Everything except my character Sarah belongs to Stephanie Meyer, including the delicious Jacob Black.
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"Well everything looks good. Nice and healthy. I'd say you're around three and a half months gone already" Carlisle tells me cheerily, wiping ultrasound gel from my abdomen.
"WHAT!! That's impossible! I can't be three months pregnant already! We only just found out!" I shout a little loudly. Carlisle looks at the scan print out again. Jacob has flopped down into a chair, face blank. Esme pats him motherly on the shoulder. I hear Edward downstairs laughing at my outburst.
"Are you sure it isn't possible, you don't have a normal monthly menstruation, so it might be correct. When did you get your first symptoms?" he asks confusion on his pale features.
"On honeymoon!" Jake and I yell.
"Hmmm" he checks the printout again.
"What? What is 'hmmm?' what does that mean?!" I'm panicking now. Something is wrong with my baby. Oh my god I've failed as a mother already.
Jacob sensing my panic, hugs me, staring at Carlisle with 'fix it' written on his face.
"It is interesting. Having never seen a werewolf pregnancy it's hard to determine the baby's growth rate. It might be closer to a human gestation, or a wolf's. It's hard to say at this point"
"WHAT?!" I yell again, my hormones having fully lost the plot. I begin crying, Jacob cradling me in his arms, glaring at the vampire, angry at him upsetting for his mate.
"It's ok Sarah, everything will be fine...shhhh" He rocks me, my tears soaking his black t-shirt.
"You don't know that! I'm a bad mother! I can't even get pregnant properly!"
Jacob is now helpless to abate the flow of tears, holding me tighter against him. I hear him ask Esme for a Kleenex, before wiping my face.
"Carlisle, what's your best guess?" Jacob asks
"Judging from what you told me, from when she first showed signs and measurements from the scan, I'd say we're going closer to a wolf's gestation. And with your advanced healing abilities, this should pose no physical problems"
"And...how...how long is a wolf pregnant for?" I manage to get out between sniffs.
He hesitates.
"How long Carlisle!?" Jacob and I shout in unison.
"63 days" oh god.
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63 days. I'm only going to be pregnant for 63 days. And according to the scans and series of tests Carlisle performed, I'm nearly half way through already. 30 days and counting.
Jacob and I really trying to absorb the information. Bella had been delighted, shocked yes, but delighted nonetheless. Edward had smiled, telling me I had nothing to worry about, the baby was happy. Happy! Not even born yet and he can read its mind.
The pack didn't say much for about ten minutes, then Quil had burst out shouting "WOOO! WE'RE HAVING PUPPIES!!!" I smacked him, but laughed. Sam had hugged me saying congratulations, followed by the rest of the pack, laughing with Jake and I and cheering.
Leah had whispered a quiet 'thank you' in my ear, glad that she knew children were a real possibility for her. An immediate party ensued, all of the pack and imprints attending, lasting well into the next morning. But the revelations didn't stop.
At the end of the evening, Sam announced that he was standing down as pack leader, handing the position to the true alpha, Jacob. As Ephraim Black's heir, the position was his, the alpha blood flowing hot in his veins, but Jacob hadn't wanted it when he first turned into a werewolf. However, with a child on the way and a Wife to think of, he humbly accepted the position to howls of enthusiasm from the pack.
So, by default, according to wolf hierarchy, I just became alpha female. I told this to Jake, to have him laugh and say quietly in my ear "Who's the bitch now?". I had punched him of course, but laughed along at our joke. My mind drifting back to our reunion, when I moved back to forks.
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The next day, when we wake late in the afternoon, Jacob takes me into Port Angeles to buy baby, stuff. We came home with a car full of things that took a good hour to unload. I put everything into the spare room, which is now our nursery. Jacob fawning over me telling me I shouldn't be lifting heavy things 'in my condition'
I answer this by lifting the cot with one hand.
"Werewolf...remember?" I say, shaking my head.
"I'm just trying to help" he says, arms snaking around me from behind, to rest on the tiny bump forming in my belly. "Trying to take care of my family"
I immediately become gushy from the hormones.
"Aww you are just so adorable!" I tell him as he kisses the back of my neck and shoulders
"I know. And you love it"
"Yeah, but I love you more" oh god...that's really gushy
"Love you too" he turns me around in his arms to kiss me deeply, my arms wrapping around his neck.
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