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"What is this place?" Leah's eyes scanned the entire area of the meadow as soon as I set her down on her feet. Her brown orbs took in every little detail from the trees and rocks right down to the dirt which rest beneath our feet. "I know these woods better than the back of my own hand and I have never seen this place before."

I smiled while watching her wander around the small clearing. I had been planning to take Bella here eventually since she had seen my other special spot but the day I planned to bring her I had a sudden change of heart. For some reason I did not feel as if I could share this with the human girl. Which was odd in itself since I had thought I wanted nothing more than to spend my undead life with her.

This place was special to me in ways I couldn't quite explain. Almost as if I'd been here before or like I had known this place would never belong to Bella because it was Leah and I's special place. Even though it had been before Leah and I started spending time together a part of me knew Leah would be an important part of my life.

"It's Neverland." I replied with a smirk while sitting myself down comfortably on a boulder.

I motioned with my pointer finger for her to come join me. I scooted over so that I was sitting right on the edge of the oversized rock. The she wolf took a seat down next to where I sat and our shoulders gently knocked against eachothers. Her heat melted into my coldness causing a nice luke warm medium between us.

Leah rolled her dark brown eyes at my inside joke. She got what I was saying since we had watched Peter Pan the other day. The wolf would never admit it but she was a closet Disney fan. She loved the classic cartoons movies. Peter Pan was her second favorite movie. Her first being Beauty and the Beast ironically.

Clicking her tongue she finally came up with suitable reply. Leah Clearwater never was one to be outdone. Especially not my a mind reading vampire. "It fits considering you will never grow up."

Pushing my shoulder a tad more firmly into hers I let out a chuckle. "Isn't that the pot calling the kettle black."

My comment caused the girl wolf to raise her eyebrow, shake her head, and then promptly burst into laughter. The sound echoed in the small clearing and caused a feeling of peace to fill my heart. The smile resting on her lips gave me hope that Leah's life with us Cullen's could be filled with joy.

When I made the offer for Leah to stay with my family I had done it to help her. I never gave a thought to the idea she may be unhappy with us. We were vampires and she openly hated our kind. She could've only accepted my offer for the simple reason she had no other option. She would suffer for the rest of her life to make sure her child was taken care of.

The idea of Leah suffering because of my presence really ate me up inside. I had done enough to ruin her life already even though all of it had been unintentional. My very existance caused her to loose her fiancee, her father, her ability to have children, and lord knows what other harm I may have caused that hasn't even revealed itself yet.

The peaceful silence which had surrounded us moments before became shattered when the she wolf spoke. She kept her voice low and eyes locked down to the ground. Her words were hestitant almost unsure. Something I was not quite used to seeing from Leah when it came to her behavior and mannerisms.

"Do you think that is going to be something which creeps my kid out? Knowing that mommy is never gonna physically age another day." Her words spoken below the volume of a whisper almost passed me but thanks to my advanced hearing I caught them.

I knew from reading her mind when she was not blocking her thoughts that Leah had alot of fears about becoming a mother. It was not unusual ofcourse since all first times mothers felt fear of the unknown. For the girl wolf though things were alot more complicated. She had so much more on her plate than most mothers.

While she had the same problems human woman often occured during pregnancy she had supernatural problems to deal with as well. I do not feel like listing all the problems and fears she must deal with on a daily basis but I am sure you can guess. Being a wolf seemed to complicate everything it would seem.

I will say that knowing everything she would have to face in the near future only caused me to admire her even more. Leah Clearwater is one of the strongest people I have ever or will ever meet in my unlife as well as my human life. Her strength is something very few people possess even though plenty humans try to act tough when they are not. Leah doesn't wear a facade of strength for hers is all real.

Sliding my hand over the rough surface of the stone I laced my fingers with hers. "You could if you stop phasing."

Pain filled my entire physical being at the mere mention of Leah aging and eventually moving on from her mortal life. I couldn't stand to picture her old with wrinkles covering her skin as her body deterioted or being riddled with disease. To watch her life slip away when I had the key to immortality in my blood yet being unable to use it since it would kill her caused my heart of ice to crack slightly.

The she wolf scoffed and rolled her shoulders. I could tell this topic bothered her immensely and I regretted letting it continue. "Like that is going to be possible considering both baby and I are staying with a coven of leeches. As long as I am around you and your veggie family the wolf gene will always be active within me. In such close quarters I won't be able to shut it off."

"Atleast you'll have your good looks forever. Most women would die for that." I brought her hand up to my lips and placed a soft kiss above the knuckles.

Leah looked away and I could only hope she was hidng a blush. After a moment she turne to look at me and I caught the fading crimson from her cheeks. She had been blushing. The thought caused me to grin but I wasn't sure exactly why I liked knowing I got her. Maybe I was just unsure of my ability to charm since Bella left me for another man.

My shifter friend used her other hand to slap the back of my head. "Most woman are not Leah Clearwater. Looks are only skin deep you know that. But atleast out of the two of us one of us will be good looking for all eternity."

Her smart ass behavior must have been rubbing off on me because without realizing it I had inclined my head with a half grin. "Thank you for the compliment."

Another stinging slap to the back of my skull was her reply. "I wasn't talking about you leech."

I laughed and pulled her into my lap. This was turning out to be much more pleasant than school anyday. Spending time with Leah had become my favorite hobby. With her I felt free to be myself and not worry about anything I said or did. Leah had me opening up in ways I never had with anyone including most members of my family.

I most certianly never opened up to Bella in a such a way. I'd always been to consumed with fear of either hurting her or scaring with my past. Isabella Swan never really got to see the real Edward Cullen. Truth was I had never trusted her enough. Sure I loved her but it was not a lasting love. For the kind of love I craved you needed a connection more than just physical attraction and Bella and myself never had that.

Smiling at Leah I removed a strand of hair from her face. "You know your attracted me. You can't help but like my charasmic and charming self. It is a part of the vampiric charm. Everything about me pulls you in my direction. I can be whatever you need me to be yet it is all an illusion."

An illusion I hoped Leah may one day be able to see past. For the first time ever in my extra long life I wanted someone to see the real Edward Cullen. Question I was asking myself now was if Leah Clearwater would be interested in meeting him.

TBC..

AN: I broke this chapter up into a few because I did not want it extremely long. As I have stated before if I keep the chapters short you get updates more often. I try to update one chapter on a different story every night.

Anyways I sure hoped you like this chapter. I liked writing the banter between the two. Do they or do they not have chemistry?

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