Chapter 25
Serena's point of view
Only five days until the newborns come and everyone is going crazy. I'm being watched every second and it's getting on my last never, but I know they're just trying to protect me. Jake's been at my side every moment of the day except when I'm in the bathroom. I don't mind it but he's driving me crazy. He's watching every move I and everyone around me makes. Like yesterday Emily accidentally dropped a glass and Jake freaked out. He jumped up and got in front of me in a defensive position. It's nice to know he cares so much about me but he needs to tune it down.
"Jake we need to talk," I say sitting on my bed.
"What about angel?" he asks kissing my head.
"You need to relax," I say.
"Serena I'm sorry I've been a little paranoid but I..." he says but I cut him off.
"A little?" I ask.
"Okay a lot but I have a reason, an army of vampires are coming after you!" he defends.
"That's true but they're not here yet and the pack is all on alert," I say.
"Serena I just don't want to risk anything," he says and I nod.
"I almost lost you to a leech and don't want that to happen again," he says.
"Daniel didn't mean to, he wasn't in control," I say.
"I don't care he almost killed you!" he yells.
"Jake I understand your worry but please just relax, for me," I say.
"I'll try," he says.
"Good," I say and kiss him lightly.
Later that night I lay in my bed sketching while Jake's on patrol. The moon's out and full, a beautiful sight. While sketching I start to think more about the leeches coming. I could possibly die, the pack could possibly die, everyone I love could possibly die. Death, it's a scary thing. I came close to dying twice and don't want to do it again. But because of Miss leech loving Bella Swan I am! Gosh I hate that girl!
"Aunty," a voice says snapping me out of my thoughts. I smile at Claire in the doorway.
"Hey Claire Bear," I say with a smile. She enters my room and jumps on the bed. She crawls into my lap and I kiss her head. She's staying at Emily's for the week so Quil knows she's safe during the newborn battle.
"Whatcha doing?" she asks.
"Drawing," I say.
"What?" she asks.
"The full moon," I say. She watches me draw the finishing touches on the moon and then asks a question.
"Why's everyone worried?" she asks and I sigh.
"Um something important is coming up," I say.
"What?" she asks.
"The pack and I are going on a big camping trip," I say.
"Can I come?" she asks.
"No, it's going to take two days and it's very dangerous," I say.
"Is Quilly going?" she asks.
"Yes but he will be back as soon as possible," I says and she nods.
"Claire Bear time for bed," Emily says coming into my room.
"Okay, night aunty," Claire says kissing my cheek.
"Good night Serena," Emily says.
"Night," I say. I put my sketching pad away and turn off my light. I get under my covers and close my eyes.
Sometime later warm arms wrap around me and pull me close to a warm body.
"Jake," I sigh with a smile.
"Good to sleep baby," he says and I nod falling back into a deep sleep.
Next Day
This morning I realized that if I die I only have four days to be with my mother. It's a scary thought because I love her so much and she's always been there for me. So today we're having a mother daughter day. We're heading to Port Angeles to do some shopping. Jake will be watching us though to make sure we're safe.
"Are you excited for the camping trip?" mom asks. Sam told mom some of the pack were going on a camping trip and I was going with them to cover up for the newborn battle day.
"Um ya," I say. I just hope I don't die! It's not that I don't feel confident in the pack protecting me I'm just worried.
"Do you have everything you need?" she asks and I nod.
"Oh look at this," mom says grabbing a bracelet. She shows me it and my heart tugs, it says 'the love between a mother and daughter is...forever'.
"Let's get two," mom says and I nod following her to the check out desk.
We continue to shop and then head to our favorite diner for lunch. After that we head to the pier and get ice cream. We also stopped at a small park mom used to take me to when I was little. It was a nice trip down memory lane and made me realize what a great life I've lived. Even if my father left my family when I was young, my soul mate did hate me, and my boyfriend turned into a vampire I've still had a great fifteen years.
Next Day
The next day I search through mom's room to find something.
"What are you doing?" a voice asks and I turn around.
"Nothing," I say innocently to mom.
"Sure," she says.
"Where did you put all the photo albums?" I ask.
"In here," she says pulling a box from under her bed. She places the box on the bed and I sit next to her as she pulls one out.
"Oh look at this," she says pointing to a picture of Sam and I. It was taken at the beach when I was five and he ten. I'm on his back laughing and he's smiling over his shoulder at me. I wish I could go back in time to when all I had to worry about was what fun thing I was going to do that day.
"I miss those times," I say.
"I do too," mom says hugging my shoulders.
"I wish I could stay in that time," I say.
"Don't live in the past sweetheart," mom says.
"But it was simpler then," I say.
"That may be so but think about what you have now, if you could go back in time you'd be leaving those things," she says.
"Like Jake," I say. Jake and I weren't close as kids. We'd see each other in town and at school but he never talked to me.
"Yes like Jake," she says.
"Why do you always have to be right?" I ask and she chuckles.
"Because I'm your mother, and mother's always right," she says and I smile.
"I love you mom," I say.
"I love you too sweetie," she says kissing my head. We continue to look through the photo albums and tears pool in my eyes as we do. Looking through the memories I've made makes me think of the future memories I'll have. Ones of me and Jake, our kids, our grandkids, but if I die that can never happen. I go to bed that night with Jake praying that everything will go according to plan and nothing bad will happen with the newborns.