Swan Goin' Wolf

One Step Forward Two Steps Back

 Dad came home from Phoenix with Bella and Edward about a week after he left. Since they've been back there has been little privacy in our house with either Edward or his sister allows being here. It was nice of the two of them to help Bella while she was on crutches and had her wrist in a cast, but dad and I were starting to feel useless when we tried to help and were shooed off like children. Dad finally set a curfew for the two to leave at night because we were becoming restless with the constant company in the house and it was wearing on both of our nerves.

The guys had been on edge about our company and steered clear of the house, instead inviting me down to the rez. Since the day at the beach Sam had become bolder with his interest when I was around him, telling me I looked nice, sitting close to me when he could, asking questions about me, I could feel his eyes on me more and he always smiled when I caught him, the other day he had even got me a daffodil saying Jared mentioned they were my favorite. I was starting to like him more and more and had started opening up to his questions and becoming more receiving of his interest.

Sam and I had pretty much formed a routine the last few weeks. He came in every Friday and after checking out his books for the week he would hang around and chat with me till my shift was over and walk me to my car. I found myself really enjoying his company and looking forward to Fridays. I smiled as I saw him come in the door, he smiled back and gave me a wave before heading off to pick a couple books. It wasn't long before he came back with two and set them on the desk.

"These are some of the books we just got last week from Port Angeles." I said as I scanned them and put the slips in the back.

"They seem interesting, but not as much the librarian." Sam said with a sly smirk causing my to blush and give him a small smile.

"Don't you know that flattery will get you nowhere, Mr. Uley." I questioned as I handed him his books.

"I was hoping it would get the librarian to allow me to take her out to the diner tonight, Miss. Swan." Sam said and I tilted my head to the side as I thought about that.

"I think it can get you that much." I said giving him a smile. I thought Sam's face was going to split in two with how big his smile got.

"Really?" He asked like I was messing with him.

"Yes, really." I said with a giggle.

"I thought you were never going to give in to my charm." Sam said with a grin as he leaned down on the desk.

"It wasn't so much your charm as you put it, but more your patience." I said.

"The best parts of life are always worth waiting for." Sam said seriously and I felt flattered that he thought me worth waiting for. Once my shift was over I called dad to tell him that I was going out for dinner and get the leftovers from the fridge for himself and Bella. He had no problems with me going out, but warned me not to be out too late. I smiled as I hung up the phone and left with Sam in his truck.

I was comfortable being alone with him which was something that I never would have said that first time that I spoke with him at the tide pool. It was mostly idle chit chat as we ate and laughed. We both asked questions about the other. The more I got to know him the less him seemed like the gruff, unemotional, brute that he presented himself as. He was actually kind and seemed very caring, almost like a teddy bear, but I wouldn't take it that far. Maybe more like a wolf, caring and attentive, but protective and dangerous when he needed to be? It was odd that I could clearly see the black wolf from my dreams as I looked at Sam, the eyes that they shared and the look they both gave me.

"Jared said that your birthday's in two weeks." Sam said and I nodded.

"Yep the twelfth." I said and took a sip of my drink.