Summary: Lilli Patterson just moved to Forks after the death of her dad. When she meets Paul how will she react to him imprinting on her when she doesn't even want a boyfriend. Her last relationship didn't go so well and its left her not wanting to date again.
"Lilli, everyone has scars," Emily told her. "Its just some people's aren't as visible as others."
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CHAPTER 11 PART 2
Keaton and Lilli were on a date he was taking her to the movies.
"You look beautiful," he said and she smiled.
"So what movie are we seeing?" she asked.
"Nightmare on Elm Street," he answered.
"Keaton, I told you I hate scary movies," she told him.
"Did you? I don't remember."
"Yes when you asked me if I wanted to go to the movies I said yes but I don't like scary movies." she told him.
"Lilli, its not real its just a movie," he told her and grabbed her hand and led her inside.
"Keaton I don't want to see this movie," she told him as she tried to jerk away from him. "I really hate scary movies."
"Don't be a baby Lilli," he said. "Sit down and watch the movie." he demanded and pulled her down in a seat next to him. Lilli spent most of the movie with her eyes covered almost in tears except when Keaton pulled her hands away from her eyes and made her watch. She couldn't believe he was being so mean….
When the movie started Lilli immediately covered her eyes and jumped at everything. The guys were definitely enjoying it and Lilli uncovered her eyes at one point but immediately covered them back and started shaking and buried her head into Jacob's shoulder which made Paul let out a growl.
"Lilli, you ok?" Jacob asked and she shook her head. Jacob let out a sigh and turned to look at Paul and waved him over, Paul looked confused for a second.
"Come over here," Jacob mouthed and Paul stood up and walked over. He noticed she was shaking when he got over there. Jacob got off the couch letting Paul take his place with Lilli's head now buried in his shoulder.
"Lilli," Paul said quietly as he rubbed her back. He noticed she seemed to calm down a little and stop shaking when he touched her. "Come on lets get out of here until the movie is over." She looked up.
"Paul," she said softly.
"Come on," he said and took her hand in his and led her out of the room and into the kitchen.
"I'm so sorry," she apologized. "Everyone probably thinks I'm some sort of baby now because I can't watch a scary movie."
"No one will think that," Paul told her. "Its ok that you don't like scary movies. Which I should know because you said that earlier today." he sighed. "I should have remembered I'm sorry."
"Paul we talked about a lot of things today, its ok you didn't remember," she told him. "You can go back and watch if you want, I'll be ok by myself," she told him.
"Its ok, I'd rather be here with you anyway," he said smiling. "Come on," he added and took her hand and led her out the back door and into Sam's yard. He led her a few steps away from the house and sat on the ground. Lilli sat down by him.
"So you don't like scary movies," he said and she shook her head.
"I hate scary movies," she said as she wrapped her arms around her legs, hugging them to her chest.
"Lilli you were shaking, what is it about that movie, something happened," he said, Lilli looked over and saw the concern in his face.
"Keaton, my ex, took me to the movies, I told him I didn't like scary movies but he picked that movie to watch and he made me watch it," she told him. "If I had my eyes covered he pulled my hands away
from my face. That movie just brought that whole night back," she told him.
"I think if I ever get to meet your ex, Keaton, I'm going to kick his ass," Paul said. "You didn't deserve that," Paul told her. "If you told him you didn't want to watch a scary movie or that you didn't like scary
movies you could have found some compromise."
"I thought so to," she shrugged. "I mean I would have watched an action movie, car chases, explosions, whatever but not horror scary." she added.
"You deserved a lot better than Keaton," Paul told her. "And I know there has to be more than the scary movie thing with you and him," he said and she nodded.
"I don't want to talk about it though," she said and looked away.
"I won't push you to talk," he said and she felt him run his fingers through her hair. "You deserved a whole lot better than Keaton, princess." she looked over at him and smiled. He let out a sigh and laid down
on the ground and looked up at the sky.
"it's a beautiful night," he told her. "Not a cloud in the sky." Lilli laid down beside him and looked up at the sky.
"Yeah it is beautiful," she sighed. "So did you like growing up as the only child."
"Most of the time I didn't," he sighed. "It got lonely a lot."
"I know," she sighed and Paul looked over at her.
"Who told you that you should never sing?" he asked and she looked over at him.
"Paul I…"
"Tell me, please," he said softly.
"Keaton," she whispered.
"Did he ever hear you?"
"No I mentioned something about being in a school talent show and he told me I shouldn't embarrass myself because no one wanted to hear me sing," she told him and looked away.
"Why did you stay with him, he treated you awful," Paul said.
"No one else was interested," she whispered.
"They had to be Lilli," Paul told her and she looked over at him and shook her head. Paul let out a sigh and looked up at the sky. "Can I tell you something without you getting offended?"
"I don't know, maybe," she sighed and looked over at him.
"I guess I'll have to take a chance then," he sighed. "I just wanted to tell you, you probably already know this but Lili you are a very beautiful girl." he told her and she shook her head and closed her eyes.
Of course he thought she was beautiful, that was all Keaton saw to.
"Oh," she said softly.
"Lilli," he said. "What's wrong?"
"Why would you think something's wrong?" she asked.
"I know something's wrong, did I say something?"
"Its fine Paul," she told him and wiped away a tear that ran down her cheek.
"Its not fine," he said as he sat up. "Not if I made you cry."
"Paul I…"
"Sit up and talk to me," he said and she sat up and looked over at him. "Princess what did I say that upset you?" he asked softly and she looked away. "If you don't tell me I won't know, the last thing I ever
want to do is hurt you." he told her and she looked over at him. "Lilli," he said and his hand over hers. "just tell me."
"Its just you said I was beautiful," she said quietly and Paul had to move closer to her to make sure he heard her right.
"I did and its true," he assured her and tightened his hand around hers. "Is that what's bothering you?"
"Well its just Keaton, he always said I was beautiful, its all he said. Is that all you see when you look at me?"
"Lilli," he said "Princess," he said and placed his hand under her chin. "Look at me," he whispered and she looked up at him. "Yes you're beautiful but even though I don't know you that well yet, I know that
you're talented, smart, caring, amazing," he told her. "You are so much more than just a beautiful girl," he told her and she smiled. "Why would you think you're not?"
"Keaton said I was nothing more than a pretty girl, it was all that mattered."
"Its not all that matters princess, not to me." he said and looked over at him.
"You actually mean that," she whispered.
"Of course I do," he said and tucked her hair behind her ear. She pulled her hand out of his grasp and looked away. "Are you warm enough?" he asked.
"Yeah I am," she told him. "Your hoodie is really warm." he smiled. "Thanks for letting me have it."
"Well you're welcome," Paul said. "You straightened your hair." he said as he ran his fingers through it.
"You don't like it," she said.
"Of course I like it," he said. "I…um…well…"
"Just say it Paul," she said.
"I like your curls better," he said.
"Really?" she asked surprised.
"Yeah of course, why would you doubt it?" he asked
Lilli was sitting with Keaton at lunch. He was running his fingers through her hair trying to straighten out her curls.
"Have you ever thought of straightening your hair?" he asked.
"No, I like my curls," she told him. "Why?"
"I think you'd look better," he told her giving her a charming smile.
"I'm fine the way I am," she told him.
"The curls make you look like a kid, you should definitely straighten it," he told her and kissed her cheek and stood up and walked away…
"Lilli," Paul said.
"Sorry."
"Its ok but why would you doubt that I liked your curls?"
"Well, Keaton told me that the curls made me look like a kid."
"I think you should do what you want and to hell with what everyone thinks." he told her and she laughed and shook her head.
"Is that what you do?" she asked.
"Most of the time," he shrugged.
"Why does it feel like I've known you longer than a week?" she asked.
"I don't know," he said giving her a smile. "We've spent a lot of time together considering we've known each other only a week." he added. "I mean we spent most of last Saturday in my backyard and
we're spending this Saturday in Sam's backyard." he told her. "Plus we practically spent all day together today as well."
"That's true," she smiled.
"I like that you feel that way," he said. "And I was thinking…never mind."
"No Paul what is it," she asked and laid her hand over his.
"Well I was wondering if maybe I could call you during the week, get your number?" he asked nervously, he didn't know why he was nervous it wasn't like he'd never asked a girl for her number before.
But this wasn't just any girl this was his imprint, his soul mate, his princess. Lilli smiled at him, she noticed he was kind of nervous about asking her for her number.
"Sure," she said. "You can have my cell number," she told him and he pulled his phone out of his pocket and handed it to her and she put her number in. When she gave it back to him he scrolled.
"You didn't put it on here," he said. "Its not with the L's." he added.
"Keep scrolling," she told him and he did finally stopping on Princess.
"Princess," he said smiling.
"I'm getting used to being called a princess," she told him and he smiled.
"Well you'll always be my princess," he said and she smiled
"You're a lot sweeter than everyone thinks you are," she said and he smiled and shook his head.
"Its only because I'm around you," Paul told her. "Trust me I'm not the nicest guy around and everyone in there will agree with me."
"I don't," she said and he looked over at her and smiled. "I'm definitely not the easiest person to get along with or talk to," she sighed and he nodded.
"Me either princess," he sighed.
"Its really easy for me to talk to you and that doesn't normally happen."
"It doesn't for me either," Paul told her. "Tell me more about you."
"What do you want to know?" she asked. "Ask me something?"
"Was Keaton your first boyfriend?" he asked and she let out a sigh and looked away. "I shouldn't have asked that," he said quietly and laid his hand over hers. "I'm sorry."
"No, its fine," she assured him. "I mean I guess he was my first real boyfriend, I had dates of course but nothing that ever amounted to anything until Keaton took interest in me." she sighed.
"One day you're going to find a guy that will treat you like a princess, the way you deserve to be treated and I hope you'll open your heart enough to give him a chance."
"I don't want another relationship," she said softly. "Not now, maybe ever," she added quietly and Paul actually felt his heart shatter into thousands of little pieces.
"Please don't say that princess," he whispered as he closed his hand around hers.
"Are you ok?" she asked and he nodded.
"Don't worry about me," Paul told her. "So when did you know you had a good singing voice?"
"Well I guess at my best friend Cheyenne's 11th birthday party. We had Karaoke and we all sung and everyone kept telling me how well I sang so I sang for my mom and dad and they agreed."
"Then why didn't you ever sing for anyone else?"
"I don't know," she sighed. "I talked myself out of every talent show, I get nervous in front of crowds, everyone with their eyes on you," she told him.
"Sometimes you have to face your fears, it's the only way to not be afraid and get passed them," he told her. "I've had to face plenty of fears in my life Lilli and I'll be here if you need to talk or want some
help facing the fears or if you ever want to talk about Keaton, what happened with you and him."
"I really appreciate that Paul but right now I'm good, I don't want to talk about it yet."
"Ok I understand but if you ever do…"
"I know where to find you," she finished for him and he smiled.
"Do you want to go back inside, the movie should be over by now."
"Sure," she said and Paul jumped up and turned to her and extended his hands out to her. Lilli looked up at him and placed her hands in his and he closed his hands around hers and pulled her up a little
to quickly and she ended up losing her balance and falling into him. He wrapped his arms around her to steady her. "Sorry," she apologized and looked up at him. He smirked down at her.
"Its ok," he said and took one of her hands in his. "Lets go," he added and walked her back inside.
