Curled up against Paul's chest Leah dozed as he drove the long way home. Home, now that place was hard to describe. For the past seven months Leah and Paul had called Florida home. They had left their tribal reservation in Forks and driven cross country, setting up a temporary home until it was time for them to return. Or it came to a point hat Leah felt she could return home.

Leah would have left alone, but Paul, her best friend, refused to allow that. Demanding that he go with her, especially after what Leah had revealed to him. She was pregnant, just over a month along. What made it worse was that Leah had slept with two people, within a day of each other. Getting pregnant before marriage was a cardinal sin in her tribes' beliefs, so Leah had no choice but to leave. Especially since one of the men she had slept with had already found their life partner. An imprint, something that supposedly was unbreakable. Granted when you imprint on a newborn, it's not surprising that you end up with unfulfilled needs.

Falling to sleep beside Paul had become a regular thing for Leah, the first few nights in Florida Leah would just cry herself to sleep and wake through nightmares. Every time she would wake Paul would crawl into bed beside her and hold her until she fell to sleep. Only then would Leah fall into a peaceful sleep, so in the end they gave up sleeping in separate beds, just staying together. Paul was the glue that was holding Leah together.

Throughout her pregnancy Leah hadn't been to see a doctor. She couldn't risk it. After all her temperature does run at around one hundred and eight degrees, a temperature at which technically should kill any person. Finally being so far along Leah had told Paul it was time for them to go home. It wasn't safe for her unborn child or children, for her not to seek medical help. Even if the only people she could turn to stank to high heaven and were her mortal enemy. She had heard from her brother, who didn't know she was pregnant, that the Cullen's were still in Forks thankfully. Luckily for her Jacob had moved in with Nessie, Bella and Edward at their little cottage, so he wouldn't be at the main house when his Beta returned.

Leah stirred awake just as Paul turned into the Cullen's driveway.

"Glad to see your awake Lee-Lee," he whispered, hugging her gently from the side as his hand rested on her swollen stomach. In Florida most had assumed that Paul was Leah's partner, and so they just fell into those roles. For all intents and purposes, Paul would be known as the father to Leah's child.

Stretching Leah squirmed to make herself comfy, pressing a kiss to Paul's cheek.

"Urgh it smells here," Leah grumbled pouting slightly.

Looking up at the front of the house Leah saw six vampires lined up waiting for them. They must have heard the truck on its way up.

"Are you ready for this Lee?" Paul asked her as he stopped the truck.

Nodding Leah slowly started to get out of the truck, her ears picking up when all six vampires stopped breathing in shock.

Feeling a little self conscious Leah closed the truck door and placed a hand on her stomach, only relaxing her tense posture when Paul came to stand beside her. Taking Paul's hand Leah walked towards the vampires holding her head high. When she had first moved to Florida, Leah had always walked with her head down. Actually asking the people across from her for help was going to be hard.

Looking up at the leader Leah focused on him as she spoke.

"I shouldn't have been able to get pregnant, and when I found out I was I ran. That was seven months ago now. I haven't seen a doctor because I didn't dare," Leah bit her bottom lip gently, her grip on Paul's hand tightening. Despite what many thought of Paul, about him being hot headed, Leah knew the truth behind his mask. For that is what his hotheadedness is, a mask put in place to protect him, much like Leah's bitchiness.

Before Leah could continue her tale Carlisle stepped towards her, "You need not continue Miss Clearwater, of course you are welcome into our home and we will do everything we can to help you," behind him Esme was nodding in her agreement. At her father's words Alice darted into the house to ready the guest room for them.

Looking up at the leader of the coven Leah's eyes were full of tears, her hormones were a bitch, "Thank-you," she said softly, making her way up the steps and into the home she and Paul had just been welcomed into.