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10. News

Jacob's POV

I ran into the forest as fast as I could on two legs heading north into the mountains. I was aware of someone following me but I didn't want to stop. I wanted to be alone, it was for this reason that I hadn't phased in order to run faster.

The light breeze blowing up from the South carried a surprising scent. It was Carlisle that was following me, not Nessie like had originally thought. I knew I would never be able to outrun Carlisle on two legs so I slowed to a jog and then stopped.

I leant against a maple tree waiting for Carlisle. I didn't have to wait long as he was at my side in a second.

"Hey Doc," I said.

"Jacob…"

"Look I'm sorry I ran out like that but I needed to think," I admitted.

"You don't need to apologise to me Jacob, I only followed you because I want to talk to you about something," Carlisle replied.

"I know what you're going to say Doc and to be honest I don't have a problem with Leah becoming a vampire, I mean how could I? I spend everyday with vampires.

"It's just so unfair that Leah has to continue to suffer and for what? She has been through so much already and I haven't been able to protect her.

"If it wasn't for mine and Nessie's relationship, Nahuel would never have met Leah. She wouldn't have become sick and needed a blood transfusion, she wouldn't be human and she wouldn't be pregnant with a vampire hybrid.

"I am supposed to protect her and my pack from danger but instead of doing that I have led her straight to it, she's suffering because of me," I confessed, lowering my head.

Carlisle placed his cold hand onto my shoulder and I had to remind myself not to flinch.

"Jacob, your guilt is unnecessary. You can't blame yourself for something Leah is happy about."

"How can she possibly be happy?" I retorted, raising my head.

"If it wasn't for all of those things you couldn't protect her from Leah would never have been able to have children. She is finally happy with her life, she loves Nahuel and she couldn't be happier to have his baby. I have never seen her smile like she did today when I announced she was pregnant," Carlisle replied.

Is he serious? Is Leah really happy about this? I know Leah was worried that she might never be able to have children but I didn't realise she would be willing to go to extreme lengths in order to have one.

Then I remembered our conversation when Bella was pregnant, the way she said she would want someone to help her if she was in Bella's position. She would want someone to protect her baby even if it killed her.

"Leah is happy," I whispered.

"Yes Jacob. There is no need for you to feel guilty," Carlisle replied.

"I guess I have some apologising to do," I sighed, feeling ashamed of my behaviour.

"Talk to Nessie, she will understand," Carlisle said.

"I hope you're right," I said as we both turned back towards the Cullen's.

Although I was eager to apologise to Nessie I decided not to run. To my surprise, Carlisle walked silently beside me, shooting glances in my direction every now and then.

"Is there something else on your mind Doc?" I asked trying to find out the reason behind his anxious glances.

"It's not really my place to say," Carlisle replied.

What is he talking about? I waited in silence for him to continue but after a minute, I knew he wasn't going to say any more and my curiosity got the better of me.

"Just spit it out Doc, what is it?"

Carlisle hesitated gauging my expression trying to decide whether to tell me or not.

"I'm worried about Leah," he finally said.

"Why? I thought you said she was happy," I asked confused.

"She is," Carlisle replied.

"But…" I could sense the 'but' coming.

"Nahuel is not. He was extremely worried about Leah when she collapsed but when I told him she was pregnant he lost it. I haven't told anyone about his reaction and I'm not sure what to make of it myself but it has me worried," Carlisle admitted.

Why is he telling me this? What can I do? If Nahuel has a problem with Leah having his baby it's his problem not mine.

I wanted to tell Carlisle this but his expression stopped me. He looked anxious as if he was waiting for me to lash out at him. Am I really that predictable?

"Don't worry, I'll talk to him," I replied, hoping this would relieve his anxiety.

"Thank you," Carlisle replied sincerely.

"No problem."

Great. Not only do I have to apologise and explain to Nessie, I have to talk to Nahuel as well. Where do I start? What do I say? I know I need to tell Nessie the truth and I will but what am I suppose to say to Nahuel. She's having your baby, get over it. I don't think that will go down to well.

Nessie and Esme were sitting on the white sofa when Carlisle and I entered the sitting room. They both looked extremely anxious and I felt the guilt flood through me. How could I have done that to them?

"Jake," Nessie cried as soon as she saw me.

She jumped up off the sofa and ran into my arms.

"Nessie, I'm so sorry," I said.

She pulled back and looked into my eyes.

"What are you apologising for?" she asked confused.

"For acting like a jerk and upsetting you," I replied.

"Jake you didn't upset me."

"Then what's wrong?" I asked confused.

Nessie turned towards Esme whom was speaking very quickly and quietly to Carlisle. They saw us looking at them and began to walk towards us.

"Edward called while we were out," Carlisle informed me.

I had almost forgotten that they were in Alaska; the news about Leah had driven it out of my head completely.

"What did he say?" I asked.

"They're on their way home. They haven't been able to find Tanya or anyone else but it would appear that someone has taken them," Carlisle replied.

"Who?"

"We don't know but a shield was cast over the house and it's affecting Alice's visions."

This didn't make any sense to me; Alice has always been able to see through shields.

"In what way?" I asked confused.

"I don't know. I'm sure they will explain when they return," Carlisle replied.

"When will they be back?"

"Sometime tonight."

"Will you let us know when they're back?" Nessie asked.

"Of course," Esme replied. "Don't worry about it now love, you've got to go and tell Charlie your news."

Nessie sighed beside me and I took her hand in mine.

"Come on let's go and do this then we can go to see dad," I said.

"Okay," Nessie replied.

We said goodbye to Carlisle and Esme then walked slowly to my car.

"Jake are you sure about this? What about Sue?"

"What about Sue?" I asked confused by the direction of her thoughts.

"It was only a few weeks ago that Leah lost a baby. I don't want Sue to think I'm being insensitive, maybe we should wait until Leah tells her that she is pregnant. Plus I would prefer to have mom with us when we tell them."

I had to suppress a smile; Nessie could be such a coward sometimes.

"What do you want to do?" I asked.

"Can we go to see Leah? I want to see how she is doing," Nessie replied.

"Sure," I smiled.

I could have waited to do this but I guess it is better to get it out of the way. Hopefully Nahuel will be okay now and I won't need to speak to him at all. Although this is Nahuel, I can never predict anything he is going to do or say.

Leah's POV

My throat felt like it was on fire from all the reaching, which made me wonder if that's how it would feel if I became a vampire.

"I'll call Carlisle," Nahuel cried.

I lifted my head from the toilet and wiped my mouth with a tissue.

"No Nahuel, I feel fine now," I said. Nahuel hesitated at the door. "Please, I don't need Carlisle it's just morning sickness, nothing to worry about."

"But he said to call if you couldn't keep anything down," Nahuel retorted.

"I'm sure he didn't mean that literally," I replied. "If I'm still being sick in a few days I'll call him okay?"

Nahuel glanced between me and my cell - sitting on the bed - undecided. Then he slowly walked towards me and helped me up from the floor.

"Thank you," I said as I approached the sink to brush my teeth.

Nahuel just stared at me for a moment before walking out of the bathroom.

I hope he is going to snap out of this soon, I can't stand it. What's his problem anyway? I thought he would be happy, I thought he wanted to have a baby. I know he's probably just worried about me but I'll be fine, I know I will.

Once I had finished brushing my teeth, I walked into the sitting room to find Nahuel sitting on the sofa watching a cooking programme.

I sat down beside him and took his hand in mine.

"Are you going to tell me what's wrong?" I asked.

Nahuel continued to stare at the television pretending not to have heard me.

"Nahuel!" I said angrily.

He turned to face me, "What?"

"What's wrong?" I demanded.

He hesitated looking down at our hands when we heard two hard knocks on the front door.

"I better get that," he said.

He pulled his hand free from mine and practically ran to answer the door.

I sighed as I fell back against the sofa. It was disconcerting not being able to identify the whispered voices at the door but as they drew closer, I was able to recognise Jake and Nessie's voices.

"Hey Leah, how are you feeling?" Nessie asked.

"Great apart from the sickness," I replied.

It was easy to talk to Nessie; I felt I could tell her anything. We have come a long way since she returned to Forks.

"I know how you feel," Nessie sighed, falling onto the sofa beside me.

"I told her I'd call Carlisle but she told me not to," Nahuel said suddenly causing my irritation to return.

"And I told you there is no need," I snapped.

Nessie looked anxiously between Nahuel and me.

"She's right Nahuel, it's nothing to worry about," Nessie said backing me up.

Nahuel sighed and walked off into the kitchen. I watched Nessie look towards Jake and then incline her head towards the kitchen. Jake sighed before following after Nahuel.

"Sorry," She said.

"Don't be silly Nessie; he's been like this since I woke up this morning. He won't tell me what's wrong and it's really starting to annoy me," I confided.

"He's probably just worried about you and it must have been a shock for him. Did Carlisle tell you how far you are?"

"No but he did say he will come back tonight. I hope you're right about Nahuel Nessie, I'm not sure how much more I can take."

Nessie placed her warm hand on top of mine.

"Try not to worry about it, I know it's easier said than done but stress isn't good for you or the baby."

I placed my other hand on top of hers, feeling the warmth radiate from her.

"I'll try, thanks Nessie. Can I get you anything?" I asked remembering that I hadn't offered her a drink.

"No you stay there. Jake can get it," Nessie replied.

Jake appeared at the kitchen door as if he had been called.

"What can I get you?" he asked.

I couldn't help but laugh, I had never thought of Jake as the submissive type before.

"Do you have any soda?" Nessie asked me.

"Oh no sorry, I haven't been to the store," I replied.

"No worries," Nessie said.

"I'll go to the store to get you some if you want," Jake added.

"You haven't got to do that Jake," I replied.

"It's fine. I think Nahuel could do with some fresh air anyway," he said.

Nahuel was suddenly at his side, and then he brushed past him and headed for the front door. Jake groaned before following after him.

"Thanks Jake," I called.

"I'll be back soon," he called back, and then I heard the door slam.

I felt sorry for him having to deal with Nahuel when he was in such a bad mood. Jake never made a secret of his dislike for Nahuel but he put up with him for me and for that, I was grateful.

"Have you thought of any names for the baby?" Nessie asked suddenly.

I knew she was trying to take my mind off Nahuel and I was grateful to her for that so I tried to answer as enthusiastically as I could.

"I haven't really had time to think about it," I confessed. "I'm still trying to get used to the thought of becoming a mom."

"Me too, are you scared?"

I hadn't really thought about that either, "I don't know, are you?"

"Terrified," she replied.

Nessie and I soon got into the swing of discussing our fears and excitement about becoming mothers and I began to relax, glad to know that I had Nessie to confide in.

Jacob's POV

"Why is she doing this?" Nahuel demanded as soon as I closed the front door.

"Doing what?" I asked confused.

"Pretending that everything is going to be okay. It won't be I know it won't." Nahuel cried.

"You don't know that," I said as we climbed into the car.

"Yes I do, I'm exhibit A. I killed my mother when I was born and Leah's baby will do the same to her. Does she care about me at all?"

I couldn't believe my ears, how selfish could one person be? He's not worried about Leah or the baby, he's worried about himself and how this will affect him.

I took a couple of deep breaths trying to control my anger. My shaking hands gripped the steering wheel so tight that it hurt.

"Leah isn't going to die," I hissed through clenched teeth.

Nahuel must have noticed the anger in my voice, he didn't reply, he just stared out the windshield, which infuriated me even more.

I slammed my foot down on the accelerator and we flew down the hill towards the only store on the reservation. I kept my eyes on the road knowing that if I were to look at Nahuel my anger would increase.

I began to break as I hit the bottom of the hill, I didn't want to run someone over, that was the last thing I needed. I pulled up outside the store and climbed out of the car, slamming the door behind me.

I didn't wait to find out if Nahuel was getting out of the car or not, I walked straight into the store hearing the cowbell clang above my head.

"Good afternoon Jacob," Embry's mom greeted me.

I nodded towards her and then headed towards the refrigerator. I heard the cowbell ring once again but I didn't look up to see if it was Nahuel.

I grabbed a large bottle of coke and several bags of Doritos - Nessie couldn't get enough of the cheesy ones.

As I approached the counter, I noticed Nahuel hovering by the door.

"Are you getting anything?" I asked.

Nahuel didn't turn to look at me; he was staring at Embry's mom. He slowly shook his head and I saw that he was holding his breath.

"Go… wait in the car," I ordered.

Nahuel didn't acknowledge my words but I knew he could hear me. I shifted my position so that I was standing between him and Embry's mom and that's when I saw the fire in his eyes.

"Nahuel get outside now," I growled.

He stared at me for a moment before turning and walking out of the store.

"Is he okay?" Embry's mom asked as I turned back towards her.

"Yeah sorry about that, he's got a lot on his mind," I said.

I knew this was no excuse for his behaviour but I couldn't tell her the truth. Even though her son is a werewolf, she knows nothing about our world.

She didn't look convinced but she didn't press me on the matter.

"How's your Nessie?" she asked whilst she rung up the bill.

"She is good thank you."

I didn't want to get into any small talk with her I wanted to get out of the shop to check on Nahuel.

She handed me the bag and I took it quickly and headed for the door.

Nahuel was waiting for me in the car wearing the same expression he had in the store.

"What is your problem?" I demanded, throwing the bag to him.

His expression changed to one of remorse, "I'm sorry I don't know what came over me. I haven't hunted humans since I came here but the smell…"

Nahuel stopped speaking abruptly when he noticed me entire body shaking. It took everything I had to stop myself from phasing, that wouldn't have been good for either of us. Nahuel stared at me in horror as I battled with my inner wolf. I knew I couldn't stay in the car but I didn't want to leave Nahuel alone. Who knows what he will do when I'm gone.

I started the car and hit the accelerator, racing up the hill towards Leah's house. My mind was spinning with my anger towards Nahuel. How could he? What's wrong with him? Does he even realise what could have happened? Doesn't he understand the danger he had put all of us in? I would have had to kill him, is that what he wants?

I stopped the car outside Leah's house and turned towards Nahuel. My anger hadn't subsided but I was in control.

"Talk now," I demanded.

Nahuel stared at me, confusion evident on his face. I decided to help him a long.

"What is wrong with you? Why are you acting like such a jerk?" I probed.

"I can't take it anymore the pain is too much," he mumbled.

"What pain?"

"The thirst, the bloodlust it's too much. I can't stand to be near Leah because of the pain. I don't want her to have to feel this pain; I don't want the baby to have to feel this pain. It's not right and I don't want any of it." Nahuel confessed.

"So what are you saying? You don't want to be in pain but you don't want Leah to be in pain either. How can that work?" I asked confused.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter," Nahuel replied.

He turned away from me and climbed out of the car before I could gather my thoughts to say anything else.

He is one screwed up bloke I thought to myself as I climbed out of the car and followed him into the house.

Nessie and Leah were in exactly the same position, as they were when we left them. Nahuel placed the bag onto the coffee table before walking into the bedroom.

"How is he?" Leah asked.

I didn't want to lie to her but I didn't want to tell her the truth either so I just shrugged my shoulders. She sighed before reaching into the bag to retrieve everything I had bought.

"Can I ask you something?" Leah said.

"Sure," I replied wondering if I would end up regretting it.

"Well I want to ask both of you really," she said looking back and forth between Nessie and me.

"What is it?" Nessie asked.

"I know you might think this is silly but I was wondering if you would be my baby's god parents."

My mouth fell open in shock and I watched Nessie fling her arms around Leah.

"We would love to," Nessie cried.

Would we? Hold on shouldn't we discuss this first? Why does the baby need godparents anyway? Vampires are immortal.

"No," I whispered.

"What?" Nessie asked shocked.

"No I didn't mean it like that… I meant that Leah can't do this," I said.

"Do what?" Leah asked.

"Give up. I won't let you Leah, you will be fine."

Leah smiled and reached her hand out towards me. I just stared at it confused by her expression.

"Thank you Jake but I'm not giving up. I just want to do what is right for my baby. I haven't done anything in the right way but I want to start now, I want to do everything I can for her," Leah explained.

"Oh!"

I feel really stupid now; trust me to jump to conclusions. Spending the afternoon with Nahuel has definitely messed with my head.

I looked towards the bedroom as I thought of Nahuel and decided that I needed to do something about him but what, I had no idea.