Reasoning with Marriage

(Jacob POV)

We speed on for a while, not thinking. What was there to think about? The world seemed to be a blur of green with a blob of brown here and there. I sighed and pulled off the road, going into the forest.

"Jake!" Leah yelled, breaking the silence. I didn't respond. There was no point. I wondered idly what would happen to the bike if we crashed.

"Jake! Stop it!" Leah screamed. I was scaring her. So what else was new? I sighed and pulled onto a hiker path before cutting the engine.

"Sorry," I muttered. She sighed, gasping for breath.

"Don't do that, Jake! You scared the hell out of me!" Leah snapped. Yep, that was my wife. Totally mental.

"I said sorry," I muttered, looking away from her. This was horrible. She jumped off my bike and glowered at me.

"Snap out of it, Jake!" she growled. I scowled.

"I don't like this, Leah," I snarled. She looked shocked, then resolute.

"We are going to power through this, Jacob Black, if it kills you," Leah grabbed my arm and shook me hard.

"What are we going to do?" I asked softly.

"I don't know," Leah admitted, leaning against the bike next to me.

"What did Sue say?" I asked.

"To do the right thing," Leah replied, dejected.

"It's a lot harder when it's your life," I said. Leah nodded.

"A lot," she looked away from me. Crap, was she crying? God, I was being such an ass. I was going to make her cry again. Why the hell was it always me? Why did no one else make Leah cry? I could not deal with her crying, or anyone crying for that matter. I would do anything to make them stop. Even marry then, it turns out.

"Don't cry, Leah," I said quietly. She looked up at me.

"Why do you assume I'm crying?" she asked, wiping her eyes.

"Saves time," I shrugged. She half-laughed half-hiccupped.

"Dry your eyes," I commanded, very Billy-style. Huh. Never thought I would do that. Of course, I never thought I would be married to Leah, so everything is crazy. Leah wiped her eyes on her sleeve. Suddenly, I smelt something sickly sweet and horrible.

"Ugh, leeches," I muttered.

"I resent that, Jake," Bella said lightly, walking up the path to us.

"Then don't stink so much," I replied.

"You're one to talk," Bella snorted. Stupid Bella. Why did she have to marry the stupid gay vampire? Leah snorted at Bella. She looked at her, and something dawned on her.

"Oh right! I heard about your wedding," Bella sounded somewhat disbelieving. I smiled.

"Who hasn't?" I replied with a laughing, putting my arm around Leah. If Bella was going to think I would spend my whole life pinning away for her stupid stinkin' vampire self, I was going to prove her wrong.

"Las Vegas?" Bella raised her eyebrows.

"What?" I shrugged. Leah seemed to have grasped what I was doing, and smiled, leaning into me.

"We imprinted Bella. Why wait?" Leah laughed. Imprinting? Where had that come from? Smart move, Leah. I would have to thank her for that. Bella gasped.

"You imprinted together?" she whispered. I smiled.

"It was delayed 'cause Leah's a werewolf," I said brightly. Bella looked shocked, but nodded.

"Wow, I never thought of you two together…" Bella murmured.

"It's so obvious once you see it, right?" Leah laughed. Bella nodded dumbly. God, she smelt bad. Seriously, deodorant somebody?

"Well, we'd better be going, right babe?" I smiled at Leah.

"Right," she beamed at me, and I swung my leg over the motorbike.

"Where are you going?" Bella asked. 'Anywhere but here, Bella, because I cannot stand to be around you now you belong to Cullen,' I thought bitterly but smiled.

"Home. Tell your gay husband we said hi, right?" Leah wrapped her arms around my waist and smiled at me.

"Edward isn't gay," Bella glowered at us.

"Then you didn't marry Edward?" I replied. Bella growled at me.

"Upset the leech," Leah sang. I laughed.

"See you, Bella," I said.

"Will I?" she retorted.

"No, but it's kinder this way," I shrugged. Bella sighed.

"Just because I'm a vampire-" Bella started but I cut her off.

"We can't be friends and mortal enemies Bella. Sorry," I said shortly, and started the bike. Leah kissed my cheek, and I noticed Bella wince. Good. She should burn in hell. We left Bella in the woods and went back to La Push.

"Thanks, Leah," I called over my shoulder. She laughed.

"No problem!" she smiled.

"Where did you get the imprinting idea?" I asked.

"Mom," she replied. Billy and Sue always thought the same way. It was like having two vultures on your back, two identical vultures.

"Next, we get Sam," she replied.

"Right. Vengeance is sweet, trust me," I said as we parked in the garage.

"It will be," she growled. We were finally going to get when we needed- a final stand over the people who broke our hearts.