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Leah couldn't believe that she had admitted to loving Edward. It wasn't something she had planned on doing and even though she could take it back she really did not want to. Why should she have to be afraid to love someone? She was human after all and just because she was deemed as 'different' it did not mean she didn't deserve love and the same went for Edward. Then again with everything that went down with Embry it made perfect sense that Leah would be hesitant to try anything or pursue a romantic relationship. One death was enough and the winged woman knew that she wouldn't be able to handle someone else dying because they loved her. It would be best to tell the mind reader the truth about how she felt and why they could never be more than friends. It was for his own good after all even if he may not see it that way at first.

"Of course I love you." She replied as he wiped away some blood from her lip. "How could I not? You've been nothing, but kind to me since we met and I feel this connection with you that I haven't felt with anyone since Embry. You get me in a way that nobody has in a very long time."

Edward smiled at her when he heard what she had to say. "I love you too Leah. I have never loved anyone before you. You're my first love and no matter what will happen I think I will always love you."

"Nothing can happen." Leah stated flinching internally when his entire expression crumbled. "I don't want you to think that I don't want to be with you because I really do, but we can't be for your own safety."

"Because of what happened to Embry?" He questioned running his free hand through his bronze locks. "Are you afraid that Sam is going to come after me? If you are there is no need to be. I can read his thoughts remember? If Sam even toys with the idea of coming after one of us I will know and we will have time to get out. I promise you that it won't be like it was with Embry. I won't let it be that way."

Her wings fluttered as she shifted in her seat in order to get a better look at him. "Even if you can read his mind and we do leave what is to stop him from following us? What is going to stop him from going after everyone who stays? If I leave someone is going to get hurt maybe even killed and it may be you or if not you then one of the others. I can't handle another death on my conscious."

Edward felt his jaw clench as he set the palm of his right hand on her cheek. "Yet you will allow harm to come to yourself?"

"Better me than somebody I care about." She countered while setting her right hand over his that still rested on her cheek. "The way I look right now and what was done to me here today is absolutely nothing compared to what could and will happen if I disobey Sam. We need, I need to do what is in the best interest of everyone over what makes me happy."

"I love you Leah and that is not going to go away." Edward whispered feeling as if he was losing something he had not had in the first place. "I love you and I won't hide that. If I leave here it won't be without you. Where you go I will follow. We are in this together whether you want us to be or not. When I first set eyes on you I knew we were always going to be in the others life. My fate was locked that day Leah and we can't change that."

"I am not sure what to do." The Quilette female stated honestly. "Everything is all screwed up and I just don't know what to do. I love you too and yet my love could get you killed. If we were to be together we would never have a normal relationship you know that right? We won't be able to go public and we would have to watch our backs at all times. Is that really the type of relationship you want?"

The mind reader sighed and he set his forehead against hers. "I want you Leah it is as simple as that. If we have to hide then I'll take that over not having you at all. I know all of the risks and I am willing to take them if it means I get to have you."

Leah didn't respond with words and instead pressed her lips against his. Immediately he responded by kissing her back as she twined her fingers in his hair. They both knew that whatever was to come would be hard and eventually things would change and most likely had choices would have to be made, but for the moment they had each other and that is all which mattered. For right now they could live in the moment and be just the two of them. Everything else could wait until today. Today was for them and they were going to take it for the gift that it was.

"In case this our last day together which I am hoping it is not, I want to make it memorable." Leah told him as she moved to straddle his lap. "I mean if you want to that is."

"Of course I want to." Edward said before pressing his lips against hers once again. "Just be warned that I've never um done something like this before so I don't know if, I mean-"

Leah cut him off with another kiss. "You're cute when you are flustered and don't worry about any of that. Just let it come to you naturally. Nothing you do is going to be wrong trust me. I am not the know it all when it comes to this stuff being I've only ever been with Embry so trust me I am not going to judge."

TBC…

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