Chapter 46

"So how was Jessica's and Mark's wedding?" Ailani asked Bella.

They were lounging in Charlie's living room and enjoying lazy summer morning. Sarah and Ailani had flown to Seattle two days earlier and rented a car to drive to Forks. Charlie was in Seattle, so they had the whole house to themselves. Quite a bit had been boxed away, but they had spots to sleep in and means to eat, and that was all they needed.

"High stress event I tell you," Bella said and sighed. She still got a headache even thinking about the wedding. It had been week before they had left for their road trip, and she had never been so stressed than she was before the wedding and on the wedding day. She was one of the four bridesmaids and Jessica had gone totally nuts with her nervousness and need to control every single detail.

"I mean, Jessica wanted everything to be perfect down to the last detail and she didn't trust us to manage getting things done. She was so nervous at the altar that she almost fainted, poor Mark, and in the reception, she wasn't able to eat almost anything. But she was incredibly beautiful and after the first dance she was able to relax and enjoy," Bella told her friends.

"Promise me Ailani, when you and José get married, please make it low key."

"Don't worry, IF we get married it will be something like your wedding was. Just families and close friends and on the beach."

"Ok ladies, that's enough of weddings. Are we going out tonight?" Sarah asked.

"Yes, wasn't that the plan? Paul and two of his friends would be coming too, if you don't mind."

"Nah, I would be happy to get to know Paul's friends. Is any of them single?" Sarah asked.

Bella laughed.

"As a matter of fact, other one is, Sam. He was with us watching the whales last year, remember. He broke up with his longtime girlfriend couple of months ago. He's been crashing at Paul's after that."

"Ah Sam, I DO remember Sam. Not as gorgeous as your hunk, no one can be as gorgeous as Paul, you lucky bitch, but Sam had certain qualities I find very attractive in a man."

"And what might those qualities be, if you don't mind me asking," Bella giggled.

"He had big hands," Sarah said with a serious face.

Ailani and Bella burst out laughing.

"And big hands equal as a big dick. Am I right?" Bella asked.

"Heck yeah! It never failed me before. And based on what you've told about Paul it is true with him as well."

"So, are you going to find out if your hypothesis is solid this time too?"

"I just might. For the science of course. I'm collecting data for a study that helps women all around the world you know."

"Does José have a big ... Erm... hands?" Bella asked.

"Huge," Ailani said.

"Oh, aren't we lucky ladies," Sarah sighed and stretched. "So, what's the plan for today?"

"Well, I was thinking, and you are allowed to suggest something else too," Bella pointed her friends, "that we could drive to Port Angeles early, have lunch, do some shopping, I need new bras and I need your expertise Ailani finding me the ones that are the best. I just can't find good ones without you. And then we could go to see that French movie we talked about and after it's finished it's pretty much time to go to the dinner with the guys. And you could return your rental car, you don't need it anymore. We'll drive you to Seattle when you are leaving, we want to show you our new home before you go."

"Sounds like a good plan," Ailani agreed.

"So, are you saying we need to get dressed for the night before we leave?"

"When was the last time you needed to get dressed for us going dancing?" Bella asked.

"When I wasn't trying to seduce a man with big hands," Sarah noted.

"You'll do fine whatever you wear, but if it makes you feel better pack something with you and you can change. I probably buy new shirt, but I'm wearing my three-quarter jeans, I've lived in them the whole summer. I put my hair on a ponytail and that's it."

"You have your hubby with you and you Ailani don't want anybody to glance at you twice …"

"Hey, that's rude," Ailani pouted.

"I didn't mean it like that. Men will stare at you, you wanted it or not. It's a matter of wanting them to watch you, you, silly."

"Trust me girl, Sam WILL find you attractive no matter what. I have a feeling about this," Bella said.

"Anything you care to share?" Sarah asked.

"You'll see."

"Fuck Paul, you are one lucky bastard. Don't get me wrong I love Kim and she is going to be the mother of my child soon. Bud damn, your wife is hot. How do you stand all those fuckers lusting after her?"

"It's not easy man. But I've promised Bella that I let her handle situations that aren't threatening to her and even it is hard as fuck for me not to react, I'm handling it, so far," Paul said.

"You sure have changed man," Jared said and emptied his beer.

"She's fucking smart too and fun to listen to," Jared continued. "She got me all interested about sea otters at the dinner tonight. She should be a teacher or some shit like that. I never knew that sea otter is actually a weasel, did you?" Jared asked amused.

Paul chuckled. They had all gone to dinner earlier and Bella had told them a lot about sea otters. She was part of the project group that was planning sea otter awareness week for Seattle Aquarium. Who would have guessed that there was a time when he and his friends were talking about sea mammals on Saturday night at the dinner with three hot chicks. Life was full of surprises.

And he really tried his best not to notice all those fuckers drooling after Bella. He didn't want to replay the fight they had on their trip. And Bella knew that; she smiled at him often and in doing so kept him included in their private party. It made it easier for him to let things be.

They didn't go out often, well hardly ever really and he didn't want to be an asshole who couldn't let his wife to have fun with her friends. But he was happy she had asked them to tag along. So, he just settled giving death glares to anybody getting too close to her. Not that any of the fuckers noticed it but Bella did, and clearly liked it. One prick had touched her grabbing her arm, and he had got up from his chair ready to lash out, but Bella had said something to the fucker, and he had moved away from her. Shit, he was really getting better with his temper, and he was quite proud of himself.

Sam on the other hand was unable to take his eyes off Sarah.

"So did you say Sarah was single?" he asked nonchalantly.

"That's what Bella told me. Ailani has a boyfriend."

"Nice," Sam said and emptied his beer.

"She is hot as hell and damn funny. I can't remember when the last time was, I laughed as much as I did at the dinner tonight. How the hell I didn't notice her last summer?" Sam said.

"You still had your head in Emily's ass," Paul chuckled. Paul hadn't noticed Sarah either, his sole focus had been on her friend. But Sam was right. Sarah was witty, she cracked jokes through the dinner and they all had laughed their asses off. Paul enjoyed seeing Bella with her friends; they had such a fun and trusting way to be together.

"Yep. So, are you planning to make a move?"

"Hell, yes I am."

"When you find your balls?"

"Fuck you."

"We're little touchy today aren't we," Paul laughed.

Sam was smitten. He never seen him like this, not even with Emily.

"I mean she's going to have me by the balls and I'm going to fucking love it. But I'm terrified to make the move. I mean you've seen her," Sam said and took a swig of his beer that was already empty.

"You want another?" he asked as he got up.

"Nah, I've got a good buzz going now."

"You Jared?"

"Huh? Yes, bring me one Guiness thanks man."

Then suddenly Bella came to him and straddled him kissing passionately. Where the hell did that come from? Not that he complained.

"You are mine," she said huskily in his ear and sucked the spot behind his ear the way it would leave a mark for sure. He shivered.

"What is it baby?" Paul asked. His wife's sudden burst of possessiveness took him totally by surprise and turned him on big time.

"Nothing, just making clear who you belong to," she said took a sip of her water, kissed him again biting his bottom lip and left swaying her hips leaving him wanting more.

"Fuck me," he breathed.

"What was that all about?" Jared asked.

"Dunno," Paul said harboring shit eating grin on his face; his woman marked him.

"I guess it was a show for those girls behind us. They've been trying to get us notice them for a while now."

"Huh?" Paul asked glancing behind his back. He saw a group of women who were sitting behind them staring at Bella with hateful glares. One of them was looking at him and winked.

Paul turned his head back. The grin on his face got wider so much so it started to hurt his face. Take that bitches he thought and continued to nurse his beer and to enjoy watching his wife dancing.

Finally, music slowed down and Paul could go dancing with Bella. Sam jumped up and rushed to Sarah before anybody else had time to ask her to dance. He had emptied few shots to gain the courage. Paul wished him well.

Some fucker was walking towards Bella, but he cut in just in time to save everybody from trouble.

"Hey," Bella whispered into his ear when he wound his arms around her bare waist.

"Hey yourself," Paul whispered back and captured her lips for a sweet kiss.

Bella was all sweaty from dancing. He kissed her neck tasting the sweat on his tongue.

"Having fun hmm?" he asked.

"Mmm," she replied and moved her hands from his back up to his neck playing with his hair in the nape of his neck.

"So, you had to rescue me from horny bitches?" He asked trailing his nose along her jaw line nipping her ear.

Bella shivered in his arms.

"Yeah, they were getting ready to strike. Showed them bitches, didn't I?" Bella asked sounding smug.

"You sure did. You should've seen their faces," Paul chuckled. "You know you can do that whenever you want. I fucking loved it. You got me so hard."

"You are so hard now," Bella said and grabbed his ass pulling him closer.

"That I am, I'm always hard for you baby," Paul captured Bella's lips again and fire exploded in their heated kiss.

He wanted her always. It was crazy really. There hadn't been a single day that he didn't want to have her and lucky for him, Bella was on the same page with him almost every time.

"I'm so proud of you my hubby dear," Bella said.

"Oh, and why is that?"

"You've been behaving all night, not letting anybody to get on your nerves, and letting me to handle the jerks around."

"Yeah, I've been really good, haven't I?" Paul said grinning.

Bella hummed and kissed him. All he wanted to do was to get out of here and get them to bed.

Slow music ended and bass started to beat. Paul led Bella away from the dance floor back to their table.

Jared had stayed at the table getting company from Ailani. They were laughing and looking at the dance floor. Paul glanced back and saw Sam and Sarah dry humping and eating their faces off.

"Look," he whispered to Bella and showed her their friends' heated encounter.

"Yes!" Bella whooped.

"They are not coming to our place tonight. They can stay at your dad's and Ailani can come with us if she wants to, ok?" Paul said. Sam had brought few chicks to his house, and he didn't want to be there anymore when that happened. Not even with Bella's friend and especially with her. He could muster a little sympathy towards Megan after listening Sam fucking his bitches few times. Not fun.

"Yep, that'll do. There's no food left though. We were supposed to go food shopping today but got lazy."

"Well, I don't think they care much about food."

They sat down and Paul placed Bella on her lap. Her ass rubbed deliciously over his hard bulge, and he heard her moaning silently. He thrusted his hip once making Bella slapping his arm. "Stop it," she said but smiled.

"I'm getting mixed signals here," Paul whispered and thrusted again as he bit her pulsing point on her neck.

"Stop it you two," Ailani laughed and threw a coaster at them. Bella showed Ailani her tongue and pressed herself tighter against him.

"It looks like Sam is getting lucky tonight," Jared snickered.

"I wasn't sure he would find his balls to make the move," Paul laughed. "He's been behaving like a timid dog around her."

"Men are usually a bit cautious with Sarah. She got a mouth on her and enjoys making them squirm. But she's not vicious in any way, she just knows how to handle men, she has four brothers." Ailani told them.

"Good luck Sam," Paul and Jared laughed and clinked their beer bottles together.

"So, what do you say ladies, are you ready to go?" Jared asked.

Paul glanced his phone it was ten to midnight. If they left now, they would get a ride from Jared's soon to be brother-in-law. Otherwise, they would have to grab a taxi.

"Yep, I think we got our fix, or what do you think Ailani?" Bella asked.

"Agreed," Ailani replied.

"I'm glad you could join us. Let's go," Jared said to Sam and Sarah who had finished their making out session at the dance floor. Sam had shit eating grin on his face and Sarah lifted Sam's hand on her lips, kissed the knuckles and winked at Ailani ja Bella who burst into loud laughter.

They left the club. Fresh air felt good on Paul's face, and he took in a lungful and wound his arm over Bella's shoulders and pulled her close to him. He breathed out. Fuck, it was good to be alive.

Jared saw someone he knew in the line waiting to get in the club and went to say something. They all stopped to wait for him.

"Oi let's go! Sarah Brown is getting laid tonight. No time to lose," Sarah shouted, and people turned to look at them. Bella buried her head into Paul's chest.

Paul was shaking with laughter.

"Is she always like this?" Paul murmured into Bellas hair.

"Mmm … Pretty much," Balla answered and yawned.

Jared jogged to them chuckling, "you sure have a loud voice, Sarah."

"Meh," was all she said, and Sam grabbed her mouth into a heated kiss.

Paul lifted to his arms Bella and she wrapped her legs around his waist and buried her face into his neck. The group walked to the van and took their places. Bella fell asleep almost immediately and Paul held her on his lap.

Making out noises from back bench started to get a bit too annoying.

"Hold it till we're in Forks. We're leaving you at Charlie's place," Paul told his friend he gave him the keys he got from Bella.

"That's cool," Sam mumbled and continued to eat Sarah face.

"Hold your horses beefcake, we'll get to it soon enough."

Sam groaned but stopped.

Paul was leaning back in his seat and closed his eyes. Bella's even breathing lulled him into sleep. He woke up when Steve asked where the Chief's house was. Paul gave him directions and they left Sam and Sarah and continued to La Push.

Paul carried Bella into the house and before heading to the bedroom he told Ailani she could sleep in Sam's room Sam had changed the sheets this morning.

"If you're hungry, take whatever you can find. Good night. See you in the morning," Paul said to Ailani.

"Good night, Paul."

Paul laid Bella carefully on the bed and started to take off her clothes. When all was off, he quickly undressed himself and laid down next to Bella and pulled her close to his chest and covered them with a blanket.

"Love you baby," Paul whispered and kissed the top of her head.

Bella mumbled something unintelligible and pressed herself tightly against him wrapping her arm around his torso and her leg over Paul's hip. Paul moaned silently feeling her warm pussy touching his hard on but pressed his arousal down. Bella needed the sleep and so did he. Paul yawned and fell asleep.

Bella woke up Paul wrapped around her. His soft breath was puffing in her neck. She didn't remember coming home, she had fallen asleep on their way back. Sarah and Sam were most likely at Charlie's but had Ailani come with them? She decided to get up and go look for her.

She unwrapped Paul's arms carefully not wanting to wake him up and got out of the bed. She wrapped herself in her dressing gown and left the room closing the door softly behind her.

The house was silent. She walked behind Sam's room door and pressed her ear against it. No sounds came out, she cracked the door silently and peeked in. Ailani was sleeping in the bed. Bella closed the door and left for the kitchen.

So, Sam and Sarah had spent the night together. She was happy. It would be just perfect if it would develop into something else than just a hook-up. Sure, they had the whole continent of North America between them Sarah living in New York, but she could live in Seattle as well, if it ever came to that and she wasn't sure was there any specific reason for Sam to stay in La Push or somewhere close by.

She really hoped Sarah would find someone and she loved the idea that someone being Sam. Sam seemed a nice guy if a bit rough on the edges. Sarah always said she only needed a cock not a man, but Bella knew better. Sarah's break-up with her last boyfriend hadn't been pretty and she was afraid more than anything it could happen again.

She texted Sarah to let her know that she would pick them up whenever they wanted to come to have something to eat. She wasn't expecting to get reply anytime soon. It was just past 8am.

She pushed the power button of their brand-new espresso machine. She was sick of drinking filtered coffee and they had bought the machine. It would suite nicely in their kitchen when they would be able to move in. Her dad and Paula had found place for themselves, but it was still uncertain when they would be able to move out. And it depended on when the residents of their new home found themselves a new place.

She on the other hand needed to hand in the notice for ending her tenancy 30 days before moving out. Paula had told her she could move in her second bedroom if she and Charlie would still be living in there. And that was very kind of her. She just couldn't picture them all, including Paul, being there at the same time, not even a short time.

She opened the fridge and took out the orange juice and the fruit salad.

She sat by the island and popped a piece of apple into her mouth.

Just then Ailani appeared from the bedroom.

"Morning Bella, you're up early," she said.

"Morning Ailani. Yes, I woke up and wanted to come and check where everybody was. I passed out on the trip home. Funny thing considering I drank only one glass of wine whole night. I guess us gossiping all night the night before took its toll."

"Yeah, you got out like a light, but lucky you, it saved you from Sarah's and Sam's making out session. Paul told them to knock it out and said they weren't coming here," Ailani snickered. She walked to the window and looked at Paul's little garden.

"I guess he had had enough of Sam's lady friends staying the night. And I must say I prefer not hearing Sarah either."

They giggled.

"So, Sam and Sarah, eh?" Ailani said.

"Yep. Wouldn't it be great if they got together?"

"I would love to see Sarah happy with someone that's for sure and why not with Sam," Ailani agreed.

"Sam is a good guy. He …"

Bella was interrupted by Paul who came into kitchen rubbing his sleepy eyes.

"Why are you up so early? Why wouldn't you come back to bed baby?" He said with a deliciously husky sleepy voice. He hadn't noticed Ailani yet.

He was in his usual summer home attire, wearing only low, dangerously low hanging shorts and visible morning wood bulging his shorts. Ailani's eyes popped out of her head when she saw him, and she quickly averted her eyes off him. Yeah, he was quite a sight. Bella didn't have a question in her mind what would happen if they would be alone. She pushed the thought out of her mind feeling the familiar want pulsing through her body.

"Baby, could you but a t-shirt on?" Bella said clearing her throat.

"Huh?" Paul wasn't following, but then he noticed Ailani.

Bella saw a t-shirt lying on the cover of the garbage bin and threw it to Paul.

He grabbed it and pulled it on.

Paul came to stand next to her and sat on the chair he pulled close to hers. He wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her neck.

"Why are you up? I missed you in our bed."

"I came to see where everybody was and then I wanted to have my coffee."

Paul kissed her neck making her shiver.

"So, what do you ladies want to eat for breakfast. I'm happy Sam isn't here so we can forget bacon. I'm sick and tired of him eating it every fucking morning. Don't get me wrong, bacon is excellent but in a reasonable amount."

"But you are so kind baby letting him stay here," Bella said kissing lightly the corner of his mouth.

"Yeah, I'm a fucking Samaritan but can't wait to move out."

"Bella told us that you are renting your place to Sam," Ailani said.

"Yes. It is a perfect solution really. I like that I know the person who moves in and being my friend and knowing me, he won't fuck the place down. He also promised to check on Miss S. and help her when needed."

"Oh, I almost forgot," Bella said "Aiponi called me yesterday and asked me to introduce my friends to her. She invited us all to have some tea with her this afternoon."

"That's great. I'll make some bread rolls to take with us," Paul said getting up from his seat. He went to get stuff out of the fridge and started to make them breakfast.

Soon they had a feast including toasts and omelets, milk curd with berries, green smoothies and pecan pie muffins. Bella had insisted Paul making them the other day and he had been happy to oblige.

"How an earth you can stay so slim while eating all the goodness Paul makes?" Ailani asked while eating her second muffin. "These are unbelievably delicious."

"Well, actually the food he makes is well balanced and he doesn't make greasy or sugary foods very often. We eat much, I've never eaten so much in my life, but lot of it is vegetables and protein with low fat."

"And lots of cardio exercise," Paul winked, and Bella blushed.

"You must taste the rye bread Paul makes. Do we have it baby?"

"On the freezer. I take few slices out. It is good after you put in a toaster." Paul got up and went to the freezer.

"I quickly make some tomato and basil salad to go with it. There is some sour cream too, if you want."

"I don't know if I can have another bite of anything," Ailani moaned patting her stomach.

"But you will, just wait until you've tasted it," Bella promised.

Suddenly out of the blue, Sarah and Sam entered the kitchen.

"The. Best. Fuck. Ever! Ladies always check the hands first," Sarah hollered.

AN:

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