A/N:No love for Emby? Time to try Leah. For a pic of Leah's dress see my profile.

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Leah's POV

Argh, sometimes he made me so fucking mad! I was there for him after all. He was the one that was into me. I made it clear that this was a no strings attached deal, what teenage boy doesn't want that? And why did he have to be all emotional all the time? Argh, so annoying. He's worse then a freaking chick, I swear...

I left my shoes behind during my dramatic exit. The loose gravel below my feet just adding to my foul mood. We'd been doing the 'fuck buddy' thing on and off for a year now. When Sam assigned Embry to run his patrols with me the kid almost had a panic attack. For the first few nights he concentrated so hard on the most ridiculous things, the lyrics to the national anthem as well as country names in alphabetical order, that I almost tore off his back legs hoping to put an end to it. He tried to quit it, knowing how much I hated it, when he accidentally let slip why he was concentrating so hard. He was past crushing on me and well and truly into infatuation. In his eyes I was beautiful and my bitchy comments came off as almost playful. It would be impossible to show him that I really was just a bitch when he found all of my flaws endearing.

It took me a few nights at first to figure out what I was going to do about it. Jacob was the one I really wanted but he was as close to a zombie as possible since her funeral. It had been a while since anyone had shown any real interest in me which was how I had wanted it. I made sure they all saw me as an annoying sister type as to avoid any awkward romantic dramas. But Embry, the clueless kid, he was a glutton for punishment. I know now that I should've just asked Sam to swap running buddies but instead I decided to let him get to third base, hoping this was enough to satiate him. Of course it backfired and made him even worse to be around. He was like a puppy that never wanted to leave my side. I had to admit the touch of a man again, although not Jacob, was pretty good. And so I set up the rules.

1. No strings, no emotions. Just sex.

2. Tell anyone about this and you're dead, they're dead and their families are dead

3. Never, ever let Jacob know.

They seemed to work. I suspected he had made Quil his confidant, a good choice because he never showed any sign of knowledge. The first eight months went fine. He was very willing to please and I was proud of how quickly he picked up on things. His future girlfriends had a lot to thank me for. But over the last few months he started to become too emotionally involved. He tried to talk, to get me to open up. The kid didn't understand that there was nothing to open. I was pretty easy to read now, everything inside was empty. Just how I wanted it.

The only thing that gave me anything close to an emotion was thinking about Jacob. I don't know why, he was so broken I guess. So far past repair. She hadn't even loved him and yet he acted like he lost his soul mate. She wasn't, I knew that. She belonged with the bloodsucker. He was convinced they were both sharing eternity together in the afterlife as the leech had committed suicide not long after she passed. We all saw how ashamed he was that he didn't have the 'courage' to do what her vampire had. I tried to tell him that suicide was a coward's way out and that facing life was what a real man did but of course he only pretended to listen. He went to the cliff top every night and threw a flower into the water below. Sometimes I would wait there for him and he would put his arm around my shoulders while resting his chin on my head. It was the only thing that got my empty heart racing and although I was there under the guise of a supportive pack sister I knew my motives were more selfish then anything else.

Thinking of Jacob helped dilute the anger that Embry had caused and I realised I was now within five minutes from home. It was probably best that I left early as I needed some reast before the party tonight. Our Clearwater house parties had become a fixture of late. Mom was so guilty for all the time she was spending with Chief Swan that she let Seth and I do pretty much whatever we wanted. She spent a lot of time in Forks with him. They had bonded after both losing a loved one within only weeks of one another and over the last year they were almost inseparable. I really didn't care deep down, my mother was an amazing woman and deserved to be happy. Unfortunately my hardened face and lack of supportive comments seemed to give her the wrong impression and I was sure that some of her time in Forks was spend avoiding Seth and me.

I grabbed the spare key from under the doormat and opened the front door. Wondering if Mom was out already I called out her name. Nothing. She usually left for Charlies as early as she could and stayed the nights of our parties knowing I could handle any trouble that might start. There was a note confirming her whereabouts as well as a fridge full of all ready prepared party food for the guys. Sometimes she was too good to us. I yawned as I contemplated cooking up a real breakfast but decided that a good nap was more important as I walked towards my room. The real reason for these soirees was because it got Jacob out of the house at least once a month and I needed my beauty rest if I was going to put on my best temptress act.

I lay my head on the soft pillows completely free of my anger at Embry. Thinking of Jake did that and I couldn't help but be excited about the new dress I was planning on wearing tonight. If it didn't dezombify him nothing would. I drifted to sleep with the thought of Jakes opened mouth stare in my head. A smile on my lips.

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I'm not going to lie, it took me 2 hours to get ready. I started with a long hot shower washing my hair while taking care of some personal grooming. I shaved in anticipation of getting lucky. It was highly unlikely but it still gave me a little bit of hope as I did it. Every inch of me was exfoliated and smelling like coconut body wash. My hair took the longest though. I was well overdue for a hair cut and it fell to my waist. I curled the bottom into loose ringlets brushing my fingers through as if to pretend I hadn't gone to too much trouble. My makeup was next and I kept it simple with some black liquid liner and mascara. Lastly a nude lip and a light touch of blush and I was ready to get changed. The dress I had was like a second skin and unfortunately required I go sans underwear. The white lycra blend clung in all the right places leaving nothing to the imagination. If it did the low, strapless sweetheart neck line took care of that. It made my skin look a deep rich brown though and the whites of my eyes vivid and bright. It was a show stopper for sure.

As I headed out to set up for the party Seth and his friend Brady sat on the couch. The look on Brady's face was priceless, poor kid. Seth jumped up in a second holding the couch cover in his hand. Its removal had left Brady on the ground, not that he noticed.

"Leah! You look like your naked" he hissed at me in a whisper.

"Oh grow up Seth, I do not. The dress practically goes down to my kne.. ah mid thigh." A stupid reply for a stupid argument. Hell if the dress was the same colour as my skin even I'd think I was naked.

"Please Lee, put on a cardigan or something. If Mom saw what you were wearing or even dad..." He knew he had me. He always knew what to say to get me to buckle. Damn protective little brother.

"Ok, ok" I promised as I made my way to the bedroom. I grabbed a red cardigan knowing that the second the first guest arrived it would be taken straight off. At least his friend would be able to take the cushion off of his lap for now.

I had copious amounts of alcohol and food at the ready. I started the music early while preparing the place to fit about twenty to thirty guests. Seth took all of five minutes to change shirts and gel his hair. Compared with the two hours it took me to look naked it was almost embarrassing. It was 9pm and the first guests would be arriving any second. Embry was usually in pretty early, which meant Jake wouldn't be far behind. I poured myself a vodka cranberry as I waited anxiously. And then the doorbell rang.

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