Chapter 5.
" Which gate is she coming through?" Emily asked for the tenth time.
" 12. But her plane doesn't get here for a half hour Emily. Stop freaking out." I said looking around for coffee. " Do they have coffee here?" I asked no one in particular.
" They do. But you cant have any. Remember?" Paul said. I groaned.
" Not even one cup?" he shook his head. "Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr." I said making my most ferocious face at him. " Is there any food then?" I thought for a second. " You know what sounds really good?" I said standing up and looking a Paul and Emily. They shrugged. " A McDonalds steak breakfast burrito with a frosty from Wendy's," I said practically drooling at the thought.
Paul gave me a strange look. He turned to Emily and said, " And you guys thought I liked to eat weird combinations of food." She broke into a burst of giggles.
" Hey being pregnant makes you want weird things. But either way I really want that." I said shrugging.
" You guys go and I'll call you if she gets here before you get back." Emily said urging us to go.
I looked at her and smiled. " My baby thanks you." I said putting a hand on my baby bump. I bent down and gave her a hug. " See you in a little bit." I whispered into her ear.
As Paul and I walked out to the car we were holding hands and swinging our arms like little kids. I hopped in the driver's side and turned on the truck. " Where's the closest McDonalds?" I asked Paul. He gave me directions and I pulled into a parking spot far from the door.
" Why so far from the door?" Paul asked opening my door for me.
I shrugged. " Maybe I just feel like showing you off." I said with a giggle. I poked him in the chest. " You are a lot to show off you know."
He chuckled and opened door to go inside. I felt the cold rush of air and shivered. Paul felt me shiver and wrapped his arm around me. I leaned into his warmth. " I probably shouldn't of worn shorts and a tank top." I said rubbing my hands together. He chuckled and led me towards the line.
Standing in the line I realized all the stares we were getting. " How's your plan on showing me off going." Paul whispered into my ear.
I looked up at him. " My plans going fantastic. Thank you very much," I said elbowing him in the stomach. Well more like the hip considering how tall he is and how small I am.
" Aim a little higher short stuff." He said chuckling.
" 5'4 is only short to people 7 foot like you and the guys." I said smacking him in the chest. Yes this time I actually got his chest.
" Hello welcome to McDonalds how can I help you?" I heard a voice say. I turned to see who the voice was talking to and realized she was talking to me.
The girl behind the counter was probably around my age. She had long red hair and was a few inches taller than me. Her eyes were on Paul as she spoke. " Is there anything I can get you, hun?" she asked in a sugar sweet voice. She leaned forward pushing out her breasts so they looked bigger.
I tensed all my muscles as she reached out to stroke his arm. As she pulled her hand away I looked up at Paul. Of course his eyes were on… no not the girl… THE FOOD! I looked at her with a sweet smile and stood on my tiptoes. Grabbing Paul's head I pulled him down and locked my lips to his. The kiss was one of the more passionate kisses we've had. I pulled away looked to the girl who now had wide eyes. " He will have 5 hamburgers and 4 fries. I'll have a big mac with fries. It's a to go order. That's all," I swiped my card and put in the pin code. Grabbing Paul's hand I walked out of the line and sat at a table.
" What was that about?" he asked sitting next to me looking confused.
I resisted the urge to slap him upside the head. " Did you not see, hear or feel what she did?" He shrugged and shook his head. " Seriously?"
" I was only paying attention to you." He said innocently. I looked at him and rolled my eyes.
I heard my named called. " I'll get the food and meet you in the car." I said standing up not bothering to wait for his answer. I looked at the cashier said, " Learn who not to mess with bitch," grabbed my food, walked to the truck and hopped in.
I took a few deep breaths and looked at Paul. "Sorry." I said leaning my head against the steering wheel.
I heard him pick up the armrest and scoot over into the middle seat. I felt his warm hand rub circles in my back. " There's no reason for you to be sorry. It doesn't matter so there's no reason for you or me to be upset. Especially you."
2 months later.
" Claire come back here!" I screeched running after the little toddler. She was just to fast for me to catch her.
I stopped when I felt a kick from the baby. Most kicks are light and soft but this one felt like I was being stabbed, and trust me I know how that feels. I clutched at my stomach and groaned from the pain.
Claire came waddling over looking confused. I looked up at her with a very serious face. " Claire. I need you to go out onto the back porch and yell for Paul. Tell him I think something is wrong with the baby." She nodded and ran out back. I heard her doing as I asked and took deep breaths.
" Jess?" I heard Paul yell from the doorway. " What's wrong? Did something happen?"
" The baby. When he kicked it felt like someone stabbing me. Something's wrong but I don't know what. I need to go see a doctor and fast. I don't think we will be able to make it to seattle." I said gasping for air as I felt the pain again.
" Ok." he said and he picked me up and carried me to the car. I gave him the keys after he buckled in Claire. Paul pulled out his phone and called someone. I didn't bother to ask who he called or to listen to the conversation. I couldn't stop thinking that something was wrong with my baby and I was praying that he or she would be ok. Even if I wasn't.
" The l-e-e-c-h is going to treat you. Even though I hate b-l-o-o-d-s-u-c-k-e-r-s I know that he's the best and I'm not taking any chances." He said. At first I didn't understand why he felt the need to spell leech and bloodsuckers, but then I remembered that Claire was in the backseat of the truck.
We pulled up to the hospital and every thing else was a blur up until they told me what was going on.
" See Miss what has happened is called superfetation. Superfetation is when a woman continues ovulating after becoming pregnant and when that second, fertilized egg is able to implant itself in the lining of the womb. Though this is rare usually both babies are fine." Doctor Cullen trailed off. It was obvious something was wrong.
" You said usually. This isn't one of those times is it?" I asked tears forming in my eyes.
" No this isn't one of those times. The baby that was conceived last is strangely almost fully grown while the older baby is very small. This is just a theory but I think the younger one is grown more because of the genes it got from Paul. Even though it is merely a baby, I believe the werewolf gene is making the baby stronger so that it can survive. It's fascinating that the gene can help the baby grow without becoming fully active." I felt the tears flow out of my eyes. Everything has been perfect for the past two months. I thought that maybe I was finally getting my happy ending. I was dead wrong.
Of course every time I am happy something ruins it. " Is there a way to get both baby's healthy?" I heard Paul whisper.
" The only way is to give birth to both baby's tonight. The stronger baby is too big and is cramping the other baby. If you give birth tonight we can hook the smaller baby up in the newborn intensive care unit. But I have to tell you there is a good chance the baby won't make it. I am just estimating but the smaller baby would probably be the size and have the development of a 4 month premature baby."
" Is there any chance that Jessica wont survive?" Paul barely whispered.
Doctor Cullen was about to answer when I cut him off. " I'll give birth tonight. No matter what the risk."
" Jess…" Paul started.
" Paul don't start with me. This is my choice. I have an obligation to keep my babies safe and healthy." I looked to see him staring at me.
His eyes full of tears. " But what if something goes wrong?" As he said this a few tears slipped out.
" The chance of that happening is the same as the sun burning out within the next 5 years." Doctor Cullen said.
" Paul." I said. He looked up at me and I took a deep breath. " Everything is going to be fine. I'll have the babies, the smaller one will go in the N.I.C.U and when he or she is developed we will go home. Ok?" He nodded a sad nod and I grabbed his hand.
12 hours later.
" I can't believe I'm holding one of my babies." I sobbed. The labor was… well in short words…. HORRIBLE. It was the worst pain I've ever felt, and I've been stabbed before. But the pain wasn't the worst part of it. The worst part was that we still didn't know if A.J. was going to be ok.
Yes you heard right. We named the smaller baby A.J. It stands for Amanda Jade. We named her after Paul's mom and even my mom. My baby boys name is Ayden. His name took more thought. I stayed up for nights thinking of what to name him. One night while I was flipping through baby names on some website I saw it. Ayden's name means little fire. And that he is.
" Here comes the bloodsucker." Paul whispered. I giggled and took Ayden from him. As I rocked him Doctor Cullen came in pushing a little basket type thing. In the basket I saw something very small and pink.
" Here's your little girl." He said picking the bundle up. My eyes widened.
" But I thought you said she you have to be in the N.I.C.U. for at least a month." I said shocked.
" I estimated wrong. She is much more developed than we thought. She still a month under developed but there is no reason for her not to be able to go home. You will need to watch her more carefully than Ayden but all in all everything should be fine." Doctor Cullen explained.
" Do you know when we will be able to go home?" Paul asked not looking away from me.
" You can actually leave now." Doctor Cullen said with a smile.
" Thank you so much." I said with a smile. I stood up and handed Ayden to Paul. I stumbled over to the basket and picked up my baby girl.
She was the smallest baby I've every seen but I swear she was the cutest. She had lots of black hair considering she was premature. She wasn't tan as her brother was. She was very pale but her rosy red cheeks made it a cute pale. Her eyes blinked open and I gasped. She had bright blue eyes with green and black specks in them.
She opened her mouth, made a little o, and I felt her go limp in my arms once again. I laid her on my bed and went to the bag that Emily had brought for me an hour ago.
I opened the bag and found a nice pair of black sweats and a red tank top. I dug deeper and found my bright pink and black bra with matching thong. Yes I like to wear thongs. Don't judge me!
" I'm ganna go change." I said walking towards the bathroom. I opened the door and changed into my new clothes.
Walking out I found myself staring at Paul. He was holding A.J. and smiling at her. As he rocked her back and forth I found myself tearing up. I had worries that he wouldn't like her as much as Ayden but it looks like they are going to have to fight for his attention.
I giggle to myself and he looks up smiling. " So I just thought about this what are we going to do about another crib and stroller and stuff like that?" I said picking up Ayden and sitting on the bed while I breast-fed him.
" Well Emily told me that she got us another crib and another car seat. Sam told me that I could have the next 2 weeks off of patrol and Emily got some of Claire's baby clothes out of storage. As for a stroller Emily called the baby store we got the one we had at and asked if they could make the same one but for two babies. They said yes but that it would take until tomorrow to get it, so tomorrow I will go and get it from Seattle." He said standing up to change A.J.'s diaper.
" Well I guess we should pack our stuff and go." I said standing up, leaving Ayden on the bed so that he could sleep, grabbing my clothes that were now all over the room, and started putting them away. I had to move slowly since I only had my babies 48 hours ago. I felt a pain in my stomach and stiffened up. I took a few deep breaths and continued packing our stuff.
When I came to Paul's dirty shoes I picked them up with one hand and plugged my nose with the other. " We're getting rid of these. Just so you know." I threw them into the trashcan and heard a gasp.
" Those are my lucky shoes!" Paul screamed. Right then Ayden started crying.
" They are stinky, gross and don't even fit you any more." I said going to pick Ayden up.
" Please." He begged. " Those are the same shoes I wore when I first saw you. The shoes I wore when the babies were born. Please. I'll clean them and polish them and fix them. What ever you want me to do I'll do it. Just please let me keep the shoes." He was on his knees by the end of his little speech.
" Fine." I said as he pulled the puppy dog eyes. " It's really creepy how well you do that." I said. " It's as if you were half dog." I looked at his shocked expression and couldn't help but burst into laughter.
" Well we are all packed I guess we should go then." Paul said grabbing the baby's car seats. I nodded and took the dark blue car seat from him. " How the hell am I supposed to strap A.J. in if I can't even keep the straps in my hand." Paul screeched.
I giggled and went over next to him. " I'll do it." I said pushing him over. I strapped her in and grabbed the handle. Picking up the carrier I walked towards the door. " Can you get my bag?" I asked Paul. He mumbled a yes and I heard him walking behind me.
" Hold up one second you two." I heard a voice say. I looked towards the door and saw doctor Cullen walk in. " I need to tell you a few things I forgot. First Jessica you can't carry or lift anything that weighs more than 8 pounds 5 ounces. The reason for this is because if you lift more than that your stitches have the risk of coming out. Secondly you must wait 6 to 8 weeks to begin having sex again. Lastly I have to push Jessica out of the hospital in a wheelchair. It's just one of the rules." I nodded and sat in the chair.
When we got outside I said goodbye to doctor Cullen and climbed into the backseat of the truck. Moving into the middle seat I bucked my seatbelt. Paul put the babies on either side of me and hopped in the drivers seat. " Your aunt asked me to tell you that she would be on the first flight back here tonight." That caught my attention.
" When did you talk to my aunt?" I asked looking at the back of his head.
" She was the first person I called when we found out you were going into labor." He said. I just nodded and looked out the windshield. I saw the sign that said Welcome To La Push. Under the sign say a banner that said Welcome Home Jessica, Ayden and Amanda Jade. Sam, Seth, Embry, Jared and Emily were standing next to the sign waving.
" Awwwww you guys are so sweet." I said as Paul slowed down and rolled down the back window. " Are you guys ganna come to the house?" I asked.
" Well I am." Emily said smiling and walking to the other side so that she could hop into the truck. " The guys have some stuff to go over," she explained.
" Paul are you going to?"
He looked at me in to rearview mirror. " I don't have to."
" Go. I'll be fine. And so will the babies." He nodded and hopped out of the truck. Emily scooted over into the drivers seat. " See you guys later?" I asked. They nodded and we drove off.
" So… Two babies!" Emily yelled as we pulled up to my house. I laughed. She hopped out of the truck and opened the door. I un clipped the carrier from the sear and Emily grabbed it. " Omg!" she screeched. " She's adorable." I giggled as I unclipped Ayden and climbed out of the truck carrying him.
"Thanks." I walked up to the door and walked in. I saw another sign identical to the one before. " You guys really are amazing." I said looking at Emily. She just shrugged and walked past me towards my room. We didn't have any other bedrooms so we just set up the babies' stuff in my room.
" So? How are you?" Emily asked putting A.J.'s carrier on my bed. I followed what she did and picked up Ayden.
" Honestly?" she nodded. " I really don't know. It's one of those times where your amazing but scared at the same time." I said sitting down.
" Well. Lets start with the scared part." She said sitting next to me. " Why are you scared?"
" I'm scared I'll mess up some how with the babies. Also, and this is going to sound stupid but I'm scared one of the wolves with imprint on A.J. I know its stupid but I just want her to be able to experience everything and I know if one of the guys imprints on her she won't be able to. She would be too sheltered." I said getting scared just at the thought of it.
" Well when you put it that way I'm scared to." Emily said putting a hand to her stomach.
I felt my eyes widen. " So you are pregnant?" I asked shocked. " When did you find out?"
" This morning." She squealed.
" OH MY GOD!" I whisper yelled. I guess I wasn't quiet enough because both the babies woke up. " Umm lemme get bottles ready for them real quick. Can you watch them?" I asked. Emily nodded and I rushed out to the kitchen.
Hearing the cries of my babies I rushed to finish the bottles. I shook up the bottles and stuck them in the microwave. When I heard the beep I took the bottles out. I tested the warmth on my wrist and ran back into my room.
I jumped onto my bed and found the babies fast asleep. " B-b-b-but…. th-th-they… a-a-a-and…." I was at a loss for words.
Emily giggled. " They fell back asleep."
I slouched back and sighed. " Uhhhhhh." Emily scrunched her eyebrows in question. " I'm so fucking tired, all I want is to sit watch some TV, cuddle with Paul and drink a beer. Well and something else that I have to wait 6 fucking weeks to have." I threw my arms up in frustration.
" Ummmmmm?" Emily said confused. " Do I even want to know?"
" Sex. I have to wait 6 weeks to have sex because of Paul's bigheaded son. And I have to just sit here and do nothing those six weeks. I'm not even aloud to pick up anything that weighs more than 8 pounds 5 ounces. This is going to suck so bad! And I want to get a few tattoos but I doubt Paul would take me to get them. Plus I want to get rid of the weight I gained when I was pregnant."
" Well I'll keep you company and take you to get your tattoos when you wanna get them and exercise with you." Emily said smiling. " As long as your there when I have my baby." I nodded and giggled.
Emily and me must have fallen asleep because I awoke to the cries of baby's. I opened my eyes and saw Paul picking up Ayden. I stood up and picked A.J. up. " What time is it?" I asked yawning.
" 2 a.m." Paul answered. He disappeared for a few minutes and came back with two bottles. " I just got back." He stated handing me the smaller bottle.
I took the bottle and sat back down. Feeding A.J. her bottle I looked up at Paul. " You're going to get the stroller in the morning. Right?" he nodded. " What time are you leaving and coming back?"
" I'm leaving around 7 and will probably be back around 3 or 4." I nodded and laid down with the now sleeping A.J. in my arms.
" So. 6 weeks." I said awkwardly as he lay next to me with Ayden sleeping in his arms.
" Yeah." He said. There was and awkward silence as we lay there.
" Well I guess we should go to bed then." I said as I scooted over closer to him.
He put his arm around me and whispered goodnight. As I was on the edge of sleep I heard him whisper, " I love you Jess."
" I love you too." I murmured and drifted into sleep.
I woke up to the sound of crying. " Uhhh." I whined. I stood up and walked into the kitchen. While rocking A.J. I made her a bottle. As I waited for the microwave to beep I walked into the living room to find Paul sitting there feeding Ayden a bottle.
" Well don't you look wonderful in the morning," Paul said in a joking tone. I stuck my tongue out at him and went back into the kitchen to get the bottle.
" You would look this way too if you gave birth 2 days ago and now have to babies. Unless you count my man child of a boyfriend." I said as I sat down on the couch next to him. I put the nipple of the bottle into A.J.'s mouth and she started to drink it. " Not to mention said man child is a werewolf." Paul chuckled. " Any way… What time is it?"
" It's 6:50." Paul said as he burped Ayden. " You sure you don't need me today?" he asked me looking worried.
" I'm sure Paul. Anyway I NEED you to get that stroller or I'll never get rid of this baby fat. Emily's ganna come over later and we might go shopping or something in Port Angles." I said hopping he would believe my lie. Well it wasn't really a lie. We are going to Port Angles and we might go shopping. It's more of I'm not telling the whole truth. " Can you take the small truck though? I don't want me and Emily to be really cramped in the truck with the babies." He nodded.
" Well I guess I'll get going then." He said. He leaned down and brushed his lips with mine. It started with just a peck but turned into a full-blown make out session. I carefully took the bottle out of A.J.'s mouth and put her on the couch, Paul did the same with Ayden.
Paul picked me up as I wrapped my legs around his waist and twisted my fingers in his hair. Our tongues continued to dance together as I attempted to pull off his shirt. I felt his chest rumble and he took off my shirt without difficulty. I finally got his shirt off when the doorbell rang.
Paul put me down and handed me my shirt. " The next 6 weeks is going to suck." I said putting my shirt back on. He chuckled. " Can you get the door on your way out?" he nodded and I sat back down on the couch.
" Oh hey Emily!" Paul said extra loud. " It's 8:30? I really should get going! See you later!" I giggled.
" Why was he still here?" Emily asked as she sat down next to me.
" We… uh kinda got caught up in the moment." I said blushing.
" Did things get hot and heavy in here?" she asked nudging me in the side. I giggled.
" Lets just say I don't think we will make it to 6 weeks." I said standing up and picking up Ayden. " Can you get her?" I asked as I walked towards my room. I went to Ayden's crib and put him in.
I heard Emily come in. " Damn girl you don't need to loose any weight. Your already back to your twig self." She said. I snorted. " If you don't believe me look for yourself."
I walked to the long mirror and looked at myself just to find that she was right. I looked exactly how I did before I got pregnant. I lifted up my shirt. There were a few stretch marks but the nurse gave me a cream to get rid of them.
" Well aren't I a lucky girl." I said smiling. Emily nodded and giggled.
" So? Are we going?" Emily asked jumping up. I nodded. " Do you know what your going to get?" I nodded once again.
" I'm getting 3 different things." I said as I went to grab Ayden's outfit for today. It was an onsie that said mommy's little boy on it. All around the lettering was hearts and little stars.
I threw the onsie on my bed and picked up Ayden. After I changed his dipper I got him dressed and put on his shoes. I put Ayden in his carrier/car seat and went to grab A.J.'s outfit.
For A.J.'s outfit I grabbed a bright red onsie that said princess on it in sparkles. I also grabbed a matching red tutu to go with it. I picked her up and got her ready.
" So?" Emily asked as we loaded the babies into the truck. I looked at her confused. " What tattoos are you going to get?"
" Well I'm going to get-"
CLIFF HANGER! I wanna thank everybody for reading my story….. but I want yall to know that im not going to post the next chapter up until I get some reviews. Also I was wondering what you guys think about the babies. Do you like how I did the chapter?
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