I got a review stating –and I quote- 'It can't work for them to be together though :( I mean if they get together or Jake dies Stephanie will be wolfing out all the time.'- Noon's Phoenix. I do however have an explanation for that though. –As it states in eclipse- 'Only people who are direct descendants of the spirit warrior's phase.' And I would like to point out –for those of you wondering- Jacob is a direct descendant of the spirit warriors; however Bella is not related to them at all! Stephanie will not phase and I have proof! I just wanted to point that out to all of the people whom were wondering. Don't be mad Noon's Phoenix. I wasn't trying to prove you wrong. Oh… and to anyone who actually read all of that I'm not putting that info in the story so you will be CONFUSED if you did not read that! Don't blame me! I warned you…
It was morning and Alice and Jasper had gone back down to Portland to finish their stay before they left for Maine, but they did promise to visit.
Edward was out on a local hunting trip before he came back this evening so that we could sort through the problem of him seeing Anthony… after all… I couldn't expect him to stay away forever.
I was making pancakes for Anthony while Stephanie sat playing in her baby swing when Charlie walked into the kitchen. At first I didn't know what could be wrong, but then he gave me the 'something's wrong with Jacob' look.
"Anthony did you wash your hands yet?" I gave him the 'if you haven't I'm going to give you an hour long lecture' look.
"I'll wash them now," He said hoping down from his seating and running to the bathroom.
"What's wrong with Jacob Dad?" I couldn't handle this much at one time.
"Nothing that can't be solved," Charlie said trying to keep his cool. I could see right through it.
"What happened? I deserve to know!" I said staring Charlie down.
He cracked, "His lungs are failing and they've hooked him up to a ventilator."
"What?! NO! He's been doing better! The doctors said that he might even be out of it by the end of the month!"
"Bella he's in a vegetative state. He has no brain activity. His heart is still working, but who knows how long that's going to last. He's probably not going to wake up…"
"He could though! …Right?" It was a good thing I was sitting in a chair otherwise I would be on the floor rolled into a tight ball, and I was even to shocked to cry.
Anthony came running into the room yelling, "I washed my hands! Pancakes now, please!"
I ran back to the stove. I had almost burnt the pancake, but it was perfectly cooked. It didn't make sense though… then I looked and another two pancakes had been added to the stack of what had originally been only five pancakes. I then added the eighth and almost giggled.
Oh Edward.
9 p.m.
That day Charlie told Anthony about Jacob in the gentlest way possible. It was too hard for me to think about, let alone talk about.
I was waiting on the couch for Edward to come in.
He sped around the corner running at almost human speed which was way to slow.
"Bella, I'm sorry about Jacob," Edward said. He had probably spent all day preparing what to say to the almost certainty of Jacob's death.
Jacob was all but dead.
"Edward I don't want to talk about that right now," I said.
"I … okay," He answered. If he had said I understand I probably would have ripped his head off.
This wasn't supposed to be a time of mourning. We were supposed to be talking about Anthony.
Edward started the conversation, "I think that we shouldn't tell him that Jacob isn't his father."
"Edward he deserves the truth!"
"Not when he's 5!"
"The sooner the better is the way I see it." I hated how hard this was going to be
"I say never. I say I leave and you continue your life as it was before I came."
"I couldn't Edward. I've never been able to."
"Bella please it would just be so much easier…"
"No Edward… It wouldn't; for me or for you. I know you could never actually leave."
"So what if I kept an eye on Anthony. He does have your clumsiness."
I had to give Edward a point there. Anthony's clumsiness was almost worse than mine.
"Edward, either stay or go."
"But Bella…"
"Stay or go!"
"Bella…"
"You know my conditions. I am unchanging. I am Switzerland!"
"Bella be reasonable!"
"I am being reasonable! I am Switzerland!"
"That's not very…"
"SWITZERLAND!"
"Fine! Then I'm staying!"
Edward was completely serious. He was going to stay, but that meant that we would have to tell everyone the truth.
What had I done!
The next day (sometime in the morning)
"What! Edward came back and got you pregnant! Anthony is EDWARD'S!"
Charlie's face was twisted into unreadable expressions as it turned numerous indescribable colors.
As soon as Charlie's face was almost back to normal I told him the rest.
"He didn't know, but he just came back to town and we ran into each other…"
"Bella did you tell him?" Charlie seemed mortified and shocked and of course angry.
"He wants to be a part of Anthony's life and I thought that since Jacob might not wake up that Anthony might need his… dad."
"Bella! All he's going to do is destroy everything! I mean he left you alone then left you PREGNANT!"
I knew Charlie would have a lot more to yell about if he wasn't already so mad.
"Charlie I said he wanted to be involved… I never said he wanted to take Jacob's place! He's going to be Uncle Edward for now."
"That's still not good enough for me for what he did to you!"
"When you thought Jacob got me pregnant you were fine with it."
Charlie was finally out of excuses because I was right. I thought he was going to have another out burst, but then the phone rang.
Charlie scowled as he walked over to answer it.
"Hello, Swan Residence. Yes… yes… of course. We'll be there as quickly as possible."
Charlie's anger was gone for a much larger emotion was flowing through him…
DUN… DUN… DUUUUUUUUN! What will happen next? What is wrong?! You must read more to find out but sadly I won't be able to update for another 10 days :( Please vote on my poll –it does relate to the story- and I won't accept any voting in reviews… only the actual results count (seriously. If only one person votes that's what's happening!). Please Review! :)