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What's wrong with my face?
Jake's POV
Nessie and I decided we would tell my father about the pregnancy before we went to the Cullens. Honestly, I wanted to survive that little bit longer. I knew Blondie wouldn't be happy about this but Nessie was insistent she would be fine...eventually. It was the 'eventually' bit which was making me nervous. Hopefully she would warm up to the idea before she tore me to shreds. But at least we had Emmett and Alice on our side. They would restrain her. I hope?
I pulled up outside my childhood home, filled with so many memories, and turned off the engine. I climbed out the car and met Nessie at the front of it. She had been fidgeting the whole ride here; wringing her hands together, playing with the hem of her shirt, shifting from side to side. I was beginning to think her vampire genes were making her a bit weird. I mean, who would be nervous about telling my dad, the king of laid-back land, and be perfectly content telling Blondie, the wicked leach of the west?
I intertwined my fingers with Nessie's and took a step towards the house, only to be pulled back. "Jake?" Nessie's voice came out as a trembling whisper and I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her against me.
"What is it, Ness?" I asked, pulling back so I could look at her; her chocolate brown eyes were wide and kept darting towards the house then back to me.
"I...how do you think he'll react? I mean...will he be ok with it? What if he hates me now?" She looked up at me with wide fearful eyes.
"Are you serious?" I asked incredulously, raising my eyebrows at her.
"Yes, I'm serious. Why wouldn't I be?" A small frown marred her perfects features and I could feel her body shaking with nerves against me.
"Nessie, you're worried about telling a human about this while I have to face an entire coven of over-protective vampires?"
"But he's not just a human, he's your dad. I don't want to ruin your relationship with him just because I got pregnant." She said in a rush, clutching to me tighter as her hands fisted in my top.
I gently gripped her shoulders and crouched down so I was eye level with her, forcing her to look at me. "Nessie, this is one of the best things that has happened to me and my dad will be happy about it. Both my sisters have children so I know he'll be ok with this. I'm a grown man, ok? And unlike me, your father-in-law is not your mortal enemy." I grinned at her and she threw her arms around my neck.
"Thank you." She murmured into my shoulder before letting go and taking hold of my hand once more so we could make our way towards my house. It was amazing how concerned she was. I was faced with the possibility of eight vampires wanting to rip me to shreds but the worst Billy could do was shout and I was positive that wasn't going to happen. She was so concerned over the effect this would have on the relationship between me and my dad and I loved her all the more for it. God, she was brilliant.
I nudged the front door open with my shoulder and walked in, glancing down at Nessie to see a terrified expression on her face. Her vampire genes must have really messed with her head. How could she be scared of Billy? Just the thought was hilarious.
"Dad? Are you in here?" I called through the small house as I made my way to the living room, pulling Nessie along behind me; she was dragging her feet, trying to walk as slowly as possible.
"In the kitchen, Jake." He wheeled himself out of the kitchen just as we stepped into the living room.
I grinned at him and gave him a quick hug. Nessie embraced him hesitantly and he looked towards me with raised eyebrows, knowing something was up. Nessie was always exuberant and full of energy when we were here and now she was silent and kept fidgeting with the hem of her shirt.
"It's good to see you two. Is there something wrong?" He asked as he looked towards Nessie, concern clouding his features. She kept her head down and her eyes firmly locked on the ground, her grip on my hand tightening.
"Nothing's wrong. We just came to tell you that Nessie's pregnant." I grinned. I had no idea it would feel this good to tell someone who wasn't going to rip me to shreds, or at least try. The happiness that was now flowing freely through me was almost overwhelming. The realisation of the situation finally hit me. We were having a baby. I was going to be a dad. Gosh, that sounded weird.
I was brought back to reality when I felt Nessie's grip on my hand tighten exponentially and I swear, if she didn't loosed her hold my bones were going to give way.
My dad's eyes widened slightly before a smile spread across his face. "Congratulations, you two." As soon as the words were out of his mouth Nessie's hold on my hand relaxed and she exhaled in a whoosh of air.
"Thank you." Nessie mumbled and I saw tears begin to leak out the corners of her eyes. She released my hand and threw herself at my dad, wrapping her arms around his neck as she began to cry harder. "Thank you, thank you, thank you."
"Is that what you were worried about?" He asked her and she nodded her head slightly as she continued sniffling. Her hormones were only beginning to go a bit crazy but it was incredibly unnerving knowing she would probably get worse in the future.
"I just...I didn't want you to be mad at me. I mean...he is your only son and—" Nessie pulled away from him as she began to ramble, wiping the tears off her cheeks.
"And he's over thirty years old so it's about time he gave me some grandchildren." Dad cut her off, giving her a warm smile. I winced at the reminder. It just sounded so wrong. I was twice her age and could well be her father. But, it could be worse. It could be an age difference like Bella and Edward. He was old enough to be her grandfather and I had had a lot of fun reminding him of that fact. For some strange reason, I don't think he was very happy when I said he was a cradle-snatcher. Although, Bella was a bit of a necrophiliac when she was human. I mean, Edward is technically dead and Bella fell in love with him and then...urgh, I don't even want to think about it. It's reassuring that me and Nessie aren't quite as weird as them though.
"Oh, Jacob, Rachel and Paul should be here in a few minutes with their kids. You can tell them then." He said and I nodded.
"Actually, I think we should get back home. We still have to tell grandma, grandpa and Rose." Nessie said, glancing nervously at the front door. Great, she was nervous about telling my sister too. I would much rather face the wrath of Rachel – which is pretty much non-existent – than spend ten seconds in the same building as Blondie.
"How'd Bella and Edward take it?" Dad asked with a knowing grin on his face.
"Just peachy." I said rolling my eyes at him.
"It went better than I had expected." Nessie said with a small smile. Better than she expected? She must have seen the stunned look on my face so she continued. "I managed to convince them not to kill you and Alice said that mum will be better about it in a few weeks. Oh, and Rose should be ok too...eventually." I snorted. Sure she would, maybe in a couple of centuries.
I heard the rumbling of a car engine just then and Nessie tensed immediately. I took her hand in mine and pecked her cheek. "Come on, we can tell Rachel and then go back." She let out a small sigh and nodded before following me out the house. I had a suspicion it was because the car was out front and there wasn't really any other way we could get out the house without them seeing us.
As soon as I stepped out the door my leg was attacked by a screaming five year old. "Uncle Jake!" My niece grinned up at me, showing her missing two front teeth before abandoning me to hug Nessie. "Auntie Nessie! I haven't seen you in forever." She stressed with a small frown. I could only hope that our child wouldn't be half as much trouble as my niece, Ailie.
Although she was an angel compared to Rachel and Paul's two sons, Warren and Devin. They were only seven and eleven years old but they were evil little buggers. I tried to avoid them at all costs. Seriously, they made Blondie look like a harmless butterfly. Thankfully, it appeared that they weren't here.
"We saw you last month." I reminded her and pried her away from Nessie, lifting her up into my arms.
"But that was ages ago." She pouted, crossing her arms over her chest. I walked over to the car where Rachel and Paul were gathering their things.
"I believe this belongs to you." I said handing Rachel her daughter and she rolled her eyes.
"Hello to you too, Jake." She said sarcastically and kissed my cheek before going to Nessie and doing the same.
"It's good to see you, Nessie. You look well." Rachel stated and looked over Nessie curiously.
"Rachel, we have some news." I said, moving to wrap my arm around Nessie's waist. "Nessie's pregnant." I said as a grin spread across my face, again. It just felt amazing telling someone that we were having a baby together.
"Congratulations!" A huge smile spread across Rachel's face as she tried to hug us both at the same time, sandwiching her daughter in the process.
"Mommy, you're squishing me!" Rachel took a step back when she heard Ailie's muffled voice and kissed the top of her head.
"Paul, come quick!" Rachel called and he came rushing around the car, clearly fearing the worst.
"What is it? What's wrong?" He asked quickly.
"Jake and Nessie are having a baby." Rachel said excitedly and Nessie was looking at Paul apprehensively. He was still a bit iffy about the whole Nessie being part vampire situation.
Paul looked at me and raised his eyebrows. "Poor kid." He snorted and Rachel slapped his arm. He laughed and smiled at me. "Congratulations on the baby...I hope it takes after Nessie or the poor thing will have one hell of a face." He mumbled the last part but it was still loud enough to hear and I punched his arm...maybe a little too hard.
"We had better get going. We still have the rest of my family to tell." Nessie said and I nodded before walking over to my rabbit with her.
"It was nice knowing you, Jacob." I heard Paul shout before I slammed the door. He was right; the chances of me surviving this were pretty slim. I took in a deep breath before starting the engine. I was sure that informing the rest of the Cullens about the baby would be nowhere near as pleasant as telling my family. Bring it on, Blondie.
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