A/N: I'm so glad everyone is enjoying the sequel to Eternal Sunlight, I want to make this story last for a little while which is why its taking me a little while to get the chapters out. This is what I had planned to happen so I'm going to go with it and see where it leads me… thank you again for all of the comments you guys rock!
7. Closer
"Baby, Baby what is it" the second he was by my side his arms wrapped around me. I was still kneeling on the floor clenching my fists to the desk. I tried to grab the papers on the desk but ended up falling back, Jacob caught me before I could hit my head.
"Okay we're going to get you to Carlisle" he stated. I kept shaking my head no over and over again.
"Don't play with me here Ness" I once again reached for the papers that I had just been looking at.
"Talk to me please" he pleaded as I continued my silence. I finally was able to grab the papers off of the desk and I handed it to him as I dropped to the floor and I put my head in my hands. Jacob stood up and looked at the paper.
"You found this?" I looked up at him.
"Don't hide stuff from me Jacob please" I told him. He eyed me suspiciously.
"What's this?" he questioned looking behind the crumpled letter and discovering the paper work on Jack I had pulled.
"Look at the handwriting and compare it" I stated rubbing my stomach. I was trying to calm myself down so that the two inside of me would relax. When ever I had a breakdown they always followed my lead.
"Jack?" I heard him whisper. At that very moment Uncle Emmett came plowing through the garage door.
"Jack just ran as soon as he heard you guys talking he just rolled himself out from one of the cars and started running back toward Forks" Emmett stated as he practically ran to us after almost busting the door down. Jacob and I looked up at Emmett, before I knew it Jake had run out the office door and as he reached the other side of the road where the trees could hide him he phased. Uncle Emmett came over and let down his hand so that I could get up.
"Thanks"
"What's going on here Ness?" he questioned. I pointed at the ground where Jacob had dropped the papers before his run. He picked them up so that I wouldn't have to bend and began to inspect them.
"You think he had something to do with this?" he looked at me and then checked out the handwriting on the paperwork.
"Look at the writing it's so similar and why on earth would he run anyway?" I questioned. We heard a sort of explosion in the garage and both knew that it was Sam going out for the hunt.
"We should call your" he began to say but before we could his silver Volvo appeared in the parking lot of the shop.
"I hate it when he does that" Emmett said. Mom and Dad both got out of the car as quickly as they could and made their way into where we were. They both quickly ran to my side to make sure everything was okay.
"Its Jake Dad look at the note and then the handwriting on his paper work he is apart of this scheme" I explained. Mom kept her arms tight around me as I tried to explain the situation. He practically ripped the papers out of Emmett's hand and checked them for himself.
"You figure this out?" he looked directly at me and all I could do was nod my head yes. He let out a small smile.
"You did good here Ness" he told me. He looked up at Uncle Emmett who looked like he was ready to run after the guy himself.
"Edward let's go find them" Uncle Emmett was getting antsy. My Dad nodded and before I knew it they had flew out the door leaving Mom and I at the shop.
We both waited at the window for everyone to return. The sky began to grow dark and there was still no sign of any of the guys. I felt extremely tired but I couldn't sleep the thought of them out there drove me crazy. I walked over to the computer and began to shut it down to keep my mind off of the situation for a few minutes. I sat down at the desk chair and Mom watched me carefully.
"Don't worry Ness they'll come back" I heard her say. I sighed and tried to lean forward to shut off the power.
"Honey, don't hurt yourself let me" she offered running swiftly to my side to shut off the surge protector on the floor. I smiled slightly at her we both shot our heads up at the sound of a car pulling into the parking lot. The lights outside had not been turned on and a dark figure started to walk toward us. Mom panicked and grabbed onto me. The small figure headed quickly toward the door, once in the light from the windows we took a breather as Aunt Alice carefully opened the door.
"Sorry did I scare you?" she questioned opening the door.
"For a few seconds you did, what brings you here Alice?" Mom questioned. She looked at us her face dropped in sadness.
"Aunt Alice" I spoke.
"It's Jacob I can't see him but I see them, your Father, Uncle Emmett and I'm guessing it's Sam are on their way back"
"AUNT ALICE WHRE"S JAKE?" I stood up quicker then I had in months and felt a sharp pain rip through me.
"Owwwww" I yelled grabbing my back.
"Don't hurt yourself baby sit down" Mom said sweetly trying to have me sit.
"No where is my Jake?" I questioned stomping my right foot on the ground.
"I don't know Ness I can't see him but he's not with them"
"Not with them Aunt Alice what's going on?" I began to panic. At this point there was no way I would be sitting in my seat, I wanted to get out there and fight. Within a few minutes of Alice appearing we heard the sound of footsteps running toward the shop.
"It's just them" she explained as Mom and I jumped for a minute. I watched to see if maybe Aunt Alice just didn't see Jacob and that he was with them. They finally appeared in the light from the window and I saw them, Sam, Dad, Uncle Emmett…. Where was he? Where is my Jacob?
I watched as Dad was the first one inside followed by Sam and Uncle Emmett, if vampires ever got tired this would be exactly how it looked. They all looked human for a few minutes. I looked at them with tears beginning to form in my eyes.
"Aunt Alice was right…. WHERE IS HE?" I yelled letting a few tears escape.
"We lost his scent, he left a good 5 minutes before us Ness he didn't have anyone" Sam explained. I looked at the three of them.
"Sam don't tell me he's gone" I pleaded. Sam walked over to me and stood directly in front of Mom and me.
"I can't smell or hear him but Jake is tough he'll come back Ness he will you have faith in that right?" Sam touched my shoulders lightly and looked me directly in the eyes.
"I… no Sam no" I cried. He brought me into a hug it was the first time that Sam had ever comforted me. His scent reminded me of Jacob and his love and compassion toward me was genuine. Emily was extremely lucky and at this moment I was lucky to have him here by my side. He pulled away and softly and carefully wiped a tear from my cheek.
"I have to go gather the others and make sure Emily knows where I'll be if you need anything, anything at all let us know okay?" I nodded my head without words and he turned back toward the door.
"Edward we'll solve this I'm going to grab everyone and we'll find him and we'll find Jack and when we find them, I will rip those guys to shreds you have my word" he looked at my father and they both exchanged friendly glances. Sam quickly ran out the door and I could hear him phase in the distance.
"I'll close up the shop you three head back to the house" Uncle Emmett said.
"Edward stay with him, make sure things go okay two is better then one Alice and I will take Nessie back to the house" My Mom said. I looked at Dad then at Uncle Emmett.
"Nessie go with them okay we'll be home later, we'll close up and do some more searching" I didn't say a word. I eyed the floor and began to walk forward towards Aunt Alice, Mom was right behind me. Dad flipped the outside lights on and the three of us walked toward Alice's car. I noticed something white on the windshield it was on the driver's side. She grabbed it and opened it up it was folded in half.
"Now that we have one we ask that you bring the girl so no one gets hurt"
Aunt Alice read the note as Mom wrapped her arms around me.
"EDWARD!" Alice yelled loudly. It didn't take long before he had made his way to us. Alice handed him the paper and his eyes widened.
"They aren't getting my Nessie" he growled.
"Dad they'll hurt Jake if I don't show my face please I'll be like bait"
"My daughter and grandchildren will not be bait. Ness do you hear me you are not bait" his voice grew a bit louder. I watched Mom and Alice closely for any sign of them letting me do this.
"Your father is right, we'll find a way around this" she told me.
"You guys don't understand he wants me not Jake and now they have him I can't live without him Mom I can't do that. Can you live without Dad? No you can't you've done it and you can't do it, well I can't live without my Jacob" I began to feel angry and upset at the same time, it seems like all I ever did was let tears fall out of my eyes. Mom looked hurt by what I said.
"Ness that's not fair" she practically whispered.
"Ness don't' talk to your Mother like that please" Dad stated looking upset at the most sensitive subject between the two of them.
"Renesmee just come back to our house and we'll work something out okay, don't do anything stupid" Aunt Alice finally spoke up.
"Fine if Jacob gets killed I'll never forgive anyone" I yelled. I quickly opened the door and slid into the car, slamming the door. I got into the backseat and crossed my arms. I would never speak like that to my family, it was the anger mixed with the hormones. I fought with myself on this the whole ride home. No one spoke to me both Mom and Aunt Alice were quiet I regretted saying these things but I had to. Once we reached Grandpa's house and I was let out of the car, I quietly made my way to Dad's old room. I told everyone not to bother me that I just wanted to be alone because it's exactly what I needed at this point.
Once I got to the room I locked the door and ran over to Dad's old desk underneath the T.V. on the wall. I picked up a pen and a piece of paper and began to write a note. After I finished I folded it up and placed it on the bed, with one swift movement I unlocked the door and quietly ran out the window. I had to find Jacob, he was going to be a Father and we were going to be a family, I could not loose him now.
The moon was covered by the rain clouds which heavily began to let rain fall from them. I ignored the rain and kept my thoughts on Jacob. I was ready to embrace anything for now. Once I got into La Push things started to feel blurry and I stated to see double. Ahead of me I focused on a familiar small house. I slowly walked over it holding my stomach for comfort. I smelled human food and in an instant I knew exactly whose house this was, it was Sam and Emily's. I walked right up to the door and knocked on it. There was one light on and of course it was the one in the kitchen. My hair was now soaking wet as well as my clothes, I looked down at my stomach you could see almost everything through my shirt. I sighed and before I knew it the door opened. There she was as beautiful as ever standing right in front of me. She opened the screen door and threw her arms around my wet body.
"Oh Nessie, come inside quickly" she motioned. I walked forward and she began to move her arms so that they were planted around my shoulder. She then quickly ran into the other room for a minute leaving me in the kitchen. Before I could blink she came back with a big pink towel and wrapped it around my shoulders. Emily pulled out one of the chairs that circled the table in her kitchen and motioned for me to sit.
"Is Sam home yet?" I questioned. She sat down in the seat next to me and took both of my hands.
"No he's not, he's out there though and he will find Jacob" she said sincerely.
"I'm scared Emily I can't do this on my own I need him we're supposed to start a family" I began to feel the tears form again.
"Don't cry Ness please we'll get this figured out" she told me. I felt a few kicks in my stomach and then a growl for human food. The smell must have gotten to me and they wanted the human food that Emily was cooking.
"What did you make?" I questioned grabbing my stomach.
"I made some meatloaf and biscuits are you hungry?" she questioned.
"Well they seem to want human food at the moment" I said. She smiled and stood up.
"Let me get you some clothes first, I doubt you will fit into mine so I'll grab some of Sam's sweatpants and a t-shirt" I nodded with a slight smile and once again within only a few minutes she was back. She handed me the pile of clothes and I got up slowly to use the bathroom.
Once I was in there I leaned on the white bathroom counter and looked at myself in the mirror. My eyes were bloodshot and I had heavy bags under them. My hair was wet and all over the place and my face was paler then any Vampire I had ever known. They kicked again.
"Okay, okay relax food is coming" I promised them. I sighed and put on the black sweats and shirt that Emily had gotten out of Sam's closet for me. I took off my shoes and placed them next to her heater so they would dry off as well as my other clothes. I then walked back out to the kitchen she had already set a place for her and I. The plates were filled with mashed potatoes, meatloaf and home made biscuits. Two glasses of water sat next to the plates. She smiled as I came in. I sat down in the seat I had earlier and picked up the fork.
"Things are going to be okay" she told me. Hearing that from her sounded better than hearing it from anyone else. I smiled at her slightly and began to eat the human food. The babies relaxed as I ate a little bit more.
"I'm worried I just want him here I know he can get out of this he's a werewolf for Christ sakes, he can kill Vampire's and human's" I said putting my fork down to take a sip of water.
"See now there's the Ness I know confident, just stay confident it's what I do when Sam is out there protecting his family I know things will be okay" I smiled at her and finished up my meal.
"Do you need me to call anyone to let them know where you are?" she questioned.
"My parents who I don't want to talk to at the moment" I said helping her with the dishes. She nodded and grabbed the plates from my hand.
"Why don't you go lay down our couch is amazingly comfortable" she informed me. I nodded thinking it was the best for me to relax and maybe try to get some sleep. Sam and the others including my Father would find Jacob there was no doubt about that. I walked over to the tan couch and once I sat on it I felt like I was in heaven. I lay my head back on the arm of the couch where a red pillow was and shut my eyes for a bit.
Jacob would come home to me…… and I hoped that it would be sooner rather than later.
