A/N: This is for JacobFan's contest! Summary: Jake and Nessie were together but Nessie left him. Eventually he and Leah got together but what happens when Nessie comes back! Please review!
Jake pov: December 22nd 2020
Christmas is almost here in Forks Washington. Nessie and I are decorating our house with everything you could possibly think of. Nessie loves Christmas, it is her favorite holiday. Even as a little kid she loved it. We have three different trees and all have many ornaments. The first tree is humongous and nearly reaches the ceiling of our house, it has way too many ornaments on it but it makes Nessie happy and therefore makes me happy. The second tree is normal sized and has popcorn strings encircling it. Selene liked this tree the best and likes to try and pull off the branches. Unfortunately because she had vampire and shape shifter blood she can.
Both I and Nessie have to keep going over and making sure our little girl didn't pull down the tree completely. It was tiring but we both knew that we really did have to watch her. The third tree is over sized like the first one. This one had been decorated by the wolf pack and looked like it had been bejeweled by three year olds. Quil and Embry had tried really hard and that just made it so much funnier.
The house seemed extremely cheery and bright. Not a day goes by that we aren't visited by our favorite vampires or shape shifters. When the Cullen's come over they bombard us with "Santa gifts" or questions about our wedding. Alice, Bella and Edward especially pester us with their insistent inquiries about our marriage ceremony. It took and still takes all of my will power to not snap at them and tell them to leave that matter alone.
You may be surprised to know that I did in fact propose to Nessie. She had squealed and been extremely happy. But then even though she said yes and usually wore the engagement ring she always had an excuse to put the ceremony on hold. I never look too into it and I just let her be. The Cullen's seem to think that it was my fault that we are not married and her direct family had confronted me many times about it. Bella actually had the nerve to tell me that what I was doing wasn't fair to Nessie and that I really needed to marry her. I had explained to her that Nessie and I were engaged and that she was the one who got to choose when we had the wedding, not me or anyone else. Bella's face had seemed shocked and she had just let out a short "Oh"
I felt a delicate, cool hand tap me lightly on my shoulder and I look up to see my angel's face staring down upon me. She whispered seductively into my ear "Selene is asleep in her crib and I need to be put to bed now" I shook my head to clear it and gave her a sly smirk
"That can be arranged" I whispered into her ear huskily.
She lets out a girlish giggle and grabs my hand. I still her for a second and she looks confused. I point up and she sees the mistletoe and smiles warmly at me. We practically run up the stairs but have to stop twice more because of the mistletoe. It had been a pain and hassle to put up the mistletoe but I was definitely appreciating it now. Thanks to Nessie's obsession with Christmas we had bought everything that had to do with it and I was definitely getting the benefits now.
That night something is different. I can't name it but it is there and I can sense it. Before we go all the way I ask Nessie is she took her birth control, she laughs and says of course. I defend myself and she rolls her eyes at me. She then attacks me in her incredibly seductive, sexy way.
She whispers to me, "Am I better than a wolf? Come on baby tell me!" At that point she is straddling me and I just barely manage to say yes before she starts leaving a trail of cool yet hot kisses down my stomach. "I'm sorry I didn't hear you. Could you repeat what you said?" Those seemingly innocent words set my animal side of and I flip her over so I am hovering above her. She gives me a smile and whispers, "I take that as a yes then." It doesn't take a genius to figure out what happened next so I will spare you the details.
The moment I woke up I could sense her absence. For one irrational moment I fear that she has left me. Nessie's unique scent surrounding me I walk into Selene's room. I picked up my tiny sleeping daughter and just hold her. She is incredibly small and only a month old. Like Bella, Nessie's pregnancy moved at an accelerated speed but our daughter looked her age. She wouldn't start to grow at a quicker pace until she was at least a year old. It was hard to imagine my daughter ever being a teenager or any older than she currently is. Nessie is disappointed that our daughter doesn't look much like her but I know you could tell that Nessie was Selene's mother.
Nessie had picked out Selene's name, it is a mixture of Nessie's two favorite names, Arlene and Seren. Arlene means oath and Seren means star. Nessie had allowed me to pick out Selene's middle name and I picked Aiyana. Nessie had decided that she wanted our baby's last name to be Cullen-Black. So our daughter's full name is Selene Aiyana Cullen-Black, it is a bit of a mouthful but it fits her perfectly. As if sensing my thoughts Selene opens her little mouth into an O shape and gives me a baby smile. Then as if on cue she falls back asleep promptly. I let out a quiet laugh and put her down in her crib again.
I got out of the room as quietly as possible, because of her lineage she had heightened senses and the slightest noise could wake her up. I was able to go down the stairs quickly and I can smell the aroma of scrambled eggs and hear the sizzling of the bacon. I give Nessie a quick kiss and she gives me a tired smile.
"I do not know how Selene's crying didn't wake up! That girl has quite a set of lungs" Her words are loving yet annoyed. She is clearly upset that I didn't wake up to Selene's apparently loud crying.
"I really am sorry, I never even heard her cry!" I try to show my sincerity in my eyes. A frown is now pulling down at my mouth.
Nessie looks up to me her gold eyes narrow and annoyed "Clearly." Her words are clipped and I can tell this conversation is over.
I don't know why she is so upset. We had fun last night and now she is all temperamental! What is up with that? I mentally shrug and sit down at the table just before Nessie places my breakfast before me. She puts a plate in front of herself and nibbles and picks at her food. I tell her about my crazy thoughts this morning and she gives me a tired smile.
She doesn't say "I love you and will never leave you" like she usually does but I shrug it off.
She switches topics and squeals in a high pitched tone, "2 days until Christmas Jake!"
I laugh at her antics and can't help but say, "Well I must be on the good list because you are my Christmas gift and you are pretty damn good!"
Nessie looks irritated but gives me a quick smile and asks, "Am I all that you think about!"
I laugh and say "You're my imprint, of course I think of you!" Nessie rolls her eyes and lets out a delicate snort.
I get up and give my imprint a warm hug. She sighs and sinks into my embrace she murmurs something that I can't hear. When I ask her she just looks at me with wide eyes and asks innocently "What?" As always I am a sucker for her wide eyes act and just go with that she said nothing. I wonder what is up with her! She isn't acting like herself…..
The rest of the day goes by normally and Nessie seems like her average, normal self. We make cookies for Santa and Selene watches us with wide eyes from her downstairs crib. Nessie goes over and kisses her nose and Selene lets out a heart melting baby giggle. I smile at the sight and Nessie looks up. Her smile fades slightly but I ignore it. The timer goes off and both Nessie and I jump. I laugh and she lets out a bell like laugh as well. I hand her a cookie and she nibbles at it gracefully. I chomp down on my cookie and within seconds it is gone. Nessie rolls her eyes at me again and I give her my signature smile.
That night me and Nessie talk. We went to bed relatively early and Selene for once went to sleep quickly. I ask Ness what she got for Selene and she gives me a long list of gifts. I let out a snort and say, "By the amount of gifts you gave her you make it seem like this is her first and last Christmas that you'll be with her!" I didn't mean to offend Nessie but my words must have put her on edge.
She snapped at me, "Don't say that Jake! Who knows what bad luck you just brought down on our family! Why do you think that just because I gave my kid a bunch of presents that I am going to leave you or her! Ugh why do you have to be so paranoid!" Her voice rises with each word until she is practically yelling. Her eyes seem like they are a burning fire and I cringe at her glare. I quickly apologize and she lets out a sharp huff. Clearly I am not forgiven. I don't know why she got so mad, I was just kidding around!
Her dark moods are bothering me because I hate to have my imprint mad at me. It takes me a while to fall into a light sleep and even then it uneasy. In the middle of the night I heard her get up and I woke up quickly.
She whispered, "I am just going to the bathroom" her words weren't nearly as cold as they had been earlier and I took that as a good sign. They aren't exactly warm either but there is no frost lacing them and I give a small smile. I could only nod drowsily and I quickly fell asleep.
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