Chapter Six - Without the other

PPOV

"Ha-ha-ha Paul's in Loveeee!"

That's all Jared was thinking whilst we were on our run. I could feel my temper growing and all I wanted to do was strangle him with my bare hands- I mean paws. Sam hadn't really thought of anything with importance, expect images of me giving Bella the rose kept popping into his head. I can't believe that they were spying on me and Bella.

It's Sunday morning and I had to spend a full day with these assholes. The joy! Note sarcasm. I miss Bella already. I can't seem to get her out of my head and I really want to see her again. But since I have to spend the whole day on watch, there's no chance.

"Awwww missing Bella already. Can you please stop thinking about her. Your driving me insane. I think I preferred you when you hadn't imprinted. At least then I didn't have to listen to you going on about how much you want to see a girl!" Jared thought. You're such a fucking hypocrite, I've lost count of how many times I've had to listen to you going on and on about Kim!"

That shut him up. Sam had kept out of this, but I could hear him laughing in the distance.

Grrr. Why can't people/wolves just say out of my business!

"Paul, you do realize that Bella will need to find out about us eventually" I was afraid of this, what about if she is scared of me and never talks to me again.

"She won be scared of you, Paul. I was thinking a bonfire next weekend?" That soon……. I agreed anyway.

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BPOV

"Come on Bella! One game!" Quil begged. He was trying to get me to play some game on the Xbox.

"Fine, I'll play one game, but I must warn you I'm pretty awful" The boys laughed. I grabbed a control and sat next to Quil on the floor.

The game started. It was some kind of shooting game. Thing were flying across the screen and were hitting my character. How do I move out of the way ?

I'm dead. I think that's a new record. What was that, 5 seconds and Quil had killed me.

Jake and Embry were on the floor laughing. Quil had a huge grin on his face. "Ha-ha, I beat you. HAHHAHAHAHA loser, in your face" he stuck his tongue out at me and messed up my hair with his huge hands.

"Dude, that's not much of an achievement. I mean come on any one can beat her. She was dead within 5 seconds" Embry managed to get out between laughs.

This caused us all to join in with the laughing.

"Hay, Bella want to play again?" Quil asked me, when we had all calmed down.

"NO WAY" the boys laughed again. My stomach grumbled. I looked at the time.

6pm.

No wonder I'm hungry, I haven't ate anything in since breakfast. I'd been at Jake's with my boys all day. We had messed around all day playing games and watching TV. I didn't realize how much I had actually missed them until today. They really was a laugh to be around, I felt as if I was 12 again.

The boys were still on the floor laughing, so I jumped up and grabbed the phone and ordered some pizzas. The boys didn't even notice.

"Food's on its way boys!" I yelled. This caught their attention.

I waited patiently for the pizzas whilst the boys looked out of the window discussing ways in which they can jump the pizza boy to get it free. I seriously feared for the poor boy's life. They were talking about jumping on him from an upstairs window and all sorts. So when the bell rang, I jumped up and ran to the door before any of the boys even realized he was here. I quickly paid him and grabbed the pizzas.

When I walked back into the living room, the boys were pouting. "Awwww Bella you're no fun"

I laughed and shook my head.

We all ate in silence we didn't feel like watching TV.

I had almost finished when Quil spoke up.

"Sooooooooo….."

I looked at him waiting for him to continue. He was looking at me with a smirk pulling at his lips. When he didn't speak I said "Sooooooooo….?"

He laughed and said "You and Paul?" I think I blushed about 10 different shades of red.

I looked down and replied. "What do you mean me and Paul? There's nothing going on we're just friends." I shrugged my shoulders whilst playing with my food, suddenly not feeling so hungry.

"Come on Bella. We saw when he gave you that rose." Jake said. I was shocked. They had been spying on me and Paul. Grrr boys! "Paul doesn't go and give friends red roses"

"If he does then, where's mine" Embry butted in. This made us all laugh.

"Guys Paul doesn't like me like that. Why would he? I'm nothing compared to him. He could have someone way better than me." I mainly whispered down at my plate. But the boys all heard it. I felt a pair of arms fly around me and pull me close. I looked up and Quil was sat on my right with his arms around me. Jake was on my right and Embry was sat on the floor in front of me, with his hands on my knees. They were all giving me a saddened look.

"Bella, Paul does really like you, believe me. You and Paul look great together and Paul would be the luckiest guy in the whole of La Push if he ever got a chance with you." Embry said.

" He thinks that you don't like him, you know. He thinks that you deserve better than him"

I looked at Jake confused. Why would Paul think that.

" I do like him, I'm the one that's not good enough. I'm just plain and boring and he's not. I bet he has tons of girls after him"

The boys laughed. "He does. But guess what Bella. Paul has never dated. Never even had a girlfriend. Before you came to La Push he had never ever so much as paid any girl attention. He thought that girls were a waste of his time. Well, that was until he met you. Give him a chance Bella." Quil whispered.

"Then if he breaks your heart, I will break his face!" Jake laughed but I knew he meant it.

They left the conversation at that and we all snuggled and watched Drillbit Taylor. All the time I couldn't seem to get Paul out of my head. I have really missed him today. Don't get me wrong I have loved hanging out with Jake, Embry and Quil, but I just wished Paul was here to make it even better. I know I've only known him two day but there's something there that makes me feel like I can't live without him now. I feel like I need to be with him to feel whole.

After the film had finished it was ten and I decided that I should go home. I have school tomorrow, that I need to prepare for. I said buy to the guys and went home.

Charlie was sat watching TV eating Pizza. Damn… I forgot to feed him.

"Dad, I forgot about making Dinner for you I'm sorry.

"It okay. Bella you don't need to baby me, I am capable of looking after myself." he laughed. I told him goodnight and went up to bed.

I got ready for bed and was just about to drop off when my phone went off.

I picked it up and my breathing stopped as I saw I had a new message from Paul.

I quickly opened it.

Hey Bella

Hope you had a great day!

I was wondering if you needed a lift to school tomorrow?

Paul

x

He put a kiss at the end!

I quickly text him a yes to the lift. I hadn't really thought about getting to school.

School.

I was starting school tomorrow.

I hope I have lessons with Paul, he was after all in the same grade as me.

If Paul was there school wouldn't be so bad.

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