A/N: Sorry it took so long to update, but here you have it. CHP 7. Enjoy!


Paul was furious. He couldn't believe Bella had done that; sure he deserved it but he wasn't about to admit that to anyone but himself. And while he thought of ways to get her back for smashing that cheesecake in his face he also marveled at the fact that she hadn't backed down. Most people were afraid of Paul and usually just took it when he lashed out at them, but not Bella.

When he got home, he stripped out of his uniform and tied a pair of cut-offs to his ankle before heading to the forest to phase.

(Bold- Paul, italicized- Jared)

Hey man.

Hey.

So…..how was dinner?

The leech lover can cook.

How was the cheesecake?

What? How do you know about that?

Paul tried not to think of Bella shoving it in his face, but the more he tried not to think about the more he actually thought about it.

Hahahaha.

Shut up!

Oh man, that was great. Wait till the rest of the guys see this.

You better not.

What are you gonna do? It's not like you can Alpha order me not to think about it.

Jared, come on. I'm never gonna live this down if the rest of the pack sees this.

I know.

Paul growled and then lunged for Jared; Jared just laughed and moved out of the way. The rest of patrol was spent with Paul chasing Jared and Jared laughing and teasing Paul about being bested by Bella.

After patrol was over, Paul headed home to get some sleep before his shift at the station in the morning.


When morning came, Bella woke with a smile on her face. The ending to last night's dinner had her feeling quite happy and she couldn't wait to tell Jake about it.

Down in La Push, Paul was waking up with a scowl on his face. And the ending to last night's dinner had him growling; he couldn't wait to get Bella back for that. He really hoped Jared hadn't told the rest of the pack about it. But then he remembered that Bella was friends with Jacob and she was bound to tell him.

"Great. There's no way Jacob is gonna keep this to himself." Paul said to himself as he got ready for work

When Bella got to school, Angela was quick to notice her chipper mood and asked her about it.

"So last night went well?" She asked

"You could say that." Bella giggled

"What?"

"Well I'd decided to offer a truce. So I called his friend and found out what his favorite dessert was; I figured that would convince him to agree to the truce." Bella explained

"And it worked?" Angela asked

"Not exactly….."

"What happened?"

"Well at first he agreed to it. But then as he was leaving he said something rather rude so I went out to talk to him. He told me he'd only said ok to the truce because he wanted the cheesecake."

"So what did you do?"

"I shoved the cheesecake in his face."

Angela, who was usually so quiet and reserved, let out a rather loud laugh that attracted the attention of the people who were close enough to hear.

Once she had stopped laughing and composed herself, she turned to Bella and said,

"What was his reaction?"

"He was too shocked to respond."

"So I guess I was right after all." Angela laughed

"Huh?" Bella asked as they made their way to class

"I said it wouldn't be so bad."

"Oh. Well then…..you were right."

Bella spent the rest of the day in a very good mood; not even Mike could ruin her mood.

While Bella was enjoying her day and her good mood, Paul was having a less than great day.

When he arrived at the police station, Jared was already there and hadn't wasted any time in telling the entire station what had happened. And unfortunately for Paul, Charlie had heard the story as well.


Charlie was usually a calm man who didn't pry into other people's business, but Bella's rather strong and negative reaction to Paul had him quite curious and concerned. Determined to get to the bottom of things he told Paul to get in his cruiser so they could go for a drive.

Once they'd left the station and started making their way through town, Charlie began the conversation.

"Paul, you seem like a nice young man and as far as I know you've never been in any trouble. Now my daughter gets along with just about everybody and even if she doesn't like someone she still acts pleasant towards them…but you, however, she has made her dislike of you extremely clear. And I initially wrote it off and assumed that you two had just had an unpleasant first meeting. But after this incident last night I'm beginning to wonder."

"Beginning to wonder what sir?" Paul asked trying to appear calm and respectful

"What have you done to Bella?" Charlie asked

"What? I haven't done anything!" Paul yelled

"I'm not asking as the Chief of Police; I'm asking as a concerned father."

"I'm telling you, I didn't do anything!"

"Then why does Bella have such a strong dislike for you?"

"In case you haven't noticed I don't really like her either. So maybe you should be asking what she's done." Paul growled

"Now wait just a minute, what are you implying?" Charlie questioned

"I'm not implying anything." Paul answered

"But why don't you ask her about that Cullen boy she dated."

"Edward? What about him?" Charlie asked confused

"Ask your daughter."

"And what exactly am I supposed to ask her?"

"Ask her for the truth." Paul shrugged

"The truth? What are you talking about?"

"Just ask your daughter, Chief."

After their conversation was over Paul realized that he'd just gotten back at Bella without even trying to. He'd planted the seed and now Charlie was curious and suspicious. He'd no doubt question Bella and she wouldn't have any other choice but to tell him the truth. Paul wished he could be there for that moment; that moment when the Chief learned that his daughter wasn't as perfect as he thought she was.

Paul was getting his revenge in a way he hadn't planned or expected but was certainly happy with. However, he had no way of knowing the trouble he'd caused in doing so.


A/N: Reviews are welcomed and appreciated.