* All Twilight references and characters belong to Stephenie Meyer, all other characters, plot changes, etc are just fun things that I like to play with.

* This story is rated M for mature due to references and possibly descriptive scenes of abuse, rape, and smut.

We climaxed together several times over the course of the night until finally I felt exhausted enough to ignore the lust still floating around us. I curled up into Edwards side and felt him kiss my forehead as I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

Two hours later I woke to the sun shining brightly through my window and the sounds of Emmett and Jasper out in the yard wrestling.

"It's okay Love, you can go back to sleep, you didn't sleep long." Edward said kissing me when I looked up at him questioningly.

"Nah, I'm okay... I'm kind of hungry. Let's go get some breakfast." I said and as if to back me up my stomach grumbled loudly.

Edward and I showered together quickly, pulling on some clothes from the closet which I noticed was actually surprisingly empty and then headed for the kitchen.

I threw some pop tarts in the toaster and poured myself some milk, grabbing a plate and taking my food outside to watch the wrestling match that was still going on.

It didn't take long for Jasper to pin Emmett down and I laughed as Emmett pouted in defeat saying something about Jasper cheating.

"Whew, Bells, I was right. You two are far worse than Emmett and Rosie... I didn't think a human would be able to almost keep pace with all of us. I think you even shocked Carlisle and Esme with how long you lasted last night." Jasper laughed coming up the porch steps and sitting in the chair beside me. I blushed bright crimson again and I heard Emmett laugh loudly from the yard.

I watched as Edward joined Emmett and they began sparring, most of the movement not visible to my human eyes until Edward had Emmett pinned against a tree.

"Cheater." Emmett called as Edward let go of him.

"Sore loser!" I called out and saw Emmett growl playfully at me.

"Human!" Emmett yelled back and I laughed at him.

"Shit." I cursed as I felt my stomach muscles tighten and I launched myself out of the chair and back into the house, racing for the closest toilet.

I made it just before my stomach emptied itself in the porcelain bowl and I felt Edward's cool hands on my forehead, pulling my hair back and out of my face.

When I was feeling a little bit better I stood up and made my way over to the sink, rinsing my mouth out.

"Are you okay Love?" Edward asked as I closed my eyes and leaned into him.

"Yeah, I must have some sort of stomach bug." I grumbled and felt him pick me up and carry me over to the couch.

"Can we just watch a movie today?" I asked as I curled up, wrapping my arms around my torso.

"Of course Bella," he answered grabbing the remote and playing the last movie that had been put in the DVD player.

I closed my eyes almost as soon as the opening credits came on and before I knew it I was asleep, comfortable in Edward's arms. When I felt my body becoming stiff I attempted to roll over and felt my stomach lurch again. I rolled off the couch launching myself towards the bathroom again.

This time when I was finished I made my way upstairs to Edward's room and pulled on some loose pajamas, climbing into the bed and yanking the blankets up around me.

"Can I get you anything?" Edward asked lovingly and I told him water. In a flash he was back with a glass of water and I was chugging it greedily.

"Carlisle just got back love, the family told him that you were sick and he wondered if he could take a look at you." Edward said gently and I nodded my head, keeping my eyes closed.

"I hear you're not feeling too well Bella?" I heard his voice a minute later from somewhere close to the bed.

"No, I think it's just a stomach bug. I'm sore and achy and throwing up... like I usually feel with the flu." I grumbled as my stomach lurched again and a garbage can appeared in front of me.

"Alright Bella, get some rest and call me if you need anything. I think you're right, it sounds like the flu." Carlisle smiled and tousled my hair before exiting the room. I curled up tighter to Edward, relishing the cool feel of his skin against my warm body.

The next four days passed by with me throwing up the little bit of food that I managed to get down my throat and a feeling of general lethargy causing me to want to do nothing but sleep.

"Carlisle's getting concerned Bella. He wants to draw some blood to see if it's a virus or something more serious." Edward told me on the fifth day. I nodded weakly and rolled onto my back to face Edward. Carlisle had been worried since the second day and I had denied that it was anything further than the flu, but now even I was getting worried.

"Can you help me to the washroom first Edward?" I asked in a hoarse whisper as I struggled to sit up. He lead me carefully to the bathroom where I did my business and then stood staring into the mirror at what was my reflection.

I had been avoiding looking at it until this point because I knew that I felt like crap already, I didn't need to be able to see how badly I looked. My face was sallow, my cheeks gaunt and translucent with the paleness. My hair appeared dry and cracked and lifeless. I stood there for a minute looking down my body, noting the obvious weight loss.

When I lifted my shirt to look and see my bones showing through I gasped at the other sight that caught my attention.

"Are you okay Bella?" I heard Edward ask from the other side of the door.

"I'm fine Edward, I'll just be a minute." I croaked as I gently placed my palm across the tiny bump in my belly. The instant my hand met my skin I felt a tiny little nudge directly below my hand.

I moved my hand away and looked again. Then I replaced my hand and felt yet another soft nudge as I rubbed a gentle circle.

"Impossible..." I murmured as my little nudger continued to pummel my hand.

"Bella, what is it." I could hear the strain on Edward's voice from the other side of the door.

"Carlisle, Edward... come in." I gasped and they both marched through the door wondering what had me in such a state.

"Is this even possible?" I looked to Carlisle first and then Edward as I pulled Edward's hand over the bump and felt it as it nudged his hand. His face snapped to mine in shock and we both looked over to Carlisle, speechless.

"This isn't... I've never heard of..." Carlisle muttered and reached out his hand hovering just above my stomach as if asking me for permission. I nodded my head and watched his face change to a look of bewilderment as he also felt it begin to press against his hand.

"Bella, why don't you go lie down in bed we'll draw some blood to confirm what we're all thinking right now." Carlisle said after a rare moment of speechlessness. I pulled my shirt down and let Edward guide me back to our bed where Carlisle's supplies were already waiting.

I squeezed my eyes shut as I felt the sting of the needle he was using to draw my blood.

"The family wants to know what I'm testing for." Carlisle muttered quietly and I shook my head gently. "Not until it's confirmed." I said before Edward could answer and Carlisle nodded his head my way.

"Alright, I'm going to go test this right now and I should be back in a couple of minutes." he told me squeezing my hand before gathering his supplies and slipping out of the room.

Are you okay Edward? I asked looking warily up at my mate as his eyes flashed through a variety of emotions. He simply nodded down at me as my hand fluttered down to my stomach absently feeling the tiny kicks below.

Can you pass me my water? I asked and he reached to the bedside table grabbing the glass and handing it to me. I took a few sips and then put the glass back down.

Edward, look at me. His eyes snapped down to my face and I couldn't help but wonder... Edward, are you mad at me, do you hate me for this? I asked gesturing down towards my belly and what I had already confirmed it was.

"No Love," he answered his face relaxing slightly, "just worried about what it could be." he said and I understood at once.

Edward, if I'm pregnant like I think I am... I want to have the baby Edward. No matter what it is, it is a part of me and a part of you and I want it. I spoke firmly in my mind and saw him smile down at me.

"Of course Love," he replied but I could still sense the worry beneath his eyes.

"Bella, Edward," I heard a few minutes later and looked to see Carlisle standing in the doorway. I knew from his expression what the verdict was.

"How is it even possible?" I gasped as he came further into the room sitting down and running his hands through his hair.

"I've never heard of this before... ever." he said before looking to me. "Is it okay if I feel, get an idea of how far?" he asked in a voice barely audible. I nodded my head and felt him lift my shirt enough that he could press around my small bump and a measuring tape appeared so that he could measure my uterus as the doctor had when I was pregnant with Shiloh.

"What do you want to do Bella?" He asked warily glancing between me and Edward.

"Have it." I mouthed so that nobody would hear me but he would know my answer. He nodded again and then looked up towards Edward. "The family is getting anxious downstairs, they want to know what's going on up here." he spoke to me and I fought the nerves in my stomach as I realized that I needed to tell them.

"Alright, let's go downstairs." I said and Edward picked me up gingerly as if he was afraid that I would break.

When we arrived in the living room Rosalie and Emmett cleared a space on the sofa for Edward to sit down with me. Everyone was staring at us anxiously waiting for someone to say something.

"Well, what's wrong with Bella?" Rosalie asked breaking the silence, her features etched with worry.

"I'm... I'm... I'm..." I couldn't say the words, the thought still seeming ridiculous in my mind and I looked to Edward for help.

"Bella's pregnant." he said simply pulling me closer to him.

"What?" hissed Rosalie as she jumped up from Emmett's lap and began pacing the room.

"Bella's pregnant." Edward confirmed and I knew what was coming before it was said.

"How is that possible unless.. she didn't cheat... did she?" Emmett asked dumbfounded as Rosalie smacked his head on her next pass.

"No, it appears that the fetus is from Edward and Bella being together." Carlisle answered and the faces around the room were exact replicas of each other, every one showing only shock.

"The fetus is growing extremely fast, Bella's already measuring about 14 weeks into the pregnancy and it is moving, kicking very strong." he confirmed and I chewed on my lip as the faces around me changed to faces of wonder.

"Are you sure Carlisle?" Emmett asked, still looking confused.

"Yes, absolutely." he said and I stood up off of Edward's lap, walking over to him carefully.

"Give me your hand Emmett." I said when I was within reach of him.

He held his hand up and I guided it to my belly placing it where the baby was currently kicking madly.

"Woah!" Was his genius response and suddenly the family was surrounding me, taking turns placing their hands on my stomach, wondering in awe at what they were experiencing.

When I finally sat back down I noticed that Carlisle had disappeared and I looked at Edward questioningly.

"Carlisle's making some calls Love, trying to find someone who may have heard of this type of pregnancy before." He whispered into my ear but I knew that the whole family could hear him.

I laid back into Edward's arms and closed my eyes as I felt the exhaustion that had settled in over me.

"Do you want to go up to bed Love?" Edward asked softly just before I fell under.

"No, can I stay down here a while?" I asked hoping that my sentence was at least partially coherent. I felt him squeeze me to him as I let the darkness encompass me.

"Eeek! Do you hear it? Do you hear it?" Alice's high pitched squeal jerked me out of sleep and I turned my head quickly to see what the deal was.

"What is it?" I asked still feeling groggy while Alice looked giddy with excitement. I had been in such a deep sleep that I didn't expect it to be night outside and I wondered how long I'd been out of it.

"The baby's heartbeat, it got louder a few minutes ago and we can all hear it now." Edward whispered with a smile and I noticed that his hand was positioned protectively over my belly.

"No fair." I pouted and crossed my arms across my chest. "I'm the only one who can't hear it!" I whined to Edward who laughed.

"It's really fast." Alice commented a few minutes later and I looked up at Edward worriedly.

"It is fast Bella, but it's strong and steady so I don't think that there is anything wrong." he assured me and I placed my hand over his, the knowledge that I was carrying his child still surreal.

"Carlisle wants you to try and eat and drink something now that you're awake Bella." Esme said appearing a minute later with a small tray in her hands. I looked over the array of different foods she had brought and my stomach lurched in protest from the sheer smell and I threw up into another magically appearing garbage can.

"Oh Bella, I'm sorry." Esme said as she appeared back a minute later, the tray of food gone and a glass of water in her hands.

"Is there any food that you think you could take better?" she asked worriedly as I took the water from her.

"I don't know... maybe just some plain toast..." I sighed thinking that it wouldn't be any better, nothing appealed to me at the moment.

Absently I placed the glass of water to my lips and took a long drink, noticing how raw and sore my throat was suddenly feeling. But as the water made it's way to the back of my mouth and down my throat I screeched in agony, spitting it all back out.

"What is it Bella?" Edward sat me up and turned me to face him, inspecting every inch of my body.

"It hurts..." I croaked out as my hands flew up to my throat.

"What do you mean it hurts Bella?" Carlisle asked from behind the couch a minute later.

"It's so raw and sore... but the water... it felt like little knives slicing up and down my throat. I couldn't drink it." I said barely louder than a whisper. Carlisle came over and looked at my throat, feeling around my glands and concluding that I seemed fine.

"Try again Bella." Carlisle said when he was finished his exam and Esme handed him a fresh glass. As I took a small sip again I couldn't control the gasp of pain and the reflex to spit it all back out.

"It burns!" I cried in surprise and I saw Edward's eyes open in shock.

"No... it can't be... Bella can't be craving..." Esme's worried voice carried from the other side of the room as I caught up to the point they were all at already.

"The baby is craving blood so I'm craving blood?" I verified in a tiny voice looking around the room.

"There's one way to test the theory." Carlisle said looking at Edward and I saw Edward nod his head.

"Carlisle's been keeping some extra donated blood upstairs in case being as accident prone as you are, something happened." Edward explained and I understood immediately. I nodded my head and it only took a few seconds for Carlisle to disappear and reappear with a plastic travel cup with a lid in his hands.

"Are you sure this is okay for me to do?" I croaked out to Carlisle who handed me the glass.

"Only if you're okay with this Bella, it's the fastest way to test out the theory. The blood is processed and safe." He said cautiously looking at me.

Slowly I placed the cup to my lips and took a small tentative sip. The blood coating my throat as the sweet liquid slid down.

"It... it's good." I said in surprise before I took another sip and saw Edward breath a sigh of relief. I finished the glass of blood slowly giggling in my mind about what a screwed up human I was to be drinking blood and enjoying it.

When I was finished I handed the glass to Edward who traded off for the glass of water.

"The baby may be craving but you still need water and human food." he told me as I took a slow tentative sip and was relieved to find that it was only slightly uncomfortable to drink it now.

I took my time with the water drinking it a sip at a time until the glass was empty and then I leaned back into Edward's chest. I hadn't been like that for more than a minute before my stomach lurched and the magic garbage bin/barf bucket appeared in front of me and all of the blood and water I had just finished came right back up, the burn in the back of my throat flaring up excruciatingly again.

"Bella, I'm going to run an IV line into your hand." Carlisle said a minute later. "We'll get both blood and fluids into you this way." he explained and I held out my hand to him.

By the time the IV was in place my eyes were beginning to close again as I tried to keep breathing even though the burn in my throat was getting worse.

"Are you sure that you want to do this Bella?" Edward's voice was strained as he covered me with a quilt and I felt my eyes open up in surprise.

"Of course I want to do this, I love you and I already love what we've created. I know that you're worried about me and my health but I'll be okay, we can do this." I tried to reassure him but could still see the worry in his eyes.

"I love you Bella, I don't want to lose you." his was sitting on the floor beside me, one hand resting on my belly and the other stroking my head softly.

"I love you too Edward." I told him with a smile and he leaned over to kiss me softly.