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Authors note: I was beginning to get the feeling that Jake was becoming a bit too scared of the Cullens so I decided to change that in this chapter. *grin*

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Retaliation!

Jake's POV

I turned off the car engine as we pulled up in front of the Cullens' house and I took in a deep breath, readying myself for the confrontation that was bound to happen. Nessie, although nervous, was nowhere near as anxious about this as I was.

I climbed out of the car, linked my hand with Nessie's and walked towards the house. We had barely made it through the door before Alice came charging down the stairs and pulled Nessie into a tight hug. "I'm so glad you told Edward and Bella! I hate keeping secrets like that."

"Secrets like what?" The voice came from Esme who had just appeared at the bottom of the stairs and I saw Carlisle emerge from the living room – the irony of that statement was certainly not lost on me.

"Is Blondie here?" I asked quickly, glancing around for her.

"No, Rosalie went out hunting with Emmett but they should be back soon." Alice said happily.

"Well, we have something to tell you." Nessie began, subconsciously taking a step closer to me. I vaguely wondered where Edward and Bella were but they were probably in a huff at their cottage. Esme gave us a soft smile and stepped a bit closer, her curiosity completely unmasked. "I'm pregnant." Nessie said in a rush, and waited tensed for their reaction.

I didn't think Esme and Carlisle would be likely to attack me because of this but you never know. They stood there completely still and silent – which isn't exactly hard for a vampire – for a few minutes and, trust me, the shocked looks on their faces nearly made me laugh out loud.

Esme's stunned expression quickly transformed into a smile so big the corners of her mouth almost reached her ears. She squealed loudly and ran towards us, pulling Nessie into a tight hug. She released Nessie then hugged me and I just stood frozen in shock.

I mean, sure, Esme was nice enough but she had only hugged me once before on mine and Nessie's wedding day, a month ago. Which is another reason I don't understand why Edward and Bella are so shocked about it; what did they expect us to be doing on our honeymoon? I think they're in denial.

"Congratulations!" She said as she pulled away from me and she looked dizzy with happiness. Carlisle was just about to speak when I heard a voice behind me and cringed. This wouldn't be good.

"Congratulations for what?" Blondie. Brilliant.

Nessie and I turned around to face her as she stood just inside the doorway with Emmett just behind her, directing her usual glare in my direction. I rolled my eyes at her and her eyes darted between us suspiciously.

"Well?" She demanded. I had a feeling that she had an inkling about what was going on, mostly because even when she was in a rage at me she didn't look like she wanted to castrate me, torture me slowly and painfully then, dance around a bonfire containing my burning remains. It was a little unnerving to say the least.

"Rose...em, well...I...I...I'm," Nessie stuttered, wringing her hands together. I was relieved she was finally displaying some sort of normality, being scared of telling Blondie. After informing Billy I was getting a bit worried about how nervous she was then and how came she had been about this before.

"You're what?" Blondie asked, getting more than a little impatient.

"I...I'm pregnant." Nessie finally managed to spit out and clenched her eyes shut, dreading Blondie's reaction.

She looked stunned for a second before a bubble of hysterical laughter but from her lips – and I mean completely hysterical laughter; her head thrown back slightly and her eyes crazed. "For a moment there, I thought you said you were pregnant." She said and it was beginning to creep me out. Maybe she had finally snapped? That's the only reasonable explanation I could think of right now.

"Yes, I am." Nessie said softly, looking at Blondie like she was questioning her sanity. Personally, I do that quite frequently but right now I was trying to think what would be the best method to restrain an insane vampire – a straight jacket wouldn't be any good.

Blondie's entire expression darkened and the hysteria disappeared completely. "What?" She snarled so quietly it was almost impossible to hear. "Are you trying to tell me that you let that dog get you pregnant? That you actually had sex with that thing?" Her nose turned up in disgust. "I don't know what's more disgusting; him or the fact that you would willingly to anything like that with him! God only knows what your spawn will be like! A vampire/human hybrid is freaky enough but now it will have the wolf gene as well? Urgh, I don't even want to think about the horrible mongrels you can produce!" She screeched, her face twisted and bitter.

Throughout her rant shudders rippled through my body. I didn't give a damn about her verbally attacking me – I got them quite frequently and had become used to them – but insulting Ness and our child was a completely different story. I took one look at the tears streaming from Nessie's eyes (she was a bit hormonal) and I snapped, unable to prevent myself from expressing my anger. It took every ounce of control I had not to phase and attack Blondie right then. The only reason I didn't was because Nessie was standing far too close to me...and she would probably be upset if I ripped Blondie to shreds.

"Listen, Rose," I sneered at her, stepping protectively in front of Nessie as I reared up to my full height. "You can hate me and what I am all you want but you will not insult my wife and child like that. Just because your niece is able to have children and you can't does not mean you can take resentment out on her. Even I thought you wouldn't stoop that low. I swear, if you ever upset Nessie like that again I will make you pay for it. I don't care if you have your muscle man to hide behind; I will not allow you to take your anger out on her." I growled, my body shaking violently as I tried not to phase.

Blondie stood glaring at me but I could see a glimmer of sadness in her eyes that disappeared so quickly I couldn't be sure I had seen it at all. My chest rose and fell heavily with my harsh breathing and the tension in the room was so thick you could cut it with a knife. She marched past me and stormed up the stairs, the sound of a door slamming echoing around the house shortly afterwards. Emmett soon followed her up and I the trembling of my body lessened.

"Jake?" I felt a small hand on my arm and looked down at Nessie who still had tears gathering in her eyes. I wound my arms around her and she buried her head in my chest as sobs shook her small body. "I'm s-sorry. I don't know why I-I'm even upset." She stuttered after her crying had calmed a bit. It was true though. Nessie was rarely this emotional and on the rare occasions that Blondie was less than friendly towards her she could give as well as she got.

"Shh, it's alright, Ness." I said softly and brushed a kiss against the top of her head. I glanced over Nessie's head to see Edward and Bella entering the house. Edward's glare immediately focused on me before redirecting itself to the stairs, in the direction Blondie had just gone. He was probably just as angry as I had been at Blondie taking her anger out on Nessie. At least his anger was off me for the time being.

A/N: I was thinking about writing a little extra bit about when Alice and Emmett actually found out. Of course, it will be mentioned in the next chapter or two but I was just wondering if you wanted to know exactly what happened?

Oh, and I need baby names! I already have a few ideas but I would really appreciate suggestions. I will mention you at the beginning of the chapter if I choose a name given by you!

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