Chapter 14

Played by a 5 year old

JPOV

Bella left this last night and my dad decided to go fishing with Charlie this morning. Jake was watching TV and I was making breakfast for both of us. I missed Bella already and I don't know how I was going to survive this next week. Bella decided to cut her trip short and I couldn't have been happier.

"Daddy?"

"Yes Jake?"

"Can I have some soda?"

"Jake you haven't even eaten breakfast yet."

"Mommy always lets me have soda in the morning."

"I doubt that, buddy but good try. How about some milk?"

"No! Well can I have some cookies with the milk?"

"Jake…."

"Yes daddy?"

"you have to eat breakfast first. You can have cookies later."

"Mommy always makes them. Can we make them?"

Shit did this kid think I was Betty Crocker? I was not Bella! I guess I could try.

"Sure buddy we can make cookies. Maybe we can call Grandma Sue and see if we can go there so she can help."

"NO! I just want it to be us. Plus I don't want to see Aunt Leah. She is mean."

"Jake. Your aunt is not mean."

"Mommy said she was a bitch!"

"Jacob!"

"Daddy?" He had tears in his eyes and they looked like they could spill over at any minute. He knew he wasn't called Jacob unless he was in trouble. I couldn't let him talk like that and I had fully planned to talk to Bella when she got back.

"I'm sorry daddy"

"We don't talk like that, Jake. Do you understand?"

"Yes, daddy"

We ate breakfast and Jake looked so sad. Maybe I was too hard on him? No. I am not going to have my child curse. I also wasn't too crazy about Bella talking about her sister like that in front of Jake. I went to go put Jake down for his nap and the interrogation started.

"Daddy?"

"Yes?"

"Where do babies come from?"

"Um…..maybe we should wait for your mom to come back to talk about that."

"Ok" Gosh I hope he was done with this.

"I have a peepee daddy. Do you have one too?"

"Yes Jake.

"Mommy said boys have a penis and girls have a vagina."

"Yes, she's right."

Don't you think you should close your eyes, now?"

"I'm not tired"

"Of course your not"

"Why is Grandpa in a wheel chair?"

"He had an accident when I was little."

"How may stars are in the sky, daddy?"

"A lot Jake. Come on it is time to take your nap."

"What are we doing after the nap daddy? Can we make paper snowflakes?" Paper what? Good gracious.

"I don't know how to do that buddy"

"How can you not know how to do that? You just cut them out. Mommy said each snowflake is different"

"That's right. Now close your eyes. I love you"

"Love you too, daddy" I kissed him on the forehead and closed the door. Does he always ask so many questions? Jeez. This is different, but I love that kid. The phone rang and I walked over to check the caller id seeing it was my Bella.

"Hello?"

"Hi Jacob."

"Hi baby. So let me ask you something?"

"Sure"

"Why does our son think that his aunt is a bitch?"

"Oh shit."

"My point exactly, Bells."

"I know"

"I mean it was kind of funny and Leah is a bitch, but Bells."

"I know I have to watch my mouth around him."

"I'd like to watch your mouth around me."

"Jacob Black!"

"What? I miss you!"

"I haven't even been gone a day yet honey"

"I know. Oh and we have to talk to Jake about where babies come from. He asked a little while ago."

"Ugh!"

"He is too smart for his own good"

"I know. Well, mom is taking me shopping. I will call you later. I love you"

"I love you too Bells"

I laid down on the couch and must have fallen asleep cause I woke up to two big brown eyes staring at me"

"Hi Daddy!" He scared the shit out of me.

"Hey buddy. What's up?"

"I'm ready for lunch"

"You are?"

"Yes daddy I am a growing boy." This kid was full of jokes. You couldn't help but laugh.

"Ok, what do you want?"

"Peanut butter and jelly. Can you make that?"

"Sure, Sure."

I got up and walked into the kitchen and got some bread and the remaining ingredients.

"Mommy puts the peanut butter on first daddy. Not the jelly"

"Does it really matter?"

"Yes! It has to be made just right"

"Ok, buddy"

"And I want some chocolate milk"

"You are having peanut butter and jelly. Isn't that enough sugar?"

"No I always have chocolate milk. And two cookies"

"What?"

"Two cookies. I know you have them I looked in the cookie jar." Who was this kid?

"Lets eat the sandwiches first"

We ate the sandwiches with our chocolate milk and had some of the hidden cookies Jake found. Then we watched Blue's clues which was just plain dumb and then wrestled on the floor for a few hours.

We ate dinner and Jake talked me into having two more cookies with chocolate milk before bed.

The rest of the week went by the exact same. Some of the questions this kid asked was crazy. He wouldn't take a nap without asking a million questions. We had moved in most of my stuff back into the house. Jake was at my heels the whole time. It seemed like dad was gone a lot. I think he was trying to give Jake and I a chance to bond. I don't know Bella did this by herself.

We picked Bella up at the airport and I swung her around. I was so happy to see her.

"Mommy! Guess what?"

"What baby?"

"We had peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chocolate milk, and four cookies a day!"

Oh shit! That little twerp knew he wasn't supposed to have all that and he played me.

"Jacob!"

"What?"

"Did you really think I let him have chocolate milk with peanut butter and jelly?"

"He said….I don't……Jake!!" He just sat there and smirked. Gosh if he wasn't my kid.