The Tale of the Brokenhearted

Chapter 34: You Owe Me

Alice's POV

"So how was it?" I asked at Edward and Leah made it home. Night had become day and they both seemed lighter and carefree.

"How was what?" Leah asked and gave a guilty look that made me believe some naughtiness might've occurred in the woods last night. I rolled my eyes; she was delusional if she thought they were the only ones to get busy in the forest. It was almost like a rite of passage really.

"She means the hunting Leah?" My brother answered her thoughts while invading mine. Leah sat beside me within a blink of a second. The funny part is that I think she thought she was moving slowly.

"It was comical and a little sad," Leah mused. "I just I can't kill a deer. It just seems wrong to kill something so innocent looking. "So I went after something a little more dangerous and it wasn't so bad."

"I wish I could've been there. You always said the hunting part was the worst thing about being a vampire and now you have to do it." I teased and Leah gave it some thought.

"I still think it may be the worst thing about being a vampire. You Cullen's make the lifestyle seem so darned appealing you made me want to up and switch teams!" Leah teased and Edward shook his head. He lifted Leah, sat in her seat, and situated her in his lap.

"I wish that was the real reason you were the way you are now," he murmured.

"Oh brother you do know how to somber up a good mood," I heaved a sigh. "So what do you have planned for the day Leah?"

"Nothing really, if it were up to me I'd probably try to go and get my job back, but I think that someone my frown upon that notion."

"You'd be correct," Edward spoke bluntly. "I'm not so opposed to going back to your apartment though." He kissed her neck and she leaned into him.

"I won't be able to afford it without a job and I don't take handouts well," she stated as she left his lap. "I think I'd rather stay here until I figure everything out though. Carlisle said that it should take about a week to figure out my strength and stuff. After that I'll worry about my next move."

"Plus you need to learn how to move as slow as a human," I commented and Edward smirked.

"What are you talking about I move perfectly fine?" Leah stood indignant with her hands on her hips. "Edward?"

"It needs a little bit of work." Edward held up his finger and his thumb to indicate a little bit of space and I stretched my arms out wide.

"You what might work for you at like you're walking in slow motion," I offered and Leah tried it. It was almost perfect minus the weird robot thing she was doing with her arms.

"Put your arms down Leah," I coached and she walked back and forth. My Jasper came in with Emmet and Rose.

"How's that?" Leah asked in a huff. Edward laughed at something it must've been something going through Leah's head.

"Jas, what do you think." Leah walked back and forth across the living room.

"About what?" Jasper arched he eyebrow before leaning down and placing a kiss on the top of my head.

"How Leah is walking?"

"Did something else happen?" My poor man was all sorts of confused.

"She looks human enough," Rose said as she sat down. "She could change her clothes though you're bound to be tired of wearing Emmet's shirt."

"Don't mind her Leah, you look amazing in my clothes," Emmett chuckled as he sat down beside his wife.

"The pants are Edward's I think," Leah commented and she adjusted her clothes. Everyone was staring at her and I could imagine that she thought it was a bit strange.