Leah was nearby. I could smell her, and I knew that Tanya could smell her as well because I felt her lips turn up in a smile. Just as I was about to break the kiss, I heard Leah clapping her hands.
"Bravo. Excellent show. I'm glad I didn't miss it" she said mockingly.
I sighed and turned towards Leah. I expected Leah to attack, but she stood still a few feet from Tanya and me.
"I was just leaving to go back to Alaska, Leah. It was very nice to see you again. Take care" Tanya said courteously.
Leah narrowed her eyes at Tanya, and I could hear a low growl emanating from her throat. I prepared myself to step between the two women to prevent a fight. However as Tanya walked past Leah, Leah just stood her ground and glared at Tanya as Tanya strode by her.
When Tanya left the clearing, I knew that I was in for it. Although the kiss I gave Tanya was completely innocent and devoid of any passion, I knew Leah would not see it that way. Leah slowly turned to me and came to me so that we stood toe to toe. I wished that I knew what to say to break the uncomfortable silence between us.
Before I could say anything however, Leah narrowed her eyes at me and slapped me with such force that if I were human, I was sure I would have a couple of teeth knocked out. Then before I could recover from her blow, she grabbed my face and kissed me.
I was still stunned by her slap, so I didn't respond right away. Once my bewildered mind recovered, my body reacted to her. I returned her kiss, pushing against her lips with my tongue. I grabbed her hips and brought her body closer to mine. Our tongues battled, and her hands twisted in my hair. We both fought for dominance, neither one of us giving an inch. My hands fisted on her hips, and then I relaxed them to slip them around her hips to grip the soft roundness of her ass. I groaned as I massaged the supple globes.
Suddenly, Leah broke the kiss, panting.
"I'm your's, but don't you ever forget that you're mine" she hissed.
I grinned down at her. She really was adorable when she was angry. I found her emotions fascinating. One moment she's ready to kill me, and the next moment she's ready to make love. However, there was one emotion that I wanted to see. I've never seen her happy. The smile died on my face as I came to this realization. I wanted to make her happy. I wanted to see her smile up at me. I wanted to hear her laugh.
I ran my hand down the length of her arm, and took her hand in mine.
"Yes, I'm your's" I said quietly, and then I smiled at the surprised look in her eyes. Did she think I would answer differently? There was so much that I didn't know about Leah, and I decided that needed to change immediately.
"Come on. Let's get out of here" I said, tugging her hand. Since she didn't resist, I led the way back to my cabin. She remained silent the entire way.
As soon as we were in my cabin, I released her hand and strode over to the bed. I turned towards her, and I noticed she hadn't moved from her spot at the doorway. She stared at me for a moment, and then her hands went to the hem of her shirt as if to pull it off. I was at her side in a flash, placing my hand on her hands to stop her movement.
"No, Leah. You don't have to get undressed. I brought you here so we could relax and talk" I said gently.
"You want to talk?" Leah asked incredulously. For a brief moment, I detected a look cross her face that appeared to be disappointment. A part of me wanted to slap myself upside the head and just strip off my clothes as well as Leah's. But, I needed to show her that I wasn't a complete jackass only interested in sex. I genuinely wanted to talk to her. How else would I know what made her happy or what made her smile?
"Yes, I want to talk" I said as I led her to the bed. Once we were settled, I put my arm around her. She leaned into me and breathed deeply.
"You know . . . normally the scent of your kind would make me nauseous, but you smell heavenly" she said quietly.
I chuckled and said, "Thanks . . . I think."
"So, what did you want to talk about?" she asked hesitantly.
I thought about it for a moment, and I decided to go for the easy questions first.
"What do you do for fun? I mean, I know you go to work and then you do your patrol, but don't you get any time off?"
"Fun?" she sighed, "To be honest, I haven't had fun in a long time."
I thought about that for a moment, and it saddened me. She turned to look at me when I didn't respond, and she snorted.
"Hey, don't look like that. I'm just too busy to have fun. You weren't around a couple years back when the Cullens' were at war. It became a necessity for me to grow up fast to protect my tribe's lands."
"How did your pack become involved in the Cullens' war?"
"Don't you know? Jacob and Bella are BFFs" she said with a shrug.
I thought I detected a note of bitterness in her tone, and a horrible thought occurred to me.
"Were you and Jacob . . . together?" I asked, not really wanting to know the answer.
Then it happened. The most beautiful sound in the world. Leah started laughing! It sounded musical with a slight huskiness that was sexy as hell.
"No, Jacob and I were not together!" she snorted again as she shook her head.
I smiled crookedly, enjoying her amusement. I learned a lot about the Cullen family dynamics from Carlisle, but nothing really about the shape shifters other than the fact that there were two packs: Jacob's and Sam's. I also knew the names of every shape shifter in those packs, but had yet to meet anyone from Sam's pack besides Sam himself.
"So, tell me more about your pack" I asked curiously.
"Well, you know Jacob and Seth, and you met Embry and Quil. Embry and Quil are Jacob's best friends. They've been friends ever since they were toddlers. You already know Seth is my brother. He's another reason why I hang out around the Cullens' land so much. He idolizes Edward."
"Really? Why is that?"
"Well, you know that war I was talking about . . . Edward and Seth teamed up to protect Bella from a couple of sadistic vampires who were out to kill her. Seth killed the male vampire, who was really just a newborn, while Edward killed the female."
"Edward killed a female!?! That doesn't sound like him, even if the female was a vampire. He seems too much of a gentleman."
"Trust me . . . this female was no lady. She was tougher to kill than the male. In fact, she created an entire army of newborn vampires to fight against the Cullens, but she wasn't careful with her newborns, and they had a little murder spree in Seattle before they came to Forks. They all needed to die."
Suddenly it dawned on me, and a part of me cringed. Some higher power must have been looking down upon me the day I was created. I could have easily been one of those newborns that the shape shifters and the Cullens had killed.
"Was the female named Victoria?" I asked, dreading the answer.
"Yeah, I think that was her name" Leah said and quirked her eyebrow when she noticed my grimace.
"Victoria was the one who created me. She wasn't with me when my transformation was completed. I guess she was off making new vampires. I'm sure glad I didn't stick around for her to come back for me, although at the time I wanted to find her."
Leah's eyes widened in surprised. Then she actually smiled! Her smile was stunning; it could easily have rivaled the sun for its brightness.
"Well, then. I thought I would never say this, but I'm glad Victoria was in Seattle creating an army of vampires!"
"Is that your way of telling me you like me?" I asked with a grin.
Leah playfully punched me on my shoulder and said, "Isn't it obvious? Or does your ego need for me to say it out loud?"
Needing to take advantage of Leah's playful mood, I quickly turned to pin her to the bed. She was startled, but she instinctively broke away from my grip and jumped off the bed. I followed suit and climbed off the bed, ready to pounce on her. She must have seen the intent in my eyes, and she quickly grasped that I was playing. So she crouched and sprang at me. I landed back on the bed with Leah straddeling my body. She was laughing again. The sight of her laughing and the feel of her body on top of me was extremely arousing. Leah leaned over me, and before her lips could connect with mine she whispered, "Now that was fun."