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As soon as I opened the door, I was hit with the cold night air and the scent of lee- vampire.
"Don't do this, Edward." Bella had her hands on Edwards chest pushing him back as his two brothers held him back looking like all they wanted to do was let him loose and help kill me.
"Uhh. Hey." I greeted them awkwardly. Nothing dirty… Nothing dirty… Nothing dirty… Nothing dirty… Nessie's ass… Shit!
Edward literally roared as he fought against three vampires to get to me. All of the wolves were outside. No one was phased, but I could tell they were ready.
"Edward, stop! Don't do this! Think about our daughter! If you kill him, she'll be heart broken. Think about them, Edward!" Bella coached him.
"He- He- Bella! He-" Edward was shaking with rage as he looked at me.
"I know. You cant kill him." She said softly. "Think about them."
Them? Them who?
"Uh… What's up?" I asked.
Before anyone could reply, The rest of the Cullens showed up, Nessie was being carried by her Grandpa. But as soon as Carlisle came to a stop behind Edward, she leapt out of his arms and was in front of me in an instant. It concerned me how worried and scared she looked. I saw her eyes flit over to Sam and she took an instinctive step back. I cursed him for scaring her so much and wrapped my arms around her. "Its fine. He's cool." I assured her.
Edward was sputtering about my 'paws' being on his daughter. Nessie's worried, scared look only lessened a little bit when Sam smiled hesitantly at her. "If you could kindly remove your hands from my niece," The Blondie spat, "I think you've done enough damage."
"Rose!" Nessie threw her aunt an annoyed look. "No damage has been done."
"Wait, hold on. What's going on?" I asked both Nessie and the blonde.
"You- You-" Edward couldn't even get a full thought out. His coal black eyes were focused on me.
Nessie bit her lip and put her hands on my cheeks. I braced myself for seeing through her eyes. But… it wasn't really a memory this time. It was different. I was seeing her thoughts… fantasies maybe.
Her and I were walking along first beach together, holding hands and smiling. I honestly couldn't see why Edward would be so pissed about me making his daughter happy. But the next image made me understand. A little boy with curly, black hair and lightly tanned skin raced along side of us. He had chocolate brown eyes and a brilliant smile.
I didn't even have time to think it through before she put another image into my head. Nessie's body, rounded with a child. Our child.
I snapped my head away from her and looked at her with wide eyes. "What-? You-?"
She nodded. "You're- You're not happy?" she asked in a small voice.
"Fuck! No!" I yelled, "Baby! I'm fucking ecstatic!" And I was. A baby. I was gonna be a daddy. Nessie was carrying my child! It was a little earlier than I'd planned on. But I'd take it! My business was going to get going soon, I was gonna marry her… I mean, its not great timing, but its still great!
And besides, I had nine months to get my shit together.
I dropped my hands from her shoulders to her flat stomach and smiled.
"Oh my god!"
"No fucking way!"
"Holy shit!"
"He got her pregnant?"
"There goes your sex life!"
"Congats! You guys!"
I didn't even register which members of the pack shouted out those things. I vaguely registered the sound of Billy wheeling out of the house and asking someone what was going on. It didn't matter that Edward, Blondie, Big Cullen, or Hungry Cullen were all hissing at me.
I was too focused on kissing the mother of my child.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Edward roared.
Ah, fuck.
I pulled my lips of his daughter just in time to see him break out of his brothers' hold and blur passed his wife. His lip was curled over his teeth and he looked exactly like a vampire in that moment.
I didn't want a war to start or anything, so I did the next best thing since I couldn't attack him.
I phased and ran like a bat out of hell.
"Daddy!" Nessie shrieked.
I heard Edward's foot steps right behind me. Edward! Come on! I love her! I asked her to marry me and she said yes!
"You got my unwed 10 year old daughter pregnant!" he snarled at me.
This isn't the 1950s or whenever the fuck you're from! This is 2016!
"I thought…" Edward stopped chasing me and looked like he was going to cry for a second. "I thought I raised her right."
You did. I said immediately. Edward… I know you probably don't want to hear this, but… the imprint works both ways. I mean… she- She decided to… you know… wait for her soul mate. And I love her, Edward. I do. You and Bells did a good job.
Edward huffed. "I just- I don't understand. I always told her wait for marriage. And now here she is, unmarried and pregnant."
I did my best to shrug in wolf form. Times are changing, man. And- I don't think you'd let me live this long if you did think I'm good for her.
He sighed. "Its just tough for me. We only got 7 years with her before she craved independence. I worry about her. She's lived in this fantasy world of parties and nice things and vacations and never having to worry about anything. I let her go because I wanted her to learn how the world works. I thought she'd see how boring it is to be in high school when her mind is years beyond anything they could teach her. I didn't expect her to find anyone. I didn't expect her to find you."
"I know you love her. I can see it in your mind." He admitted. "When she was little, Bella and I would always be the faces she saw in her dreams. She would love spending time with us. But then she figured out how to block me and on the rare occasion I would see inside of her head, I'd see Maribel or Rosalie or some boy who smiled at her. Its hard knowing that she doesn't depend on me anymore. Most fathers get until age 12 to be the hero. Renesmee is 10 and she already loves you more than me." He said quietly.
…awkward…
Uhh… I- I just think she loves you in a different way. Like- Like familial love. Not like soul mates. I'm not trying to take her from you, Edward. I know how much she loves you. She stood up for you against Charlie. I want this to work out, you know? Not like last time.
Edward looked at me with a grin face. "I'm sorry, you know that, right?"
I gave another wolf shrug, Just don't kill me and we'll call it even.
Edward gave a small laugh. "I cant kill you, Jacob. Renesmee would never forgive me and even if I cant be her number one, I still love her. Not to mention my… grandchild" he said it a bit grudgingly, "needs a father."
I'm sorry, too. I said quickly, I kinda fucked myself over by being such a coward, but I also created enough problems for you.
He sighed. "Lets just start over. This child will mean absolute peace between us."
My child…
I, uh, I'm taking over as alpha. Nessie said she kinda wants to move here. And… I trust you guys, so I'm going to fight to get the treaty abolished so you can come over any time you want to see Nessie or our baby.
"That means a lot, Jacob."
I felt Embry phase in. Hey, man. You still alive?
Yeah. We're good.
Alright. Billy and Carlisle need you here. They want to make a new treaty.
Ok. How is it over there?
Uhh… Ok. Rachel is bouncing off the walls. She went right up to Nessie and gave her a big hug and baby talked to her stomach and all that. After that, the ice was kind of broken. Sam apologized and Nessie accepted. The Cullens are debating on weather or not to go drag Edward off you. And the pack is laughing about how you got a 10 year old half vampire pregnant out of wedlock.
We're on our way back. Tell Billy not to make any decisions with out me there.
Rodger, boss. Embry barked as he phased out.
Edward and I ran back to Billy's house. Embry tossed a pair of shorts to me and I phased back.
There was a collective sigh of relief when both Edward and I walked into the yard. Edward went to Bella's side immediately and I went to the picnic table to rescue Nessie from Rachel's talk of diapers and bottles and onesies.
I gave her a chaste kiss and looked around for a second before speaking. "So… Uh… I think a new treaty should be written. Obviously Dr. Cullen will need to be close by to do all the medical stuff that comes along with having a baby. As long as you don't hunt in La Push, I don't see any harm in you coming here." I said simply.
I saw Sam give a stiff nod. He wasn't exactly comfortable with it. But he understood that the Cullens were not a threat and that I was in charge now.
"I agree to those terms." Billy said. "This child will represent the best of both worlds, I guess." He said with a grin.
"Nothing would please us more than being on good terms with you." Carlisle spoke. "I will of course have to monitor Renesmee's pregnancy myself. I haven't gotten the chance to run any tests yet, so I don't know how far along she is quite yet."
"I thought you were on the pill." I whispered to her.
"Oh!" I heard Paul exclaim from behind me. "Oh, hell, Jake. We, uh… We would have told you, man."
"Told me what?" I asked.
"The pill doesn't work." Emily said, giving Sam a look.
"Nothing can beat out wolf sperm except for double condoms." Jared laughed.
"Or a vasectomy." Paul muttered sadly as the pack laughed at him.
"Then why now? I mean, seriously, you should have heard them everyday, three times-" Embry stopped talking when Edward and I growled at the same time.
Carlisle shrugged, "Things like this happen sometimes. And I still don't know everything about the way Renesmee develops. I think the fetus will develop at a faster rate than a human fetus, but at a slower rate than a hybrid's gestation period."
"Hybrid?" Sam asked.
"Hybrid. Half human, half vampire." Edward supplied.
"You mean there are more?" Embry asked.
"What do you think Maribel is?" Nessie asked.
Embry's face was priceless. He was a little freaked out by that. "No wonder those claw marks didn't go away." He muttered more to himself.
Carlisle, Billy, Sam, and I spent the next hour drafting a new treaty. It said the Cullens were allowed in La Push, but were not allowed to hunt on our land. Both parties signed it and Billy and Carlisle shook hands, solidifying it.
Nessie stayed firmly at my side until everything was dealt with. By the time we were done, it was a little passed 2am. Most of the imprints and all of the kids were home sleeping. It was just Billy, Sue, Quil, Sam, Embry, Seth, Leah, Paul, and Rachel left. All of the Cullens were also there, but they mainly talked amongst themselves. Carlisle talked to Billy, but other than that, nothing. I think this whole 'liking' each other thing would take some time.
When Nessie yawned I knew it was time for everyone to leave. She needed sleep to keep herself and the baby healthy. "Alright." I sighed. "We're going to go to bed." I tugged Nessie up with me and headed back to my room with her in tow.
"No you're not." Edward hissed, "You two wont be sleeping together again until you're married."
I was going to protest, saying that nothing else could really happen if we slept together, but I did my best to shut that thought away from Edward. As I was trying to come up with some other way to tell him she was staying with me, the front door opened and Charlie Swan walked in silently.
It took him a second to notice everyone, and when he did, his eyes narrowed into little slits and he glared at Edward and I.
"H-Hi dad." Bella said softly.
Charlie looked at her and his eyes widened, "Bells?"
She smiled, "Yeah. Its- Its good to see you again, dad."
Charlie stared at her for a few seconds before frowning. "You could have told me, Bells."
Bella looked away in shame, "Dad… I- I'm sorry. I left to protect my daughter, myself, my family, and you." She explained. "I wish things would have turned out differently between you and I but… But I don't regret my decision to save my daughter's life."
Sam had the decency to look a little guilty.
Charlie sighed, "I wouldn't have told. You could have at least written."
"I thought a clean break would be best, dad. I'm sorry. They were so adamant about killing Renesmee. What would you do if you were in my shoes?" she asked.
Charlie's face scrunched up. "I… I would have…"
"You would have done anything to protect your child." Bella answered for him.
"Yes." Charlie caved, "But that doesn't justify just leaving. You could have told me that I have a granddaughter and that you were leaving to protect her. You could have told me why."
"Charlie, you don't understand-" Edward tried to say.
"That's chief Swan to you!" Charlie snapped. "And I would have understood. If you told me that you were vampires and you needed to leave so the pack wouldn't attack, I would have understood!" he yelled.
"Chief Swan," Edward said calmly, "you don't understand the danger I put Bella in when I told her what I was. I would have put her in danger again if I allowed her to come to you. Being a newborn vampire is torture, the mental torture from killing your first human is even worst than the physical torture of being around humans. I couldn't risk it- your life, her conscious- to let her come and see you."
"I had to stay away, dad." Bella said softly. "It wasn't easy. Of course I wanted Renesmee to know you, but telling you and keeping contact with you would endanger my daughter and taking you with us would endanger you, as well as us. I'm sorry."
Dear god was this awkward. Nessie was leaning against me heavily, in fact, I was pretty sure she was actually asleep. The wolves, humans other than Charlie, and all of the other Cullens looked pretty awkward.
Charlie sighed. "It just would have been nice to know you were ok and happy."
Bella smiled and leaned into Edward, who wrapped his arms around her. Once upon a time the sight of that would have crushed me. But now I was indifferent. "I'm so happy dad. And, hey! Guess what!" she asked excitedly.
SHIT! "No! Bells-"
But Bella ignored me and told him anyway, "We'll be around more because Renesmee is moving here and she's pregnant!"
Charlie's jaw dropped, "P-pregnant?" He looked over at me, clearly furious. I smiled nervously and pulled my pregnant imprint in front of me to protect me from her grandpa's rage. "Jacob!" he yelled.
"Whoa! Charlie calm-"
"Its Chief Swan!" he snapped.
"Ok, ok!" I yelled, "Chief Swan! I'm gonna marry her! I love her! Edward already chased me half way to Forks!"
Nessie jerked up beside me, "I feel-" I think she was probably going to say sick, because before she finished speaking, she threw up right in front of her. That's so gross. "What was that!" she looked up at Carlisle and Edward who had appeared in front of her.
"Vomit." Carlisle answered. "I suppose since you're half human and Jacob is half human, you're pregnancy would develop like a human's would. I guess its morning sickness."
"That's going to happen everyday!" Nessie whined. Rachel nodded sympathetically Paul gave me a shrug.
"Just until your first trimester is up." Rachel answered for Carlisle. "Usually if you eat a little something before you get out of bed it can help."
Carlisle smiled at Rachel and nodded. "Right. Renesmee, I'd like to run some tests immediately, so, Billy, if its ok with you, this meeting can be put on pause?"
Billy waved his hand, "I see no reason to continue it. I consider the Cullens as friends and allies."
Carlisle offered his hand to Billy. "We'd like that."
Billy and Carlisle shook hands, as did Carlisle and Sam, before Bella came over to me and smiled tentatively. "So I guess you are in my life, huh?"
I chuckled as I recalled the memory of me saying I'm meant to be in her life and nodded. "Just in a more natural, better way than I thought."
She nodded once. "I'm happy I could provide you with some happiness, Jake. And I'm sorry for-"
"Don't apologize, Bells." I interrupted her, "If I wasn't such a coward, I would have stayed and met her a lot sooner."
She scoffed, "I would have hurt you then. At least I got 7 years. Had you imprinted on her when she was born, she would have always loved you best. I like it better this way, but I do regret I caused you so much pain."
"I forgive you, Bella." I grinned at her.
She laughed and rolled her eyes. "Still the same Jacob."
"Nahh." I dismissed her, "I grew up a little."
She smiled. "I hope so. You have a family in the works here, Jake."
I laughed nervously. "I guess I do."
"Jacob." Edward said in a very controlled tone. "Would you like to come over and be with Renesmee as we run some tests?"
"Yeah. Just let me grab a shirt." I answered. When I got back into the kitchen, only my dad was there. "They didn't leave without me did they?" I asked, a little panicked.
"They said they wouldn't start without you. Carlie said she make sure of it." He said explained.
"Oh. Ok. I'll check in later." I said, heading for the door.
"Jacob." My dad stopped me.
I sighed. "This isn't going to be another concerned fatherly talks is it?"
He smiled. "Its not like the other one. Have a seat."
I sat down and sighed. I didn't like being away from her. Its not like I thought her family was going to attack her or anything. I just didn't like the separation.
"I think you've shown how much maturing you've done over the past years tonight." He said, "You've proved yourself as an alpha. You stood up for your imprint against an entire wolf pack. This isn't going to be easy at first, for them or for us. But with you as the alpha and with your child on the way, I think you could lead this tribe into greatness. You'll be a great leader, husband, and father, son. I'm proud of you… and I'm sure your mother is, too."
27 years old and I was tearing up. Maybe it was how my dad's eyes shone with pride and happiness. Maybe it was the fact that he said my mom would be proud of me. Or maybe it was the fact that he fully embraced Nessie. Whatever the reason, I felt like a pussy as I tried to blink the tears out of my eyes. "Thanks dad." I said honestly.
He smiled and wheeled himself away from the table. "Go see your family, Jacob. Take care of her."
I smiled and headed out the door. It was about 2:30 in the morning and yet I never felt so awake in my life. The cool air whipped at my face as I ran to the Cullen property.
My life was starting. I was going to marry my imprint, have a baby with her, become alpha, and most importantly, have my entire family, Cullens included, nearby.
And it was all because I wound up in a high school, teaching. I guess it didn't all fucking suck…
That was the last chapter guys! :( I know. Its kind of sad. I still have to post the Epilogue, which I will do in a few days.
