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First of all, I'm really really sorry for the long wait, you guys don't know how sorry I am, the deal is, I started my first semester of Architecture three weeks ago, and the first week was a real shocker, I mean, projects and projects and projects nonstop, so from now on, I'll try to update at least every two weeks and the length of the chaps are gonna be like this one.

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Chapter 19: Kiddy Parties.

Leah's POV

It's been 2 weeks since the kiss incident - yes, that's how we call it now. Embry healed pretty quickly, much to Derek's dismay. He may be calm about the whole thing, but he's still pretty upset. Embry has yet to apologize, or talked about the incident, he blocks his thoughts on patrol and tries to stay as far away as possible from the mansion - meaning us, Derek has no problem with it, but it makes me feel betrayed and frustrated beyond reason. He was supposed to be one of my best friends and I'm not really angry at him anymore just a little disappointed about the whole deal. It's not like I was going to hold a grudge I just want him to talk to me. I knew he had feelings for me, but if he wanted space from me he could have told me. I could have stayed away for a while – maybe. I just don't want him to shut us out. His mom doesn't even live here, she lives in Seattle with her husband Jhon Sullyban.

In other news, Dee and I have become great friends. She's really understanding and funny to be around. Ness absolutely loves her, we have taken trips to Port Angeles and Seattle just us girls, and it has been a lot of fun. You can sometimes see the sadness in her eyes when she thinks about her parents, but she's getting better. Luke is a complete different story though, he's the towns new Jock/Womanizer. I think he has slept with half of the girl population in Forks HS by now, and he only started like almost two weeks ago, poor Dee.

"A penny for your thoughts," Derek's husky voice flooded from my left ear while he placed a kiss on my cheek.

"Mmm," I sighted contently. "Just thinking about the past two weeks, and Dee's gigolo of a brother," I finished smiling at him while he sat next to me on the Cullens sofa.

"Ok." He said while placing multiple kisses over my neck and jaw, "Should I be worried about Forks' dad's worst nightmare?" He whispered in my ear.

I gasped when I felt his hot tongue trace the outline of my ear, "What was the question again?" I mumbled while proceeding to straddle his waist and started to kiss him hungrily.

He immediately let out a loud groan and placed his hands firmly on my hips. I started to grind into him; he made lazy circles on my hipbones driving me insane with need for him. You would have thought that after two weeks of incessant sex we would have calmed by now, on the contrary, I just wanted him more and more.

"Oh God Lee I want you!" He said huskily between kisses.

Just when I was about to respond a booming voice interrupted us, "Oh Derek I want you too! Take me! Take me Derek! And on doggie style!" Emmett's annoying voice said in a pretty bad imitation of me.

I just rolled my eyes at him and rolled off of Derek, "You're so fucking annoying Emmett, I swear I would love to rip you a new one" I said.

"Oh baby but you can, take me Leah! Take me!" He yelled while starting to lift his shirt slowly.

"Fuck off," Derek groaned and dropped his head on my lap as a smile started to form on his handsome face.

Emmett rolled his eyes this time and pouted while dropping the hem of his shirt, "You guys are no fun, Rosie and I like to do experimentation with other species, it's in the name of science, and you guys should contribute!"

I laughed when I saw Rose's astounded face in the stairs, "Seriously Emmett, that's the best you could come up with?" She asked him amused.

"Um, I'm losing my touch right?" He asked her, to which she just nodded, "God, I'm old," He said like he just realized he is almost 80 years old.

"Yeah you are," Rosalie said smiling at him.

"And to think I'm married to someone older" He teased at her and smiled sweetly.

"Oh you're in trouble Emmett Cullen!" Rosalie hissed, her golden eyes turning almost black with rage, age was a touchy subject for her, and he should have known not to play with a woman's age.

"After all everyone knows that men get better with age, women, not so much," Derek decided to add his two cents into the mix.

"I'll get you later mutt, Emmett, you can start running now," She said menacingly, leaving no doubt in Emmett that he was gonna get his ass kicked.

"Baby, I was not talking seriously, you know I love you," He tried to mend.

"Run," She said simply.

"Does this mean we're not having sex for a while?" He asked defeated.

"We'll see after I kick your ass," She told him.

"Ok," and he answered and then ran like a bat out of hell towards the kitchen and through the back door from what I heard.

Derek just chuckled and snuggled deeper into my belly while circling his arms around my waist.

"I love you," He mumbled against my shirt.

"I love you too Der," I smiled and started to run my hands through his light brown hair.

We were tranquil till I saw a flash coming out; I turned around annoyed with the intruder. Esme was holding a camera in her hand smiling at us, "It was just too cute a moment to pass," She shrugged and turned to leave, "Oh and Jake and Ness are on their way, you can start heading out, let me get the presents." She said while disappearing up the stairs.

Der groaned again, "Do we really have to?" He whined. Today was Bree's –Sam and Emily's only daughter- 4th birthday, we had been invited a while back, and Emily demanded that Derek attended. She had warned us that Sam was going to behave, and that he needed to meet Paul and Jared, and that it was only fair seeing as this were better circumstances.

I agreed, I don't really know why, maybe it was just my selfish desire for Derek to feel welcomed in La Push. I want him to be part of everything that is part of me - Sam and Emily included, even if I didn't do it for them. Sam can live his life the way he wants it, I had kind of forgiven him a while back. That is until the little stunt he pulled three weeks ago, but besides that, I knew it wasn't his fault. Especially now that I imprinted myself, but Emily is a whole new story, she had a say in it, she could decide what she wanted her imprint to be, she could have waited for me, she could have stopped me getting hurt so horribly, she could, but she didn't, and that is what makes it so hard for me to forgive her. She's a great mom and wife. I can't say that she was a good friend to me. She was like a sister, my freaking cousin! And she betrayed me.

"Babes?" Derek's voice filled my head, "You Ok? You seem a little out of it."

"Umm, sure, let's go, and yes, you have to go!" I laughed and got up just when Esme was coming back up the stairs with multiple birthday bags.

"Here they're from Carlisle, Alice and Jasper, Alice, Emmett, Bella and Edward, and I guess you and Ness have yours," She said while pointing to each colored bag.

"Got it chief, bye!" I smiled and hugged her.

"Bye Esme," Derek said and kissed her cheek and then proceeded to walk with me towards the porch.

When we got out Nessie and Jacob were playing tonsil hockey on the porch step, "Get a room love birds!" I yelled out making them jump in the process.

Ness quickly started to arrange her shirt and jacket and smiled at me like I we hadn't just found them dry-humping each other.

"Hey Leels!" She said enthusiastically, "You guys ready? I have the gifts we bought for the kids in Seattle here," She asked while hugging us each, Jake just patted Derek's back and ruffled my hair.

"Sure, let's go!" I said.

"Are we all going in my car?" Jake asked.

Just when I was about to say yes, Derek interrupted me, "Um actually I wanted us to go on different cars, I want to take Lee somewhere after the party." He said smiling brightly at me.

I smiled back and just shrugged when Ness gave a questioning look.

"Ok, let's go," Jake and Ness got in his car and Der and I took my baby.

When we got into the car and Derek started driving I decided to ask, "Where are we going after the party Der?"

"Umm you'll find out soon enough," he answered with a smile, though I could detect a little bit of nervousness in his voice.

"I do not like surprises," I replied childishly while pouting.

"Aww babes, too bad, but I'm not caving today," He laughed and took my hand in his.

I decided to forget about it for the time being, and just watched the green scenery of La Push pass us.

I really loved La Push, I grew up here, all my memories bad and good have been here, I really was going to miss this when we leave in February, but it was needed.

It would be exciting to finally go to college, I always wanted to go, but after Sam broke up with me, my plans went downhill, especially after my dad died and I turned into a hairy beast, and now I got to experience it with my best friends and Derek. I was pretty excited about the prospect of Derek and me in College, ohhh the possibilities.

My train of dirty thoughts was interrupted when Derek spoke.

"Lee we're here."

"Oh, great, let's get the gifts first," We got out of the car and went to get the presents out of Jake's car.

All the pack family cars were parked, including others which I didn't recognize; those must been of Bree's kiddy friends.

"Well, let's get this over with," Derek said glumly while taking my hand in his and started walking towards the house.

I giggled and kissed his cheek, "You're such a cry baby."

"Whatever," he grumbled.

When we got to the door, I rang the bell and almost immediately Emily was at the door, a smile on her face and a beaming Marcus on her hip.

"Guys! I'm so happy you could make it!" She went to hug us all as best as she could with Marco on her hip.

"Hey Marco," I smiled at my technically cousin, weird.

"Lee Lee!" He smiled at me and stretched his chubby arms towards me; it was amazing how alike he and Sam were, he was all Sam, not a trace of Emily on him.

I took him from Emily, and gave her the gift for the kids while we all stepped inside and he almost immediately started to play with my hair, "Who's he?" He whispered in my ear while pointing at Derek.

Derek smiled at him and I told him, "He's my boyfriend."

Marco just looked at him and proceeded to glare, "You can't have a boyfriend!"

Derek laughed making Marco glare at him even more and I just rolled my eyes, "What do you mean I can? I'm a big girl baby."

"You just can't! You are going to be my girlfriend when I big enough!" I smiled at his grammatical error and kissed his still chubby cheek.

"It's ok little guy, let's make a deal, I get to be her boyfriend while you grow up, so that she doesn't feel lonely ok?" Derek asked him.

Marco just looked at him for a while; he then shrugged and smiled, "Ok."

We laughed and proceeded to walk outside where the party was being held.

When we got out Marco motioned for me to put him down and ran towards his friends.

Everyone of the old pack was here; including Embry who was talking to a blonde slutty looking girl.

I just ignored him and went to say 'Hello' to everyone with Derek by my side.

Rachel and Kim were talking to themselves while Paul and Jared ignored them and watched the kids play while drinking a beer.

"Hey guys!" I said smiling. Becca, Rach and I were really good friends before she left to go to college. After she came back I was just too bitter to face her.

"Oh my God Leah, it's true! You finally imprinted!" Rachel got up and went to hug me. I just smiled and hugged her back.

"Yeah, this is Derek, Derek, this is Rachel, Jake's sister and Paul's wife, that's Paul, Jared, and his wife Kim," I presented them all and Derek shook everyone's hands and accepted Rachel's hug and Kim's 'Welcome to the family'.

"Good for you Leah, it's been what, 8 years?" Paul teased.

"Jackass," I rolled my eyes at him and Jared just laughed.

"It's nice to meet you Derek, under better circumstances," Jared said.

"Me too."

"Aunt Leah said a bad word mommy!" I heard Lily and Sammy yell at the same time.

"Oh girls, she didn't mean it!" Kim said while looking amusedly at her 4 year olds who were currently looking accusingly at me.

I got down to their level and gave both a kiss on the cheek, "I'm sorry girls, I promise not to say it again," They looked satisfied by my response and went to hug them.

"Who is that man?" They asked me while pointing at Derek just like Marco did.

"That's my boyfriend Derek," I told them.

"Umm, he's cute," Sammy whispered at me and Lily, but everyone could hear her.

"You can't say that Sammy, Chace is gonna get jealous," Lily scolded her sister.

"You can't tell him anything, if you do, I'll tell Lance you kissed Jordan under the tree!" Sammy said conspiratorially.

Jared growled and we all laughed as Sammy and Lily went towards their 'boyfriends' Chace and Lance, Paul and Rachel's kids.

"Kids," Kim laughed and Jared just started murmuring about them growing up too fast.

We continued some small talk and then Derek and I went out towards Bree who was playing with Zack –Kim and Jared's 7year old-.

"BeeBee, Happy Birthday!" I exclaimed and she immediately launched herself at me.

"Aunt Lee! I'm finally 4!" She yelled excitedly.

"Yeah you are; you're a big girl now!"

"Zack kissed me today here," She whispered in my ear while pointing at her cheek, "But don't tell daddy, she says I can't get kissed till I'm thirty, but that's too far away."

I laughed and put her down, and gave Zack a kiss on the forehead.

"Hey Bree, Happy Birthday," I heard Der say to Bree while crouching down to her level.

"Thank you; are you Auntie Leah's special friend? I heard mommy talking about you," Bree answered.

"Yeah, I am," Derek smiled at her.

"Good, you want to play with me and Zack and my friends?" She asked while pointing towards a group of girls and boys who seemed to be playing with a ball.

"I'm sure he'll play in a little while, we are gonna say hello to the others ok?" I answered when I looked at Derek's distressed face; he was just too cute with kids!

"Ok, bye auntie and special friend." She grabbed Zack's hand and walked towards her friends.

"You are too cute with kids babe," Derek chuckled while hugging me and placing a kiss on my forehead.

I smiled sadly at him, wondering, if I was ever going to be able to have a kid of my own, I wanted a little boy with my black hair and Derek's wonderful icy-blue eyes.

"I love you, come on," Derek stopped me from what was sure to become a breakdown and went towards Collin and Brady who were by the food table with Jess and Eli.

"Hey guys!" Derek said animatedly.

"Hey Derek, Leah," Collin and Brady said at the same time.

"I swear they are brothers from different mothers," Eli laughed and hugged Der and I, Jess went to do the same but more quietly, she was really shy, but once you get her to open up, you get one hell of a girl.

Brady hugged Eli from behind and Collin placed a loving kiss on Jess' cheek making her blush.

We talked about school, and why the others couldn't come because they all got community service for the week.

All the guys decided run around campus in their boxers, stupid bets, so the girls couldn't come either, apparently their little stunt made all the other girls in campus notice them more.

Quil came and talked with us for a while, while Claire went to play with her cousins.

"I swear you guys, she's gonna be the death of me, she seems preoccupied by my lack of girlfriend, she asked me if I was gay the other day! She's 11! She shouldn't be asking this kind of stuff!" Quil ranted.

We laughed and told him that he should consider telling her everything soon, maybe not everything, she already knew he was a wolf, but at least talk about imprinting, maybe not that he imprinted on her, but imprinting in general.

We continued to talk and laugh for a while when Sam came, "Hey Leah, can I talk to you guys for a second?"

"Sure," I said a little hesitantly, I felt Derek tense up while we walked with Sam to a secluded area of the yard.

"Um, I just wanted to… um, ughh," Sam started.

"You wanted to what Sam?" I inquired.

"Um, whatever, I'm sorry for attacking your imprint the other day and for saying those things to you the other night, ok?"

"Oh," Not in a million years did I think I'd see the day that Sam Uley apologized to me, Leah Clearwater.

"It was just a misunderstanding, I know I didn't have the right, I just thought I was doing the right thing," He continued while looking at his feet.

"Thanks Sam, I understand," Derek said and patted his back, Sam looked shocked for a moment there, and I'm sure I looked the same way, "I would have done the same thing." He finished and looked at me lovingly, making me smile.

"I'm really happy for you Leah," Sam smiled genuinely and patted Derek's back and walked away.

I was left looking stunned and the spot he had been standing at.

"Hey babes, you ok?" Derek asked.

"Yeah, sure, I just can't believe that just happened."

"Well I think it did, come on, they are placing the piñata!" Derek said excitedly, you'd thought he was the one who was going to go at it.

"Hey guys! Fancy seeing you here," Jake joked when we sat beside him and Ness on one of the tables.

"Funny Jake," I snorted at him, and he just rolled his eyes.

"Uncle Jake! You're hitting the piñata right?" One of Paul and Rachel's twins, Lance, came running towards us.

"No big guy, I would probably break it and there wouldn't be a piñata to hit," Jake joked.

Lance pouted at this new revelation and went to give me a hug and sat on Nessie's lap, "I'm tired."

Nessie cooed at him and Jake just watched her with a sparkle in his dark eyes.

Then Chase, Paul and Rach's other twin came and took his bother away, "Come on Lance, don't be a baby, we can tear that piñata down!" He was the most hyper of them both, you could only pick them out from one another was because Lance had tiny little freckles on his cheeks.

"Ok," He got up from Nessie's lap reluctantly, he seemed to have been really comfortable there, and went with his older brother towards the piñata.

We all watched the kids going at the colorful pixie faced piñata, till Josh –Sam's oldest- came and with a resounding crack tore it down, making all kinds of caramels and chocolates to fall down on the grass, you could see all the mothers helping their children get all the candy as fast as possible while being careful not to take it all.

A wave of nostalgia hit me at full force, I wanted that, I wanted to help my kids gather candy, I wanted to take them to visit their grandma and cousins, I wanted it, but I couldn't have it.

When all the candy was taken, we sang Happy Birthday while little Bree beamed so hard it was going to end up permanent.

We all ate a delicious cake, shockingly it was not Emily's, apparently Bree wanted a pixie faced cake, and Emily couldn't do it.

After that, the whole group chatted for a while, including some moms that were eyeing Derek up at down, damn you single ladies!

When the sun started to set Derek came beaming at me after talking with Nessie and Jake, who were beaming at me now too.

"What's up?" I asked suspiciously.

Jake looked smug about the fact that he knew, and Nessie was just jumping in her spot from excitement.

"Nothing babe, I just filled them on our plans for today, you get to know in a while when we leave."

"Umm can we leave now then?" I asked doing puppies eyes at him.

"Nope, that's just plain rude Leah, we are at a party!" Derek scolded while containing his laughter, the bastard was enjoying this!

"Whatever!" I stomped into the house.

I went to go into the bathroom while Derek followed me.

"Come on Lee, you're going to like it! I don't want to spoil the surprise," He said, I knew I was being childish, but I just loved to see him squirm when he thought I was mad at him.

I let him follow me through the house on my way to the bathroom, it's been long since we kissed, and maybe I could convince him to tell in there.

But when I opened the door to the bathroom I wasn't expecting to find what I did, and from the look of it, neither did Derek.

The slutty looking bimbo from earlier was perched on the sink with her uncovered legs wrapped around Embry's waist, neither of them were wearing a shirt and were both obviously angry at our arrival.

"What the hell bitch? Can't you knock?" The fucking bimbo had the nerve to shout at me, I could feel Derek trembling slightly from behind me.

"Excuse me slut! Can't you guys at least lock the fucking door? There are freaking kids in this house!" I hissed at them.

Embry didn't meet my eyes but was still attached to the fucking slut.

"Ok, I get it, lock the door now, thank you miss prude," Embry snapped at me, I had to grab Derek's hand to stop him from launching himself at Embry, did he seriously want to die?

"Excuse me Embry? You are no one to talk to me like that, and I want to use the bathroom, so get out please," I said in a serious tone.

"No," He responded.

"I said, Get, out!" I didn't notice the second timber in my tone, I've never used a beta command on any of them before, I could see Embry struggling to disobey me, but before I could take it back, he disentangled himself from the bimbo and got his shirt from the floor and gave her hers.

He was fucking angry at me for doing it, but I was angry too, he was the one that broke the rules, he was the one that kissed me, and he was the one angry at me? Fuck him!

When they both had their shirts on, he grabbed the bimbos hand and dragged her away; I could see her looking shocked at him for obeying me, if she just knew.

"What the hell just happened?" Derek said sounding shocked.

"I just used a command on him," I answered.

"Oh, wow, I didn't know you could do that," He said.

I felt a little guilty, but I hoped Embry didn't hold his breath for an apology till he apologized to me.

"That was kind of hot though," Derek murmured in my ear while nipping at it, making me forget about the little incident.

"Let's go, I think it's time for the surprise," Derek said while looking at his watch.

"Ok," I said breathlessly.

We made our way towards the guys that were left and said our goodbyes to everyone and the kids, promising to visit more often and to see each other at my mom's little reunion for Charlie's birthday.

Ness hugged me and Jake patted my head while Derek and I got into my SUV.

He stated driving quietly while drumming his fingers on the stirring wheel, "Relax babes, we'll get there in a while."

"Where are we going Derek?"

"Seattle."

"Why are we going to Seattle?"

"We are going somewhere there."

"Where?" I asked pleadingly.

"Just wait, get some sleep, you'll need it, I promise you're gonna like it, trust me ok?" He looked pleadingly at me and I reluctantly nodded.

I scooted as close to him as possible and he wrapped his arm around my shoulder while I dozed off for a while.

When I woke up from my little catnap I noticed we were in the Seattle Tacoma Airport.

"What the hell are we doing in the airport Derek?" I asked groggily.

Derek just chuckled and smiled at me while parking, he turned the car off and went to the back of it, he opened the back door and I immediately got out too.

"What the…?" I was cut off when I saw Derek taking two suitcases out of the back of my car.

"We are making a little trip," He said nonchalantly.

"A trip?" I asked astounded, "A trip to where?"

"L.A., you get to meet my grandparents!" He said excitedly.

"L.A.?" well, this, I was not expecting.


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