Disclaimer: Twilight and the characters belong to Stephenie. Only this little plotline is mine.
Edward and his wife Tanya are having trouble conceiving. Bella is in desperate need for money so she can finish her degree.
The Surrogate
Chapter 10
EPOV
Tanya reached out to take my hand. Finally some sign that I belonged here!
Dr. Carmen took on a serious air still fussing with the file in front of her.
"I've reviewed the test results." She paused and reached into her dog-eared file and produced two pieces of paper. "I could have sent this to you online but I thought it important to discuss all of the ramifications of our findings in person. We only have one other recorded case of this happening. It's fascinating." Her eyes glowed. That in and of itself frightened me.
"Tanya, you are fertile and there's no reason you cannot conceive and carry a child to term." Dr. Carmen handed her one of the papers. Aha! Tanya glared at me as if she knew it was my entire fault. I cringed wondering. If I were the problem how could I have impregnated her two times? I awaited Dr. Carmen's answer.
"Edward, as it turns out you too are fertile, in fact, your sperm is highly motile." She pushed the second piece of paper towards me. I was confused expecting bad news.
"Well I'm hoping that's a good thing I guess."
"Well yes." She said. "It means you have strong swimmers." I almost laughed out loud were it not for the look on Tanya's face.
The doctor regarded us with great sympathy.
"What it means for the two of you is that you are not compatible." I've wondered about this myself lately.
"What do you mean doctor?" Tanya had a death grip on my hand.
"You are allergic to Edward." She said triumphantly.
Tanya collapsed in a heap and pushed me away. I was caught between great sympathy for her and wanting to crawl into a hole.
"Doctor, please explain more completely. As you can see my wife is suffering greatly."
"Edward, what is happening is very unusual. It seems that when you impregnate your wife, things go along normally for a while but after a time, her body begins to attack and reject the fetus. It seems your sperm and her egg are incompatible. Getting pregnant is not the problem."
My shattered wife clung to me as I came to terms with our situation.