Author notes: This one was really hard. I didn't want to include the conversation that Stephenie Meyer had already written about Bella being strong enough to survive until the birth but I wanted them talk about Edward's request of Jacob.

Disclaimer: As I have said before I own nothing but the mistakes because Stephenie Meyer owns the saga and the glory belongs to God.

Chapter 4: Bella to Edward

"Why?"

"Why what?" Edward asked as he walked back to Bella. He took her frail hand into his much stronger one and kissed it gently. He paid no attention to the rest of his family as they returned to the living room, especially Rosalie who resume her place as guard dog that Edward force her to abandon while Jacob talked alone to Bella.

"Why would you ask Jacob to do something like that?"

"Bella." Saying her name like he couldn't believe that she didn't know.

"Tell me why, Edward." she insisted.

"You want a child so badly. I thought I would show you that it could even be Jacob's."

"How do you not understand, Edward? It's not a baby I want, it's this baby."

"I know, but with Jacob's there is a better than average chance you will be around to help raise it."

"Oh, Edward! I'm not –"

"Bella!" for a second Bella saw the burning man that Edward kept hidden when he interrupt her. He took a deep breath and his face was back to the loving caring expression it usually wore. "Please don't –"

"No, Edward." Bella interrupted sharply. "You don't – please believe me. I'm going to be fine."

"Bella, how can you say that?" Edward asked her, truly shocked. Did she not know how what this thing was doing to her?

"Listen to me, Edward."

"I do listen to you."

"No, really listen…with more than just your ears."

He sighed. "I'm listening."

"I know that right now I'm not doing as good as I might like but I've been in worse shape and it turned out alright. This will too. I know it. I can feel it in my bones."

"So things can only get better from now on, right?" Edward smiled for her.

"Well, I hope so." But Bella had to be honest but she tried to joke about it and prepare Edward too. "But with my luck, things are bound to get worse before they get better."

Edward grimaced because it was true and because faintly in the distance he heard wolves begin to howl.