Omg, sorry it took me soo long :L I just had no inspiration whatsoever, but then this amazing song came out and I kept seeing the vid on TV and I was like...that would SO fit Chapter 25! And...here it is :] England is finally sunny! That, and this song, and I'm actually loving Britain right now :L Lool, apologies, it's late and stuff soo...yeah.

Btw, let's for the sake of this fic say that Bella's pregnancy took longer than normal, and the beginning of this fic was set in...early January? And it's now like..the end of March-ish :] Just to get the timing clear and stuff.

Thankyou for all the reviews last chapter, and hope you enjoy! :]

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight.

"I know you can't stay,

So I won't be waiting, anticipating for the fall,

We had our time baby,

So I won't be waiting, anticipating for the call,

Turn it up, turn it up for the people that say,

We're moving on and we'll be okay..."

Pixie Lott - Turn It Up

The Clearwater house was chaos. In the kitchen Paul, Quil, Embry, Colin, Brady, Jake, Emmett, Jasper, Carlisle and Edward were gathered, as well as Billy and even Charlie. Sam was at his and Emily's house with Jared, his best man, and a bunch of people from his family. Sue would dash in and out occasionally, alternating her time between checking the time and her conversation with Esme, Embry's Mom and Claire's Mom. Upstairs Leah's bedroom was crowded and noisy.

Alice was helping Emily get ready, and had brought a small portable dressing table with her, which was set up against the free wall. Emily sat at it with her dress on and hair all neatly curled, smiling excitedly while Alice applied a second coat of mascara for her and Rachel carefully pinned her hair into an elegant bun. Rachel herself was already sorted, hair and makeup done ahead of time. Meanwhile the other bridesmaids all sat along the edge of Leah's bed.

Kim was ready, and was sitting talking to Bella. Claire was ready too; Renesmee watched her with interest. Rosalie was doing Leah's makeup. But the fifth and last bridesmaid was simply sitting and watching them all with a smile on her face. Rebecca Black had missed La Push. It felt amazing to be home. Once ready Leah ventured downstairs with Rosalie in tow. She squeezed into the kitchen to get herself a glass of water, amazed at how everyone managed to fit in the room. It seemed that La Push was on a lucky streak, and the sunny weather from the previous day had stuck around.

Unfortunately it meant that it was also very hot, and even Leah was beginning to feel the heat. She was grateful that her dress only had thin straps and was quite light. Made of a silky satin-like material, the dress was a cheerful yellow colour and floorlength, intentionally loose-fitting and slimming. After much searching in Port Angeles Rachel had finally found a store where they could buy several pairs of yellow heels. They were all in different styles, but the length of the dress meant that that didn't matter.

"Everything going okay up there?" asked Jake, putting an arm around her shoulders as she set the glass down on the kitchen counter.

"Yeah, Alice is almost finished with Emily," Leah answered, smiling up at him. "We're running on time."

"So, where's this wedding again?" asked Emmett, hands in his pockets. Edward rolled his eyes, something that always made Leah smile. The expression looked so out of place on his face.

"At a church, Em," said Jasper. "For the fourth time." Emmett grinned mischievously and shrugged.

"I just find it kinda ironic," he said.

"If the priest notices something about you guys, I'll laugh," said Embry.

"I'll bet you five bucks he at least looks at us funny," Emmett challenged.

"You're on."

"Are Emily and Sam even Christian?" asked Charlie.

"Not particularly," Leah answered, and Billy and Quil chuckled. Charlie was holding up pretty well, Leah thought. He looked mostly at ease, although maybe a little nervous, but who could blame the guy? Sue and Billy had gone round to his the other day and told him everything. Apparently he and Sue were a thing – which Leah would rather not think about in too much detail – and she wanted him to know what he was letting himself in for. From what Leah had heard, Charlie had taken it pretty well. Although Billy had said he'd said nothing for almost an hour when realisation finally dawned, and it hit him that his only daughter was a vampire and he'd been rooting for her to date a werewolf.

Leah's train of thought was interrupted when someone's phone went off. "Round round, get around, I get around, yeah, get around oooo, I get around..." Emmett pulled his phone out of his pocket, pressed a button, and the song stopped.

"Football's just started," he announced, and put his phone away. Leah raised her eyebrows.

"The Beach Boys? Seriously?" Emmett grinned and winked.
"Hey, don't hate the Beach Boys. I remember when that song came out. I used to listen to it all the time."

"It's true," said Carlisle. "He had it on repeat for four hours one night."

"And he made us go to see them on their 1964 tour," added Jasper.

"Twice," Edward supplied helpfully.

Sue chose that moment to hurry into the kitchen again. "Right, looks like it's all systems go," she said. "Everything's ready." Instantly the atmosphere became one of nervous excitement, and everyone filtered out into the corridor from the kitchen. Carlisle, Esme, Bella, Edward and Renesmee were all going in one car. Alice and Jasper were going with Rosalie and Emmett in their car, and Seth was going with them too. That left Paul, Quil, Embry, Colin and Brady in a third car, with Charlie, Billy, Sue and Jacob in a fourth. Embry's Mom was going with Claire and her Mom. Emily's immediate family was going to meet them at the church; Emily herself, Kim, Rachel, Leah and Rebecca were all going in one car. Everyone piled outside to get in their various cars.

"I'll see you there," said Leah, squeezing Jake's hand gently and standing on her tip toes to kiss his cheek. "Tell Emily's Mom I said hi."

"Will do," he said, and reluctantly left.

Kim and Rebecca came down the stairs to stand with Leah in the corridor, and Emily came down the stairs, with Rachel bringing up the rear and holding the hem of the bride's dress so she didn't trip. Emily's dress was simple, white and off-the-shoulder, but it made the most of the curves she had and looked amazing. She held her bouquet of yellow roses in one hand and kept the dress off the floor with the other, and smiled nervously. Leah was surprised to find herself tearing up. She smiled at her cousin and sniffed, pulling her in for a hug. "You look beautiful, Em," she mumbled quietly.

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At the church Leah peered out at the assembled crowd, who were all seated ready and waiting in the pews. "Looks like everyone's here," she said, turning back to Jacob. He smiled and took her hand, entwining their fingers and smiling at her.

"You okay?" he asked, and Leah caught the double meaning behind his words. Without hesitation, she smiled back and leant up to kiss him gently on the lips.

"Yeah," Leah said honestly. "I'm amazing." Jake chuckled and leant down so that their foreheads touched, smiling happily.

"I know."

"Okay lovebirds, break it up!" said Rachel, appearing seemingly out of nowhere. "Time to go!" Leah rolled her eyes as she pulled away, and looked at her friend.

"You don't seem very surprised, Rach," she said, and raised an eyebrow suspiciously. It Rachel's turn to roll her eyes.

"Are you kidding? I saw it coming months ago! Now come on!" Rachel shooed them in the direction of the others, and after a last minute check, the ceremony began.

Things were different at Emily and Sam's wedding: instead of the bride going first – "because they won't be expecting that," Emmett had said with a wink – Claire was first up the aisle with Rebecca holding her hand. Everybody 'aww'ed at her cute little smile as she scattered yellow rose petals up the aisle, like they'd practiced. Next along the aisle was Kim, escorted by Jared. Leah smiled to herself.

Not long until another Imprint wedding, I bet. Then it was Rachel and Paul's turn, and Leah's smile didn't falter. Paul had apologized, and he'd seemed genuine enough. So she'd accepted his apology and they'd put it behind them. Besides, the way she saw it, if he hadn't fought with her she wouldn't have wanted to leave, Jacob wouldn't have come to stop her and...they might not have gotten together. Anyway, chances are Rachel and Paul would be getting married soon as well.

Leah couldn't help it – she looked up at Jake, who was watching his sister go down the aisle with a smile on his face. They were the only non-Imprinted couple in the Pack. She thought of that day she'd gone to see him all those months ago, and how different things had been. And that got her thinking about all the Firsts: the first time he hugged her; the first real smile she saw on his face since Bella, that was because of her; that first flutter; the first long, sleepless night; the first time she'd realised her feelings; the first time he'd held her hand; their first "I love you"s, and that magical first kiss. There were a lot more Firsts to come. But would one of them mean that one day, she was standing at the front of the church for a completely different reason? Jake looked down at her and met her gaze, and her heart skipped a beat. Maybe. Just maybe.

And then Kim and Rachel were standing near where Emily would stand, and Jared and Paul stood next to Sam, and it was Leah and Jake's turn. He grinned and offered out his arm for her to take. Leah took a deep breath and held her bouquet up to her chest. "Let's do this," she said, and her smile broadened. She smiled at her Mom as she walked past, hoping she was proud of her. Once upon a time Leah had kicked up a fuss at having to be a bridesmaid at her cousin's wedding. Billy, who was sitting next to Old Quil, motioned from her to Jake and winked, and she tried to cover the pink tinge that came to her cheeks with a sheepish smile.

Once she was stood up the front next to Rachel, everything seemed to go a lot faster. Emily's big moment came, and she walked up the aisle escorted by Seth. All eyes were on her, and she blushed into her bouquet of yellow roses.

Just over three months ago, Leah had been dreading this wedding. She'd dreaded the sympathetic glances and watching her cousin marry the man Leah loved. Most of all, she'd dreaded the vows. But she wasn't that person anymore. None of that mattered, because there were no sympathetic looks being thrown her way, and the man she loved was currently smiling at her from the other side of the aisle. And although when the big moment came and Emily and Sam said their 'I do's, Leah was fighting tears, it was for all the right reasons. A warm arm wrapped around her waist when the ceremony was over, and she beamed up at Jacob through her tears.

"I'm proud of you," he said and leant down to kiss her lips. And when he pulled back to smile at her, Leah saw the honesty in his eyes. She closed the gap to kiss him again, not caring who was watching or who could see.

It was all over. She was free.

Chapter 26 coming soon ;] Don't forget to review, it alwwayssss cheers me up and makes me smile :] Love you all, thankyou for sticking with me for so long! xx