Summary:
- Edward and Bella talk about the 'price' they have to pay in order to have a baby
- The end is the beginning of a steamy lemon
- The actual lemon and 'price' (If you haven't guessed it already) will be revealed in chapter 11 which I will post today too
- Originally this chapter should contain all the answers and the lemon, but it was way too long, so I decided to make 2 chaps instead

Note (Useful Info):
First of all I have to say that I myself was so surprised when reading your comment (thanks for reviewing, everybody!), which left me speechless for a couple of minutes. I thought you saw through me since chapter 8 'Revelations' and the poll I was constantly ranting about!
At first I wanted to name chapter 8 'Symptoms', because during the whole chapter I was describing how Bella felt 'dizzy' and 'sick', but I figured that that would be too obvious…
Hmm, well I was positively surprised and I hope to do so to you with this chapter and most importantly the next one!

The Ticket To Paradise Is Hell (EPOV)

'Edward, I am not going to do this! I can't believe that you even thought that I would consider this 'option'. For your consideration let me tell you that it's not even close to being an option!', if I didn't know better, I would have thought that Bella was crying.

'Bella, you're being so oblivious right now! Only hours ago you were screaming and begging everything and everyone to do whatever it was needed to stop your pain!', I was screaming so loud now, that the walls seemed to tremble with each syllable I pronounced. Fortunately we were alone in the house.

The fighting Bella and I were having was definitely getting to both of us now. Since Carlisle and Eleazar's arrival the situation tensed even more. Their answers to our questions, to everyone's questions, caused only additional friction. And there were a lot of questions that had remained unanswered…

Standing in our room opposite to Bella, I felt extremely frustrated. Never had I felt so undecided in my entire existence. It seemed that the odds, even now that Bella was my wife and we had forever waiting for us, were once more against us. Seeing my wife in such pain now, no not psychical pain, made me want to tear apart everything within my reach.

This was supposed to be the happiest time of our lives. And I was happy! I had accepted the terrible price that we had to pay in order to be happy, to be parents to such a miracle. Only the thought of me, me, creating something so sacred, so innocent and pure made me revisit my long existence. Since a couple of days I found myself believing again, believing that there was indeed a god. A god that hadn't forgotten us.

Because how on earth could this god send me this new life and let me care for it, if he loathed me. What if I wasn't damned to eternally wander on this earth and put an end to random lives? This time I had created a life, together with Bella, my wife and my life.

And the fact that she refused the alternative that Aro had told Carlisle was making me even happier, because it showed how good Bella was. The fact that she wasn't tempted by this, like any vampire would have been, but appalled instead proved that she had kept her humanity even after I'd taken her life.

She was my Bella, my life, and she had given me everything that I had sought after for over a century. She gave me her life and that was all I could've asked for. But right now, after I thought that she couldn't get any more perfect or exceptional, she made me a father.

This was something that I'd made myself not think of. Knowing that it was impossible, I just put it in the corner and focused on the light of my life – Bella.

But now that I know that it was in fact achievable, that Bella made it possible, I made a promise to us, that I was going to make sure that Bella and my… my child were going to be safe. Nobody, not even god, could take this away from me.

If Bella didn't want to go through with the plan then I would do it for her. I would do anything for her and I wanted her to know that right away.

Bella was still tensed and she eyed me suspiciously when I closed the space between us, but she eagerly welcomed my open arms and I enclosed her from everywhere. When I made sure that she was securely pressed against my chest, I took her off the ground and laid her onto our bed.

Once I was half sitting, half leaning against the headboard, Bella rested her head on my shoulders and sighed deeply.

'Edward, love, believe me, I don't want to cause any more trouble, but I just can't commit myself to doing this! I feel like I'm about to betray us! Please understand. For me.', she heaved her head up, locking my eyes with hers. I knew that if she knew she would get mad, but I just couldn't stop thinking how beautiful her scarlet eyes looked on her soft pale skin.

'I know, love. I don't want you to do it either.', while I said this, her eyes widened and she gasped.

'Really? I am so glad. Edward, I knew you would understand. And, I kind of got used to the pain, I mean really how bad…'

'Bella, hush love. I only said I didn't want you to do it.', her eyes narrowed angrily now and I could feel that she was preparing herself to throw a fit. God, how beautiful she looked when she was fuming! I wanted to take her… straight away. And the angry piercing look she gave me right now didn't help either.

'I can't believe you! Edward Cullen, you are, you are… the most vile… and cruel… and vicious creature that…', she was gasping hard, trying to find words that she thought were bad enough and as such did me justice.

'Keep it going with the adjectives, love. You shouldn't keep these frustrations inside your beautiful breasts.', the view of her breasts going up and down from her rage was the most erotic thing I'd ever seen.

After I had spoken these words, she stopped her little rant abruptly and Bella wanted to part herself from my chest. This only made me tighten my grip around her and at that moment she stopped breathing. She moved difficultly, trying to separate her hips from my waist, but once there was some space between us I pushed my waist into her hips, casing her to scream…from pleasure I hoped.

'You're unbelievable!', she growled, anger spitting from her eyes.

'Thank you, but I already knew that! Your moans have proved this fact over and over and over again to me… and to some other people too.', she hissed from fury and I burst into laughter.

'Edward, why are you treating me like a child? After all, I am the one who's pregnant and I should decide which way to go.', her sad tone, made me come to earth.

'Bella, you're right and don't think that I don't realize that. But I am your husband, love and I promised to take care of you and I rigorously intend on keeping my promise. Knowing that there is another way, a way where you won't have to feel this pain or see these hallucinations, I can't ignore it. And I stand by what I said – I don't want you to do it.'

'But, if you don't want me to do it, then…'

'I'll do it for you.', my eyes were just as firm and set up as my mind was. She saw that.

Bella's eyes were nowhere anger now. She looked with anxiety and worry at me. She immediately got on her knees and without even letting me guess what she was about to do, she jumped on me, spreading her legs so that she sat upon my waist. While Bella spoke, her hands roamed over my whole body, but I didn't pay notice to that. Her entrancing stare had me completely paralyzed.

'Edward, please, please don't do it! What's the point in me not doing it, when you'll do it instead?', I knew that Bella's questions was rhetorical, but I still answered it.

'The point, my divine wife, is that you're pure and perfect and I don't want you do have to do something like this… again. I want you to remain the way you are. Besides, I am perfectly able to do it myself, even better than you. Because – just like you wanted to point out minutes earlier – I've been a vile creature for a very long time.', I laughed, but quickly stopped when her trembling hands stopped their journey all over my shoulders and were now cupping my face.

'Don't you ever say in front of me something negative about yourself, am I clear? Only I have the right to do so.', she tried to smile, but was too still scared.

'Yes, ma'am. I am at your service.'

'Edward, you are the most important person in the world to me. I can't let you do something like this!'

'You know, in the beginning I really wanted to be special, to have a talent to so that I could be your equal! But seeing how many ache my talent has caused now that it finally came, I am really not sure any more.'

'Besides, I am scared only to think that the biggest part of my talent is yet unknown due to the fact that I am basically the only one to receive it – if we don't count this girl from the myth. It must mean something when even the Volturi were surprised.', her hands were tracing the outlines of my lips now.

'Bella, first of all yes, you will let me do this! I realized I can't make you do it, but I certainly will and there's nothing you can possibly do in order to stop me. Second, I think your talent is wonderful. And not knowing makes it, more special don't you think?'

'Edward!', Bella giggled and it warmed my heart. It's been days since I could finally make her laugh again.

'What, love?', I was searching for the answer in her eyes, but she leaned in to kiss me and I closed my eyes wanting to feel this sensation as strongly as possible. When she moved away, she shyly said:

'You're happy, aren't you? Your eyes are so bright right now!'

I looked at her, licking my lips so that I could taste what was left of her on my mouth and then she did the most amazing thing to me.

Watching Bella holding her stomach carefully with both hands, made my heart skip a beat. The sight reminded me that we had created the miracle of life. The instinct to protect her, to protect them, was so strong right now, that if somebody would knock on the door I could destroy him right away.

I slowly reached for her belly, hesitating for a second. Then Bella took my hands and after smiling reassuringly she placed them at her belly, putting her own tender hands over mine. We stayed like this forever. Nobody was moving. I thanked god when I saw Bella's expression and understood that she too had heard our baby.

'So, what do you think it will be, Edward?', she smiled shyly again and with our hands still on her belly I reached up, this time to lock our lips together for a hot, deep kiss. Our tongues were battling each other when Bella let a soft moan and I answered her through heavy breaths.

'I don't know.', my panting matched hers now.

'Well, you do have any preferences?', she eyed me smugly. I wondered whether she had any preferences.

'No… Why? Do you have?', I looked very cautiously now, registering any change on her smooth face.

'It doesn't matter to me whether it's a boy or girl.', she said this normally, but I knew she was hiding something. My curiosity was enormous.

'But?'

'Oh Edward, stop reading me like this!', she hit my chest with her hand and I took it instantly in mine, kissing it gently before saying:

'Love, it's not that I am so impatient to read you. You're just such an open book! Every emotion is streaming out of you right now. Please tell, love! You know you can tell me right? Please?', she sighed and rolled her eyes.

'Alright… I just thought that you would like a boy!', she nearly screamed that.

'And why did you think that, love?', I asked while still showering her hand with kisses.

'Well, you know… Men are proud right? More proud than women in any case, so I figured you wanted a boy… that's all.', she said this like it was something she just thought of. But I knew better and I knew that since the moment she'd gotten the news she was expecting, that this had been troubling her a lot. Silly Bella!

'Love, you may be right about my pride, but what made you think that a girl wouldn't make me proud?', her face lightened when she processed what I had just told her.

'Edward…', she just breathed my name and I could see actual relief making its way onto her beautiful face. I took both of her hands into mine and I held them tight. Her breathing, her body… everything changed immediately. I couldn't believe it.

'Bella, did this honestly had you worried?'

'No. Yes, it did.', she turned her face so that I couldn't see her expression.

I put my index finger under her chin and turned her to face me. She wanted to say something but I quickly sat up on the bed her hips still on both sides of my own. When she understood what I intended on doing she stopped whatever she wanted to say and her arms made their way to my neck.

This kiss was different than any I had given her before. It was passionate, but also filled with love. When our tongues met yet again, they weren't fighting each other. They were complementing the moves of the other. Our lips were wet from the sweet venom and when I bit her upper lip tenderly, Bella moaned quietly and squeezed her hips around me. Only for a second I parted our swollen lips , to ask her:

'I think that a beautiful, little girl would make me very proud. In this way I'll have someone to constantly remind me of the wonderful creature I've married.', she kissed me again, before she said:

'You're right. Absolutely right. But a boy would be also wonderful, right? It this way I will have somebody reminding me of the one responsible for him.'

'Yes, a boy would be also fantastic, love.'

I glanced at her belly again, before taking her wet, swollen bottom lip in my mouth. The moans that were now escaping her mouth were much more louder and when I looked at her, she was as tensed as me. Of course the warning Eleazar and Carlisle had given us was now pounding in the back of my head and as much as I wanted her, I didn't want her to 'lose' consciousness again and go through the pain.

'Edward… no don't stop!', her hands were gripping my neck, her nails showing me just how much she wanted and needed me now.

'Bella, you know what might happen, right?', my voice was so hoarse now, every drop of venom had disappeared.

'Might, Edward! You said it yourself!', she wanted to kiss me, but I took her ever so fragile looking shoulders in my hands and moved her to a safe distance – away from my lips.

'Bella, if it doesn't happen, then I will have to go and do it for you! I'd have to go and hunt right away! And there's no way that I will leave you alone here.', damn, why did she have to look so enticing now?!

'Edward… Edward… please!', while still sitting above me, she moved her hips against my groin and there was nothing that I could do – I hardened as a rock and hissed at her, from pleasure and frustration that she could make me lose control so easily.

'No, Bella!', by the look in her eyes I knew that she had perfectly heard my low hiss.

Bella pushed her nails even deeper into my skin and she placed her mouth at my left ear. Her short, hitched breaths made me stop breathing and desperately trying to pay no attention to her swollen folds onto my groin.

'Ok, Edward. You win again! I will do it myself! I will go hunting with you right after you give me what I want!', her legs were shaking from desire and at that moment I let all the boundaries fall and obeyed her.