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Chapter Seventeen

Leah reluctantly sat in the chair that Embry had previously occupied and I adjusted Reyna in my arms, glad that she was now sleeping peacefully with one hand curled up beside her head. I studied Leah for a moment, watched how she fidgeted and twisted in the seat that she was in. I took pity on her and gave her a friendly smile.

"If you keep approaching Lee with the demand of being with you because he's your imprint, he's just going to run." I stated, knowing Lee's track record with girls.

Leah glared at me, "What else am I supposed to do?" She snapped and got up and began pacing around the room, "All of the other guys had it so easy; they just told their imprints the truth and they accepted it without drama. I want that but instead I imprinted on a guy who already knows about imprinting and is apparently a little man whore." Leah ranted.

"Lee's always been a little…wild." I said, choosing the word to describe Lee carefully. "He may not act like he wants a relationship but he does, he just always seems to attract girls that have a one track mind and that being sex." I told her, "And now that there's someone who he can have that relationship with he's terrified because he doesn't know what that means." I explained.

"I do so!"

I shook my head, knowing that Lee had been standing at the door listening since Leah had began ranting, "Of course you don't. You've never been in a relationship before Lee and you can't use mine and Paul's as an excuse." I said looking at him pointedly.

"Why not?" He whined, "I've had to listen to all your arguments and then hear the make-up sex. That counts as a relationship."

Leah gaped at him for a moment before turning to me, "Is he being serious?"

"It's not like he joined in on the make-up sex!" I said defensively, "He lived with us; he's Paul's best friend and we both worked at the same school so it was easier."

"You've never been in a proper relationship?" Leah asked him with raised eyebrows.

Lee scratched his head, "Define 'proper'."

"I mean, as having been with someone for longer than a one night stand and longer than a month." Leah elaborated with her hands on her hips.

Lee thought for a moment and then shrugged, "Yeah I haven't been with someone for anything else other than a one night stand."

Leah turned to me in shock, "Is he being serious?"

I nodded, "I'm afraid so. I told you, he attracts the bimbo type normally." I gave her a desperate look, "Please for the sake of us all, take pity on him and date him."

"Hey! I can get my own werewolf girlfriend thank you very much." Lee said indignantly and blanched when he realized Leah was waiting for him to talk. He ran a hand through his hair nervously and stuttered out, "Did…you w-wanna go out…sometime?"

Leah beamed at him, "Sure, why don't we go get something to eat now?" She suggested but before he could answer she linked her arm through his and began leading him out of the room, throwing a grateful smile over her shoulder.

I leaned back against the pillows thoroughly amused by Lee; I knew already that Leah wasn't going to let him get away with half the things he was used to getting away with. They were certainly perfect for each other and she was exactly what Lee needed.

I gently placed Reyna in the cot beside my bed and waited until she was sleeping soundly before I leaned back against the pillows once again, closing my eyes and relishing in the peace and quiet that had finally graced my room. Having a bunch of people come in and out since Reyna was born was finally having an effect on me; I was exhausted and Reyna wasn't even a fussy baby. She cried mostly when she was hungry and whimpered slightly whenever she needed a change but aside from that she was happy to lie peacefully in mine or Paul's arms and look up at us.

I groaned when there was a knock on the door and opened one eye to see who it was. I have to admit, I was a little shocked to see Jared standing at the door awkwardly with Kim next to him. I tensed waiting for some type of verbal attack when Embry pushed past and went straight to Reyna.

"Do not pick her up." I told him firmly, "She's just gotten back to sleep and I want her to get used to sleeping in a cot."

Embry pouted and finally sat down next to the cot, smiling contently down at her, "She's so little."

"She was a week premature." I admitted looking down at my daughter. She looked so much like Paul.

"She looks like Paul." Jared said softly, looking down at her.

"Did you have her naturally?" Kim asked hesitantly, looking between her husband and me.

I shook my head, "The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck so they had to perform an emergency C-section before she died."

"I would have been terrified." Kim shuddered and clutched Jared's hand.

"I was terrified but Paul was there and medical stuff is his department." I said with a shrug and asked, "Do you have any kids?" I quickly changed the topic from Paul, noticing Jared tensing at the brief mention of his former pack brother.

"We have a three year old daughter, Cassie." Kim said, smiling fondly, "She has a play date with Sam and Emily's son."

"Sam, one of the guys who barged into Paul's mum's house and almost made me miscarry?" I said coolly.

Jared clenched his jaw, "Where's Paul?"

"Yes, where is Paul?" A new voice asked.

I looked over to the entrance, my eyes narrowing in to a glare as I realized that it was Sam who was at my door, a pretty woman with scars down one side of her face next to him. Sam was standing next to her with his arms crossed over his chest, his face void of emotion.

"He's working." I said through clenched teeth, "Now get the fuck out of this room." I said coldly.

Neither of them moved to leave the room and Emily hesitantly came closer and peered into the cot, "What did you call her?"

"Reyna and its lucky I was able to call her anything at all considering you shit wipe of a husband almost made me miscarry." I said coldly.

Emily backtracked to Sam and took his hand, rubbing soothing circles on his palm, "I just want to know where Paul is…" Sam began and I cut him off.

"So you can demand he stay and pay for what he did?" I asked angrily, "Go back to teasing and tormenting him until he phases from anger?"

Sam barely batted an eyelid, "This is not your concern."

"It sure as hell is my concern. Paul left his parents, ran away from home all because you wouldn't, couldn't, let him go to university and study medicine. This is your fault that he left; one of your so called brothers was miserable and you let it happen." I seethed, my hands clenched into fists at my sides. "So don't you dare come in here and act like Paul murdered someone because his leaving was your fault!"

Everyone was silent for a moment before Embry whistled lowly, "Damn, I'm never doing anything to piss you off." Embry muttered. "Don't ever ask me for things you're not allowed kid or your momma's going to kill me."

"And don't you forget it either." I told him with a smirk.

A/N there's going to be Paul and Sam meeting next chapter! Thanks for all the reviews so far. Keep it up!