Chapter Four: Just a Little 'Sickness'

Today was the day that her life would completely change, again. The only things that would stand our more than meeting her family today would be the Troy proposal and finding out that her father was Jacob Black. Gabriela had spent the entire day looking as perfect as possible.

Her hair, which she left wavy every day was now bone-straight and looked darker than ever against her caramel-colored skin. She'd picked up a halter maxi dress which was comfortable but still somehow managed to have a slight hint of Grecian draping.

Armed with her camera, Gabi was ready to leave the room and meet her family except… she was suddenly feeling very ill. It was probably nerves, as she was known for puking when stressed or scared. Once she'd chucked out everything she'd eaten for the day, Gabi felt better. She started brushing her teeth excitedly; thinking about what she was going say when she saw them.

When she was done, the nerves kicked in. What should she say? What would she do? She'd start with her name, of course, but what about after that? School? Troy?

Gabriela didn't have much more time to figure it out. A quick and sharp jimmy of the knob had placed her face-to-face with the guy whom she'd slept with … and she still didn't know his name.

"Wow." The buff guy from a couple of months before smiled approaching her openly. "I didn't think that I'd ever see you again."

"How'd you find me…" Gabi barely got the words out before he had pressed his lips against hers. "We can't." She whispered, closing the door while keeping her eyes focused on his, suggesting that they could.

"You can make me another thing off your list … you're still doing that, right?" He asked as Gabi nodded.

"This is ridiculous. I don't even know your name."

"Jake." He muttered, pulling her in, kneading her hands before placing this around his neck, and kissing her passionately. Gabriela knew what was going to happen next. Her body called to him, had from the very beginning. She'd never wanted someone so much before, not even Troy … at least not this way.

Ignoring her conscience once again, and all thoughts of consequences, Gabriela didn't resist once Jake lifted her up. She cupped her body around his. He moved her dress out of the way and placed her on the countertop.

"Are you okay?" Jake asked once he noticed that Gabriela was shivering. That conscience was eating at her again, but this was something that she'd been thinking about, kept hidden in the deepest most secret part of her.

"Yeah. Kiss me." He did so eagerly, as Gabriela reached down to pull off his shirt. Jake paused a little so that she could throw it do the floor. When they resumed kissing again, it was like little pricks of electricity, a light but good shock that kept both of them wanting more.

Gabriela felt his warm lips press against her neck as she stopped to give him one last look. She'd wished that there was a way to merge him and Troy. Troy, who was so sweet and knew everything about her, and Jake who made her body react this way.

"Second thoughts?"

"No." She got busy undoing his pants while Jake picked her up off the counter to reach his hand underneath her long gown. Shortly after, Gabi was forcing herself to remain quiet, but with limited success. She had to place her hand over her mouth until it was over.

Jacob kissed her tenderly before he dressed again but all Gabi felt was dirty. She lifted the dress up over her head and walked to the shower.

"Round two?" Jacob smiled.

"No." Gabriela didn't have a chance to explain before he left the bathroom discretely. The real reason that he was here was because they were visiting his great-uncle's long-lost daughter. Since he was dead and didn't have any other relatives, his dad had insisted they go. Him, Rachel, and Leah for … God knows the reason why for her. But they were here in any event.

It didn't cross his mind that Gabriela was the cousin. He hadn't been able to wrap himself around any other idea except making love to the girl who had taken away his virginity.

When Gabriela had finished taking her shower, she pretty much had to start over from scratch. She knew they were here, but she wasn't ready to see them. Not yet.

She tried to sneak out of the bathroom, which was right across from the loft, and make it past everyone unseen.

"Gabriela. Everyone's waiting on you." Ms. Montez called as she turned to see that everyone was waiting in the loft at this point. Gabriela turned around to see everyone there, three people she didn't recognize but one was in a wheel chair and that had to be her father, Troy and her mom.

"Mom!" She ran to her bedroom, mortified. This was not the impression that she wanted to leave. Gabi dressed in lightning speed, in another draping dress and did the best she could to dry and tuck her wild waves into a messy bun.

When she came back into the loft, everyone was already downstairs in the living room.

"Hi everyone … sorry about before." She apologized, catching Jake's eye. She wondered why he was here in the first place. "I'm Gabriela Montez."

Everyone went around and introduced themselves as they came to her dad. She nearly cried then and there. "Billy Black…. And this is Jacob Black."

"Wait, Jacob Black … isn't that my father's name, but clearly you can't be…" Gabriela was confused now.

"We didn't want to tell you now honey but…" Ms. Montez stepped in.

"Tell me what?"

"Your father was my uncle. He never even knew that he had a daughter or that he could even have children." Mr. Black explained. "I named my son after him."

"S-Son?" Gabriela nearly choked on her words. That meant that Jacob was related to her. "So you are all my cousins?"

"Except me. I'm a family friend." Leah chimed in as Gabriela did her best not to cry. How could she not? Her father was dead and she had, moments before, slept with her 2nd cousin. It was disgusting. It was sickening. It was ….

"So you lied to him too." She looked at her mother accusingly, the only person she could blame when it really wasn't her fault. "I can't believe this. So he's dead?" She started crying like crazy as Troy joined her and tried to provide comfort, in vain.

It was Jacob and Rachel who joined them shortly after. "I know this doesn't help any but … my mom died in a car accident when I was young." He explained.

"We know this is a lot to deal with Gabriela, but we'll do everything we can to help you. You dad was really well-respected and my father can tell you anything you want to know about him. That's why we came. You're a part of us now." She hugged Gabriela instinctively as she finally calmed down and decided to join them.

Gabriela sat next to Troy, holding his hand the entire time through dinner and Jacob sat to her right.

They each told a story about her dad, which made Gabriela feel closer to him. When dinner was over, she didn't want them to leave, not even Leah who made a ton of snide comments about Jacob. She was hilarious.

"I want you all to know that it's been a pleasure having you here and … I'd like to invite you all to stay over, if that's okay with you mom." Gabriela announced once dinner was over.

"Sure … I guess-"

"Good. Rachel and Leah can share my room, Jacob can be in the guest room upstairs and Mr. Black can stay in the guest suite that we have downstairs."

"And tomorrow we can all go out and I'll show you around Albuquerque", Gabriela offered. "If that's okay with you?" She looked at Mr. Black for confirmation.

"I'm in." Jacob chimed in. He'd been quiet for most of the dinner, watching Gabriela the entire time and trying not to let his feelings show. But anyone could see that they were screwed, or it was fate that brought them back together? But he couldn't do anything about the fact that she was his cousin. And he still wanted her.

"Are you sure you'll be okay?"

"I will be. Don't worry baby. Go home." Troy kissed the top of her hand, which he had been holding for the whole dinner and kissed it. That's when Jacob and everyone else could see it clearly. The hugely embarrassing ring that Troy had gotten for the engagement.

"So you're engaged?" Leah wondered instantly.

"Yeah. Newly." Gabriela kissed Troy as confirmation. "We don't have a date planned yet and I still have to finish school, but we'll figure it out."

As she kept talking, Jacob got up from the table abruptly. Now, there was even worse news. He hadn't been expecting this. And when they were in the bathroom earlier she didn't … she didn't have it on. He would've noticed.

But would he really? His eyes were focused on her face nearly the entire time. He hadn't thought about her hands…

Gabriela tried not to notice Jacob's reaction and pretended everything was fine.

She was able to do that right until it was just the three girls in her room. Leah kept studying her, almost as closely as Jacob and that's when she started to get that queasy feeling again.

"Will you excuse me for a second?" She barely got the words out before she was at the bathroom door. And she'd just made it. And there went dinner, all over the toilet. What the hell was up with her today?

Rachel and Leah were there suddenly and Gabriela felt really disgusting. She didn't want anyone to see her like this.

"How long?" Leah asked immediately.

"How long what?"

"How long have you been pregnant?"

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