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CHAPTER 25
Zoey walked out to her car and got inside and cranked it up and drove to Paul's house, hoping that Paul didn't hurt Brayden to bad, she didn't want him getting into any kind of trouble because of her. Zoey parked her car outside Paul's house and got out. She found the key right where Embry said it was and went inside and sat down on the couch and waited for Paul to show up.
Embry and Jacob went after Paul as soon as Jacob gave Zoey the keys to her car. By the time they got to Paul and Brayden, Brayden already had a bloody nose and Paul was still beating on him.
"Come on we have to stop him," Jacob said and the two of them ran over to Paul just as he drew back and knocked Brayden to the ground.
"Paul, that's enough," Jacob told him. "You have to stop." he said putting a hand on his chest. Embry walked over to help Brayden up.
"Get out of here now!" Embry told him and walked over to help Jacob with Paul.
"He hurt Zoey," Paul growled angrily.
"Paul, Zoey's worried about you, we sent her to your house, she's waiting for you," Embry told him.
"What?" he asked.
"Zoey is at your house," Jacob told him. "You just go to Zoey,"
Paul was driving home to see Zoey taking deep breathes to get his anger under control from Brayden. Zoey was at his house waiting for him, that's what Jacob and Embry had said. He smiled knowing he'd get to see Zoey when he walked into his house.
Zoey was still sitting on Paul's couch, hoping that Jacob and Paul got to him before he did damage that couldn't be repaired to Brayden. The door opened and Paul walked inside. Zoey turned to look at him.
"Paul," she whispered and he closed the door and walked over to her.
"Everything's ok Z," he said quietly and Zoey looked over at him.
"I was worried you would do something you'd regret," she said quietly. "You're a lot stronger than Brayden."
"I know Z," he said. "I never meant to worry you." he told her and Zoey looked up at him and ran her finger over his cheek.
"I just found you Paul and I don't want you to do something that is going to take you away from me."
"Zoey, baby, I'm not going anywhere," he assured her and gently took her face in his hands and touched his lips to hers. "You're stuck with me, forever."
"Promise." she said.
"I promise," he said and leaned down and kissed her lips. "Are you staying?"
"Yes Paul, I'm staying," she told him. "You're making me dinner remember," she said and he smiled.
"Yeah I remember," he sighed and wrapped his arm around her and pulled her to him.
"Love you Z."
"Love you to Paul," she said.
"So what are you fixing for dinner?" she asked him.
"Well I have this lasagna in a box I bought," he said quietly.
"Sounds good," she said and Paul smiled.
"Let me get up and I'll put it in the oven," he said and Zoey let out a sigh and moved away from him and Paul stood up and disappeared into the kitchen. He returned a few minutes later and sat back down by Zoey. He put one arm around Zoey and pulled her to him. She laid her head on his chest and let out a content sigh.
"I set the timer so we'll know when its done." he said and Zoey nodded and they fell silent.
"Not many guys would just sit here like this with their girlfriends," Zoey said and Paul smiled.
"Well I'm not most guys Z."
"You got that right," she said and placed a kiss on his chest, then his neck. She heard Paul let out a low growl as she kissed behind his ear and straddled his lap so she was facing him and brought her lips down to his before kissing his neck and down his chest again.
"Don't start anything you don't want to finish," he growled and Zoey looked up at him.
"I never start anything I don't want to finish," she whispered in his ear before sucking his earlobe into her mouth.
"Damn Zoey," he growled and moved her off his lap and laid her down on the couch. He lowered himself down on top of her and placed kisses on her neck.
"Paul," she moaned as he sucked on her neck and ran his hands down her body to the hem of her shirt he pushed her shirt up and Zoey lifted up enough for him to pull it over her head and throw it to the floor. He placed his lips against her stomach and Zoey let out a gasp before relaxing as Paul placed kisses up her body. He reached around and undid her bra and tossed it to the ground with her shirt. He leaned down and kissed her lips just as the timer on the oven went off.
"Damn it," Paul cursed. "Food will burn if I don't go take it out of the oven." he growled and kissed her lips again.
"Go on Paul," she said and Paul let out a sigh and got off the couch and went to the kitchen. Zoey sat up and found her bra and shirt and slipped it on and then went to join Paul in the kitchen.
"Hey," she said quietly and ran her fingers across his back. "Paul," she whispered. "You ok?"
"I'm fine Z," he said. "Dinners almost ready," he told her and kissed her forehead and then walked over to get the bread off the counter and he opened it and cut it in half and put some butter and cheese on it and slipped it in the oven. "Just a few more minutes."
"Ok," she said and Paul walked over to her and slid his arms around her waist.
"Sorry that I can't cook," he said quietly.
"I don't care if you can cook Paul," she told him. "You can do other things."
"Oh yeah I can do lots of other things," he said and pulled her closer to him and kissed her neck. "You want to see all the things I can do," he whispered in her ear.
"Paul," she said embarrassed. "Not now."
"Oh you'll enjoy everything I do," he said as he kissed her neck and sucked her earlobe in his mouth.
"I have no doubt I will," she said and gave his chest a shove. "But not tonight."
"Ok Z, not tonight," he sighed and she laid her head on his chest.
"Soon though," she said and she felt his fingers run through her hair.
"Soon," he said and kissed her forehead.
The rest of the week seemed to fly by and it was finally Friday. Zoey and Jacob had just gotten home from school. Billy was going to be gone with Charlie and Harry all weekend fishing. Jacob would be patrolling a good bit of the weekend as well.
"You know I'll be gone most of the weekend, patrolling with Embry," he said.
"I know Jake," she said.
"I really don't want to leave you here by yourself Zoey," he said and she smiled.
"I'll be ok Jake," she told him.
"Well I'd still feel better if you went and stayed with Kim or Sam and Emily."
"I could stay with Paul," she suggested.
"Zoey I don't think so."
"Why Jake," she said. "I can't stay the weekend with my best friend, boyfriend, imprint, soul mate, and future husband," she smiled.
"Well when you put it that way, I can't say no can I." he smiled.
"Nope," she smiled. "I'll call Paul and see if its ok." she said and picked her phone up but it was already ringing.
"Hey Paul," Zoey answered.
"So what's going on?"
"Well Billy is gone all weekend and Jake's going to be patrolling a lot," she said. "I'll be all alone," she added innocently and Jacob shook his head and walked out of the room.
"That's horrible," Paul said but Zoey knew he had that sexy smirk on his face.
"Maybe I can stay with you tonight and tomorrow."
"You want to stay the weekend with me at my house," he said.
"If its ok with you."
"Of course it is, what time will you be here.."
"A couple of hours," she said.
"Ok see you soon Z," he said.
A couple of hours later Zoey parked her car in Paul's yard and got out. She got her two bags out of the backseat and shut her car door and turned around and Paul was standing behind her.
"So I have you to myself all weekend," he said and leaned down and touched his lips to hers.
"Yep, all weekend," she said.
"So how did you convince Jake to let you stay with me because I know he probably didn't want you to stay."
"Well I asked why I couldn't stay the weekend with my best friend, boyfriend, imprint, soul mate, and future husband," she said and Paul smiled. "He couldn't argue with that."
"Guess not," Paul smirked. "Lets go inside." he added and grabbed her bags and led her inside.
"So do you want to stay in the extra bedroom?" he asked. "Or with me?"
"Um…Well I guess," she said. "Extra bedroom."
"Ok," he said, slightly disappointed and let out a sigh and put her bags in the bedroom and then the two of them went to sit on the couch together.
"Did you have dinner yet Z?"
"No," she sighed. "You hungry? You want me to cook something?"
"I would love for you to cook something," he smiled. "I love everything you cook."
"Good," she sighed. "Well what do you have that I can fix?"
"Nothing really," he told her. "We can go to the store if you want and get stuff for the weekend," he suggested.
"Ok, lets go." she said and Paul nodded and the two of them got off the couch. "I'll go get my keys and purse."
"You're going to let me drive your car," he stated.
"Sure," she smiled and went to the extra bedroom and got her purse and got her keys out of it. When she walked back in the living room she handed Paul her keys, he took them and leaned down and kissed her lips.
"Come on," he said and the two of them left to go to the grocery store.
Paul and Zoey got stuff to cook for breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning, a few things to have for dinner and lunch. Tonight Zoey was going to make a simple cheesy chicken and rice for her and Paul, it was simple and tasted amazing. When the two of them got back to Paul's they stared unpacking the groceries.
"So, do you want any help or do you want me out of the way?" he asked quietly.
"Well I don't need any help but you can stay in here if you promise not to distract me," she said and Paul let out a sigh.
"I promise Z," he said softly and sat down in one of the chairs and Zoey began fixing dinner. "You should teach me how to cook," he said and she looked over at him shocked.
"You want to learn how to cook," she said surprised.
"Well if I knew how to cook something besides taco's or spaghetti, I could cook dinner for you one night," he told her. "A real dinner, not throwing something in the oven that comes from a box."
"You don't have to cook dinner for me," she told him. "I kind of like cooking," she added and slid a pan in the oven and set the timer.
"Well I like doing stuff for you," he said and stood up and walked over to her as she began wiping down the counter where she had been mixing everything together for their dinner. He slid his hands around her waist and she stopped wiping the counter and leaned against him.
"Paul," she sighed and turned around in his arms and slid her arms up his bare chest and around his neck. Paul leaned down and kissed her lips, pulling her closer to him as he slid his hands over her body.
"Paul," she moaned as he kissed her neck and slid his hands over her ass and picked her up setting her down on the counter. He moved to stand between her legs and pushed her hair away from her face before kissing her again and sliding his hands down her sides to rest on her waist. He pulled her closer where she was almost to the edge of the counter. Zoey wrapped her legs around his waist. Paul trailed kissed along her neck as he slipped one hand under shirt and his fingers across her back and over her stomach and up her body cupping her breast through her bra. Zoey moaned and laid her head on his shoulder.
"Zoey," he whispered and she raised her head and looked at him.
"I should check on dinner," she told him and she unwrapped her legs from around her waist. Paul kissed her lips and then lifted her off the counter. 'I'll go check dinner." she said and quickly walked to the stove and checked on the chicken and rice.
"About five more minutes," she told him and he smiled.
"Smells wonderful," he said.
"I hope you like it."
"I think you know I will," he told her.
"Get some plates and cups and forks," she told him and he opened the cabinets and did what she asked. Zoey pulled dinner out of the oven and set it on the counter and turned the oven off.
"It looks really good." he said and handed her a plate and a spoon and Zoey put some food on her plate and then handed the spoon to Paul and went to sit down at the table. Paul joined her a few seconds later and brought them both something to drink and the two of them ate in silence.
"Tastes wonderful Z," he said and she smiled.
"I'm glad you like it."
"I like everything you cook Z," he said and shoved another spoon full of food in his mouth.
"I'm glad," she smiled.
After cleaning up the kitchen Paul and Zoey went into the living room and sat together on the couch.
"So you sure you want to sleep in the extra bedroom?" Paul asked her.
"Yes Paul," she smiled.
"It will get lonely in there all by yourself," he told her as he ran his fingers up and down her arm.
"I sleep by myself every night Paul, I think I'll manage," she told him and he ran his fingers across her hip.
"But what if I get lonely?" he asked innocently.
"Well you sleep by yourself as well," she said and snuggled closer to him. "Or you better be sleeping by yourself," she said and raised up to look over at him.
"I'm sleeping by myself I promise," he said and Zoey smiled and leaned over and kissed his lips. "Its just, my bed is huge and you could sleep beside me," he told her and she looked down at him and let out a sigh.
"Paul," she whispered and ran her fingers across his cheek.
"I promise to behave," he said and pulled her closer to him. "I'll keep my hands to myself."
"Paul," she said. "I don't think it's a good idea tonight."
"You don't trust me?" he asked and Zoey heard the hurt in his voice.
"I do trust you Paul, completely and the truth is its not you I'm worried about."
"Its not me you're worried about then…." he said and then it hit him and he smirked. "You worried you won't be able to keep your hands off of me if we're in the same bed together," he said and Zoey let out a sigh and sat up.
"Yes Paul!" she exclaimed throwing her hands in the air. "Yes I'm worried that I won't be able to keep my hands off of you if we're in bed together for a whole night," she admitted. "You're my boyfriend, I love you and you're incredibly sexy." she told him and he smirked.
"Well you're my girlfriend, I love you and you're incredibly sexy to," he said and Zoey let out a sigh. "But I understand what you're saying."
"I love you," she told him.
"And I love you." he said and pulled Zoey back to him and she laid her head against his chest and let out a content sigh. "So its supposed to get really cold tonight, you sure you'll be warm enough all by yourself, alone, in that cold bed."
"Paul, stop," she said and she felt him sigh.
"Well if you get cold or lonely, my door will be unlocked." he said and Zoey smiled.
"I'll remember that," she said.
A few hours later Paul and Zoey were going to bed. Paul walked her to the extra bedroom and they stopped at the door.
"Sleep well Z," he whispered and leaned down and touched his lips to hers.
"I'm right down the hall if you need anything," he told her.
"Ok Paul," she smiled. "Have a good night."
"You to Z," he said and she went into the bedroom and shut the door behind her.
Zoey changed into her pajamas and walked over and crawled into bed. She pulled the blankets over her and tried to go to sleep, but the fact that Paul was right down the hall kept running through her head.
"Paul is right down the hall," Zoey said to herself as she turned over in the bed. "half naked in his bed," she added. "And I'm in here all alone in this bed," she sighed and sat up. She threw the covers off of her and got out of bed but quickly climbed back in. "No I can't," she said to herself and took a deep breath.
"You know you want to," her more daring brave side said.
"Of course I want to be in the same bed as Paul, I would be insane not to want that." she argued.
"Well then why are you laying here all alone."
"Because I'm not having sex with Paul tonight."
"But you want to."
"Of course I want to just not yet," she argued with herself. "And I'm arguing with myself, I've completely lost my mind," she sighed and got out of bed and walked all the way to the door before turning around and running back to her bed.
"Chicken,"
"I am not," she said.
"Then why are you still in here?"
"Shut up," Zoey said and stood up and walked over to the door and opened it and stepped into the hallway. She looked down the hallway at Paul's closed door and took a deep breath and started walking towards it and stopped in front of it and knocked.
Paul was lying in his bed wide awake thinking of Zoey right down the hall. He wanted her in here with him, she had no idea how difficult it was to not barge in her room and crawl into bed with her. Paul let out a frustrated sigh. Then suddenly he sat up, Zoey must be feeling a little unsure or confused or something because it definitely wasn't him, he knew what he wanted and she was right down the hall. Paul thought about getting out of bed to see what was bothering Zoey but knew if she wanted him to know or needed anything she would come to him. So he let out a sigh and laid back down and not even five minutes later he heard a soft knock on his bedroom door and he smiled.
"Come in," he said and Zoey opened the door and stepped in and closed it behind her and leaned against it.
"Z," he said as he sat up.
"Hi Paul," she whispered.
"Something wrong?"
"No everything is fine," she answered and he tilted his head to the side and arched his eyebrows and looked at her.
"You sure about that?"
"No." she admitted and Paul smiled.
"Come on," he said and got out of bed and pulled the blanket down. Zoey slowly walked over and climbed up on the bed. "So what's going on?"
"Well," she said as he hopped up on the bed with her. "I was finding it hard to sleep in the bedroom when I knew you were right down the hall." she admitted and Paul smiled.
"Well I was having trouble sleeping to Z," he whispered. "You can stay and I promise I'll behave if you will."
"Ok," she agreed and laid down in the bed. Paul smiled and got up to pull the blanket over her then he laid back down on top of the blankets facing her.
"I don't get cold, so I don't need them," he told her and she nodded. "So, you better now?"
"Yes," she whispered. "All I needed was to be close to you," she yawned. "Love you." she said and Paul smiled.
"I love you to Zoey." he said and kissed her forehead. "Sleep well."
"I will now," she told him and Paul watched as her eyes drifted shut and she fell asleep. He laid there and watched her for a few minutes. She looked so peaceful and beautiful and he couldn't believe he got lucky enough to imprint on her and fall in love with her and have her feel the same way. Paul smiled and let out a sigh as he pulled Zoey closer to him and wrapped his arms around her and soon he fell asleep beside her.