Recovery Chapter Eight
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"Charlie, do you mind if Jake and I step outside for a minute? I've got to talk to him about something." Bella asked in a rush as soon as Harry walked out of the room, not even noticing that she forgot to call Charlie dad.
"Sure." Charlie answered spiritlessly, he had noticed Bella's slip up and even though he knew she didn't actually mean it 100% when Bella actually did call him dad, it still saddened him.
Bella nodded eagerly in thanks and flew out of her chair, grabbed Jacobs's hand and led him to the corner of the room, by the window.
"So? What's going on Jake? Tell me the truth or so help me god I will-" She began to rant angrily but Jacob pulled her close to his chest.
"It was Victoria, Bells. She was looking for you. Somehow she found out that we were going to meet up and she figured out a way to distract the pack. That's why I was late. When I finally arrived, you weren't there. Your car, your bag, hell, even your jumper was just sitting there, sprawled on the grass. You weren't there…" Jacob finished off softly as he rested his chin on her head and looked out through the window and his eyes traced over the tiny droplets of rain.
"Hey, I'm fine now. My cousin found me. She moved over here from England, we used to be really close but then things got in the way, I guess." Bella's muffled voice replied. Their embrace lasted only a few seconds longer until the duo heard a certain annoyed father clearing his throat sharply from across the room. Jacob chuckled at Charlie's antics but released Bella anyway and they walked back to the other end of the room. Jacobs inner wolf howled in delight at the fact that Bella still hadn't let go of his hand. The group stood around the table in silence for a few minutes until the sound of delicate footsteps could be heard treading lightly down the stairs.
"What in the world happened to my door!" Hermione's annoyed voice rang through the corridor causing Seth and Jacob to exchange sheepish looks.
"Babe, really? You know that we can easily fix this. Now, come on, your family is waiting."
"But it was such a pretty door! Okay, fine, no need to look at me so pityingly, Harry. And son, stop squirming!"
Victoria dragged herself out of the raging ocean and glared angrily at the forest. If only that human bitch hadn't changed her plans Victoria would have been one very satisfied vampire. She was perfectly content just a few hours ago, silently stalking the girl and just seconds away from attacking her when suddenly a black range rover came into sight and a raging woman stepped out and started shouting at the girl. Victoria didn't even bother to listen, she was furious. How dare this woman interrupt her feast? Next time, she promised herself as she ran to the mountains, nothing would hold her back.
"Hello, I'm Hermione." Hermione greeted as she stepped into the kitchen.
"And this young man here is our son, Teddy." She quickly added, gesturing to the tiny toddler who was standing next to her.
"Hi, I'm Jacob. Urm… Is your son all right?" Jacob asked hesitantly when he noticed that the boy was staring at him with a calculating look.
" What? Oh, I'm not sure." Hermione said worryingly, picking Teddy up and feeling his temperature. As soon as he was in the safety of Hermione's arms Teddy nestled his head in the crook of Hermione's neck and let out a mournful sigh.
"Teddy, son, what's wrong?" Harry asked, alarmed. Apart from being a metamorph wizard, Teddy had been a very normal and healthy baby up until now and as first time parents the duo weren't really prepared for any baby illnesses that may have been coming their way.
"Wait a minute, Harry… Can you hold Teddy for a second?" Hermione asked Harry, looking like she'd just had a eurieka moment. Once she was free of Teddy's grip Hermione took a few steps towards Jacob and the pack eying them suspiciously.
"Hello there Jacob. As I was saying, I'm Hermione Granger." She announced as she pushed her hand out for a handshake, which Jacob tentatively returned. Hermione gave a small smile that Harry instantly recognised as a sign that her predictions had come true but she continued introducing herself to the rest of the pack with similar handshakes.
"That's an interesting tattoo." Hermione commented, looking at the intricate markings on Seth's arm, when everyone was seated and served some coffee, or in Teddy's case, some baby milk formula.
"Oh, thanks… I like your, urm, baby..." A flustered Seth said, not knowing how to reply. A curtain of awkward silence settled around the room instantly whilst the occupants of the room, bar Teddy and poor Seth, tried their best not to break down in hysterical laughter.
"Dude." Jacob quietly whispered, elbowing Seth and trying to get his attention. "Do you know how creepy that sounds?" Jacob added, red in the face from trying not to laugh.
"…So, Seth, where did you get it done?" Hermione asked a few seconds later. " I'm thinking of getting one myself, you see." She hastily added a lie when she noticed Jacobs annoyed face.
"Oh… I got it a-" Seth slowly and unsurely began to reply only to be interrupted by Jacob.
"Actually, I think we'd best set off, it's getting late and I promised Ms Clearwater that I'd bring Seth and Leah back home as soon as we were sure Bella was alright." Jacob said in a rushed tone, standing up quickly. " Thanks for your hospitality and the coffee and everything, I'll send someone round to fix the door tomorrow. Sorry about that again." He added after taking a big gulp of his drink.
"We should go too. Hermione and Harry, thank you so much for everything you've done for us." Charlie said sincerely, looking at Hermione.
"It's fine Uncle Charlie, really. We're family after all."
"Still, thank you. Hey, Jacob! Do you guys want a lift?"
"Thanks but no thanks, we're alright."
"You're crazy if you think Bella will forgive me if I let you guys walk home in the middle of the night when its raining cats and dogs."
"Oh, what the heck, sure, thank you Charlie."
A.N. there you are, another chapter for Recovery. I hope you liked it and once again thanks to everyone who reviewed, no matter how long it takes me to update each and every review helps and inspires me to write more and more.
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