Chapter 16 – A Day With The Cullen's

Veronica's day had started out so good; definitely better than most. The whole night before her and Paul made love literally all night long. They didn't get to sleep until 5AM. They somehow both woke up around 9AM and shared a shower together. Paul frowned apparently he had been slightly rough with her and left finger print bruises on her hips. He apologized profusely feeling absolutely lower than low for having put her through an ounce of pain.

Roni couldn't help smiling with love shining in her eyes; she knew he would NEVER do anything to harm a hair on her head. She told him if he had hurt her a bit she would've told him. And that anything done during love making would always be considered erotic filled moments unable to control body parts and be null and voided at the end. Paul watched as she'd gotten out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her body. Paul stopped her with his hands on her hips; he pushed the towel open as his thumbs rubbed the deep purple bruises on her naked hips as a frown marred his handsome features.

Veronica pushed up on her toes and brushed her lips against Paul's as she smiled softly. "I'm ok. You didn't hurt me. You didn't do anything that can't be undone."

Paul pushed his forehead against hers as he kissed her lips softly. "Just promise me that you'll tell me if I'm ever too rough with you. You know wolf strength and all." His smirk made an appearance as she giggled at him and shook her head.

Thirty minutes after that they were interrupted by Jake as he banged on the door and told Paul he was taking the imprints some place safe because the vampires were back in La Push, pushing the packs buttons.

So here Veronica was pacing in a huge house practically made of glass. She and the rest of the imprints were being guarded by the Cullen's. Did she mention they were currently IN the Cullen's house? To say she was freaked out was a slight understatement. Jake had told her and Camille they could trust the Cullen's. Though Veronica knew Paul would be furious with Jake for taking her there. He had never been a fan of the veggie vamps.

"You know for someone so quiet you sure think a thousand miles a minute." Edward Cullen couldn't help but make his assessment out loud.

Veronica froze as she turned and saw Edward standing there, the look on his face was hard to decipher.

Edward chuckled. "I'm very hard to read. Bella, my wife says that all the time."

"Probably because you can read minds and know how to put on a blank face whatever the issue." Veronica observed.

Edward snorted. "I see Paul's been talking to you about us."

Veronica nodded as she continued to pace. "Just incredibly informed; Paul likes to keep me as informed of everything as possible. We refuse to keep secrets from each other. I know Paul has a terrible temper and I know he doesn't favor you…guys."

Edward smirked. "Veggie vamps." He couldn't help the chuckle that emanated through his body. "Favor is a nice word for the feelings Paul has towards us. I'm pretty sure hate is a stronger word he would use."

Veronica couldn't hide the smile as she nodded. "Ok favor is a weak word when it comes to Paul. But Paul is very stubborn and fiercely protective. And I would never change what I feel or have with him for anything. If you feel half of what I feel for Paul that you feel for Bella, than you accept everything about them, temper and all. It would be nice if we lived in a world where there weren't vampire or wolves and we could all be friends. Paul would make me bite my tongue for that. But I have nothing against you or your family. And I feel safe in your home. I just know that when Paul find out I'm here he's going to flip his lid and probably say terrible things and I hope you don't take offense to them."

Edward chuckled deeply. "No we haven't taken offense to anything him or the other say about us in years. It's not worth a fight, besides I'm sure they know the only reason we can coexist is because of the treaty we have with them and in a fight we have each other's backs, not that it happens too often."

"I can't imagine it's all that easy for the two groups to be around each other especially when the guys seem to pop in and out of their wolf forms in two seconds or less. And I know Paul has explained their sensitive sense of smell and what you guys smell like to them and what they smell like to you; a bunch of stinky people all in one house that has to be interesting. Sometimes when the guys are patrolling on rainy days they can smell a bit gamey, but it's to be expected." Veronica scrunched up her nose remembering what Paul smelled like after he'd patrolled for forty-eight hours straight.

Edward let out a chuckle again when he read her thoughts as she made a face. "Yea, imagine that smell about a thousand times and tat what they smell like to us."

An hour later, a monumental amount of yelling was going on outside. Edward and Emmett stopped the imprints from going outside. Most of the wolves were in their human forms, but their tempers were slightly out of control because they were extremely unhappy their imprints had been taken to the Cullen's. Jasper was outside with Carlisle as they attempted to reassure the guys their imprints were completely safe.

Sam was standing with Carlisle and Jasper trying in vain not to lose his temper with his pack and their absurd accusations that the Cullen's would EVER harm the imprints. Jasper scowled. "This is ridiculous the imprints are in more danger with you guys right now and your guys out of control tempers then they ever will be with us. We do NOT drink human blood. What part of that can't you comprehend?"

Jared growled. "The blood drinking parts LEECH!"

"I don't care how safe my imprint is in that God damn house. At any point we all know if you guys really wanted to drink human blood all you would have to do is find your first victim. At one point or another you all have drank human blood. It wouldn't be too hard for any of you to revert back to it." Paul reasoned.

It was the truth. They all had drunk human blood some time or another during their vampire lives. The mutt made a good point. He was right they could easily go back to their old ways and drain any human to benefit themselves. But that's just not what they were going to do. Carlisle had done his damndest to get every one of them away from human blood because they didn't want to be considered monsters. They didn't want to take human lives for their own selfish needs. Carlisle worked too hard at being a doctor to save lives for them to go around killing the very people he saved on a daily basis.

Normal vampires were crafty and heartless and didn't give two shits about some human. But the Cullen's were vegetarians for a reason. Because even though they didn't have beating hearts they still had love in them and love for others. They might've been mortal enemies with the wolves, but they knew what the imprinting did to them. It was the strongest bond in their world and it bound them to their imprint for the rest of their lives. All they really had to do was see the way they looked at their imprints and they could automatically see the love and adoration would NEVER stop; never.

Sam grumbled. "Look I'm not going to let them let the imprints out of that damn house until you idiots calm the hell down. Your imprints don't need to be shredded by accident because you guys can't control your tempers."

Emmett watched as Veronica chewed her bottom lip as she watched Paul through the window. "You guys do realize the guys would never harm us right?" Veronica stated obviously.

Emmett made a face. "I don't care if Carlisle says to keep you here it's for your own safety. You guys do NOT need to be near them when they are that upset."

Veronica walked over to Emmett. "Do you know what it's like to imprint? Do you know what it feels like to get imprinted on? Every time Paul looks at me it still feels like it did the night he imprinted on me. I trust him. He would never and could never hurt me. And I trust your whole family. Ever since I stepped in the door I could feel it in my body and heart, if I was in this house bleeding in front of you all you'd do everything in your power to save me and not kill me. I know Paul doesn't share my same feelings. But that's only because the imprint forces him to feel protective of me. I can only hope someday that this whole vampires and wolves mortal enemies shit can come to a stop. Even though I don't think it's going to be any time soon."

Emmett snorted. "Yea, it's definitely not happening anytime soon. More like not in this life time EVER. Paul and I have bumped heads on more than a few occasions and we pretty much hate each other. But that's just the way mortal enemies are towards each other."

Veronica nodded in understanding. "Well I'm not going to wait around for them to give you guys a signal anymore. I want to go home. We've been her practically all day and I just want to eat some dinner and fall into bed with Paul, because with him I feel completely safe."

Emmett followed Veronica out the front door. He would protect her incase the wolves got out of control.

Veronica walked down the steps of the Cullen house. Sam turned when he heard the door open and he looked back at Roni. "Roni you shouldn't be out here yet."

Veronica shook her head. "Paul would never hurt me. Besides I learned something about him and this crazy imprint thing…Watch."

Sam watched as Veronica walked up to Paul and he kept his eyes locked on Carlisle and Emmett, but as soon as Roni was standing in front of him she reached out and placed her hand over his bare chest where his heart was and she patted the center of his chest, his eyes immediately went to her. Their eyes locked and he abruptly calmed. His arm wound itself around her waist as he leaned down and brushed his lips against her temple as he pulled her to his side.

Am just shook his head as he watched them walk over to Paul's pick up as they got in and left.

Paul pulled into his drive way and stopped. The drive had been made in complete silence. Veronica could feel Paul's thumb rubbed against her knuckles. "I know I smell like the right now, if you want to stay away from me until the smells goes away I'll understand."

Paul furrowed his eyebrows as he looked over at Roni. "Why would you say that?"

"You were kind of quiet the whole trip home and I know just being in the same house as the Cullen's my clothing will soak up the their scent."

Paul got out of the truck and pulled Veronica across the seat and stopped before he helped her out. "Listen, Roni regardless of where you are or where you have been, I always want to be with you. I don't care if you were the meat in a vampire sandwich. As long as they didn't bite you or drink you completely dry then I will deal with the smell. It will go away eventually; just not as fast as I would like. Veronica I love you and that means I love everything about you; smell and all."

Veronica smiled softly. "I love you too."

As they laid down later that night she could only pray the vampires would be stopped soon. She just wanted them to be able to move on with their lives.