Not mine, unfortunately.

Sorry I haven't had time to reply to reviews, but it seems the cold that we had has come back. My little guy and I are sick AGAIN! But at least it's snowing so I get to look at something pretty with my puffy eyes!

Chapter 26

Sam POV

"You guys fucked!" Paul yelled and I tried to get him to shut the fuck up before Bella heard him and got all embarrassed and shit.

"Shut the fuck up, will ya?" I looked around the corner to make sure that Bella wasn't lurking around nearby.

She was a sneaky little thing when she wanted to be.

"Seriously, you fucked!" He whisper-yelled that time.

"Um, we have a daughter so that's pretty obvious," I tried to deflect.

"Oh, please, you know what the fuck I'm talking about. The whole house smells like sex! Dirty, hot, monkey sex! I told you she'd be up for it, you perv."

"I swear, if you don't shut the fuck up I'm going to kick your ass!" Instead of being intimidated he just laughed. I decided to try and change tactics.

"So, you fucked Rachel Black yet?" His response was a low growl.

"Don't like someone talking about your woman like that, huh? Then stop fucking talking about mine like she's some random piece of ass."

I was met with Paul's stunned gaze.

"Holy! Fucking! Shit! You're falling in love with Bella Swan!"

"What? I am not! You're fucking insane. It's the damn marking bond. That's it!" I wasn't sure if I was reassuring him or myself.

"I think thou doth protest too much," the fucker teased as he dodged my fist.

"Paul, if you don't shut your fucking mouth I'm going to…"

"Kick my ass, yeah, yeah, I heard ya'. You're just pissed because you're starting to really feel something for her. So what? Are you afraid it's just sex for her? Cause it's possible, man. In her mind she barely knows you."

"That's it, I'm going to kill you!" I lunged at him and he laughed as he darted out of my reach and out of the house.

Paul had always been in touch with his supernatural side, and the asshole was quick, there was no doubt about that. We both phased on the fly as soon as we hit the front yard and Paul laughed in his thoughts as we wrestled in wolf form.

But apparently Bella had no clue we were playing by the way she screeched for us to stop.

We immediately pulled apart and I trotted over to her before licking her playfully.

"Ewwww! Sam, that's gross!" She wiped at her cheek before glaring back and forth between Paul and me.

"You scared me half to death! I thought you were killing each other!" Paul yipped and I could hear in his thoughts that it was meant to be an apology.

"Paul, stay the way you are because I really don't feel like seeing… all of you." We both barked out laughs.

"You really scared me," She whispered, showing me her real feelings and I immediately felt bad.

After what had gone down with Jake and me, I could see why she would be worried, but Paul and I were as close as brothers and he wouldn't hurt me. Not unless I really needed it, and even then he hated it. But Bella didn't remember that about either of us. I phased quickly and tilted her head up to look at me.

"I'm fine. We're both fine. We were just playing around. Okay?" She nodded then looked down and snickered.

"Looks like you were having a pretty good time playing around with Paul."

I could hear Paul giving a wolfy snicker behind me. I wasn't hard from fighting with Paul. Little bitch wanted to tease me…

She noticed the smirk on my face and took of with a squeal and a giggle. Paul seemed to notice what was about to happen and let out a bark to let me know he was leaving, but I didn't even turn around. My focus was on the fine ass woman that was playing hide and seek with me.

"Didn't you learn anything from the story of Red Riding Hood? You should never tempt the Big Bad Wolf, little girl."

I could hear her heart rate increase and her breathing pick up. It seemed she liked our little game.

"Come out, come out, or I'll huff and I'll puff and make you blow me."

Her muffled giggle told me exactly where she was. Silly girl thought she could hide from me.

"Well, hello there, baby," I said with a smirk as I opened the cabinet under the sink.

I pulled her out and listened to her laughter. It was the most pure sound I'd heard since Emily's death. For once I was making her truly happy.

"So, what are you going to do with me now that you've found me?" She bit her lower lip while looking up at me with those big, doe eyes.

"Well, do you think you should be punished?" I asked.

"Maybe," she shrugged as if she was indifferent.

That was enough to send me over the edge. I was still naked and hard, and oh-so ready to be inside my girl.

"Then maybe you should go and wait for me in the bedroom. No clothes. I'll try to think if an appropriate punishment on the way there."

Unfortunately for me, I had forgotten to close the front door.

"What the fuck is going on here?" The voice of Charlie Swan echoed through the house as he glared at me.

"Hi, Dad," Bella said innocently.

My eyes were focused on the way his hand twitched over his gun on his hip.

"Go put some fucking clothes on before I make Abby fatherless," he ground out through clenched teeth.

I didn't question it, as much as I wanted to. He was her father, but Bella was mine and I didn't like being told what to do, especially where she was concerned. I went up the stairs, trying to ignore the yelling that was going on.

"Bella, what are you thinking? Are you really going to go down this road again? After everything he's done to you?"

Charlie didn't know the half of what I'd done to her. He only thought I took advantage of her kindness and acted like an ass when she was grieving. If he knew the truth I had no doubt there would be a bullet lodged between my eyes. But even without knowing the truth, he barely tolerated me being around his only child.

"It's different. He's different." Her voice was small, but the fact that she was standing up for me wasn't lost on me.

"Really? Why? He's just taking advantage of you again! Only this time it's not because you're grieving, but because you don't remember how awful he was! No, that's it! You and Abby are coming home with me! I should have done this in the first place!"

With that I couldn't stay quiet anymore. There was no way he was taking her from me. Father or not, Bella was mine, and there was no way he or anyone else was taking her, or Abby from me.

"Look, I know you have every right to hate me. Hell, if someone treated Abby the way I've treated Bella I'd kill them. But having said that, you are not taking either of them anywhere. They belong here. With me."

His brown eyes narrowed as his hand twitched over his gun.

"You really want me to shoot you, don't ya'?" Charlie Swan looked intimidating in that moment. He was a man protecting his family.

That was the most dangerous kind of man.

"If that's what you have to do, then do it, but I'm not letting her leave here until she asks to go."

I heard Bella's gasp but I didn't take my eyes off of Charlie.

"I don't fucking like this. Not one bit. But I guess it's not my decision to make. But I swear, if you fucking hurt her, in any way, ever again… I'll fucking kill you."

And I had absolutely no doubt that he would try his damndest to do just that.

"Charlie, I've been a real dick, but I'm doing my best here. It's all I can do."

He didn't look satisfied, but Bella did, and in my book that was all that mattered.

So nothing too heavy this chapter. But I'm sick as a damn dog so I don't think I could have handled much else. But I am going to try and still update tomorrow! Speaking of updates… we're getting close to the end here!