Chapter 4
Memories

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What's wrong?!" I asked alarmed. Jake looked down at me, and then back up at the bundle. The boy kneeled next to me to show what was in the blankets. I gasped silently, and touched the small baby's cheek. It was freezing.

"It was almost bitten by a red-haired vampire."

"No, she can't be back," Jake said, and I looked over at him.

"Who?"

"Victoria."

The boy handed me the baby, and I cradled it. She had pretty blue eyes and light blonde hair. It cried out softly, and I placed my finger at her mouth. She started sucking on it easily, but then pushed it away. I looked up to see that Jake and the boy, who's name was Sam, planning to find this, 'Victoria.'

"Umm, Jake?" I said, and he glanced over at me. "I think she's hungry. What do I do?"

"I don't know. I thought that you would; you're a girl!"

I glanced back down at the baby. She was starting to become agitated. Sighing, I looked back at him.

"How far are we from any city?"

"A few hundred miles, why?"

"We need formula. Do you think you could go get it?"

He nodded. I told him that we needed a ready-to-use formula, a bottle, and something to heat it. He nodded, and then he took off.

I cradled the baby in my arms, and it started to wail. I had three younger sisters and a brother, so I pretty much knew how to make up bottles. I was also used to the extremely annoying bawling.

"Can you please get it to shut up?" One of the younger ones said, and I sighed.

"It's not like I can magically make it be quiet. It needs food."

"Yea shut up, Quil!"

Sam then smacked Quil over the head. Suddenly, the baby became quiet. He looked back over at me.

"What's her name going to be?"

"Umm…" I thought about it for a moment. "Raelynn Hope."

"I like that name. So, you really don't care that Jake's a werewolf. Don't you worry that he might hurt you?" His face suddenly hardened.

I shook my head. "He may not be human, but he's not a monster."

"I wouldn't be too sure about that," Quil sniggered, and Sam glared at him. He suddenly became quiet. All that was heard was the sound of the baby whimpering. I tried to quiet it down again.

"You're really good with babies," another one said, and I looked up.

"I'm the oldest of five." They nodded.

It seemed like Jake had been gone for not five minutes, and he was back again. He held a bag and tossed it by my side. I pulled out the items. A can of formula, a bottle, and a can opener. I looked back up at him.

"What am I supposed to warm it with?" I asked, and he smiled. He spread his arms, and I shook my head. I quickly mixed the formula, and then I gave it to Jake. He warmed it up between his hands, and then handed it back to me.

I tested it out, and, surprisingly, it was warm enough. I placed it at Raelynn's mouth, and she took it eagerly. I smiled, and looked back up at the others. They were all staring at me with a 'look' in their eyes.

"What?" I said, and they turned away, well, with the exception of Jake. He stared deep into my eyes, and for a moment a memory flashed in my eyes. A memory that scared me. It was not one of mine…it was Jake's. I have no idea how that could've happened…but it did.

Memory

"Bella, I love you."

"I love you, too, Jake."

"You know what the worst thing is about me loving you?"

"Huh?"

"I imagined what it could be."

"What it might have been. Yeah, me too."

"But you have that bloodsucker, although I will always be here for you, no matter what."

"Well, thank you. But, you'll probably find someone for me to be jealous of."

"Even so, I will still love you."

End Memory

I gasped lightly. I've done it quite a lot over the past few hours.

"What's wrong?" He asked, and reached out for me. I looked over at him.

"You still love Bella, don't you?"

He swallowed hard, and the other boys stood up. They walked over to him, and Jake started to shake as he had three months ago. They placed their hands on his shoulders.

"Jake, try to calm down," Sam said, and Jake breathed in deeply. I scooted closer to him, and he opened his eyes.

"Karr, get away."

I ignored him, and I got extremely close. Closer than I wanted to. I held the baby in one arm, and then I rubbed my other hand on his hot cheek. He started to breathe more evenly, and he stopped shaking. I leaned in and kissed him lightly.

"…you okay now?"

Jake slowly nodded, and I backed off. Sitting upright with my bright yellow cast set straight with my other leg tucked in, I felt him move closer to me. I looked over to see him staring at the baby.

"She's very pretty," he said, and I closed my eyes and nodded.

"Do you want to hold her?"

I didn't let him respond, but I shifted the sleeping Raelynn lightly and handed her off to him. He stared down at her as she opened her big blue eyes. She yawned softly, and then her eyes closed again. Then, I noticed that Jake was humming.


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