A/N: Ok, so I was browsing through the boards at the New Moon IMDB board, and could not believe it when I actually saw some people recommending my fic there! I was so excited that I wanted to jump up and run around the room screaming. Thank you so much to those wonderful people who love this story enough to actually tell someone about it. You give me the warm and fuzzies :)

On the note of this chapter being delayed, I apologise. But, for some reason, this baby just did not want to be written. I had it planned, it sounded simple...but it just didn't happen and I have no idea why. So, I really had to force this one out and I hope that given this fact, it still gets your approval. Writer's block really is a nasty bitch.

And of course, the thank yous. Thank you to everyone reading this story and most of all to those wonderful people taking the time to send me a review. I love you, you are awesome. Simple as that :)

Jlforever: Hey thanks for the feedback. Yeah, Jared was spelt incorrectly- thanks for picking that up. The problem is I teach a Jarrod and am friends with a Jarrod, so that was an error that didn't even register. As for apologise, I am an Aussie, so we spell those words (apologise, summarise, organise etc) with an 's' instead of a 'z'.


Jacob paused outside the house and waited silently. Moments later a figure walked out the front door, a concerned expression written all over his face.

"Jacob- is that what you are really going to do—"

Jacob held up a hand, stopping them. "You just got all the info, Edward, and it's all decided. It all just depends on whether you are going to help us or not."

Edward took a step forward, running a hand through his hair. "You really want to leave?"

"We don't want to leave," Jacob replied. "But we need to. You saw in my head, Cullen. I showed you absolutely everything just then. Tell me that we have another choice."

"I understand your reasoning completely," Edward said. "But it just seems so drastic. Won't you regret leaving all your family and friends without a goodbye? Are you really that angry?"

Jacob exhaled loudly. "This is not an act of anger. We will not be doing this to get back at Billy and Sue. As much as they are all pissing me off, leaving will be one of the hardest things we will do. But this isn't going to be forever. This will give Leah and me the time to decide what we want to be."

Edward nodded. "Ok then."

"You'll help?" Jacob clarified.

"Yes," Edward said. "So, passports- you want a different name?"

"Uh huh..." Jacob trailed off. "This sounds so over the top, like we are running from the law, but we just want some time without interruption. Does that make sense?"

"Of course it does," Edward said. "So, I will organise passports, birth certificates and drivers licenses in both your names and alias. Should that do it?"

"I have no idea- you tell me. I'm sure that you have done this relocation thing more than once."

Edward grinned. "Touché. With those three identifications, you should be fine. I can organise plane tickets as well, if you want?" Jacob nodded. "Where did you want to go?"

"Australia," Jacob responded immediately. "Leah wants to go to Australia."

"Ok then. I should have everything in several days, a week tops," Edwards said. "Now—"

"Hang on," Jacob interjected. "How much for the paperwork?"

"I'll let you know," Edward said. "I need to speak with my contact."

"Ballpark figure?" Jacob asked, suddenly concerned. It had only just occurred to him that false documents would not come at a cheap price.

"Don't worry," Edward said, reading Jacob's thoughts. "Our contact is somewhat...apprehensive of us. He is well aware that something is not quite...right, with the Cullen family. I'll play that to your advantage; ensure that you get the fairest price possible."

Jacob just nodded, unable to find words. His and Edward's relationship had been...amicable...at the best of times, but here he was, going out of his way to help. Even given their past, all that Jacob had done to break him and Bella apart, Edward had been nothing that supportive of him and Leah. Which was more than Jacob could say about his own damn family.

"Jacob." He felt Edward's icy hand on his shoulder. "We have both behaved regrettably. Let's just call this our fresh slate, hey? I'll contact you in the next couple of days to go over the logistics- getting you to the airport and out of the country for starters."

Jacob could only reach out and shake Edward's hand. "Thank you."

"You are welcome. Now go- let Leah know. I am sure that she is waiting. We'll speak soon."

As Jacob departed all he could think of was that words were nowhere near enough. There would be no way in which he could truly thank Edward for what he was doing. No way at all.

XXXXX

The beach was pitch black and the waves were eerily still. Leah stretched out on the sand, enjoying the sensation of the granules moulding themselves to her back and shoulders. Her mind wandered to what it would be like to lie on the beach, in the sun, with Jacob by her side. If he brought good news with him tonight, that thought could be made a reality in the near future.

She shivered in anticipation, but at the same time was fighting hard not to get her hopes up to high. 'Do not set yourself up for the big fall,' she told herself.

Leah suddenly tensed, sensing Jacob's nearness. The darkness prevented her from seeing him, but she knew that she was near.

"Jake," she whispered softly as approached and moved into her eyesight.

Without a word he sat next to her and pulled her up into his tight and warm embrace. With nothing more than a sigh, he pressed his lips into hers, running his tongue along her bottom lip. Leah opened her mouth with a soft moan, letting herself melt into his arms. She moved her own hands to the nape of his neck, grasping it tightly, pressing him closer to her.

With a groan, Jacob pulled his lips from hers, but remained close in proximity. "Wait," he murmured, his breath warm on Leah's face. "We gotta talk."

Leah nodded. "What happened this afternoon?"

"I spoke to Edward."

She reared back slightly, her eyes widening. "What?"

"He is going to help up," Jacob replied. "Within the week we will have everything that we need to leave and live whatever life we want to have."

Leah exhaled loudly, completely stunned. "A week? Really? That soon?"

Jacob nodded. "That soon."

"I thought...wow...I thought...." she trailed off.

"Leah," Jacob cupped her face with his hands. "Look at me. This is it, ok? Are you sure that you want to do this? We will be leaving without saying goodbye and will probably not be able to return for a long time. Are you sure? Do you really want to do this?"

Leah looked him clear in the eye. "I have never been surer of anything else."

"Well thank fuck for that," Jacob declared with a grin. "Have I told you that I love you?"

"Yeah," Leah whispered, brushing her lips against his. "But not nearly enough."

"You," Jacob said, tucking a strand of Leah's hair behind her ear, "are going to turn me into one of those cheesy saps from a B-grade romance, aren't you?"

Leah shook her head as she repositioned herself so that she was straddled across his lap. "I was thinking more along the lines of X-rated," she murmured into his ear.

"Well, I am completely amenable to that," he replied, falling back into the sand, and pulling Leah down so that she was lying along his body. As her lips started to trail along his jaw line and down to his neck, he slid his hands under her shirt, revelling in the soft heat of her skin. Knowing what they were going to do in a little over a week had suddenly made what they had so much more. While leaving was going to be one of the hardest things he had ever done, all Jacob could think of was that Leah had given all of herself to him, and a future that they would be planning together. That was something that he thought he would never get to have with her. And right now, he could not wait to start that, to experience all of her.

"Jacob," her breath tickled his ear. "What are you waiting for?"

Grinning, Jacob grasped the hem of her shirt and was about to peel it off her when a squeal broke through the air. A squeal which did not sound all that far away.

"Fuck!" The both of them hissed in unison, and scrambled up towards a formation of rocks nearby. The darkness was a friend to them, but neither was willing to get caught.

"Who is it?" Leah whispered, squinting her eyes, trying to spot whoever it was.

"I'm not sure," Jacob replied. "I can't—"

"Jared!" The voice yelled out. "If you throw me in, I will kill you!"

Jacob looked down at Leah. "Jared and Kim," he said.

She sighed. "I guess that we are not the only ones to take advantage of La Push at night. Suppose we're lucky that we haven't been caught." She slumped back against the rocks, listening to the interaction of her two friends. She couldn't help but feel jealous- and angry. They could be together whenever they wanted. Why did they have to come here, and take away what precious moments she could get with Jacob? They didn't have to hide and sneak around. What right did they have?

'They don't know you're here- you don't want anybody to know that you are here,' she reminded herself, silently. 'They are happy and having fun. Don't blame them- it's not their fault.'

Leah felt Jacob's arm wrap around her, and pull her closer to him. She smiled to herself, knowing that he had sensed the change in her mood. "You ok?" he asked.

"Yeah," she replied, and then nodded towards the water. "They sound so happy, don't they?"

"Hey," Jacob said, cupping her chin with one of his hands. "We've got that too."

"I know, it's just that...having to hide to be happy..."

"I get it. The situation is utter bullshit and completely unfair," he stated bluntly. "But, soon we won't have to hide. Soon we can be whatever we want to be, whenever we want to be. Focus on that, Leah."

She nodded a few times, before looking up at him. "Where are we going first?"

"Australia," Jacob replied, feeling a pull at the pit of his stomach where a large smile broke out on Leah's face. "You said that you wanted to go there."

"Which state?" she asked eagerly. She had seen images of the pristine beaches and was already picturing her and Jacob stretching on the sand, in the sun.

Jacob shrugged. "No idea. I just gave Edward the country. He'll get us there, and then we decided where to next."

A small, excited shiver ran through Leah's body. "You know, I hate the fact that we are being forced to run, but I really cannot wait. It's going to be amazing, isn't it? Travelling together, seeing the world..." she trailed off, her eyes widening. "Fuck Jake- we are going to be leaving in what? A week? We have got to get organised! What are we going to take? How exactly are we going to get away? Billy and Sue will be watching us like hawks. How are we going to get off the reservation and on a plane without anyone ringing an alarm bell?"

"Well, uh...I actually had an idea about that," Jacob said, running a hand through his hair. "We need to get Billy and Sue to back off, right?"

Leah nodded. "But we have Buckley's chance of doing that."

"Maybe not. I can think of one way that they would step back," he paused. "Take away their reason for being on our back's in the first place."

"But..." Leah's eyebrows rose. "You want us to break up?" He nodded. "You think that will work? They are not stupid- they both know that we wouldn't back down this easily."

"I'm willing to bet that if we play our cards right, their guilt in causing their children such unhappiness will result in them taking that ever needed step back."

Leah's brow furrowed in thought. "I'm concerned."

"Leah, trust me on this. I really think that—"

"Oh, I think that your idea has merit and that is what is concerning me right now," she interjected with a smile.

Jacob's expression turned to one of confusion. "I don't understand."

"This," she pointed a finger towards him, "deviousness is something I never realised you had. Just don't ever direct it towards me, ok?"

He laughed, and then clasped one of her hands between his. "So," he started, "we're breaking up?"

She nodded. "We're breaking up," she said, leaning up to press her lips into his.

XXXXX

Leah pushed open the front door, brushed the sand from her feet and then walked inside. Her mother was asleep- but not for long. She and Jacob had decided that their best option was to go straight home and cause a scene.

Drawing in a deep breath, Leah turned and slammed the door shut with all her might. Letting out a yell, she threw her bag against the wall. The thud echoed through the house, and it was only seconds later that she heard her mother stumbling down the hallway.

"What..." she heard Sue mutter as she stepped out and spotted her daughter.

Leah marched past her, towards the kitchen. "Go back to bed, mum."

"Leah, what is the matter? What is..." Sue suddenly trailed off, as she followed Leah. "Where have you been? I cannot believe that you snuck out of the house, young lady. Tell me- where were you?"

Leah whirled around. "I was with Jacob."

Sue inhaled sharply. "What? You were—"

"Just stop it mum- I don't want to hear it," Leah snapped. "And besides, it doesn't frakking matter, because you got what you wanted."

"What on Earth are you talking about?" Sue asked.

"We're done, mum," Leah said. "You and Billy can go celebrate and find some whore for Jake to make lots of wolf babies with, because we are done. It's over."

"Over?" Sue sounded dubious. "What happened?"

"What do you think happened?" Leah yelled. "You happened! Billy happened! It was too much. Do you have any idea what it was like sneaking around, trying to find some moment that we could have together. Do you know what it is like to have a parent try to monitor and control every aspect of your life? Do you know how hard it is to see other people happy in relationships and know that that can never be you because it's not allowed? Do you know what sort of pressure that causes? Do you know what sort of cracks start to appear because of that pressure? No. Because if you did, you would have backed the fuck off this vendetta that you and Billy have."

"Leah," Sue took a step towards her. "I am—"

"Just stop," Leah held up a hand. "I was happy, mum. I loved him...I still love him. But you and Billy ruined that. I was happy. But I am not anymore. Thanks mum."

With that, she brushed past Sue and walked straight to her bedroom. Closing the door behind her, Leah slumped to the floor, the expression on her mother's face burnt on her mind. She had completely crushed Sue and she felt awful for it. Yes, she hated everything that Sue was trying to do at the moment, but she was still her mother. And in a week's time, she would be gone with no idea of when she would be back.

'You'll find a way,' Leah told herself. 'You'll find a way to mend things before you go.'

At that thought, Leah stood and made her way to her wardrobe. She had some packing to plan.