Disclaimer: I'm going to try and keep people out of Leah's head as long as possible and such, keeps the mystery alive.

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Sam's POV

"I'm going to run some errands, goodbye darling. I love you." Emily said before kissing me passionately on the lips. I was a bit surprised. She usually didn't do that for a random goodbye. She leaned in and our daughter Mary.

"I love you little princess." She said before getting up and walking towards the door. Something didn't seem right.

"Emily? Emily dear, is everything alright?" I asked.

"Yes, of course darling, I just need to run these errands before the stores close." I watched as my wife ran out of the house quickly. So much had changed since Paul died nine months ago. It must have really shook Emily she'd changed so much. She always talked about using time wisely. I admired her desire to make every moment worth it but didn't quite understand it.

She was determined to make sure I knew how to take care of our little girl without her, but I didn't understand why, we'd have the rest of our lives to learn these things together. I smiled to myself at the thought. We hadn't had any vampire encounters since Paul's death but Emily insisted I keep phasing. I did as she wished.

There was one other major thing that had changed over the last nine months. We learned that Rachel Black was pregnant with Paul's child. It was a joyous occasion and we all pitched in, even Jacob visited when little Elizabeth was born. The entire reservation helped the Blacks as much as we could and I watched with a smile as old Billy Black shown with pride told stories about his granddaughter. Even with the pain of losing Paul our reservation joined as a community for Mary and Elizabeth, only weeks apart in age.

"Don't worry Mary. You're definitely the cuter baby." I said before kissing her forehead rocking back and forth. Of course you think that she's your baby. I smiled as I heard her breathing in my arms and pulling herself closer to my warm stomach. I stopped and smiled taking a moment to be thankful for everything.

I closed my eyes then heard a car door shut outside. I opened my eyes and looked, it was a police car. I quickly got to my feet trying not to disturb my peaceful princess. I glided across the living room to the door and opened it before there was knocking.

"Mr. Swan, to what do I owe the pleasure?" I asked. I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the look on his face. It was somber.

"What is it Charlie?" I asked fearing another one of my packmates were dead. Jared? Seth? Embry? Brady? Collin? It wasn't Quil was it? I thought preparing myself for the worse. Or so I thought.

"Sam… There's no right way to say this… I'm terribly sorry but Emily was in a fatal hit and run." Even as he said the words I couldn't believe them. I put my arm out to make sure I was still standing and leaned against the door. I was made aware of my child when she started to cry in my arm. I couldn't believe this.

I always assumed I'd die before Emily by vampire, I never considered the idea that she'd die. I felt an empty feeling in my stomach.

"Th-th-thank you Mr. Swan." I said trying to choke out the words through the now streaming tears down my face. He nodded and left back for his squad car. I closed the door and dragged my feet across the room still very wary of how I carried Mary. I fell in to the recliner and reached for my phone. I tried to steady my breathing but I couldn't… I couldn't even see my numbers in my list. I saw something with a "Ja" I think and dialed. My body was shaking as I kept going it rang three times then I heard Jared's voice.

"Hey Sam." I didn't say anything I couldn't. I just breathed uneasily through the phone. I couldn't speak I was choking on dry air but my throat seemed clogged with water.

"Sam! What's wrong!"

"Emily… is… Emily…" I said but I couldn't say it out loud.

"She's gone." I finally said crying out."

"I'll be right there." Jared said before hanging up. I should call the Seth next. I thought as I scrolled down. I wiped my eyes out just enough to make sure it was their home number I was calling. The phone rang five times and as I was about to hang up I heard it click.

"What the hell do you want Uley!" Leah yelled at me. I gulped down and tried to breathe as calmly as I could.

"Is Seth th-th-there?" I said stuttering and breaking my façade. My breathing returned to its hard raged side.

"What the hell happened?" she said sounding more worried than concerned.

"Wh-Wh-where is Seth?" I said between gulps of air not even trying to hide it anymore.

"He's out, damn it Uley what happened?" No I'm not strong enough. I can't tell Leah her cousin is dead, I can't do it.

"N-N-N-Nothing." I lied.

"Bullshit Uley!" she continued angrily.

"I can't do it Leah." I said gasping for breath.

"Do what?" she yelled. Mary started crying again in my arms.

"Tell you she's gone…." I said before bursting in to heaping sobs again.

"What do you mean she's gone?" Leah asked. I heard the door open and saw Jared come in. I got up to greet him but he was across the room and hugging me tightly as we were both careful of Mary.

"I'm so sorry Emily died Sam." Jared said holding me and I sobbed.

"What? Emily died? No! That's not possible! No!" Leah screamed and I heard the phone click. I felt myself sink further in to the chair hoping to disappear. Kim stepped in to the house. She was obviously not as fast wolf running straight to the house but she made good time in her car taking the roads. She immediately ran over to me and hugged me.

"I'm so sorry Sam." She said. She assessed me for a moment.

"You look exhausted do you want to me to take care of little Mary?" she offered.

"No I'm fine…" I lied.

"No you're not Sam stop trying to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders." I nodded finally handing my little girl to Kim who walked with her in to the other room leaving me with Jared.

"Did you call anyone besides me and Leah?" I shook my head. I heard a soft thudding outside then nothing.

"Leah's here." I said quietly.

"No it's someone else she's not that fast." Jared assured.

"No, she's that fast." I said regrettably as Hurricane Leah rampaged in to my house.

"What the hell was that about? Tell me you were lying Uley!" She knows I hate that name and yet she uses it anyway. I didn't respond, I didn't have the energy to fight with my ex. I didn't have the strength to go through this all over again.

"Well Uley? What the fuck happened to the 'almighty' alpha everyone looked up to… Until Jacob usurped you and made you look like a little bitch that is." She continued. She still knew how to pull my strings. If I had the energy to force myself to stand right now I'd already be in a fight with her. I could picture it in my mind. Kind of like when I wake up and my mind forces my body to believe it's getting up while I'm still laying in bed. I didn't even hear her anymore just a blur of anger as I visualized getting up and walking away. Finally I was stirred out of it.

"Leah you Will keep your volume down and watch the swearing when Mary is around or so help me I will shove my arm down your throat and pull your lungs out myself!"Leah stopped.

"Uley you there?" she sneered.

"Yeah he is, but try to forgive him for not entertaining you, he just learned his wife died in a hit and run."

"Hit and run? Not a vampire attack?" she said surprised.

"Yes that's right… Now I think you owe Sam an apology." Jared said as I watched.

"I owe him nothing." She said spinning on her heel and leaving the house. Her last word trembled and she left quickly, I'd known her long enough to know exactly what that meant, she wanted to go cry by herself. She didn't want anyone else to see her cry over the person who stole me from her.

I couldn't shake the feeling that this wasn't random. I couldn't shake this gut feeling that this was all planned. Maybe all this was a deep seated plan. Maybe it was the same vampire that killed Paul… Maybe this is his plan… No… It couldn't be.

Thanks to great response of reviews from people I continue this story. Like I said previous this is a story 'on demand' as it were. To those who came over from my main story, Welcome. To those who haven't read my main story check it out, starting with "Book I: Someday the dream will end" it's a story about Leah and Embry shortly after the events of Breaking Dawn. Thank you all for your great support, As of a couple days ago I am now employed so I'll try to update as fast as I can but that darn 'life' will get in the way. Like before if you want me to continue to post I'll need 9 reviews, why 9? Because it's my favorite number, and this chapter has 10 reviews so I think we can get 9 for the next one. Remember if you want the story, Review it.

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