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Paul POV :

"Paul I want to see the marks." She said, well more like demanded but I did not mind one bit. I gave her a wary look. "Please."

I slowly nodded knowing I would regret it. I slowly undid the buttons on Sam's button up shirt. She gazed curiously, angry and confused when she saw the blue goop filling in some of my fairly deep gashes. I watched as tears pooled in her sweet brown eyes, she tried to blink them back before I could see them but my heart shattered. I knew I should never have showed her the cuts. They aren't that bad.

"Princess these will be gone by tomorrow. I swear I won't even have a scar." I insisted I leaned forward to give her a kiss in reassurance. "We wolves heal fast!" I chuckled at my own lame attempt at a joke, she smiled but I could still see the pain in her eyes. I sighed quietly.

"Ok we can go now." She took a few deep calming breathes before getting a wicked smile on her face. "Well after you kiss me again!"

I laughed and kissed her again but pulled back too soon for my taste but I knew we'd be late for the movie if we didn't start moving soon. She pouted at me and I couldn't resist kissing her again. "Ugh, stop pulling back!" She blurted the second time I pulled back. She flushed red after realizing what she said. "Sorry,"

"Its fine I enjoy kissing you but we if we stay here much longer shopping will be rushed and then we'll have to practically run to the movie, not that that would be a problem in my case." I smirked and she giggled.

"Fine, fine but you owe me a kiss." She raised her eyebrow at me like I would disagree, I' not that stupid.

"Promise," I smiled starting up my truck and driving again. I grabbed her small hand and held it in my own large one. She looked at me briefly and smiled before turning back out to watch the green of Forks pass by. We arrived at the mall shortly after nine. I smiled and pecked her lips before jumping out of my side of the truck and running over to open hers. She rolled her eyes and mumbled something along the lines of 'always date the gentlemen huh?' I bit back my smile and grabbed her hand.

"So where would you like to go first?" I asked holding the mall door open for her and a couple that was walking behind us. They thanked me and I nodded a 'you're welcome' at them. They were an older couple and they stared at each with absolute adoration and love in their eyes they were definitely in love. I looked back at Bella and thought about how I wanted something like that with Bella one day.

"C'mon I wanted to find a new fishing thingy for my dad for Christmas." Bella grabbed my arm and pulled me to the nearest sporting job.

After about an hour of shopping in the sporting goods shop Bella finally chose a fish detector thing. I wasn't exactly positive because I wasn't exactly interested in catching fish, hell I barely could actually catch one . . . . Well, with a fishing rod, my own wolf jaws on the other hand are a completely different story.

We shopped and went to almost every store in the mall before my stomach started growling . . . loudly. Bella giggled. "Someone hungry?"

I flushed slightly and nodded me head. "Sorry, if you want to keep shopping than I can wait."

Bella looked startled. "You're starving and you're telling me you would wait just for me?"

I shrugged and smiled at her. "Of course I'll do anything if it means making you happy even if it annoys me or makes me die of hunger." I chuckled at the last part, my stomach choosing that moment to make itself known again.

Bella giggled and smiled up at me. She stood on her tippy toes and kissed my lips gently. "Sure, I think I saw a burger place down the mall."

I smiled at her widely before picking her up and spinning around. "You know I'm starting to like you. Up until this point I wasn't sure." I smiled at her in a joking manner.

Bella rolled her eyes and punched me in the shoulder. "Oh shut it, or I'll flick your nose, ooh or maybe I could spray water in your face like they do on that T.V. show."

It was my turn to roll my eyes. I grabbed her shoulder and hugged her to my side while messing up her hair. "Hey!"

"Yes princess?" I asked trying to hold back my laughter.

"Never mind, but remind me to stop in at the pet store to buy a spray bottle." I laughed again and we started walking down the mall. We arrived at the Burger King and I immediately got in line hopping up and done for no reason.

"Thanks for dumping me for food!" I turned around to see an annoyed Bella. "What happened to 'I'll do anything if it means making you happy even if it annoys me or makes me die of hunger'?"

I shrugged sheepishly with a matching sheepish smile. "I'm sorry Bella, I was just hungry and the animal in me took over." I smiled my best smile trying my best to get her to forgive me.

Bella rolled her eyes and walked over to me and wrapped her arm around my waist. "Animal sees food and leaves damsel in distress to hang high and dry." She mumbled under her breath.

I laughed out loud getting a few odd looks from the people in line in front of us. "But you weren't in distress." I amended.

She flushed realizing I had heard her. "Crap!" She mumbled again.

I leaned down and whispered in her ear, "You know princess I can still hear you, and I don't think that woman over there would appreciate you cussing in front of the little kid."

She slapped my arm and flushed again. "Okay, I'm sorry now let's eat before your stomach decides to wreak havoc on all the innocent people." She giggled. I laughed and kissed the top of her head.

I almost squealed in excitement when we finally made it to the front of the line. I looked at the menu quickly before deciding. "Okay I'll get three whoppers, a medium fries and a coke." I heard someone clear their throat behind me and saw Bella giving me a disapproving look. I sighed and looked back at the cashiers. "Make that a diet coke. And Bella what would you like?"

Bella rolled her eyes and I heard the cashier choke on his own saliva as he looked at me with wide eyes. He was maybe eighteen with spiky black hair. He had blue eyes and fairly clear skin for a guy who works at a fast food joint. He looked at me and then at what was already ordered. I turned back to Bella.

"I'll just have a cheese burger and an ice tea." She said grabbing her wallet to pay.

"No way are you paying, it's my fault we're here, my stomach, so I pay." I said pushing her wallet down.

"No that isn't fair you don't need to waste money on me." She objected.

"And yet I don't mind and it isn't wasting if I want to do it." I smiled at her.

"Fine but I'm not happy about this." She pouted at me.

"You know I can live with that for this once seeing as it will make you happy in the long run." I smiled again and turned back to the cashier.

"I-is that all sir?" I thought about it for a second before nodding.

"Okay that will be twenty-three dollars and fifty-seven cents." I gave him the money and me and Bella stepped off to the side and took our meal when it was ready. We went off to the far corner in the mall and sat down.

I looked down at our 'meal' and frowned before looking back at Bella. "Hey I'm sorry I didn't take you anywhere fancy or more expensive. Next time I promise I'll-"

"Whoa, whoa Paul I love just going to a fast food place, it makes me feel more . . . normal, I guess. I love you and everything you are but sometimes you need a sense of normality and what better way than eating a burger in a noisy crowded mall?" She smiled at me.

My smile only grew with her words, especially when she said she loved me. "You love me?" It was a stupid question but I wanted her to admit it.

Bella flushed and looked down. "Yeah, maybe, a little," She glanced up at me and her face lit up with a smile. "okay a lot, don't think bad of me for falling so fast but well you know."

I laughed, "Yeah I know and I love you too." I leaned across the table and kissed her gently on the lips. My stomach interrupted our moment and I flushed and yelled at my stomach to shut up in my head.

"Why don't we eat so we can head over to the theater?" Bella suggested and I smiled.

"Sure, besides I highly doubt my stomach would wait for my permission to wait much longer." We ate talking and laughing about random things.

After we finally finished we ran to the theater laughing when a store manager started yelling at us for being rambunctious teens. We made it to the theater with ten minutes to spare. I bought the tickets and gave them to Bella telling her to go and get seats. I went to the concession stand and bought a large popcorn and diet coke for us to share, and grabbed two straws on my way to the theater.

I stood at the back of the theater trying to look for Bella. They lady that was in the seat next to the isle was staring at me with an annoyed look on her face. I couldn't see a damn thing because the previews had already started. I started growling quietly when Bella all of a sudden started waving her hand up in the air while giggling. I rolled my eyes at her trying not to laugh at me. I sat down and handed the popcorn to Bella. "Where do you put it all?" She asked looking amazed as I took a handful of popcorn.

"Is that your subtle way of telling me I'm getting fat?" I asked amused.

She rolled her eyes but smirked. She pinched my side and smiled evilly. "Yes it is, got a problem with it?"

I stared at her with fake hurt. "Well if you can't take all of it I can find a seat or maybe two." I started getting up but she pulled me back down laughing.

"Okay, okay I'm sorry, it just amazes me how you can eat four whoppers and still have room for popcorn." She shrugged kissing my lips.

"Well I'm a growing boy I need the food besides I'll end up running all of it off tonight while on patrol." I kissed her lips gently. I heard a boy groan from behind me. I looked behind me and saw three little boys all about ten glaring at me. "Problem?" I growled out at them. All their eyes widened and they shook their heads.

I laughed and turned back to Bella and she was hiding behind her hand shaking her head. "Don't do that, you probably scared the crap out of them." Bella chastised.

"Not yet anyway but if they don't stop staring at you, I might bite them." She slapped my shoulder but kissed me none the less.

The rest of the movie we watched in silence and just holding each other. After the movie I helped her into my truck and started driving home. We held hands and just sat in a comfortable silence. An hour later we were sitting on her front porch cuddling and talking about random things when Charlie all of a sudden decided to make an appearance.