I aim to keep my reader's happy so if you don't want Edward or any of the other Cullen's to make an appearance then plz let me know.
The next day was Wednesday and just as they had discussed the night before, Bella and Paul met Angela and Ben for lunch in Port Angeles.
"Are we ever going to get my truck fixed?" Bella asked as she slid into the passenger seat of Paul's car
"I don't know….I kind of like having you drive Lucy." Paul shrugged
"And why is that?"
"Can't tell you."
"Why not?"
"Because the guys would never let me live it down."
"But there not here so they won't know."
"We can see each others thoughts in wolf form remember?"
"Oh….well then wouldn't they already know?"
"No."
"Please tell me?"
If Paul had just kept his eyes on the road he would've been able to resist Bella's plea.
"Ugh, you know I can't deny you anything when you look at me like that." Paul groaned
Bella's pout immediately turned into a mischievous grin and Paul realized she had been completely aware of what she was doing.
"You sneaky little swan." He laughed
"Well spill Wolf boy."
"Your scent lingers."
"Huh?"
"The more time you spend in this car the longer your scent lingers,"
"I'm confused."
'Here goes my man card.' Paul thought to himself
"Your scent is comforting to me and my wolf side."
Bella smiled and gave him a kiss on the cheek, choosing not to voice just how sweet she thought that was because she knew it would probably only embarrass him more when the guys saw it.
Angela watched as Bella and Paul entered the restaurant and made their way to the booth.
"Hey guys, this is Paul. Paul this is Angela and Ben."
"Nice to meet you." Paul nodded as he motioned for Bella to slide in
"I want to sit on the outside." Bella said
"You really want to shove me into that little corner?" He asked raising an eyebrow
Bella realized that it would be a tight and most likely uncomfortable fit for Paul so she slid into the booth. Paul slid in beside her and planted a kiss on her temple before grabbing her hand and bringing it to rest with his on the table top.
The conversation was slow and there were quite a few awkward silences until Ben asked Paul about his car.
"I think they've forgotten we're here." Bella said to Angela
"Well at least they're getting along; it would suck if our boyfriends didn't like each other."
Bella nodded in agreement and took a sip of her water.
A few moments later the waiter came to take their orders.
"I'll have a burger. No cheese, no mayo and extra pickles."
After Ben had ordered Angela order hers.
"I'll have a chicken salad, dressing on the side please."
"What do you want Bells?" Paul asked turning to Bella
"I think I want the bacon cheeseburger."
"Alright….two bacon cheeseburgers, one with everything on it and one without mayo or mustard." Paul said handing the menus to the waiter
After the waiter walked off Bella turned to Paul,
"How did you know I didn't want mayor or mustard?"
"Because every time you order a burger you scrape the mayo and mustard off." He replied
"You noticed that?" Bella asked surprised because even her Dad wasn't aware of that fact
"Yea."
Bella smiled and leaned in to give him a kiss. Both were mindful of the fact that they weren't alone and kept the kiss short and sweet.
'That's so sweet.' Angela thought to herself as she watched Bella and Paul.
The boys returned to their previous conversation while Bella and Angela talked about their upcoming graduation and how they felt about starting college in the fall.
Once the food arrived, conversation ceased except for the few words here and there.
"It was really nice meeting you Paul; the four of us should get together again soon." Angela said as they exited the restaurant
"Sounds good to me." Paul responded shaking Ben's hand
The couples said their goodbyes and headed off in separate directions.
"So what do you think of Angela and Ben?" Bella asked as her Paul started walking towards the book store
"Angela seems a like a real nice girl, I can definitely see why you two are friends. Ben's cool I guess, a little geekier than I'm used to but he's cool." He shrugged
"Good…I was hoping that you guys would get along ok."
"Do you wish you were going away to school with them?"
"Not really….I think it would be a great experience but with the whole imprint thing, it'd be really hard. And you have your responsibilities within the pack so we wouldn't be able to see each other often."
"Yea."
Bella could since that Paul wanted to say more but being out in public like they were, they couldn't really talk as freely as they would like.
"Do you have a specific book you want to get or are you just here for whatever?" Paul asked as he opened the door to the bookstore
"Whatever catches my eye." She shrugged
Paul groaned but allowed Bella to pull him along through the store.
After an hour Bella still hadn't decided on a book and Paul was growing impatient.
"Can you just pick one out already?" He groaned
"You know you don't have to stay here with me, you could always go wait at the car or something."
"And leave you here alone? I think not."
"Then stop complaining." She replied
Paul huffed and went back to watching Bella peruse the shelves.
Another 30 minutes later and Bella had finally picked something out.
"Finally." Paul sighed as he followed her to checkout
"Oh hush." She laughed smacking him on the chest
After purchasing her books they headed back to the car and made their way to Bella's house.
When Charlie got home, he found Bella and Paul lounging on the couch and eyed them suspiciously as he moved to sit in his chair.
"What did you two do today?"
"We had lunch with Angela and Ben and then stopped by the bookstore."
"Word of advice Charlie, never go into a book store with Bells."
"We were only in there for like an hour."
"Hour and a half." He corrected
Bella stuck her tongue out at him only to have him catch it between his fingers.
"It's not nice to stick your tongue out at people."
Bella's only response was a glare.
Paul smiled and released her tongue, leaning into give her a kiss.
Charlie was more than a little uncomfortable watching his daughter and her boyfriend kissing like the teenagers they were so using the excuse of needing a shower, he slipped from the room. Paul seemed to be the only one who had heard him and just waved a hand to single he'd been heard.
When they broke apart, Bella noticed that her father was no longer in his chair.
"Said he was going to take a shower."
"He did? I didn't hear a thing." She frowned
"You were distracted." Paul grinned
Bella opened her mouth to speak but then thought better of it not wanting to inflate Paul's already giant ego, even more.
"Can I ask you something?" Paul asked turning his head to look at Bella whose attention was focused on the T.V.
"Mmhmm." She nodded
"If you changed your mind would you tell me?"
Bella turned her attention from the T.V. and stared at Paul,
"What are you talking about?"
"If you decided you wanted to go off to college or something, would you tell me?"
"Well yeah, but I'm pretty sure I won't be changing my mind."
"Ok."
"I should probably go start on dinner." Bella sighed
"You want some help?" Paul asked
"Well if you want to go fire up the grill, we could have steaks."
"Sounds good to me."
"Dad!" Bella called up the stairs
"Yea?"
"Will you come and show Paul where the stuff is for the grill!"
"Be down in a minute!" He called back
Paul followed Bella back into the kitchen and helped her prep the steak for the grill.
"Anything in particular you want to go with them?" Bella asked
"I'll eat just about anything, you know that." Paul replied
Bella decided roasting potatoes would be the quickest and easiest thing to cook.
A few minutes later Charlie entered the kitchen and told Paul to follow him into the backyard.
"You like fishing?" Charlie asked
"I wouldn't know; I've never been fishing."
"Well I've got some extra fishing poles, why don't you join me and Harry this weekend?"
"Sure." Paul replied
'Like I'm really going to say no to a fishing trip with my girlfriend's father.' Paul thought to himself
After dinner Paul bid Bella and Charlie goodnight and headed home to get some rest before his patrol shift.
A/N: Reviews are of course appreciated.