A/N

She talked to me as if I were still fifteen.

It was embarrassing to be talked down on with Jacob right there. He would've stood up for me but he feared Sue right now. She was like a mother to him and I dont think she was too happy about him knocking me up...before marriage.

"The least you could do is just marry her," Sue was grumbling making Jacob go red in the face.

I sneered at her. "Ma, it's not like he's not taking responsibility for her. He welcomed us into his home and she actually likes him."

Sue didnt seem convinced. "Why'd you come back?"

I bit my lip. "Baby Doll wanted to meet her father. And I was really started to miss everyone. It wasnt fair to her for me to be keeping her from her family."

She scoffed at the word. "Family? You call this a family? What family turns their back on each other? You left us, Leah! You became an outsider and left us all behind!"

"Mommy, I-"

"The least you couldve doen was tell somebody so that we werent all running around looking for you with chicken with their heads cut off! Do you know that Jacob wanted to kill himself cus he thought you were dead?" Sue spat out at me.

I gasped and Jacob tensed up again. This was news to me. Sue sent him a secretive look and his hand disappeared from my waist.

"Your brother wouldnt leave his room cus he thought you were dead. Ive been crying night after night hoping you would come back."

"And I am back. Why cant you be happy?" I insisted.

Sue couldnt even answer. She simply looked into the living room and eyed Baby Doll as if she were some kind of unorthodox human being.

"You know it's not fair to her. She's a bast-"

"Dont you dare!" I growled at her. I didnt care if she was my mother. She was not allowed to talk about Baby Doll that way. She may have been born to parents who werent married but she was not a bastard child. Over my dead body.

I had never defied Sue before. Not even as a teenager. She looked taken back and shocked.

"It's not even like that, Ma. It's not like he rejected us and told us to get lost. He's accepted us." I tried explaining this to her but she still had a look of disgust on her face. It was going to take a while for her to open up.

Baby Doll didnt seem to be paying us any attention but she still did look unhappy.

It didnt seem like Sue was going to accept this anytime soon so we felt as if it were best to go back home. The car ride was silent and not even Baby Doll cracked any jokes. I made no eye contact with Jacob in fear of seeing that look of sympathy he knew I hated. I let my hair down to cover my face and hid the stray tears that fell from my eyes.

I didnt make eye contact with Baby Doll either cus I didnt wanna see her look at me the way she did when Sue was screaming at me. Im surprised she wasnt crying herself. She was usually so sensitive.

Jacob kept taking glances at me and hesitated when he placed his hand on my thigh just like before, I lost it.

I whimpered lowly into my shirt so it was muffled and Baby Doll couldnt hear.

When we finally got home, I went straight for the bedroom. Jacob was on my heels, trying to keep up.

"Lee, come back. Look at me. Leah..." he was saying but I slammed the door in his face. He growled and opened the door, wrapping his huge arms around me. I let go all my tears and screamed as loud as possible.

He stroked my hair and held me to his chest as I did, not interrupting or telling me to quiet down. "It's okay, Lee. Just let it all out. Im sorry," he kissed my crown and my tears drenched his shirt. I squeezed his waist and he settled us on the bed.

I screamed swear words and sounds of agony out into his hard chest, just like I did six years ago but then it was a pillow and Baby Doll wasnt born yet.

"She called Baby Doll a bastard! She hates me!" I screeched.

Jacob held me tighter as my body began to shake. He calmed me down to a vibrate and it made me take violent sucks of breath and I drenched his shirt. He didnt mind it. He let me just cry and let out all my anger, no interrupting or telling me to quiet down. My screams of pain and angst startled him but he kept calm for the both of us.

"Leah, you didnt let her. She's our daughter. She hurt me, too."

That was a strong word, hurt was.

"Did you really wanna kill yourself when I left?" Just the thought of Jacob harming himself on my account made a fresh batch of tears form in my eyes. I bit the material of his shirt and cringed. He sighed and stroked my hair.

"I wanted to die. Not kill myself. I couldnt bring myself to." he explained and I felt terrible all over again. I let out more pain and my face began to throb from the hardness and warmth of the tears.

"Im sorry."

He shook his head. "Stop being sorry. Sue doesnt hate you. She's just...hurting a little. Hopefully Seth can calm her down."

I nodded my head but it was still buried in his chest. He kissed my crown again and pulled away to look at my wet face.

"Can you be a big girl for me and stop crying?"

I nodded and he wiped away the tears. He placed and soft kiss on my lips then took me back into his arms, rocking me.

"Big girls dont cry ok? You're my baby, alright?" he cooed and I agreed with childish moans.

"Im not gonna let anything hurt you..."he continued and had me in a vice grip. I brought my head out and stroked his chin with my nose.

"I promise," he was vowing this more to himself than me.

We laid there for a few more minutes until he kissed me again. "Baby Doll's feeling must be really hurt."

"Did you see the way she looked at her? God, Ive never seen Baby Doll get such an attitude. Ever. Whenever she's really tired and fussy and I make her go to bed, she'll grumbled and complain but Ive never seen her so..angry."

Jacob stroked my arm.

I sniffled a little. "My goodness, did you see the way Baby Doll looked at me? She was so disappointed. I mean she looked at me like I wasnt even her mother. Like she was ashamed to even be my daughter."

He scoffed. "Dont worry about Baby Doll. She's just feels a little upset about Sue. Rejection's a bitch."

I laughed a little and wiped a few stray tears. "How long do you think till she comes around."

He shrugged. "Who knows?"

I traced around with his muscles through his shirt. He exhaled and played his hand around mine, intertwining our fingers slowly.

"She wants nothing to do with me," I concluded. "I dont blame her."

He sat up and towered over me a little. "Look, if it was me it'd be different. Im only her father. You could live without me. But Sue's your mother. You cant keep this kind of distance, ok?"

I nodded and he came down to kiss me. The simple peck increased to a heated lip lock which turned to tonguing. We were about to lose ourselves till we heard a light knock on the door. He took his time removing himself from atop of me.

"Come in," he called and Baby Doll poked her head in, the door ajar.

"Are you guys mad at me?" she asked quietly and her tiny voice sent shivers up my spine. Jacob answered her.

"No. Oh God no, Baby Doll. Come here..."he opened his arms to her and the little child ran into them, her eyes watering a little. He wiped the tears away sympathetically and she sniffled a little.

"Am I a bad child?"

I felt terrible. Jacob looked to me and blinked wildly. "No, Baby Doll. Of course not."

The small child wrapped herself around him protectively.

Seth POV

My mother bustled around the kitchen, grumbling under her breath. I had just witnessed a scene that would never be forgotten and I was furious. To the point of phasing but I tried to keep my composure as best as possible.

"Comes back...no apology...granddaughter..." she was saying in between swears.

I picked at a scab and bit my tongue to keep from blowing up on my mother. She just blew off her only daughter who had come back to apologize for her six year absence and she even brought Sue a grandchild with her. My mother had the nerve to be picky about Baby Doll just cus she was a love child and not born into a married couple.

My blood boiled.

Any other mother would be praising Jesus when they find out their daughter wasn't not dead and has conceived a child even with the disbelief that she couldnt. My mother, bless her little broken heart, was being bitter about something she had wanted for the passed six years.

She starts smashing glasses and cussing aloud, unleashing her anger. She then faced me and shouted.

"Why couldnt she just tell me? Im her fucking mother! She should tell me everything!" she growled and turned her back to me.

I couldnt take it much more. "Why would she when you're acting like this?"

She stopped and slowly turned to me. "What did you just say?" Her eyes had an insane glint to them.

"Ma, she came back to see you. To bring you your grandchild and you yell in her face! She came back cus she missed you and you treated her as if she werent even your daughter. Who gives a fuck if Baby Doll's not a wedlock child? She's still your granddaughter and you rolled your eyes and look at her as if she is some kind of beast from beyond!" I blasted her and she knew I was right. But that didnt mean she wouldnt call me out.

She put her index up at me. "Who the hell do you think you're talking to? You live under my roof and-"

"That's just it, ma! I dont wanna live under your roof! Ever since Leah left, youve been keeping me held captive here! She's back now and you cant accept that! Youve been crying every night for her to return and when she does you go and act like a bitch to her and your granddaughter!"

As soon as the words left my mouth, her swift hand met my face in a loud and echoing slap.

Ok...I kinda deserved that.

My tongue poked the inside of the cheek she slapped and I felt a tingle. She was eyeing me evilly and I gave her an easy glance.

"I dont have to explain myself to you. You wanna go? Then go. Dont let the door hit your tail on the way out," she sneered and leaned on the counter, hanging her head.

I tried to sound as nice as possible as I said my goodbye and left, slamming the screen door. Without turning back or regretting anything I said, I strip down nude and leaped forward, letting my other form consume me.