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~~What About Us by P!nk~~
The misting gray sky added to the sorrow on the Rez and in Forks. The October chill ran deep, smothering everyone's bones with the sharp reminder that they had lost someone special. Harry Clearwater was more than a husband, father and friend. He was part of the Rez. He was a light that the pack saw when they went home.
Bella was sad for the loss of Harry. Harry had been her dad's friend for a long time. Bella couldn't remember a time when Harry wasn't there. Seth was broken. Seeing a young man, age 15, cry like that did something to you. It shattered Bella's heart and it was unbearable to see him like that. The Swan house was filled with people after the service. Bella made food, lots of it. Even though Harry was laid to rest on the Rez, the tribe filtered in and out of the Swan residence eating and remembering. It was the least Bella and Charlie could do for Sue Clearwater, who was overcome with such grief of losing her person. Her love.
Paul found Bella in the kitchen again. She was taking something out of the oven and setting it on the stove. He was dressed formally in all black. It was odd to see any of the wolves clothed fully anyways but Paul did clean up rather nice.
Bella turned and saw Paul, her gaze softened. "Hey."
"Hey. I know you're feeling overwhelmed right now. What can I do to help?" Paul asked softly, taking his hand out of his pocket to reach for hers.
"Um. Check on Seth. He's up on my room right now. He needed some time but it's been a while." She said softly.
Paul nodded then left the kitchen to go upstairs and check on Seth.
Jake came into the kitchen next and Bella was busy mixing something in a bowl. "Hey. You okay?" he asked, concerned for his friend.
Bella blew out a breath. "I'm fine." She said and the phone rang. "Can you get it?"
Jake nodded and answered the phone. "Swan Residence."
"Charlie Swan." The voice sounded in Jake's ear. It was familiar but Jake couldn't place it.
"He's busy at the moment with the funeral. Can I-"Jake said but then heard the click on the other end and they hung up. "Weird." He mumbled and replaced the phone back on it's receiver.
Bella looked over at Jake. "Wrong number?"
"No just someone asking for Charlie. They hung up though." He said moved closer to Bella. "Do you need any help with anything?"
"Yes. Can you take that casserole to the table of food in the living room. " Bella said, Jake nodded, taking the casserole and carried it to the living room.
A short while later Paul returned. "He's asleep on your bed. I tucked him in better. He's a bit feverish. Sam thinks that he'll shift soon." He said his voice lows.
Bella frowned. "Isn't he still young?"
Paul sighed. "Yeah, but we caught wind of another leech moving through the area. It's possible that's forcing the trigger."
Bella sighed and wiped her hands on a towel. "It has to be her."
"It's a different scent. It's just circling around. Like it knows the territory well. ' Paul said and senses her nervousness. He reached for her and pulled her close to him. He brought a hand up to brush her hair back out of her face. "We tightened patrols. You're safe." He promised.
Bella looked up into Paul's dark grey eyes. She trusted that she was safe. She knew that he would protect her no matter what, but that was what scared her. She didn't want anything to happen to him because of her. She just nodded and he leaned down and kissed her, his hand still caressing her face.
Charlie walked in, he saw Paul and Bella. He liked Paul a lot. He had a good head on his shoulders even if he had to pick Paul up a few times for fighting on the Rez. He smiled a little. "Hey, I'm driving Sue and the kids home. She said to stop cooking."
Bella pulled away from Paul to look at her dad. "Oh. Seth is asleep on my bed. He's not feeling well."
Charlie nodded. "I know. He seemed a little out of it earlier."
Paul looked at Bella. They both knew that it would be soon. "I'll carry him out to the cruiser Charlie. Tell Sue not to worry."
Charlie nodded. He would never stop being amazed at how strong Paul was or the other Quileute boys. He left the kitchen to go back to the living room.
Paul kissed Bella softly one more time. "I'll be back." He murmured and left to go take Seth to Charlie's cruiser.
The house was quiet now. Colin was sitting in the couch fidgeting with his fingers when Bella came to sit next to him. She bumped his shoulder with hers. "You are looking gloomy."
Colin looked at Bella. "I know how Seth is feeling. He lost his dad. I never really knew my dad but my mom was everything. Losing her hurt. Seth was close to his dad."
"I know. He's also going through the shift. He's a mess right now, but we just stick by his side and make sure we show him how much we all care."
Colin nodded. He knew that Seth was starting the shift. He had felt uneasy too. He felt hot sometimes and then his body ached. "Bella… I feel it too."
"The shift?"
Colin nodded. "I don't feel… right. I've been hot and cold all day. It's different from just being sick. I'm scared."
Bella reached for him, he laid his head in her lap now and she brushed her fingers through his hair like a mother would their son. "Everything is going to be okay. You have so many people supporting you. Your brother is going to be right there with you. Dad for the emergency guardianship over you. Terrance is facing charges. You have overcome so much. This will seem like a breeze once you make it through it."
Colin nodded a little but he was silent. After a few moments he was sleeping.
Paul walked in seeing Bella and Colin. It touched his heart to see them like this. So much bad happened lately but one think was for certain. Colin was safe and loved. He returned from a quick patrol to make sure Bella was okay. Charlie was still at the Clearwater's and wasn't coming back tonight because he was staying for Sue's comfort and the kids.
Bella looked up at Paul. "He's asleep."
Paul nodded with a smile. He watched Bella ease out from under Colin and walk to him. They left the living room and walked upstairs. She closed the door and turned to face him.
"Colin is going to shift soon." Bella said, hugging her arms around herself.
Paul nodded. He knew that he would too. When he saw Colin earlier before his patrol. He saw the shiver and the sweat. It worried him but Sam told him that they would make sure to be there for him no matter what. "I saw the signs. He's resting now which is good. He's going to need it."
"Is it painful?" Bella asked.
Paul nodded and then reached for her, pulling her to him. "The first time is. After that… it doesn't hurt anymore." He explained.
Bella hated for Colin to have to go through pain in the first place. "He's so young still."
Paul hated that Colin would experience it so young too. "Everything will be okay." He reassured her and then he kissed her softly.
Bella kissed him back. It was a soft kiss at first and then it turned into more. Her lips parted, their tongues darted across to tangle with each other. Paul's hands moved up to frame her face. He felt her arousal not just from her scent but the imprint told him. It was getting harder to resist taking her. The imprint wanted them to unite so he could solidify the bond. It wasn't just a want but a need.
Bella's hands untucked his shirt before quickly unbuttoning his shirt. She pushed his shirt off of him and he unzipped her dark dress in the back.
Paul's mouth moved from her mouth to her throat and Bella sighed pleasantly. Her hands worked at his pants and he let her. He didn't stop this even though he knew he should.
Bella felt her dress slide from her and she stood in her panties and bra now and Paul was wearing his boxer briefs.
His hands moved over her body, hot against her skin. Over her stomach and to her hips, he gripped her there gently. She pressed herself against him before she decided to hook her legs around him. She could feel the strain of his cock through the material of his boxer briefs.
Paul's hands automatically went to her ass to support her. He moved with her, first against the door of her closet. His mouth tangled with hers again before he moved to her neck again. Her hands clawed down his back a little and that shot excitement through him. He moved with her using one hand to unfasten her bra before he moved her to her bed and laid her down. She was topless and gloriously so. Her breast swelled just right and fit perfectly in his palm as he groped her, his fingers flicking over her nipples. She sucked in a breath and moaned. His hands roamed down over her belly and to her waistband of her panties. He pulled at them, getting them off her. This was the first time she was completely naked in front of him. He leaned back to take in the beauty. How perfect she was. Her hands reached for him snagging his waistband and pulling them down. His large cock sprang free and she marveled at the sight. He was so large and that somehow excited her.
Paul felt her excitement. She wasn't shying away and that made him excited. He leaned down, kissing her. Drawing out the kiss before he left to take a nipple into his mouth. She moaned again, arching her body into his. His hands moved down, playing with her clit getting another moan out of her. Her scent filled him and it made him moan over her nipple. Her hands raked over his back again and he moaned under her touch. Primal urge and instinct was starting to take over and he shifted over her body his mouth tasting her hip and then he settled on her wet, hot core. His tongue moved over her clit expertly and she writhed in the sheets with pleasure. She arched some reaching closer to her pleasure as he continued to dive his tongue against her. His fingers slipped inside and she was so tight. He stretched her gently as he continued to work his tongue in circles over her swollen nub. She tasted heavenly to him and he just wanted more. She bucked her hips up, he felt her release as she gushed out and moaned. He had hit the perfect spot with his fingers, he continued and her fists tightened in the sheets as her orgasm continued to wash over her. His brain was too cloudy and he couldn't think straight anymore. Her scent made it hard for him to control anything right now. He shifted, covering her body with his and his hard cock met her entrance. His tip slid into her. She was so tight and wet that it was a struggle to fit inside.
Bella felt the stretching and the slight discomfort but she moved her hips up to meet his, pulling him inside her all the way. He was deep inside her. She could feel every inch of his cock now. It hurt some, for him to fill her up, but it was replaced with pleasure as the tip of his cock hit the perfect spot and she exploded around him again.
Paul felt as she tightened around his cock with her orgasm and he moaned, the feeling so intense it made him shudder. He moved his hips to her, moving slow and deliberate. She purred beneath him with pleasure. Her body responding to him not only on a physical level, but it was spiritual as well. He pulled out almost all the way just to slide into her all the way to his hilt, he hit that spot again and she rushed out again. Her body quaked from the pleasure as he continued to pick up his pace. She kept squeezing his cock tight with each thrust that his control slipped completely. His mouth covered hers as he thrust faster and faster. He moaned out as he felt his cock harden more, pulsing with the threat of spilling out already his mouth moved to her throat and then her shoulder. He nipped her lightly with his teeth and she moaned at the action.
"God… Paul!" she called out and she urged him to bite her again.
Paul moaned, his breathing heavy from the continual thrusting. His mouth moved back to her neck, nipping her there and excitement shot through both of them. She begged him to bite her harder and he obliged. His hands moved her hands above her head, it created the perfect angle for him and he bit her again, this time something happened between them, he marked her and she sang out in ecstasy. His cock swelled at the same time and he pushed deep inside her as far as he could go and he released himself.
Bella felt his cock pulse then spill out against her special spot and it sent her spiraling her orgasm overpowering her, making her buck her hips up against his closer like they were melted together.
Paul's cock was so sensitive after his release and her hips shifting sent small thrills through him. He felt so full still like he needed more. He shifted his hips a few times and she moaned under him. He leaned up to watch her face as he continued to thrust inside her. She was in complete bliss. He looked down at his cock moving inside her and he could see how much she had cum around him and that excited him more. He lifted her legs to hook them on his shoulders and she moaned as he reached farther inside. The angle changed for her with just that simple move and she was quaking again, as he pushed inside her. He moaned as he thrust faster, a little harder until he felt himself sink into a spot and the sensitivity of his cock felt it as it sucked him inside and he came again. He pushed his hips into hers again. Releasing everything inside until he was empty.
They were both breathing heavy now, sweat has accumulated in both their skin. He felt weak now. A feeling he hadn't felt in quite some time. His brain was still in a fog and her scent was driving him wild. He managed to pull out of her, his cock sloshing to the side. He leaned down, kissing her softly. He willed his heart to slow down from beating so hard and fast. They shifted in her bed and she lay against him their bodies perfectly naked and melted together. He pulled the blanket up over them.
After a few long moments and both of them had managed to calm down, Bella leaned up to look down at him. "Did you feel that?"
"Hmm. You mean the imprint taking hold stronger?"
"Yeah… our spirits are glued together now." Bella felt it. She didn't know how to explain the feeling. She just felt a deeper connection.
Paul smiled, reaching a hand up and brushed her hair back. "It was beautiful." He murmured, she leaned in and kissed him again before laying her head on his chest.
Bella felt giddy. It was her first time with Paul. She didn't expect the pain with it but she didn't think about it anymore and fell asleep laying against him, enveloped in his warmth and scent.
Charlie made it home early in the morning. He saw Colin on the couch still and he went and draped a blanket over him. He saw him shiver and he felt his forehead and felt how warm he was. He was coming down with the same thing Seth was it seemed. He sighed making a note to give him some Tylenol when he woke up. He looked up the stairs. Bella was likely still sleeping. He looked at his watch and frowned. It was seven in the morning actually and she was normally up making coffee. He wondered if she was getting sick too so he went upstairs to check on her. Her door was shut, which wasn't unusual. He opened it slightly to look inside. He saw her curled against Paul. Their clothes all over the floor. It was clear that she was naked since her back was bare. He sighed and shut the door. This was something no father wanted to see. He closed his eyes. His daughter wasn't a little girl anymore. She was an adult woman. He has to keep remembering that. He walked back downstairs and decided to start coffee anyways. He would leave Paul and Bella alone. In some slight way, Charlie was happy to see his daughter happy. It was clear that Paul made her happy and so that was okay in his book.
Thirty minutes later Bella stretched against Paul. Paul's arms circled her and he kissed her, his eyes still closed. This was the second time waking up to Bella in the morning, but this felt different this time.
"Good morning beautiful." Paul said opening his eyes to look up at her.
Bella blushed a little and smiled. "I slept amazing."
"I did too, even if your bed is tiny."
"My bed isn't tiny, you're just 6'2"." Bella teased and sat up, the blanket falling to her hips. Her breast were so perfect and perky. Paul sat up too, his hands going to her waist and pulling her into his lap She straddled him, smiling at him.
"As hot as this is right now. Your dad is home."
"How do you know?"
Paul smiled. "Well, his scent and there's also coffee." He said and kissed her.
Bella sighed kissing him back before getting out of bed to grab some new clothes.
Paul picked up his clothes and pulled them on and the watched her dart out of the room to the bathroom. He smiled and shook his head. He looked back at her bed. He moved the blankets to make the bed and noticed the small amount of blood. He frowned thinking back to last night. It wasn't rough sex. So he was confused. He looked up at Bella when she walked back in. She was brushing her teeth.
"Are you okay?" Paul asked.
Bella nodded and raised a brow.
Paul shook his head. "Maybe I'm just thinking too much." He said and sighed.
Bella left to finish brushing her teeth and she returned to her room. "Why are you feeling… confused?"
"I didn't hurt you last night. Did I?" Paul had to be sure.
Bella shook her head. "Paul. I'm perfect. I have never felt so amazing. Sure it hurt slightly at first but it was very quick. Didn't even notice it."
Paul frowned. "Last night was your first time."
"First time? No my memories show…"
"They're fragmented. What if he never…"
Bella shook her head not wanting to think about it. "It doesn't matter. I'm fine. You can feel that I'm fine." She said and grabbed his hand.
Paul did feel that she was okay. So he dropped it. He leaned in and kissed her before they left her room. He stopped off in the bathroom as she trotted down the stairs.
Charlie was sitting at the table reading the newspaper. He glanced up at his daughter when she came into the kitchen. "You're awake later than normal."
"Just needed rest I suppose." She said and then took two mugs down for coffee for her and Paul.
Paul joined them in the kitchen a moment later. He met Charlie's gaze and he knew that Charlie knew that him and Bella were together last night. "Morning Charlie."
Charlie nodded. "Morning Paul." He said with a nod.
Bella handed Paul coffee and he took it. She took a drink of hers before she looked at her dad. "How was Sue?"
"Still a mess. When I left this morning, Sam was there. So he's going to make sure she's okay today. I figured I'd drop by later this week and check in again. Colin is still sleeping. He has a fever. I have to run to the station in a bit. Please give him some Tylenol to help with the fever and make sure he's drinking fluids."
Bella nodded. "I'll take care of him. Promise."
Paul's phone started beeping and he pulled it from his pocket to check. He sighed. "I have to get going." He said and took another drink of his coffee.
Charlie frowned. "Job?"
Paul shook his head. "Its dad." He said and then moved to wash his mug in the sink. He stopped briefly to kiss Bella's temple. "I'll be back. I…" he drifted off. He was about to tell her he loved her. That made him feel happy inside.
Bella smiled. "Be careful." She said and nodded, knowing what he was feeling right now. "I love you." She said it for him.
Paul grinned stupidly. He kissed her quickly. "You're too good for me Bella." He said and then left after pating Charlie on the back.
Charlie raised a brow and looked at his daughter and the goofy look of love on her face. It was the first time seeing her like this. "You love him, huh."
Bella blushed a little. "I do. Paul is…"
"He's a great guy. Even if I keep finding him in my daughter's bed in the morning." Charlie said and lifted his coffee.
Bella felt embarrassed and she looked away. "Dad!" She was flustered.
Charlie chuckled a little. "You're an adult. I'm not going to tell you what to do about that part of your life. Just remember there's a teen on the house."
Bella knew that. She took another drink of her coffee. "Colin was sleeping." She muttered.
Charlie smiled. "Either way. Make sure I'm not around to hear it. I want to save the embarrassment for both of us."
Bella's cheeks reddened more. "Dad!"
"Okay, okay. I'm done picking at you." Charlie said with a smile. He stood and brought his own mug to the sink to wash. "I'll be back when I can. " He said and then kissed Bella's cheek before he went and grabbed his keys and wallet.
Bella sighed, finishing her coffee. So many good things happened. Her and Paul finally were together fully and they admitted their feelings to each other. Though in the back of her head, she felt like the imprint was the cause of it all. She had to decide if she was going to keep thinking about it or just move forward and be happy.
