Heart of the Pack

Chapter 27 - Stand Off

Time had flown since we had returned from our long trip to England, Harry would be 4 this year, meaning I would have another year with him before he started kindergarten. Tomorrow would be my 24th Birthday, February 28th, I wanted no fuss, if we were to do something I would want to have a bonfire with the pack and the Cullen's now they were allowed on our land. I was still yet to see Jacob, we had been back 6 months now and I was yet to see him. Part of me was happy that he was avoiding me, another part of me hurt because after all Harry was his son just as much as mine, Harry looked like Jacob's double, I was glad to have Harry, he was my piece of Jake, he was my little piece of his sunshine.

"Mommy, why's that man staring at you?" Harry questioned, we were in the grocery store Harry sat in the kart as we went down the aisles, turning my head to the place Harry was pointing made my heart pound, the one person who had been avoiding us was there, Jake. Once he had realized i had noticed him, he made his way towards me and his son, the tension in the air was thick it had been almost two years since me or Harry had seen Jake. "Hi" Jake said once he had approached us, "HI! that's all you have to say after cheating on me, breaking my heart and then avoiding us at every moment possible!" I shouted in a whispered tone. He looked taken aback by my outburst "I'm sorry Mia, but Jade is my true soul mate, I imprinted on her, I felt it this time, we're getting married, we have two twin girls Jess and Leigh" my heart shattered at his words, why had no one told me this before, was this why the whole pack acted as if they were walking on eggshells around me "you were the one who left Mia, you were the one who took him out my life, I don't know what you told him about me, he doesn't even remember who I am, you replaced me with PAUL! PAUL OF ALL PEOPLE!" his voice raising ever so little as he continued what he was saying, "I never replaced you with Paul, he knows Paul isn't his daddy, he knows who his daddy is just not what he looks like, if you hadn't of broken my heart I wouldn't have had to leave Jacob, so don't you dare pin this on me."

"I'm sorry Mia, I really want to spend time with him, he's my son. When can I have him?" Jake said whilst looking down at Harry in the kart who was smiling up at him as if he knew who he was, I was thinking if I should even trust him with Harry "mommy, he's daddy isn't he?" Harry asked me, he knew who he was, he was a smart kid "yeah" I breathed out on the verge of tears, "can I go play with daddy today, please mommy" Harry asked excitedly, I didn't know what to say or do I was lost for words "Mia, I'll look after him, he's my son remember I need him in my life" all I could do was nod, "I'll drop him off later, bye Mia" Jake said as he left the store with Harry, I didn't even have time to hug Harry bye, the tears had started to fall now realizing everything which had just happened was starting to hit me. I couldn't stay in the store any longer so I abandoned my kart running out the store not bothering to go back to the car and started running through the woods heading in any direction my feet would take me.

Eventually I stopped running, I had found a little cave off the edge of the beach, a place I could be alone and let out my feelings, I would never get Jake back he said he had imprinted, I thought he had imprinted on me, no one ever wanted me, no one will ever want me. I'm just the ex of Jacob Black, that's all I will ever be, I will never be his wife, just the mother of his eldest child. He would marry Jade and live happily ever after and I'll be all alone. My thoughts had consumed me, I didn't realize how late it was getting, the tide had come in way too far for me to exit the cave, I would have to swim. I tried swimming but the current was too much, the water ice cold my head got smashed against the rocks rendering me unconscious, I finally felt peaceful. I guess this is what dying feels like. Peaceful.

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"mom, wake up we need you, I need you, Harry needs you, the pack needs you. We all need you, mom. I love you." Someone cried beside me, it sounded like Collin, however I couldn't be sure, I felt warm, as if I was surrounded by heaters. Slowly I was able to open my eyes, I was surrounded my tanned men, focusing on their faces I recognized them as Paul, Collin, Brady and Embry. "Mia, you're awake, you scared us so much, what happened? Why were you in the ocean? where's Harry?" Paul rushed out as fast as he could, "Harry is with Jacob, which helps me answer your other questions, we were at the grocery store and ran into Jake, he asked if he could have Harry, he also told me about the imprint with Jade, it hurt so much I just ran and ran until I was in the cave, I left it too late and the tide came in, I hit my head and then I don't remember, how did I get here?" I replied, "Quil found you floating, he thought you were dead" Collin replied his eyes filling with tears, so I pulled him into a hug "you cant get rid of me that easily" I joked making everyone laugh, at that moment Leah and Seth barged through the door, relief flooding their face as they saw me up and talking "you just attract problems don't you sis!" Leah laughed after she realized I was ok, I couldn't help but laugh along with her, I was still lied in Paul's arms, I'm guessing to warm me up after I was in the water, that's one thing about your best friends being shapeshifters, their body temperature always runs at a warm 108.09, I always have a person heater whenever I want a cuddle of any of my boys.