Jacob
I didn't change back into the wolf me when I returned to Leah. She laid on the ground beneath the tree with her eyes closed. I cough suggestively and she snapped out of what-ever it was that had her mesmerized. I took a dress that I had bought with the money that I made fixing a couple of cars today and handed it to her. She was hesitant as she looked at it and then at me.
"C'mon, Leah. I really would like to have a decent meal tonight. Wouldn't you?"
She snatched the dress from my hand and disappeared behind the tree. To any of the wolves in the pack, food was always the magic word. I turned away to give her some privacy. It seemed like for-ever as I waited for her. Then she stepped out into plain sight. I turned to see her. The black, sundress hugged her curves perfectly. Her short hair, hung down just past her ears.
"What no shoes?" She snapped.
I took my other hand from behind my back, and handed her the black pumps. "I hope they fit. I really don't shop much for girls."
She slid them on. "So, how do I look?"
"Amazing." And she was. She was breathe taking. I knew why it was so hard for Sam to get over her after all this time. Leah was an angel.
She punched me in the arm as she passed by me. "So, where did you get the money?"
I followed behind her. We walked slowly like two regular humans on a stroll through the woods. "I got a job."
She turned her head quickly at me. "A job. Really?"
"Yeah. I'm fixing cars for some guy named Harry. He said that we could stay in the apartment behind the garage. It's not fancy, but it's nice."
"Well, Jacob, I'll have to rethink my first impression of you."
"Your first impression I was three and you were what, six?"
"And I thought you were childish then." She laughed.
It wasn't something that I had seen her do. My earliest memories of her, were always sad and broken. The smile she wore tonight was different, it was nice. I placed my hands in my pockets as we walked on. The night air surrounded us, but it didn't matter, we were enjoying each others company for once.
"Harry said that he needs a receptionist too. If you want. I told him about you."
She looked up at the stars. "They look different tonight. They look brighter."
I didn't look up, I couldn't take my eyes off of her. For some reason I wanted to make her happy. I wanted to keep that smile on her face. She deserved to be happy, I would make that sacrifice if that's what it took. I would be her friend and I would stay here in Canada with her. I would put my needs and my wants aside, to make two people happy. The one that I was in love with, and one whom I could become best friends with.
I looked down at the ground at the sticks that broke beneath my weight. This would become my new life. No Billy, no Sam, no wolf pack and no imprinting. I would find a way to make this work. I was a lot stronger than most people thought and this was something that I had to do.
"So this apartment. How many bedrooms?" She asked.
"Uh- one."
She glanced over her bare shoulder at me with a cocky grin. "One."
"Before you go all crazy on me. You can have the bedroom. I'll take the sofa."
"You're really something-else, Jacob Black."
We walked on in silence. We decided that the best thing for us to do was get a couple of burgers and head to the apartment. I was surprised to see the reaction that she gave when she entered. It was like she entered a mansion or something. But I guess compared to the woods, anything with running water is a mansion.
"I need a shower." She said, finishing the last bite of her burger.
I ignored her trying to see the game on the little TV screen. She threw her empty can at my head. I turned to look at her with a grimace. But there was that smile again. That smile that lit up the night. I quickly smiled back.
"It wouldn't kill you to take one too. You smell like grease."
"So you want me to take a shower with you." I laughed.
"Not even if you were the last wolf in the pack."
I tossed the hamburger wrapper at her as she exited the room.