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What?

BPV

"What?" I asked with mild interest. I thought I'd just heard something utterly ridiculous.

"You're pregnant." Dr Gerandy said again.

"That's not possible," I stood up.

"I tested you twice. It's positive." He said grimly. "Would you like me to tell your father?" he looked like he was trying to help. I was awake for the first time in weeks. Boy, was it a rude awakening! How on Earth was it possible that I was pregnant? Vampires can't have children, right? Humans don't usually have sex with them either. Stupid of us never to have considered that.

"Bella?" the doctor shook me slightly.

"No, don't tell him," I started for the door.

"Are you keeping it?" he asked. I hadn't gotten that far in my thinking. Could you even abort a vampire baby? Do I want to do that, even if I can? It's a piece of Edward that I can keep forever. Forever. Will the baby live forever? A piece of Edward could torture me for the rest of my days. What do I say to Charlie? I'm in more trouble than I can deal with right now.

"I need a minute," I walked out of the door. I walked passed Charlie without a word. I hadn't spoken to him in so long he didn't even ask. I went straight to my room when I got home. I tried to think of a solution but couldn't come up with one. Charlie noticed at dinner but didn't say anything. Anxious beats dead any day.

I continued going to school. I got even more distant with everyone. I avoided the cafeteria. The less people saw of me, the better. I packed lunch and ate in my car. A few people, for example Angela, persisted. I turned my music up and blatantly ignored them. After a week I was starting to show. This pregnancy was progressing much faster than it should and explaining that to anyone would mean their death. I couldn't hide it forever though and Charlie would be the first to notice.

I was looking for answers and had nowhere to find them. I went to the meadow. It probably wouldn't help but I was out of options. I couldn't exactly ask my mom. I got lost a few times but after two days I found it. The flowers were gone. Even with the tall grass the meadow looked bare. This place didn't know Edward. And Edward didn't know me. I almost fell to my knees but something caught my eye. Something too still and white to be part of swaying, green wilderness.

I hated my heart for hoping when I saw that it was Laurent. Who stalked towards me like a prowling cat. Did he just say Victoria was hunting me? My life just got so much better. Is there anymore luck coming my way? "She thinks it's only fair to kill you, since Edward killed James," he explained to my dumb expression, "An eye for and eye."

"He doesn't love me," ouch that hurt to say out loud, "It won't be an eye for an eye." I needed him to understand the most painful part of my life in order to keep my life.

"Well then maybe she won't be as angry if I kill you." He took a step closer to me. There was no way I could outrun him but I took an involuntary step back. He was right in front of me, promising me a pain free death before I could even blink. I closed my eyes, preparing myself for death. I apologised to my child for not protecting him as well as I should have. When I didn't feel dead in a few seconds I tentatively opened my eyes. I did it just fast enough to see Laurent disappear and a massive shadow go with him. I wasn't about to ask. I was covered in mud when I got home. Luckily for me Charlie wasn't there.

I had to leave. Victoria was after me and I was pregnant with a half vampire baby. There was no way anyone would be safe if I stayed in this town. My father less so if I stayed in his house. I took all the cash I had, my chequebook, whatever clothes I could grab in my panic not to get caught and got into my truck. I filled the tank and drove without even the foggiest idea of where I was headed. I didn't even know what I would do. There wasn't much I could do about an angry vampire besides run as far as possible as fast as possible. I had no idea how I would handle a baby vampire and I had no idea how to handle my dad. He'd send out a search party for me. I hope that will not extend out of Washington. He's gonna worry himself sick. I felt guilty but what else could I do?

The first time I really took in my surroundings I was in New York. I had to find a job or I would be out of money. I had to find a place to stay that had as few people as possible. I didn't even have a high school diploma. It felt like I would suffocate. I went into the tallest building I could find and too the lift all the way to the top floor. The door to the roof was unlocked. I stepped out onto the ledge and just breathed. With my balance and a baby that kicked hard enough to bruise, this was not a good idea but I felt like I was drowning.

I closed my eyes and let my arms fall limp at my sides. For one moment of weakness I imagined the freedom death could give me if I leaned forward and let myself fall. "It won't solve anything," a voice said behind me. One mind reader is my limit and even that one could not read my mind.

"Can't I enjoy the idea for a minute?" I didn't dare turn for fear I would lose my balance.

"Maybe it'll help to talk about it," he sounded like he was reading this from a script.

"The only man I've ever loved threw me out like last weeks trash two days after I surrendered my virtue to him and left me with problems enough that I don't think I'll be alive in a month. How can saying this out loud possibly help?" I stepped back onto the roof and then turned around. I shouldn't have said all that.

"I'm a doctor," he offered when he saw that I was pregnant. If he only knew. "I get you treatment for whatever's wrong." He looked hopeful now that I was off the ledge. "Or protection, if that's what you need." He continued when he must have seen the sceptical look on my face. "Just let me help you," he continued when I crossed my arms and looked away. Victoria was not someone he could protect me from but I could do with some medical advice. The baby was half human after all, right?

"What's the craziest thing anyone ever expected you to believe?" I sat down as I asked him. He became a little uneasy but I think that had more to do with the apparently suicidal person sitting on the ledge than anything else. "The absolute craziest thing someone genuinely wanted you to believe, and believed themselves. This was a doctor. He'd probably heard things just as crazy as I was about to sound. He'd probably had all those people committed too.

"My dad once told me that I was a descended of wolves," he looked at me to see if he should continue, "And that vampires were my natural enemy. He called them the cold ones." He shook his head in disbelief and laughed a little. Well what do you know? I started laughing. I just didn't have it in me to do anything else. He laughed because he thought I was amused. In truth I was shocked. I had not believed that anything could shock me at this point but I was shocked. I stopped laughing abruptly. He must think I'm crazy already, "What if I told you that I know one part of that to be true?" he stopped laughing as soon as he saw that I was serious.

"Which part?" he smiled. I could tell he was just humouring me.

"Vampires, they exist. They aren't like people think they are but they exist," I looked him in the eyes as I said this.

"Okay," he said cautiously.

"Don't pretend to believe me. It's insulting," I told him before he continued. "My baby's father is a vampire." He almost laughed when I said this. He closed his eyes and managed to hold it in. "Look," I pulled my shirt up while he had his eyes closed. They bugged out as soon as he saw what I was showing him.

"What did you do to yourself?" he had a momentary lapse in control.

"This happens when the baby kicks. He's half vampire so he's really strong," I poked my stomach and earned myself a new bruise to show him.

"Oh my God." He couldn't tear his eyes away from my stomach. I pulled my shirt down, "Sorry." He looked away. He shook his head again.

"Still think you can help me?" I slouched because I was tired. He put his arms around my back, still afraid I would slip. Falling off this building was the least of my worries. He got up and pulled me to my feet.

"Better than anyone else can," he said with his hands on each of my shoulders. He was really tall.

"I'm Bella. Bella Swan," I told him. He had a reasonable knowledge of vampires and still wanted to help me, a perfect stranger. I didn't even know his name.

"Charles." He walked to the door backwards looking at me, "Charles Bass."

I followed him all the way home. In my current situation, this didn't even make it to risk status.

AN: This story is part of a series. The first story is Izzy. It can be read independently. This is not a crossover so if you recognise a name please know it ends there. Please leave me e review.