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It had been three months since Bella had abandoned Edward at the altar with Leah's at the time boyfriend Jacob Black. Things were not perfect by any means for either Leah or Edward and yet they had found a way to forget their pain for brief moments. Both of them knew that it probably wasn't healthy to fuck each other on a regular basis just so that they could feel something other than heartache, but it is the only thing that seemed to work. It wasn't as if they were keeping it a secret either. Leah had been the one to suggest that if they were going to keep this up they needed to be open about it since they had dealt with enough lies for the rest of their lives and the copper haired male could not disagree with her.

Of course not everyone was happy with the arrangement. Carlisle, Esme, Rosalie, Seth, Embry, and Jasper all feared that by doing this they would only cause themselves more pain in the future, but since they could not tell him how to live their lives they simply had to deal with it and hope for the best. Alice, Emmett, Paul, Jane, Demetri, and Quil were just happy that the pair seemed somewhat happy when together. They did care who did who as long as their friends weren't moping around over lost lovers who didn't deserve them in the first place. All anyone really wanted was for both Leah and Edward to find happiness and if they found even a fraction of it with the other then that was the way it had to be.

Nobody had heard from Jacob or Bella other than Charlie Swan who had called Edward and asked that he bring Bella's belongings to the house. He also asked his daughters ex fiancée to get ahold of Leah and have her gather up Jacob's things as well since he was too frightened to call her. That is why Edward was waiting for Leah to show up with his ex-friends stuff so they could bring it to Charlie's place. The sooner it was out of here then the fast they could start to move on which was good in his book. Edward hated having constant reminders of Bella in his apartment everywhere he looked and to be rid of it would be a huge relief.

A bang on his door alerted him to the fact the Quilette female had finally arrived. Rushing to the door he opened to find Leah standing there with two extremely heavy looking boxes in her arms. As soon as she stepped inside she dropped the boxes to the floor not really caring if anything was broken or not. "I forgot how much shit he left lying around my apartment. I donated his clothes to the Salvation Army and I sold his baseball cards for a nice amount of money which is going to pay for a little vacation for me. He owes me that much at the very least. All this other junk I couldn't even pawn so he gets it back. He should be happy I just don't fucking burn all of it."

Edward smirked as he placed the two boxes next to five that held Bella's belongings including the ring she had given back to him. He had no need for it and he wanted it out of his house. "I gathered all of her stuff last night and now I finally have closet space again. Charlie called and said that he needs to talk to us so if we are going to do this we should probably do it soon. Are you sure you can do this Lee because I can go alone if you would rather not go."

The tanned woman shook her head as she reached in to one of the boxes and pulled out a half empty bottle of Jack Daniels. Opening the bottle she took a large swig before handing it off to Edward who took a large gulp as well. "I forgot he had the bottle and since I bought for it he is not getting it back. I can do this Cullen I just needed a bit of liquid courage and I thought you might as well. Since it seems your ex-bitch had a bunch of shit it looks as if we are taking my truck, but you are going to be paying for gas because it is not cheap and I don't have extra money to throw around like some people with weird hair and crooked smile."

"I was going to offer anyways and since I paying for the gas I get to drive. I really do not fancy the idea of dying in a fiery crash Clearwater." He told her as he picked up one of the boxes that held some of Bella's clothes and CD's. He froze in the middle of picking it up as pain exploded in his chest. He really hadn't thought it would be this hard to let go of her material belongings and yet it was much harder than he had anticipated. It was almost like saying goodbye to her all over again and for the briefest of moments he wasn't sure if he could go through that painful moment again.

"Cullen?" Leah called out gently when she noticed him freeze. She'd had a similar experience earlier and so knew exactly what he was feeling. Striding over to him she cupped his face between her hands and pressed her lips to his in a searing kiss which snapped him out of his momentary grief causing him to drop the box and drag her against his body. After a few minutes of tongue fucking they pulled apart and she pressed her for-head against his with a small smile. "Don't go all zombie mode on me Cullen. Remember Bella chose to leave you and Jacob chose to leave me. We didn't do anything wrong and the sooner we drop this shit off to Charlie the sooner we can move on with our lives without them. Remember after we slept together for the first time? We both made a promise to make sure we lived our lives to the fullest and show them that we are stronger than they are. We swore we should them how tough we are by not breaking because of what they did to us. I am still holding you to that promise and if you break it then you never get to see me naked again and we both know how much you enjoy it when I do my sexy dance for you."

He laughed and nodded before kissing her once more and helping her load her death trap, as he affectionately called her beat up old truck, with all the boxes before taking the keys from her and hopping in to the driver's seat. The drive from his apartment to Charlie Swan's place was not a very long one and the pair remained silent since they were both lost in their own thoughts. Edward did reach over to squeeze her hand to let her know he was here for her and she squeezed back as a way to thank him. They didn't need words right now and the silence was a welcome treat anyways.

Once they arrived at Bella's father's home he was waiting outside. He'd set up lawn chairs and the told both Edward and Leah that whatever he was about to tell them had to be bad. He must fear a bad reaction from Leah and didn't want her inside of the house when she lost her temper and he was pretty sure that she would. After the boxes had been unloaded and carrying in to the entry he motioned for them to sit in the empty lawn chairs which they did after looking to the other nervously. Neither of them really wanted to deal with anymore shit today since it had been hard enough as it was, but apparently Charlie would not wait to tell them whatever it was he thought they should know.

The older man cleared his throat nervously. He wasn't exactly sure how to word what needed to be said. He had always liked Leah and Edward and he thought what Bella and Jacob had done was shitty, but on the other hand Bella was his daughter he supported her in whatever decision made her happy. Finally he figured it best to just say the words quickly and get it out there instead of lingering because it was like pulling off a band aid. If he did it quick then perhaps the pain wouldn't linger. "I know this is probably the last place you want to be and I cannot blame you for feeling that way. I would never have asked you to come over if I didn't think you needed to hear this from someone close to you and your families. I would have picked up their things, but it is not right that my daughter and Jacob don't feel the need to tell you the news and wasn't going to let you hear about it through the grape vine."

Leah tensed and stretched her hand out for Edward to take which he did. If Charlie was this upset them it couldn't be anything good. "Charlie, while I may not be the biggest fan of your daughter right now or my douche of an ex for that matter I appreciate that you feel the need to tell us face to face whatever is on your mind. Please just tell us what it is you brought us here for."

The Chief of police nodded and set his hands in his lap. "First of all I want both you and Edward to know that if you ever need anything I am here for you kids. I've known you both since you were in diapers and I consider you family. Nothing is ever going to change that. Now what I wanted to tell you is that Jacob and Bella recently came to visit me and I was informed that I am going to be a grandfather. Edward before you ask the baby is Jacob's and yes Bella was pregnant while she was with you, but she is sure the baby is Jacob's and that is part of the reason they ran off together. Jake did not want his baby raised by another man and Bella couldn't bear the thought of getting rid of the baby. I also thought you should be prepared because they have decided to come home. They want to raise the baby here and I didn't think it fair for you to find out on your own."

Edward felt as if he were choking on air. Bella had been cheating him and she was pregnant? Why hadn't she told him? If she was afraid that he would make her give up the baby then she obvious did not know him that well at all. He would have willingly raised the baby as his or if Jacob had preferred he would have let Jake be in his child's life as he was sure Leah would have done because she may be a bitch at times, but she was not heartless nor was she outright cruel. Leah would have wanted to be a part of his child's life. Without so much as a word to Charlie or Leah the bronze haired male stood up and walked off in the direction of the woods behind Charlie's house. He needed to think and clear his head and he did not want to take his anger out on Charlie who had been kind enough to be honest with him and Leah.

Leah stood up as well and looked over at Charlie who appeared about ready to cry for the both of them. "He isn't upset with you Chief. Thank you for being honest with us. For what it is worth I do hope the child is born healthy because as much as I hate its parents the baby did nothing wrong. You'll be a great grandfather Charlie I have faith in that. I have always considered kind of a step-father and I am just sorry I won't be making you a grandfather. I am going to make sure he is alright and thank you again for being honest."

Once she had shared a hug with her deceased father's best friend she went in search of Edward and she did not have to look very far to find him. He was in the woods near an old oak that he, Leah, Bella, Jacob, Alice, Rose, Emmett, and Jasper had carved their names in to when they were kids. Leah came to stand next to him and set her head on his shoulder as she trailed her warm fingers over each carved letter of each name.

"It should be me planning this child's life with her. It was supposed to be me." He mumbled sinking to the ground with Leah falling with him since he had wrapped his arms around her. "I had my entire life planned out and now nothing is going according to plan. What am I supposed to do now? I am sure they will be back soon and I am nowhere near ready to face them."

Leah hummed as she thought for a moment. "Well you know how I sold all his baseball cards so I could take a vacation? Why don't you tag along? I mean it would be a fun way to tell them fuck you and plus it wouldn't be our own money we were wasting. I was thinking of going to Vegas for a week or two and trying my luck at the Casinos. Do you want to come with me? I could use the company."

Edward smiled the best he could in this given situation and kissed her cheek. "I'd love to go with you Leah. Can we leave tonight? I say the sooner we get out of here the better. Viva Las Vegas baby!"

TBC…

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