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CHAPTER 9

When Kaitlynn walked inside her dad was sitting on the couch watching some old western movie.

"Hey dad," she said.

"How was your day?" her dad asked.

"It was good," she told him. "What about you?"

"It was relaxing." he told her. "So who was that that walked you home, it wasn't Embry from this morning."

"Actually that was Paul," she told him.

"Paul, I thought you didn't like him, that he hadn't changed at all."

"Well maybe I judged him to quickly and maybe I wanted to hate him so much that I didn't even try to give him a chance," she sighed. "But he's not so bad."

"Good," her dad said confused.

"Well enjoy your movie, I'm going upstairs," she told him and walked away.


When Paul got home he walked inside. His mom was in the kitchen, he could smell the food she was cooking. He walked through the living room and into the kitchen, she
was stirring something on the the stove.

"Hey mom," he said as he walked over and kissed her check.

"Have a good day?" she asked.

"Actually I did," Paul smiled.

"What happened?"

"I found out Kaitlynn doesn't hate me," he said happily. "Even though she should."

"So you're being nice to her," his mom asked.

"I'm trying," he said softly.

"Honey, she's your imprint, I know you don't want to hurt her."

"No I don't," Paul sighed as he sat down at the table. "Mom, you haven't seen her since she came back, she's beautiful," he told her. "Which I did think before I imprinted on her,"
he added and his mom smiled. "But she's tiny."

"Paul everyone is tiny compared to you boys," she said and he smiled.

"She said the same thing," Paul sighed. She's 5'1" Mom she surfs and beat Jared and Quill at Guitar hero." he told her. "She's beautiful and confident and feisty," he went on
smiling. "She even agreed to go cliff diving with us." he told her.

"She sounds perfect," his mom smiled.

"She is," Paul sighed. "I know you'll like her."

"I'm sure I will." she said. "When you decide to bring her around to meet me," she added and Paul smiled.

"I will mom, just not yet," he told her.

"Ok," she sighed. "Now I know you're hungry, so go wash up and you can eat."

"Ok," he smiled and jumped up from the table.


The next morning Kaitlynn woke up and went downstairs to make breakfast for her and her dad. When her dad walked in the kitchen she was putting pancakes on two plates.

"Smells good," he said as he sat down. "So what are you doing today?"

"Well I was thinking about going over to Sam's today," she told him. "If that's ok."

"Of course its fine," he told her and she smiled. "I'm glad your seeming to like it here," she smiled.

"What about you dad?"

"Well Harry Clearwater's coming over today."

"Oh, good," she said. "Have fun." she added. "I'm going back to Sam's today, Paul invited me yesterday."

"I thought you didn't like Paul," He said.

"So did I," she sighed. "But its just weird, I can't seem to hate him anymore and I feel drawn to him," she told him. "Its really confusing."

"I know it must be," her dad told her.


At 11:00 Kaitlynn headed out to Sam's. It was a little cold, she was glad she remembered her jacket as she started to walk. Paul was going to be at Sam's, he had actually
invited her. She smiled to herself as she thought about him. She actually wondered how long his being nice to her would last. She would have never imagined he would have
grown up to be so sexy. Of course he was still a little mean and rude but had also shown he was capable of being nice. She let out a sigh as she walked in Sam's yard. Embry
was the first one to see her and he ran over.

"Hey," he said. "I wasn't sure I'd see you today."

"Paul invited me," Kaitlynn told him.

"Really," Embry asked surprised. "You and Paul are getting along better now?"

"Yeah," she said.

"Good," Embry said happily.

"But considering I haven't even been here two full days yet maybe you hold off on your enthusiasm."

"Maybe you should be a little more optimistic," Embry suggested.

"Maybe," she shrugged. "But Paul has a bad temper and I've been known to be a bit bitchy, its not a good mix."

"Maybe not," he said. "But at least you're trying." he added and she looked at him and shook her head, noticing he wasn't wearing a shirt.

"And seriously Embry its cold, how are you able to walk around without a shirt?" she asked.

"I have a higher body temperature than everyone else, I don't get cold as easily." he told her.

"So is Paul here?" she asked even though she knew he was, for some reason she just knew he was already here, she could feel it.

"Yeah, he's helping Sam around back, you can go inside with the girls where its warm and I'll tell him you're here."

"Ok," she said as she looked up as Jacob joined them, he also had no shirt on. "Do you guys not own shirts," she said.

"Um…I'm not cold," Jacob said.

"Ok," she said. "I however, am cold so I'm going inside," she added and walked away. "Seriously its almost like it's a rule for every teenage male to run around half naked," she mumbled to herself.

"Come on," Jacob said to Embry and they ran around back to where the rest of the guys were.


When Embry and Jacob got to the backyard, Sam and Paul had just finished setting up the barbecue grill while Jared and Quill set out some chairs and a table.

"Hey Paul, Kaitlynn's here," Embry said and he looked over.

"I know," he said quietly.

"Well I thought you might want to know she was asking if you were here."

"She was," he said surprised.

"Yeah." Embry said. "She went inside mumbling something about not owning shirts and half naked guys." Paul smiled.

"Ok," Sam said. "That seems to be everything." he added. "Although I need one of you guys to drive into Forks and get some nails and screws for the table over there and
maybe run in the grocery store and grab some more food. Take one of the girls with you to get the stuff from the grocery store." Sam told them. "Last time I sent one of you
guys to the store alone, you didn't get anything right."

"I'll go," Paul volunteered and everyone looked surprised. "What?" He asked. "I am capable of being nice."

"Very rarely," Jared said.

"Alright Paul," Sam said and Paul made his way inside.


Kaitlynn walked inside and saw Emily, Stasia, Kim and Alisa talking in the kitchen.

"Hey Kaitlynn come on in," Emily said and she walked inside. She took her jacket off and joined them at the table. "So did Embry tell you about coming over today?"

"No, actually Paul did yesterday," she said and they looked at her surprised.

"So you and Paul are getting along better?" Kim asked.

"Right now we are," she said. "But Paul has a bad temper and I can be a bit bitchy sometimes, so we'll see how it goes." she told them.

"Well he actually invited you over here, so that's something," Stasia said and she nodded.

"So first day of school for you tomorrow," Kim said. "Do you want to meet me and Stasia there so we can show you around?"

"Sure that would be great," Kaitlynn said.

"Maybe we'll have some classes together," Stasia said.

"That would be good."

"So did you get good grades at your school in New York?" Alisa asked.

"Yeah, I was number two in our senior class," she said. "And was voted class president."

"Wow, so you're like really smart," Kim said smiling. "That's good."

"I guess so," Kaitlynn said quietly as her heart started beating fast and Paul walked inside.

"Hello Ladies," he said smiling.

"Paul," Emily said. "Do you need something?"

"Well Embry told me Kaitlynn was here and Sam is sending me to the hardware store in Forks and then the grocery store. He said I had to take one of you with me, so
any volunteers?" he asked and all the girls looked at each other, no one seemed to want to volunteer.

"Oh what the hell I'll go," Kaitlynn said and Paul smiled and the girls let out a relieved sigh.

"Good," Paul said. "You ready?"

"Sure," she said.

"My trucks right out here, come on," he said and Kaitlynn stood up.

"See you later," Kaitlynn said and left with Paul.


When Paul walked out with Kaitlynn the guys looked surprised. Sam walked over giving Paul the list of stuff they needed.

"I have an account set up at the hardware store just put everything on it," he said and handed him some money. "This should cover the grocery store." he added. "Make sure
he sticks to the list," Sam told Kaitlynn.

"No problem," Kaitlynn said.

"Lets go shortcake," Paul said and grabbed her hand and led her to his truck.

"Paul," she said. "Maybe you should put a shirt on if you're going in the grocery store."

"She's right Paul, you need a shirt," Sam called out.

"I have one in the truck," he told her.

"If you say so," Kaitlynn said and Paul opened the door to his truck and Kaitlynn climbed in and he slid in next to her."

"Lets go," he said and cranked the truck and drove off.

Once they were on the road headed to Forks, Paul glanced over at Kaitlynn.

"I wasn't sure if you were going to show up today," he said. She looked over at him.

"Me either," she sighed. "But Harry Clearwater is supposed to be coming over to talk to my dad today so I thought I was better off not being there."

"Oh so that's the only reason you came," he said quietly.

"And maybe I did want to come over anyway," she said.

"Oh," Paul said and turned his eyes back to the road. He glanced over at her every few minutes. He noticed she was rubbing her arms as if she was cold but she hadn't said
anything to him yet.

"Kaitlynn," he said and she looked over.

"What?"

"Are you cold?" he asked.

"Why would you think that?"

"I don't know, the way you're rubbing your arms," he stated.

"I left my jacket at Sam's," she told him. "I really don't understand how you and the rest of the guys can run around without shirts."

"High body temperature, I really don't get cold." he told her. "And I didn't think about the heat in my truck being broken because I never use it," he sighed. "I can turn around
and take you back if you want."

"No Paul, we're almost there, I'll be fine," she told him.

"I'll get Jake to take a look at it later today," he sighed. "He's good at anything to do with fixing up cars."

"Really?" she asked surprised.

"Yeah."

"That's good to know," she said and Paul smiled as he parked outside the hardware store. He grabbed a black t-shirt out of his truck and slipped it on. Kaitlynn looked over at him, noticing the way the t-shirt clung to his chest and hugged his arms and let out a sigh.

"Come on I have to get a few things for Sam here and then we'll drive over to the grocery store."

"Alright," Kaitlynn sighed and got out.

After Paul got everything Sam needed at the hardware store he drove over to the grocery store and him and Kaitlynn went inside.

"Ok, Paul list," she said and he pulled it out of his pocket and handed it to her. "Lets get moving she said as she looked over the list. "Grab a cart," she told him and he did and
the two of them made their way through the grocery store. They were halfway through when someone called out Paul's name.

"Paul," a female voice called.

"Oh hell," Paul grimaced.

"What is it?" Kaitlynn asked.

"Alana," he groaned.

"Ex girlfriend?" she asked.

"No."

"Ah, Fuck buddy then," Kaitlynn said.

"That's one way of putting it." he told her.

"Paul," Alana said smiling stopping in front of him.

"Hello Alana," Paul said.

"I haven't heard from you in a while," she whispered. "I've really missed you, I was hoping we could get together soon."

"No, Alana, that's not possible anymore," he told her and Alana looked over at Kaitlynn. "Oh this is Kaitlynn, she just moved back to La Push a few days ago."

"Oh," Alana said and Kaitlynn looked at Alana, she could see why Paul would like her, she was tall and thin with perfect curves, beautiful blue eyes. She had blond hair
obviously dyed because her brown roots were showing. Alana ignored Kaitlynn and turned her attention back to Paul, taking a step closer to him. "I've missed you," Alana
told him as she ran her hand under his shirt. Kaitlynn gripped the cart tightly, all she wanted to do was rip Alana's hands away from Paul and make sure she never touched
him again. "I tried calling you, why didn't you call me back," she asked as she ran her fingers through Paul's hair which made Kaitlynn think about breaking all her fingers.

"I'm going over to get the chips," Kaitlynn told Paul and turned around and stormed off.

"Did I make your girlfriend mad?" Alana asked smirking up at him.

"Kaitlynn is not my girlfriend yet," Paul said. Did I just say yet, he thought. "And anyway did you ever think that there might be a reason I haven't called you back?" he asked.
"That maybe I didn't want you anymore." he told her. "Leave me alone Alana," he told her and Alana took a step back and spun around and walked off.

"Damn," Paul cursed. Just when he had been making a little progress with Kaitlynn, Alana had to show up and push all the progress back. He shook his head and went to find Kaitlynn.

But it wasn't Paul that found Kaitlynn first it was Alana.

"Kaitlynn," Alana said and Kaitlynn turned around.

"Alana," she said.

"Listen little girl," Alana began and Kaitlynn raised her eyebrows and looked at Alana. "don't think for one second Paul actually likes you or you'll be anything more than another
notch on his bedpost," she went on as she moved her head back and forth, making Kaitlynn think she looked a lot like one of those bobble head dolls. "Paul doesn't do girlfriends
little girl and if you're the reason he hasn't called me little girl…"

"If Paul hasn't called you its not because of me," Kaitlynn interrupted her as Paul walked around the corner pushing the cart and saw them and started to walk towards them.

"You should just stay away from Paul little girl, you probably couldn't handle him anyway," Alana smirked still moving her head back and forth

"For one thing, I'm sure I could handle Paul just fine," Kaitlynn told her. "Oh and if you call me little girl one more time I will rip your blond hair out by its brown roots," she added angrily. "And you don't have to be a bitch just because he doesn't want you anymore," Kaitlynn went on. "And just so you know, not that's its any of your damn business anyway, Paul and I are friends and that's it." she added irritably. "You're really getting on my nerves so it might be a good idea if you left."

"What are you going to do if I don't," Alana smirked.

"Hey, there you are," Paul said as he walked over and stopped behind Kaitlynn. Alana looked up and smiled.

"I knew you'd come around," Alana smiled as Paul slipped an arm around Kaitlynn's waist.

"I wasn't talking to you," Paul told her and her smile faded. "What are you doing?" Paul asked Kaitlynn softly.

"She started it," Kaitlynn told him as she crossed her arms over her chest. Paul could feel how mad she was at Alana, he could also see it all over her face.

"Please calm down," Paul said quietly. "We need to finish up and get back to Sam's, they're all waiting on us."

"Alright," Kaitlynn sighed.

"Paul," Alana said.

"What?" he spat.

"I know you've missed me, even if you won't admit it," she smiled seductively.

"I haven't missed you," he told her as he tightened his arm around Kaitlynn.

"Well I know at least one part of you has missed me," she said and winked at him.

"Slut," Kaitlynn whispered.

"Well Alana sometimes that part acts involuntarily sometimes." he told her.

"Call me," Alana said to Paul.

"Ok seriously are you so dumb you can't take a hint or hear the words that came out of his mouth.?" Kaitlynn asked angrily. "He said he didn't want you anymore and that he
hadn't missed you," she said slowly. "I mean seriously what's wrong with you have all the chemicals from your hair dye fried your brain?" she asked. "Any idiot could figure out
he wants nothing to do with you anymore. So just take the hint and leave Paul and all his body parts alone," she told her getting more upset.

"And what if I don't? What are you going to do about it?"

"Don't let my size fool you, I can totally kick your ass," Kaitlynn told her as she tried to take a step forward but Paul pulled her back.

"Ok that's enough," Paul said pulling Kaitlynn closer to him. "Nobody is kicking anyone's ass today," he added. "Shortcake, lets go get the rest of the stuff and get out of here
before everyone wonders whats taking so long." Paul told her.

"Fine with me," Kaitlynn said and Paul removed his arm from around her waist. "Let's go," she said and turned around and walked off, Paul was unable to stop the smile from appearing on his face as he followed pushing the cart behind her.


Fifteen minutes later they were done and Paul loaded the bags in his truck and they both got in and he started driving back to La Push. They were both silent the first few
minutes of the drive back.

"I'm sorry about losing my temper," Kaitlynn sighed. "I don't even know why I got so mad. Its not like its any of my business what you do or who you do it with."

"Its ok," Paul assured her. "But I'm usually not the calm one in the situation, it was different to be the one trying to drag someone away instead of being dragged away." he
said and Kaitlynn smiled.

"You're still cold," Paul said a few seconds later when he noticed Kaitlynn rubbing her hands together and rubbing her arms.

"I'm ok," she said.

"You can move closer to me, you don't have to sit so far away," he told her. "High body temperature over here remember."

"Yeah I remember," she said but didn't move from where she was sitting.

"I don't bite unless you want me to," he teased and looked over at her, she smiled and shook her head but still stayed where she was. Paul let out a sigh and turned his eyes
back on the road.

Kaitlynn was sitting on her side of the truck looking out the window and occasionally glancing over at Paul. "What the hell," she said to herself and slid over next to Paul.

A few seconds later Paul felt Kaitlynn slide over next to him and lay her head against his chest. He let out a content sigh.

"You're so warm," she said and he smiled and put one arm around her as she curled her legs up under her on the seat and moved as close as she could to Paul.


When Paul pulled into Sam's yard, Kaitlynn was still curled next to him. He turned his truck off.

"Shortcake," he said. "We're back at Sam's," he told her.

"Ok," she said not bothering to move. Paul smiled that she wasn't in any hurry to move away from him.

"You can go inside and get warm," he told her.

"But I'm already warm," she said. "You'll really make me move?" she asked quietly.

"Kaitlynn, as much as I would really like to sit here with you like this all day, and believe it or not I actually would like to stay like this, you know we can't." he said and she
looked up at him.

"Yeah I know," she said quietly and moved off of him.

"Thanks for volunteering to go with me, it was really entertaining." he said smirking down at her.

"Don't remind me how I lost my temper," Kaitlynn said embarrassed.

"Don't be embarrassed shortcake," Paul told her. "You go inside and I'll get everything out ok."

"Ok," she said quietly and opened the door and got out of the truck and made her way inside.


When she walked inside the girls turned to look at her.

"So how did everything go?" Emily asked as she turned to look at Kaitlynn from the stove where she was stirring something.

"Was Paul nice?" Stasia asked her.

"Did you keep him out of trouble?" Alisa asked.

"Everything went ok," Kaitlynn said. "Yes Paul was nice and it was more like he kept me out of trouble."

"What happened?" Emily asked as she turned off the stove and walked over.

"We ran into one of Paul's ex's at the grocery store, Alana," Kaitlynn began and the three girls nodded. "She had her hands all over Paul and Paul was telling her to leave him alone and that he didn't want her anymore," Kaitlynn sighed as she sat at the table. "I don't even know why I got so mad that she had her hands all over him, we're barely friends, but I really wanted to break all her fingers," Kaitlynn said. "Anyway, so I just walked away to get some more stuff off the list and let Paul deal with her. But noooooo," Kaitlynn went on. "She has to find me and start calling me little girl and telling me how I have no chance with Paul and not to think that Paul actually likes me and how I probably couldn't handle Paul anyway and I don't know what happened but I told her if she called me little girl one more time I would rip her blond hair out by its brown roots and that she didn't have to be a bitch because Paul didn't want her anymore and that it might be a good idea if she left because she was really getting on my nerves," Kaitlynn told them shaking her head.

"What happened then?" Stasia asked interested.

"Paul showed up," she sighed. "And he was oh there you are and Alana assumed he was talking to her because she was all like…I knew you'd come around," Kaitlynn added.

"Then what happened?" Alisa asked quickly. "Paul told her he wasn't talking to her and asked me what I was doing, and he slipped his arm around my waist.

"I told him Alana started it." she sighed. "So Paul told me we needed to finish up shopping and get back and that's what we were going to do until she opened her mouth again."

"What did she say?" Emily asked, all three girls were leaning in closer to Kaitlynn listening to her story.

"I know you've missed me and told her he hadn't and she was all like I know at least one part of you has missed me."

"That girl is such a slut," Stasia said.

"That's what I said." Kaitlynn said.

"You called her a slut to her face!" Alisa exclaimed.

"I don't know if she heard me or not and then she told Paul to call her," Kaitlynn sighed. "That's when I really kind of lost it, I said something like are you so dumb you can't take a hint or hear the words that came out of his mouth, That he said he didn't want her anymore and that he hadn't missed her," she went on . "I asked her if all the chemicals from her hair dye fried her brain," she sighed and Stasia laughed. "I told her any idiot could figure out Paul wants nothing to do with her anymore. So just take the hint and leave Paul and all his body parts alone."

"Then?" Emily asked.

"She was like what if I don't? What are you going to do about it?" Kaitlynn told them. "So I told her not to let my size fool her because I could totally kick her ass."

"Oh wow!" Alisa exclaimed.

"That's when Paul told me that, that was enough, that no one was getting their ass kicked today and pulled me closer to him and we walked away."

"Oh wow, Paul was the one pulling someone away from a fight," Stasia said. "That's a change."


Outside Paul unloaded the truck and brought the bags over to Sam.

"So you and Kaitlynn looked really cozy when you drove up," Jacob said.

"She was cold because the heat in my truck doesn't work," Paul told them. "Jake maybe you can take a look at it."

"Sure, no problem," Jacob smiled. "But you don't get cold so why do you need a heater?"

"Kaitlynn does get cold," Paul said quietly and Jacob smiled.

"So how did things go at the grocery store?" Embry asked. "Were you nice to her?"

"Yes," Paul growled. "I am capable of being nice."

"I know," Embry said.

"She did almost get into a fight though," Paul told them.

"Kaitlynn?' Quill asked shocked.

"Yes," Paul smiled. "With Alana."

"That little slut you used to fool around with?" Sam asked as he unpacked the bags.

"Yeah," Paul sighed. "She wanted to know why I hadn't called her, I told her it was because I didn't want her anymore," he told them. "Anyway," he sighed. "Long story short, Kaitlynn ended up storming off, I told Alana to leave me alone and went to find Kaitlynn but Alana found her first and they were talking when I found them," he said. "So Kaitlynn
threatens to rip Alana's blond hair out by its brown roots," he said and Jacob laughed." Alana said something else like call me or something which apparently pissed Kaitlynn off
more because she called her dumb and something else and a slut. I think she asked her if the chemicals from the hair dye fried her brain," Paul said.

"I wish I could have seen this," Embry said smiling and shaking his head.

"Then she told her to leave me and all my body parts alone."

"Damn," Jacob said.

"Of course Alana couldn't keep her mouth shut because she was all like what if I don't, what are you going to do about it?" Paul said. "So Kaitlynn threatened to kick her ass," he sighed. "So I pulled her away before she could."

"Well that's a change," Sam said. "You dragging someone away from a fight instead of being drug away."

"I know."

"We're going to have to keep an eye on you two, to keep you out of trouble." Quill teased and Paul smiled.

"She apologized for losing her temper on the way back, she didn't understand why she was so mad about Alana having her hands on me and everything that happened." Paul told him.

"The imprint was making her feel possessive," Sam told him. "You two are barely friends and she's threatening to kick one of your ex's ass and doesn't want her touching you. I'm interested to see what will happen when you two do get closer and move past the friendship stage."

"She'll be pissed off because I didn't tell her about the imprint and everything sooner," Paul sighed.

"Maybe you should go ahead and tell her," Jacob suggested. "I mean her dad was raised here so she's probably heard the legends."

"Probably," Sam said. "Maybe bring it up casually if she's heard them and if she has as her what she thinks," Sam told Paul.

"Ok."

"Harry's over meeting with her dad now, he'll probably become part of the council," Sam told them.

"But he was never a wolf right?" Embry asked.

"Actually he was," Sam told them. "One of the best we had back then and the strongest, not counting the Alpha of course, he was the second in command after the Apha," Sam sighed. "Managed to take out five vampires by himself before the rest of the pack made it to back him up. Its one of the main reasons we double patrol now, so you're never by yourself in case something like that happened." he told them. "They had no idea the vampires were coming until it was to late."

"So he knows about us then, he can tell we're wolves?" Embry asked.

"Yes," Sam told them. "Along with getting him to become part of the council Harry is also telling him that his daughter has been imprinted on, which he probably expected."

"Great," Paul said and sat down at one of the tables. "Wait a minute, Kaitlynn told me her mom walked out on them. Wasn't Kaitlynn's mom her dads imprint?"

"No, Jonathan never imprinted," Sam told him. "It does happen." he added and Jacob sat down next to Paul. "It doesn't mean it will happen to you Jake, you can still imprint, Paul
did and we thought he never would."

"Well we thought Paul shouldn't imprint and he didn't want to," Jacob said.

"Harry will be over after he talks to Jonathan, with Leah and Seth."

"That should be fun," Quill said sarcastically.

"Leah's hatred is directed at me more than you guys," Sam said quietly as he fired up the grill and started putting hamburgers on it. "And it looks like Seth is close to phasing."

"He's just a kid!" Embry exclaimed. "Barely a teenager."

"I know."

"That sucks for him," Quill said.

"Yeah, it sucked for us to," Jacob added.