Nicole's POV

I sit up in the bed I'm in trying so hard not to cry, but I've had the worst nightmare of my life involving Bella's friends. When Bella walks into the room I immediately start crying and she just hugs me rubbing soothing circles on my back. That's how I know it wasn't a dream but it actually happened since Bella was there.

"I need to go to my hotel, Bella." I sniffle into her shoulder.

"Nonsense your going to stay with Charlie and me while your here, I haven't seen you years we need to catch up." She pulls away smiling at me and I smile back nodding my head.

"Can we go there now?" I ask and she nods leading me out of what I think is Jacob's house if my memory serves me right. I avoid making eye contact with the people at the table as we head out. I wait for Bella in my car while she says bye to everyone. I let her drive to her house and it helps calm me down.

"Nicole do you want to talk about it?" Bella asks after an awkward silence takes up the car.

"It was just a bad dream Bella" I say still in denial and I think she buys my lie, I know what I saw.

We arrive shortly to Bella's house, luckily away from La Push and everything. I follow Bella inside and watch her make up the guest room. I decide to lie down and nap, Bella leaves me be saying something about getting dinner at the store. I wake up three hours later to arguing coming from downstairs. I can make put Bella's voice but I'm not sure who the others are.

"Your going to freak her out it's better if you let her come to you." I hear Bella

"I know but everything in my bones is telling me to explain myself to her, I have to tell her anyways, she's going to hear the legends on Friday." I hear another voice.

"Then give her until Friday, I'll help ease her into everything so she wont be so freaked out, Emily can help me too." Bella says.

"Bella and I can help her come to terms with you being a shape-shifter, let her see the good in you turning into a wolf." I hear Emily's voice pipe up.

"Paul I'm afraid they're right. As much as you need to see Nicole, she's not ready to see you, I'm sorry man." I think that may have been Sam but I could be wrong.

I decide to go downstairs and peek at who's here without anyone noticing. They continue to discuss me thinking I'm asleep. I tip-toe down the stairs and peek over the railing only to make eye contact with Paul. I see sympathy in his eyes as he looks at me. I stare back at him wide-eyed I'm sure and stay frozen as Emily, Sam, and Bella turn to see what Paul is looking at.

"Hey sleepy head you hungry?" Bella asks me. I nod my head as if I'm a child and come down the stairs. As I walk by Paul I swear I hear him whisper "I'm so sorry."

Emily squeezes my arm and smiles at me and I smile back. Sam gives me a tiny smile and steps back from me as if he knows I'm afraid of him and Paul. That's when it hits me what if Bella is one too and Emily. What if I'm just dinner to all four of them.

"Are you all shape-shifters?" I decide to just ask, using the word Emily used.

"No Bella and Emily wish they were though." Sam chuckles bumping Emily with his elbow.

"It's not what you think Nicole. They aren't dangerous in a sense, they want to protect their land and people not harm anyone." Emily explains.

I just kind of nod to let her know I heard her and understand but the whole wolf thing is freaking me out. As much as I love wolves and dogs, watching someone turn into one is scary.

"I also have some bad news." Bella says to me and I wait for her to continue, "I have to stay in La Push for reasons, I'll tell you soon but not right now. Charlie will have to come too for his safety, he's staying at the Blacks' and I'm staying at Emily and Sam's."

"Oh, okay well I'll just stay in a hotel like I originally planned." I say not worried at all.

"Actually sweetie your going to have to stay in La Push, what Bella is talking about involves your safety too and the boys cant protect you if your at a hotel." Emily tells me as I sit down with my plate of spaghetti.

"Tonight?" I ask freaked out.

"No tonight they'll be some of us watching over the house, but we can't patrol here 24/7 and protect our land. That's why you'll all stay in La Push after tonight, till it's safe." Sam tells me.

"Is there any hotels I can stay in La Push, where will I go?" I ask getting nervous.

"Actually, you'll stay in my guest room at my place." Paul says nervously and I stare at him wide-eyed again.

"Why can't I stay with Bella?"

"We'd love to have you if our place was big enough, plus the pack always meets there and we don't want to overwhelm you there, when you don't know all the boys well. And Paul is the only other one with room for you. Embry's mom doesn't know about him, Quil is new to the pack and lives with his grandfather, and Jared lives at with his sisters." Emily explains.

"You're not going to eat me or anything weird like that are you?" I ask Paul, he chuckles.

"I could never do that to you, I promise. And no worries I'm barely home so you'll have the place to yourself." Paul tells me and it makes me feel a little better.

"As long as this doesn't get out to the paparazzi or anything you guys." I agree for Bella's sake, Bella and Emily smile at me. "I have to call my agent. Excuse me"

Bella's POV

While Nicole was napping, Sam brought my truck back with Emily and Paul. I don't know why Jacob didn't come hopefully he's moving on from me. Sam and Paul spotted Victoria earlier today in the woods by my house. They figured out that she's after me, I could have told them that if I knew she was back.

We've decided to have Nicole, Charlie, and me stay in La Push for the time being. Now we just have to determine how to break it to Nicole that she's going to stay with Paul in his guest room, it used to be his mom's room I guess. As I'm arguing with Paul not to go upstairs and tell Nicole himself she comes downstairs...

*After Nicole leaves*

"Well that went better than I thought, do you think she's in shock?" Emily asks. I just shrug.

"I want to get you home Emily before it's too dark, Paul get some rest before your on patrol. I'll send some of the guys over to set up Nicole's room if you like?" Sam says.

"I've got ready already she'll just need her clothes, I'll come tomorrow to pick her up. Or maybe I should call first?" Paul ask, never in my life have I heard Paul so unsure of himself.

"Call first then come get her. And wear more than just cut offs, it might help." I suggest and he nods heading out with Sam and Emily. Just as I'm about to head upstairs Charlie comes home telling me he's gunna stay with Billy for the week since he's not doing well and Jacob has school. So that's what lie they told him to get him to stay, good.

"That's great dad, by the way Nicole is here she's staying the night but leaving tomorrow to stay at a hotel. I could only get her for a night." I tell Charlie.

"Well why are you talking to me when you could be catching up with her?" He chuckles as I walk upstairs.

Nicole and I build a fort and talk under it for hours just like we used too. We laugh our asses off before things turn serious, and I end up telling her everything about Edward and the Cullens. She listens to me without interruption and holds me as I cry myself to sleep.

Nicole's POV

I never thought I could hate someone as much as I hate this Edward guy and what he did to my best friend. It broke my heart to have her crying in my arms as she fell asleep. That's when I hear howling outside and I know it's the boys. I don't think I'll ever get used to this, I thought fame was weird turns out normal life is weirder.

I get up and look out Bella's window, I see two wolves below. The silver one stares into my eyes and it's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. That wolf is gorgeous, I stay frozen just gazing into it's eyes. The other wolf appears to be crying looking longingly into Bella's window. Something tells me he's crying for Bella or with her because he loves her. It's too dark to make out his color, I can only see the silver one in the dim moonlight. Finally I turn away to get some rest.