***Thanks again to the overwhelming response on that last chapter! I really appreciate it!

BPOV

While Jasper was busy making the arrangements to get us back to Forks I decided to write in my journal.

What a strange ride this has been. It wasn't that long ago that I was in the Cullen house pledging my love to Jasper, and now we were preparing to go back so that Carlisle could confirm this pregnancy. Of course, we already knew that there was a baby growing inside of me because Jasper listened to its heartbeat every chance he got. I slept through most of the night last night, but each time I opened my eyes I would find Jasper pressed up against my stomach. He was already in love. How lucky this little one would be to have him for a father. How lucky I was to have him for my baby's father.

It would be strange going back to Forks and not being able to share this experience with Charlie. I never expected to have to go back so soon and now there was no way I would be able to see him. I no longer looked like the Bella he knew as his daughter, and now I was married and pregnant. No, I'd just have to stick to e-mails and texting for now and then maybe Jasper could help me figure out a way for both of my parents to have closure. I already had too much on my plate to deal with that, too. I knew what my main focus had to be.

I am anxious to get back to Forks to see Alice. I miss her and I couldn't wait to hear if she had any foresight on this whole pregnancy thing. I did think it was rather bizarre that she didn't see this baby in our future. As a matter of fact, I hadn't heard from her at all since we got here. Carlisle and Esme would always send her love to us, but I never actually spoke to her. I hope that she didn't see something that she is afraid to tell us about and that is why she is avoiding us. No, Bella, you need to think positive thoughts and try to stay stress free. I refuse to let anything bad happen to this little miracle that was taking up residence inside of my body. Jasper wasn't the only one who had already fallen in love with it. I'd have to do something about referring to this little one as "it". I am hoping that Alice will be able to see if it is a boy or a girl. I already have an idea, but I don't want to jinx it.

"Bella, are you almost packed?" Jasper flew into the room holding an empty suitcase. I hadn't seen him all morning because he was on the phone with the airlines. I closed my journal.

"How did you make out?" I asked.

"We are leaving in an hour. I was able to get us on a flight today."

"How did you manage that?"

"You really can pay for anything. I chartered a plane."

"Jasper? Why?" I'm sure that was costing him a small fortune, but I was learning fast that money really wasn't an issue.

"Because I want to get you back to Forks as soon as possible and there aren't that many available flights and I didn't want this to be an ordeal. Besides, you will be more comfortable this way." He leaned over and kissed me softly. "You don't have to pack everything."

"Can we come back with the baby?" I liked the thought of us coming back here; where I was changed and where we conceived. "This is our first home as a married couple."

"This is your house, Bella, so we can come back as often as you would like."

"Okay! It won't take me long to get what I need and then we can leave. Do you want to hunt before we go?"

He looked surprised. "Do you?"

"No, but I'll go with you if you want." I knew we would be traveling for awhile and I wanted him to be comfortable.

"No, I'll be fine. I just went yesterday, so I can wait until we get back to Forks."

"Will they be expecting us so soon?"

"Yes, they are all very anxious for our return. Carlisle is researching and preparing all sorts of tests for you while Esme is getting the guest room ready for us. Alice is parking my car at the airport so that it will be there when we arrive." He started filling his suitcase. "Oh and I even got an inappropriate text from Emmett. He and Rose are still at Dartmouth and will try to come home to visit soon."

I didn't want to ask, but I thought I'd better get it out into the open now. "Jasper, what about Edward? Does he know about our news?"

"Carlisle is going to tell him for us. I know he made his peace with us getting married, but us having a baby is something entirely different and unexpected. I don't know how he will react. The good news is he isn't in Forks, so we will have time to settle in before he comes home."

"Where is he?"

"Traveling here and there. He takes off from time to time to see different parts of the world, but he always finds his way back to the Cullen's."

"Won't it be awkward with all of us living together?" I just didn't see how that was going to work out especially for Edward. "I don't want to take that part of his life from him, too. That is his home."

"Actually, Bella, it is home to all of us. We are part of the Cullen coven and we need Carlisle, so Edward will have to learn to live with us or he will stay away until we leave. He is not your concern right now as you have more important things to focus on."

I knew he was right. "You and this baby are my only concern."

"Good, so let's get going so we can hear what Carlisle has come up with. The sooner we get to him the faster we will know what we are dealing with."

The trip back to Forks was uneventful although Jasper did let me have another cheeseburger. He said that I should probably enjoy it now because he had a feeling that Carlisle would be putting a stop to it once we got home. Something about me still being a vampire and having to sustain myself with my natural food source. I knew that it was coming from him, but he wasn't going to deny me anything, so he was going to make Carlisle do it. It occurred to me that it may not be as easy for me to wrap Carlisle around my finger the way I had Jasper. So, I enjoyed my cheeseburger while it was available to me.

I slept for a good portion of the plane ride snuggled against Jasper's chest. Luckily, for him he wasn't capable of being uncomfortable because if he were human he would have been stiff and sore from the way I had pressed into him for hours at a time. He said he didn't mind and wanted to be that close to me. I was so tired and was grateful for the long plane ride. When we landed in Washington it was pouring; what a shock. I was actually going to miss my sunny island in Greece.

As promised Alice had Jasper's BMW parked in the garage when we got to the airport. Jasper got us to Forks faster than a human could, but I noticed he wasn't driving at the speed he normally liked to. I laughed to myself because he was already in dad mode; trying to keep his baby safe even though there was no way he would ever crash.

"We will be there soon. Is there anything you need before we get to the house?" He asked.

"No, I'm good." Really I was. I had slept for many hours and was well fed. I felt better than I had in a few days, and I couldn't have been happier with my life. I was going to have a baby with this incredibly generous, sensitive, gorgeous man. Suddenly my hormones must have kick in because the thought of Jasper being a daddy did all kinds of crazy things to my insides. I glanced at him and smiled. He smiled back as he looked at me questioningly. God, he was sexy. Desire filled me and I couldn't focus on anything other then how I was going to get him to take me right then and there.

"Bella, I'm an empath, remember?" He laughed.

I giggled. "I'm sorry, baby, but you are too hot for your own good."

"Well, tone it down. We are almost to the road that leads us to the house."

"The road with all of those hidden turn off's?" I started to imagine all of the wicked possibilities in my head. My lust for him was getting stronger by the second. He felt it because he quickly pulled off the road on to a path that lead to a dead end. He put the car in park and leaned over to give me a steamy kiss letting his hands wander my body. That was easy!

I reached over and started to unbuckle his belt. He grabbed my hands. "No, Bella, we can't."

"Yes, we can." I pushed his hands out of the way. "Please, Jasper, I need you." I rubbed my hand over the bulge straining against his pants. "I know you want to." I licked his lips.

"I always want to darlin', but now is not the time. You won't be comfortable here and what if I hurt you?"

Was he kidding? How could he possibly hurt me? Then it hit me. "Jasper, you are afraid you will hurt the baby. How could you think that?"

"Bella, I'm extremely strong." He kissed my forehead.

"Yes, but you can also be extremely gentle, too. You proved that over and over again when I was human." I started kissing his neck, moving my way up to his ear. I inserted my tongue and swirled it around blowing out my cool breath. "Please, Jasper … I want you, I trust that you will be careful and not hurt us," I resumed unbuckling his belt and popping open the snap of his pants. I slid my hand down into his boxers and once I gripped my prize I began to soak through my panties. "Touch me, Jasper, please…"

"You vixen!" He shifted his seat back as far as it would go and pulled me into his lap. "Bella, if I do anything that doesn't feel right you have to tell me." I shook my head in agreement as he slid my pants and panties down stopping to caress my bare center for a minute. He attacked my mouth, biting my lips and pushing his tongue in to seek mine. "Bella, you're already dripping into my hand."

"You're that good!" I tried to get his pants off; he lifted his hips so that I could pull them down. I quickly climbed on top of him; the steering wheel was wedged against my back, but I didn't care. I knew I was a second away from feeling what I really needed. He lifted my hips and carefully lowered me onto his throbbing, hard erection. I was already so wet that I slid effortlessly down his shaft feeling every bit of him fill me. As I moved up and down I found his lips again. We kissed feverishly and I knew we wouldn't last long. He reached under my shirt, pushing my bra up and finding my nipple. He gently traced his fingertips along my breasts igniting more desire from me.

He moved his more than capable hands to my ribcage as his mouth found its way to my nipple.. He began to lick and bite; applying just the right amount of pressure, and bless him he didn't neglect the other. I continued to rock back and forth allowing myself to satisfy my need. I could feel his granite body begin to tense and then I let go. "Jasper…." I twisted my fingers in his hair and pulled him as close as I could. His arousal smelled glorious; it was my new favorite scent.

I continued to rock as Jasper came deep within me. "Bella… don't stop!" He squeezed his eyes shut. I wouldn't dream of ruining his orgasm, so I kept up my steady pace. I stared at this beautiful man so wrapped up in his own pleasure, and I was proud of the fact that I could make him feel that way.

He pressed his forehead against mine and laughed. "I feel that arrogance. Awfully proud of yourself, aren't you?"

"I told you we could do this." I kissed his lips.

"Yes, you did, but now we better get up to the main house before they sense us here." He handed me my pants.

"Will they know what we just did?" I blushed.

"I'm afraid so as they also have heightened senses." He laughed.

"Why didn't you tell me?" I was really embarrassed that they were going to know that we had to stop for a quickie on the way up to the property. I climbed back into my seat.

"Bella, you really didn't give me much of a choice." He said as he pulled his pants back up.

I smiled. "No, I guess I didn't, but it is worth the humiliation I suppose."

"They won't say anything. It's not like Emmett is here." He drove up to the house.

As we approached the house Carlisle, Esme and Alice were waiting for us. "You see, I told you they knew we were here." He got out and opened the door for me. I hesitated. "Come on naughty girl, it was your idea." He pulled me out of the car.

"Yes, but it's your fault because you give me everything I want." I immediately ran to Alice and gave her a big hug. "I missed you!" She released me and the three of them just stared at me. Could they be any less discreet? "Really, Jasper is my husband. Why is it so shocking that we would have sex in the car?" I blushed at my bluntness.

Jasper pulled me closer to him and whispered. "Sweetheart, they are stunned by you. They have never seen you in your vampire form before."

They all laughed. I, of course, was mortified. "Oh, well, how do I look?"

Esme stepped forward and took me in her arms. "You are just as stunning as I had imagined. Welcome home, Bella." She hugged Jasper.

"Good to see you, Esme." He said.

"Bella, you are amazing." Alice added. "I just keep picturing the wardrobe possibilities, but I guess we will have to start with maternity." She smiled at Jasper. He hugged her. "Congratulations, daddy."

"Thanks, Alice, but why no warning?" He asked.

Alice looked at Carlisle for assistance.

"It seems that Alice can't see Bella." Carlisle said.

"What? Why?" I was confused.

Carlisle hugged us both and then held the door open motioning for us to step inside. We all followed him to the living room.

"Alice." Jasper asked as he pulled me into his lap. "You don't see Bella's future at all?"

"No, not since the night you turned her. I see everything else, just not Bella or you as a matter of fact, but that is probably because you are so intertwined."

"Why is that, Carlisle?" I asked.

"I'm not sure. It might have something to do with the baby, or it might be you, Bella. You were immune to Edward's power when you were human, and maybe now that you are a vampire whatever that quirk was is stronger."

"But, I can still manipulate her emotions." Jasper said.

"Yes, well, we can figure all of that out later, but right now I need to get started with Bella."

"Carlisle," Esme scolded. "We know you are excited, but they have had a long journey. Let them get settled in." She smiled at us. "I've prepared the west wing of the house for you. It has a private bathroom and an extra room off of the bedroom. I was hoping that you would let me turn it into a nursery in case you decide to stay."

"Now who is excited?" Carlisle asked.

"That's lovely, Esme, but we don't want to be any trouble." I said.

"It's no trouble at all. Would you allow me to do it Jasper?" She asked.

"Of course, Esme. I am sure we are going to be here for the duration of Bella's pregnancy and once the baby arrives a nursery would be nice. Don't you think Bella?"

I did like the idea of us staying here at least for a while once the baby arrived. "Yes, I would like that very much."

"Jasper, "Carlisle said. "Why don't you take Bella upstairs so that you can freshen up and then meet me in my study and I will fill you in with what I have come up with so far and we can start running some tests?" He looked at me. "If you are up to it," he smiled.

"Yes, I want to start as soon as possible." I was anxious to make sure everything was okay with my precious little baby and the quickest was to do that was to let Carlisle examine me.

JPOV

We sat patiently in Carlisle's study waiting for him to stop writing in his notebook. Alice and Esme wanted to hear what he had to say and we didn't object. Bella had gone through two days of tests and we were eager to hear what Carlisle had come up with. The ultrasound did confirm that Bella was now eight weeks pregnant with what appeared to be a strong, healthy, normal fetus.

Carlisle finally looked up from his notes. "Bella, thank you for allowing me to perform all of those tests. You are a good patient."

"I'll do whatever you tell me too. I want this pregnancy to be a success." I took her hand.

"What have you come up with, Carlisle?" I asked. I gauged his emotions and he didn't appear to be at all stressed. That was a good sign.

"Well, as far as I can tell Bella is extremely healthy as is the baby. Your body seems to be adapting and adjusting to accommodate the fetus."

"How is that possible?" Alice asked. "I mean we are not meant to change that way."

"No, Alice we usually are not, but nature is funny. I believe that because Bella was human when she conceived she carried that part over with her. The baby is a cross breed; half human, half vampire. I was able to confirm that through the blood work."

"I hadn't thought of that. What will that mean for the baby?" I asked.

"Well, it is a unique situation, one we will need to research further. But, because the baby is half human Bella has retained some of her human traits. Although her heart does not beat she is somehow sustaining this little life. It really is a miracle."

"So that's why I can cry and sleep? Because the baby is helping me to somehow stay human?" Bella asked.

"I believe so. You are a full vampire; I was able to prove that through your DNA, but as long as this child grows inside of you that will keep you part human. It's simply a necessity for the baby to thrive."

"Is it like a normal human pregnancy? Will I carry for nine months?" She asked.

"Right now, you are on track to deliver in seven or eight months, but I'll know more as you progress. Now, we do have to talk about your diet."

She shot me a look. "I didn't say anything." I told her.

"Bella, I will allow the human food because obviously you can tolerate it and it is what the baby wants, but you are a vampire and you have to have blood or else you won't thrive. The baby will need that too since it is half vampire." Carlisle was not going to waiver on this; I could feel his insistence on the subject.

"Bella," I said. "It won't be that bad. I will help you."

"I'll drink the blood if I have too, but I don't want to hunt. Maybe it's a maternal thing, but I don't want to kill anything."

"We can all appreciate that, Bella." Esme said. "Carlisle?"

"Of course, we can take turns bringing you back blood when we hunt. Fair enough?"

She shook her head in agreement.

"Okay that seems to be everything for now, but Jasper could I have a word with you?" Carlisle asked.

"Of course. Bella, do you mind?" I asked.

"No," Alice answered for her. "I want to take Bella shopping anyway for some maternity clothes."

"Alice?" Bella pointed to her still flat stomach.

"It's never too early to prepare. What if that belly makes a pop tomorrow? Let's go to the mall."

"No!" I said. "You can't parade her around the Forks mall. What if someone she knows recognizes her?"

"Do you think I'm stupid?" She asked. "I'm going to take her to Seattle, Jazz. Besides they have a better selection."

Was she out of her mind? "You're not taking her all the way to Seattle without me. No, it's too far." I would have no control over what happened to Bella and the baby there.

"Alice," Bella said. "Jasper is a little overprotective right now."

"A little?" She looked at me. "I'm just glad I didn't have a baby with him."

I opened my mouth to tell her how inappropriate that was, but she cut me off. "Relax! We will hit the internet. Is Bella allowed to surf the web or is that too dangerous? Come on Bella." She pulled her out of the chair. "I hope you have Jazz's credit card because we are going to spend an obscene amount of money." She looked at me. "Obscene!"

I laughed. "Enjoy!" They left the room, but Esme stayed with us. The vibe that was coming from the two of them didn't make me feel very comfortable. They were on edge, and that was making me anxious.

"What's wrong with the baby?" I asked.

"Nothing." Carlisle said reassuringly. "I told you everything I know so far."

Esme sat down next to me. "Carlisle thinks that maybe we need to inform the Volturi of this recent development." She was uneasy.

"The Volturi? Why?" I asked. Was it really necessary to involve them in this?

"Because it is better if they hear of Bella's pregnancy from us rather then them getting the information second hand. That could only cause problems for us later."

"Well, if you really think so then let's call them." I felt a surge of anxiety coming from them both. "What?"

"Jasper, that's not something we can do in a phone call. I'm afraid you are going to have to go to Italy."

"And leave Bella?" I asked.

***Wow! That was a long one for me! I hope you enjoyed it. I tried to answer some of your questions, but as the story progresses more will be revealed about this unique pregnancy.