Chapter Fourteen

Paul's POV

I was anxious for Bella to come home. We haven't been apart since she's been back and it was getting to both of us. I can always feel through our bond when she gets really upset and I hate that I can't be there to comfort her.

Bella. God she was everything to me. When I imprinted on her in the club it was like the spirits finally answered my prayers for once in my life. Bella was already the center of my world four years ago. I didn't need an imprint to know she was it for me but I wasn't going to risk hurting her so I let her go even though it almost killed me.

I remember the first day she left I drank myself into a stupor and tore my house apart. No one could figure out what was wrong with me but I'm pretty sure Jared and Leah had their suspicions. I went wolf for a week and then came back like nothing happened.

I started picking fights again specifically with Jacob. He constantly bitched about my Bella leaving him and not picking him after she left the leech. About the seventh time I broke Jacob's arm Charlie sat me down.

Flashback

"Son I know Bells leaving hurt you but you've gotta get yourself together."

"Charlie, I don't know what you're talking about." How the hell did he know about us? I know for a fact if Bella was going to tell anyone it wouldn't have been her fucking dad.

"Oh don't give me that bullshit Paul. I'm a cop, it's my job to be observant. I could see the looks you guys gave each other when you thought no one was looking or the way you would slip away together when no one was paying attention. I knew you guys would go to PA. Bella is a cop's daughter. We all look out for each other."

Holy hell. Charlie Swan was a smart fucking man. Not that I ever doubted it but shit I didnt think bumblebee and I were that fucking obvious or that most of the pack and elders were that stupid.

"I miss her so much." I croaked. This was a sight to see. I'm sitting here crying like a bitch in front of my ex-girlfriend's dad because I'm still in love with her even though she's been gone for a year.

"I know you do, son. She misses you too. Everytime I talk to her she sounds a little sad and she asks about everyone just so she can know how you are. You need to pull it together. What if one day she comes back and decides she wants you, imprint be damned. You need to get some stability and go be a fucking man she can be proud of. A shit hand of cards has been dealt to you your whole life Paul but you're still here. Make something of yourself."

I pondered what he said for a few moments more out of shock because I thought Charlie would be the main person who was team Jacob and against Bella and I. After a minute or two I spoke, "Thank you."

"For what it's worth, I wish you would have imprinted on Bella. I've never seen her that happy. Not with Edward or Jacob. You brought out the best side of her and vice versa. I don't know why you didn't imprint but I think the spirits got it wrong this time."

"So do I, Chief. So do fucking I."

"Get your shit together Paul, you never know what could happen."

After that Charlie and I spent a lot of time together. I went fishing with him and Billy and I would come over and watch football with him on Saturdays and Sundays. Being around him made me feel closer to her.

Bella was the calm to my storm. When she left for college I had to find something else to channel my anger. I started sleeping around but that just made me think about her more because I would constantly compare everyone to her. I rebuilt my 1967 GTO and started working on cars to keep myself occupied. Jacob, Embry, Quil and I decided to start an automotive shop together. We were a one stop shop for servicing your vehicle which caused us to get a lot of business. I picked up another hobby building furniture and I got really good at it. Charlie talked into trying my hand at construction. Sam taught me everything he knew and a year later mine, Sam, and Jared's construction company was born.

I had been in a good place for about a year when I heard Bella was coming back. I knew it was going to be impossible to avoid her. I still loved her and missed her like crazy. That night at the club when I saw her dancing with Quil and Embry it took everything in me not to grab her and run but I couldn't be a possessive asshole because she wasn't mine anymore. I planned to avoid her until Katie came to our table to talk to Embry.

Flashback

The blonde girl, Katie, who was with Bella walked over and introduced herself to Embry. The whole time they were talking her eyes kept averting to me like she was trying to figure me out. I could see when she finally got the courage to talk to me.

"You're Paul." She told me more than asked.

"Yeah, Katie right?" I held my hand out for her to shake. She tried to jerk me up and I stood knowing she would never be able to pull me up herself.

"I'll be right back, Embry. I have a bone to pick with your boy here." She told him before pulling me to a corner of the club and grilling me, "We don't know each other but we have one person in common and that's Bella. You need to go after her. All of our friends know she still loves you and from the way you've been stealing glances at her from across the club all night you still love her. She's home for good now, don't let her go this time."

With that she walked away leaving me to think about what she said. Would it be worth the risk? The last thing I wanted to do was hurt her. Hell, would Bella even want to take that risk with me? I'd walk this earth with my eyes closed if it meant not hurting her. I knew she was the one for me with every fiber of my being. I looked around the club in search of her. It was dark but I could see with no problem because of my enhanced vision. I spotted her walking towards the bar and started pushing my way through the crowd towards her. A guy came up to her and I could tell she wasn't interested. When he grabbed her ass I saw red. Before I knew it I picked the fucker up by his throat and slammed him on top of the bar.

Sam alpha ordered me off of him by the time the bouncers came but not before I broke the motherfuckers nose. I turned around to make sure Bella was okay and my whole world turned on its axis and bound me to her. Nothing else mattered except for this little slip of a woman. Bella. My Bella. The woman I love more than anything in the world, the woman I've missed for the past four years, the woman I prayed to the spirits for was finally mine. I'll be damned if I let her go this time. Taha Aki himself would have to come take her away from me.

I was patrolling with Quil because we had to go pick the girls up from the airport later this evening. I couldn't wait for Bella to be home. I've been rubbing my dick raw for the past couple of days. The pictures she's been sending me and posting haven't been making it any better. The short skirts and dresses she's been wearing look so sexy on her. She rarely wears stuff like that when she's here because of the weather and we don't really go out unless we're in PA. I'll have to make sure we go out more often. I couldn't help but think about the last time we had sex before she left.

"HOLY SHIT" Quil yelled mentally.

"Fuck off Quil." I growled.

"Dude! That was fucking hot. She let you do anal with her?"

"You better not say a fucking word to anyone or give her any shit or I'm breaking your leg again."

"Bro Angie would chop my nutts off if I did that. Man! I didn't know Bella was a freak like that. You lucky bastard."

"Don't I fucking know it." I said proudly.

I was by the cliffs when I got a feeling of anxiety. My wolf form froze and started shaking. It felt like I couldn't breathe. I could hear Quil yelling at me but I couldn't respond. He howled then all of the pack phased in and started making their way towards me. Something was wrong with Bella. I could feel it through our bond. I phased back and waited for the pack.

"Paul what's wrong?" Sam asked concerned.

"Bella." Was all I could gasp out. I took a few deep breaths and calmed myself, "Something is wrong with Bella. I can feel it."

"Maybe she's just anxious about the plane. Have you tried calling her?" Leah questioned.

"I talked to her when she got to the airport but I've been on patrol ever since." I pulled my phone out of the shorts that were tied to my leg. Unlocking it I checked to see if Bella texted me when she boarded the plane but she didn't. Now I knew for a fact something was wrong. Seconds later Quil's phone started ringing.

"It's Angela." He announced then answered, "Hey babe"

"Quil!" You could tell she was crying, "Oh god Quil!"

"Angela, baby what's wrong?"

"Bella's gone."

I snatched the phone from Quil, "What do you mean Bella's gone?"

"Paul, I'm so sorry." She was sobbing. You could hear someone trying to comfort her.

I took a deep breath to calm myself, "Angela, sweetheart calm down and tell us what happened. It's okay, just breathe for us please."

"We were standing in the security line and Bella's phone went off. It was text that said it was Gemma from her work phone and Bella left her wallet in her car. We walked to the parking garage to meet her but we couldn't find her. Then Gemma called and we figured out that she doesn't have a work phone. Bella was telling me we needed to go and then I think I was knocked out. I woke up an hour later on the floor of the parking garage and Bella was gone. The police found me shortly after. Gemma called them when we stopped talking to her." She explained through her tears, "I'm so sorry Paul."

"You have nothing to apologize for Angela." I handed the phone to Quil then phased into the wolf and took off to my house. I burst through the door and started throwing things in a bag.

I was getting in my truck when Charlie came driving like a bat out of hell down my driveway. Seth, Quil, and Sam were in the car with him. They all got out with bags as well. We hopped in my truck and drove to Seattle with a police escort from Forks PD. Sue booked of our plane tickets online so we didn't have to worry about that.

The drive was sullen and silent. I'm sure the police in Dallas thought it was a random abduction but we knew better. This was done by the supernatural. There's only one motherfucker who has the balls to take Bella and I was going to kill the bloodsucking bitch if it's the last thing I fucking do.


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