CHAPTER SEVEN

I slept wonderfully that night in the arms of the man I love. That morning when I left Edward made me promise that I would stay the night sometime next week. He wanted to kiss me, to hold me but he knew that I couldn't go home with his scent all over me.

While in La Push my time was filled with the pack, and us playing around with each other. Ignoring Edward was becoming harder every day, but that made our love making more intense when we saw each other. Slowly, his family was becoming my family and the time we spent together more precious.

Christmas break was winding down with only three days left, and my calls to Jesse remained unanswered causing me to worry. I was lying in my bed when my phone started ringing. Quickly I jumped up to see it was a California number.

"Hello" I answered

"Is this Leah Clearwater" a woman asked.

"Yes, this is she."

"It's Clare... Jesse's mother."

"Oh, hi" I said recognizing her voice. "How are you, it's been forever." I hadn't talked to her in at least a month and hadn't seen her since I first met Jesse.

"Not great, I'm afraid I have some bad news."

I felt my whole body tense as she began to speak.

"There was an accident two days ago, he went to the store to get some milk and there was an earthquake. There was a pregnant woman in the store and a shelf was shaking, they say he ran to get her out of the way but didn't make it out himself. A pole on the shelf stabbed him."

Tears were streaming down my face and I couldn't breathe.

"The paramedics said he held on long enough for him to say 'Tell doll face that I love her that she's my best friend' then he died. We want you to come to the funeral, it's being held in two days."

"Okay" I choked out. "I have to go"

I hung up the phone and collapsed on the floor letting the sobs wreck my body. I was clutching my chest and I couldn't breathe. The last thing I saw was Seth running down the hall and scooping me up in his arms.

When I woke up it was dark outside and I was lying in my bed. I looked over to see Edward sitting on the floor in the corner. He caught my eyesight and was across the floor in a flash.

"What happened today? Everything was fine and you were going to come over to see Rose and Ally tonight, then your mom calls us frantic. You've been out all day."

Tears began pouring from my eyes and I could hear myself saying 'He's gone' over and over. Recognition appeared in his eyes.

"Oh Lee, I'm so sorry." He said as he rubbed my back.

I turned my head into my pillow as I sobbed. Voices sounded in my room that I knew to be my mom, Seth, and Sam while Edward told them what happened.

"You can go home Edward, you've been here all day." I heard Sam say.

I turned my head and Edward caught my line of sight. I silently told him that it was okay and he turned and left. As he walked out the door I turned to look at Sam who was starring between me and the place that Edward once occupied.

Seth climbed into bed with me and my mom wiped the tears from my face.

"I need to get a ticket to the funeral, it's in two days" I whispered out.

"Okay, we'll get it taken care of." Sam spoke and nodded as he left our house.

I slept that night tucked into my little brother's chest and dreamt of Jesse and me together in Florida. As the sun rose the next day fresh tears were pouring down my face as I sat on the front porch wrapped in a blanket.

A car pulled in and it was Rose and Alice dressed in black. Rose sat with me on the porch as Alice went to pack my bags. Soon they were walking me in the house telling me to shower so I could get dressed and leave for my flight.

I put myself on autopilot as I went through the motions. Surprisingly Alice let me wear sweats and all but carried me to the car.

I sat in the back seat and stared out the window. My reflection held a girl with sad eyes that I knew to be myself.

"Where's Edward" I asked once we passed La Push lines.

"He will pick you up at the airport in California."

I nodded as I leant my head back to enjoy the barely there purr of the engine. A hand was on my knee as the engine shut off and I opened my eye to see that we were parked in front of small airport.

"You're going to take our private jet there where Edward is waiting for you." Alice told me.

They both hugged me and walked me to the plane and stayed until I was boarded. The plane took off and I sat silently in the seat hearing Jesse's laugh in the back of my head. I heard him calling me doll face, and his stupid jokes that he always told.

"Miss, we're here" I snapped out of my daze to see the pilot squatting in front of me.

"Oh, thank you." I stood and stretched when I remembered Edward was waiting for me outside the plane.

The stairs lowered and the pilot gave me the okay. I quickly walked down the stairs and ran into Edwards arms.

"Hey baby, I missed you" he said as he kissed my forehead.

'I missed you too'

He held my hand as we got into a limo and a man put my bag in the trunk. I tucked my head in his neck and securely wrapped my arm around his waist. He picked me up and placed me on his lap and he rubbed my back. I locked my arms around his waist and kissed his nose before settling back in his neck.

"I love you" I whispered out to him.

"I love you too baby" he said as he slipped his hands under my shirt and scratched my back.

I purred softly into his neck forgetting that the very spot my lips were turned Edward on.

"Lee" he said in what meant to be a warning tone, but turned out to be a moan.

"Oh sorry" I said as I snapped my head up.

His face made me squish my lips together so I wouldn't laugh.

"You think this is funny?" he groaned out.

I burst out laughing which caused me to wiggle my hips, in result Edward groaned out again.

"Sorry" I said quieting my giggles.

He leant his head back against the seat and pinched his nose.

"Edward" I whispered. "Edward" I said giving his throat an open mouth kiss.

His hands were under my shirt again, this time in the front cupping my lace covered breast.

"I need you, and I can be quick and real quiet."

I laughed, "Quick sure, quiet I don't think so."

He frowned and I rubbed myself against him earning a moan.

"My point proven"

I unhooked his belt with super speed and quickly maneuvered my sweats and panties down. Edward placed himself at my entrance as I slid down on him. We didn't want to make love this time, shit we didn't have time to. This was pure fucking to quench our raw need for each other.

Edward lifted his arm and turned on the radio loud enough that you couldn't hear our skin slapping. My hands were on the seat behind him as he sat back and massaged my clit. I bit my lip to smother my moans so they came out as whimpers.

I could feel the familiar burn between my legs; I licked Edward's neck and blew my hot breath on him causing him to pinch my clit. I sucked in a quick breath as I began to milk him and just when I was about to moan his put his mouth on mine. I felt his seed spilling into me and I eternally sighed with content.

We were both breathing hard as we pulled apart and he slid out of me. He laughed as I awkwardly put my pants back on. I gave him a smirk as he put himself back to rights.

I sat on the floor and leaned back on my hands.

"I miss him, more than I should. I'm dreading going home and see all his stuff there and he won't be." A tear fell from my eye and I wiped it away with the back of my hand. "And I really don't want you here to see me like this because I don't want you to think that I care about him more than you. I don't want you to see that my heart is breaking all over again."

He pulled me into his chest and I sobbed.

"I feel like I am losing everything"

"You're not going to lose me, I'm not going anywhere." He kissed my tears away and held me tight to his chest.

My breathing was finally even when the car stopped in front of a hotel. I untangled myself from Edward and he stepped out of the car ahead of me. He gave the driver a hefty tip and gave the bellboy my bag. My hand was in his as we followed the bellboy to the elevator, and when we stepped in Edward wrapped me in his arms.

I felt his fingers on my chin and I looked up at him. He lowered his head to mine and brushed his lips across mine. I puckered my mouth and I felt his hands cup my face gently as he kissed me softly. Just as our lips parted the elevator doors opened. Edward walked out ahead of me stopping the bellboy.

"We have it from here" he told him slipping him something I suspected to be more than a twenty.

He turned and reached his hand out for mine which I gladly took.

"He likes you" he whispered in my ear.

I laughed and playfully slapped him as he walked to a door that read 'Presidential Suite'. I raised an eyebrow at him and he just smirked and shrugged his shoulders.

We walked into a magnificent room that had lovely wooden floors and plush white carpet that lead to the room. There was a huge couch facing a flat screen TV to my left and on the right was a dining room and kitchen.

"Seriously, we're here for three days."

"I wanted you to be comfortable."

"I could be in a hut and I'd still be comfortable with you." I said before kissing his nose.

He smiled at me and his topaz eyes began to dance.

"Would you like to see the bedroom?" he asked grabbing my hand.

I responded by untying my sweats and letting them fall to the floor. He bit his lip and watched as I took off my shirt.

"Black lace" he murmured.

I chuckled softly as I walked past him and unhooked my bra. I turned and look at him over my shoulder while I shook my hips and danced out of my panties. He still hadn't moved when I got in the bed and wrapped the sheets around me. I raised an eyebrow and curled my finger at him beckoning him to come to me.

He started walking shedding his clothes as he came.

The funeral was small and was at the cemetery. The skies were cloudy and it was raining which was surprising for California, but it matched my mood. Edward wanted to come with me, but I made him stay at the hotel saying that I needed to do this alone.

I held Clare's hand the whole time and we stood close to his father, Steven, while he held a large black umbrella over us. It felt as if the more tears I produced the harder it rained.

The time came when the casket was to be lowered in the ground. His mother tossed her white rose in first. I brought the rose to my mouth and laid a sweet kiss on it before I tossed it into the ground. I walked back to the limo that I rode in with his family to their home. Since I was leaving early they decided to meet with the lawyer today.

We were sitting on the couch sipping hot tea when the door bell rang. Steven walked quickly to the door and came back with an older man with white curly hair.

"My name is Charles Lincoln, I'm Jesse's lawyer. I know that you all are still in pain so I'll go through this quickly." He sat down on the couch across from us. "Jesse came in when he first got back for Christmas break saying that he wanted to change his will."

"He had a will" I asked shocked.

"He had one drawn up after he inherited money from his birth parents." He looked in his briefcase and ruffled through some papers before pulling out one. "Here it is" he said, "It's a video."

Clare jumped up to put in the DVD in the television and sat back down grabbing my hand.

"As morbid and cliché as this sounds, if you watching this then I am gone, and I know that you're probably are wondering why I have a will and I'm so young. Well mom, dad you always taught me to be prepared for all sorts of situations and after my birth parents left me some money I figured it was the right time. So to my parents I leave you guys the house I received from my birth parents in Seattle, and some old stocks they gave me. Charles should have the information about them with him now, if he's still alive." He made a confused face that I had seen hundreds of times, and it made me smile.

"Now to my doll face, you made me feel alive when all I had in my life was sadness. You are my best friend and I love you more than I love sunshine. I am so sorry for not getting to call you back over this break; I was busy getting this together for you. To you I leave the money that my parents left me."

My mouth fell to the floor and my hand flew to my chest.

"Don't you go freaking out and give it away to people on the street I know you would do something like that. I want you to have it and be happy, and I wouldn't want anyone else but you to have it." He paused and tears welled up in his eyes. "Thank you for loving me, and thank you for taking me into your home and showing me things I never would've seen. I love you doll face."

The tape cut off and I turned to Charles White.

"He isn't serious is he?" I asked in a shaky voice.

"Yes he is, and the total comes to be around" he fiddled with some papers again "fifteen million dollars."

"What" I asked with a hint of anger.

"Fifteen million dollars"

"No I heard that, I'm still on the part where he gave it to me." I turned to his parents, "I give it to you, there's got to be some way that I can give it to you."

Steven grabbed my hands and attention. "No, we don't want it. He's given us a house and money which is more than we could ever need. He wanted you o have that money, and so do we. You take it and make yourself happy."

I had to sign papers and Charles told me that the money would be transferred during the night. I took a taxi back to the hotel and was greeted by the bellboy at the door. He smiled a little too hard for my taste and held my hand a minute too long as he helped me out the car.

I walked to the elevator and looked in my small clutch for my key. I looked up as the doors dinged and saw Edward running a hand through his hair.

"Lee" he breathed as he grabbed me and wrapped his arms around me. "I was ready to call the police if you didn't walk through the door in five minutes."

I kissed his shoulder, "I missed you today."

He led us to the door and easily opened the door. I was swooped up in his arms as he carried me to the couch. He sat me down and took off my shoes and rubbed my feet.

I relaxed under his touch and sighed deeply closing my eyes.

"How did it go?"

"It was done beautifully; they had the loveliest white roses. We went to his house afterwards to meet with his lawyer."

"So early" he asked.

"Only because I was leaving tomorrow and because he left me fifteen million dollars."

Edwards movements stopped and I peeked open an eye.

"Wow" he said after he recovered.

"I know" I groaned.

"My baby's a millionaire" he laughed as he leaned to kiss me.

"I love you leech"

"I love you too pooch."