"Edward? What? No! No! No!" I screamed. "He can't come here! I don't want to see him!" I screamed. Panic rose inside of me, making bile crawl up my throat and my heart to race dramatically.

"Bella. Be calm. The baby..."

In that instance the front door opened, and he dashed in, Esme by his side. I sunk into the sofa, hoping he wouldn't see me, hoping I wouldn't see him. My world felt like it was ripping apart, the hole in my chest opening up again. The pain was unbearable, but I bit down on my lip, trying to pretend that this was all a nightmare and I would wake up any minute now.

"Carlisle! What's the emergency?" His soft, velvet voice rang through the air. Crap. Another contraction. I screamed, my cover blown. I saw him rush to my side, not knowing who I was, until his stunning, topaz eyes fixed onto mine.

"Bella?" His eyes opened wide, as he watched me writhe in pain, clasping at my stomach. He ran his fingers through his hair, as he looked on, stressed. Another contraction.

"We need to act fast. We're going to have to open her up. Edward!" Carlisle was trying to act calm around me, but I heard the tension in his voice. Edward reached for my hand, but I flinched away. I couldn't let him in again. I hate him for abandoning me, stealing away my dreams, my forever of happiness. "Edward!" Carlisle said again. Another contraction.

The last thing I saw was Edward muttering

"I can't do this."

And Alice calling after him. A door slammed closed, and I was engulfed in a silent blackness