Bella put her hand over her stomach, sitting at the Black's house. Charlie and Billy were having a light conversation in the kitchen while she waited patiently for Jacob to get back. He had gone somewhere with the wolves for a few days, what with Sam calling the shots and all. She wondered if he was going to come back soon. Distracting her from thoughts of Jacob was the kick of the baby, and she looked down at her overly large stomach. There was a mushy feeling coming over her, and she smiled happily. Telling Charlie had been hard, and he had almost wanted to shoot Jacob, be he came around to the idea of a baby. Was excited even. It was nice that he was on her side for all of this. Renee had also taken it quite well and she had promised to come over whenever the baby was born. "How are you doing in there Bells?" Her dad called, and she looked up. "Fine, thanks!" She called back, getting up to join them.
It was getting uncomfortable sitting on the little couch with nothing to do but listen to their faint voices. There was the slightest wobble to her walk, and everybody enjoyed making fun of her because of it. How many times had she almost tripped and fell because of her horrible balance? "Getting big." Billy commented, humored. He had also taken it very well that she was going to have a baby, it /was/ his grandson also.
Plus that would mean spending more time with his best friend, her dad. So everything had worked out in one way or another.
"When is Jacob getting back?" The brunette asked, and her eyes darted over to the open window. No huge werewolf boys were walking towards them. "I'd say five minutes." He assured the girl, reaching over to pat her arm. She gave him a small smile, rolled on the back of her feet, and turn to walk towards the door.
Nobody questioned it, just went back to talking. The dark eyed girl opened the door and shut it behind her, standing on the little porch they had. Five minutes seemed to go on forever.
One minute, she was crossing the porch, pacing and waiting for them.
Two minutes, she walked up and down the steps while sighing.
Three minutes, arms folded and leaning onto the porch rail.
Four minutes, Bella sighed in relief, it would be soon now, Billy was never wrong with these things.
Five minutes, four big and very muscled boys were walking out of the forest. They passed the trees and walked almost in the same exact way. It was normal, but it still surprised her none the less.
"Bella!" Jacob called, racing forward ahead of Sam to come see her.
She smiled and held out her arms for a hug. It had been a hard few days, not that she would admit it, at all. Though she needed him, needed his warm body beside her.
It was especially nice when Charlie let Jacob stay over at night, because he was warm, and Bella was always cold. "Hey, honey." He murmured in her ear, hugging her to his chest. It wasn't a tight hug, as she would have liked. Though he was being careful of the baby. His baby. The thought still excited her.
"Did you have any trouble?" He asked her, his hand moving to take hers. "Just kicking a lot, and a few contractions." The awkwardness in her voice was obvious, and she cringed at even the word, 'contraction.' All of this was horrible to think or talk about, just the thought of finally having her baby was exciting.
The rest all seemed to be a bit to gory for her liking. "Nothing too bad right, Bells?" There was concern in his voice, and it upset her that he probably thought about that all the while he was gone.
"It was fine." She lied swiftly, tugging her lips up into a soft smile. His eyebrow shot up, and he shook his head.
Of course Jacob didn't believe her, he was the one person who always saw through her lies.
Upon that thought, a different person eased it's way into her mind and she shuddered. Edward.
The person she had spent two years with, left again. Left for 'her safety'.
His actions this time around had done much more damage than she would have liked to admit. '. His actions this time around had done much more damage than she would have liked to admit. Jacob had realized what she was thinking about and his eyes narrowed, while he pulled her into a hug and kissed the top of her head. "Come on." He said, just as the three other large boys reached the porch.
She glanced up at them, taking in all their features with weary eyes. Sam was bigger than than Quill or Embry. His facial featured were also much harder than theirs, and he stared back at her with narrowed eyes. They were frightening.
With a shuffle of her feet, Bella turned around and followed Jacob into her smaller sized house. "Jake?" Billy called, and she heard the house of his wheel chair as he wheeled out to see his son. "Yeah, dad." Jacob replied in a monotone voice, and he seemed to stiffen up.
Wait.
What was going on? The two, father and son, stared at each other for a moment and she realized that they were communicating that way. This scared her for a moment, and as soon as Charlie came out, Jacob averted his gaze and glanced back at her.
She felt suddenly very small in the house full of all these people. "Hey boys." Her dad said with a smile,and gave a cheery wave. Sam said a polite hello, while the two younger ones waved back, just as happy as her dad had been.
"Jacob can I talk to you?" She said quietly, and was already tugging on his arm, pulling him back outside. All the while she was doing that, Charlie had promised to be outside in a minute and that they would get home.
So that she could start dinner of course. "What is it Bella?" Jacob said, crossing his arms and stared at her. The way he was positioned, and from how narrowed his eyes were, she assumed that whatever he had been trying to tell Billy was bad.
"What is going on?" The brunette asked in a small voice, looking up at him and she absentmindedly pushed out her lower lip in a pout. His face suddenly turned soft as he realized that he had been giving off a terrifying angry vibe and he took her hands in his own.
He looked like her Jacob right then, the happy boy who had no idea what was coming to him yet. Her mechanic , best friend, her Jacob. He was all hers. "I'm sorry." The taller boy whispered, bending down slightly so that they were eye level.
"I didn't mean to do that, you know how I get, honey." Butterflies roamed around in her stomach as he said that, and she remembered the first time he called her it. His voice lowered as he explained. "I wanted to ask Billy to tell Sam to let me be, just so that I can be here when the baby comes." He let go of one of her hands to put it on her stomach and she felt the baby kick.
She smiled. The baby always did that when Jacob had put his hand to her belly, he knew who his dad was and that was amazing.
Though right then, all she could imagine was the two lovers standing on the porch. And a beautiful little toddler running around the yard with all the other kids that came around. Grandparents watching with love in their eyes
. She blinked a few times as she came back to the present, and her gaze was set back upon Jacob. "He wants me on patrol for any sign of vampires, and I can't do that. So he was going for the whole counsel so that he can tell him that this-" he gestured to her overly large stomach again. "- comes second." Jacob looked angry again, and he shook his head to clear his thoughts she assumed.
Poor boy, was trying to hard to be there for so many people yet he didn't have any time to himself. "Are you free tonight?" Bella asked casually, and squeezed his hand which was a very warm temperature. Though he was always that hot, he had been her personal sun as well for such a long time. And it got really cold down at the beach, so his body heat was very well comforting.
"Why?" He asked, and he was absentmindedly rubbing circles into the back of her hand. "Baby names, dinner, ect." She said, and really all she wanted to do was sit in her bed and just lay with him. It had been such a long time since they had actually gotten to see each other, and it was getting to a point where Bella wanted every single second with him.
"Sure, sure." Jacob said, and he gave her a small smirk before tugging her back inside. Just as they were going back in, she heard a quiet arguing going on the kitchen. It sounded like Billy and Sam, as they were the only ones who weren't standing in the crowded living voices were unintelligible and she wondered if they were talking about was Jacob had just told her.
"Are you ready to go?" Bella asked loudly, her eyes pointed in Charlie's general direction. The relieved sigh he gave off when she said that was amusing, and she was already walking quickly towards the door. "Thanks Bells." He muttered, and was already walking past her. "I'll be there in fifteen minutes okay? Promise." Jacob whispered in her ear, and brought her head up for a quick kiss. She kissed him back lovingly, before stumbling off towards the door. All three of the boys chuckled quietly at the wobble in her walk, and she narrowed her eyes, though they couldn't see.
Once Bella and Charlie were back at home, she started on spaghetti. It was one of the easier dishes to make, especially on such short notice. Bella had anticipated on eating at Billy's though that didn't happen so she had to fix something for Charlie to eat. And Jacob, since he had promised to be here in fifteen minutes. "Can I talk to you?"
She heard Charlie say, and it was in the same familiar tone she had spoken to Jacob in.
"Sure." Bella replied, turning around to face Charlie. He was rubbing the back of his neck, concern with a mix of feeling awkward written all over his face. She raised an eyebrow, clasping her hands together and looked at him expectantly.
" I just wanted to know when you're going to move out, that's all." He choked out, and there was a slight hint of uncertainty in his voice. The brunette frowned, and crossed the kitchen to go take his hands.
She guessed that he was feeling almost the same as Bella had with Jacob, though his concern was with her. It hurt to know that she had to move out, and get her own house. Moving out of Charlie's had seemed like a thing she could candle when it came time, but she was eight months pregnant and not ready at all. Bella had a house already, that they had bought when they had figured out the sex of the baby.
It seemed like such a silly thing then, now it was just hard to deal with. The nursery was ready, the house had furniture and it was all great. The one thing that wasn't great is that the nineteen year old wasn't ready in the slightest.
The thought of age now roamed around in her brain and she sighed but pushed it aside, looking back at Charlie with a calming smile. "As soon as the baby is born. I want as much time with you."
She admitted, and she could hear the happy sigh that escaped his lips. As long as he was happy, was all that mattered to her. "Thank you." Her dad answered, and gave her a hug, careful not to squeeze her too tight.
Interrupting their moment was a knock on the door, and she pulled away to go get it. She already knew who it was, as Jacob was the only one who was supposed to come over. Though when she got over there to give her love a hug, the person who stood there, wasn't the person she anticipated.
Standing before her was the man that she used to be in love with.
The one who had left her seemingly for dead , proclaiming that his presence was only doing bad.
Standing before her on her porch, was none other than Edward Cullen.