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Today Is Full Of Surprises
"I want Embry!" I cried.
My face felt hotter than before, I was blushing. Why had I just said that?
I guess it was because Embry was understanding, when I had phased and been a bitch- no pun intended- he had been the most accepting of my pack mates, and he had even sometimes tried to comfort me or calm me down on occasions.
Embry was a brave fool, no one else had dared come near me when I was angry or in one of my depressed states. I admired that, I guess I could say he was basically my best friend, all my other 'best friends' had deserted me when Sam left me for Emily.
So maybe Embry would be understanding of this? I could only hope, but it seemed likely, since his mom had made a mistake much like mine, minus the fact that I was a shape-shifter and did it with a vampire.
To be honest, I didn't care what anyone thought about my pregnancy, I was overjoyed. Would it be a boy or a girl? What should I name my baby?
But then I realized there was one opinion that mattered to me... Jasper's. What was he going to do, tell someone? Go along with my story?
"Jacob will fetch him," Carlisle nodded. I heard Jacob muttering an 'okay'.
Carlisle put his hand on my head and frowned. "You're getting warmer."
I coughed. "Yeah."
"I think you're going to have to drink blood, Leah." Carlisle said quietly, saw that I was about to protest and then added quickly; "From a pack, do you really want to drink from a deer?"
I shook my head.
"Jasper," Carlisle called. "Please sit in here with Leah and keep her temperature down."
"Run her a cold bath," Jasper said, like he was distracted. "I've got business."
I heard Jasper run downstairs and say in his southern drawl to Alice; "Lets go for a walk."
Carlisle sighed. "Renesmee, could you supervise Leah while I go and get some blood?"
Nesmee shuffled into the room, tears falling from her eyes. "Sure."
Carlisle sped from the room as Nesmee ran me a cold bath.
"'Sup?" I asked.
Bronze curls tossed around when she shook her head. "It doesn't matter. I just need details on some things."
"What kind of details?"
She looked me in the eyes, resentment clear on her face, although I didn't think it was for me.
"It isn't." She said.
"Huh?" Was she...
"Yes, I am. Shush though." She smiled a tight smile to herself.
Renesmee Carlie Cullen could read minds. Oh fuck!
She placed her hand on my face. Don't worry. I'm not going to tell anyone. I guess I'm just kind of pissed off that my whole life seems to be based on lies.
"Bath's done." She told me. Nesmee picked me up and placed me in the cold water, in my clothes, and I let out a contented sigh.
"It'll probably evaporate." She mused.
Carlisle walked in the room, a cup much like that of the one Bitchy-Bella had first drank out of, in his hand.
I, unlike BB had been at the time, was not human, therefore, I could smell the blood anyway.
"Oh crap," I mumbled. "Walk faster, that smells-" I inhaled deeply. "-divine." I breathed the last word.
Carlisle handed me the cup, and I put the straw to my mouth and gulped down big mouthfuls.
It tasted worse than it had looked, but I felt better, the fever had dropped to my normal.
What did you want to know? I asked Nesmee. She placed her hand on my shoulder, like she was comforting me.
What happened while my mom was pregnant, what went on with my mom and Jacob? She said.
I told her everything I knew, I told her all of Jacob's emotions (and I knew them all, since I was in his head) and I told her all the gore of Bella's pregnancy, there was no point in lying to her. She deserved to know the truth, and anyway, she could read minds.
Renesmee had gone completely pale. I see.
With that she left me and Carlisle to talk about what we were going to do. During my pregnancy and how to keep this from the Royal Vamps. There was no way in hell I was going to risk my baby to those monsters.
And, although I didn't want to admit my real feelings about the Cullens, I didn't want to risk their lives either.
