"I grew up here with my parents and they were great. They suported my dream of being a writer. I've always written.. I probably started at 13 and just never stopped. Then my mom and dad were murdered just after I moved out. They were still young and it broke my heart. Sometimes I wouldn't turn my laptop on for a week and when I would I would simply write a sentence and give up. That might have been when my writing took a dark turn..." He trailed off and looked at me. "Wow. I'm sorry. Too much information, right?"

"No. I'm curious.. who murdered your parents?"

"They don't know. It was a bloodly mess though.. I just told them to sell the house.... I couldn't take going back there. The police searched for an answer but couldn't place one. The bodies were burned to a crisp.. they had to use dental records to place them."

"Oh. I'm sorry." I was more than sorry. I was scarred. Vampire.

"Don't be. It was hard, but I'm coming to the terms that I'll never see them again."

"I understand. My dad had a heart attack when I was 16 and he died then. My mom died a few years back.. just naturally."

"Oh... I guess all you have is your brother, right?"

"Yeah. Pretty much... the guys were practically family, though. They were just so... then..." I sighed and let my face fall to my hands.

"What... Leah. What aren't you telling me?"

"I can't."

"Leah... Don't you trust me?"

"I do.. it just hurts too much."

At this point we were camped out in his car and he watched as I broke down. He wrapped his arms around me, holding me close to his chest.

"God, Leah. Your hot."

I froze in his arms.

Great. That is not good. Not good at all.

*

I came so close to telling him everything.. right then and there.

I couldn't breath as I fell onto the bed and started sobbing. It had taken everything I had not to lose it all through work...

The whole world was raining down on my... everything. Gosh. Why are they taking this away from me? I felt like I was going to lose it. If I wasn't a werewolf I would be able to be close to him. This way I can't do anything. I can't breath.

After a while I calmed down and opened my laptop.

I was in the perfect mood to write this. I was perfectly in touch with the i want to die Leah Clearwater.

My fingers flew across the keyboard furiously as I sat cross legged on the bed.

*

My head was spinning by the time I woke up the next morning. I am almost done... I really am.

It was 11 in the morning and I knew Sam was probably gone already.

That was sad.. he's my only friend.

Although I wanted nothing more for him to be more.. for him to be mine.

I'm hoping he's okay. I'm hoping that he isn't dwelling on the fact that I'm 108 degrees..

He shouldn't. He doesn't need to worry about me.

I went to lunch before going to work.

*

"Leah?" Sam asked.

"Hi, Sam."

"Where were you today?"

"I overslept." I told him, laughing shakily.

"Good job!" He joked.

"Yeah well.. I'm almost done with my book." I told him.

"Really? Gosh. I'm jealous."

"No, don't be. I'm just really driven... this book is more than a book to me."

"I understand. I guess I'll talk to you tomorrow then."

"Yeah. I'll see you then."

"Bye, Leah."

"Bye, Sam." I hung up and smiled.

I had been on the way home after work when he called.

The problem is... I think he was worried about me.

Honestly it felt good to have someone worrying about me.

I sat at the desk in the hotel room and typed the final chapters of my book.

*

The next day after spending the morning in the cafe with Sam I asked my boss if she knew of any publishers around.

"Yeah. There's a publisher just down the street." She told me with a smile. "Are you writing a book?"

"Wrote actually. I just finished last night." I told her as I opened a box of freshly printed books to shelve.

"That's great. You could do a book reading here if you want. It might be good publicity."

"Thanks.. that's really nice of you."

"Yeah well good luck with the publisher.. here. Let me get you the address." She went behind the counter and scribbled out the address for me. "Here you go."

"Thanks."

Yeah... Anticlimactic. I know. :) Don't give up. I have some real DRAMATIC things that are going to happen.. TEEHEE.

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HermioneLovee (do not be offended. Hermione is awesome.)