Paul POV :

Note to self, never ever call Bella sweetheart. Let me be kind and rewind Bella, my imprint, my love, the girls of my dreams, the girl who just kneed me in the groin, slapped me across the face and has me on the ground groaning in pain. I looked up to see Bella walking back to her truck. She was upset, I could tell and all I wanted to do was hold her and explain I didn't mean anything by it but me and my fat mouth.

I groaned again putting my face into the dirt. I heard suppressed laughter and looked up again and saw Jacob, Jarrod, Embry and Sam all standing over me trying to fight the smiles on their faces, trying being the key word. "Assholes," I muttered.

"Yeah yeah, sweetheart, whatever you say." Jarrod mocked me.

I got up shakily, still holding onto my groin in pain. I placed my hands on my knees while bending over. I let out a deep breath, okay not so bad is it? Yes it is, yes it is. I groaned as my crotch flared in pain again. Jacob laughed at me again and I swear I heard Sam chuckle slightly.

"Okay, okay shut up already you idiots." I said through my teeth. I stood up now completely ignoring the flaring pain.

"Fine but I'm so telling Kim about this," Jarrod laughed. I growled at him.

I stared off into the space Bella had left. Sam looked at me and his eyes widened before he burst out laughing again. I snarled at him. "It's not funny."

"Yes it is," Sam wiped away the tears in his eyes because he was laughing so hard.

"What am I missing?" Embry asked.

"He-he imprinted on Bella and she beat him up." There was stunned silence before all hell broke loose. Jacob snarled at me and jumped at me phasing mid air.

I jumped back and phased. He started snarling and snapping at any part of me. I bit his neck and he bit my paw. We continued to fight another half hour before I pinned Jacob and snarled in his face. I didn't have a choice in this, I yelled into his head.

Jacob winced before he looked at me for a hard long second. You hurt her and I rip you apart and burn the evidence.

I ain't no leech, I growled walking away from him and phasing back slipping on the cut off shorts Sam tossed at me. Jacob phased back and quickly put on the cut off shorts Sam tossed to him. I stormed over to Jacob's house not even bothering to wait for them; I went into his kitchen and grabbed an apple. I sighed thinking about Bella.

God she was so gorgeous, even when she was kicking my man parts. I winced remembering the pain. I looked at the wall across from the kitchen sink and saw a picture of Jacob and Bella when they were younger. They were in a fishing boat; Bella was holding a large fish and was smiling widely. Jacob was scowling while he held up a two inch long fish. I chuckled. I ran my thumb over Bella's face and sighed- I needed to see her again.

I opened my mouth and turned to look at Jacob he held up his hand telling me to shut up. "Already on it, Sam wants to have BBQ and bon fire and I thought it would be a good time to tell her."

I nodded and mumbled a thanks. Jacob looked taken aback slightly. I hadn't ever really said thank you to anyone. I ignored his dumbfounded expression and went back outside. I started running home not in my wolf form. I enjoyed running it was freeing in a way. No one to stop me. I was jogging along the side of the road when I heard a noise come from the bushes. I stopped and looked but saw nothing I shrugged and kept walking.

After about an hour I made it back to my home. I ran inside and immediately went to the shower. I let the hot water pound onto my back muscles and let my head rest on the wall. "Crap I haven't even officially met you yet and I'm already starting to get whipped."

I finished up my shower and walked around my house. Everything seemed duller without Bella. I couldn't fight the smile on my face when I thought about how the wind blew her hair as she stormed over to us. Or how she yelled at us seemingly not knowing the danger we could have put her in.

I frowned, now what? I asked myself the easiest question, but a question I had no answer for. I huffed and started to plan how I was going to tell Bella about me having imprinted on her. I stormed back outside and removed my cut off shorts; I phased and let out a bark of relief when I felt no other wolf minds with me. I quickly tied my shorts to my leg I ran towards the cliffs. I had always found I do my best thinking there.

After seven minutes of running I made it to the cliffs. I sat at the edge and howled. I sat staring out the crashing waves waiting for something to just explain everything, not that it would happen, but I still waited. I looked over at the beach and saw Sam and Emily looking up at me. I lay down with my head on my paws. I had always felt more comfortable in my wolf form, I had nothing tying me down, but now I do. I have Bella. I felt the pull wanting me to go to Forks, and I probably would have if those damn leeches weren't there.

For one second I started to panic. What if they find her? What if they hurt her? I snarled at the thought. I stood up and started to pace. I quickly looked up and started running to Forks. I had to make sure she was safe. I stopped myself ten meters away from the treaty line. I started pacing again and growling. My heart was in Forks and I wanted to protect her.

My feet were crushing anything and everything in their way. I could hear a rabbit running about twenty feet ahead of me. I started feeling my anger building, What was wrong with me? I have never been so . . . . . out of control before.

It's the imprint, A part of me said trying to calm myself down.

Yep and it's rational, I mean really who knows that the bloodsuckers haven't broken the treaty and are sucking her bone dry as you speak with yourself, My other self said in a calm manner. I snarled at it to shut up.

Would you shut up? You're so damn annoying not to mention cruel. My nicer self yelled.

I'm not cruel, I'm Paul and Paul doesn't give anything up for anyone outside of his pack, My cruel side yelled back.

But now he has Bella-Wait since when did I argue with myself and think of myself in third view? Shit what is wrong with me?

You're in love, my head whipped around to see Sam sitting there watching me with amusement in his eyes.

How long have you been there? I asked a little mortified he heard me mental-well whatever that was 'cause god knows I have no clue.

Long enough to realize you had better tell Bella tonight otherwise you won't survive the night, he said before getting up and walking away. And did you forget the leeches are gone? Have been since that one Jake called Edward abandoned her. I could tell Sam was trying not to roll his eyes at my oversight.

I um I mean I just never mind. I grumbled starting the debate once more in my head whether or not I should race to see her. To make sure she was safe. Even if they were gone we had all seen how klutzy she could be in Jake's mind. She could have fallen down any number of stairs and be laying there dead.

It was that thought that made up my mind as I crossed the treaty line and headed to my beloved's home. Hopefully she wouldn't kick me again.