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Never thought

The knocking on the door woke Seth up and out of a great dream he was having, it had something to do with a cute Quileute girl he had his eye on and of course delicious food. Annoyed for the second time today he opened the door a little too hard.

"Dude, why the face? Were you busy?"

"No man, I was just sleeping. Uhm, good luck, she's inside her cave."

Jake chuckled while shaking his head. She did act like a cave woman at times, but a beautiful cave woman none the less.

Being the polite guy he was, he knocked on the door. No answer. Maybe she was asleep. He knocked again. No answer what so ever.

"Lee-lah, please open the door." He begged.

"Leah?"

Nothing.

Disappointed he started walking away. When he realized he couldn't hear any sound coming from her room. He figured she'd gone outside and decided that he had had enough, he was gonna wait for her inside her bedroom, even if it was pushing it a little.

He opened the door and stumbled upon her opened journal, he grabbed it and was gonna place it on top of her desk. He wasn't planning on reading it, but couldn't help himself when he saw it was one of her poems. Should he? Nah, he shouldn't, it was her private journal and she would definitely flip her shit if she caught him reading it. Would he? Things couldn't get worse than they already were right? Ahh what the hell.

Reading the words that were written on these pages made Jake want to break down, he started remembering every detail of their relationship while she described it on her journal. He'd never thought that Leah, being the shielded person that she was before they were together, had such "romantic" ways of viewing the world, well not the world, but you know, Jake. He smiled between his small tears and realized something.

Never thought I'd see shooting stars,

Just by looking into your eyes.

Nothing could be more perfect,

Than the feeling shared by you and I.

He remembered, just like Leah had when she wrote it; they were standing on top of the cliff, all the guys had gone home because it was getting late and had other stuff to do. Quil was reading a bedtime story to Claire, Sam was giving Emily a much deserved massage, Embry had some explaining to do to his mom, Seth was helping Sue with groceries, and Paul, Jared, Rachel and Kim were at the movies. So there they stood alone, holding hands. Jacob couldn't believe this time it had been easy to have her hold his hand, she always hesitated. She, just like Jake, couldn't believe how much she didn't want to pull her hand away, she was done hesitating, and she was done fighting this.

Silence wrapped them in a cozy blanket and Jake turned around to look at her. He moved his face down to lock eyes because she reached just under his chin, making her fit perfectly when he hugged her.

It wasn't Fourth of July and it wasn't New Years Eve so why was Leah seeing sparkles in the sky? Why did her stomach feel like it was doing cartwheels? She was only looking into his eyes, there was nothing extraordinary about the action. So why did she feel like she was about to become the happiest girl in the world? He sure was getting closer and closer.

Oh shit!

Before he knew it Leah was pushing him off the cliff, laughing really hard. When Jake surfaced out of the water he saw her as she waved good bye and laughed her butt off.

Never thought I'd taste heaven,

In the softness of your lips.

The sweetness they endure,

Wrapped within a kiss.

Jake blushed at this.

He wrapped his arms around her, so she wouldn't run away this time. She smiled softly because she knew perfectly well what he was doing. "Dammit, he's on to me" she thought. He didn't make a move, so she relaxed. They stayed that way for a while, just holding each other and enjoying their warm embrace. Everyone around them was having fun, watching the waves or gathered around the bond fire. Emily, Kim, and Rachel were sharing silly stories about their wolves.

"You're really beautiful you know" Jacob said to her.

"Oh, well, uhmm, I-, jeez Jake! Way to make a girl uncomfortable!" She chuckled, trying to hide her blush.

"Jeez Leah! Way to take a compliment!" he responded playfully.

She tried to let herself lose from his grip but Jake was stronger, she didn't stand a chance.

"Come on Jake, stop saying stuff like that. Let's just enjoy the moment OK?" The way she said it didn't hurt Jake, instead it made him happy to know that he had the power to make Leah act little shy and girly.

"Ok then, if that's what you want, I'll enjoy the moment."

"thank yo-"

Lips, warmth, butterflies, Jacob, kissing, heaven. That's all Leah could think about as Jacob stole a kiss from her. Stole? More like bought and made his own, because just when he was pulling away Leah wrapped her arms around him and pulled him back.

He couldn't help but smile, his own stomach was fluttering as he held tight to Leah's waist, pulling her impossibly close. Yes, Leah had control over Jacob too, and she was ecstatic to know that the new Alpha wanted to kiss her and only her.

Never thought forever was so real,

Couldn't believe your warmth I'd found.

Until you held me in your arms,

So weak, on the knees, was about to hit the ground.

That was a very sad day, Jacob thought. Harry Clearwater was a great man, a dependable friend, a loving husband and an excellent father. It was so unexpected, nobody was prepared, well no one is really prepared to lose a loved one but you understand what he means.

His heart was breaking just by listening to Sue sobbing. Seth, who was always so cheerful was sitting in the couch, holding his mom, he wasn't crying, he was trying to be strong for the two women he was now "responsible" of protecting, his mom and his sister. Jacob gave both of them a hug and told them that he and his family were there for them whenever they needed it. Sue gave him a smile and Seth thanked him, knowing Jake would help him through all this. Jacob couldn't find Leah anywhere. He went to the kitchen, to her room, he knocked on the bathroom door and no one replied. He concentrated really hard trying to listen and find Leah's heart beat.

He could almost hear it, faintly, and the sound was getting softer and softer, she was walking through the woods, farther away from her house. He ran outside so he could catch her and just make her company. When he finally caught up to her, she couldn't stand upright anymore, she'd been running all morning trying not to think about her dad, trying to hold on to his memory and trying not to forget the last things he said to her.

She wanted to be away from all the people crying, away from all the "He was a good man. He will be missed… etc." She wanted to feel like he was still here, not hear everybody remind her that he wasn't. She was tired, her legs hurt and they quivered, she was inches from falling down from exhaustion when Jake held her tight and lifted her up. He cradled her and sat down against a tree bark. Kissing her forehead and in complete silence Jake watched as she cried for hours, her head nestled against his neck only lifting it up to catch fresh air.

All he could think about was the time when he had lost his mom and even though they were still kids Leah had been there for him. You could say the scenario was almost exactly as they were right now, almost; Leah was standing next to both heartbroken twins who were holding each other when she realized they didn't really need her. She stood up and saw Jake standing alone in front of his mother's grave. She looked around for his friends when she realized that boys weren't really good at this kinds of things, so she went up to him lifted her arm a little and held his hand. Jake jumped a little because well, he was surprised at the contact, secondly he had never held a girl's hand before and thirdly it was Leah who was on the other side of that small hand. She smiled at Jake and just stood behind him, waiting patiently until he started feeling sleepy and Harry took Leah to her house.

It was getting dark and both of them knew Leah needed to get home, she needed to be with her family and they needed to be with her. She was completely quiet and Jake knew she wasn't asleep because every now and then she sobbed softly and tighten her grip around his neck. He stood up, still holding her and carried her home. When they got to the Clearwater house he placed her on her feet, she cleaned her face with her shirt and looked at Jake. He smiled at her warmly. She placed a very soft kiss on his lips.

"Thank you." She whispered.

He smiled again, a sad smile this time "Always Lee-Lah, always."

She nodded, turned around and entered her home.

Yes, Leah was very well aware that Jacob had, in fact, always been there. He was there when his sisters were annoyed, he was there when the red stained carpet had to be replaced because the huge red heart wouldn't fade away, he was there when she wanted him to be and he was there when she didn't want him to be.

He started reading the last lines as small tears tickled his face, they were a mixture of happy and sad tears, for the sweet memories she held dear and the heartbreak he held inside since she ran out on him. But the words he was reading now were giving his heart hope.

Never thought I'd believe in true love

Until I heard those words from you

My heart was over whelmed

But it doesn't hesitate as it says

"Jake, babe, I love you too"

Startled, he turned around, took a deep breath and let out a heavy sigh, wearing a huge smile in his face he fell into her embrace.

She gave him a warm smile back, gave him a much deserved kiss and showed him just how much she meant those words. Repeating them over and over again. Just so he could understand that she really, really loved him, just as much as he loved her.

c'est fini

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