Chapter Forty-One

Okay so good news for you (definitely not for me), I can't go to work for the next couple of days due to a nasty stomach virus. So that means I can update! This story is coming to an end, with only one or two chapters left. As sad as that makes me, I think this story had run its course, so to speak. I had a lot of fun writing this story, and I am looking forward to starting another one. Now….one with this story!

CALLIE'S POINT OF VIEW

I've made my decision. Masen and I are moving back to La Push. The Cullen's thought it was a good idea, surprisingly. They said that I was welcome back anytime and Masen and I will always be Cullen's at heart. I can't believe Emmett actually said those words. Serious Emmett is almost as funny as spazzed-out Emmett.

That's how I ended up here, in front of the place that I called home, and the place where my heart was broken. Paul and I had been attending counseling with Jasper three times a week to work out our issues. In that time, I finally decided to give Paul one more chance. But I told him that if he ever cheated on me again, I'd happily cut off his favorite appendage and shove it down his throat. The fact that the Cullen's decided to gift me with a whole set of professional cooking knives showed him that I was completely serious and had the means of completing such a task. Although, I really do like that appendage and would hate to see it gone.

"Is that everything?" Paul asked, pulling me into a tight hug.

"Yeah, be lucky Alice didn't decide to buy a whole new nursery set. I had to put my foot down when she wanted to burn all of my clothes and buy everything designer," I said.

He had a look of shock and horror on his face, although I don't know why. It's common knowledge that Alice is a shop-a-holic and will use any excuse possible to go shopping. It's not really a problem financially because the Cullen's have enough money to pay off the national debt a hundred times over and Alice's ability to predict stock market trends and other business ventures keeps them pretty wealthy. Plus the whole living-for-eternity and needing new hobbies thing usually means they go to college and get really good jobs before they move again. Yeah, they definitely don't need any financial help.

"I swear that bloodsuc- Alice needs to go to Shopper Anonymous. I'm sure they have meetings for that sort of thing," Paul said.

I just ignored him and went into the house. Everything looked the same; the pictures of us as well as my pregnancy were still in the same place they were when I left. The only things that changed were the pictures of Masen that were taken since she was born,

"Surprised?" Paul whispered in my ear before nibbling on my earlobe.

"A little, I'd thought for sure you would have gotten rid of everything."

"Why would I do that?" He asked.

"I thought you were in love with Bianca. She surely wouldn't want pictures of me and out daughter hanging around," I told him.

"I wouldn't allow anything like that to ever happen!" He said. "I know I messed up, but at the end of the day you're still me imprint and the only girl who holds my heart."

Ever since we starting going to counseling two months ago, Paul, Masen and I have been spending a lot of family time together; and when Paul wanted to take me on romantic dates, Rosalie would watch Masen. I spend every waking moment with my daughter, but it's a relief to know that I can always call the Cullen's if I ever need a babysitter for any reason.

Paul has been a romantic lately. So far, we've gone on romantic dinner dates, taken walks along the beach, and just generally enjoyed each other's company doing things that we both love. Surprisingly, Paul hadn't hasn't pushed the sex issue. The most we've done is some very heavy making out. But I want more, it's been forever since I'd had any kind of intimacy and I've been craving it. Not in the weird addict way, but in the missing-the-closeness kind of way,

"I'm glad you're home," he said, kissing my forehead, and then kissing Masen's as well.

"As am I," I said, deepening the kiss.

I would have gotten lost in the kiss if it wasn't for the hungry cries of our daughter coming from her baby carrier. I smiled against Paul's lips, before turning around and taking Masen out of her carrier and inside the house to feed her in private.

"I love watching you feed our daughter," Paul said from across the room.

"You just love my breasts," I joked. Paul is definitely a boob man. When my breasts got fuller when I was pregnant, it was hard to keep his hands off me. Not that I minded because I had a hard time keeping my hands off of him too.

Masen finished eating and fell asleep ten minutes later. I carried her to the nursery, turned on the baby monitor and slipped out of the room as quickly as possible. I made it downstairs only to get attacked as I reached the last step.

Paul pulled me closer to him, licking my bottom lip begging for entrance. I obliged him and he deepened the kiss. Before I understood what was going on, Paul swept me off of my feet and ran me up to the bedroom.

"Paul," I moaned, grinding myself against him.

He just groaned and kept kissing me. Keep I mind, I haven't had sex in months and Paul has been proving his love to me on a daily basis. I planned on waiting a little longer, honestly I did, but my resolve crumbled. Not that I'm complaining,


Paul and I lay in bed after everything. My head was resting on his bare chest and he was stroking my hair lovingly. I finally felt content. After everything we've been through, we ended up together. I guess you really can't fight fate. And I'm going to stop trying and do what feels natural.

"Can you believe it?" I asked Paul.

"Believe what?"

"That after everything we've been through, we ended up together," I told him.

"We were meant to be together. We aren't perfect, we have our problems, but at the end of the day we love each other and have a beautiful baby girl."

"Who knew you were so deep?" I asked.

"It's there, I just don't show it. Can't be known as the softie wolf; that title belongs to Seth," he joked.

"I love you," I murmured.

"I love you too, always," he said, and for the first time in my entire life, I believed him 100%.

There you go! The only thing left is the epilogue. I'm so sad that this story is coming to an end but I'm excited to start something new! Please leave me a review and let me know what you think!