A/N: Thanks to Pook79 for betaing. Just one more chapter of Paul's POV and then it's Bella's and Paul's date. I'm sorry, I'm still making changes to chapter 9.
Chapter 7
Paul's POV
"Mmm…Bella" I thought to myself as I turned onto my back, last night was amazing.
She came back to my place and I made love to her again. I knew we were going way to fast but I just couldn't help it. I knew Sam would have my balls the minute he found out. I smiled in my sleep. I felt like I was on top of the world with my imprint lying in my arms. I hugged her tightly and kissed her. I opened my eyes in surprise.
"Bella?" I called out.
I unwrapped my arms from the pillowand my heart ached. I felt like crying. Where did she go? Why did she leave me?
I need her with me, she was my everything. I had to protect her.
Was this all a dream? I suddenly thought. Have I been cuddling with a pillow all night?
I sighed and sniffed. No. I could still smell her strawberry and peach scent lingering in the air. She must have just left.
I saw my drawers closed but a shirt was sticking out like someone had opened it. I mentally groaned when I saw the hot pink tank top and tiny black shorts. Janet, Jesse or Jessica something like that forgot to take her clothes with her when she left. Wow, I couldn't remember her name or any girl's name. There was only one name I was thinking about, Bella.
"Why did she leave?" I asked myself.
"Who are you talking to?" I turned around surprised.
"Oh hey mom." I said casually pulling the blankets up to cover my naked body. I wondered if she saw Bella.
"She left a while ago." She said sighing. It was like she knew what I was thinking about, it's actually creepy.
"What's was she like when she left?" I asked scared.
I wanted to find her but I had to wait until my mom left my room to put on my clothes. She leaned against the doorframe.
"I know you imprinted on her but please take care of her Paul. She's…fragile. I could see pain in her eyes. Stop doing what you did before." She said softly.
I bit my lip to stop myself from growling at her. "I will never hurt her." I firmly said.
"Okay," she said nodding her head.
She ran her fingers through her hair and sighed deeply. "I was surprised to see her this morning. She looked like she was in a rush to leave. I asked where she was going but she wouldn't say." My mom answered.
She closed the door behind her.
I jumped up and put on a pair of jean shorts over my briefs and a t-shirt. I grabbed a pair of running shoes off the rack and closed the door behind me as I left. I began running; my thoughts were all about her.
Bella, Bella and Bella.
I spotted someone in the distance who had long brown hair bobbing up and down and I felt much better, the sick feeling left my stomach. She walked onto the sidewalk away from the streets and away from the cars not that there was any at this time.
"Bella wait!" I yelled out and she halted immediately.
I looked at my watch and was surprised. It was early in the morning and I was never up before noon. Who in the earth gets up this early? But it was worth it, I thought. The sun was just rising making the sky a pale blue and light orange. I averted my eyes back to her and she rested a hand on her knee and the other against a tree. I could hear her panting as she turned around.
"What the fuck…" I heard her mutter out from afar when she saw me running.
"Paul?" she asked.
She looked like she was going to make a run for a second but our eyes meet and she froze. I sighed happily, looking into her eyes it was like imprinting on her all over again and she looked away. I could hear her heart pounding in her chest. My heart was also beating quickly with each step I took towards her.
"Bella..." I said upset.
Our eyes meet again and my heart leaped.
"Paul, what's wrong?" she asked. My name sounded so good coming out of her mouth.
"Why did you leave?" I asked. My heart was filled with sadness and pain.
"I—I don't know." she said stumbling over her words.
"I guess I was just trying to avoid the awkward morning thing." she said.
I sighed. "You avoided it alright." I replied.
I gazed into her eyes lovingly for a moment. She turned around and I cried out, panicking.
"Where are you going?"
"Bella?" I asked.
She had this far-away look in her eyes. I began waving my hand back and forth in her face. She blinked and nodded. "Yeah?" she asked.
"Where are you going now?" I asked again.
She huffed and I could see her breath in the cold morning air. "I…I really don't know." she stuttered.
"You don't know?" I asked puzzled.
She sighed. "I've been living with my boyfriend for two years now and the other day—"
As soon as she said the word boyfriend I began shaking. I will kill this son of bitch for whatever he did to my precious Bella. She took a step back.
"Paul?" she hesitated.
I was shaking even harder.
"Paul?" she whispered. It seemed like she was far away.
"Paul!" she shouted again.
"Look at me Paul!" she said.
She caught my eye and stared at me. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and tried to stop shaking. I wanted to scream at myself. I was such a fucking idiot what if I had phased in front of her. I hope I didn't scare her off.
"I'm so sorry." I apologized. "Next time that happens, don't come close to me." I warned me.
"What the heck is going on?" she pressed.
"Nothing. Finish what you were saying," I said quickly changing the subject and she rolled her eyes at me.
She hesitated, I knew she was thinking of what to say so that I wouldn't get angry again and began to speak. "The other day I—we broke up. I haven't seen my own family in a long time. I don't even know if they want to see me after what I did." She said looking down at her shoes.
I growled and was trying so hard for Bella to not get angry, my fist and jaw were clenched tightly. Bella looked up.
"Are you alright Paul?" she asked concerned.
She was actually worried about me. I smiled when she began rubbing my arm up and down soothingly and I instantly became calm.
"I'm alright." I grinned.
"I think I'm going home." she said.
She grinned back and I grin even wider, I took her hand off my arm and kissed her hand. Her cheeks became bright red.
"I'll go with you. I'll go anywhere just as long as your there." I said staring lovingly into her eyes.
I didn't care where she was going just as long as I was there. I would do anything for her. She smiled back.
"Go where?" she softly asked suddenly forgetting. She looked at me with a dreamy look in her eyes. I was glad that I had this effect on her.
I chuckled. "I'll go with you back to your home. I'm sure your family will welcome you back with opened arms."
She chuckled and shook her head. "You don't even know them." she said.
"Well, I want to meet them," I answered back. "Please?"
She shook her head again and I frowned. "I'm sorry." she said.
"Don't do that." she groaned when I gave her the puppy eyes.
I pouted. "Pretty pleeaaase!" I drawled out.
She huffed and rolled her eyes. "Okay." she said sighing loudly.
I opened my arms and she stepped into them. I felt like I'd come home. I wanted to hold her forever in my arms. It shocked me at first. I guess this is was it felt like to imprint and I was so happy that I did. I can't believe there was a time in my life that I didn't want an imprint. I've never felt anything like that before but I want to always feel like that and to hold that feeling forever.
I couldn't think about her leaving my life. It was like I've known her forever. Her head rested on my chest and in that moment there was nothing more I wanted to dothan pull her chin up and kiss her sensually. I grabbed her hand and I could feel the sparks as we walked.
"Do you want to go back to my place to get your stuff?" I asked.
She shook her head no. "I can get them later." she said.
"Okay." I replied.
Then I remember what had happened the night before and I stopped and gave her a look.
"Oh and don't think your off the hook. We're going to have a little chat after this." I said rising my eyebrows at her and she groaned.
I put my arms around her and we began playing twenty one questions as we walked to Forks.
"What's your favorite color?" I asked curious.
"Lavender, what about you?" she asked.
"Brown and why lavender?" I asked.
I said brown because it was the color of her eyes. I could just stared into them forever.
"I use to go by this meadow where they had lavender flowers. It was beautiful." she replied.
I wondered where the meadow was. I hope it wasn't in the forest. She shouldn't be going in the forest. It was dangerous unless she was with me. We were now walking past the woods and into Forks.
"If you don't mind me asking…how old are you?" I asked.
I know that sometimes women didn't like telling their age to other people, my mother always told me it was rude.
"I'm twenty, how old are you?" she asked looking scared for a moment.
I knew that I probably looked older that I was.
"I'm twenty." I answered.
She exhaled relieved and looked at me in disbelief. "Really?" she asked.
"Really." I replied firmly.
A brief paused followed.
"If you could choose a power, what power would you chose?" she suddenly asked and she began naming a few.
"Invisibly, mind-reading, speed, or maybe shape-shifting." She told me as we walked around a slow-moving couple.
I jerked my head up panicked and met her gaze. Does she know? No, I shook my head. She couldn't have. She was Quileute which would have meant she didn't know the legends.
"Shape-shifting?" I replied.
"Hmmm." She said more of a hummed answered.
I was wondering what she was thinking.
She fell into step beside me. In less than half an hour we were there. From the far side of the road on the sidewalk I could see through the windows of the house. The curtains were pushed wide to one side leaving a view into the living room. I realized that we were standing in front of the Swans house. Leah, Seth and Sue had just moved in a while ago after Sue married Charlie.
"Are you sure we're at the right house?" I asked filled with panic.
"Yes." she said.
"Yeah right." I snorted, in disbelief.
"No really Paul. I lived here." she replied hotly.
"You live here?" I asked. I felt like my eyes were bulging out of my head.
"Yes, what's it to you?" she asked and squared her shoulders. She was so adorable when she got mad. Panic began to rise in my stomach.
"You're," I pointed at her. "The chief's daughter Isabella Swan?"
"Oh no, no, no, no." I placed my head into my palms and groaned loudly.
Charlie was going to murder me when he finds out that I've imprinted on his daughter and not to mention what Sue, Seth and Leah where going to do to me. I knew for a fact that Leah and Seth hated me. I should have been nicer to them. I could just see that happening.
"Hi dad!" Bella would say.
"Bella, is that really you?" he would said.
He walks closer to her and then sees me and frowns.
"Yo-you." He stuttered.
"I'm sorry Charlie bu-" I started to say.
"You son of a bitch!" he would scream at me, his hands creeping into the inside of his jacket. He pulled out his gun and—BAM! Bull's eye, right in the forehead
"They are going to kill me!" I said.
"Oh jeez, calm down you drama queen! Who is going to kill you?" she exclaimed.
"When Charlie sees us," I said nodding to our hands together. "He's not going to try and shoot me, is he?" I asked terrified.
"You're kidding right?" she asked giggling. If I wasn't so terrified I would have told her how cute her giggle was. She glanced over at me and stopped giggling.
"Oh." she said casually. "What? No, of course not." She said trying to reassure me.
"He won't even notice you once he sees me, that gun will be aiming towards me." she mumbled.
I began shaking again. Never, I thought. I would never let him hurt her and he would never because she's his daughter but me that was a different story.
"Paul!" she shouted. She stood on her toes and kissed me on the cheek, waiting for me to stop shaking.
"I'm sorry…I—I just haven't been feeling well that's all." I stammered out. I hated lying to her but I couldn't tell her yet.
"Overdramatic liar." she muttered.
My heart nearly tore in half. "What?" I said faltered.
"Nothing, I just think you're not telling me the truth." she accused and hesitated. "And I'm terribly sorry if I made you mad or upset." she added.
"It's alright. I should have told you the truth." I confessed but I wasn't ready to tell her yet.
"It's just that Charlie and Sue don't like me very much and neither do Leah and Seth." I said as she pursed her lips together hard as she thought.
"Wait, so you're afraid that my family or should I say former family wouldn't like you?" she asked.
"Yes, and don't say that. Their still your family and stop worrying about it." I said and she let out a sigh of relief.
"Okay." She said.
I suddenly pulled her chin up making sure she was looking into my eyes. It was like I was staring into her soul as my eyes penetrated hers. I smiled sadly. I knew she knew that I was lying but I couldn't tell her yet, it would just scare her off.
"I'm sorry." I said ashamed.
My heart was beating loudly and she gulped.
"And I won't let anyone hurt you. I'll protect you." I said.
I bent my head down and my lips meet hers. My lips were forceful at first but she started kissing back with just as much force. She lifted her arms and wrapped them around my neck and pulled me closer to her. She fisted her hands tightly in my hair and when she tugged lightly, I let out a moan. The kiss was unreal, it didn't seen human at was animalistic. It was just simply a kiss between two mates. She pulled away after a couple of moments gasping for air. I touched her forehead against mine. We eased apart and I smiled widely at me.
"Everything will be okay. I will be there every step of the way." I reassured me.
"Ready?" I asked grabbing a hold of her hand again.
"Yes?"
"Are you asking a question?" I asked.
"No, I mean yes!" she firmly said.
She gave my hand a squeeze and I flashed her a smile as we began walking up the porch. I trailed behind her disgruntled. She was breathing heavily. She knocked on the door gently, her legs shaking as we waited.
"Never mind, I can't do this." she muttered.
She turned around but I grabbed her shoulders and held her in an iron grip tightly against my chest.
"You can do it, I believe in you." I said.
"Okay." she said shakily.
She looked down at our hands and smiled. I knocked on the door rapidly. Bella panicked again and threw her hands over her eyes and I looked up as I heard the door open.
"Bella!"
"Paul!"
"Bella and Paul!" Leah said.
"…Is she alright?" Leah asked staring at Bella who had her hands over her eyes.
"Yeah, she's alright." I mumbled.
Bella gasped. "Holy shit, Leah?" she exclaimed.
"That's me," Leah said. "So, how may I help you?" She asked as she leaned against the door frame.
She gave her a friendly smile. I know I've been a bitch to Leah but I was happy to see that she was happy and in love with one of my closet friends.
"Bella…I don't bite." She said. She grabbed both of Bella hands from over her eyes and pushed them down to her side.
"What…why?" she trailed off shocked. Wow, she hasn't been in the loop with her family for years.
Leah sighs. "You don't know do you?" she asked.
"Know what?" Bella asked confused.
Leah looked at Bella and then at me and back at Bella.
"Charlie and Sue got married six months ago." Bella's jaw dropped and her eyes widen.
"But…Harry—" she barked out.
"Passed away two year ago." Leah replied back softly finishing her sentence.
"I'm sorry." she whispered looking down.
Oh no, I thought when Bella began sniffling, she was going to cry. I began panicking. I didn't like seeing her hurt, it hurt me too. I hugged her tightly and kissed her tears away. Leah gasped in surprise. Oh crap, I forgot. I didn't want her to find out like this. I wanted to tell her.
"Oh!" Leah said, with a look of on her face as she turned towards me.
"You—?" she started to say.
"Yes." I quickly said interrupting her before she could say anything else.
"Ahh I see." She nodded her head.
"Leah!" A voice from inside the house yelled. Leah turned around.
"WHAT?" she screamed back loudly making Bella jump. She turned back around to me and Bella. She chuckled after seeing the startled look on Bella's face.
"Sorry Seth sometimes doesn't hear me." She said.
I chuckled, Seth can hear well enough. Shape shifters had an excellent hearing, thanks to our genes.
"May we come in?" Bella asked.
Leah smiled. "Oh sorry, of course." She opened the door wider.
"Come in." she said. Bella nodded at her.
"Thanks." Bella said.
Leah stepped back letting Bella and I in. I smiled when I saw Seth and he gave me a nod hello.
"Oh I hear you alright…I just choose to ignore you." Seth grinned.
"Oh shut the hell up!" Leah shouted and stuck her tongue out as Seth.
Bella and I chuckled. I watched her as she looked around.
"We only moved in three weeks ago," Leah said.
"Oh." Bella replied back. She was quiet for a while as she walked around.
"Would you like me to get Charlie and Sue?" Leah asked kindly. Bella nodded as she let out another shaky breath.
"Come with me." Leah told us.
As we followed her to the kitchen I could smell cinnamon. I took a whiff, my mouth watered and my stomach grumbled when I smelled the apple pie that was baking in the oven.
"Charlie will come down in a moment and Sue's at the supermarket. She will be coming back in a couple of minutes." Leah said.
"Okay, thank you," Bella said.
We sat down at the round and small dark wood kitchen table with five seats.
"You alright?" I asked again making sure Bella was okay.
She rolled her eyes. "Yes." She said. I frowned, she was lying to me. I could tell she was really nervous, making me nervous also.
"Not really. I haven't see Charlie in so long, do you think he will recognize me?" she asked nervously.
Bella closed her eyes and put her head into her hands. I began patting her back trying to sooth her.
"Bella?" Charlie asked. She picked her head off the table,turned around and gasped.
"Is that really you Bella?" Charlie asked shocked.
"Dad!" she exclaimed.
