Chapter 39 - Leah
A/N: Okay so it was pointed out to me that I had Embry imprint on two people. I'm sorry. So I am fixing those Chapters. The correct pairings are Embry/Kim and Quil/Angela. Sorry about that guys. The following chapters have been fixed; Chapter 35, Chapter 37, and Chapter 38. I think that I have made any and all corrections to these chapters. If I missed any I'm sorry. This is the last chapter before Bella and Jared return.
Jared and Bella would be returning tomorrow and I couldn't believe how much we'd gotten done in the last week. Between the pack, the imprints, and Charlie; we'd managed to get Bella's library done. The guys had managed to get all of the construction done in just a couple of days. Then they'd painted it. The girls and I had split up into two groups. One group focused on getting the books to fill the shelves while the other group headed out to get furniture and decorations for the room. I couldn't wait to see her face when they returned.
Things had been weird with me and Jacob since the imprint. It wasn't that I didn't like Jacob, quite the opposite actually. Even after I'd talked to Bella a while back, I still wasn't completely sold on imprinting. I still felt like it was a bunch of Hocus Pocus. Jacob had been really patient with me this week and I was thankful for that but I still had no idea what I wanted. That was the problem. Jacob and I were the first double imprint. So it wasn't up to what I wanted or what Jacob wanted…it had to be about what we both wanted. I knew that I needed to talk to Jacob about it but I also really needed to talk to Bella.
I was currently sitting on First Beach when I noticed someone sit down beside me. "Wanna talk?" She asked.
I shrugged. "I wouldn't know what to say." I told her.
"I know that I'm not Bella, but we've known each other just as long." She said.
"I know. I'm just not sure how I feel. I mean, I know that imprinting is supposed to make us stronger but at the same time I can't help but feel like it's ruined my life." I said.
She wrapped an arm around my shoulders and I laid my head on her shoulder. "Bella thinks that we don't know everything that there is to know about imprinting. That's what she's been so focused on when going through the journals. She thinks that there's more to know. I happen to think she's right. I mean think about it…you and Sam were perfect for each other. You guys were engaged and then Emily shows up and it's like…BAM!" Rachel said. I frowned thinking about that day. That had been the worst day of my life. The second being the day that Sam broke up with me. Guess they were one in the same at this point.
I sighed. "So what do I do?" I asked her.
"I think that the first thing you should probably do, is talk to Jake. You guys are the first double imprint. Maybe you guys should figure out what you wanna do…together." Rachel said.
"Maybe your right. Do you know where he is right now?" I asked.
She nodded. "Yeah, he's in the garage at Dad's. Said something about needing peace and quiet. I think he might be struggling just as much as you are." Rachel said before she stood up and made her way up the beach.
I sat there for a little while longer before I stood up and made my way over to Jacob's house. I could hear him moving about in the garage, so I headed over. When I walked in, I could see Jacob working on his car. "I know your there Leah." He said.
I chuckled. "What? I can't watch my imprint work." I said.
He chuckled and smiled. "You know that you can watch me anytime, but I'm guessing that's not why you're here, though." Jacob said.
I walked further into the garage. "I guess not. I was thinking that maybe we should talk about the imprint." I said. There was an old couch in the corner, so I walked over and sat down.
"Guess we should. I mean, you're in this as much as I am." Jacob said.
"That's true. What exactly do you want from the imprint?" I asked him.
Jacob sighed and put down the tool that he had in his hand. "You know, once upon a time, I really thought that if I could get Bells away from Edweirdo long enough, that I could get her to push through the fog of the dazzling that he did and either she'd realize that she loved me or I'd imprint on her." He said and I nodded. "But then I got hurt and the next day she came to see me and she told me that she'd broken up with him, all on her own. Part of me thought that I'd finally get a chance. But then that afternoon, Jared came to see me and he told me that he'd imprinted on Bella. It's weird…it's almost like my wolf knew the moment he imprinted on her, even though I wasn't there. The moment it happened, suddenly all of my romantic feelings that I had for her were just…gone. Suddenly, I felt as if she was my sister." Jacob said.
I knew what that felt like. "I get it Jacob, I do. Before we imprinted, I was so angry with Sam…I'd been angry for so long that I didn't know which way was up. But then after talking to Bella, I realized that Sam actually ended up doing me a favor. Had Sam and I stayed together after he imprinted on Emily it could have gotten messy. Well, messier than it already was." I told him.
He leaned against the car. "Your probably right." Jacob said. "So what do we do?" He asked me.
I shrugged. "I really don't know. All I know is that I want you to be happy. I want myself to be happy." I said, honestly.
"So…maybe we don't put a label on anything. Maybe we just see how things go." Jacob said.
I gave Jacob a weak smile. "I think…that sounds good." I said.
He just smiled at me.
