Chapter 11. POV: Jacob
I dowed the rest of my beer. The girls where safely sleeping. My hands shook. I did not expect Charlie to pick up the phone. At most I was calling to see if he still paid for his voicemail. That would be enough proof that he was still alive.
Blood pumped through my veins faster. I did not realize until this moment that I thought everyone was dead. I did not see the possibility that anyone would have survived. At least not anyone who was connected with the Cullens or the Wolves.
Maybe Charlie was too far removed. It would raise alarm that the police chief of a small town would suddenly die along with at least 15 children from the reservation. But 15 reservation boys… that could go unreported. My stomach turned.
I reached for the phone one more time. I knew it was too late to call for anyone to be awake. I dialed my houses number one more time.
Rachel picked up on the third ring. "Hello?" Her voice sounded sleepy. I paused taking in the voice of the sister who was so much like a mother to me. I remembered the sleep in her voice from the times that she would re-tuck me in when I was little. Also when she would open my door to tell Quill, Embry and I to shut up so she could get some sleep.
My mouth went dry. I could not find my voice. I moved my lips to say hello but the voice did not come.
"Paul if this is you telling me that you are not coming home yet... " She trailed off. I could hear her trying to pull tears back into her eyes. "I get it. Patrols run late with the new ruling and numbers are low but, could you at least try to be home for breakfast." I heard movement in the background. "I thought you were on the phone".
I could hear Pauls gruff "What. How could I be on the phone if I am standing right here in front of you?"
Did we win the fight. I wanted to scream into the phone. My voice still would not come.
Paul must have taken the phone from Rachel because the next thing I heard was his voice "Who the hell is this?" Tears sprung into my eyes. Spilling over. Paul was alive. He might not be my favourite pack brother but he was still a brother and he was alive.
Small hands climbed up on the desk I was sitting at. Lue had her hand out to take the phone from me. I handed it to her leaning forward so I could listen. "Hello" she said in a small voice.
"Rachel its a kid" we heard paul say his mouth must have been farther away from the phone.
"A child is calling?" Rachel asked. I could hear the phone being passed back to Rachel. "Hello who is this? Why are you calling so late?"
Lue looked at me obviously waiting for me to tell her what to say. I had nothing. All I wanted was to know if they are alive.
"Did everyone survive the battle?" Lue's voice hitched as she was obviously remembering the images through Renessmees perspective.
"Who is this?" Rachel asked more force in her voice.
"Did everyone survive the battle?" Lue asked again. Tears where now streaming down her face. Her voice stayed strong.
Nessie walked over to the desk. Reaching up for me she asked me in my mind who was on the phone. I choked out my sisters name. It was a mix between a pained whisper and a gasp. Nessie held her hand out for the phone Lue handed it to her. Flipping the speaker on so that we could all hear what Rachel was saying.
"I do not know why that is any of your business or how you know there even was a battle. It is quite rude that you call at this time to inquire" Rachel was trying to keep herself composed "If you must know I lost my brother in the battle".
"Rachel is it safe to come home?" Nessies voice cracked.
"Nessie!" Rachel screamed.
We could hear Paul grabbing the phone from her. "Nessie, where are you kid. I will come and get you stay put. Are you safe. Who is with you. Is Jacob alive?" his voice was just as demanding as ever but he toned it down because he knew he was talking to a child.
"Is it safe to come home?" Nessie asked again tears streaming down her face "I want to come home Paul."
I pulled the tinny girl that was sitting on my lap closer to me. There was a lot of emotions happening for such a small child. She was so strong. Stronger than I was. Here I am being a chicken and not saying that I was alive. I could not get the words to come out of my mouth.
"Nessie where are you?" I could hear heavy footsteps. Then the phone changed hands again.
"Baby girl where are you?" This voice sent Nessie into a fit of tears. She sobbed into the phone. The pain ripped through me. "Are you safe Nessie. What is going on. Please talk to me" I could hear tears in my brothers eyes. Seth was always a softy.
Lue reached for the phone. Nessie handed it to her and put an image of Seth in her mind. "Hello Seth" Lue said.
"Hello. Who is this?" I could hear it in Seths voice he was trying to decide if the new voice was a threat.
"I'm a friend. Listen all we want to know is if it is safe to come home to Forks. We do not want to put Nessie in any more danger. If Forks is not safe please let me know and we'll find somewhere else.." Lues voice was cut off by Seth.
"Forks is safe. Bring her to Forks we will take care of her." Seth cried.
"Is Bella or Edward there?" Lue asked.
"Listen it's a long story. I will tell you both everything. I would just prefer it if I was able to see your faces as I told you what happened. Please do not take this as Forks is not safe. Trust me if I could get them on this phone right now I would. I want to make sure that Nessie is safe. I can not do that over the phone." Seth was rambling.
Lue looked over to us. We both were both holding each other and crying. "Thank you Seth for the information" Lue commented.
"Are you going to come to Forks? When will you be here?" Seth asked. He wanted more information to report back to his alpha. A pang of guilt hit me in the chest. I was his alpha. I guess not anymore.
"Soon" Lue said as low as a whisper.
"See you soon then" Seth said. I could hear the smile in his voice. As Lue was placing the phone back on the receiver I could hear a wolf's howl.
We stayed in those places for a long time. Nessie ran out of tears and her dry sobs broke my heart. Lue sat not looking at anything in particular. Tears washed down her face.
Almost an hour later. Lue was the first one to move from the frozen state. She walked into the bathroom and I could hear the water running.
Nessie was flashing me pictures of everyone that she missed. Including smiling Jacob. This broke my heart I thought I was keeping all that from her. I held her tighter. Letting the memories of all our loved ones fill my mind. I moved us from the chair to one of the beds. She continued to flash me stories until she fell asleep in my arms. I followed her into sleep moments later.