Disclaimer: As always I do not own Twilight, just the storyline that is being written. Thank you everyone for the reviews :) I love Paul too, just saying.
And an answer to the questions about Paul. I always liked Paul's domineering behaviors and some of the stories I have read about him being like this opposite of what he's portrayed as. I had Bella be in a secret relationship because I never liked the idea of her truly pining for ages over him and wanted to give her a chance to sort of have a relationship outside of Edward. She didn't know that Edward wasn't her mate originally just more of a recent change in the dynamic of their relationship. Also because Paul didn't want the other wolves to know about his dalliances with Bella he never thought of them while in wolf form.
Chapter 4:
Bella was pacing the entrance to her home wringing her hands back and forth. She had slept like crap and had had horrible nightmares about what it would be like to stay with Edward forever. Forever was a really long time and at one point she wanted to spend her forever with him, but now she knew she didn't. She knew Alice would try talking her into staying with Edward as his mate, but Bella didn't feel the so called mate spark that she thought she would feel. Her heart had loved him once upon at time, but now she wasn't feeling like she was in love with him anymore. Especially after the way he hurt he the previous night. Looking in the main hall mirror she could see the perfect outline of where his hands are squeezed her arms in anger at talking to Jasper and his friend. Jasper wasn't a bad man like Edward wanted her to believe, he just had made bad choices. Choices that had left him alive and saved the lives of the two people that were visiting. Bella didn't see that as an evil vicious man. Her and Edward rarely ever seen to eye to eye, now that Bella was thinking about it. 'Just another reason not to go through this.' she mumbled to herself. Rubbing at her arms, she knew she had to tell him, but was afraid of his reaction. What if he decided to seriously hurt her? Or turn her for himself against her will. She knew that she belonged in the supernatural world one way or another. 'Ugh' she whined drawing her hands down her face.
"Bella," the tinkering voice outside her front door led her to know that Alice was patiently awaiting outside. Alice's head was poking up and down, so she knew Alice was bouncing up and down the balls of her feet. 'God, is she never not hyper? I don't have the energy to deal with this today.' she couldn't help but think. Opening the front door Bella let out a grumble of "Hi Alice" before letting the pixie pass through. "Oh jeez Bella you don't even look half presentable for the family movie night tonight. We should go upstairs and find you something else to wear." Alice looked at Bella still lounging in her fuzzy jammy pants in disdain. "I'm tired Alice, I'm not changing. Either I go like this or I don't go at all." She grumped out. "Fine look like a street urchin." Alice huffed out.
Something seemed off or slightly different walking into the entrance of the Cullen household. "Esme, did you redo something?" Bella questioned. "No, it seems that my son and a certain other person decided to blow up the entrance to the house to have a prank war yesterday after you left. They fixed it before you came over today dear." She gave Bella small slight hug. Bella just gave a smirk towards Emmett who gave her two thumbs up and a cheeky grin before Rose popped him in the back of the head. Than smiled at Bella as well. Charlotte and Peter were sitting on the biggest couch off to the side both giving a dazzling smile as well. 'Everyone's off their rockers today. There must be something in the water.' Edward came down the stairs with wet hair, as if he had recently showered. "Bella love." he came close to her wrapping her into his arms. Peter looked at Charlotte and rolled his eyes. Char just looked at her friend and laughed. "Bella, you couldn't of showered before coming over today? You smell like those god awful dogs. What did you roll around with them on the ground?" He slightly pushed her back a bit. "I'm tired Edward, I told your sister I wasn't in the mood to do anything today but sleep. I didn't sleep good last night." "Those mutts upset you that much at their stupid event. My poor Bella." Edward tried to smooth her hair down with his hands. "Those mutts are my friends Edward, knock it off or I will leave right now and walk home. I don't let them talk about you guys like that, so don't talk to me about them like that." Bella stomped over to the couch, her spot was next to Peter so she plopped down in a huff with her arms across her chest. "Bella love, wouldn't this chair over here be more comfortable to sit in?" Edward tried to pull Bella up with a tug when Peter growled at him. "Fuck, she's supposed to be your mate and your just demanding shit out of her left and right. Let the poor girl just fucking sit. Did you even see the bag's under her eyes or do you just tend to tune her little ass out."
"Mind your own business, you weren't even invited. You just showed up to OUR home talking like straight filth. That's all you are is filth." Edward spat out in Peter's faith. Char was up in a split second in between Peter and Edward. "Now boys, let's relax it's supposed to be an enjoyable night tonight. And Edward, Carlisle was nice enough to issue an invitation to join the rest of you guys tonight. While Bella is your fiancee, that doesn't give you any right to tell her what to do" she managed to get all this out including skirting around the fact that she outright didn't say mate like Edward kept pointing out. Edward's face was turning red like he was going to explode for people telling him what to do. No one ever told him what to do. Let alone what to do with his Bella. He was getting ready to rebuke Charlotte when Carlisle's hand popped up on his shoulder," Son maybe we need to go outside for a few minutes for you to relax and for us to talk." He gently pushed him towards the door while giving Esme a small nod. "Bella, why'd you have to go and do all that. Edward asked you nicely about sitting somewhere else, but no you had to argue with him." Alice snidely remarked. "Alice shush, its time for you to quiet down and mind your own." Jasper whispered into her ear while squeezing her tightly to his body letting her know that she wasn't going to be refuting what he just said.
The first few movies were horror movies that Bella picked out. When Edward walked in and sat down next to her at first attempting to sit between her and Peter, Bella had squeezed up against Peter to Edwards annoyance letting him know she could sit on the other side. Peter had winked at Edward when Bella was pushed up against him. The second movie was also a horror movie she had picked out and because she was thoroughly annoyed with Edward's overbearing behavior. Emmett guffawed outloud when he seen the main screen playby announcing that they were going to be watching 'An American Werewolf in Paris'. Even Rose had to stifle her chuckles when seeing the dark grimace poor across their adopted brother's face. Carlisle covered his chuckle with a slight cough, not that they actually ever had to cough. "Really, Bella?" Edward scoffed. "I quite enjoy werewolf movies Edward." Bella sneered out. She was getting really tired of his attitude. The laughing throughout the room just escalated from everyone other than Alice and Edward. Alice kept quiet because Jasper was clenching her thigh in warning, while Edward stood up and stomped up the stairs in anger. "Enjoy your movie night by yourself than." "God he's such a jackass sometimes."Bella spit out eyes ablazed. "Aww Bellsy's got some claws." Emmett giggled.
Bella was softly snoring before the movie was even over curled up in a ball head resting in Peter's lap. Peter was softly stroking Bella's hair. It was very comforting for him to have his mate so close to him with no interruptions. Peter couldn't help but start purring in contentment. Rosalie starred at him in confusion. Everyone had left the movie night once Bella had started to fall asleep to go hunt minus Charlotte, Rosalie, and Jasper. "Are you purring Peter?" Rosalie couldn't help but ask. Peter didn't even realize that he had been purring. "Uh no, I don't purr that shit ain't manly." He stared at Jasper with a look that said help. "Mates tend to purr when they are close by and content Rose." Jasper explained. He thought something was going on, but couldn't quite put his finger on it. "But Charlotte's his mate. We only get one true mate for life Jasper." Rose knocked her head in a sideways confused look. "Yes, that's true Rose. More than one someones has been lying to us about things. "That and I am completely a lesbian." Charlotte snorted out. "WHAT?" Rosalie and Jasper's voice boomed out. "But you've been with Peter for years." Jasper was thoroughly confused. "Yeah Sug, we've been together as companions and on the occasion bed mates due to boredom, but never on a serious note. I have a mate, she's definitely all woman." Charlotte giggled while her hands were making out the woman's body shape. "This little lady is my mate Major, my knower brought me here to her. I know we have some things to explain, me and Char do. But believe me, Bella is my mate, make no mistakes about it.
The next hour was spent with both Charlotte and Peter explaining the low down to both Jasper and Rosalie. Peter felt he could trust his sire and the woman that his sire considered his sister, not to mention Rosalie's obvious dislike for Edward. "I'd like to keep this on the downlow for awhile Major, I don't think she quite understands why she's gravitating towards me. That and she's pretty old school, I don't think she'd enjoy the ideas I have about her while she's with that little boy. But mark my words, I won't wait to long for my mate." Jasper was reeling from all the new information that he was taking in while Rose seemed to wrap her mind around it easily. " I thought it was always really weird that he would watch Bella while she slept and always had her agreeing with him. I wonder if he somehow glamoured her. She doesn't even believe in marriage and he somehow got her to agree upon it." Rosalies face tilted like she was deep in thought. "You know now that you point that out Rose, I kinda always get these weird possessive vibes from Edward when he's around Bella, I thought I was feeling the mating bond, but I wonder if it's because she's his singer and he's possessive of her blood." Jasper pondered out loud. "She's his singer, what the fuck Major. I don't want that douche around my mate ever again. If he even thinks about taking a bite out of her, I'm gonna take a chunk out of his ass." Peter snarled out. "I gotta agree with Pete shug, I don't think he should be around her. I think Bella is changing her mind about Edward. He already hurt her earlier, I can smell the blood pooled and seen her tug down her sleeve, he left a pretty ugly bruise where he grabbed her. He's not gonna go quietly and he sure as hell ain't gonna be giving up whatever he thinks she is." A howl outside alerted the remaining few in the house that there was a wolf in the distance, close enough to the border, but not quite over the treaty line.
"I've never heard them willingly seek us out."Rose stated. "I wonder what's going on?" "Ah shug I can tell you what's going on. I mated the only female wolf across the border, she probably is missing me. We've been apart for far too long." Rose and Jasper both just stared at Charlotte with jaws dropped and wide eyes,"You mean a wolf is your mate, not only that the only female wolf is, LEAH?" they both screeched out. "Yup," she popped the p, Gotta go." she gave everyone a wink before running out the door so quick she was gone in a flash.