Graduation day! Woohoo! So I don't bore you with the details of the past couple of weeks, Leah's already gone through her sixth month of pregnancy...Yada. Yada. Yada...School's wrapping up...Blah. Blah. Blah...Jake has started his job with Sam and is enrolled in online classes...Whoop-de-fricken-doo...And Leah and Jake's new house is the official new gathering place of the Pack, Imprints, Families, Sue, and the Cullens...Yeah...
~SashaFierce12.0
Chapter 26
Jacob's P.o.V.
I tightened the blue tie on my shirt and looked myself over in the mirror.
Did I look sexy, or what?
I laughed to myself, remembering the inside joke between me and Leah. I grabbed my cap and gown and headed down the stairs. Emily and the other girls were already downstairs, cooking away. I swear, they practically live in that kitchen.
"Lookin' good, man!" Embry came and high fived me. He had a similar suit on, except his tie was yellow. The door opened and Kim and Jared came in, followed by their families.
"Hi, guys! This is my big brother, Michael. He's a staff sergeant in the air force," she hugged her brother from the side. "He's staying with us for the summer. He came all the way from Germany!" Then she headed over and hugged a lady. "And this is his fiancé, Anastasia. She's French!" Kim waggled her eyebrows. Anastasia shook all of our hands. She was pretty. She had short black hair, and big grey eyes.
"It is...Nice to meet you," she said. Her accent was thick. "I am sorry. English...It is hard for me!" she giggled, and Michael snaked an arm around her waist. "But I can understand quite well. What are your names?"
"I'm Jacob," I answered. She smiled.
"I like that name," she replied. I grinned back. The other guys introduced themselves. Jazmyn, Seth, Sue, and Mr. and Mrs. Young came in, all dressed up.
"It's gorgeous outside!" Sue said. I looked out the window. It was cloudy, but it was dry and not raining. But it was still pretty.
"The weather here...It is very different from France, yes?" Anastasia asked, walking to sit down at the window seat.
"I don't know. I've never been," Marie answered, sitting down next to her. "But I hope to. One day."
"Yes. You should go. I think that you will like it...The city of romance!" Anastasia winked. Marie laughed.
"I always loved France. I studied the language back in college...Avez-vous rencontré Michael en France?" Anastasia's eyes widened when she listened to Marie's question.
"Oh, oui! Il était en voyage d'affaires," Anastasia answered after a moment. The two continued talking, going from French to English, and back to French again. I turned back to the guys in the kitchen.
"So...You're stationed in Germany? That's cool man," Paul was saying to Michael. "Do you have to learn the language?"
"Well...I can kind of speak a little...But I understand better than I can speak," he added truthfully. Leah came out of nowhere and leaned against me.
"You look spiffy, Blue," she joked. I looked at her.
"You don't look so bad yourself, Red," I said back. She kissed my cheek.
"Leah, this is Michael," Kim introduced her brother again. Leah waved.
"Hi! I overheard you saying something about Germany...?" Leah asked. Michael nodded.
"Yeah. My job sent me there," he answered. Leah grinned.
"That's so cool! So you get to see all of Europe, right? Have you been to Italy yet? Or Belgium?"
"Yeah. Most of the time it's because of TDY, or business trips, as you guys call them. But Anastasia and I like to take vacations once in a while. We have two years left there before my next assignment," Michael explained.
"Anastasia?" Leah asked.
"My fiancé." Leah nodded. She took my cap from me and plopped it on her head.
"I remember when I was in your shoes a year ago..." she started.
"Oh, please don't start with your 'oh, I graduated early, so I'm way better than you guys' crap!" Kim said. Leah laughed and took the cap off. She put it on my head then turned the tassel to its right place.
"There," she smiled. "You ready?" I nodded.
"Time to head out, guys!" Sam said loudly. I laughed and grabbed Leah's hand. She used her free hand to rub her stomach. I put my gown in the crook of my left arm and Leah and I headed to Rachael's car.
"Oh, my gosh! Our little Jakey's finally graduating!" Rachael cooed from the driver's seat. Billy sat in the passenger's side. I rolled my eyes as Leah giggled. "It seems like only yesterday you were running around the house in your favorite Superman costume!" Rachael poked out her bottom lip. Leah laughed more.
"Please tell me you have a picture of that!" Leah asked, still laughing.
"Of course! Only about twenty copies," Billy answered. I groaned and Rachael pulled out.
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Leah's P.o.V.
I sat anxiously in my seat, waiting for Jared's, Embry's, Jake's, or Kim's names to be called. I don't know why I was so nervous...It wasn't like they were being judged by a Supreme Court Justice or anything...
"Jacob Black," the principle called. Me and all the others jumped out of our seats and cheered and clapped wildly. Jacob walked up to the platform, shook the principle's hand, and smiled out at the rest of us.
"I love you, Jakey!" I yelled out. He winked at me and stepped down off the platform. We did the same thing for the other three. I could tell that some people were getting annoyed by it, but who cares? It wasn't like they were complaining, or anything.
Finally, the ceremony was over. The new graduates stood up. "Ladies and gentlemen," began the principle. He smiled. "The graduated class of 2012." Everyone whooped and cheered as the graduates tossed up their caps. Quil set Claire on his shoulders so that she could help look for Jacob and the others.
"Look!" she pointed. "Kimmy!" she yelled. Kim heard her name and rushed over with her cap in her hands. She hugged everyone and squealed.
"I can't believe that I graduated!" she exclaimed happily. She squealed again when Jared picked her up and swung her around. I held my arms out for Jacob, and he hugged me tightly.
"Congratulations, Jake," I said into his chest. I looked up and leaned in to kiss him. We were only a few inches apart when Jazmyn stuck her head between us.
"Party at your house!" she giggled. I rolled my eyes, but laughed, anyway.
"You sure do know how to ruin a moment, Jazz," Jacob said, taking my hand and pulling me close to him again. Jazmyn stuck her tongue out at us and stalked back to Seth. Jacob wrapped his arm around me and started walking out of the building.
"I am so happy to be up and walking again. I've been sitting for hours!" I complained. "The baby was getting restless," I added, patting my stomach. Jacob rubbed it, too.
"Have you been giving Mommy trouble?" he asked in a babyish voice. I threw my head back and laughed.
"It's okay. Aside from all that kicking that you did, you were a little angel, weren't you?" I asked my belly. Wrong. The baby wasn't just kicking. I had been having cramps all day since last night. I didn't want to tell Jacob that, just so he didn't worry. But I'm pretty sure that they were just those Braxton-Hicks contractions Carlisle told me about. But it did seem like they were getting worse...
I bit my lip as I felt another cramp coming on.
Just then, Claire came out of nowhere and hopped on Jake's leg.
"Lee's baby is a angel? How did he get in her belly? Angels are in the sky!" Claire asked all these questions in one breath. Jacob leaned down and detached her from his leg. He picked her up so that she was on his shoulders.
"Angels do live in the sky, Claire-Bear. But some angels...Special angels...Are in mommy's bellies. That way they can have mommies and daddies that will love them, and care for them..." he set Claire down by Sam's truck. He squatted down to her level and ruffled her hair.
"Was I a angel?" Claire asked. Jacob laughed.
"Yeah. You were. A perfect gift from God," he explained.
"Then how come I don't got a mommy or a daddy that loves me?" Claire asked. My eyes widened. This question was coming from a two year old! I released my lip when the pain finally left me. I could faintly taste blood, and I knew that I was biting my lip too hard.
"You may not have a mommy or a daddy right now; but Emily and Sam love you as much as any mommy and daddy could love a cute little girl like you," Jacob said in a soft voice. He kissed her cheek and stood up just as Sam opened up the car. He gave Jake a smile in appreciation.
"C'mon, Claire. You'll see Leah and Jake when we get to their house," Emily picked Claire up and put her in her car seat. Claire giggled and waved. She blew kisses at us when Emily shut the door.
"Jake...That was really cute back there...You know, what you did," Emily said. "I guess one day I'll tell her about Erin, but for now..." she looked back at Claire, who was happily 'feeding' her baby doll. "She'll just have to wait." Emily gave Jake a hug, then got into the truck. "I'll see you guys in a little bit!" She shut her door, and Sam drove off. Jacob tugged my arm and we went to Rachael's car.
"Jake! Leah, wait!" Rebecca called. She caught up to us. "I already said 'bye' to everyone else. I didn't get a chance to say it to you guys."
"Wait, you're leaving?" I asked. Rebecca nodded sadly.
"Adam's missing me," she replied, referring to her boyfriend. "I need to get on the road now if I want to be back by tomorrow morning." She hugged Jacob then hugged me. "Call me as soon as you go into labor. I want to be on the phone the whole time. Even if I'm not there to see my niece or nephew being born, I can at least hear it," she laughed. She hugged me once more, patted my stomach, then walked to her car. I watched it leave.
"Guys, c'mon! Everyone left but us!" Rachael called. She was putting Billy's wheelchair into her trunk. "The party's not gonna' be a party without us!"
When I walked into the house, everyone was already inside. I wasn't surprised because we always left a spare key right under a seat cushion in the porch swing. Everyone knew where it was. I paused when I felt another cramp. This one hurt really bad. I shook my head and tried to push through it. But it hurt too bad. I sat down, hoping that that would relieve it.
"You okay, Leah?" Rosalie asked me. I nodded. The pain was gone now. Edward was staring at me, and I could tell that he could hear all of my thoughts.
Get out of my head, Eddie, I thought, using the nickname he hated. I smiled as Edward rolled his eyes and sat back in his chair. I squeezed my eyes shut again as I felt another cramp.
"You're sure you're okay...?" Edward asked. I nodded and stood up.
"I'm just...Gonna' go upstairs, okay? Call me when the food's ready," I told them. I got to the master bedroom and took off my dress. I stretched a tank top over my stomach and threw on a pair of Jacob's sweats. I climbed into bed, not even bothering to get under the blankets. I was too hot. I whimpered again as I felt another wave of pain.
"What's goin' on in there, baby?" I breathed, rubbing my stomach. I closed my eyes...And they shot open again as I felt an even sharper pain. Then I felt a gush of water shoot out of my...
Oh, crap.
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Jacob's P.o.V.
My cap and gown were set neatly on top of the dryer in the laundry room. I wandered into the living room to see what the guys were up to. Collin and Quil were on the floor playing a video game. The others were just sitting down talking. Claire was sleeping on the couch in Sam's arms.
"Hey, Jake," Emmett gave me a high five. "Congratulations. You are officially a graduate of La Push High School." I laughed along with him and sat down. I looked around for Leah.
"Where's-"
"Leah? She went upstairs," Edward answered. I nodded, assuming she just went to change out of her clothes. That seemed like a pretty good idea right about now...I didn't like being in this stupid suit. I loosened my tie and started to stand up.
"I'm going to go change," I explained. I turned to go up the stairs, and saw Leah standing at the top, her eyes squeezed shut. She was doubled over in...Was that pain? Her right hand gripped the banister while her left rested on her stomach. She was covered in sweat, and was breathing heavily. I rushed up the rest of the stairs to get to her. "Leah! What's wrong?"
"J-Jake..." she breathed. She looked up. "M-my water just broke." She gasped again, and squeezed her eyes shut. I froze.
Did she just say what I think she just said?
"B-but...You're only seven months! It's too early!"
"You don't think I know that?" Leah screamed. "Get Carlisle," she commanded. I picked her up bridal style and ran down the stairs. I looked around for Carlisle.
"Guys! Where's Carlisle?" I looked at the people in the living room.
"He's on his way over, why?" Jasper asked. He looked at Leah writhing around in my arms. "Oh..." Leah screamed and I cringed. I had never heard her scream so loud in my life...Unless you count that time at her fourth birthday party...
Yeah...Good times...
"She's only seven months..." Seth said to himself. Leah screamed again, and this time louder.
"Okay! We need to get her to a hospital!" Alice yelled over her screams. "With or without-" Edward cut her off by running to the door. I saw Carlisle's Volvo pull up, and silently thanked God that he was here. Carlisle jumped out of his car and rushed inside hearing Leah's screams. He grabbed Leah and started walking upstairs. He barked out orders as he did so.
"Edward, run to the house. You know what to get." Edward nodded and sprinted out the front door. I ran upstairs with Carlisle. "I was afraid this would happen."
"Why did her water break now? She's only seven months!" I exclaimed, watching as Carlisle propped Leah up on pillows.
"I didn't think that it was true...But apparently it is."
"What's true?" I was getting frustrated. Leah let out another blood curdling scream. I cringed again. Carlisle threw a sheet over her.
"You two both have the wolf gene...I supposed that the pregnancy process would go faster. But when she made it past five months I stopped worrying about it. I guess I was wrong. And here I am...Not prepared...Jake, I need towels, a bowl of water, and a wash cloth." I nodded, still worrying about Leah. I rushed downstairs and into the kitchen.
"I need a bowl...With water," I choked out. Emily rushed to open a cabinet. She took out a plastic bowl that she used for mixing batter. She handed it to Esme who filled put it under the faucet. She filled it with water and handed it to me.
"Careful. Don't spill it," she instructed me. "Is there anything else we can do?" I looked at my reflection in the water, then back up at her.
"I guess...Wait...?" I walked back up the stairs, then sped up when I heard Leah shriek. I walked into the room and set the bowl on the nightstand. Then I went to the bathroom and grabbed some towels and a wash rag.
"Leah, I want you to breathe," Carlisle instructed her. "Slowly; in and out." Leah was propped up on pillows. She was leaning back against them and breathing hard. The bottom half of her body was covered in the sheet.
"J-Jacob. I want Jake," she breathed out. Carlisle looked at me, and I rushed over to her side. I grabbed her hand and she held on to it for dear life. It killed me to see her in so much pain...To know that I did this to her. I wished I could take it all away from her. I wished with all my heart that she wasn't the one writhing in pain on the bed right now...
Edward rushed in with a blanket and a big white block in his hands. "Thank you, Edward," Carlisle said. He set them on the couch next to the bed. Edward walked out of the room. I turned my attention back to Leah and rubbed her sweat soaked hair out of her face. Leah gritted her teeth together and leaned to her left side. "Breathe, Leah," Carlisle told her calmly. He lifted the bottom of the blanket up and reached under. "Eight centimeters. Two more to go..." he said to himself. He put the blanket back down. "You're doing great, Leah. Just breathe." Leah did as she was told. She started to calm down a little bit. I smiled a little.
"Awesome, Lee," I encouraged her. "Just...Breathe..." Leah gave a short laugh.
"Easier said than done," she joked in spite of herself. I smiled. She was still the same old Leah...Even with all the pain she was going through. Leah gritted her teeth together. I supposed it was another contraction. "C-can you get Emily?" she asked me. "Please? I want her here with me." She whimpered again, then let out a small yelp. I squeezed her hand quickly and nodded. I kissed her cheek.
"Okay. I'll be back," I told her. She nodded, her eyes still squeezed shut. As I left, she let out another scream. I paused, but kept going down the stairs. When I got to the third to last step, I paused and looked in the living room. Emily was sitting on the couch next to Sam. She was nervously chewing on her nails, something she did when she was anxious. Everyone looked up when I arrived. I kind of smiled, and looked at Emily again. "She wants you, Em." Emily's eyes widened and she pointed at herself with a shaky finger.
"M-me?" she asked. I nodded.
"JACOB!" Leah screeched from our room. I whipped my head around, then turned back to Emily.
"We should hurry," I told her. She got up and ran with me to the room. When we got there, Carlisle was just putting the sheet down again.
"She's about ready to push now," he told us. I rushed to the side of the bed where I was before. After putting her hair into a messy ponytail, Emily ran to the other side. Leah gripped my hand.
"Emily's here," I told her. I stroked her wet hair out of her face. Leah nodded and looked to her other side. Emily grinned at her, which made Leah smile. Emily reached up and hugged her.
"It's going to be okay, Lee," she whispered. Leah nodded into her shoulder, and then pulled away. Carlisle set the sheet on top of Leah's knees, and grabbed the towel that he had laid down next to him.
"Leah? On the count of three, I'm going to need you to push for me. Got it?" Leah nodded, she looked scared. I kissed her hand, and I could tell that she relaxed. "One. Two. Three..."
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Seth's P.o.V.
I sat on the couch with my head in my hands. It was so hard to sit here and listen to my sister scream in pain. I sat back up and leaned back on the couch. Everyone was kind of just sitting in the living room silently, cringing as Leah screamed. Kim had come back early from her lunch with her family when she heard the news from Jared. She sat next to him now, squeezing his hand tight. Jacob had come a second ago, and took Emily with him.
I put my head in my hands again when Leah screamed so loud, the windows quivered. Jazmyn stroked my back.
"It's okay, Seth. I'm sure she's...Fine," Jazz tried to reassure me. I looked at her out of the corner of my eye.
"Does she sound fine to you?" I whispered. Jazmyn looked down. I looked back down, too. But both of our heads shot up when we heard another scream.
But it wasn't Leah's.
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Jacob's P.o.V.
Leah held my hand tighter as she gave another push.
"...Eight. Nine, and Ten. Relax," Carlisle said calmly. Leah let out her breath and laid back on the pillow. "Awesome, Leah. One more big push, and you'll have a brand new baby running around your house," Carlisle said happily. He grabbed the towel. "Alright, on the count of three...One. Two, and three!" Leah leaned forward with her eyes squeezed shut. "You're doing great. Just a little...Relax, Leah." Carlisle picked something up and wrapped it in the towel. Leah leaned back and started crying. I stood up and began kissing her tears away.
"You did it, Leah," I breathed. I kissed her forehead, both cheeks, her nose, and then finally a long one on her lips. Emily cried happily from her spot on the other side of the bed. She had her hand clamped over her mouth, and tears were running down her cheeks. Carlisle came back with a little bundle in his arms.
"Six pounds, two ounces. A clean bill of health," he was saying. Leah wiped her tears away, sniffed, and sat up. "Say 'hi' to your little girl." He handed Leah the baby, whose crying instantly stopped when she was placed in her mother's arms.
"She looks just like you, Jake," Emily said. She sniffed and laughed. "And she has Leah's nose." Leah giggled and touched Jayah's nose lightly. Jayah instantly scrunched it up and sneezed. The four of us in the room all laughed.
"Hey, Jayah," Leah said. "I'm your mommy." I smiled and looked at Leah lovingly. I looked back at Jayah as she fluttered her eyes. They opened a bit, and the girls gasped.
"Look at that; brown eyes," I sighed. Leah looked up and held out Jayah. I took her hesitantly and held her close to me. Jayah looked at me, as if studying all my features. Then she closed her eyes again. I felt a tear slide down my cheek. She was so beautiful. She had silky coal-black hair that curled a little down towards her eyes. It covered her whole head. She opened her eyes again, and did something that looked like a smile. Just for me. I looked at Emily, and held Jayah out to her. Emily hurried over to me and took Jayah carefully from my hands.
"Hey, pretty lady," Emily laughed. "I'm Aunty Emily. You'll love me!" she rocked Jayah around a little and walked around the room. Then she handed her back to Leah. "Jake, go get the guys. I think that they'll want to see the new addition to our family." She kneeled back beside Leah, stroking Jayah's small head. I nodded and kissed Leah's cheek. Then I bent down and kissed Jayah's forehead. I walked out of the room, and closed the door quietly. I smiled and walked down the stairs. Everyone stood up when I got to the second step. I grinned wider, and Kim clapped her hands and smiled. I brushed my hair back with my hands.
"You wanna' meet Jayah?" I asked. Jazmyn squealed. I gestured upstairs with my head, and began walking back. I opened the door to our room and walked back to my spot at the side of our bed. I pulled up the ataman and sat on it. Leah handed me Jayah and I stood up again. I walked to the crowd at the door. I glanced up and smiled at Seth. I handed him Jayah. Her eyes were closed again, and she was breathing silently. Seth's eyes softened.
"Baby Jay," he breathed. "You're so tiny!" he laughed. He rocked her a little and Jayah opened her eyes. "You are so pretty, Little Miss. You are definitely going to break some hearts," he grinned. After his little moment, Jayah was passed around to everyone. I looked around for my dad.
"Rach, where's Dad?" I asked. Rachael looked up from Jayah.
"He had to make a visit to someone. Charlie took him," she explained. I instantly knew who that someone was. The anniversary of that day was coming up, and I haven't even thought about it. Rachael handed Jayah back to me. "She looks just like you, Jake." I smiled and turned around to give her to Leah.
"C'mon, guys. We should give the new parents their rest," Sam said. He picked up Claire and started heading downstairs. He stopped and turned to me again. "Forget about patrol this week, Jake. I got it taken care of." I smiled and looked down.
"Thanks, Sam." Emily winked at me and followed him out. After a lot of hugs, everyone left.
"See you soon, you two. Good luck!" Marie said, and Elliot pulled her out the door. Soon I heard cars pulling out and doors closing. The only people left were me, Leah, Jayah, and Carlisle and Esme. Carlisle stayed to give Jayah one last look over.
"She's perfectly healthy, guys," he stood up and put his things back into his bag.
"If you don't mind, I'd like to stay and help you guys out...You know, until tomorrow," Esme said. "I'll show you guys how to do everything, and I'll be here if you need any help." I looked at Leah, and she nodded.
"Thanks, Esme. That means a lot to us," I looked down at Jayah, who was sleeping now. Esme gave Carlisle a kiss, and then he left.
"Jacob, why don't you take Jayah to her room? I'll help Leah get all fixed up," she started gathering towels around the room. I nodded and walked to Jayah's room. I set her in her crib and stood there watching her. She yawned and managed to get one of her little arms out of the blanket. I chuckled as she stretched it out. Then she kind of went back to sleep, her free arm resting on top of her face. I reached down and moved it away.
"You're face is too pretty to hide," I whispered. I stood and watched her sleep for a long time. I never got bored. I didn't hear Esme come in.
"Leah's getting dressed right now. I changed out your sheets on your bed, and already started washing clothes." My eyes bugged out. How long had I'd been in here?
"Thanks, Esme!" I laughed. She reached down and carefully picked up Jayah.
"It's time to teach you..." she looked at me pointedly. "How to change a diaper." I groaned as she set Jayah down on the changing table. She pulled the towel off of her and threw it in the dirty clothes hamper. Then she reached down and opened the package of Huggies diapers. I smiled, remembering how Jazmyn had bought the ones with Mickey and Minnie Mouse all over the front. "Watch carefully, Jacob." I nodded and she gently lifted up Jayah's legs. Jayah instantly began to cry. "Aww, I'm sorry I woke you up from your nap, Baby. But I have to change you," Esme cooed. Jayah still cried. Esme set Jayah's legs back down. Then she grabbed the package of wipes and bottle of baby powder. "See how I did that? It doesn't matter if she starts to cry, it's normal. That doesn't mean that you're hurting her. Now, make sure that you wipe everywhere." She wiped, and I watched. She set the wipes that she used to the side. "Now, when your done with that, you just put a little powder in your hands." She handed the bottle of baby powder to me. I did as she told me. "Mhm. And just pat it everywhere..." I did like she said. "Alright. Now finish it off." I folded the diaper over and taped the edges where they belonged. "Awesome! Now, wasn't that easy?" I laughed and picked Jayah up. She stopped crying almost instantly. Esme laughed. "Daddy's little girl!" she teased. I turned when I heard a knock at the door. I smiled and saw Leah standing there. She wore a pair of my basketball shorts and a loose tank top. She came in.
"You should be resting, Miss Mommy," I told her. She rolled her eyes and looked at Jayah.
"Aww...You changed her! I expect with some help from Esme," she added. I smiled and nodded. She walked to the changing table and threw away the used wipes. Then she put away the baby powder and package of wipes. She headed to the dresser after that. "What should you wear today, Miss Jayah?" Leah rummaged through the drawer and pulled out a little green footie pajamas. "You are going to look so cute!" she took Jayah away from me and put her back on the changing table. I watched as she put Jayah into the clothes. The baby didn't even utter a word! Leah was a natural.
"Dang. You make it look so easy," I sighed. Leah picked Jayah up and kissed her. Then she set her back in her crib. I kissed Leah's cheek. "Go rest, Leah." Leah pouted.
"But I don't want to..." she said. I shook my head.
"You don't have to go to sleep...At least just get into bed," I pleaded. She rolled her eyes and walked back to the master bedroom. "I love you!" I called after her. I heard her mutter something under her breath. Esme started to walk out of the room.
"I'm going to clean the rest of the house. You don't want it dirty. You've got too much to worry about right now. It'll most likely get messy again, but at least it won't be an add on!" she walked downstairs. I followed her, making sure that the baby monitor was on. We had one downstairs, too, and I turned that on when I got to the living room. I looked around. The living room was fine, just a few messed up pillows. But the kitchen had a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. There was some laundry that needed to be done, but that could be done in a few minutes. "I'll start your laundry if you start to work on those dishes." I nodded. I headed to the kitchen. It was going to be easy. Most of the dishes went into the dishwasher, and I ended up only having to wash, like, two or three pots and pans. I was done within twenty minutes. I wiped down the counters and swept. After that, I went to living room and picked up the pillows. I set them on the couches, just like Rosalie had done before. I stood back and inspected my work.
"It looks good in here, Jake," Esme said, coming out with a basket of towels. "Help me fold these?" she asked. I took a pile of towels and sat done on the couch. We folded them, and then put them back into the basket. "I don't know where these go. You can put them away, and I'll start dinner." I nodded and took the basket back upstairs. I put some of the towels in the linen closet, some in the hallway bathroom, and the rest I took to mine and Leah's room. She was on the bed reading a book. She looked up when I came in.
"You said I didn't have to sleep!" she laughed. She sat up when I began to put the towels away. "Look at you! You take on the daddy and mommy roles quite nicely. Maybe I should have children more often. Then I can sit back and watch you do all the work!" I laughed and rolled my eyes. I set the basket down and climbed into bed with her. I kissed her cheek. I was about to kiss her lips when Jayah started crying. Leah rolled her eyes.
"She's probably hungry," she started to stand up, but I pushed her back down.
"Let me do it. Like I said; you need your rest," I winked and headed to the baby's room. I walked to Jayah's room. Esme was already there with a bottle in her hands.
"I took the liberty of making her milk. I thought she'd need it." She handed the bottle to me. I sat down in the rocking chair and Esme handed a crying Jayah to me. Her cries became whimpers when she was in my arms, but she stopped when I put the bottle to her mouth. She sucked on it greedily. I laughed.
"You were really hungry, weren't you, Jay?" I didn't expect a response. Esme smiled and left us alone. I sighed. I really loved being a dad. There was no greater feeling than holding your own daughter in your arms. Something that I'd been waiting to see for seven months. Even if she wasn't supposed to come today, I was happy. I watched her long eyelashes flutter, and then open to look up at me.
She was so beautiful. Jayah. My Jayah...
My baby girl.
*Insert girly scream here* Did you like it? A little fluffy...Okay, a lot of fluff! But I kind of thought it was cute! The characters that I added today...
Anastasia-24
Michael-27-Staff Sergeant in the Air Force
I'm an Military brat...So, yeah. I know all about the crap with the assignments, rankings, and foreign affairs...Yeah...
~SashaFierce12.0