Chapter 3

I got home quickly after school throwing my things in my room and throwing myself on my bed waiting for Hunter to get home from Forks High my mom was picking him up. Since he didn't have any Quileute blood in him he couldn't go to La Push.

"ALI!?" I heard his familiar British voice shout from the entryway of the house.

"IN MY ROOM HUNTER!" I shouted back and not even three minutes later I felt a weight on the bed next to me.

"Tough day?" he asked me.

I grumbled into my pillow in response causing him to laugh at me. "Want to talk about it?" he asked.

I groaned into my pillow, but sat up regardless. "I told you about the whole Paul thing right?" I asked him.

He nodded, "The dickface right?" he asked.

I chuckled nodding, "Well, Lisa is making me go on a double date with him tonight," I told him with a sigh.

"To make him jealous?" he asked.

"The 'cover' story," I mocked the way she said cover and he laughed.

"Who is her 'date'?" he questioned.

I looked down then started looking all around the room, "ME!?" he asked excitedly.

"Hunter, we talked about this….." I warned.

He sighed looking down, "Lisa is not good for me, you love her, but you love me more, therefore you won't let me date her because she'll only hurt me," he mocked.

I smiled at him, "She'll play you," I told him seriously.

He nodded, "I know, I've learned that. Remember the six other times?" he joked.

I smiled at him, "Oh and by the way, I told her I have a crush on you so you don't have to worry about her making moves on you," I told him.

"YOU WHAT!?" he hissed at me.

"Okay, she assumed that, since I said I didn't want to involve you in her shananigans, and then bam suddenly I'm in love with you," I joked.

He chuckled, "Well, I am a catch," he joked bumping me slightly.

I laughed, "True that," I teased him.

"So when is the date?" he asked me.

"Seven?" I asked.

He looked at the time, "Cool, well let's get you into something hot then so Mr. Dick will fall head over heels for you," he joked.

Hunter helped me find something 'fit' to wear. I just adored his Britishness, if that was even a word. I cooked us something to eat which we ate around 5ish before going to get ready. Hunter was ready in five minutes not even joking before he came and sat in my room watching me get ready.

We left after that walking two doors down to Lisa's house where I saw a truck there already waiting. I glanced at Hunter and we both laughed in unison, "Bet you five bucks they are inside doing it," he whispered.

I whacked his arm trying not to laugh at my best friend's expense. I pulled the key from under the doormat when Hunter stopped me, "Ali, knock, I am not interested in walking in on the two of them doing it," he hissed at me.

"Hunter, Lisa does have some class," I whispered just as the door flew open before I had even knocked.

"You're here!" Paul exclaimed a little too happily, may I add, I saw Lisa pouting behind him.

"HUNTER!" Lisa then squealed dramatically racing at him.

Hunter grinned widely as he wrapped his arms around her holding her tight to his chest to make sure to feel her boobs…Hunter and I were crossing that line of too close okay.

He winked at me as he pulled her even closer I rolled my eyes at him. Stupid boy hormones. "We should um get going, one car or date cars?" Paul asked and I could tell he was praying for the latter.

"One c-…." Lisa started at the same time Hunter and I looked at each other and said, "Date in unison."

Lisa sent me a dirty look before smiling at Hunter lovingly, "But then we can't make out while Paul drives….." Lisa told him.

Hunter's eyes widened just like any boy he then glanced at me and I gave him a dirty look, "Ali wants alone time with Paul," Hunter whispered loudly to Lisa.

Lisa made a show of looking pissed, but just smiled, "Of course, why didn't you just say so Ali," she smiled fakely before winking at me.

"We have a two hour movie ahead of us to make out in, so I guess that's okay," she then giggled to Hunter.

"Right," he said then sent me a look that said if I tried to stop it he'd never forgive me.

I rolled my eyes, and here she was playing him once again….and him allowing himself to get played. "We should leave," I told them.

"Right, come on," Paul said gently grabbing my hand and tugging me outside before I could say anything else to Hunter or Lisa.

He opened the passenger door for me, and I blushed kind of shocked, "Thanks," I said with a smile.

"No problem," he grinned right back at me just as Hunter and Lisa walked out the door. Lisa looked royally pissed that Paul had opened the door for me….he had never been a gentleman for her.

He shut the door before hurrying over to his side as Hunter mouthed be careful to me and I gave him a look that said same for you. He gave a meek grin in return. Paul then started the car and pulled out of the driveway.

"Thanks for agreeing to go in two cars, I really don't think I could have taken Lisa's jibber jabber for another hour and a half," he told me.

It was one thing for me to say she sure did jibber jabber, but another for him. "That's my best friend you know," I told him.

"You act like her best friend, she doesn't act like your best friend," he told me.

I gulped knowing it was true, but he still had no right to say that, "Well, I sure didn't come on this double date for you," I frowned at him.

I could tell my words bothered him, but he shrugged it off, "I know, Lisa thinks she's going to make me jealous and I'll go back to her, I'm not an idiot," he told me.

"Then why are you here?" I asked him surprised.

"Because, I want to get to know you, regardless if that means dealing with Lisa as well," he told me with confidence in his tone.

I blinked, maybe Lisa was right and he did like me…..no, he thinks since I'm Lisa's friend that I'm going to sleep with him. "Just because I'm Lisa's best friend does not mean I'm the same type girl," I told him.

He chuckled, "I know, otherwise I wouldn't be going through all this trouble," he told me.

I was silent, "If you look in the back there is some roses I got for you, I didn't want to bring them in, and let Lisa see them…..I never brought her roses and I didn't want her to give you a hard time," he told me.

I just turned around and looked in the backseat and sure enough there was a bouquet of roses, I was shocked, "They are to apologize for being an ass the other day, I really am sorry about that," he apologized again.

I looked up at him, "Thank you for the flowers," I told him sincerely….it really was a sweet gesture.

He smiled at me, "You're special, you deserve to be treated like a princess," he told me and I turned a deep maroon.

"I'm not going to sleep with you," I informed him.

"Didn't think you would," he replied with a chuckle.

"Then why are you doing this?" I asked utterly confused.

"I told you, you're special," he stated.

I rolled my eyes, "What's that supposed to mean?" I asked him my sassy side coming out. I didn't even know Paul, and I was already getting sarcastic…..this wasn't good that meant I felt comfortable around him…I hadn't even had a problem talking to him yet.

"You aren't like all the other girls," he said.

"Because I rejected you? I'm some kind of challenge?" I questioned.

He sighed, "Look, Ali, I know it's in the girl code or something to not date friend's exes. I get that, but I really do like you, and I'm willing to work hard to win you over. Which I know for you means we have to be friends first," he stated.

I just stared at him shocked, "You want to be friends….." I trailed off.

He nodded hopefully, "Yeah, I would," he said.

"That's okay, I guess…" I trailed off unsurely.

"Don't try and sound so enthused, Ali," he joked and I couldn't help but crack a smile. I could see how he got the girls he was very charming, but I wasn't like the other girls…..it didn't fool me. Paul Lahote was after one thing and one thing only, and I wasn't going to give it to him.