32A/N: What happens when Leah and Jacob get back from Seattle? As always, Nessie is not a factor. So, enjoy! Hope it lives up to your expectations...
Disclaimer: I don't own the Twilight Saga...I haven't even been to see Eclipse yet.
"Mom's thrilled Jacob and I are together. The psychic Tinkerbell is thrilled we're together. Billy's thrilled we're together. Hell, he asked for grandchildren! And if they're all thrilled, then why the hell isn't my brother?" Leah hissed to herself, scrubbing the plate with far more force than necessary.
"You look way too tense to be washing dishes," Leah spun towards the sound, sponge ready to take out anyone who dared mess with her dirty dishes. The sight of her boyfriend standing there with his hands raised in alarm relaxed her immediately.
"Hey," she greeted warmly. My boyfriend, she repeated internally, surprised at the dreaminess associated with the thought.
"Hey," he echoed, slinging an arm around her shoulders. Leah rested her head in the crook of his neck briefly before finishing the dishes. "What's bugging you?"
Her head jerked up in surprise. How did he know? "Nothing!" she focused on drying her hands, acutely aware of his eyes boring holes into the side of her head.
"Uh-huh."
"Really! Everything's fine!" She met his gaze, trying to put every ounce of innocence she possessed into her expression.
"Funny how I don't believe you," Jacob commented dryly.
Well, so much for that.
"Here, I think you should hear this. C'mon." He took her hand and led her to the doorway between the Clearwater's kitchen and living room. Putting a finger to his lips, he silently told her to listen quietly to what was going on inside the living room.
"So?" Leah recognized Embry's voice.
"So? So what?" Seth's voice snarled, sounding aggravated.
"So what was it like watching Jake and Leah do the nasty?" Quil clarified, and Leah could hear the smirk in his voice.
"We weren't!" Leah hissed angrily.
"Shh!" Jacob insisted, though he looked a little red around his cheeks. "They'll hear us!"
"They weren't doing it!" Seth screeched. Leah and Jacob snickered, each picturing the scandalized expression on his face.
"No..." Embry admitted. "But they were about to and you know it!"
"That's my big sister you're talking about!" Seth exclaimed. "And thanks to your dirty mind, I now have that image stuck in my head! The indignity." He took a very audible breath, clearly trying to remaster the ability to speak coherently. "How can you think about them like that?" Seth continued, incensed. "Them having...God."
There were chuckles from Quil and Embry at his inability to finish the sentence.
"Guys, seriously though." The couch creaked as a weight settled onto it. "What if...what if it's Sam all over again?"
Leah sucked in a breath, stiffening. That was one of her greatest fears. Jacob, sensing that, wrapped his arms around her, bringing her impossibly close to him. "It won't happen, I promise," he murmured, burying his head into her hair.
"You can't control imprints," she whispered back, staying perfectly still inside his embrace.
"I'll beat any imprints," he promised, and honesty radiated from his words. Leah bit her lip, unsure. She didn't want to get hurt again. What happened with Sam...to say it was painful would be the understatement of the millennium. It tore her apart, and she didn't think she could stand it if it happened again with Jacob.
"Lee?" She looked up to see his worried expression. He wants to know if we're gonna keep doing this. The realization jolted through her. Did she want to? Either of them could imprint at any moment. Did she want to risk herself getting hurt like that again? Because losing another man she loved...
Well, hell, Leah thought. I just admitted I love him. Since I'm already screwed...
"Leah," he repeated again, desperation creeping into his voice. She started as she realized she still hadn't replied to his unspoken question. "Look, I love you. I promise, I will beat any imprint, I'll find a way. Nothing will come between me and you, I promise. I swear on Ephraim Black's grave. I will-" he was cut off by two fingers pressed gently against his lips.
"Jacob. I swear, if the next sentence out of your mouth is 'I will go to the ends of the Earth for you', you can forget about this whole thing right now." A laugh escaped her at his alarmed expression. "Kidding, Jake. I'm kidding. Did you lose your sense of humor in that elevator? I love you too-mph!"
She was cut off by Jacob's lips pressing hard against hers and she melted into the kiss, thankful this time there was no chance of an elevator suddenly starting to work again.
Leah Clearwater was backed up against a wall, making out with potentially the hottest guy in the world, and her hair had been behaving all day. It was absolutely perfect.
She should have known something was going to go wrong.
It figured that Seth would choose that exact moment to walk out of the living room, having had enough of his pack mates.
For months afterward, the people of La Push would start whispering as soon as he passed them on the street. After all, it wasn't anyone who could say they had temporarily deafened the Alpha and beta of their wolf pack, startled crows and sparrows out of trees within a five mile radius, and managed to sound like a nine year old girl at the same time. Yes, Seth Clearwater was something of a celebrity in La Push, all because of his llittle girl-esque scream. Leah would be proud if she wasn't so damn embarrassed.