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Chapter 62: The Pack's Reaction

I've redone this chapter as I was not happy with last one. Enjoy.

Paul had spent the whole night, laying behind me, stroking my belly. He was the one who made me feel protected, nobody else. I was bursting for the toilet, but as I sat up I was hit with a wave of nausea. It was a race for the bathroom. Just making it and no more, my head was down the toilet bowl and it was horrible. My heaving must have woken Paul up as he was now at my side, patting my back gently, holding my hair back so it didn't get sick on it. I felt disgusting, sweating and having morning sickness was sooooo not a good look for me. Was this ever going to end? I asked myself silently. Once I'd made sure I was finishing spewing my guts up, Paul gave me some privacy so I could do the toilet. I freshened up, washing my hands, doing my teeth etc, anything that would make my appearance look a bit more easy on the eye. Wearing an oversized t-shirt and a pair of shorts, I walked into the living room, where Paul was busy at the laptop, doing God knows what. I went over and boiled the kettle to make myself some tea and a coffee for Paul. He was oohing and ahhhing over some shit he'd pulled up and was now reading over it. Making the drinks, I passed his over to him in the table, we really need to invest in coasters quickly, the table was covered in cup marks which was a pet hate of mine. I was glad I'd told Paul, a weight had been lifted off my shoulders and honestly I didn't feel so scared about the whole baby thing now because I knew that Paul was going to be here by my side every step of the way. He was elated at the prospect of being a dad and I was happy he was happy. There was another thing that Paul and I had to talk about and that was how we were going to tell the others. I wanted to wait till the weekend, that way we could have a bonfire and we could all celebrate. But I would go with what Paul wanted, if he wanted to tell them sooner, that was fine with me. Paul looked to be finished with whatever it was he'd been doing and came over to me with a cheeky look in his eye.

"What were you doing?" I asked him as I sipped my milky tea.

"You're not going to school today, we are going shopping, I'm going to phone your school and Sam, I'm claiming your unwell" he said smirking at me.

"Paul, I cannot miss anymore school, if my dad finds out then he will be gunning for both of us, he's already unhappy with me moving out" I stated.

"I'll deal with the consequences later little phoenix, pass the phone over" said Paul cheekily.

I just looked at him in wonder, what was he up to? Did he actually have big enough ball's to phone up and claim I was sick? Actually, Paul's balls were actually big, so yeah in a way he I knew he would do it regardless of my warning to him about the repercussions, he clearly didn't care.I leaned back and watched as he phoned both Sam and the school, stating I wasn't well with a viral infection and needed time to rest and recuperate, to Sam he just said he needed time with me as we were reaffirming our love. This made me blush and I hit him on the arm, he chuckled at my reaction. Stupid wolf.

"While we are on the subject of Sam, when do you want to tell Sam and the others about the baby?" I asked Paul gently.

"Anytime you want to honey, it's up to you, if you want to wait its fine, why? When were you thinking?" He questioned me slowly.

"How does a bonfire for the baby sound on Friday night, well not for the baby, but we can tell the pack then and celebrate at the same time, is that ok?" I asked him grinning.

"Perfect" smiled Paul happily.

Paul and I then got dressed and went to his truck. Since we were going shopping, I just wore my jeans and a plain white t-shirt under a grey hoodie, my hair pulled back in a tight ponytail. Paul just had a black t-shirt on over his denim cutoffs and his new converse. He could have worn a black plastic bag and he would still look sexy. This fact alone was not fair, looking at him, his dark hair, fell into his eyes slightly. Paul was just oozing sexiness all over. I could've just eaten him. He looked over at me, smirking as usual. My insides had turned into jelly again.

"You feeling a little bit hot baby?" He said smiling cheekily again at me.

"Fuck up and drive" I responded quickly, burying my head in my hoodie.

He drove us to the large superstore in Port Angeles. This store was the biggest one that covered La Push, forks and the surrounding areas of Washington state. You wanted it, guaranteed you'd get it here. I didn't know why we were here exactly. But going with the flow, I followed Paul into the store, holding his hand tightly. He grabbed a trolley then we travelled from aisle to aisle. Paul was placing items in that I didn't know we needed. He was going crazy. Stocking up I think. We had loads of fresh fruit and vegetables, cakes, milk, fresh meat, milk, juice, you name it, we were buying it. I just let him carry on. The store also had mini stores in it, there was a bag shop, shoe shop, t-shirt printing shop, clothing area also. It really did have everything here hence the name, We Got It All. Paul asked me to wait at the aisle which had the snacks in it then he disappeared after telling me to put in what I thought we needed. I just nodded and off he went. It was about ten minutes later when he came back to me with a smile on his face, carrying a small black bag. We took our trolley which was filled to the brim with goods, to the checkout. I noticed as Paul started putting the stuff up on the conveyor belt, that he had put in alot of crackers and ginger crunches. This puzzled me as to why. He saw my expression and smiled.

"They'll help with the morning sickness honey" he said matter of factly to me and smiled warmly.

"Thanks for that, how did you know that though?" I quizzed him.

"I did a search on pregnancy this morning" was all he said.

He was going to be such an amazing dad to our baby. Paul had started to bag the shopping, he had it all organised. The girl serving us was a bitch, eye fucking him was an understatement. She would have been all over hmm had I not been there. She was all smiles and eye flutters, stupid bitch. Totally ignoring me, she said the total to him, to which he paid happily, it was $152 and my eyes nearly popped out of my head as bitchcow said this. Paul just handed over the cash, then looking at the girl, who by this point would've had her fanny on display ready for fucking if she'd have gotten away with it, kissed me fully on the mouth possesiveley. I was overjoyed when he did this.

"You are awesome baby" said Paul, touching my cheek softly.

We left the store, happy and content. Arriving back at the house, we started to put everything away. It was Thursday afternoon before we finished, yes there was that much stuff, plus we ended up tidying as we went. It was cool though, kind of therapeutic in a way. Why on earth they called it morning sickness though was above my understanding because I had been sick on and off all day. The crackers helped soak up the bile though which was good. Paul had been right. I gave him a cuddle after my last wave of nausea sent me back to the toilet. Thursday evening was spent chilling out, we watched a film then settled in to bed for the night. Embry had come in earlier, said a small hello then disappeared to his room. He had patrol with Paul in the morning, I just hoped that Paul could keep his thoughts to himself about the baby. He was actually the only wolf that could actually shield himself at times from the other's and I hoped he was able to do it in the morning. Even though the threat of leeches in the area had diminished slightly, the pack had all decided that it would still be beneficial to still keep patrolling. I agreed with them about this. Paul and I just fell straight to sleep together, his arm's around me protectively.

When Friday morning arrived, I woke up alone. Paul was away on patrol so I would see him later. The bonfire had been arranged already because Paul had called Jake and Sam to organise it. Leah was coming over this morning to see how I was, I hadn't spent time with her as much these day's. Parts of me felt guilty but the situation was out with my control, she had been busy with quill as I had with Paul. She was still one of my best friends though and I was dying to find out how quill was. I have no energy whatsoever this morning and it sucks. The door was being knocked so I dragged myself over to answer it. There she stood grinning as per usual, Leah Clearwater. She grabbed me into her arm's saying how much she missed us not hanging out as much then started to sniff around me.

"Bell`s what the hell is that smell?" She asked me quickly.

"Why, what can you smell?" I asked her outright.

"I don't know, that's why I'm asking you" said Leah smiling.

"What does it smell like?" I asked her.

"Like toffee apples and candy floss, it's a really sweet smell" she said as she closed her eyes, sniffing again.

"Well, I don't have a clue what it is, c'mon in and I'll make tea" I said smiling.

"Tea? Since when do you drink tea?" She questioned.

"Since I've gone off coffee" I said before I could stop myself from talking, stupid mouth.

Leah narrowed her eyes, did she know? Had she figured it out?

"So how are you and lover boy finding living together?" She asked me.

"Leah, it's been like what, one day? It's hard to answer that since its early day's" I answered smiling brightly at her.

We spent the day watching telly, having lunch and contemplating the bonfire tonight. All the imprints were looking forward to gathering together again. It was as if they'd missed me when they'd only saw me a few days ago. Leah felt pretty much the same way, she was all over me like a rash, all touchy feely and stuff. Hugging me constantly, beside me all the time. I had to excuse myself a couple of times due to the fact that I had to be sick yet again. It had been set off by the egg mayo sandwich that Leah had eaten, the smell on her breath had my stomach churning and I couldn't stop it. Leah looked at me again, she definitely knew I was hiding something. It's just as well we were telling the pack tonight because, there was no way we could hold it off any longer with leahs keen senses. She had to leave before I knew it and I was tearful as she left, bloody hormones acting up again.

"There is definitely something up with you girl" she said to me at the front door.

"I'm fine, honestly Leah" I sniffed and wiped my tears away.

She left me and saying she would see me later, phased and ran off into the woods. I wished I was able to do that. The bonfire was set for its usual time, seven pm exactly and it was the back of five just now. I decided to make sure the dinner was ready for Paul as he was due back any moment and I knew he would be starving as usual. I started to make lasagne for us both, making sure there was enough for Embry as well. I made a huge salad with garlic bread too. It was a miniature feast and I was proud of myself, cooking for my man was an honour. There would be food and stuff at the bonfire but I still wanted to make sure Paul and Embry were fed properly and not just filling themselves with crap. Sure enough, as the bell on the timer rang, in came Paul and Embry, laughing and joking like the overgrown puppies they were. I smiled warmly to them, softly telling them to go wash up as dinner would be ready in five. They raced to the toilet, trying to outrun each other and both of them ended up stuck in the bathroom door, hilarious to say the least. Once they'd washed and changed, I plated up the lasagne for each of them. Paul smiled, kissed me and said I'd outdone myself this time. I was still halfway through mine when the boy's were finishing theirs. They even ate like wolves when starving, unreal. Paul then helped me with the dishes as embry drove away to get Angela for the bonfire. Once everything was cleaned, dried and put away, Paul took me to the bedroom and handed me the black bag. I opened it and I laughed out loud as I saw what it was. It was a lovely surprise. I was wearing it tonight, it was quite befitting. We then changed and left for the bonfire.

Seth greeted us warmly with shaina by his side, she hugged me warmly. Seth commented yet again on how sweet I smelled. Quil and the others kept asking if there was a carnival nearby. Typical Leah, she must have mentioned it to him. We were all gathered round the fire as old Quil told us some stories and Billy was there as well. All one big cosy gathering. I missed Alistair and Garret though. I wondered how they were getting on. Feeling a squeeze on my hand, Paul brought me out of my inner musings.

"Its time" he whispered in my ear. I nodded slightly, nerves churning away in my stomach.

"Guy's, can we have your attention please" shouted Paul, standing up and pulling me with him.

The pack practically stood to an order.

"Bella and I have an announcement to make" said Paul smiling happily.

"Yeah we all know Paul, you and bella are in luuuuurrrrrrvvvvvveeeee" teased Jared smiling.

Paul just unzipped my hoodie and my t-shirt was on show it was pink with big bright red letters on it. The pack were all looking at me, it read...

WOLF MOMMA, TO BE.

There was confused looks amongst them all, until Leah broke the silence

"Ooooh look on Bella, your not are you?" She squealed out laughing.

"Not what?" Quizzed Jake.

"Bella's pregnant" said Seth in wonderment.

"That's what the sweet smell is" said Sam smiling brightly.

"Yes, Bella is going to have a baby, I'm going to be a daddy!" Shouted Paul loudly smiling brightly at me and swinging me around.

There were hollered and whoops all around me. The whole pack was elated. Billy looked overjoyed and old Quil came over to me, he hugged me close.

"First Pack baby, congratulations young one" he whispered softly to me.

"Thanks old man" I said gently to him.

"Your going to be a fantastic mom bell`s, I'm so happy for you and Paul" said Jake as old Quil passed me over to his awaiting arm's.

"I hope so Jake, I'm just happy you lot are ok with this, I mean it's happened really quickly, I'm still getting used to the idea" I said gently, trying to stop the tears.

"Honey, it's ok, we are all here for you" said Jake hugging me.

"You still my sunshine?" I asked him, sniffing through the tears.

"Always sweetheart" Said Jake happily.

Paul came over to us, he shook hands with Jake which turned into another man hug. Both of them had me in common. They were both my guys, one my soul mate, the other my best friend. The girl's had started chatting away about baby clothes and shit, it was all a bit overwhelming but all good.

"Do you know how far on you are?" Questioned Megan looking curious.

"Not yet, I've got my scan in a couple of weeks, we will find out then" I smiled at her.

"Its awesome news Bella, I'm so happy for you guy's" said Hannah from Sam's arm's.

Seth and Shaina were wrapped around each other, Angela came over with embry and they both congratulated me again which was good. Everything was going great.

"Have you told Charlie yet bell`s?" Asked Billy.

"Not yet, but I'll do it soon, once I've had my scan, we want to make sure everything is good before we tell him" I said to him warmly.

"Good luck with that one, just make sure his gun isn't on him when you do" joked Billy, he had a point though, that's the thing.

The whole pack including myself and Paul celebrated into the night.

Celebrating Baby wolf Lahote.