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Chapter Seven: Sue's Café.
Stepping into the café, Leola was relieved to be out of the rain as she shrugged off her coat and looked around trying to see if Sam was there yet; she guessed that he was running late since he wasn't there yet. It had been raining hard all morning and it didn't help that she'd had to pull over some stupid teenagers who had been speeding on the way to school; she had been soaked while giving them a ticket. Leola looked out of the window that she was sat by and hoped that she wouldn't be waiting too long for Sam to arrive; she was hoping the rain would have died off a little by then.
"What can I get you?" the waitress asked catching Leola by surprise, she hadn't heard anyone approach and she turned quickly to see the woman that was stood behind her. The waitress raised an eyebrow at Leola waiting for her to reply, it was unusual that they got newcomers here and she guessed that this was the new police officer that everyone had been talking about.
"Coffee please," Leola said not knowing how long she would be here, she wasn't sure what to expect from this meeting but she didn't want to order food if he was going to show her around La Push. Nodding her head, the waitress left to get her order leaving Leola alone in her thoughts again before Sam arrived; the door opened allowing a cool breeze to fill the café before it shut again. Looking around the café, Sam couldn't help but feel extremely nervous about this; he was hopeful that this would go well so that he could spend more time around his imprint.
"Have you been waiting long?" Sam asked sitting across from Leola, he was pleased to see that she had come and he hoped that he hadn't kept her waiting long. He'd gone back to his house after his patrol shift to have a shower and get changed since the last thing that he wanted was to smell bad when this was the first time that he'd be alone with her.
"Just a couple of minutes," Leola replied with a smile, she was glad that she wasn't sat here alone anymore and she wanted to get a head start on this; she saw no reason to waste time when this work was important. The last thing that they wanted was to allow people like this drug dealer to slip through their fingers; he had to be caught before his actions lead to serious consequences. Both jumped when Leola's coffee was set on the table and they turned to look at the waitress who had an unreadable expression on her face while she stared at Sam.
"Leah," Sam greeted awkwardly, he hadn't realised that she would be here today instead of attending the college course that she had selected to do; he had hoped to avoid such an awkward meeting with his ex-girlfriend. It had been nearly six months since things had ended between them and Sam knew that they had made the right decision to end things when they had done.
After phasing into a wolf, Sam had tried to carry on like nothing had changed when it came to Leah but his heart just hadn't been in it especially when the council had denied his request to tell her the secret. Things had fallen apart slowly from there until they'd been forced to sit down and admit that it was time they parted; it was good to see that their break-up hadn't ruin things completely.
"Sam," Leah replied stiffly, she looked at Leola for a moment before a frown formed on her face; she turned and walked away knowing that this was bound to happen eventually. They had been broken up for a while now and Sam had every right to move on and so did she; she wasn't sure that she would ever get used to the idea that Sam was going to date other people
Sitting in silence for a moment, Leola couldn't help but feel awkward about what had happened; she hoped that she wasn't causing trouble since she was only here meeting with Sam for work. Clearing his throat, Sam focused on Leola glad that was over and he could focus on the matter at hand; he truly hadn't meant to come here while Leah was working since he didn't want to make things worse between them. Not everyone had been understanding when they had called things off and Sam was sure that people would certainly have something to say about this when he moved on.
"Do you have any ideas on how you'd like to start?" Leola asked trying to get the meeting underway, she sipped on her coffee trying to shake the feeling that they were being watched. They were in a public space and Leola guessed that the awkward greeting between Sam and the waitress might be the reason that she felt like they were now being watched.
Resting his hands on the table, Sam stared at Leola not sure where to begin; he hadn't really thought this far only that he was finally talking with his imprint. The silence lasted a moment and Leola raised an eyebrow at him before she decided to take the lead; she wanted to get a jump start on this.
"What can you tell me about the guy that you ran off the reservation?" Leola asked knowing that they needed every detail if they were going to catch him; they couldn't allow him to escape if he was breaking the law. Sam blinked before he wracked his brain for answers, this was not how he had imagined this going and he had hoped that they would have a pleasant conversation before work got in the way.
However, the fact that Leola was here talking to him right now was worth it and he knew that with the introduction made that it would open the path to them talking more when this was dealt with.
The next hour was spent nailing down details until Leola was satisfied with everything, she sat back in her seat and peeked out of the window disappointed to see that it was still raining. Wrinkling her nose, Leola didn't relish in the thought of getting wet and she had a feeling that the rain would carry on for the rest of the day; it was the one thing that seemed to let down living in Forks.
"Not a fan of the rain?" Sam asked spotting her expression, he was pleased that she had stayed so long to talk to him even if it was entirely work related so far. He looked out of the window and wasn't surprised with how bad the weather was, it didn't matter that it wasn't meant to be summer; it always seemed to rain here. Leola shook her head, her eyes watching the droplets of rain trail down the window before she turned back to Sam; she was glad that she had made the move so that she could spread her wings.
"I'm from Kansas… this is more rain than I'm used to," Leola admitted with a smile, she could only imagine how her parents would feel when they came to spend the holidays with her. Her mother had called her last night with the exciting news that they had decided to spend Christmas with Leola in Forks wanting to see the town that had become her home.
Sam nodded his head, he could imagine how different things where here compared to Kansas; it was quite a distance for her to come just for work. Opening his mouth to say something, Sam found himself being interrupted; he frowned at Emily as she approached their table with a frown on her face.
"You couldn't have found somewhere else to take your new girlfriend? It had to be the café where your ex-girlfriend works," Emily snapped not believing how cold Sam was being about this entire thing. First, he had disappeared for weeks without an explanation, then he had been keeping secrets from Leah and that had eventually lead to the breakdown in their relationship and how things were now. It had been Emily that had been there for Leah when Sam had disappeared, she didn't know what had happened on his trip but she didn't believe for a moment that he had been on a spiritual walk like the Elders claimed.
"Emily," Sam warned, he had thought that she had gone back to the Makah reservation to visit her family; he was growing tired of her constantly causing him problems. Leah had been accepting of their end and Sam knew that it hadn't been easy for her to do so; the same could not be said about Emily, who had done everything she could to support her cousin after the break-up. It had made Sam happy that Leah had moved on with her life, she was training to be a nurse and when she wasn't at college then she was here working at her mother's café to make a little extra money.
"You have no idea how much you hurt her and still hurt her by showing up like this," Emily ranted glaring at Sam, she had held Leah when she had cried when things had ended and the dreams that she had for the future had become undone. Leola blinked, she peeked towards the waitress that had served them earlier and saw how mortified she looked at the face that Emily was doing this in the middle of the café. The café seemed suddenly so quiet after Emily's outburst and Leola wasn't surprised to find that people had stopped talking to listen in to what was happening.
"Leah and I have talked about this," Sam explained gently, he didn't know why Emily kept jumping in and he knew that things weren't going to get better if she kept bringing up the past. Emily seemed to be the main person who clung to the fact that Sam and Leah were no longer together; things would be a lot easier if she constantly wasn't going on about it.
"I'm not his girlfriend… I'm here on business with the Police Department," Leola pointed out, she had no idea what was going on here but she wasn't about to be caught in some petty fight when she was on duty. The last thing that Leola wanted to do was pry but she could guess that Sam and Leah had dated at some point and it hadn't ended well since Emily was here trying to cause trouble. Emily blinked surprised at the fact, she eyed Leola not sure whether to believe the woman or not; she turned her attention back to Sam not finished with him yet.
"I have to get back to the station but I look forward to our next meeting," Leola said nodding to Sam, she had no intentions in hanging around for the argument that was bound to come. Emily clearly had some things to get off her chest and Leola doubted that it was going to be pleasant; she grabbed her coat before starting to make her way out of the café.
Watching her leave, Sam frowned before turning to look at Emily wondering just how long she was going to drag this out. It wouldn't end well if he got back together with Leah now and he was thankful that things had ended before Leola had come into the picture; he had loved Leah and he wanted her to be happy.
"This has to stop Emily… I don't know what you want from me," Sam murmured shaking his head, he got to his feet glad that he had better control of himself now than when he had first phased. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt anyone and with Emily constantly pushing his buttons he couldn't imagine that it would end well.
Moving to leave, Sam passed Leah who offered him a look of apology before he headed out into the rain so that he could get back to work; this wasn't how he had wanted the meeting with Leola to end, but there was very little that he could do about that now.
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