Chapter 32
Jacob haven't brought up Mr. Howard since I laid him out about him not being there for me and how him and his friends cut me off. Mr. Howard might be ruining our relationship but you not doing nothing to try and save our relationship or whatever. I ain't got time for Jacob and his games. He got no reason to be jealous of Mr. Howard. He just picked up the slack of what he been not doing.
He tells me no then Mr. Howard can help me out. I take off my coat ready to be weighted. Jacob takes my coat from me. Our relationship has been crappy. He's still mad about me putting the baby at risk and I'm still mad at him for not being there for me. "We'll going to have you step on the scale." The nurse says to me. I take off my shoes and step on weighing scale. I look at the number going over 100.
She looking at my weight. "It seems that you're underweight." She say still looking at it. I cough and the weight number increase by ten pounds. "Oh." She say laughing with me while Jacob shake his head in disbelief. "I can't see that. What does that say, Nurse?" I ask looking at him. "It says you're 142 pounds."She say making me nod my head and I get back off while she writes on the clip board.
I put my shoes back on as Jacob doesn't say a word but shake his head at me in disappointment. "If she's underweight, what's the consequences for it?" He asks the nurse. "Low birth rate, early labor, and the highest risk is miscarriage." She say as Jacob looks at me in my face. "I eat everyday but I haven't been eating when I got sick. It was basically soup." I say to her.
"It was a week because she was throwing it up. Her morning sickness is terrible.." He adds. "I'll have the doctor prescribe a more stronger pill to battle your morning sickness." She say looking at me. I nod my head. It's real terrible. I'm starting to throw up more rapidly now. "I think it was because I was sick but he said it might've been morning sickness." I say taking my coat from Jacob and putting it on.
"It could've been both. The flu was going around strong. We had a packed clinic for almost three days straight. Well, almost a week." She say laugh out. I look at Jacob. Maybe that's where I got my sickness from. "No, it was because you slept on a bench outside in a thirty degree weather." He say bursting my bubble. "You slept outside?" The nurse asks surprised.
"It was a mistake and I made the mistake of falling asleep. I was real tired because I got up early in them morning when I usually sleep through the day." "It's no wonder you didn't get pneumonia." She say. "Yeah, it is." I say nodding my head not being able to look at Jacob who's looking at me with anger. "What was you prescribed?" She asks ready to write on the clipboard.
"Nothing. It was just a simple cold or flu. I just let it takes it course. Only thing I ate was soup and tea." I say nodding my head. "And, she was throwing up a lot." Jacob adds. "I'm sure you lose a couple of pounds being on a soup and tea diet." The nurse say. "Plus throw up." I add making Jacob shake his head. "I'm sure you lose some pounds. Let's get you in an exam room and the doctor will be with you shortly." She say leading me and Jacob down the hallway and into an exam room.
We both takes seats. "The doctor will be with you." She say and closes the door. I try to reach for Jacob's hand but he moves it. "Don't touch me. I'm still mad at you." He growls out. Right. "I'm still very sorry and I know nothing will make up for what I did but I hope we'll be okay." I say. "We'll never be okay after you put Sarah at risk." He growls out. I nod.
It's silent as we're waiting for the doctor to show up. "It's been almost a week and Nurse Miller has not returned back from Seattle." I say breaking the news to Jacob. He nods his head. "Sorry to hear that." "Yeah, they putting her as missing but half of her family thinks she just wanted to get away because of everything that has happened to her." I say playing with my fingers.
"What happened to her?" He asks me. "She lost her baby then Mr. Howard's wife was her best friend then she lost her baby." "I didn't know that." He say. "Yeah, so it was like a double blow for her and she been working hard but it gets to you. You're a nurse and you're hit at home then comes around and you're again at school. Two students lost their lives. So, yeah." I say shrugging my shoulders.
"How did you know that?" He asks me. "I looked into her when she didn't return back to school." I say. "You can look into her but you can't look into who killed those two girls?" He asks me. I just shake my head. "She's the school nurse." "And, you looked into her but not the killer?" He repeats again. "I don't got powers like that, Jacob. I can't do that." I say shaking my head.
"Whatever, Lacie." He say with an attitude. "Whatever, Jacob." I say back putting my hands in my coat pocket. We got back to waiting on the doctor. Someone knocks on the door and it opens up to a handsome white doctor with blue eyes. He's not my doctor from last time. "Hi, Lacie Thorne. I'm Dr. Roberts." He say holding his hand out. "Hi." I say shaking his hand and Jacob shake his hand too.
"I'll be your doctor." He say sitting down on a chair stool. "So, you'll be delivering my baby and everything else?" I ask him. "Yes, I will. Is that a problem?" He asks me. Jacob looks at me. "Is there a problem, Lacie?" He asks me. "I don't have a problem. It's just that Jacob is jealous of guys who hang around me. Jacob?" I ask him. "I don't have a problem. Long as it's not Mr. Howard." He say. I nod my head at him.
"So, it will not a problem?" Dr. Roberts asks me. "No, it will not." I say shaking my head. "Alright, let me go over your chart." He say pulling up to the nurse's desk and typing on the computer. I breathe out looking at Jacob. He doesn't say anything just looks at me before looking back at the computer screen. "Are you a smoker?" Dr. Robert asks me. "No, I am not. It says yes on it?" I ask looking at the computer screen too.
"No, I always asks my patients. They have a habit of lying. They always deliver preterm babies." He seriously say still looking at the screen. "Naw, I don't smoke nor drink." "Well, we'll see when its time to birth out the baby." He say. I nod my head at what he's saying. "You don't smoke, do you?" Jacob asks me. "No, I don't smoke." I say shaking my head. I never smoked in my life.
Jacob turns back to the computer screen. "You must be the father of her child."Dr. Roberts say to him. "I am." He say looking at me. I smile a little bit. "That's good to hear. I see a lot of single mothers coming in alone and delivering alone." "He's not one of the guys. He'll be there." I say before Jacob can speak. "That's good to hear." Dr. Roberts say looking at me in the reflection of the screen.
"Let's have you get dressed in a hospital gown and up on the exam table." He say when the door opens up to the Nurse who's holding a gown. "Okay." I say looking at Jacob while taking the hospital gown. He doesn't say nor look at me. Whatever, Jacob.
Yeast infection along with my cough and still snotty nose. Dr. Robert gave me a prescription to cure the infection. I never in my life had a yeast infection. I press a button on my phone and stare at a picture of Jacob on my home screen. I look up at Mr. Howard who's writing on the chalkboard. Jacob running through the forest he must've picked up something or when he went berry hunting.
I laugh to myself. Oh, he breaks my hearts but always making up with me. I notice Bella taking notes in her notebook. I put my phone away and go through my notebook. It's November and next thing you know it'll be Thanksgiving. I hope Nurse Miller is okay and pray she's comes back safe.
Mr. Howard stop writing on the chalk board then start back up. Class is about to end in ten more minutes and I'm so tired. Fourth month in my pregnancy. I'm under weight. A tough having doctor. A Jacob who still think he's in with our relationship. A yeast infection that goes for miles and I didn't even feel it. I'm glad he took me to put my prescription in.
I'm still hooked after Dr. Roberts. He's a handsome doctor with beautiful blue eyes. You can be beautiful on the outside but nasty and disrespectful on the inside. How he came at me with those questions? Smoke? No. Drink? No. It was just terrible. The questions was normal but it was the tone that he asked in. It was demanding. It was crazy but he'll be the one delivering my baby over Dr. Cullen.
I want Dr. Cullen but it'll have to be Dr. Roberts. I just got to get use to it. Four months in and only five more to go. I just hope baby Sarah or baby Jacob Jr. is not born prematurely. He really broke it down for me today. Me and Jacob. I look around the classroom to see my classmates packing up. The bell must've rung while I was thinking. I close my notebook and put it into my bookbag.
"I'll see you later, Lacie." Bella say walking by me. That's new. "Yeah, I'll see you." I say back and watch her walk out of the classroom. I better hurry up. It's only ten minute break between classes and I one more to go. I shake my head putting on my book bag and leaving out of the classroom not even looking at Mr. Howard. That is new too. I really am zoning out.
I guess I can take a peek to see if Nurse Miller is in the nurse's office or not. I change directions and head towards the nurse's office. I knock before going in and see the office is empty. I walk in closing the door behind me and look around to see no students laying on the beds. I knock on the back office door and a nurse opens it up. "Can I help you?" She asks me.
"Just checking to see if Nurse Miller is back yet. She been gone for almost two weeks and I just want to make sure she's alright." I say getting worried now. "She'll be back this week." She say nodding her head. "Okay, I was just making sure because she took a long vacation and she's usually here." I say. "She just needed some time off." She say.
"Okay, I was just checking. Can you tell her that I said Hi?" I ask walking towards the door. "I will let her know that her students misses her." She say. I nod my head walking out of the nurse's office just as the school bell rings. I sigh walking towards my next classes. I been out a week. She been out of week. Everybody is taking off. Who's next?
Jacob and Bella is busy and how much I hate being out of the loop. I got use to it after nearly a month of having no friends but Embry and Quil. Bella's gone out of the friendship category and I barely talk to her. Well, mostly a hey and how you doing in class because I sit next to her but other than that. Our friendship is over and done.
Jacob's in the same boat too. He has not once invited me to his house and mostly to see his father. What kind of crap is that? I know he's nothing but a childish lying little boy who I'm sure lied about his father kicking him out of the house especially around this time dealing with Bella. So, yeah. It's kind of crazy now.
Four month in my pregnancy. I might be a little bit underweight. My baby bump should be showing then I'll really feel like I'm pregnant. I shake my head going back to eating my sandwich. It's a little bit warm especially for the month of Thanksgiving. I wonder what Jacob going to be doing. Probably patrolling.
I sigh when it's a knock at my front door. I get up off the floor to answer it and look out of the curtain to see it's a car that I don't recognize. I walk to the door and open it up to Nurse Miller. Oh, Nurse Miller. "How you doing, Lacie?" She asks me. "I'm doing fine. Why don't you come in?" I ask moving aside for her to walk into my house. She walks in and I close the door behind her.
"Let me clean up." I say walking over to the coffee table and brushing the crumbs off the table onto the plate. I grab my coat off the couch and she has a seat. I walk into the kitchen and put the plate on the counter and the coat in the kitchen chair. "How you been doing, Nurse Miller?" I ask from the kitchen. "I been doing fine." She answers putting her purse on her lap.
"That's good to hear. The substitute nurse. I guess. Told me that you wouldn't be in till later this week. I'm happy. You're okay." I say walking back into the living room and sitting next to her. "I'm doing fine." "So, it wasn't no problem I mean in Seattle seeing how people are going missing and it's killings up there." I say shrugging my shoulders.
"It was no problem. I wasn't on that side of Seattle." She say nodding her head. "That's good to hear. I'm in my fourth month." I say grinning. "That's good to hear. How did the cold go?" "It went terrible as usual and I don't mean in that way." I say watching the words that come out of my mouth. Now, that I know about her loss and what her best friend, Mr. Howard's wife went through.
"How terrible did it go?" She asks concerned. "It was just a regular flu and it last for about week but I'm still having a cough and a runny nose. I'm underweight." "How much pounds under weight?" "Um..About ten pounds." I guess. "That's a lot." "Yeah, I was basically having terrible morning sickness and all I ate was soup and drink a lot of tea. So, during that week. It was lost weight." I say nodding my head.
"And, what are you doing to increase your weight?" She asks crossing her legs. "I'm going to be eating a lot of bread. I went to the doctor's today and I was prescribed morning sickness pills and something to treat my yeast infection." I disgustedly say. "Okay." "That was mostly it. How was your trip?" I ask her. "It was wonderful and I needed it." She say.
"That's good to hear. I knew it was dangerous in Seattle and I prayed that you was okay. Murders and missing people. I know you had to been scared." I say. "I was a little bit especially when going around at night but I'm okay." "That's good to hear. Glad, you're back in school now. Everybody was asking when Nurse Miller is coming back. I know I was." I say pointing to myself.
"You missed me that much?" She asks smiling. "Yeah, so I can tell you about my pregnancy progress and how everything is going." I say rubbing my hands together. "Well, I'm glad it's going good." She say. I nod. "Can I offer you something to drink or to eat?" "I'm okay." She say getting up. I nod my head getting up too and walking her to the door.
"Glad, you're back." I say opening up the door for her. "Glad to be back, Lacie. Have a good day." She say walking out of the door. "You too. Drive home safely." I yell before closing the door and locking it. I guess I can finish my sandwich. I walk to the kitchen and eat my sandwich by the counter. I pick up the house phone to call Jacob's house.
It rings two times before someone answers it. "Hello." Jacob answers. "What are you doing?" I ask him. "I'm busy. What do you want, Lacie?" He growls out. He's still in the mood. "I wanted to go to the beach." "It's the fall time and you'll get sick again." "I wanna do something Jacob instead of sitting in the house. You and your friends cut me off. Come take me out or something."
"I'm not leaving the tribe." He say making me breathe out. I move the curtain from over the window to stare out into the woods. "So, is it goi-" He hang up the phone. It is a nice day. I can catch the bus and head to the cafe for a little bit peace and quiet.
I walk into the cafe listening to the calming music that's being played around the whole cafe. A soccer game playing over the hanging TVs. Lot conversations. The sound of the tea maker and coffee maker. I like it here.
"Welcome." A male waiter from behind the register say looking up from him counting the money. "Thank you." I say taking a seat at a booth and taking off my jacket. I pull down my shirt. "Can we get you anything?" He asks me. "Not yet. I'm just going to watch the game." I say looking at the TV. He nods his head before going back to counting the money but making glances at me every now and then.
I reach into my pant's pocket to get out my cellphone. I check to see if I have any text messages and I don't. Jacob get on my nerves. He wanna try and be mad at me for what I did when you didn't even come pick me up when I told you I was waiting at the bus stop. It wasn't my fault that I feel asleep and hearing you yell and fuss in my ear wasn't enough.
I sat my phone on the table and play with it. I admit I made a mistake and I knew it was getting very tired but I didn't expect to fall asleep on the bench. Plus he didn't like me looking for Dr. Cullen. "That doctor's not touching my daughter." I say in Jacob's voice. "Who me?" I hear a voice asking me from behind me. I turn around to see Dr. Roberts who's dressed in casual clothes.
Everybody loves wearing office clothes. I put on a wide grin just for him. He's a handsome cutey doctor. "No, Dr. Roberts. I'm talking about Jacob and another doctor." I say still grinning. "I'm glad to hear that. I can't wait to deliver your daughter, Lacie." "I know you can't, Dr. Roberts." I say looking into his lovely blue eyes. "Well, I better be going." He say smiling and walking to the register. I nod my head going back to playing with my cellphone.
I listen to Dr. Roberts ordering him a cup of tea and a chicken ranch salad to go. I watch him and i'm sure he can feel my eyes on him or see me in the reflection of the cafe maker. I breathe out. The male waiter glances at me causing Dr. Roberts to turn around and look at me. I wave at both of them. They wave back at me smiling. I grin a little bit.
That male waiter must have a crush on me. Maybe I should get out and date or something. Jacob doesn't take me out of dates or any of that. We're not dating or anything and he made it damn sure that we don't have nothing working for us. Maybe I'll ask him out or something. I look at him. He looks at me handing back Dr. Robert's change.
I look down at my phone and pull up Jacob's name in the contacts. He doesn't treat me right worth crap. I need other male friends and he's busy in the tribe. I might ask the waiter out and see how things go from there. I look back at Dr. Roberts grabbing his bag and cup from the waiter. "Thank you. Have a good day." He say to the waiter. "You too." He say back.
"Have a good day and see you at our next appointment, Lacie." Dr. Roberts say walking by me. "I will, Dr. Roberts." I say looking at him exiting out of the cafe. I grin watching the cafe door and seeing some customers laughing at me. The waiter looks at me again. I decided. "I'm ready to order." I say to him. He nods walking from the register and over to my booth.
"What can I get for you?" He asks taking out a notepad and pen. "I'll take a small cup of green tea and maybe your number." I say to him. He stares at me for a couple of seconds while I play with my phone. "Sure." He finally say. I nod my head handing him my phone. He takes it and put his phone number in and hand it back to me. "Okay, Ryan." I say reading his name.
I look up at him. "I sit next to you in class." He say. "Oh, you're the guy that Mr. Howard was telling me about." "And the one who you threatened to beat up if I didn't hand over a pen." He adds. I nod my head putting my phone back into my pocket. It's here and there about that number being real. "I don't know. Is the number real or fake?" I seriously asks him.
"It's real. Your cup of tea coming up." He say walking from the booth and nearly tripping over his own two feet. I nod my head. We'll see about that. He looks at me again before preparing my order. I shake my head looking out of the window at the passing cars and people who are shopping. I guess I'll go home after I finish my cup. Have to be home before curfew ends.
After relaxing day at the cafe, I'm now home. I notice my next door neighors getting out of their car. I wave to them. They wave back at me. Everybody turning in for the seven o' clock curfew. I put my key into my front door and unlock the door while checking my mail box. I don't have any mail and I open the door to find Jacob sitting in the kitchen at the kitchen table glaring.
Oh, Lordy. I walk in and closes the door locking it. "Yes, Jacob." I say taking off my jacket and throwing it on the couch. "Where have you been?" He asks me. "I went to the cafe. Why?" I ask putting the keys on the coffee table and checking out my face in the mirror. I don't look no more old. I walk into the kitchen and sit at the table. He just stares in my face.
I sense his aura and see he's not impressed nor happy with me. "What time is it?" He asks me. "It's going on seven o' clock, Jacob." "What you doing leaving the house, Lacie?" "I wanted to go out and get out of the house. So, I went to the cafe and had a cup of green tea. I had asked you if you wanted to go out and you hung up on me. So, I went out myself. It's a problem." I say shaking my head.
I started something up again. "I thought it was made clearly that you do not leave the house for anything expect school." "And, I understand that. But you get sick and tired of sitting in the house everyday." "It's a killer out there murdering people, Lacie.' He growls out. "I apologize for that. I didn't think it was a problem because it was day time and those two girls was murdered in the night time." I say.
"It doesn't matter, Lacie. I don't want you nor our baby in danger." "I can protect myself, Jacob." I say playing with my fingers. "Not while you're pregnant and risk losing my baby." "I understand." I say disappointed. He doesn't say anything. "I'll never do it again. I'll call you next time but I just wanted to get out of the house." I say shrugging my shoulders.
I look at him waiting on him to speak. "Just don't do it again, Lacie." He say. "I won't." I say reaching for his hands that's not on the table and he doesn't hand me them. He gets up from the kitchen table and walk upstairs. I breathe out rubbing on my face. I am so tired of everything and my feet hurt.