So I definitely have an excuse for not getting this out sooner. But I'm pretty sure you don't care and just want to read the story. Oh! Only 3 more chapters plus the epilogue! And as always, thank you so much for the reviews! They give me inspiration!
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Rachel called and told me to be at First Beach at 7pm. No earlier. So that kinda made me think they made a big deal out of this.
Nessie looked sexy as ever. She had a light purple bikini on under a white strapless dress. And again, I wondered why she's choosing to be with me. It made no sense. But I sure as hell wasn't going to complain.
"Ready, babe?" I asked after she finished drying her hair.
She nodded and bit her lip. "Uh. Y-yeah."
My heart dropped. She was to concerned with her safety to have fun. "Nessie you know I'm not going to let anything happen to you, right? When- When we tell them… I mean, they'll have to get used to the idea. But I promise they all love you and consider you part of the family. Don't worry, ok?" I said, cupping her face gently.
She nodded after a moment. "Ok. Lets go."
I took her hand and led her out of the house. Since First Beach was only a little bit of a walk, we decided to skip the stolen car and just walk.
"I can see why my family likes it here. Its perfect for them with all the clouds. And its not an uncomfortable temperature." She said as we walked to the beach.
"I'm glad you like it. I'm sure Charlie would be happy about that too." I said with a smile.
Nessie stayed quiet for a few seconds before speaking again, "Jake? When- When you asked me to marry you… Were you…serious?"
Her question kinda caught me off guard. Why did she think I wasn't serious? I stopped and pulled her close to me. "Of course I want to marry you."
"When?" she asked. She reminded me of the 10 year old she really was in that moment. Shy and a little insecure.
"I'd marry you now. I'd marry you in 50 years or anywhere in between. You pick the date and I'll be there." I promised her.
"So…if I started to…plan some stuff, you wouldn't be freaked out?" she asked.
"Of course not." I said with a smile before a question popped into my head and it disappeared. "Um. About what you said earlier. About going to college? Are you-"
"I don't think I want to." She said quickly, dropping her gaze to the ground.
Shit. I tensed. "Why?"
"Because…" she sighed and looked up at me. "Because I feel gypped! I- I feel like I could have known my grandpa and you and all of my mom's human friends and your family. I- I just- I don't want to go to college when my grandpa isn't getting any younger and especially when I missed out on 10 years with him! And- And I want him to know me and our kids and I want your dad to see his grandkids and I don't want to keep our kids away from your side of the family. We have forever with mine and I have forever to go to college! Jake, I want to move here, get married, and have a family while everyone is here to see it." She said it so fast I could barely understand her.
I was speechless. She just told me everything I wanted to here. Married. Living in La Push. Kids. And I understood her. She didn't have the chance to know her grandpa. And she sure all hell wasn't going to rip her kids away from their grandpa. She was immortal. She and I could live forever and travel the world and go to college and do all that stuff.
But her grandpa and my family weren't immortal. There will be a day when they are all gone. And I sure as fuck didn't want my kids not to know Billy or Rachel or Quil.
I felt ridiculous doing it, but I got down on one knee to propose officially. Without the fucking ring… "Nessie, I love you more than anything and nothing would please me more than being your husband and the father of your children. Will you marry m-"
"Hey asshole! Thanks for leaving us to deal with her pissed off family." Embry's deep voice said as a car pulled up next to us on the road. "I think you could use this, though."
A black velvet box came flying out of the car window and hit me on the head. I'd kill him later. I quickly opened the box and turned back to Nessie. "Will you marry me?" I asked, holding the ring out to her.
"Of course I will! But I'm gonna tell everyone the other proposal story." She added with a smile as I slid the ring on her finger. Mine.
"Which one?" Leah asked from the car. I finally took my eyes off my fiancé and looked at my pack. They were all crammed in a small, shitty sedan. Embry as the driver, Leah in shotgun, and Seth crammed in the back with a lot of shit.
"The one where he asked me to marry him in an airplane bathroom right while he-"
I quickly clasped my hand over her mouth. "Nothing!" I said quickly. "Hey guys. Uhh. What are you doing here?" I asked them.
Embry shrugged. "I only stuck around to make fun of the whole student teacher thing. But, what with the new developments and all, I think I have a better situation to laugh at here."
Asshole. Leah apparently thought so, too, she smacked the back off his head. "We thought you guys might need a little back up." She shrugged. "And mom has been bugging us forever to come home. So…"
"Right. So, uh, did- Did her parents drop by?" I asked.
Embry shook his head. "Nope. Doc and his wife, did though. They just wanted to know if she was in our apartment. I'm pretty sure they have it figured out where you are, though."
"They do." I said quickly before changing the subject. "There's a party on first beach right now. Everyone is there. You guys should come down."
"That's where we're headed, then." Embry replied. "Want a ride?"
I looked at Seth crammed in the back seat. "Uh. No thanks. Tell everyone we'll be there in a few minutes."
"You got it, boss." Embry said, saluting me. Before he sped away, I spent a few minutes telling them what the pack knew and didn't know.
"So I have a feeling this is going to be big." I sighed once we were on our way again.
She smiled, "They missed you."
"Yeah, but if I know my sister, she invited the entire reservation and made it into some sort of holiday." I rolled my eyes.
"Well you're dad is like the chief, right?" she asked. "And you're the alpha, so aren't you pretty important?"
I shrugged. "I left. I don't see why people would care if I was back after turning my back on them."
She smiled at me sadly. "I think they care about you."
We walked the rest of the way to first beach in silence. And when we got there, I found it to be even worse than I expected. It was a huge ass bonfire with tables of food every where and lots of people. "Fuck." I muttered to her. "This was even worse than I thought."
Nessie smiled. "I told you they care." She said, kissing me softly. "Come on." Nessie dragged me over to where a the pack was fawning over Embry, Seth, and Leah. I was kind of glad no one saw me arrive.
"Hey guys. Great party." I smiled.
"Jake!"
"Carlie!"
"Hey guys!"
"I didn't even see you come!"
Everyone greeted us with hugs and some teasing words. "So, Carlie." Paul grinned, holding out a gift bag, "We got you a welcome to the pack gift. Its customary that that each new imprint gets a…practical present form us."
"Carlie, you don't-" Sam's hand closed Emily's mouth before she could say anything.
"Go ahead. Open it." Jared prodded.
Nessie took the bag and shot me a quizzical look. My eyes narrowed. "Hold up. Hold up. This isn't going to…light her on fire or anything is it?"
The guys laughed. "Uhhh. Not literally." Brady replied. "Just open it."
Nessie timidly peaked inside of the bag. Her face was unreadable. But then she smiled brightly. "Thanks! I don't need this," she said, pulling a huge dildo out of the bag and throwing it at Jared, "but the rest of it will be fun." She said with a knowing smirk.
I peaked in the bag. XXL Fire and Ice condoms and heating up lube.
I chuckled and wrapped my arm around her as I looked at all the pack member's facial expressions. Shock. I was willing to bet everyone else had blushed and stammered and been really embarrassed about it. But not my Nessie. Nope. She smiled back at all of them.
Paul and Jared looked the stupidest. They couldn't even comprehend what just happened.
"Thanks." Nessie said after a few seconds of silence.
"Uh- Umm… Y-yeah. No- No, uh, problem." Sam stuttered out.
Emily laughed. "Good for you, Carlie. These boys need someone stand up to them and their immature gag gifts."
"Yeah. Paul hasn't been this speechless in years." Rachel added with a smile. Paul was frowning now.
"Oh. My. Gawd!" Jenna suddenly yelled. "What is that on your finger?"
Nessie smiled brilliantly. "My engagement ring!" she yelled, holding her hand up for everyone to see.
"Holy shit!" Rachel yelled. "You're engaged!"
Nessie nodded and I smiled proudly and pulled her close. "Yep." I answered as the girls fawned over her ring. I'm pretty sure it was the best ring ever.
"Actually we have been since our plane ride last night." Nessie said with a smirk directed towards me.
"Now I have to know the story!" Leah begged.
Nessie opened her mouth, but I closed my hand over it just in time. "Nope. Only me and her will be privy to that knowledge. Its not a story that needs to be told!" I yelled as I picked her up and ran away from the packs.
I figured she wouldn't tell the story of how I asked her to marry me with cumming inside of her in front of my dad and her grandpa, so I took a seat next to my dad and across from Charlie and Sue. "Hey dad." I greeted with a smile, setting Nessie down next to me.
"I heard Rachel say that you two are engaged." Billy said with a tight smile. "Congratulations and welcome to the family, Carlie."
"Thank you." She said with a smile.
"Oh, honey!" Sue squealed, coming over to her. "Let me see the ring. I don't think we've officially met, I'm Sue Clearwater-Swan. Seth and Leah's mom."
"Its nice to meet you Mrs.-"
"Oh, Sue." She cut Nessie off as Nessie showed her the ring. "Wow. Very nice, Jacob." Sue commented before going back to Charlie's side.
"Congratulations, kids." Charlie said stiffly.
"I- I know I'm young." Nessie said. I could tell she was desperate for her grandfather to like her. "But- My mother raised me like her father raised her. To make the choices that make you happy. Choose the one you love with all of your heart to marry. And my parents- well, my mom- got married young and they're still together."
Charlie gave her a strange look. "Um. Right. Ok then. What does your father think of you getting married to a man 9 years older than yourself."
Nessie's hopeful face fell and I kinda wanted to punch Charlie. "Well. He- He doesn't really know we're engaged or approve of our relationship. But… I mean he'll understand…eventually."
Charlie nodded grimly. "As long as you know what your getting yourself into. I didn't know until a day before the wedding." He said with a small laugh.
"So, Carlie, what do your parents do for a living?" Sue asked.
"Um. My dad…is a doctor. Sometimes. And my mom doesn't really work. She's getting her masters in English at Oxford right now."
Billy cocked and eyebrow, "Sometimes he's a doctor?"
"Um. Yeah. We, uh, we do very well in the stock market." Nessie said.
"Oh. I see." Billy said thoughtfully. "Um, I see the food disappearing pretty quickly. We had better go get some." He said before wheeling away.
After Sue and Charlie got up, I turned to Nessie. "Do you want anything. I can always make you pancakes or something back at Billy's."
She smiled. "No. I'll find something." She promised me.
I led the way over to the food and piled my plate high with burgers and hotdogs and a bunch of other food while she had a scoop of pasta salad, three carrots, and a handful of potato chips. "Is that all you're eating?" I asked. Surly she needed more than that.
"Yeah. I- I don't process food very well. My intended diet is something different." She said in a low voice.
Huh. I didn't even think about her blood consumtion. "So… you drink…?"
"No!" she said right away. "I- I don't really like to. I mean, yeah, its better than solid food. But… I just don't want to. About every three months I need some, though. But I get it from the butcher. Solids keep me going for awhile." She explained.
"Oh. Ok. So you don't like solid food?"
She smiled. "I like pancakes and a few other things. I can choke down a lot of food, I just don't like it."
Nessie and I headed over to sit next to Emily, Sam, the Uley kids, Brady, Quil, and Claire.
"Want anything to drink, Carlie?" Sam asked as he got up.
Nessie and I both held back laughs. If only he knew what she wanted to drink… "Um, no thank you."
He shrugged, "Ok. Jake? Beer?"
I nodded and Sam loped away.
"Is that all you're eating?" Emily asked with a concerned voice.
Nessie smiled and nodded, "I have a genetic condition where my stomach is smaller than normal, so I don't have to eat much."
Emily laughed. "I wish I had that."
"How old are you?" Claire asked Nessie abruptly.
"Um. 17." Nessie answered with confusion laced in her voice.
"That's only 4 years older than me." Claire replied. "Four years isn't that much. Everyone seems to think you're mature enough to date. Why cant I?"
Quil coughed up the burger he was eating. "Claire!"
"What?" she asked innocently. "I'm just wondering. Uncle Jake and Carlie have a pretty big age difference. Why is it ok for them to date and not me and you?"
Quil sighed. "You're 13, kiddo."
"She's 17!" Claire whined.
"Claire, not here." Emily warned.
"It- It really is up to your parents as long as your legally considered a child." Nessie threw in, "Parents really do know best sometimes."
"So your mom and dad like uncle Jake?" Claire asked in a disbelieving tone.
Nessie laughed. "Um. No, actually, they hate him. Or at least my dad does. I don't know about my mum." Wow. That made me feel tons better…
"Then why are they letting you date him?" Claire shot back.
"Because I'm a legal adult. I'm emancipated, so my parents cant really control me anymore." Nessie returned. "I still value their opinion and everything."
"Great." Quil laughed, "Don't plant ideas in her head, Carlie."
After we finished eating, I apprehensively let Rachel drag Nessie away for some 'girl talk.' Leah gave me a nod and I knew she'd be ok.
"So you're really getting hitched?" Quil asked as me, him, and Embry drank our beers near the booze table.
I took a swig of beer. "Yep. I don't see a reason to wait. She's excited and I want to marry her, so why not?"
Quil laughed. "Damn, dude. Never thought I'd see the day when one of us settled down."
Embry laughed. "Oh, please, Quil. You settled down 10 years ago. Jake's just been pussy whipped for a few months."
Quil playfully punched Embry on the shoulder. "Shut up, man. So, what are your-well, her- plans for the two for you?" Quil asked with a smirk.
Embry looked interested, too. He didn't hear our entire conversation, so I'm sure he was interested with to future of our pack. "She, uh- She said she wants to move here." I said with a smile.
Quil's face brightened, "Oh! No, shit! So… She's gonna go to Peninsula?" he asked, referring to the college in Port Angeles.
No matter how I phrased this, it was going to sound bad. "Uh. No. Well…maybe. I don't really know. She- She wants to get married and move here and…" I trailed off with a shrug and a swig of my beer.
Quil and Embry were smarter than gave them credit for. "And have kids." Embry finished for me.
I nodded slightly. "And have kids."
Quil was speechless. Embry was hiding a smile. "Well. I'm sure your kids will be…something." He said with a smirk.
I rolled my eyes. "Thanks Em."
"Damn." Quil sighed, finishing off his beer. "Kids? Already?"
I shrugged. "Yeah. She, uh, she said she's ready."
"And how about you?" He asked seriously. "Are you ready to be a dad?"
Was I?
I laughed nervously. "Well… She's not pregnant now. I mean, we're gonna get married first. And girls cant pull weddings together over night. And I'm pretty sure she'll want her family there. With means I'll have to actually come face to face with her father… So, I mean, its not like were gonna have a baby in 9 months or anything. I'll- I'll be ready soon." I told them as I tried to convince myself I was ready to be a father. I was sure I wanted kids, but now wasn't really the time when he dad was out to spill my blood and I had no job. So I guess I was emotionally ready for a baby with Nessie.
But in reality, I wasn't. How would I provide for my child? I didn't have a college degree or a job or even any money. And I wasn't about to ask my fiancée's family for money. I had more pride than that. No way.
"I- I just- I need a job." I confessed to them. "I cant depend on her family for money. I cant- I wont start a family with her until I can stand on my own two feet. I need a job. I need a house. I need a plan." I sighed. Finishing of my beer and grabbing a bottle of Jack.
"Dude, this is a no-brainer." Embry said excitedly. "What are you good at?"
"Sex." I answered automatically.
He and Embry chuckled. "Well, I'm pretty sure Carlie doesn't want a male prostitute for a husband. No, man. You're good with cars. I'm good with cars. Half the pack is good with cars. Shit! Carlie is good with cars!"
Holy shit. Why didn't I think of this before?
If we could just get loans… Then we could put Dowling's out of business. I'm pretty sure I had better mechanical skills than half the mechanics there. Nessie would enjoy working in a garage, right? Who could say no to car sex?
But car sex isn't the point…
If me, Quil, and Embry could just scrap together enough money to start us up… Guys on the rez would have jobs, the pack could have flexible jobs. Shit. It was perfect!
"You- You're right. If- I mean, if we could just get started…"
Quil and Embry looked just as excited as I did. "Yeah. We'd be better than Dowling's!" Quil said with a smile.
I was about to launch into how we should get going and get loans and shit when some guy's voice behind me broke my concentration, "Hey. Who's the honey talking to Mrs. Uley and Mrs. Theil?"
My eyes snapped over to Emily and Rachel. And sure enough, the 'honey' they were referring to was my fiancée. I took a second to notice how beautiful she was. Nessie glowed with laugher as she talked with my sister and Emily.
"Damn, dude. I don't know. I thought Forks girls weren't invited." Another guy's voice said.
"20 bucks says I can get her to go home with me." The first voice said. Mother. Fuckers. The word 'mine' kept flashing through my head as my fists started to shake. No way was that happening.
"You're on. A girl like that needs someone with more muscle than you. I bet she goes for me." The first dead man's friend replied.
Quil suddenly whipped around. "Seniors at QTS, right?" he asked the boys.
"Uh. Yeah. You're, uh, you're one of the rez cops, right?" one of the fuckers said as Embry and I turned around to face them. They just looked like punks.
Quil nodded. "Yeah. Something like that. You guys know why were here tonight, right?"
The shorter of the two nodded. "Uh. Yeah." He was the first voice. "Billy Black's son is back, right? Jacob Black? He's technically the chief, right?"
Quil nodded again, "Yeah." He nodded his head towards me. "This is Jacob Black."
Both kids straightened up right away. "Oh. Nice too meet you, sir. I'm Ethan Moore." The short one said.
"I'm Chris Day." The other one replied with a nod.
My eyes narrowed as I scrutinized them. They couldn't handle Nessie. She was too awesome. Embry jumped in then. "You know he brought his girlfriend back with him, right?"
"The 'honey' you were referring to is my fiancée." I growled.
Their faces turned into horror at the exact same moment. Its was pretty funny. "O-o-oh. S-sorry, sir. We- We didn't know. She just- She looks like she could be from Forks High School and-"
"Yeah. I got it." I snapped. "I better not catch you looking at her."
They nodded and stumbled away quickly. The rest of the pack took that time to come over. "It gets easier once everyone knows you two are defiantly together. I had to keep guys away from Kim for most of high school and all of her college days!" Jared laughed.
I was still trying to calm myself down. "What do I have to do? Piss on her?" I growled in frustration.
The imprinted guys chuckled. "You could try. I don't think it'd work and she's probably be pretty angry." Sam said.
"People generally don't hit on pregnant women." Paul laughed, elbowing me.
"That's because you constantly hover while we're pregnant." Emily sighed as the wolf-girls came over. Nessie came over to my side, just like all of the other wolf-girls.
"Better knock her up asap, Jake." Collin laughed wickedly.
Nessie and I both laughed a little uncomfortably before Embry, who could sometimes be helpful, interrupted, "I don't see your swimmers doing their job, Collin!"
I took Nessie around to meet people. It was good seeing everyone from high school. I got hit on a few times by past crushes, Nessie got hit on by…every single guy who wasn't in a serious relationship. By the time we said hi to everyone all I wanted to do was fuck her in front of everyone so they could clearly see that she is mine. But I doubt she'd appreciate that.
Somehow the real story of how Nessie and I met got out. We had just been telling everyone we met at school. But now I had to endure people gossiping about my jailbait fiancée and our 'kinky' student teacher relationship. Fuck 'em.
The party finally wound down, leaving just me, Nessie, Sam, and Quil. And even then, I was pretty sure Nessie was asleep. I couldn't see her face because she was cuddled up in my lap, but her even breathing gave her away.
Sam kept opening and closing his mouth like he wanted to say something. And I'm sure he did. I noticed the slightly panicked look in his eye when Emily complained about a few grey hairs. She was aging. Without him.
Now that I'm imprinted, I couldn't even think about if Nessie died and I was still stuck on the earth. I wouldn't be able to bare it. Sam wanted to retire and age with Emily so he would never have to live a day without her by his side. And I understood.
"You don't have to say it, Sam." I said quietly after a few minutes of comfortable silence. His eyes snapped to mine. "I've dumped my responsibilities on you for long enough. Carlie said she wants to move here, so, if you want, I'll take over as alpha."
Sam looked at me for several long seconds before nodding. "Thank you."
I shook my head. "No. Thank you. You've sacrificed years of your life for this tribe and for me. I really appreciate how you stepped up when I didn't."
"We all understand why you left." Sam said. "We wish you could have stayed, but… Carlie is right. Fate may be cruel, but its never wrong. You had to leave to find her."
I nodded once. "Alright. I think I'm gonna get going. I'll see you guys tomorrow." I said quietly as I got up. Sam and Quil both called their goodbyes to me as I walked up the familiar path. We got back to Billy's in no time.
Nessie briefly awoke after I laid her down on the bed to give me a kiss good night and a murmured, "I love you."
"I love you, too, Renesmee." I kissed her softly on the head and laid down next to her.
Tomorrow I had a shit-ton of grown up stuff to do. I needed a house, and I needed money to start this whole garage business. Not to mention I was taking over the pack soon…
So, if you care, I had this chapter done about 2 weeks ago and logged on to FF to post it. And then my computer crashed. Geek Squad couldn't fix it or retrieve my files or anything. Which really fucking sucks. So I had to buy a new computer (which means more hours at my job) and I had to redo this chapter.