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It had been a couple of month's since Alice walked in on Leah and I screwing which meant the wedding was coming up soon. Ever since the talk with my sister I could not get the thought of marrying Leah out of my head. It wasn't as if much had changed with us we had just adding having sex to the list. I wanted to tell her how I felt about her, but every single time I got up the nerve I lost it again seconds before I was about to open my mouth. It was getting to the point where I started talking as little as possible because the topic was always on my mind and I knew that soon I would have to tell her what was up.

Suddenly the door opened and in walked Leah who looked absolutely exhausted from spending sixteen hours at work. Being a nurse was hell on the hours and whenever she would come home my Quilette lover would plop down on the couch, smoke a joint with me, having dinner, and then depending on how tired she was we would either fuck or she would end up falling asleep. Following her daily ritual she plopped down on the couch and I sat down next to her removing her shoes so that I could rub her feet. I knew that her calves and ankles must be aching terribly by this point and I wanted to help alleviate her pain.

"There was a three car pile-up on the freeway and almost everyone involved was critically injured." She said as a look of sadness crossed over her face. I rubbed her calves while listening. Sometimes to help her unwind from all the stress of work I would listen to the events of the day. "I was assigned to a seven year old whose father died instantly in the crash. She was in the front seat and both of her legs were crushed. They had to amputate them in an emergency surgery and she asked me to be there with her even though she would be knocked out. I stayed with her the entire time until after the surgery and she woke up. Her story gets even worse because it turns out she has no family other than her father who passed away. She will be put in foster care when she is healthy enough."

I pressed a kiss against her knee in an effort to soothe her. "I am sure she appreciates everything you did for her. I also have no doubt in my mind that she will be adopted by a wonderful family. If you want I could talk to Esme and Carlisle about it since Esme has wanted another child in the house ever since Alice moved out. I think it would be good for both this little girl you talked about for her."

"That's really nice of you I think it's a great idea." The tanned nurse stated with a tired smile. "I would take her if I could, but we don't have enough room here, I work to many hours to give her the attention she is going to need, not to mention the fact that I am single and the foster care system tends to rather give a child to a family with two parents. So enough about my day full of death and tears why don't you tell me about yours?"

"I helped down the bar since Jasper has bronchitis and cannot work for the rest of this week." I replied by shrugging my shoulders as I looked at her. I felt my mouth opening before I could even think of stopping myself. "Leah what would you think if we got married for real?"

Her eyes widened as she reached over to pinch her arm obviously thinking she was dreaming or something. "You want to get married for real? When did this happen? I thought you were never going to settle down after what the bitch of a whore Bella did to you?"

I set her leg down and pulled her so that she was sitting in my lap. "I've been thinking about it for a while. That is one of the reasons I have been so quiet lately. I have wanted to tell you for a while now, but I was afraid of what you would say. I didn't want to lose you when it took so long to get you in the first place. I love you Leah Clearwater. I think I have loved you for a while and that is the first time I have said those three little words in years, but I mean them now more than I ever did before. I think that we could make it work and if you are willing to try then so am I."

She bit her bottom lip which was a good indicator of the fact she was actually thinking it over. Maybe it was not a lost cause after all. I suppose I could only sit back and hope for the best. "What if things end up not working out? You are my best friend and if we were to get married and it got all messed causing me to lose you I am not sure what I would do."

"I won't let us fall apart I swear." I told her while at the same time running my hand down her left cheek caressing her brown skin. "If the worst happens and we do end up getting a divorce I will do whatever I can to make sure we do not lose our friendships as well. Please say that you will marry me Leah."

"I Leah Susanna Clearwater would love to marry you Edward Cullen." She stated with a bright smile and I felt my heart speed up. "I mean it is not as if I have better offers and even if I did I have to admit that I am kind of rather attached to you. Oh and for the record I love you too."

TBC…

AN: There is one more chapter after this one and I am trying to finish it tonight. I wanted Leah to say yes because she always seems to be unsure and I wanted her to be willing to take a risk. Let me if you all liked this or not since you all know I love hearing your thoughts.

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