Early Imprint [Book 3] ✔️

37 • Burning Heat

QUIL'S POV

"So how do you think Sam and Emily will react when we tell them we're moving in together?" I joked as we drove over to Sam's house.

Claire laughed, "I don't know...relieved that they're finally getting their spare room back?"

We decided to not waste any time moving Claire into my house. After we woke up this morning, Claire said she wanted to stop by Sam's place first so that she could change her clothes, and then we were headed up to Makah to tell Claire's parents of our engagement. After we told them our news, I was planning on leaving Claire behind so that she could pack up anything she had at her parent's house.

When I asked Claire to move in with me, I had forgotten the fact the she was a notorious pack rat. The woman had more crap than she even knew what to do with. Once she finished moving her items from Makah, she was then going to pack up her stuff from Sam's house.

We pulled into Sam's driveway and I put the car into park. Claire met me at the front of my vehicle and we walked hand and hand to the front of the house. I opened the door for Claire and followed her in, not breaking contact from her. Emily and Sam were in the kitchen having coffee when we walked in.

"Good morning," Claire smiled widely at them.

"Good morning honey," Emily beamed. "Glad to see you two have worked out your problems."

Sam leaned back in his chair and glared at me. "You know...I don't know if I approve of my niece spending two nights in a row at your house."

"Oh please Uncle Sam, my mom once told me you and Aunt Emily lived together before you were even engaged." Claire said, rolling her eyes.

"Yeah...well...that was different. We were older than you," Sam grumbled.

"Actually, I was younger than Claire is now when we first started living together." Emily said, laughing at her husband's disgruntled face.

"Em..." Sam muttered before shaking his head and mumbling, "So much for setting a good example."

Emily laughed and leaned over to kiss Sam's cheek. "I appreciate you trying to look out for Claire's well-being though."

"If it makes you feel any better Uncle Sam, Quil and I are engaged." Claire said proudly.

She let go of my hand to lift hers up so that they could see her engagement ring. Both Sam and Emily jumped up and ran over to us. Emily pulled Claire into a tight hug before releasing her to admire the ring. Sam came over to me and patted me hard on the back.

"It's about time." Sam joked. I nodded and smiled like an idiot.

"Where are Nate and Gracie? I wanted to tell them too." Claire said.

"Gracie's still sleeping and Nate's out patrolling." Sam answered. "Quil, Nate wanted to see if you could cover the next couple of nights."

I looked over at Claire. I had wanted to go up to Makah during the night, but I had been neglecting my pack duties. Claire shrugged, though she was now frowning.

"We probably wouldn't have a lot of time to spend together anyway," Claire responded to my silent thoughts. "Between packing and visiting with my parents, I'll probably be really busy."

Claire looked at Emily and Sam who were exchanging confused looks, "We're going up to Makah today to tell my parents about the engagement and that we're moving in together."

"So when's the wedding?" Emily asked excitedly.

"Two months," Claire and I both said at the same time. Emily opened her mouth to say something, but I quickly said, "I'm going to call Alice Cullen and see if she can lend her expertise."