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What Could Have Been
CHAPTER 13
Jacob POV
"Yes! I do Jacob and the answer to your question is YES!"
I was sweating bullets waiting for her to answer me and I think Emily was ready to faint.
"Cool,...cuz I already asked your dad's permission."
"You did?"
"Yes, I did."
"Wow! Jake, you went to my dad? That was very brave of you!"
"Brave of me? Aw, naw! It's ME your dad LIKES!"
I was laughing in an almost hysterical fashion at this point, obviously struggling with the situation. Thankfully, my girl rescued me.
"Come here, you!"
"Yes, Bella?"
"Kiss me you fool!"
I thought about what my mom said. I took her advice and Bella said yes.
We could set the date for after my eighteenth birthday. I was so happy! We kissed and hugged each other tight, then I kissed my girl's belly and the babies kicked. 'Mrs. Black' had a nice ring to it and I took the ring from the box and went down on one knee.
"Isabella Marie Swan?"
"Yes, Jacob Ephraim Black?"
"Will you marry me?"
"Yes! I will marry you!"
I put the engagement ring on her finger and kissed her hand.
"I'm honored that you want me to be your wife," Bella whispered to me.
"I want no one else in my life,...just you Bells. You're my soulmate and we belong together,... forever."
"So,...Mr. Black? When should we tell everyone we're getting married?"
"How about after the babies are born? Then we can surprise everyone with it. Would that be okay?"
She stroked her fingers up through my hair again. Her emotions pushed her to speak to me.
"Yes, my Jacob, it sounds good to me."
That satisfied me AND my wolf. He seemed contented for the moment. And so was I.
"Okay, we need to get some sleep because we have to go to the doctor's office tomorrow okay?"
"Already time to go again? Wow! Time sure goes by fast doesn't it?"
"Yes, it does honey. Time to sleep now."
"Okay, Jake. I love you."
"I love you too Bells."
Bella POV
We went to bed and I think Jacob finally got some sleep for a change. I on the other hand, couldn't sleep, I was nervous about tomorrow. I had so much going on in my life lately. I sat up and talked to my babies while Jake slept. I could feel them move but they weren't as active as they had been. I think it was because they were getting ready to be born.
I got up to go to the bathroom and as I walked back to bed and laid down I finally started to relax. Sometime in the middle of the night I awoke with a pain in my abdomen. It wasn't that bad at first and I walked to Emily's room and knocked once.
"Bella? You alright?"
"No! I have a pain here, it's not bad yet but I'm scared!"
"Do you want me to wake Jacob?"
"No, not yet, it could be a false alarm."
Emily watched me for awhile, my pain subsided some and she went back to bed.
"Bella?"
"Yes Em?"
"Why don't we leave our bedroom doors open? Just in case?"
"Yeah, I think we should."
"Okay, night Bella. Call if you need me."
"Night Em."
Embry came in and was coming upstairs to his room. He smiled at Emily as he passed her.
"Is everything alright?"
"I'm not sure Embry. I think it's starting already."
"She's in labor?"
"Yes, I think it's close but it might be awhile before we know for sure."
"Wake me if you need me, I have been working and patrolling so much I forgot to come home to sleep. Jake probably thinks I bailed on them."
"I know for a fact Jacob doesn't think that way Embry."
"Well, goodnight Emily."
"Night Embry."
About eleven thirty I got up again.
"What is it Bella?"
"The pain came back and it's a little sharper than it was before, feels like my stomach is contracting, like pressure building up and then releasing and then building back up!"
"Bella, I think you're having a contraction."
"It's not too early?"
"Why don't you come downstairs with me and I'll make you some tea, we'll see how it goes. If it's time to go to the hospital, I'll wake Jake."
"Sounds good."
Em helped me downstairs and guided me to the couch before going to put the kettle on. I was looking through the book, What To Expect When You're Expecting when another contraction; longer and stronger than before hit me.
I started timing them. They were coming about ten minutes apart and lasting about a minute. I was getting nervous so Emily called Sam to come lend moral support and offer me an unbreakable hand to squeeze. Sue had her own copy of the 'need to call' list and Sam had given a heads up to the Pack on his way over.
"Just breathe deeply through them and relax in between," soothed Emily.
"How far are they now?"
"About eight minutes apart, lasting about a minute and a half."
"Where's Jacob?" Sam asked.
"He's finally sleeping, he hasn't slept in four days."
"Crap! He's gonna be hard to wake up. I'll get him up in a few minutes."
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Another one, worse than the others!"
"Pant like a puppy during the contraction!"
"Ooo, okay, it's gone now."
"That one lasted for two minutes, when they're five minutes apart we get you to the hospital, Bella."
"Okay. Sam can you try to get Jake up and dressed please?"
"Sure, Bella, I'll wake him now."
Sam POV
I went upstairs to get Jacob up and dressed. As I walked past Embry's door, I knocked and told him to get up, that things were shaking. I shook Jake but he just rolled over. I shook him again, nothing. I got tired of shaking and yelled at him using my Alpha tone.
"JACOB EPHRAIM BLACK! GET YOUR ASS UP OUT OF BED AND GET DRESSED! BELLA'S IN LABOR!"
When I yelled at him Jake was startled so badly that he fell out of bed and hit the floor with a loud thunk.
"What the hell Sam?!"
"You heard me! You gotta get Bella to the hospital, NOW!"
"OH SHIT! IT'S TIME! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? LET'S GO!"
"I understand Jake, you're tired, but you need to SNAP OUT OF IT! Take Embry with you, he can drive while you sit in the back with Bella. Em and I will take care of everything else."
"Yeah, okay. Pants, shirt, socks and shoes, jacket. I need my keys and Bella's bag."
"The keys to the Rabbit are hanging on the hook next to the door and I will grab the bag, you just get Bella."
"Ok, I will get Bella, and thank you Sam."
"You're welcome Jake."
"Sam? Jacob? You need to hurry! The contractions are five minutes apart and lasting three to four minutes!"
"We're coming Emily."
We hurried downstairs on each other's tail. I grabbed the keys and headed out to the car to put Bella's bag in the trunk and came back in to help Jake with Bella. She couldn't walk and Jake was almost catatonic, so I carried her to the car.
"Embry?"
"Yeah, Sam?"
I tossed the keys to him and said, "You drive!"
Jacob POV
I told Sam and Emily to meet us at the hospital when they could. Embry drove as quickly and safely as possible. The drive wasn't long but the weather was threatening, there was cold rain in the forecast. Bella's contractions were getting really close now and she started to scream in pain.
I took her hand in mine and told her to pant through them like the doctor said, with deep breaths in between. We finally arrived. There was a nurse waiting with a wheelchair outside under the awning. I got Bella out of the car and helped her into the wheelchair. The nurse told me to follow her; I told Embry to park the car and meet us on the fifth floor which was Maternity. I had grabbed Bella's bag and followed the nurse as she wheeled my girl into the elevator. They rolled Bells down the hall once they had been able to separate us from our 'I love you, so much' kisses.
"Excuse me nurse?"
"Yes, may I help you?"
"Can you tell me where Isabella Swan will be delivering please?"
"And who might you be?"
"I am Jacob Black, I'm the babies' father."
She had Bella's chart looking over it for information about any relatives. She apparently found my name and asked for my wrist, placing an identification bracelet on me that would match the one Bella and the babies would be wearing. This way the nursery will know that I am the father of the babies and I can go in and see them, any damn time I want. She told me they were changing her and hooking her up to the heart monitors, in order to keep track of the babies' heartbeats.
"Isabella is in room five fifteen. Go down the hall, through the doors, her room is the second one on the left."
"Thank you, I appreciate the help."
"You're welcome, and congrats on becoming a new daddy."
I knocked on the door and someone said, 'come in'. Setting the bag down by the chair in the corner of the room, I turned to find a nurse holding out a set of scrubs for me.
"You must be the daddy, she's been asking for you, she thought you got lost." she said with a big smile on her face.
"I didn't get lost!" I said defensively. "The lady at the desk had to put I.D. bands on me before she would let me come in!"
"It's alright, I understand. Just teasing you a bit Papa. She's at nine centimeters and the contractions are three minutes apart. It won't be long now before she can start pushing."
"And the babies?" I asked.
"They're doing just fine, heartbeats are very strong, there's no fetal distress. Mom's handling it all pretty well."
"Okay...okay...now what?"
"Just keep her focused on her breathing and she'll do fine."
"Okay, I will."
"Jake? Hold my hand please?"
"Sure, sure honey."
Bella's contractions came more and more frequently and they hurt like hell! I know because she squeezed my hand so hard that I couldn't feel my fingers. I kept Bella focused on her breathing, I got her to relax by rubbing her lower back, her stomach and her feet. I fed her ice chips between contractions to help her stay hydrated. The nurse came back in and checked the monitors and then examined Bella again.
"Very good Bella! You're at nine and a half centimeters."
"Can I call her dad and let him know she's having the babies?"
"Sure hon, you can go for a few minutes. I'm gonna stay here and set up the cradles and warmers for the babies. Bella is in good hands Jacob, so don't worry."
"Bella? You okay with this, honey?"
"Yeah, go ahead Jake, I'll be fine."
I left Bella and her nurse, Anna, to go call Sue and Charlie. I walked into the waiting room and sat down next to Embry who was snoring softly, his head dropped back on the arm of the couch where he'd stretched out. He must have fallen asleep shortly after coming up here. I dialed Sue's number and waited for her to pick up.
"Hello?"
"Hi Sue, it's Jake. Bella's in labor, can you pick up my dad and notify the rest of the family and get them to the hospital in Forks?"
"Sam and Emily are already getting everyone together and I'm heading over to pick up Billy and Charlie."
"I'll call Renee and Phil. They're at Charlie's house."
I called my dad's number to let him know everything was going down now. Charlie answered the call.
"Hello?"
"Hey Charlie, it's Jacob."
"Jake? Do you know what time it is? It's after two thirty in the morning!"
"I know what time it is and I am sorry to call you in the middle of the night, but Bella's in labor and she'll be pushing soon, so I thought you, Renee and Phil would like to be here for that."
"Already? Holy crow!"
"Yes! Already CHARLIE, or should I call you GRANDPA?!"
There was a pause on the line, I thought Charlie might be doing his happy dance.
"We'll be there in twenty minutes SON!"
"Make it 15 and thank you Charlie, but please don't tell anyone about the engagement yet. We are waiting until after the babies are born to tell everyone."
"Sure son, no worries. I'll keep it to myself for now. I'm very happy to hear that I finally get the son I've always wanted!"
"Alright Charlie, I have to go back inside and be with Bella, see you soon,...Dad."
"See you soon,...Son."
I hurried back upstairs to Bella's room and everything was changed around a bit, there were two warmers and two cradles for the twins.
"Good! You're back Daddy. Bella's now at ten centimeters. We're just waiting for Dr. Angeles to come in and break Bella's water, then it will be time to start pushing the babies out."
"Jacob?! I need you! This one is a strong one!"
"Okay, Bells! I'm here and I'm not going anywhere honey. I'm here, ok? I'm here. We're okay. Everyone's on their way, Charlie, Renee and Phil will be here soon."
"What about Billy and Rachel and Paul?"
"Sue is bringing our dads and Rachel. The Pack has been summoned by Sam and they're on their way too."
"I didn't want Billy and Rachel to miss this!"
I was trying to reassure Bella that everyone would be here for the birth when my phone buzzed in my pocket and I just about jumped out of my skin.
"Hello? Hold on, Bella? Yes, okay Charlie, I'll tell her, yeah bye."
"What's up?"
"Our dads and everyone else are here in the waiting room."
"Thank GOD! OUCH! I'm starting to feel lots of pressure!"
"Nurse Anna? Where's Dr. Angeles?"
"She's in surgery finishing up a C-section, she'll be on her way soon."
"Aarrggh! Jacob! This really hurts now and oooh...ooowww...my God! Why does it feel like someone is ripping out my insides?"
I was rubbing Bells' belly when Dr. Angeles walked in and came over to sit down at her feet.
"Sorry, I was delayed. I had an emergency C-section but I'm here now. Let's break your water so you can start pushing. Jacob, help her!"
"Good honey, very good baby, I love you so much!"
"There's the head daddy! Come look at your baby!"
"Jacob!"
"Wow! Bella, you don't wanna look! It's scary down here! I've never seen this view of your lady bits!"
"Jacob! One more comment about my lady parts,...oooohhh...OW...OW...OW...I have to push!"
"Okay, Bella? Just breath now. The head is out and I need to slip the one shoulder out. DON'T PUSH! Just breath Bella."
"Okay,...hehehe...hoooo.."
"Easy. Bells, you're almost there babe!"
"Okay now Bella? The shoulder is out and now you can push!"
"Aaarrrggghhh...aaaarrrrggghhh!"
"Okay, baby...1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..breath for me and push!"
"Good! Bella, I think one more push should do it. Now PUSH Bella! 1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9.10..!Alright we have our first baby out and it's a little boy! Jacob and Bella! You have a son! Bella you can relax a bit while we tend to him."
"Ok, oh my God!...I'm tired!"
"Come here daddy? Would you like to cut the cord?"
"Yes, I would!"
"I want you to take the scissors, Jacob, and cut right here between the clamps. Good job Daddy! Your son is six pounds and four ounces, nineteen inches long, and he was born at four thirty a.m. on the thirty first of October."
"Wow! He's so small!"
"He's a big boy for a twin," the pediatrician said.
"Okay Daddy, we need you, we're ready to push again."
"Ok, I'm here Bells. You ready to push now?"
"Yeah, I am SO ready to push again."
"Okay, Bells, you can do this honey, now push, Bells push!..1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..and breathe, and push again..1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10...okay breathe and push Bella push, the head is almost out!"
"One more push Bella and the head will be out alright?" the doctor told her.
"Ok."
"Come on Bella baby, it's time to push again..1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10...the head's out now honey, just breathe now Bells. You are doing so awesome baby, I love you so much!"
"I am slipping the shoulder out now. DON"T PUSH BELLA! Just breathe now okay?"
"Okay, got it breathing only."
"Easy Bells, almost there honey."
"Okay, the shoulders are out Bella. I want you to start pushing when you feel a strong contraction, alright?"
"Here comes one now...OW..OW...hehe...whoooo!"
"Okay, Bells, PUSH!...1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..and breathe and push again..1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10..and breathe, take a deep breath and push Bella, you're almost there honey."
"Okay, Bella, once more and push!...1..2..3..4..5..6..7..8..9..10...,okay mommy and daddy!"
A/N: YES! I AM EVIL LIKE THAT! BWAHHAHA! PLEASE REVIEW and we will find out what Bella and Jacob's second bundle of joy is...'Til next time my lovelies!