Chapter – 7

"You're with child", Carlisle's words were still floating through her head. Even as she said the words out loud it felt as if she was hearing someone else say them. It was so weird to think of herself as a mother. Making the moment even more surreal was the uncommon silence of the group as they stared at her with mouths wide open. They were happily surprised, the smiles in their eyes said it, they were just speechless. Jake, Jake's reaction was a deafening thump that echoed through the woods as he hit the floor, hard.

It was exactly the reaction she was expecting, making it incredibly funny. Edward and Carlisle quickly ran to Jake's aid and Lily couldn't help but laugh. As they tried to revive the enormous werewolf that was her husband, she was completely overtaken by laughter, to the point she plopped on the floor, legs crossed Indian style and laughed so hard tears were rolling down her cheeks and her sides began to ache.

"It was bound to happen" Jasper shook his head "She finally lost it"

Of course his comment only made her laugh harder. Everyone stared as she lay on the tile floor, convulsing with laughter, tears pooling on the sides of her face. Rosalie and Alice walked to either side of her. Rosalie was near laughing herself but Alice frowned down at her.

"Hysteria or joy?"

"Joy" Lily stuttered do to the laughter

Rosalie laughed as Alice shrugged a silent 'oh, ok' and turned her attention to a still passed out Jake.

"Yo, doctor fang" Paul frowned "I don't think it's good for her to be flopping around on the floor like that"

Before Carlisle or anybody could say anything, Emmett scooped her up and sat her on the corner chaise. Emmett and Paul stood on either side of her, watching her like she was gonna fall apart.

"I'm fine" she said, finally free of her laughter attack. Noticing neither of them moved a muscle, Lily looked at Carlisle for some back up. Carlisle and Esme both smiled.

"She's only but a few days along" Carlisle explained patiently "Her pregnancy tests won't even read positive for a couple of weeks"

"FYI, meatheads" Rosalie scuffed "That means she's not gonna melt or fall apart or anything so give her, her space"

"Exactly" Lily nodded "No babysitting! Nothing changes just cause I'm pregnant, everything will be exactly the same except for the little bump"

"With that daddy?" Alice chuckled "More like a huge bump"

"Yeah" Jared laughed "Just look at Em"

"But it's a beautiful bump" Rosalie said before she could stop herself , tenderly caressing Emily's belly "It's a miracle made possible by love"

Rosalie was not a very emotional person at least not openly; reason why her completely involuntary comment shocked the hell out of all the guys. Lily and all the girls knew Rose's biggest dream had been to have a baby, dream that would never be realized. As a matter of fact that was the reason why she hated being a vampire, to her vampirism signalized death, her own death, death of humans to close to them and even creating other vampires meant more death walking. She was fated to live vicariously through others without ever experiencing motherhood first hand. Lily couldn't help but give her a sympathetic look but that only made her feel more uncomfortable so she went with taking the focus off of her.

"Well even if it's a ginormous bump" she patted her stomach, causing everyone to turn to her and Rose to give her a 'thank you' smile "I will rock it with pride and style"

"I'm sure you will, honey" Esme smiled

Somehow Esme's comment reminded the girls that there had yet to be any screaming and jumping up and down, which is what they rushed Lily to do. The guys covered their covered their ears as the girls celebrated the baby news. After a couple of minutes they guys took their turn congratulating Lily, giving her plenty of bear hugs, a few twirls and plenty of pats on her flat belly.

"Can't wait to see what your witch-puppy will be like" Quil laughed as he twirled her around.

"None of that" Alice scolded "No witch or dog references"

"Lil's having a baby!" Emmett growled for her

"Yeah" Paul agreed "So enough with the twirling"

Lily groaned and rolled her eyes. She knew the overprotectiveness was only gonna get worse. And they look Emily gave her only confirmed it. It was gonna be some very long nine months.

"I can't believe my little brother's gonna be a daddy" Rachel smiled

"Speaking of little brother" Nicky laughed "Will Jake be joining us anytime soon?"

"A few seconds" Alice answered. When everyone turned to her she shrugged "What? It's getting easier to see the wolves, especially Jake and his pack"

"Side effect of spending so much time with them" Jasper chuckled causing everyone to laugh.

"Honey" Esme said at the same time Carlisle called "Lily"

Jake was starting to come around, his eyes fluttering a bit but not quite open yet. The group gathered around the small sofa as Lily squatted down next to him to take his hand. The moment her hand touched his he opened his eyes searching for her. She smiled at him, doing her best not to start laughing again.

"You ok?"

He nodded slowly, probably not quite able to speak just yet. He looked around the room, then at Carlisle and Esme standing right behind Lily, the group a few steps further back and then returned his eyes to her.

"Are we really….." he whispered, unable to finish the sentence.

"Having a baby?" she smiled then nodded "Yeah, we are"

Lily was expecting him to faint, by the way Carlisle took a step forward, so was he. Instead Jake smiled as wide as the room. Next thing she knew she was in Jake's arms as he twirled her around the room. When he held her tight against his body, she knew what was coming. An ear-splitting howl boomed out his chest, shaking the entire house, causing the glass walls to rattle with the threat of shattering at any second.

"Shhhh!" she smacked his shoulders trying to stop him "The walls, Jake"

"On it" Nick's statement sounded like a whisper under the howling

Nicky closed her eyes and held out her hands as if she was holding the walls up, which in a sense, she was. The howling still boomed, the house still shook but the walls were silent and still, completely unaffected. When Jake finally stopped howling, she dropped her hands and exhaled in exhaustion.

"I appreciate it, sweetie" Esme smiled at her "News of a baby is definitely worth replacing some windows but you saved me a lot of trouble"

"No problem" Nicky shrugged

As the girls began to ramble about shopping trips, Jake threw Lily over his shoulder and made a run for it.

"Where are you going?" Maggie yelled out

"Duh" Nicky pushed her "To celebrate, where else"

"Just remember you can't celebrate too hard, bro!" Embry yelled out

Jake ignored the comments and the laughs that followed and concentrated on Lily and her giggles.

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The sky was the golden lilac of dawn and Jake had yet to close his eyes. He was too hyped up to sleep. Lil had been asleep for hours, her loose curls resting on the fluffy pillows, her long eyelashes creating shadows on her rosy cheeks, her pink pouty lips slightly open as she took soft intakes of air, the velvety skin of her shoulders bare and her perky breasts hardly covered with the cotton sheet that rested over her curves like a golden waterfall.

Jake laid silently where he had been for the last couple of hours, curled up against Lil, his head on her belly. The last time he had watched her sleep was when they had found a vamp's scent in her room so long ago. He forgot how much he liked watching her smile while she dram and how much he loved her mumbling his name in her sleep. The patterns of her heart beat and intakes of air, which he knew by heart, soothed him as he imagined what their baby might be like. A beautiful little girl with her mommy's eyes, resting in her daddy's arms, his arms or a little Jake running and roughhousing with his werewolf dad and his uncles.

Jake knew Lil was awake before she even moved. He smiled as she patted the bed, looking for him. She patted until she found his head, running her hair through his hair as she chuckled.

"What are you doing down there?"

"Listening to my baby"

"Your baby is about the size of a grain of rice" She laughed, shaking him as her body trembled. Her movement also stirred up her scent which was twice as strong, captivating him twice as hard, and the fact that she carried a hint of his scent with her was such a turn on.

"Really?" he smiled "This is the biggest grain of rice I've ever seen" he added, jumping up to tickle her stomach. "The prettiest too"

"I won't be pretty when I have a beach ball under my shirt"

"No" he shook his head "You won't" she scuffed in slight offense which made him laugh before he got so close their noses were touching "You'll look gorgeous"

"To you" she smiled as he got on all fours, hovering over her, trailing kisses down her neck.

"Isn't that enough?" he asked as he got rid of the sheet, revealing her glorious naked body and getting overwhelmed with her powerful scent.

"More than enough" she whispered as he continued his trail down her chest. "Mmm….you should stop that" she breathed when he got to the breast, flipping one of her pink peas with his tongue "this is how we got into this predicament in the first place"

"You don't wanna go for twins?"

"Aaahhh" was what she managed to get out as he dived in between her legs, using his tongue to please and tease her. Moans and groans were the only sounds escaping her body as she spasmed in ecstasy over and over again, squeezing his head with her thighs every time.

He knelt there for a minute, enjoying the stunning view his gorgeous, naked, satisfied wife made as she melted onto the bed, trying to regulate her breath. She felt his gaze the way she always did. No matter how far away he was, or what form he was in, she always felt his presence and she always felt his stare. She propped herself on her elbows and smiled at him.

"Like what you see?"

"Always" he smiled biting his lower lip.

"Me too" she smiled, checking him out, cocking her eyebrow when her eyes got to the throbbing erection that was aching for her. "Mmm" she smirked as she called him over with her finger.

He was more than happy to follow orders. He crawled to hover over her, it had taken him very long to get comfortable with the fact that she could handle his weight but with her pregnancy the fear of hurting her came back with a vengeance due to it also involving their baby. He landed his lips on hers, sliding his arm under her, flipping her over to straddle him. He was hoping she wouldn't notice but there was no fooling Lil.

"No" she shook her head, using her strength and powers to flip him over. "We're not gonna start that"

"Lil…." He began to argue but she wasted no time in starting what he couldn't and didn't wanna stop.

She wrapped her legs tightly around him, causing him to growl as she forced their bodies to connect in the most delightful way. The tricky little witch knew exactly what he liked and used every ploy to distract him, utterly succeeding.

He worked up a nice, slow rhythm that was blissful for both of them and stared with amazement at Lil's beautiful face. Lil had always been beautiful, everything about her was special and he loved every last bit of it but she was by far more stunning than ever. Her curls looked fuller and shinier; her skin was porcelain smooth and had a glow to it emphasizing her rosy cheeks and lips. The lovely array of colors in her glorious eyes sparkled brighter than any star. Her wonderful figure was absolutely breathtaking with curves that were accentuated in all the right places. Her intoxicating scent was twice as strong, making her completely irresistible to him and the tone in her voice was a touch softer, sexier from his point of view.

"I love you" she smiled at him, gifting him with what meant the most to him.

"God I love you" he answered as he was overtaken by ecstasy and shivered over her delicate body.

He kissed her deeply before resting his head on her chest. He meant to rest for minute but slumber overtook him and ended up falling asleep on her.

It was probably several hours later, and for a second time in a row, and most likely not his last, it wasn't the brightness of the sun that woke him but the nausea. Lil was still fast asleep, his body as her blanket, her hands planted on his back. Her scent relieved his nausea for a bit, until a whiff of food staring to cook downstairs hit him again and caused him to make a run for the bathroom. He could hear her get dressed as he dry heaved over the toilet. She came in silently and ran her finger through his hair with an apologetic look before handing him some boxers and shorts.

"Not your fault" he whispered as he took them.

She intended to smile as she nodded but it didn't quite come out as she had planned, his smirk was cut off too. He would deal with morning sickness all nine months if that meant she didn't have to. Hell, for her he would even take the labor pains. But he understood how she felt, he would probably be much worse if it was her making the run to the bathroom every morning.

"I am coming up the stairs" Tink's voice came from the staircase, her voice ascending but her footsteps silent as usual "I'm just walking, not suddenly appearing in Jake and Lil's room, not surprising any naked people, just slowly making my way to their door to give Jake something for his nausea"

Lil giggled as she walked to the door. The door opened, followed by Lil's steps and a small rustle of sheets, which meant Tink had leaped in and sat on the bed.

"Carlisle said two of these" Tink sang

Lil walked in to the bathroom with a Gatorade bottle, a couple packs of saltine crackers and a bottle of pills. He downed the drink along with the pills and crackers and instantly felt better. She smiled wide which meant his color was probably back to normal.

He heard Tink and Lil make the bed and head downstairs as he showered. From the noise coming from the kitchen, everyone was gathered there and it scared him a little that the nausea might return at the sight of food but was happily surprised it was long gone and his stomach rumbled from hunger. A chorus of 'hey's, 'what's up's and 'good morning's greeted his as he walked in the kitchen. Lil was eating at the breakfast nook, Emmett and Paul on either side of her as everyone ate or talked, sitting or standing by tables and counters.

The only ones missing were Nicky and Jess who had driven back to Seattle the night before. But not before dropping by to say goodbye. Lil and Jess had a nice talk and he seemed very happy to be an uncle, giving his sister a hug and kiss on the forehead and stomach before giving Jake a congratulatory hug as well.

"Hurry up, wolf-boys" Tink said over all the chatter "I have a surprise"

"Surprise?" Nessie said in excitement, dropping her small fork and jumping off Leah's lap.

That was a sure way to finish breakfast. The wolves, who were the only ones still eating, most on their second and third plates, quickly began to walk their plates over to the sink. Tink grabbed Lil who was giving her a 'what are you up to?' look, same one Edward was giving her, his eyes squinting slightly as if he was trying very hard to read the pixie's thoughts. The girls followed closely as the guys took their time loading the dishwasher.

The noise of the dishes clanking and the guys goofing around drowned the chatter of the girls upstairs, but by the loud gasps and squeals, something was up. The guys leaped quickly to find out what was going on but Jake laughed and rolled his eyes, after finding out Lil was pregnant, what could be bigger news. Edward and Jasper were the only ones who stayed behind, talking casually and walking behind him as he finally made it up the stairs.

Edward's smile grew wider the by the step and Jake soon realized why. The door to Tink's mystery room was open, the voices were coming from inside it, meaning Tink had finally finished it and the unveiling was the big surprise. Jake couldn't imagine what the pixie had cooked up.

Walking in, he couldn't see much do to all the people in it. The first thing he noticed was how light and bright it was from all the windows. Unlike the rest of the house, the floor was wood with big white fluffy carpets covering it, carpets that matched the wall trimming, the patter on the sage colored wallpaper and the furniture, which happened to be dressers with shelves filled with books, stuffed animals and baby knickknacks. The room was a nursery. The sneaky pixie had known all along.

Everyone turned to him and smiled, the guys patting him on the back as he made his way to Lil. Oddly, the bloodsucker remained close behind, a little closer than before.

"Of course" he heard Lil say "My scent got stronger because of her and the wolfy scent is due to him"

"Mister Jacob Black could never be outdone" Em joked "It shouldn't surprise us that the only twins in LaPush would be his" she finished as the way finally parted for him.

Her words sunk in as the TWO cribs came into sight. Twins, she had said twins. His legs felt like jello and if it hadn't been for Edward and Jasper grabbing a hold of him arms, hit would've hit the floor as hard as he had the night before. Instead they sat him down gently, Lil at his side immediately.

"Place your head between your knees" she instructed "And take deep breaths"

"Dude" Quil laughed "Is this gonna be an everyday thing for him?"

"I don't think he's strong enough to handle this" Maggie added, her voice sounding far away.

"Big bad wolf faints over babies" Embry laughed, his voice miles away.

"He'll be fine" Lil sounded so, so far away "As soon as he remembers we're in this together and we can handle anything together, my big bad wolf will be just fine"

Her voice trailed off, all the voices turned into buzzing in the back of his head. Suddenly all he heard was childish laughter, the laughter of his adorable little girl with her mommy's lovely eyes, twirling her little dress in the woodsy breeze and his little puppy, a small version of him, running, roughhousing and challenging him and his uncles. His lips curved into a smile before everything went black and silent.

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