"How could you do that to us Leah?" Sam demanded. Jacob looked sullen, and something else. I couldn't quite figure out what it was, but I tore myself away from his gaze. Focusing on Sam, I took a few steps closer him.
"Do what, exactly Sam? Find a guy that actually might not break my heart? Find someone that didn't rip my heart out? Find somebody that wasn't you??" Every word I threw at him stung. I was hitting home, and I knew it. He wouldn't meet my eyes.
"Your sorry a** broke my heart. The first time, when I couldn't even know the truth! You always say I wouldn't have believed you Sam, but how could you think that? WE WERE GONNA GET MARRIED! But no! Instead, I find out that you just had to go and MARRY THE GIRL THAT USED TO BE LIKE MY SISTER! And what did she do? Nothing. That's what. So the both of you tore my heart out, and f****** stomped it to the ground!" I took a breath but sped on before either of the dimwits could say something.
"And then what? Jacob and I got together. We were happy, and my heart almost felt whole again. What did YOU do Uley? OH yes, you remember. YOU F****** TRIED TO TELL ME WHO I SHOULD DATE!" Jacob was being very quiet. I turned on him, my eyes blazing. He took a cautious step back, and held his hands up.
"AND WHAT RIGHT, EXACTLY ALLOWED YOU TO BE JEALOUS? Need I remind YOU, that you ALSO tore my heart out for a second time, for A VAMPIRE B**** THAT WILL NEVER LOVE YOU LIKE YOU THINK!! WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU TWO IMBECILES THINKING? I'M NOT EITHER OF YOURS ANYMORE, AND ITS TIME YOU FIGURE THAT OUT!"
"Leah-"
"What?" I narrowed my eyes dangerously. Sam actually tried reaching for my hand. I growled and slapped him across the face, harder than I ever have before.
"Leah, Sam's trying to tell you that Jarrett's not safe. He's a vampire for Christ's sake!"
"AND SO IS BELLA! ALL THE CULLENS ARE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! BUT HOW LONG HAVE WE BEEN IN TREATY WITH THEM???!!"
"You betrayed us Leah." I was turned toward Jacob, forgetting the second idiot for a moment. But his words made me remember his presence.
"WHAT THE F****** HELL SAM ULEY! I NEVER DID NO SUCH THING!" I slapped him again, and felt familiar tremors run across my back. I was not going to phase. Not now. Trying to calm myself, I spoke in a forced whisper.
"What do you mean?"
"You left your reservation to simply go run off with a leech? Leah, this isn't you."
"You don't know me Sam. I'm not Lee-lee. You don't know anything about me anymore, even though we had to share minds for what felt like forever. You simply lost your Leah, and so did Jacob. I'm not the same person. You have no control over the company of the Cullen's, and you have no control over me. You should know that by now. And if you can move, I'm going to go talk to Seth." Pushing past him, I fought back emotions. Triumph, sadness, anger.
When I finally reached my house, I almost raised my hand to knock. Instead, I opened the door and called out Seth's name.
"Leah?" He came around the corner, and taking a look at me, ran towards me. Wrapping me in his hug, I almost let a tear fall. But I wasn't going to cry. Not now. As he pulled away, I asked him the question I needed the answer for.
"Seth, what do you think?"
"About what?" He tried to look nonchalant, but I saw through him.
"About everything lately."
"I just want you to be happy Leah. I want you to be here, and with me, but- but if this is what you have to do, to finally fix yourself, then I want you to do it. I just don't want you to get hurt." I couldn't help it anymore. The tear fell, and a few more were shed.
"Are you just saying that?"
"No Leah, I truly, truly, mean it."
"Seth, thanks."
"No problem sis. Anytime. Hey, do want to-" He gestured to the TV. One night, like the ones before our messed up lives. When things were normal.
"I'd love too."
"Good. I've been dying for something chocolaty lately." He was hinting that good brownies haven't been made for a long time. I laughed, studying him.
"Fine. I'll make the snacks and get the drinks, while you go find a bunch of movies."
"What kind?" He yelled as I went to the kitchen.
"Horror! Supernatural! Anything that has magic and vamps and werewolves in it!" An hour later, out doors were locked, and the curtains pulled down. The sign on our front door said what it used to say on nights like these. 'Your favorite Clearwater's are having their weekly movie night, so stay the hell away and leave us alone. Sincerely, Seth and Leah.' We worked our way through 'The 4th Kind, Harry Potter, Dracula, and just about every other movie we owned. We laughed and threw food at each other, and it felt really nice. Just like old times. I smiled, and Seth laughed, and we spent our whole night like that. It felt really good, to be with the one guy, that I could always count on.
