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Author/Note 1: Sequel from Our Dawn 2

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Alert: the characters in this story curse a lot.

Our Dawn

Part III

Book 2 – Confidence & Vulnerability

Jacob Black

18. Unplanned

"Stop moving Jake…I can't fix your damn tie if you move every second. Why are you so nervous? It's not your wedding."

Quil was right, it wasn't my wedding but it was the first time in practically three weeks that Leah and I would be together as a family in a public event. Seth had finally convinced her to go to Embry's wedding with me. I didn't know what arguments he had used to convince her and quite frankly I didn't care.

I had all the motives to be agitated. I couldn't wait to know if Leah was going to give me a second chance. I mean if she had accepted to go with me that meant she was considering the idea of getting back together, right?

"Damn it Jake…Why didn't you ask my mum to fix your tie while she was still here?" Quil whined again.

"Fine…Forget it…I'll fix it later."

I took off my blue tie and left hurriedly. I was late. I had to go pick up Leah and the kids just like Seth had instructed me. My anxiety was at its peak when I parked the Rabbit outside our house. I could smell Leah's perfume and my throat was now completely dry.

We had been separated for three weeks and it seemed like an eternity. I had seen her and the kids occasionally but I didn't want us to live like that anymore. Quil was a decent friend and his parents were understanding people but I was sure that they were also tired of my presence at their place. After all I was supposed to have a family.

Since the door was opened I walked in and I waited in the living room. I knew Leah was aware of my arrival because she would've felt my scent but even so I was surprised when she appeared in front of me. I had never seen her more beautiful. Well maybe except on our wedding day.

Leah was wearing a golden and black dress with no sleeves. It looked perfect on her especially because it matched her copper skin. In ceremonies like these Leah used to wear dresses that could show off her beautiful curves but this dress was different. It was tight around her chest, revealing fairly larger breasts than I could remember, and then it was loose all the way down her legs to her knee. I spent a few minutes enjoying the view until she snapped her fingers in front of my face making me cough with embarrassment.

"Snap out of it, moron. What are you twelve?"

So my thoughts had gone impure for a few moments, but who could actually blame me? We weren't together for three weeks now. I missed her, especially her body, her kisses and her touch.

"William, Harry, dad is here. Let's go." Leah called the twins, who were still upstairs.

"Leah…We should talk…" I started.

"No Jacob, we're not going to talk. Not now."

"Why?"

"Today we're going to a wedding, we're going to pose for the cameras and we're going to pretend that everything is fine for the sake of the boys, alright?"

I guess I had put too much faith in Seth. She was still angry, she hadn't forgiven me and she clearly didn't mean to do it today.

While Leah was searching for her purse I fixed William's tie and Harry's shoes and then she ordered them to go to the car.

"Where's your tie?" She asked.

I had almost forgotten about it. I took it out of my pocket and handed it over to her.

"Quil couldn't fix it."

Leah put the tie around my neck and I took every second while we were close to inhale her scent and feel the warmth irradiating from her body.

"I miss you." I whispered.

She didn't reply and she actually tried to take a step back. I was disappointed by her lack of interest. Didn't she miss me?

"There you go. We're late. Rachel is going to be angry." She said and left in a hurry. Maybe she was afraid of giving in to me again? I really hoped so.

I had no choice but to follow Leah and get in the car. Harry and William were excited about the wedding, especially because they were going to be able to play with their cousins and friends for the whole day. I promised I would play with them later and they finally asked when I was coming back home.

"Your father is helping Quil, he can't come home yet. Besides uncle Seth has been playing with you everyday…Why are you complaining?" Leah said.

"We miss dad." William confessed. "And you said you missed him too."

I glanced over at Leah and I noticed she didn't know what to say.

"I'll be home as soon as I can, but it's not really up to me." I received a cold glare from Leah but I ignored it.

As soon as I stopped the car Harry and William got out and Rachel came to meet us.

"Finally." She glared. "Come on, let's take a picture and get ready."

I posed for the picture, standing beside Leah. She was holding William and I held Harry. More guests were arriving and we entered the old barn that, since the last week, had been turned into a ceremony's room. It was beautifully decorated with red roses and white laces. Resembling a church, there were benches for the guests to sit down and a small altar where the priest was already expecting the bride. Embry was there too and Quil was standing beside him.

I would have to join them since I was Embry's best man. The Cullens hadn't arrived yet and Kim was trying to put order amongst the group of kids, in vain. James and David were fighting over about who was going to hand over the rings until Ella decided to slap both of them and handed the rings over to Jerry. David started crying and James pushed Ella out of his way roughly messing up her dress. Those kids looked exactly like mini versions of their parents. David was shy like Embry, James was hot headed like Paul, Jerry was a pacifier like Jared and Ella was a leader like Sam. Moments later Harry and William decided to join the party and I felt sorry for Kim, she would never be able to handle all the kids on her own.

I stayed with Leah until all the guests were inside the barn. When Sam and Emily passed by us I made sure Sam noticed my arm around Leah's waist but she hardly let me touch her. A few minutes later the Cullens came in followed by Rebecca and my father and the wedding begun.

I kept my eyes on Leah the whole time. A best man's job isn't too complicated, I just had to stand there on Embry's side and wait for the priest to announce them husband and wife. From all the guests there, the Cullens were standing out due to their fancy clothes and beautiful jewellery but I really wasn't interested on watching them. Once in a while my eyes would meet Leah's and I saw her blushing a couple of times.

As soon as my sister became Rebecca Call and Embry kissed his wife, everyone started clapping and we moved outside to celebrate. The clouds in the sky allowed the Cullens to stay undetected among us. Bella chose to stay close to her father in a childish attitude that meant she was still angry at me for suggesting they should move back to Canada again.

Emmett and Rosalie were talking to their adoptive parents while the pixie was talking to Becca about the wedding's ceremony, with Jasper standing closely.

When we finished having lunch, everyone gathered at the dance floor and Leah fled over to her brother's table to avoid speaking to me. They engaged in a talk but their voices were so low I couldn't hear a word. I saw Seth glancing at me a few times and that made me suspect they were talking about me. I let my head fall on the table and sighed deeply.

"Are you really that bored Jake?" Rebecca came to join me after a while. "I always thought you'd be happy for me and Embry."

"I'm just frustrated. I'm sorry, I know it's your wedding but…"

"You and Leah haven't made up yet?"

"What does it look like?"

"I really don't know what's going on between you two but you better figure things out fast."

"What do you mean?"

"You're not the only handsome guy around Jake." Becca stated and pointed over to the dance floor where Leah was now dancing with none other than Brady. I wouldn't call him handsome though but I knew Brady had a thing for Leah.

I probably changed colours in that moment because Becca stared at me for a few seconds and then glanced over at Seth who joined us immediately.

"Easy Jake…I didn't mean Leah is going to leave you for Brady." Rebecca said with a sympathetic smile.

"Mrs Call, can you please join your husband on the dance floor?" Embry's voice reached us.

"My husband is missing me already. I've got to go Jake."

"Yeah, go…Just leave your pitiful brother behind." I muttered.

I was happy for them although I wasn't showing. I mean to have Embry as a brother-in-law was way better than to have Paul. Thinking about it still made me shiver. I had never thought that one day the Blacks would be related to the Meravs or the Calls. It was weird but then again I had married Leah Clearwater so anything was possible.

Rebecca left my table and Seth took her place next to me.

"She's coming around, Jake." Seth mentioned obviously referring to his sister.

"Yeah…Obviously." I said using an ironic tone. "That's why she's dancing with Brady."

"It's just a dance."

I crossed my arms over my chest and waited patiently for that song to end. I thought about going there and kick Brady's ass but Seth was right. It was just a dance and Brady was clearly aware of my presence because he kept his hands for himself the whole time.

But when that song ended, another one followed and Collin took over Brady's place. I heard him praising Leah's dress and I turned red with anger.

"Calm down Jake." Seth advised. "Don't do anything rush."

"Rush? Like what? Killing Collin? Why would I do that?"

Seth laughed and I glared at him.

"You know…you're not helping at all." I groaned.

"Can't you see she's trying to make you jealous?"

"What?"

"If she's trying so hard to get your attention it means she wants to give you another chance otherwise she would just ignore you."

"Are you sure?"

Seth nodded.

"I think she needs you to make the first move though." He informed.

"But my first move will be killing Collin."

"In that case, you better wait until the song ends."

I frowned and watched as a reckless Collin kept his hands dangerously close to my wife's ass.

"If he lowers his hands again I swear I'm going to rip his head off." I muttered.

"Jealous much?" Edward asked joining us.

"Not now mind rapist." I warned. "I'm not in the mood."

"We need to talk. It's about what got you into this mess."

"I followed your advice and told Leah the truth and look what I gained with that. So go away, I'm not interested."

"I think we have the solution. Please get Leah and meet us in your house in ten minutes."

Edward disappeared shortly after and I threw my hands in the air.

"I'm so sick of this." I complained.

"Trust Edward on this…Maybe he can really help you." Seth suggested.

"Fine. Can you watch over the kids?"

"Sure."

I got up and approached Leah who was now dancing with Martin. I guess she was going to dance with the whole pack just to see me become green with jealousy. So far it was working.

"I'm sorry to interrupt but I need to give you a word." I told her.

"I'm busy Jacob."

"I asked nicely."

"And I answered nicely."

I grabbed her wrist and pulled her to me. Martin backed off immediately and left.

"You're coming with me now." I made sure to speak with the alpha tone. My woman needed a wake up call on who was the boss right now. She was not going to dance with anyone else.

"You're not my father." She hissed clearly upset.

"I'm still your alpha and your husband." I grabbed her other wrist and pulled her into my body. Her heart raced and a grin appeared on my face. She was nervous.

"Let's go." I stated firmly.

She didn't have a choice. Either she was coming with me or I would be planted there pressing our bodies together. Knowing this, Leah decided to follow me. We took the Rabbit and as soon as we were arriving home the Cullens joined us.

"What's wrong? What are they doing here?" Leah asked surprised.

"Edward wants to have a word with us." I explained.

"Can we go inside?" The mind rapist asked.

Gathered in the living room we waited for Edward to start talking.

"You told them, didn't you?" I asked Edward referring to my deal with the Volturi.

"I had to."

I felt a chill when Leah glared at me. I thanked the spirits that she didn't start screaming or gave me the "I-told-you-so" face.

"You got yourself into a pretty good mess that we have to help solve." Bella said acidly. I guess she would never forgive me for asking them to leave Forks.

"Is that really necessary, Bella?" I asked with a sigh. She was acting like a brat. "I don't understand why are you acting like that? We're not enemies."

"Acting like what Jake?"

"You wanted a different life, didn't you?" I raised my voice. "You wanted to be a freaking vampire and live with your precious Edward and the wonderful Cullens. You never got angry with yourself when you realised you would have to leave your mother and father, did you? So why are you angry at me?"

"It was different. I was going to do that to protect them from the truth, but now they both know." She refuted.

"The Cullens explained to you what your life would be like, right? You knew perfectly well you would have to move out of Forks one day."

"Maybe. But I never expected you to kick us out like you did."

"I didn't kick you out damn it!"

"Enough." Carlisle said. "We're not here to talk about resentments Bella. The treaty is still intact and we want to help."

"We're here because we want to help William." Esme said sitting down next to Alice.

"We don't want him to go to Italy. He doesn't belong there." Rosalie added.

"So what's your solution then?" I asked.

"Well Aro doesn't know much about humans with powers. Actually no one does. As far as we know only vampires develop a power after being turned which means that William is an exception." Edward explained calmly.

"We can use that lack of knowledge in our advantage." Carlisle continued. "We can tell them that as William grew up, and because he is a wolf, his powers disappeared."

"But they will come here and see that we're lying." I said.

"They'll know we're lying if they meet Will but if we take Harry to them instead…they'll be convinced." Edward stated. "They don't know William has a twin brother."

"Will that be enough to make them leave us alone?" I asked.

"I don't know but without a power to add to his collection William is useless to Aro and he will probably quit the idea of taking him." Edward said.

"So what you're really suggesting is that we put not just Will in danger but also Harry…" Leah mentioned.

"They're a copy of each other and I believe that in ten years they'll both be able to phase so Aro won't feel safe enough to try and read a wolf's mind." Edward stated.

"You're being too optimistic." Leah accused. "What if he reads your mind?"

"That's a risk we'll have to take but…in last resort we have Bella's mental shield to protect us."

"We know that it's not the perfect plan, but it's the only plan we have." Alice said in a low voice.

"It is dangerous but it might work. We believe you should seriously think about it." Jasper announced.

"I guess we should go back to the wedding. They need to talk about this." Edward said reading our minds. I didn't know about Leah but I wanted to discuss this so called "plan".

"Call us when you decide." Carlisle mentioned and they all left our house in silence.

Edward was right. Leah and I needed to talk about a lot of things and we were finally home alone.

"What do you think about this?" I asked her. "Should we really consider this plan?"

"Plan? I wouldn't call this a plan." Leah said.

"Maybe we should give it a try unless you want to spend the rest of your life running away."

"What do you mean?"

"Come on Leah. Will you let the Volturi come here and take William, just like that?"

"Of course not."

"I thought about it too. We only have two options: we can let them take Will or we can run away and hide. A conflict between us and the Volturi is out of the question because this time the Cullens won't be able to protect us since they'll be forced to join the Volturi Guard too."

Leah stood there in silence.

"So, you're willing to risk Harry's life as well?" She asked me.

"When the time comes Harry will be old enough to make his own decisions. If he wants to help his brother I will let him."

"Basically you're saying you'll let Harry risk his own life to solve the mess you created."

"I'm not feeling proud of myself right now. I'll have to carry this on my conscience for the rest of my life but I'm trying to fix things. I'm not trying to put them right because I know that will never happen but this plan may actually allow us to keep both our children safe."

"Or we may end up with no children at all."

"Do you have a better plan?"

"No…"

I took a few steps towards her and she finally allowed me to hold her. We stood there in silence until she pushed me away again.

"Go back to the wedding and tell Seth to bring the kids home when the party is over. I'm going to have some rest."

I didn't reply. I knew my marriage was really crumbling down and I cursed myself for it. Leah would never trust me again and I would have to spend the rest of my life at Quil's place.

Refusing to quit, I followed Leah upstairs and I found her sitting down on the bed embracing a pillow.

"I'm not going to give up on us." I stated and she got up ready to reply. "As far as I'm concerned I never really left the hell I was put through while Jane was torturing me. I'm still in hell right now and actually I feel much worse."

Leah opened her mouth to speak but she never said a word which was good because I was far from having finished.

"I'm going to do everything in my power to keep William safe so if I have to take him to the other side of the world I will, if I have to go with him to Volterra to keep him safe I will, if we follow the Cullen's plan and things go wrong, I will fight to protect my children. I will die for them…I'm not going to make the same mistake again. I will gladly sacrifice myself if that means that you and the boys will be alright."

"What the hell are you saying?"

If I didn't know she was still angry at me I would've thought she was actually worried about me.

"I'm saying that you're not the only one who's disappointed with my actions. Believe me…I would do anything to turn back time if I could. I would turn myself in to the Volturi again if they let William stay here with you."

"I know." Leah said suddenly catching me completely off guard. "I know how you're feeling. Seth told me…I guess I was too blind to see that you're hurting more than anyone else."

She wrapped her arms around me and I closed my eyes. All the tension that had accumulated in me for the past few weeks started to fade away slowly. I would probably have to win Leah's trust back but now I knew it was possible. Now I knew she was finally aware of what I had gone through in Italy.

"Maybe I should go check on Seth and the kids." I suggested but Leah kept holding me close to her. "Are you alright Leah?"

"Don't let go…Just stay with me. I've missed you so much."

I had never expected her to forgive me after our latest argument about the Cullen's plan. But then again Leah's mood changes were legendary.

"You have no idea how much I need you right now." She whispered.

Was she kidding me? Of course I had an idea. Three weeks away from her and I was barely able to restrain myself from jumping her. When we kissed I knew I wouldn't be able to stop because I had been thinking about ripping that dress off of her since I'd seen her that morning.

Fortunately we were in the bedroom so I easily pushed her towards the bed and waited for her to react but I knew she wanted this as much as I did. I could smell it all over her body.

I discarded my jacket, the stupid tie and my shirt while attacking her lips. I pulled her golden dress up to her thighs and let my hands roam around teasingly. She moaned heavily when my fingers reached her underwear.

After flipping us over she unfastened my belt and proceeded to take off all of my clothes. I didn't complain when she straddle me and captured my lips once again. With Leah's body on top of mine it was easier for me to focus on removing her dress. At first I thought about reducing it to pieces but then again I would love to see her wear it again especially if I could take it off of her just like today.

Her movements turned erratic after a few minutes but she kept her grip as if she feared I'd break the contact. Her kisses were burning like fire and her moans echoed in the room. Luckily the kids and Seth weren't there. I was sure that the pressure I was starting to feel was about to be released soon so I held Leah's back and turned us around so I could be on top. I wanted to be in control for a few seconds.

Leah wrapped her legs around my waist and her arms around my neck. An overwhelming feeling built up pretty fast.

"I'm sorry for acting like an idiot." She whispered arching her body even more.

I didn't care about that right now. I was pretty content with my life at that moment.

"I should've never doubted you…I shouldn't have kept quiet…" She kept talking.

"It's okay…" I panted.

"I need to tell you something Jacob."

"Please…Leah…Just wait…"

"It's important."

"I can't…stop now, baby."

"Then don't."

And I didn't, on the contrary, I fastened the pace because I could feel her whole body responding to mine. We were so close to feel the ecstasy's waves running through us. I grabbed her arms above her head and I rested my forehead on hers while both of our bodies started to shake violently. It was powerful and insanely amazing.

Leah let her legs fall slowly on the mattress and her hands followed down my back. I was about to roll over to her left side when she cupped my face and kissed my lips tenderly.

"Jacob…I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner…I'm sorry I hid this from you…"

"What are you talking about?"

"I'm pregnant."

I was momentarily at a loss for words. My brain was blank but for some reason it all made sense to me now.

Leah was always in the bathroom when I called from Italy. When she met me there we made love and she didn't allow me to be too rough. When I returned home, every time we made love she wanted to be the one in control. Her constant mood swings, her larger breasts and her sudden appetite were clear symptoms that I had obviously missed. How could I have missed it? I felt like an idiot.

"Jacob? Are you alright?"

"I'm going to be a father again?"

"Yes."

"How far along are you? I didn't even notice…I mean…"

"Three months."

"I'm going to be a dad again." I smirked.

It was hard to describe what I was feeling. Everything was so much different from the first time. Actually, the first time I had acted like an jerk. I was hurt because Leah had left me behind and I actually thought the baby wasn't mine. I learned the truth from reading Seth's thoughts and because Leah was already in an advanced state of her pregnancy I didn't have much time to sit around and think about my own feelings.

I was happy to know that I was the father but there were so many details to take care of. I decided to focus on her well-being and the baby's safety first and on the other details later. But this time everything was different. I had a chance to make it right this time.

I was sad and disappointed because she hadn't told me right away but I couldn't blame her for that.

"When did you find out?" I asked.

"When you left with the Cullens to Italy."

"Who else knows?"

"I wanted you to be the first to know."

I was surprised and glad to know that this time I wasn't the last one to know the news. I was also proud to know that Leah was carrying my child again even though this pregnancy wasn't planned either.

"Are you…okay with this?" I had to ask. I had to know if she wanted to have this baby.

"I think now I am."

"What do you mean?"

"When you weren't here with me I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do this on my own."

"You're much stronger than you think, Leah."

"Not this time. I was terrified of being alone with three children."

"You're not alone anymore."

I brushed her face and pulled her body closer adjusting our positions so we could lie down comfortably. We kissed gently and then I put my hands on her stomach. There was a small and almost undetectable bump on her belly.

"Do you want to go back to Rebecca and Embry's party?" I asked.

"Not really."

I smiled. I didn't want to go either. I wanted to stay with her and make this moment unforgettable.

"Can I move back home?"

She nodded and intertwined our fingers. I could hear her steady heart beat and I tried to pick up our baby's too. It was faint but it was definitely there.

"So…Who are we going to tell first?" I asked her.

End of Book 2

To be continued in Book 3 – Joy & Sorrow…

A/Note 3: Book 2 is finally over. I'm going to start writing Book 3 – Joy & Sorrow as soon as possible. For the last part Leah will return as narrator and a new danger waits the two packs and the Cullens. The Volturi will make a brief appearance as well.

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Karisan