Chapter 5

The movie was bloody brilliant, except I would have enjoyed it A LOT more if I hadn't heard the disgusting make out noises next to me the entire movie. "I'll bring you to see it again, without them," Paul leaned over and whispered in my ear.

I actually might take him up on that. Paul was shocking me by the second, he hadn't made one move on me the entire movie. He just sat there and watched the movie. "Okay," I told him actually smiling at him.

He grinned from ear to ear giving him the little boy on Christmas look. "That movie was so good Ali, I see why you rant and rave over the book!" Lisa giggled to me.

Like they watched the movie, "Really? What was the male lead's name?" Paul asked her.

"Um…..um…..it started with an S…" she stuttered giving him an ugly look.

"Didn't know that Augustus started with and S….." Paul said with an eye roll.

"He's so jealous!" Lisa whispered to me.

"Oh yeah….definitely," I mumbled to satisfy her. Actually it was more like he was extremely annoyed.

"So what do you say the girls switch cars? Ali can drive mine home….." she said randomly.

"No, I'm riding with Ali," Paul said suddenly pulling me to his side shocking me making me realize just how warm he was….like he was really warm.

"Yeah, and I want to make out in the car after we get back to your place, Lisa," Hunter said.

"Ali?" she questioned.

I couldn't see Paul's face but I could feel his arm tighten around my waist and Hunter was making the cut off my head motion… "Hunter really wants to ride with you Lisa," I told her.

"But I didn't mean to cause a wedge between you guys, I mean you were like best friends….." she said pulling that card…..

"What are you even talking about, we ARE best friends," Hunter said.

"Ali's mad at you," she then tattled as if we were two when she looked at him I rolled my eyes so Hunter would know what was going on.

"Then we'll make up once we get home, get in the car Lisa," he said with an eye roll.

She huffed and got in the car. Paul then pulled me over to his truck before she could get her way. He opened my door for me once again, before getting in on his side.

He then pulled out on to the highway. "Hunter doesn't think she's a good friend either," he told me.

I rolled my eyes, "I know he doesn't, Paul, and I'm not an idiot I know how she is too, you haven't told me anything I didn't already know, she's a bitch I get it. I know she's not the greatest friend to me, but she needs me," I told him simply.

He was silent, "You're a really good person, Ali, and obviously a very good friend," he said softly.

I blushed, "I'm okay," I said simply. He wouldn't be saying that knowing I agreed to a bet to break his heart….even if I still doubted that he could even fall for me.

"Not just okay, Ali, you're brilliant, I'm sorry for saying she's no good," he said.

I chuckled, "You're her ex, you're allowed to say that, Paul," I joked.

He grinned at me laughing as well. After we stopped laughing like teenage girls a few moments later he said, "I was serious though, I plan on bringing you to see the movie again, I doubt you really enjoyed it with them next to you," he told me.

I shrugged, "I've waited so long to see that movie, that they weren't going to ruin it for me, but I'd love to see it again," I told him honestly.

He grinned, "Cool, it's a date," he said.

I blinked, wait….date… what? Lisa was going to murder me for getting him to ask me out again then bring me back to life so she can squeal that the plan is working…..

"Did you like the movie?" I asked changing the subject.

"Yeah, I did, I'm kind of a fan of the book as well," he told me.

My eyes widened, "REALLY!?" I asked excitedly, then I blushed realizing that was over the top.

I coughed embarrassed, "I mean really?" I asked softly, but it was too late Paul was chuckling.

"Yeah, I love the book too, just don't spread that around," he said as if it was his dark secret.

I chuckled, "Do you tell that to every girl you take out?" I joked.

He smirked, "No, guys aren't supposed to like girly movies, remember? Unless it's The Notebook," he teased.

I laughed, "Of course," I joked.

"So Hunter told me he's your family's foreign exchange student?" he asked me.

I nodded and realized that Paul had asked question after question about me….yet I hadn't asked him a single thing. "What about you, Paul, you've given me the fifth degree tell me something about yourself," I told him.

He looked utterly shocked, apparently no girl had asked him about himself before….. "Um there isn't much to tell…." He said nervously and I watched as a wall came up making me very curious.

"Any siblings?" I asked him.

"Not that I know of," he told me.

"Parents still together or divorced?" I asked.

"Um…." Paul suddenly looked really nervous, and I had a feeling it wasn't something he liked to talk about.

"I'm sorry, if its personal you don't have to tell me….." I started.

"My mom um left when I was ten…." He trailed off.

I gulped, about to say I'm sorry when I realized he probably didn't want sympathy. I reached over and grabbed his hand that was resting on the arm rest and squeezed it, "That must have been hard," I said simply.

He looked over at me and smiled weakly, "Yeah, it was, what about you though siblings, parents together or divorced?" he asked trying to change the subject off of him.

"Only child and they are still together," I told him.

He nodded, and I noticed his fingers drumming nervously against the wheel, and I knew then and there he didn't mention his mom to girls…..and he was freaking out about it.

I gave his hand a small squeeze realizing I hadn't let go of it, and I was completely okay with that. "I'm not going to tell anyone okay?" I told him softly.

He turned to me and smiled, "I know you wouldn't," he told me.

I smiled back at him, realizing we just crossed back into La Push and it would only be minutes before we got back to Lisa's house. "Could you actually drop me off at mine? It's only two houses down from hers….." I told him.

"Yeah, sure," he said softly.

We were silent for a few moments before he spoke up, "Would you maybe want to go to the beach or something tomorrow and hang out?" he asked me.

I was silent for a moment letting his question sink in. Lisa wouldn't like that she wasn't involved in the hanging out process…..she told me from the start she wanted to monitor everything…but Lisa wasn't in charge of my life. If I wanted to go to the beach with Paul Lahote then I could. I glanced up at Paul who was trying to hide his fear of rejection….and I had a feeling he would connect it to telling me about his mom if I did reject him. "Yeah, I'd like that," I told him.

I saw his shoulders relax as if relieved, "Me too," he said with a wide grin on his face as he pulled into my driveway.

He then turned to me and his face fell sad, "I guess this is goodbye then," he said softly.

I nodded a bit sad myself, I surprisingly liked Paul…..not like that, but I didn't believe he was truly a bad guy. I could easily see myself being friends with him….and that was saying something for me. I could barely talk to people…..and I felt comfortable with Paul for some odd reason.

"I'll walk you up?" he asked.

I nodded and once again he opened my door for me as he walked me up the steps. Wait a second, this is where the guy kisses you in all those movies…I haven't been kissed in a LONG time…and for some odd reason I kind of wanted Paul to kiss me which was completely absurd. He broke my best friend's heart.

"I had fun," Paul said with a smile his eyes dancing in the moonlight.

I blushed unable to meet his eyes, "Me too," I told him.

"I wasn't that awful then?" he teased and I smirked.

"Nah, not that bad," I joked.

He grinned, before pulling me into a hug shocking me. My eyes closed and I melted into his chest. I fit there…..perfectly….and he was so warm. "Night, Ali," he whispered before gently pecking my cheek before racing off and the next thing I knew his truck was pulling out of my driveway while I just stared dumbfounded after it.