOW. I WAS THERE. BUT THE BITE. I'M NOT SURE IT HAS CLEARED UP ANYTHING ABOUT THE BITE.
MAYBE WE SHOULD ASK BILLY BLACK.
LET'S RUN HOME LIKE THIS.
He picked up his shorts in his mouth and ran. I knew the way too so I raced him. I got there before him.
DO YOU HAVE KEYS? I asked. I LEFT MY PURSE AT MY MOM'S.
YOU'RE SO FAST! YEAH, I HAVE KEYS.
He phased back to man, pulled on his shorts and ran from the woods to the front door. "I'll grab some clothes," he said as he opened the door.
I ran in behind him, phasing on the way. "Don't bother," I said. He was checking me out as I ran into the bedroom and got dressed.
"We need to talk," I said as I sat down on the couch.