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Breathe.
Just breathe.
There has to be a good explanation.
Carlisle wouldn't keep something like this from me.
He knows.
He knows what I've been going through.
He knows that Bella is to me what Esme is to him.
He knows that Bella completes me.
He knows that Bella is me.
I am her.
Alone, well alone we weren't living; we simply existed.
We were in his office now and I knew I was going to find out what was going on.
"Jasper; son, sit down."
I obliged. Jaw clenched tightly.
"There is something that I have to tell you, and it's not an easy thing to say. There are things you haven't yet learned about our world. You've only been one of us for such a short time and we've been so focused on helping you learn to control your bloodlust that…" he sighed and took a deep, ragged, and albeit unnecessary breath before he continued, "I haven't explained to you that there are dangers out there." I cocked an eyebrow at him; not quite sure where he was going with all of this. Weren't we the most dangerous thing out there? Almost like he read my mind he said, "We aren't necessarily the most dangerous thing out there; at least, not for us. There are two different, let's call them clans, which have one purpose. They destroy vampires. The first group is werewolves. There is a group near here, but we've long had a treaty with them. As long as we don't end any human lives, they leave us alone. The other group however, isn't as easy to deal with. They are called the Chersoni. Essentially, they hunt and kill vampires. Their ultimate goal is to eradicate our kind from the world. However, they are very sparse in numbers these days and so it is rare that we come across any. I myself haven't seen any."
"Great history lesson Carlisle, but cut to the quick. What the fuck is going on here? I know she's here, now why have you been hiding it from me?" I was enraged and he knew it.
He sighed, "Because son, Bella is a Chersoni. Well, not yet, but she will be; and soon. Bella has no idea. The Chersoni have always been female. Only one female from every generation becomes an inseguitore. It's Italian for tracker. Bella has an aunt, her mother's illegitimate sister, and that aunt is an inseguitore. Her name is Tanya and she has never had any children. She is Renee's only sibling. Renee only had Bella. Do you see where this is headed son?"
I nodded my head. I saw where it was headed. I didn't like it.
This wasn't happening.
My mind was spinning; spiraling into a dark, black abyss.
Nothingness surrounded me.
There had to be something I could do.
I was gone in a blur.
BPOV
I was sitting online passing the time trying to pick out middle names. It was simple for a boy. Anthony; Jasper's middle name. Not as easy for a girl.
Marie?
No.
Grace?
No.
Ann?
No.
I sighed. This would have to wait until later. No point in torturing myself over choosing a name when I didn't even know what I was having other than a baby.
I glanced at the clock; 10:38. Crap. I needed to pull myself together and head to Dr. Cullen's office.
"Bella!" Renee called up the stairs. Her impending grandmother-hood had actually turned her into a semi-responsible adult. Finally.
"I'm coming mom. I'm just going to brush my teeth and throw up my hair real quick and I'll be down."
I did just that and we were out the door ten minutes later.
I was so nervous. I mean, I knew I was pregnant but I was about to actually see my baby. See his or her little arms and legs and nose. Oh. My. God. I could hardly contain my excitement the closer we got to the office, and Renee could tell.
"Bella, honey you aren't excited are you?" she queried with an amused smirk on her face.
"Yeah mom, I, I actually am! For the first time since," I couldn't' say it, "I'm finally actually happy! Mom I can't wait to see my baby! I've already felt it kicking and rolling around inside of me but, God, to actually see it, I'm so excited!" I couldn't help myself. I squealed with delight.
We pulled up to the office and my stomach was flipping and flopping all over. Or was it the baby? Either way I didn't care. I was about to get my first look at our baby. I couldn't help the hint of sadness that crept into my heart at that thought. But for some reason, I knew that everything would be okay.
"Hi! How can I help you?" the overeager receptionist beamed at us.
"I'm Isabella Swan; I've got an appointment with Dr. Cullen today at 11."
"Alright, let me look here…ah yes there you are! Ok, just have a seat and we'll call you back when we're ready for you."
Renee and I took a seat and we both pretended to be interested in the copies of Women's Weekly and Better Homes and Gardens we were aimlessly thumbing through.
"Isabella Swan?" a cute nurse called out.
We got up and headed back. The nurse weighed me. I'd gained another 7 pounds. She did the routine blood pressure and blood drawing and they seemed to drag on and on for eternity. I couldn't wait for the ultrasound. She left the room and Renee and I sat there in silence. Both anxious. Both waiting.
Dr. Cullen walked in the room, "Bella, it's so nice to see you again," he smiled at us. He was so handsome. "Everything looks great. You're gaining weight nicely and your blood pressure and sugars look great. You're doing an excellent job taking care of you and your baby. Now, are you ready to see him or her?"
"Yes!" I squealed out.
I hopped up on the table and lay back lifting up my shirt to expose my growing belly. Dr. Cullen rolled the ultrasound machine in.
My excitement grew.
He squeezed the warm gel onto my stomach and placed the wand on the lump of goop and I sharply drew in my breath.
There it was.
Our baby.
Perfect.
He did all of the usual measurements. I was almost certain he was going as slow he possibly could. Ah, the torture!
Finally he was done making sure that everything was on the up and up and he moved on to the best part. First he zeroed in on my baby's precious face. God bless the 4D sonogram. That face was perfect. I could tell that our baby would have Jasper's perfect nose and my lips.
I smiled to myself.
He took a picture and continued on down south.
I held my breath; this was it.
"Let's see here. Come on wee one, open your legs for us…ah…there we go. Bella, what do you think of your daughter?"
JPOV
She was glowing.
Perfect.
Her little belly was starting to grow and damn it all to hell if it didn't make her even sexier seeing her plump with my child.
I had to see her.
I had to have her.
I had to change her fate.
Our fate.
And I would.
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