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What Could Have Been

Chapter 9

JPOV

"Dad?"

"Yes Jake? What is it?"

"Bella's asleep and I want to talk to you about her surprise."

"Ok, is it done yet?"

"Yeah, just waiting on Friday."

"Emily said that they got everything so far but they bought enough stuff for a boy and a girl."

"Wow, we are only having one baby!"

"Jake, you do have twin sisters, remember? Anything can happen because twins do run in the family."

"Nice! Now you remind me!"

"Sorry Jake, I didn't want you to freak out."

"Too late dad, I'm already freaked!"

Billy's POV

Poor Jacob, I feel so bad for upsetting him. He called Sam and told him that they needed to pick up some more stuff, just in case they ended up with twins. They didn't get back until just before it was time to eat dinner. They made sure the surprise was done and that everything was a neutral color, so it matched in the event they had two babies, one of each.

I felt bad for making him panic like that but there has been at least one set of twins per generation in our family. We all sat down to dinner and Bella ate three platefuls of food. Jake's eyes got big and he turned pale and seemed to go numb. Bella didn't notice but I sure did. I never thought I would see the day when my son could change colors so fast. It was scary.

I need to call Rachel and find out if she'll be here for the party. I know Paul would love to see her and I think it would also help her brother with his problems. Jake excused himself and said he was going to bed because he didn't feel well, so he went to his room and Bella went to hers for the night. They had a big day tomorrow.

I called Rachel and she said she would be here tomorrow night to see Jake. She decided to stay at Paul's because we were full up here, didn't have one more inch of room. After tomorrow we would because Jake was going to give Bella her present from him and his brothers and worked on it for two months to have it ready for the surprise.

Morning came and the house was buzzing with activity. Jake and Bella ate breakfast and then they were off to the appointment. While they were gone we moved everything out of their rooms and over to the surprise. Emily, Seth, and Sue started unpacking Jake and Bella's things and made sure that everything was the way Jacob wanted it.

Bella's POV

"Almost there, are you nervous?"

"Yeah, a little bit Jake, and you? Are you nervous?"

"I'm not sure yet. We'll see."

"We're here. Let's go in and see how we're doing."

"Okay, I'm ready babe. Let's go and see Dr. Angeles and our baby."

We walked into the hospital and took the elevator up to the third floor and to Dr. A's opened the door for me to walk in and Dr. A was waiting for us with a big smile on her face.

"Hello, Bella and am I meeting Dad?"

"Hello, Dr. Angeles. Yes this is Dad, Jacob Black."

"Very nice to meet you finally. Shall we go and see your baby now?"

"Sure, lets do it."

"I'm ready to see the baby."

"Okay, hop up on the bed Bella and lift up your shirt and pull your pants down a little bit please. I am tucking in this towel to keep the gel from getting on your clothes, okay?"

"Okay, I'm ready."

"This might be a little cold on your tummy. Here we go Bella and Jacob. There's your baby, very healthy and growing fast. If you look right here Jacob, there's the feet and the arms. This black spot that is fluttering is your baby's heart beating. Here's what your little one's face looks like and this is the baby's torso. Do you want to hear the baby's heartbeat? Uh-oh!"

"What's wrong?" Suddenly I was getting scared.

"Sorry, I thought I saw something but it's normal."

"You're freaking me out," Jacob said with a very worried look on his face.

"Sorry again. Moving on, do you want to know the sex?"

"Jake?"

"Yes, I do, I do!" He grins at me.

The doctor moved the wand around my belly and then she shocked the shit out of us by announcing, "Okay, you have two healthy boys!"

"Two?" I looked over to Jacob.

"Twins? Boys? Are you sure?"

"Yes Jacob, I said twins and they do look like boys to me."

"Wow, I can't believe it! Twin boys!"

"Okay, I have to go shopping again for duplicates...of everything."

"Are we happy?" the doctor asked us.

"Yes, we are doc. Just shocked is all." We both said at the same time.

"Okay guys, we are done now. And here's your new pictures of your boys. You can head home now and relax. I'll see you in a month for your next check up okay?"

"Sounds good and thank you for the new pictures of the boys."

"You're very welcome Bella and Jacob, enjoy them."

JPOV

I am scared to death, thanks dad! Twins? HOLY SHIT! And boys! Wow! At least I was prepared for this, just in case. Bella was ecstatic about the babies and couldn't wait to tell everyone when we got home. I was happy that the three of them were healthy and thank God I built Bella's surprise big enough. We pulled up to the house and Charlie was there already. I told Bella that we should wait till after dinner to tell everyone. She agreed to wait, so all we told anyone was that everything was going fine and Bella and baby are healthy and exactly where they needed to be. Bella and I went inside to eat a bite and then nap before the get-together.

We were both hungry, tired and happy at the same time. We ate and talked a bit between ourselves. My dad and Charlie kept trying to prod me for info. I had a feeling someone was betting on what we were having. I helped Bella stand up and we walked into her room to lay down and take a very much needed rest. Bella was so happy but she was getting bigger and it was starting to get uncomfortable for her to sleep. We would soon need to get her a body pillow.

She really didn't like to sleep without me next to her with my hand resting on her swelling belly. She preferred to sleep that way because she said that the babies were protected as long as I was right next to them. She felt safe and more relaxed at the same time. I was very content with the knowledge that I had a beautiful woman and two baby boys in my life. What could be better then that?

The sun started to set and Sue almost had supper done. I heard someone in the house who hadn't been around for a long time and the voice was distantly familiar to me. It was a voice I had been missing for a very long time now. I got up carefully so I didn't disturb Bella. She needed her rest. I walked down the hall to the kitchen to see who was here. But I only found my dad, Charlie, Sue, Sam, Emily, Seth and of course Paul, the human garbage can.

Which meant that my sister Rachel was home right? I looked around at everyone but no one said anything. I turned my back and started walking out the back door, and she jumped on me from behind, like a damn cat!

"Gotcha! Hey baby brother!"

"Damn it Rachel! Do you always have to sneak up on me? I could've killed you, ya know?"

"I'm sorry, I forgot that you phase now, just like Paul, I will remember to greet you like a normal person should from now on. Okay?"

"Okay, good to see you Sis. I hugged her and kissed the top of her head as I asked, "how's Rebecca doing?"

"Good, she's trying to save up money so she can be here when the baby is born."

"Cool, we haven't seen her in eight years."

"Yeah, its been too long but this got her attention and she wants to come home for a visit. When I told her that you were going to be a dad, she flipped out and couldn't wait to get home."

"Yeah, I am in about four months or so."

"I know this is a surprise for you but I had a feeling that you and Bella would end up together because every time she came to visit Charlie, you were the first person she wanted to see and vice versa."

"Yeah, we were always hanging out with each other."

"Rebecca and I are very happy to see you happy, brother. You haven't been the same since mom died. We tried to fill the void she left when you were smaller. I think we did a pretty good job raising you, considering. I am sorry that we left you for so long without us but mom's death hit us hard too. Can you find it in your heart to forgive your sisters? We love you Jake and miss you always."

"I love you both too and I miss you both a lot. I miss mom but I am dealing with it a lot better now than I used to. I know mom is sorry for leaving us so early and I know she will always love us and watch over us all forever."

"Thank you, Jake for saying that. It really means a lot to us."

"You're welcome Rachel."

"So, is Bella still sleeping?"

"Yes, she is. She sleeps a lot more now since being pregnant makes her so tired. I think it's going to be like this for awhile."

"Well anytime you need me, just ask. Ok?"

"Ok, Sis. I will make sure to ask you for help. I love you so much Rachel, are you thinking about living here permanently now?"

"Yes, I am. Since Paul and I are imprinted, I want to be close to my family. Where I belong. I have been gone too long already and now it's time to come home and stay. Besides where would you and dad be without me?"

"The same place we've always been, missing you." I smiled and hugged her.

"Yeah, me too little brother. Me too."

Rachel and I went for a walk before dinner. It made our dad very happy to see us together again. We laughed and joked around playing tricks on each other like we used to. But my sister doesn't treat me like the baby anymore. She treats me like the man I have become and she loves me so much. She told me that she is planning on moving home now that she's done with college.

Rachel promised she would be staying with our dad from now on, to help out. I love it. I am so happy to have my sister home with me and so is dad. I think it has helped his spirit a lot now that most of his family will be coming home to stay. We started back to the house for dinner and our announcement to everyone. We walked into the house and everyone was just sitting down to eat.

Bella was up and she looked sad until she turned around and saw me with my sister Rachel. Rachel walked over to Bella and gave her a big hug welcoming Bella to our family. Bella started to cry but I hugged her and told her that she's got two sisters now. Rachel and Bella got along very well and that made me very happy. Bella belongs with our family now and nothing could ever change that. We all ate dinner and chatted amongst ourselves.

When we were finished with dessert we all went into the living room and sat down next to the fire. We found room for everyone to be comfortable. I had Bella sit in the recliner while I sat on the floor next to her. Everyone else either filled the couch up or sat on the floor.

"Okay, now that everyone is here, Bella and I have something to tell all of you."

Then Bella blurted it out.

"We are having not one but two boys. Twins!"

The house erupted with congratulations, hugs, kisses and pats to her belly. Rachel was so excited, she ran to me and gave me a tight hug. She told me she would help with the babies when they're born. She said that way Bella could get the rest she would need after the birth. Billy had a gift for me, he gave me the deed to the garage where I work. Billy's friend wanted to retire, so he gave me ownership of the garage and the land it sits on. I was speechless. Now we would have a steady income to support our family.

I hugged my dad and told him to thank his friend Earl for the generous gift. I accepted it with pride. I asked everyone to come into the forest with me. I scooped Bella into my arms and carried her to save her ankles and her back. She looked at me with gratitude and love in her eyes. We walked a little ways from Billy's but not too far.

I blindfolded Bells and asked everyone to be silent until it was time. She was definitely curious as to why she had to be blindfolded. I had her hold out her hands and I put something cold and hard in them. I walked her up some steps and stopped.

"Bella? You ready for your surprise?"

"Yes I am! Can I look now?"

"Take the blindfold off."

Bella took off the blindfold and looked at her gift. It was a good sized log cabin with a wrap around porch. Once she decided she wasn't going to faint, and I steadied her on her feet as she used the key to open the door, we all walked into our new home. It had three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a big kitchen and living room, and a medium sized playroom for the kids.

We had a nice sized laundry room and everything we would need to furnish our new home. I took Bella through the cabin and showed her everything. Our room had a king sized bed, a fireplace, big closets and a huge bath suite. I pointed out the tub big enough for two and gave her a kiss on the ear as I whispered something naughty to make her giggle.

I showed her the guest room where Rene and Phil can stay when they come to visit. Next thing I showed her were the two other bathrooms. I took her into the playroom and showed her all of the toys and the beanbag chairs she and the boys could sit in, a small book shelf filled with story books and a small table and chairs.

I saved the best for last which was the nursery. It was painted a light baby green and pale yellow and white trim all the way around. And had two white cribs with a name plate on each one where I would engrave their names once they were born.

The cribs had drawers underneath them with all kinds of stuffed animals sticking up out of them. There were two dressers, two rocking chairs, two changing tables and a big closet to put their clothes in as well as small built in drawers that Sam helped me design, build and install.

I told Bella as she was running her fingers over the name plates that I would put them on once the babies were born. Bella and everyone were so surprised by what I had done a lot of them cried with happiness over the thoughtfulness.

"So, this is what you were doing out here everyday?"

"Yes, I had some help, though. All of my brothers and sisters of our tribe built this gift for you Bella. We all love you, Honey."

She was crying when she said, "thank you all. This means so much to us and thank you Jacob, I love you."

I got a hug and a kiss and a promise of a little something later. That made me grin.

"We will be living here from now on. Is that ok Bella?"

"Yes, it's ok with me Jake."

She kissed and hugged me again. We were staying in our new home tonight. Seth and Sam brought the rest of the boxes over to the cabin and they put everything away for us. Once everything was put away and everyone had a chance to see the cabin and visit for awhile. It was time for them to all go home to their houses for the night.

We said goodnight to everyone and gave them hugs and kisses and promises of future visits. Bella and I sat on the couch in front of the fireplace just enjoying our new home and lots and lots of privacy. Bella got up from the couch and gave me a playful look that said

"come to bed with me!"

A/N: Okay I know...another cliffy, sort of, but in my defense I had to because I don't want this story to have too few chapters. I want it to be as long as I can make it. I hope you liked the surprise Jacob built for Bella and the babies! And I hope my description on everything was on target. So please review, my lovely readers and let me know what you think. I am working now on Chapter 10 of this story. I'm trying to type it all up so I can post at regular intervals...and... SPOILER ALERT!... there will be some guests showing up in the next few chapters, not sure if it will be sooner or later but be warned.