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CHAPTER 26

"Lissi," Paul said. "Its really you."

"Yes," she whispered and she touched his face and arms. "Its me."

"I miss you." he whispered.

"I miss you to," she told him and moved even closer to him and laid her head against his chest. "I feel better just being close to you," she said softly.

"Me to," he told her. "Don't leave," he pleaded.

"I'm not," she told him. "This week has been horrible without you."

"Its been horrible for me to Lissi," he said. "I never thought I could miss someone so much."

"Me either Paul, it hurt so much being without you." she told him and Paul touched his lips to hers.

"I know baby," he whispered. "I love you."

"I love you to," Lissi told him. "Always." she told him.

"I'll always love you to," Paul told her.

"I'm tired," Lissi told him.

"Close your eyes and get some sleep, I'm not going anywhere." he told her as he pulled her closer. A few minutes later both of them drifted off to sleep.

Jacob made his way to Sam's hoping tonight would help Paul and Lissi. He knew the two of them couldn't be apart for too long before it would start to effect them. He just really hoped they didn't try being apart again that somehow they found a way to spend time together to satisfy their imprint bond and that Zuri would start to warm up to Lissi, because that would help a lot as well. Jacob walked into Sam's house a few minutes later and saw everyone was there except Paul and Lissi.

"Hey," Emily said.

"I left Lissi at Paul's house, I hope they're better in the morning." Jacob told her.

"Me to," Emily said as Zuri ran into the kitchen.

"Hey Jake," she smiled.

"Hey Zuri," he said.

"I thought you were going to take care of Paul." she said.

"Well I just left from checking on him and I think he's going to be better soon," he said. "He just needs some time."

"Is Lissi with him?" Zuri asked. Jacob looked at Emily.

"Tell her the truth Jake," Emily told him and Jacob knelt down in front of her.

"Yes Lissi is with Paul," Jacob told her.

"He misses her." Zuri said.

"Yes he does, he misses Lissi and she misses him." Jacob told her. "But if they spend some time together, they'll be ok."

"Because she loves him," Zuri said and Jacob nodded. "And Paul loves her."

"Yes," Jacob told her.

"Ok," she whispered.

"But you know Paul loves you to right?" Jacob asked. "Paul has enough room in his heart to love you and Lissi." he told her.

"That's what Emily said," Zuri whispered.

"Well Emily is very smart, you should listen to her," Jacob said.

"I will," Zuri promised.

"Good," Jacob smiled. "So are you excited about your party tomorrow?"

"Yes," she smiled. "I'm so excited!"

"Good and we'll start decorating your room soon, that will be fun," Jacob said and she smiled.

"I can't wait to decorate my room," she told him

"Well what kinds of things do you like?"

"I like princesses, castles, frogs and dancing." she told him

"You like to dance," Jacob said.

"Yes." she said and Jacob smiled.

"So you know who else likes to dance and is really good at it?" Jacob asked her.

"Who?"

"Lissi," he told her.

"She is," Zuri said surprised.

"She's really great at it, she started taking dance lessons when she started walking."

"Oh wow!" Zuri exclaimed.

"I bet she would teach you if you asked her." Jacob said.

"You think so?" Zuri asked.

"I know she would," Jacob said. "If you want her to."

"It would be fun?" Zuri asked.

"If you like to dance, I think it might be," Jacob told her. "Maybe you can ask her at your party tomorrow," he suggested.

"Is she going to be here tomorrow?" Zuri asked quietly.

"I can make sure she's here if you want her to be."

"Ok," Zuri agreed. "You think she would dance tomorrow for my party so I can see her dance?"

"I'll ask her about it when I see her," Jacob told Zuri. "She hasn't been feeling well but if she's better I know she would love to dance for your party."

"Thanks Jake," Zuri said.

"Zuri, come on over here and eat dinner," Emily said and Zuri walked over to the table and Emily helped her in the chair so she could eat.

"Thanks," Zuri said and Emily smiled at her and walked over to Jacob.

"Good job with Zuri," Emily told him and he smiled slightly. "She likes you." she added.

"I know," Jacob sighed. "I hope it works out tomorrow because I don't like seeing Lissi the way she was this week," Jacob told her. "How much pain she was in, she barely slept Emily and she would cry out for Paul sometimes in the middle of the night and I couldn't do anything to help her or make the pain go away." he told her.

"Well you just did tonight," Emily told him. "Fixing it so that they could be together all night."

"I couldn't see her like that anymore I had to do something and I'll go check on them before I go home."

A few hours later Lissi woke up to someone running their fingers through her hair. She snuggled closer to the warm body she felt next to her. Her eyes fluttered open and she saw Paul lying beside her running his fingers through her hair and smiled and moved closer to him and closed her eyes back hoping he wouldn't disappear.

"Paul," she said softly.

"Open your eyes Lissi," Paul whispered.

"No," she said.

"Why?" he asked.

"What if you disappear?"

"I'm not going anywhere Lissi," he told her. "I promise." he told her. "Now open those beautiful green eyes and look at me." he said and Lissi opened her eyes and saw Paul's brown eyes watching her.

"Hey," he said.

"Hey," Lissi smiled.

"See I told you I wouldn't disappear," he told her.

"Paul," she said.

"You hungry?" he asked.

"A little," she said softly.

"Come on lets go to the kitchen," he told her.

"Ok," she said and the two of them slowly got out of bed and made their way to the kitchen.

After eating Paul and Lissi curled up on the couch together.

"I can feel you're feeling better," Paul said and she smiled.

"I can tell you're feeling better to," she told him.

"We can't be apart like this anymore Lissi," Paul told her. "We'll figure out some way to be together."

"We have to," she told him. "I can't be without you like this again."

"Me either," he said and Lissi laid her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her holding her to him. "Do you want to turn the TV on or anything?"

"No Paul, I just want to be alone with you," she said softly.

"That's fine with me."

Not much later Jacob was getting ready to go home, telling everyone good night and that he would see them in the morning. He was definitely going by to check on Paul and Lissi before he went home though, to make sure they were both ok. When he got to Paul's house he knocked on the door and stuck his head in.

"Paul," Jacob said and walked inside.

"In here," Jacob heard him say and Jacob walked inside and saw Lissi and Paul curled up on the couch together.

"Hey," Jacob smiled. "You two look better already," he added.

"We feel better," Lissi told him.

"I'm glad, I was really worried about both of you," he admitted.

"Sorry Jake," Lissi apologized.

"Its ok," he said and looked at both of them. "Well I'm on my way home, I'll see both of you tomorrow at Sam and Emily's for Zuri's party."

"Oh yeah," Lissi said softly.

"Don't even think of not going," Jacob told her. "You're my sister and Paul's imprint and you can't avoid things because Zuri is there," he said and sat next to her on the couch. "Maybe if she sees you're not going anywhere she'll start warming up to you."

"Maybe," Lissi said quietly.

"Plus guess what I found out tonight?"

"What?" Paul asked.

"Well guess who likes dancing and is looking for a dance teacher?"

"Quil?" Paul joked.

"No, but he does need the lessons," Jacob said. "Zuri."

"Really?" Paul and Lissi asked together.

"I might have mentioned what an amazing dancer Lissi is to Zuri and Zuri might be expecting a performance at her party if you're up for it."

"I'll think about it Jake," Lissi said.

"Would you teach her is she asked you?" Jacob asked.

"If she wanted me to I probably would."

"Great!" Jacob said. "Well you two enjoy the rest of the night and day together tomorrow, Emily is going to take care of Zuri until her party," he said. "You two need this time together." he said.

"Thanks Jake," Lissi said and she pulled away from Paul to hug Jacob. "I know you somehow arranged for me and Paul to have this time together." she said and he smiled.

"I couldn't take seeing you like that any longer Lissi, someone had to do something," he sighed as he hugged her back.

"I couldn't have asked for a better brother Jake," she said. "Or friend."

"Well you're not such a bad sister," he said. "You've been a better sister to me than Rachael and Rebecca ever were. You're a great sister and friend."

"Thanks Jake," she said. "Love you."

"Love you to sis," he said and kissed her forehead. "I'll see both of you tomorrow afternoon."

"Bye Jake," Paul said.

When Jacob left Lissi moved back and laid her head on Paul's chest and he wrapped his arms around her and held her to him.

"You are coming to the party tomorrow right?" Paul asked.

"I guess I should," she sighed.

"Good."

"I have to get Jake's birthday party together," she told him. "Get his present in the garage behind our house."

"We'll handle it, don't worry," he told her

"I'm not," she said. "But I have to make plans with Emily because their house is big enough for everyone."

"Jake will love it," Paul told her.

"I hope so," she said.

Paul and Lissi spent the rest of the night just lying in each others arms. They may not have said much to each other but they didn't really need to they just needed to be close to each other. The next morning they two of them woke up in each others arms.

"Morning beautiful," Paul said.

"Morning," she said and he leaned down and kissed her lips.

"Want some breakfast?"

"Sure," Lissi said and sat up in bed.

After breakfast the two of them cleaned up the kitchen.

"You probably need to home and get ready for the party don't you?" Paul asked.

"Yes," she said.

"I'll go with you," he said. "I'll get ready and then I'll go with you to your house so you can get ready and then we'll go to Sam and Emily's together."

"Sounds good to me," she said and slid her arms around his neck and he leaned down and kissed her lips. Paul ran his hands across her back and over her ass and he grabbed the back of her thighs and picked her up. Lissi wrapped her legs around his waist and he felt her back hit the wall as Paul continued to kiss her. Paul pulled away and looked at her.

"I don't have to start getting ready right now." he told her.

"I can shower and be ready in thirty minutes," Lissi said and Paul pressed his lips against hers before kissing her neck.

"Make that ten minutes," she said and Paul smiled and carried Lissi to his bedroom.

A little over two hours later Paul and Lissi were walking into her house.

"Lissi," her mom said.

"Hey mom," she replied.

"Oh hi Paul," she said and he smiled.

"Hey," Paul said.

"I'm going to get ready for Zuri's party," Lissi said. "You can wait in my room," she said to Paul. "Come on," she told him and grabbed his hand and led him to her room.

"Behave," Lissi's mom said as they disappeared.

"We will," Lissi said.

"Ok you can make yourself comfortable and I'm going to take a shower." she said.

"Alright," Paul said and he stretched out on her bed. "I'll be here." he said and Lissi shook her head and went to take a shower. After her shower Lissi wrapped herself in a towel and walked across the hall to her room and went inside and shut the door behind her. Paul was still lying on her bed, when he heard the door shut he sat up and saw Lissi standing there with nothing but a towel wrapped around her body. Her wet locks were hanging loose down her back.

"Hey baby," Paul said. "You wearing anything under that towel?"

"No," she smiled as she walked closer to the bed. "But its not like you haven't seen me naked before."

"I wouldn't mind seeing you naked again," he said as he moved so he was sitting on the end of the bed. Lissi stepped closer to him and he pulled her to stand between his legs.

"My moms just down the hall Paul," Lissi reminded him.

"So, I can be quiet if you can," he told her and she leaned down and kissed his lips.

"We have to leave soon so I really need to get dressed." she told him but Paul pulled her closer to him and they fell backwards on the bed, Lissi falling on top of Paul. She kissed his lips, she felt Paul trying to get the towel unwrapped from her body, he started pushing it down just as the door opened. It was Jacob

"Lissi I…." he began. "Damn it, Sorry," he said and covered his eyes. "The door has a lock for a reason Lissi," he told her. "But glad to see you two are feeling better," he said and shut the door and walked away.

"Ok, I should get dressed," she told him and kissed his lips again before getting up and getting dressed.

Not much later the two of them walked in Sam's yard.

"You ready for this?" Paul asked.

"Yeah," she said softly and Paul leaned down and kissed her lips.

"I love you."

"I love you to," Lissi said.

"Now lets get inside," Paul said and opened the door and the two of them walked inside.