Leah POV
I let the cool night breeze blow my hair across my face. It was nights like this that I liked to climb up onto the roof and stare off into the starry night sky. I felt like I was free like I was one of the stars twinkling in the deep dark sky. I let out a sigh life had seemed to settled down a bit for all of about thirty seconds.
After the battle with the newborns Sam went home and proposed to Emily, they had a quaint little wedding down at the beach for sunset. I sat at the wedding because my mother dragged me kicking and screaming out of the house to go there. She said 'family comes first we are always there for them and they are always there for us, we protect them and they protect us.' Yeah right mom they always do that. I spend night after night patrolling to protect the people here and what do I get. My own cousin marrying my ex. Everyone expects me to just get over it yeah my love of my life imprinted on my little cousin and married her I feel great!
Jacob was always at the Cullen's home because of the imprint. So being Beta im the one taking care of all the pack stuff. Embry and Quil were always with their imprints. Seth hadn't imprinted yet and I figured he would soon enough, but I didn't know if it was even possible for me to imprint. Quil Sr. had said they didn't know much about a she-wolf and that as far as legends go there has never been one.
A star shot through the night and I closed my eyes. "Making a wish?" the familiar husky voice whispered. "Paul?" I questioned into the darkness. The tree by the house russled and Paul jumped swiftly onto the roof. He was shirtless and had his ripped jean shorts on. "Always spend your nights off patrol on your roof?" he sat beside me.
I pulled my knees up to my chest and rested my chin on them. "Most nights yeah"
"Alone?" Paul questioned
"Yeah I find it relaxing" I said, it was relaxing I wasn't lieing but I also knew it wasn't the most social thing I could be doing.
"Hmm" he mumbled.
"And you just spend your time hiding in my tree?" I asked him, I mean really why was he in my tree. He had been spending most of his time as far away from me as he could lately. I figured it was his thick headedness that was making it hard to follow orders from a woman.
"I was just out for a walk and noticed something on your roof, I thought I would check it out" he lied. Man he was a bad liar, but really why my tree.
"Bull shit" I spat "now give me the god damn truth and that's a command" I threatened not that I knew if I really could or not I mean I was only a Beta and a first ever she-wolf who knew what I could really do.
"Look Leah I saw something and wanted to check it out no lies" he looked at me straight in the eyes. I never noticed how dark his eyes were they were like chocolate melted with caramel swirls. I lost my self for a moment and shook myself back to reality. Wow okay totally never had that happen before. Maybe I really do need to get out and see more people.
"I'm going to get going down to the beach of a swim if you want to join" Paul's eyes seemed filled with hope almost a pleading hope. As if they were searching for something.
"I think I'll pass for tonight I got early patrol tomorrow so I'm going to hit the sack right away" something felt awkward about the way he had invited me to the lake. His eyes looked saddened.
"Ok well I will see you after patrol" he shrugged as he phased and jumped off my roof.
I sat in the darkness for a few moments longer and let my mind race. Why was Paul in my tree? I couldn't let it escape my mind.
