Luna

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You're Willing To Lose A Lot To Protect Them

Bella standing in the doorway to Emily's house was a sight I never thought I'd see. She hesitantly took a step inside and I glanced back to the two snickering wolves, confusion all over my face.  

Jared and Quill gave me no indication of what was happening so I looked back to the girl who was slightly out of place. 

"Uh...Bella? What are you doing he-?"

"She smacked Paul in the face." Jared bursted out giggling while snatching his muffin back from me. 

Bella shrugged sheepishly, "Yeah..probably shouldn't have hit a werewolf in the face." 

"You know?"  I questioned, ever so confused and then paused, "and wait, you hit Paul?"

I was at a loss for words and utter silence took over as none of us-but Emily- knew how to break the tension. 

"So you're the vampire girl?" Em stood besides me, giving Bella a kind smile. 

Bella gradually took larger steps into the house, "And you're the wolf girl?" 

Emily shrugged and smiled, "Seems so, well at least an engaged one. Muffin?"

"Sure, thanks."

"What happened?" I asked aloud to Bella, "How did you find out?"

"Leave it to Jake to find away around Sam's gag order," Emily mused.

"He didn't say anything," Bella immediately defended, picking at the oversized muffin. 

"That's a wolf thing," Quill spoke, "Alpha's order's get obeyed whether we want to or not- Beta's orders too." Quill glanced in my direction.

"Beta?" Bella questioned, following Quill's gaze to me. 

"Paul," I answered, making brief eye contact before looking away.

"Oh, and check it out!" Quill perked up, "We can read each other's minds, so I know exactly what Paul said to Jake-"

My sharp gaze at Quill made him falter yet Jared was the one to shut him up entirely.

"Will you shut up?" Jared snapped, "These are trade secrets and this chick runs with vampires!"

"You can't really run with vampires," Bella smiled lightly, "They're too fast."

"Yeah?" Jared looked to her mildly offended, "well we're faster. Freaked out yet?"

"You're not the first monsters I've met."

"Jake's right," Sam suddenly entered the house, "You're good with weird." Soon after he made a beeline for Emily while I looked out onto the front porch. Where was Paul?

Yet I didn't have to wait long for immediately after, Paul and Jake entered, laughing amongst themselves. 

It was almost as if a weight was taken off my shoulders once Paul was in my sight and visibly okay.

Greeting me with a hug and a 'hey gorgeous', I smiled as I burrowed my head into his chest. With his arms still wrapped around me, Paul pulled back and looked to Bella. 

"Sorry," He apologized, yet a prominent smirk still graced his face. 

"What happened?" I pressed, knowing he would finally give me answers.

"Yeah Paul, tell her, what did you do?" Jared quipped back.

Paul rolled his eyes, "Cameron stay out of this." He turned back to me, "Let's go talk?"