Chapter 25

Kaleb's point of view:

I tuned out Jordan arguing with Paul and watched that glass wall. Nessie was in there. She was with Jacob. She was pregnant with my imprint while I'm in a loveless relationship with a girl I can barely stand. I never planned on that relationship to go as far as marriage. Just to get my mind off of the girl I couldn't have. But when Nessie told me that I was imprinting on her daughter, desperation hit me and I had to stop it.

At first I didn't believe it. I thought she was just crazy. But the closer it gets to March twenty-second, and the more I tried to stay away, the more I believed her. That means eventually the one big mistake we made will come up again. The mistake I loved and regretted.

It killed me when I told Megan yes on our wedding date-which was the same day as Nessie was to give birth. I never wanted to get married. Especially not to her. Kyle says I'm an idiot for being in a loveless relationship. He shouldn't be talking.

I need to see her. It was driving me insane. Every small visit made me want more. I knew she was now Jacob's. Their "connected." They can't be broken. It will kill her if Jacob's the one that isn't with her.

"Where's Jake? He promised to be out here!" Ethan paced next to me. I have no clue why he's so latched on to Jake even with our linked minds. Jake's tried to get the two new ones to phase for the past few weeks. Enough to see their mom and sister, but they were to angry and terrified to calm down. Jake's tried everything except commanding which he refused to do. They needed to learn on their own. I agreed with him. He won't be here as much to hold our hands once they…move.

"He's with Nessie." I answered.

"So!"

"She can have her babies any day now. He's going to be with her a lot more from now on. It's going to be even worse when they're born." Quil explain so I wouldn't have too.

I'm going to hate them moving but I keep reminding myself that they'll be back. It's only for a few years. Jake'll feel guilty and then move back. At least I can hope so. He can't keep Nessie away from me, right?

I sound desperate.

"You are." Brady chirped in.

"WILL ALL OF YOU SHUT UP!" Jordan shouted, releasing all his anger.

Several wondered if we should call Jake but this was a test to see if we can handle things without him. So, even with the miles between us we all bared up and dared him to start something. It was a lot easier for the Alpha to do it because he has the higher power, but all of us could do it too. Thankfully it worked. Jordan whined and laid down near a tree.

"You think they're ready for the move?" Seth asked.

I hope not.

"Nessie's not going to have a problem with it. Jake's the one that'll be back after two weeks."

"He'll back out."

Nope. He's going to take his daughter as far away from any place I'm at. He'll keep his daughter away from me as much as possible. He hates the thought of me imprinting on something of his. I guess I could understand that. I'm sure if Edward knew Jake would imprint on his daughter he would kill him.

"Yeah. Jake can count himself lucky. You should too." Sam said.

I huffed. He was right. Jacob could have let that leech kill me back in June, but he was ready to give up his own life, and everything that was in it, to save me. He could not be here right now if he died. Even when it caught up to me and I was eventually bit, Jake battled his own demons to make sure I was okay. I should be lucky. Even when he hated me he still had my back. I guess that's what brothers do.

"So, brother, what are you going to do about you fiancé? You know how Nessie's moods are. If she shows up, she'll suck her blood the minute she walks through the door." Seth joked.

"I'll shove her in the same room with Nessie and lock the door." I answered back.

"Nice."

I should go up and tell Megan that I was done. My repetition is already ruin so why not have a little fun with it.

Okay, Kaleb. Phase.

I think I'm going to stay wolf a little while longer. I'll have a good excuse.

"A stupid one."

It may be stupid but right now it's all I've got.

~~~~~ Forever Ours ~~~~~

Nessie's point of view:

I moaned and turned my head into Jake's side as the twins moved. Jacob moved then, scooting me closer to him and went back to snoring. I pressed closer to him, hoping to go back to sleep. I loved finally having my wolf with me. Even when he was so tense you would think his skin would rip. But now he was just my Jacob. The sweet, innocent side of him I loved so much.

The babies kicked again and this time I winced. Jacob's hand was wrapped around my non existent waist while I draped my arm across his chest, my fingers still in his hair from the night before. The letter from his mother was still by the bedside lamp. I have a feeling he released those tears he tried to hide from me during the night.

I settled back again to Jacob's side and thought about my weird dream. When I went into labor, instead of twins, I had ten babies. They all had red eyes and phased at the exact time. I didn't even want one more, much less eight! Jacob can forget about that.

This time, just when I was about to fall back to sleep, Jacob was the one to stir. He grunted and moved me closer again. This time it was probably out of instinct. I opened my eyes to see him staring up at the ceiling, trying to stay awake.

"I'm glad I stayed." he mumbled. I was glad too.

"I love you." I said to him.

"Nayeli." he said back. "But I think I could go back to sleep."

Me and him both. "What time is it?"

Jacob turned his head then laughed. "Twelve-thirty."

"What? How?"

Jacob gave me a knowing look. I knew what he meant. Connection. I was tired and Jacob was exhausted. It added it together and sent it back and forth between us. But that was one of the best sleeps I've ever had in a while.

I looked up at him, smiling. I projected to him how I didn't want to get out of bed and stay like this forever. I didn't want to leave this spot right here. I wanted us to enjoy this moment right now. I didn't want him to leave.

"I don't see why we have to." Jacob shrugged, scooting us down further into the bed.

I was about to answer when I got sick. I don't know how I'm gong to stay in this house until the babies are due. I buried my head in the crook of Jacob's neck, tensing up, and making him tense up even more.

"What do you mean?"

"Why not enjoy it? We'll head to the cottage to get away from the crappy smell or we can stay here. It'll just be me and you."

I liked that idea but I knew it couldn't happen. Jake has to phase. He has to be with his pack. "But we can't."

"Why not? I thought it was a pretty good idea."

"It is." I shrugged. "But you've got to phase and deal with the pack. Alice probably wants to discuss the baby shower-"

"Alice can handle it by herself and I'm thinking about taking the day off. Cutting my hours back too." Jacob shrugged.

I propped up on my elbows. I couldn't see that happening. "Why?"

"One, you're due date is a few weeks away. Two, you can go into labor any day now. Three, it'll be good practice for when we move." he said, pushing me back down.

"Move?"

"Yeah. College remember?"

I didn't think we were moving. Not after Ethan and Jordan. So I projected to him that I thought it was called off because of them two.

"We've got to find balance." was all he would say.

I left it alone. If Jacob wanted to take off then fine. I didn't feel like telling him he shouldn't. I only felt like going back to sleep.

I turned my head to look at my huge stomach. I figured I would get big but I never thought it'd be this big. I couldn't even see my toes. I hated it. I was miserable. I'm ready for March to be here already.

I felt Jacob's hand on my stomach. "They're awake?" he asked. Somebody was in a chatty mood.

Just then I felt one of the babies move. I'm shocked they have any room to move at all. I guess my night owl was asleep still. Thankfully Sage didn't wake me us as early as normal.

"You have no clue." I said, wiggling to sit up. Jacob helped me and then propped up on his elbow and watched me as I stretched out the stiffness. "What are you looking at?"

"Oh, just checking out the sexy half vampire-I mean the, um…the scenery!" Jake said he rubbed the back of his neck "nonchalantly." I laughed and scooted closer to him and got in his hold. He tensed up immediately.

"You know, if you need to phase then go. I don't want you in pain." I told him, putting my head in the crook of his neck as he rubbed my stomach. I loved the idea of having my wolf with me but I knew that wasn't the case anymore.

Jacob bit his lip, considering it. He then smiled and shook his head no. "I love this pain." he said, kissing me. I put my hand on the back of his neck and brought his face closer to me.

"And I love you" I said, pulling away. "But I think we should really see if Grandpa can do an ultrasound."

I'm glad I said that because another contraction hit and I sucked in a deep breath. It wasn't labor pains thanks to my small strike of luck. It scared Jacob though.

"Are you sure you're okay? No labor or anything like that, right?"

I couldn't help but laugh at Jacob. He was terrified I would go into labor early. It scared him even more that he could be gone and I go into labor. Or him having to deliver the twins because Grandpa was far off like my birth. De je vu.

"Trust me," I huffed, miserable, "you will know. I'll be using every name in the book to curse your name."

"Fair warning?" he asked as I wiggled out of bed. My legs were stiff and I needed to move around.

"You said it."

I looked at myself in the mirror. I was huge before but that was just an exaggeration. I was huge now. I was all belly and no body. And raising up my shirt to reveal the big, gigantic thing wasn't a big help either. I made a sound of disgust. This better be worth it.

"I hate to see how I am when I hit that nine month mark." I said, rubbing my stomach. I noticed they were low. Low meant soon.

Um…

"Gigantic." Jacob said, stretching back out.

I turned around and gaped at him while he smirked. He was right. Big gets bigger then to huge and then to gigantic. "Thanks a lot." I mumbled.

Jacob put his hands behind his head while I leaned against the bed post. It was so hot in here. I was so miserable. Why can't these weeks hurry up?

"Well, I guess what you said in the beginning was right. You fit my shirts. I guess you fitted them too well that you had to go to something else." Jake winked, appeasing my sexy, red, silk night shirt with silk, back shorts. I blushed. I hate Alice.

I punched him. "Ow!" he exclaimed when I knew it didn't hurt. He settled back down and did an exaggerated yawn saying, "Okay, woman, what's for breakfast? I'm thinking breakfast in bed is what you can give me this Valentines Day."

My eyes got big as I stared at him. Valentines Day? No wonder why the house was quiet. We might have it for hours. I wasn't complaining.

"You forgot didn't you?" Jacob said.

"No…yes." I answered.

"Well then I'm definitely demanding I get served breakfast in bed."

I looked at Jacob. "You-you expect me, being eight months pregnant with your twins, to cook breakfast and serve it to you in bed? You want me to walk all the way down those stairs with a gigantic stomach and walk right back up to serve you food."

"I'm Alpha. I can do whatever I want."

"Well then, Mr. Alpha, think again. I'll fix you breakfast but that is it. No serving it in bed. Forget about that. Nope. Not going to happen."

Jacob laughed and shook his head. "I'll take you up on it." He raised up and whispered in my ear, "Have I told you how amazing beautiful and sexy you are today?"

I blushed as he pulled me closer to him. "How about we sleep for a few more minutes and then eat?"

"How about if you want something to eat you'll get up" I stated putting on my robe just in case somebody walked in unannounced.

Jacob scrambled out of bed and got in front of me. He bounced on the balls of his feet with a childish expression. "Hurry. Hurry. Hurry." he thought.

I rolled my eyes but couldn't help but feel his mood. It was hitting me like a wave. I know he's just picking but it was all I could do not to join in on his immature fun.

I placed my hand on his cheek. "Calm down. Your moods are hitting me like a rock."

He saluted me and dragged me down the stairs but let me take my time. As we got to the bottom step Jacob turned to me. He put his finger underneath my chin to raise my head up just the slightest bit. I bit my lip as Jacob slowly brought his head to mine. He was going to kiss me!

Before his lips could touch mine, he put his hand on my bulging-and will get bigger-stomach. He just stood there so close and never kissed me. My heart beat quicker and normal and I smiled giddily.

When he still didn't kiss me I projected to him how bad I wanted him to kiss me at that very exact moment. He smiled, shook his head, and put a soft peck on my lips.

"Is that it?" I asked.

"Are you complaining?"

I scoffed and walked into the kitchen. I pulled out eggs, bread, and other ingredients to make pancakes and sat them on the counter. Jacob came and wrapped his arms around my waist, kissing my neck.

"We have all day, you know. So does it really matter on the kiss?" Jacob said as I started fixing our meal.

I ignored him and he saw that. I knew that wasn't the case. He'll stay with me for only a few hours then be gone for a few more weeks. It'll be as simple as that. And then school time will come up and he'll be busy with that too. It'll be just me and the twins. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Jacob turned me to face him. "Hey. What's wrong?" he asked.

I rolled my eyes and went back to cooking. "You're not going to spend the whole day with me." I stated as I pored pancake batter into the pan.

"Yes I am-"

"No, you're not. You'll eat breakfast with me, and then when I try to hold your hand or try to touch you, you'll tense up, kiss me good-bye, and give me one of your crappy promises that you'll be back in a few hours even when I know you'll avoid me for a few more weeks! You'll be gone so long that you might even miss your son and daughter's birth!" I shouted.

He huffed, putting his hand on my cheek when I slapped it away. "Don't touch me." I ordered.

Jake backed away and started cracking eggs in a bowl, finally helping me. We were like that for a while. Cook, walk around, never touching. It was all until Jacob threw whatever he had in his hands and looked at me. I didn't bother looking back up at him. All I did was look at our food. Grits, eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, and so much more. It was like we had a feast or something.

"You know this is what I do, Ness. This is what I was born to do. It's in my blood. I can't stop that. I can't stop that I'm a leader. I have responsibilities out there just as much as I do when I'm here."

"So that is all I am to you? A responsibility?"

"No! You-you're not letting me explain!"

I pulled out a stool and sat down, leaning my back against the stand. "Then explain." I stated. "The floor is yours."

Jacob looked at me in an innocent way and I held my breath. I am going to spend the day with you. I'm sorry that I avoided you but…this is in my blood, Renesmee. I can't put an off switch on it. I will be there for your delivery. I wouldn't miss it. I just…there are also others that need my attention too. I was born to do this."

I swallowed back tears while Jacob put his hand on my cheek. I didn't push it away this time. "I know with our move that it's going to be harder on me but I promise I will find balance." he whispered close to my lips.

"It's just hard to want you but also know that you're somebody else's." I mumbled.

"That's where you're wrong. I'm always yours." Jacob said, making me look at him.

I smiled and nodded. It didn't matter if I didn't have him for the rest of the day. I have him now. He was mine at this very second. He would always be mine and that was all that mattered to me. That and my twins. Most definitely that.

Jacob brought his lips to mine and kissed me. Neither of us had any intentions of pulling away until my stomach growled and I smelled the food. My mouth watered. That smells amazing.

Jake pulled away when he sensed my distraction. He caught me starring at the food and laughed. "Food always comes before me." he sighed while I scooted off the stool seat and went to fix my plate. Jacob sat me back up and said that he would do it for me. Look who's being served now.

When I saw the food before me, I bit the inside of my cheek. Something was missing. I got up and walked to the cabinets and grabbed syrup, ketchup, barbeque sauce, peanut butter, pickles, and olives. Jacob scrunched up his face as he saw the stuff that overflowed in my arms as I waddled back to my seat.

Jacob again made a face as I started eating with all my new ingredients pilled high with the food. It was weird this stuff was making him sick since he would eat almost anything. Maybe it's our connection.

"Don't knock it till you try it." I shrugged with a mouthful of food in my mouth. He wanted to puke because of my choice of conglomerated food. I ignored it.

"I think I'm good." he said under his breath. I rolled my eyes and continued to eat.

After we finished and put away everything we settled on the couch. I enjoyed having this big house to ourselves. I enjoyed having Jacob. We can talk, laugh, kiss, anything we wanted to do. Jacob talked to my stomach and tried to get both twins awake just to aggravate me.

I laid on the couch, watching really nothing on TV, absentmindedly running my hands through Jacob's hair as he laid his head on my huge stomach to hear our twins movements. He joked that me doing this would put him right back to sleep. He won't be for long. This next question I was going to ask him would put relaxing right out the window.

"How's Ethan and Jordan?" I blurted.

Jake tensed and growled in my stomach. The vibration made one baby kick hard and the other curl up in a knot so tight it felt like it was coming out of my spine. I glared at Jake and hissed at him for doing this. He got what he wanted. Both twins were wide awake.

"I was really hoping not talk about them. I was doing pretty good at it too." he said, raising up to look at me.

I rubbed my stomach and back, projecting to them that it was their daddy's fault for waking them up. I hoped that it would be enough to calm them down.

"I really want to know." I pressed.

"I can't do anything about it, Renesmee! They won't take my advice to phase back so they can see their mom and sister! I have to decide whether I let Ethan phase or not!"

I put a hand on Jacob' shoulder and let him speak. "How do I make sure Jordan doesn't hurt Ethan or anybody else? What do I do about Ethan? He's too young! What if he gets killed? But I don't want to force them into something that they don't want to do. How do I decide that, Ness?"

My Jacob really wanted to know but I wasn't the one who could give him the answer. I didn't know. I wish I did just for his sake.

"I can't do everything for them. You're my main concern right now. Then we'll be moving here shortly and they won't have me helping as much…"

"Sounds like you want to quit phasing." I mumbled. He couldn't quit phasing. This wasn't possible if we were going to be together. He can't age when I'm the one staying immortal. This wasn't a till death do us part type of deal.

"No. I'm not saying that-"

I got aggravated quick when I knew I shouldn't be. I was just too miserable right now to focus on anything else but getting up.

"Then what are you saying? Do you want to stay here? Do you want to move? Do you want to go to college, focus on the pack and everything else that far away?" I asked, getting up and walking around. I took off my robe, getting agitated at every little thing, and threw it on the couch. I walked over to the glass wall that over looked the river and laid my head against it.

"That is only a quarter of what I want." I heard Jacob say.

I snorted. "Then what do you want? What's the rest?" I looked at my stomach and cradled it as if I was finally holding my beautiful son and daughter. I couldn't help but smile. I knew that I wanted. This. This is what I want.

"You."

I turned around to see Jacob smiling at me as he took two long strides to cross over to me. My quick heartbeat sped up too. I think I heard his do the same thing. He was so beautiful. He was perfect. He was mine. Jacob loved me in every possible way. I loved him. There was nobody else I could possibly love more than him, and our twins. They were the center of my universe. I loved them more than I loved my life.

Jacob pressed his lips to mine and kissed my softly at first but then pushed harder as if he forgot I was pregnant. How could that be possible when he had a bulging stomach stopping him from getting even closer. He even pushed me against the wall and held me too tight. It worried me.

Jacob moved from kissing my lips to kissing my neck. I was okay with it until I felt how tense he was and how hard he was kissing me. He was kissing me angrily to the point where it was painful.

A Braxton Hick came and I shifted, really needing to sit down. "Jake." I said, trying to get my attention. Jake ignored me but only put his lips back on mine. You'd think he would feel my discomfort but he was trying to ignore it. And him wanting me made me want him.

I heard a throat clear and at first thought it was my family when I smelt wolf. I opened my eyes to find Quil and Kaleb. Both looked like they wanted to bolt. Both looked uncomfortable as they watched our make out session but at least Quil took it with stride. He made silent gagging motions while Kaleb just looked away.

I projected to Jake that we had company and he huffed. He laid his head against mine and closed his eyes, shaking his head.

"I'll get them gone." he thought.

I laughed and got out of Jacob's hold and smiled at Kabe and Quil. Jacob wrapped his arm around my long gone waist and pulled me closer to him. I tried not to side step and giggle as he poked me in the side in a playful way.

"Did we um…interrupt something?" Quil asked, trying to not feel weird by Alice's choice of attire for my sleepwear. It's not that he was interested, but being polite and in a gentlemen way, he looked away. All Kaleb did was stare. I wish I had my robe with me right about now. I was stupid to take it off.

I blushed while Jacob shrugged. "Nope. It's not like I didn't take the day off to relax and spend time with my girlfriend who's eight months pregnant." Jacob shrugged, automatically putting a hand on my stomach without even noticing it.

"Yeah, sorry about that but I kind of found something." Quil said, motioning to his laptop he had in his hands.

Jacob dropped his arms from my embrace and looked at Quil, "Why do I have a gut feeling it's going to leave me in a bad mood for the rest of the day?" he asked.

"Oh trust me. It will."

Jacob moaned and I took my queue to leave, "I think I'm going to get dressed." I put my hand on his cheek. Maybe if I got dressed that wouldn't make things uncomfortable for the boys, it'll make things easier. All Jake did was squeeze my hand and watched me as I waddled up the grand stairway.

I huffed when I finally reached my room. Stairs and pregnancies do not mix I've come to learn. Thank God this was my first and last one or there was no way we could move and live in our new, big, beautiful house.

I moved to my closet and picked out a simple white sundress that tied behind my neck-designer maternity brand I might add. I really wasn't in the mood for this stuff. The only thing that was getting me through this was only a few more weeks and I won't have to where these things anymore.

I put the sundress on, leaving my hair down, and looked myself over in the mirror. Surprisingly, the dress looked better on me than what I expected. I was always thought I was ugly. Now I'm just fat. The dress showed off curves I thought were long gone. It-along with my bronze ringlets-made my alabaster skin with a faint blush pop. I looked pretty. I actually looked immortal.

"In a few more weeks, my loves, you'll be in this crazy mess too." I said to my stomach when all of a sudden I became intrigued to the conversation happening downstairs.

"You know to be more careful! We can't be in the spotlight! Not when we also have the Italian bloodsuckers breathing down the Cullens neck. They're our alliances too!" I heard Jake shout

"It was an accident. I didn't expect anyone to be there. We just smelt an unfamiliar scent. Isn't that what you expect us to do?"

"Now the "deadly wolves" are blamed for a death that we didn't do. Do you know what that means for us-and for the Cullens! I mean have you even thought about the stress you're going to put Nessie through?!"

"Calm down, Jake." Quil said. "It was a-"

"Do not say it was an accident again. Now we're going to have reporters and hunters everywhere in the woods. And all the spots that we patrol I might add." Jake snapped, cutting Quil off. Jacob doesn't really get angry when it comes to the pack making mistakes. It's different when they make stupid mistakes. Or it could that Jake is stressed to the max and he just needs to blow off some steam.

I figured somebody got caught by a human. I decided just to go down there and see what the big mess was myself. I've also got to calm down Jake because right now (thanks to our lovely connection) him upset was making me upset. Crazy hormones (and creepy connection) remember?

I waddled down the stairs tensely. I knew the battle I was going into. I saw Jacob and Quil sitting on the couch, starring at the computer screen while Kaleb was looking a me. Grace jumped excitedly so I couldn't help but smile at him. Why can't she go to sleep?

"What's going on?" I asked as I eased into a chair. Jake glared at me and then I realized it was Kaleb who helped me sit down and now perched on the arm of it.

"It's nothing." Jake avoided my gaze. I already knew he was lying and he knew it too. But it still stung when he did it anyway.

"There's a strange scent that's been around and I thought I might check it our-"

"Enough, Kaleb." Jake warned.

"She needs to know-"

"I said that was enough." he stated again. With that Kaleb shut up.

"I can find out easily so I don't know why you're hiding it from me. What? Think I'll break?" I growled to Jacob who looked away. I felt Kaleb's hand go into mine and squeeze it tight.

Kaleb found a mystery scent and decided to check it out. He found a mangled corpse which made me want to puke. A group of hunters and search groups walked in just as Kaleb was sniffing it out. Somebody captured a picture of it and it was now plastered all over social media.

That was not good. The wolves already were to lay low, and with Jake imprinting on me, they've also formed an alliance with some of the vampires. The wolves were connected to the vampire world through Jake and me. Jake was a Cullen as much as I was apart of the pack. To keeps everybody's butt safe we all needed to stay out of the spotlight.

"Is that the only one?" I asked Quil about the mangled body.

"No but that is the one that was killed near La Push and Forks." he answered.

I asked to read what was on the computer but Jacob said no, slamming it shut. I threw a hurt look his way and reached for my locket only to find it wasn't there. Jacob reached for his neck and realized he was feeling it though me.

"Where'd they find the girl?" Jake asked, ignoring me.

This time Kaleb spoke, backing away from me. "The reservation."

Now I see why. Jake's going to freak in about three…two…one…

Boom!

Jake jumped up, "WHAT!" he hollered, making me jump. He breathed heavy, shaking hard. He ran his hands through his hair and tried to calm down, knowing he was making me upset and I was making him sick to his stomach.

"There's reporters swamped everywhere and hunters are already out looking for us."

The woods? Where was my family? Why can't I have a nice, relaxing day with Jacob? Why can't we enjoy our empty house and spend time alone?

I got up and wrapped my arms around Jacob's waist, burying my head in his chest. I projected to him that it will all blow over eventually as my hands ran through his hair. I felt him calm down eventually even though our queasiness didn't pass no thanks to me.

Jacob went to grab his phone and call Daddy while me, Kabe, and Quil sat down to watch to see what the news said. Sam was busy trying to get the pack in control with the hunters in the woods. Jacob was obviously going to leave and with this I would let him.

Eventually Quil shifted uncomfortably as I heard my Jake arguing with Daddy. "You know, Claire's really excited. That's all she talks about."

I laughed. "Trust me. I'm ready too."

Kaleb tensed up and shook his head. He was about to say something when the news came on. Thankfully Jacob came back into the room, and shockingly, with a shirt on.

"Breaking news has entered. Reports have just come in that rescue groups have found the body of twenty-three year old Jeanelle Williams. These images are graphic to some audiences."

It went through the graphic, bloody images of the body, Kaleb's deer in the head light look. They interviewed some animal expert that said these type of wolves were not known to exist. Larger than normal they said. Some said the wolves should be left alone while the others said that they must die. The "killer" wolves were even blamed for others who have died. They all sounded familiar to me.

Jacob let out a long string of words that made me thankful the twins weren't here to here it. I knew exactly what it was though.

Children of the Moon.

"Oh my God." I said but mostly to myself.

"What?" both Quil and Kaleb asked but I never answered.

"Nessie? What's wrong? Is it the babies-" Jacob knelt down in front of me, putting one hand on my cheek while the other on my belly. The twins kicked under their father's hand.

"No. They're fine." I said.

"Then what's wrong?"

I saw the worry in my Jacob's dark eyes and projected to him what I realized. He sat back on his heels and took in a deep breath. Now he knew too.

"It makes sense." he muttered.

"What makes sense?" Kaleb asked but we both never answered.

"A vampire isn't that messy. A seasoned one wouldn't make it noticeable to the humans. And a newborn would have more people dead than just mangled corpses."

"Will somebody please tell us what makes sense!" Quil stated.

"It is a wolf after all." Jake said, his eyes never leaving mine.

"Who?"

"Children of the Moon." I finally spoke up.

Kaleb spoke this time, " What's that?"

Jacob opened his mouth to speak but I interrupted this time. Payback time. "They're true the true werewolves They do the whole change at the full moon thing. But what I don't get is why are they here?" I answered. I projected to all of them of the one that killed Allistar in London. They shouldn't be here.

"I need to see Carlisle." Jacob said, wondering the same thing I was. My wolves were pros when it came to fighting vampires. These were different.

"We'll see if we can find anything and send Carlisle your way." Quil said, getting up. "Later, Ness." he said to me then ran out the door.

I scooted to the edge of the couch and got up, much thanks to Jake. He wrapped his arms around my waist and brought me closer to him as Kaleb lingered by the door. Jacob turned my head to meet his and gently planted a kiss on my lips. I gripped him tight, already knowing he was going to say.

"I'll be back in a few hours." he whispered in my ear. All I did was nod and try to get over my disappointment.

"But she can't stay here by herself. She…uh…might…"

"Go into labor?" I suggested, laughing at Kaleb's interruption. He probably didn't even think on what to say before he said it.

"Yeah. That."

Jacob considered it for a minute. "You're right. Kabe, tell the guys I'll be out there as soon as possible." Jacob said, smiling at me. I got closer to him and felt him tense up and try to back away without letting me notice it.

"No." I showed him. "You really need to be out there."

"But who's going to stay with you? I promised you I would take the day off."

I gripped Jacob's shirt that he rarely ever used and brought his lips to mine. I pulled away with a smile cracking on both of our lips.

"I think I'll forgive you on this one." I flirted, batting my eyelashes and kissing him again. Just this time it was a lot longer.

Jacob grabbed my arms and pushed me back reluctantly. I was driving him nuts. "You're making this hard not to go." he breathed.

"I never promised that I would make it easy." I winked.

"Kaleb," he said, never taking his eyes off of me, "stay with Renesmee until one of the Cullens comes back."

My mouth gaped open while Kaleb stammered a shocked okay. Did that kiss mess his brain? What just happen?

"I love you. I'll be back before you miss me." Jake said but I just gripped him tighter. He sighed and knelt down to my stomach, saying something in Quileute first and then saying, "I love you too, my cage fighters."

I laughed as the twins kicked under Jacob's hands. He kissed my stomach twice and got up, squeezed my hand, and walked out the door. He hated the idea of leaving me as much as I wanted him to stay. There was no idea how long he was going to be with the tribe and his pack. We had no clue when he would be back.

As Jacob shut the front door, I was finally alone with Kaleb. I had no clue what to say so I only put my hand on my stomach to calm my hyper twins. Kaleb glanced down at my stomach again but this time grinned. What is it with weird things happening today?

"So…wacha wanna do, hotshot. Movies, talk, eat, sleep?"

All three sounded good. "Doesn't matter." I shrugged.

"First I'm going to see what's smelling so good." He walked to the kitchen while I sat down on the couch and propped my feet up. Kaleb came with a plate full of food and sat down next to me.

"How's Megan?" I mumbled. I was really, really, really uncomfortable. Stupid kiss that didn't mean anything.

"How's Grace and Sage?" was what he asked instead.

I turned to look at Kaleb shocked. He just asked how my son and daughter were doing. He's never did that. Me being pregnant with Jacob's twins meant I was going to be with him. Not Kaleb. Maybe he was just being nice.

"I know. Shocker. But it's killing me. I…I know I shouldn't be with you but I can't stay away. All I keep thinking about is you and Grace are okay."

I swore if I could have a heart attack I would. This just might actually send me into labor. Kaleb's caring about Grace. Or he was just lying to me.

"They-they're doing good. Grandpa says that it's getting close to worry time." I answered, too stunned to say anything else.

"That they might come early or something?"

"Essentially."

I basically saw Kaleb's hand reach up and put it on my stomach. Grace had already woken up and was excited he was here. It made me excited to have him here.

"So you're okay?"

I saw the concern all over his face and took his hand. "I'm fine just fat. Other than that I'll be okay." I laughed.

Kaleb gave me a look that I knew there was something else that he wanted to tell me. "You're got more to say, huh?" I said.

"I'm imprinting on your daughter, I know that. I know none of us want it to happen. I think I've figured out a way to stop it."

I laughed and rolled my eyes. "That can't happen. It never has. Nice try."

"No. I'm serious. Maybe if I stayed away-"

"You can't do that. You can't do it now so what makes you think it's going to get any easier."

He sighed. "I know you and Jacob want time alone with the twins after they're born and I'm going to be in the way…"

Stupidly the tears started to well up in my eyes when I had no clue on why. He was going to avoid me like Jake and everybody else does. Even when he was thinking about me and Jake. He was thinking about my twins and the crazy world they would already be in. He didn't want to add on the stress of the unknown of our twins.

"Don't cry, Ness. I thought you'd be happy. Grace is going to be a normal little girl. It won't be hard on us. We can stop it. Isn't that what you and Jake wanted?"

I didn't answer because of the tears. I was so sick and tired of these moods. I cry on every little thing. The normal me would be ecstatic that the guy I cheated with on my boyfriend would be away from my daughter. Now I'm just some big, blubbering whale. I didn't know what to choose because I was in that same relationship as my daughter would someday be in. I'm in a imprinted relationship. I would know. I would understand.

"You won't be able to stay away." I whispered.

"I know. But it'll never hurt to try."

I nodded. I can't control it. I've tried controlling fate before and it bit me in the butt. This wasn't my life anymore. It was Kaleb's. It was Grace's. She'll be able to grow up normal with her brother. We won't have to worry about them one day falling in love. Jake and I can enjoy them as babies.

"Come here." Kaleb wrapped me up in a hug and I squeezed back. Hugging was okay, right?

"Why does everything have to be so damn hard?" I asked as the freaking tears came down.

"Because then life wouldn't be worth it. I'm sorry for this.

"No problem. Oh. Just to let you know. My Jacob still is the better kisser."

"Of course he would be."

I laughed. Everything will be okay. Jacob, my family; and my wolves will take care of the Children of the Moon. We'll be okay. Sage and Grace will most definitely be okay. I'll give my life to make sure of that.

~~~~~ Forever Ours ~~~~~

Eventually Kaleb had to leave once Momma and Grandma walked in hours after. I had just gotten off the phone with aunt Rosalie to see how the house was coming along. She wouldn't give me the details.

Nobody would tell me anything only except for the fact that the scent was long gone. Now Jacob was trying to keep the media and hunters away long enough for the pack to get out of lime's light. We knew they were useless to the wolves but their existence can't be know. It makes it even worse to know that their also connected to us too.

I did a little research but didn't get far when I started to get sick. Grandpa made me get an ultrasound to see if things were the same since I was so close. I told him that it was just the smell getting to me but he still insisted on tests. At least I got to see my angels. They were so beautiful-and so ready to come out. It scared me that they might come early. What if they come and Jacob's not here? But they were still so beautiful. I couldn't wait to see them. They could take their time doing it though.

Since crying when I saw Sage and Grace, my moods were out of control. I was happy, angry, tired, upset, nauseated, hungry, all of the above. I hope Jacob's ignoring our connection or people would think he was bipolar. Because this right here was not fun.

Now I sat on our bed, missing my Jacob as my hands splayed on my gigantic stomach. I was crying. Again. I hated crying. I hated my moods not staying the same for only a few minutes. I hated not knowing what happen. I…

I just really hate being pregnant.

The tears fell from my cheek and onto my big stomach as I heard somebody's footsteps enter the room. My heart sped faster and I instantly knew who it was. Jacob.

Crap.

"Hey." he said, sitting on the bed in front of me. He put his hand on my wet cheek. "What's wrong?"

I was making him upset though our connection and he hated to see me cry. So I just shook my head no, not looking away from my stomach. I projected to him how nothing was wrong.

Jacob put his hand on my stomach, rubbing his thumbs across it. The babies moved, making Jacob smile.

"Wanna hear a funny story?" Jake asked. I didn't answer so he continued. "While I was at the reservation I tried to get all the reporters and hunters to hold off on hitting the woods so the pack won't get caught. I was trying to talk when I started to feel sick for some reason-again. Just as I was about to ask them not to hunt just yet, I puked. On one of the animal experts who was an ass I might as well add."

I knew it was because of me while he puked. So for his sake, I smiled.

"Oh, it doesn't end there. While we were having a meeting, Quil said something about how the rest needed to step up, so I could spend more time with you, when I got angry. For some reason I just snapped at anybody who even looked at me. I think it was something about how nobody let me in on anything."

I blinked, knowing this one was also me. I was angry that nobody would tell me anything on any updates.

"But then just like that-" he snapped his fingers, "-my mood changed and I was almost falling drop dead asleep."

Again. Guilty.

"But the last two are hilarious. After going through that one I got real hungry, you know? Like…I haven't eaten in decades. Well after that dad said something I thought was hilarious and I just…busted out laughing and couldn't stop. I couldn't even sit up straight. Imagine the type of crap I got for interrupting the head Elder."

This time I let out a wet laugh. "There's that smile I love." Jacob said, moving my face up to meet his, "Now for some reason I'm upset. I think I have a feeling on who's making me feel this way but…I can't put my finger on it.

I projected to him that I was not going to tell him so he scooted closer to me. I still had a few more minutes to cry over it before I slapped Jacob for missing my ultrasound.

"I hope you know, Renesmee Cullen, you have made my day very exhausting." Jake said, bringing my face up to meet his, "So I believe you owe me an explanation on why you're upset."

I took a deep breath. I was doing okay until after I saw Sage and Grace. So I projected to Jacob us standing over their coffins. Them old and gray while we were young and beautiful. Immortal standing over mortal. What if Sage and Grace weren't like us in that aspect? What if I have to put them six foot under? A child should not have to go before the parent. It's just not made like that. What if they phase and get bit. What if they're easy to kill? What if…

Jacob's hand tightened around my cheek. That was his fear too. That Sage and Grace go before we do. What if they were immortal and they fall in love with somebody that's not.

"I wish I had your answer." Jacob said.

"They can't go before us. We have to make sure that they're immortal." I said as the tears came down faster.

Jacob sat up straighter. "You would be that selfish? What if they were one-hundred percent human? Would you put them through that much pain just to keep them."

It stung that Jacob called me selfish and that I would want to put my babies through the agony of becoming a vampire. But that was the only way unless they phase. It was a selfish thought but what else could I do?

"You would do it." I muttered to him.

"My children will not be bloodsucking demons. I will not allow that." he growled.

I got angry. So now us "bloodsucking demons" are the bad guys when something more their kind just murdered people carelessly?

"So what if they phase, Jacob? What would you do then? Hmmm?" I pressed.

"That won't happen-"

"You can't control everything!"

"Yeah? Watch me!"

I brought up something else, "What if they stop phasing because they fall in love with a human just like every other freaking wolf has done? Would you "allow" them to do it? Would you let them grow old and die! Or are you going to be the bad guy and forbid it? Either way they're going to get hurt."

"I will not let them phase." my Jacob growled slowly.

"So what happens then, Jacob! Do you stop phasing?! Do you grow old and die so you can be with them and leave me! Is that what you want to do? Die!" I basically shouted in his face.

"IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO DO!" he shouted back, breathing heavy.

I gasped. The babies moved angrily and in ways to cause me pain as if they were telling us stop fighting. So I lowered my voice, "So what do we do? Are we going to be selfish or let them choose?"

I got Jacob there. He sucked in a deep breath and looked down at my stomach. Do we love them because they're immortal and shut ourselves away from them when they're not? It seems Momma and Daddy would understand that more than anybody else. Do we make sure to go before them or wait it out?

"I…" he stopped and rubbed the bridge, "Love them."

I reached out and grabbed his hand. I eventually crawled in his lap and started playing with the hairs on the back of his neck. He relaxed automatically.

"Take it day by day. Forever isn't granted…even if you're immortal." I smiled, remembering that motto that I took a serious note to a little over a year ago.

The babies moved again, agreeing with me this time. Yes, day by day was exactly what we'll do.