My tests in Burien went fine and my sergeant praised me for making up the work I missed when I was in the hospital so quickly. He asked what my doctors had said and I told him everything and that I was told to push it off until at least November. He told me to just give him a call when the docs cleared me and he would get everything set up from the there. He told me I was one of his best trainees and he would have to have me visit the academy to give the new trainees someone to look up to for having determination to get on the job and get the work done. I told him that as long as it wasn't for another eight months that I would be more than willing to do it.
Leah gave me a call as promised on the second day of my trip. She said she had gone to the house and found nobody home. She said she found a note on the fridge from Isabella to Charlie that she was heading down to La Push. That had been a shock because Isabella hadn't much time in La Push since her arrival here and inquired about it when I got back. She said she had wanted some fresh air and went to the beach. She said she had run into Jacob and they had begun to hang out. This gave me some concern seeing as Jacob was destined to phase.
It wasn't long after Isabella began hanging out with Jacob that Embry Call phased for the first time. I had gotten the call from Sam and noticed how surprised he sounded about this addition to the pack. He said they had been chasing a leech lately and that he had a trigger the beginning of the phase. Now with Embry a member of the pack it led to questions about his paternity. They said with his mother being Makah that it narrowed down who his father would be because he had to have a strong tie to the last pack. The only people that could be his father would be only of Sue's brother's, Joshua Uley, Quil IV, Billy, and Harry. Everyone was hoping it was someone with the last name Uley.
I was at the house when Isabella came home pissed off about Embry. You could tell that she had been with Jake the way she was talking about Sam and the pack. Jake hated how no one would tell him why they were so important to the tribe and why the council thought so highly of Sam. She came through the door shooting off about a gang that was corrupting the youth on the res. The thought that Sam Uley was a gangster was hilarious and she glared at me as I started laughing on the couch.
"What is so funny about a gang in La Push?" Isabella asked as she tried to shoot lasers from her eyes.
"The fact that you think Sam is a gangster is funny. He might be an asshole but he is no gangster. He runs a security and construction team in La Push. Maybe he just hired Embry for work." I said and turned my attention back to the TV.
"Then how come all the people that join his crew get sick with a fever, have a spike in temper, and shoot up with muscles?" Isabella asked and put her hands on her hips as she raised an eyebrow.
"How you noticed the age of the people that join the crew? They all hit a growth spurt, must teenage boys do around that age. I shot up from five foot eight to six foot two when I was sixteen. I don't over think it. Jake's been shooting up too, it's completely normal." I said with a shrug.
"Then why have Sam and his crew been watching Jacob?" Isabella asked.
"How the hell am I supposed to know? Maybe Billy asked them to keep an eye on him." I said. Isabella huffed and went upstairs.
"Is there something really going on in La Push, Eli?" Dad asked as he turned to look at me.
"There isn't a gang in La Push. If there was they authorities and the council would have taken care of it. Other than what he did to Leah, Sam is an okay guy." I said and we dropped the subject.
Today I was back at the house to take Isabella to another doctor's appointment. As usual the ride was quiet to the hospital. Today was a regular checkup and it should only take fifteen minutes, tops. Isabella has made a habit of dragging me to her doctor appointments. I didn't complain because it was cool getting to see the development for the little person that would be my nephew and to know that I have been here since the beginning. The longer part of doctor's appointments is sitting in the waiting room but before long we were back out and pulling out of the parking lot.
"Can you stop at the store?" Isabella asked and I nodded as I made a turn and pulled into the store parking lot.
"I'll only be a minute." Isabella said and slid out of the truck and walked into the store. I leaned back into my seat and picked up the paper. A tap on my window startled me as I read. I looked out the window to see Paul; he was looking around the parking lot and into the trees. Something had him spook. I rolled down the window to see what he wanted.
"You need to get to La Push. We just chased a leech through here. Get your sister and yourself back on the res!" Paul said before running back into the trees. I rolled the window back up and heard the door open to the passenger's side. I jumped and turned to see Isabella getting into the truck with a small bag.
"You alright" She asked as she closed the door and put on her seatbelt. I nodded and put the truck in gear and headed back to my house.
"Where are we going?" She asked as we passed the turn off to the house.
"We're going to go back to my house. You can pick out which room you want for when dad goes to that chief's conference in Seattle." I said and she seemed to go along with it. I tried not to speed on the way to the house. When we got there I hurried us inside and locked the doors. I know that locking the doors wouldn't stop a vampire but it would at least slow them down a hair and give me notice.
"There are two bedrooms on each floor. My rooms on the second floor at the end of the hall." I said and headed into the kitchen to get a sandwich and a drink. I made two sandwiches and grabbed Isabella and I each a drink. I heard her walk back down the hall way and come into the dining room. I pushed a sandwich and the bottle of water toward her while I cracked open a can of coca cola.
"I've never been stable on my foot that makes stairs dangerous. I think I'll stay down here in the first bedroom, if that's okay?" She asked and I nodded.
"That's fine by me. I don't want you to get hurt on my watch, anyway." I said and she chuckled and pulled out the bag she had gotten at the store. She pulled out a book and opened it up flipping through the pages; she seemed to skip a whole chapter!
"You just skipped a whole chapter Isabella." I said and took another bite out of my sandwich.
"It's not a regular book, Eli." She said and flashed that cover at me. It was a baby name book.
"Isn't it a little early for that? You have another four months to prepare for his arrival." I said as I looked at her curiously.
"I'm tired of him being called just that 'him'. He needs a name and now is as good a time as any to give him a name." Isabella said and cracked open her bottle of water. I shrugged and went back to my sandwich.
"How do you plan to name him?" I asked and Isabella looked at me confused.
"What do you mean how do I plan to name him? How does anyone name their child?" Isabella asked confused.
"How do you plan to pick a name? Just look at names on a page and pick two you like?" I asked and she nodded.
"How are you going to know that the name is right and that you love it if it's only on paper?" I asked. Isabella looked curious.
"If you are going to find him that right name for him it has to have meaning." I said and walked into the living room and came back with my computer. I open up a browser and pulled up google.
"What are some names that mean something to you?" I asked and she seemed to think about it.
"Dad's name." Isabella said and I typed them in.
"Charles is free man, strong. Alexander is defender of man, warrior. But do you really want to name him after dad? That's some pretty big shoes for him to have to grow into." I said and she took another bite of her sandwich. She seemed to think about it before shaking her head.
"That is a big pair of shoes. What about Caleb?" She asked and I picked my head up at look at her.
"That's my middle name." I said and she nodded her head with a small smile. I smirked and typed it in.
"If I'm using dad's middle name than it only makes sense to use yours too. I mean mom's pretty much disowned me, so I'm not going to name him after someone on her side of the family and you two are the only ones left and you mean the most." She said and I looked back down at the computer.
"Caleb means dog." I said a little disappointed in the meaning of my name.
"Alexander Caleb, warrior dog." Isabella giggled and set her hand on the small bump that was growing on her abdomen. I couldn't help but think of the pack with the meaning behind the name.
"It's definitely something different." I said with a chuckle.
"It's perfect. I love it." Isabella said with a bright smile.
"So Alex or Xander?" I asked and she looked a little confused at my question.
"Full names are something that parents use when you're in trouble and nicknames make your name shorter and not so much of a mouth full." I said and she thought about it.
"I think Alex is nicer and Xander doesn't shorter Alexander by much." She said and I nodded. I started thinking about what I could make for the little guy. I can't do the blankets and pillows like women do, but I can make him something. I closed up the computer and put it away.
Since forcing Isabella out of her cationic state we have had a better relationship. We didn't avoid each other and I helped with the doctor appointments and getting the groceries so she didn't have to. I knew when she could no longer drive would be driving her everywhere because I don't work as long of hours as dad. Who knew a baby could bring a brother and sister as distant as us together?