Jake

Chapter 21

The Miracles Never Cease

"Daddy it's time to wake up," I heard my son Jessie say.

I slowly opened my eyes, trying to get them to focus. I still felt so weak. I struggled to sit up feeling several sets of arms helping me.

"Take it easy, Jake." Carlisle tries pushing me back down.

I listen halfheartedly sitting still for a few moments trying to get the cobwebs out of my head. Eventually the dizziness subsides enough for me to lift my head. The first thing I see is the beautiful eyes of my wife staring back at me. I try to reach out for her but almost fall off the bed.

"Seriously," I hear Bella commenting from somewhere close by, "you have been on the brink of death for three months, you aren't going to be able to just jump up and run right now."

Shaking my head at her I let out a snort trying to stand up, but my legs were still like jelly and I couldn't get them underneath me.

"Nessie are you ok, they got the jump on me," I turn to her to examine her for myself, "did they hurt you, where are they."

Nessie smiling reassuringly reaches up kisses me softly then pushes me back down on the bed.

"Be still and I will show you everything that has happened," she winks.

She put her hand to my face and the visions of that day flooded my mind. My body flying through the wall, that monster biting me, their wonderful disappearance. I pull back from her touch for a moment grinning at her.

"Remind me not to make you mad."

She just laughed and placed her hand back to my face, this time I could feel her despair seeing me getting worse as they try in vain to save my life. I could see how her belly had grown just as fast as Bella's. After seeing everything I just shook my head and weakly wrapped my arms around my wife's swollen stomach.

"Thank you so much my son, for bringing me back. I am more proud of you than any other father could ever be of their son."

I couldn't stop the tears any longer as I looked up at Bella's

"I'm so sorry I couldn't protect her, They …."

Was all I had a chance to say before she cut me off with.

"You are so heard headed. There is absolutely nothing else that you could have done. So just shut up, please."

Everyone in the room got a good laugh at that, including me.

"Fine," I shrug searching out Edward now.

"Hey pops, what's a guy gotta do to get some grub."

Edward laughed, "First a moment of pure stupidity and now he wants some food. I see that nothing has changed."

He headed to the kitchen to find some food. Nessie started giggling next to me and as I looked over at her I saw my son's hand lightly pushed out on her belly.

"Someone else would like to talk to you," Nessie said, "put your head on the hand."

I leaned over and gently pressed my head to the little hand the little boy's voice coming back into my mind.

"Hi daddy," he said, "I thought I was never going to see you. Mommy was so sad, she showed me what happened and how sick you were, and then I realized that I would be able to fix you."

Tears were rolling down my face as he continued.

"Mommy was so happy but please, mommy has very vivid dreams, will you two please behave until I can get out."

I heard Edward start laughing hysterically downstairs and I couldn't help but laugh.

"Ok," I said right to her stomach as I kissed his little hand.

"So his name is going to be Jessie, huh?" I asked seeing the bewildered look on my wife's face.

"I love it!" I exclaim.

Then I gently wrap my arms around her and lock my lips right onto those perfect lips of hers, kissing her as passionately as I could until I started to remember that we had an audience. I look up around me with a wicket grin.

"What I've been out for three months, can't I at least have a kiss."

I hear Emmet laugh and say, "Yep, same old Jake."

I laugh and scoot up onto the hospital bed that was right next to the observation table that I was on and sat back and motioned for my wife to come sit next to me.

"I love you so much, and I am so sorry to have put you through so . . ." I was abruptly cut off as she leaned over and kissed me wrapping her arms around my neck.

Edward cleared his throat as he brought in a heaping plate of omelets and sausage.

"Wow thanks, Pop's," I said.

He just kind of shot me a weird look and then headed over to the fridge in Carlisle's office and poured another cup of blood for Nessie.

"You know," Edward said, "a cup of blood would probably help you out too Jake,"

I froze. Edward Cullen was being nice to me? What planet did I die and go to? Edward just laughed and brought me a cup.

"Don't worry your still on earth."

I stifle a laugh, and continue eating. By the time I was done cleaning that plate, my stomach felt as swollen as my wife's belly looked. I leaned back and wrapped my arms around my beautiful wife. I couldn't help but think of how lucky I was. I had the perfect, most beautiful wife that any man could want, was a part of one of the most interesting families I have ever seen, and now had a son on the way that could save my life from his mother's womb. I loved my life.

Most importantly I had the woman right there next to me that wanted nothing more but to be with me.

"I thought I was never going to see you again," I said, "now don't get me wrong I would have died a very happy man considering the events prior to the attack, but I would gladly give my life to save you any day."

"Jake Black, will you please shut up," Nessie sat up and looked me straight in the eyes, "the day you die they might as well stick me in the coffin with you."

I saw the tears forming in her eyes as she continued.

"I had every intention of giving my baby to Rosalie so that I could go off somewhere and die so that I could still be with you, even in death."

That hit me like a ton of bricks. My wife would rather die than be without me.

"Well, then I guess we might as well make sure that we die together because I feel the same way."

She just shook her head and leaned back onto my shoulder as we both drifted off to sleep. I felt someone grab my foot and I immediately jumped up to see Seth and Leah standing in front of me. They both were crying. I gently scooted to the end of the bed where I grabbed them both in my arms.

"We thought we lost you," Seth said.

"We were going to go after the ones that did it but your wife showed us what happened to those bastards." Leah finished

"Shhh," I quieted them down, "it's ok. I'm back and I'm not going to go anywhere for a long time."

They both grabbed my neck.

"You better not, I do not want to go back to Sam's pack." Leah sniffed, I just laughed.

"Hey, give me a chance to rest and Ill catch up with you guys tomorrow, let's say about lunch time, that sound good."

"Sure," they both said and I could see the happiness on their faces. I very carefully scooted back so that I wouldn't wake my beautiful wife. I took her back in my arms and drifted off to sleep.