Chapter 11: Jacob

Nessie's POV

Numerous things were going on in my mind as I ran from the Cullen house that night. I wasn't going in any particular direction I just felt the need to get out of there as fast as I could.

"Nessie!" I could hear my family frantically calling my name over and over again. But I paid them zero attention.

My brain was struggling to process the conversation I had just overheard between Edward and Carlisle. It didn't make any sense. How could Edward be my father? He was so young! Just six years older than me. Unless? No it couldn't be! Unless the story that Luke Uley told me about the Cullens being vampires were real.

No! That was just pure insanity. There was no such things as vampires. There had to be a more logical explanation out there.

Suddenly my body collided into another body. "Ouch!" we both screamed at the same time. To my surprise it was Luke.

"I'm so sorry!" I shouted. "I wasn't paying attention and-"

"Don't worry I wasn't paying much attention either. If not I would have moved out of the way when I saw you coming,"

I struggled to catch my breath. Both the run and having the air knocked out of my lunges made breathing especially painful.

"What are you doing out here Nessie?"

"I was-" I struggled to come up with a logical explanation for what I was doing out here at night. "Out for a run and I kind of got lost," that seemed like the most logical lie that my head could come up with. "What are you doing out here? Wait have you seen my brothers?"

"You mean Anthony and Jacob Jr.? You and them are all anyone has been talking about around here. What with your father Jacob returning and all,"

What? No. This couldn't be true. The Cullens said they were my family! I couldn't have two biological fathers! It was impossible! Unless...the idea hit me like a ton of bricks. I had read about this happening with animals like cats and dogs. They can have one litter of pups or kittens with multiple fathers. As long as the mating happened close together. Could that have been the case with mom? Could my brothers have a different father than I? Were they my biological half brothers instead?

I would have to ask Carlisle when I went back. I shuddered to think what his reaction would be when he found out I had gone onto Quileute lands again. It wasn't going to be pretty. Not after he warned me not to disobey him again.

I sighed.

"This can't be true,"

"What can't be true?"

Shoot! I didn't realize that I had spoken out loud.

"Jacob is not my father. The Cullens are my family,"

"You mean the vampires?" Luke laughed.

"Yeah the vampires," I laughed even though there was a strong part of me that wondered if it could be true. I again shook my head at the absurdity of the thought. I'd end up in a mental hospital if ever said that out loud.

That mutt raped Bella! I was taken aback as Edward's words rang through my mind. My poor mother. I wondered how Edward would react if he found out my mom was being sexually harassed at work?

"So if you're hanging around with the Cullens I guess that means they're back then,"

"You've met them before?" I asked.

"No although I have run into the Denali family that lives at their house now. My parents aren't happy about their being here. I don't get it but they don't want me hanging around them. I have seen the house though and my is it beautiful,"

"Hey!" he suddenly yells. "There's your brothers and your dad. Or I guess he's not your dad?"

My brothers didn't notice me but the older Jacob did. I was surprised when he sneered at me. I swallowed back the sudden fear that I felt.

"Um hi?" I said cautiously when I approached him.

"You smell like that leech and you look like him to. There's no way your my kid,"

"I'm not," I replied defensively. "But why do you have to be so rude?"

"You're right. I'm sorry kid,"

"Nessie!" my brothers yelled at the same time. One out loud and one in sign language. "There you are! Where do you keep running off to? Don't you want to know our father?"

"He's not-"I began to say before stopping myself. Now was not the time to tell them of my suspicions.

"Why did you bring her here?" I heard Jacob ask Luke.

"She was lost so we came here. Why is that a problem?" a very confused Luke answered.

It was hard to shake off the feeling of unease that I suddenly felt being here.

"You should here some of the stories dad has been telling us about him and mom," Jacob Jr. said. "It sounds like him and mom were really in love. They were even going to get married,"

I was so confused. Something here wasn't adding up but I couldn't quite figure out what it was. Coming here to Washington was supposed to answer all of my questions instead I had more questions than ever before.

"Hey kids," I look up to see Jacob running toward us with what appeared to be ice cream. "Just a little something I thought you might all enjoy. Nessie I hear you're favorite is vanilla?"

"Yes," I smiled. The feeling of unease disappeared as Jacob handed me the lone vanilla ice cream cup. My brothers and Luke had gotten chocolate.

"I'm sorry for being rude earlier. I hope you'll accept my apology,"

"Sure," all was good as long as vanilla ice cream was involved.

"Hey kids I have to go but I will be back soon to check on you all,"

"Well that was odd," I say before taking a bite of ice cream. There was an odd crunching to the ice cream but I didn't think much of it at first. So I kept on eating and that crunch was there in every bite.

Suddenly I couldn't breathe. When I looked at the ice cream I realized to my horror that there were peanuts in it. A lot of peanuts. My throat was closing in on me and I couldn't breathe. My heart was beating fast and I was so dizzy I was so sure I'd pass out. I collapsed onto the floor. It was just pure dumb luck that I'd forgotten my epi pen on the island.

"Nessie!"

"Peanuts," I barely managed to say through my constricting airways.

"But-I don't understand we told dad about your allergy," I heard my brother say. It was the last thing I heard my brother say before I slipped into unconscious. Unsure if I would ever wake up again.

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