This a test to see if I still have what it takes to escape into a world that is not my own and provoke emotion. Please let me know what you think

Settling Into the Aftermath

After coming down from the high that was our union. I watch as Leah's eyes filled with regret. Her mind screamed her confession at the same time she tried to logic herself out of her emotions.

"Leah?" I said her name, but I was asking her to not overthink this. She sighed and motioned to for me to let her up. She pulled her comforter off the bed and wrapped it around her before going to the closet to look for something to wear. She didn't talk for a few minutes but it felt like hours.

"You can't stay here," she whispered without looking at me.

"But you love me," I argued and I dared her to deny that fact. She shook her head. I prepared myself to call her a liar and begin a fight after the bliss we'd both experienced.

"That's not the issue. I know our tribe has come to terms with your Coven being on our land but I don't think they will take too kindly to us … cohabitating in this way." She put on a black tank and grey sweatpants. Even dressed down Leah was radiant. She caught my stare and seemed confused by it. I couldn't explain it I had a million things I wanted to say to her.

"So if I move out what does that mean for us?" She scoffed and went into the bathroom and closed the door. I heard an odd sound through her mind's eye it had revealed she had slumped down on the bathroom floor. For some reason this woman was determined to be depressed in the bathroom today.

"There is no us," she said quietly after a few minutes. "It's obvious why we had sex and it shouldn't have happened. I have finally FINALLY been accepted by my family again. They would disown me if this went any further." I moved to the bathroom door and placed my hand on it.

"You don't want what you're asking for," I countered.

"Has it ever mattered what I wanted Edward? My life has been a circumstance of supernatural events. I was hit in the crossfire. I'm just trying to survive until the universe puts me out of misery." I had never heard Leah sound so small.

"Can we just," I started and she cut me off.

"We can't talk about this! I'm not going to talk about my situation or this day ever again." It was then she opened the door and stared at me with red water eyes. "You need to leave now!" She stormed past me and I knew I was to follow behind her. She opened the front door to complete the task of kicking me out but was surprised by sight of Charlie and Sue at her door.

"Mom? Charlie?" Her mom looked alarmed by me being in her house but made no comments.

"Honey," Sue greeted her daughter briefly as she made her way into the house.

"What are you doing back? I thought you weren't coming back until next week?" Leah asked as we watched Sue and Charlie make themselves comfortable on the couch.

"Sorry honey, I should've called I didn't know you had company," Sue said acknowledging my presence.

"Hello Ms. Clearwater, I was just leaving it's nice to see you," I said as I moved toward the door and left. My heart may not beat but it had the capability to break. Now the woman who had shielded me from the betrayal of my wife. Had stolen my heart and did not want to receive my love due to …. outside perceptions. I was living in Hell. It makes sense I am the exact definition of the damned walking the Earth. I pondered all of this while sat in my car and watch the tiny drops of drizzle hit my windshield. I hadn't remembered where I had traveled to, I just got in the car and knew I wanted to go away. Away from my hurt, away from the drama, and away from my family. I needed to leave Forks. As I made this epiphany the rain started to pour, and the road was almost unmanageable as the roads quickly began to flood. Just I began to adjust my speed my car began to hydroplane, and I hit something and whatever it was went down with a thud and they an agonizing yell of pain. I pulled my car over and went to see what type of animal I'd hit.

My throat started to burn as I detected the scent of blood but there was a hint of something else. As approached the large beast I thought I might've hit a bear but then the monster morphed into my worst fear. I hesitant steps became urgent ones as I rushed to her side. "LEAH!" I cradled her body with my own and lifted her into my arms. She seemed seriously injured I didn't know if she could heal from this alone. I gently situated her into my car as I thought about my next move. Leah groaned in pain and I started the car. I knew what I had to do but she wasn't going to like it.

I sat on Leah's bed as I watched as she started to stir. Her mind was quick to refocus and awaken her body was still working on healing she went to adjust herself and called out int pain. "What … happened?" She asked but before I could answer her mind recalled the incident as clear as a bell.

"You tried to kill me!" She said with a terrified face and her mind told me she was joking. She was straining to talk if it weren't my ability to read her mind, I wouldn't have known she was joking.

"I asked Carlisle to come over and give you once over and after this afternoon the last thing I want to do is kill you. What were you doing in your wolf form so close to the main roads?"

"I … I was looking for you. I figured if I phased I would be able to track you better," she explained. "I just didn't like the way we left it. I don't want to lose your friendship." I arched my eyebrow and she looked at me confused.

"My friendship is what you don't want to lose?" She was halfway full of shit but at least she wasn't kicking me out.

"Yeah, it's been a long time since I've had a friend as genuine as you and I would miss you not being here. So, I want you to stay. We just can't do … that … you know the sex thing again. It was a mistake anyway." I snickered and nodded.

"I'm just glad to not be kicked out by you. We won't have anymore amazing earth-shattering mistakes if that's what you wish," I agreed and extended my hand. I had lived long enough to know that one of two things would happen our feelings would dissolve, or we would succumb to them. At least now we would have time to figure it out.