Chapter 10 – Putting Leah's Attitude To Shame
Once Daniella had soaked in the tub for an hour or so she dressed and walked outside and was going to sit on the swing, when she opened the front door, Paul was sitting just to the side of the steps in wolf form. She sighed softly as she stepped out the front door and closed it behind her. She walked over and sat on the steps as she looked over at him. She watched as his torso expanded and deflated with each deep breath.
Daniella scoffed, "How's come it just seems easier to be pissed off at you then to just try and talk to you? I could sit here and be perfectly fine and the second you come around I'm so pissed I see nothing but red." Paul snorted. Daniella shook her head, "I know. I'm stubborn and I'm such a huge bitch, that I put Leah's attitude to shame half the time...But I can't help it. And I know that you know all of it, you lived it with me. I just wish there was a way to go back and just erase or re-do the last fifteen years. Hell not even that because I haven't been around for the last five. I just wish we could go back knowing what we know now and use it then as a way to either keep us clear of each other until the moment you imprinted on me or make the memories good."
Paul let out a closed mouth grumble as he sighed heavily. Daniella nodded, "I know you're sorry for what you did...But sometimes sorry isn't enough. If you think about all the things you did in a ten year span...I mean do the math Paul. Once a day for five days a week because I didn't see you on weekends, fifty-two weeks in a year, for ten years...it's ten thousand some odd mean, harsh and cruel things you did. I mean at first I figured you'd get over it and move onto someone else, then you practically made a game of it to see if you could make me cry. Then when I got fed up with your bullshit, just when I thought things couldn't get worse...They did and I was wrong."
Paul let out a strained whine. He turned to face her as she looked into his eyes. Daniella frowned, "I'm completely torn Paul. I have been for years." She swallowed hard as she continued a few tears slipped out of her eyes as she never broke eye contract with him, "Half of me wants to tell you to go fuck yourself, to take this imprinting bullshit and shove it up your ass...as harsh as it may sound. But the other half of me wants to forgive you, let you take me in your arms and tell me everything is going to be alright, that we can forget the last fifteen years ever happened and just move on with our lives."
She blinked and a few more tears slid down as she brushed them away, "You have no idea how much I just want to be in your life. How much I've always wanted to be in your life. Even before you imprinted. Half the time I think you know I could take you shoving me in the mud or into locker doors again, because at least you'd be touching me in some way, shape or form. I don't know if it's the imprinting or just me, but I crave for you to just touch me. At this point I could handle you shoving me around again as long as you were touching me."
"You realize you talking about him physically hurting you, is hurting him inside right now."
Daniella looked up and saw Jake walking over, "He can feel your pain Dani. Because the imprinting gives him a physical connection to you. Mad, sad, happy, hurt, nervous. All of it." Daniella shook her head, "Is that supposed to make me feel better or worse Jake? Honestly? I know I'm a more bitter than Leah ever thought about being, and I know there's already one bitch in the pack. But I can't help any of these feelings. I've been someone's imprint longer than anyone with the exception of Emily. And I couldn't even enjoy it. I despised and loathed Paul for so long that after the imprinting happened, and I knew what he truly was I told myself I could ignore it. And I tried to by leaving for five years. Paul knows more than anyone I left to get away from him."
Daniella looked at Paul and could see the different emotions going through his eyes as she sniffled, "I told you once before that you didn't care about anyone but yourself, and I know the imprinting makes you care about me. But if you really care about me at all. Even the slightest, you'll figure out some way to make the pain leave. Until then I'm just going to continue to be torn completely in half."
Daniella stood from the steps as she stepped closer to Paul she leaned down and placed a soft kiss on the end of his wet nose. Daniella walked inside the house. Jake looked at Paul, "I know bud. But it's a start you know. If you want I'll help think of some ways for you to figure the whole mess out. But for now Sam says for you to stay posted in the trees across from Dani's place. He knows you want to keep an eye on her. But I don't have patrol until mid-night and Adri is on her way over here to eat dinner so if you need something to eat do it before mid-night.
Jake watched as Paul nodded and took off. Jake had to help Paul and Daniella. They were each other's soul mates. The imprinting wouldn't have picked Daniella for Paul, for no reason. There was always a reason for everything that happened. Jake just had to figure out why and then clue Paul in at the same time.