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Bella looked up. "What would you say if I said that I wanted to change that? I want to take the next step with you. I… I want to know how you feel, but I am not worried about getting pregnant. If I do… well, I think I would be ecstatic... Even if you don't want kids, we…" She was cut off with Embry crushing his lips to hers.

"We will just see what happens, love. I'll be happy with whatever we have, as long as I have you."

They kissed again but jerked apart when they heard something hit the door. The rushed to it and opened it up, seeing Jacob walking down the hall away from them.

"Jacob!" Embry called, shaking lightly.

Jacob spun around, his fists clenched. "I… I was just wanting to talk with you about something, Embry. It can wait. Everyone is outside, waiting to go to the reception."

Que Sera, Sera's Chapter 21: Love in the Background

Jacob's life had been… different since his confrontation with Billy. Jenny had allowed him to come back to the house after his argument with his father and subsequent refusal of housing from Sam. Sam had said that Jacob couldn't stay with him because Jake had places he needed to be.

Following the unspoken order, he had gone home with his figurative tail between his legs. Jenny had greeted him at the door with tears still in her eyes. She let him in before walking up the stairs toward their bedroom. He had followed her, but she had stopped him outside of the guestroom. She had simply pointed in there before turning back around to walk into their shared bedroom. Jacob had followed her gesture to see the bed made up with his feather pillow lying on top of it. No words were needed.

The following month had been mostly silent in their house. Outside of passing on phone messages or telling each other when they could expect the other home, they didn't really talk to each other. That had changed one night though. It was Thursday, and they were sitting at their kitchen table eating a silent dinner.

"Jacob?" Jenny had softly asked.

His name being spoken had seemed to break some sort of expected silence that had covered their home. He had looked up with a little bit of shock showing in his eyes.

"My four month appointment is tomorrow at half past one. Do you want to go?"

Jacob's neck craned back in surprise. She hadn't asked him to go for her third one. In fact, they hadn't spoken of the baby since their fight. "Yes," he whispered. Jenny seemed to smile lightly as she looked down at her plate before nodding.

The doctor's appointment had held another surprise. Jenny was getting an ultrasound when the doctor looked up at them. "Well, usually we don't do this for another month. I am 95 percent positive, though. Do you want to know the sex of your baby?"

Jacob moved his head forward, eagerly, trying to see the screen a little more clearly. Then, he looked at Jenny hopefully. She smiled again, ever so softly. "Please…"

The doctor smiled and nodded, "Congratulations. In five months you will take home a baby boy." He handed Jenny a napkin to wipe the gel off of her stomach with and stood. "He seems to be perfectly healthy and growing fast."

Jacob gasped, his hands moving quickly to gently touch Jenny's still small stomach. "A boy?" he asked, his voice cracking. The doctor nodded, "I wouldn't bet my career on it, but maybe my car."

Jacob moved his gaze from his wife's stomach to her eyes. "Thank you," he whispered.

He watched as a tear ran down his wife's cheek as she nodded.

The month preceding the wedding was still strained… but better. He had moved back into his room with Jenny the night after the doctor's appointment. During the following weeks, Jacob found himself to be growing ecstatic about the idea of having a child. Jenny, well… that wasn't exactly the same. He was still convinced that he was in love with Bella, but… couldn't he be in love with Jenny, too? Maybe not to the same extent, but…still…

The Thursday before the wedding, they had their fifth month ultrasound. The doctor assured them that he was even surer their baby was a boy. After the appointment ended, Jacob drove Jenny straight to a home-improvement store where they picked out the colors for their son's nursery. He started painting that night, pushing Jenny out when she tried to help.

Jenny had woken up the morning of the wedding to see Jacob wasn't in bed. She had walked down the hall and peered into the nursery, seeing if Jacob was still at it. He wasn't. Instead, he was lying on the floor of their perfectly painted guestroom-turned-nursery. She had smiled at the sight and, for the first time since she had heard about Jacob's issues concerning Bella Swan, felt truly happy with her pregnancy.

Jacob felt incredibly nervous as he walked into the church that morning with his wife on his arm. She had separated from him to go into the room where Kim was getting ready. He had quickly gone into the room that Jared was stressing out in with Sam and Paul.

"Hey," he greeted.

Paul and Sam nodded at him in acknowledgement while Jared threw back a shot of tequila. "What if she changes her mind and leaves?!" Paul smacked him upside the head.

"You know that she won't do that, dumbass. Pull it together!"

Sam stood from his spot next to them and walked over to Jacob. "How are you and Jenny doing?"

Jacob looked at his feet. "Better, I think. We found out we are going to be having a boy. I finished painting the nursery sometime this morning."

Sam nodded in approval, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Embry and Bella?"

Jacob shuffled with discomfort at the questioning, his eyes still on his shoes. "I… I want to have a talk with Embry. I am not sure what I think about that whole situation, but… I want things to be okay eventually."

Sam grinned this time. "Good job, and congratulations on the boy."

The rest of the pack came in at that moment, laughing. Quil stood at the front of the group and looked at the tequila bottle that Jared was cradling.

"I think we all need a celebratory drink before the ceremony." Seth handed him a shoe box which he quickly opened, passing out shot glasses to everyone.

Seth took the bottle from Jared and dumped it into the trash. "Dude, don't drink tequila on your wedding day! It turns you into an even bigger dick!" He then pulled a bottle out of the box and poured a little into each glass.

"My mom's first cousin sent this to me from good ol' Iowa. Moonshine. Appropriate for a pack of werewolves, huh?" Everyone laughed but Seth waved them off again. "So, I would like to propose a toast as the youngest and most likely to be terminally single of the lot of you…. Jared, stand if you would."

Jared nodded and stood, looking apprehensive.

"Jared, this is for Kim. Here's to the girl you love the best. You've loved her naked, and you've loved her dressed. You've loved her standing, and you've loved her lying. If she had wings, you'd love her flying. And when she's dead and long forgotten… You'll dig her up and love her rotten." The guys exploded in laughter, with the exception of Jared who looked at Seth with disgust. Seth rolled his eyes. "Fine… to Kim, the only woman we would want you to ever be with. She's a gem…"

Jared nodded and tipped the drink back while the rest of the guys raised their glasses as well, draining them together. From opposite sides of the circle of men, Jacob looked at Embry. He tried to signal to him. They needed to talk. Jacob wanted to tell him about Billy. Embry deserved to know. Embry ignored his look though.

When the wedding began, Jacob was unsure if Bella had even made it. He hadn't seen her come in, and Embry hadn't mentioned her around them all. The doors at the back opened and he turned his head to see his wife walking down the aisle. She looked beautiful. Her eyes were on his, and he smiled at her. She smiled back before looking around. He watched her face. Suddenly, he saw her glare for a moment. He followed her gaze to find it directed at Bella who was looking at his wife with what seemed to be discomfort. His thoughts were cut off when the wedding march started and everyone stood to see Kim enter.

He looked toward Jared after glancing at Kim and remembered how happy he was on his wedding day. Jenny had been absolutely beautiful. The ceremony started, but Jacob wasn't really paying attention. His eyes were on Jenny. She stood at the front, one hand absentmindedly on her stomach. Was it possible that she was more beautiful today than on their wedding day? The idea of it seemed impossible, but… It just might be so. She glowed with the baby inside of her… their son. His son.

He felt as if he was being watched suddenly and turned around to see Bella glaring at him. He looked at her in surprise at the anger her expression showed and then forced herself to look away.

He wasn't sure what was going on between them. Since his talk with his father and the recent developments with Jenny, he didn't really know what was going on anymore. He still believed he was in love with Bella. But… maybe he was still in love with his wife. Was that possible if he was imprinted? And Embry… he really needed to talk to Embry.

He was now sure, positive, that he wanted to truly be in his son's life. And the idea of Jenny being around for it didn't seem anywhere near as bad as it did three months ago. If he was going to try it out with his wife, how was it fair of him to hold his pack mate… his brother...away from something that made him happy? He turned away from Bella, upset with himself. He would talk to Embry after the wedding. The first opportunity he got. Embry deserved to know.

The wedding ended, and he stayed back as instructed. He watched as Embry left Bella sitting in the pews to go stand with the rest of the pack. For a moment, his feet almost led him to her, but he stopped himself. He would talk to Embry after the wedding. Then, he would decide what was next. He forced himself to focus on the matter at hand, an endless supply of photographs that would probably only be really looked at ten times in the next ten years. Outside of when they first came in, he had never seen his wedding pictures. Other than the three hanging in his house that Jenny had picked out to put up. All of them together with no one else. Still, he forced himself to pay attention.

When the pack that was not in the wedding party was released, he saw Embry walking out the back doors. He quickly told everyone he'd drive himself and Jenny before following his brother out. The hallway was empty once he made it through the doors, but he heard voices coming from one of the room. Even though he knew it was wrong, he stopped outside to listen.

"…seems… happy. Glowing? I… I just can't help but wonder if we will ever get that chance…" Jacob leaned closer. Were they talking about Jenny?

He heard some shuffling before Embry's deep voice responded, "We'll do everything in our power to have that opportunity."

He heard Bella sigh, and sniffle. "I know. Now, just… knowing I might not be able to… it makes me want to… want to try so that I know." Bella still was unsure if they could have kids or not? And she was wanting them already?!

"Bella, we haven't even had sex yet," was Embry's somewhat shocked response. Jacob was shocked, too. Embry and Bella hadn't had sex?!

All was quiet for a few moments. Embry seemed to have talked her out of it. But then, she spoke again, shattering his thought with the determination in her voice.

"What would you say if I said that I wanted to change that? I want to take the next step with you. I… I want to know how you feel, but I am not worried about getting pregnant. If I do… well, I think I would be ecstatic... Even if you don't want kids, we…" Nothing more was spoken, but Jacob heard small noises through the door. Finally, Embry spoke.

"We will just see what happens, love. I'll be happy with whatever we have, as long as I have you."

Jacob thumped heavily onto the wall next to the door. He heard movement and hurriedly stood straight, walking quickly down the hallway. He clenched his fists and turned when he heard his name called.

"I… I just wanted to talk with you about something, Embry. It can wait. Everyone is outside, waiting to go to the reception." Damn, he hated how weak his voice sounded. Today was clearly not the day to talk to Embry. Embry looked like he was restraining himself at the very minute.

They were going to have sex together... they were going to try to have babies together. Jacob tried his best to contain his hurt, but not with much success. Embry's growled response to him got him moving. He never ran to the rabbit with so much speed in his life.

Jenny was waiting in the rabbit and didn't speak when he got in and pealed out of the parking lot. They drove in silence for a few moments before he took a small turn down a farming road. He put the car in park and turned to his wife.

"Jenny… I know I haven't been all that great to you since… well… since she moved here. I'm not going to lie. I don't know where my head is right now. I promise, though, that I'm trying to do right by you. I'm trying to forget about her. I swear it."

Jenny looked up at him and nodded shortly. Jacob reached out, taking the hands she had clasped in her lap. "I swear it," he whispered.

She nodded and truly smiled for the first time in a very long time, and Jacob felt butterflies in his stomach at the sight. He always did love making her smile.

"It's my turn, Jacob…" she said quietly, in even tones. "If I wasn't pregnant… I probably would have left you. I hope you understand how much I want this to work out for us….for our son… our family together. I do hate her… even if I know she didn't do anything wrong. You have to swear to me though… don't you leave me unless she comes to you and says she wants you. Don't you dare leave me and your son to be by yourself… to mope and whine saying you never got the chance to have a family with someone who loves you with all of themselves. I might not have imprinted on you, Jacob Black, and you might not have imprinted on me. However, that doesn't make what we have less than. I do love you with all of myself. Unconditionally. And so will our son. We worked at our relationship… worked at it enough to become comfortable and so happy with each other we wanted to bring him into the world. We were happy before Bella showed up, and I want us to work to be happy for far after she's gone." At this, Jenny turned her hands in his, and placed his larges palms on her baby bump.

"For the vast majority of the population… we choose who we love. I chose you a long time ago, and I am still choosing you today. We need you."

Jacob looked up from her stomach to her eyes and nodded with tears in his eyes. "I swear it. I will do my best to always choose you." With that final promise, Jenny leaned in and kissed her husband softly on the mouth for the first time since the news of Embry and Bella broke.

Author's note: So, this chapter kind of spiraled. It was not all exactly to plan, but I love it. What I have been wanting all of my readers to see in my Jacob is that a skewed belief and a wrong doing do not necessarily make a person unworthy of another or another chance. He's Jacob… he's trying to do the right thing, he's just having trouble. No more Jacob hating. If Jenny can try to forgive him, so can you.

In an unrelated to drama note: Thanks for all of your wonderful reviews. Please continue to send them. They make me so excited to write more.