Wonder ~ Paul Lahote

twelve

For the first time in a long time all Tierney felt was peace. It was a rarity nowadays but after all that's gone on in the last 2 weeks La Push was definitely deserving of some much needed peace.

Since the newborn fight nothing significant has really happened. Tierney spent most of her time alternating between spending time with Paul, hanging out with Seth and Leah and chilling out at Emily's when everyone else was busy. Sam has been relatively lenient with the amount of patrolling so instead of every night it was 4-5 nights a week max. The danger had subsided significantly but it was still necessary to keep an eye on things.

"What's going on inside that pretty little head of yours" Paul said coming over and leaving a small kiss on my forehead before sitting down next to me on the couch.
"Not much to be honest, I'm just enjoying the calm atmosphere that seems so rare nowadays" I learnt my head against Paul's shoulder
"So, I had a thought" Paul started
"Careful, that's an extremely dangerous thing to do" I joked.
"Ha ha very funny... but as I was saying" he put emphasis on 'saying' "we should get out of town for a bit, maybe spend a few days away just us two?" You could tell he'd thought about this for a while. I mean what better time to do it whilst everything has died down a bit.

"Huh, that actually doesn't sound like a bad idea, I'm down"
"Great! We leave tomorrow" he said getting up and walking into the kitchen.
"Wait what? You already planned this? What if I had said no" I said running after him.
"How could you say no to this face" he said circulating his entire face with his finger.
"Yeh yeh alright"

The next morning came around pretty quickly and before I had even had a chance to blink we were in the car headed to our destination where we would be staying for the next three nights.

I was excited, nervous and the anticipation of where we were staying was absolutely killing me. Hypothetically of course.
Paul was the designated driver as I didn't know where we were headed, I mean I wasn't going to be one to complain. I always enjoy being a passenger princess.

"Are we there yet?" I asked for the millionth time. I was definitely getting on Paul's nerves and was definitely heading the way of him leaving me here permanently but hey ho.
"Not yet about a half hour" he said patiently.

About five minutes had passed before I asked again.
"Are we there now?"
"You literally asked me that five minutes ago, no"
"How about now?"
"No" he once again said very patiently.

I'm not usually very good at sitting down for long periods of time and can get quite restless but Paul is being incredibly patient.

"Okay we are finally here!" Paul announced as we pulled up to a beautiful little cabin deep in the Forrest.
I was speechless and that doesn't happen often, especially when I'm comfortable around someone. I stared at the small cabin. It was perfect.
"Wow" I said in awe.

It was freezing, I was especially grateful that I packed thermals and fluffy socks. Even with my ragingly high body temperature I still somehow managed to be cold twenty-four seven.
Inside the cabin was even nicer. It was extremely cosy looking, a couch with lots of blankets and there was a small indoor wood burner, that will be going on later for sure.
There was a small separate area for the bedroom and kitchen, thankfully we brought enough food to last us the entire trip and more as Paul didn't stop eating.

"Oh I love it" I gushed, giving Paul a tight squeeze, affectionately of course. He didn't say anything but looked down at me with a bright smile.

The next three days were blissful. We played board games, ate good food, we enjoyed the cosy nights cuddled up on the couch just chilling out and talking about anything and everything. Played more games, I'm now a pro at go fish.

Every moment I spend with Paul, makes me fall in love with him all over again. We're still yet to say the L word to one another but I know I was one hundred percent sure of my feelings for him. Spending one on one time together makes me never want to leave this little but incredibly beautiful place. Peaceful and quiet and it made me forget how drastically our loved have changed. Some for the better bit some events I wish wouldn't have had to happen.

"What you thinking about now?" Paul asked me softly as we were cuddled up in bed after a long tiring day spent with nature. His arm was around me as I cuddled into his side.
"Just how much I've enjoyed these past few days here with you and I never want it to end and I want this to be our reality" I rambled softly.

"I know what you mean. Just being here with you right now makes me appreciate how far we've come. Before I met you I was completely against dating, falling in love, I thought it was a complete waste of time but you showed up, in all your glory and I was completely drawn in. You inspire me to do better, I want nothing more than to see your beautiful smile every moment we're together. I adore every ounce of you and I know that I'm completely and utterly in love with you"
Paul never fails to amaze me, for sure he's a jokester, we always bicker like an old married couple, we play fight a lot and he doesn't always confess his feelings but then I get this side of him. A bit bundle of mushyness.

My eyes never left his, I was staring adoringly at him before I tackled him into the biggest hug and most passionate kiss we've ever shared and in that moment I was contempt. I was happy. Truly happy to be with someone like Paul.

"I love you too" I mumbled against his lips.
"What was that?" he teased. Our faces still incredibly close.
"I said I love you too"
"One more time"
"I love you forever" I said closing the gap between us again as we shared this heavenly moment together.
"I don't think I'll ever get tired of hearing you say that" he whispered gently to me.

In this moment I knew wherever he was, I was home. The imprint bond only electrified our romance. We were both in this for the long haul and I couldn't have been more grateful that I get to spend the rest of our lives together.