Sorry I've taken so long to write this chapter, I've been really busy. Oh well hope you like it.
Chapter 10 – Just Different
I could hardly sit still I was so excited. I am now supposedly 16 weeks pregnant and I am sitting in my old truck next to Jacob. We are on our way to the Cullen's house for my first ultra sound.
"Gee Bella." Jacob exclaimed, "Calm down!" he put his hand on my leg, trying to hold me still. I just laughed and continued to bounce up and down.
I looked down at my left hand and saw the diamond glittering up at me. I smiled as I remembered earlier this morning when Charlie had spotted the ring on my finger. He went totally ballistic, but once he had calmed down he sighed and said it was good that the baby had a more secure family.
We pulled into the driveway and then saw the huge house that I had once considered my home. I got out and rested my hand on my slightly rounded stomach. I felt Jacob grab my hand and we walked up the stairs and knocked on the door.
"Hey Bella!" Alice greeted me as she stepped aside to let me in.
"Hi Alice." I said.
"Wow, you're starting to get big." She commented as she looked at my stomach.
"Thanks." I said sarcastically and then Carlisle entered the room.
"Morning Bella, Jacob." He said, nodding to each of us in turn.
"Morning." Jacob mumbled.
"Hey Carlisle." I said excitedly. Carlisle chuckled.
"Come on up." He said, gesturing with his hand towards the staircase. As we were climbing the stairs I asked,
"Where is everyone else?"
"They're out hunting. Building up their strength for tomorrow." he explained as he held open the door to his study. He had set up a hospital bed and a machine in the centre of the room. Alice came in last, shutting the door. I sat down on the bed as Carlisle prepared the machine.
"You are now 16 weeks pregnant, am I right?" Carlisle asked me. I just nodded and squeezed Jacobs hand in excitement.
"Okay Bella," Carlisle said as I pulled my shirt up off my belly, "This is going to be cold." He put this clear gel then the hand held receiver. I looked up at the screen and gasped.
"You can see its little hand there and it's face in profile." Carlisle said pointing it out on the screen.
"Wow!" I heard Jake whisper in amazement.
"Yeah, wow is right!" I said and laughed. Alice was on my other side looking at the screen as well.
"I bet it's a boy." She predicted.
"But how do you know? I thought you couldn't see anyone's future if it had anything to do with werewolves." I asked.
"I can't see. It's just a hunch." She replied simply.
"We won't be able to tell the sex until tomorrow or the next day." Carlisle said professionally. Carlisle was inspecting the screen thoroughly. "I must warn you," he said suddenly, "This is no normal baby."
"What?" I asked and started to panic. I held onto Jake's hand even tighter.
"What's wrong with it?" Jacob asked, he sounded scared.
"He is perfectly fine," Carlisle said calmly, "Just different." I wondered what he meant by that, but I didn't ask. He printed us some photos of the ultrasound and then we went back to Jake's house which is now my home.
I stuck one of the photo's on the fridge after I had shown Billy and Jacob put the other one in his pocket.
"Well you get to be with our baby all the time, so now I am too." He explained when I asked him why. I laughed and just shook my head.
Later that night everyone came over for dinner. Tomorrow would be the day of the battle, and emotions were running high. All the boys were excited about the battle except Jacob and Seth who had to stay behind to protect all the girls.
"Cheer up!" I told Jacob and sat next to him. He just sighed and folded his arms stubbornly. "C'mon Jake. At least you get to stay with me!" I said brightly.
"Yeah, I guess that's a plus." He agreed.
"You're lucky. I wish Sam would stay with me." Emily muttered to me.
"You poor thing." I said sympathetically. I knew how much pain it caused her to watch Sam be so excited for a fight.
"There's nothing I can say or do that will change his mind." Emily shrugged and turned to talk to Courtney and Kim about Emily's upcoming wedding. I slid onto Jacob's lap and snuggled into his chest. He stoked my hair I yawned.
"I'm sorry." I whispered.
"Why are you sorry?" he asked.
"For making you stay with me." I replied. He wrapped his arms tighter around me.
"I'm staying with you because I love you, not because you're making me stay." He said, which I knew was half true. I yawned again and this time Jacob noticed.
"C'mon I'll take you to bed." Jacob said and started to get up.
"No, no!" I said quickly, "Let's stay here, I'm not tired."
"Yeah, and I'm not a werewolf." Jacob said sarcastically, but sat back down. I felt myself falling asleep in his arms, but I didn't want to go to bed.
Everyone stayed for another hour and then headed home. I was in bed falling asleep, thinking of tomorrow, the day an army of vampires try to kill me.
Next chapter is the battle, and this time I mean it. Not sure what I'm going to write but I will probably come up with something. Hopefully. He he . Please review!
