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Chapter Ten

I Hate Everything About You

They were all surprised when Rebecca and Ian showed up for Christmas a few weeks later. Despite Rebecca's earlier refusal to come to La Push, she had decided that they would spend the holidays in La Push and stay until a few days after Jake and Leah's wedding.

The combination of pregnancy hormones and her sister's refusal to show up for her own wedding just a few weeks earlier, had Rachel in tears over the littlest things. Seth struggled to understand her ever-changing moods. He wanted nothing more than to tell Rebecca to leave as her presence was upsetting Rachel and stress was the last thing she needed.

On the day of Jake and Leah's wedding, Rebecca got into it again with Rachel. Her sisterly concern only upset Rachel more. Leah was the first to notice what was happening and started her way over to where the twins stood, which was quite difficult as people kept coming up to congratulate her. Glancing around, she didn't see either Jake or her brother. She watched in horror as Rachel's face fell and she started crying.

"Rach, I don't get what's going on with you. You come back here and then the next thing is you're getting married. Judging by the bump, I can see that you think it's a good reason but do you really think that having a baby with him will keep him around," Rebecca scolded.

"It's not like that, Becca. I love him and he loves me. The baby was an unexpected surprise. Yes, it moved the date up but we would have been married within the next year."

"I know you don't think that I understand what you're feeling but believe me, it's not worth being miserable the rest of your life. You should have taken time to evaluate before making the biggest mistake of your life," Rebecca told her.

Rachel felt her control slipping as tears pricked her eyes. All she had wanted was for Rebecca to be happy for her, for them. She didn't need Rebecca to tell her how to live her life.

"Rach, I know you've never listened to me before but I'm begging you to do so now. It's not too late. What do you think will happen when he leaves? No eighteen-year old wants to be married much less take care of a baby. You can come and stay with me and Ian in Hawaii."

"No, Rebecca," she told her sister as tears fell from her eyes. "I'm not leaving Seth. I can't keep running from here. It hurts that mom died and I hate how dad reacted but it doesn't change things. It won't. We abandoned our own brother. His childhood was stolen from him and we were the perpetrators. We should have come home for summers and holidays. It wasn't fair that we got to walk away and he was left to pick up the pieces. You don't understand anything about what he or Seth has had to go through. The sacrifices they have made to protect those that they love."

"Just because Leah Clearwater has her claws into our brother, doesn't mean it's too late for you. We hated being here, you hated being here. I don't believe you when you say that you want to stay."

"What the fuck, Rebecca! How can you say that about Leah? She's our friend; we've known each other forever. He loves her and she loves him. They have a child together. How can you be so cruel as to want to separate a daughter from her father," Rachel asked as she stared at the stranger in front of her. This wasn't her sister, this was someone she didn't know nor did she care to know them.

"Rach, you actually believe that's his child. How naïve are you," Rebecca scoffed.

It was at this moment that Leah walked up to the pair. She had heard enough and she was pissed. "Why don't you tell me how you really feel about me, Rebecca?" she asked glaring at Rebecca. "I wasn't aware that you hated me so much. What did I ever do to you?"

Rebecca looked at the girl that she had envied for years. She had never admitted it to anyone but she was jealous when Sam started paying attention to Leah. Sam and she were in the same grade and the summer before their senior year, he had confessed that he had a crush on her. They had made plans to go out but one day when she, Rachel, and Leah were at the beach, Leah caught Sam's eye and in the next minute it was Sam and Leah, Leah and Sam.

"Sam," she replied fixing her gaze into a cold stare.

Leah couldn't help it, she laughed and loudly; which only brought the attention of the guests and also with Jake and Seth who had reappeared. "You're not serious, are you? Believe me, if I knew what was going to happen, you would have been more than welcome to him," she told her. "You never said a word. Not a word, Rebecca. So don't leave this at my door. You could have said something, I would have told him 'No' if you had expressed your interest. I definitely could have done without seeing him fucking my cousin while we were still engaged. Get over it, I have. You're married; maybe you should be worrying about your husband, instead of my asshole ex."

Leah felt the atmosphere change as Jake and Seth approached. She needed to make a quick exit because she didn't want to be around for the fireworks. She looked over at Rachel whose crying had turned to sniffles.

"Come on, Rach. I need to pee and there's no way I can do it alone in this dress," she said gesturing to her wedding gown. She grabbed Rachel's hand and pulled her towards the bathroom. As she practically ran with Rachel, Rachel pulled her hand free to turn and face Leah.

"Are you serious? You don't want to stay and watch," Rachel asked gleefully. "I was always the one in trouble. I want to see what it's like with the shoe on the other foot."

"Hell, no. Not only is she going to have to deal with your angry brother but mine, too. Plus I'm still tempted to slap her for her remarks about Seth and Lottie."

"I guess you have a point," Rachel said giggling. "Still you have to admit it makes you wish that someone was catching it on video."

Rebecca gasped at the look of fury in her brother's eyes. This was not the sweet young boy that she remembered from years ago. This was a man and he was pissed. "Rebecca," he growled, "Why don't the three of us go outside?"

She looked from her brother to Seth. Seth opened his mouth to say something and she watched as he gritted his teeth when Jake said, "Not here, Seth."

"Rebecca, I'm waiting," Jake said gesturing for her to start walking. She obeyed his command and headed towards the side doors of the community center. After seeing more than one curious look her way, she kept her eyes focused on the ground in front of her.

Once they were outside and some distance from the building, Jake stopped her. The three of them stood in silence and Rebecca began to squirm under their heated gazes. She knew that she had fucked up. All she was trying to do was protect Rachel. Rachel didn't understand what it was like to make a stupid mistake. Rebecca had been naïve five years ago and found herself in a strange place with no friends or family. She'd been pregnant at the time but thankfully she'd lost the baby. It was too late for her though, now she was trapped. Oh, she could tell someone but Ian had promised if she said a word that he would hunt her down, her family and friends. She didn't dare open her mouth. She'd lied when she wanted her sister to come to Hawaii, she just didn't want her twin to repeat the same mistakes she had.

"Rebecca," Jake started, "I don't understand what your problem is. Rachel is pregnant and the last thing that she needs is you harping on her. She's happy and I'm happy."

"Jake, I'm sorry. It's just everything is sudden and I don't feel that she's making the best choices," Rebecca stammered freezing at Seth's growl. She turned her eyes to his face and saw the rage there, she couldn't help but flinch. She forced herself to take some deep breaths and relax.

"Why do you care, Rebecca," Seth seethed. "You haven't been here in the past five years. You haven't seen Rach in that time either. You know nothing about her or me for that matter. The last time you saw me, I was thirteen. Since then, I've watched my sister have her heart broken, dealt with her running away and she didn't even let any of us know where she was for nearly a year, my father died in front of my eyes, and I had to face the fact that he had lied to me, my sister, and our mom over and over. You have no information to back up your claims about me leaving your sister or not wanting to be married to her. I've been waiting since I was fifteen to meet the person I was meant to be with. And all it took was one look and I knew that Rachel was it for me. I love her and I would do anything for her, including protecting her from you. And don't even get me started about your comments on my sister. I'll let Jake do that."

Rebecca stood in shock. She heard something in his voice that reminded her of their dad's devotion to their mom. Their dad would have fought to his dying breath for her. She was his world and when she died, he was lost.

"Becca," Jake called pulling her out of her trance. "I know that it's difficult for you to understand how much everything has changed. Lottie is my daughter and if I only found out recently it's not Leah's fault. It's fate. I couldn't be happier to have the both of them in my life. Have you looked at her? She looks just like you two. Before I knew that she was my daughter, I noticed it. I want to understand what's going on with you but I can't if you're not forthcoming."

"Nothing's going on, Jake," she lied. "I'm fine. I'm just overwhelmed by everything and I jumped to conclusions. I'm sorry. Maybe it's better if we leave now."

Jake could tell there was something wrong but she wasn't ready to tell him. So, he let it go. He glanced at Seth, who nodded and walked away. He pulled his eldest sister into a hug and whispered in her ear, "I'm here; we're all here when you're ready. I forgive you." She started crying and he rubbed her back. He knew this wasn't about Seth and Rachel or him and Leah or even Sam. This was about her and something that had happened. He could only hope she'd tell them what it was.

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