Chapter 10: Family Love Never Dies

Nessie's POV

Everyone pretty much remained frozen to the spot. A million questions raced through my head as I could not figure out what was going on. I could not figure out why my grandmother had reacted the way that she had.

"What is going on?" I asked.

"Something very personal Nessie" mom answered.

"Nessie I think it's time for me to examine you" grandpa eventually said. I had a feeling that he was just trying to change the subject now but oh well.

"Do I really have to do this?" I complained. I hated getting shots or blood work done or basically anything that had to do with needles.

"Yes you do because I want to ask you a few other questions as well"

I gulped nervously.

"Okay" I said.

I jumped a little when someone, my mom, placed an ice cold hand on my own. My family's body temperature was something that I would have to get used to I guess.

"Are you okay baby?" she asked me. The concern was evident in her eyes.

"I just, well I, I don't like needles" I choked out.

Emmett started to laugh for some reason until my dad punched him. My mom glared at him. As for me? I was just confused.

"It's okay Nessie" mom said. "I will come with you"

That instantly made me feel a lot less nervous. We followed my grandfather up to his office which is really more like a hospital room. Why he needed this place in a house full of vampires is beyond me.

My heart beat sped up when I felt my grandfather rub my arm with the antiseptic.

I closed my eyes when I saw the needle coming. My mom rubbed my arm soothingly when he inserted the needle. It was only then that I dared to open my eyes.

"I hate needles" I mumbled.

"I understand Nessie" mom said. "Believe me I completely understand. When I was human I hated them too"

"Like mother like daughter" grandpa said.

That made me smile.

"Is that why uncle Emmett was laughing?"

"Yes" mom said. "Your uncle finds the strangest things funny. It's annoying actually"

"Nessie I hate to bring this up with you right now but your father told us about the rape. He also told us about your pregnancy but I have to ask you this. Have you been checked for STIs?"

"No I haven't" I admitted.

"I was afraid that you were going to say that. Nessie I must insist on running some tests on you just to make sure that you're okay"

"Okay" I said.

"Nessie I also want to ask if you have considered abortion? It might be good option if-"

"No! I don't want to abort my baby" I said.

"Nessie I just think that you shouldn't be forced into carrying this baby"

"Grandpa nobody is forcing me to do anything. I want to have my baby. I loved her from the moment that I found out about her. She didn't ask to be conceived this way. I want to have her"

"Nessie I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you" grandpa said.

"It's okay grandpa. I know you didn't"

"Nessie why are you referring to your baby as a she?" mom asked me.

"Because I think it's a girl. Why?" I asked her.

"Oh Nessie you really are just like your mother. Did you know she thought you were a boy up until you were born?" grandpa said.

"Wait does that mean that I'm having a boy?" I asked.

"That's what your aunt Alice said" mom confirmed.

A boy. A baby boy. I was having a boy.

Speaking of aunt Alice where was she?

"Where is aunt Alice?" I asked.

"Nessie I already told you that your father and I are not on speaking terms with your aunt right now" mom said.

"But why?" I insisted. I loved aunt Alice and I was eager to see her again. What could she have done that was so bad that my parents wouldn't even speak to her?

"Nessie please just don't worry about it right now. Your aunt will be back soon. She just needed a break that's all" mom said.

Grandpa didn't say anything on the topic. He just continued to examine me after he had taken out blood.

"Nessie you stay put I'll be back in a few minutes with your blood work"

"Okay grandpa" I said.

"Thanks mom" I said when Carlisle was gone.

"For what?" she asked me.

"For being here. For making me less nervous about the fact that I was getting blood drawn. You made me-"

She cut me off when she decided to hug me for what felt like the one billionth time today. I guess you can say that we were just making up for loss time. Family love never dies.

I gave her a kiss on the cheek and she gave me one back.

I wasn't sure how long we stayed that way but I do know this. We only broke apart because we saw my grandfather there watching us.

He had a look of worry on his face and it scared me a little. "Nessie as I suspected your blood sugar level is dangerously high. I am also concerned about your blood pressure as well. Normally I would prescribe medicine however since you're pregnant I can't do that. So instead I wrote you a list of instructions on what to do in a more natural way. I want you to read them right now and let me know if you have any questions"

"Okay grandpa" I said as I took the paper from him.

My heartbeat rose a little. You see I have dyslexia. So I get letters and numbers mixed up all the time. It makes reading a lot harder for me. I could read. As a matter of fact I loved reading but it just took me a lot longer to read. It wasn't something I told people about frequently because I was embarrassed by it. I was also teased about it a lot to.

I looked at the notes he had written and had a hard time deciphering anything that he wrote. The letters just seemed to swim around.

I decided just to lie. "I understand"

"Ahem"

I turned around and saw my father standing in the doorway tapping his foot impatiently.

Stupid mind reading vampire.

"Nessie!" dad scolded.

"Sorry" I mumbled. Having my father snoop through my thoughts was something I wasn't sure that I would ever get used to.

"Nessie I think you should tell your grandfather the truth" dad said.

"The truth about what?" my mom and grandfather said at the same time. I would have laughed if I hadn't been so nervous.

"Okay okay. The truth is that I'm dyslexic and I couldn't understand what you wrote"

"Wait you're what?" mom asked, shocked.

"I don't know why but I've been dyslexic ever since I was turned human and I hate it"

"Nessie why didn't you just tell me?" grandpa asked.

"Because I feel embarrassed that's why"

"So let me see if I got this correctly. You're embarrassed because you have a disorder that affects many people. You're so embarrassed by your disorder that you would rather lie then tell us your own family?"

I sighed.

"Oh Nessie" mom and dad said at the same time.

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