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I found myself watching Andrea like a hawk, or maybe just an over protective wolf with an imprint about a month away from her due date. I knew I was driving her crazy with my protectiveness but I couldn't help it. Sam had been no better with the girls. Even though Drea was my imprint he still saw it as his job to take care and watch both Andrea and Emily.
Most days Andrea was home with her parents, I wouldn't lie I wanted Andrea to be living with me when the baby's arrived but I knew she wanted to be close to her parents. It would bug me more if Sam hadn't been letting me stay with my imprint; no sex in the house has been his rule which I didn't have a problem with. My poor Andrea was so uncomfortable with the twins. But I knew she was just as happy as I was that soon they would be here. I still didn't know what to think about that, I was scared out of my mind that I wouldn't be a good father. What If I ended up being like my dad, but then the more I thought about it I knew I could never be like him because I could never lay a hand on Andrea or my pups.
Today had been a wonderful day together just us; I knew our just us time would be coming to a close very soon. So I had taken Andrea down to the beach to spend some alone time with my beautiful imprint.
"Are you going to be okay being alone for a bit, I have to go out in patrol?" I asked Drea as I helped her into the house.
"Paul honey, I'm pregnant not dying, I'll be fine. Relax a little bit baby I can see how much you need a good run." My imprint had always understood me more than anyone, I shouldn't of surprised me that she knew what I needed.
"That's not the only thing I need baby girl." I hadn't been this deprived since I began to hold out for her once she turned 16. Those had been the longest two years of my life.
"I know honey, it won't be long now." She smiled at me her eyes shining with love as she rubbed her hand over her ever growing belly.
I smirked at her as I leaned forward capturing her lips to mine. I then leaned down and kissed her belly twice. Once for each child, I had begun doing that about two months ago every time I left her. Somehow it felt wrong not to tell my baby's that I loved them too.
'You know they always kick every time you do that honey. They love you just as much as you love them." That thought made me happy, I hadn't had a good relationship with my own father, and that's not what I wanted for our my own kids.
"I know that, please be safe while I'm gone I don't like you being here alone."
"I'll be fine, go get some running in, that way maybe you won't be tossing and turning so much tonight when I'm trying to sleep."
"You got it babe." I smirked at her again as I walked out the door.
DREA'S POV
I collapsed on the sofa as soon as Paul was gone I didn't want him to know just how tired I really was. The poor man already worried too much about me. I smiled as I put my hand over my swollen belly. I hated how quite the house was right now. Mom and dad were away visiting Grandma Young for the day before the baby arrived. I was surprised any of them even left me alone for the time it took for Paul to patrol. But I wasn't complaining it was nice to get a little me time. I was jolted awake what seemed like minutes later to my parents walking in the door. I looked down at my phone and was amazed that I had been sleeping for three hours.
"Sorry baby girl didn't mean to wake you." Dad said with a smile as he leaned over and kissed me on the head.
"How late do you have Paul on patrol?" I asked with a yawn.
"He has another two hours, I just saw him outside he must have been in here to check on you while you were sleeping." Why didn't that surprise me?
"How was your trip?" I asked as I attempted to stand from the sofa, it took me a few tries with my belly being as big as it was.
"Fine, my mother was fusing over me to much think." Mom said with a smile.
"I don't blame her honey, I'm going to go out and patrol with Paul for a bit. I'll send one of the guys to sit with you lady's till we get back."
"You know honey; it would be nice to have the house to our self's for a little bit, Andrea and I still have some work to do in the nursery."
We both watched dad's expression as he looked back and forth between us.
"Go dad, we will be fine." Mom and I both laughed as dad grumbled all the way out the door.
"How long do you think the guys will really be gone for?" I asked mom still laughing.
"I don't know but I don't give it long."
Mom and I spent the next hour working, folding all the baby clothes we had been given at our joint baby shower. I stood up trying to ease the soreness that had become persistently worse all day. I so couldn't wait for these babies' to come.
"Mom I'm going to head down stair and grab someone thing to drink, do you want something?"
"No honey, I'm fine." I shrugged at her as I headed down the stair.
I felt much better once I was able to grab my favorite root beer out of the fridge. I turned around and scream dropping the can, its contents splashing all over the floor. In front of me stood the figure of my nightmares Joshua Uley.
"My, my look at you baby girl, you look about ready to pop." I said nothing as I put my hands protectively over my swollen belly as I backed up against the frig.
"Where's your brothers at, I need to have a word with both of them." I wasn't about to tell him Micah was asleep in his room upstairs.
"Leave them alone, you already done enough damage to both of them."
"Not nearly as much as I'm about to do to both of them, you sit on the sofa, I want to wait to kill you and Emily till Sam and Micah are here to watch." Joshua was truly sick.
Paul's POV
Sam and I were not far away from the house when I felt my imprint's fear. Something was wrong; I stopped for a moment trying to pinpoint what was going on. Last time I had rushed home in a panic I had found Drea standing on top of the toilet hiding from a mouse.
"Something's really wrong Paul I can feel Emily's fear too." We both wasted no time rushing back towards the house. It was then I caught the scent of the man we had been searching for. I rushed inside not bothering to phase back. All I could think about was getting to my imprint and making sure she was okay.
All I saw was red when I saw Joshua pointing a gun at my pregnant imprint. I rushed forward as Joshua turned the gun on me and fired. I had no idea where the bullet landed or if I was hit. Joshua crashed underneath me. Sam grabbed gun that had been flung aside in the struggle. I don't know when he phased, but he looked as pissed as I felt. I looked down at the scum bag that had threated my imprint and noticed he wasn't moving or breathing.
"It's okay Paul; you can get up now he can't hurt our family ever again." I hadn't meant to kill him; I wanted him to pay for threating my mate. I was afraid to look back at my imprint, I didn't want her to see me as the monster I was. I stepped off Joshua turning to Sam. Even as a wolf I was still eyes level with him, he looked at me and smiled.
'You did what you had to Paul; he would have killed us all including the unborn pups in this family." I nodded closing my eyes; I still didn't feel any better about taking a human life even if that human deserved it. It was then I felt the tiny arms of my imprint wrap around me large furry neck.
'Thank you for saving us Paul, I love you so much. If you hadn't been here today not only me but the pups would have died as well." I growled at that, how could anyone ever want to hurt them they were innocent.
I phased back as Drea step away from me. Sam rushed up stairs to check on Emily and Micah as I wrapped my imprint up in my arms.
"I'm sorry I let that monster get past us."
"Don't be sorry Paul; you saved us that's all that counts."
"Thanks for believing that Dre." Knowing she didn't blame me made me feel slightly better. I looked up as the rest of the pack began to arrive. They all look down at the body in shock, but none of them said anything till Sam came back down the stairs.
"How's mom?" Andrea asked as she wrapped her arms tightly around me again.
'Better know that she knows you are okay." I was glad when everything had went down Emily had stayed upstairs with Micah. Poor little guy defiantly didn't need to see this.
"Are you sure you are okay baby girl?' Dad asked with concern on his face.
"Yes dad I'm fine."
"Good, jarred will you help me take out the trash." He growled looking down at Joshua.
"You got it boss" jarred said as he stepped forward helping Sam pick up Joshua's body.
"What are you going to do with him?" My imprint asked with concern.
"There's a storm coming in, the waves will take care of the body." I didn't like the look on Sam's face as he said that. I knew he hated his father, but his last sentence proved just how much. I could see the hatred in his eyes; it was a look I never wanted to see in my alpha's eyes again.
I held Drea tighter as Sam and Jarred carried the trash out of the house. "Oh and Paul you better have clothes on by the time I get back, no one should have to see that." I couldn't help but laugh at Sam, with that I knew he was going to be okay.
I watched Drea as she took a step back, her hand pressed against her lower back.
"Are you okay baby girl?"
"Yeah it's just my back keeps cramping every few minutes it's really starting to bug me."
"How long has this been going on, you know I read in one of your baby books that labor can start in your back."
'You were reading my baby books Paul." I knew I couldn't hide the blush spreading across my face as the guys snickered at me.
"Yes, I wanted to know what we are getting into. I'm just as clueless about all this as you." She smiled at me before her face contorted with pain again.
"Paul, I think you might be right, I just felt one of them drop." My face paled that meant it wouldn't be long before the baby's would be here."
I threw on my pants and shirt as quickly as I could I had to get Dre to the hospital now. I picked her up as soon as I was fully dressed carrying her out to the truck.
"Paul shoes you will need them at the hospital." Seth yelled from the porch.
'I have an extra pair in the back seat, tell Sam and Emily I took her to the hospital, have them bring her overnight bag with them." Seth nodded as he disappeared back into the house. I couldn't believe the time was here. Here were were on our way to the hospital, soon I would be able to hold my children in my arms and tell them in person how much I love them and will always be there for them.
"Paul you better hurry up the contractions are getting bad, I don't think they are planning on waiting long." I looked over at her worried. I didn't know how to deliver a baby, I had to get her to a hospital she needed someone who knew what they were doing.
"Paul" She shirked griping my arm hard.
"I'm not going to make it Paul; I can feel one of them." I looked over at her wide eyed. I hated seeing the look of pure fear in my imprints eyes.
"Do you want me to Pull over and check and see if I can see the baby?"
'You won't faint on me will you?" She asked me with a smile. I instantly felt better I knew then I could help her even if it was only making her smile.
"No love i got this." I said with a smile as I pulled the truck over. I got out of the truck coming around to the opposite side. For once I was glad we lived in the boon docks I didn't want to many people to see what was going on unless they could help. I opening the door, I looked at her for a moment almost afraid to touch her. What if I did something wrong and it hurt the baby's.
"I need to slide the seat back hon." She nodded as I slide the seat back enough for me to be able to sit in front of her.
"Are you okay for me to do this love?" I asked concerned
She nodded as she reached down taking my hand. "I'm scared"
I stopped then, I looked her right in the eye. "I won't let anything happen to you or the pups, you know that right? You and the pups are my life." I kept eye contact with her as I began to check her the way the book had described. I knew I paled as I felt the top of my baby's head, Andrea had been right, they were coming now.
"Everything is going to be okay baby, I'm going to call 9-11 you just breathe and try to relax." She nodded as I pulled out my phone. She reached down grabbed my hand tightly as another contraction hit.
"Paul" Andrea screamed as I hung up with the operator quickly after giving the ambulance directions.
I helped her slip her shorts of just in time for me to grab the tiny little baby as it slid out. Tears formed in my eyes I looked down at my son.
"We have a son love." I smiled up at her handing her the tiny baby boy, she began to cry as the baby opened its tiny little eyes.
Our son was here, I knew it should only be minutes before our daughter would be here too.
"Come on baby girl, give me a good push I want to meet our daughter too." Minutes later the tiny baby girl slid into my hands. I smiled down at her as she opened her little eyes.
"Paul is she okay?" Andrea asked her voice filled with concern.
"She's perfect baby girl." I looked up as the ambulance pulled up over the hill. I sied with relief that my little family would soon be on its way to the hospital.