Author: Liz
E-mail: [email protected]
Rating: PG-13
Category: J/H
Summary: Jake is raped one night and later finds out she is pregnant. But is the baby Hamilton�s child�or the person who raped her?
Disclaimer: Thanks to my Frannie Bee for help with ideas and the baby names and Maggie for help with Jake�s middle nameJJ
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Jake and Sarita walked through the woods and Jake clutched onto Sarita�s hand and Sarita rubbed her arm to let her know she was there.
�It�s up here, a little more. Can you walk okay with that big stomach?�
Sarita nodded. �Yeah, don�t worry.�
Jake put a hand on her stomach and, sensing that her mother needed her, the baby kicked. Jake sighed softly and they reached the spot. �Here. This is where it happened.�
�He must have had this planned out. See those bushes?�
�Yeah. He apparently was watching me for a while.�
�Same here.�
Jake sighed. �It�s weird being here.�
Sarita didn�t know what to say.
~*~
�I have a key so I can get in. My friend told me that if I needed, I could come here.� Sarita sighed softly and walked into the house.
�If this is your friend�s cabin, why was he here?�
�I guess he was trying to pass off as my uncle.� Sarita led Jake up to a room and they walked in. Sarita froze then sighed and walked in further. She sat down on the bed.
�Here?�
�Here.� Sarita licked her lips.
�I really don�t know what to say.�
Sarita shrugged. �Nothing to say I guess.�
�What are you feeling?�
�Besides kicking? Freedom.�
�I felt that last week.�
Sarita looked up from the window. �When was that?�
�When I woke up to no nightmares.�
Sarita smiled. Jake smiled back.
A month later, Jake got a call from her mother.
�She ignores me for 8 months and now this?� Jake sighed and left the room.
Bella went after her. �Jake�hey.�
�How did she know?�
Bella bit her lip.
�Did you tell her?�
�Not really. Hamilton�s mom called her.�
Jake sighed. �I really don�t need to talk about it with her.�
�Jake�� Bella say next to her.
�Does Hamilton know?�
�No, he doesn�t.�
�She wants to meet me in New York.�
�Do you want to go?�
�I don�t know.� Jake put her head in her hands.
�I�ll go with you.�
Jake looked at her. �Thanks Bella.�
There was a knock and Bella stood up to get the door. �Hey Sarita, come in.�
�Hey, what�s going on? Jake called me, I was in the shower, sorry babe.� Sarita hugged her.
�It�s okay. My mom wants to see me.�
�Your mom?�
�She hasn�t seen her mom since the week before it happened.�
�Oh Jake.�
Jake looked at them. �It�s okay you guys, really.�
�I�ll go with you.�
�Both of you? Thanks, I don�t know what I�d do without you.�
Bella smiled. �Should we tell the guys?�
�I don�t know.�
Jake thought about when she tried to tell her mother a few weeks after it happened but her mother never said anything, she didn�t call back when Jake said she was hurt.
A couple of hours later, Bella, Jake and Sarita were in Bella�s car heading for New York City. They had called the guys to let them know what was going on but they told them that it was okay and they could go alone. Jake was in the back looking out the window. Sarita looked in the mirror back at her but Jake didn�t acknowledge her presence. Sarita looked at Bella who just drove.
When Bella saw the small caf�, she pulled into the parking lot and helped her two very pregnant friends out. Jake�s feet were so swollen; she did not want to be standing. Sarita�s back was aching.
�One more month.� Bella muttered before leading them inside. Bella and Sarita sat near the door while Jake searched for her mother. She finally found her on the telephone. Jake sighed and walked over to her. Monica noticed her daughter and waved her over. Jake sat in the chair. Monica got off the phone and looked at Jake.
�Honey, I�m so sorry.�
�Where were you, mom? I was raped�I needed my mother. You weren�t there. Why wouldn�t you listen?�
�Honey, I tried to call you back, I swear it but I got held back!�
�For 8 months? I find that hard to believe.�
�Sweetheart, you are the most important thing in my life.�
�Yeah other than your cell phone and career.�
�Jacqueline Alejandra Pratt.�
Jake looked up at her mother�s words. She never used her full name unless she was serious.
�Honey, I don�t know you and I know we haven�t had the best of relationships. But when Kate called me and told me everything, I stopped and thought. I never wanted you to be hurt. I guess I threw myself into my work to protect you.�
Jake shook her head. �Protect me from what? I�ve been independent and smart my whole life.�
�I wasn�t the smartest person in the world sweetheart. I had you when I was only 19 you know that. I tried to hide you from the media so they wouldn�t cause a scandal.�
�They never found out.�
�Not until you were 14 when your ex best friend told.�
Jake nodded. �What about now? Your daughter is pregnant at 17�what will they say now?�
�Whatever they want and I will deny everything. Just like I denied your father�s existence.� Monica reached for Jake�s hand and Jake took it.
�What did happen to my father? Who is he?�
�He was my high school boyfriend. He was always so jealous of my aspirations. One night before I left for college, we spent the night together. A few weeks later, I learned I was having you. I was so scared. I told him but he didn�t stick around long enough to tell me what he wanted. I was so upset that I just continued to try and be discovered. When I had you, the most beautiful baby in the whole world, I vowed to protect you. I didn�t realize protecting you was ruining our relationship.�
Jake looked up at her mother and nodded. �I guess it was. Mom, I�ve been thinking about it. I just want you to notice me. I want my baby to know her grandmother.� She smiled at the shocked look on her mom�s face.
�It�s a girl? I�m having a granddaughter.�
�Yeah. Yeah, you are.�
�Have you picked out names?�
�Yeah. I was thinking of naming her Ayesha. After this model I once saw when we went to that modeling thing when I was 8.�
�Oh, she was pretty. Not anorexic like those others.�
Jake blushed. �Mom!�
�Hey, just my opinion. You didn�t hear the choice words I had afterwards.�
Jake laughed and turned, finally remembering her friends. She saw Bella and Sarita talking intently. Jake shook her head and turned back to her mom.
�We�re gonna have to go soon.�
�Okay, darling. I�ll be sure to have some time off when the baby is born.�
�Thank you.�
They both stood up and Monica hugged her daughter.
�I love you, sweetheart.�
�I love you too.�
Jake smiled and walked back over to Sarita and Bella. They looked at her and stood.
�You okay?�
Jake felt like a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She smiled. �Yeah, Bella. I�ll be okay.�
�Okay, come on, we have a long drive back!�
Jake looked back at her mother as she left then went out the door with her friends.
~*~
When they arrived back, Bella turned and saw that both girls were asleep. Bella smiled, too afraid to wake them. Instead, she waited until either Scout or Will came out of Friendly�s.
Scout was the one who walked out and when he heard Bella, he walked over to her.
�Need help?�
�You have to ask?�
Scout smiled at her and then helped wake the girls up and get them in Bella�s house. Scout gently let Sarita lay on the couch and took off her shoes and put a blanket over her. Jake sat on the chair and Bella got some warm water in a bowl and let Jake soak her feet in it.
�They look so peaceful.� Scout said.
�Yeah.� Bella looked over at Jake and turned her head. �I was thinking about that night.�
Scout looked at her.
�When she was�I was thinking about it. It made me think how she�s changed.�
�She hasn�t really changed, Bella. She�s the same Jake we know.�
�I used to think that. Then I saw her today�and realized she came back to us.�
Scout took a moment to look at the sleeping girl. �What brought her back?�
�Us.� Bella answered after a few moments. Scout didn�t say anything else.
~*~
Will put away the oars and sighed. He walked down to the docks and sat on the edge. He looked out into the clear water and sat there thinking. He felt footsteps behind him and turned to see Bella.
�Hey.�
�Hey. What are you doing here? Is everything okay?�
�Yeah. Just wanted to see if you wanted to come see a movie at the drive in. We�re all going.�
�What�s playing?�
�That�s the thing�we don�t know.�
Will laughed. �And who else knows about this.�
Bella tried not to smile but her blush conquered it. �Only you so far.�
Will shook his head. �If you can convince the other five.�
Bella nodded. �Are you all right?�
�Hmm? Oh yeah, I was just thinking about Sarita.�
�Is everything okay with you two?� Bella sat down next to him.
�Yeah, everything�s fine. Just thinking about her and the baby.�
�She�s not going to keep it, Will.�
�No, I know. I was just thinking about them.�
Bella patted his back and sat with him for a few more minutes.