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PaulPOV

"Paul, are you sure you want to do this?" My mother asked as I hauled boxes out of my room. "You don't have to go! You can stay as long as you want!"

"Mom, I'm 20 years old. I don't need to be living at home with my mommy any more. I make enough money to support myself. I know how to cook and clean and do my laundry so why not? Why shouldn't I move out?" I asked as I loaded up my jeep, then headed back inside to get the last load of my things with my mom following me like a lost puppy.

"Is this because Ethan moved in?" Mom asked desperately, "If it is I'll tell him he needs to leave. Paul I don't want him kicking you out of your home."

"Mom, that's ridiculous." I said stopping in my tracks. "I'm not moving out because of Ethan, I'm moving out because it's time. Besides, he makes you happy and who am I to stop you from being happy?"

"I'm just afraid that you'll never come back." My mom whispered looking up at me. "I'm afraid that you'll love your new adult life so much that you won't want to come see your momma anymore."

"Mom," I sighed, loading my things into the trunk of my Jeep then pulling her into a hug, "I won't ever leave you permanently. I'm only living 10 minutes away. There is no way on Earth that I could ever avoid you, even if I wanted too." With that she pulled away form me and slapped me on my arm giving me her best glare. "Plus I don't think that I'll have too much fun with my adult life, the only thing that will be different from living with you is that I have to pay for my own shit."

"Paul, watch your mouth." She scolded. "When is Jared getting to the house?"

"He should be there already so I better get going. I love you Mom." I said climbing into my Jeep and starting the engine.

"I love you too honey! Call me when you get settled in!" She said waving from her stop on the porch.

Then I was off. Finally I would be free at last; not that I didn't have a ton of freedom living at my mom's already but it's still cool to think that I'll be living on my own… with Jared of course.

"Jared!" I called through the house. "Lets go pick up the old couch from Sam and Emily's!"

"Okay, let me grab my keys." He yelled right back, then came skipping (yes skipping) into the living room. "This is so cool man! I can't believe we finally have our own place! This has been our dream for like, ever dude!"

He was right, this had been our dream. Ever since we were 15 we had dreamed of moving out and getting our own place so we could throw some raggers and bring home hot chicks. That dream was a little bit different now since we had both imprinted. Now I just really wanted to bring Lila to the house so we could just be together… it'll happen someday and I can't wait for that day to come.

I couldn't help the huge grin that appeared on my face due to Jared's last statement. I stepped out of the front door with Jared in tow and climbed into his truck. The drive to Sam and Emily's was a short and quiet one. When we pulled up to the house it was pouring rain and an unfamiliar car was parked out front. We got out of Jared's truck not bothering to make a run for the door knowing that we would get soaked anyway.

"Hey guys." We greeted Collin and Brady from their spots on the couch, where they nodded their heads in acknowledgement, to focused on their videogame to say anything.

"Where's Em?" Jared asked, amused at the amount of concentration they were putting into their game.

"Kitchen." Brady answered, not taking his eyes from the TV.

With that said Jared and I turned and headed towards the kitchen, hoping to get some of the cookies that we knew Emily had just pulled out of the oven due to our wolfy senses.

"Hey Em." Jared and I said in unison as we walked into the kitchen and plopped ourselves down into the chairs at the table.

"Hi guys," Emily said from the stove, "how's the unpacking going."

"It's coming along." I said grabbing a cookie from the plate Emily had just set down in the middle of the table.

"HA HA SUCKER! Who's the champ? Yeah, that's right! I am!" Collin yelled from the living room as Brady came storming into the kitchen mumbling under his breath and taking a seat at the table.

"Aww, is wittle Bray Bray being a poor wittle woser?" I cooed looking at Brady.

"Shut the fuck up." Brady said giving me a death glare.

"Hey! Watch your mouth." Emily said scolding Brady form the stove. "Guys set the table please. The girls will be back any minute from the store."

Girls? Doesn't she mean girl? As in Kim? Whatever, must have been a slip up.

"Where is Kim?" Jared asked looking excited at the mention of her.

"I just said she was at the store." Emily said with an amused look on her face. "I forgot to get butter so she offered to pick some up for me."

"Hey whose car is out front?" I asked, remembering that it was there.

"Oh it's-"

"We're back!" Kim yelled walking in the door and into the kitchen. She dropped the butter on the counter then immediately gravitated to Jared, sitting on this lap.

"Thanks for going Kim." Emily said grabbing the butter and adding a small amount to the vegetables she had on the stove.

"EW! Collin you are disgusting!" We all heard someone yell from the living room. "Get away from me you sicko!"

"Never! Mwah-haha-haha!" Collin yelled and then we heard footsteps running, followed by a squeal, coming towards us. I turned in my seat to see who was running towards us when the person tripped right when they made it into the kitchen.

Oh my gosh.

"Oh my gosh. Lila, are you okay?" I asked getting out of my seat at lightening speed and stooping down to help Lila up. I was so worried that she had hit her face on something that when she started laughing I was surprised to say the least.

"Wow, could that have been anymore graceful?" She asked, still laughing, as I helped her up. She was smiling up at me. "Hi Paul."

"Hi" I breathed looking down into her beautiful brown eyes. God I wish I could kiss her right now. "Are you alright?" I asked still concerned that she might have gotten hurt.

"I'm fine." She whispered, looking up at me from under her eyelashes.

"Uh-hm." Someone coughed out, making Lila and I realize that we were standing face-to-face, well face-to-chest, with my hands still holding her arms. We had been trapped in our own little bubble and I didn't want to come out of it anytime soon. Unfortunately, Lila took a step back and I reluctantly let her go.

"Well, I better get going." Lila said as she looked around the kitchen. "I'll pick you up tomorrow Brady."

"Thanks for bringing me the shorts Li." Brady said from his spot at the table, smiling at his sister as she turned at started walking towards the front door.

"Aren't you going to stay for lunch?" Emily asked Lila, with a crease in her brow. "I can't just send you out to get me butter then not have you eat with us."

"I don't want to impose." Lila said shaking her head.

"You wouldn't be." I said quickly, yearning for her to stay with me… I mean, stay with us.

"Are you sure?" Lila said looking at Emily a bit bashfully. God she was so cute.

"I'm positive. Now grab a plate and get some food before I release the hounds." Emily smirked as she was referring to us guys.

Lila did as she was told and Kim stood up to grab a plate as well. Emily looked at me from her place at the stove and winked, making me smile, I was happy in this moment and Em knew it.

LilaPOV

"That is so exciting! You should totally throw a party! Break in the new house." I said smiling at Paul from my place at the table, we were the only two left in the kitchen as everyone else had migrated to the living room.

He and Jared had just moved into their new house today and that was something to be pumped up about.

Paul laughed and smiled right back at me with this gleam in his eye that I noticed he saved for me and only me.

"I'll see what we can do." He said while finishing up the food on his plate then picking up mine and his plates and taking them to the sink. "Jared is kind of a control freak and if things aren't totally clean then he freaks out a little bit… or a lot."

"Oh, well. You should at least invite me over then. I would love to see the place." I said then immediately regretted it. Gosh Lila. You have a boyfriend! Don't invite yourself over to another guy's house!

"You would?" Paul asked turning around from his place at the sink. The look on his face made my heart melt. He looked so excited and hopeful that, even though I have a boyfriend I can't say no to him.

"Yes." I said quietly. "I really would."

"Ok, well we should be finished with all of the unpacking in a few days and if you give me your number then I can call you and you can come over." He said really fast, making me giggle.

"That sounds good." I said smiling at him. "Give me your phone so I can program my number into it and you take mine so you can do the same." I said pulling my phone out of my pocket and unlocking it before handing it to him and he did the same.

As I was putting my number into his phone, my phone peeped indicating that I had a text. I looked up and saw Paul frozen staring at the screen.

"What?" I asked a bit nervous because of the look on his face. "Who is it from?"

"It's from your boyfriend." Paul said with a stoic face and a passive voice as he held the screen out for me to see.

Oh crap, I thought.