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21. Dog house
He's rudely awaken by a considerable body mass positioned over his chest. By the size, weight and contours of the body, he know it's Nessie without having to open his eyes. He tries to sit up on the couch being careful enough not to drop her.
"Aren't you supposed to be asleep?"Jacob asks grogginly. To what Nessie only giggles and shakes her head. Jacob secures the toddler in his arms and starts making his way through the kitchen, he glances at the clock above the fridge. And just like he suspected it's three in the morning.
"Are you hungry?"Jacob asks. Taking out the carton of milk and glass. He offers her the glass and he drinks straight from the carton.
"Leah's going to be mad you did that"Nessie points out.
"Well she's not here. Is she?"Jacob replies smiling, he hands her a pop tart. And then he goes back to the fridge to look for more food. As he scans the many different levels of the fridge, he hears her before she enters the kitchen. In fact he hears her wake her up. It's incredible how atuned to her, he's become. How he can notice the change in her heartbeat and her breathing. He tries to remain calmed and not trusting his hands enough he closes the door abruptly and grabs a pop tart instead. Something to have his hands and his eyes occupied, once she comes in.
"Little miss cullen, do you care to explain what are you doing out of bed?"Her voice adresses Reneesme once she enters the kitchen dressed in a very beautiful sheer lace nightgown. An italian and expensive present from her cousin.
"I was hungry and I couldn't sleep"Nessie replies smoothly "And Jacob offered to give me some food" Jacob doesn't say anything and when he takes a peek at what she's wearing he decides the most safe thing is to keep his eyes glued to the counter.
"Of course he offered"Leah mutters. "But you need to go to bed . Now" Without having to be told twice, she practically jumps out of the stool and runs out of the kitchen giggling.
"It wouldn't hurt if you put the milk back inside"Leah scowls as she takes the carton. His hand wraps around her wrist before the carton is on the fridge. And both of them are too stunned to react.
Jacob recovers first. Knowing his action was reflex, he decides to try. With his other hand he takes the carton not letting go of Leah as he puts it back in the fridge. He looks straight into her eyes, closing the distance between the two until their noses are touching. When her heart starts speeding and there's no insult or struggling. He inhales deeply, filling his nostrils of her scent and letting the hairs that fall over her face brush her skin as they move.
His lips make contact with hers. And it's a thousand times better that either of them remembered. Everything seems to be heightened, the sensations, their scent, the they break apart to gasp for air. Leah lets a girly giggle escape her lips, and she brings her index finger to her lips, indicating him they need to be quiet.
The next day, Jacob feels a too familiar body upon him. He gets startled when another body is on him, and there's a little hand going up his face trying to push his eyelids open in a non very delicate matter.
"I think he's asleep"Claire declares very seriously. She continues to poke his face repeatedly.
"Maybe we need-"
"Need to get down"Leah's voice fills his ears "He's tired and sleeping. Come on, breakfast is ready" He hears her walk away but he can still feel the bed moving. He opens his eyes slightly to see Claire putting on her slippers while Nessie is apparently examining the room.
"Does this mean uncle Jake is out of the dog house.?"Claire asks. And Jacob has to bite his tongue to keep his laughter silent.
"Oh must definitely"Nessie says. And Jake can't help agreeing completely with her.
a/N: jake and leah never broke up hahaha she was just punishing him... hahaha and i promise i'll sort of show what went down between the three. thanks for the reviews.