Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

Complicated

By BetterInTexas

Chapter 06:

BPOV

So I walked downstairs leaving the man I have had the most healthy relationship I have ever had in my life with his supposed true love, while I searched out my supposed true love.

“How is she doing?” I guess I wouldn’t have to search far. He was on the front porch waiting for me.

“I guess she is healing. At least that is what Matt says.”

“He would know.” Paul said looking up at the stars.

I let out a breath. “Yeah I suppose he would.”

“I’m sorry you know.”

“About what exactly? There is so much fucked up shit about this situation I am losing track.”

“I’m sorry I imprinted on you. I’m sorry you got stuck with someone like me. I’m sorry Leah imprinted on Matt. Neither of you deserve this.”

“Paul…”

“No I really am. I shouldn’t have acted like I did around you. But I know. I know clearer than anything I have ever known in my life that we belong together. I’m sorry Bella. I don’t know what to do about it.”

“You can start by not being a dominating asshole towards me.”

He laughed lightly. “The asshole part I can work on. The dominating part. That’s all you. You bring it out in me.”

“I do? What the hell did I ever do?”

“A wolf is whatever an imprint needs. A wolf has no choice. So if I can’t stand but be a dominating person around you…”

“Asshole. A dominating asshole I said.”

“Right, a dominating asshole around you, it must be because you need that. If you’re being honest with yourself, am I lying? I’m being serious here. No poor attempts at seduction. Don’t you like to be dominated?”

I sighed. I was not ready for this kind of introspection today. I was too tired.

“I don’t know Paul. I mean I guess a large part of me wants to feel taken care of. I mean who doesn’t right?”

“I don’t.”

“You don’t want to be taken care of?” I raised an eyebrow at him.

“No. I’ve only ever wanted someone to take care of. To be my whole world. To…”

“Paul this probably isn’t the best time to talk about this. I told Matt I was going to call Charlie and tell him we were staying tonight here and then go back up and sit with him. He told me to ask you to come up as well.”

“You think that’s a good idea?”

“Can you behave yourself?” I asked him with a pointed glare.

“Yes.”

“Then it s a good idea. Let me make the call.”

Paul POV

Get it together LaHote. You have to be… not yourself. Bring out your inner Jake. Bella made her phone call and walked up to me. She looked at me with those beautiful brown eyes that made me want to take her to my bedroom and never let her out. And the same feelings that made me want to claim her over and over again.

“Upstairs?”

“Lead the way.”

I walked up the steps behind her. I was going to get to know her. I would make her fall in love with me but I would do it at her pace. But I still enjoyed watching her hot ass walk those stairs. That ass that needed to be bent over my knees so bad. Wait where the hell did that come from?

We walked in to the guest bedroom and Matt jumped when the door opened and moved to cover Leah. He was guarding his mate. It was subtle but Bella caught it.

“It’s just us.” She whispered.

I looked and noticed Leah had her eyes open and seemed to be coming around.

“Hey hellcat. That was some grip you had on that leech.” I said, smiling at her. She smiled but then saw Bella and looked up at Matt.

“Are you okay?” she whispered to him. He looked back at her.

“Yeah thanks to you. Smooth moves wolfgirl.” He told her winking at her. She smiled. Bella didn’t. Matt looked at me.

“So I guess we all have some things to talk about.” Matt said looking straight at me. I nodded my head.

“Yes, I guess we do. But it can wait.” Bella said putting off the inevitable.

“No Bella. It’s time for complete honesty. From all four of us. The time for games is over.” I said looking at Matt. He nodded his head.

“No more head games, right Paul?”

“Right Matt.” I pulled out a chair by Matt for Bella and she sat. I sat on the floor. Leah rolled over. I don’t know if it escaped Bella’s attention that she was still naked under those sheets.

“So what are we supposed to do? I mean Paul, is imprinting really as infallible and unbreakable as they let on?” Bella asked.

“Yes.”

“So you can’t expect us to break up with each other and hop in bed with you right?” Matt asked.

“Nope. I’m not saying that. An imprint points a wolf to his or her soulmate. It doesn’t create it out of nothing. It just pushes what would have happened naturally.”

Bella sighed. She looked so tired. She needed to sleep.

“What do you want to do Matt? I can tell you care for her.” Bella asked him.

“Bella I love you.”

“Yep but you would throw yourself in front of a vampire for her wouldn’t you? You have known her for how long? Never had a real conversation with her? And already she is that strongly bound to you.”

“Bella…”

“Don’t lie Matt. Complete honesty remember? And in the spirit of honesty I will admit the same thing about Paul. We know nothing about each other but I’ve known I’m supposed to be with him since the moment I laid eyes on him.”

I was surprised she admitted that. She must be really tired.

“Is that so Bella?” Matt asked her. The look on his face was a mixture of shock and acceptance. “I can’t give up what we have that easily. Before we got here we were perfect together. How do we know it isn’t just this place?”

“If it is just this place what does it say about us that we let it hit us so hard and so fast? Were we perfect Matt? Then why the hell do we have soulmates sitting here beside us? Actually yours is laying next to you covered in only a sheet.”

So Bella did notice.

“Can I make a suggestion?” I asked, hoping to get a word in edgewise.

“What Paul?” Matt asked. Judging by the look on his face I guess he was expecting a smart ass comment. I really wasn’t going to say anything about a girl having to save his ass today. Honestly.

“Why don’t you two give each other a chance to get to know us. The real us. Not the crazy hormone driven stalkers that have been bothering you for the past few days. Why don’t you two agree to give us a chance? Once you know us you can tell if its right or wrong and you two can make your decisions from there.”

I expected him to yell at me. To his credit he didn’t. He just looked at Bella.

After a few tense moments of silence he let out a deep breath. Bella had said nothing. She jsut kept looking at the floor.

“What do you think Bella?”

“I guess it can’t hurt. I don’t know what else to do.”

I glanced at Leah and saw the immense look of relief on her face.

“So what? We are just going to call a timeout and date these two? See how it goes? This is like a damn MTV reality show.” Matt asked.

“What do you want to do Matt? You have as much at stake as I do here.” Bella asked him.

“Yeah Matt. What do you want to happen? Can you even imagine right now the thought of leaving Leah behind and never seing her again?” I would like to say I hated doing that to him but I didn’t. I told Bella I would stop being an asshole towards her. I said nothing about others.

The look on his face showed me I was right. It was the same look I would have if I thought of Bella leaving me.

“I’m not going to sit around here while you seduce my girlfriend.”

‘Right. Thats why you two are going to take a timeout.” I grinned. College boy was catching on.

Bella hit me in the back of the head.

“What do you suggest Matt?”

He was silent for a few minutes but nobody spoke.

“You want a break Bella?”

“Not really but I don’t know what else to do. It seems like a logical step. At least we would know for sure.” Bella had tears in her eyes. Dammit. I hate seeing her cry. It made me want to kill something.

“I guess we can give it a shot. I really don’t see what other choice we have. We can sneak around each other and wonder about the other. Or we can be adults about this and get it out. But I’m not doing it here.”

Leah POV

Hope was beginning to spring in my heart for the first time since Matt left earlier today. Right up until he said that.

“What do you mean Matt?” Bella asked the question I desperately wanted to know the answer too.

“If we are supposedly with our soulmates there has to be a reason why they are what they are to us. But I won’t be able to find out what it is and neither will you if we are constantly near each other. And I won’t stand around while you go out with him Bella. I have to go home.”

God no please.

“And I want you to come with me.” I thought he just agreed to leave Bella here? I looked up and realized he was looking at me.

“What?” Bella and I asked at the same time.

“This isn’t going to be a free for all orgy we are planning here. But if you want to know him and I want to get to know her we can’t be in each other’s faces all the time. I can’t do it.”

Bella nodded.

“But you want me to come with you? To Texas?” I asked, making sure I heard this right.

“Do you want to?”

More than I have wanted anything before in my life. I shook my head yes, to afraid to speak.

“What are we going to tell our parents?” Bella asked looking at the floor.

“I wouldn’t tell Charlie anything. I’m going to tell my parents the truth. That we are taking a break. We are adults Bella. Its not like we have to hide anything. You can tell Charlie if you want but it would probably be easier on you if you didn’t. I don’t think this should take long. Do you? We should know in a few weeks at the most. Tell Charlie I had to go back for my dead or sick friend. When I get home…”

“I don’t want your mother thinking we broke up and I have been replaced!”

“Then tell me what you want me to do?” Matt practically yelled. I had never heard him raise his voice. I guess the stress was getting to him. It didn’t stop me from growling a little. I didn’t like him upsetting my mate. Even though I have done the most upsetting of my mate lately.

“Can’t you take her to Tacoma?” Bella practically screamed.

“And stay where Bella? If you don’t want this say so now. And I am not going to tell my mother you are replaced! I’m not going to tell her anything other than Leah is a friend who needed a vacation and asked if she could tag along since you had to help your dad out. That’s it. But we can drop this if you want. But if you want, then as much as it hurts, we need to leave. First thing in the morning. If that is what you want I will do it for you. For us.”

This whole time I had said nothing. I didn’t at this point know what to say. I honestly couldn’t think of one thing that wouldn’t make it worse.

Bella looked me in the eyes. She looked at Matt. She looked back at me. She looked at Leah.

“I guess we owe it to ourselves to know.” she said so quietly I almost wouldn’t have heard it if I wasn’t a wolf.

“So what are the rules?” Bella asked.

“No rules. Bella. We are single for the next three weeks but then Leah and Paul have to agree to give us the same amount of time together when we return.”

Matt looked at me. “No interference.” I hadn’t thought of this. Could I be alone with my Bella for three weeks and then be okay with letting her go back to him for any amount of time? It didn’t appear we would have a choice. I looked at Leah and could tell she was thnking the same thing.

“I will agree to that if…”

“If what?” Bella asked.

“If Bella and you want that time alone. If not then you two can work it out.”

Bella looked at me and then looked to Matt. They both nodded.

“Okay.”

Matt POV

Bella and I slept on the floor in Sam’s living room. I don’t know where Paul slept. I really didn’t give a fuck. I wasn’t sure if this was a good idea. But what other choice did we have? This was so fucked up.

The next morning I woke up and went into the kitchen to make coffee. Sam was already there.

“Matt.”

“Morning Sam.”

“So you know with the super wolf hearing and all I couldn’t help but overhear the agreement you four came up with last night.”

“That right?”

“Yeah, thats right.”

“So?”

“I think its a good idea.”

“Of course you do.”

“But…” Here it comes. I thought this might be an issue.

“How about you and Leah stay here? At our house?”

“And why would I do that Sam?”

“Well we really aren’t suppossed to leave the Rez. Being protectors and all.”

“Thats too bad. But don’t worry. I will have her back before you know it.”

“Matt…”

“Sam didn’t you break off an engagement with Leah to be with her cousin?”

“Yes…”

“I think you owe her.”

“I couldn’t help that Matt. You should know that by…”

“Sam. You fucking owe her. I am taking her out of here one of two ways. She is going to ride out of here with me or I am going to shoot every fucking one of you in the dick. I figure by the time you boys heal we will be on our way back. I have a 9mm Glock with a ten round clip. How many of there are you?”

Sam looked at me to see if I was fucking with him. He apparently decided I wasn’t.

“Have a nice trip.”

I saw Leah come down the stairs.

“Uh good morning.”

“Morning Leah.”

“You still uh…”

“Yep. Lets go by your place to pack your bags and we will get to the airport. There is no point in waiting.”

She smiled that gorgeous smile. A real smile. Not the seductive ones she has been giving me since I have known her.

I walked in and saw Bella was up. She didn’t look so good.

“You okay baby?”

“Yes, just please, please tell me you will want the same time with me when you get back.”

“I will. You promise the same?”

“Yes.” I leaned over to kiss her. I didn’t care how many growls it caused. We pulled back and looked at each other. Something was wrong. It didn’t feel natural anymore. She knew it.

“Be careful. I love you.”

“I love you too baby.” I pulled her in my arms and hugged her. I finally let her go and walked out to the car where Leah was waiting.

“You ready?”

“Yes.”

“Lets get this show on the road then.”

BPOV

I stood in the driveway watching the second great love of my life drive off with my probable future step sister. And I had agreed to it. Okay we weren’t Romeo and Juliet but I loved him. When I kissed Matt something was wrong. It didn’t feel the same. I knew in my heart it was the imprint. Just like I knew my imprint was right behind me. I turned and saw him. I expceted to see him smiling or smirking. Instead he had the most concerned look on his face.

“You okay?”

“No not really. But we agreed to give this a shot. To get to know each other. No limits placed on ourselves. So long as you understand that doesn’t give you free reign to try to fuck me every chance you get, we should be fine.” I told him raising my eyebrow.

“I promise I won’t try to do anything until you ask me too.”

“As if.” I told him rolling my eyes. I should be on the floor crying. I was upset. I missed Matt already. But a larger part than I cared to admit was glad to have this time with Paul. I knew that there was more to him than he let on. Now I had to find out what it was.

“So how do we start this?” He asked me.

I sighed. I didn’t have a fucking clue. I had only had one two boyfriends in my life. I suppose…

“You could let me take a shower and get dressed and then take me for breakfast.”

“Emily cooks breakfast.”

“Do you want to have breakfast with Emily or me?”

“You.”

“Then get out of my way so I can take a shower. I’m hungry. I just voluntarily let my boyfriend go off with another woman. I need pancakes. lots of fucking pancakes. The we are going to go somewhere to talk.”

“Talk about what?”

“You. You are going to tell me everything about you so I can figure out why I just let the best thing in my life go without a fight.”

Leah POV

We were in the air and I still couldn’t believe it. Mom wasn’t home when I left thank God, but Seth knew. I really didn’t figure this would happen. I still couldn’t believe it had happened.

Matt was staring out the window.

“What’s on your mind?”

“Bella.”

Of course. Why did I have to ask?

“And you.”

“What about me?”

“Everything. I want to know everything there is to know about you. I owe it to Bella. We owe it to each other. You and I owe it to each other Leah. But damn if this isn’t a weird situation.”

“Just give me a fair chance. That’s all I ask.”

“Of course. That’s why I wanted us to get away. None of the four of us would have a fair chance if we were around each other all the time. It had to be this way.”

“Are you upset?” I didn’t really want to know but I needed to know.

“I don’t know. And I guess that’s what upsets me the most.”

“I’m sorry.” I hated that this was tearing him up.

“Don’t be. Things will work out the way they are suppossed to. It’s better that we do this than you sneaking in a second floor window.” he said grinning at me.

I hoped so. Because I knew one thing for certain. I would die or kill for this man beside me. But I needed to know him as much as he needed to know me.

“So tell me about Texas. I’ve never been out of Washington before.”

“Your kidding!”

“Nope.”

“Well sit back and let me tell you about the things we are going to do. First a couple questions. What is your hat size?”

Uh…”I don’t really know.”

“Okay, we will figure it out. Second. Does the smell of cow shit bother you?”