I couldn't speak while we drove to Tristan and Gabrielle's house. My mind was preoccupied with keeping my blood craving under control. The smell of human blood was too strong in the city. I felt much better when we finally reached the dirt road by the forest.
The sky was very dark when we got to their house, but there was plenty of light coming from the massive windows that lined the front of the house. It made me realize that I had never paid much attention to the details of this house. It was built with white bricks and decorated with four enormous pillars in between the tall windows. Tristan opened the front door and immediately invited us inside. There was a friendly exchange of introductions and then we all gathered in the living room.
"Jacob told us that you two had a huge fight." My mom said as she sat down beside me. "He said that when he went back to the hotel room, you were gone. He tried calling you but your phone was off. He had to fly back that night because Billy had a stroke."
"What? Is Billy okay?"
Jacob must be so worried and I wasn't there to support him. I was a terrible wife and I was a terrible daughter-in-law.
"He is still in the hospital but his condition is more stable now." My dad replied.
"Jacob came to see us right after he saw his father at the hospital. He was worried about you. He couldn't leave his father's side so he asked us to come here." My mom continued.
"When we got here and you weren't in your hotel room, we were really concerned. We also tried calling you but your phone was off. That's when Edward heard you outside." Rosalie added.
"I have never seen you so frantic around humans before, Nessie, what's going on?" My dad asked.
"I am pregnant." I replied.
All three of them stared at me with wide eyes. Rosalie jumped up and ran over to give me a hug. You would have thought that she was the one who was pregnant.
"Nessie, that's fantastic news!" Rosalie exclaimed.
My parents were happy too but it seemed like they had other things on their mind.
"We better talk to Carlisle about your pregnancy." My mom looked at me and then at my dad. "We don't know what to expect."
My dad already had Carlisle on his cell phone. He passed the phone over to me and I went into the kitchen for some privacy. Carlisle sounded surprised as I described my symptoms to him in detail.
"This sounds a lot like Bella's pregnancy when she was carrying you." Carlisle's voice over the phone sounded uncertain.
"I am going to ask you a question and I don't want you be offended by it. I am only asking strictly because of medical reasons."
"Okay." I replied. I was mystified as to what he would ask me.
"Is there any possibility that this is Troy's baby?"
I was totally confused. Troy was a friend I met two months ago. He was a half-breed like me, half vampire and half human.
"No." I said with certainty. "Why would you think it's Troy's baby?"
"Genetically speaking, you can only have a baby with a half-breed like yourself or someone like Jacob." Carlisle continued to explain. "I wouldn't expect a baby with Jacob's genes to need human blood in the way that you were describing it to me. Your behaviour seems more consistent in theory with a half vampire baby than a half werewolf baby."
"It's Jacob's baby." I said frantically. My hand automatically caressed my abdomen.
"I believe you." Carlisle said without a doubt. "Perhaps it takes on more of the mother's trait in the beginning. There is really no precedent that we can refer to."
Carlisle suggested that I go back and deliver the baby at his house. I told him that there was really no way that I could travel with my uncontrollable urge for human blood. Furthermore, it would only make things worse for Jacob if the tribe found out that I needed to consume human blood during my pregnancy.
Carlisle thought for a minute and decided that it would be best for me to stay here with my parents and Rosalie while he send over donated human blood from the hospital back home.
After I ended the conversation with Carlisle, I decided to give Jacob a call. I dialled the number to his house but there was no answer. Maybe he was still at the hospital. So I went back into the living room to give an update of the situation.
"Renesmee, you and your family are welcome to stay here with us." Tristan offered.
"Yes, we have more than enough rooms and I would love to see the bébé!" Gabrielle added excitedly.
I quite liked that idea but I wasn't sure if my parents and Rosalie would feel comfortable staying with Tristan and Gabrielle. I looked at my dad for clues. He smiled and spoke for my mom and Rosalie.
"We just want you to be comfortable, Nessie."
"Good. It's settled then! Let me show you the guestrooms!" Gabrielle said enthusiastically.
My dad's cell phone rang. He looked at it and threw it over to me. I caught it with one hand. It was Jacob calling. Everyone left the room as I took the call.
"Jake, it's me."
"Ness? Where have you been? Are you okay?" Jacob asked. His voice was full of concern.
I was so happy to hear Jacob's voice that I have forgotten all the spiteful things that I wanted to say to him for accusing me wrongfully and throwing away his wedding ring. How could we ever get so mad at each other?
"I am okay. I fainted when I was looking for our necklace in the forest. Tristan, the vampire you saw me with, he saved me. Him and his friend, Gabrielle, took care of me while I was unconscious."
"What? That sounds serious. Are you sick? Did you talk to Carlisle?"
"I am not sick, Jake. I am pregnant."
There was a brief silence as Jacob processed what I just said.
"Really?" Jacob asked excitedly. I could almost hear the big smile on his face. I was smiling too.
"Oh my god, Ness! My dad is going to be ecstatic when he hears this! We should tell him together. I will come get you as soon as possible."
"Jake, I can't come back right now."
"Why not?"
I hesitated for a second. I didn't know how to tell Jacob that the baby needed human blood. I was afraid that it would make him think that it wasn't his baby, just like how Carlisle had questioned me earlier.
"Are you still mad at me? I know I overreacted. I am really sorry, Ness. I shouldn't have brought up the past. I was so mad at myself for breaking my promise to you."
"No, Jake. I am not mad. It's just…it's not safe for me to travel." I lied. But it was technically true.
"Okay, then I will come and stay with you."
"What about your dad? And Paul?"
Jacob didn't reply right away. I never told him that I read his letter so he must have been surprised that I mentioned Paul.
"Jake, you should stay with your dad until he gets better. I should be there too but since I couldn't, at least you should be there for the both of us. As to Paul's mutiny against you, he would use any excuse to make the tribe doubt your commitment. You need to be there to cement their faith."
"And what about you? Don't you need me too?" Jacob asked me in a gentle voice.
"I just need to know that you love me." I replied in a whisper. Tears were starting to well in my eyes.
"I love you, Ness. I miss you like crazy. I am going to fix everything, I promise. We won't have to be separated again."