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CHAPTER 25

Gabi and Paul spent the next day out of his house they went for a walk on the beach together after having breakfast. As they walked Paul took her hand in his, lacing their fingers together.

"Gabriella," Paul said quietly.

"What is it Paul?" she asked.

"End of the school year is coming up soon," he began and she nodded.

"So I know it may be to soon but I do want to talk to you about something," he told her and stopped walking.

"Paul what is it?" she asked worried". "Is something wrong?"

"No Gabriella, there's nothing wrong," he told her. "I was wondering if you would like to move in with me?" he asked and Gabi stared at him shocked.

"Move in with you," she repeated.

"Yeah," he said. "When the time is right, after graduation. Move in with me. Let me take care of you, we'll get married eventually but I want to go to sleep next to you every night and wake up beside you every morning." he told her and Gabi smiled.

"Paul, I would love to move in with you," she said and he smiled and leaned down and kissed her lips. "But you're going to have to get Aunt Lisa and Embry's ok."

"Ok Lisa I can see but why Embry," he asked confused.

"Because he's like a brother to me and his opinion is important to me," Gabi told him as she reached up and laid her hand on his cheek. "Paul." she sighed and dropped her hand. "I mean Embry is probably going to walk me down the aisle when we get married."

"Really?" Paul smiled. "You're planning our wedding?"

"Well not so much planning as thinking about what I want for our wedding."

"Well I'm happy you think about a future with us together," he smiled as he slid his hands around her waist. Gabi looked up at him and slid her arms around his neck.

"You're the only man I want a future with Paul." she told him and he leaned down and kissed her lips. Paul felt her hands run across the bare flesh of his back as he ran his hands down her back and over her ass and he grabbed the back of her thighs and lifted her up. Gabi wrapped her legs around his waist. She felt Paul's tongue run across her lips and she parted her lips and Paul slipped his tongue past her lips into her mouth. When his tongue touched hers Gabi moaned and tightened her legs around his waist as she rocked her hips back and forth.

"Gabriella," he growled as he pulled away. "Don't start things you may not want to finish."

"I never do Paul," she whispered and kissed his neck.

"Gabriella." he moaned as he sunk to the ground and pulled her closer to him as Gabi tightened her legs around his waist. "I think we should take this somewhere more private," Paul whispered against her neck.

"I agree," she replied and Paul stood up and made his way back to his house.

That night after Gabi cooked dinner she curled up on the couch with Paul to watch a movie.

"So I was wondering you obviously think about our future together," Gabi began and Paul smiled.

"Yes I think about our future together," Paul told her.

"So does our future include kids, is that something you want?" Gabi asked him and he looked over at her.

"Eventually I do want kids with you," Paul told her. "You want kids right?"

"Yeah," she whispered. "I just don't know how great of a mom I would be," she admitted.

"Gabriella why would you think you wouldn't be a good mom?" he asked and she shook her head.

"Its not a big deal Paul," she whispered.

"Yes it is," he told her and placed his hand under her chin and tilted her head to look up at him. "Just because your mom was a horrible mom doesn't mean you're going to be," Paul told her. "You are a sweet, kind, considerate, beautiful, amazing girl Gabriella despite having a mom who didn't care about you and when we have kids a few years from now, you're going to be an amazing mom."

"You really think so?" she asked and he nodded.

"I do Gabriella," he said. "Neither one of us had great parents," Paul told her. "But I think that will make us better parents because we know how it feels to not be loved by your parents."

"I hope you're right Paul," she sighed and laid her head against his chest. "I'm not ready to go back home tomorrow," she told him as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Well I'm definitely not ready for you to go back home either," Paul told her. "You should spend every weekend with me." he suggested.

"That sounds like a fabulous idea," Gabi said smiling.

"You think so?" he asked.

"You would actually spend weekends with me?" he asked surprised.

"If you wanted me to I would."

"Gabriella I always want you around," he told her. "You never have to doubt that. I love you."

"I love you," she told him and he leaned down and kissed her lips. When he pulled away Gabi laid her head back on his chest and went back to watching the movie. "So I might talk to my aunt about spending weekends with you."

"If you want," Paul smiled. "Do you want me to go with you?"

"No Paul, you can go with me when we talk about me moving in with you permanently." she told him and he smiled.

"No problem Gabriella." he said. "I can't wait to have you with me all the time so whenever you're ready to take that step, move in permanently I'll be there with you to talk to Lisa."

"Thanks Paul, I'm going to get her to agree to weekends first then we'll go from there." she told him and he smiled.

The next day Paul walked Gabi home. He stopped with her outside the door.

"Well I had a great weekend with you Gabriella," he told her and she smiled.

"I had a great weekend with you to," she said and looked up at him.

"I'll see you tomorrow Gabriella," he told her and she smiled as he leaned down and kissed her lips. "I love you."

"I love you to Paul," she said softly and he leaned down and kissed her again.

When Gabi went inside Embry was gone and her aunt was the only one home.

"Hey Aunt Lisa," Gabi said. "Where's Embry?"

"On patrol," Lisa told her.

"Can I talk to you about something?" she asked.

"Of course, should we sit for this?"

"Probably," Gabi said and Lisa nodded and sat down on the couch and Gabi sat with her.

"Well first off I had a wonderful weekend with Paul," Gabi began and Lisa smiled.

"I'm glad you had a great weekend," Lisa said and Gabi smiled.

"So the thing is I would like for this to not be a one time thing," she told her. "I want to spend most if not all of my weekends with Paul."

"And what does Paul think about this?"

"He wants the same thing," Gabi told her.

"I guess it won't be long before you want to move in with him as well."

"One thing at a time Aunt Lisa," she told her and Lisa smiled.

"Well I don't see any reason why you can't spend some weekends with Paul," Lisa told her. "You have to tell your brother though, you know how protective he is of you," she added.

"I know I'll talk to Embry." Gabi told her.

After dinner Gabi found Embry in his room. She knocked on his open door and he looked up.

"Hey Gabi," he smiled. "Come on in." he told her and Gabi walked in his room. "So you spent the weekend with Paul?"

"Yeah, it was nice," she said as she sat on his bed.

"Good," he sighed and looked over at her. "Why do I have a feeling you want to tell me something," he said and Gabi smiled.

"Yeah," she sighed. "So I talked to your mom about spending all of my weekends with Paul, at his house."

"Like spending the night with him?" Embry asked.

"Yeah," Gabi told him. "I know you may not like it but you know I'm going to be with Paul for the rest of my life right?"

"I know Gabi which is why you don't have to rush into anything with him, because you have the rest of your lives together." Embry told her.

"I know Embry and you know Paul and I will eventually move in together, get married and have kids. In that order hopefully," she told him and Embry smiled.

"Gabi I get that you want to be around Paul all the time, it doesn't mean I have to like it but I get it." he told her. "I really just want you to be happy," he told her. "You deserve it after everything you've been through. You deserve to be happy."

"Thanks Embry," she smiled and moved over and hugged him. "I love you, you know that right."

"I know Gabi, I love you to," he told her and Gabi smiled and stood up.

"I'll see you later," she told him and walked out of his room.

When Gabi went into her bedroom she called Paul to tell him she had already talked to her aunt and Embry.

"Gabriella," Paul answered.

"Hey," she said. "So I already talked to my aunt about weekends with you."

"What did she say?" Paul asked quickly.

"She's ok with it," Gabi told him.

"Great!" Paul said happily.

"Then I talked to Embry to."

"He wasn't so happy was he."

"No but he understands I want to be with you all the time and he's going to deal with it, he just wants me to be happy."

"Good," Paul sighed relieved. "Does he know about what happened between us this weekend?"

"No Paul, that's no one's business but ours," she told him.

"Ok Gabriella," Paul said.

"I'm sure he suspects something though," Gabi said. "But its none of his business."

"So I get you all to myself for another weekend?" he asked.

"Yes you do," Gabi said. "I'm looking forward to it." she told him.

"Me to Gabriella," he said.

So over the next few weeks Gabi and Paul ended spending every weekend together that he didn't have patrol. The two of them were basically inseparable. Gabi had even started spending some days during the week with Paul. A lot of Gabi's stuff was already at Paul's house, almost as much as she had at hers. Paul and Gabi were spending another night together. The two of them were lying in bed talking, Gabi considered Paul her best friend as well as her boyfriend. She could tell him anything and talk to him about anything, the two of them had already been through so much together. He had been there when she needed someone and had always been what she needed even before the imprint.

"Gabriella," Paul said and she turned to look up at him. "I want to ask you something."

"Ok," she said and sat up in the bed. Paul sat up as well..

"Well we'll be graduating soon," he said. "You're going to college once summer is over and I'm going to start working."

"Yeah," she smiled.

"Well I was wondering….I mean most of your stuff is here already….and I was wondering if you would like to move in with me?" he asked nervously.

"Really?" Gabi asked smiling.

"Yes Gabriella," he said.

"When?" she asked.

"Whenever you want," he told her.

"I would love to move in with you Paul," she told him and he smiled and leaned over and kissed her lips.

The next day Paul and Gabi sat down with Embry and his mom to talk about her moving in with Paul.

"So you two want to talk about something," Lisa said.

"Yes," Gabi said quietly.

"You're not pregnant are you?" Embry growled.

"No I'm not pregnant," Gabi said. "And don't growl," she told him.

"Sorry," Embry apologized.

"Ok, so I've been spending a lot of time at Paul's, most of my stuff is there anyway," Gabi began.

"And we graduate in a couple of months," Paul said. "Gabriella's going to college and I'll start a job," he added. "I asked Gabriella to move in with me."

"And I said yes," Gabi told them.

"When?" Lisa asked.

"As soon as I can," Gabi told her. "Aunt Lisa, I've loved living with you and Embry these past few months. You've been so great to me, you and Embry. But I'm going to spend the rest of my life with Paul. The two of us will get married eventually and have a family together."

"I know honey," Lisa said. "And I think….."

"You don't have to move in with him so quickly Gabi, you do have the rest of your lives together," Embry told her. "There's no need to rush into things."

"We're not Embry," Gabi told him. "I love Paul."

"And you know I love her to Embry."

"Is this about sex?" Embry asked.

"Embry!" Lisa exclaimed as Gabi's mouth dropped open in shock.

"Embry me moving in with Paul has nothing to do with sex." Gabi told him. "I can't believe you would say that."

"Well don't think I don't know you two are sleeping together because I do," Embry growled.

"Embry," Gabi whispered.

"I really don't think you should move in with Paul yet," he told her. "I don't care if my mom says its ok, its not ok with me," he added and stood up and stormed away.

Gabi covered her face with her hands and looked at her aunt.

"He'll come around," Lisa said and patted her knee.

"Maybe I should talk to him," Paul said.

"No, let me go talk to him," Gabi told him.

"Ok Gabriella," Paul said. "Be careful."

"I'll be ok," she assured him and stood up and Paul watched her as she walked away.

"Is Embry going to be ok with this." Paul asked.

"I think he will," Lisa told him. "Give him some time," she assured him. "You know he's a little over protective of her."

"Especially when it comes to me," he sighed. "He probably wouldn't have been this way if it was any of the other guy."

"I'm sure he would have been," Lisa assured him. "But I can see how much you've changed since you've met Gabi and Embry sees it to Paul, he knows you're not going to hurt her."

"I could never hurt Gabriella, I don't know what I would do if I did." Paul whispered. "I hope he's ok with it," he told her. "Because I don't think Gabi would move in with me or do anything if he isn't."

"I'm sure he'll come around Paul, don't worry so much, let Gabi handle Embry," Lisa told him. "She'll be the only one who can get him to listen and come around about this ok."

"Ok Lisa," he sighed. "Thanks for being so understanding about everything and so supportive."

"You're welcome Paul, all I want is for Gabi to be happy and she is happy with you," she sighed. "I see how happy you make her and so does Embry," she assured him. "All he wants is for Gabi to be happy to."

"Even if its me that makes her happy?"

"Yes Paul," Lisa smiled. "And you're not that bad Paul," she added and he smiled. "Not anymore at least," she told him. "I trust you with Gabi and I'll be happy to welcome you to our family."

"Thanks Lisa," Paul said and let out a sigh. "I hope Embry listens to Gabriella."

"Me to Paul."

Gabi looked in the kitchen for Embry and then walked outside. She saw him standing in the backyard with his arms crossed. She took a deep breath and then walked over to him so she could talk to him and figure out exactly what was going on with him.

"Embry," Gabi said.

"Gabi," he sighed.

"We need to talk."

"I know Gabi," he said. "And I'll listen to whatever you have to say but I want you to listen to me to ok."

"Ok Embry," she agreed. "Let's sit down," she suggested and the two of them did. "I guess I'll go first," she said and Embry nodded.

"Go on Gabi I'm listening." he said.