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The light breeze from the window blew through the thin sheets, giving my body a light chill. I shifted in Jacob's warm arms and felt that annoying pull in my chest.
" Ugh go away," I whispered holding my chest. Jacob's eyes slowly opened and looked at me. I snatched my hand away from my chest and acted as if I was fine. I hated seeing Jacob worried about me, I know it sounds weird but I didn't want pity. I wanted to be the strong Leah he had always known.
"What's wrong?" Oh no, he must have heard me.
" I'm just a little stiff," I lied. I pulled the sheet tighter across my body. I did have to admit my body was slightly sore. It started out as gentle sex and then progressed from there. I know I should be more careful with the sex, my body felt like shit.
" A little rough huh," Jacob smirked. This boy was known for his infamous smirks. Even when we were little, he smirked all the time, later I found out that was flirting.
" Yea it was quite a night," I said rolling over to get up.
" What the hell," Jacob touched my back in a tender spot causing me to jump. " Leah how long has this been here?"
"What is it?" I didn't notice soreness last night, it had to have happened during the sex. Unless I just ran into something. Yea that makes sense, I ran into something backwards.
" No more sex until after the baby is born," Jacob said firmly.
"Jake it's just a bruise, it happens when two werewolves go at it like jack rabbits all night," I stood up slowly and picked went to the drawer to retrieve one of Jacob's shirts.
" There is one on your stomach too. Do you hurt anywhere else?" Jacob asked getting out the bed and standing in front me.
" No Jake I don't hurt anywhere else," I said annoyed.
" Why are you getting pissed off, I was just making sure you were okay," Jacob replied in the same tone I gave him.
" I'm not getting mad, I'm just telling you I'm not sore anywhere else." Jacob just sighed and reached behind me to grab some clothes. His warm chest gently brushed my arm, turning the electricity on that I had last night.
" I'm going to take a shower," Jacob said turning away. I grabbed his arm turning him around to face me. " What Lee?"
" Don't act like that," I said in a seductive voice. " Round five in the shower?"
" No, I said no more sex Lee. I wasn't kidding, I don't want to hurt the baby or bruise you up again," I rubbed my hand up and down his arm. " Leah seriously." Alpha command.
I glared at him and pulled the shirt over my head. "Really Jake? Alpha command?"
" It's the only way you would listen, I'm going to take a shower and then you can take yours." I continued to pout and Jacob leaned over and pecked my lips. " Don't be like." He smirked at me and continued his way to the bathroom. I could not help but smirk at his naked, firm ass as he walked away.
After we both took our showers, I fixed a giant bowl of cereal and dug in with a wooden spoon. I never knew Lucky Charms could be so good, I used to hate them when I was little. Jacob came into the kitchen, his eyes widened when he looked down at the large bowl.
" What? I'm feeding for two," I said with mini marshmallows falling from my mouth.
" That was practically the whole box. I just got it yesterday and I haven't even got any," Jacob complained. I made a face at him and continued to stuff mouth with cereal. "Be lucky I love you."
" I know," I said with my mouth full.
" Our kid's table manners are going to suck," Jacob laughed. I smiled and kicked him under the table. I was still mad about the no sex thing.
" Damn, Lee the abusive stuff has got to stop." The home phone shrilled from the wall, causing me to jump. "What the hell? Hello…he is? Did Adahy come back with him? So he just came by himself? Ok, we will be over soon."
"Who was that?"
" Edward, he said Dakota is back and one of the Volturi servants brought him back. He is walking now and is growing at a fast rate. They want us to come over, Kota wants to see you. Well needs to see you."
" Where is his dad and the rest of the pack," I swirled the cereal around in the bowl.
" They don't know. All this crap is driving me up a fucking wall. Every time we patrol we never can find a trace of them, only Carl," Jacob buried his face in his hands.
" Don't get yourself all stressed out, Jake. The time will come when we will encounter them,' I said grabbing his arm pulling it away from his face. He sighed and pulled his arm away from me.
" What do you mean we will encounter them?"
I rolled my eyes. " I meant when the pack does. You never know, I might be able to fight by then."
" Leah," Jacob's voice warned.
" Jake I'm not trying to start anything, I'm just saying. I don't like the fact that you are stressing over this and I can't help. I'm your alpha female and I should be by your side," I replied.
" You are by my side, Lee. You are here now aren't you?" I nodded. " Ok, that's all I need. I need you here, safe and sound." Jacob reached out to touch my baby bump.
" Where did this sweet side come from, I like the old Jake better. You know, when you were an asshole," I said smirking at him.
" Really? " Jacob leaned over to me, his warm breath trickling across my lips.
" Mmhmm," I said as his lips touched mine. His tongue grazed my lips asking to enter. He pulled away as soon as the kiss began to deepen.
" This is me being an asshole," he laughed and sat back in his seat.
" I was only kidding jerk face,' I kicked him under the table.
" You ready to head over to the Cullen's," Jacob asked.
" Only to see Dakota slash my baby's imprint, other than that I would whether not go over there," I sighed and put my elbows on the table.
" Well let's get a move on it babe," Jacob got up from the table and headed for the door. I sighed and stood up from the uncomfortable wooden chair.
The Cullens were in much better spirits than before. Little Dakota was walking and looked almost five instead of a few months old. Nessie smiled as I walked into the room that she shared with Dakota.
" Well hey there Kota," I said as Dakota wrapped his arms around my stomach. He had the temperature of a shape-shifter and he was almost identical to Adahy. He did not look much like Nessie, he just had the same big brown eyes she had.
" He was just asking about you and the baby," Nessie said patting Dakota's head.
" It's good to see him," I replied picking Dakota up. I still did not really like Nessie, I just put up with her. I felt bad about what Adahy did to her but I would not condone what she did to Jacob.
" Little man isn't so little anymore," Jacob said coming into the room. Dakota threw him a sheepish smile and Jacob tickled him. Dakota's laughter filled the room, causing me to smile. It was something about this kid that made me smile. It was not only because he imprinted on my child, he was just a good kid. I guess he was like Nessie was to everyone else, just so likeable.
" Lee we need to talk to Edward and Emmett, they found something while hunting," Jacob said.
" Okay," I kissed Dakota's forehead and sat him down. He laid his head on my stomach and smiled.
" Baby," he said looking up at me with his big eyes.
"Yes, you are right," I replied ruffling his growing hair. Nessie smiled again and picked him up. I followed Jacob down the long staircase into the kitchen.
" Hey there Prego she-wolf," Emmett said with a smile.
"Hi," I said sitting down in a chair, putting distance between me and the vampires. The scent was not helping the already nauseas feeling that I had today.
" We found this feather with Adahy's scent on it when we were out hunting. His scent traced back to the treaty line, I'm surprised you didn't know already," Edward said with a slight frown crossing his stony forehead.
" I don't see how no one picked up the scent. The pack has been patrolling, it was Jared and Seth's turn this morning," Jacob replied.
" Well looks like your pack is not following your instructions Alpha," Emmett slapped his knee in exaggerated laughter.
Jacob glared at Emmett and pulled out his cell phone.
" See if you let me patrol, you know I would be on the job," I said.
Jacob threw me one of those 'don't start with me' looks and dialed a number on his phone.
" Look Jake we can help patrol the area too if it is too much for your pack," Edward offered.
" No, we've got it. Damn it, Jared answer your fucking phone," Jacob pressed the end button and dialed another number. I got fed up with seeing Jacob frustrated so I decided to help him out a bit and call Seth.
" Seth where the hell are you," I asked as soon as he picked up.
" What, why are you yelling?" Seth sounded like absolute crap, his voice almost a whisper.
" What is wrong with you?"
" Leah can you please not talk so loud?" I knew exactly what was wrong with him, he had a hangover. My baby brother had gotten drunk last night and skipped out on patrol this morning.
" You have a hangover over don't you?" Seth groaned. " Who gave you alcohol? Wait until I find out, and you wait until I see you. Who else was drinking with you?"
"Jared and Paul gave it to me," Seth replied.
" What is his reason for not patrolling," Jacob asked as my face went into a frown.
" They got drunk last night, now he has a hangover and that's why they skipped out on patrolling. Try to get Jared again, I'm going to let his ass have it," I said before turning my attention back to Seth.
" Drunk werewolves, what a shame. I'm glad we only get blood thirsty," Emmett said to Edward. Edward nodded, agreeing with Emmett.
" Seth do you realize that you two missed something very important this morning? Adahy was here at the treaty line and if you two were out patrolling you could have got him. Is drinking more important than patrolling? What the fuck is wrong with you two," I yelled. Seth groaned at every word I said and I assumed he was holding the phone away from his ear.
" Are you listening to me Seth?"
" Stop the yelling," he said.
" No! I will not stop yelling, this is what you get for getting drunk. Have you talked to Jared yet?"
" No," Seth groaned.
" Well get your ass up and head over to Jacob's. We will be there soon," I said hanging up. Edward looked at me with a sinister smirk on his face.
" Jared still is not picking up," Jacob said his jaw clenching.
"Well if you need us to help patrol we can. We don't sleep so we can watch out while your pack sleeps-" Edward started.
" Or gets wasted," Emmett finished.
" I will let you know, but I doubt we need you for that," Jacob said walking towards the front door.
" I need to tell Dakota bye," I said running up the steps.
" I'm leaving Kota, just wanted to tell you bye," I said picking him up.
He smiled and kissed my cheek. " Bye." He laid his hand on my stomach and said, " See you later." I put him back down and gave him one last look before leaving his bedroom. Nessie sat in the corner in a rocking chair flipping through a dictionary, what a nerd.
" Call us if you need anything," Alice said as we walked out the front door.
" Alright," Jacob replied jogging down the steps. I began to strip my clothes off as we got away from the Cullen mansion.
" You sure phasing is good for you," Jacob asked before removing his own clothes.
" Yes I feel fine Jake. Stop your worrying , it's annoying me," I stated before exploding into wolf form. Jacob entered my thoughts as we ran towards his house.
" I am going to chew Jared out. I can't believe they did something that irresponsible, someone could have been killed while they were out partying it up," Jacob thought.
I smirked a wolfy grin. " So I'm assuming you are going to go all Alpha on them huh?"
" Yep, I tried to hide the fact that I'm really pissed off. I didn't want to phase while we were at the Cullen's."
" Well I like when you go all Alpha, on other people that is," I let images of last night flood my memory.
" Lee, please stop that," Jacob asked. I could tell the thoughts were getting to him.
" What, I can't reminisce? The bruises are gone Jake, it's not that serious, we just played a little too rough."
" Just drop the subject Lee. We need to focus on this Cherokee pack, we can talk about screwing later," Jacob thought as his house came into view.
I laughed inside my head and phased out. We hurried to get dressed and headed to the house. Seth was already waiting on the porch, his head in his hands.
" Inside now," I yelled as loud as I could, Seth covered his ears and went into the house.
" Lee call the rest of the pack, we need to have a meeting," Jacob said closing the front door behind him. I dialed Sam's number, he would probably be the best one to round up all the other pack members.
" So you have a good time last night," Jacob asked Seth pacing back and forth in front of him.
Seth covered his eyes and shrugged his shoulders.
" Not enough light huh. Let me turn on the ceiling light," Jacob flipped on the brightest light in the living room.
" Ok I'm sorry. I didn't mean to oversleep, I was just in so much pain. Stop with the yelling and turning on lights, " Seth whined.
" Sam get the pack together, we are having a meeting…yes it is pretty urgent," I hung up the phone and crossed my arms.
" So does mom know you have been out drinking?" Seth's eyes widened. " Oh so I am assuming she doesn't know? How dumb could you be Seth? Drinking, really? What's next, drugs? You and Jared were supposed to be patrolling this morning, and now Adahy has snuck past us again. One of you could have at least called and asked someone else to patrol for you, but no you weren't thinking right," I yelled. Jacob pulled me back away from Seth.
" I said I was sorry, what else do you want Leah? Maybe I am a little overworked, I'm tired. Remember I am human too, just like everyone else in this damn pack. Maybe you should get out there and patrol once in a damn while, oh I forgot you are knocked up by our Alpha," Seth said standing up.
" Watch it Seth. You will not talk to your sister like that," Jacob warned.
" Or what?"
" Seth, just be quiet and sit down," I said noticing Jacob's body start to shake.
" No, I'm tired of staying quiet. I always have to watch what I do or say around you now, why is that? What happened to the old Leah, the one that was not fucking Jacob. The sister that actually spent time with me. You spend all your time here, you do have a home, remember that? Jacob tells you he loves you and you just book out on the rest of us, he gets all your attention," Seth yelled. Wow, I didn't know the kid felt like that.
" Seth watch your mouth, you are going too far," Jacob warned again.
" Shut the fuck up Jake! You will not tell me how to speak to my sister," Seth yelled getting closer to Jacob.
" Seth stop it," I pulled Seth back and he pulled himself from my grip.
" Why don't you tell him to stop. Damn, he's got you whipped Lee. I thought you didn't want to get hurt anymore? Why would you be so stupid to be with someone who had an imprint, do you really think it's broken," Seth asked.
" You don't know what you are saying Seth,' I said shaking my head. For once in my life, I didn't know what else to say. I didn't know what to do to stop this madness. Usually these decisions came to me easily, they used to come to me easily. Now here I am standing here, scared shitless of what is about to happen. Me scared? Maybe I have changed, maybe Seth is right.
" Yes I do know what I am saying! You are his slave now, you never think for yourself anymore Leah. Every since you have been with him you have changed, for the worse in my opinion," Seth said. Before Seth could get his last words out Jacob had him against the wall.
" You are out of your mind Seth! You will not disrespect me or your sister like that, you hear me,' Jacob yelled raising Seth off the floor.
" Jake put him down," I said putting a hand on Jacob's shoulder trying to calm him.
" Leah back up," Jacob said. Seth pushed Jacob away, knocking him into the side table causing it to crumble under them.
" Would you two stop it already," I yelled at them pulling Jacob off of Seth. Jacob pushed me back with his arm, the force sending me back into the wall. Seth and Jacob continued to tumble around on the floor, fist flying. I held my stomach, my breath shortening with every inhale. The rest of the pack came into the house, immediately rushing over to Seth and Jacob. Embry came to my side, attempting to lift me up.
" Ouch," I cried out as a cramp shot threw my stomach.
" Where does it hurt," Embry asked.
" My stomach, just get me to Carlisle. Something isn't right," I said my breathing getting a little better.
Sam and Paul pulled Seth and Jacob a part, both their frames shaking violently.
" Outside before you phase," Sam said leading a heavy breathing Seth outside.
"Are you okay," Jacob asked finally acknowledging that I was in pain.
" Get the fuck away from me Jacob," I said.
" Leah I didn't mean to push you, ok," Jacob tried to come closer.
" Get away from me," I yelled again.
" You pushed her," Jared asked.
" Look I said I didn't mean to. I was just angry."
" That doesn't give you a reason to push your pregnant girlfriend Jake. Here help me lift her," Embry said. Quil helped Embry lift me carefully.
The ride over to the Cullen's was full of arguments and people almost phasing. When Seth found out I was hurt and it was Jake's fault, he flipped out. Embry had to pull over because Seth almost phased in the backseat. Paul and Sam threatened to kick Jacob's ass, which was completely surprising coming from Paul. I was still shocked that Jacob put his hands on me, even though he was mad I could not condone that. I couldn't be with someone who got so angry that they put me and my kid in danger.
Embry and Quil helped carry me into the Cullen house and up to hospital room.
" Didn't we just see you two," Bella asked Jacob. Jacob looked at her with a look that would make anyone's heart melt. She threw her arms around him and asked him what happened. I didn't hear exactly what he told her, my wolf hearing only went so far. I was laid on the cold white sheets and Carlisle snapped on some gloves.
" Okay Miss Clearwater, where does it hurt," Carlisle asked. I pointed to my lower abdomen and squirmed as he lifted my shirt with a cool hand. Sam and Paul stood behind him, watching his actions closely.
" Will she be okay," Seth asked his eyes wandering over my stomach.
" I'm not sure, but we will see," Carlisle stated putting the stethoscope to my stomach.
" How hard did you fall?"
" Pretty hard, I usually don't lose my balance like that," I said cringing as another shock of pain went through my stomach.
" I am going to kick his ass," Seth said balling his fist up.
" Okay Leah I need to do some test, I'm hearing heart beats but I need to make sure I am right," Carlisle said helping me off the bed.
" Make sure you are right about what," Quil asked.
" I just need to do some tests," Carlisle answered leading me into another room. " You guys stay out here, she will be a minute."
The pack followed his directions and he closed the door as we walked into the dim lit room.
" I can't believe he did this," I heard Embry say. " Jake usually is good about controlling his temper."
"I have lost my respect for him, Alpha or not," Seth said threw clenched teeth. I could tell by the tone of his voice that he was shaking.
" We all just need to calm down, we know he didn't mean to do it. We can't all just turn on him," Quil stated.
" He pushed her, she is pregnant for Christ's sake. Get your head out of his ass Quil," Sam's booming voice filled the hallway. I heard a set of footsteps coming up the stairs as I sat down on a cot in the room.
" You are not allowed in there, we have to wait," Jared said. It must have been Jacob because I heard a growl come from Seth.
" I need to see her," Jacob said.
" You don't deserve to be near her Black," Sam spat.
" Shut the hell up Sam," Jacob replied attempted to open the locked door.
" Wait just a minute, Carlisle left my side and went to the door. " She is under a lot of stress. It would be nice if you all calmed down out here." He closed the door back and went over to his table.
"I need to get some blood from you first," He tapped the end of the needle and walked over to me. I closed my eyes tightly as he inched the needle towards my arm.
The test took about two hours, before I knew the results. Carlisle sat down with me the whole time to make sure none of the pack members came in. I didn't realize how cool he was, even to be a vampire. It was nice to hold a conversation with him, I never really talked to any of the vamps, other than the smart remarks that usually came out of my mouth.
Carlisle walked back to my bed side with a chart in his hand.
" So remember when I told you that I needed to see you again in a two months?" I nodded my head, confusion sweeping my face. " Well that's because I thought you were going to go through pregnancy like a human. I noticed when I checked you in the other room that I could hear two heart beats. So right now I need to do a sonogram, I think your pregnancy is progressing faster that what we thought."
" So am I okay," I asked.
" Yes you are fine, just a little shock. I need you to cool it for a few days though, no strenuous activity and that includes sex. You need to be laying down as much as you can and try not to get too mad. You don't need to stress a lot at this stage, it is critical that the your baby develops with little stress," Carlisle explained. I did not plan on having sex anytime soon, I didn't even want to talk to Jacob at this point.
I followed Carlisle over to another bed and laid down.
" This is going to be a little cold," he said squeezing gel on my stomach. He grabbed the monitor and rubbed it over my stomach. The screen did not look clear at first, and I could not hear anything either. He moved the monitor over to the other side of my stomach and that's when I heard two separate heart beats.
" Is that my heart beating," I asked looking at the screen.
" No, it's their heartbeats," Carlisle said. " Looks like you are having twins."
" What? Twins?" I was shocked, I couldn't be having two kids, this could not be happening.
" Yes twins, a boy and a girl it looks like. For some reason their hearts are developed more than their physical appearance. That could be because of your wolf gene, but they still have some developing to do. I predict you should be delivering a couple of months sooner than a normal human. I want to monitor you for tonight, so I need you to stay here," Carlisle said.
I rolled my eyes at the thought of staying here over night, but whatever I had to do to keep my babies safe.
I know this was a terrible place to end but I had to cut it here. I didn't want to let so much out in this chapter and then be left with nothing in later chapters. According to the poll a lot of people wanted Leah to have twins, so there it is. So obviously Dakota imprinted on the girl, I just didn't want to give that away in earlier chapters. Sorry it took me so long to post, I had a busy weekend even after I turned in my 10 page paper. Hopefully I can get back on track with the updates when school gets out. I have two more weeks and I will have more time, at least I think I will. Hope this chapter did not suck major butt. Lol. Reviews are lovely! Muah!