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Instead of going straight home, I went to First Beach, hoping that the watching the waves would provide some kind of answer. Thankfully, it wasn't raining so I didn't get drenched. Why was Sam so exhausted? Why did he look at me like that? And why did I care?

I must have been there for some time because my phone started going off. It was Leah. Sam must have told her what happened and she was calling to chew me out. She hated when people tried "fighting her battles" for her.

"Katie?" My eyes perked up. It was Emily. Why was she calling from Leah's phone? "Can you get to Leah's house?"

"What's going on?"

"Sam broke up with her." I hung up the phone before anything else was said and took off to my car. Leah needed me right now.

When I got to the Clearwater residence, Harry was sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair. He was calmly sitting there as if his daughter wasn't dealing with her first heartbreak. Shouldn't he want to hunt Sam down?

"Katherine." He spoke as I stepped onto the porch. "She's in her room." He didn't even sound upset. I decided not to question it. Later.

In her room, Emily was holding Leah on her bed. The sobs that came from Leah were heart wrenching. How could Sam do this to her?

"He was always confiding in my dad. Dad would always stand up for Sam. He never really was fond of him before but now it's like he walks on fucking water." Leah spat out once the sobbing had stopped.

"Maybe this is for the best…" Emily rubbed her back, attempting to calm her down.

"We were supposed to live together. Supposed to be happy." She ran her hands through her hair.

"What did he say?" I couldn't stop the words from coming out of my mouth.

"The break-up shit. It's not you, it's me. I'm a different person and can't give you the life you want." Leah wiped her eyes. "Then he walked out, dad stopped him. Thought he was going to yell at him. But he just patted his back and told him that everything would work out. What kind of shit is that?"

I stayed for an hour, listening to Leah's ranting. It ranged from how he led her on from her freshman year to him possibly cheating on her. Like a good friend, I tried reassuring her as best as I could. Sam and Leah were the perfect couple… At least, they were.

Right as I was walking out, my phone buzzed, telling me that I had just gotten a new text message. It was from an unknown number.

Forgive me.

Sam's Point of View

Running patrols on my own was tiring. Sadly, Billy and Harry said that Jared Cameron was close to being changed. While it would be comforting to have someone going through the same thing that I was, he would be bound to all the secrets and baggage that this entailed. For now, I was catching up on some much needed sleep before my graduation ceremony that was due to take place tomorrow evening.

That's when a loud banging woke me up out of a dead sleep. Harry wouldn't interrupt me when he knew I was sleeping. Leah was in school. Who else would it be?

"Samuel Uley!" The voice demanded. "Open this damn door. Stop being a coward!" Who the hell was coming to my house and screaming at me through a door. Not even stopping to put on a shirt, I went to open the door to shut up the accuser.

I wasn't expecting to see Katherine Swan, although I should have been. Her and Leah were good friends, despite Katherine being my age. Surely, she was up here to tell me that I needed to treat her better. When I looked into her eyes, I totally forgot about telling her off for waking me up.

Suddenly, gravity wasn't holding me to the earth anymore. No, it was this gorgeous woman standing in front of me. Everything else that I had cared for was pushed aside for her. I would do anything, say anything for her. She was it.

"Look. You're being a shitty boyfriend to Leah. I don't know what the hell is going on or what happened during those two weeks you were away but none of it is Leah's fault. So man up, apologize, and treat her like she deserves to be treated. If I find out that you've been cheating on her or continue treating her like this, I will kick your ass." Her voice snapped me out of my reverie.

"Have a nice day Mr. Uley." She walked away and got in her car before I could respond. Honestly, I had no words to say. I knew that she was right. I was a shitty boyfriend. But I had no desire to continue dating Leah. I wanted Katherine.

As soon as she left, I went inside and called Harry Clearwater. He came straight over and explained what had just happened. I imprinted on Katherine, Leah's best friend. Katherine was my soul mate.

"You can't continue dating Leah. I understand that you don't want to hurt her but she needs time to grieve. You and Katherine are destined for each other."

As soon as Leah got out of school, I made my way over to her house. I took deep breaths. I knew Leah would be very upset at this news. An upset Leah would lash out at anyone and everyone who was around.

"Sam." Her face brightened up as she walked in the door with someone following her. After a glance, I recognized her to be Emily Young, her cousin from the Makah reservation.

"Can we talk?" She had to know what was coming. But she followed me into the kitchen and acted like we were chatting about her moving in with me.

"We can't do this anymore Leah." Those were the only words I could think of that wouldn't out Katherine as being the cause. According to Harry, imprinting was very rare but very strong. I couldn't stay with Leah while longing for her best friend. I could only hope that Katherine would accept me and be willing to hear the whole story without accusing me of things again.

"It's not you, it's me." Oh God… did I become this guy? It was the lamest break up excuse in history and I'm sure Leah would fly off the handle at that one.

"Sam… why?" Tears slowly started to stream down her face, making me seem like a bigger asshole than I already was.

"I've changed. I'm not the same person that I used to be. I didn't want to face the truth but I can't give you the life that deserve. I'm sorry." While she was taking it calmer than I had expected her to, I knew that could change in a matter of seconds. Without another word, I walked out of the kitchen and ran into Harry in the living room.

"It'll work itself out son." He patted my back before discreetly slipping a small piece of white paper in my hand. I decided that it would be for the best if I waited till I got out to my truck to read it. As soon as I had closed the truck door, I unrolled the paper.

555-3185 – Katherine Swan

Harry had my back despite the fact that I just became the biggest asshole in Leah's mind and probably Sue and Seth's. He on the other hand knew exactly what was going on and knew that being upset at me would do no good. Fate had decided that me and Leah weren't meant to be. Harry knew he couldn't argue with Fate and neither could I.

As much as I wanted to call her and hear her angelic voice again, I knew that she was probably moments away from being at Leah's house so I drove back to my house and walked inside, refraining myself from calling her. Finally, I couldn't resist the urge. I sent her a simple text message, hoping that she understood.