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Chapter Four
Paul barely made it home and into his shower before he had his dick in his hand. It took all of four strokes to have him cumming like a thirteen year old boy. He was convinced that Bella Swan would be the death of him. She had no idea the kind of effect she had on his body. Not only was she the sexiest fucking woman he had ever laid eyes on, she was also sweet and thoughtful. She had proven that last night when she went out of her way to do something nice for him. She had also proven to be a sneaky little thing and Paul loved it. She would keep him on his toes. Paul couldn't help but laugh thinking about her running down the beach like her life depended on it. That was just one more thing he liked about her. She was funny and could make him laugh. It was no secret that Paul had not laughed about anything in a long time. Bella had been having fun tonight and it pleased Paul and his wolf to see her so carefree and happy. Then there was her smile and that laugh. They did funny things to him. Oh yeah, there was no denying it, Paul had it bad.
The next day, around lunch time, Paul headed over to Jake's house. He was hopeful that Bella would be there. When he arrived, he found Jake, Quil, and Embry in the garage working on Jake's car.
"Paul." Jake said in greeting. He didn't need to ask Paul what he was doing there. Paul rarely ever stopped by unless they had pack business to discuss. Jacob knew Bella was on her way over and decided to mess with Paul a little bit before she got there.
"About got it running?" Paul asked nodding towards the car.
"Nah…I need to pick up a part over in Port Ang." Jake said glancing at Quil and Embry with mischief shining in his eyes. This was going to be good. "As a matter of fact, we were just talking about picking it up tonight…before we head over to the bar to listen to some band that's playing."
Paul noticed the smirks on all three of their faces and knew instantly that this wasn't going to be a boy's night out. When the reality of the situation and what exactly that meant sunk in, Paul was livid.
"Have you all lost your damned minds?" Paul growled out. "There's no fuc…." His sentence was left hanging when they heard a soft knock on the door. They would have to finish this conversation later. There was absolutely no fucking way his imprint was going to be in a bar, surrounded by drunken assholes, before he had established some sort of relationship with her. That was just asking for trouble. Paul would end up killing somebody.
"Hey Jake…You in there?" She called after knocking. It was almost comical watching the way Paul's whole facial expression changed and his eyes softened at the sound of her voice. Big, tough, foul mouthed Paul was nothing more than a big ol' softie where Bella Swan was concerned.
"Come on in Bells." Jake replied. She pushed through the door and her eyes immediately connected with Paul's.
"We were just telling Paul about that band you and Emily want to go see." Jacob said breaking their connection.
"Oh yeah?" she questioned. "That's actually the reason I stopped by. I was wondering if maybe I could get a ride with somebody. I don't know exactly where this place is at." She said.
"Well…the three of us are actually leaving early to pick up a part I need." Jacob replied motioning towards Quil, Embry and himself. "Maybe you could ask Sam and Emily. I'm sure they wouldn't mind picking you up." He finished.
"I can pick you up." The words were out of Paul's mouth before he even had a chance to think them through. Jacob, Quil, and Embry couldn't control their laughter. Paul couldn't wait for his next opportunity to take a bite out of them.
"I thought there was no fucking way you were taking her there." Quil whispered too low for Bella to here. Paul had not finished his earlier statement, but as it turns out, he didn't need to. They knew exactly how his statement would have ended.
Paul's eyes flickered over to Bella. She looked confused. No doubt wondering what those three fuckheads were laughing about. Then she turned her head towards him.
"Thanks Paul. That would be great. What time do you want to leave? I think the band starts at 9:00." She said smiling at him.
"I can pick you up at seven. We can grab a bite to eat on the way if you want to." He replied.
"It's a date then." She said before thinking through her words. She blushed profusely when she realized what she had said.
Lowering her eyes to the floor, she tried to explain her words. "I mean…not that it's a date…I meant….um…yeah…I..."
Paul smirked sexily at her when her eyes finally met his. Then he decided to take pity on her and save her from her stammering, but couldn't pass up the opportunity to play with her a little bit. She was just too fucking cute.
"It's a date then." He repeated her words. "I'll pick you up at seven." Paul said with a wink causing that blush to reappear.
Before Bella could respond, Paul turned and walked over to take a look under the hood of Jake's car. Not that it mattered. Bella couldn't think of anything to say anyway. That smirk and wink had left her standing there speechless with butterflies in her stomach.
On her way back home, later that afternoon, Bella wondered if this was really a date or if he had just been teasing her. She had never been on a date before. Would he try to kiss her or hold her hand? Did she want him to? Bella couldn't deny how Paul's presence affected her. Her heart would beat just a little bit faster, she felt fluttering in her stomach, and lost a good percentage of her brain function anytime she tried talking to him. Yes, Bella Swan was experiencing her first crush.
Still, she wondered if there was more to it than that. She had started missing him whenever he wasn't around and that confused her. For two people who had only just met, it didn't make any sense. In fact, her visit to Jake's this afternoon had been in hope of seeing him there. She could have called Jake to ask about getting a ride, but Bella had not done that. Getting out of bed this morning, she had felt an overwhelming need to go to La Push and the relief she had felt upon seeing Paul there was unexplainable.
Charlie was there when Bella arrived home. After discussing their days, Charlie asked her about her plans for the evening.
"Some of us are going to Joe's Place to listen to listen to a band Emily likes….um….Paul's picking me up at seven." She said trying to sound indifferent.
Charlie was taken aback. He knew Bella didn't have much, if any, experience with boys. He also knew that Paul wasn't lacking in that department. Charlie had heard the rumors about Paul's rendezvous with women. Despite that, he knew Paul fairly well and he was quite fond of him, but that didn't change the fact that Bella was still his little girl. Billy had enlightened him the night before about the imprint and Charlie wasn't sure how to feel about that. Although, going by the information Billy had given him about imprinting, he didn't really have a choice. He would have to learn to like it, or at least accept it, but he had thought he would have a little more time.
"Make sure he comes to the door." Charlie said with a little twitch to his lips.
Bella wanted to argue that this wasn't a date, but she didn't know if that was true or not.
"Sure dad." She said suddenly nervous that she was going to have to call Paul and tell him.
After calling Jake to get his number, she picked up the phone and dialed.
Just as Bella stepped into her room, she heard him pick up. "Yeah?" He answered, obviously unaware it was her.
The sound of his voice caused her to stumble, bump into her dresser and knock several things over in the process.
"Shit…hold on…" she said righting herself. "Hi...Paul…it's Bella…I was just calling to….um…crap…." She said trying to explain why she was calling.
He chuckled softly hearing all the commotion coming from her end. She was nervous and he secretly loved that he could have that kind of effect on her.
"Hey Bella…what can I do for you? You're not backing out on our date, are you?" He interrupted taking pity on her once again, but he couldn't resist teasing her a little. It was a mean thing to do. He knew that, but he couldn't help it.
Finally under control, she answered. "Yes…I mean no…I still want to go, but…um…Charlie…well…He wants you to…um…come to the door." She rushed the last part.
Paul outright laughed at that. Paul was aware that Charlie knew about the imprint and he knew Charlie well enough to know that he wouldn't pass up the chance to give him his tough guy routine. Paul couldn't hold it against him. If he had a daughter like Bella he'd feel the same way.
Bella laughed too, knowing what he was laughing about.
"That's not a problem." He said when the laughter died down.
"Ok…well I guess I'll see you at seven then." She replied ending their conversation, but not really wanting to hang up yet.
"See you later Bella." With that, the call was disconnected.
Later that evening, when Paul pulled into the Swan's driveway, he said a little prayer that he wouldn't do anything to screw this up.
So that was Chapter 4. Hope you liked it. Let me know.
