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All Grown Up: The Story of Jacob and Renesmee	By : VanessaWolfe Category: Twilight Series > Het > Jacob/Renesmee Views: 19932 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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Renesmee

"Belly dancers? At my wedding? You are out of your ever loving mind Aunt Alice!" I said into my phone as I laid across Jacobs lap on my bed. His body shook mine with his quiet laughter.
She had a tendency to get a little out of control with the wedding plans and I had to bring her back down to earth sometimes. Mom would always give me that, "I told you so" look. And she had too. We'd been engaged for two weeks and I'd stayed busy the whole time. It was fun but it wore me out. We hadn't even set a date and Aunt Alice had already decided (with mine and Jacobs help) on a lot. Well I thought it was a lot. We'd picked the caterer we'd be using, but not the menus yet. That had been interesting. Jacob loves all food, Alice likes none of course, and I only like some. We found the 4 places from around the world we'd get the flowers from. Alice tried to sell us on the wonders of destination weddings. The beaches of Hawaii and Mexico. The romance of Paris and Italy. But we could save that for the honeymoon. I had decided to get married at my grandparents house, just like my parents did, much to their delight.
I really should have left my phone at home today.
"Okay last thing I wanted to ask, I promise, is about how you want the wording on the invitations. How does this sound: Jacob William Black, son of William David Black and the late Sarah Amelia Black, and Renesmee Carlie Cullen, daughter of Edward Anthony Masen Cullen and Bella Swan Cullen request the honor of your presence...How is that for a start?" her voice softened.
"I thought Jake might want his mom mentioned?" I looked up at Jake who was now staring off into space. His fingers had stopped weaving through my hair.
"What do you think hun?" His hearing was as good as mine so I know he'd heard her. He nodded slowly. Aunt Alice couldn't see him nod of course, but she must have been watching for him to decide.
"Okay, I'll expand on that but that's where I'll start." I was still watching Jacob, he was squeezing his eyes shut now. She must have been watching me too because before I could open my mouth to tell her I'd call her back later she said, "I'll see you at home." and ended the call.
I reached up and put my hands around Jacobs neck. When I touched him he opened his watery eyes and looked down at me. I pulled myself up and held his face to my shoulder.
"I just hate that she never got to see how amazing you are and how happy you make me. That you'll never know her. She was so wonderful...she would have just loved you." he told me, his voice breaking.
"I'm sure I would have loved her too."
"I wish you'd gotten the chance to. I wish she could see us get married...I really miss her right now, Ness."
"I know you do, I'm sorry sweetie," I whispered as I rubbed gentle circles on his back. It hurt me to see him like this. Our wedding was another one of the big events in Jake's life his mother wouldn't be there for.
Aunt Alice never slept, so she never stopped. Every morning she would burst into my room, dying to tell me about whatever she had worked on during the night. She would practically throw fabric swatches, place cards, ect. at me. The first time she did that, the morning after our engagement she scared Jacob so bad he fell right out of bed. When he fell he took all the covers with him. My parents were home so we hadn't actually be doing anything, but still we were slightly less then decent. I held my pillow over my body, surprised and embarrassed, and demanded that Aunt Alice get out of my damn room.
"Fine," she had sighed. "But you do realize I gave you baths all the time when you were a baby right? I've probably seen you naked more times then he has." As I flushed a shade of red that probably rivaled my mothers much storied blushes from her human life, I heard Daddy laughing from upstairs. At least Uncle Emmett wasn't here.
This morning we'd been assaulted with menus. She thrust menu after menu at Jacob and I as we ate our pancakes. Now that we'd made some progress on those, she sat on the kitchen floor on her stomach sketching designs for wedding cakes, grooms cakes, hair designs, floral arrangements...you get the idea. Her mind was able to be in several places at once. Mine could be in a few, but I just couldn't keep up with her. I watched Aunt Alice draw in one pad with her left hand, and in another with her right. I started wondering if she could draw with her toes.
"Phone call, Jacob," she said interrupting my thoughts. He pulled his phone out of his pocket, looked at it, and back to Alice.
"Nuh uh" he said.
"Wait for it...wait for it." When it rang she gave a self satisfied smile to her sketches she hadn't looked up from. Jacob stuck his tongue out at her and answered his phone.
"Hey Dad...No way! When do you think... " A huge grin spread across his face.
"Really? Well let me know!" He snapped his phone shut and jumped up from the kitchen table. He pulled me out of my chair and it clattered to the floor behind me. Holding me in one arm he jumped up and down like a child.
"I'm gonna be an uncle again!" he cried as I flopped around. Alice looked up and grinned, I could tell she'd known what that call would be.
"Put me down!" I laughed and he did so but kept his hold on me. "Congrats Uncle Jake, so is today the day?"
"Yeah, looks like it!" he answered breathlessly.
We'd been over at Rachel and Paul's just yesterday. Rachel said she was "over it" and ready for them to be born. She loved being a mom, but for the most part she hated being pregnant. She had no energy and when she was hungry, which was every couple hours, she had to trust Paul's sub par cooking skills. That or drag herself into the kitchen and make something simple. She said that once she got that food though, it was her greatest bliss now that she was eating for three.
I think I would like being pregnant, but I usually just pushed thoughts like that out of my mind. I still wasn't sure if it was possible. I was meaning to talk to Grandpa about it, but I was putting it off. I was too afraid to find out. But now Jacob and I were planning our life and our future together. We needed to know. Something I needed to know, was if Jacob could even wanted to stay with me if we couldn't have a family. I'd gathered up the courage to have a short conversation with Jacob about it. It was a relief to see his shock at the thought of us not being together.
"You are crazy Ness! Please understand that there is not one single thing in this world that I would not be willing to give up so that I could spend my life with you," he had told me. "If we can't, then we can't. All I need is you."
"We" were not the issue here though, I was. Now was not the time to be thinking about myself though. Jacob was full of nervous, excited energy. Uncle Jasper was going crazy absorbing all the strong emotions coming off of Jacob, so he convinced Aunt Alice to take a break from wedding stuff, and go to the library with him.
Finally, after literally all day, Jacobs phone rang. But it was Aunt Alice, I could hear her telling him, "I know you've been on pins and needles so I've been watching for you. I knew you wouldn't wait to wait another minute so hop in the car. Your dad wants you to come get him so you can all go to the hospital."
"Ah you crazy little pixie you are the best."
"I know."
Once we got in the car we called Billy to let him know we were on the way, he was ready when we got there. The hospital wasn't too far from La Push so we made it in pretty good time. Emily and Sam were already in the waiting room, Seth and Quil got there right after we did. Lots of phone calls were being made, lots of people saying, "No, not yet." Paul's parents who I'd never met were there too. They were talking to Billy about the trials and tribulations of parenting twins.
A nurse who looked like she was also Quileute hurried into the waiting room. She was a tiny thing, as tiny as Aunt Alice.
"Paul and Rachel's family?" We all turned to look at her and Paul's parents stood up.
"We're Pauls parents, this is Rachel's father," Paul's mom said gesturing to Billy beside them.
"Rachel is doing fine, and the babies should be here very soon if all keeps going well. Paul doesn't want to leave Rachel, the sweet heart, and he asked me to keep every body informed. "
We thanked her and she rushed back through the double doors. Jacob snickered and whispered to me, "Yeah, Paul is a real sweet heart" I reached over and slapped his chest with the back of my hand.
"Oh, shush."
We passed the time by chatting, eating, and reading the old magazines that were laying around. The boys gave the cafeteria food only 2 out of 4 paws on their rating scale. If they didn't like it, it must be inedible as far as everybody else is concerned, so I was wary to try it. Jacob convinced me to let him go get me something when he heard my stomach rumble. Surprisingly the tuna noodle casserole was really good.
It was after 11 when the little nurse came back. "It's a boy, and a girl! Mom and babies are doing great and I'll be back soon to let you know when you can come see them."
The room erupted in cheers, hugs, and handshakes. When it was time, the grandparents went back first. We were only allowed in a few at a time. Jacob and I got our turn next. Rachel was in the bed, holding a little blue bundle, wearing a tiny blue hat. She looked so tired, but so very happy. Paul was in a chair that was pulled up next to the bed, holding another tiny bundle, this one with wrapped in pink with a matching hat. He was gazing adoringly, back and forth between his wife and his two new children.
"Hey, it's Uncle Jake and Aunt Nessie!" Rachel said in a somewhat weak voice. Oh yeah, I guess I am an aunt! Not officially, but close enough.
"This is Grace Mya," Paul said with pride. "And that's Noah Alexander." Hugs and kisses were exchanged. The way my big strong wolf gently pressed his lips to our new niece and nephew's little foreheads was beyond precious.
We took turns holding the twins. "I know this sounds cliche, but they are such little angels," I told Rachel. She and Paul beamed. Jake was a natural, he looked far less nervous then most guys did holding a newborn. After more hugging and kissing we left to give Sam and Emily their turn.
The ride back to Billy's was mostly spent talking about how beautiful Grace and Noah were. I was lost in the thoughts I had refused to let come to the surface and taint the happy atmosphere of Rachel's room. I wanted to see Jacob kiss our child that way. I wanted to know the happiness that was on Paul and Rachel's faces. I wanted so much to be able to give that to Jacob. That want, and the wonder were always lingering thoughts in the back of my mind. But now they were crushing me.
"Ness, you wanna stay here or go back to your place?"
"Mine," I said quietly as I looked out the window into the night. I stayed in the car as Jacob helped Billy into the house.
Once we were back on the road Jacob said, "Wow this makes six wolf babies now," he chuckled.
I said nothing.
"So, Caroline is gonna stay with us for a couple days this week so it's not as hard on Paul and Rachel. Wanna come over and help me watch her?"
My answer was a loud sob that I just couldn't hold in anymore. Jake looked over, startled by my sudden outburst and guided the car to the side of the road. He pulled me into his arms, "Ness what is it?"
"I...I..." speaking wasn't going so well so I used my gift to show him.
"Oh Ness, I told you all I need is you. You are my everything and I don't need anything else. We'll go talk to Carlisle right now. I'm not sure if he will have anything to tell us, but maybe something? Do you want to go talk to him now?"
"Yes," I managed to get out. He held me close with one arm the whole way home. When we got to the big house I got out and said in a conversational tone, "I need to talk to Grandpa, alone so everybody get out." When we walked in sure enough he was the only one in the room. The warm smile dropped from his face as soon as our eyes met and he took in my expression.
"Renesmee?" he sat on the couch and patted the seat next to him. I put my hand on his and showed him. He heaved a sad sigh and put his hand on top of mine.
"Nessie, first my dear, I can't give you a definite answer either way, only theories. Would you like to hear them?" I nodded. "The first being most animals that are a mix of two other species are not able to reproduce. The second is I'm not sure how likely it is that your body would be able to change enough to accommodate a child." he said gently. "I wish I had something more hopeful, or concrete to tell you. But I'm sorry to say that you have two factors working against you." I nodded sullenly and pulled away from Grandpa, I couldn't look at Jake.
"If we were able to, would it be like...Bella's was?" There he goes with the "we" stuff again.
"If," Grandpa emphasized, "Nessie were to become pregnant, I don't see it being dangerous. The child would only be about 1/4th vampire, and she is about half. So she would be stronger and her body would be able to deal with it..." He went on but I didn't want to listen to hypothetical. They didn't matter. I got up from the couch and crossed the room.
"Grandpa, please let Momma know I'm sleeping here tonight," I asked as I trudged up the stairs.
"Of course, do you need anything?"
"No," I said in an emotionless voice.
I went to Daddy's old room and curled up on the bed, above the covers with my clothes and shoes still on. The bed sank with Jakes weight as he climbed in with me, I felt him behind me wrapping me in his arms. "I'm sorry," I whispered after a moment.
"For what Ness? You've done nothing you need to be sorry for."
"I'm sorry I can't give you what Rachel gave Paul, that I can never make you that happy. That I'm a freak that shouldn't even exist."
His tone was almost severe, "Do not ever say that Renesmee." It softened as he said, "I love you and there's no way I could exist without you. As long as we are together, that's all I need."
I felt Jacobs warm breath on my neck, I felt his heartbeat on my back as he held me close to him. I felt him softly stroking my hair as I surrendered to sleep.
I was sitting in Jacobs lap on Billy's couch, taking a day off from "hurricane Alice." I was hiding, I knew she'd see me decide to turn my phone off and take the hint. I was exhausted from all the planning and I just needed a break. Jake and I were chatting about his brothers, I hadn't even felt myself slipping under, but before I knew it Jake was gently squeezing my shoulder.
"Babe, you gotta get off me I'm starving."
"Oh no. How long was I asleep? I'm so sorry!"
He laughed and kissed my hair.
"A while, its okay though. Do you want me to put you into bed so you can go back to sleep?"
"Nah, I'm actually hungry too." I said.
"Can I make you something?" Jake asked hopefully. I raised my eyebrows at him.
"What exactly are you planning on making?"
"Um...let's see what we've got," I got off his lap and followed him to the kitchen. While he rooted through the pantry I reached past him to grab a bag of ranch Doritos.
"Hey let me cook for you!"
"You can," I assured him. "I just want a few of these. I could smell them from the living room and I swear they was taunting me." I hopped up onto the counter and dug in.
"How about pasta?"
"Sure." I said with my mouth full. Surely he could handle that.
"Um there is this green sauce?"
"Blech" No way.
"Alfredo?"
"Eh," I shrugged.
He pulled his head out of the pantry to face me, holding a jar with a triumphant expression on his face as if he already knew what my answer would be.
"Good old meat sauce!"
"Yes!" As he made our meal I tried to watch him without making it look like I was watching him. I was not very successful.
"If we are both eating you're going to need a much bigger pot, Jake,"
"Really?"
"For sure."
I sat on the counter directing him between bites of Doritos. Our late dinner turned out pretty well. Maybe if I helped him he wouldn't starve to death when I wasn't around. I wasn't going far though.
After the wedding I was planning on starting school at the University of Washington. Now that I was done growing I could easily blend in with humans, and attend school for the first time in my life. It would have been nice to go away to a big school, but I would just study music locally. Jacob couldn't leave his pack, and I couldn't leave Jacob. The commute was a small sacrifice that I didn't really mind making. Everybody in my family had been through high school and college several times. I'd get my chance to go ivy league someday. I guess that was one good thing about not having kids, you can just do as you please. Maybe I'd be able to make peace with this situation after all.
Once our stomachs were full and the dishes were done Jake declared we should call it an early night. Soon we'd be spending every night together and I couldn't wait.
I usually didn't bring PJs to Jake's with me, I didn't need them most of the time. I could feel Jacob's eyes on me as I kicked off my jeans. Facing away from him I took off my shirt and my bra, and slipped on one of his comfy t-shirts.
I curled up in bed next to him, he was only in his boxers. I'd been so worn out from all the wedding stuff I think poor Jake was feeling a little deprived. He grabbed my waist to pull me closer and showered my neck and face with kisses.
"That feels so nice," I sighed.
"We have the house to ourselves...are you too tired?" he murmured against my jaw.
"Well," I hesitated, "that depends on what you are looking for here." He laughed softly.
"I'll be on top if thats what you mean. You just relax, we'll take it nice and slow."
"Mmm, I like the sound of that," I told him as he slid his hand under my shirt to cup one of my breasts. We kissed softly as he massaged them both. His hand moved to pull one side of my panties down over my hip. I raised my hips up to help him. He took off his own underwear and got in between my legs. My eyelids were already starting to droop a little but I had been missing being with Jacob like this. Even with the small amount of foreplay I was more then ready for him and he slid into me easily. Like he'd said, we took it nice and slow. We didn't need a marathon or huge mind blowing orgasms tonight, just to be with each other. My legs, which were wrapped around him trembled as I got close. "Oh, Jake" I panted.
"That's it sweetie, cum for me, let me see it." As I released onto him he told me he loved me over and over. He kept up his slow but deep strokes. I cupped his face in my hands and looked into his eyes. He touched his forehead to mine as I felt his warmth rushing into me. I sighed happily and kissed him. He rolled off and got on his side. I rolled on my side also and wrapped my leg around Jakes waist.
"Goodnight baby, I love you." I wasn’t even awake long enough to hear his reply.
I woke to hear Jake and Billy in the kitchen. Grandpa Charlie must have dropped him off early before going to the station. Yikes, I wonder if he knew I was here. He knew about us now...still though.
I rolled out of bed and stretched. After pulling on a clean pair of Jake's cutoff sweatpants I wandered into the kitchen. Both Black men were reading the paper. "Hey Billy," I bent down to kiss him on the cheek.
"Glad to see you Nessie."
Jake looked up smiling at me, "Well good morning sunshine, thanks for gracing us with your presence."
"Morning wierdo" I said and gave him a chaste peck on the lips.
"Morning? You missed the morning Ness. It's noon!" He had to be joking. But sure enough the clock on the microwave said 12:09.
"Holy crap. When did I fall asleep?"
"At like 10:00."
"Wow."
“Subconsciously you must have wanted to escape from Aunt Alice the wedding planning hurricane a little longer." Billy laughed with Jake but I didn't.
Fourteen hours?
"I already ate, I could make you something if you want. We have that bacon you like and since you don't like it cooked very much I'm pretty sure I can handle it."
Jake was smiling at me sweetly but the mention of food made my stomach turn. I streaked past Billy and down the hallway into the bathroom with my hand over my mouth. I dropped to my knees in front of the toilet and was violently ill. I felt Jacob's hands holding my hair back as I continued to be sick. I held on to the bowl for support as I panted.
"Oh God. Jake flush it away," I moaned. He reached around me and did so. I stood up on shaking legs with Jacob's help and washed my mouth out in the sink. "What the hell was that!" I shouted. He looked just as shocked as I felt. "Jacob I've never thrown up in my entire life!"
"I know," he said, his face strained with worry. Of course he knew that. We'd been together every single day of my life.
"I didn't think I could even get sick! My family doesn't!" We were both quiet for a moment. I could see the gears turning in his head.
"But you aren't exactly like them, Nessie. Your heart beats, you breathe, you eat..."
I stared at him blankly.
"You do things they can't...what if you aren't sick?"
I wasn't following. He wrapped an arm around me just under my breasts to hold me up. With his other shaking hand, he lifted my shirt up. My knees gave out as I looked at myself in the mirror, it was a good thing he was supporting me . I placed my hand over my stomach. A human would not have even noticed it, but we both saw it. Not even an inch, but there was a change.
"Jake?" I whispered.
He just shook his head, confused and put his hand over mine.
"I...I don't know what to do."
Through his silence he admitted that he didn't either.
I knew how the story went, if I didn't call Aunt Alice soon, she'd probably be calling me. Or maybe she wouldn't. If I really was...how much would like my mother would I be?
"Maybe you should take a test? Do you think they would work on you?" I took a deep breath.
"Sounds like the thing to do."
Billy looked at us with concerned eyes as Jake carried me through the kitchen.
"We'll be back," Jacob told him. He placed me in the rabbit gingerly. "We'll go to Embry's mom's store."
"I thought they just had souvenirs?"
"Well its pretty much for tourists yeah. But tourists forget stuff at home so there's an iasle with drug store type things like shaving cream and medicine. I know they have...what we need because I've helped Embry stock a few times."
It was Sunday so Jacob called Embry on the way there to get him to let us in. "I'll explain when we get there," he said into his phone before snapping it shut.
When we pulled into the tiny lot Embry was waiting for us next to the door with the keys to the store in his hand. Jacob leaned over and kissed my cheek. "I'll get it, you stay here." Like I was even able to move. My eyes followed Jake as Embry let him in, he took long strides down the short aisle, and right back up it after a quick moment where his head disappeared. When he plunked the small white box on the counter Embry's eyes grew wide with surprise. Jacob just put his money on the counter and walked out not bothering to wait for Embry to actually ring it up.
"Grandpa's house," I whispered to Jacob has he backed out of the lot. It was obvious which one I meant. I needed to gather myself enough to be able to call him. I pulled my phone out of my pocket, found Grandpa Carlisle and hit send. "Hello Renesmee." He said warmly. I came back down to Earth and blushed as I realized what I was about to ask my Grandfather. "Hey Grandpa. Um..." I stumbled over the words as I pushed them out, "I think I'm pregnant?"
There was a pause that was short for a human, but long for a vampire. "What makes you think that you are?" I told him about my getting sick, the tiny bump, the sleeping, the strange (for me anyway) eating. He agreed that I very well may be pregnant. I told him we were on our way, and that I wanted to take the test there. I also asked him not to say anything to anybody else yet.
"Not a problem dear, I understand. And no matter the results of the test I'd like to take a look at you, just do a basic exam."
"All right, are my parents at the cottage?"
"As far as I know yes." Whew. I quickly texted Momma, just to be safe.
plz put ur shield around daddy til i come home. all is fine c u soon.
I wasn't sure how they would react to this. I wasn't sure how Jacob and I were going to react to this. I wouldn't let myself be overjoyed yet. If I got my hopes up and I turned out to be wrong, I wasn't sure I'd be able to take that. But no matter what happened we'd deal with it together.
When we got to the big house we burst through the door and didn't pause as we ran upstairs to the nearest bathroom.
"Guys?" Uncle Jaspers voice floated up to the second floor. I couldn't imagine what he must be feeling from us, I'm sure it was a lot.
We locked ourselves in the bathroom, anxious, so desperate to find out that we tore right through the packaging.
"Jake the directions are on the box and you ripped it!"
I panicked, I'd seen some commercial when we were watching TV the other night that said so many out of 10 women can misread a traditional pregnancy test. I couldn't remember the statistic, or the brand, or my own name right now. But I'd been slightly disturbed at that. I hadn't realized there was an issue, that there even was a statistic about that. Could there be a more important thing that needed to be as simple as possible?
"Oh shit!" he shouted as he tried to piece the box back together. I grabbed the test and the sheet of paper out of the opened end of the box as he fumbled with it.
"Wait. No no, its okay The directions are on here to." We were lucky, this test was about as simple as it could get. The word "yes" or "no" would actually show up on the test. Awesome.
After all that rushing we stood still for half a minute just looking at each other, afraid. Afraid that it would say no, afraid that it would say yes. Knowing that in the next 3-5 minutes according to the directions, everything might change.
"Do you uh, want me to leave so you can do the honors?" When his voice broke the silence I snapped back into action. I took the little plastic cap off the end of the test and threw it in the sink. As I shoved down my pants I told him,
"Really, I could care less about that at this point, hun." He shrugged and turned away to give me a little bit of privacy as I sat down and unceremoniously held the little life changing stick between my legs. "Okay," I said to announce that I was done with "the honors." I pulled my pants back up and replaced the little plastic cap. Nice touch, made it feel less like I was holding the sort of gross thing I was actually holding.
We stood with our hands around each others' waists, I'd never stared at anything so hard in my life. My hand shook so Jacob guided it down to the edge of the sink. I set the test there and we watched the little window, willing it to hurry up and tell us what we needed to know. It didn't take 3-5 minutes though. Our answer appeared almost right away. Out of no where there it was. I grabbed the stick off the sink. Yes. Yes, yes, yes.
My knees hit the bathroom floor before Jacob could catch me. Yes, I am pregnant. As I tried to wrap my mind around it Jacob was suddenly on the floor with me and holding me tighter then I think he ever had. I looked at the test over Jacob's shoulder. Yes.
He picked me up and set me on the sink. He stood in between my legs and held my face in my hands. My joy broke through the fear of the unknown. "We're having a baby?" I sobbed. He laughed and kissed away my tears. Even though I was crying I started laughing too.
"It looks like we are, hun."
He lifted up my shirt and kissed a big circle around my stomach.
"Come on lets go talk to Carlisle."
I remembered there was a world outside of the bathroom when I heard Aunt Alices happy shrieking coming from downstairs. We emerged from the bathroom holding hands, greeted by the grins of my Aunts, Uncles and grandparents. Of course they had heard everything. Aunt Alice was shaking Uncle Jaspers shoulders and still shrieking as he tried to peel her off of him. Grandpa ghosted up the stairs in the blink of an eye and put a hand on the small of my back.
"Shall we go to my study?" I nodded and he led me down the hall. We went over my symptoms again as I laid on the big leather couch. Jacob sat perched on the arm of it as Grandpa felt my belly. He sat me up and measured me. "28 inches. Well congratulations my darling, I do believe you are pregnant." He kissed my cheek and reached out to shake Jacobs hand.
"Grandpa, I'm not going to be like Mom am I?" I asked, the fear obvious in my voice. I knew what had happened. Both of us had almost been lost.
"There's no way to know for sure, but I don't see how that would happen."
Jacob let out a breath that sounded like he'd been holding it for a day and a half.
"So she'll be okay?"
"I don't see why not. Lets talk more in a bit, you two had better head over to the cottage."
Gulp.
Before we dealt with that, we had to try and escape from the rest of the family. There was a lot of hugging and slaps on the back. Jacob insisted on carrying me to the cottage.
"Do you think they'll be mad?" Jake whispered as we flew past the trees. "I mean because we aren't married yet?"
"I'm not sure. I mean my dad was born in 1901." A new fear was creeping in, lets get this over with. Would my dad demand we get married right away? Jacob and I would have to talk about that later. Now was not the time, because as we got closer I knew my parents could hear us.
Jacob set me down on the porch and I took a deep breath before opening the door. My parents were in the front room waiting for us. I wondered how long they had been standing there motionless.
Yeah, best to get it over with.
"Mom, is your shield still up?"
"Yes, sweetie."
I crossed the room and put my hand on her arm.
"You can take it down now."
Knowing that if I showed her I would be showing them both, I showed her Jacob and I watching the pregnancy test as it turned positive. They both gasped, Dad looked panicked and Mom looked shocked as her hand flew up to her mouth.
"Are you all right? Have you talked to your Grandfather?" Dad demanded.
"Yes I'm fine, just look," I showed them my conversation with Grandpa. "It's a non issue." I smiled hoping they would believe that.
Dad looked at Jacob who was lingering behind me and laughed softly. "I'm not angry Jacob. My only concern here is Renesmee's health. I'd like to talk to Carlisle myself right away. Shall we run?" He held his hand out to my mother who’s expression had not changed, and she jumped onto his back. We followed them back the way we came.
"And as far as the wedding," my Dad said, "as your mother so often reminds me, it's not the early 1900's anymore. My opinion isn't the one that matters here."
When we got to the big house Mom and I were both sat down, I realized she hadn't said anything yet.
"Mom?"
She still looked shocked and worried.
"Mom what are you thinking?"
A startled laugh escaped her lips, "Oh for all the times your father has asked me that." I wondered if she had her shield back down and had said something to him, because he was about to open the front door when he turned suddenly and crossed back to her. He rested his hand on her shoulder and waited for it. She turned to him and wailed, "Our miracle baby is having a miracle baby!"
She raised her arms to me as she sobbed without tears. I snuggled up to her and she practically crushed me. "I'm a little afraid but I'll feel better once we talk to Carlisle. But I'm...so...happy for you...Ness," She said around her sobs.
I felt my fathers cool lips on the top of my head.
"I couldn't agree more."
I smiled up at him.
"Now come on love, we'll both feel better once we talk to Carlisle," he said to my mother who would not let go of me, but let him lead us into the house.
Every one but Grandpa had cleared out of the living room. He smiled broadly at my parents.
"Congratulations," he said.
Daddy opened his mouth to respond but then turned to my mother, "Love, why are you shielding my father from me?"
"I don't want to miss anything!" she complained.
"Do you really think I'm going to keep anything from you?"
She shrugged.
"That Carlisle will?" She pouted.
"Bella, I'll say everything out loud and you won't be left out. There's nothing on my mind that I'd hesitate to say to you," Grandpa tried to assure her.
"Oh fine," she said.
"Thank you. Well Carlisle I must say your positive outlook is a relief. From what Renesmee showed us you are optimistic her pregnancy will be nothing like Bella's?"
"Yes, I don't see how it could be. Of course this child is an unknown, but mostly human. I know this is difficult, but try to look at from a medical perspective, not as her father..."
We had already heard this part. My mothers arms were still wrapped around me and Jacob was looking down at me, with what looked like awe in his eyes. I smiled up at him, I was just as awed that we were going to be parents. A real family. If this pregnancy went well, could there be others? How many children could we have? I started picturing little angels with my skin color and his hair, mixes of our skin tones and Daddy's bronze hair...
Mom nudged me, "Nessie?" Grandpa said. Oops, how many times had he said my name? "When did you start noticing symptoms?"
"Umm..." I looked at Jacob. "When did I start eating weird? I think that came before me being so tired." We both thought about that for a moment.
"Well, the night we got engaged you were trying a lot of new things. I thought you eating sweet stuff was strange, and that was two weeks ago."
Grandpa nodded, he was in doctor mode.
"It seems then that you are progressing at a much slower rate then your mothers pregnancy. Do you two have any idea what the date of conception could be?"
Holy awkward.
A loud burst of laughter, followed by a slap, came from upstairs.
"Ow! Damn Rose!"
Stupid super hearing.
Jacob cleared his throat and shifted his weight nervously.
"Uh, no Doc."
We were not exactly keeping track, there was no way we would be able to nail that down.
"We'll start measuring you at least once a day then. After a few weeks we should be able to guess at a due date by how fast you are growing. We could assume that since your mother was only pregnant with you for a month, and you are half vampire, that your quarter vampire child would have a gestation period of two months. That is just a guess at this point though. Perhaps you should stay here, in your fathers old room for the time being. I'd like to keep an eye on you for at least the next few weeks. It's important that you get plenty of rest, and eat well. Human food or blood, what ever your body is telling you it wants, just listen to it. I'll stock up on donated blood. The baby won't need to much of it, but you still will. It will help you keep your strength up. Jacob if your father doesn't mind you are welcome to stay here as well."
"That would make me feel so much better," Jake said with obvious relief in his voice.
"Thanks."
"Certainly, Jacob."
"I should probably call my dad and let him know whats going on. We tore outta that house soon as Nessie got sick."He led me over to the couch and asked me, "Feeling better?" I nodded.
"Why don't you sit here and have a rest for a minute."
I lowered myself on to the couch.
"Can't argue with that."
Jake kissed his hand and pressed it to my cheek.
"I love you."
"Love you," I answered with a smile. Jake kissed his hand again and pressed it to my lower abdomen, I put my hand over his.
"I love you," he said again, but not to me this time. "Back in a sec," he said and pulled out his phone. Once he was out on the porch I noticed furious typing coming from the corner of the room. I twisted around to see Aunt Alice busy on the computer.
"What are you up to over there?" I asked her.
"Looking at baby things!" she said in a sing song voice. "Please tell me you want a shower."
My baby shower.
"Yeah!"
"Well you need to figure out what I should be working on first. Wedding, or baby shower?"
Oh yeah, that. Hmm.
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All Grown Up: The Story of Jacob and Renesmee