I shrugged off Leah's explanation about the Cullens. There was really no reason for me to get all emo about that. The Cullens needed to know, and Jake and Leah had told them. Just because they picked me second didn't necessarily mean I was less important or anything. It was probably just more convenient to tell the Cullens first. Besides, the fact that they'd bothered to tell me in person was pretty considerate. They could have just waited until we were all phased--that would have been a huge shock. I probably would have completely freaked.
I noticed that Leah didn't seem overly happy about the fact that we were still going to be protecting Bella and the vampires until Bella's baby was born. She hadn't been thrilled about it in the first place. I knew for a fact that the only reason she had joined Jake's pack was to protect me...and to get away from Sam. Dealing with vampires was easier for Leah than dealing on a daily basis with the man who had broken her heart. Still, she didn't seem pleased with the fact that we were still going to be helping the Cullens. I guessed that that had been Jake's decision, and it was obvious she didn't like it. Maybe not to Jake, but Leah was my sister. I knew when she was upset.
I smiled at Leah in what I hoped was an encouraging way. "I think Mom'll just be happy that you finally got over Sam...um, I mean that you finally found someone." I cringed, inwardly. I really hadn't meant to bring up Sam. I didn't know how far the imprint would go to healing Leah's broken heart. When Sam left her, she had been so broken, and there was every possibility that what had happened with Sam was still hurting her, even if she had found a new Love in Jacob.
Jacob:
I bristled slightly at the mention of Sam. I really, really hated that guy. He had hurt Leah. I found that I didn't care about the fact that he'd imprinted on someone else, even though I now knew firsthand how powerful the bond of an imprint was. He had hurt Leah. That was all I could think of. And I couldn't forgive him for that.
I didn't now what would happen the next time I saw Sam Uley. We were already on opposite sides of a very delicate conflict, but now there was the added fact that I had nothing but utter contempt for him I wasn't sure I'd be able to stop myself from starting a fight if I saw him I forced that thought to the back of my mind. I would cross that bridge if and when I came to it. No sense worrying about it right now. I had much more pressing matters to deal with.
"Do you want me to come with you when you tell her?" I asked, taking Leah's hands in mine. Then I chuckled. "Man, I need to tell my Dad too. He's probably going to freak."