Chapter 17: 3 Day Vacation Part 2

The next day, I woke up earlier than Paul, and we were still in the same position from last night. Paul was snoring softly, so I carefully got up without waking Paul to make breakfast for both of us.

Hopefully, he doesn't mind me roaming through the kitchen. I found eggs, tomatoes, and onions to make omelets. The amount that I have, it would look like I can made four for him, and one for me. Hopefully, it is enough to satiate him. I also found a pack of bacon, frozen fries, and cheddar cheese. I could make fries with melted cheese and bacon bites topping. Before I got started on the fires, I felt restless.

I feel like something was off, but I couldn't put my finger on it. Then, I realized I need some music! I am the type that likes to listen to music as I work and do stuff in the house. I laughed at myself. I thought to myself Such a Hispanic thing to do .I remember seeing headphones with Bluetooth somewhere in my luggages thrown open last night.

Where did Paul put it?

I slowly crept back into the room, I glanced at Paul just to make sure that I didn't wake him up, and he was still snoozing away. Good. I opened the drawers very quietly, and I couldn't find it. I saw that Paul put my intimate clothes in the drawers. I am still missing pants. Hmm. I saw my luggages were at the corner of the room. Maybe Paul didn't have space to put the rest of my clothes. We need another drawer for me, and he had piles of books, textbooks in the other corner of the room, so we would need a bookshelf eventually.

Aha!I found the headphones, they were one of the luggages. Then, I saw a small brown bag, and I opened it. I looked inside curiously, and they were birth controls inside a pill bottle. There was a note attached inside of it, and it said,

Don't be stupid.

- Rose

Lol. How endearing. It brought a small smile to me. In her way, she was looking out for me, and since Paul did say last night that we don't have to have kids anytime soon. So, I put the bottle in my pocket, so I can take it with water with my meal. Imma start taking them now..in case me and Paul do get intimate in the future, I can get my body use to taking birth control in preparation.

Oh, that reminds me. I need to go check if the Cullens have texted me back. I turned around a bit too quickly and the luggage fell hard on the floor. I froze, looked wide eyes back at Paul. He stirred, and I waited. He went back to snoozing away, but I waited just a bit more to make sure. I don't know it didn't feel like he was really back sleep, but he sounds like it. I shrugged, and I looked around the room to see where my phone was place. Ah, it was on the nightstand on his side. I tip toe to his side, carefully disconnecting the charging cellphone. I looked over him to see if he was still snoring, Yup, so I walked quietly out of the room back to the kitchen.

I checked through my messages as I was trying to connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone, and I saw there was a message from Carlisle and Jasper. I first opened the one from Carlisle, and it was from yesterday. It said,

Good morning Miss Ale, I have told my son Jasper of your request, and he is willing to contact Mr. Jones. He would need some background information, and you can let Jasper know. Hope you are fairing well.

Carlisle is kind and polite. I replied back,

Good morning Carlisle. I'm sorry for the delay in responding back. Thank you for doing this favor for me. I will let Jasper. There are things from the future that the family and Bella all need to hear together, but the wolves can't know just yet.

Carlisle texted quickly back,

It is not an issue. The family knows, and Edward will go talk to Bella. When will we be expecting you?

I texted,

It will be difficult for me to get away from Paul and meet you guys as of now because of the early stages of imprinting. Give me some time to figure out, and I will let you know.

Carlisle replied,

That is fine. If anything, let us know and we will see what we can do.

I texted,

Thank you. I appreciate you and your family help.

Carlisle texted,

We will always see you as family despite of the short time that we had together. Hope you have a good day.

I texted,

Likewise, Bye

It felt weird texting Carlisle. It was like I was texting to my boss from the formality, but knowing Carlisle, that is the way he speaks, so I guess it is fine. I felt a ping of guilt from texting Carlisle behind Paul's back. It was important to get in contact with the Cullens beside trying to get papers from them. If I am correct, we are slowly transitioning to Breaking Dawn part of the series. The Cullens are busy getting ready for Bella and Edward's wedding, and knowing what went down in their honeymoon. It is an essential to let them know, so they can do research of how Bella and Edward can have intercourse without getting her pregnant unless Bella and Edward want the baby. Keyword: Both Bella and Edward, not just Bella. Knowing Bella, she would still coerce Edward to have sex with her regardless of the risks, but it will be best if Edward and Carlisle do research before the honeymoon as well.. I still can't believe that Edward didn't even plan or do any research of the implications of having sex with a human. Maybe he did but did a poor job at it because I don't remember reading that in the book. Also, I would need to warn them that if they do proceed with Bella having the baby, then they would have to leave Forks.

It will be too dangerous for them to stick around in Forks based on how negatively the pack responded in the books. Even though Paul is working on calling them by name, it is far from able to tolerate the Cullens without deep hatred. If I remember, Paul were the ones who very front with his dislikes of Bella having the baby and wanted Bella dead along with Sam. Thus, it will be best for the Cullens to leave, prepare for the incoming of the baby like a blood bank to nourish Bella and the baby, an incubator so the baby could survive outside of the womb if she comes earlier than anticipated, and once the baby is born, keep the baby hidden from everyone until the child grows old enough. Then, it would look like she was turned as an adult than as a child. It would be best to also warn the Cullens of the possible incoming of Irina, to prevent Irina meet any of the wolves and for her to blab to the Volturi. If she tells the Volturi, then I will be in danger because I am a human who knows of the existence of vampire, and the fact that I am from another world in another timeline, they might actually try to collect me in curiosity. As an imprint, it will chaotic because Paul and the pack won't allow it, and we might actually fight against the Volturi.

I am walking on thin lines by doing this. Since Jacob is in his spirit walk and if and his wolf spirit are able to reconcile, he would avoid the fate of being an imprint to Renesmee. If Bella does proceed to have the baby and stick around in Forks, there will be nothing for them to protected from the anger of the pack. Even if I am here, I don't think there is enough time for me to help change the mentality of the pack regarding this whole issue and the Cullens. Whether it means for Bella to die either by being changed into a vampire or by the baby, they won't hesitate to attack and destroy the Cullens. Honestly, I think the pack thinks too highly of themselves. They don't have enough training and experience to take on a large coven regardless that they have defeated the newborn army and they have a large pack. The ones who trained them in preparation for the newborn army was the Cullens, so they were way ahead of themselves.

Sam could've banished the Cullens instead of destroying them once the baby is born if the Quileutes were that worry of the potential threat of a half-human and half-vampire being. If the baby was so much of a threat, then let them get destroyed by the Volturi because the Volturi would've used this opportunity to collect Alice and destroy the Olympic coven. However, in contrary, Renesmee was very much like Bella and human. She was more human than vampire and was not a savage, so she was innocent.

I think I would also need to tell them about Nahuel, his sisters and his aunt who live I think in Brazil if I remember correctly. Just to make sure that Renesmee won't be born of a "monster" like Edward kept thinking of her as. Since he saw himself as such and Renesmee who came from his sperm, he thought her too like a "monster".

Sigh. This issue could've been resolved more cleanly, but the more I think more about it, this was probably the messy plot writing from Meyers.

I opened the message from Jasper, and it said,

Good Afternoon, Miss Ale. Carlisle told me about your request. Would you please, send me your personal information like birthday, height, weight, and what did you used to work as in your world before you came here. Thanks

I texted back all of my personal information. He replied quickly,

Thank you. Mr.J ones will have your stuff within three days. Take Care.

I replied back,

Thanks Jasper. There is no hurry to get those papers. See you soon.

Hopefully, Jasper doesn't scared Mr. Jones to death. I wince in memory about Mr. Jones. I remembered that Mr. Jones was tremendously afraid of Jasper from Breaking Dawn, so I put the phone back in my pocket trying not to think more on that and went back to frying the fries based on the instructions on the bag. I have no idea what I am doing, I never fry fries before.I was humming to Dreaming of You by Selena Quintanilla as it was playing on my headphones. I was setting up the table until I felt a pair of arms wrapping around me, snuggling to his bare chest. I jumped, I took my headphones off, and I looked up to see Paul smiling down at me still with his silver tinted eyes.

I said shyly, "Oh! How long were you there?"

He leaned down to nibble me at my ear that led shivers behind my back. He whispered by my ear, "I have been up for awhile.."

I raised my eyebrow at him and said, "…you were up when I came into the room weren't you?"

He chuckled softly, "Yup.. I just wanted to see you in my kitchen" as he kisses my neck.

He looked at the table, and said, "It smells good. What did you make?"

I said nervously, "I made some omelets for you, and I made fries with cheese and bacon topping over it. I know its not much for breakfast, but it was all I could find."

He said teasingly, "Well, lets see."

He pushed a chair back for me to sit down, and he went to flop to his chair. He shoved the food in his mouth and he moaned. He ate even faster.

Oh. I guess he liked it. We both finished our breakfast, and He had his head on his hands as he looked lovingly at me as I was finishing my meal. I was getting a bit shy from his gaze, but I couldn't help smiling to myself.

He purred, "Thanks love for the meal. It was delicious."

He got up, and washed dishes. I went to the recliner chair, and chilled there.

I got tired of waiting so, I went behind him and hugged him from the behind. He was wiping his hands dry after washing the dishes when I asked hesitantly, "Do you have any plans today?"

He tiled his head, "hmm, no not that I am aware of. Why?"

I asked, "I was wondering..if we could go buy stuff to make your home a home for me as well, unless you don't want to.."

Delighted and very pleased he said, "Yeah, of course love! Where do you wanna go? Seattle?"

He smiled, twirled me around so now I was in the front as he gave me a kiss at the cheek, "Sure thing. I would take my truck, and we could go to Ikea or whatever?"

I giggled and said, 'Hmm, do you have a laptop that I could borrow? I want to look up what kind of stores that Seattle have before we go, so we can plan where to go and what to buy from what places?"

He commented, "Okay. If that's what you want, but you don't have to worry about money, aight? My money is your money. Either way, You don't seem the type that likes to spend lavishly, so I trust you."

I nodded, "Yeah I don't. I buy more from what I need than want, and occasionally splurge with something that I want here and there. I am not a total cheapskate, but I don't burn money that easily either."

He replied, smiling, "Good to know."

He let me look up the stores from the Google map on Seattle. Since it is a bit of a drive to Seattle, I settled on going to five stores: Sam's Club, Ikea, H-Mart, Daiso, and Fiesta. I wrote it on a piece of paper and wrote the directions to show it to Paul.

I asked, "Is it okay if we get a club membership to Sam's Club? It is a warehouse where they sell things in bulks. Because you and your pack brother have a big appetite, it would be better to buy things in huge bulk instead of constantly going to the grocery store per week. "

He smiled, "It pleases me and my wolf that you would want to take care of the pack, and how nurturing that you are."

I shrugged, "I would like to help Emily to take off the pressure with cooking and taking care of the pack all the time. I can't imagine how much works it takes to take care of the pack, so I would like to ..help get along with the other wolves and their imprints this way."

He went and cradled me reassuringly before saying, "You don't have anything to prove, and you don't have to earn your place here. You are family, pack now, and we protect our own no matter where you came from. I can let Sam know whenever you want to go over to Emilys or switch cooking days with Emily".

I nodded, "Okay", and I hugged him tighter. He kissed me at the cheek before going back to our bedroom to get dressed. I followed behind him to get dressed as well. I grabbed my clothes from where he placed them. He was also changing in front of me.

I paused and as if he noticed my hesitation, he asked without even looking, "What's wrong?"

I said, "Is it okay if I change in front of you?"

He paused as he was zipping his jeans up before saying, "..Only if you want to honey."

I took that as a yes and I changed in front of him, facing away from him. I could feel his eyes on me, and I could hear him growling lowly behind me as I undress the clothes that he gave me as pajamas and changed to jeans that hugged my curvy waist and I wore a shirt that showed my 36DD chest. I usually wear clothes that are more loosely to not bring attention to myself because I always have been self-conscious of my body. I matured earlier and faster than most girls in school when I hit puberty, so I have been made fun of and looked disgustingly lustful from guys all throughout my school years even in college. I guess that didn't help with me not wanting to get into a relationship besides the obvious, my depression, anxiety and complicated family relationships. I didn't want to get into a relationship until I resolved most of my trauma so it wont bleed in my relationship with my intimate partner. Getting my degree in counseling, it helped me resolve a lot of problems that I used to have, and I learned what NOT to do. Nevertheless, I feel I still have more to work on myself. But, fate had other plans apparently, so I gotta go with the flow and hopefully..I don't hurt Paul nor myself with my issues and handling his issues too..

But..with Paul, I feel..okay..safe even comfortable to dress a little for him and in front of him as well. Even though my heart was pounding loudly against my chest with anxiousness and my face was hot from blushing so hard, I am glad Paul didn't see how I looked when I dressed. I turned around and he had jeans with a black buttoned shirt. It hugged his abs and chest, and if I am honest with myself, he looked downright sexy. Of course, I didn't say that out loud, and I said, "you look charming."

He hummed, walked toward me with long strides, and said seductively, "You look delightful."

I smiled and walked away. He stayed behind and I noticed from the corner of my eye that he was adjusting his pants.

Lol.

We both got on his truck and drove toward the direction of Seattle. The journey was quiet, but it was amazing to see the incredible view of nature as we passed by the various forests, plains between the Reservation to Seattle.

Paul asked as he drove, "What is H-Mart, Daiso, and Fiesta?"

I said, glancing at him, "H-Mart is a store like Walmart but for Asian people. Think of Fiesta like an international and Hispanic store version of Walmart. I lived in Houston close to the Chinatown, so I am used to going to these stores to get the ingredients. I go to H-Mart because I like some of the Korean and Japanese food, and cooking some of them. I go to Daiso because Daiso has some neat kitchen gadgets and home gadgets that are cheaper getting from Walmart and they are more efficient to use."

His eyebrows were raised, "Oh". Then he said excitedly, "I am looking forward trying out different food."

I said, "Yeah.. Even though you won't be able to leave the reservation anytime soon, I would like to introduce you some things from different cultures. I grew up surrounded by Mexicans, Salvadorians, Colombians, Vietnamese, Koreans, African Americans, and Caucasians. So, I learned few things and cook some things from those cultures. Not saying I understand everything from their background, I was pretty expose to different ethnicities. I can cook you some stuff that I learned from those cultures."

He said warmly, "Wow..you are amazing..No wonder you are the peacemaker of this time period. The world is getting bigger for us and we are going to run into more different types of people besides the white people, so you were needed to help us get along with the outside world more instead of excluding to ourselves even more from the outside world."

I said with a surprised tone, "Oh. I didn't even think of that… You are probably right." I said the last part more to myself. Is this one of the things that the Indigenous man wants me to see for myself of why I was brought here?

We finally arrived in Seattle. I gave Paul sunglasses, so that people won't be so alarm of his silver looking first went to Ikea, to buy decorations, a bookshelf, and a small wardrobe for me of the same color of the furniture in his room. We then went to Sam's Clubs. We bought many ingredients in bulks. We both had our own cart, and we filled it up the highest possible height. We also bought many kitchen equipment that I may possibly need to feed a pack. We bought the amount as if we are feeding a family of twelve, but knowing the pack, this might be gone pretty quick.

We took a lunch break, and ate at an American buffet so that Paul could eat as much as he want.

Then, we went to the Asian part of Seattle, and finally found Daiso with great difficulty. Paul was so fascinated with the store that it was cute, and he looked so out of place. Well, we looked out of place lol. We kept getting glances from those around us, but I didn't care. I was just happy to show part of this aspect of my life to him. I go here with my friends to look at the cute stationary stuff and buying snacks.

Of course, there were times where I got cat called by guys while I was walking around Fiesta, and Paul would actually snarl at them and tremble before I pull him away to not bring more attention to ourselves. It was approaching 7pm, and it was getting late so as we loading up the last stuff that we bought from Fiesta. We decided not to pass Walmart for now and we could go another time.

I was craving tacos, and I missed not able to go walk across a street to a gas station to find a taco truck almost at every block in my neighborhood. Paul was more than eager to try out eating tacos. We stopped by a taco tack, and ordered fifteen beef fajita tacos. Three for me, and the rest for Paul. He clearly enjoyed them. I got Paul to try the Mexican Coca-cola, and he liked it better than the normal ones. Haha. This is just great.

On the way back, Paul got a phone call from Sam. There was some yelling and arguing between the two until I heard Paul sigh.

He told Sam, "Hold up."

He turned to me, still driving, and asked, "Sam wanted me to go to his place to talk about our remodeling business, but since I went out of the reservation without letting him know. He got pretty pissed at me, so I have to stop by tomorrow to his place to figure out a plan of what we gonna do from now on. …My wolf feel very antsy to leave you alone … ( Hm..It sounded like there was something else that he isn't telling me).. so I wont be able to help decorate the house with you tomorrow love, but Seth offered to come by and help you around. Thats cool?

I said, "Yeah. I don't mind. I like Seth."

He sighed in relief, "Good. Also, Jared, Leah and Seth went to town to buy us another cooler and fridge to store everything that we bought. They are installing it with Sam as we speak."

I could hear Leah screaming in the background. Probably yelling at the guys for something, but I was surprised that Leah tagged along with Sam is around…

He went back to talking to Sam a little longer.

Once we got back to his place, Sam, Leah, Jared, and Seth were all waiting outside for us. We pulled up, and they all unloaded all of the groceries. The new cooler and fridge were installed in the room where the washer and dryer were at. The guys didn't let me help out, so I let them put the groceries up as Leah sat next to me in the couch. The decorations, they all were moved to the living room temporarily. Seth would help me arrange the house tomorrow.

I was tired from the traveling and the shopping. I didn't realize how far the Reservation was from Seattle. I don't know if it was me missing some details or forgetting them, but from how it was in the books, it sounded like Seattle was like hour and half away not 3ish hours away (A/N: I checked on Google Maps lol. I was shocked).

Leah first spoke, "I came..because my little bro needs to be watched over. I don't trust none of these idiots with him, and ..Mom wanted to tell you that we are going to tell the truth to Brady and Collin tomorrow night at 8pm. They wanted to ask if you would be okay if we publicly introduce you as the peacemaker and Paul's imprint to the rest of the council at the bonfire tomorrow as well."

I said, "Sure, I don't mind."

She nodded stiffly and stayed silent for the rest of the time.

I don't know how much time has passed, but I was falling asleep in the couch. I didn't hear the guys and Leah leaving when I felt a pair of warm arms lifting me up from the couch, and carefully laying me down on the bed. He took my phone out of my pocket, and I laid it next to me on the nightstand. He went around, crawled to bed, and went straight to sleep immediately.

It appears today was a long and productive day for Paul too. He fell asleep the moment his head touched the pillow, and I could hear him snoring lightly from the behind. I took this time to let my mind wonder.

So, It's been two days since I spent alone with Paul. Paul has been surprising me more and more, and everything he has done for me, I can see his sincerity and earnestness that he wants to do better not just for me but for himself as well.

I think..I think am slowly falling in love with Paul.

He is definitely handsome, but the more I spent time with him, his handsomeness became more apparent. I see it in his eyes...I can see that he is truly genuinely happy to find someone to spend time with him... He has helping me adjust my time here in the twilight world. ..I don't feel as alone as I used to be. The ache of not able to go home is still there, but its more tolerable.

Not only that, but he has also been the most patient with me. He hasn't forced a kiss on the mouth or demanded one with everything he has done for me. He never asked for payment…Part of me just can't help worrying that I am not doing enough for him especially in the physical department. Not gonna lie, I have become more aware of Paul as time passes, and I have been wondering how it would feel like kissing him. I haven't kissed anyone before. I don't know that having thoughts are a good thing or not. At times, I see his eyes darken when he looks at me, but I never call him out on it because I know its natural to want to mate. I am not sure how I feel about that. I wanted to wait until marriage before I came here since I couldn't trust the guys wanted sex before marriage. It was probably my anxiety and distrust, but I was paranoid that I might get used and discarded that way..But..since I am his mate, his imprint, he is genuine. I know he won't intentionally hurt me or treat me terribly. The little things he does. From him frowning and giving me his signature smirk. His attentiveness to my needs. Who wouldn't love Paul?

I can see that he has enjoyed the time that he has spent with me. He has been very understanding of my physical limitations, and he never once showed his frustrations toward me regarding it. I just can't help but feel that I am living in a long, nice dream. What if he is just holding his true feelings back from me, but I don't know. Is this probably my insecurity coming out again? Am I willing to go on to the next level with Paul? Are my feelings sincere with Paul, or I'm mistaking my feelings of love toward him with feelings of gratitude and lust?

I don't know..but I know I can't stay confused for long. I need to figure myself out soon and Paul deserves to know soon.

I have to take a leap of faith and accept my fate so that I can love him.

Before I went to bed, I saw my cellphone light up ringed for an incoming message. I reached out for my phone without waking Paul. When I looked down, I saw a message without opening it. It said,

Hey this is Bella. Can we talk?

I turned over the phone, and went back to sleep. I'll deal with Bella tomorrow, so I let the night take over me once again.

Author's Note:

Another fluff chapter. I hope you guys like it.

We are finally gonna see Ale and Bella's conversation tomorrow.

As always, reviews are much appreciated.