Chapter Fourteen

It had been three months and 13 days since Morgan had disappeared. We never knew anything about her, which made us half-relieved, half-anticipating. But I chose to stick with the relief part and not worry about her or the Volturi for that matter. I had some other stuff to worry about, including the huge ball that they refer to as my stomach- I couldn't see my feet anymore. Carlisle said that I was due sometime this week. I was my bed's prisoner and it really was annoying.

Claire is back to her normal self, thank God. The guys settled to only reporting him, and school supposedly punished him and informed his parents who apologized, I guess. Amy was finally un-grounded not a couple of days ago and Seth is now dealing with something even harder- he has feelings for her.

It's quite ironic how he, after telling her it was still too early for them to be "that" way, he has feelings for her and has been nagging Leah about it. She asked Jake never to be on patrol with her brother again. She said she loved him and all but she couldn't stand her brother thinking like that about some girl that she saw as a little sister.

Alice had bought everything the kids would ever need for clothing for probably the first four or five years of their lives- and that's considering their growth spurt.

Speaking of which, I got recently very concerned about that- about Sarah not being...immortal as we were. I didn't know what to do, what to think. Carlisle was frank with me, he told me that he knew nothing for sure about Sarah but Colby was bound to become a werewolf like his father and great-grandfathers. I never shared these worries with Jacob; he was worried enough these days about us and his work.

It broke my heart just to think that she might end up living a short, brief life. My baby girl might not be able to be like us. I knew what it was like to be unique but she- she was really one of a kind, without even having Alice see her future. We all knew it.

Daddy, Carlisle and Jasper were always there these days. 24/7. Momma, Alice, Rose and Emmett were taking shifts, too, like I was going to explode- not give birth to my babies. But I knew where they were coming from- the only similar experience that happened in this family- Momma's pregnancy. Carlisle wasn't that worried but he stayed upon my request- the last thing I wanted is to have my father- I shuddered at the thought.

Jacob spent as much time with me as he could- everyone on the Pack were so tense these days- between me and Emily. Alice said she didn't know Emily's exact date- of course. But her doctor told her she was due sometime soon, too.

I leaned on the pillow and closed my eyes, breathing deeply. Jacob stroked my cheek gently.

"What's on your mind?" he asked gently, his eyes wary but his smile sweet. I smiled back at him.

"Nothing," I lied,"I'm just- I don't know, Jake," I admitted. He chuckled.

"You know," he said,"I'm losing my nerves." I rolled my eyes.

"You don't look like you are," I said. He kissed my forehead.

"I learned how to look carefree when I'm totally not," he explained,"It's a talent- You shouldn't try it." I laughed. If you only knew I've been practicing it for a very long time now."Practicing?" He raised an eyebrow. I stared at him before I spoke.

"You heard me?" I asked,"How-" he cut me off.

"Don't change the subject," he warned but his tone wasn't that harsh. I sighed.

"Can I-" he cut me off again with a sigh.

"Please, Ness," he begged,"Just tell me," he asked, embracing me. I decided to just let it out.

"It's Sarah," I admitted," I'm worried about her- her future." He sighed and his grip tightened the tiniest bit.

"I know what you mean," he reassured,"I've been thinking about the same thing, too- But I have something to tell you about that," he said and I looked up at him with curiosity.

"What?" I asked. He looked at me straight into my eyes.

"God is always fair," he stated simply,"He would never be unfair to us- including Sarah." I sighed and smiled at him.

"I know, right?" I said, hope filling my voice,"Everything should turn out just fine." He kissed the top of my head.

"I hope so."

"No," I said simply, shaking my head.

"But, Nessie-" I cut Mary off and looked at her with pleading eyes.

"It's enough I'm stuck here- don't make me spend my time thinking what color I would prefer to wear after," I snapped with a glare. She rolled her eyes at me.

"Do you have anything else to do?" she asked, raising an eyebrow. I rolled my eyes.

"You would've been right if you weren't in my situation- I'm really not in the mood for anything," I said, nibbling on the sandwich they gave me. She sighed and sat on the edge of my bed.

"Why are you so worried?" she whined. Really.

"Because," I said and sat up."I want to go for a walk," I changed the subject and heard the oh-so-familiar...

"Renesmee..." My father trailed off. I huffed.

"No," I decided finally,"I'm going up- now- for a walk, with Mary and we'll be right back," I said sternly and Mary bit her lip." Come on!" I mouthed. She shrugged.

Mary and I had a time when we were not so close- right after she knew about us, she rather kept her distance. I understood. But, lately, we became closer than ever.

Emmett was leaning on the door frame when we got there, crossing his arms over his chest carelessly. I sighed.

"Please, Em?" I begged,"Just a walk- hearing distance and really slow, okay?" I turned to Grandpa,"It's okay, isn't it?" He looked at Daddy amusingly before turning back to me with a nod. Daddy sighed, I stuck my tongue out at Emmett who withdrew swiftly and Momma laughed.

Jacob was still at work- it was yesterday when I talked to him about Sarah.

I began walking with Mary. I didn't need to slow her down- she was slow enough for me.

"I've never been to the woods before," she commented as we walked between the trees. I frowned.

"Really?" I asked,"I've lived my whole life here." She smiled.

"It's beautiful," she noticed and paused for a moment."I want to talk to you about something." I looked at her questioningly but she kept gazing into the trees.

"What?" I asked. She shrugged.

"The guys don't believe the whole you leaving school 'cause of Peterson thing," she stated. I sighed; I knew that."And none of the others left school..." she mumbled.

"I know," I admitted,"But what could I've done? They can't know."

"They just want to see you," she said, looking at the ground,"I didn't know what to say, really. But-" I cut her off.

"Maybe I will but later, you know," I said with a smile. I missed them, too. She smiled back at me.

"Yeah," she said."That would be great."

That was when I felt...well...weird.

Jacob Black

The only reason I went to work today was because I had to make some money if I'm ever supporting my family- it's ridiculous to just rely on the Cullens. I threw the little towel on the counter and leaned my head back on the black chair when my phone rang. I looked at the caller's ID. Nessie. I answered immediately.

"Hey, sweetie," I said with a smile.

"Jacob?" I heard a female voice ask.

"Yes, who is it?" I asked, worried.

"It's Mary," she answered,"Jake I-I think Nessie is having the babies." I stared into nothing for a second then laughed. I spoke again when she didn't.

"What? Really?" I asked just to make sure.

"Yes," she answered,"Edward and Carlisle just took her home." Home? Where were they?

"I'll be right there," I promised and grabbed my keys, heading towards my car.

"Wha-" I cut Embry off.

"Nessie's having the twins," I informed before I sprinted out of there, not really sure if I would get a speed ticket or the police officer wouldn't be able to catch me to start with.

I was on auto-pilot; I couldn't think, I couldn't comprehend. Nothing.

I mean, I've been waiting for this to happen, right? I wanted to have them as soon as possible. But, still. I couldn't help but remember the last birth I witnessed...

Not so pretty.

I shuddered at the memory of Renesmee's birth and tried my best not to do the next logical thing my brain told me to- switch roles. I couldn't think that way. I couldn't be so much of a pessimist because that would be just masochistic.

Carlisle said everything would go on as naturally as possible- not even a single cut. But my foot made me speed up even more. I was in front of the house in merely ten minutes. I snapped the Rabbit's door behind me and ran my way up- only to discover that nobody was there in the first place.

Shit.

When Mary said "home", she really meant the mansion. Of course! They have all the medical equipment there.

I didn't care about locking the door behind me; it's not like we would get robbed or something. Even if we did, nothing mattered right now. All I could think was Nessie.

Nessie. Nessie. Nessie.

Naw; it's not making it any easier.

I could barely feel the rain drops that soaked me to my skin as I ran there, concentrating my hardest not to phase with the tension. A million thoughts occurred to me then but I don't think any of them was registered. At all.

I ran to the inside of the house from the back door, frantic. I found Edward in the living room, his face in his hands, sitting right beside Jasper, who had Alice on his lap, and Emmett, who looked rather expressionless.

Right when I was going to ask where Nessie was, I heard a muffled scream from upstairs. I winced. I-I just couldn't function right.

"What are you doing down there?" Blondie asked from the stairs,"Get your sorry tail up. We're running out of pillows." Ouch, Rosalie. I glared at her before I rushed to Carlisle's office. The door was half-open. I could hear their whispers clearly...

"It's going to pass," Bella kept whispering in her daughter's ear,"Everything is going to be fine. Think about how you'll get to finally see them." Nessie broke out half a sob.

"I...really...can't...think," she panted and closed her eyes for the shortest while in what appeared to be relief."Jacob," she acknowledged and I got out of my daze and knelt down beside her.

"Hey," I breathed and got out the feather that was on the corner of her mouth, probably from one of the pillows I was going to act like. She half-smiled, looking exhausted already. I glanced at Carlisle who was looking at her sympathetically while leaning on his desk, with apparently nothing to do. I wondered why for a nanosecond but focused back on Nessie, deciding he obviously knew what he was doing.

"Who-" she was cut off by another scream, her hands clutching hardly to the sheets beneath her. I held one of hers gently and she squeezed it...hard. Stronger than I ever felt her. Really, ever.

"I'm sorry," I found myself murmur,"I'm so sorry." Carlisle was looking at his watch with a frown. She relaxed again after a while. I turned to him."What?" I asked. He should know what I was talking about.

He shook his head and smiled at me a smile that, for some reason, reminded me of Sam, and said,"Nothing. It's just too fast, faster than a human." I nearly rolled my eyes at him but managed to control myself before I did. I looked back at my Ness and she was in tears. I wiped them away with my thumb and kissed her palm that was still in my hand.

"I love you," was all I managed to say and she smiled at me.

"You think I don't know by now?" she whispered, her voice weak,"While I'm here, having our kids with you holding my hand?" She wasn't going to change even when she was in labour. I chuckled half-heartily.

"I think you do," I whispered back as Bella wiped her sweat with a towel.

What I heard later were called "contractions" or something of that kind- I really didn't pay attention, whether in Biology or here- lasted for good two hours. Poor Renesmee seemed to be in more pain every time it lasted a little longer. It was heartbreaking just to sit there and do nothing but hold her hand.

"Now," Carlisle instructed professionally. All I could focus on right then was her face that revealed great pain."Here you go, I can see the baby," he said and I raised my eyebrows, my eyes still focusing on Nessie. She gave out a little cry that I couldn't interpret and her hand squeezed mine strongly for the millionth time- or was that a million and one?

"Jacob," she whined and I kissed the top of her hand.

"I'm sorry," I repeated again.

"Stop saying you're sorry!" She practically yelled, her voice raising even higher with pain. I decided to be a good boy and shut up.

About- well, a while; I lost track of time after the third time she screamed; that probably made some permanent damage to my hearing- later, Carlisle spoke again. It surprised me how Bella stayed silent through the whole thing.

"Colby Thomas," he said and my mind was- What? For real? I turned to him to find him handing the baby to Rosalie- to which I almost growled for- But she got him back a second later without any...blood on him in the cutest blue- My thoughts were cut off by Nessie's squeezing again. She panted as she relaxed for a second again.

Not ten minutes later, Carlisle had announced the second name- my daughter. Nessie, by then, was more than exhausted- I don't think there were any words invented for her situation. She kept panting for a while and let go of my hand as if she was going to fall asleep- but I knew better than that.

I turned around to find Bella standing with a huge grin on her face, holding Colby in his blue blanket. She glanced up at me with extremely happy eyes.

"Come here," she breathed. I approached her and she gave me my little boy with a smile."Careful." I wanted to scowl but I didn't bother- not after I saw him.

His eyes were closed, he looked peaceful. His skin tone was lighter than mine- but still much darker than Nessie's. I could hear his fast heartbeat, that was the tiniest bit slower than Nessie. I just couldn't comprehend how this beating, alive creature was- was my child. I found myself grinning. Alice then nudged my shoulder.

"I want to see him," she demanded,"Plus, I'd bet Nessie wants that, too," she mused and I gave her Colby ever-so-reluctantly. Carlisle handed me Sarah then.

"Congratulations," he said warmly and I took the awake, tear-strained, angel-like girl that struck me with her beauty. What surprised me to an extreme were her eyes, her grey eyes that were just like my mother's. The other Sarah. Her skin tone was the same as her brother's.

I smiled gently at her as she made some baby-like sounds.

"Sarah."

Yayy I'm finally done with this one! You cant believe how hard it was! I know nothing about this- except from Grey's Anatomy lol

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