Writers comment: You thought I forgot to update didn't you! :O Well if you did, you were right... haha I'm only joking. Jacob and Leah need to get over their denial right :-/ ... and so they do. Here's chapter 3 folks!

Leah's POV

Jake had his arms around me and for once I felt like I didn't have to put a wall up anymore. I could be myself, something more than the alpha's ex girlfriend. I had spent such a long time trying to protect myself from getting hurt again that I forgot what it was like to feel completely safe. That's how I felt. Wolf telepathy made it difficult to have some privacy in your mind. And I could always feel Sam searching my thoughts... the pity he had. I felt everything. But I didn't want his pity.

I was the one who had to spend every other day seeing him think about Emily. To make matters worse, everyone was starting to imprint now. Quil on Claire, Jared on Kim, even Paul on Rachel, Jake's sister. It was annoying to watch, but I couldn't help but envy them. If I could imprint, maybe I could forget about Sam. I'd take anything over that.

Before I knew it I felt a heavy weight on my eyelids and I was gone...

I was dreaming about the day those leeches made us help them fight the baby bloodsuckers in the clearing. Their corpses were piled up and burning with a smell way worse than what I was expecting. We thought we had them all when one appeared from the bushes. Bloodlust was evident in its crimson eyes. There was one thought on my mind: mine.

I lunged and sunk my teeth into its shoulder. This wouldn't work. I loosened my jaws to get a better grip but it was fast. Soon after realizing that it had an opening to escape, it wrapped it arms around my neck. I wanted to fight back but I didn't. This might have been my chance. My chance to leave this stupid world. I waited for the snap to come that would end me.

Then a force like a rocket knocked me over. As I stood to find my bearings, I noticed Jacob was as close to death as I had been just seconds before. Granite arms wrapped around his chest and squeezed with ease, snapping several bones. He yelped in agony and was released. That's when Sam and the rest of the pack arrived to finish the pale creature off.

We rushed off to phase and get our clothes. I hated Jacob. He ruined my perfect opportunity. Not that he knew what I was planning but I was ready. I would never have the courage to do it myself. We then found Jake on the floor with his mouth open screaming in silent agony. ''Jacob you idiot. I had it!'' I shouted, unable to hold it in anymore. A blond vampire kneeled at his side. Next to him was the girl that was the cause of this. I didn't know why I resented her for indirectly being responsible for hurting Jake.

That's when something that wasn't a part of my memory came in. He looked up and me and whispered into my ear. ''You deserve better than him. You deserve me.''

I blinked and found myself awake again on someone's warm lap. I lifted my head to rub my eyes. ''Jeez Jake. How long have I been out?'' I asked. Wondering why he didn't wake me. ''About two hours.'' he shrugged. There was an uncomfortable tightness in my back so I stood and stretched and he stood with me. ''Why didn't you wake me up Embry just got here and he's already a slave I'm sorry for falling asleep on you.'' I blurted out uncontrollably all in one sentence, blushing a little.

Why was I apologizing again? Leah Clearwater does not apologize, or blush! ''Slow down Leah.'' he chuckled. ''Embry can handle it. Besides, we're about to go help him out anyway. It should be easier with four of us now. We can expand the perimeter. And about falling asleep on me, it's not your fault. I mean I am good bed material after all.'' he stated with a proud grin, which changed to a nervous face, then he scratched the back of his head awkwardly.

I folded my arms and suppressed a smile. ''Uh.. that came out the wrong way. I was jus- just uh.. uhm... Hey is it hot out here? Oh yeah we're werewolves so we don't really get hot or cold but yeah you know what I mean. I'm not trying to say I'm hot in that way but I am but I-'' I decided that I was punishing him enough and playfully slapped his shoulder, finally deciding that I had to laugh.

''Oh you think that's funny huh? I'll show you funny.'' he said as he started tickling me. ''Jake... no! Please... stop!'' I tried getting out in between breaths. It felt good to be genuinely happy for once. He stopped tickling me and looked into my eyes. We were the same temperature but I could feel the heat radiating off of his body. Maybe I hadn't realized it because I never usually stood too close to him but he was much taller. He was definitely looking down at me now. Like a big muscle tower.

He put his arms on my waist and pulled me closer. I raised mine and put them around his neck. It seemed like it was taking hours as we drew closer inch by inch. I had to stand a little taller on my tip-toes to reach. Then his lips gently brushed against mine. Nothing else mattered to me right now. I just had to kiss him. Though I could tell that something was making him hesitate.

''But Bella-''

''Isn't here...'' I completed.

''She-''

''Feels nothing for you.'' I interjected. ''Jake.. you can't spend forever waiting for someone that will never come.'' I whispered. Our lips were close enough to gently dance against each other as we spoke. He sighed and pulled away. I turned around ready to run. Run away from all of this. I wasn't going to compete with... her. And I wasn't about to make him choose. We didn't even know what we were doing right now. Maybe he was just upset about his rejection and needed someone to make him forget for a while. Like a drug used at night only to be thrown out in the morning.

No. I wasn't going to wait. I wasn't going to watch this happen all over again. I was about to take a step forward when I felt a warm arm tightly grab my wrist and pull me back. I wanted to hate him, but I clearly wasn't the Leah I thought I knew. Our lips finally collided. It was like electricity flowing through my veins. I gently bit his lip and he pinned me against a tree. We were disturbed by the sound of footsteps crushing leaves. I pushed him back to find my brother standing there with his mouth forming a perfect 'O'.

Wow I don't know if the chapters are getting longer or shorter... I suppose it's the content that counts. I'm having loads of fun writing this fic and I don't think I'll be abandoning it. Leah and Jake just seem to connect on so many levels. This chapter was just to calm things down from the drama in the previous chapters buuttt... I love my drama so loads more is on the way. I hope you're enjoying reading as much as I'm enjoying writing. I like reading myself and get really frustrated when chapters take forever to be published which is why I won't keep any of you waiting. Thanks to Karisan-karisan, xXElite WolfXx and brankel1 for keeping me inspired to write :D Once again if you have any comments go ahead and review, and for a reminder when the next chapter is published put the story on alert. Thank you all! :)