Disclaimer: I do not own the amazing characters or marvelous places from Stephanie Meyer's the Twilight Sagahowever I do own my characters and plot line of this story such as Zoe, Liam, their mom, and what other character you peoples don't recognize.
Chapter 24
"Guys, come on. This whole finding you two half naked first thing in the morning for the past month is ridiculous." Catherine said crossing her arms in front of her chest standing at the end of the bed.
"Go away." I said burying myself back into Jake's warmth.
"Did you forget about my appointment again? This is the second time."
"Shh. We sleeeepin'." Jake said holding me tight against his chest.
"No you're not and you aren't dressed either, which let me tell ya, is pretty traumatizing."
"Then how about you knock next time." I mumbled.
"Because I shouldn't have. Now get up." She whined.
"Fine, we're up, we're uppppp." I said sitting up and yawning.
"Good! Now go get ready cause we had to be there...like an hour ago." She said checking her watch.
"Fine. Go get dressed." I said from under the covers. (/catherine-preggo/set?id=48918890)
"I am dressed nimrod. You on the other hand, not so much. Make it happen before I have to for you."
"Fine, just give me a minute." She nodded and left the room.
"Why do you have to go to those things anyway?" Jake said propping himself up on his elbows.
"Well, father is MIA and I'm her sister. I have to." I said sliding off the bed and pulling on a pair of pants and then a tee shirt.
"What time do you think that y-" Jake started before the house phone began to ring. I jogged out to the living room where Catherine had the phone in hand.
"Yeah, I'll tell him...Kay...Bye Charlie." She said before she hung up.
"Tell him what?" I called walking into the bathroom to brush my teeth.
"That Bella's not coming home for awhile." I started to choke on toothpaste. Shit.
"That's such bullshit." I turned to see a furious Jacob standing in the doorway.
"Jake..." I said walking over to him.
"No...just don't." He said backing away and out the door. I rolled my eyes when I heard the door slam and brushed my hair before walking back out to the living room.
"What's his problem?" Catherine asked grabbing her jacket.
"Nothing. I'll deal with him later. Now, let's go get those babies looked at." I said poking her growing belly before grabbing my keys and walking out the door.
After the doctor's appointment, Catherine and I grabbed a bite to eat before I dropped her back off at home and headed for Billy's. Surprisingly, Charlie's squad car was pulled into the drive. I locked the car behind me and walked in the front door where Billy, Sue and Charlie were all sitting at the table.
"Hey Sue, Billy." I said placing my coat on a vacant chair before turning to Charlie. "How ya been?" I said placing my hand on his shoulder.
"Not too good. Bells...Bells is sick. They don't know when they're going to be back." He said sadly. I turned to Billy who looked down at his plate of food.
"She'll be fine Charlie. Now, eat up. We have a busy day ahead of us." Sue said with a weak smile.
"She's right. Bella is a strong girl. She'll pull through. My stomach on the other hand, may not unless I get food in my belly." Billy said.
"Mhm." Jake said leaning against the fridge, scaring the crap out of me. I walked over to him and pulled him away from every one.
"Hey." I said hugging him.
"Hi." He said hugging me back.
"You okay?"
"I guess."
"I have to tell you something." He said pulling away.
"What?" I asked looking up at him.
"Outside." He grabbed my hand and I my jacket.
"What's going on Jake?" I asked slipping it on as he leaned against the Rabbit.
"She's not sick." He said looking down.
"Well no shit. She turned, didn't she?" I said leaning against the car.
"Not exactly..."
"What do you mean 'not exactly'."
"Let me just show you." He said walking to his motorcycle. I followed suit and we were off.
We arrived at the Cullen's house where Alice and Jasper were standing on the porch, talking about something that seemed important.
"Why would you bring her here Jacob?" Jasper asked moving to stand in front of the doorway, glaring at me.
"I couldn't explain it to her. She needs to see this for herself." He said grabbing my hand.
"Okay, just...be careful." Jasper said stepping away from the door so Jake could lead me inside. The house was no longer the warm, inviting place that I remembered it being. The air was stiff and there was so much tension you could cut it with a butter knife.
"What do I have to see Jake? Isn't it dangerous for me to be around her when she's, what's it called again? A 'Newborn'?" We walked through a doorway and into the living room where the Cullens were crowded around the couch. They all looked at Jake as he nodded and they moved aside.
Holy Shit.
"Bella?" I gulped horrified. There sat an emaciated Bella, shivering under three blankets and a depressed Edward. She looked so...dead. Aren't vampires supposed to be beautiful?
"She's not one of us." Edward said without looking up from the floor.
"Then...What's wrong with her?" He looked at his wife.
"Edward, it's okay. Let's show her." Bella said in such a weak voice that would make you think she would break any second. Edward stood up and carefully took a hold of Bella. She slowly came to her feet, causing her blanket to fall to the ground and revealing her protruding stomach that was the size of a woman in her third trimester.
"But...how is it possible?" I said looking at Carlisle.
"We didn't think it was until they came back from the honeymoon." He responded.
"How is she that far along in only a month? She looks like she's going to burst."
"We...don't know but the fetus-"
"It's a baby Carlisle. It's just a little baby." Rosalie said stepping in front of Bella.
"Oh shut up Blondie. Obviously its not just a 'baby'. It's a monster and it's killing her and you are all standing by, watching it happen." Jake spat. Everyone looked down as Bella started to quietly sob to herself.
"Jacob, I think we should go." I said pulling Jake by his arm.
"Whatever." He said releasing my hand and walking out the door. I sighed and knelt by Bella.
"Everything will be okay." I said placing my hand over her skeletal one.
"Thanks Zoe. No one understands...I love this baby. I know that I can get through this but if I don't..."
"You will. You've already gotten through so much. What's another thing to add to the mix of crazy?"
"Talk to him for me, please?" She said smiling weakly.
"I will." I said getting up and saying my goodbyes to everyone before walking out the door. I half expected to find Jake outside waiting for me but he was nowhere to be found. Instead was his thrown far motorcycle against a tree along with an array of scattered fabric and his jacket.
"Great." I muttered to myself as I picked up the jacket and attempted to sit the cycle up.
"Need help?" Edward said from the door.
"Yes please." He smiled and walked over to me then grabbed the cycle and sat it up with ease.
"Thanks." I said mounting it.
"No problem..." He responded turning back to the house.
"Hey...she'll be okay." I called out to him. He stopped.
"I hope so." He hung his head before walking back inside. I sighed as I turned the key and started it. How the hell am I supposed to drive this thing? Oh well. I guess now's a good enough time to learn.
After almost dying ten times, I finally made it back to an empty house.
"Billy? Jake? Anyone?" I called out but no one responded. I dropped my purse on the table and shook off the night rain. Grabbing a bag of chips, I walked over to the living nook and turned on the tv until I heard a car pull into the drive. Soon enough, Charlie was helping Billy out of the car and the two came through the door.
"Hey guys." I said standing up.
"Hey Zo. Where's Jake?" Billy asked. I rubbed my temples and sighed.
"I uh...I don't know actually."
"Okay." He nodded looking me in the eyes. I looked down and he knew.
"Hey Charlie, there's probably a game on. Zoe, be a doll and cook up some hot dogs and hamburgers please. Jake set up the grill a week ago and the rain's settled down now."
"Sure Billy." I said walking over to the fridge and pulling out the meat.
"How am I supposed to start this thing?" I said examining the big metal object in front of me.
"You have to turn the propane on first." A voice behind me said.
"Oh..." I said turning the knob at the bottom and firing the grill up. I stood and watched it ignite as warm arms found their way around my torso.
"How are ya holding up?" I asked staring at the flames while I placed the meat on the grill. Jake sighed and kissed the top of my head.
"I've been better."
"Jake, she doesn't want you to be mad at her. This is what she wants."
"What she wants is going to kill her!" He yelled.
"Jake! It's her choice! She was going to die anyway when she turned." I said turning to face him.
"It's not her choice! She can't just leave everyone behind because she loves that leech."
"But that's the reason why she can. That's her husband. She made her choice. She knew what she was getting into."
"What about Charlie, her mom, Billy...what about me? She's my friend." Jake said sadly.
"Just because she turns doesn't mean she won't still be your friend."
"What...What if that thing kills her before they can turn her? What then?"
"...I don't know..." I said looking back to the grill.
"Zo. We have to talk." He said placing his hands on my arms.
"About?" I asked flipping the burgers.
"I did something...bad..."
"What?" I asked as my heart began to race while I looked him in the eyes.
"I uh...never mind. Let's not talk about it right now. Come here." His lips collided with mine. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled myself up into his arms. He pulled me close and walked us over to what I presume was the side of the house and pushed against me. I ran my fingers through his hair and pulled lightly causing a groan to escape from his lips.
"Jake..." I moaned into his lips. We continued like that for awhile until I smelled something burning. I pulled away, lightheaded and tried to focus at the grill behind us.
"Oh shit!" I yelled leaping out of Jake's arms and towards the engulfed grill.
"Zoe, get away from it!" Jake yelled as he ran inside. He came back with the fire extinguisher and put out the flames.
"Well there goes dinner." Charlie laughed from the door.
"My bad...I'll go buy some more from the store. It'll only take a few minutes. Promise." I said as my cheeks turned crimson.
"What happened anyway?"
"I got...distracted." I said looking down. Jake quietly laughed to himself until my head shot up and my eyes glared daggers at him.
"Mhm..." Charlie said quirking an eyebrow as he walked back inside.
"You jerk." I said smacking Jake in the stomach.
"Oh please. Charlie was young once. He's not stupid." He said, kissing me again until I pushed him off.
"We have to go." I breathed.
"We're withering away!" Billy called from inside.
"Okay, okay. Really, we need to get them food before they starve." I said to him as I grabbed my keys and my purse from the table. I unlocked the car and said goodbye before walking back outside and looked for Jake. Of course he was already waiting for me in the car.
"What was that all about anyway?" I asked climbing into the driver's seat.
"A guy can't just kiss his girlfriend?" He said kissing my cheek.
"Jake, there's kissing and then there's that."
"Let's just go, okay?" He smiled. It was a weak smile, almost fake. Whatever he did, it obviously wasn't a good idea if it's eating him up this much.
"You want to talk about it?"
"Nope. Just drive babe."
"Okay...Shit. I forgot. Call Sam, I have to-"
"No...I uh...I'll do it later."
"Jake...what did you do?"
"Jesus Christ Zoe! Just stop. Okay?!" He yelled causing me to jump back and almost crash.
"Hey, I'm sorry..." He started as he placed his hand on mine.
"No, it's okay. I'm sorry. I guess I shouldn't have asked so many questions." He sighed.
"We'll talk about it when we get home. I promise."
"Kay." And with that, the rest of the night was silent...until we got back to Billy's.