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Paul POV:
I kissed Bella goodbye before walking off the porch. I got into my truck and started back to my house where Bella would be in a few hours. I was listening to the music when I stopped at the movie store in La Push. I got out and ran into the store. I looked around quickly before grabbing 'The Other Boleyn Girl' because she had mentioned she wanted to see itand 'The Last House on the Left' because, well, it was reason to cuddle with her. I shook my head at my own stupidity.
I went up to the counter when a thought struck me. "So why exactly are you open on Christmas Day?" I asked giving him my card.
He was a teen maybe seventeen with clear skin and blue eyes. He had shaggy brown hair and he kept glaring at my movies as he ran them through the machine. He huffed. "My boss says families want to be together for Christmas and sit down to watch a movie so we get to work, yeah us. Personally I think it's against some law but I need the job." He rolled his eyes and gave me my movies back.
"Well I'm sorry to hear that but I can only wish you the best of luck." I said while walking away.
"Thanks and have a nice day." He called after me I just waved my hand letting him know I heard him.
After getting back in my truck and playing the music I thought back to Bella . . . again. I remembered the smile that adorned her face when she saw Maggie or Chick Magnet for the first time. I chuckled to myself when she gave me Maggie to hold while she went to go and talk to Emily quickly. Maggie was about the same size as half my palm she was so tiny.
When I first held her she looked up at me and cocked her head to the side before standing on her back legs and reaching up to lick my cheek. I had to admit she was pretty cute. After she kissed my cheek she curled back into my arms resting her head on my chest and falling asleep. When Jake tried to take her from me she huffed and whined. Bella giggled and told me she liked me.
I pulled into my driveway and went into the kitchen after unlocking the door and starting a fire in the fire place. I walked over to the fridge and looked in searching for something easy to make. "Chicken, roast, ham ah steak." I grabbed the steaks I had prepared the other day for me and Bella. I put them in the oven at 500 degrees. They won't taste as good as if they were cooked on the BBQ but it will have to do.
I looked at the clock and saw it was 7:00 and smiled when I heard a car pulling up into my driveway. I could hear Bella walking up to the door and she knocked on the door tentatively. I smiled and walked to the door swinging it open with such force it hit the wall. "Oops," I laughed.
Bella giggled and wrapped her arms around my waist while leaning up to kiss my lips gently. I smiled against her lips but pulled back. "Sorry I have steaks in the oven and potatoes and corn cooking." She smiled.
"Ooh my own Bobby Flay, I knew there was a reason I liked you." She laughed while I led her into the living room.
"Yes well don't expect me to be on any cooking shows anytime soon but I can make you what you want." I smiled kissing her. "You can sit in here or you can come and help me which ever you would like."
"Well I have been cooking all day so I'll let you do the work while I relax." I nodded kissing her forehead and heading back into the kitchen. Half an hour later the steaks, potatoes and corn were all done and sitting on the kitchen table, waiting to be eaten.
I walked back into the living room to see Bella standing by the fire place looking at the picture of my baby sister. Bella traced her finger over's over Khoen's face. "That's would be my sister. She was six months old, her name was Khoen." I said walking over to Bella looking down at the picture.
Bella jumped and whirled around to face me with wide eyes. "Was?" She asked after a moment's hesitation.
I nodded sadly wrapping my arm around Bella's waist. She put the picture back on the mantle and I led her to the couch to sit down, might as well tell her now. "Khoen was my younger sister and she passed away about thirteen years ago. My family and I had been at a party when I was seven and Jarrod had asked me to go home with him. My dad was driving and a drunken semi driver ran into their lane. My dad died on impact and my sister died a few days later she never woke up from her nap. My mom made it out with a few broken limbs and ruptured spleen. I found out while I was playing a video game with Jarrod.
"A year went by and my mom wasn't getting any better. Physically she was fine but mentally she was destroyed. She never got over the loss of my dad or Khoen. She eventually turned to drinking to get away from it all. I was left to fend for myself and up until last year that's how it went. Then one day I came home from school and found my mom passed out on the couch like usual but this time I went over to check on her. Sh-uh she died of alcohol poisoning. I got so angry that she could just leave me not caring how everything affected me that I phased. I didn't go through the few days of sickness and then phased I just phased.
"Sam says that's why it's easier for me to phase than anyone else. I wasn't able to phase back for two weeks. I just ran back and forth and watched as people came and left my house looking for me. They decided that after I found my mom I just couldn't handle the pain anymore and ran away. When I came back everyone kept asking where I was but I didn't say anything. Sam didn't find out I had phased until three weeks after I did because I had phased when the adoption agent came over and ran into him. He tried to attack me at first and I attacked back on instinct. After three hours of none stop orders and commands things were finally settled. I ignored Jarrod and than two months later he phased when we got in an argument." I finished intertwining my fingers with hers. I hadn't stopped wanting to get it all out in the open. I looked down at Bella and saw she had tears in her eyes.
"Oh Paul I am so sorry." She said cupping my cheek and kissing my lips gently before pulling back and giving me a hug.
I hugged her small frame to me and decided we should eat. "C'mon let's eat. It happened a long time ago." I smiled sadly at her.
"But it's still affecting you today." Bella said standing up with me.
I shrugged. "Maybe, but I have a lot of other things to think about. Khoen and my parents will always be in my life but sometimes it's better to leave things in the past because you can always look back on them later."
Bella looked at me for a second and nodded. "If you're sure, now let's see what you can do in the kitchen." She cheered trying to change the subject.
"Sure, also I rented two movies." I smiled glancing back at the picture of Kahoen; I'd be lying if I said there was a day I didn't think about her. What she would be like now? How many guys would I be chasing away or beating for hurting her? What would her personality be like? Anything and everything.
"You found a movie store that's open?" Bella asked surprised.
"Yep, the guy that rented the movies to me didn't seem too happy about it, but it worked out for me." We laughed shortly before heading into the dining room to enjoy our meal. I was upset about talking about Khoen and my parents but I was happy Bella was with me and could comfort me. I think that was the moment that I decided I never wanted to go a day without being with Bella, without her waking up beside me and kissing me at night. I knew then I wanted her to be my wife.