JoJo:sorry for the delay people. I know it's been a long time and I hope that you all can forgive me. I sorta lost muse for this story but after reading the first and second book again it came back so I decided to do a chapter before I lost it again.

Chapter Ten

My eyes got wide as I stared at Jared and I looked around at everybody in the room. I couldn't see Paul or my brother since they both stood behind me but everybody in the room minus Emily were all smirking as they stared at me. I could not believe that my brother or Paul would tell them that and even though I knew I should be the one getting
yelled at I wheeled around and gaped at the two guys behind me in disbelief.

"I can't believe you told them! Ray was kidding!" I exclaimed. I knew my cheeks had probably turned a lovely shade of crimson and even though I knew he was upset with me Paul's cheeks also had a hint of a rosy tint to them. Looking up into my brother's eyes I could see he was not quite so easily detoured off the important matter at hand. He just
stared at me for a few moments shaking slightly but I didn't back down. I knew that the smart thing would be to back down and take a step back but since when had I ever
done that on my own.

Feeling a hand on my arm I looked over to Paul then sighed as I let him guide me into the living room and on to the couch. Even though I knew they were trying to be
inconspicuous about it I saw all the guys move away from me slightly. I knew that they could smell the scent of the Cullens' on me. Sighing in annoyance as Paul went back to
stand beside my brother I said: "Yes I know. I smell like the vampires but that's because I went to see them I went to get them to keep their vampire friends off our land."

My eyes widened as I saw the looks on every face in the room. The wide eyed shock barely even lasted a second before Paul let out a growl and the next thing I knew he was
gone and the large silver werewolf was in his place glaring at me. It was hard for me to decipher the look in his eyes since I could see anger but fear also seemed to be mixed in
there.

With his breathing hard and even I wondered if Paul was about to attack me and I heard Embry softly whisper beside me: "Don't move Tammy."

I knew that fear was clearly on my face and even though I knew Paul…..my Paul, wouldn't hurt me I wasn't too certain about this Paul. The Paul was angry and that anger was
directed at me. Would his feelings for me be able to hold him back? We stayed the way we were, locked in each other's gazes and the whole time I knew that Paul was
fighting to regain control but there was one thing we hadn't counted on.

A soft breeze blew into the room through the window behind the couch and I saw every other person in the room tense as the wind blew through my hair and towards Paul.
With a low growl Paul lunged at me and I instinctively put my arm up gasping in pain as I felt his claws digging deeply into my arm. I expected the worse but it never came as I
heard the sound of something being slammed up against the wall. As I peeked over my arm I saw that Paul in his werewolf form was on the other side of the room and my
brother as well as the other guys all stood in front of him.

I slowly got to my feet as I cradled my arm in my good one and watched as Paul looked at the guys then at me. His eyes were still hard and angry but as they landed on my
arm which was now covered in my blood they almost instantly softened as a small whimper escaped his mouth. Apparently no longer shy or maybe it was just the worry Paul
quickly transformed back into his human form and he pushed past the guys on his way to me.

"Tammy! Tammy I'm sooo sorry." Paul softly said as he gently took my arm in his hands. For the first time ever in my life I saw what looked like tears in Paul's eyes. He held
my arm gingerly and even though I knew he was naked I didn't look away from his eyes. After what seemed like only seconds Sam was taking my arm out of Paul's hands and
he was gently pulling me away. Guiding me to the door.

"Come on Tammy. We've got to get you checked out." Sam said as I looked away from the pained expression on Paul's face to look at my brother.

"If you really think I need to go to the hospital then okay but I don't think it's anything near that bad." I said before noticing the way my brother stiffened. I looked at him for a
few moments before I looked around at the other guys and saw the same sort of stiffness in their expressions.

"You're not going to the hospital. We're taking you to the clinic here in town." Sam said as he pulled open the door. Without meaning to I accidentally shivered. I'd never liked
the clinic in town and preferred the hospital in forks, Sam knew that.

"Why the clinic? Why not the hospital. I think I can handle the drive." I said softly as we walked out the door towards the car. I saw Emily out of the corner of my eye grabbing
her purse and the keys before she too walked out. The other guys stood in the door watching us but as Sam opened the back door for me I noticed Paul was not among them.

"Where's Paul?"

My brother looked sympathetic as he looked towards the house then he looked back at me. "Give him time Tammy. He's not going to be able to forgive himself for hurting you
like this."

"I want him to come Sam. Please." I knew I sounded like a little girl whining like this but I wanted Paul with me. I wanted him to know that I didn't blame him for any of this
and if he stayed behind then I would have to wait before I could tell him.

Shaking his head Sam looked over at Emily a bit pained before he looked back at me and softly said: "Just give him time to think Tammy. He'll be around to see you soon
enough now get in the car."

Sighing softly I knew my brother was right and I let him guide me into the backseat and when he climbed in beside me I didn't complain. I knew he wanted to comfort me but I
really wasn't as worried about my injury as I was about what it had done to Paul.

As Emily pulled out of the driveway and I noticed what direction she was heading in the metaphorical kicking and screaming began. I had never liked the clinic in La Push and I
made a scene begging them Emily and Sam to take me to the Forks hospital. At first Sam looked angry and when I refused to get out of the clinic I thought he would drag me
out but when I vehemently refused and gripped the seat underneath me despite the wound in my arm he sighed in resignation and slid back into his seat telling Emily to take us
to the Forks hospital.

When we arrived at the hospital Emily pulled up in front of the emergency room to let Sam and I get off. Luckily we were the only ones in the waiting room so as Sam filled out
the paper work the nurse lead me into the emergency room. I could see his nose slightly scrunched up and I wondered if the scent of the Cullens' was still on me but it didn't
take me long to realize I wasn't the reason my brother's nose was scrunched up the way it was.

As I stepped into the emergency room the first person I bumped into was none other then the vampire who had introduced himself to me as Carlisle. I stared at him wide eyed
and as he looked down at my arm I noticed the corners of his lips twitch slightly. I looked towards the nurse and she didn't seem to notice it. Instead she actually seemed to be
trying to flirt with him with her eyes or something as she gushed: "Oh hello Dr. Cullens. I didn't realize you were on already."

As she turned to look at me the nurse continued to seem to fawn over the doctor as she told me: "You will be in capable hands. Dr. Cullens is by far the best doctor we've
got."

"Yea well I'm sure it comes from years of experience." I said with a bit of annoyance in my voice. Whether I was annoyed at the nurse or finding out Carlisle was my doctor I
didn't know.

For his part Carlisle didn't seem upset by my words. Instead he just smiled and said: "Of course experience is always the key. Now what happened to you?"

As he walked along beside be and the nurse I thought of my brother back in the emergency room and realized that this was why he hadn't wanted me to come to the hospital.
As I remembered the expression on his face I realized that he must have been making that face because he could smell the vampire doctor all over the hospital too. Looking up
at the doctor I could see the laughter in his eyes and knew that he at least knew if not at least suspected what had happened.

"Angry dog." I said simply. I didn't see any reason to explain things to him and I certainly wasn't going to explain anything to him with the nurse standing beside us. I doubted
that she knew vampires and werewolves were walking amongst us.

After taking a seat on the examination I waited til the nurse left after the doctor said something to her then bit my lip as the doctor closed the curtains around us. Although I
knew they didn't eat humans that still didn't make me feel comfortable. I was pretty sure that Carlisle knew what had happened and when he began to speak I saw that he did.

"They weren't too happy about you coming to see us were they?" Carlisle asked as he began to work on my arm. Not wanting to say anything or to give the vampires any
reason to talk about my brother and his pack I simply turned away. For his part Carlisle just laughed softly and continued his work as he said: "I figured they'd be upset but I
didn't think they'd actually attack you."

"It was an accident okay. Lay off." I said sharply as I looked at Carlisle feeling my annoyance rising. I didn't see why he should get to jab at my family and friends and I wished
I had something that I could throw back in his face but I didn't know enough about them to do that.

It took a while but eventually I was released and when I walked out with Carlisle beside me I saw not only my brother and Emily but the entire pack waiting for me. I could feel
Carlisle tense beside me and I saw the look that the pack gave him since his hand was on my shoulder. Looking at my brother Carlisle gave him directions for taking care of me
and as I walked over to Paul and stood beside him I heard Carlisle as he warned the rest of the pack about be careful with me. I heard the low rumble in Paul's throat but
before he could do anything I slipped my arm around his waist and laid my head on his shoulder. Looking down at me in surprise Paul slowly and cautiously draped his arm
over my shoulders.

Without saying anything the rest of the pack turned and we walked out of the emergency room. Like Paul my brother had his arm draped over Emily's shoulders and we all
walked out of the hospital but as we stepped through the doors my brother and Paul removed their arms from Emily's and my shoulders then pushed us back. Standing in front
of us were the five youngest vampires I'd met earlier that day.