Rosalie – Pregnant –

"Rosalie? It's Bella. Please. You have to help me."

Bella had never asked me for help, so I was taken by surprise.

"What's the matter, Bella? Aren't you and Edward on Isle Esme?"

"Yes, we are." she whispered back, her throat seemed to be very dry. She paused and cleared her throat silently. "I wanted to talk to you about something."

"What's wrong, Bella?" I asked again. "Is Edward all right?"

"Yeah, he is." she answered, but still not louder than a whisper. "Well, at least physically he is, I suppose."

I raised one eyebrow. What exactly was going on over there at Esme's Island? What had happened that made Bella to whisper into the phone to me? It was obvious that she was trying to not let Edward heard our conversation. But why? I've never understood that little human girl and at that moment she was talking in mysterious to me.

"What does that mean, Bella? What exactly happened?"

There was a quiet dull sound, like someone had covered the phone with a hand. I could almost see how her head was spinning around –carefully– looking for Edward whether he was busy enough to not recognize what she was doing.

Jeez! What was going on? Did she murdered someone and asking me now what she should do with the corpse?

"Didn't Carlisle tell you?" she asked quietly after returning back to the phone. I got the slight feeling that she was trying to avoid to tell me what she wanted. "Aren't you with them?"

"No. I was hunting and on the way home now." As proof I pushed down the gas pedal of my red M3.

I waited for her to continue but nothing but silence responded.

I was annoyed.

"C'mon, Bella. If you want to talk to me behind Edward's back, you should hurry. Tell me what's going on and what you want me to do for you." I said seriously. I heard her inhaling deeply.

"Now." I added in a little bit softer tone.

"Okay." she finally said. The word sounded like a sigh. "Rosalie. Please. Don't think I'm insane. Oh, well, maybe I am insane. But, please, please, listen to me and help me."

My golden eyes widened a bit. Bella was begging me for help? There really must have happened something.

"Okay, Belly. I'm listening."

She sighed in relief.

"Thanks. Rose." she said and then continued in an even quieter tone than before. "Well… it seems that… that I'm…"

Another pause.

Gosh! Was she planning to drive me crazy?

"Tell me, Bella." I tried to encourage her.

She took a deep breath and then just said one single word.

"Pregnant."

I almost dropped the phone.

"What? Pregnant? Are you kidding? That's not funny at all, Bella."

"I'm not kidding. It's true."

"Who's the father then?"

"Edward, of course." she sounded a little bit offended about my question that challenged her loyalty towards her just married husband. I couldn't blame her for that. I would have reacted just the same. Maybe even a bit stronger. But human hearts changed, I knew that much too well.

"How's that possible?" I demanded. "I mean… if it would be possible, then Emmett and I would have a kinder garden full with little blood drinking children."

"I know it's hard to believe, Rose. I couldn't at first either." she tried to explain. "But it seems that… a male vampire and a female human are able to…"

She didn't finish the sentence but I knew what she meant. And, at a certain way of watching her strange logic, it was logical! I hold my breath.

It was silent on the other end of the line and I recognized that she was expecting me to say something.

"So you're really…" I swallowed. "pregnant?"

"Yes." she whispered back. I could see how she blushed.

"And?" I asked.

"And what?" she asked back irritated.

"And what did Edward say?"

"He…" she started after checked whether he was listening. "He… isn't really happy. Actually, he seems to be frightened. He is very confused."

Confused? Edward? My brother Edward?

"Why?"

"He thinks, it… the baby… will hurt me?"

"Why should he?"

"Well, there was that Brazil woman –Kaure– she said something."

"What did she say?"

"I didn't understand a word. I don't speak any Portuguese at all. But it really upset Edward and… and then at the end… she said something about… death."

That explained his behaviour. The only thing that ever have made Edward being confused; that could make him to be not himself. – Bella's security.

"What does he plan to do now?" I asked although I thought I knew the answer already.

I heard Bella swallow and then she answered, her voice filled with tears.

"He said he will… get the thing out of me."

She sobbed quietly and waited for my reaction.

I couldn't respond. I was frozen.

"Rose. He wants to… kill it… kill our baby!" she added in an urgent tone as if I hadn't understood before.

However, the word 'kill' pulled me out of my shock.

"Calm down, Bella. You mustn't panic now! Did you hear me? Don't panic!"

She sobbed and I heard her hair rustle silently against the phone. Then she remembered that I couldn't see her nod. "Yes." she added, her voice was weak.

"Good." I sighed. "Did I got that correctly? You're pregnant. And Edward wants to kill… it" – I wasn't able to say 'kill the baby' – "to save you."

"Yes." Another sob.

"And you're frightened about that. Right?"

"Yes." she sighed in relief that I finally got the point.

I laughed. It sounded hysterical.

"Excuse me, Bella. But, which role do I play in this soap? It seems that the piece is full."

"Not completely. I need you Rose." she sounded a bit scared. Maybe because of my sudden laughter.

"For what? Should I get you some special painkillers to make it less painful for you?"

"No. The opposite." she sighed again. But it sounded despaired this time.

I blinked irritated.

"What do you mean?"

"Help me to save the child, Rosalie."

Okay. Now she was really getting insane.

"What? Save it?! Bella, we can't be even sure whether it's harmless or not. Whether it's human or vampire or… or be even a mixture – half-human and half-vampire! Bella, sorry but… I'm not sure if you can even call that creature a child."

"What else should it be?" she said calmly. "It's small, it's inside of me, it's absolutely helpless. And it's the result of Edward's and my love. What else could it be but a beautiful little baby?"

"But-"

"Please, Rose. Carlisle and Edward are going to hurt the baby. They'll knock me out if necessary to kill it. Please, Rose! I'm begging you! Please, help me to rescue my little baby! Please, help me save your little helpless nephew."

"Bella, I'm not sure whether-"

"Please, Rose! Think of little Henry. Do it for the baby."

Henry. I remembered him. The memories with his big innocent eyes and the water lily pink cheeks were suddenly so clear and lively. His cute bright voice and his lovely smile – sweeter than honey. Yeah. I wanted to held those little hands in mine again. I wanted to press that little body to my cold marble chest again. I wanted to feel the warmth of a child's smile, that could even melt a frozen heart like mine, again.

Yes. I wanted to have a child with me again.

I sighed.

"Fine, Bella. I'll help you. For the baby."

She sighed, too, in relief.

"Thank you, Rose. Thank you so much. I just can't say how…" her voice broke away.

"It's okay, Bella. Calm down, please. Edward mustn't know about this. Not before you're home at my side. Got it?"

"Of course." she agreed and I could see how she was drying her tears.

"Okay. See you then, Bella. Take care."

"Yes." she whispered, her voice shaking. "Thank you."

I pressed the end button and dropped the phone on the passenger seet.

I sighed again, but this time I could see a slight smile at the edges of my perfect full lips in the rear-view mirror.

'Pregnant' I thought and stomped on the gas pedal.