I'm SO sorry I haven't updated in a while. My mom's been keeping me away from the computer, and I had MAJOR writer's block, and I've had Thanksgiving to worry about, and Christmas shopping, and piano lessons...

I'm such a busy person! Anyway! I really hope you guys like this chapter. It's the longest one, and I'm sure that you'll be surprised.

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~SashaFierce12.0

Chapter 13

Jacob's P.o.V.

Leah's been acting really weird lately. At first I thought that it was because of Seth's imprint. But that idea quickly went down the drain. Leah loved Jazmyn—like she was her little sister or something. She was even happier when Jazmyn had decided to make La Push her new permanent home. I bet her parents were excited about that…Note my sarcasm. And I could tell that she loved the idea of Seth finally having someone. He was still pretty quiet…But anyone with eyes could see that he was happier than he had been only about a month ago.

And she's also been being pretty…Secretive. I could always tell when something was bothering her, and this time was no different. Today, when I got to Sam's from school, I went straight to her in the kitchen.

"Hey, beautiful," I told her. Then I kissed her cheek. She looked at me, and I noticed something in her eyes…Almost like…Worry? "What's wrong?" She hesitated and then glanced at Emily and Jazmyn, who were 'nonchalantly' sipping iced tea.

"N-nothing," she replied. Then the strangest thing happened. She got this really weird look on her face and raced upstairs. Emily followed her shortly after. Now I was really suspicious. I looked at Jazmyn. She just shrugged and raced over to sit by Seth on the couch. At that moment, I decided that I would do everything in my power to find out what was happening. I went upstairs to find Leah, and then stopped by the bathroom door when I heard talking. From what it sounded like, Leah was crying. It took all of my self control to not bust in there and comfort her. I was trying to get to the bottom of things, after all.

"Em, I'm so scared," Leah cried. Her voice sounded muffled. She must have been leaning on Emily's shoulder. Emily made a shushing sound with her voice.

"It's okay; I know that everyone will support you. Sam, me, Seth, Jazz, you're pack brothers…"

"No…It's not them I'm worried about. It's Jake. How do you think he'll take it?"

Silence.

"I'm not the one to answer that. We'll know soon. 'Cause you're gonna' tell him tonight."

That was enough for me. Whatever was bothering Leah, she'd tell me tonight. I could wait. I'm patient. Yep, that's me. Patient Jake…

Psh…Only in my dreams.

I walked down the stairs and was immediately greeted with the beasts that were the Pack. How was I supposed to do my homework in this noise? Oh, well. I'd do it later. I looked down when something attached itself to my leg.

"Jakey! Jakey! Jakey! Save me before—" Claire screamed when Quil snatched her up from the floor. Then she broke out into a fit of giggles when he began to tickle her. "Stop! Qwil! St-op!" she screamed. I smiled and shook my head before heading over to the couches by the TV.

"Hey, man. What's goin' on up there?" Jared asked me. Kim was lying on his lap, reading a book. How she could do that in this house…? I'd never know. I just shrugged.

"Some girly thing between Lee and Emily. Apparently, I'll find out tonight," I replied. I turned when I heard footsteps descending down the stairs. Emily immediately headed to the kitchen, while Leah sat down on the couch quietly. I noticed how she avoided my gaze.

"Well, whatever it is, I sure don't know what it is," Jared whispered. I looked at him skeptically, and sure didn't miss it when whacked him with her book. "Ow! Kimmy, that hurts!" I groaned and sat down on the opposite couch, just staring at Leah. I could tell that she knew what I was doing, because she started to blush fiercely. Then she looked up. My breath caught in my throat. Was she going to tell me now? Instead, she turned to Jazmyn, who was sitting by Seth whispering in his ear.

"Hey, Jazzy! Do you want to do some Christmas shopping next week? You're off of school next Friday, right," Leah said to her. Jazmyn nodded.

"Yeah, parent-teacher conferences. But, sure! We can make it a girls' day!"

"Great!" Leah answered. "I've already got my list, all I have to do now is get to the mall. You want to go to the one in Seattle?" Jazmyn nodded her head again.

"It's a two hour ride, but I'll keep you entertained," she added with a wink. Leah laughed. I smiled when I heard it, it was an adorable little laugh, and made me happy.

"What about you, Kimmy? You wanna' come?" Leah asked Kim. She sat up almost immediately, dropping her book in the process.

"Shopping? I'd do anything for shopping! Can't wait!"

"Cool, it's going to be so fun," Leah exclaimed. Then she got up and walked to the kitchen. Probably to help Emily make...Whatever it was she was making. I was too busy in my thoughts to think about it, though. Leah's voice sounded so...Forced. And, come to think of it, so did Jazmyn's and Kim's. What were they hiding? I thought about it some more.

What if Leah was planning on leaving again? I don't know what I'd do if she did. She was like my air...My fricken' sun. It would kill me if she left again. I shook my head at the thought. Please. Whatever they-specifically Leah-were hiding, it couldn't be that bad...

Could it?

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"Hey, Sam? Why don't you go fire up the grill? I've got some leftover hamburger meat from last Saturday. There's enough for everyone," Emily said, washing her hands. Everyone perked up at the sound of hamburgers. Even I did. It had to be my most favorite food ever.

"Yeah, sure. You guys in the mood for burgers?" Sam turned to us. We all nodded eagerly.

"Yeah, please! I'm as hungry as a pack of wolves at dinnertime!" Jazmyn exclaimed. It got kind of quiet after that. We...Hadn't exactly told Jazmyn about the whole wolf thing. The silence was broken by Collin's nervous laughter.

"Jazz, you're always hungry." Jazmyn giggled, too, and shrugged. Seth smiled and looked at her lovingly. They were close, and hadn't become a couple yet. But they spent so much time together, you'd probably assume that they were. He also hadn't told her about the imprinting. But he had to soon, she needed to know.

Soon, we were all in the backyard. I tossed around a football with Paul, Embry, and Brady. The other guys and Jazmyn sat at the large picnic table and talked, occasionally looking over at the grill with hungry looks. Leah, Emily, and Kim sat on the back porch. Claire was sitting on Leah's lap, and they were laughing about something. Music from Emily's iPod dock played.

"FOOD'S READY!" Sam yelled. It was like a mob of shoppers on Black Friday when we all rushed over. Sam held up the spatula. "Ladies first!" I looked at Jazmyn as she flipped her hair and bent to get her share. The other four girls joined her soon after. Finally we were able to get our food. I grabbed two hamburgers, a handful of Doritos, and a Sprite. I went to sit by Leah at the picnic table.

"Hungry, much?" she asked, pointing to my plate. I nodded, my mouth full of hamburger. Then I gave her a kiss on the cheek.

"Aww! Couple moment!" Jazmyn exclaimed. By the way Seth looked at her, I could tell he wished that he and her were the same way. Then Jazmyn turned to Leah. "So, Lee. When's that eagle gonna' land?" she asked.

Huh?

"Jazz! Not here!" Leah whispered, then glanced at me. "Soon. If it'll get you and Emily to stop pestering me about it." Jazmyn just raised her eyebrows and took a chip from my plate.

"Jake? Don't you think that Claire's a good kid? She's so cute, isn't she?" Jazmyn asked. She earned a cold look from Leah. I decided to play along and see where this little conversation was going.

"Yeah. Real cute. She's like the little sister I never had," I said, looking over at Baby Claire. She was sitting next to me on Quil's lap. I ruffled her hair and planted a kiss on her forehead.

"Eww! Jakey!" she giggled and clapped her hands over her head. "S'lobbry kiss! Yuck!" I laughed and snatched her out of Quil's arms.

"Oh, I'm very sorry, Miss Claire. Is this one better?" I blew a raspberry on her cheek. She giggled harder.

"My turn!" she exclaimed. Then she blew one on my cheek. It was just as slobbery as mine. "Mine's s'lobbry, too!" Claire said excitedly, pointing at my wet cheek. I handed her back to Quil and wiped it.

"Yeah, sure is," I said. I didn't miss the look that Jazmyn gave Leah...Like a 'point made' look. I started working on my food again. Then Leah tapped my shoulder.

"Jake? I need to talk to you. Come inside," she got up and went back inside the house. But not before looking at Kim, Emily, and Jazmyn. I looked at them, too. They just shrugged and waved for me to follow Leah. I obeyed. She was sitting on the couch when I made it in.

"Here," she said, patting the space next to her on the couch. "Um, you might want to sit down." Leah was fidgeting like mad.

"What's wrong, Lee?" I asked her sitting down. I was really excited to finally find out what was wrong with her. But at the same time, I was also really scared. What would it be? Leah looked up at me with tears in her eyes. "Please don't cry, Leah. I don't like it when you cry," I gave her a hug.

"I'm sorry. It's just..." she took a deep breath and pulled away. "Just...Don't...Freak out. I'm scared that you will. And then we'll fight about it. And then you'll...I'm scared that you'll leave me."

"What? Whatever it is, you know that I won't leave you. I'd never leave you. That's the craziest thought that I've ever heard. Did Em put something in those burgers? 'Cause I swear..." Leah laughed. That's what I was hoping for.

"Sorry. Okay, here goes," she took a deep breath and looked deep into my eyes. "Jacob...I'm...late."

Wait, what?

"Wait, what?" I asked.

"I'm. Late," she said again slowly. "You know..." she looked down, then back up at me and nodded. "Late."

"And that means...?"

"Okay. Apparently this isn't working for you, so I'm just gonna' say it. But please don't-"

"Leah! Just come out and say it already!"

"I'm pregnant."

I sat back and just looked at her. "W-what?"

"I'm...pregnant."

I just looked at her. I couldn't speak. My whole body was numb.

"Jake? Jacob, speak to me. C'mon, Jake. Crap, I knew this was gonna' happen. I should have just left when I had the chance."

"Huh? Left? You were planning on leaving instead of just telling me? Lee, you know that I'll stay with you-"

"Wait. You will?" her eyes filled with tears again.

"Uh, yeah. I have a part in this...So...I'm staying right here," I hugged her. "And I'm never going to leave you." Tears started to stream down her face. But I could tell that they were happy tears. Now it was my turn to say something. "Leah?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you." She looked shocked.

"Come again?"

"I love you."

"One more time." I threw my head back and laughed.

"Do you really not hear me, or do you just like hearing me say it?"

She looked up in thought. "I just like hearing you say it." I chuckled and kissed her. "Jake?"

"Mhm?"

"I love you, too." I smiled and kissed her again. Then I heard a cough from behind us. We pulled away.

"Did you guys really just come in here to make out on my couch?" Emily asked, she was covering Claire's eyes. Leah and I laughed.

"No! But...I told him, Em," Leah said.

"You did! Yes! It's been so hard keeping you in the dark! Finally! So, how does it feel?" Emily asked, helping Claire wash her hands.

"How does what feel?" I replied.

"Being a daddy-to-be. How does it feel?"

"I don't know, actually," I said standing up. "It's still sinking in."

"Well, don't worry, you've got nine whole months to soak it up." Leah shook her head.

"Eight and a half."

"Eight and a half," Emily repeated. The statement hit me like a loaded bus.

Eight and a half months.

Eight and a half months till...I'm a dad...

"Jake? You okay?" Leah asked stepping in front of me.

"Eight and a half months...Eight and a half months..." I kept repeating.

"Uh, I don't think he is," Emily said. I shook my head.

"Whoa, what? I'm fine."

"Whew! You scared me for a second there!" Leah said, putting her hand on her chest. I let my eyes wander down to her stomach. I couldn't see anything yet, but I knew that within a couple of months-maybe even weeks-she would start showing.

"Who else knows?" I asked, my eyes still on her flat stomach.

"Well...Em, Jazz, Sethy, Embry, Collin, Seth, Sam, Brady, Paul...Pretty much everyone but you," she answered. I stared at her.

"Really. Everyone but me. Wow. How long have you known?"

"About two weeks. I just didn't know how to tell you."

"You had no problem telling everyone else," I said crossing my arms.

"Sorry, Jakey! During patrol, it just kind of slipped out! And stupid Brady can't keep his mouth shut...I had to get him to stop telling everyone after Paul on risk of being mauled by a very hormonal werewolf. And telling Seth was almost worse than telling you. But his reaction wasn't as bad as I thought...Come to think of it...Neither was yours. Are you mad at me?"

"No. I just...I just wanted to be the first one in on it..." I started to cry very unconvincingly. Leah scoffed and threw a pillow at me. I smirked at her, then cocked my head to the side. "So, what about Napoleon?"

"Huh?"

"You know, as a name."

I barely dodged that second pillow.

"It's a little too early for that, don't you think?" Emily asked me.

"Never too early to think about names," I replied.

"Please, we have practically all the time in the world!" Leah said.

I nodded.

Yeah. All the time in the world.

Okay! There it is! And don't worry. It's not going to be happy chapters from here on out. I've got major tricks up my sleeve for you guys...

Things you won't even see coming...

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