Okay so I heavily debated this chapter. I expect to have problems from a lot of you. I will warn you now that there is a Fifty Shades of Grey reference. If you don't like it, I don't really wanna hear about it, because I don't care. It fit well with the chapter. It might be cheesy and all that, but oh well. Personally, I love this chapter very much. We hear more about Gemma, Ren's sexual orientation, have a lemon, and then a baby is born! And Jacob cuteness...

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JPOV

A few days passed by, taking up part of the two months Jacob had with Ness. He tried to stay optimistic, but in the back of his mind, he just couldn't help the images of his two girls lifeless in a hospital room, bloody and broken.

"Jacob? Baby? Are you okay?"

Her voice had him blinking back into reality. Her small palm rested against his shoulder. He looked down into her worried green eyes. "Sorry. Were you trying to say something?"

"Just that they finished moving our stuff out of the house. Everything is cleared out." Her eyes were still worried. "Are you sure you're okay? You haven't been sleeping much."

Not sure what to say to her, he sank down on the unfamiliar couch and looked around the small apartment in the rec cabin that was now their home until the new house was built. Ness folded the flow-y, tent-like shirt under her growing belly as she sat down next to him. Settled beside him, she rubbed across his shoulders, fingers kneading his muscles.

Over the days and eating like him, the baby had grown, forcing Ness to have to box up her "skinny clothes" and go maternity shopping. Of course he'd gone with her. The idea of her out among the public without him had been torturous. But he knew she'd fight with him the next time she had to go out because he'd growled at every man who had even looked at her. His protective instinct was getting worse, turning into a compulsion to hide her away. Of course, she wasn't going to have that. She'd been better about obeying him, but he knew she had to bite back smart-mouth retorts when he gave an order she either didn't agree with or found overbearing.

Reaching out, he picked her up and sat her down on his lap. Shoving his face into her hair and against her neck, he took a deep, calming breath. "I haven't been sleeping because I can't."

Her hand still worked over the muscles in his neck and back. "Nightmares?"

He nodded. "I know I need to be strong for you. And I want to be."

She wrapped both arms around him, cradling his head against her. He felt the thrum of her vocal chords against his forehead as she talked. "Hey, don't beat yourself up. You're scared. I am, too. We'll both sleep better after she gets here. It's already February. We're almost there, Jacob. Just don't give up on me, because if you do, I'll lose my cool."

Frowning, he sat up to look at her. "Why would I give up on you?"

Her gaze softened. "You're terrified that I won't make it through the birth, that I might not actually be strong enough. Well, I am, too. But your faith in me makes me want to fight, to be strong. Right now, I can admit that I'm not strong enough on my own. Right now, I need you." She put her hand to her stomach. "We both do."

He put his hand beside hers to feel his daughter kick. She was so active, even at night when they were trying to sleep. He wanted to smile remembering the other night when Ness had gotten out of bed, grumbling. She'd gone into the media room quietly, trying not to wake him and not knowing that he was watching her. He'd listened to her have a whole conversation with their unborn daughter about letting Mommy have some peace before she arrived to deprive them both of sleep. Unable to stand it, he'd gotten out of bed to sit with her to watch a movie. It was late when the baby finally calmed down enough for Ness to fall into unconsciousness.

"Jacob?"

He shook his head. "Sorry. I was thinking about the other night." He took a deep breath and let it out heavily. "I do have faith in you, Ness. I'm just hoping that fate isn't working against us. Not now. Even your strong will can't beat that bitch."

A smile tugged at her lips before she grinned and laughed. "Too true."

He scowled. "Glad you find this funny."

Her hand rubbed his neck and up into his hair. "Oh, Jacob. We have to find something to be amused about. We're doing everything we can right now. It's only been a few days, a week. We have, what, seven more to go?"

Jacob tightened his arms around her. "That's not enough. I feel like I'm going to lose you. Like I'm going to lose both of you."

There was a knock on the door before she could answer. Cris poked his head in. "They're about to demolish the cabin if you want to see it."

"Thanks, Cris," Ness said, smiling at him.

He nodded once before ducking out.

Standing up, she tugged on his hand. "Come on. I want to watch."

Unable to help himself, Jacob chuckled while he followed her to the window that looked out over the square and their cabin. "Why, Mrs. Black, I had no idea that you were a voyeur," he teased.

Her grin over her shoulder was breathtaking. And it broke his heart a little. "You'd know if you'd ask," she said, surprising him.

His eyebrows went up into his hairline. "You do realize I was making a sexual innuendo, right?"

Looking at him and biting her lip, she winked.

Laughing, he wrapped his arms around her from behind and took a deep breath of her scent until it flooded his sinuses. "So what do you like to watch?" he asked in a low voice.

Turning her head to him, she gave him a surprised look.

He shrugged. "I'm asking. It's a perfect time to get to know the little things about each other."

Her green gaze narrowed as she thought. "I liked watching you pleasure yourself."

"Anything else?" he asked, his voice low.

She looked up at him, her eyes distant as she thought. And then, blushing, she looked away, blinking fast.

Jacob stroked the backs of his fingers over her cheek. "What is it?"

Her blush deepened and she shook her head.

"Tell me, please."

"It's nothing."

She's disobeying again, his wolf whispered in a low growl through his mind. The wolf was starting to see little refusals as disobedience when a few days ago it was more about just keeping her safe. Over the past few days, the wolf had started getting cranky when she didn't submit immediately to anything he told her to do. It was making human Jacob antsy, wanting to tell her just to do as he asked to keep the wolf from getting aggressive.

Jacob growled a little. "Renesmee, tell me."

With wide eyes, she turned in his arms. "You're ordering me? I thought that was just for my health during the pregnancy."

"It's an order. I want you to talk to me."

She stared up at him. "Are you really about to go Christian Grey on me? Really? Jacob, you're the only sex I've ever known. Talking about it is…different than being in the moment and doing it. You and I have never really talked in depth about our sex life."

He wanted to sigh. So she'd read those books, too. It was a wonder those movies weren't a part of their collection yet. But then, he'd read the books and saw the movies, too, when they'd resurfaced after the whole war started. Gemma had been really into them and had constantly asked him to do things to her. Apparently, he'd always been an alpha personality because he'd never balked at trying something with her. In a way, he'd felt a kinship to Mr. Grey even though he was a fictional character. That kinship was stronger now after how bad Gemma had fucked him over (literally) as well as that king.

Reaching up, he stroked her cheek with the backs of his fingers. He smirked. "I won't spank you," he said, grinning when she gasped that he understood her reference. "I'd never raise a hand to you. I don't enjoy seeing you in pain. I don't have that kind of tragedy in my life. But I am a king. That kind of dominance is in my blood. It's not just anybody who could be king of a pack. And you're my queen. I want complete honesty between us. Do I like ordering you? Yes. Does it make my wolf happy when you obey us? Yes. I like my sex rough. Haven't you noticed?" Her lips parted as she struggled to breathe. "You're carrying my child, Ness. Don't you think we should know things about each other?"

She swallowed hard. Then nodded.

"So what do you want?" he asked, his voice going low. He couldn't help it. He liked that she fell apart like this, that she got so flustered that she had trouble breathing.

A thunderous crashing sound made her jump and turn in his arms. Briefly letting go of their moment, he held onto her as they both watched the cabin be demolished. As the house crumbled, he was surprised to feel relief. It was gone. The place where he'd hurt her, said cruel things to her when he first brought her here. He tightened his hold.

"Jacob? Honey, you're hurting me."

He eased up and kissed her hair. "I'm sorry. I'm just thinking of the bad things that place held."

Turning her head, she frowned up at him. "What do you mean?"

Still staring out the window, he swallowed hard, trying to voice what he'd just been thinking. "When you first came here, I was a cruel, cold bastard. I said terrible things to you to try to make you feel insignificant. And then…that's where I…where…" He cleared his throat. "It's where I raped you." His heart hurt just from saying it. His soul felt like it turned just a little blacker every time he thought about it. "It's where you left me because of my stupidity."

Gaze softening, she rubbed her hands up his arms. "It's also where I fell in love with you."

He looked down at her, surprised.

"I'm glad the bad is going to be gone, but I'll miss the good. It's where we created this life," she said, using his hands to rub her belly. "I'll especially miss the kitchen. The memories of those first few mornings I cooked breakfast for you, the way you looked at me. You weren't that cold bastard. I can remember thinking that every morning, you'd start off warm and caring, then remember you weren't supposed to like me. The rest of the day you would be distant, stand-offish. But then, at the end of the day, when we would crawl into bed or fuck into bed, you'd be warm again, holding me tightly while we fell asleep. I loved those moments when your warmth would come back to me." Turning in his arms, she put her hand to his cheek. "I like when you order me, too." Bringing up her other hand, she cupped his face and ran her thumbs under his eyes. "The way your eyes get dark before they turn amber when you want me. Or when you get all alpha on me." Folding her lips between her teeth, she looked away from him, clearly thinking about what she wanted to say. "I…I'm possessive of you. That's why I like to fight with you." Her tone was soft and shaky, like she was unsure. Then she cleared her throat and stated it stronger. "I like it when we fight. Sometimes, if it's heated, I…I get turned on watching you get angry. You're hot, and I'm not talking about temperature-wise."

His breathing hitched when her fingers started roaming his chest slowly, tracing every line of muscle and his nipples through his shirt. Her fingers curled as they moved down so her nails skimmed over his abdominals, which contracted under her touch.

His breathing went even more ragged when those nails skimmed across the skin above the waistband of his jeans where his shirt ended. "Is that what you didn't want to tell me a few minutes ago?"

Biting her lip, she shook her head. He loved that she did that. And he knew why. It was visible evidence that she was turned on. Sure, he could scent her, but seeing and smelling are two different things.

"Then what?" he asked darkly. "You can tell me, Ness. I'm already yours and staying that way. There's nothing you can say that'll freak me out. Like I just said and you've experienced, I like it rough. I wouldn't mind it rougher."

Her green eyes darkened. "We should have had this conversation a couple months ago."

He chuckled. "Yeah, probably." He rubbed his thumb along her lower lip. "Tell me, please."

The heat left her expression when she averted her eyes again. "It sounds terrible. I can't…"

"What? Is it a fantasy?"

She nodded, still not looking at him.

Putting his finger under her chin, he lifted her face. "Now you've got me curious. I want to know. Please?"

Ness lifted an eyebrow. "Request?"

He nodded. "Request."

Swallowing hard, she breathed deep, putting her hands on the pads of his chest. "I'm possessive." She frowned, like she was struggling to come to terms with that.

He tried to hide his smirk. "So you've said." Jacob moved so that his face was in her line of sight. "And that's okay. I like that you're that way with me. A queen should be. But what about it?"

"I…I want to…to…"

"To what, baby?" He cupped her face, holding her in the warmth of his hands.

Despite her face being upturned to his, she managed to avert her gaze again. She took a deep breath. "I want to watch you with another woman."

Jacob went absolutely still with shock. He even stopped breathing. "You…you what?" he stammered, staring at her.

Licking her lips, she rolled her eyes up to look at him from under lashes. "You heard me."

Jacob frowned. "But…I don't understand. That's your fantasy? To watch me have sex with another woman?"

She shivered as if the thought was too vivid for her not to move somehow. "I want to watch you fuck another woman, make her climax. But I want you to come inside me. I want your eyes on me the whole time, so I know it's me you really want while you fuck her. She'd need to like it rough, as hard as you can go, so either a witch or a wolf."

Jacob's blood boiled in his veins. He could feel his mood change, the stance in his body hardening. So far, he liked the picture she painted. He just didn't know if he could even get hard touching another woman. Voice deep, he put his fingers to her cheek, and asked, "And how would I take you?"

She leaned into his touch, her breathing uneven with her arousal at just thinking about it. "You'd make love to me. Show her that I'm your alpha female, that I'm worth your pleasure. You'd come inside me."

Now his heart was racing, his erection pressing painfully into the zipper of his jeans. He swallowed hard. "Would you prefer witch or wolf?" he breathed.

"Witch. I don't want any of our females with you. I don't want any other wolf to know your body. You're mine."

"But you'll give me a witch?" he smirked.

She just shrugged and then looked up at him with wide eyes. "Wait…you'd do it?"

"I don't know if I'd be able to get it up for another woman, but we could try. I only want you."

"I want you to want me while you're fucking her, pretend it's me you're pounding as hard as you can into the mattress or wherever. Keep your eyes on me and I doubt you'd have a problem. I guess it could be a test to see if I really affect you."

He chuckled, and taking her hand, pressed her palm to his erection. "Just talking about this makes me hard."

Grinning, she suggestively stroked him through his jeans.

He swallowed hard again, his hips moving into her touch. "So you're really a voyeur?"

"So it would seem."

"And how long have you had this fantasy?"

"I…I don't know. After learning about Tiana and meeting her, I just couldn't help picturing you with her. It made me insanely jealous and aroused at the same time. I guess the jealousy was stronger though."

His brows lifted in surprise. He knew just how much Ness didn't like the witch. "Would you want her?"

Ness frowned, licking her lips again. "I don't know. Did she like it rough?"

Jacob couldn't help the growl that came with the vision of Ness watching him fuck Tiana. "Very," he answered, his voice a growl.

Now her frown changed to one of dislike. "I'm conflicted about her. I don't know if I want her near you again, but at the same time, having her watch you come with me instead of her…well, that…pleases me."

Jacob wanted to laugh, but her hand still rubbing him made it hard to breathe. "Well," he said with what air he did have, "while you think about it, I'd like to make love to you right now, just us."

Her hand stilled and her eyes widened. "Really? We haven't had sex since I came back."

"And?" He moved his hips, rotating since she was no longer moving. He wanted the friction. More than that, he wanted that mouth on him.

Blinking, she looked down at her stomach. "But…"

He lifted her chin again. "But nothing. I want to take you." He lowered his voice. "I want to hear my skin against yours while I fuck you."

Instantly, her eyes heated up again. "Okay," she whispered in a low voice.

Taking her hand, he led her into what would be their room for the next month or so. She'd already decorated it as much as she could. It was smaller than their old room and what would soon be their new room. He didn't like how small it was, but he'd endure it.

She closed the door behind her. When he turned around, she was already moving for him, reaching for his jeans. He tugged off his shirt while she undid his pants. Before she could kneel down, he grabbed the hem of her flow-y shirt and yanked it over her head. He was definitely a breast man, and hers had grown heavy with the pregnancy. They pushed the limits of her bra, which he loved.

Once her shirt was on the floor, she went to her knees, tugging down his jeans. Good thing he hated any sort of underwear because he sprang free, and her eyes darkened with hunger. Moving fast, she gripped him tight and gave a few hard tugs before putting her mouth around him. Throwing his head back, he groaned to the ceiling. God, he loved the wet heat of her, the silkiness of her tongue while it flicked around him.

Letting her hands drop, she kept sucking while tugging his jeans down his legs. He managed to step out of them without having to pull out of her mouth. Ness gripped his thighs, nails digging into his flesh as she swallowed him down the back of her throat until her lips touched his body. He held her hair back from her face so that he could watch her. But when she started to gag around him, he knew he wouldn't last if she did it again, and he didn't want to come in her mouth.

So when she leaned back for air, he gently tugged on her hair. "Enough."

Taking her hands, he helped her up and then went to his knees, trading places. Staring up at her, he slid her loose cotton pants down her smooth legs. Leaning in, he kissed her belly. Ness smiled down at him softly, running her fingers through his hair. She held onto his head to hold her balance while she stepped out of her pants.

Running his hands up the backs of her legs, he gripped her ass, pulling her against him. Her laugh was open and free as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

He loved that sound.

Pressing his lips to her belly again, he whispered, "I really love you, Ness."

Her fingers ran through his hair, scratching his scalp. "I really love you, too. Now fuck me like you promised."

Laughing, he surged up, gripping her thighs and bringing her up with him. She closed her knees around his waist, her arms on his shoulders, as he walked them toward the bed. Adjusting, he put one hand under her ass and used the other to unclasp her bra. He'd gotten good at that over the months. Once it was undone, he put that hand at the nape of her neck, cradling her head. Staring into her eyes, he gently laid her out underneath him. When he leaned over to kiss her breasts, she hissed.

He pulled back. "What's wrong?"

"Sensitive. Very, very sensitive."

Moving forward again, he was a lot gentler with his mouth. Closing her eyes, she tilted her head back and sighed, her hands shooting through his hair. Her knees tightened around his hips. Slowly, he worked his fingers up her thigh until he touched her through her panties. This time she gasped, her eyes flying open. He groaned. She was already so wet.

Sitting back on his heels, Jacob spread his knees so they propped up her thighs. He slipped his fingers into her panties and pulled them from her long legs. She laughed while he had to pull her up and struggle. He grinned as he threw them over his shoulder. Gripping her hips, he pulled her pelvis to his so that his cock was pressed to the center of her wet heat. Ness gripped the iron bars of the headboard and stared up at him with heated eyes. Positioning himself, he entered her slowly, feeling her body clench around him.

"Jacob," she breathed, closing her eyes again.

He closed his own eyes, reveling in just feeling her. Groaning, he realized how much he'd missed being inside her. They hadn't had sex in a month.

He gripped her hips. "God, you're so fucking tight."

"I can feel everything so much stronger," she whispered. "Your heat, how big you are. You fill me up, Jacob."

Steadily, he moved in and out of her. Ness raised her hips to meet his careful thrusts. One of her hands came off the headboard to reach toward him to scratch her nails at the base of his cock, adding to the intense pleasure.

"Please, Jacob, move. I want more of you…I need more."

He grinned. "Lock your ankles around me." When she did that, he gripped her wrist that was available to him. "Give me your other hand." She did. He gripped that wrist, and she held onto his forearms. He scooted closer to her so that their pelvises met and he was as deep as he could go at this angle. Her lower back was now off the bed, her ass sitting on his thighs. "Ready?"

Biting her lip, she nodded.

Gripping her wrists, he pulled and thrust at the same time, sharp and hard. She cried out and arched against the mattress. He set up a fast, deep rhythm. His eyes darted between watching her writhe and watching his body move inside of hers. Every time he pulled out, he glistened with the honey of her body. All of it was for him, because he could pleasure his female.

She continued to writhe, mewling sounds coming from her throat. The wolf whispered in his head that the sensations were intense for her right now. Her body was sensitive to everything being heavy with their young. Jacob could feel her body convulsing around his. She was already close.

"Come on, baby," he groaned. His belly and balls were tightening with the need for release.

The bed banged against the wall with the force he was using on her. But he knew she wasn't in pain. He'd be able to smell that. Or hear it.

Her nails dug into his skin. So fucking close.

Moving his hand around so that he could use his fingers while she still had hold of him, he pressed his thumb to her clit.

Bowing off the bed, she screamed to the ceiling, her nails shredding the skin of his forearms. The mixture of the pain and her pleasure around him brought his own orgasm. A snarl ripped from his chest as he came hard inside her, spilling himself, giving himself to her. He grinded himself against her, feeling every part of her before he collapsed beside her, stretching out.

She still had a death grip on his arms. Jacob smiled as he watched her fall from the height he'd taken her. Her eyes fluttered, chest rose with heavy breaths.

Leaning over, he kissed her temple. "You okay?"

Swallowing hard, she nodded. "I was…nervous…about pregnancy sex," she panted. "But now…holy shit. That was…incredible."

He lifted a hand to stroke the side of her face. Her hand fell from his to flop to the bed limply. "Maybe next time, I'll try to tap into the bond so I can feel what you feel."

Ness managed to open her eyes and look up at him. "You can do that?"

He nodded. "I haven't practiced like I should have since we had the mating ceremony. The bond hit me hard when you left and stayed away. I got really sick. But I also had visions of you. Looking back on it, I realized that part of my illness was me feeling yours. I knew you had the flu. I was going to go to you, but I knew you need to rest and heal."

Calmed enough, she lifted her own hand to brush her fingers across his jaw. "How bad was it?"

Taking her hand, he kissed her fingers. "Nothing I didn't deserve."

Breathing deeply, she turned toward him, snuggling into his chest. He held her close. "I've been meaning to ask you something."

"Oh? What is that?"

"Before I went to see your family, Cris tried to stop me. But I told him that I'd protect him from you."

Jacob tensed, his heart picking up speed.

She kept going. "He reacted pretty strongly even though I kind of meant it as a joke. He got serious, asking me if he truly had my protection. I get a sense that it's a pack thing that I don't understand."

Gently rubbing his hands over her body, he frowned where she couldn't see it. "It's actually a big deal for a dominant to offer protection. Usually it's a wolf to offer protection to a human, not the other way around."

"What does it mean?"

"It means that you've offered to take any punishment or insults thrown his way."

He felt her frown against his chest before she pulled back enough to look up at him. "Like a whipping boy?"

"Kind of. When an alpha offers protection, he or she is saying that they're strong enough to take whatever is going to happen to the beta. Cris can run to you with any problem and you have to do whatever you can to help him."

She gave him a look. "I'm the queen. Isn't that my job anyway?"

He gazed down at her with a stern look. "Ness, humans never offer protection. Ever. It's just not done. Wolves generally have issues with other wolves. Humans can't contend with us in a fistfight. Or hell, even with weapons. I'm not even sure that he can hold you to that." He frowned. "Why did you tell him you'd protect him from me?"

She put her palm to his chest, rubbing soothingly. "I didn't want him to get into trouble with you because I ordered him to stay behind. I promised I'd deal with you myself for your anger. I knew you'd be mad." She chewed on her lip and looked worriedly up at him. "You didn't…?"

Understanding her question, he shook his head. "No. Of course not. I was too preoccupied with being angry with you, and I realized he was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I heard his comment about kings trumping queens. I should be furious that he took your order over mine, but clean slate and all that. I just want to get over that darkness and be done with it."

"Good. Me, too. I won't do that again. Promise."

As they fell quiet, Jacob knew she was exhausted. Against him, he could feel the baby kicking or punching where Ness's belly was pressed against his stomach. Relief hit him hard every time he felt her move. It was proof that she was still okay in there.

On the floor, his phone started to ring. He wanted nothing more than to ignore it and fall asleep with Ness in his arms. However, whoever it was, was insistent. He gently moved his snoozing mate and, groaning, he rolled off the bed to kneel at his jeans.

He frowned at the number. It wasn't one he recognized. "Hello?"

"Jacob?"

"Yeah, who's this?"

"Tom. Rebecca went into labor last night, and the contractions are close enough now to get her to the hospital. We're heading up to Forks."

Jacob's heart thundered in his chest. "Alright, we'll get up there as soon as we can."

"See you there."

Hanging up, Jacob turned to find Ness gazing up at him sleepily. "Everything okay?" she mumbled.

"Becca went into labor. They're on their way to the hospital."

Waking up a little, she rolled out of bed. "She okay?"

"Tom didn't seem too bugged out and he didn't say anything. I'm assuming she is." Jacob pulled on his jeans and tugged his shirt over his head while she went to the bathroom.

Once out, she pulled on clean panties and grabbed her bra from the floor. Kneeling in front of her, Jacob helped her back into her cotton pants and shoes. He'd noticed her slight difficulty getting to the floor just now.

She grinned down at him. "Thanks. I'm still wobbly."

"I can see that."

After she was dressed, he followed her into the kitchen.

"Let me make some tea. I need to wake up a little."

Jacob leaned against the counter, arms crossed over his chest, and watched her work around the smaller kitchen. There was a question that had come across his mind. "Can I ask you something regarding our earlier conversation?"

Over her shoulder, she smiled at him. "You mean the one just before you took me to bed?"

Smirking, he nodded. "One and the same."

"Sure."

"Are you bisexual?"

He could tell that he'd surprised her. She paused in pouring her tea and looked up. "Huh," she huffed. "I've never thought about it. Why do you ask?"

He shrugged even though she wasn't looking at him. "I don't know. Could be the fact that you want to watch me with another woman. If I'm envisioning this right that would mean that the other woman and I are naked. So either you're not homophobic or you're bi."

Twisting the top onto the thermos, she pivoted and leaned against the oven, a contemplative expression on her face. "Hmm, are you asking if I'd ever sleep with a woman?"

Jacob shrugged. "I guess I'm asking if you'd actually do anything at all with another woman or just want to watch. A lot of women think other women are beautiful but that doesn't mean they want to sleep with them. Just that they wouldn't mind watching them."

She sipped her tea thoughtfully. "I don't know. I've never really looked at women that way. Hell, I never really looked at men until you. Not that I look at other men. One is enough." Her lush lips pulled up in a smirk. "Why? Are you having your own fantasies?"

Now, he squirmed. "Maybe." He lifted one shoulder. "I know it can be a thing for a married couple to have a girlfriend or certain sexual arrangements depending on orientations. But don't get any ideas. I am wholeheartedly heterosexual. There will not be another man in my bed. Or touching you."

Ness snorted. "Well, duh. I don't want another man anyway. But for now, I think I'd just like to try out my idea and then go from there. I mean, I have no problems appreciating other women. But I've only been in one relationship in my entire life." She raised her scarred hand. "This one. And you're the only person I've ever noticed sexually, probably because that wasn't high up on my list of things to do until you forced it to be a priority for the mating."

Jacob nodded. "I think I can handle that." He held out his hand for hers. "Come on. We need to get to the hospital."

Her hand was small but warm in his as he led her outside to the truck.

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RPOV

Ren was fascinated at his line of questioning. All of a sudden, he was interested in her sexual orientation. Was he looking to spice up the bedroom? Now she wondered if she needed to worry. But then, he said he wasn't sure if he could be aroused enough to be with another woman, even with Ren in the room. She supposed that was a compliment. And for the first time, she really wondered if she was bisexual.

As she followed Jacob out to the truck and climbed in, she thought about Tiana since she'd already been discussed. The female was gorgeous with her red hair and orange eyes. Ren could imagine sitting in a chair in a bedroom and watching Jacob fuck her. In fact, it was very simple to see. She wanted to see the witch at Jacob's mercy.

She blushed. What was wrong with her?

Shaking her head, she moved on from the scene and sipped her tea. Could she actually want a…girlfriend? Definitely not Tiana. Ren didn't like her superiority complex and her blatant disrespect. No, Ren suspected she'd want someone to care for, someone more submissive. Was this Jacob rubbing his dominance off on her? Or had she always been like this?

And why was this coming up now? While she had a baby baking?

"Ness? Everything okay?"

Blinking her way out of her head and back into the truck cab, she sipped her tea. "Yeah. I'm good."

He inhaled deeply. "I can smell you, remember? I know you're aroused again."

She flushed again, her body warming. "Sorry. Just thinking about our conversation."

He smirked at her. Her heart warmed. "Nothing to be sorry about. I love that scent on you. And I'd like to try."

"Me, too. You know, I think I'd like Tiana to be the one. Just thinking about it gives me some satisfaction. That is, if she'd be okay with another woman watching."

Jacob shifted in his seat.

"What?" Ren asked.

"Well, witches aren't all that uptight about sexual orientation and stuff like that."

"Really?"

He nodded. "They reproduce by having giant orgies. That bit of lore is true. Children rarely if ever know who their fathers are. It's a way to keep the covens matriarchal."

"Hm. Interesting." She frowned when she looked in the side mirror to see a black SUV following close behind them. "Are we being followed?"

"It's Cris. While you were over there zoning out, I gave him a call. He was pretty pissed that we didn't tell him we were leaving."

"Ah. Oops." She giggled at the wide, care-free grin Jacob gave her. It was lopsided and reminded her of a very happy puppy. She resisted the urge to reach over and scratch under his chin.

It was he to reach over and take her free hand, pulling it up so he could kiss her fingers. "Thank you for coming with me."

"Of course. She's my sister-in-law. I care for her. But why didn't you have them come to the medcab with Doc? You said yourself, he's the best."

He shrugged. "I would have liked that, but she's already established at the hospital. It would be safer for her stay with a doctor that's familiar with her, one that she's familiar with. Don't want to jeopardize her or my niece or nephew."

"True." She squeezed his hand. "Okay, so can I ask you a personal question?"

A wary expression pulled his smile down, but he nodded. "Sure."

She smiled. "Favorite color?"

She'd taken him by surprise. He looked over at her before grinning and shaking his head. "Red. You?"

"Purple. But dark purple, almost black."

He nodded. "I'll remember that."

Leaning forward, she turned on the radio and started going through his presets.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Seeing what kind of music you like. This is the truck you drive all time, so I'd imagine that you had the channels preset. And I'm sensing rock for the most part."

He nodded. "Always have been."

"And I know you like action and cheesy comedy movies."

"Hey!"

She laughed. "What? It's true." And then she got serious, tracing the scars on his hand. "Can I ask you about your past?"

This time, he cleared his throat and shifted in his seat. "I guess it would be the safest time to do it. The wolf can't and won't hurt you because of the baby."

"I thought you said you had control?"

He growled in warning. "Ness, I do. It's just…some of that shit is still painful for me. The wolf tries to protect me."

"Oh," she said in a small voice.

"What do you wanna know?"

"Tell me about Gemma."

"Ness…"

"Not what she did to you. Before all that. I know what made you leave with her, but what pulled you to her to begin with? What was so attractive about her?"

As they drove, it took a while for him to answer. His thumb played over her hand. Finally, he said, "She offered freedom. A way to get out of this place and all the pain it held for me. Losing my mom. Having Bella pick your dad over me. My sisters leaving me alone with Billy. I couldn't stand it anymore. But at first, it was just sex. Lots and lots of sex. Losing myself in her. Then, she turned me and asked me to leave with her. I didn't even hesitate. We traveled all over the United States as wolves, and then made our way to Europe where her pack was located. And that's where we stayed until all the shit went down." Bringing her hand up, he rubbed his lips against her knuckles. They were warm and soft on her skin.

A far off look took residence in his eyes, and she knew what he was thinking about.

She squeezed his fingers to get his attention. "Jacob, baby, nobody blames you for what you did to her. I promise you that."

"I know, but…I can't help but think, did she really deserve to die?"

"Yes," Ren said vehemently.

He looked over at her in shock.

Ren shook her head. "Listen, just from the little bit you've told me about what she did to you, I know she was going to watch you die, and probably enjoy it. I'm telling you, Jacob, if she was somehow resurrected and put in front of me, I'd kill her myself for what she did to you. And I know Adair would help. Stop thinking so awful about yourself. This world is now all about survival. You did what you had to."

"She begged, Ness. She begged me to spare her."

"And?" she said acidly. His shock turned to astonishment. Ren took a sip of tea. "I don't care that she begged, Jacob. She knew exactly what she was going to do long before you two ever made it to her pack. She knew the moment she met you that you'd be a sacrifice to her king."

His brown eyes studied her. "How do you know that?"

Ren took a deep breath to try to calm down. "Because the seduction was so complete. You always tell me that you can scent my emotions. She knew you were vulnerable, and she preyed on you. It's as simple as that."

Sitting back, his arm stretched out over the steering wheel, he watched the road. "Huh, I never saw it that way."

"Of course not. You're too close to it. Which is why you should have talked about it long before now. As someone who can see it objectively, I know exactly what she did. You were too smart and dominant, even as a human, for her to force you across the world. So she seduced and turned you. She used the best weapons she had."

Her hand was back on his lips, moving back and forth as he contemplated what she said. She watched him think, seeing the wolf's presence shift in his eyes. She wondered if they were communicating, going over all the events in his head.

Eventually, he nodded. "Thank you, Ness," he said quietly. "That…that helps. A lot. I've never looked at it that way, but it does make sense."

"So you're okay?"

He smirked at her. "I will be."

She grinned back at him as he turned into the hospital parking lot. They finally found a spot and went inside. The nurse at the counter went into shock when she saw Jacob. The blood drained from her face.

She stuttered. "Uh…um…Mr. Black…w-what can I h-help you with?"

Ren was impressed. But also, she wrapped her arms around him, forcing the woman's attention to her. She blushed as Ren made eye contact with her.

Smirking, Jacob wrapped his arm around her. "My sister was brought in a while ago. She's having a baby." Jacob gave the woman Rebecca's name so she could look it up on the computer.

Nurse Stutter located Becca and gave them the info. She managed to stammer out well wishes before falling into a full-body flush. Ren rolled her eyes and shook her head.

"Are you really that popular? I had no idea."

Jacob chuckled while they waited for the elevator. "I'm a king, Ness. A king who came here and took over the territory. It might surprise you, but a lot of women find me attractive for some reason."

Ren glared up at him. "Please, by all means, stay humble."

He openly laughed as they stepped inside.

"I didn't realize that everybody knows you."

He shrugged. "I don't know what to tell you. It's not like I enjoy the attention. Why do you think I rarely leave the pack compound?"

"Speaking of which," she said, raising an eyebrow, "when were you going to introduce me to the rest of the pack?"

He frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Jacob, I'm talking about all the wolves outside of Forks. In the other towns inside the wall. From what Adair has been saying, I've only met half the pack. You said two hundred wolves lived on that land."

Now he shifted uncomfortably. "Most of the pack was at the mating ceremony."

"Yes, but I didn't get a chance to meet them, did I?" she asked with meaning.

"Well no."

"Jacob, I've been their queen for months. Don't you think it's time I meet all of the pack?"

Reaching out, he pulled her against him with one hand at the small of her back. The other he pressed to her belly. "Not right now. Besides, I'm slowly rotating all the wolves out on the wall. The new transfers are being trained out there. With what they have to go through, I don't want that done on our home turf."

Ren frowned. "What are you talking about?"

"Well, they have to be thoroughly interrogated to know if they can be trusted."

She leaned back to study him. "Interrogated? You mean tortured?"

"No, Ness. To watch the wall, they have to be trustworthy. They get put through certain exercises that will force them to be honest. I promise that they know it's going to happen before they move here. It's not like we're randomly jumping them and doing unspeakable things to them. Every enforcer that comes here to watch the wall knows on the front end that they have to go through it and they consent to it."

"How many transfers have there been?"

"Well, since you've been around, I think I've let about twenty new enforcers, including Alex, into the pack."

"And I've never met any of them? Are you keeping things from me?"

He tightened his hold on her. "No, baby. I promise. You've met Max and Alex. The process is extensive. I'm not letting those enforcers on our home land if they haven't passed with flying colors. Once they pass, they typically go straight to the wall. I leave Zeke to decide who gets to come here or stay out at the wall. So far, he's done very well."

"Oh." She rubbed her hands up his arms. "So you've never met them either?"

He shook his head. "Usually by video chat. Introductions and all that. Listen, the compound here in Forks holds all the 'civilians' of the pack. Out there, it's the soldiers and their families. We make sure that mates of enforcers know how to take care of themselves."

"I suppose that makes sense."

He watched her face. "So we're okay?"

Ren smiled up at him. "Of course. I was just curious."

Jacob leaned forward to kiss her forehead. "I'll talk to Zeke. Maybe we can do a tour-like thing after the baby's here."

The elevator opened up and they walked out hand in hand.

"You know, we do need to talk about names," Ren said as they made their way down the hallway.

Jacob groaned. "Another thing I haven't thought about. Shit."

Wrapping her arms around one of his, she giggled. "Don't worry. We'll pick one."

He twisted his arm in her grasp so that he could place his palm against her. Ren grinned at his warmth. He was always wanting to touch her. Even in the morning, she'd wake to find him wrapped around her, his face pressed to her breasts or stomach.

"Oh, good! You're here!" Rachel yelled as they turned the corner. She ran down the hallway to hug Jacob. Ren let go of him so he could hug her back.

"How is she?" Ren asked as Rachel moved to hug her.

"Irritable. She's not dilating all that fast, but she's getting there."

"Uncle Jacob!"

They looked down the hall to see Paul walk around the corner with the kids. Henry was grinning ear to ear as he ran down the hall and threw himself around Jacob's waist. Jacob seemed a bit surprised, but hugged him back. Linley and Ava followed, all of them huddling around Jacob's legs.

"Hey, big guy. How you doin'?"

He leaned back to look up at his uncle. "Momma's grumpy."

Ren grinned as Jacob chuckled. "I can imagine" He crouched down so he could hug his nieces. Ava cuddled up against his chest, burying her face in his neck.

Down the hall, across from where Paul had taken a seat, a doctor came out of a doorway. They all looked at her expectantly. When Jacob tried to stand up, Ava wouldn't let go, so he scooped her up into his arms. He adjusted so he could take Ren's hand as they moved down the hall.

"How is she, doc?" Jacob asked.

The doctor looked up from the chart and did a double-take. "You're Jacob Black," she whispered.

Ren suppressed her grin at Jacob's clenched jaw. "Yeah, I'm pretty aware of that. How's my sister?"

The doctor shook herself out of her surprise. She seemed like a no nonsense type of person. Crisp cut blonde hair fell to just above her shoulders. Her blue eyes were cool and serious behind her glasses.

She adjusted those glasses as she looked at the chart. "She's nearly to full dilation. Hopefully it won't be too long now."

Jacob nodded. "My dad in there with her?"

She nodded. "Yes. She's pretty irritable, which is understandable. She's tired and just ready to have her baby."

"Rachel! Get in here!"

Rachel rolled her eyes. "That's my cue." She disappeared into the room.

The doctor, whose coat claimed her to be Dr. Marsh, looked at Ren, her cool gaze roaming her body. "How far along are you?"

Jacob growled a little, startling Ava. Ren gripped his hand and looked up at him questioningly. She didn't know whether to answer honestly or not. He nodded and stopped growling before he scared the shit out of Ava.

"Just a few weeks," Ren answered, rubbing her free hand over her stomach.

Marsh frowned. "A few weeks? You look to be a few months."

Ren looked lovingly up at Jacob. "Pack pregnancy. Moves fast."

Her blonde eyebrows went up. "So I've heard. Fascinating. I'd love to-,"

"No," Jacob growled with finality. "The only doctors touching my mate are her grandfather and the pack doctor. Don't ask again."

Instead of shrinking back in the face of his dominance, Marsh just looked coolly up at him. "It would be beneficial for doctors to be familiar with pack pregnancies. Maybe not your mate's, but eventually, we need to know. You trapped us all here. The least you could do is let us learn how to help the pack if they can't get to your pack doctor."

Ren's eyes widened at the doctor's tone. She didn't back down. Holy shit. Ren had never heard someone talk to Jacob like that. She peeked up at her husband. He was clenching and unclenching his jaw.

"Doctor Marsh, may I have a word?" Cris appeared beside Ren, looking positively violent. When she didn't answer, he said, "Now."

Moving for her, he gripped her arm and marched her down the hallway. The woman struggled to keep up as well as tried to pull her arm out of his grasp to no avail.

"What's his problem?" Ren asked.

"The way she spoke to me. Outsiders rarely get away with it. Since I can't really do anything about it, he's taking it into his own hands."

"Well, she did have a point," Ren said hesitantly.

Jacob glared down at her.

She held her hands up in surrender. "I'm just saying. Do what you will with it."

Ignoring his continuous scowl, she looked down the hall. Cris and Marsh were in a very heated debate that came with waving arms and hand gestures. Shaking her head, she moved down the hall toward Paul, who was resting his head back against the wall.

"Hey, Paul."

He smiled without opening his eyes. "Hey, Ren. How ya doin'?"

She sat down next to him. "As well as can be expected I guess."

She smiled as Linley crawled into her father's lap, snuggling up against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her hair.

Rachel poked her head out of the room. "Hey, king and queen, Becca wants to see you."

Ren shared a look with Jacob before getting up. He deposited Ava into Ren's vacated chair and followed her into the room. Becca was squirming in the bed, groaning and griping incoherently. Tom and Billy were beside the bed. Billy's hand was rubbing her leg under the blanket comfortingly.

Tom leaned over her. "Sweetie, they're here."

Stilling, she opened her eyes and glared at them. "Well it's about damn time."

Jacob chuckled. "We've been here for a few minutes, Becca."

Billy rolled over to them and tugged Ren down into a hug. He kissed her cheek. "Good to see you, beautiful."

She still couldn't help the flush. "Hi, Billy. Good to see you, too. Sorry we haven't been down to see you."

He squeezed her hand. "It's alright. Rachel said you were demolishing your cabin to rebuild."

She nodded. "Yeah. Starting over."

He reached out questioningly. "May I?"

"Sure." She straightened up a little so his could put her hand to her belly. The baby moved for him.

His grin made her chest tighten. "She's active. That's good."

"Dad," Becca grumbled. "Quit hogging my sister-in-law. She's here for me, not you."

Laughing, Ren kissed Billy's cheek before moving to the bed. Tom moved back so she could take Becca's hand. Reaching up, she stroked hair from her sweaty forehead.

"Hey. We heard you're pretty grumpy right now."

Becca smiled tiredly. "I'm just ready to meet my kid."

Ren grinned. "I understand completely. Do you need anything?"

"Besides to have this kid? No. I'm just glad you're here. Both of you."

"Of course we're here," Ren said, her eyes misting over. "You're family. And recently, family's become very, very important to us. We wouldn't miss this for the world."

Becca smiled before her eyes pinched in pain. She breathed deeply through her teeth, her body going tense. When the contraction was over, she fell back on the bed and groaned. But she didn't have much time until another one gripped her. Her hand squeezed Ren's so hard, she thought her fingers were going to break. But Ren just kept holding her hand, offering the only comfort she could.

Becca gasped. "I think my water just broke."

Jacob moved for the door and yelled out into the hallway. A moment later, Marsh was running into the room. "Everybody out except for those staying for the birth. We're ready to deliver."

"Thank God," Becca groaned.

Ren leaned down to kiss her forehead and smiled down at her. "We'll see you on the other side, okay? We're all out there in the hall if you need us."

Gritting her teeth, she nodded. "Thanks."

"Of course."

Rachel and Tom stayed in the room while Ren, Jacob, and Billy filed out into the hall. Now it was a waiting game.

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An hour later, the wailing of a baby shattered the silence in the hall. Ren lifted her head from Jacob's chest. She was sitting between his legs on the floor, leaning back against his chest. They'd all gone quiet when Becca had started screaming. Ren had felt the tension in Jacob's body the whole time.

A couple seconds ticked by before Rachel stuck her head out, grinning. "Another boy."

"And Becca?" Billy asked.

"Exhausted, but fine." The entire hallway relaxed. "The doc is getting her presentable right now." Then she disappeared.

Ren put her hand on Jacob's knee and squeezed reassuringly. "She's fine, baby. You have another nephew." Leaning back, she smiled up at him.

He leaned down to softly kiss her. "So I heard." Wrapping his arms around her, he held her close and kissed the spot behind her ear. She loved being caged by him.

Ten minutes later, they were all piled in the room, grinning from ear to ear as Henry leaned over the side of the bed from the stool he was standing on and kissed his brother's head. Ava and Linley were sitting on the foot of the bed.

"What are you naming him?" Ren asked.

Becca grinned down at her little bundle. "Colton."

Jacob stopped a nurse and asked for a cup of water.

Ren frowned questioningly.

He grinned and thanked the nurse when she came back with his request. He moved to the bedside to stand over his new nephew and sister. Dipping his pinky into the water, he then drew the pack's symbol onto Colton's forehead.

Leaning over, he said quietly, "I now pronounce you an honorary member of the pack. Welcome to the world, Colton," before kissing the baby's forehead.

Ren was pretty sure the whole room melted before he turned to Henry, Linley, and Ava. Henry stood proudly on his stool over his mother while Jacob drew the symbol under his hair. Then he moved to the two girls.

All three kids looked to their uncle in awe while his eyes turned to amber.

When he met Ren's gaze, she felt a rush of love for him unlike any she'd known so far. This was her man, gentle and sweet yet authoritative.

He was her king, and she wouldn't change that for all the stars in the universe.

Like I said, I adore this chapter so much. And don't worry, we're getting close to meeting the princess. A couple more chapters. What I really wanna hear about is what you guys think about Ren's fantasies. ;) As always, love y'all! xoxoxo