Chapter 11: The Finale

413 10 7
                                    


Disclaimer: mature themes and language are involved in this chapter.
I walked out of the bedroom with the picture in my hand. "What the hell is this, Jake?!" I raised the picture up as it look like he saw a ghost. "Oh, uh, how did you find that?.." "Does it matter?! You better tell me right now!" He looked at the floor then looked Back at me. "She was a fan, she came to one of my meet and greets about a few years back. She told me that I was like a hero to her and she told me this crazy life story on how she moved to California with a suitcase of clothes and ten dollars. She said she was just trying to make it in the world and I helped her a lot with that."
He paused and I could tell he felt sad. "I guess I was dumb enough to believe her. I decided I would help her, she said she always wanted to act so I helped her find an apartment and got her an audition." "A few months went by and a spark just came in between us so we gave dating a try." He started chocking back tears. "I loved her more than words could describe. One night I came home only to find her cheating on me with someone who I thought was a friend." "She told me she didn't love me the way I loved her and that she was only using me."
I gave him a strong embrace, I knew what it was like to love someone so much and then loose them. "Why do you think she's trying to mess with us?" The tears suddenly faded away and now it was just pure anger. "After I found out she cheated on me, I became angry and decided I would ruin her career. After I was done, she had no gigs, no friends, no nothing. I think that's why she is trying to do the same thing to us."
I didn't know what to think. I've been lied to this whole time. I thought a crazy stalker was after me but no. Turns out to be one of his crazy ex's. A wave of anger came over me. "Why didn't you tell me? I've been dreading doing anything at all these past few months! I've been terrified to go outside because I'm afraid that I'll get shot. And night after night, I have that same awful dream about her and its pushing me to where I'm to scared to sleep! It messes me up and you know that! Why would you do that to me?"
"I didn't want you to get hurt. I thought that if you didn't know, you would be better off. But now, I realize I was wrong." "I can't believe you. This isn't a storybook, Jake! You're not my knight and shining armor, I don't need to be protected. I can fend for myself!" He got closer to me, "yeah but there are some things I am going to have to protect you from, and she is one of them." "I would let her hurt me first before she would ever be able to touch you." He kissed me softly, it felt like all my worries were going away. That's how I always felt with him. He picked me up and carried me to the bedroom. From that moment forward, I saw a new side to him that I've never seen before. And I loved it.
The rest of the day flew by, I was still upset, but I was willing to drop it for now. I looked at him, he was sitting at the computer trying to handle legal things. "Hey, when are we going to discuss wedding stuff? We've been engaged for awhile now." He turned to me, "maybe tomorrow? I have to take care of this stuff and it might take awhile." "Ok, I have an audition tomorrow morning so we'll have to do it when I get back." He nodded his head and looked back at the computer. We had decided that we are going to write our vows so I started working on mine.
11pm rolled around quickly and I had already crawled into bed. Jake was already asleep when I heard a knock on the door. It was a loud, powerful knock. Maci started barking. I got up and went to the door. I looked through the peep hole to see two cops standing there. What where they doing here this late? I opened the door and greeted them. "Can I help you officers?" "Yes mam you actually can. Is Mr.Paul home?" "Yeah just a moment." A whole bunch of thoughts started creeping through my head, unsettling ones.
I walked to our bedroom to wake him up. "Jake" he moaned. "Jake!" "W-what?" "There are cops here looking for you. "What the hell?" He got out of bed and walked to the door. "Is there something wrong officers?" The officers looked worried. "Um yes Mr.Paul, there is." One of them reached for something in their pockets. He pulled out a picture. "Do you know this woman, Sr.?" The picture was of Jesse. "Yes officer, I do. She was an ex girlfriend of mine." The two cops looked at each other then looked back at Jake. "Mr.Paul, we're gonna have to take you down to the station for questioning." "Why, what happened?" They wouldn't answer Jake, but instead, put him in cuffs. Jake looked at me with fear in his eyes, "Emma, call my lawyer and call Logan, somethings wrong."
That night I spent calling his lawyer, then Logan, then his parents. Everything just went so slowly. I felt like I was calling people for hours. Around 7:00am I heard a knock on the door again, this time it was Jake. I opened the door and just ran to him hugging him. Something was wrong, he was acting strange. "Jake! What happened?" He looked at me, "um, apparently they thought I killed Jesse." "They found her body in the dumpster next to our house. Someone slit her throat." I just stood there in shock, not knowing what to think. All of the sudden everything went black. I could hear Jake screaming my name but there was nothing I could do. Sirens were blaring.
I woke up in a hospital bed with Jake sitting next to me, holding my hand, crying. "J-Jake what happened?" "You passed out after I told you about Jesse." "Am I okay?" "I don't know, the doctor hasn't come back yet." "Oh." A few minutes went by and the doctor came back. "How are you feeling Ms.Hart?" "Could be better, but I'm fine." He giggled "Well I just wanted to let you know you're okay and so is the baby." Jake and I looked at each other in confusion. "Is everything alright?" He asked. Jake looked at him, "did you say baby?" "Yes the baby. Did you not know she is pregnant?" "Um no we didn't." "Well let me run and get the scans and I'll bring them back for you to see." My mind was gone at this point. How was I pregnant?
Then it hit me. Yesterday after Jake and I got into a fight. Jake looked at me smiling. "Did you hear that? We're going to be parents!" I never expected such a amazing response from him. I smiled back. Then reality hit me. "But what about the wedding?" I asked. "Well we have two options. We get married before the baby is born. Or we get married after the baby is born." I wasn't sure what we were going to do but we would have to make it work because were finally going to have a family.
The doctor came back with the scans and he showed us how it was positive. "Well since neither of you knew about the baby, do you want me to schedule an ultrasound? You won't see to much since you're so early into your pregnancy. Unless you would just rather schedule it when you get to the 3 week mark." I softly responded with a okay. He brought us the scans back and saw the pink which meant positive. Everything was happening in my life so quickly, but I wouldn't have it any different.
3 weeks flew by. Mostly just planning the wedding. Jake's lawyers proved that Jake was innocent and Jesse committed suicide. They found the letter in the garbage that read, "I've decided my life is done here. I've lost everything that ever meant anything to me so there is really no point in living. I hope you're happy Jake. You ruined everything for me. But I'm not mad at you. I shouldn't have cheated on you and I'm sorry for that. I realized I caused you a lot of pain, and you deserved to be happy. When I found out you had a new girlfriend I wanted to ruin that for you like you did my career. Take away something you love. But I realize that she means more to you than my career did to me. Don't blame yourself for what I'm going to do because it is my choice and you didn't impact it. Fair well, and make sure you treat her right." That letter ruined Jake for the longest time. The girl was just misunderstood and she just wanted to do what she thought was right but she realized wasn't. But that changed because today we had our first ultrasound. I laid on the bed, Jake holding my hand as we looked at the monitor. The baby was the size of a grape. I looked at Jake as he had tears in his eyes. He looked at me with such passion that I never seen. Maybe this baby was a good thing.
We went home that day and finished up the final wedding arrangements. "So we are having the wedding in four weeks. That's final? I have to get plane tickets for my parents to come from Michigan." "Yeah I think that's final, Em. You can figure out the plane info for the family and I'll finish on the wedding venue stuff." We decided we wanted to have our wedding on a beach. It had always been a dream of mine ever since I was a little girl. We had family from Ohio and Michigan coming in which I couldn't have been happier about. We both finished our wedding vows but we decided we would keep them secret from everyone until the wedding.
Four weeks later: Today was wedding day the moment we've all been waiting for. Everything was going perfectly, our family was here and it couldn't have been a better day. My dad started walking me down the isle when I saw him. I saw the man I fell in love with that felt forever ago. I started to cry, which isn't surprising knowing I'm a pregnant hormonal lady. The priest spoke, "now it's time for the bride and groom to read their vows." "Jake you can go first." He read, "Emma. My beautiful wife to be. I'm not very good at this sort of thing as you have learned in the time we've been together. Every night the flashback of me running into you that day on the sidewalk plays in my head. I sometimes wonder what would my life be like if that never happened. But then I never question it because I know God gave me you for a reason. You changed me into the best person I could be and I never thought that it was possible. I also never thought it was possible to be so in love with someone until I met you. There was always something about you that I liked and I never was sure if it was your personality or everything else about you. I promise to love you that way forever, even through our rough times. And I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you." And I cried some more. "Now Emma, it's you're turn. "Dear Jake, where, do I even start. Almost two years ago I was walking to an audition when I suddenly bumped into a guy. He was a handsome and charming person. He even offered me a ride on his motorcycle. I fell in love with that guy. We moved in together, got a dog together, and witnessed life together all in a short time. So it made me wonder what life was going to be like now that I'm marrying him. I loved you from day one and I plan on loving you from our last day. Just know that I will always stand by you through everything. And I can't wait till I can call you husband."
The priest spoke for the final time, "do you Jake Paul take Emma hart to be your lawfully wedded wife?" He said in a soft, gentle voice, "I do." "And do you, Emma hart take Jake Paul to be your lawfully wedded husband?" "I do." "Now with the power in me, I pronounce you Mr. and Mrs. Paul, you make kiss the bride." Then the book was closed and a special kiss sealed the deal. We spent the night with our family having a good time and partying. Our life was almost completed, once this baby comes it will be complete.
Seven months later: We rushed down the halls to get into the room quickly. Baby Paul was about to arrive and we were on it. After what felt like hours of excruciating pain, our beautiful baby girl was born. Jake walked into the waiting room where Logan, his parents, and my parents sat. "I'd like to introduce Jesse May Paul." Most people thought we were crazy for naming our child after a lady who tried hurting us, but she was just misunderstood. We have many reasons why we named her that but we don't regret it one bit. When one chapter closes a new one opens and here is our new chapter.

The end

If you guys like fan fiction or anime stories, check out @itsbedtimesomewhere

The life of Jake PaulWhere stories live. Discover now