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Paul's POV

I woke to a howl outside the window. Shit! The bonfire. I completely forgot. Actually I didn't but I was asleep, so.

I bolted up out of bed, completely forgetting that the girl of my dreams was in my bed. She was still asleep, miraculously. I figured I'd let her sleep while I went to check out what was happening.

I walked outside to find Sam (completely fuckin dick naked by the way) standing in the middle of my yard. Grateful it was the back yard and my house was as secluded as his.

"What," I groaned.

"I received a call from the leech leader. He said that Bella has a right to decide if she's moving out. Said she's still family no matter what," Sam sighed, exhausted.

"She already said she's moving into the rooms upstairs," I replied trying not to growl at my beta.

"That's fine. He said the barbie leech finished packing everything for her. Something about stuff Bella bought for her future home and nursery, and a couple of vehicles," he said running a hand through his short hair.

"Okay," I replied curtly.

"Are you skipping the bonfire," Sam asked.

"I think so. She's still asleep and I don't want to wake her up since today was so stressful," I sighed heavily.

"Alright. Don't forget you have patrol at first light," he replied turning to leave.

On normal circumstances I would have been bothered by the fact that he was completely free balling in my yard but I guess we're not normal. I headed back towards my room. I really don't know what to do with the fact that I won so fucking fast. It felt like it was too good to be true. Not to mention what a dick her soon to be ex is. Cock sucker! I wanted to be mad at him but at the same time I wanted to shake his hand and thank him for gift wrapping the girl of my dreams.

When I returned to the room she was still asleep but I smelled the tangy scent of salt in the air. Fucking A! She's crying in her sleep now. I crawled back into the bed and pulled her to my chest. Her tears stopped almost immediately. I decided if I was going to give up my man card, it would be for her.

The next day we got Bella's belongings. Holy shit! She has a Ferrari! Like, a legit Ferrari. Apparently it was a wedding gift from her leech, as her "after" car. She even had a Mercedes, one I was pretty sure are custom made for mobsters. She explained that it was a "before" car. Like the dickhead thought she was that accident prone. See that's where he went wrong. He had absolutely no faith in her. So we had to hide them in Jakes garage under car tarps. She wants to sell them and donate the money to the tribe. I know what you're thinking, I don't deserve her. But I'm too selfish to give a fuck about that.

For the next few days she slept next to me and every night she cried in her sleep. I wanted her pain to go away, but I had no clue what to do. She was sweet, cooking and cleaning the house. It was nice to finally have a woman's touch.

When it came time for her sonogram she asked me to go with her. I was gonna go anyway, but I'm not telling her that. This time it felt like we were a real couple even though I knew we weren't, yet. She didn't protest when I put my arm around her shoulder as we sat in the waiting area. My favorite part was the look on Sue Swans face when she saw us being so cozy.

It was seeing the tiny little thing on the screen that got me. I cried for the first time in front of her. It's emotional don't judge me! She didn't laugh at me, instead she held my hand. Sue said it was a little early to tell whether it was a boy or girl yet. I personally think it's a boy. Does it really matter though?

After the appointment and scheduling another, I took her to the diner on the Reservation. I was glad to see her eating especially since she's carrying my pup. Kim, Jared's imprint, kinda owns the place with Emily now. Leah and Kelly work here as well. They have a connected bakery that Sam, Jared and I are rebuilding. Maybe Bella would like to bake her awesome sweets for the tribe too?


By the time her next appointment came, Sue phoned me to tell me Embry Call imprinted. She said the situation is a bit messed up. Apparently she's married to some rich butthead in Seattle, and was visiting family, and well they didn't exactly last an hour before they got their rocks off in her car after fucking in some public bathroom. Sue said that they can barely go out in public because he's constantly taking her. In other words he's hitting that. So the three stooges were staying an extra week maybe two on the Makah Reservation.

One bad thing was the stress of the divorce Bella was going through. He was giving her more than half of what he owned just to piss her off. He even offered her his Ashton Martin if she would give the baby up for adoption after it was born should she want to walk away from the whole divorce. First of all, what a dick. Second, over my dead body. On a good note though, Bella seems to be warming up to me. We cuddle on the couch together and all that mushy shit, and she still sleeps in my bed.

Finally, after receiving her divorce decree, I grew a pair and asked her out on a proper date. I was surprised when she said "yes" to be honest. So that's where we were when her dickhead ex-husband walked in with some strawberry blonde leech with a decent rack. Hey I'm a guy, besides she's got nothing on my girl. We were just finishing up when they interrupted.

"So this is the mutt who you picked as your supposed donor. He's who you're trying to replace me with," he sneered.

"Edward it was anonymous, and I didn't find out till after that disastrous lunch. Now if you'll excuse me," she said between her teeth, walking outside.

You lost leech. Bye bye. I smirked when he clenched his jaw. The good thing about being the best fighter in the pack was I could hide my thoughts. Even from sparkle dick here. I think he's probably jealous that mine is bigger anyway. Not that Bella has seen it or anything.

We left the leeches to play human while I got her to the reservation as fast as possible. To make our night even worse, Embry Call was waiting on my fucking porch. I think Bella won't admit that it hurts knowing that Call moved on from her too. Not like he could control it, still he did fuck her in a public bathroom their first time as imprints. Fuckin yuck!

When we pulled up he reeked of sex. I wanted to laugh when he had the audacity to punch me in the face before a word was said.

"You're a real dick you know that Lahote," he growled.

"What the fuck are you talking about," I snapped.

"You wanted me out of the way because you knew you were the donor. You should've told her," he pulled his fist back ready for another swing when Bella jumped in front of me. Crazy, stupid, beautiful woman.

"Embry STOP!" She shouted. "You have no right. Go back to your married imprint," she sneered the last part.

"You're siding with him," he asked in disdain.

"Yes!"

"But he fucking lied to you Bella," he growled.

I growled back louder. No one growls at my girl.

"He just didn't say anything when he found out he was the donor," Bella defended.

"And you believe that crap," he asked in disgust.

"No! I'm not stupid Embry Call. I know what he did. I figured it out without being told," she was shouting now.

I was confused. She knew? What exactly did she know?

"Babe," I whispered.

"Yes Paul, I know what you did. Looking back at it now, I'm not mad about it. I am mad that you risked Sue's career, but I wouldn't change what you did," she sighed.

"How?" I asked.

"You aren't exactly the best liar," she chuckled.

"Wait what the hell are you two talking about," Embry asked in confusion.

"Paul had Sue switch the sperm with his own. Don't you have a supernatural sense of smell," she said.

"You really are an asshole Lahote. What happens when you get bored with her," he snarled.

Bella stiffened at that. I know I don't have the best reputation but I wouldn't dream of hurting her.

"Honestly Embry. I don't see how this is any of your business," Bella said crossing her arms. "You can't judge me or him because you aren't any different. Your imprint is still married, Call. You should be asking her if she's leaving her husband or not. You have your own problems to deal with. Don't come here jumping into my business like you know everything," she said before I could reply.

"Fine. But don't say I didn't warn you," he hissed through clenched teeth, turning towards the forest and disappearing.

When he was out of sight I glanced down at Bella.

"How long have you known," I asked.

"Since the day I found out that the baby is ours. The way you behaved when I told you I knew," she smiled.

"So you aren't mad at me?" I asked worryingly.

"Well I was for a moment, but then I realized that there's obviously a reason. I was hoping you would have told me sooner but I get it," she wrapped her arms around my waist. I looked at her, searching for any false pretenses. I didn't find any.

"Does this mean that you'll give us chance?" I wondered.

"I already am," she giggled.

That was the best sound in the world. I hugged her back thanking Taha Aki for everything. I had officially won and it felt so damn good to have her know the truth. Now I just needed to tell her how I feel.

Should be easy, right? Not...


Authors Note: This story is not new, however I did edit it better and hopefully so far so good. As any good story this one has a couple of twists and even a few lemon scenes. I literally wrote this entire story in a week like 4 years ago! So yes the storyline moves quickly. But I had to get the story written or I would have forgotten about it. This is the only story that I have written without getting writers block. I'm currently struggling with my other projects and I do write when something comes to me, but I apologize deeply for it taking so long to finish prior projects. I'm currently focusing on Insatiable Alpha and when it's complete, I'll move on to finish Unforgettable. I do hope you enjoy this story of course. -Tink