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ONWARDS!


"One of the hardest things is seeing the one you love, love someone else…"

"They're engaged?" I whispered, "T-That's great!" I faked my enthusiasm and figured it worked as I saw Charlie's face light up.

"I am glad that Bella is marrying Jake," Charlie beamed at me, "He is so much better than that Cullen boy she was dating when you left."

"Oh right, I remember him…" I trailed off, "What ever happened to him?"

"He had to move, not that long after you actually. He told Bells that he wasn't sure he could do the whole long distance relationship thing, so they ended whatever they had. She was devastated…
" Charlie trailed off as he thought back to those days, "Then Jake came over one day to see if she wanted to hang out. Then Boom! Not long after that, they were in a relationship."

My breath caught in my throat as I listened intently to what Charlie was saying. It didn't take Jake that long to move on? After the amazing night we shared, after him confessing his love for me, he moved on pretty darn fast! Was he just saying that to me in order to make me stay?

"Charles, go up and get changed! I don't want to be having dinner with everyone and you are in your police uniform!" my mother yelled. She gave him a peck on the cheek before ushering him up the stairs into the room. "Lee, you go up and get dressed too Sweetie, then you can come down and help me with dinner."

Nodding at my mother, I was about to leave the room when I felt her take a hold of my hand.

"You will never understand how happy I am now that you are back here, in the flesh. It means so much to me that you found the courage to return home," she paused as she slowly moved her other hand to cup my face, "Please don't leave like that again. I love you so much, my daughter. I promise, if there is ever anything you need help with. I am here. I can't risk loosing you again…"

Gripping her hand in mine, I leaned into her hand and closed my eyes, "I promise, Ma. I'm not going away again. This is where I belong. I belong here with my family…"

After placing a kiss on her head, I smiled towards her, gave my brother one last nudge before ascending up the stairs into my old room.

Once inside, I silently closed the doors and took in the surroundings. Nothing had changed. My mother had kept my room the same as it was when I left. Granted it was a little tidier. My room had not changed from when I was seventeen years old. Smiling slightly to myself, I wandered over to one of the may photo framed I had on display on top of my drawer. I picked one up off myself and Jake when we went to the La Push ball together.

Closing my eyes, I smiled at the memory. It seems so long ago that Jake and I had taken this photo.

"Jake…" I whispered as I silently nudged his naked chest.

"Lee," he moaned, "What time is it?"

"It's seven in the morning. I have to get going. My Aunt is coming to pick me up at nine…" I mumbled as I brought my head down to rest on his chest, "Why didn't we do this earlier?"

"Do us?" he asked as he began to stroke my hair.

"Yes," I sighed, "We would have been great together, Jake…"

"You can still stay here, then we can see where this will take us?" he pushed. He stopped stroking my hair and I moved my head to look at him. Part of me wanted to say Yes, to tell him that I would stay here just for him. But I couldn't. I needed to leave, in order to find myself again.

"I can't, Jake…" I whispered. I saw him close his eyes and I used this opportunity to grip his hand in mine. I brought out interlocked hands up to my lips and I gingerly kissed his knuckles. "Nothing could have been more perfect that last night, Jake. It was…. Amazing," I moved our hands to rest on his abdomen, "but in order to be the Leah you fell in love with, I have to find myself again. I haven't been the same person I was since my father passed."

Jake kissed my head before nodding, "I understand."

After thirty minutes of procrastinating, I finally got out of bed, along with Jake, and began to make my way out of the house he shared with his sisters.

Turning around to face Jake, I forcefully grabbed his face and brought his lips to mine. The tears streamed down my face as I kissed Jake with all the passion I could muster. I wanted to prove to him that he really was my everything. After pulling away, I gripped his hands before speaking again.

"My life…" I muttered as I brought his hands up to kiss his knuckles once again, "My love…" As I began to release his hands, I gave him one last peck on the lips, "My everything… I love you, Jake. Goodbye…"

Then I walked away, and I never looked back.

A tear slipped past my eye when I thought back to that memory. He truly was my everything.

"Lee, Baby girl, are you ready? I would love your help down here?" my Mama shouted from the bottom of the stairs.

Shit.

"Sorry, Ma! I will be down in a minute."

After getting no response, I quickly ripped open my suitcase and threw on a simple, fitting dress. I messed my hair up a little before ripping open the door and descending down the stairs to help my mother.

"Sorry, Ma," I gave her a cheeky smile before helping her make the dinner for tonight.

After an hour of helping mama cook and clean I heard a knock at the door. The knock was so familiar, I instantly knew who it was.

"Baby, you should get it. You would give Jake the surprise of his life." She beamed at me, I tried to shake my head and decline, but she insisted. She gave me one final push to the door before disappearing into the kitchen once again.

I took in a deep breath as I let my hand rest on the door handle. I don't think I could handle Jake and Bella together. When I open this door and see them both standing here, I don't know if I would be able to keep the tears back. Don't get me wrong, I am so happy that Jacob has found someone who makes him happy, whether it be Bella Swan or not, I have always wanted the best for him. But, even after all these years of not seeing him, Jacob Black still owns my heart.

Finally getting over myself, I turned the door handle and took in a sharp breath of air.

"Sorry, Sue. Bella's going to be late. She…" he instantly stopped as he slowly looked from the ground to me. He then went quiet. His eyes bored into mine as his mouth opened and closed, almost as If he wanted to say something, yet, he didn't know what to say.

After a few moments of nothing but silence, Seth came bounding down the stairs, wrapping an arm around my shoulders he gave Jake a cheeky smile, "What's wrong, Jake. You look like you have seen a ghost!"

"I-It feels like it…" Jake trailed off as he glanced back in my direction, "Lee…"

"Hey, Jake…" I smiled, "Surprise?"

I then felt myself being lifted off the ground and I felt strong arms engulf me. Quickly smiling, I wrapped my arms around Jakes neck as he spun me around. He then put my feet on the ground, but kept his arms wrapped around me and he brought his face in to the crook of my neck.

"What are you doing back here?" He pulled away, but kept his hands attached to my arm, "When did you get back? God I missed you!"

"Why don't you two go for a quick walk and catch up? I am sure Bella wont mind when she arrives," Charlie smiled, he nudged us both out the door and Jake and I began walking.

"I just got back about three hours ago," I laughed. Jake and I walked side by side, unintentionally heading to the beach, a place where we would always hang out years ago.

After making small talk until we arrived at the beach, Jake and I sat down in the sand and I picked up a stick, lazily drawing patterns in the sand.

"Not that I am not happy to have you back here, Lee. But why now? What was the deciding factor in you coming home?" he asked, he gave me his charming smile as he was waiting for my answer.

You. I thought.

"I guess it was the fact that I missed everyone. My mama, Seth…. You. I also just missed, La Push. Being away from here, it helped me a lot, I will admit. But it is true what they say, You don't realise what you have until you leave it behind," I smiled, "I did everything I wanted to do while I was away, I gained my nursing qualification, I travelled a little and I found myself again."

"That is so great, Lee…" he smiled at me, "I am so proud of you. I know it didn't seem like it when you left, but I really was proud of you for doing what you wanted to do. Even though it hurt me so damned much! But, because you were so intent on doing it, I was just so, happy for you. Even though you may not have seen it with my constant begging you to stay..." He laughed.

"The whole damned night," I laughed. My laughter then got cut short as I saw him slowly nod his head before a guilty look came upon his handsome features.

"That was a good night," He whispered. I merely nodded in agreement before quickly changing the subject.

"So, You and Bella, Ha?" I whispered. I brought my knees up to my chest and hugged myself.

"Yeah," he slowly nodded.

"How did that happen?" I asked, I knew I had already heard it from Charlie, but maybe Jake telling me would be able to ease my mind.

"I-I'm sure you don't want to hear about that…" He trailed off, "I mean – It's just that, You and I…"

Sighing, I slowly nodded as I understood what he was trying to tell me. He didn't want me to know in order to protect myself.

"If you won't tell me how and why," I whispered, "Can you at least tell me when?"

He looked down at the ground as he ran his hands through his slightly shaggy hair, "About six months after you left…"

I merely nodded in his direction and forced a smile to come to my face, "I am happy for you, Jake. I truly am. All I ever wanted for you was for you to be happy. I hope Bella does that for you, because you deserve nothing but the best," I forced myself to get up off my feet and offered my hand for him to take in order to try help him up.

He took my hand and I let out a dramatic heave as if I was actually trying to make an effort to help him, "Gosh Jake, what have you been eating since I left,"

He let out a hearty laugh before wrapping his arm around me and leading me back towards my house. Just like that, we were back to being the friends were before I left, before we confessed our feelings for each other.


"Leah, is that really you?" I heard a female voice call as I entered the door with Jake.

"Well, Well, Well. If it isn't the man who swept Jacob Black," My love I shouted internally, "Off his feet,"

I awkwardly engulfed Bella in a hug as her and I were never close. The only reason we were close was because of Jake, but now, I guess I have to make an effort, because, not only is she my Jacob's fiancé, but she is also going to be my sister in law one day!

Small talk was made throughout the whole of dinner, mostly everyone was just asking questions about what I had been up to for the past five years and where I has disappeared too, seeing as only my mother and brother were the ones I kept in contact with. Jake and I kept in contact for the first year, but somewhere along the line, calls, texts, skyping and emailing had suddenly become less and less.

"Enough about me," I forced a smile upon my face as I glanced towards Bella and saw the ring on her left hand, "W-When are you two planning on tying the knot?"

Jake suddenly became nervous but gripped his fiancés hand in his as Bella began speaking, "Actually, this is what we wanted to talk to you all about, but with Leah returning, we don't know if this is the appropriate time to announce it."

"No time better than the present," I said. Jake's eyes met mine as Bella, once again, began talking.

"Well, I know Jake and I weren't supposed to be getting married for another six months, but we were thinking about moving it up a little? I mean, my friend Alice has everything all organised and waiting, so," Bella smiled and glanced towards Jake who instantly took his eyes away from mine and he focused on his fiancé, "Jake and I were thinking about moving the wedding up by two months."

"T-That's great," I forced out, I leaned my hand over the table and squeezed Bella's hands in an act of support.

"Also, this is just s spur of the moment thing, Leah. But, well, I haven't had a sibling before a-and with yourself and Seth now becoming my newfound siblings, in law of course. Well, Seth is Jake's best man, a-and, I-I, well, I was just wondering if you wanted to be my maid of honour, s-since I don't have one yet?"

I was shocked, I glanced towards Jake who's mouth was just as wide open as mine. I glanced around the table and my mother and Charlie had huge smiles on their faces while my brother just gave me a nudge, "M-Me?" I muttered. Once I saw her nod her head in confirmation, It felt like my head was literally going to explode.

"Lee?" Seth urged, "We are kind of waiting for your answer."

"O-Of course," I fake smiled, "Of course I will be…"

Was I really prepared to be the Maid of Honour at the wedding of the man I am in love with?


I am so sorry if this chapter wasn't the best. I really wanted to get something out for you guys while I am on study leave to study for my first exam which happens to be this Monday (Wish me luck) So I know this wasn't my best work. However, I am planning out this story as I go. I know how I want this story to end and I have certain things that I want added into this, It's just a matter of putting it into words. Anyway, thank you to everyone who reviewed and read the first chapter, I am really glad by the responses I am getting.

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Expect a Chapter from Jake's point of view, soon. (Or maybe just half the chapter will be in his POV)

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