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I hoped that you all had a great Thanksgiving and an AWESOME Black Friday! Get any good deals? I know I did! I head butted this kid for an Xbox and Kinect...True story, bro! I got a major headache afterward, but it was worth it!

This next chapter is in Leah's point of view, and it's Christmas Eve. So...That means that she's still only a month pregnant!

Enjoy the chapter!

~SashaFierce12.0

Chapter 14

Leah's P.o.V.

I sighed as I flushed the contents of my stomach down the toilet. I had only just started to get morning sickness...How was I supposed to take two more months of it? I stood up and brushed my teeth. Then I walked out of the bathroom and down the stairs. Even though it was already twelve in the afternoon, I was still in my pajamas. It was Christmas Eve, after all! I deserved some down time. I was greeted with a kiss from Jake.

"How are you feeling?" he asked. I shrugged.

"I've been better..." I answered. Then I sniffed the air. "Is that gingerbread?"

"Yeah! Claire, Jazmyn, and I are making some to give the guys when they get back. Sam, Seth, Brady, Paul, Jared, Collin, Quil, and Embry went to go cut down a Christmas tree. Emily went to the attic to get down the decorations," Kim chattered excitedly. "Would you like one? It's the first batch, fresh from the oven." She held out a cookie in the shape of a little boy.

"I don't know...I'm trying to eat a little more healthily, you know, now that I'm..." I gestured down to my stomach.

"Oh, c'mon! It's CHRISTMAS! Where's your holiday joy? At least eat one. Please? Party in your tummy!" I rolled my eyes.

"Okay! But if I give birth to a two hundred pound baby because of you, you'll regret it!" I took the cookie out of her hand, and munched on it. I closed my eyes and savored the taste. I hadn't had any in such a long time, and it tasted so good.

"Lee-lah! Look! I wrapped my own gift-y!" Claire exclaimed. She held out a colorful lump to me. It was covered in shiny red wrapping paper and had tape everywhere. I smiled.

"That's great, Claire Bear. But...Maybe you should use a little less tape next time. How about this: if you let me get dressed, I'll teach you how to wrap a gift the right way." Claire nodded.

"Yeah! Go! Go get dressed now!" she started to pull me off my chair.

"Okay, okay! I'm going." I walked upstairs and went to take a shower. I pulled off my clothes and looked down at my belly. That's when I saw it. The tiny little bulge on my belly. Nobody else would have been able to see it, even without anything covering it. But with my heightened senses, I could see it. I put my hand on it and smiled. Just think, in eight months, I'd be a mom. I stepped into the shower and let the hot water relax my muscles.

I wonder if Mom had thought the same thing...?

I squeezed my eyes shut at the thought of her, then opened them. I looked at my arms. The scars from that night were still there. I tried not to think about it, but it had a way of creeping up on me. I hadn't been back to the house since then...Except to pack up some things in my room. But after that, I hadn't gone anywhere near it. I was snapped out of my thoughts when I heard a sharp knocking at the door.

"Lee! Lee! Are you done yet?"

It was Claire.

"Almost, honey! Just give me a half an hour, okay?"

"Okay!" It was silent for a few seconds, but I could tell that she was still out there. "Um, Leah?"

"Yeah?" I was drying myself off now.

"Is half and a hour over yet?" I started to laugh. I wrapped the towel around me and opened the door.

"I still have to blow dry my hair and put on some clothes, CeCe."

"Oh."

"Claire! I'm back!" Claire's head perked up at the sound of Quil's voice.

"Qwil! Qwil! Qwil! Qwil!" she chanted and ran down the stairs. I shook my head and headed towards my room to blow dry my hair and change.

I emerged twenty six minutes later in a green long sleeved shirt, my favorite dark wash skinnies, and some toasty Uggs. I walked down the stairs, and was greeted with the excited chatter of the pack.

"Merry Christmas, Leah!" Embry exclaimed. He ran over to me at full speed, but then stopped. "Oh, right! Sorry!" he walked at a much slower pace and hugged me carefully.

"Right back at ya', Big Guy." I hugged him back, then headed to the kitchen.

"Hey, weren't you going to teach Claire how to wrap a gift?" Jacob asked, snaking his arm around my waist.

"Yeah, I was. But then Quil came," I looked over to the living room at Claire and Quil. They were hanging a red stocking up over the fireplace.

"Hey, come to the window I've got to show you something," Jacob didn't wait for an answer and pulled me over to the window seat. "Look outside. I built it for you when you were sleeping." I did as he told me and smiled widely. He had built a little snow family for me. There was a big snowman, a medium snowman, and a little one sitting between them. It was so cute, I giggled.

"Aww, how sweet! It's adorable!" I turned and planted a kiss on his lips.

"Hey, look! She's giving him a kiss and I hadn't even shown them the mistletoe, yet!" Collin exclaimed. Then he smiled slyly and looked over at Seth and Jazmyn. Jazz was sitting on the couch, and Seth was sitting on the floor. She was playing with his hair, and they were talking. Collin walked over with his hands behind his back, then sat down next to Jazmyn. All of a sudden, he whipped out a little green leaf with a berry attached to it.

"Ha! Now you two have to kiss!" Jared laughed.

Both of their faces turned as red as the stockings hanging over the fireplace.

"Sethy and Jazzy sittin' in a tree! K-T-I-O-L-M-N-O-P!" Claire sang, mixing up the letters. I threw my head back and laughed.

"Yeah, Bro-Bro. Kiss her!" I clapped my hands together. Seth shot a death look at Collin, who was still holding the greenery above the two. When he leaned his head up to look at Jazmyn, everyone got quiet. Then she leaned down, and gave him a peck on the lips. She pulled away, then leaned in again. This one was longer, and they both seemed really in to it. It earned a loud cheer from the rest of the pack. They pulled away smiling at each other. Collin looked triumphant.

"Yes!" he exclaimed. Seth and Jazmyn just stared at each other. I leaned on Jake's chest and watched them for a bit. They looked so content.

"Who's ready to decorate the tree?" Emily asked, coming in from the kitchen with Kim. They held boxes of ornaments in their hands.

"MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Claire screeched, running towards them. The live tree was already set up in the living room, tree skirt and all. I sucked in a breath from my nose. It smelled so good, and it reminded me of running through the forest on my four paws digging into the soft earth. I wouldn't be doing much of that anymore, and I savored the homey smell. I watched Claire stand on her tippy-toes to put a little red ball on one of the branches. "Wow! Pretty!" she squealed. "Lee! Put one up!"

"Oh, I have a special one for you, Sis," Seth said standing up. He raced upstairs and then came back down with a black velvet box in his hands. He handed it to me. I opened it and stared at the gorgeous crystal ornament. It had a picture of me and him together on his first Christmas. I was four, then. He had only been born a month earlier. I was smiling with him in my arms, and we looked so happy. Well...At least I did. Baby Seth had been sleeping.

"Where'd you get this?" I asked him. He just shrugged, brushing it off.

"Aren't you going to put it on?" he asked impatiently. I laughed and then put it on one of the branches in the middle. It looked so right there. Soon, it was surrounded by other little ornaments. Reds, greens, and little homemade ones, as well.

"Sam? Mind putting this on the top?" Emily handed him an angel in a flowing white dress. She was holding little candles in her hands, and her eyes were cast down, as if looking after everyone below her. Sam happily took the tree topper from Emily and placed it on top. And then the tree was complete. I leaned on Jake's warm chest, and watched the gorgeous twinkle lights dance around on the pine scented tree. I felt so right here...So content. Then Jake jumped, making me snap out of my sentimental thinking moment.

"Jake! What the heck?" I exclaimed.

"Do you guys hear that?" he asked.

"Hear what?"

"It's like a..." he dropped down next to my stomach and pressed his ears to it.

"What are you doing?" Kim asked.

"Shhh! Be quiet!" he exclaimed. Then he smiled. "If you're quiet, then you'll hear it." Everyone got quiet after that. Then I heard it. The soft thump-thump, thump-thump. It was faint, but it was there.

"Whoa," Brady whispered. "That's cool."

"What? I don't hear anything!" Kim whisper-yelled.

"Will someone please tell me what's going on here?" Jazmyn whispered. Everyone froze.

"Jazz? Come with me. I-I need to tell you something." Seth pulled her upstairs. I refocused back on the sound coming from my stomach. I looked down and smiled.

"Hey, little guy," I whispered. I put my hand on my belly. "It's Mommy."

Thump-thump, thump-thump.

"Man, I can't believe it," Jake whispered. He smiled again and stood up.

"Yeah, I know," Sam said.

"What was happening?" Emily asked.

"Oh, yeah! That's right! You don't have wolfy senses like we do..." Jared said. Kim whacked his arm.

"I could hear the baby's heart beat," I answered her. Kim squealed.

"Really?"

"Yeah. Which reminds me...Jacob, I have my first checkup on January 15. 9: 00," I told Jacob.

"Nine? That seems a little early..."

"Yeah, yeah, cry me a river. Just don't go to school in the morning. Afterwards, you can go back." Jacob nodded, then looked down at my stomach again. That's when I heard Jazmyn yell from upstairs.

"Oh, wow! That's AWESOME!"

I laughed. "She took it better than I thought she would."

"Yeah. But, then again, it's Jazz we're talking about," Quil said. He was holding Claire who was still admiring the Christmas tree. I laughed harder.

"True." Everyone turned when Seth and Jazmyn returned from upstairs.

"I showed her," Seth said.

"Oh, okay. Wait, you showed her?" Paul asked.

"Yeah. I jumped out the window and phased."

"Uh, huh! And it was so awesome! It looked like something out of the movies! Sweet!" Jazmyn squealed. "So, you guys are all, like, werewolves? Just like in the legends Gramma used to tell me?" Sam nodded in response.

"Everyone except Emily, Kim, and Claire. Did Seth tell you about the imprint?"

Seth and Jazmyn looked at each other and smiled. Then they took each other's hands.

"Yeah. He did. Now he's like my big, wolfy, knight in shining armor! Like the ones I used to dream up when I was little!" Jazmyn exclaimed. Then she looked deep in thought. "Except furrier..." Everyone laughed.

"C'mon, guys. We've got cookies to decorate," Emily said. She earned a small cheer from the Pack.

"Yes!"

"Cookies!"

"I'm gonna' make mine look so legit!"

"Not if mine's better looking than yours!"

"Gingerbread decorating contest!"

I laughed and looked back at Jacob. He was still looking at my belly.

"Man...I...That's our kid," Jacob whispered. His eyes glossed over with happy tears.

"Aww, Blue, are you crying?" I asked, I entwined his fingers with mine and we started to walk towards the kitchen.

"Oh, please, Red! We all know that you're the biggest crybaby in the whole entire world!" he retorted. I scoffed and let go of his hand.

"We'll see about that when I kick your sorry butt at decorating gingerbread!"

"Oh, honey, you don't have to act all tough around me. We all know that I'm gonna' win..." We were in the kitchen, and I threw a cookie at him.

"You're on."

And...CUT! Hope you guys liked it! I know it's not Christmas...But I'm TOTALLY getting into the Christmas spirit! Everywhere I look, there's something that has to do with Christmas! The next chapter will be in Seth's P.o.V. I KNOW how much you guys love those!

~SashaFierce12.0