Welcome back! This chapter will look at Bella's slumber party (the first half – second half won't be very long and will continue in next chapter) and we'll look in with the guys as well! Also, sorry for making this chapter so long, I just wanted to make sure I got most of the slumber party into one chapter so you're not waiting ages for Lauren's party and other events.

Here is Chapter 29 of UNCHANGEABLE

Lauren POV:

When we got back to Jacob's house, the guys pulled the girls from the car and ran off with them. I giggled, knowing exactly what they were going to get up to.

"Remember the party tonight!" I shouted after them but got no responses. Figures. Jacob picked me up bridal style and carried me into the house.

"Is your dad out?" I asked as he carried me through the kitchen and straight into our bedroom.

"Yeah, he's gone to see Charlie" As we entered the bedroom, he kicked the door closed with his foot and proceeded to lie me on the bed, hovering over me. He snuffled my face, moving into my hair before leaning down and pressing open mouthed kisses onto my throat.

"Jacob" I groaned, feeling myself get wet at his touch.

"Mmm I need you baby" he bit my bottom lip before his hands came up and started pushing the hem of my shirt up and over my breasts. I lifted myself to allow him to take my shirt off as I reached around and unclasped my bra, letting my breasts fall free. He sat back on his legs and looked at me, licking his lips.

"You're so sexy" he pushed me down onto the bed again before unsnapping the clasp on my jeans and pulling them, along with my panties, down my legs and tossing them over his shoulder. He didn't wait for me to say anything as he spread my legs, held me open at my knees and pushed his face into my wet centre.

My back arched at the contact "Oh fuck, oh shit, uhh" I cried out.

His thick fingers pushed into my hot centre as his tongue lathed my clit with attention. He was moaning as he pleasured me and I felt another wave of wetness leave my centre, which he happily lapped up.

"Oh god Jacob!" I tangled my fingers into his hair, holding his face down and lifted my hips up and down, grinding myself on his face. He held his face still and kept his tongue out as I grinded over his tongue, hitting all of the right pleasure spots. My eyes rolled back into my head when he pushed his fingers back inside me and curled them over my G-spot. I stopped grinding against him as immense pleasure overtook my body, making me see stars. Jacob pushed my hands out of the way and sucked my clit into his mouth as his fingers curled deep inside of me. I was a blubbering mess as my orgasm took over, making my legs shake and allowing a long moan to leave my mouth. Jacob lifted his face from me, wiped his mouth with his hand then stalked over my body towards my face to kiss me. He pushed his tongue inside of my mouth which I happily sucked in. I could taste myself on his lips, causing another wave of arousal to wash over me.

"Mmm Jacob" I moaned as his expert lips worked along my collar bone and throat. I noticed he kept going over the same spot on my neck, where the skin met my shoulder. He sucked the skin there so hard, it was almost painful, but I trusted Jacob completely, so it never got me stopping him. It just felt too good. His hands were massaging my breasts, his fingers pinching and rolling my nipples around. He spread my legs again with his knee and lined himself up. I felt the rough denim of his shorts rub against my now sensitive clit and it made me buck up into him.

"Mmm fuck baby, please let me be inside you" he begged as he pinched my nipple and suckled on the spot on my neck that had me wanting release.

"Oh yes!" I breathed out as his lips captured mine. One of his hands reached down to pop the button on his shorts and I watched as his erection sprung free. He rubbed the head of his cock along my dripping folds, teasing me.

"You know I have to be somewhere soon" I teased, grabbing his hair and pulling his face to mine.

He pulled back "Good point" and entered me hard and fast. Both of our breaths were taken away at the familiar sensation. He held still for a moment like he always did, to allow me to get used to his huge size. I was no virgin, but Jacob was just so big, it always took some time for my body to adjust.

"Mm you okay?" he asked me in a breathy whisper.

"Yeah I'm good, move, please" and move he did. He gripped onto the headboard with both of his hands and pounded into me wildly. I hung onto his shoulders and enjoyed the ride. I was so full on Jacob. After a while in this position, my body began moving up the bed, so when my head hit the headboard, he changed the position. Jacob brought his hands underneath me and held my ass against where he penetrated me and led his whole body on top of mine. He grinded into me hard, sending his cock into those deep spots inside of me that made me want to scream. His pubic bone was rubbing against my clit with every grind he made. I was going crazy!

"Fuck you feel so good baby" he breathed into my neck before his mouth latched onto that spot that did glorious things to me. He pulled out of me, flipped me over onto all fours and brought my hands to the headboard.

"Hold on baby, I'm not going to be gentle" he bit my ear then smacked my ass as I moaned at his words. I felt his cock nestle in between my ass cheeks as he slid it up and down, the velvet steel of his cock rubbing against my asshole. It was a strange sensation, but it turned me on so much. Jacob breathed in deeply behind me and I knew he was smelling my newly released arousal.

"Mmm you like that baby? You like my cock rubbing against your asshole… mmm" He took my ass cheeks in his big hands and pulled them apart, so I was opened up for him. The head of his cock gently nudged my asshole to the point where I thought he was going to penetrate it. Part of me panicked, but I knew he was only teasing me.

"Only joking babe, I much prefer your beautiful pussy" he said before plunging his cock back into my pussy and ramming into me so fast, I had trouble holding onto the headboard.

"Ohhhhh fuck!" I cried out as Jacob pounded into me, smacking my ass occasionally. I felt my walls clamp around his cock as I came.

"Oh yes!" he moaned as my tight walls milked him. He held my ass onto him so he could ejaculate deep inside of me, moaning and grunting as he did.

"Oh fuck baby" he leaned over to kiss my shoulder before pulling out and collapsing on the bed next to me. I was just a pile of mush at this point, thoroughly fucked and looked after by my man. Our heavy breathing filled the room for some time, until I noticed the time.

"Oh shit!" I cried out, jumping up and grabbing my robe from the back of the door.

"What?" Jacob sat up, startled by my outburst.

"I'm supposed to go to Paul's and help Bella and the girls bake" I said, grabbing my toiletries and running into the bathroom opposite Jacob's room. I closed the door but could hear is low chuckle seep through the door.

"What's so funny?" I berated through the closed door.

I heard him knock so I opened the door to see him leaning against the frame swinging a clean pair of my panties back and forth in his hand.

"Need these?" he asked, with a raised eyebrow. I blushed but took them.

"Thanks" I said, before slamming the door in his face.

He chuckled "Love you too". I quickly showered and dressed into a grey pair of leggings and a black long-sleeved top. I threw my hair up into a ponytail but didn't bother applying any makeup. I didn't think the girls would care whether I wore make up or not. I was so excited for tonight. Maybe this would be a good thing for me. Maybe I would finally feel normal.

But what if I got left out? What if the girls thought that my company wasn't needed? Oh god, maybe I shouldn't go, maybe I should just stay here with Jacob. But what if he didn't want me here either?

Before I knew it, I was crouched down on the bathroom floor, my hand gripping the sink above, breathing so fast and heavy I was starting to feel dizzy. I could hear Jacob knocking, but I didn't open the door. It was bad enough he had to see me like this before. Embarrassing! I was just an embarrassment! I was nothing!

"Baby open the door" Jacob spoke gently. He spoke like I was broken, oh but I was broken! I started crying, I didn't know why I was crying, but I needed to. I couldn't get my breathing under control; I was starting to see black. There was a loud crash and Jacob was in front of me. He took my face in his hands and blew into my face. The shock of it brought me back from the darkness I was sinking into and now I could see his face, I could see he looked concerned and worried. I dropped my face to look at my trembling hands balancing on my knees.

"Baby look at me" I brought my eyes up to look at him as he helped me get my breathing under control. After some time of breathing exercises, it returned to normal. My tears had stopped, and I now felt the humiliation washing over me.

"Come here" Jacob pulled me into his arms and rocked me back and forth.

"It'll get better Lauren; it'll go away one day" he reassured me. I pressed my face into his chest, breathing his comforting scent in. We sat there for some time, neither of us caring that I had to be somewhere. Neither of us caring about anything else except the here and now. After a while, I moved away from him, wiped my eyes and stood up on shaky legs.

"What brought it on?" Jacob asked me, holding my hand as we went back to the bedroom so I could grab my shoes.

"I'm not sure" I said as I slipped my feet into my shoes "I was just thinking about how excited I was for tonight with the girls and then-" I stopped, not wanting to think about it again. I knew it was irrational, but I couldn't help the thoughts that came into my head. It was like every good thing I had; my head wanted to turn it against me.

Jacob understood though.

"You were excited but then you had some thoughts that got you panicking?" I nodded my head.

"My head is just so horrible to me" I sighed loudly and grabbed my jacket and overnight bag.

"Want me to walk over with you?" Jacob asked, kissing my forehead. I nodded and we left the house hand in hand.

Paul POV:

"Alright babe, we've done the lights, what else needs doing?"

"Can you and Sam bring all of the clean bedding from upstairs and put it on the couch please?"

"Yes boss" Sam called out, earning him a chuckle from Bella. She was busy in the kitchen baking with Hannah and Claire. Kim was yet to show up and I didn't think she'd be here anytime soon. Not if Jared, or Jared's cock had anything to do with that.

Sam and I gathered all of the clean sheets and comforters from the bedrooms, piled them up in our arms and threw them onto the couch once we managed to make our way downstairs blind.

"Is that everything babe?" I called out to Bella, who was weighing flour into a scale.

"That's it babe. Are you and Sam gonna head over to Jared's now?"

"Yep, so enjoy tonight and-" I walked up to her and pulled her into my arms "-be good. I'll miss you" I kissed her lips.

"I don't think you'll miss me as much if we never had three rounds of sex two hours ago" she said, waggling her eyebrows and I laughed.

"I'll still miss you all the same. If you need anything, just call, okay? Don't worry about the time or anything, just call me if you need me" I kissed her again as she wrapped her tiny arms around my waist. I held her tightly until Sam cleared his throat. We both looked over to a very dishevelled Kim standing at the open door, looking sheepish. Jared was stood behind her with a smirk plastered across his face.

"Hey girls, sorry I'm late" she said in a small voice as she stepped in and took her shoes off.

The girls laughed as they saw the state Kim was in "It looks like it was a good enough reason to be late" Bella laughed "Come on in, we haven't even put anything in the oven to bake yet, so you're just in time… unless you wanted to shower first?" she suggested and Kim's face relaxed.

She breathed a sigh of relief "Oh yes please! I did shower before I left but Jared wanted to, you know, in the woods… twice. So another shower would be appreciated" she dumped her bag by the couch and sprinted upstairs all while Jared laughed.

"Alright babe, we're gonna go now. Remember I'm just a call away" I called out and she waved me off with her bossy hand. I raised my eyebrows at her, so she blew me a kiss from across the room.

"Better" I teased as I left the house with Jared and Sam.

Once we were outside and in the woods, Sam rounded on Jared "Dude, what the hell did you do to Kim?" he asked laughing.

"Hey it's not completely my fault! She had to mention that she wasn't wearing panties and I couldn't help myself!" he held up his hands in surrender as we laughed. Jared and Kim fucked like bunnies. I was surprised Kim wasn't pregnant yet.

"So how did the talk with Bella go?" Sam asked me as we got closer to Jared's.

"Let's just say I had to make it up to her good… three times, before she'd let it go" Sam and Jared whistled.

"Damn bro, you gotta show me what went down" Jared asked, and I punched his arm.

"Not that you idiot! I meant the conversation!" he said as he rubbed his arm.

"Alright, it'll probably be easier to phase and show you" I said, and we all stripped our shorts off and phased into our wolves.

I told Jake it was a bad idea to talk to her about it – Paul

Come on man, it can't be that bad. Just show us! – Sam

000

Bella and I had just got into the house and she skipped straight to the kitchen to make us some coffees.

"Bella can I talk to you for a sec?" I asked, a little sheepishly. Man, I really didn't want to do this!

"Hm something's wrong. You never say my name unless it's something bad" she said, but sat down at the kitchen table nonetheless. I followed suit, sitting opposite her. I proceeded to tell her about the meeting with the Cullens and how Edward had got defensive over her.

"What happened whilst I was away? Did you make friends with that Cullen guy?" I tried to keep my tone gentle, but I couldn't help the fury that I ended with. Just picturing them together made me want to be sick.

"First, his name is Edward and he's actually a really nice guy. I go to school with him you know, we sit next to each other in Biology-"

"-but when did you first hang out with him alone?"

"Umm, I guess when I went to Port Angeles, I went to the library to pick out an English book and he was there, watching me from behind the bookcase. Then we sat down and talked for a bit before I-" she stopped abruptly, and it worried me.

"-ugh its so embarrassing now. I kind of wish I could apologise to him for it. I broke down and cried into his sweater, completely ruined it! Then I left and went home" she finished.

"Okay, but did you see him again after that?" I asked, again, trying not to sound pushy.

"You're not getting jealous are you? I am allowed to have other guy friends if I want-"

"-babe it's not that! I just need to know if you saw him again"

"Yes I did see him again. A few more times actually. We went for lunch on one day, though he didn't actually eat anything. Then on another day, he introduced me to his family. The Cullens are actually really nice, they were so polite! I ended up staying and playing video games with Emmett and Alice, but then I never saw Edward after that. He kind of just disappeared. I still haven't heard from him actually" she stopped to check her phone "No, see? Nothing. He just completely ghosted me. But then when you came back, I forgot all about him and was so focused on you, that I didn't even notice he hadn't called or whatever-"

"-babe, you mean to tell me you dated Edward Cullen whilst I was gone?" I asked appalled. I was getting angry now. Not at Bella, but at that mother fucker.

"You know what? This conversation is over" she got up and went to go upstairs "If you could think so little of me, then what's the point of talking to you anymore!" she stormed upstairs and I heard a door slam.

000

I'm not showing you anything else, but I definitely had to work hard at making it up to her – Paul

Damn! So she was around the whole family? – Sam

Looks like it. But she didn't mention anything about them being vampires. She only noticed Edward not eating and she said that his skin was cold to touch – Paul

Dude, what situation did she get in to touch his skin? – Jared

They didn't do anything like that! He just grabbed her hand by the looks of it – Paul

Something is definitely going on with that Cullen guy – Sam

Don't I know it? I could feel it when we were at the border – Paul

Well we gotta go tell Jake all of this – Sam

Yeah, alright come on – Paul

We ran to Jacob's house but saw him leaving with Lauren.

Damn, they're probably heading over to mine – Paul

Fuck it, let's just wait here. Let's phase back – Sam

We phased back and sat on the ground. I hope Jake didn't take too long, I wanted to tell him this and be done with it. I wasn't having Bella not trust me.

Bella POV:

"Lauren! Come on in! We've just put the first batch of cookies in the oven, but we're gonna make another batch and a cake, if you want to help?" I asked kindly, and Lauren nodded timidly. She took her shoes off, dumped her bag next to Kim's and headed into the kitchen. Jacob pulled me outside and closed the front door.

"What's up?" I asked concerned. I felt like it wasn't good news.

"Lauren had a panic attack before we left the house. It wasn't the worst she's had but she almost passed out-"

My hands flew to my mouth "-oh my god! Is she okay now?"

"Yeah yeah, I think she's over it now. But can you just keep an eye on her and make sure she has a good time?"

"Yes of course! Don't worry, we've got this! I have your cell so if there is an emergency, I can call you" I reassured him.

"Okay, thanks Bells. Have fun tonight" he said and darted into the trees. I entered the house to see Lauren laughing with Claire and Kim, flour already in her hair.

"Okay girls! Let's get these cookies in the oven and then we can make a start on our nest!" we all squealed. Kim put the cookies into the oven, Hannah, Lauren and Claire started dumping the dirty pans and bowls into the sink whilst I organised the bedding into piles of pillows, comforters and blankets.

"Okay, everyone can take a comforter, a blanket and a pillow, choose a space and make your bed!" we all grabbed up our bedding and searched for the perfect area on the floor. Lauren and Hannah chose to put their bedding side by side near the fire. Kim placed hers near the couch. Claire dumped hers so she could see the TV and I placed mine right in the middle of the group. We all stood back and looked at our nest and man it looked super comfy!

"Does anyone else have an urge to dive in that?" Kim said, and we all looked at the huge pile of bedding and pillow, before diving onto it all at once.

"Ahh! Kim you elbowed me!" I cried out whilst laughing.

"Well your foot almost kicked me in the hoo-haa" she retorted.

Lauren was buried underneath 3 blankets and trying to work her way out

"I think Kim should have a go under here" her muffled laughter could be heard. A pair of arms came out from underneath the blankets, grabbed Kim around the ankles and pulled her down into the blankets. Lauren and Kim's laughter was ridiculous. Hannah was hitting their covered heads with a pillow, but I noticed Claire sat in the kitchen by herself. I dumped my pillow and headed into the kitchen, pulling out the percolator as I spoke.

"How are you Claire?" I asked nicely, placing five empty mugs on the table.

She sighed loudly "I'm not sure Bella. I'm really trying to enjoy myself, but I just keep thinking about Quil"

"Did you have an argument or something?" I asked, pulling the milk from the refrigerator.

"No! Nothing like that! It's just, well-"

"Come on, you can tell me anything, I won't judge"

"-I just can't stop thinking about going all the way with him. I really really want to! But we just never get the chance to!" She cried out, alerting the other girls of her unease and they made their way into the kitchen.

"Didn't you get some before coming over here?" Kim asked as she attempted to smooth her hair down.

"Well no. We both wanted too, but we knew it would be rushed and that's not really what I want for my first time"

I brought the percolated coffee over to the table and filled everyone's mugs "I get that. My first time with Paul was right after he got back into town, it was gentle and wild all at the same time, but I honestly loved every second of it, just because it was with him, so don't let stereotypes shadow over your experience-"

"-How do you mean?" she interrupted.

"What she means is, whatever or wherever your first time is, as long as you are with Quil just do anything that feels natural, even if it goes against the stereotypical 'slow and gentle' first time" Kim said, and we all looked at her in shock.

"What? I like slow and gentle too! Just not all the time" we all laughed.

"I must admit, sometimes slow and gentle gives you more intense orgasms" Lauren added.

"Oh hell yes, I agree with you there girl" Hannah said.

We drank our coffee and filled the kitchen with conversations on our individual sex lives with our wolves, minus Claire, although she did fill us in on some fantasies she would like to act out with Quil one day. I didn't think she had it in her! Once the baked goods were done, we iced and sliced until they were all sitting neatly on trays that we carefully left on the kitchen counter. They would be for later when the slumber party really started.

"Bella, what time is it?" Claire called out from the living room where she was sat on the couch with Hannah and Kim.

I quickly glanced at the clock "Uh, it's 5:15pm, is everything okay?"

She glanced down nervously which made me make my way into the living room and sit on the opposite couch.

"Claire? What is it?"

"Um, well, Quil text to say his parents had gone to the Makah Reservation for the night-" she was interrupted from a loud high pitched squeal from Kim.

"You think he's wanting you to go over there?"

"I, uh, I guess so. But I can't tonight-"

"Claire, of course you can! I can hold slumber parties at any time, but this is it! Are you ready for this?" I asked her. I saw a smile creep onto her face.

"Honestly? I think I am. Months of waiting has made me kinda desperate and I want to be with Quil in every way, but as long as you don't mind that I skip out on tonight?"

"Girl, no way! Go to him now!" I yelled excitedly.

"Alright, I think I will. Thanks Bella and I might try and sneak away later tonight so I don't miss out on the whole night" she said as she gathered her things and made her way to the front door.

"No worries Claire, just go and have a good time with your man, and remember, do what feels natural-" I said.

"-and communicate!" Kim shouted. I shook my head in astonishment and closed the door behind Claire.

I walked back into the kitchen where the rest of the girls were sat talking and drinking their coffees. I made a start on the washing up as Hannah came over to dry up for me. As I was washing a pan, I glanced up out of the kitchen window and saw Paul, Jacob, Embry and Jared stood in the treeline.

"Oh no they aren't" I muttered under my breath.

"What is it?" Hannah glanced up too, and when she saw what I saw she laughed.

"Trust them to overreact" she said, shaking her head.

"Why are they overreacting? Is there danger or something?" I shuddered at the thought.

"Not that I know of, I mean Embry hasn't mentioned anything, but then, would they tell us if there was danger? They wouldn't want us to worry and I think they're right. We have a whole pack of wolves to protect us if there was any sort of danger. I wouldn't worry Bella" and with that she returned her attention to the drying up. I looked over at Kim and Lauren, they too knew the guys were so near, but it didn't bother them. I shook my head. I was being silly. I was going to ruin a perfectly good girls night by worrying about things that probably aren't even happening.

"Alright girls, let's get into our pj's and get the movies in!" I said as I wiped my wet hands off on the towel and made my way upstairs, followed by the rest of the girls.

Jacob POV:

"You happy now? I asked her, I almost had my balls ripped off… literally!"

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry I made you ask her. But at least we know what we're dealing with now. Though saying that, I honestly don't think he will do anything" I said, and I actually believed it. When we were facing the Cullen's earlier, I didn't get the vibe that Edward wanted Bella. I think he was just trying to rile Paul up, and it was too easy. Besides, it was our fault the Cullen's were even involved with Bella. We neglected her and I honestly couldn't blame Edward for worrying about her now. Even if we were mortal enemies, I was grateful that he at least looked out for her, when we failed to do that.

"Man I hate being separated from her" Paul complained as he rubbed his chest with his fist. I was starting to feel the pull as well. It was Lauren's birthday party tomorrow and I wanted to make sure that it was perfect for her. Second best wouldn't be enough.

"I know, I feel it too. Why don't we go hang with Jared and Sam or something, distract ourselves" I knew nothing could distract me from the pull of the imprint, but Lauren needed this. She needed some time with the other imprints to feel normal and happy.

"What about the girls? Shouldn't we stay and keep guard in case-"

"-in case of what?"

"In case emo Cullen decides to drop by!"

"Dude, he's not going to do that! And in case you forgot, Leah will be there too. I asked her to phase in every two hours to keep tabs on everything"

He rubbed his face with his hands "Oh my god, she acts like she doesn't wanna go but she didn't stop thinking about it!" he laughs.

"I know. I think we forget that she's still a girl. Maybe she needs this to feel normal too" I knew it was true that we often forgot about Leah being a girl, because she was such a badass wolf. I also knew Leah needed us too. Now that Sam was back to how he was before, well, almost there, Leah was having a hard time forgiving him for everything he did. Fuck, I didn't blame her! She caught her fiancé in bed with her best friend! I could understand why she couldn't look him in the eye, or when she spoke to him, she looked at the floor.

"Alright, come on man, I wanna hear some more about this business you've set up" he slapped my back and started jogging to Jared's. I followed, but my huge grin wasn't easily hidden.

"Ah, so it's going well?"

"I can't lie. A lot of people are needing me. Did you know that the only working garage in La Push is run by an elderly couple? I stopped by a few days ago to talk to them, see if it was cool with them that I started my own business up-"

"-oh yeah? How'd that go?" We had just left the woods and saw Jared and Sam in discussion on the porch.

"Fuck, he was rooting for me man! He said he was getting too old to carry on, plus he said his retirement fund was enough to keep him and his wife going for at least another decade"

"No shit, that's awesome… sup guys" We bumped shoulders with Sam and Jared before we went into his house, grabbed a couple beers and headed into the back yard. We did plan to play video games, but I didn't wanna take the risk of not being alert in case the girls needed us. Shit I'd never forgive myself if something happened to Lauren whilst I was eyeball deep in C.O.D.

"Tell us man, how's business?" Sam asked me. I took a swig of my beer and told them about my newfound garage business.

"… I mean it's not a lot, but my garage does the job for now. And when I have some cash together, I can rent out a real garage, that way I'd be able to take bigger jobs" Man I had to stop grinning like an idiot. Ever since Paul suggested it, I got straight to work. I found that my competition wasn't really competition, I found that a lot of people needed their cars fixed. I found that the waiting list I had to make was so long it would take me months to do it all by myself! I didn't want people waiting months for their cars to be fixed. If that were me, I'd find someone else to do it. I had to think fast.

"I need someone to work with me" I blurted out.

"Why don't you put an ad up or something?" Jared suggested.

"I could, but I can't. If I had to take off suddenly to deal with a bloodsucker that wouldn't be kinds difficult to explain to an outsider-"

"-fuck it, I'll do it then" Jared said, raising his beer to me.

"Wait. You'll work with me? Don't you want to talk to Kim first?"

"Nah, she's been bugging me to find a job, and I can't find one that I can juggle with my patrol schedule, so why not work alongside our mighty Alpha, who is in charge of the patrol schedule" he laughed before taking a swig of beer.

"Alright well thanks man. We can talk about pay another day… did you feel that?" I jumped up, dropping my beer bottle.

"Hell yeah, let's phase in" Sam suggested. We shucked out shorts off, looking like a group of Monty's, and phased. Immediately we were met with Leah.

Leah! Is everything alright? – Jacob

Yeah, everything's fine. I just got here. Bella sent me out here to get the booze so I thought I'd phase and give you an update – Leah

I breathed a sigh of relief.

And Lauren, how is she? – Jacob. Leah looked into the kitchen window, where I could see through her eyes, Lauren and the rest of the imprints huddled together on the couch watching a chick flick in their pj's.

Okay, okay that's good. I'm glad she's okay – Jacob

Wait, you guys were actually worried? – Leah

Lee, we've practically been kicked out by our imprints, what if something happens? – Paul

Chill, nothing will happen. I'll stay the night if it'll make you feel better – Leah

It would – Paul

Paul! Only if you want to Leah, you don't have to. We can always patrol the house tonight – Sam

Chill out, I got this. Bella bought vodka, so I might even have a good time tonight. But there's no way in hell I'm letting her do my hair – Leah

Ha, you'd bite her hands off I reckon – Paul

Yup. Just relax, I got this. Let them have fun. By the way, they noticed you by the treeline earlier, try and keep it subtle if you wanna spy on them – Leah

We're not spying! We're just worried that's all! – Jared

Whatever you wanna call it, stop doing it. I'll take watch tonight. You guys need to prep the beach for Lauren's party tomorrow – Leah

Shit! A load of drift wood washed up into our party spot last night – Jacob

Exactly, get a move on! -Leah. We felt the shimmer of her phasing out and followed her lead.

"Well, I guess I kinda feel better knowing Leah is with them" Jared said as he pulled his shorts back on.

"Let's just get the beach cleared up" I said and we headed off.

Bella POV:

"Oh my god Bella, not another shot?" Lauren cried out.

"I can handle my liquor, thank you, very, much" I slurred. I think I was wasted. I wasn't sure though. All I knew was that I didn't have a worry in my head at all. I felt great. I downed another shot of vodka as Leah poured another.

"Bella, seriously, Leah can handle it, but I don't think you can!" Lauren grabbed the shot and downed it before I could take it. I pouted, but knew she was right. I only agreed to shots because it was the only game Leah would partake in. I was happy that she decided to drop by and even more happy that she agreed to stay the night.

"Okay, I think we'll put the vodka away now" Leah laughed. Ugh, I felt sick.

"Man, I don't feel so good" I complained. My stomach was churning and acid was rising in my throat. Oh shit, I think I'm gonna…

"Aaaand there she goes" Leah called after me. I sprinted to the bathroom, just making it to the toilet when the contents on my stomach erupted from my mouth and into the water below. I coughed and spluttered all of the alcohol up until my retching was aching my stomach muscles. I felt someone holding my hair back.

"That's it Bella, get it all up" It was Lauren's voice. I sat back on my legs as she held a cold washcloth to my forehead.

"Yeah… that was … a terrible idea" I muttered, already feeling my stomach muscles contracting again. I bent back over the toilet and retched everything else up.

"Is she alright?" a voice from the doorway said. I think it was Hannah.

"Once she's got it all up, she'll be okay. Hey, could you bring me my bag? I have some anti-nausea medication in there" Lauren asked Hannah. I let the saliva fall out of my mouth, hoping my stomach would relent and give me a break. Lauren tied my hair back and wet another washcloth to wipe my mouth with.

"Here. I brought her a glass of water too" Hannah said, I heard the sound of Lauren rifling through her bag and the shake of a pill box.

"Is that safe to give to her?" Hannah asked a little worried.

"Don't worry, you can buy this stuff over the counter. I got them for when I get sick when I have panic attacks-" she stopped abruptly, obviously spilling too much information. She recovered herself quickly and pulled me back to sit against the wall of the bathroom. Hannah came in and held the washcloth to my forehead as Lauren popped a pill into my mouth and helped me drink it down.

"You'll feel better soon. Come on, let's get you back to the couch and we'll watch something boring" Lauren giggled as she and Hannah heaved me up and walked me slowly back into the living room where a concerned Leah and Kim were waiting.

"Are you okay Bella?" Leah asked.

"I'll be okay. It was my own fault-"

"-fuck, Paul's gonna kill me! I didn't mean for you to drink that much! I'm so sorry Bella!" she was completely beside herself. I stopped her with a hand on her knee.

"Leah, it was my fault. We all had a drink and I took it too far. Relax, he won't say anything because I won't let him" I reassured her. And the statement made me feel terrible.

Whatever the imprint wants, the imprint gets.

"Okay, I'm gonna leave this here in case you need it alright?" Lauren said, holding an empty washing up bowl and placing it on the floor beside me.

"Thanks Lauren" I slurred. The alcohol was still very much in my system.

"I'm just going to get some air, be right back" Leah said, jumping up and going out into the backyard. I was feeling a little better. The nausea was starting to go away and the water was helping too.

"Soo, do you think we can talk about your party tomorrow Lauren? I'm so excited!" Kim gushed and I smiled. Lauren had been so excited all week for her party and I was happy to talk about it with her whenever she brought it up.

"Oh man, where do I start? I talked to Sue yesterday and she has everyone's outfits ready! We can go and pick ours up tomorrow afternoon and the guys can get their before the party starts, but Kim, I'm just so happy to have something to look forward too" she said, a little sadly.

Kim sat next to her and pulled her into a side hug "Hey, listen, we-" she motioned to all of us girls with her hand "- are your family. Okay? We'll always have your back and we'll always be there for you. Just you try getting rid of us" she laughed at the end, I guess trying to lighten the mood. Luckily, it worked, Lauren was once again back into action talking about the party. I was still feeling pretty weak from all of the vomiting but luckily Leah brought me some crackers.

"When did you get back in? and where did these come from? I didn't see this in the cupboards earlier" I questioned, but took one anyway. I bit into it, swallowed and immediately felt better.

"Okay don't be mad, but I had to let Paul know that you were sick-"

"-Leah!-"

"-I know I'm sorry! But I couldn't not let him know. He got these from Jared's house and said to make sure you have a few before you sleep" she looked at me sheepishly.

"Shit, I'm so sorry for putting you in that position Leah. I wanted you to have a good time. I wanted everyone to have a good time, but I've ruined it!" I felt tears in my eyes. Of course, I would be the one to ruin a good night. I also felt the alcohol was making me emotional.

"Bella! You haven't ruined the night! We've done everything we talked about doing, plus we still have the questions to go through! It's only 11:30, there's still plenty of time to have more fun!" Kim said and the girls agreed.

"Don't tell anyone else I admitted this, but this is the most fun I've had since Sam and I were together. You throw a good party Swan, that's for sure" Leah bumped my arm gently with hers.

"And I haven't felt bad about myself all evening! That's your doing Bella" Lauren added.

"Alright, alright, you're right. Let's just forget I was sick and carry on. Let's get these questions done, I wanna know all of your dirty secrets!" I slurred, causing the girls to laugh. Kim suddenly rummaged through her bag, pulling out 5 pages filled with questions.

"Goddamn girl! How many questions are there?" Hannah said, here eyes popping out at the sight of Kim's list.

"Well, only 100, but you don't have to answer them all"

We laughed loudly "Oh Kim, I do love you" I said, causing her to throw a pillow at me.

"I love you too, now can we please get back to the questions?" she fluttered the paper in our faces before jumping into the middle of the nest, clearing her throat and reading the first question.

"Okay, this one is for Hannah. Have you ever been blindfolded?"

Paul POV:

Goddamn it! I hated not being with Bella right now. I was glad Leah phased in and let us know she had got sick. I blamed Leah at first, because I knew what she was like when she was drinking. But I also knew Bella, and that meant I also knew she couldn't handle her alcohol.

"Is Bella alright?" Sam asked. We were at the beach, luckily it was dark out now so no one would see me phase. Most of the driftwood had been moved from our party area now. It was now sat in a pile to be burned for the fire tomorrow.

"Yeah she's fine. I might head back to Jared's and grab some crackers for her though, isn't that what sick people are supposed to eat?" I asked. I thought back to when my dad was sick from withdrawal, he ate crackers for a few hours after and it always made him better enough to still be able to beat the shit out of me.

"That's a good idea, let's go" Sam said, and we headed back to Jareds. Once there, I rifled around in the cupboards and found an unopened packet of saltine crackers.

"I guess I'd better take these round"

I didn't bother phasing as my house wasn't too far from here, so I jogged through the woods. Before I even reached the house, I could hear Bella being sick. The pull was so strong, I was about ready to barge in there and put her to bed. I saw Leah was sat outside on the back porch steps, looking regretful.

"Hey" I said as I jogged up towards her.

"Paul man I'm so sorry, it's kinda my fault that she's in there throwing her guts up"

"Leah, Bella is a big girl, she made a decision and it obviously backfired" I chuckled.

"Still, I am sorry, I promise I'll look after her though" she stood up and pulled the crackers out of my hand.

"These will probably help" she opened the packed and ate one.

"Hey Lee-"

"-what have I told you about calling me that?" she said brutally.

"Shit, sorry Lee, Leah! Sorry Leah!" Fuck, I've never stumbled over my words before.

"It's cool, just remember okay? It brings stuff back for me" she looked at the ground. Ah man, why did girls get like this?

"Why don't you just go talk to him again?" I suggested, though rather nervously. I knew Sam was a touchy subject for Leah lately, especially since she knew he wanted her back.

The look she gave me wasn't something I had ever seen in Leah Clearwater before. She looked… well, defeated.

"I want to, but every time I look at his face all I see is him and Emily together, that image will never be erased from my mind. It sucks" she kicked a loose piece of gravel on the grass with her foot.

"I know, it's not ideal, but you might feel better if you talk to him. Why don't you call him? You won't have to look at him at least" Man I was not cut out for this 'comforting' stuff. When did I turn into a giant marshmallow?

When you imprinted on our mate. Oh yeah, then.

"I suppose that wouldn't be a bad idea. It's just so hard Paul. I want it to be how it was! We were getting married and… what's the point in thinking about that anymore?" she said, though talking more to herself than me now. She let out a breath.

"Alright, I'm gonna go in. Can you ask Sam to call me in an hour?" she asked.

"Will do" I said, and she turned and entered the house again. I sighed loudly and headed back to the guys. I knew Sam would be ecstatic to hear Leah wanted to talk to him, but I didn't know how far she would let him in again. It wouldn't be like last time, that's for sure.

A/N: Sorry for ending it like that, but I was 14 pages long and thought I didn't want to make it too long! I will finish the end of the slumber party in the next chapter and get Lauren's party started in the next chapter. We'll also look back at Leah and Sam for a little bit. I'm trying not to take the focus off of Bella and Paul too much as I know it's supposed to be a fanfic for them, but I didn't think the story would be good if I didn't include a little bit about each character and recent fanfiction for Paul/Bella that I have read have included POV's for the other characters and I really enjoyed the stories! Remember if there is anything you want to see happen in the story, please let me know! Either leave a review or PM me and I'll look into it! Also, I won't tolerate abusive reviews, so they will be deleted. This is MY story, and I'm writing it how I like it and if you aren't enjoying the story then read something else, it's so simple. Abusive messages aren't needed! Thank you to the loyal readers who are actually enjoying the story! It means a lot that you like it and I keep writing this for you!

Next chapter update will be 10/06/2020. (Personal life is still making it hard to find time to write and I want these chapters to be good content for you to read)