All of the Cullen family was now gathered in the clearing. There were also three wolves-Seth, Jacob, of course, and Leah. I was slightly surprised when the female tan wolf appeared. As far as I knew, we were not on good terms. I slowly approached her, trying to be non-threatening.
"Leah?" I whispered. She turned her nose toward me, and whimpered quietly. Edward appeared behind me.
"She's…understanding. Even when you were human, she got into an argument with Jacob over Rosalie's actions. She was defending, not intentionally, but Jacob took it that way. She told him that she understood Rosalie's point of view." Edward paused, editing something in the wolf's thoughts. Leah turned her head towards him, and growled softly, an annoyed sound, not threatening. Edward's mouth turned up in my favorite crooked half-smile.
"OK, ok" he told the wolf. "She told me not to edit" Edward informed me. He took a deep breath, winced from the smell, and started again. "She told Jacob that you always want what you can't have. Leah's happy you survived. She can't…have children, and wants to be friends so that you might be able to share, in a way. She wants to help find Renesmee, to become friends with her, as well." Edward looked at the wolf suddenly. "No, that's too personal for me to share. Scratch a message in the dirt or something. Find a way to communicate it. I'll talk to the others, inform them of the situation." Edward turned and walked briskly towards where the vampires were waiting. Seth and Leah already knew the whole story, naturally. I turned back to the wolf, with a gentleness in her eyes that I hadn't noticed before. "You're menopausal, aren't you?" I asked softly. She yelped and ducked her head, indicating positive. I smiled slightly. "So am I." Leah barked a low laugh, then licked my hand gently. "Come on, Leah. Let's go back to the others."