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True to Edwards demands he and Leah had left that very night on the first flight to Vegas they could find. They had of course told their families they would be gone for a week or so in order to make sure they wouldn't worry, but they kept the location secret because they did not want to risk unexpected company showing up and ruining their fun. So far they had been there for three days and it had been a blast. The pair was staying at the Hilton and spent the first night checking out different Casino's and Leah had won five grand on her first spin at one of the slot machines. The second night they had explored some of the sights like a few shows and night clubs to which both enjoyed more than they would ever let on. The Quilette female had even made a joke about Edward becoming a show girl because he had such a baby face and the bronze haired male was not amused at her comment and spent the next hour looking in every reflective surface to make sure he still looked manly and that only caused Leah's amusement to grow.

Today was their third day in Vegas and for some reason Leah didn't seem to be very cheery. She was quiet as they had dinner in the hotel's restaurant and didn't even crack a smile when a few cross dressers made a pass at Edward. It was almost as if a dark cloud had settled over her and nothing her companion did seemed to cheer her up. He was actually growing quite concerned when she started to cry in the middle of the meal. There had been no warning of any kind. One minute he was talking about what they should do after dinner and in the next she was sobbing with her head in her hands.

"Hey beautiful what is wrong?" He asked shooting out of his chair and coming to crouch down next to her as his meal rest on his plate forgotten for the moment. "Don't tell me this is about Jacob. You were fine yesterday and remember we promised this trip would have no tears."

Leah continued to sob even though she wiped at her eyes angrily. She didn't want to feel this way. The reason she had taken this trip in the first place was to get away from everything and not allow it follow her and yet somehow all of her baggage seemed to have bought a ticket on a connecting flight so it could torture her in Vegas on what was supposed to be a fun trip. Plus she was ruining Edward's trip by making him worry and she didn't want that. He had been so upset after talking to Charlie and all she wanted was to make him happy and she would fail if she couldn't get her act together.

"It's not about Jake really." She sniffed and wiped her eyes with her napkin. "It is basically a mix of everything coming together. Tomorrow would be Jacob and I's anniversary and odd on top of that today is the anniversary of my father's heart attack plus because fate hates me it is my birthday. Jacob and I usually celebrate it together because nobody else ever remembers other than Seth, but now Jacob isn't here and I am a year older and look at my life. What have I accomplished Cullen? I'm a single woman running from her problems."

The male with copper hair took her hand in his and kissed the knuckles. "Well I am here with you now and I swear that I won't ever forget your birthday. You should have told me everything that bothering you Lee. You know that I care about you and if something was on your mind you should have mentioned it earlier. The only thing you have accomplished is making my plan even harder."

Her nose crinkled as a look of confusion crossed over her features. "What craziness are you talking about now?"

"Well it is your birthday and I refuse to let you mope around on your special day so it is my mission to make what is left of your birthday the best day you have ever experienced and if you'd told me sooner I would have had more time to plan and now I am basically working spontaneously. Now come on we have time to make up since it is already late afternoon. I am taking you to get pissed drunk because that is a birthday tradition my brothers and I have indulged in for years. I will get you so drunk you won't know left from right and what better place to do this than Vegas the city that never sleeps. It is also known as the city of sin in an ironic twist." Grabbing her hand he pulled Leah to her feet and paid the check as quickly as he could. He meant what he said about making this birthday memorable for her.

"Do you know everything?" She mumbled watching him leave a tip before dragging her off to parts of the city they had yet to explore. "Also if this is the city of sin then shouldn't you like explode upon entering or whatever since you pride yourself on being a prude?"

"Maybe I'm a bad boy underneath it all." He joked as they hailed a cab and he directed the driver to take them to the closest bar that wasn't a dump because he really did not fancy the idea of being mugged and murdered on Leah's birthday.

The tanned woman next to him laughed as she twined their fingers together. "Right and I am the virgin Mary. I don't think you have one bad bone in your body. You need to leave being bad to the professionals such as myself. I'll have you know that I actually have a record I got before my eighteenth birthday. It was Quil and Emmett's fault actually. They dared me to flash a car and of course the man in that car had to be our beloved Chief of Police and his riding buddy was my father. I don't think I am ever going to live that down."

"I stole the principles car once on a dare." He chimed in not wanting to seem boring or anything. For some reasons he cared about what Leah thought of him. "I took it around the block and had it washed before returning it, but still I stole his car."

She raised her eyebrow and shook her head with a laugh. When she spoke her words were filled with sarcasm."Oh what a gangster you are. Everyone watch out or Edward Cullen may steal your car to have it cleaned. He must be the most dangerous criminal I have ever met."

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An hour later Edward had succeeded in task of having Leah totally smashed and as a bonus he couldn't tell left from right either. They just finished doing Jello shots off of each other and had moved on to shots of Tequila complete with the worm at the bottom. Vegas bartenders did not do anything half assed. Leah was watching the worm in the bottom of her glass contemplating or on whether or not she was going to eat it. From the corner of her eye she caught site of the connecting chapel this bar had and watched as a young couple kissed and exchanged rings. "You know I really thought he was going to propose to me. I never really have been interested in marriage and then Jacob and I got together and I could actually see myself having a life with him you know? I wanted the whole big deal. I wanted the white dress, the flowers, the bridesmaids, flower girls, and even the white church. I had never even thought about getting married before and yet with Jake it's all I really wanted with him. I could've made him happy you know. We were happy as far as I knew. Like I have been over it a thousand times in my head and I can't pinpoint when I stopped being enough for him. It makes me wonder if I was ever enough in the first place."

Edward's green eyes softened as he placed his hand over hers. "I do the same thing all the time when I think about Bella. I don't understand what I wasn't giving her that he could. I did everything to make her happy and she told me that she was happy. She never gave me any indication of being anything other than intensely happy. She is the one who pushed to have the wedding sooner than I'd originally intended. Sometimes I think the only reason she wanted to get married was because she thought it would bring us closer together. I only wish that she had told me how torn up she felt inside. I thought we were stronger than that, but apparently I was wrong. Right now we would be getting back from our honeymoon. We had planned to take three month's to travel the world and see exotic places. Leah for what it is worth I never would have given you up if you were my girl. Jacob is a blind idiot and I told him as much when we started high school and he had a silly crush on Bella. It's about the same time I had a crush on you, but Bella asked me out and Jacob moved on to you. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if I had just told you how I felt. Where do you think we would be right now?"

The tanned beauty shrugged as she looked over at the newly married couple in the chapel. "Maybe we would be where they are right now. They look so happy don't they? I wish I could be that happy even if only for a moment."

"Well who says we can't be?" Edward replied finishing his shot and downing the worm as she did the same. He pulled her up in to a standing position and pulling her towards the chapel. "What do you say Lee do you want to get hitched? It's not like we aren't already fucking and we get along just fine. Besides can you imagine what Bella and Jacob will think when we get back and are married?"

Leah let him pull her in to the chapel. She had just about enough to drink that she agreed him. What harm could it do and it would piss Jacob the fuck off. Plus she and Edward did get along and it wasn't as if she had any other suitors. "Alright Cullen I am going to say yes. I'll marry your annoying ass."

Edward broke in to a grin as they entered the chapel and he told the guy dressed as Elvis that they wanted to get married. The guy already had a marriage license ready and so they didn't have to wait. It looked as if by the end of the night they would be the new Mr. and Mrs. Cullen and even though it was unexpected it wasn't entirely unwanted at least not on Edward's side. "I promise that you won't regret this Lee and I will do whatever it takes to make you happy. I am never going to break your heart and as long as we are married I will never even look at another woman. I think I am falling for you Leah Clearwater soon to be Cullen. I promise to love you every moment of forever. You won't regret marrying me and I'll be a better husband that Jacob could ever dream of being."

She nodded with a small smile. It didn't surprise her that she was doing this because she was impulsive, but what did surprise her was the fact Edward had come up with the idea. "Well I suppose since we are already doing it on a regular basis that tying the knot isn't a huge step. It's also a good thing I am not wearing white. Oh we are going to need a witness!" She paused and called out to the bartender. "Hey baldy get your ass over here because you are going to be witness to our blessed union or whatever you want to call it!"

TBC…

AN: I hope that you all liked this chapter. I need to know if actually want to see the marriage and wedding night or if you want me to skip to the next morning. Let me know what you want to see and oh I may not post for a few days because my birthday is Saturday and I have relatives coming tonight.

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