Chapter 12: Cullen House

Nessie's POV

My head was pounding. I opened my eyes and I could see that it was day time. It was very cloudy but it was morning. When I took a look around I found myself in an unfamiliar room. I didn't recognize the clothes I was wearing either. I was in unfamiliar surroundings and that scared me.

I couldn't breathe and I'd felt like I was on the verge of a panic attack. Where was I? Memories from the night before flooded through my brain. After I'd been kidnapped and drugged I didn't remember anything. Oh God had they raped me?! Was I in their house?!

I was about to panic when the door opened and in walked Dr. Cullen. My panic was replaced by confusion. What happened last night? How did I end up here?

"I'm relieved to see you awake Nessie. How are you feeling?" he asked.

"Confused," I answered. "Very confused," I corrected myself. "What happened? Last thing I remember was some guys drugging me and throwing me in the back of their trunk. Then nothing. Then I wake up here and now-"

"Ness relax. It's okay. You're okay. Nobody hurt you. Nobody raped you. You're safe,"

"But Dr. Cullen how did I end up here?"

"You probably don't remember but you called for help from the back of that trunk. You called the police and they were able to rescue you in time. You were taken to the hospital directly afterwards. Then I asked that they release you and I brought you home to look after you,"

My eyes narrowed in suspicion. I always knew when I was being lied to. It was an extra sense of mine one could say. Right now that sense was going off faster than Spider-Man's extra spidey sense. I thought about questioning the doctor until he told me the truth and then I decided against it. He was kind enough to take care of me when he didn't have to. That was all that mattered.

"Are you feeling alright Nessie? Any dizziness? Headache? Nausea,"

"Just a headache doctor,"

"Ness you don't have to call me that. You can just call me Carlisle,"

"I like to be formal,"

"and you don't need to be. At least not here in my home,"

"Okay," I groaned. My head really was hurting.

"and here is some ibuprofen for your headache," he handed me the pills and a glass of water. "and you get some rest. It'll help you feel better,"

"Thanks. Wait. How long was I unconscious?" I asked.

"For nine hours. They drugged you with some really strong stuff. Given your condition I was especially concerned how your body would react to inhaling those drugs. I'm relieved to see that they'd had no major adverse affects on you,"

"You mean you're relieved that my lungs didn't go into total meltdown mode and just give up on me in the middle of the night," I chuckledm

"That's exactly what I was afraid of. But thankfully that was not the case. You weren't harmed in any way last night. I checked you over myself and I can assure you that nothing bad happened,"

I couldn't get the image of those guys out of my mind. I'd heard them say that they were going to kill me. I shuddered.

"Nessie I don't think that you should be alone right now. I know your aunt and uncle-" he said the words aunt and uncle with extreme distaste. He was still upset about the whole 'they gave me cigarettes and alcohol when I was only seven years old situation. "aren't coming home for a few more days. My wife and I were thinking that you could stay with us until they returned. Would you like that? You won't have to be alone. I know it's a difficult situation for you all around right now. We don't want you to be alone,"

I thought about it for a minute. Carlisle seemed like a nice enough man. My instincts told me that he could be trusted. More than that I really didn't want to be alone right now. I could've always asked Justin's parents if I could stay with them but I didn't want to bother them.

"Well if your family doesn't mind then yeah I'd like that,"

"They don't mind Nessie. I've already talked it over with them. They thrilled with the idea. We all want you here,"

"Where is everyone anyway?"

"School," he answered. "Bella volunteered to collect your homework from your teachers and bring it to you,"

I just nodded.

"Get some rest Ness. You need it,"

I felt oddly at ease here despite not really knowing them. I met the doctor's wife a few minutes later. All it took was only two minutes alone with her to decide that I liked her. Esme had brought me a delicious home cooked breakfast. She gave off such a strong motherly vibe that I couldn't help but like her. I didn't believe that she was faking it for a second. I was sure that she truly cared about me.

I knew that I would be happy here. Carlisle and Esme created such a welcoming environment here. It was certainly much less depressing than being home alone. After eating breakfast I drifted off to sleep. I woke up a little while later when I heard an odd noise.

When I was more fully awake I realized that it was the sound of a baby crying. I got out of bed slowly. I felt much better than I had awhile ago but I still wanted to take things slow. I walked out of the room slowly and listened to which direction the crying sound was coming from. When I deduced that it was coming from the left I went in that direction.

I checked in each room I passed until I found the right one. There were two baby girls no older than a month or two laying on a bed right next to each other. One was crying so much that her face was red. I picked up the baby girl without a second thought. Her crying quieted into sniffles. Then she smiled. It was odd.

When I heard her tummy growl I realized what the problem was. She wanted food. I looked through all the various baby things until I found a thermos filled with warm water. I mixed it in with the baby formula in a bottle. I checked it first to make sure that it wasn't too hot.

She started sucking as soon as I put it in her mouth. Years of babysitting had taught me the basics of caring for babies and young children. When I was younger I only did it because the money my neighbors would pay me to watch their young ones was nice. Then I discovered that I actually do love kids and babies. It made me realize that I wanted to be a mother one day.

Sadness crushed me once again as I realized that was another dream of mine that I would never get to achieve. I'd never have children of my own. I looked at both baby girls with sadness.

"What are you doing?"

I nearly jumped out of my skin. I looked around startled for the owner of the voice. My heart started beating faster when I recognized the guy who nearly attacked me at the veterinarian office the other day when I told him about the fate of the two wolf pups.

"I'm sorry. I-I-" I sounded like a scared idiot.

"I'm sorry Nessie. I was just surprised to see you holding my daughter. That's all,"

"Oh they're yours? I'm sorry. I heard one of them crying and I came to see what was wrong. I figured out that she was hungry and I couldn't just-"

"Ness it's okay. I'm not mad," Jacob said. He didn't look mad. In fact he was smiling actually.

"You're not?"

"No. Not at all. Actually I'm happy. Where did you learn how to take care of babies?"

"I babysat a lot in the past. So I learned a lot. They're really cute. What are their names?" I asked.

He smiled again. "The one your holding is Emma. This girl here is Amaya,"

"You really don't mind that I'm feeding your daughter?"

"Not at all. It shows that you're a kindhearted person that cares. I love that,"

"So who is their mother?" I shifted mentally through each of the women I'd seen in this family. Esme was out. Could it be Bella, Alice, or Rosalie?

"Her name is Leah. You'll meet her soon actually. She'll be here in a few days,"

"Oh," was all that I could say.

"I think Amaya wants you also," he'd said. The baby girl was holding her arms out toward me as if she wanted me to hold her as well. Jacob handed her over to me as well. So I sat there with one baby in each arm. Both were happy and smiling.

"I think they like you," he said. "They like you a lot. They don't usually take to strangers that quickly,"

"Well I like them to," I was starting to get attached to them already. Whether that was a good thing or a bad thing I didn't know. But in that moment I was happy. Happy to have those babies in my arms and happy to have their father by my side.

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