"Where is he?!" I shouted, "Tell me where the fuck he is Sam!"
Leah grabbed me around the waist and held me still as I tried to run out of Sam's house.
"Calm down Avery. He got hurt during the battle but he's alive."
My heart stopped and broke into pieces, "He's hurt?" I whispered, words were failing me and I couldn't manage to breathe or even comprehend their words
Leah let me go and I fell to the floor, "He's okay Ave. The Doctor leach is taking a look at him now."
I saw red, the leach was touching him. "Where is he, Sam?" Sam said nothing just gaged my reaction, "Where the fuck is he Sam?"
"He's at home with Billy right now."
I jumped to my feet and ran for the door.
"Where are you going?" Paul called out chasing after me
I shook my head and jumped into the closest car. Paul tore the door open and I floored it out of there. Jake was at home and he was hurting. I couldn't let him go through this alone, not when he was in so much pain.
I drove as fast as I could on the winding roads. "How bad was he hurt Paul?"
"He wasn't that bad Ave. Plus we heal, it's not like he's going to be like this forever."
"I don't care, Paul! He's hurt. He shouldn't be hurting at all."
"And what are you going to do about it? Sit there and make him feel worse because he can't get up and hold you."
"He doesn't need to hold me! I can hold him, I can take care of him too!"
Paul didn't have anything to say to that. He sat quietly in the passenger seat as I drove like a mad woman trying to get to Jake. When I turned into the gravel drive in front of Jake's house I threw the car into park and jumped out not even bothering to take the keys with me.
Billy met me at the door and looked grim. "What are you doing here Avery? Sam promised he would keep you away."
Rages fueled me as I pushed past him, "He promised what!" I screamed, "How could he promise that! Where the fuck is Jake, Billy?"
When I finished screaming and before Billy could interrupt I heard Jake screaming from the back of the house. I ran through the small house and pushed the bedroom door open.
The doctor leach was crouched over Jake with his large body covering Jakes from my view. Before I could think I lunged at him.
"Get off of him! He's in pain!" I cried out slamming my fists down on his back. I winced when my fist came into contact with his hard back. He didn't move and he didn't look up just let me hit him as he worked, and as Jake screamed under his hands.
"Avery!" Jake screamed
My heart broke as his strained voice filled the room. "Jake." I fell to my knees near his head and brushed his hair out of his face
"Avery. Don't leave me. Please don't leave me." He cried and tears streamed down his face before he went slack and his eyes closed softly
"What happened?"
"I gave him enough painkillers to knock him out and take the pain away. He'll need more in a few hours but in about a week he should be fine."
I looked up to the blonde doctor and for the first time, I saw how beautiful he was. The beautiful man grimaced and looked away from me before turning back to Jacob who was now sleeping deeply.
"I've set his bones and in a few hours he'll wake up. He will be in pain but it'll be manageable." The leach held out his hand and handed me a small orange bottle. "Give him three of these, every two hours and he should be able to function just fine."
"You saved him?"
The doctor shook his head, "He would have healed without me. I just made sure his bones healed correctly."
"You promise he's going to be okay? Swear it on your never-ending life?" I held my hand out and he took it in his stronger one and gave it a light squeeze. "Thank you."
He nodded and let a small smile escape. "How's your neck, Avery? It's been about six almost seven weeks now, hasn't it?"
I nodded and rolled my neck to show him how it moved. "It gets a little stiff but it goes away."
He held his hands up, "May I?"
I nodded.
He placed his cold fingers on my neck and felt the bones move as he shifted my neck around. "It's healing nicely." He relaxed and visibly took a breath before going ridged.
"Is something wrong with my neck?" I asked before groping the back of my neck to feel for issues.
"I think you need to sit down," he told me leading me over to the edge of the bed. I sat near Jacobs' feet and the doctor kneeled down before me. "When a fetus develops a heartbeat it is first heard around four weeks."
My heart stopped, "What does that have to do with my neck?"
"When was the last time you had intercourse?"
"That's personal."
He sighed, "Please humor me."
"It was before I was attacked. The night before my neck was broken." I told him blushing deeply
He spoke softly, very low I almost couldn't hear him. "I believe you should take a pregnancy test Avery."
"What why?"
"If my ears are correct. And they are seldom wrong, I believe I hear a light heartbeat, and if my nose is correct your body is producing HCG."
"You think I'm pregnant?" I whispered, shocked
He nodded, "Please come into the hospital soon so we can do a blood test."
"Alright."
The doctor stood and left the house without another word.
"Avery!" Paul yelled from the front of the house. I stood and found him shutting the front door. Billy sat nearby confused and Paul looked enraged.
"Why do you need a blood test?" he demanded
"I-. He said….." I swallowed hard, "He thinks… I might be." The idea was hard to process and my mouth wouldn't form the words I needed to say.
"Be what?"
"Pregnant."
Paul started to shake. "What did Jake do to you?"
I held my hands up and watched him carefully. "Well, Paul when a man and a woman…"
He growled, "Don't!" he screamed shaking his head
"Paul, are you telling me you've never had sex?"
He growled again, "How could he be so reckless with you?"
"It takes two people to have sex. He's my mate too Paul. It's not like he's going to leave me." I walked slowly up to him and placed my hand on his cheeks, "And you'll help me too right?"
He took a deep breath and after a few minutes he stopped shaking and looked up into my eyes. "You're pregnant?"
I nodded, "That's what the Head Leach said."
"I'm gonna be a grandpa?" Billy asked giving us a bright smile
I nodded, "I have to get this test done but the Leach said he heard a heartbeat."
"A heartbeat?" Paul asked before dropping to his knees and placing his ear next to my lower belly, "I don't hear anything." He whispered
I laughed and pushed his head away, "Paul stop."
"Shhhh. I'm trying to listen."
I stifled my laugh and glanced at Billy who was shaking with silent laughter.
"I think I hear it." he whispered, "It's like a small thump."
"You hear it?" I asked in awe. I placed my hand on my lower belly.
"Avery sit down. Paul will make us some food and we'll wait for Jake to wake up."
I sat down near Billy and he started to chat with me about when he found out his wife was pregnant with Jacob. I laughed when Billy went onto what Jacob was like a baby. We spent hours talking until I fell asleep on the sofa.
"Ave. Wake up."
"No. What do you want?" I grumbled rolling over
"Jake is awake. He's asking for you."
I sat up quickly throwing the covers off my legs using Paul to lift myself up.
"Careful Avery. You're carrying precious cargo now." I slapped his arm and rushed to see Jacob.
When I pushed the door open Jake was laying down using his good arm to poke his bandages.
"Jake!"
"Avery? Come here."
I rushed to him and stood over his head so he could see me.
"Are you okay baby?" I asked stroking his cheek
He nodded, "I hurt's but it's a dull pain now."
I felt like I was near tears but he smiled softly, "I'm so happy you're okay, Jake. How did this happen?"
"A stray leach got ahold of Leah and when she tried to take it out she couldn't do it. When I tried to help her it got hold of me and did some damage before Paul could get it between his teeth." He went to shrug but winced when his bad shoulder moved to much
"She's too cocky."
Jake laughed and shook his head slowly, "She'll be fine her pride is all that's hurt." He took my hand in his good one and squeezed "What did Paul mean when he said you were carrying precious cargo?"
I blushed and looked away.
"Come on. Don't leave me out."
"When the leach was here he wanted to check on my neck."
"And?" he asked when I paused
"He got a whiff of my scent and when he was close enough he heard something…. Off."
His eyes narrowed and he looked panicked, "What is it?"
"He heard a heartbeat."
"That's it? Did he hear your heart? He does know that's good, right? It means you're alive." He laughed and smiled brightly
"It wasn't my heartbeat, Jake?"
He howled with laughter, "Don't tell me his heart started beating? I wish I would have been awake."
"No, Jake it wasn't his either. It was a baby's heart."
His brows knit together, "A baby?"
I nodded and placed his good hand over my belly, "Yeah a baby."
He looked like he was thinking really hard and when he looked up into my eyes I nodded.
"I'm pregnant, Jake."