Paul POV-

It had been a few days since me and Bella had spoken and I missed her. I wanted her to be back in my arms. No sooner had I gone out with her that I had lost her. Because of that vampire. Or at least I'm pretty sure she was a vampire. I was walking home from my job at the garage when I saw Jared sitting on my porch steps. "What do you want?"

"You need to stay away from Bella." He said bluntly as he stood up and leant against the pole.

"What the fuck Jared? Why do you want me to stay away from Bella? Do you really hate me that much to take away that last ounce of happiness I have?" I spat at my former best friend. What was his fucking problem?

"Looks like you already lost that happiness Paul. " Jared shot back, glaring at me with cold eyes.

"I don't get it. I don't fucking understand what I have done wrong for you to treat me like some piece of garbage. Do you really hate me that much to take away my happiness?" My voice broke slightly and I knew I would be close to breaking down soon.

"I…Paul I don't hate you. It's just for your own good. And Bella's." He said and I could hear the guilt in his voice. "The last thing I want is for you to be unhappy."

"For fuck sake- you can't tell me what's good for me. You are not me. You don't know what's good or not for me. Especially since you left me! You were the only one I trusted Jared and you fucking left. Now you're trying to take the only other person I have come to trust away from me! What the fuck is up with that? I think I should make my own choices in life. Is there something you're not telling me Jared?" I hissed as I felt the traitor teal slip down my cheek.

Jared frowned, winced and hesitated. "I can't tell you what it is Paul. It's to be kept a secret until it happens. And you're right, in most cases I don't. But in this case I do Paul."

"Well then explain why you do. If it's going to happen soon, I think I should have a right to know." I growled.

Jared looked like he was fighting himself and then sighed. "I can't. I physically can't. But I can give you clues?"

"Whatever works for you?" I glared, crossing my arms.

"Remember the Quileute legends? Well their real." He stated very clearly and I shook my head not understanding- was he trying to tell me that it wasn't good for me and Bella to be together because vampires were real? That just didn't make sense.

"I got that far idiot. But what has vampires got to do with the whole breaking up with Bella because it's not good for us?" I furrowed my eyebrow.

"I mean the other legend about the other creatures. Not the one about the vampires. And once you figure it out- don't tell a sole." He said and walked away, leaving me baffled.

The other legend? What other legend? What other creatures? There was so much going on in my life that I was finding it hard to make any sense of anything.

I was about to turn to go into my house when I heard someone shout my name, and I turned to see a tall, lanky kid- well he looked more man than kid with his physical features but the bound in his steps and that whole cheerful look told me he was still a kid- running towards me. It took me a minute to realise that it was Bella's best friend, Jacob.

"Uh…Jacob?" I said wearily, not sure why he had chosen to talk to me. He hated me, I was sure of it. Not that I could blame him- I was the "tough kid" who slept with girls for the fun of it and he was the kind hearted boy who treated girls with respect which right now was proving to be something I could never do.

"Uh, hey." He said simply as he stopped in front of me, not showing any signs of being out of breath. "What was that about?"

"I seriously have no idea. Something about me and Bella and that we should break up because it isn't good enough for us." I shrugged then stuck my hands in my pocket. "So what's up, you've never talked to me?"

"Oh. Paul. Um." Jacob started and then paused to think. "I know it isn't any of my business… but was what Bella told me true?"

I frowned confused. Was he talking about me and Bella's argument? Why did he sound so…. Concerned? "Told you what was true?"

"That your father… bet you up…and raped your mum?" He seemed to be cautious with his words, like he wasn't sure if he should use them.

Bella had told him my secret? That she knew I didn't want any one apart from her, Jared or Charlie to know? I knew what I had done was wrong; hell it was so wrong I couldn't see her ever forgiving me for that, but she had told my secret and not even confessed about it. Maybe it wasn't as bad as what I had done- but that wasn't the point. The point was. Why the fuck did she not just tell me? Did she think that was alright? "She told you?"

"Yeah… uh, was she not supposed too?" Jacob furrowed his eyebrows.

"Look Jacob. I have nothing against you; you're a nice kid 'n' all but no one was supposed to know. I didn't want anyone to know- not now, not ever. " I sighed and clenched my fists together. What if she had told her friends from high school, her mum, Billy anyone?

"I see. Paul?" Jake dug his hands in his pocket.

"Yeah?" I said, trying to keep the irritation out of my voice.

"I was wrong about you. I judged you without getting to know you. You didn't deserve… what your dad did. And I admire you for putting up with that shit." Jacob looked uncomfortable with admitting this to me.

I smiled and shrugged. "No big deal. Can't really blame you for hating me- I was a complete jerk."

"For a reason." Jacob pointed out before sighing. "Look since you and Bella are dating, and because you're a decent guy- I'd like us to be friends."

Me and Jacob friends? Jacob was the opposite of me. He was everything I wasn't. Would it really work? Well it was worth a try- for Bella's sake. "Alright. You're not too bad yourself."

"Well I'll see you around." Jacob said before heading into his house, where only now had I realised that I was walking the wrong way.

Sighing, I walked into my house and slammed the door. I couldn't believe Bella had told someone and not asked for permission at the least. Looks like we had another thing to discuss when it was time to apologize.

Bella's POV-

School had dragged by slowly today until lunch when Jessica and I were waiting in the lunch queue for our meal. Since Paul and mine's argument I ached to see him. I nearly drove up to see him the other day, take his apology back but then realized I still needed to think and talk to him before any of that happened.

"Hey Bella." A cold voice interrupted my thoughts and I felt my mouth go dry. Edward. He was back- I had heard that he had left for good. But apparently now that was just another silly rumour which she was gullible enough to believe.

"What do you want, Edward?" She wanted to sound strong, pissed off even, but her voice quavered and she had noticed that Jessica had left to get a seat with the rest of the group. Great. No back up.

"I wanted to apologize for my behaviour. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable… I was… a little out of sorts because my girlfriend had moved away and you moved here and sat in her seat in biology, seemed to get all the attention, and reminded me of her so much. I sort of disliked that." A crooked smile crossed his pale features and for a minute I was drawn in to him before I shook my head, remembering that he was a vampire.

"I-I don't accept." I said, my voice still showing signs of fear.

"Excuse me, but you're both blocking the line!" Someone hissed in our direction.

"Sorry." Edward stated and then sighed as he moved out of lines way, gently pulling me with him, the cold touch sending a shiver through my body and he immediately dropped his hand. "Why not?"

"Because I know what you are." I furrowed my eyebrows together and pulled on the long sleeves of my shirt.

"You know that we're…" Edward trailed off, his eyes widening for a split second before relaxing into a mask of calm and whispered "Different ?"

I nodded my head once and took a step away from him and in the direction of Jessica, Angela and the rest of them who were watching intently.

He took a step forward. I gulped. "We're a vegetarian family. We only… buy non meaty stuff."

His statement baffled me for a minute until I understood what he meant. "I figured that out. But that doesn't make me feel safer."

A large figure loomed over Edward, his hair short black and curly and his eyes an amber colour. His skin was like Edward's- Pale and he had purple circles under his eyes. The only difference was he looked safer, and friendlier than Edward- Emmett. Except he was a vampire too. He couldn't possibly safe or friendly.

"Edward leave her alone. Come sit down, you're scaring her." He placed a big palm on Edward's shoulder and smiled tentatively at me.

I smiled cautiously back, strangely feeling like I could trust him. Or at least not feel unsafe around him.

Edward glanced at me and frowned, but it looked wrong on his stone cold dead face. "I'm sorry Bella; I did not mean to frighten you I just wanted to explain my behaviour."

I shook my head; I didn't want to hear any of his crap. "Not a valid explanation."

With that Emmett pulled him away and I was left standing quietly beside the queue watching them walk away.
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I was working on my homework and cooking Charlie and I some lasagne when they're was a knock on the door. I put my pen down and headed to the door, yanking it open and had to fight the smile that threatened to escape. Instead I bit my lip. "Paul?"

"We need to talk." He stated, shoving his hands in his pocket and frowning.

"Yes I know we need to talk Paul, but I'm not ready to talk yet." I stated as I cross my arms.

"Well tough because we're talking." He grumbled as he pushed gently past me and wandered into the kitchen. "Charlie's out right?"

"But…Paul.." I tried to reject, but I knew it was no use, he was in now and he was much stronger than I was. "Yes he is."

"Good. I know what I did was wrong Bella, so wrong and I regret it so much. So much. I hate myself for it. I know I'm a monster Bella. My father made me a monster, an asshole and I'm so sorry about that. But I… you…um." Paul stammered and again he looked so vulnerable, struggling to express himself as the tears began to well.

"You're not a monster Paul. You're not an asshole, you just made a mistake like was all do. I was just angry." I squeezed his arm, he was sitting perched up on the table and I was now standing between his legs.

He gently pushed me away and let out a breath, running his hand through his hair. "You told Jacob my secret Bella. I never wanted anyone but you, Charlie and Jared to know about it."

Oh god. I just remembered that I had told Jacob. What had I been thinking? Paul probably doesn't have any trust for me anymore… "Paul, he was… he thought you were an asshole, he was going to try and stop me seeing you."

"He has a right to Bella. He sees what I'm like in school and with most girls." He paused and then sighed. "Bella when someone doesn't like someone, it doesn't mean you have to tell them their secret as to why their like that. You just explain that it isn't their fault and if they still don't it isn't your problem. And he can't exactly ban you. Bella I trusted you with that secret, shit I trusted you so much more than I could even trust myself."

"Paul, you can still trust me. I know Jacob and I know he wouldn't judge, or tell anyone. He's loyal like that." I said softly and took a step closer to him.

He nodded slightly and pursed his lips together. "I guess you're right. But Bella the thing is you didn't even tell me you told him. When I did something wrong I came and told you the next day."

"I know Paul. It's just that I didn't have the courage. I was so upset, so angry at Jacob and Phil that it slipped through my mouth and I knew you would be angry and leave and it scared me to think that…" The tears started to spill over at the thought of Paul leaving me for good.

"Bella, of course I would be angry but I would have understood- just like you did." Paul murmured as he held his hand out and grabbed my hand. "Hey now baby girl. I'm not going to leave you. I couldn't ever do that to you. It would hurt way too much. But I just need to know you won't tell anyone else okay?"

I nodded my head and squeaked out. "I promise Pauley Waley."

"Pauley Waley?" He chuckled but then became serious again as he kisses me gently on the forehead before bringing me in close to him, our upper bodies pressed against one another. "But we're okay now right?"

I nodded, smiling as I kissed him gently on the lips, my arms snaking around his neck and pulled him closer to me. He smiled against my lips and the kiss soon became heated, he gripped my hips and pulled me so close that my pelvis was pressed against his groin. He ground into me and a groaned slipped through my lips and into the kiss. "mmm, Paul."

He moaned in response and his tongue slipped into my mouth, swirling around and exploring every single part. My tongue tangled with his and they gently stroked one another as I ground into Paul's now erect penis.

"Shit." He cursed before pulling away, both of his panting for breath. "That was just…whoa. But Bell's I don't think we should go any further than that… not right now."

I nodded and smiled. "Good. I'm not ready for that step."

He kisses me again lightly on the lips. "So Pauley Waley huh?"

I giggled slightly at that and blushed as I gave his cheek a peck. "I like that nickname for you."

"Hmm… well I like Belly Welly for you." He grinned and kisses her nose. "Mmm. But please don't call me that in front of people…."

"I'll have to think about that Pauly Waley…"

"Okay Belly Welly." And with that he kisses me softly again.

Whoah okay! Sorry for the long wait! It's finally finished! Paul and Jacob huh? How about that? Sorry if Bella's POV is absolutely shit, I worked my but off with it this whole night and I'm absolutely shattered from not getting much sleep the night before. But I got it up. Here it is! Review please! And you're ideas have been fantastic so far! Thank you so much!