Pictures on my profile of Nicole's place and her dress
Nicole's POV
For lack of better things to do while sitting on a plane with your fake boyfriend I told him as much as I could about Paul. Leaving out the werewolf stuff of course. I told him about Emily being pregnant but my agent wanting us to play up the baby idea then tragically lose it or something. Liam didn't like the idea as much as I hated it. He offered me advice on Paul and encouraged that he'd get over it and forgive me. With that I took a nap using Liam's shoulder as my pillow on accident, but he didn't mind.
I woke up before we landed and I guess Liam had fallen asleep too. We got off the plane and made sure too hold hands with the paparazzi always at the airport trying to catch a celebrity off guard. We took a taxi too the hotel near the award ceremony. I'm sent up to a room and ordered to put on a robe. Then they attacked me with makeup and did my hair prepared for us to arrive.
I look at my phone to see a missed call from Paul and Embry. I decide to text Bella to see why Embry called. She response right away. Telling me that Jared had borrowed Embry's phone after talking to Paul and he was worried about him. I put my phone away not wanting to get upset again and get ready to be the happy supporting girlfriend for Liam.
I get dressed and finally everyone has left the room so I try to call Paul but he doesn't answer. I finish putting on my accessories and wait for the time to pass. I already regret leaving but I still had my job to do. I hear a soft knock on the door and I answer it.
"Wow, Nicole you look beautiful." Liam says, we could be great friends I bet.
"Thank you Liam you look very handsome."
"You ready to go?" He asks and I nod. "This is Jennifer and Josh my costars we'll be sharing a limo with them."
"Nice to meet you both." I nod at them and they smile.
"If it makes you feel better they used to say that Josh and I were dating." Jennifer laughs and I join her.
"The perks of being a celebrity right?" We chat on the way to the limo giggling and talking about how crazy being in the limelight is.
The red carpet is great, I sign some posters and take pictures with as many people as I can. Sometimes Liam joins in on the picture making the girls swoon. As soon as we started walking I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I start falling to my knees gripping my chest thinking I'm having a heart attack. Liam catches me and tried to hold me up asking what's wrong over and over. Eventually the pain lessens and I stand up feeling a little better and I assure everyone around me I'm fine.
The award show goes through like a blur, I hadn't even realized I was nominated for hottest female star. Then they were calling my name with Liam's and he had to make me stand up before I realized what was happening. So my shocked face was real and like an idiot I thought I was standing up to let Liam by so I sat back down again and he turned back and told me I won too.
I made a short acceptance speech with Liam, letting him do most the talking. He gave me a quick peck on the cheek before we left the stage heading for our seats. I sat back down next to Jennifer embarrassed.
"Don't worry you just seemed shocked at lease you didn't trip going up to accept your oscar." She reassured me and I laughed.
"Thank you." I smiled at her and she smiled back.
"My agent knew we were both going to win and he tried to tell me to propose to you while we were on stage or he'd drop me as a client. I told him if made me marry you I'd drop him." Liam whispered to me.
"Glad he changed his mind no offense." I whisper back and Liam smiles.
After the show the limo dropped off Josh, then Jennifer, then I was next. On the way I looked at Liam.
"Well that was fun. Where are you staying?" I ask to make conversation.
"I was gunna go back to the hotel since my house is in Australia plus we're leaving tomorrow anyways." he says.
"Liam why didn't you tell me?! You're more than welcome to my place I have plenty of extra rooms." I say as we pull up.
"You sure?"
"Of course. What are fake girlfriends for?" I laugh as we get out and head inside. I'm a little embarrassed about my sort of mansion. I can't image bringing Paul here. The whole pack could live here.
"Thank you Nicole." Liam says as we're inside.
"Don't mention it I owe you one for not proposing." I laugh as my dog comes running at the sound of my voice. I owe a little pomsky named Scout, I pick her up and head upstairs with Liam behind me. "You can stay here, this is one of my guest bedrooms. Goodnight Mr. Hemsworth."
"Goodnight Nicole." With that he headed into his room as I went to mine.
I decided to try and call Paul again since we left the awards early is was only 8:30. After a few rings he answered.
Paul's POV
We arrived to the bonfire and I was happy again or maybe it was the alcohol doing that. I didn't care anymore as long as I didn't think about her. Sarah and Claire ran up to me for hugs. I put them down and greeted everyone. But they weren't that happy to see me or rather Brittney. I forgot about her again since she wasn't Nicole.
"Paul what the fuck do you think you're doing?" Sam tried to alpha order me but I was too drunk to comprehend it clearly.
"I came to party! What's wrong with bringing a guest? You were going to let me bring Nicole so I found a replacement when she decided to leave me." I defended.
"You know why Nicole was invited but she is not welcomed her it is against pack rules and you know that." Sam came closer to me and I knew he could smell the alcohol. "I can't believe you even came here in the state you are in, drunk."
"Hey, you guys begged me to be here now you're upset I came. Well fuck you." I spat at Sam immediately regretting it.
"I order you to leave. Take the piece of trash you dragged in with you and come back when you've sobered up and learned some manners." Sam towered over me.
"Oh mah gawd Pauly are you going to let him talk about me like that." Brittney complained but I ignored her. I let Sam rip the keys out of my hand before turning away from everyone and leaving. I grabbed Brittney and brought her to the edge of the driveway. "Are we going back to your place or not?" She asked, "Or do you wanna do this here?" She started to get on her knees.
"Go home Brittney." I growled and pushed her away from my crotch.
"What the hell you called me!" She squawked.
"And I'm telling you to go home and find someone else I'm no longer interested and I never will be again." She kicks her feet and whines but I just walk away before jogging back to my house.
I take all the alcohol in my house and smash it outside so I won't be tempted again. Then I go upstairs and lay in my bed staring at the ceiling waiting for Nicole hoping to just hear her voice once more. It's only 6:30 pm when the pain shoots through my heart and grip my chest in fear I'm having a heart attack or something. After awhile the pain lessens but never really goes away completely. I decide to stay in the bed smelling her on my sheets and pillows.
At 8:30 my cell phone rings. It takes me a few rings for me to realize it's my phone.
"Hello?" I answer with a sigh feeling the pain in my chest again.
"Paul?" Oh great I'm imaging Nicole's voice now, while I'm slowly dying. "Paul it's me, Nicole."
I don't say anything I can't figure out if it's really her or not.
"I knew I shouldn't have called, sorry I bothered you." She says and I panic.
"Wait Nicole don't hang up please." I beg and I know she's listening since I don't hear the dial tone. "Is it really you?"
"What are you drunk? Who else would it be I'm sure as hell not Embry." She snaps and I chuckle alittle knowing it's her.
"I'm not going to lie I'm a little drunk. I threw everything out though after I realized how stupid I was. Where are you?" I ask
"I'm at home." I get confused till I realize she lives in California.
"Nicole?"
"Yeah?"
"I'm really sorry for how I reacted to the rumors and I'm sorry for yelling at you. I was going to apologize in person but you left and I know it's my fault and I hope you come back. Emily already misses you and Embry misses you." I tell her not admitting I miss her like hell.
"I'm sorry I left but I had to go work it wasn't just because of you, although I might have said no if you hadn't told me to leave." She says quietly.
"I know I'm an idiot you just make me crazy." I try to lighten the mood.
"Now it's my fault your crazy?" She giggles, "So Embry misses me huh?" She teases me.
"Well yeah and the girls miss you too. Even Sarah."
"Well I miss them too. Paul I have a question."
"Yeah what is it?" I ask.
"Nevermind you probably don't know the answer. It's just I got this sharp stabbing pain in my chest when I was on the red carpet. I thought I was having a heart attack." She confesses.
"I had that too. I still have it actually but it's starting to lessen. It's the imprint, it physically hurts us to be apart and the longer we're apart the worse it gets." I explain.
"Oh, so it'll be gone tomorrow hopefully when I fly in?" She asks.
"Yeah once we see each other."
"Alright well I need to go to bed goodnight Paul."
"Goodnight Nicole." I sigh and hang up wishing I could have talked to her more, I was lucky to talk to her at all.
* Next Morning *
I woke up to a loud knowing on my door, by the time I got up it had stopped. I figured Embry must have come sometime in the night and he answered the door. I jog downstairs to see Emily, Sarah, and Claire.
"Oh good your up can you please babysit the girls? That is if your not too hungover." Emily asks and Embry just stares at me.
"Yeah, sure I'm fine now." I reply, all I can think is Nicole will be back today and hopefully I can convince her to stay.
"YAY!" The girls cheer and run into my legs and I pretend to fall from they're strength. "We love you Uncle Paul." They say while climbing on me.
"I love you guys too." And they giggle as I tickle them.
"Did Quil really impring on Claire?" Embry asks.
"Yes, now make sure he stays away from her." Emily says being a protective aunt.
"What?" I ask as Emily leaves.
"Dude you missed it Quil came and laid eyes on Claire and boom he imprinted. Now it's just Jacob and Jared for bachelors." Embry laughs.
"Quil is silly." Claire laughs and jumps off me and Sarah chases her.
"By the way is that chick here?" Embry whispers talking about Brittney.
"I sent her home right after Sam kicked me out." I reply finding the girls in the kitchen. "I don't have anything to cook for them." I sigh. "Come on girls we're going to the grocery store."
"Uncle Paul where's Nicole?" Claire asks as I head out to the truck carrying Sarah while Embry carries Claire.
"She had to go to work so now she's at home." I explain.
"Why did you bring that other girl to Sam's if Nicole is your girlfriend?" Sarah asks and I sigh.
"If I buy you two a toy at the store do you promise to stop asking questions?" They both say yes and sing along to the radio after I get them strapped in. I push them through the grocery store in a cart, letting them each pick out a stuffed animal before we check out and head back home. I get them out of the truck carrying groceries with Embry when I see Nicole sitting on the porch.
"Hi," She says looking at me and I just look back her with my mouth opened. "Is this a bad time?" She asks.
"No I was just going to make breakfast for the girls please come in." I tell her getting over my initial shock.
"I don't have a lot of time before my dress rehearsal but I had to see you. You sounded so upset on the phone and once I hung up the pain started again." She follows me into the house.
"Girls why don't you watch tv in the living room with Uncle Embry?" I tell them as I set down the groceries and see them watching us.
"But you're more fun." Sarah says and Nicole smiles.
"I promise to play with you after breakfast."
"Okay!" They skip into the living room and I hear Embry turn on the tv.
I look at Nicole leaning against the counter looking at the floor with her arms wrapped around herself. I've never seen her so vulnerable before, she's usually more feisty. I hate seeing what I did to her. I walk over to her and just wrap her in my arms and she holds me back.
"Nicole, I'm so sorry. Don't ever leave me again. I act really stupid when you're gone. I got drunk for the first time since I've phased and did some bad stuff." I whisper in her ear.
"How bad?" She looks up at me not moving away.
"I called one of the girls I used to sleep with when I was a prick. I promise nothing happened we just kissed and I was really drunk when it happened. When she asked to sleep with me I sent her home." I confess.
"Paul" Is all she says and I have no idea what she's thinking.
"I swear it will never happen again. You're the only girl I want, the only person that can make me happy. And I bought you these because Bella said tiger lilies are your favorite." I reach behind her and grab the vase with the bouquet.
"Oh my god it's beautiful. No one has ever bought me tiger lilies!" She has tears of joy in her eyes.
"Will you stay here with me?" I ask.
"Like move in? Or stay the night?" She laughs and it's the best thing I've heard all day.
"I want you to eventually move in." I smile at her.
"Say yes!" The girls yell and Nicole and I turn to see them watching with Embry.
"Sorry they made me." Embry says and Nicole laughs.
"Oh I don't know..."