Chapter 11: Jacob

Nessie

I knew right away that I wanted to see Jacob again. The way he made me feel when I was near him was literally indescribable. I hadn't felt that way about anybody since I was with Ethan. A wave of guilt and sadness overcame me like a tidal wave. I shook my head. It was wrong for me to be thinking about other men when Ethan was still out there somewhere. Maybe, hopefully.

I shook my head as if that would dispel the thoughts right out of my head. I went to the bathroom and filled up the bathtub with water to give Faith and Hunter their baths for the night. Once I was finished with their baths I dressed them in their pajamas. Then I nursed them again before bed.

When I turned on my cell phone the next morning I was surprised to see a text message from Jacob. He was asking if he could see me, and the babies again today for lunch. I immediately replied with a yes. I felt extra giddy when I got out of bed. Strange because I'd woken up several times during the night to nurse and change diapers. I should've been tired, but, strangely enough, I wasn't. Perhaps it would catch up to me later. It was a stark contrast to my early days in the hospital.

I remembered the day that I went into labor as if it had just happened yesterday. I had woken up in the middle of the night feeling very wet. For a second I thought I had wet the bed. Something I hadn't done since I was seven years old. Then, I suddenly realized what really happened. My water had broken. It made sense. My due date was only two days away. My doctor had told me that I could go into labor at any moment now.

I started panicking. "Mom! Dad!" I screamed. My voice shook with the panic that I felt. My parents came running into my room. They had been sleeping in a room much closer to mine for the last several days in case something like this happened. The original plan had been to check into the hospital the following morning. But that plan was out the window now.

"What's wrong?" my mom asked, her presence right away soothed away.

I felt pain in my stomach. "I think it's time,"

"It's okay. It's going to be okay," mom tried to calm me down.

"I'll call for an ambulance," dad said as he rushed for his phone.

Time seemed to pass by in a blur and before I knew it I was being loaded onto an ambulance. Seconds later, it seemed, I was being wheeled into the maternity ward at the hospital.

The pain of being in labor was unlike anything I had ever experienced before. Hours later I was finally fully dilated to ten centimeters and I was instructed to start pushing. I pushed and pushed and pushed as hard as I could.

Then I heard the first sounds of one of my babies crying. "Congratulations it's a boy," the doctor announced.

I caught a glimpse of my son as the doctor cut the cord and took him away to clean him. He'd inherited my bronze hair color. I was about to ask to see my son when I suddenly felt the urge to push again. Two minutes later the doctor announced "Congratulations it's a girl,"

The feeling I got when the doctor placed my babies in my arms was literally indescribable. I cried tears of joy. I was a mom. I had two very beautiful babies. It was bittersweet though because Ethan was missing. He'd been looking forward to being a dad.

I spent the next few days in the hospital recovering from the birth and taking care of my babies. Getting up every few hours to nurse and change diapers was draining my energy.

The memories would be forever ingrained in my head. My mom had been my rock through my time in the hospital. She was my support system and she helped me as much as she could. After all, she knew what it was like to give birth. Now here I was living with strangers that I barely knew. I still didn't have a concrete plan for what I was going to do. God, I wished that I could just go back home. But I knew that was out of the question until I could ensure my children's safety.

Mom used to always say that money brought out the worst in people. I guess it was true. Having nearly three hundred billion dollars in combined assets was bound to do that I guess. It was still hard to believe that I was now technically the richest person on the planet. Yes, I grew up very privileged because of my parents. But I'd always thought of it as my parent's money. My plan had been to go to college and then get a decent job afterwards. I'd never given much thought to what would happen to my parents' estate when they died. Mainly, because their deaths seemed so far off in the future I thought for sure that I would have them until they were old and gray.

I nursed my babies before going down for breakfast. Esme already had a full plate of eggs waiting for me when I got to the kitchen. Bless her heart. She really was a kind lady. "Where is everyone?" I asked, the house seemed unusually quiet.

"Oh they've gone out hiking but they should be back soon,"

"Oh, well I'm heading out soon. I like going into town. It's kind of fun,"

"Just be careful Nessie," she said.

"I will," I said.

I still had time to kill before meeting Jacob so I thought that I would go into the one toy store that I had seen the previous day. I was surprised to see Jacob in there with Hailey. "Jacob?"

He froze when he heard my voice. "Nessie? Wow. I was not expecting to see you until lunch time," Jacob's smile warmed my heart.

"Yeah I wasn't expecting to see you either. What are you doing here?"

"Ehh I saw this toy store yesterday and thought it would be nice to come see if I can buy my daughter something. I kind of regret it now though. She refuses to let go of the toy I handed her earlier,"

I laughed when I saw that Hailey was practically holding onto a T-Rex toy for dear life.
"Oh just let her have it,"

"I wish but it's a bit out of my price range right now," he said.

"I'll buy it for her then,"

"No that's too much-"

"It's okay Jacob. I want to,"

I wished that I could tell him that money was no big deal for me. I was the richest person on the planet. This was pretty much chump change for me at this point. But I couldn't. With the way things were right now I didn't know who I could trust with the knowledge that I was unimaginably rich.

We walked around the rest of the store together. I found my kids some toys of their own. It just made me happy to see them happy. After the store we decided to go to the park before lunch. We just sat there talking for a long time.

Jacob and I slowly, subconsciously even, started leaning closer and closer together. Suddenly I felt his hot lips against mine. He held me close as we kissed passionately. For a second I forgot where we were. I could feel his hard member pressing against my body. Suddenly my underwear felt very wet as my body became more aroused.

I wanted to claim him for myself right then and there. Then I remembered that we were in public with our babies. I pulled away from him. My heart was beating fast. "I'm sorry," he said.

"Sorry? For what? I'm not," I panted.

He had a wicked grin on his face. "Neither am I,"

"You know what? I say that you and I should get a hotel room after lunch,"

His grin stretched across his entire face. "I think I saw one yesterday,"

I was startled when, out of my peripheral vision, I thought I saw Edward watching us from aways away. But when I looked back I didn't see anything. I chalked it up to my overactive imagination.