A/N: Here's a new chapter. I hope you enjoy it. There is fake science and a little angst so tread carefully. I'm not a doctor. So all the medical babble (which is very little) is probably not true.

Chapter 17: Figuring It Out

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Alice gently placed Leah on the couch next to Bella, "Al I'm fine."

"Yesterday you're entire left hip was shattered, and every two hours my father has to come in here and re break it so it will heal properly, and you young lady," she then turned to Bella, who shrank down into the couch, "have a high risk pregnancy, so neither of you move, Oh Seth," Seth trotted into the living room, "Watch them, if they so much as twitch yell for Rosalie I have to feed, and she is almost done."

"Yes ma'am," Seth said, picking up the remote, and flipping through the channels.

Leah grumbled 'brown noser' under her breath at the same time that Bella grumbled 'suck up'. Seth just stuck out his tongue. Emmett bounded down the stairs, "How are the invalids today?" he then threw blankets at their faces.

"I'm great jackass," Leah said, trying to spread the blanket over her. Instead it just hurt her hip. Emmett took pity on the people on the couch, and spread the blanket over both of them. Bella looked bigger, and dark circles had begun to appear under her eyes,and last night the baby kicked for the first time, breaking her ribs. Alice was beside herself. Which worried Leah and Jasper to no end. Then Leah got her hip broken by an overzealous wolf, and Sam being a dick. However she was cut off from him, finally. For whatever reason she couldn't hear him, and she wasn't going to complain. She turned to look at Bella on the other end of the couch. She was kind of curled in on her swollen belly. She was sipping a protein shake that Esme made, and there was her ever present bucket. Then she heard Seth yip. Emmett had picked him up, and laid Seth in his lap on the chair. They sprawled onto it, making the chair creak in warning.

"If you break that chair Esme will kill you Emmett," said Bella relaxing into the couch.

"Nah she loves this one too much to do that," Emmett said snuggling closer to Seth.

"Bella I may need to borrow your bucket," Leah said looking at her brother.

"Ugh I second that," Jacob said, sitting in the other chair, and looking at Emmett and Seth in the chair.

"How are my boys?" Rosalie said as she came in from outside her eyes a rich golden color.

"Fine babe," they said simultaneously. The other two shifters was right behind Rosalie, and he rolled his eyes. Then he looked at Bella with intense eyes, and he whimpered a little when he saw that she had gotten bigger. Leah wondered if Bella knew the amount of guilt everyone around her was going to feel after she was gone. His eyes snapped to hers at that thought. Then she turned to Jacob, "I couldn't hear Sam when I listened in on you anymore after last night, what happened."

"I don't know, I was kind of panicking. I didn't notice. Until Wonderboy over there pointed it out to me. My best guess is I embraced my inner alpha, and for whatever reason you guys joined me. Though I have my guesses as to your reasons," He said glaring at Seth and Emmett, who just now noticed the slight red marks on his throat.

"What are these?"

"Oh they must be left over teeth marks from Sam," Seth explained.

"Excuse me, they're what?" Rosalie said, her voice low and dangerous.

"He made us shift by threatening Seth with his teeth," Leah said casually. She reached for the remote, which Seth held out of reach on purpose to annoy his sister.

"I'm going to kill him," Emmett snarled, gently squeezing Seth.

"Can I sit on him with my bum hip while you do," Leah said hissing in pain as she over reached for the remote jarring her hip.

"Absolutely tiny gray," he said, helping Seth hold the remote out of reach from Leah.

Then Jasper came into the room, and Leah blushed, and her heart raced, and everyone in the room knew it. He'd saved her life last night, and she was pretty sure it wasn't all because of Alice, he'd said as much right. She wasn't sure though, and Alice wasn't here to be the buffer. Though even without Alice there was that gentle thrum that felt drawn to Jasper, even though she wasn't sure if it was because of Alice or not. All these thoughts swirled in her head all at once. Then she noticed Edward once again looking in her general direction. She wanted to snap at him and crush his delicate man feelings, and he knew that too, but she couldn't because he looked like someone had doused him with gasoline, and that person was holding a match. That person was Bella. Edward stopped looking at Leah after that thought.

"Darlin' I'm here to escort you to Carlisle so he can tend to ya," he gently reached under her knees, and neck, and scooped her up.

"Well aren't you gallant. Lead the way cowboy," she flirted, and he chuckled. She was surprised at how easily it was to flirt with him, and the uncomfortable feeling that occurred with her date with Bree just wasn't there with Jasper. She was grateful.

He took her into Carlisle' office, "Leah there you are, I'm sorry about this, but unless you want to deal with arthritis for the next few hundred years I'll need to set this correctly."

"Do what you gotta do doc." Leah braced herself, and then Carlisle crunched her hip. Leah screamed until her throat burned.

"Jasper take her hand, and Leah you might want to bite down on this," he handed her a leather belt, and Jasper took her hand. She squeezed it, hard. She didn't put the leather in her mouth.

"So you make people feel things they don't, I don't suppose you've got high somewhere in your repertoire."

"'Fraid not darlin, maybe I can try a few things out, anything could help you."

"Please," she was panting through the pain, sweating and crying, and then euphoria hit her brain, and while she was still in pain she was happy about it. That just made her dizzy, "Try something else Jaz."

He nodded, and tried to focus on taking away her pain. He filtered through all his positive feelings. Then she relaxed a little, "There that's it you got high after all."

"Good keep giving her that, I'm almost...done, now you need to stay completely still while your healing abilities get to work. Do not move until I tell you too, understand," his voice was gentle, and his smile kind.

"Doc as long as Jasper keeps doing his thing I'll stay here til Bella gives birth," her head felt fuzzy, and she smiled at the handsome cowboy. Then she looked around the room, "I miss Alice."

"Me too darlin'. She'll be back soon."

"Good. Hey I never said thank you for last night. I appreciate you hurting Sam, and saving me, even though I totally could have handled it."

"Of that I have no doubt," he sounded so amused.

"I want to go out with you and Alice, but I still want to be alone with Alice. We should figure out if we have anything in common besides Alice."

"And we will do all of that darlin' but first you should sleep," he gently pushed drowsiness into her subconscious, and she drifted off, just as Alice slipped into the room, "How much did you hear," Jasper whispered.

"I kept an ear on her the whole time. I'm glad she's warming up to you. Are you warming up to her?"

"I am, I think the three of us should make a go of it, but I've never got anyone high before, we should see if she remembers anything when she wakes up."

"Agreed," Alice said looking down at the sleeping woman.

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Jasper went to hunt. Alice was sitting next to Leah as she slept through the pain of her hip realigning. "Alice," Leah whispered. Alice picked up her hand, and kissed her knuckles.

"There's my girl, How are you feeling baby?"

"Like crap, How was your day," She asked, pulling her into the bed with her. Then she noticed that the sun had set.

Alice settled next to her, and gently ran her fingers through her hair, "My day was fine. How is your hip?"

"Feels better, I can probably be fine tomorrow. Did Carlisle figure anything out with Bella?" Leah may not like her, but everyone she cared about did like her, so she did the polite thing, and asked about her.

"Yes she'll probably need a few transfusions as this thing gets stronger, and she gets weaker," Alice's fingers stilled in her hair a moment before resuming her gentle touching, "What I'm worried about is the fact that you're the only one whose blood type matches hers, so that's not something I'm completely on board with."

"That's great, Jasper should try that weird drugged feeling when we do that it felt great."

"I'll mention it to him, do you remember what you said to him when you were drugged?"

"You mean the part where I want to go out with him, and how I have feelings."

"Yes that."

"I remember, are you sure you want to move forward with the three of us together?"

"I'd love that because having you both together, the visual of that," Leah heard the purr that went through Alice at the thought of the three of them all tangled together.

Leah whispered, "Is your dad done with my hip?"

"He is, but you're not to move until tomorrow, and if you do I'll know."

"I know, but can I roll over and look at you, please."

"Let me help you," she very gently rolled her over letting her settle onto her back.

"Now please give me a kiss."

Alice chuckled, and leaned down, gently brushing her lips against Leah's, who sighed, and wound her hands around Alice's neck, and tangled her hands in Alice's pixie cut. Leah leaned into the kiss, happy to just be with her. Alice opened her mouth, and darted her tongue out to taste Leah's lips. The shifter groaned beneath her, and opened for Alice. Their tongues met and tangled together. Alice's hands wrapped around Leah, and pulled her closer. Which jostled her hip. Leah hissed, and bit Alice's lip. Alice immediately left the hospital bed. She checked Leah over as she felt the guilt for hurting her.

"No word from the rest of Sam's pack," Alice said, trying to ignore the rush of Leah's blood, and the racing of her heart. She had never wanted to taste a human so badly. She held her breath to stop herself from smelling her.

"No which is good for him, because I'm pretty sure Rosalie wants to skin him and make a coat," Leah said after she caught her breath.

Alice cackled, and looked at her, for just a moment, "Now I know exactly what you and Jasper should do for your date."

"You have, have you," Leah settled into the bed, the pain in her hip fading.

"Absolutely leave everything to me, I can't wait. Now you go back to sleep."

Leah looked at Alice she was so exuberant at the thought of her and Jasper spending time together. She felt a surge of affection, and whispered, "I love you," Alice's eyes snapped to hers, and she looked so surprised, Leah backpedalled, and prayed her voice didn't crack, "I don't expect you to say it back. I know the fact that I've fallen this fast is mostly because me biology sucks, but I think you're great, and you could have left me in Canada, and I'm sorry -,"

"Don't. Please don't apologize, especially not for loving me," Alice cut her off, just as the first tear fell down Leah's cheek, "I can't say it yet, I care for you that is very true, and I want you more than I've ever wanted anyone, except Jasper, but that was easy. This is probably the scariest thing I have ever pursued. I don't know if it was because of your imprint, or because I have feelings for you. I can't see our future, like I can with Jasper, and that is so very frustrating, and exciting, and soothing. Please give me time."

"I'll give you all of eternity, just don't send me away."

"I won't, I don't think I could even if I wanted to."

"Alright," then she sniffled a little, "So, what adventure will Jasper, and I go on," Leah needed to change the subject, and not let things get awkward, she needed things to go back to normal.

"That is for me to know, and you to find out," Alice said with a smile, and the tightness in Leah's throat lessened, and the anxiety strangling her let her breath.

"Thank you," Leah whispered, and ALice nodded, and took Leah's hand in both of hers.

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A/N: There ya go Jasper and Leah are slowly coming together. The next chapter will have the date between Jasper and Leah, and all the hijinks there-in. I kind of have a few ideas If you want to see anything on this date please let me know in the reviews. Please read and enjoy