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Carlisle was on his way home and he would be back tomorrow. I had to admit that I was happy to hear it because in all honesty I was starting to get worried about my wife. I remembered Bella's pregnancy with Renesme in great detail and I had been prepared for Leah's to be the same and yet hers was different for many reasons I suppose and some of the things happening frightened me. I tried to keep my fear down to a minimum and each and every day I would thank my brother Jasper for helping me keep my emotions under wraps.

My she-wolf of a wife had been experiencing many strange symptoms. In a matter of days she started to show. Of course it wasn't such a drastic change that one would be able to catch it unless they had been looking. Her skin was starting to get a strange pearly glow to it. In a completely dark space it may appear to humans that she was glowing. Similar to Bella's pregnancy with my daughter was the fact the baby seemed to be stronger than it should be if it had been normal and by normal I mean human, was the bruising she had started getting on her stomach. It started much sooner than my ex-wife's bruising had and I wondered how bad it could possibly get.

The most worrisome thing about her condition was that whatever was going on with her body and the pregnancy caused her to be unable to phase. It is not because she did not have the desire to phase it was that she couldn't no matter how hard she tried. Her body would not allow for it and when she did try she would end up screaming in pain. She claimed it felt as if a fire were in her veins counter acting the ability to phase. The fire she described made me think of my experience when I was turned in to a vampire.

I tried to think of what this could mean. Did the baby have venom? Is that what would cause my wife to lose her wolf form for the time being? Losing her extra healing abilities would be a blow for obvious reasons. I had been counting on the healing to help her pull through this pregnancy. Had she lost them forever? If not would they return after her pregnancy was over and done with? Once the baby was released from her womb then maybe her rapid healing would kick in to help her recover. These were all questions that I needed for Carlisle to have some sort of answer to.

"Honey you are making me wish I was the mind reader." My wife had entered our bedroom where I had been lost in thought. She was supposed to be with my sister's today and when I looked at the clock I realized she had been out with them all day. I had been sitting by the window staring out at nothing the whole since it was now early evening. "Are you going to tell me what is wrong?"

My beautiful Native American wife could not be stressed out and that means she cannot know what has been on my mind lately. I opened my arms to her and did the one thing I hated to do especially with her, I started to lie my ass off. "I was just thinking that when Carlisle comes home and gives you a clean bill of health that maybe we should take a weekend with just you and I before the pregnancy progresses to the point where it would be hard for you to travel."

Her entire face lit up as she curled in to my lap and laid her head against my chest. "That is such a great idea! I was thinking of maybe seeing if you wanted to go to Chicago for a day. I remember once you telling me how you had not been back there since you were human and I figured this would be something we could share together."

It was my turn to smile as I placed both of my hands on her stomach. "Our first family vacation for you, my-self, and the baby. I really do like the sound of that. I can show you Chicago like no other. I will take you to all the places I used to go if they are still standing of course. I know my childhood home is up and in livable conditions since I have made it my mission to stay that way. It was the one thing I had left of my human life and I have never been ready to let go of it. I was thinking about turning it in to a museum maybe and I would like your opinion. It would be a way to keep a part of my parents alive in a sense."

"It's a great idea and no you do not have to thank me." She teased with a smile. "I know I am the all amazing Leah Cullen."

"It only took you changing your last name to earn the amazing part." I teased her right back.

"Oh har har!" She rolled her eyes while standing up. "I came up here for a reason before you got me all distracted. Your sister's went a bit overboard with shopping for baby things and neither Hulk or Emo boy are here and so that leaves you to do all the carrying since I am not allowed to do heavy lifting and your sisters are way too lazy to carry anything in if they can get you to do it."

I sighed in exasperation while getting up to go collect our new child's new things. I grumbled under my breath the whole way to the door of our bedroom. "I knew you only married for my super powers."

"Did it take using your Superman like powers to figure that out?" My wife came up behind me and smacked my ass. I smiled back and prayed for Carlisle's test the next day to reveal that my worries were for naught. I honestly did not know how I would survive if they showed anything else than a clean bill of health for both her and the baby.

TBC…

AN: A short chapter and yet I wanted to post something for this story and this came to my mind. I hope that you all liked it and in the next chapter I have decided to have Carlisle run some tests. Should Edward be there with her or should be somebody else and if so then who?

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