AN: Ok, so I was a little disappointed in the lack of reviews for the last two chapters. So come on guys, tell me what you think!! Really, good or bad. I'm beginning to think you don't love me anymore. As incentive, the tenth reviewer for this chapter gets a character named after them! So review, leave your name or a name you want for a character and a couple personality traits for the character. Enjoy!


Chapter 7

When we got to Sam's everyone, except for Jake and Embry, was there. Paul told me that they were out on patrol with a couple of the Cullens'. It was nice to see all of the people who had become like family to me the past couple weeks again.

Leah walked up to me and gave me a hug. "I always knew you were a bitch, Leah." I laughed at my own pun.

"Whatever, slut." She winked. "We know all about you christening the Chevelle." I gaped. How in the hell does she know about that? "Pack-mind. We can hear each others thoughts; see each others memories when we're in wolf form."

I glared at Paul. "You didn't tell me that." Everyone laughed, except Paul, who looked at the ground sheepishly. "Does that mean everyone in this room has seen me naked?" I half yelled.

Quil walked up and put an arm around me. "Sure does, sweetheart." He winked and grinned at me until Paul smacked him hard upside the head. I laughed.

"We need to get Quil a girl." I stated, and everyone else snickered. "What?"

"Quil's already got a girl." Paul stated. "She's five." My jaw dropped in shock. "It's not as bad as you think, he imprinted on her when she was two. Remember when I said that when we imprint we are whatever the person needs, well right now, he's more like an uncle or older brother, but when she's older he'll be more."

"That's kind of fucked up. So what he won't get laid til she's legal? No wonder you're so sexually frustrated, Q." More laughter. Paul wrapped his arms around my waist.

"This is why we're meant to be together." I grinned as he kissed my cheek.

Suddenly Sam's deep voice halted all the laughter. "It's time we get down to business. Now, Aylen, I'm sure Paul has informed you of the visitors we've had lately." I nodded. "We're on high alert around here. Since you are Paul's imprint it's important that you don't go anywhere alone like you did tonight. We've already had people following you."

"That's not creepy at all." I muttered. Makiya snickered.

"Anyways," Sam continued, "We need you to be smart about things. After talking to the Cullens' seer, it seems these vampires are coming after us, not them, and you girls are our biggest weakness." Leah huffed. "You know what I mean, Leah." She rolled her eyes. "So, Paul is going to start taking the dayshift, and staying at your house at night. We've already informed Sue of the arrangement."

"You're telling me that my aunt is okay with my…Paul staying over?" I wasn't sure what to call him. Sure we were soul mates, but we hadn't exactly had 'the talk' yet.

"She's fine. You're his imprint, she understands his need to stay there. Also, you, Quil and Makiya will be working the same shifts at the bait shop so that he can keep an eye on you there." I saw Makiya roll her eyes.

"Can I ask you a question?" Sam nodded. "If this has been going on since Saturday, why are we just starting with all this now?"

"Until last night, the vampires haven't been close to our borders. They were brought to our attention while they were on the Cullens' land. Now, that they have come on our land, we need to start taking every precaution, we are still uncertain why they are here. We had wanted to keep you as far away from this as possible, Aylen, but now, it doesn't seem likely."

"Okay." It was all I could say. Paul wrapped a comforting arm around my shoulders. I yawned.

"Let's get you home." He said, huskily. I nodded. I gave Seth and Leah both a hug as we walked out the door. Sam and Emily only lived a couple blocks away, so we had walked there. Paul grabbed my hand.

"Are you going to hate me if I ask you more wolfy questions?" I asked.

"No." He rolled his eyes.

"Why are you so hot? I noticed Seth and Leah are too."

"Our natural temperature is 108.9 degrees. Plus, even before I was a werewolf, I was hot." He said confidently. I playfully smacked his arm.

"We need to talk, about things." His brow furrowed in confusion at my quick change of subject. "I understand the whole imprinting thing, but we haven't really talked about where we stand."

"What's there to talk about? You're it for me. There will never be anyone else."

"I get it, but I'm a proper Southern girl, Paul. There's a certain question you need to ask, before things go any further."

"How much further can things go?" He raised his eyebrows. I glared at him.

"Well, I can tell you that won't happen again if you don't get your shit together." He stopped walking and frowned and pulled me close to him.

"Be my girlfriend?" I smiled like a kid on Christmas.

"Was that a question or an order?" I asked. He groaned. "Yes, I will be your girlfriend."

"You know, I caught that back there. When I phased on the side of the road. You asked if I had eaten your boyfriend."

"Well, I knew you would be eventually. It's better than asking a wolf, did you eat my 'special friend'." He laughed, and God help me, but I loved his laugh. "By the way, if you ever let any of them see me naked again, I'll make sure you never see me naked again, got it?" I raised my eyebrows.

"You've got to be kidding me. Babe, I can't help it. Sorry I think about you all the time, and that I can't get the image of you in the back of that car out of my mind." He smirked.

"You do realize that my little cousin had to see that." I said, referring to Seth.

He pursed his lips in an effort to not laugh. "I've ruined that kid."

"Just try to be careful, I really don't want Seth or Leah, or anyone else, to be privy to my sexual activities."

"Will there be more sexual activities?" His voice was low and seductive.

"If you're a good doggy, you get treats." I answered with a laugh as I let us both into my house. We quietly made our way upstairs. I grabbed my pj's, and headed to the bathroom.

"Where are you going? It's not like I haven't seen you naked before." He smirked.

"But the second I start taking off my clothes, things might happen, that I just don't feel comfortable doing in my aunt's house."

"Maybe we should stay at my house." He offered. He actually owned his own home. It had been passed down for several generations, and sadly his mother's passing of cancer a couple years ago left his father devastated. He ended up leaving La Push, settling down near San Antonio, TX. That left Paul, an only child, with the house. He did construction work to keep up on the bills.

"We could."

"Maybe you should move in to my house."

"Paul…I've only known you for a couple weeks. The only reason I'm even in La Push in the first place is because I broke up with my boyfriend. I'm not ready to make that big of a commitment."

He kissed my forehead. "I understand. Just know, when you're ready, I'm ready."

It was strange. In the three weeks I've known Paul, I felt a stronger connection to him than I ever had with Ryan. After I changed, I walked into my room to find a shirtless Paul lying in my bed. I cuddled up next to him, and immediately fell asleep.


AN: I had a reviewer ask about the drama between Paul and Sam, I hope these past two chapters have explained that. But just to clarify, Sam didn't want Aylen involved with the werewolves and stuff at first, hoping to keep her safe by keeping her out of the loop. Now that the vampires have come onto La Push land, and she saw Paul in all his wolfy glory, they don't really have a choice but to involve her.