AN: Kinda short but there was a high demand for more so… I figured I would get this puppy out. Review please!

Chapter 7:

Decisions decisions

Bella sighed and decided to forgo her shower entirely and focus on her snack. As she made her way down the stairs Bella thought about whether she was going to go to the bonfire or not.

On one hand, she would get to see Paul again; which she wasn't sure if she was dreading it or happy about it.

On the other, Paul had said he wanted to know about their child's progress. Bella knew he would be hurt if he found out from someone else on the Rez that she was having twins. And if what he was saying is true, and he does want to be part of their children's lives; Bella knew she should keep their relationship civil, and not do anything to intentionally damage it.

Deciding it was time for her to put her big girl britches on, Bella stood to take her plate to the sink, and was surprised to see how late it was, about two hours before the bonfire. How long had she been sitting there looking at an empty plate?

Stepping out of the shower Bella walked over to her closet to choose an outfit and started crying when she realized that she couldn't even get her second trimester jeans over her belly. Shaking her head she grabbed her yoga pants and a funny tee her dad had bought her that says,

"Yea? I spent the day growing life. I win."

It made Bella tear up every time she looked at it. Throwing it on she grabbed her keys and headed out the door.

As Bella out her truck in park she glanced over at the ultrasound pictures in the passenger seat and wondered if she was making the right choice. She loved Paul; he helped her create something that she loved beyond belief. But he hurt her, and she couldn't just let that go.

Bella shook those thoughts out of her head as she saw Jake approach her. When she saw his grin she couldn't help but smile back at him. Jacob's grin was one filled with happiness and relief. Although what the relief was about Bella had no idea.

Then he saw her shirt. Jacob was laughing so hard the whole bonfire turned to stare at them like they were crazy. Jacob couldn't speak between the laughter and the tears that were running down his face, so he just pointed to her shirt. Everyone got a chuckle out of it.

Bella was beet red and embarrassed out of her mind, but she couldn't help but chuckle as well. All laughter stopped however when she saw Paul approaching. The look on his face was filled with joy and amazement. Paul was glad she had come; he hadn't really expected her to. Bella was a stubborn thing when she wanted to be.

Paul stopped in front of her and just looked down into her face until finally Bella cleared her throat and asked Paul to walk her to her truck really quick. The happiness on Paul's face was quickly replaced with one of worry. Did she not plan on staying?

As Bella was walking to her truck, Paul trailing behind her, she couldn't help but doubt herself. Should she show him, or just tell him she was leaving and she would contact him when the time came?

Paul opened the door for her and gently helped her inside. As he was walking around to get in Bella grabbed the pictures and held them to her chest. When Paul got in the truck Bella didn't say anything. She just handed the pictures to him. It took awhile for Paul to understand the meaning of them, but Bella got a good laugh at watching him look at them from every angle, trying desperately to figure out why the pictures were so special to her. Bella could see the moment everything clicked in his brain.

Paul slowly turned his head to face Bella.

"Two?"

Bella smiled at the astonishment in his voice and nodded her head. Paul's grin got impossibly bigger as he hauled her into his lap and just held her. Part of Bella wanted to push him away, but the bigger part screamed for him to have this moment.

As he ran his fingers through her hair he asked Bella,

"Do you know the genders?"

"Yea, one boy and one girl. We can discuss names later but I'm thinking A names."

"Anything baby, any name you want."

Bella was moved by the way he was reverently looking between her and the photos. Paul then suddenly jumped out of the truck, taking her with him; and shouted for the entire bonfire to hear,

"This beautiful woman is giving me a handsome son and a precious daughter!"

He then set her down in the sand near the fire, made sure she had a blanket and was comfortable, and then proceeded to show everyone the ultrasound pictures asking if the person thought his angels were cute and cooing at how adorable they look.

It made Bella's eyes water. After all the excitement had settled down Paul came back to sit behind her, his front against her back.

"If my back wasn't hurting and you weren't so warm, you would so not be getting away with this right now."

Paul just smiled and laid his cheek against the top of her head. Bella felt Paul tense when Billy began to speak.

"Bella promise me you'll listen to the legend and think about it before you make any decisions."

Bella didn't like the commanding tone to his voice but could see how important it was to him and so she agreed.

Billy's voice was strong when he spoke,

"Today we are here to welcome three additions into the pack, but first I was asked to tell a legend to help explain why.

Long ago when the wolf tribe was many, many of the wolves found they had trouble balancing their lives. They set forth on a spirit walk and asked the Great Spirit for guidance. When they returned the hunters were also coming back into the camp. The hunters had brought back three women from the neighboring tribe. The wolves that went on the spirit walk found themselves pulled to the women and when they looked into the women's eyes they felt drawn to them.

A bond formed, one unrivaled in all of their histories. They had found their other-halves, their soul mates. They men now felt complete and found they could concentrate better, were better warriors, and were happy for the first time in a long time.

These wolves had found their imprints.

Imprinting is, simply put, when a wolf finds the person that balances the man completely."

Everyone was looking at Bella as if waiting for her to put the pieces together. Then it clicked in her brain. Something she had read about in her legend book a thousand times. A warrior finding their one true love, the person they cherished above all but their children. But it couldn't be… could it?

If she really was Paul's imprint, then why would he push her away in the first place? Bella decided the quickest way to find out was simply to ask.

She craned her head back to look at Paul, she knew the moment she looked into his eyes but forced the question out of her mouth anyway.

"I'm your imprint?"