Jake's POV

I don't believe it, I just don't believe it. How the hell can my parents just leave us alone like this? Miss Peregrine and the other children had left yesterday to sort out a few things at Bentham's house, they'll be gone for three weeks. The only reason Emma was allowed to stay was that my parents would be here, and Emma did not want to go anywhere without me. This morning my parents suddenly decided it was a perfect time to go on a two week long business trip to New Jersey, and ignored my protests by saying that we'd be fine by ourselves. Now I'm used to this kind of thing so I'm not worried, I'm just concerned about how Emma feels about being left almost completely alone. I know she's used to being around her family at all times and I'm worried about how she'll handle being in an empty house. I know she has me but I'm worried she'll get bored with it just being the two of us here. We're currently sitting on the couch in the living room, watching Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief. Emma seems to be really into it, she'd just finished asking me if the kids on screen were peculiars too. I'd explained to her that they were all normals playing the parts of kids that are the offspring of Greek gods. It had taken a while for her to get used to the idea of normals creating stories about people who do amazing things like her and the others do everyday. Suddenly Emma puts a hand over her stomach and groans in pain.

"Emma? What's wrong baby?"I ask her worriedly. I sit up and put my hand over hers, gently massaging the top of her hand.

"M-my tummy h-hurts" she whimpers before leaning against my chest. I feel my eyes widen in shock, Emma never acts like this, she's always the strong one. Something is very wrong, I can feel it. I wrap my arm around her waist and remove my hand from hers to place it on the back of her head.

"Shhhh baby it's alright, I'm here I'm right here just tell me what to do" I say soothingly before kissing the top of her head. Suddenly she bolts out of my arms and races to the bathroom, quickly slamming the door closed behind her. I look at the door worriedly, I hate seeing my little firework in pain. I slowly get up and go into the kitchen. I grab a can of ginger ale from the fridge, that always helped me feel better when I was sick, hopefully it'll help Emma too. I close the fridge and go to one of the cupboards and grab a glass. I put it on the counter and open the can, then I pour the soda into the glass and put the can in our bag of recyclables. I'm walking back to the couch when I hear a blood curdling scream.

"Jake please get in here!" Emma screams desperately. I quickly put the glass on the table and run to the bathroom door,pressing my ear against it.

"Emma, baby what's wrong?" I ask worriedly through the door. I don't want to go in if she's indecent, I couldn't bare embarrassing her like that.

"P-please come in here" she sobs. I open the door and rush inside. My eyes widen in shock, she's standing in front of me looking down at her blood covered hands in horror. She looks up at me and there's fear in her eyes.

"A-am I dying?" she asks me afraid. I hurry over to her and check her for any wounds and find none. That's when I notice the blood in the toilet and realize what's going on.

'Seriously? Of all the times for this to happen it has to happen today?' I think to myself. I hear Emma sniffle and I look back up at her to see tears in her eyes.

"Shhh baby it's alright I know what's happening, you're not dying but we need to get you cleaned up" I say soothingly before leading her over to the sink. I help her wash the blood off of her hands and flush the toilet.

"Jake what's happening to me?" she asks me as she dries off her hands.

"It's alright baby this is normal for girls" I say comfortingly as I pull her into my arms and hold her close. She buries her face into my chest and whimpers. My poor girl is so afraid and it's breaking my heart. I kiss the top of her head and gently pull away from her.

"Wait here sweetheart my mom has a few things that'll help" I say gently before hurrying into my parents bedroom and into their private bathroom. I open the cupboard under the sink and grab a few of the lady products'. I close the cupboard and race back to Emma with the products in my arms. She looks at me confusedly and I give her a small smile.

"Baby go get a fresh pair of um...your underwear and bring them in here" I stutter. She gives me a confused look but does what I asked. I feel my cheeks heat up as I begin to open the package that holds the material that she needs to put in her underwear. She re-enters the room and walks back over to me. Suddenly I'm thankful for my parents thinking it was a great idea to teach me how to handle this sort of situation when I was thirteen. My blush deepens as I take the material from her hands and struggle to find the words to explain this to her.

"Ok um sweetheart, when a girl becomes a woman s-she goes through this c-change" I stutter out.

"Jake what do you mean?" she asks me concerned.

"W-what I'm trying to say is t-that... what you're going through happens to all girls, it normally starts when they're in their pre-teen years. But based on your reaction to this I'm guessing you're a-a late bloomer" I stutter out awkwardly.

"S-so this is normal?" she says nervously.

"Yes babe . You see when a girl reaches maturity and is able to conceive she begins to lose blood through um her special part which also releases bad eggs, and this process occurs every month for about a week" I feel my face heating up more once I've finished speaking.

"Now I know how scared you must be right now, but I promise everything's alright baby. I'll take good care of you" I promise. There's no way I'll leave her alone in this, no matter how awkward it is for me. I focus on the pad in my hand and hold it out to show her.

"Ok um... this is a pad, it's something you put in your underwear so it catches the blood so it doesn't stain your clothes" I explain as I demonstrate how to put it on the material. She listens to me carefully, and I can see in her eyes that she's thankful that I'm the one helping her through this.

"Alright baby just wait here for a moment I'll be right back" I say lovingly as I give her the underwear that's now all set for her. I go into our room and quickly grab one of my t-shirts and a pair of boxers for her to change into, I don't think she'll be wanting to wear her blue nightgown for a while. I hurry back to Emma and she looks at me nervously.

"Ok baby change into these for me, I promise I won't look" I say before handing her the clothes and turning my back to her. After a few minutes I feel her tug on my sleeve slightly and turn back to her. My shirt is baggy on her and comes down to her thighs, covering the boxers halfway. Despite all that she still looks sexy in my clothes. I swallow the lump in my throat and wrap my arms around her. She snuggles into my chest and I smile against her hair.

"Thank you for being here for me Jake" she murmurs into my chest.

"I will always be here for you sweetheart, I promise" I say lovingly.

"C'mon let's go finish the movie, I'll get you some I've cream and we'll cuddle on the couch" I suggest. I feel her nod against my chest and take her nightgown and bloody underwear from her. I lead her back to the couch before putting her clothes in the washing machine. Then I go into the kitchen, wash my hands and then I grab a spoon and a pint of chocolate ice cream before going back to my girl. I give her the spoon and the ice cream and sit down beside her. She snuggles into my side and I wrap my arm around her shoulders.

"Thank you for taking care of me" she says contently.

"You're welcome baby, tomorrow I'll take you to the store so we can get you some more things for the week" I say gently before kissing her forehead. We continue to watch the movie in a comfortable silence and about halfway through it I notice that she's fallen fast asleep against me. I carefully take the now empty ice cream container and place it next to the forgotten glass of soda. I carefully lean back on the couch and carefully shift so I'm partially laying down with Emma snuggled into my chest.

'This is going to be a long week' I think to myself. I look down at her beautiful face and my mood lightens. This may not be an ideal situation but I know in my heart that this awkward occurrence will only strengthen our bond. It's my turn to be the strong one, it's my turn to take care of her and I will not let her down. I close my eyes and slowly drift off to sleep, subconsciously tightening my arms around her before I drift off to sleep.