Summary: Bella just has to know why.

Pairing: Bella/Paul

Rating: T

Paul caught Bella as she flung herself at him. "Why?! Why would you do that?!" She screamed at him, her small fists hitting him angrily. "Bella..." He whispered brokenly. Bella stopped, staring at him angrily. She moved away from him pointing a finger in his face. "No! You don't get to say my name! You don't get to stand here and look at me like what you did was justifiable!" She snapped, her palm connecting with his cheek.

Paul closed his eyes, physically unable to feel the force he knew she put in that slap. The fact that she did it hurt more. She glared letting out an angry huff as tears ran down her cheeks. "God! I can't even fucking hit you without hurting myself!" She walked in a mini circle unable to look at him. Paul moved forward as he tried to just take her into his arms. She pulled away, her back hitting the wall, as her wide eyes stared at him. "No..you left me. You promised! You promised me that you would never ever do what Edward did! You promised." She cried sliding down the wall.

Paul's own eyes swam with tears as he watched her break down. She put her head in her hands sighing. Her shoulders shook as she cried. Paul gulped, fighting back the ache and need to just hug her tight. Bella lifted her head, her cheeks swollen. She moved hair from her face. "I hate you." She whispered. She held his eyes and covered her mouth almost instantly. Paul closed his eyes as he bowed his head. Bella started to let out sobs as she curled into a ball, her hands gripping her shirt tightly. "Why did you do this?" She cried, her head against the floor.

Paul dropped to his knees next to her, he reached out to her, his hand shaking. He took the beating she gave as he held her close. She fought in his arms, hitting him until she could do nothing but scream. "I hate you! I hate you! I hate you! I thought you loved me.." She whispered finally, her throat have no willpower to scream or cry.

Paul sniffled, tears falling down his cheeks. "I do. I was afraid that if...one day I would imprint..and I knew I couldn't bare to hurt you." He whispered his voice cracking. Bella lifted her head, her eyes bloodshot. "We have something nobody else has..real love. Nothing fabricated." She whispered hiccuping. She held onto his shirt, tears flowing down her cheeks. Paul instantly wiped them away. "I need you. I can't...you just disappeared." She whispered, her voice wavering. He pushed her head into the crook of his shoulder as she shook violently. "You weren't there." She cried. "You weren't there to hold me, to tell me everything was okay, you weren't there when Alice came through my window. You weren't there as I saw his face...you weren't there." She cried.

Paul closed his eyes rocking back and forth. He kissed Bella's forehead. "I'm here now." He whispered.

End.