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Chapter 4: Just The Beginning

Tara POV

Ugh. Two weeks sense I moved to La Push. Things have been crazy! First I find out that Emily and Sam are expecting a little baby soon. So exciting! Then Leah gets a new boyfriend and Seth is basically living at my house! Not to mention his friends Collin and Brady have gotten to were they stay with me too. I don't mind at all though! I love those boys to death. They even help with Jason and even help around the house! Brady cleans upstairs while Collin takes down stairs. I feel bad letting them do all of that but they always sit me down saying they want to. They always tell me that sense I let them bum off me and cook for them they should help clean. I finally just stopped wasting my breath trying to change their minds.

I'm pulled out of my relaxing nap, on the couch, by a loud knock at the door. I hop up, slipping in my socked feet, and rush to open the door. Paul stood on the other side, grinning at me."Well hello beautiful, how are you this fine day?"

Did he say beautiful? "Uh...ah...fine? What are you doing here Paul?"

He pushed off his prop on the door frame and wrapped an arm around my waist,"I have the day off and Haley's at a friends for the weekend. Wanna be lazy with me?"

I giggle,"Are you asking me on a date Paul Lahote?"

"Why yes. Yes I am. What do ya say Tara?"

I look deep in his eyes. His wonderfully gorgeous deep brown eyes. They emotions swirling in them puzzle me. Love, hope, happiness. I smile up at him,"I'd like that. Here or you're place?"

"My place of course! I wouldn't want to mess up your nice clean house." He waits patiently by the door as I slide on some shoes. I lock up and we head to his truck. When I see it up close my jaw drops.

"Oh. My. Gosh."

"What's wrong? The truck? I'm sorry! We can take your car if you want. I know it's really big and.." Paul flips out on me. Hes running a hand through his hair, muttering.

I grab his face between my hands,"Paul. Honey breath. I love your truck. Wanna sell it to me?" I really do love his truck. It's a 2012 Chevy Silverado.(SEXIEST TRUCK EVER!)

"What?" Paul gets this amazed look on his face.

I grin, pulling away I walk around the amazing piece of machinery in my yard. "Tell me about it."

Paul looks pleasantly surprised but smirks as he tells me about his truck."Well I got a six inch lift and went from a size 32 to a size 38 set of tires. Everything else is original. You like cars?"

I shrug, "I'm interested but if I tried learning much about them it would take forever! I'm hopeless when it comes to remembering things. Except songs."

He laughed but hugged me close anyway,"Come on. Time for our lazy date."

Paul POV

My god this girl's gonna drive me mad! She likes trucks. Loves my truck. Which is a good thing because even though I said I'd get rid of it a few minutes ago, I would probably cry. Yeah unmanly but that's my daggum truck!

"Hey Paul."

I look back down at my gir..I mean imprint. She's not my girl yet. "Sorry. Did I wake you up?"

She had fallen asleep half way through our third movie. "No. I was just wondering, but why did you ask me to spend time with you today?"

I pulled back a bit, looking down in her face. She turned away, her long hair a curtain in front of her face."I thought it was obvious. Tara I like you. A lot. I asked you to hang out today because I want to be with you. "

She took a really deep breath, holding it a bit before letting it out."Paul I..."

I kiss the top of her head,"I have some things to tell you before we talk anymore about it. Okay?"

She nods her head. I sigh. This is it. Sam will chew me out for it but heck its my imprint he can kiss it! "Tara. I'm going to make this short. Okay? There's this legend, it says that my people are descended from wolves. That a few people carry the wolf gene and when they get old enough, they phase into a wolf, to protect the people of La Push. Are you with me so far?"

I waited for her to nod her head before continuing,"I'm only giving you the short version, Billy Black will tell the legends tonight and you can come listen. There's only one thing I want you to pay close attention to though okay. It's the legend of the third wife. There is this thing called imprinting. It's where a wolf finds his soul mate. The person they are to be with. It doesn't make us love this person but just point us in the right direction to find them. Understand?"

She took a minute before saying "I think so. It's like...a person wearing a bright neon yellow shirt when everyone else is wearing black right? You just see them better or something?"

"Right." Deep breath, here comes the hardest part,"Tara I imprinted on you. I'll always be here for you and Jason. As a friend, a brother...whatever you want or need me to be. Just please don't shut me out."

She jerked around, eyes wide, starring me in the face. I wait patiently, this is a lot for her to take. And it's not like we are together, we hardly know each other. I just couldn't wait any longer to tell her.

After what felt like hours, when it was actually like five minutes, Tara takes a deep breath. "I'm not going to block you out Paul. I have feelings for you too. I just...I'm not sure what they are yet. Can we take it slow and try? And I don't care about anything but Jason. You can crush me Paul but don't you dare hurt my boy. I helped raise him. He's not like my little cousin but he's like a son to me. Just please. Don't hurt us."

I smiled like my world was just handed to me. I jumped up twirling Tara around in my arms and kiss her softly. As soon as our lips touch, the door burst open.

"Darlings I'm...PAUL MICHAEL LAHOTE WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?"

I put Tara down, holding her close to me and turn to see my mom and dad in the doorway. Dad doesn't show any emotion at all, but mom is standing there. Red faced, arms crossed, tapping her foot. "Well?"

I frown,"What are you two doing here? What are you doing with him?"

She huffed,"Well I had a kid with him already. You should be glade I took your father back again. Now you can finally met and spend time with your dad."

"No thanks. He walked out on me when I did need him. I'm grown. I don't need to know him now. Why did you just walk out on Haley mom? She's barley twelve and you just walked out on her. Just like he did when I was that age."

My dad finally stepped up,"You won't talk to your mother like that and you will get that tramp out of our house or you'll leave with her."

I growled. He went to punch me, his arm drawn back and fist balled.

"No." Tara wiggled out of my arms and stood in front of me. Blocking me from my father. Her eyes are blazing with anger. "Call me what you want but I will not stand here and let you hit him or Haley. Put down your fist and back away or I will call the right authorities."

My father and mother went to argue but Tara held up her hand,"Yes they can do something. I can charge you with endangerment! (I have no clue if you can really do that but hey its my story they can in Tay-Twilight world.) Now if you will excuse me, my boyfriend and I are going to pick up my cousin. Thank you."

Tara grabs my hand and walks out to my truck. Once inside she growls and frowns. I grasp her hand and drive to Emily and Sam's. I'm assuming that's where Jason is. Once there. Tara jerks me across my console and kisses me, before hoping out the door and meeting Jason half way.

Tara POV

How could they? It's their son and daughter. If I ever see them raise a hand to anyone every again like that I'll.."Tara?"

I turned with Jason in my arms to see Paul. He wraps his arms around both Jason and me and hugs us close. Before I know it, Paul is silently crying over me. I shoo Jason into the house and turn, holding Paul as he lets silent tears fall.

Soon it starts to rain. Paul's sobs get harder but the sound is drowned out by the hard rain. Paul falls to his knees, taking me with him. I sit up on my knees, guarding him from the rain best I could, Kissing the top if his head and comforting him the best I can. He looks up at me and kisses me roughly. It's not what I'm use too but its nice. Very Paul.

"I love you Tara Faith Reynolds."

It took me a minute to process what he had just said. Do I love him too? I had only met him barley over a month ago. Have I fallen in love with hot-headed Paul Lahote that quickly?

I held him close, finding my answer in my heart, I look deep into his eyes. "I love you Paul Michael Lahote."

AWE! Isn't that sweet? Oh but do not worry, I'm not done yet. Tara and Paul have a very long way to go before getting anywhere near happily ever after. If they can even make it that far.

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