A/N: Hey guys! It seems like I haven't updated in forever! Even though it hasn't been that long. Ahh, I've become addicted to your guys reviews! Soooo keep 'em coming. I hate authors notes and all, so i'll try to keep them short and sweet. some of you have asked if leah will be in the story and i just want you to know that yes, she will. she will play a pretty big part in this story as well. This is a long one.(: enjoy!
In your old flip flops, In your worn out jeans,
In that little tank-top, you're still a beauty queen
Night to Remember
"Hey Ang!" I yelled to her across the parking lot.
"Oh, hey Bella!" she waved, while walking over to me.
"You're coming tonight, right?" I asked with a smile.
"Yep! What time should I be at your house?" she asked.
"Hm… well the bonfire starts at 7 so how about 6:30ish? That should give us more than enough time to get to La Push."
"Sounds good! See ya then!" She said while walking back to her car.
I smiled while getting into my truck. Tonight I'd see Paul. To say I was excited would be a huge understatement. I feel like I haven't seen him in weeks, but in truth it's only been two days.
As I pulled up my drive way I saw Jakes Rabbit. I haven't talked to him since the day that Paul imprinted on me. I figured he just needed sometime to adjust, I mean it wasn't exactly a secret that he had feelings for me, but he was still a kid at hear, surely it was just a little crush, something he could get over?
"Hey Jake, what are you doing here?" I said as I walked to his car.
"Hi Bella… I just wanted to talk." He said, looking at me.
"So, lets talk then." I said walking into the house.
"Bella… I don't want you to be with Paul." Jake admitted.
"I know Jake, but there is nothing you can do about it." I said flatly.
"C'mon Bells! You know I'm a better match for you. You know it!" he tried.
"No Jake, I'm not. If I were you would have imprinted on me, but you didn't." I said sternly, looking him straight in the eye.
"But Paul? Really Bella? You could do so much better!" he said. He was clearly shaking now.
"No Jake, I can't. Paul is perfect, and you would know that if you took the time to get to know him." I suggested.
"Bella Paul isn't who you should be with. You don't know what you're feeling! It's just the imprint. You know it!" he said, shaking harder now.
"I know what the imprint is like, I would have eventually found my way to him Jake. I know I would have. I love him Jake. He makes me feel safe and is the most amazing person I have ever met! So deal with it." I said, laying it all out there for him.
"Bull shit Bella! He's the biggest man whore around La Push and has the worst temper I have ever seen! He's got serious fucking issues too!" he all but screamed at me.
"If you're going to sit here and trash talk Paul, then leave and if you phase in my house I'll kill you." I said, turning away from him and walking up the stairs.
"You're making a mistake Bells." Jake said slamming the door on his way outside.
"Asshole." I muttered under my breath. What happened to my Jake? My sun? He's so angry these days. I miss the old Jake, the one who was my best friend. Why can't he just be happy for me? I would be happy if he imprinted on someone. He'll get over it at some point I guess.
I looked at the clock; it was already 4:15. I better hurry and get ready if I want to make something to bring to the bonfire.
I got my shower things and headed to the shower. I took my time, loving the feeling of the hot water running over my shoulders and down my back. I used my strawberry scented shampoo and body wash and quickly washed. I shaved quickly, not really worrying to much about it considering I'll be wearing long clothes.
I stepped out of the shower and got dressed in my favorite worn-out tight fitting jeans that was paired with a long sleeve cream colored shirt and my black zip up hoodie. I let my hair air dry, leaving it in its natural curly waves. I applied as little makeup as possible. I hated putting to much one because then I looked like a fucking Barbie doll. I shuddered thinking back to the days that Alice used to play "Bella Barbie".
When I got down stairs I saw that it was already 5. Shit! I though. I quickly made a batch of cookies and put them in the oven. I sighed, looking at the clock. Angela should be here in about 15 minutes. What to do until then? Hmm…I picked up my old worn out copy of Wuthering Heights and read for a while.
Someone knocked on the door, so I stood up and walked to the door. "Hey Ang!" I smiled.
"Hey Bella, ready to go?" she asked smiling as she walked into the door. She looked more excited than a kid in a candy store, jeeze.
"Sure, let me just grab the cookies I made." I said walking to the kitchen to get the cookies out of the oven and put them in a container.
"Alright, lets go!" I smiled.
The ride to La Push was quite. It wasn't the awkward, uncomfortable kind that I loathed. It was nice just being able to sit here with Angela, not having to worry about anything.
When we got to first beach I immediately sought out Paul. My eyes scanning the crowd until I found him. When I looked at him, my heart rate picked up. He was just so fucking gorgeous.
"C'mon Ang, there's someone I want you to meet!" I smiled, grabbing her hand and practically running toward Paul.
"Paul, meet my best friend Angela! Angela meet my boyfriend Paul!" I said.
"Nice to meet you." Angela said quietly, going into her shy state.
"You too." Paul said, smiling brightly while grabbing me and hugging the living daylights out of me.
"Missed you," he whispered into my hair.
"I missed you too," I said back.
He gently set me down on my feet and I introduced Angela to the rest of the guys, "Ang this is Jared, his girlfriend Kim, Sam and his fiancée Emily, Jake, and Embry."
As I said Embry's name and they locked eyes he wouldn't stop staring at her, and she couldn't stop staring at him.
"Did they just…" I looked at Paul.
"Yeah, they sure did." He said smiling.
"Oh my god I so knew it!" I said happily, bouncing up and down.
He just laughed at me and pulled me close to him. "I heard what happened with Jake. I'm sorry."
"Don't worry about it, he'll get over it soon enough." I sighed.
"I just want you to know that I love you and nobody else, I know I'm not the greatest person. I was a man whore and I know it. But I want you to know I've changed. I know I'm not good enough for you. I have issue and I really want to tell them to you someday, but a day when it can be just you and me. I love you so much Bella, more than anything in the world, because you are my world baby. " He said, looking into my eyes.
"I know Paul. Trust me baby, I know, and you are good enough for me! Your more than good enough for me. You're incredible, I love you. " I said smiling up at him.
"Good," he said smiling right back and kissing me full on the lips. "Just so you know, I'm never that mushy," he said with a funny look on his face.
I just laughed and shook my head, "Good thing your man cards in my purse!" then I ran away from him, even though I knew he could catch up easily.
"Oh you're gonna get it Bell!" he shouted after me.
"Not a chance!" I laughed. I'm surprised I haven't tripped yet.
He caught me around the waist and swung me around while kissing me.
He growled, "You, little girl, are so going to get it," with an evil look on his face. Then he took off for the water.
I shrieked, "Paul it's freezing out there! No don't do it!"
He just shot me a wicked smile and dropped me into the water.
I came up sputtering, "You asswipe!" I glared at him while standing up. Damn it, it's fucking cold.
He just laughed and wrapped me in his arms. "Let's go get you new clothes."
I just glared, "Yeah and where we gonna get those?"
He shrugged, "I'll take you to my place to get some."
Eventually we walked up to a small house. It was cute, but it definitely needed some work.
"It's not much, but it's mine." He shrugged, opening the door.
As I stepped inside, I fell in love with it. It wasn't plain or boring like the Cullen's home had been. It was beautiful. It was small, but incredibly homey. It definitely had a masculine tone set to it, but had a tint of femine in it.
"I love it Paul!" I said happily.
"Well I'm glad, cause one day, it'll be yours," he whispered in my ear, making me shiver.
He started up the stairs and dragged me along with him. "Here," he said walking over to his dresser, "You can wear these, they don't really fit me that well anymore," he said handing me a pair of basketball shorts and hoodie.
"Thanks," I said going to the bathroom to change.
They were still huge on me. The basketball shorts were basically capris on me, and the hoodie was about 4 sizes to big, but it smelled like Paul, which made everything so much better.
He smiled as I walked out, "You look incredibly sexy in my clothes,"
"Get used to it!" I laughed.
"You're gonna kill me woman!" he groaned.
"Oh Paulie, you'll live!" I laughed looking for my shoes. Thank god he took them off me before he dropped me into the ocean, otherwise I'd have no shoes. I slipped on my uggs and grabbed his hand. I looked ridiculous, but I didn't care.
"Lets go back, I wanna talk to Ang!" I squealed, remembering the imprint between her and Em.
"Alright alright, let's go," he sighed.
When we got back to the beach I searched for Angela. She was over talking to Embry, they looked pretty deep into their conversation, so I let go of Paul and went to find Emily.
"Hey Em, need any help?" I asked walking over to the food table where she was setting things up.
"Sure Bella! Can you just help put these things on the table?" she asked, motioning to a pile of food in the bed of Sam's pickup truck.
Soon enough we had everything set up and everyone came to eat. It was like a freaking stampede, I knew the wolves had incredible appetites. All the imprints and humans got to go first, considering they weren't going to eat that much.
When I got my plate I went to sit next to Emily on a piece of driftwood, Angela following me.
"Hey Em, this is great!" I said tasting the food.
"Thanks Bella," She smiled. I could tell that me and Emily were going to be best friends. She was an amazing person, inside and out and would do anything for these boys.
"Hey baby," Paul said siting behind me.
"Hi," I said leaning back into him. I looked over at Angela too see she went off to sit next to Embry. I smiled. They would be so good for each other.
"Is he going to tell her tonight?" I asked.
"I think so." Paul replied.
"Good!" I smiled.
"Alright everyone, lets start the telling of the legends." Billy started.
I was so entranced by them, I've never really fully heard them, only what Jake told me. They were beautiful, especially the one of the Third Wife. I knew that as Paul's imprint I would do the same exact thing for him.
When they finished the legends I saw Embry take Angela down the beach, presumably to tell her all about how he gets furry.
"I hope it goes well," I whispered to Paul.
"yeah, I'm sure it will. And if it doesn't it's not like she could stay away from him for long." He replied, holding me to him tighter.
"Yeah, I suppose so," I sighed, leaning into him trying to get closer, if that was even possible.
When the two of them came back they were smiling like goons. It must have went well.
"Hey Bella!" Angela said happily.
"Hey Ang, how'd it go?" I asked smiling at her.
"So good! I think I already love him! Is that crazy?" she asked me.
"No, not at all. You probably feel the same way about Embry as I feel about Paul." I smiled.
"Yeah. It's so strong! I just wanna jump him most of the time!" she whispered the last part.
"Trust me, I know what you mean!" I said laughing at her.
"Bell, you ready to go?" Paul asked me. I looked at my phone. Holy shit it was already midnight.
"I suppose… are you going to drive me?" I asked.
"yeah, I have patrol right after this so I can just phase into the woods." He said pulling me up and walking with me to the truck.
"Oh wait, what about Angela?" I thought as we neared the truck.
"Embry's going to give her a ride." Paul laughed.
"Oh, okay," I smiled.
As we neared my house Paul looked at me and said, "So, tomorrow, what are you up too?"
"Hopefully spending the day with the most amazing person ever?" I guessed, looking directly at him.
"Well if that someone is me, then you're correct baby. I'll pick you up at 9 and could you see if you can stay the night? Just say you'll be staying at Emily's," he said.
"I'm sure I can do that," I smiled and kissed him, opening the door of my truck.
"Love you baby, see you tomorrow." He smiled.
"Love you too!" I said while walking to my front door.
"Hey daddy, you awake?" I said walking to the living room. The T.V. was on so I figured he'd be awake, but who knows.
"Yeah Bells, have fun?" he asked gruffly.
"Yeah I did, hey can I spend the night at Emily and Sam's tomorrow? I'm spending the day in La Push tomorrow and Sunday so I figured I'd just stay there," I asked.
"Sure, let me know if you're plans changed though." He said.
"Okay dad, night!" I said kissing him on the cheek as I walked up the stairs.
"Night, kiddo."
I awoke to a noise outside my window. What the hell? I got up to check and what do I find underneath my window?
"Hey Bells, can I talk to you?" Jake asked.
"It couldn't wait until morning?" I whined stepping away from my window so he could jump in.
He jumped in my room and looked at me saying, "I'm so sorry Bells."
"Jake," I sighed, "you know I can't just forgive you for this."
"I know, but Bella I'm really really sorry!"
"Sorry doesn't exactly cut it Jake. You really hurt me. Paul IS good enough for me and I love him. You're just going to have to deal with it." I huffed.
"I know that now," he whispered.
"Good. I want to be best friends again Jake, but it's going to take time, and you are going to have to make it up to me," I said, giving him a small smile.
He gave me my famous Jake grin and said, "I'll do whatever you want me to Bells!" he gave me a hug and smiled even wider, if that was possible.
"Okay," I laughed, "I'm tired so you need to leave. Night Jake,"
"Night Bells!" he said cheerfully as he jumped back out my window.
I laughed as I shut my window. Jake was so damn hard to be mad at. He was so lighthearted and happy that it seemed like a sin to be mad at him. But, what I said was true, I want to be his bestfriend again, but it will take some time. He really hurt me.
I sighed as I sank into my bed. Damn, it was so comfortable, how did I ever get out of it? I snuggled into the blankets a little more, hoping to receive the same warmth I would as if I was snuggled into Paul. I sighed, not going to happen, but this will have to do.
"Bells!"
"What?" I yelled back down the stairs to Charlie. Ugh did he really have to wake me up, it's five in the morning! What the hell is wrong with people, why can't they wake up like normal people!
"I'm leaving to go fishing, what are you going to do today?" he asked, stepping into my room.
"Sleep and go to La Push," I sighed, covering my eyes with my pillow. God damn it why'd he turn the light on?
"Okay, be safe I should be home by 8 tonight, I'm going to eat at Billy's tonight, maybe watch the game, okay?" he asked.
"Yeah Dad, I'll be at Pauls." I sighed.
"Oh, well… be… uh… careful I guess," he blushed.
I laughed, "Dad we're not having sex."
"Yeah, that's what they all say. Well I'm going to go. Have fun today and remember I don't really want to be a grandpa anytime soon!" he yelled as he walked back down the stairs.
I groaned. Why does everyone assume we're having sex? I hate people, I really do. I sighed getting comfortable again and drifted off into a sleep, dreaming of one day little Paul's and Bella's running around.
A/N: What you think? Let me know! i should have another update for you guys in a few days!
