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No Sleep Tonight

Chapter 3

He wanted to. He so wanted to slide into bed next the tiny human but his tired mind rebelled against the idea.

Logically Paul new that it was better not to lay down next to Bella in case she woke up and panicked. He also didn't want to be drawn into past memories of another soft, warm female body curled next to his bed as he slept.

No he did not want to think about those memories, not now. Not with it so fresh and raw.

Shaking himself Paul pushed past the urge to lay next to the brunette, pull her tight against him and sleep until his stomach woke him for dinner, no he wasn't going to do that. Instead he purposefully walked out of the pack sleep room and firm shut the door behind him.

He took a deep strong breath through his nose, grabbing hold of the warring emotions and urges.

What little control Paul was accomplishing was slowly being undone by the gentle breathing from the other side of the flimsy barrier. If he didn't get outside he was going to end up in that damn bed with the human.

Cursing himself for being so weak the wolf raced out of the house coming just shy of barreling his alpha's imprint over. Muttering an apology under his breath, Paul shoved the screen door out of his way.

His strides were long and determined as he passed the tree line, stripped off his cutoffs and phased in one fluid motion.

Paul didn't give himself a second to think or hesitate, he just took off ignoring his on duty pack mates in favor of running himself and the damned feelings into the ground until he could no longer see straight, let alone think about anything that resemble the female body of Swan or Black.

He ran until his lungs burned and his legs cramped. He ran unto the light faded into dark.

He ran until hunger twisting his stomach into knots.

When he could no longer take the hunger pains, Paul spun around and ran back as fast as his padded paws could. He skidded to a stop just inside the tree line, phased back and slipped his fraying cutoffs back on as fluidly as he had taken them off.

The ill tempered wolf trudged up to the brightly lit house of his alpha where he knew warm food would be served to his starving belly before he had to head to the cold empty place he called home to sleep for the early morning patrol.

So exhausted was the wolf that he didn't see nor scent the small figure curled up in the rocking chair on the porch until he was up the steps and at the door hand on the knob.

Strained eyes blurred as they puzzled out who the person shrouded in shadow was, once realization dawned Paul let his hand fall to his side.

Bella sat chocolate eyes sparkling in the moon light wearing a sweater many sizes too big for her, bare feet tucked underneath her in a poor attempt at keep them warm.

"Swan" her surname rolled off his lips and just for a second Bella wondered what her first name would sound like coming out of the man's mouth if her last name sound that good.

Shivering not from the cold Bella pulled away from such inappropriate thoughts.

His girlfriend of two years just broke up with him Bella. Get a hold of yourself. She mentally chastised herself.

Paul stopped himself for reaching out for the clumsy idiotic woman, hands fisted at his sides to keep himself where he was. "If you're cold you should go inside. Not sit out here like an idiot. You're going to get sick if you keep it up."

Paul's voice was gruff sending pleasant chills down Bella's spine. Chewing on her bottom lip Bella took in the man standing but a few feet from her.

He was half naked like always, cutoff that'd seen better days slung low on his hips giving a delicious view his hip bones made, black hair windblown from his obvious run, chest still heaving though it was slowing to regular breaths.

Chiseled abs, hard muscle all bare were slick with a thin layer of sweat. It probably should have been disgusting but it made it the wolf sexier in a way that Bella hadn't let herself appreciate in a long time.

Paul shifted under such an intense gaze, something he had never had the pleasure of being under from the slight woman.

Bella watched him shift and when he did, she also caught sight of what he was trying to hide. It was for only a second but that was all Bella need to understand that the man had run himself until he was about to fall over, on top of no sleep from the previous night.

Bella felt the sudden need to smack the big man but she didn't necessarily want an E.R. visit either which is where she would end up if she tried.

Standing Bella closed the small distance between them coming to stand before his tall, wide frame. "I wanted to thank you."

His eyebrows drew together in confusion as he searched for what she could possibly be talking about.

"Emily informed me that you were the one to place me in the pack's bed. I wanted to thank you for that." Pale cheeks blushed brilliantly, "I hadn't realized how tired I was, how much I need that nap until I woke up earlier. Thank you Paul."

Whether it was a good idea or a bad one Bella did it anyway. She gathered up her courage, stretched on tip toes and kissed a russet cheek. Brown eyes widened comically at the kiss even if it was a chaste one.

Paul watched wide eyed, lips parted in shock as timid Bella scurried into the house face such a deep red she could have resembled a tomato.

Paul couldn't move. His feet weren't working, his body wasn't frozen, his heart had skilled multiple beats by now, and Paul was pretty sure his brain had short circuited because the only thing he running through his head was.

She just kissed me. Bella Swan kissed me.


Reviews:

moriahh: Yes he is! He may be hot tempered and an ass most often but everybody has a soft side for something.:)

Vampirelove41: Yes Rachel is a bitch. I haven't actually thought about what will happen to her yet. Maybe, Maybe not. Karma's a bitch and paybacks hell. ;) I love Paul too. I'm glad you think Bella and Paul are cute; this is my first fic staring these two as the main characters and couple so I hope i do them justice.

JXB addicted: I love that song too. When I was writing the first chapter I listened to it on repeat for what was probably hours. sadly you got your answer this chapter. Maybe next time? Bella is not an imprint at the moment as far as I know. The Cullen's are up in the air at the moment.

Veronique24: that's what I'm leaning towards but it all could change at the drop of a hat, like I keep saying I have no idea what I'm doing with this story, I'm just writing it chapter by chapter. I don't think a wolf could survive losing his imprint either especially like Paul lost Rachel.

Thank you Dottyanne, COCACOLEMAN, write more soon, and paulwolfgirl26 for reviewing!


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