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Chapter Sixteen- Crossroads
"There's gotta be another way to go
A way that's much more feasible
The combination of both these lives
A central path without choosing a side
I make decisions one at a time
And though I'll never say I'm always right
I'm confident that when I stand on my own,
you'll see the truest form of a man when I'm shining through"
-Avenged Sevenfold- "Crossroads"
-Two Months Later-
(Leah's POV)
"Morning sleepyhead." A sweet voice whispered as something soft and featherlike brushed over my cheek. I opened my eyes to find Bella's blazing golden eyes hovering over mine.
I smiled at her, but shook my head. "No, I want to sleep."
She smiled back, devilishly. Her hand slid graciously down my body until she reached the hem of my panties. She leaned her head down and whispered against my ear, "Are you sure sleep is what you want?"
I rolled over so that I was on top of her and pressed my mouth to hers. Our tongues fought for dominance, but our fiery dance of passion didn't last long.
"Leah, your mother's here." Esme said from the bottom of the stairs.
I pulled away from Bella and sighed. "You knew she was coming didn't you?" I asked her.
She looked away and shrugged. "Maybe." She said softly, looking at me from the corner of her eye.
I hopped off the bed and started pulling on clothes. Bella followed behind me. I opened the door to our bedroom as she grabbed my hand. We walked down the stairs hand in hand. Bella was smiling, but I was a little too sexually frustrated to smile right now.
As we reached the bottom of the stairs, I spotted my mom and Esme sitting on the Cullen's new living room furniture. Two months ago, after Bella and I demolished their living room during our reunion, Esme had to purchase a whole new living room set. She wasn't mad, just gave us knowing smirks, which made me a little uncomfortable.
The past two months could have quite possibly been the best of my life. I'd moved into the Cullen's house and I got to be with my Bella everyday. In all honesty, I loved living here. Esme and Bella were excellent chefs, I always had Emmett to wrestle with, Alice bought me clothes every time she thought I needed some, and even Rosalie was an ally now.
Seth and Jacob lived here as well. Carlisle understood after what happened with Sam that two packs couldn't live in the same place, so he offered to let us move in. Mom comes over a lot. She didn't at first because she was afraid of the Cullen's, but now she's more comfortable and dare I say it, friends with Esme.
Even though it had taken me some time to get used to Bella as a vampire, we were closer than ever now. My once clumsy and fragile Bella was now as strong as me, if not stronger with her newborn strength. She certainly wasn't clumsy either, she didn't realize it, or believe me when I told her she walked like a model on a runway. I'd seen enough of Alice's fashion shows to know what that looked like.
I'd even got my wish to wake up next to Bella every morning. She didn't sleep, but every night, she would lay with me and pretend to sleep. That was mainly here just lying still and closing her eyes. I loved it, every single bit of it.
Esme looked up as Bella and I entered the room. Mom smiled at us, she'd never had a problem with my imprinting on Bella.
"Where's Seth?" I asked, looking around. He's such a mama's boy, he was always here when mom visited.
"He's out with Jacob." Esme said. Bella and I sat down on the couch. She played with my fingers for a minute, and then lifted my arm up so that she could lay her head on my lap.
I gently ran my fingers through her hair. I looked up and found my mother and Esme smiling at me.
"What?" I asked.
Esme shook her head and said, "Nothing dear. We need to talk about something though."
Bella's eyes opened and she sat up. "Talk about what?"
Sensing Bella's sudden shift in mood, I moved closer to her and started rubbing her back. She relaxed a little, but she was still tense.
Esme looked at us seriously. "We need to move."
"Why?" Bella asked instantly.
"Carlisle looks to young for his age, and you kids are supposed to be in college by now. We need to figure out where to move to and when." Esme said.
"Oh." Bella looked down at her lap.
"Emmett wants to move to Switzerland. Something about mountains and rolling down them, I don't know." Esme said, rolling her eyes.
"Of course." Bella said, shaking her head. "I'm down for Switzerland, I guess. What about Seth, Jake and Leah though?"
Esme's eyes flickered to me. "You're all welcome to go with us, if you want. Are Jacob and Seth going to be so ready to just move though?"
My mom played with the hem of her jean skirt. "I'd really like for you guys to stay, but I know that won't be possible with Sam's pack. I don't think you're going to re-join Sam, either. So don't worry about me Leah. I'll miss you."
"Mom, I'm not leaving right now, chill out." I laughed. On the inside, I was hurting. I didn't want to leave my mom just yet.
Bella put her hand over mine, "Are you sure you want to leave your family though?"
I looked up into her golden eyes, filled with love and concern. I shook my head, "No. But I'm sure I want to be with you. I'll have to make this decision eventually. I want to go with you."
Bella smiled. "I was hoping you'd say that."
I smiled back. I had found my life, I wasn't going anywhere. She knew that now.
A/N: Oh wow, it's been forever hasn't it? I am SO sorry it took me so long. This chapter isn't very good and I know that. I just couldn't seem to write this in a way that sounded good. Hopefully, the next chapter will be better.
I hate that I took so long to update, but it was a much-needed break. I got to spend time with my friends from the Marines who I haven't got to see in a very long time and spent some time with my family. My birthday was last Tuesday, (the 19th) so I had some celebration time. I'll try to update regularly, but I still have a lot going on and it could take some time. Please be patient with me.
I want to take a second to promote two wonderful stories. An Edward and Jasper story called "Obsessed" by Tifa. Loveless and an Alice and Leah story called "The Secret" by RedLeather. Loveless. (Just take out the spaces) There are links on my profile.
Last thing, I changed part of my pen name! Three very close friends of mine started this group called "The Loveless Girls" and I was recruited to join them. So I changed my pen name from Lucy to Loveless to fit it with their group. (The other three members are LovelessGurlsDoItBetter, Tifa. Loveless and RedLeather. Loveless)
Sorry for the really long author's note and the really short chapter. I'll work on that next time. Thanks for sticking with me! ~LCM~