Chapter 5: Family

Nessie's POV

I sat there while my family explained everything to me. My family. This was my family. And yet I couldn't shake the feeling that they were being one hundred percent honest with me. Maybe I was just being paranoid though. I could believe that Edward was my twin brother. We did look a lot like each other and my son was basically a tiny clone of him. The way genetics worked was weird sometimes. He didn't look much like his father. Maybe Cullen genes were just the more dominant genes.

Even though I had some reservations there was no doubt in my mind that this was really my family. I could almost feel the love pouring out of them once they had gotten over the shock of my presence. Apparently Edward had forgotten to tell them he had invited me over. It had slipped his mind. But I thought that was a load of shit. Personally, I think he just wanted to shock the shit out of everyone.

Beau was a hit among the family. Everyone loved him so much that they actually started arguing over who was going to hold him. I knew my baby was enjoying the attention that was being lavished on him. He laughed when Bella snatched him away from Rosalie and vice versa. Even the guys in the family were fighting over him. When Emmett had him he was not going to relinquish him easily. It wasn't until Rosalie threatened him that he finally did. It was hilarious to watch my family lose their minds over my baby.

"Are they always like this?" I asked Edward.

He chuckled. "Yes. Especially when there is a baby present,"

I sighed deeply. "What's wrong?" he asked me.

"It's just, well, it's a lot to take in. That's all," I replied. "Anyway I think I'm ready to go home now,"

"That's understandable. It's a lot to digest,"

I said goodbye to my family who were all extremely reluctant to let me leave. Bella clung to me tight for what seemed like a really long time before finally letting me go. Even as I buckled Beau into his car seat I could still feel them watching me from the doorway. After I had been driving for a while my car started making a funny noise and then started wobbling. I pulled into the nearest parking lot which happened to be the parking lot of a Taco Bell. To my dismay my phone battery was dead. "Well fuck. I can't even call roadside assistance. Damn," I figured my best bet was that someone at Taco Bell would have a phone I could borrow to call for assistance.

"Mama," Beau cried out for me. Shock broke through my frustration about my car situation. My three month old baby spoke again. I took him out of the car and held him tight to my chest. "It's okay baby. It's going to be okay,"

I hoped it would be okay. I hoped that I would be able to get this situation resolved soon so that the two of us could just head home. I figured I'd just get something to eat while we waited for help to arrive. I was surprised to see Jacob sitting at one of the tables all by himself with what looked like the entire menu in front of him. "Jacob?"

The reaction was instantaneous. He sat up and looked around. His eyes landed on me in a heartbeat. He got up and closed the gap between us quickly. "Nessie, what are you doing here so late?"

"I was on my way back home when I started experiencing some car trouble. This was the nearest parking lot that I could pull into. My phone is dead so I'm just trying to figure out how I am going to call for help. Do you have a phone I can borrow by any chance?"

"You said car trouble? I could have a look at it for you. I'm a mechanic. I might be able to figure out what the problem is,"

"Really? That would be amazing,"

"Why don't you sit down with me and we can eat first. You look like you're starving,"

He wasn't wrong. I was starving. "Eat whatever you want," he said. "I ordered a lot,"

"I can see that. How do you eat so much and still stay in shape?" I laughed.

Jacob also laughed but didn't say anything. "So why are you out so late anyway?"

"I guess Edward forgot to tell you also," I laughed again. "He invited me over to meet the rest of the family,"

To my surprise Jacob slammed his hands down on the table. "Damn it. I wish he would've told me. I've been looking forward to seeing you and Beau again,"

"I think he wanted it to be a surprise. Where were you anyway? They mentioned you were part of the family. Which, by the way, really shocked me. Why didn't you tell me you're part of my family?"

"It wasn't my story to tell. But yes, we are family, not by blood though," he said.

"Blood isn't everything. Besides I'm just happy that I have an excuse to see you again," I blushed bright red when I realized that I had said that out loud. Fuck my lack of filter. "Don't be embarrassed. I am very glad that I will be seeing you again and of course Beau. He's such a sweet little guy. Where is his father if you don't mind my asking?"

"Jack walked out on me when I told him that I was pregnant. Actually, he gave me an ultimatum. He told me to get an abortion or he was going to leave me. It wasn't even a choice for me really. I wanted to have my baby. So he left,"

"Either you get rid of that thing or I'll leave!" Jack yelled.

"Jack, please don't make me do this. I can't-"

"Oh yes I will. It's either me or that fucking fetus. So what is it going to be?"

I cradled my belly as tears fell down my eyes. "I'm not going to kill him or her,"

"Have fun changing diapers you nasty ass whore!"

The words cut through me like a knife. "Jack please-"

I could feel tears brimming in my eyes. Beau started crying and right away I picked him up and just held him. "Nessie, are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I was just having a less than pleasant flashback. I'd rather not get into the details. Shh baby it's okay," I kissed his forehead.

"Is he okay?"

"He's fine. Just tired I'm sure. It is pretty late. Or he's just really in tune with me. You know Edward said something cryptic earlier. Be careful what you think about when you are around him. Let's just say he's very good at reading people. Is he always that cryptic?"

"Well I'll be a monkey's uncle," Jacob said, shocked. "I guess he inherited a lot more from Edward than just his looks. Shit,"

"You're not helping my confusion,"

"I'll be right back. I'm going to have a look at your car and see what's wrong. I hope you don't mind if I pop the hood open?"

"Do what you need to do,"

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