29/10/2007 17:55:00

Story Declaimer: I don't own any of the characters in this story, they are all owned by Stephenie Meyer.

During New Moon, Bella NEVERjumped form the cliff. Bella was also very much suicidal, she tried to kill herself many times, before the cliff; she wasn't really trying to hear Edwards voice but trying to kill herself. She knew there was a hurricane coming and she thought it was THE best way to kill herself. This is before she jumps, like right before.

(BELLA'S POV)

" Bella."

I smiled and exhaled.

Yes? I didn't answer out loud, for fear that the sound of my voice would shatter the beautiful illusion. He sounded so real, so close. It was only when he was disapproving like this that I could hear the true memory of his voice-the velvet texture and the musical intonation that made up the most perfect of all voices.

" Don't do this," he pleaded.

You wanted me to be human, I reminded him. Well, watch me.

" Please. For me."

But you won't stay with me any other way.

" Please." It was just a whisper in the blowing rain that tossed my hair and drenched my clothes-making me as wet as if this were my second jump of the day.

I rolled up onto the balls of my feet.

" No, Bella!" He was angry now, and the anger was so lovely. I was torn out of my illusion when I heard a different voice.

" Bella!" I turned slowly. Jacob was sprinting toward me.

" What do you think your doing? Get away from there!" I shook my head I needed this. I needed to hear his voice again. I turned to the ocean again. I felt warm hands grasp me from the edge.

" Bella doesn't Charlie need you." That snapped me out of my daze.

" What's wrong with Charlie." I started toward the path to my truck.

" It's Harry Clearwater. He had a heart attack. Charlie and my dad are there with Sue and her kids." I gasp in horror Charlie is Harry's friend they always went fishing together.

" We should go to the hospital." I started to walk to my truck. The illusion was perfect; nothing would have stopped me from jumping over that cliff. I took a look at the water and it was choppy. I wouldn't have survived the swim to shore. I shuddered at the thought. I wouldn't, I couldn't, do that to Charlie or Jacob.

Jacob.

He really does love me. I frowned. How could he love me, I was broken and useless.

"Jacob?"

" Bella, what is it? You look troubled." He took my hand in his, like he use to before his change.

" I think I'm ready." I looked at his face. I t was confused for a minute, till the words gathered their meaning. He smiled down at me. His almost black eyes were warm with love and compassion.

" Yeah?" I nodded. He leaned his head down to mine. He hesitated an inch from my lips. I took a deep breath in and ever so lightly touched my lips to his. They were warm, nothing like his, they were soft. I moaned, as he became more daring, letting his tongue touch my bottom lip. I eased my mouth open slowly. Someone cleared his or her throat. I jerked away from Jacob's lips and swallowed hard. I looked at the person to see Jared with a large smile plastered on his face.

" Jared, what is it now? Can't you see we're busy?" Jacob was fuming, but not shaking. I playfully smacked Jared's arm.

" Jake maybe you should get Bella home. Charlie is still at the hospital but the doctors don't think Harry will live through the night." The smiles were slowly slipping off our faces. Jacob nodded starting my truck. Jared ran into the woods.

" So… that kiss… was…" Jacob was sweating. He looked nervous.

" Yeah, it was something." I grabbed his hand that was resting on the seat. " It was the most perfect kiss I ever had." I knew it was true when I said it. None of the kisses that he gave me were ever as fulfilling as that one was.

CHAPTER TWO (2)

I had Jacob now, and I don't need him, Edward. I thought his name, and it didn't hurt. The wound in my chest wasn't throbbing. Jacob Black healed my wounds. Maybe not all of them but the giant hole that use to make me loose my breath was gone. Gone hopefully forever.

Life was good again. I had a new love of my life, and I knew it would last forever. I knew I still loved Edward, I could say his name without the torturous pain, I would always love him but it was unrequited. It has been ten years since Harry Clearwater died. The pack has killed Victoria, and even a few new additions have happened in the pack.

The Clearwater children, Leah and Seth have joined the pack, and so has Quil. Emily and Sam are married and have a beautiful baby boy, who is now seven. They named him James Taylor Uley or JT for short. I was currently in the bathroom of our little house in La Push.

I looked at the timer. Thirty seconds. I looked away from the timer, hoping that time would hurry up. I glanced at it again. Fifteen seconds. I paced the little floor avoiding the little test on the sink. The timer went off, scaring me to the point where I yelped. I heard Jacob bounding down the stairs toward the bathroom. He slammed the door open, looking for the thing that scared me. He looked at me with confusion when he saw nobody there. I pointed toward the timer above the toilet, on a shelf where we stored towels, with a shaking finger. I gulped when we both took a step closer to sink.

" Jake, you look at it fist then tell me what it says." I whispered. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. This was the moment of truth. Was I pregnant? I sure hoped so. I want nothing more from life than to carry the baby of the man I love. I smiled. I might have a baby growing inside of me. I wound my arms around my stomach.

" Bella open you eyes." I felt his warm hand on my shoulder. I opened on eye slowly. Jacob was in front of me, and he was smiling like a fool who won the lottery.

" Well?" I whispered I already knew the answer. It was written all over his face.

" It's blue. Bella baby, we're going to have a baby!" My other eye shot open and I lunged myself at Jacob. I felt my warm tears escape my eyes. I looked into Jacobs face. He was crying too.

" I love you Jacob. Just think we are going to have a baby. I wonder what he will look like."

" What makes you so sure it will be a boy?" Jacob asked in a seductive voice. I smiled.

" Sometimes I know these things." I kissed him gently, before I ran from the bathroom to call Charlie.

I dialed the number to Charlie's house. It ringed five times.

" Hello?" It was Charlie's new wife, Carole.

" Hey Carole! Is my father there? It's very important that I talk to him soon." I really didn't like Carole, but if my father liked her I at least acted like I did. She has tried to be my mother ever since my real mother died. She helped Charlie get over her death, but she never really comforted me. For one thing she doesn't like Jacob, and another thing was that she is like the mean old stepmother.

" Oh, Bella. Darling your father is eating his lunch, are you sure this can't wait?" I sighed, trying to show her how impatient I was with her. She got the idea.

" Charlie, honey your daughter is on the phone." I heard Charlie heave himself from a sitting position.

" Bella? What's wrong?" His voice was rough and eager.

" Nothing dad, but I do have some good news. Well Jacob and I both do. Can we have dinner tonight together?" Charlie was flipping through a calendar.

" Sure Bells. Tonight is perfect. Where should we go?"

" I was thinking maybe you could come over here, and I could make dinner. It's been a while since you've eaten my food." I could almost hear his smile. We said our good byes and I hung up.

Jacob was walking toward me with a wicked grin on his face.

" My father and Carole are coming over tonight at eight for dinner."

" We do have six hours before we should start cooking, what in the world should we do till then?" I giggled. Jacob grabbed me into his large arms and carried me to our room.

It was seven thirty, and everything was done.

" They're here Bella!" I heard the front door open. I heard laughs and greetings, and finally the door closed. I heard footsteps coming closer and closer to the dinning room.

" Bells! It is so good to see you." Charlie walked in first, with Carole behind him and finally Jacob came in last.

" Dad, it's only been a week." I hugged him. Carole shook my hand, with a wicked look on her face.

" Lets sit down at the table and eat. I made some of your favorite foods dad." We all sat down and I served the food. Twenty minutes in the meal, Carole hasn't stopped talking for more than one minute, so we haven't even approached the subject.

" I was at the grocery store yesterday and I saw one of my mothers old friends, I was so glad to see her. But she had her grandchildren with her and they were horrible. Yelling and screaming for candy." Carole waved her hands in the air. " She asked me if I had children. Of course Bella isn't my real daughter but I told her about you, Bella. She seemed surprised I didn't have any children, but to say the least I am glad I never had any, they seem like such a hand full." She stopped to take a deep breath. Before she could start talking again Jacob intervened.

" Charlie, we have some really exciting news." He looked at me with a magical glint in his eyes.

"Well go on son, tell me!" Charlie almost yelled. I smiled.

" Dad, this morning we found out, that I'm expecting!" Jacob grabbed my hand. We looked at Charlie with anticipation. But instead of Charlie talking, Carole spoke.

" Ugh, are you sure?" Charlie looked at her alarmed, like she was crazy.

" Positive. Dad, are you okay?" Charlie was smiling. I couldn't tell what he was thinking.

" I am… I am perfect. I'm going to be a grandfather?" Jacob laughed freely, so freely in fact that I had to join in with him. It was pure bliss. I was going to be a mother. We were finally going to have a family.

Seven months later, I was really showing. I loved it. I loved my rapture. I thought nothing could ruin my perfect life, but it was going to be short lived, I could tell. It was just like with Edward. I thought everything was perfect… No! I had to stop thinking like that Jacob was nothing like Edward. They were mortal enemies, and Jacob would never leave me like Edward did. Never. Jacob has been working longer hours at the garage, and I rarely got to see him.

Today I was spending time with Angela. She and Ben are also married, I knew they would get married, and she has twins.

" Bella, you're my best friend, and don't you think you should tell your best friend something important, even if it is going to hurt them?" We were in a little café in Seattle. We came here after I had my ultrasound, I found out the sex of my baby. I was right, it's a boy. She left the twins at her house with Ben, so we had the whole day together, a very rare occasion. Angela was starting to scare me.

" Angela what the hell are you talking about?" Worry coated every word that left my mouth.

" Bella, I saw Jacob and this woman kissing each other." I closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. This couldn't happen, it just couldn't! Jacob loves me. He would never, ever hurt me. Unless he imprinted on that woman, then I would end up being like Leah Clearwater. Leah and Sam were high school sweethearts, until Sam imprinted on Emily. I opened my eyes, and tears spilled over.

" Are you sure it was Jacob?" I whispered. She only nodded. I could see how this was hurting her she had tears in her eyes also.

" Angela, what am I going to do? I'm pregnant, and my baby needs a father."

" You can't keep him after he has cheated on you, maybe you should ask him about it. Do what you think is right, what's in your heart."

After we left Seattle, we were driving back to Forks, each in our own cars. I almost couldn't drive I was close to hysterics. Angela followed me home. Once she left I waited for Jacob to get home from work. He did come home around nine thirty.

Jacob entered the house and once he saw me, sitting in the living room, he paused.

"Bella, what are you doing up, you're usually asleep. What's a matter?" I laughed once out of anger.

" Like you don't know Jacob Black!" I stood up, and walked over to where Jacob was. " What are you thinking about? Why ruin our perfect family. Jacob, I am seven months pregnant, and you're out kissing women when I am home being very emotional and waiting for you to get home!" I was screaming at him. He looked at me with his mouth hanging open.

" Bella, how did you find out?" He choked out. I felt hot tears rolling down my cheeks.

" Angela saw you together, kissing her. How long?"

" About six months. Bella, I still love you, but I imprinted on her. I can't help it. She is my world, now."

" Jacob, what about our son?"

" Son? You're going to give birth to a baby boy? My baby boy, my son." I slapped Jacob.

" No, this child stopped being your child the moment you imprinted on that woman! I can't stay here Jake. I can't handle this. It's too much stress and hardship for my son. Either I will be leaving in one week or you will be leaving in one week. It's the only solution I can think of."

" I'm not leaving, Hannah lives here, and I can't leave when she lives here in Forks." Hannah, her name was Hannah, The home wreaker. Then I had the urge to confront Hannah.

" Hannah who?" I asked still angry.

" Hannah Marshall. She just moved here from California." I nodded my head.

" Is she better looking than me?" I needed to know, I needed to know why Jacob imprinted on her, and not me his wife.

" I don't want to talk about this with you Bella. I don't think it's right." I sighed.

" Alright, I will leave tonight, stay at Angela's house or something." I went to the bedroom and packed a bag with enough clothes for a week. I called Angela once in my car. She said I could stay for as long as I needed to. But before I went to Angela's I called 411 and got Hannah Marshall's address and number. She lived alone in a large old Victorian house, the old Cullen estate. She must have some money in order to buy it from them. It just proved to me that they were real.

When I got to Angela's I told her the whole story, leaving out the part about knowing where Hannah lived. That night I cried myself to sleep, thinking about Jacob and that woman who was living in my old family's house. No, they were never my family. I just thought of them that way, but obviously it was unrequited. The next day I was going to go to Hannah's house and meet with her. I don't care how much pain it may cause I need to meet her.

I woke up at seven thirty. I made breakfast and I left to go down the familiar road to the house that holds so many lovely and painful memories. I made it to the old white Victorian house around eight fifteen. There was a car in the driveway, and a woman sitting in a chair on the porch. As I stepped out of the car the woman, who I guessed to be Hannah, stood up from the chair.

" May I help you, miss?" She was beautiful. She has blonde hair, and hazel eyes. She was about the same height as me.

" Are you Hannah Marshall?" I asked politely

" Yes I am. Who are you?"

" My name is Isabella Black." I said in a hostile tone. She was slightly taken aback from my reply, but comprehension showed on her face after she recognized my last name.

" Oh, do you know Jacob Black?" She asked pleasantly. Jacob must not have talked about me.

" I do know him." She smiled.

" Would you like to come in and talk?" I thought about it for a minute. I haven't been in this house for eleven years. I nodded, and she helped me up the stairs, which I must say were harder to get up them before. She opened the front door and guided me inside the old house. It was still the same; every thing was in the same places. The back wall was still glass, the piano still on the lowered platform, and the walls still the same color white. I felt tears spring to my eyes as I gazed at the piano. That lovely piano Edward left it behind, in his haste to get away from me.

I walked slowly toward the piano. My legs were shaking. This was worse than I thought it would be. The memories of my eighteenth birthday flooded back in my head again as I saw the blood stain, that Esme couldn't get out.

" Are you okay? Why are you crying? Do you not like the sight of blood? When I bought this place it was already there."

" I'm sorry. I used to know the people who lived here before. I am so sorry for the bloodstain; It's mine from at least eleven years ago. It happened on my eighteenth birthday party. It was so pretty here. Alice went all out for me. Even though I didn't want a party. There were crystal bowls with pink roses all over the place. On the piano, and after…" Why was I telling my tragic story to the woman who stole my husband? I knew the answer even as I asked the question. I needed someone to tell it to. I never talked about it, even to Jacob. " Sorry, I'm sure you don't want to hear about my past. It isn't that interesting really." I apologized again.

" It's alright. But you still haven't told me why you're here." I wiped my tears from my face and I cleared my throat.

" I wanted to meet you before I left town. You see you're having an affair with my husband and I just found out about it yesterday."

" What? Who do you think you are? I am not having an affair with your husband, I have a boyfriend and I would never, ever cheat on him!" I sat down on the piano bench.

" Who is your boyfriend? If you don't mind me asking."

" I don't mind his name is Jacob." My heart wrenched, and my baby kicked me. New tears sprung to my eyes.

" That's my husband." I showed her my wedding rings.

" No, I don't believe you. He never said anything about a wife, nonetheless a pregnant wife. How many months are you along?" Hannah was now crying.

" I am seven and a half months." I sighed.

" How long have you been married?"

" We just had our nine year anniversary. But we were together since he was sixteen, and I eighteen. He helped me through the toughest time in my life. I told you I knew the people who lived here before you, but I didn't say how. Would you like to hear?" Hannah couldn't even talk, so she just nodded.

" It all started when my mother got remarried when I was a junior in high school. I moved from Phoenix to Forks, so I wouldn't have to deal with my father in-law. My father, Charlie, is the Police Chief of Forks. The first day of school I met Edward Cullen, well not really met but more of him glaring at me." I laughed remembering his beautiful face twisted in rage, as he smelled me. My blood sang to him and he hated me for it. " After the first day I didn't see Edward for a couple of weeks, but finally he returned to school, and he talked to me for the first. I still remember the words he said just like they were said yesterday. ' Hello, my name is Edward Cullen, I didn't have a chance to introduce myself last week. You must be Bella Swan.' He was always a gentleman, even though he did have a temper. He called me Bella even though everyone else was calling me Isabella. It was like we had an instant connection. His voice was so loving, so concerned. He would talk to me little at a time, but he stopped one day after he saved my life. You see I almost got run over by a van.

" But Edward saved me just in time. After a while though he decided to talk to me again and we became friends fast, even though he warned me not to be his friend. Edward said he wasn't good for me. But he and his family always went out for hikes when the weather was nice, so when I got invited down to First beach, for a party one weekend he was gone.

" That's where I first met Jacob. I talked to him, and he told me some stories about his tribe. I loved those stories. Later that week Edward was still with his family hun… I mean hiking when I went shopping with some of my friends in Port Angeles. I went looking for a bookstore, when my friends went on the boardwalk. I got lost. There were these four guys that were following me, and they would have raped me if Edward didn't save me yet again." I looked at Hannah. Her eyes were wide like plates and her mouth hung open slightly. I smiled.

" It was later that night that I found out exactly how much I really loved Edward Cullen. To this day I still love him, probably even more than I love Jacob. But I started to think about how my mother put roots down in this little town, and I didn't want that. So I broke up with Edward and left to live with my mother in Phoenix. Edward asked me to take him back, and so I went to a hotel where he and his sister, Alice, and their father, Carlisle, were. But I fell down some stairs and through a window." Hannah gasped. I laughed. " I guess I should have told you before, that I am a danger magnet and a klutz. Those were some of my happiest days. Being with Edward was like finally living."

Is it alright if I go to the kitchen and get some water?" I asked.

" Yeah, the door to the kitchen," I stopped her.

" I know where it is, I probably know this house better than you do." I said with a sullen voice. I walked to the kitchen and everything was the same here, also. I got a glass of water and returned to the living room. Hannah was on the couch that I once saw Emmett and Jasper on.

" Hannah, I was just wondering if I could go look up stairs." Her head snapped up.

" S-sure. I'll follow you." I nodded and made my way up the stairs to the second story floor. I looked in Carlisle's office to see if the paintings of the Volturi were there, but they were gone, just like the large cross his father made. I slowly started up the next flight of stairs to the room I so dearly held in my heart, as one of the best places in the world.

Edwards room was the exactly same. The black leather couch was still located in the same position and the stereo, plus CD's were still there. He must have left so fast, he didn't get time to pack some of his most precious objects. I smiled and walked to the CD's, looking through them like the first day I came here.

" What is this room?" I almost forgot about Hannah, so when she talked I jumped a little.

"This was Edwards room. These are his CD's, I would come over and we would just stay up here for hours at a time, just listening to…" I stopped talking abruptly when I saw a copy of the CD Edward made me for my birthday. I grabbed it and put it in the stereo. I pressed play and the familiar sound of Esme's favorite came on. But that's not the one I wanted to hear. I hit the next button and my lullaby started to play.

" Aw, Edward. Why did you take my CD away? Goddamn you!" I screeched. It was so nerve wreaking, thinking and hearing the song he composed for me. I was his inspiration.

" Who is this playing?" Again I forgot she was here. I was screaming about a CD missing and she must think I'm crazy.

" This is my song Edward wrote. He used to hum it to me. It would relax me, and make me feel happy to be living and spending my days with the man I loved, even if he was a vam…" I stopped short. I almost said something dumb! I could spoil their whole lives, everything they did to stay under cover. I almost ruined it!

" I already know that they were vampires, Bella. If that's what you were going to say." I spun around to stare at her.

" So Jacob told you?" Hannah nodded. " I had to guess on both accounts. I guess I should tell you the real story behind the lies I've made up to cover the real accidents."

" You were lying?" Hannah asked.

" Yeah, I didn't really fall out a window, I was tracked by a vampire. Edward saved me. I thought the vampire had my mother, you see he was a very good tracker, it was like a game for him." I shivered at the thought of James. Then Jacob and his pack saved me from another vampire, who was out for revenge. I have had a hard life. I just want to live like a normal person, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen."

" Why not?"

" Yesterday I found out I am going to have a baby boy. The chances of my baby being a werewolf are so high, that I'm scared to even give birth in a hospital. I know they don't change till there is a vampire threat but I can't shake the feeling that it's going t be to much for me to handle." Hannah looked at me with grief.

" I'm really sorry about Jacob and you. It's just like we were made for each other."

" That's because you are made for each other. I knew this would happen one day, but I still wished he would imprint on me. But my love wasn't enough for him just like with Edward." I don't think she understood what the last part was because I let out a loud sob. I felt a small hand on my shoulder and a soothing 'shh' sound.

" Bella maybe you should go home, this stress might be bad for your baby."

I left after I took Edward's copy of the CD. I went back to Angela's house and told her about my day. She was proud of me for going to the house but very disappointed that I confronted Hannah. I told her when I would be leaving, which would be two days. Ben offered to help me move and I really needed it.

The day of my move Ben and I took a large U-Haul truck to La Push, down the little street and to the little brown house on the right side of the street. Jacob was they're helping me out of the truck as soon as Ben stopped it.

" Bella, Hannah called me yesterday, and told me you talked to her. That you went to her house. She said you told her part of your story. What story?" Jacob was trying to stall me from moving out. I knew him well enough to know what his actions really mean.

" Jacob I talked to her about the Cullen's and I talked to her about you and our history together. I told her about my fears that our child will turn out like you. I don't want that for my son, my baby. What will I do once we're divorced? Live as a single mother?" I walked briskly down the faded path to the house, Ben at my heels and Jacob jogging ahead of me, back to the house.

" Divorce!" Jacob stopped short of the house. I walked past him, taking two steps at a time up the stairs into the house.

" Yes, Jacob. Divorce. If you're going to be spending the rest of your life with a different woman than the mother of your child then I am going to divorce you, and try to gain full custody of our son." I looked around. My stuff was already in boxes and waiting near the door. " Ben can you help me with some of these boxes?"

" Sure Bella." Ben picked up a heavy box of my belongings and started moving it into the truck. I grabbed a small bag of clothes and baby things and did the same.

" Full custody, Bella no you can't. I deserve custody, he's my son to!" I laughed at him, as I put the stuff in the truck.

" Jacob, like I told you four days ago, you stopped being this baby's father the day you cheated on me. The day you saw Hannah, the day your love for a stranger became stronger than the love for you wife!" I jabbed my finger in his face. I grabbed the divorce papers that I already signed from the cab of the truck and handed them to Jacob.

" I signed them already, so just quickly read over it and sign the damned thing!" Ben was carrying the last box into the truck. Jacob didn't even read it. He just signed it and stuffed it in my waiting hands.

" Thank you Jacob, for not making this hard on me. I will have my lawyer call you when the court date is for custody. But it will be awhile, I have to give birth to him before I can do that." I laughed once. " Bye Jake." I waved once, and felt my baby kick me. He was smart, and he knew something was wrong wit his mother.

One month later, and I am in Portland, Maine. I'm in the hospital for bed rest, because baby Jack almost came early. I am to stay in the hospital until I give birth. I am also in a deep depression. It is hard being a single mother and also have two lost loves. I started to believe that I was not capable of being loved. I can't take anti-depression medicine till Jack is born, but I don't think I will need it once he is born, because I will have someone to love. As my nurse, Tracy, checks my vital signs and the baby's she talks to me about what's happening in the outside world.

Today was no different.

" So when I was at the grocery store, there was this extremely handsome man there, and he had this teenager following him around. I could have sworn she called him 'dad'. It is so hard to tell who is nice, and who isn't but I could tell he was good. I might ask him out next time I see him." Tracy has red hair and hazy gray eyes. She is married but her husband is in jail for robbing a bar.

" Tracy you're married, you should be fateful to your husband. I have gone through two men in the past thirteen years, one I was married to and one I was engaged to, in a way. The one that is the father to my baby, he left me for a different woman last month. The second one put me into such a depression that I tried to kill myself many times. You're lucky to have someone love you, so get the hell over it!" Let me just say this before you judge me. Tracy and I don't get along. She is a mean person, whose husband loved her so much that he robbed a bar for her. She repaid his love by cheating on him. I have asked for a different nurse but the head nurse wouldn't give me another, so I am stuck in this hospital with Cheating Tracy for another month, at least. I sighed heavily.

Tracy looked at me like I smacked her in the face. I wanted to laugh at her but I held it in for when it was later tonight, and it won't be laughter it will be tears. Tracy stormed out of my room in a huff. Maybe she would get so mad that she'd go to the head nurse and try and switch patients. She would be doing a big favor for me.

I silently cried myself to sleep. The next day, though, Tracy was still here. My doctor came in around twelve thirty to check up on me.

" Well Bella it seems that you've got no need to be in the hospital anymore. All you have to do to get out today is promise me you'll take it easy and eat the correct foods.

I don't want to see you in this hospital again, unless you are having your baby." Dr. Churney laughed a little at his joke. I did not.

" I promise to do everything right. So what do I have to sign to get out of here?" Dr. Churney sent Tracy to get the release forms at the nurse's station. When she came back she had a large grin plastered on her face. I signed the damned papers. I gathered my belongings from the room and I had to be escorted out of the hospital in a wheelchair. My car was in the parking garage for the hospital. Pulling out of the garage was a relief. I almost didn't fit in my car, but I did. I was starving for some real food so I went to a little restaurant. The sign said wait to be seated, so I did.

" How many?" A red headed woman asked me.

" Only me." The woman smiled when she saw that I was pregnant.