Weird Problem

triton13

Hey guys, I have a weird problem. In my game at the main menu, I hit start. It goes to the first level where I have a screen that you tap and my game starts. When my game starts, my actors move around and my timer starts. I have a pause button as well and when I hit it and click menu I have my problem. Once I hit it and go back to the menu from the game, I hit start to start level 1 back up again and it doesn't stay paused like it fist does. My paused screen is still there but in the background, my timer is going and my actors are moving. What's going on? Also, how can I make it so my pause button can't be pressed before I click that screen and start the game?