Chapter Four

Jake's POV

"Make sure you don't mention that you know, okay?" I said to Will and Allie who had been in wolf form when I found out the news myself. "Your mother, Emma, and the rest of the Cullens and Flock members don't know about it and we wouldn't want to ruin the surprise."

The two nodded and continued to load into the van. Though it was easier to just run wolf, Emma was slow and Nessie didn't like leaving her daughter who was so much like herself out.

"Hurry up, Ness!" I called over my shoulder. She was at my side in an instant, using her father's speed to her advantage, a frown on her face.

"I know you know something." She stated.

That was how much we knew each other. The slightest tense of my shoulders and she knew I took the last ice cream bar, a fractional smile and she knew I wanted to kiss her until we ran out of breath, and pretending that I didn't have a secret let her know that I had something juicy I didn't want to share.

"I would tell you if I could." I stated, kissing her lips softly.

She smiled against my lips and bit down on my bottom one. She stopped when she started drawing blood, but I knew she wished she didn't have to. My blood appealed to her in a way that none of the other wolves' did. That made me proud considering not only was she was my imprint, but she was also half vampire and I was her 'mortal enemy.'

I let out a growl when she licked the little bit of blood off of my lip and she giggled.

Someone cleared their throat behind us and I held my Nessie to my side as we looked at our nineteen year old daughter.

"Seriously, dad, you guys are disgusting." Allie said, rolling her eyes teasingly. "But if we want to see Bex at all today, we should probably catch her before her and Gazzy take off somewhere." She stated logically.

Emma and Will were buckled up in the backseat by now and I nodded. Allie slid in the back with them and I took the driver's side with Nessie on my right. When we were all safely strapped in, I started the engine and drove us to the familiar Cullen Mansion. (AN: That's my 'click it, or ticket' shout out)

It was less of a drive there from our house than from my childhood home with Billy, but it still took a good ten minutes and I could tell Nessie was starting to get impatient.

"What happened to the speed demon that I married?" My Ness asked with a smirk. "Loosing your edge, Mr. Black?"

I growled. "My father is Mr. Black."

She always called me that when she was irritated with me over something stupid.

"Really? Well, from where I'm sitting, you're an old man." She teased. "Seriously, Jake? We're barely going thirty."

"Yeah, but the speed limit is thirty." I stated, knowing it was getting under her skin. "Your grandfather is the police chief. What kind of an example would I be setting for our kids if I got arrested?"

"Like Charlie would ever pull you over." Nessie said with a huff. "I just want to get there before I start aging again." She joked.

"I wouldn't mind you aging a bit, though I must admit I like your eighteen year old body." I said, turning slightly to wink suggestively at my wife.

"Ewww. I will forever have that disgusting image in my head." Allie complained.

I smiled back at my second youngest child, watching as her scowl never left her face. She looked like she might get sick and I was thankful that Will and Emma were still mentally too young to understand what I had meant.

Though she technically looked older than her mother, she definitely acted like a child that her five years on earth had made her. Well, that and the fact that her imprint was not even six yet so she wasn't anywhere ready to understand being in love or the physical-ness that goes with it.

"Oh look, we're here." Nessie spoke up, trying to distract Allie from her thoughts about her parents. "Why don't you guys go find Bex?"

Allie was met at the front door by her small dark winged imprint and Will went off in search of Annie. Niether would be help in rounding up their sister.

"Okay, Mama." Emma said reluctantly, being the only one with no one to find and not wanting to search for her sister. She knew as well as I did that my eldest daughter was not on the premises. I couldn't smell Gazzy's distinct odor with my heightened senses, so I knew that she wasn't here either. They were inseparable.

Luckily, I trusted Gazzy to be responsible more than I trusted Bex. Don't get me wrong, Bex is amazing, but she is also a teenaged girl very much like her grandmother Bella. If Gazzy didn't have morals, I would never let the two out of my sight. There was no way I was ready to be a grandfather at age twenty-six.

"Jake!" Collin yelled when he heard the car pull up. My children had already run inside, leaving Nessie and I to make our way inside more slowly. "Hurry up, man!"

I could hear the excitement in his voice and wondered how long he was going to keep from telling the secret. From the way his voice shot up just now, I would say that now was the time.

I took a seat on the floor next to Seth and Angel, pulling Nessie into my lap like Seth had his imprint, and motioned for Collin and Ella to make their big announcement. From the looks on Max and Angel's faces, I could tell that they already knew/guessed.

"I'm pregnant!" Ella squealed, dropping her hand to her stomach in a proud gesture.

The Cullens and Flock smiled at their brother and sister of sorts, happy for the couple to have their very own miracle after two years of marriage.

Max growled at Collin and I knew that the fireworks were about to begin. As always, Max didn't disappoint.

"What were you thinking! Ella is human. She isn't strong enough to carry a werewolf child, but do you think of that? No. All you care about is trying to carry on your stupid legacy!" Max yelled angrily at Collin, never once glancing at the hurt look on Ella's face. "I never should have invited Ella to my wedding, then maybe you wouldn't have imprinted and I wouldn't be worried for my sister's life!"

"Max, stop!" Ella sobbed, huge, wet tears gliding down her cheeks as she tried to get her half-sister's attention. "Please! You can't blame Collin. Please?"

Collin pulled his wife to him in a comforting manner, but she craned her neck so she could still keep eye contact with Max.

"I'm not even sure if the baby will phase or not. Please Max, for me, can you just let me have this moment?" Ella begged. "I was so thrilled when I found out. All I wanted to do was tell you, Max. You have Annie and AJ and I thought you would understand the joy I'm feeling, but I guess I was wrong."

"I'm just looking out for you." Max said, startled by Ella's confession.

Ella smiled weakly. "I know. But right now, I don't need a protective mothering type. I need my big sister."

"I'm sorry." Max said, trying to calm herself down. "I just can't help worrying about you, El. Its part of my job."

"We wanted Carlisle to check Ella out later today." Collin spoke up, eyeing Max warily. He looked at the doctor who simply nodded.

Much to my surprise, this satisfied Max. She smiled at the couple shyly and Fang smirked.

The Cullens would have to add more rooms to their house if they planned on housing all of the Flock and all of their future children.