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Impossible Possibilities

Chapter Two

EPOV

"I think I'm pregnant Edward..."

I could only stare into those warm brown eyes frozen in shock as her hesitant words reached my anxious ears. She had to be joking. But surely Bella would never make a joke like that knowing how much I hated taking away that possibility in her future. Searching her eyes I saw no humour present. I only saw how worried she was by telling me this. It couldn't be true, could it?

These past three weeks had been beyond my wildest dreams. Once the Vicar said those magic words - I now pronounce you man and wife – my lips couldn't find Bella's fast enough. This glorious, beautiful, loving woman was mine. My wife! I wanted to scream to the world at how lucky I was. No man would ever marry a more amazing woman than I. The reception followed and we stuck to as many traditions as we possibly could. I dutifully ate my bite of cake and took my mind off the revolting taste by watching Bella's lips sinfully moving over her fork.

I also took a great amount of glee in sliding Bella's garter slowly down her smooth creamy legs with my teeth. I still remember the look on Charlie's face as he averted his eyes and blushed brighter than his embarrassed daughter. Also flinging the material into Newtons jealous face scored me a lot of man points with my brothers.

When we were called for our first dance as Mr and Mrs Edward Cullen, my heart seemed to swell to twice its size. Swaying gently on the dance floor holding my Bella close was by far the happiest moment in my life. Things just kept getting better. Our honeymoon was deliriously amazing after our initial problems. I hated having bruised Bella's delicate skin while making love for the first time and concluded that we were not to be intimate again until she was changed. I always thought my willpower was fairly strong, but seeing Bella day after day parading around in her bikini's and wearing such alluring nightwear to bed, my control started seriously weakening. I wanted her so badly! The night I saw her walk into our room so utterly defeated, my wavering control snapped almost instantly. She shouldn't have felt that way when her husband wanted her just as much, maybe even more than she did.

The resulting amount of broken furniture was well worth it in my opinion. Knowing that I could channel my excess strength elsewhere had me unable to keep my hands to myself. Bella didn't seem to mind, in fact she encouraged my wandering hands. We hardly left our suite. I was ecstatic.

I could feel movement in my left jacket pocket but couldn't find it in me to find out what was going on. I was frozen in shock trying to wrap my mind around what I'd just been told. I could hear Bella talking but I couldn't make out her words. Pregnant? It isn't possible. We were without a doubt intimate atleast once a day but we knew from the start that children were an impossibility. I was a vampire for god sake.

Bella was right in knowing that I would have caught another mans scent on her had she been unfaithful. Not that I ever believed she could be. Just the thought alone of another man touching my Bella had my mind clouded with rage. How could this happen? I'd noticed over the past week that Bella had been changing slightly in her temperament but I never thought this could be the reason.

Warm hands touching my face registered in the back of my mind as I struggled to focus on the present. Bella was holding my face between her hands and looking into my eyes while talking. I couldn't focus on what she was saying, I could only see her lips moving and the feel of her soft skin on mine. What had I done? Had I hurt my angel? How could this be possible?

The warmth left my skin the moment I sensed my father stepping into the clearing behind us. Carlisle would help, he had to. Maybe Bella had caught some kind of illness from the water in Rio causing her cycle to stop suddenly. Surely that had to be right, we could fix her, Carlisle could fix her.

As I sat frozen in place struggling with my thoughts, a heart breaking noise became clear to my ears. My angel was crying. My fingers twitched to comfort her but before I could move to secure her in my arms, her heart broken sobbing reached my ears.

"I'm so s-s-sorry Edward." Why was she apologising!

I leapt up from my kneeling position and scooped my sobbing wife up into my arms. Shushing her softly, I started kissing all over her tear stained face, rubbing her back softly.

I could see Carlisle watching us anxiously a few metres away, waiting to see what was wrong and how he could help. At that moment I wasn't too sure how he could help. I needed to find out the facts. Rocking Bella gently as she sat on my lap nuzzling into my chest tearfully, I whispered comforting words hoping to calm her down enough to talk.

After a few more minutes her tears ran dry and her breathing started to regulate back to a normal level.

"Bella love, please don't apologise. You've done nothing wrong. I'm so sorry I froze back there I was just shocked by what you said. Please tell me why you believe this?" I had hoped my words were comforting but I could still hear the slight edge of panic lacing my words. I just hoped she hadn't noticed to.

Sniffling she replied. "I thought I was being stupid at first. After all I knew we could never have children. But Edward I swear to you I wouldn't have brought this up unless I was certain in my worries."

I kissed her forehead and rubbed her back waiting for her to continue.

"You must have noticed how tired I keep getting lately and that certain foods keep making me wretch. I still thought I was just coming down with a bug or something but then I did my maths. Edward I'm 10 days late for my period. I've only ever been one day out either side of my due date ever since I started my cycle when I was 13. I have never been this late before and coupled with the other issues it all points in one direction. I know it's impossible but I swear I'm not lying to you." Her words were becoming frantic and scared the more she spoke. "Please Edward I don't know what to do." Silent tears rolled down her flushed cheeks as she gazed into my eyes for answers. Answers that I couldn't supply.

All I could do was wipe away those tears and hold her close to me and comfort my crying wife. I whispered that it would all be alright and ran my fingers through the back of her silky hair. It would be alright. It had to be! Carlisle cleared his throat to draw our attention his way. I had almost forgot he was here with my mind working a mile a minute trying to understand what was going on.

Carlisle stepped closer and knelt down on the floor infront of us.

"Bella could you turn this way so I can speak with you a moment honey." Bella sniffed and turned in my lap so she was sitting sideways and could see both Carlisle and I.

He offered her a reassuring smile which seemed to calm her down slightly. Only I could hear his frantic thoughts counter acting his calm demeanour.

"I have to admit when I got your phone call, asking me to come here quickly to help Edward, this was the last thing I thought I would be hearing. I understand how all of this must seem beyond reason and trust me I feel that way too, but the only way for us to know for sure if you are correct is to do some tests back at home." I felt Bella's body go rigid in my arms at Carlisle mentioning tests.

"What kind of tests?" Her voice shook with nerves as she leaned further into my arms.

"Well I've never been in this situation before so all I can suggest at the moment is the drug store pregnancy tests and a full medical."

Bella relaxed, most likely happy now that needles had not been mentioned. She nodded at Carlisle before turning back round fully in my arms.

Carlisle told me in his thoughts to follow him and darted off into the forest in the direction of home. I stood up with Bella safely tucked into my arms and bent down to place a soft kiss on her forehead before setting off after Carlisle. Within minutes we were back in the living room sitting on the sofas looking at each other.

Luckily for us, our siblings were out hunting and Esme was shopping for Bella's groceries at the moment, so the house was free from other sensitive ears.

"Okay, I'm going to run into town and grab a few tests. I would take my car but it would take longer. I will be back as quickly as I can." Carlisle started walking towards the front door but stopped short and walked back towards us on the sofa. Kneeling down infront of Bella he grabbed her hand in his and smiled softly before speaking. "Try not to worry sweetheart, I'm sure everything will be fine. We won't let anything happen to you. Do you understand?"

Bella nodded and smiled shakily at our father in reply. He squeezed her hands and kissed her forehead before darting out of the front door and into the forest.

I couldn't bare the small space between us, so I gently lifted her onto my lap, wrapping her tightly in my arms. She burrowed into my chest resting her head in the crook of my neck. We didn't speak, we just held each other as close as possible until Carlisle got back. Thankfully, he came back as I was struggling to understand the biological impossibilities of our situation.

He walked back into the room looking windswept and impatient carrying a green bag full of little boxes. He tipped the contents out on the coffee table and gestured for Bella to choose. Of course she gasped in shock at the 20 or so tests scattered on the table.

Carlisle could sense Bella's imminent complaint about wasting money and was quick to dispel her worries. "I got 2 of each variety not wanting to risk a false reading. Some were cheaper than the others and I don't understand their accuracy so thought this the best option."

Bella nodded reluctantly and hesitantly reached forward for the closest test to hand. She stood up grasping my hand tightly in her free hand with the test clutched to her chest in the other. I picked up another two tests from the pile and walked with her over the the bathroom downstairs. Her heartbeat got faster the closer to the bathroom we got and her skin got warmer and slicker to touch. When her hand touched the handle to the door, I turned her around and kissed her fiercely. I had to reassure her of my love. When we broke apart, I leant my forehead on hers and stared into her eyes hoping to convey just how much I love her.

"I love you so much. We will work this out no matter what the test says. I won't let anything happen to you Bella." She nodded and opened to door infront of us.

She smiled and started to close the door behind her when I remembered I was still holding the other tests.

"Wait love. Take these. Use them all if you can, that way we will get a more accurate reading." I placed the boxes into her arms and kissed her one last time before she closed the door behind her.

Not wanting to be too far away, I quickly moved an arm chair from the music room on my left into the hall outside of the bathroom. I sat myself down and waited anxiously for my love to emerge.

As I waited, a startling image popped into my mind without warning. An adorable little girl with deep brown eyes, a cute button nose and cheeky grin looked back at me in my subconscious. Her long brown wavy hair framed her heart shaped face and ran down her back, bilowing out behind her as she ran around playing in the garden. I could almost hear the chiming laughter escaping her adorable frame as she chased after her mother playfully.

The image left me breathless with its perfection. The little girl was a four year old clone of her mother. Perfect in every way. A sense of longing settled in my heart, painful in its intensity. I had never thought in detail about having a child with Bella - knowing that it was impossible - but with the results of our fate being revealed soon, the images kept appearing in my mind. Would our child have Bella's adorable clumsiness and her blushing tendencies? Would she share our love for literature and music and hate shopping as much as her mother? Maybe she would like to play the piano at some point or maybe even...

My impossible musings cut short as soon as I saw the bathroom door starting to open infront of me. What was I doing encouraging those type of thoughts. For all I knew Bella could have some kind of illness that Carlisle would need to heal. She couldn't be pregnant, it goes against nature. We would have heard of vampire pregnancies earlier if this were the case. I should just put those wistful creations to the back of my mind and get Bella well again.

I stood up from my seat and started walking towards my love. My feet faltered in their rhythm upon seeing Bella's tear stained cheeks and swollen bloodshot eyes. In her shaking hands she held the three tests in an iron grip making her knuckles turn white from the strength being exerted. From this angle I couldn't see the results on the front of the tests but the tears rolling continuously down her pale cheeks pretty much told me the result.

I closed the small gap in an instant and held her face between my hands, wiping her tears away. Peering down I looked at the tests for confirmation. There they were, three tests facing up all reading positive.

I gently removed them from Bella's hands and placed them on the nearby counter top before pulling a sobbing Bella back into my arms. "It's going to be alright, I'm here, I'm not going anywhere, I love you."

Her answer was to burrow further into my chest and clutch onto my shirt so tightly that a few of the seems started to snap. Lifting her up, I walked backwards so I could sit in the armchair with Bella more comfortably on my lap. I rocked us back and forth humming her lullaby hoping to sooth her. After a while her breathing became slow and heavy and her grasp on my arms loosened slightly, telling me she had fallen asleep. Brushing away the hair from her angelic face, I gazed down at my love and finally let my fears show on my face.

A human carrying a vampires child could not be healthy. Would the foetus be compatible with her soft body? Would it require blood to grow? Would it suck Bella dry in order to nourish itself? What would happen to my love? Is she going to be in pain? Would she want to abort the baby?... At that thought a searing pain shot through my heart. The thought of Bella wanting to get rid of our growing miracle was almost too painful to think about. Surely she couldn't want that...

"Edward..." Bella's lips turned up slightly in her sleep as she sighed out my name lazily.

I placed a lingering kiss on her forehead and smiled down at my beautiful wife. I couldn't believe that she would want to get rid of our miracle after remembering our talks so long ago about children. She had told me that she would love a child with me because it would be our creation, but the knowledge that we couldn't have them didn't sadden her greatly.

Now that that wish had come true would she still feel the same way? Would she hate me for wanting to keep our child? All I know is that whatever happens I will not lose my Bella. I will fight for her and our unborn child with every fibre of my being.

Cradling her carefully in my arms, I walked up the stairs to our bedroom, laying her down on our soft bedding. I stepped away for a second to cover her body with a blanket when I felt a soft hand latching onto my arm. I looked down to see her lip jutted out adorably as she tried to unconsciously pull me back into her arms. I couldn't let her freeze so I stepped to the side as quickly as I possibly could to snatch the blanket from the back of the recliner.

Seconds later I had her snuggled back into my arms with the blanket tucked in all around her. Her triumphant smile was calling to be kissed. I gently traced her lips with my finger and watched as they parted on an exhale at my touch. Leaning down, I placed a soft lingering kiss on her cheek before settling back to watch her sleep. I resolved to talk to her when she wakes up recovered from her exhaustion at the days events.

Watching my beautiful wife, I couldn't stop the earlier images from resurfacing with a vengeance. I could only hope our child would be exactly like it's bewitching mother. Closing my eyes I watched Bella and the little girl chasing each other in the garden happily from behind my closed lids. Bella will be a wonderful mother. I can only hope I will be a good father too... A father...

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