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Monster by Undream~
[5 Months Later]
The quads were doing great. Jackson Lahote was the biggest of the quads. Layla was the second biggest, the two smallest were Keila and Jasmine. All had dark hair and dark grey eyes like Paul. They moved into the new house, it had plenty of room for everyone to come and go from the wolf pack, but also a good place to raise the quads. Bella decided to take some online college classes just so she could keep herself busy. She wasn't sure what she wanted to do yet, she just wanted to have some options.
Charlie walked into the house after shift and heard laughing in the living area. He hung his coat in the foyer and walked into the living room. Jacob was laying in the floor while Jackson and Keila were crawling all over him. They were so advanced for their age and Carlisle it could possibly be the wolf gene. Billy could attest that Jake did crawl at an early age and walk as well.
Paul was on patrol at the moment, but he wasn't far. Bella was in the kitchen fixing food like normal and everything seemed to be going really well. Charlie smiled as he walked past Jake, Jackson and Keila. He saw Jasper in the kitchen as well and that made him wary a little, but he understood the relationship between Bella and Jasper. The two were close friends.
"That smells good." Charlie said as he opened the fridge and pulled out a water.
Bella smiled over her shoulder at her dad. "Yeah, steaks." She said and Jasper moved over from one of the counters with the vegetables tossed to be sauteed. "Thanks Jazz."
Jasper smiled. "Not a problem." He said then went to the sink and washed his hands again.
"Where are Layla and Jasmine?"
"Right here." Rosalie said as she came from upstairs carrying the two girls. Rosalie had always wanted to be a mother and the closest thing to that was helping Bella whenever she needed it. It was the least she could do after Edward did what he did.
Charlie smiled as he took Jasmine from Rosalie and kissed her tiny forehead. "Thanks Rose."
"Not a problem." Rosalie said with a smile. "Hey Bella, Esme said that she can come help out tomorrow by the way. I have a shift up at the hospital so I won't be by until much later." She explained. She was a nurse at the hospital now and she was good at it too.
Bella smiled over at Rosalie. "Tell Esme I said thank you. Oh, dad, Billy said something about the game this weekend."
"Right. Yeah, it's the big one. I was thinking we could have a barbeque." Charlie said and bounced Jasmine a little while smiling at her.
"Sounds good to me." Bella said then tossed the vegetables into the pan and seasoned them.
Jasper's phone rang, so he fished it out of his pocket. "Hello."
"Jasper, we need Jake. Now." Paul's voice filled Jasper's ear quickly.
"We're on our way." Jasper said and hung up and was in the living room in a flash. "Jake we have to go to Paul now." He said, his voice low.
Jake got to his feet fast and Rosalie was coming to be with the children. The two moved out of the house fast and were gone before Bella could ask what was going on.
Paul shifted again, returning to his wolf state. He knew that Jake was in the house with Jasper and Bella. The best way to get ahold of Jake was going to call Jasper since Jake smashed his phone a couple weeks prior and hadn't gotten it replaced yet.
He rushed through the trees, taking after the vampire that made it across the board. The scent belonged to Victoria and he just knew that she was trying to make her move now, but then other vampires joined in and now there were too many and the pack was split in many directions.
There are too many leeches. Jake's voice rang out in everyone's head. He joined the search for Victoria. It was like her scent was bouncing around all over the place and he realized that must be her gift, like they had originally talked about before. She was teleporting and it was throwing them off.
Jasper called Emmett on the way through the woods and he was with him now, searching for Victoria. Jasper was the better tracker, so Emmett stayed by his side and Jake was running along with them. It took a few months for all of them to work together without snipping at each other constantly. Emmett could be sarcastic sometimes, so it pissed others off. In all, he was really a big goofball.
Paul growled as finally caught up to Victoria. Her flaming hair was bouncy, like a wildfire against the darkness of the woods. She turned to face off with Paul, a smile creepily stained on her face. Paul lunged at her and she moved quick, her arms grabbing around him from the side and she tried to squeeze him, but she was ripped away from Paul suddenly, startling her. She tried to turn to see what was happening, but it was happening too fast. Emmett got ahold of her, his strength far more than her own and she was stuck. She wouldn't be able to teleport like this. She struggled and fought against Emmett but he held her firm. She screeched at him.
"I am going to kill you!" She spit out but Emmett only snorted.
Paul growled as he watched. Anger filled him. This was the vampire that stalked Bella. Threatening to kill her more than once. They finally caught her. He lunged at her again, but this time she couldn't escape his jaws as he ripped at her limbs first. She screamed in pain as Paul started shredding her. Emmett let her fall away as Paul tore her apart. He started a fire with some branches and the lighter he always carried, he started throwing the pieces of her body onto the flames. Paul howled when he was finished and then the other wolves in the pack started howling too. Vampires that were trying to help Victoria with whatever plan she had plotted, started retreating. The ones that were living. Sam managed to take out a few vampires just by himself while Quil and Embry worked together to take out a couple.
Victoria was dead now, so now Bella could be safe and so could her children.
[The Quads First Birthday]
Bella spent most of the morning getting everything ready for the quads. Today was their first birthday and Rosalie spent all day fixing the decorations for the kids while Bella worked on the cakes.
Paul walked into the kitchen, seeing Bella frost one of the small cakes that she baked for Jackson. It was blue with black writing on it. He smiled and went to her, his hands moving over her from behind. He leaned in and kissed the side of her neck. "It looks great." He murmured and kissed her again.
Bella smiled. "Thank you. Where are the kids?"
"Upstairs with Sam and Charlie." Paul said and continued to hold her. "I can't believe it's been a year." He said and Bella stopped frosting the cake then turned in Paul's arms, her own arms going around him.
"Time is flying by." She said and kissed him softly one more time. "Can you get the highchairs out and ready for them. Is everyone else out back?"
"Yes, they're all here. Just waiting on the kids getting ready. Rose is upstairs with Esme getting them dressed." Paul said and then kissed her again before going to get the highchairs set up for them outside.
Bella smiled. Paul was such a great dad. He was the best partner too. She couldn't have asked for someone better. She knew that in the beginning it was a little rocky, but that didn't mean that they weren't right for each other, the imprint knew it before she knew it and before he knew it. She finished the frosting on Jackson's cake before she carried it outside and set it on the highchair for Jackson. Paul and Jake helped her carry out the other three cakes and got them set up before Esme and Rosalie carried the quads outside for their little party with Colin helping, carrying Jackson.
All of the pack was there of course and then Billy. Sue Clearwater was there with Seth and Leah. Colin hadn't shifted and Paul had been thankful for that. He didn't want Colin to go through that sickness and pain in the beginning, even if he loved being a wolf now. He just didn't want Colin to have to fight the same fights he did. The Cullen's were there of course, celebrating the quads with them because they were family.
Her family was bigger than she could ever imagine. Bella used to be such a broken soul and now she was whole again. Paul fixed her and the quads only elevated her more. She couldn't be happier in her life.
"Thank you everyone for coming to spend time and celebrate the quad's first birthday. Time is flying by so fast and I they're getting so big. Everyone has been such a big help. We appreciate everything everyone has done for us." Bella said. She was thankful that there were so many people that loved and cared for the quads. She looked over at her children. She couldn't believe they were hers sometimes, but they were and that made her tear up a little as she smiled. She went and took Leila from Esme and helped get her situated in her high chair and Esme, Rosalie and Colin got the others in their highchair.
"Happy birthday to you!" Everyone started to sing in unison. The quads smiled as they saw the cake in front of them and they immediately started shoving their hands in their cakes. There was a choir of laughter as they dug into their cake. Paul helped Charlie go inside and carry out food for the table under the gazebo they had built earlier a few months back. It was the best celebration. Everyone got food and drinks. They ate and laughed and played with the quads after they ate their cake.
Paul walked up, sliding his arms around Bella from behind, his hand running over the front of her belly out of habit and Charlie took notice. He sat his beer down on the table and he studied his daughter and Paul.
"Are you two…"Charlie murmured low.
Bella blinked, looking at her dad. "Hmm?"
"Are you pregnant?" Charlie asked, his voice low.
Bella blushed a little and smiled, looking up at Paul, who was smiling down at her. She nodded and looked back at her dad. "Yeah. We aren't announcing it today." She said. "It's about the quads."
Charlie teared up a little. He couldn't believe it. Bella was such a wonderful mom. He just nodded. "Alright."
Bella leaned against Paul's hard chest as she looked around. Jackson was toddling towards a smiling Colin. Keila was being tickled by Jake. Layla was being bounced by Esme and she was snoozing after so much sugar from the cake. Jasmine was clinging to Carlisle's leg, which was cute. This was her family. Her love. She wouldn't want it any other way.
