Leah's POV
Today is Bella birthday and Jason 1st birthday party and Josh and Emily and my mom planned it all so Bella wouldn't stress out about it. She demanded it be all about Jason but Josh took her to lunch and the movies and shopping yesterday now that she can move around more. The last month has been fun to watch. She hates to be stuck at home so Josh managed to keep her home for all of a week. After that she demanded she be let out or she would kill him. I think he believed her so they compromised on going to the beach while he played with Jason and she sat with Brooke most days and she spent a lot of time with us watching movies and eating junk food like we used to before Josh and Emily except now with Emily. She's cool though.
Jake and I are telling everyone we're married today. After my miscarriage I realized I want more out of life then what I could get on my own. We got married 3 days after he brought me home and I moved in with him soon after. Obviously everyone knows that. We're planning on selling both of our houses and buying a bigger one.
We're going to start trying to have a baby in another month or so. I still have my doubts about my mothering skills but when I watch Jake with Jason and Brooke I know we'll be fine. Bella is a natural mother, Josh on the other hand has no idea what is he doing. I find it amusing since he's almost twice her age and went through at least some of this with Sam. But Bella makes him better at it, she's so calm about everything now that's she's not pregnant. I trust in Jake to be the calm one when I'm flipping out because the baby won't stop screaming. I'm kind of hoping my baby just doesn't ever scream but I find that doubtful.
Brooke is a good baby, she cries when she's hungry and tired. Jason is a freaking terror. He's either running around like a maniac or clinging to Bella. Jake offered to babysit him the other day and he walked out of the room for a minute and Jason pulled every book off a book shelf and then grabbed a pen and drew all over the white couch. It is totally a good thing he's so cute.
Bella and Josh adore them both though and the more I watch the 4 of them together the more I want that. Not exactly that but the general idea I guess.
"You ready to go Leah?" Jake asks and I tell him yeah let me just grab my bag and Jason's present. We got him a little dump truck you can ride on. I'm pretty sure he already has something like it but the kid has everything so it was cute and I bought it.
We get there and even from outside the house you can tell it is chaos in there. We walk in and Jason runs up to Jake yelling up!up! Jake laughs and picks him and tells him Happy Birthday like he has any idea what that means.
I tell him Happy Birthday and kiss his cheek then he squirms out of Jake's arms and takes off running.
Everyone is so happy, for the first time in a long time there is no drama. No long lost parent showing up or impending surgeries or most of all hormonal Bella. She's almost back to normal with her emotions and I happen to like her much better like this. I don't do emotions well and normal Bella is far less needy and whiny than pregnant Bella. I need to find her, I want to tell her about Jake and me getting married before we announce it to everyone else.
I look around the room but I don't see her. Josh is in the kitchen giving Jason cookies though.
"Josh, where is Bella? I need to tell her something." I ask him.
"She's in our room feeding Brooke, you can go in there with her, she won't mind. She just doesn't like to do it with a lot of people."
I smile and tell him thanks.
I walk upstairs to their room and walk in.
"Hey Leah, she's sleeping. I'm going to put her down soon and come back I just wanted the quiet for a few more minutes. Is Josh OK with Jason?" She asks. Sitting on the bed holding her month old baby she looks so perfect. Like this is what she was meant for.
"Yep, he's feeding him cookies." I tell her.
"Great, all the kid needs before cake is more sugar. Josh is such a pushover with him." She laughs.
"Like he is with you?" I ask her and she laughs and says yeah I guess so. "I'm sorry about all those things I said to you that day at lunch. I'm glad you're happy. I really am. He's perfect for you."
"Are you happy Leah? With Jake." She asks.
"I hope so; I'm married to him so I'm kind of stuck."
"Huh?" She asks completely confusion on her face.
"We did it at the courthouse, 3 days after I came home from the hospital. What happened… it made me realize I want to be with him no matter what."
"Holy crap Leah!" She screams then says oh shit and whispers I mean holy crap Leah. "Come sit."
I sit with her and she lays Brooke down and hugs me.
"This is so awesome!" She squeals.
"You're more excited than I am." I laugh. "We're telling everyone today, I wanted you to be the first to know. Not even my mom knows so she might actually kill me. I love you Bella, I know growing up it was always you and Sam and me and Jake but I love you, you're practically my sister. One day you'll probably actually be my sister."
"And then Jake will be my brother in law and Sam is my step son so we'll really all be family." She jokes and I laugh. Brooke jumps but doesn't wake up. "Let's take her to her room." She whispers.
"Did Josh do her room too?" I ask her. It's amazing. It's pink but not overly girly.
"Yep. He's awesome isn't he?" She's so happy, it's kind of gross.
"This room is really amazing." She puts Brooke down and we go back to her room, I guess she's still not ready for ready to be with people.
"So you're happy? Are you going to have kids? Because like Sam says we need someone for our kids to be weird with."
"Haha, I'm thinking maybe one kid so they'll all have to fight over them I guess. Maybe 2 but farther apart than Jason and Brook and than Emily is talking about. She's still pregnant talking about the next one."
We sit in her room and talk about things we don't normally talk about like babies and marriage and sex.
"You should learn to cook Leah. It's kind of fun." She tells me and I roll my eyes.
"Like a good little housewife? No. Jake can learn to cook."
After a while longer she decides we should go back down to the party even though she doesn't really seem like she wants to.
"What are you avoiding?" I ask her and she looks kind of surprised.
"Nothing it's stupid." She says.
"Seriously? I know I'm not Sam but you can tell me anything. Actually you can probably tell me things you shouldn't tell Sam since you're screwing his dad." She glares and says he's heard it all. I'm hoping it was before he knew who Josh was for the sake of Sam.
"Fine, it just drives me nuts when the whole family is together and everyone groups off Josh ends up hanging out with my dad and Sue when I'm with you and Jake and Sam and Emily. And they talk about boring as hell stuff. I know he's friends with them but usually when he's with them I'm with you and everyone but it's not in the same house." She whines and I laugh.
"Just wear a low cut shirt, that'll keep his focus on you. Your boobs are huge." I tell her laughing.
"I hate you Leah. I will not use my boobs at my son's birthday party. I might it try it for Christmas or something though. I told you it was stupid." She pouts and I laugh her.
"Hey I'm sorry, it's not stupid. But it makes sense that he would hang out with them and not us. They were friends in high school. And it's not like he ever neglects or ignores you or doesn't help with the kids. I mean right now he's probably down there giving Jason cookie after cookie. Come on, I have people to piss of with a surprise marriage and you have a kid to peel from the walls." I hold my hand out to her and we walk down together.
"Can I tell them?" She whispers. I tell her sure.
"Everyone! Leah and Jake got married!" She screams.
Jake smiles at me from across the room and then everyone is telling us congratulations and it's about time and all that other crap.
The rest of the party goes as well as expected with a way hopped up on sugar center of attention. After Jason is crashed and Brooke is out for the night we start drinking which is weird with my mom here but no one really seems to care. We all start to group off as Bella puts it. Josh walks into the kitchen and I follow him.
"It bugs her when we're all together and you end up with Charlie and my mom. I get you don't want to hang out with all of us but maybe just try to make sure she doesn't feel like you're ignoring her or something." I tell him.
"Do I ignore her?" He asks.
"No. I'm just saying maybe come over to her more often or something. It's Bella we're talking about." I tell him.
"Thanks Leah and congratulations."
"Thanks." I smile and walk back out to everyone.
After Bella crashes on the couch everyone starts to leave.
In the car Jake is all smiley and annoying.
"What is your problem?" I finally snap.
"I love you so much Leah and I'm just so happy that you're really mine now. Soon all the screaming and cake in the hair will be us." He tells me happily. He is such a girl sometimes.
"I'm not yours. You don't own me, if anything I own you." I tell him and he laughs and says he can deal with that.
