Leah's POV

I waited. I thought that maybe you might come back to me. I waited.

Two months. It's been two months since the love of my life and my cousin jumped on the train saying happily ever after as I just waited in the endless ticket line to even get a ticket!

Emily and Sam. Sam and Emily. Together. I've seen it. Don't think they saw me though. They were so wrapped up in each other the rest of the world didn't matter. I didn't matter. Tonight though I would see them. Tonight I would have to allow the past stay in the past, kind of hard though when you get this feeling that every night your ex boyfriend is in the woods watching your window. I never seen him but I know he's there, and every night it kills me just a little bit more because for those brief few moments it gives me hope that he'll come back to me and every night that hope is killed when I feel him leave. Leave me.

Aunt Karen asked me if she could invite them, saying it would be nice for the whole family, and now that Emily and Sam were together he was part of their family which made him part of ours. What could I say? He was part of my family long before he was part of Aunt Karen's put she never did see that, she never really ever saw anything past her own children. I couldn't say no, Aunt Karen made Mum happy and for one night I wanted Mum and Dad happy instead of worrying about their increasingly depressed daughter or their son who seems to be going through such a growth spurt that Mum wants to bring him to the doctors. For one night I want them to have fun enjoy themselves and stop worrying about us. For one night.

Oh my god it's 6:00! Party starts at 7:00 but knowing Emily she'll be here in 15 minutes to help with any preparation work that needs to be done. She always liked to feel involved. Deep breaths Leah, you can to this it's just your cousin and her boyfriend (your ex-fiancé), oh god I think I'm dying!

Was that the door bell? Oh my god they're here!

Breathe.

" Seth?" I ran to my brother's bedroom, "Seth, where are you?"

"Leah what are you doing?" At this point I was sitting on the floor with my back to the door. "They're here." I said it so softly that I don't know how he heard me. It was then I felt so weak that my baby brother was trying to protect me from something he couldn't. A broken- heart.

" You don't have to talk to them. I'll tell both of them to stay away. Just remember why you told Aunt Karen they could come okay?" He said this as he hugged me my baby brother was the strongest person I knew and he was here when I needed him. Always.

"Okay, I'm okay. Let's go, Mum and Dad will be waiting." I wiped the tears from my face. I ruffled Seth's hair and took the first step towards my own personal hell. Breathe.

First step. I could smell muffins, blueberry I think, I haven't had a muffins in over three months. I've grown to hate them.

Third step. Aunt Karen's welcome. "Oh Sam, welcome I'm so glad you both came. Oh Emily dear will you put the muffins on the counter, they smell gorgeous, Leah's favourite I presume? You always made them specially for Leah"

Sixth step. Emily's voice. "Is Leah around, Mum? Maybe she needs some help?"

Seventh step. I froze. I saw it a box at the bottom of the stairs. It had his writing but my name. LEAH.

I ran down to the box. My iPod, clothes that I had left at his house, photos...our life together packed away and they brought it here together, today. To give to me.

I couldn't do this. I grabbed my jacket, my Dad's key's and I ran. I thought I heard my name "Leah...wait Leah!" The adrenaline pumping through me I didn't even recognise who was calling me.

I jumped into the truck and I drove to the cliffs. Breathe Leah. I don't know how long I was there an hour maybe but I had to go back there would be a crowd there and now I would have to stop at the shop to pick up something, anything as an excuse.

I walked into my house. My home that tonight became my hell.

"Leah, where have you been? I was worried." My mum's worried face greeted me at the door.

"Sorry Mum, I just went to the shop for some milk..." I think my mother understood because all she said was "Well, put it in the fridge."

As I put the milk in the fridge I could feel him watching me. I knew if I turned around he would be standing right behind me. Sam. I acted the only way I could think of protecting myself.

"What do you want?" The venom dripping off my tongue. He didn't react he just stared. As I walked past him he grabbed my hand. It felt so right so natural that for one second one split second it felt right. Until I heard Emily's laugh. I pulled back my hand turned on my feet built as much anger up in me that I could and calmly looked him straight in the eye and said

"If you ever, ever touch me again I swear to god I will kill you. You are here tonight not because I want you or her here but because it's my Mum's birthday and she wanted her whole family here. You however Sam, you and Em.."

My words were failing me.

"You and Emily are no longer part of my family, so for the night neither of you come near me neither of you talk to me pass it on because I swear to god no bear could do as much damage as I could do!"

I took a deep breath, I put on a big smile and I went out to the crowd I was Leah Clearwater daughter of Harry and Sue Clearwater and this was their night. I would do what I planned when Seth and I planned this night I would be the perfect hostess for Mum and Dad.


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