Blast from the Past

Disclaimer: all characters and copyright belong to Stephanie Meyer.

A/N-thank you so much for the wonderful reviews and support that you have all given me on this story. Please read the author's note at the end and tell me what you think. Nikki :)

Part Fifty-A New Beginning

Six months later:

Jacob marched into Dowlings garage and went to the office, he didn't bother to knock, he just strolled straight in. Jim was sitting at his desk going through a pile of invoices, a pair of glasses perched on his nose. He glanced up irritably when Jacob barged straight in. "I told you to knock." He snapped.

Jacob leaned against the door frame, crossing his arms as he did so. "I don't need to knock." He said nonchalantly.

Jim scowled at him, the garage had been doing badly of late. He had been doing a sideline in dodgy repairs and word had got out. His customer base had started dwindling and the bank was about to foreclose on the business. His other employee Karl Kennedy had been arrested and jailed for the car scam, Jim had got probation and a suspended sentence. He glared at Jacob, irked by his arrogant demeanour. "You will knock, this is still my garage."

A smirk crossed Jacob's face as he pushed away from the door frame and walked into the small office, he placed one hand on either side of Jim's desk and towered above the older man, invading his personal space. "As of now, it's mine actually."

Jim took off his glasses and stared at him. The hand holding them trembled. "What do you mean?"

"Exactly what I said. I've bought you out. You're lucky I did. If the bank hadn't agreed to my price you would have the bailiffs on your doorstep right now taking everything that you own. As it is, you'll still come out with something." Jacob gave him a smug smile as Jim's face paled.

"That's not possible. You can't be the mystery buyer." Jim said in disbelief.

"Oh but I am." Jacob's expression darkened as he glared at his ex boss. "Now get the fuck out of my garage."

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Bella picked Harley up and held him in front of her, he gave her a happy grin, beans smeared all around his mouth and down his t-shirt. "How do you manage it?" She asked him rhetorically. "I turn my back for one moment and this happens."

Harley's smile widened, showing his small teeth as he gurgled at her. Bella couldn't stay mad at him for long, she made a face at him and he giggled. J and Jaymie looked up at her as she carried Harley into the living room and placed him next to them. "Maybe you can teach your brother how to stay clean for five minutes." She said to J.

J caught hold of Harley as his brother began to crawl off at manic speed toward the television. Harley was fascinated by the moving figures and was always trying to escape in that direction. "No 'arley." J reprimanded him. "No T.V"

Jaymie tickled Harley on his stomach and he wriggled about laughing. "He's funny." She said with a smile.

Leah came in from the bathroom carrying Harry in her arms. She had just changed him for the second time in an hour, he loved his food and had a habit of devouring everything in his path, no matter what it was. Secretly Leah thought her son was the incarnation of her father, Harry senior had been renowned for his huge appetite. "No more Harry, you'll be sick." She scolded him.

Bella laughed at Leah's stern expression. She ushered her friend to sit down, Leah looked exhausted. She was pregnant again and Jaymie had already informed everyone she was getting another brother. She had been about to announce his name as well but Leah had begged her daughter to let that much be a surprise. Jaymie had smiled serenely and skipped off to whisper it to J instead.

"Are you okay, Lee?" Bella asked in concern as she took Harry from her friend and put him down with the others.

"Yeah, I just seem to be feeling it a little more this time." She shrugged. "Although not as bad as poor Angela."

Angela was carrying twin's just as Jaymie had predicted. Seth had been overjoyed at the news but Angela was feeling ambivalent about the whole thing. Her life had changed so quickly since she had become involved with him and she felt overwhelmed. Bella, Leah and Kim had been trying their best to support her. It didn't help that Jaymie had already predicted that this was only the first set of twins that Angela would carry.

"Yeah she does seem to be suffering. It's more nerves than anything but she'll be fine." Bella sat down next to Leah and rested her tired legs.

"It doesn't help that my daughter keeps letting slip about how many babies Angela will be having. Who knew that my baby brother would breed so much?" Leah pulled a face at the thought.

Jaymie turned when she heard her name mentioned. "More babies." She said with a smile.

Leah shook her head at Jaymie. "No sweetheart, remember our talk. No more telling anyone when they are going to have another baby. People want it to be a surprise."

Jaymie pouted, her long hair shining in the dim light. She gave a sly glance at Bella, who returned her look suspiciously. "No way." Bella said quickly.

Jaymie gave her a sweet smile and pretended to zip her lips. Leah laughed at Bella's expression. "Looks like you better get another pregnancy test girlfriend."

Bella just rolled her eyes.

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Jacob sat opposite Embry in Dowling's garage. His former boss had left quickly, not wanting to argue with Jacob. He knew when the game was up. As soon as Jim had left, Jacob had called Embry and asked him to meet him. He studied his friend, Embry was still struggling since the loss of Alice, he tried to hide it but his friends could all see that he was pining for her.

"Why did you want me here, Jake?" Embry asked him curiously.

"You know I've bought this place." Jacob told him.

"Yeah, congrats man but what does this have to do with me?"

"I want you to come into partnership with me and Quil." Jacob offered.

Embry stared at him in surprise. "But I haven't got any capitol to put into this place like you and Quil. What good would I be?"

Jacob put his hand on his friends shoulder. "It's not about money, Em. It's about working hard to build this place up into a viable business. Quil has put money in sure, but he has already said he wants to be a silent partner. You know how unreliable he can be."

Embry nodded. Quil hadn't changed much, he still played around and took nothing seriously. Old Quil, his grandfather, had invested in Jacob's business hoping that his grandson would settle down, but it seemed that was not going to happen any time soon. "Well I could use the distraction."

"So are you in?" Jacob asked with a grin.

"I'm in." Embry held out his hand and the two friends shook on it.

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Billy showed J how to carve the smooth wood into a recognisable shape. Even though he was still young, J was showing promise as a woodcarver. "That's it, J well done."

J glowed under his grandfather's praise. "I wanna paint the world." He declared.

"Oh really." Billy laughed. "And why is that?"

"I'm gonna be a heartist when I grow up." J confided in him.

"A heartist?" Billy felt confused for a moment until he realised what J meant. "Oh artist. Well J you sure have the talent, but it takes hard work too."

J frowned at this piece of news, he hated hard work. "I don't wanna do hard work." He complained.

"Well just wait and see, you've got years yet." Billy reassured him.

J nodded and went back to shaving the wood with his grandfather's careful supervision.

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Jaymie looked at Harley who was sitting up playing with one of his toys, it was a tower of rings. He held one in each hand and waved them about, sometimes chewing on the ends. She frowned on occasion as images kept flashing through her head. She didn't understand what she was seeing, the people in the vision were ones she hadn't seen before, although one or two seemed vaguely familiar. She concentrated hard, focusing her mind as the little lady had taught her. Her eyes fixated on Harley and Jaymie finally came to realise that one of the men in her vision was an older version of him. She wasn't sure of his age, but he seemed no older than a teenager.

Harley was standing in front of a girl with long, flowing black hair and vibrant eyes. Jaymie gasped when she realised the girl was an older version of herself. Harley was holding her hand and pleading with her. His mouth was moving but she couldn't hear everything that he was saying, the sound kept coming and going. She gritted her teeth and forced through the foggy barrier clouding the vision.

"I love you." Harley was saying. "I will be better for you than J..."

The sound of something crashing to the floor made Jaymie's eyes fly open. Harley let out a cry, he had knocked his tower of rings over. Jaymie quickly pulled herself together and hugged him until he calmed down. A small frown marred her beautiful face as she decided to forget what she had just seen.

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The children were all settled and fast asleep. Bella waited impatiently for Jacob to return home. He and Embry had been at the garage all day sorting through the things that Jim Dowling had left behind and making plans for the future. Bella had cooked Jacob some dinner and it was warming in the oven. Her eyes travelled to the pregnancy test sitting in front of her, she hadn't had the courage to actually use it, but Jaymie's not so subtle hint had unnerved her.

Finally she heard the front door open and close as Jacob came in. She got up from the couch and ran over to greet him, flinging her arms around his waist. He grinned as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed her softly on the mouth. "Now that's what I call a greeting."

Bella gave him a small smile as she took his hand and led him into the living room. "I've made you dinner." She told him.

"Thanks honey. I'm sorry I'm so late. Embry and I got carried away with our plans." Jacob apologised.

"I'm glad that he agreed to go into partnership with you. It will hopefully take his mind off of Alice." Bella mused.

"Yeah, its the most animated I've seen him for a while." Jacob agreed.

"I'll get your dinner out of the oven." Bella left him to head into the kitchen.

Jacob made himself comfortable on the couch and that is when he spotted the pregnancy test placed on the coffee table. A slow smile spread across his face as he picked it up. It was unopened, so Bella hadn't taken it yet. She arrived back into the living room carrying his plate on a tray, her eyes travelled to the test Jacob was holding in his hand.

"I see you found it." She said nervously.

"Yep. Why haven't you taken it?" Jacob asked as he took the tray from her.

"I don't know. I just wanted you here with me." Bella confessed.

Jacob reached for her hand and kissed it. "I'll just eat this then we can do the test."

Bella smiled, happy that he was taking the news of another possible mouth to feed so well. She had been worried, they had just taken out a loan to fund the garage and money was tight. It was going to be a strain on their finances to feed another child, but compared to what they had been through, this was a piece of cake.

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They sat together on the end of the bed waiting impatiently for the minute to be up. It seemed the longest sixty seconds of their lives. "Times up." Jacob picked up the test and studied it.

Bella gazed at him anxiously. "Well?"

Jacob handed her the test and she looked at it quickly. "Oh my god." She breathed.

"It looks like we're going to be parents again." Jacob laughed as he hugged Bella tightly, kissing her passionately on the mouth.

Bella felt relief at his obvious happiness at the news. Life ahead may become difficult and money would always be tight, but they both knew that as long as they had each other, the pack and their family, they could survive anything.

FIN.

A/N-I thought it was an appropriate place to end it there. Jacob and Bella have a growing family, just like Sam and Leah plus Seth and Angela. The pack are starting to move on with their lives now the threat is gone.

I have been asked if I will do a sequel to this story. I have decided to, it will focus on J, Jaymie and the other children as they enter their teenage years. It will be a challenge to me as they are all OC characters I have created, but I have grown quite fond of them. Jake and Bella and the others will feature in the story, but the main focus will be their children. So I hope you will all follow me on to the sequel when I post it.

As for Embry and Alice's love story it's not over yet, that will continue in the new story.

Nikki :)