Chapter 9

Four years later

BPOV

I can't believe it has been four years since Jacob has died. Life has changed so much for me. I had a beautiful son and fell in love for the second time which I never thought I would do. Embry is such a good man and a great father figure to Jr. As much as I love Embry I can't help thinking in the back of my mind how great it would be if Jacob wasn't really dead and there was a mix up and he came back. I know it would cause a lot of drama and I would never want to hurt Embry. Anyway it doesn't matter cause Jake is not coming back. I have come to terms with him being gone. I miss him everyday. The loss will never be gone, but it gets easier. I can still feel his presence sometimes when I am alone and that comforts me on the days I miss him the most.

Embry and I got married two months ago. It was a small beach ceremony and only included our close friends and family. I know it probably sounds strange but I didn't have the heart to get rid of mine and Jake's bed so I put it in the garage in a box and we bought a new bedroom set when Embry moved in. I could have sold the house and started over, but there were just too many memories here. We have talked about starting a family, but I am not ready. Jake Jr. is enough for five kids. He is a great boy. He is just very active and keeps me going non-stop. I stopped working last month to stay home with him. We have a daily talk about his father and how great he was. He knows that Embry is not his dad but loves him just the same. Of course being four years old he doesn't understand about death, but he knows his daddy is hanging out with the angels.

I am taking Jr. shopping today for school clothes. He starts nursery school next week. I can't believe how fast my baby is growing up. It seems like it was yesterday that I was holding him in my arms after I delivered him. Now he was a big boy according to him and he was ready to go to school.

"Uncle Embry" he asked while we were eating breakfast

"Yes Jr.?"

"What am I gonna do in school? What if the kids don't like me?" Jake Jr. may have only been four but he was smart as a whip and once he started talking last year he never stopped.

"Well, you are gonna learn your ABC's, colors, numbers. Fun stuff like that. Everyone is going to like you. There is no way that they couldn't you are a great kid." Embry was great with him. A few months ago Jr. was adamant that there were ghosts all over his room and he couldn't sleep. Embry went to the party store and bought a ghost busters uniform, complete with the ghost catching thing-a-majig and came into his room and captured all the ghosts. I laughed so hard I had to leave the room.

"Ok Uncle Embry. Are you and mommy coming with me?"

"We are going to bring you to school and stay with you till your class starts" I told him reassuringly.

"COOL"

"Alright baby come on we have to go to the mall."

"Ok. Love you Uncle Embry"

"Love you too squirt"

"Bye Em." I said as I kissed him and headed out the door

"Bye baby"

We got to the mall and went to a couple stores and decided to have lunch. A few minutes later these guys came walking towards us. They looked familiar but I couldn't place it.

"Mrs. Black?" One of them said as they walked up to me.

"Um." I said

"I'm sorry you must not remember us. I am Lt. Randers and this is Cpt. Staley. We were in Lt. Black's unit"

Everything started to get fuzzy as thoughts of Jacob came flooding back to me. I felt dizzy and weak and needed to grab on to the table to prevent from falling off the chair.

"Mrs. Black are you ok?"

"Uh….yeah I'm ok. Just a little startled."

"We sorry. I am sure it is still hard for you."

"Yes it is"

"So who is this little man" Lt. Randers asked.

"This is my son Jake Jr."

"I didn't know you and Jake had kids before….."

"It's ok. You can say died. We didn't. I found out I was pregnant after Jake left. I just never got a chance to tell him."

"Oh gosh I am so sorry."

"Why? He is the best thing in my life. A piece of Jacob that I will always have."

"Jr. these men used to work with your daddy"

"Oh hi"

"Hey there Jr."

"Gosh Mrs. Black he looks just like his dad."

"Yes he does. He is my little man"

"Well it was nice seeing you. We have to get going. Take care"

"You guys too."

Why didn't I correct them when they called me Mrs. Black and tell them that it was Call. I felt guilty that I let them call me Mrs. Black when I was married to Embry. It just sounded so nice to have someone call me that.

I couldn't get Jacob off my mind for the rest of the day. He was in every thought I had. It was kind of nice seeing them, although I was kind of off the rest of the day. I went home and sat in our old room and cried. I took out the letter Jacob wrote me and read it over and over. I got one of his old shirts out of the drawer hoping I could still smell him, but there was no scent on it at all. I guess it wasn't as easy as I thought it was. I missed him more now than I have in the four years since he died. I got Jake Jr. up from his nap and headed to Billy's I needed someone to talk to about Jake that loved him as much as I did.

JPOV

We snuck out of the room with four guys, Two of us armed as we made our way to the front of the building. There were two guards standing out front and Seward and Freedman took them out with one shot. We managed to get to the outside when I felt someone rushing up to me from behind. I felt something hit against my head and a gunshot. Everything after that went black