A/N Before I start yet another chapter, my pretties, I had this question. Ive been seeing this fanfiction awards on here and Im just was wondering what is that? Like they award a story you like or author? Lemme know, PM me.
I pushed a lock of my hair behind my ears and watched as the six am dim sunlight hit his bare back.
Out of admiration, I ran my hand over his arm that was tucked slightly under the pillow. He didnt stir and I swear I saw a smile form on his perfect face. I caressed every muscle and ripple of strength and flesh on his arms, passed his shoulder blades and across his back. I enjoyed the feel of his skin.
I missed this. Feeling him as he slept, just enjoying the contact. I wondered what he dreamed about. Me? Baby Doll? Us? I titled my head to the side to see him from a different angle. He looked peaceful.
He moved a little and I took in a breath when he opened his eyes to glance at me.
"Leah," he grumbled into the pillow and smiled. He was still half sleep.
"Jacob," I whispered to him.
He bit his lips and closed his eyes again. "Come back to bed."
"You've gotta get to the shop, dont you?" I asked him.
He nodded and wrapped his muscled arm around my waist and pulled me back down onto the bed, settling in his chest. He held me close to him and I was taken by surprise when he did.
"Just sleep with me for a few more minutes," he whispered into my ear before drifting off back to sleep. I continued to caress him as he snored lightly.
I could stay like this forever. Waking up every morning in this man's arms, with the safeness and security that he'd never let anything hurt me. He'd have my back in everything I did and vice versa. Ever since I came back yesterday, he couldnt keep his hands off.
There wasnt anyone more perfect than him and I felt stupid for running away from him. He adored Baby Doll and from what I saw last night, she was finally warming up to him.
She'd be more than happy to find out that this was her father. The father she had imagined for years now.
He accepted her as the daughter he didnt know he had. Everything was finally coming together.
Last night after making love to me for the third time, Jacob promised once he got off from work, we'd head over to Sue's and tell her about Baby Doll...together. As a couple. As her mother and father. I wanted to go down the hall to the guest room to check on her but Jacob's grip wasnt having it.
I had the jitters about seeing my mother.
She would absolutely die when she saw me. If Baby Doll had disappeared for six years and brought a baby with her when she returned, Id mostly faint of shock.
"I love you," he slurred and held me tighter. "I really do."
I sighed. "I love you too."
And that's what got me back to sleep.
"Mommy! Wake up! Jacob's leaving!"
Her tiny feet crashed on my waist and legs as she jumped on me, immediately awaking me. I hid under the covers till she stopped.
"Baby Doll, you dont have to jump on mommy, ok?" I mumbled and sat up. Jacob had gotten dressed in his proper mechanic type attire and he looked surprisingly sexy in his ripped jeans, boots and, half buttoned plaid shirt.
He picked up Baby Doll and held her on his hips. "Thank you. I never wouldve gotten her up without your help," he kissed her cheek and set her back to her feet. Baby Doll smiled at him.
"Im about to leave," he leaned over me and whispered. His shirt drooped and I couldnt help but stare at his glorious eight pack. He noticed and undid another button to tease me. I hit his chest and laughed.
"When you gonna be back?" I asked and redid the button. He kissed my forehead and breathed his freshly brushed teeth on my face.
"Like two. Then we can head over to Sue's."
I grimaced a little and continued to stare and his chest. He noticed my frown and lifted my chin, forcing my eyes to look at his.
"We dont have to go. We can wait."
I shook myself out of it. "No, we're going."
"Sure?"iii
I nodded and sort of smiled. "Yes."
He returned it with a beam of his own. "That's my girl," he purred then planted a soft and warm kiss on my lips.
Instead of writhing in disgust and embarrassment like most kids did, Baby Doll simply looked off to the side and grinned to herself.
When Jacob left, I had a spring in my step cus of such a good kiss.
"So, Baby Doll...hungry for some caramel flavored pankcakes?"
She shook her head and landed on the couch. "Jacob already made me some."
I stopped in my tracks for the kitchen and spun on my heels. "Really?"
"Yup."
I thought. "Were they good?"
She nodded and began flipping through channels.
"Better than mine?"
She wobbled her hand and scrunched her face. "Ehh, kinda even."
"Hhmmph..." I invented caramel flavored pancakes! Kinda even wasnt acceptable!
I let it go for the time being and opened the fridge for some juice then saw a plate of pancakes wrapped in plastic wrap.
"Baby Doll, who's pancakes are these?" I yelled to her.
"Yours. Jacob made them for you," she called back.
Aww, how sweet. No guy has ever made me breakfast before. The thought made me love him even more so I heated them up and chowed down on them.
"Hey, Baby Doll!" I called her again as I put my plate in the dishwasher.
"Hmm?"
"Do you like Jacob?"
She nodded and her curls bounced around as she did. "Uh-huh."
I shook my head to show I understood. "Why do you like him?"
"Cus he likes Spongeob."
I crossed my eyes and snorted. "Of course."
"And he really likes you."
That made me turn to look at her. I blushed. Even after all we've been through, I still got a teenage feeling of butterflies to hear Jacob still had the same feelings for me the day we met. "Really?"
"Yeah."
"How so?"
She shrugged. "I dont know. He just does."
My grin couldnt have been any bigger. Jacob liked me. It was fun to say in my head.
"How would you like it if Jacob was your daddy?" I asked her nervously but she wildly shook her head.
"Oh, please! Can he be? I'll love him forever! Can I be his little Baby Doll, too? Oh pretty, pretty please?"
I laughed at her and ran my hand through my hair. "Yes, if you want."
She cheered and whooped around. "Yeah, Jacob is my daddy!"
"Uh huh, he is," I mumbled and plopped down next to her excited and active body.
"Can you marry him? To make it official?" her huge greenish eyes were innocent and pleading. The thought of marrying Jacob sounded great but Baby Doll was too cute and naive to understand anything about marriage.
"I dont know yet, Baby Doll. We'll just have to wait and see."
I know it wasnt technically telling her but she was content as was I. Jacob would be more than happy to hear her call him "Daddy" instead of by his first name.
Instead of wasting the summer away on the couch, I took her to the First Beach where the rest of the pack were playing a game of football. She was starting to love them and the attention she received from them and I couldnt help but chuckle at how weak she made them.
Claire was there and she had grown so much. She was definitely taller and I guess she was like ten or eleven now. I remembered when she was the apple of everyone's eyes and she was the adorable little tot everyone adored running around La Push. Now, not even Quil-her own imprint-is paying any attention to her.
I hoped Baby Doll savored this moment because who knows when another little one would be running around here? Her time could be limited. Maybe when Sam finally impregnates Emily and they're expecting their first child.
Another thing that dawned on me as I watched them is that Baby Doll was extremely athletic. Yeah, she was a couch potato but my goodness, she ran really fast. She outran Paul, who was the third fastest behind Jacob and I. Im glad I passed on some of my skills.
And she was bossy. Bossy as in she called all the right plays and took charge of her team. I didnt even knew she could speak football but she was basically in charge of this game.
That mustve been her Alpha gene she'd received from Jacob.
And no one could really get annoyed or mad cus she was too cute and young to get mad at.
Thanks to Baby Doll, Paul's team won against Embry's. They brushed it off like sore losers and after a lunch break they started another game, this time time including Claire. This went on for a few more hours until Baby Doll's team won again, leaving Claire in the dust and in amazement.
It was nearing two, the time Jacob said he'd be home. Reluctantly, Baby Doll and I went home. She took a shower and I brushed out her hair even though she said she could do it herself.
"Where'r we going?"
I sighed. "I want you to meet someone else."
"Who?"
"My mom. Your grandmother."
She rose her brow and scrunched up her lip. "Why?"
"Cus you guys havent met before."
"But what if I dont wanna meet her? What if she's mean?"
"She's not."
"But what if she is?"
Yeah, what if she was? I rolled my eyes. "You still have to meet her."
I heard the front door downstairs and a silly voice yelling, "Honey, Im home!"
Baby Doll brightened up and began to fidget. "Can I go see him?"
I worked through a knot. "Get dressed first."
She rolled her eyes. "Ok," she mumbled madly and stalked off to the guest room.
Like mother, like daughter.
I brushed out my own hair and was taken by surprise when Jacob came up behind me and wrapped his hands around my waist. "There's my lady."
"Hola," I greeted him and smiled at our reflections. He had a smudge of grease on his cheek. We were one.
"What'd you guys do today?"
"Beach football with the pack. Watch, she's gonna be in the NFL. She won both games and outran Paul."
"Ehh, her face doesnt belong in the NFL. Maybe a cheerleader but I'll be damned if she ever plays rough with anybody."
I laughed and brushed my hair into a ponytail.
"Maybe cheerleader isnt good either. Short skirts and tank tops. I think I'll pass out on sex hungry pedophiles eyeing my daughter."
"Ha!" I barked sarcastically and he only rolled his eyes.
"Ready to go?" he asked.
Before I could even answer, Baby Doll came rushing in and hugged Jacob's leg. "Daddy!" she cheered.
Jacob's eyes widened and he whispered to me. "Did she just call me Daddy?"
I nodded and he blushed. He picked her up and held her on his hips. "I missed you today," she kissed his cheek.
"Really?" He strode out of the bathroom and kissed her back. "I missed you too. Mommy told me you won at some football today."
"Yeah, I wanna be a football player when I grow up!"
"No, you dont."
"Yes, I-"
"No. No, you dont."
They took their conversation down the hall into his bedroom, the voices descending out of earshot. It was a matter of time till she'd become a Daddy's Girl and finally take a break from asking me for everything.
Jacob came back into the bathroom, wearing different jeans and a short sleeve. The smudge on his cheek was gone. Baby Doll came in behind him, wearing something similar to Jacob. Cute.
On the ride over to Sue's, Baby Doll and Jacob went back and forth about non other than Spongebob. I didnt know what the hell they were talking about but it was interesting to listen to them.
I didnt know how Jacob wasnt literally shaking in his seat. I was going insane in the passenger seat, watching the colors of the outside go by. Baby Doll wasnt aware of the importance of this next confrontation but I was. I was losing it, my hands shaking so much it was a struggle to bite the nails.
I redid my ponytails a few times to let go of nervous energy that was building up in me.
Jacob noticed my jitters and placed a hand on my thigh. My nerves were instantly settled and calmed as he looked at me with concerned eyes. I returned the look with a weak smirk and he went back to debating with Baby Doll.
Sue's house came in through the trees and I sucked in a quick breath and tightened my grip on Jacob's hand. He gasped as his bones began to crack.
"Lee, you're crushing my hand." He whimpered. I didnt him any attention till he yelped.
"Sorry," I removed my hand and he fixed his bones back into place. He killed the engine and Baby Doll looked around.
"We're at Uncle Seth's house?" she wondered. Jacob chuckled and began to undo his seat belt. I was frozen.
Jacob undid my seat belt for me and poked me. "Come on, Leah. Now or never."
"I think I go with never."
He groaned. "Oh, will you come on?"
I reluctantly got out of the car and immediately took Jacob's hand to guide me to the front door. He squeezed it and Baby Doll practically ran for the door. She knocked lightly and stood back a little, hoping Seth would answer.
The door swung open and Seth did answer. He looked down at his niece and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"Hey, there's my favorite niece!" He picked her up and looked at the Jacob and I. He eyed Jacob for a minute and he flashed Seth a sheepish grin.
"We're here to see Sue." I said to break the tension.
"You're in luck. She's upstairs."
My hand squeezed Jacob's again but he didnt even stir when his bones began to crack.
"Ma! We've got company."
I heard the wood creak and squeak upstairs as Sue's footsteps got louder and nearer. Baby Doll actually looked scared and she buried her face in Seth's neck.
Sue's legs came into view and all of us turned towards the stairs. Jacob backed away a little and I saw fear in his eyes.
When Sue's face shown to us, I saw six years worth of tears strained all over her face, She was the same beautiful Native American mom she had been when I left. She had gotten thinner and her hair had reached down her back with little silver hairs around the roots. Her brown eyes had little life in them until our eyes met with each other and they widened.
Baby Doll examined her grandmother's face with hard eyes, trying to figure out exactly who she was.
"Ma, um, Leah came back yesterday and ugh..." Seth began.
Sue put up her hand to him and he stopped talking. Her eyes didnt leave my face and she had a look of hurt crossing her features.
"L-L-Leah. Leah Anna Clearwater, is that you?" she croaked, barely able to contain the need to choke me out.
I nodded sheepishly and this time Jacob squeezed my hand. He was scared of her. I didnt blame him.
"Where then fuck have you been?" she screamed at me and made us all jump. Id never heard my mother used profanity before.
"Ma! Not in front of Baby Doll," Seth grumbled under his breath and held the child tighter.
"Who's Baby Doll?" she looked at him angry.
Baby Doll shot her an evil glare at her and growled. "Im Baby Doll, Who are you?" She had exaggerated attitude in her tone.
"Baby Doll!" I corrected her and she glared at me for a minute then leaned back into Seth's arms.
The tension was so thick you could slice it with a knife. Sue was clenching her fists and resisting not to yell again. Baby Doll had never used that tone with anyone and I surely didnt expect her to use it on family.
"Why-how, when, what-" Sue stuttered to herself but I stopped her.
"I know. You thought I was dead. But Im not. I ran away cus I got pregnant. I was scared so I just left. Mom, this is Alejandra. I call her Baby Doll. Baby Doll, this is Sue. She's your grandmother."
Sue looked at the child oddly and Baby Doll gave her the same look back. "Who's her father?"
"I am," Jacob finally spoke up. "Im her father."
Sue didnt look surprise. In fact a small sneer was planted on her face. "Hmph...I thought so."
Baby Doll looked offended and crossed her arms in a huff. Ive never seen her so mad. Sue still couldnt believe her eyes as she fixed her stares at me.
"I just cant believe you left for six years and bring a child back with you. You didnt think we'd care you left? We all thought you were dead. Did you ever think about anybody else but yourself?"
I shook my head and Baby Doll looked a little disappointed in me. Seth noticed and excused the two of them to go to the living room. Jacob buried his hand in my back pocket.
"I mean we were all going fucking insane looking for you! I was terrified for you.I was afraid that someone had gotten you and just-"
She couldnt even finish the thought.
Jacob tensed up at the idea of someone hurting me and growled.
Sue was angrier than I thought she'd be and now I had to face it like the grown women I was. I twenty-five years old and still quivering under my mother. Baby Doll had given me a look no parent wants to see from their child.
Disappointment.
Disappointment and shame.
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