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Edwards POV-

I hadn't told Leah where I was going and for good reason. If I told her I wanted to speak to Jacob Black, I had no doubt in my mind she would jump to the wrong conclusion thinking that I was going to hurt him or something as to way to threaten him in to staying away from her and usually I would've done something like this with 'pets' I had in the past, but this was different because I loved Leah and she loved this boy and hurting him would cause her pain, a kind of pain I did not take pleasure in giving. I may not like him, but I wouldn't do anything which could cause him harm because of my feelings for Leah, but then again, I was not willing to lose her either so one way or another something would have to go down.

The only reason I knew where he lived was because I picked up Leah here a few times when her car wasn't working and Jacob did not have the time to drop her off at my place. I always suspected he used whatever excuse he could come up with in just so he would not have to hand her over to me. He hated me, which I was fine with since I was used to people hating me, and tried numerous times to take the love of my life from me, though he failed each and every single time. This time though, this time I feared he may actually succeed in his task. That's the main reason as to why I was here.

Finally he answered after two knocks and the look on his face told me he was not happy to see me, not that I had expected he would be thrilled. "What did you do to Leah? Where is she? If you hurt her I swear I am going to-"

"Do what?" I countered with a smirk. I could not help it, there was just something about this man that pushed my buttons in a way I disliked greatly. "You really shouldn't threaten somebody unless you plan to go through with it, and lets face it, you don't have the guts to follow through with anything. As for Leah, she is right where she wants to be for the time being and you shouldn't worry about her; I haven't done anything to her that she hasn't wanted or asked for. I came here because you and I need to talk."

"What could you and I possibly have to discuss?" He questioned with a scowl on his lips. "I have nothing I want to talk about with a man who leaves scars on a woman he claims to love. You and Leah can spew that shit about her wanting it, but I do not buy it. Who wants to be scarred and beaten on almost a daily basis? You've brainwashed her or something and when she agrees to marry me, and I know she will eventually, I am going to show her what real love is by giving her the life she deserves."

Ahh, so we were back on that band wagon were we? I was used to people not understand the complex relationship I had with Leah. The only people who could understand were people like us. I could sit for hours trying to explain our relationship to Jacob, but in the end it wouldn't matter because he still wouldn't get it. What Leah and I had, it was undescribable; we belonged to one another. She gave me something none of my other 'pets' could and I did the same for her. We were connected by our souls and that went deeper than love, far, far, deeper. It was deeper than love, deeper than pain, deeper than pleasure, deeper than blood, it was so deep it was never ending. How do you explain something like that?

I shook my head and rolled my eyes. "That isn't what she wants and you know that even if you refuse to accept it. What we have few will ever understand including you, but that is not the reason I am here."

His dark eyes narrowed as he continued to block the entryway with his body. "Then what is it you came here to discuss?"

"I know you asked Leah to marry you and I know she wants to, but she won't." I stated bluntly seeing no point in delaying the conversation any longer. "She won't marry you for the same reason she is not willing to agree to a soul binding ceremony with me. She will not take the risk of hurting either one of us and that is why I'm here."

Once more his eyes darkened and I noticed his body tense up slightly. "Did you come here to kill me so she wouldn't have to make a choice?"

"As appealing as that sounds, no, I didn't come here for that." I sighed deeply remembering why it was I came here in the first place. "I came her for her. You may not like me and I sure as hell don't like you, but I know we both love her and only want her to be happy. The fact of the matter is Leah will never be complete or happy with just one of us. We need to come up with a compromise that allows everyone to get what they what."

For a brief moment I thought he was going to hit me due to the look on his face, but that is not what happened. "Well what do you suggest then Cullen?"

I smirked yet again; at least we were talking and that was getting somewhere. I could only hope it was a quick conversation because I had things I needed to be getting back to. "I have to admit I was hoping you would put up more of a fight, but I suppose I can live with the fact you didn't. I did have this one idea and I know you're not going to like since I don't even like it, but it is the only solution I could think of with a somewhat happy ending."

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Jacobs POV-

When I heard the pain inflicting psychos idea I wasn't sure if it were a joke or not at first. I mean the idea was completely nutty and yet, it made sense in a crazy psychotic kind of way. After a long discussion I didn't even want to think about, we headed back over to his place so the both of us would be able to talk to Leah about the compromise we came up with. I had never been inside his house before and I had to admit I excepted to see chains hanging from the walls, satanic relics, an assortment of torture devices, and maybe even a dead body or two laying around or scattered in pieces around the house, but that was not what I found. Instead of a horror house that should be in a scary movie, I entered a relatively normal and clean home, much cleaner than mine though I would never say that out loud.

"What? Where you expecting to see Satan himself when you entered my home?" I was pulled out of my thoughts when he spoke. "I keep my less socially accepted habits in the basement and speaking of which, I doubt you want to come downstairs so I am going to get Leah and bring her up. Give us about fifteen or twenty minutes. Kitchen is down the hall and to the left so help yourself to anything you want or if you would rather wait here in the living room you can watch TV or listen to some music on the stereo system. The remote controls both of those things."

He was gone before I could get the chance to reply so I sat down and turned on the television. The remote had about a million buttons and I took a leap of faith and just hit a random one hoping for the best and it worked. I flicked through the channels for a while looking for something good to watch. I didn't have cable so this was actually a treat for me. I had a choice between more than just three channels. Finally I settled on a Bruce Lee film and waited for them to come upstairs. I hoped they would hurry because the idea of what they were doing down there, well it kind of made me queasy.

It was about ten minutes later I heard footsteps on the stairs and I turned around right as they walked through the basement door. Both were smiling and Leah appeared to be relatively unharmed from what I could see besides a small bandage on the side of her throat. I knew there must be more marks under her clothes, but she could walk without collapsing from the pain and that was a plus in my book. Clicking off the television set I stood up and walked over to the pair making sure to keep a neutral expression for the time being.

"Edward said you had something you wanted to tell me together?" She stated the fact as a question and I could tell she was a little weary, not that anyone could blame her; I think I would be weary as well if I were in her position.

Great, I should have known that bronze haired ass would leave the explaining to me. "Yeah, you see Leah, both Edward and I have been selfish. We only thought about what we wanted and not about your needs and that was wrong of us. I cannot speak for Edward directly, but I know that I was so consumed with getting you to marry me and ditch him that I never once stopped to think about if it was something you would really want. I am not going to say that I understand your relationship with him because that would be a lie, but I do understand that you love him just as much as you love me, but in a darker kind of way. I had it all wrong baby; I thought I could be your everything and make you happy, yet now I realize that without him you are only half of the real you and I don't want simply half of the girl I love and I know he feels the same. That is the main reason he came to see me."

When I paused Edward started speaking in my place. "We have decided that for once we are going to give you what you desire instead of being the selfish ones. After a very long conversation, Jacob and I have decided that if you really want both of us then you can have both of us. You can marry Jacob without worrying about me leaving and Jacob is fine with us soul bonding as long as you marry him. We will both be married to you in some form."

"Plus we figured it would be easier if we got a house together, well technically it's two apartments in one house, but if you think about it, it is actually kind of perfect. The downstairs will be the place you have with him and upstairs will be for you and me." Reaching out with my left hand I caressed her cheek. "This all depends on you of course. If this is what you want then we are willing to work on it together because we love you to much to loose you."

"You both would do that for me?" She asked while looking back and forth between us. I could tell she was seriously considering it. "No, I could never ask the two of you to do that. Even if I agreed, there is still so much we would need to figure out. What if I get pregnant? What will people say when they realize what is going on? Not that I care what they say because my reputation is already shot, but Jake, I know you care about what people think of you and if they learned the truth, nobody would ever look at you the same way again."

"I could give a rats ass about what they think Leah." I told her with a sharp edge to my words. "My reputation isn't as important to me as your happiness."

"We can figure everything else out later." Edward stated as he met my eye and for once I had to agree with him. "Like he said, nothing else matters right now. You are our everything and fuck the world for all I care. They never understood or accepted us before so I could give a damn if they do now."

"Right on! As long as you keep your special time away from me then it's all good in my book." I said with a smile.

"I promise nothing!" Leah stated with a bright smile of her own. She had been right when she said there were other factors we needed to consider, but deep down I knew that in the end this was the right thing to do and everything would work out eventually.

The End!

AN: Here is the last part, I hope that you all enjoyed it. I may do some follow up one-shots in the future though I have not decided yet. Let me know what you think.

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