Jacob's POV (3 years later)

Bella is 6 months pregnant and she's having a really hard time with it. She's on bed rest and she's having and even harder time with that. I usually come pick Lexi up for school and then keep her at my house until Sam picks her up after work.

Its morning time and Sam is trying to get Lexi ready so I can take her and Lexi is moving like a turtle saying she doesn't feel good, she wants to stay home.

"Lexi you are fine. No fever, no cough, nothing. You need to go. I have to work, Jake has to work and your mom has to rest. You need to finish getting ready so you can go!" Sam's trying not to yell.

"I never get to see Mommy anymore!" She screams and then bursts into tears. He feels bad and he's looking at me like well, do something! Some things never change.

"Lexi, I can bring you home right after school today instead of my house, OK?"

"Fine!" And she storms off to finish getting ready.

Sam is making her lunch when the doorbell rings.

"Marcus, what the hell are you doing here?"

"I knew she'd end up with you. I knew the whole time we were together she was screwing around with you. I doubt she was even pregnant with my baby." I'm trying really hard to not punch him when Lexi comes bouncing to the door. She apparently is not going to outgrow the bouncing. When you look at Lexi and you look at Marcus there is no doubt she's his. She has Bella's eyes and everything else is him.

"Oh my god, she is mine."He says so quietly only I hear him. No shit. Since I never touched Bella like that you idiot.

By this time Sam is at the door and he must have heard everything because he looks pissed. He tells Lexi to go see Bella and Lexi tries to argue saying that two minutes ago he was yelling at her about getting ready for school but he gives her that this is not the time to argue look and she runs off.

"She is not yours, she is mine." I spent a lot of time with this dude and I have never seen him so mad. And Bella and Lexi together are a very maddening pair.

"Who the hell are you?" The idiot asks. Obviously he's Lexi's father from the whole she's not yours she's mine line.

"I'm Bella's husband."

"But I thought you Jake…" he starts when Bella comes to the door.

"Bella, you shouldn't be up. Please go lay back down. The baby doesn't need this stress." Sam tries but she just walks up to me and I pull her into me. I look at Sam to see if he's bothered but I don't think he is. She almost never comes to me when she's upset anymore unless he upset her. But I think this is just too worst part of high school for her and I was always there for her then.

"So you're screwing them both?" Marcus accuses.

"Sam is my husband and Sam is Lexi's father. Jake is the one that was there for us when you walked out on us. You have no rights to her. You're name is not on her birth certificate, you haven't seen her in eight years. You could take me to court but you would lose. So you can tell me and her father why you are here or you can leave." She's deadly calm.

"My mom is dying Bella. I never told her about you getting pregnant and then she told me she had 2 months to live and I felt guilty and I told her and all she wants now is to meet her. She's dying Bella. How can I tell her no she can't see her only granddaughter? Only grandchild. I won't take you to court. I won't fight for rights. I won't even push this. But please Bella? My mom did nothing. She never even knew. I knew she would make me stay or at least be involved herself." And that would have been so awful… Still a jerk.

"You can leave your # with Sam and we will discuss it and get back to you." And she walked back to her room. Sam followed her so I got his # and he left.

Sam comes out and tells me Bella won't let Lexi go, she's staying home today. He still has to go to work so I call and arrange to work over the weekend instead so I can take care of Lexi so Bella can still rest.

We sit on Bella's bed and watch a movie until Bella falls asleep then me and Lexi move to the living room.

"Jake, who was the man? And why was Daddy so mad at him? Is Daddy mad at me?"

"Lexi this is something they really need to talk you about. But don't ask Mommy about. You can ask Daddy about it but not Mommy. And of course he's not mad at you." I'm hoping she accepts that and doesn't throw a fit. She hasn't outgrown fits either. But then neither has her mother.

"He's my real dad isn't he Jake?"

"How much did you hear?"

"Everything between him and Mommy but I didn't want Mommy to get upset, that's why I didn't say anything to her." With all her fits and stubbornness she is still so sweet. Just like her mother.

"He is Lexi, but you know Sam is your real dad right?"

"I know. But if his mom is dying and wants to meet me shouldn't I meet her? I don't want to see him though, just her and only because she's dying."

"Then you can tell them that, I have no say in this but you do. Now let's watch another movie." Anything to get off this topic.

We spend the rest of the day with Bella when she's awake but nobody mentions Marcus. When Sam gets home I leave so they can talk about everything.