Been too long, so here's the next chapter. Sorry for the wait, Hope to hear some responses from everyone, and Thanks to those who Favorited me, ^^. I get so happy when I see it.

"Maria?" I asked.

As the Cullen's explained to me more about Maria and the Volturi, the girls were having a serious discussion of their own.

POINT OF VIEW CHANGE (Leah)

Stomping away I began to growl "God damn him!" I half barked. I heard the Cullen's calling after me.

"Leah, are you alright?" Bella asked, as she was about to put her hand on my shoulder but stopped, I sighed even as a vampire she respected what I told her a while ago.

"Yeah I'm fine. It's just…Ugh he is so infuriating sometimes." I confessed "To make it worse it doesn't help he's an idiot and wants to marry me." I did not know exactly why I told her about the marriage proposal. Maybe I wanted to be a normal girl even for a second. I couldn't help but grin when she smiled and looked excited.

"Wow." Alice had come bounding over followed by both Rosalie and Esme. Alice was bouncing up and down

"I need to talk to you about wedding plans."

"Figures Alice would be hip deep into it already." Rosalie teased.

I was doubly surprised the Alice grabbed my hands giddy, and also that I had not wrenched my hands free from the sudden cold.

"I can't help seeing things… Oh can we see it?" she asked grinning in anticipation. I smiled back reaching into my pocket and opening the small box where the ring was.

The girls gathered around and oohed and awed. "So when is the date for?" Esme asked.

"On her birthday, and Valentine's Day." Alice blurted out.

I interrupted "I haven't said yes….yet." Suddenly looking in the direction I had left. "And I am not sure I want to. He is such an idiot."

"What guy isn't?" They all said at once, they all looked at each other in surprised and we all laughed.

"Ugh, Edward still treats me as though I was fragile, and he is starting to do it to Nessie."

"Emmett is an Idiot 24/7."

"Jasper can be too… At least I get to see it coming."

"Carlisle too, if something interesting happens he doesn't notice a thing around him."

"But, he did it because he did not want you hurt." Rosalie added.

"He could have called anyone, but he didn't. If he is going to do this all the time I just don't think I want that." I felt tears beginning to well up and turned hopefully before they would see and headed for home, too much to think about right now. I pulled off my clothes when I felt I was far enough away and changed. I ran quickly to my home wanting sleep, a suitable way to run from my problems for the moment.

POINT OF VIEW CHANGE (Richard)

Their explanation seemed the most likely.

I heard the sound of twigs snapping and turned to see everyone returning….. Everyone except for Leah. Bella and Alice both gave me a halfhearted smile and shook their heads, I guessed they were unable to bring her back. She was still angry with me.

"It looks like I have something very important to deal with." I said briskly before turning to head in the direction Leah had left. Before I could get too far however I sensed someone coming up from behind, I turned and was surprised to see a blonde figure speeding towards me. I slowed to let her catch up.

"Did Carlisle forget to say something?" I asked. She shook her head when she finally approached.

"I know we don't talk to each other much but that doesn't mean I would only talk to you if someone asked me to deliver a message." She said scowling slightly at my question. But none the less we slowed to a walk.

"You realize why she is mad right?" She asked suddenly.

"Uh yeah, it was because I did not ask her to come with me, acting like she could not handle it." I answered; Rosalie sighed and shook her heads.

"Men are men no matter what they are…." She said before looking straight at me and saying. "No Richard, that was not why."

"But then why?"

"That might be the thing you need to think about before you go and do something like apologize when you don't even understand that. Emmett is the only one to fully understand why I am upset over something. Not even Edward will fully understand it, and he can read my mind. Emmett may seem like an idiot and a goof but he is my mate. He knows me better than anyone else will ever. So if you want to be that for Leah you're going to have to think more. I don't want Leah to be hurt."

I was surprised to hear this, Rosalie and I never really spoke, but she clearly showed me her passion and love for Emmett. "You and Leah must be good friends, sorry I had not noticed." I felt a little embarrassed not knowing this.

"I don't make friends with mutts." She told me quickly "But that doesn't mean I want her hurt."

"Alright, thanks Rosalie." I said giving her a pat on her shoulder before running towards Leah's home. I made it to her house but none of the lights were on. I did not think her mother would like me coming over this late, even if she knew my lack of sleeping habits. So like the average human, I convinced myself that what she did not know wouldn't hurt me. I walked around to where Leah's window would be. I peered inside but she was not in her bed. I had no clue where she was, I walked over to the next window, and there in boxer shorts half his body in the bed and the other draped over the side of the bed, drool on his face was Seth. I cracked his window open.

"Pssst. Seth, wake up. Pssst." I whispered but nothing. I needed him awake, so I reached down and grabbed a rock about the size of an egg, I would have grabbed a smaller one but this one was closer. I chucked it at his head.

Thwack! A groan and then the sound of him falling off the bed.

"Huh? What? Jamie?" he said looking around. I stared at him "Who's Jamie?" He looked around until his face found mine. Wiping the drool from his face with the palm of his hand he answered "My new girlfriend." He got up and sat on the bed noticing the rock. "Why not just throw a bolder at me?" he asked rubbing the tender spot on his head.

"Still wasn't as hard as your head." I replied, he laughed, then as though just remembering something he said "Hey, how much would you sell that Cuda? She thought I looked good in it, and I would need to get a car soon anyways."

I laughed "Help me out and you can have it, I still have my Bronco." We shook hands "Deal, so what did you need?"

"Can you tell me where Leah is?" I asked, but ducked suddenly as I head his door open.

"Seth? What was that?" Sue asked peeking in.

"Nothing mom, just fell out of bed."

"Again? Well, be careful." When I heard the door shut I peeked back in. He was already in his wolf shape. The next minute he was back.

"I did not see her but Jake said she was at the beach last before she changed back." He informed me. I thanked him and walked over to her window, then opening it I climbed in and grabbed a pair of board shorts, and black top. I made my way to the beach; I had no clue where she would be so instead. I closed my eyes and breathed in slowly.

The salty sea water, the dry sand, I clearly sensed. The musky scent of wet wood and the smell of burnt wood made their presence known. Then faintly lingering in the air was the scent of wet dog, and a mixture of pine needles and Green apples. I turned following it not bothering to open my eyes. As the scent got more predominant I opened my eyes. I was staring at a bush, but this bush was staring back, with familiar eyes.

Instead of stepping into the bush I put the clothes I brought for her on the floor near the edge of the bush and sat facing the sea. The rustling told me she at least took the clothes. After a moment more she sat in the sand next to me. I reached over putting my arm around her shoulder, which she knocked away. I waited a moment and put my hand there again, and yet again she knocked it away. I did not do it a third time, I knew her well enough to let her make the move, so I looked at the sky. The clouds checkered the night sky, but between the patches where the sky shown through, I easily made out the stars. The heat of Leah's body pressed against my side as she leaned against me, her head against my shoulder. I gently put my arm around her waist. Looking at her face I saw tear lines. It tore at me heart.

Looking across the water I sighed and said "I only seem capable of making your cry. Is this the third? No, it is the fourth time."

"Yeah, But then I don't let just anybody see me cry."

"I broke your hand…"

"And I broke your heart."

"I love you."

"I know."

I looked back at her face. She leaned up kissing me tenderly "I love you too". Our kissing became a little deeper; she pulled on my bottom lip between her own. My hands moved from her hip to her waist, I felt her falling back slowly; I followed her lead, kissing down her lips towards her neck. Her body leaned up extending the time of my lips on her skin. Her hands trailing down my body, her fingers felt like trailing lines of fire. I slide my hands gently under her top, and felt her body shiver slightly.

"Too cold?" I asked kissing along her jaw, moving towards her lips again. "No…. Not cold." She answered. I figured she was lying, but she added "Just feels good." I smiled at this information. I continued moving my hands along her smooth heated skin. She tugged on my cargo pants a little harder then she meant to as we both heard a ripping sound. This stopped us both as we looked down. Somehow her board shorts were already around her knees, the buckle of my pants was ripped off. We both laughed as our foreheads touched both breathing and calming ourselves.

"Do you want to come back to my place?" I asked, as the words passed my lips I knew how stupid they sounded. Rolling her eyes she said "Let's go Casanova."

I hope you enjoyed, I am still unsure I want to put actual sex scenes, I wrote them out mainly to keep the flow and tension but, still not sure. ^^ The next chapter might be more love fluff, mainly because of what I have planned will not give much time to let them enjoy their love. Anyways Enjoy, Review.