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* Okay folks , thank you for all the reviews, what an ego boost. So here are the results of what everyone wants. You want me to continue the story through the pregnancy, and Bella's change. I will touch on what Edward thinks about the baby, and what happens when he realizes that he can hear the babies thoughts. I will bring in some Esme , Rosalie and Carlisle I want to hear the ladies thoughts on the pregnancy as esme lost her child, and all Rose has ever wanted was a child. I will go through lemons after Bella's change, we know how those vampires can be once they are focused on something, besides we know that private little pool needs to be used for something! Lol. If anyone else has something they would like, please let me know!*

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Chapter9

I spent the next hour or so on the phone with the seriously inept people who worked at the airline, trying to get us a flight sooner, rather then later. They were brainless, trying to re route our flight through various places, not seeming to understand the words most direct possible flight. I multi tasked by packing our things as I argued that certain stop overs were in fact not beneficial compared to others. As I argued with the ridiculous people on the phone I was having trouble controlling my temper, this was urgent, I had to get my wife home, this was not a pleasure trip any longer. It might even be life or death............. The realization of it hit me with immense pain that nearly brought me to my knees, death....this could kill my Bella, this thing growing inside her. I couldn't bear the thought, and took my frustration out by yelling at the people on the phone.

I was pacing around the room, throwing things into suitcases, and hoping that if I was able to organize things physically, then maybe mental organization would follow suit. I tossed some of Bella's clothes on the bed, to make sure that I didn't leave her with nothing to wear home. I continued to pace, and move restlessly about. I noticed that Bella had left the room, but a imbecile had come on the phone and was trying to put us on a flight that would have four individual stopovers, and that was not acceptable. I was placed on hold, and I continued muttering an agitated stream of Portugese swear words too fast to be discerned by human ears.

All I could think of was the fact that Bella's life may now be hanging in the balance. I had been a selfish man, wanting her body so badly, that I had let the fact that I was a monster slip away into the waves of bliss that had encompassed me. I had lost myself in the sensuality of her body, the curves of her hips, the aroma of her arousal. I had taken what I had wanted, and now I was ashamed. Had I ruined my own chance at forever with her by polluting her with my seed? How could I not have realized that my vampire semen might have flown to her soft fertile eggs and taken them as I had taken her, by complete unawares.

Was I now going to have to accept the worst possible consequences? I had been given the most precious gift, and by being greedy, I might now be on my way to losing her. And this thing that grew in her womb....what was it? I could tell that Carlisle had been shocked, and worried, but I wished that I had been able to see his thoughts from this distance, as it would have shown me what we should most be concerned about. Did he know more then he said? Had I sentenced my sweet Bella to death? Was it already too late? These thoughts burned my mind with their intensity. Finally y thoughts were interrupted by a voice coming onto the phone. The man on the phone helped me sort out the mess the other agents had been creating, and after everything for our flight was finalized, I hung up.

I could hear Bella moving around in the kitchen, she seemed to be talking to herself, but she fell silent. "Bella?' I said as I came into the room. She turned to me, her eyes we glistening, and I could see the tracks that other tears had left on her cheeks as they fell down her beautiful skin, her skin that looked even paler then usual I noticed. Her tears alarmed me, and I rushed as quickly as possible to her side. " Bella!" I put my hands on her face, looking closely for something that eluded me. "Are you in pain?" She shook her head, the tears blurring her eyes. "No, no-" she said. I pulled her as tightly as I dared to my chest, closing my eyes as her soft tresses brushed against my skin.

"Don't be afraid. We'll be home in sixteen hours. You'll be fine. Carlisle will be ready when we get there. We'll take care of this, and you'll be fine, you'll be fine." Bella stopped moving in my arms, I could imagine her relief at hearing my words, knowing that Carlisle would keep her safe from being hurt, that knowledge was the only thing keeping me sane at this moment. I felt Bella take a deep breath against my chest. "Take care of this? What do you mean?" She asked me she must not know how we could help in such a confusing situation. I leaned back and looked her in the eye, wanting her to know that she was my only priority. 'We're going to get that thing out before it can hurt any part of you. Don't be scared. I won't let it hurt you." Bella started to speak, but I missed what she said as I heard a noise outside, and I realized that Gustavo was supposed to be here to clean today. I groaned inwardly, I would have to get rid of him. "Dammit! I forgot Gustavo was due today. I'll get rid of him and be right back." I explained to Bella.

Bella had a look of shock on her face as I pulled away to deal with our unexpected company. I went to meet Gustavo, and was surprised to find his wife Kaure had come with him again today. Her thoughts crashed upon my mind. She looked at me in fear, she was thinking of Bella. The Bella in her mind was radiant and smiling. Kaure had come to check on her to make sure that I hadn't killed her. She had come with a ploy, pretending that she had wanted to bring us a meal. She held a red dish in her hand, And held it up with a false smile as she told me that she had made us dinner. The smell emanating from it was a noxious combination of fish, garlic and other spices that caused me to wrinkle my nose in disgust. How could human's eat such foul stuff? It smelled rancid to me, but then most human foods smelled horrid to me. I immediately started explaining to them that they were not needed today, and that they should just leave, they could come back another day to clean.

Kaure assumed that I was trying to lead them away from the scene of a deadly crime, and that my attempts to keep them from their task was further proof to her that I had done everything that she feared. She was horrified, but would not be kept from the truth, she would either have her fears confirmed, and would prove to her husband what I truly was, as he thought her a fool for thinking such ridiculous thoughts about me. Or she would be able to make sure that Bella was safe from me for the time being. Kaure was forceful, she tried to push past me, and though I could hear her fear, she did not let it sway her from seeing Bella. I was rather touched at her concern. I turned to walk into the kitchen to explain why they were still here to Bella, and Kaure followed on my heels.

I went straight to my love. She still had tears on her face, and I brushed them away, trying to sooth her fears away. I leaned into her ear to explain "She's insisting on leaving food she brought-she made us dinner. It's an excuse - she wants to make sure I haven't killed you yet." I found this humorless, as even though I would never purposely hurt my love, I may indeed have sentenced her to death. My voice surely betrayed my emotions.

Kaure came hesitantly into the kitchen, he eyes taking in Bella, in an obviously living state. Her thoughts lifted somewhat as she realized that I had not in fact killed the young woman. She did however notice Bella's tears, and her thoughts blamed me, had I scared her, had they arrived to interrupt her becoming a victim. Her thoughts were fraying on the few remaining nerves that I had left. She placed the foul smelling dish on the table, and mumbled her apologies for any interruption that they had caused, though she didn't mean a word of what she said. I lost my temper then snapping at her to leave us, manners be damned. I was not going to listen to her accusations a moment longer, and the sooner they left the better.

Kaure turned quickly to go, my anger had alarmed her. The suddenness of her movement made her long skirt whip around sending a waft of fishiness towards us. The smell was worse then before now that it was even closer. Bella turned in my arms, gagging, trying to get to the sink. I moved with her, holding my cool heads to her forehead in hoes that it might provide her with some relief. Murmuring words of love to her as she retched into the sink. I realized that the smell was making it worse for her, and I left her side momentarily to put the offending dish in the fridge, then I returned to her, running my fingers over her face. She soon had her heaving under control. Then rinsed her mouth out under the sink as I stroked her cheek, trying to ease the flush that had crept up there.

I turned Bella around to pull her closer to me, wanting to offer comfort. She rested her head on my shoulder, as if it carried the weight of the world, and I felt her hands move to cover her stomach. Kaure's thoughts hit me at the same time as her gasp. I turned to look at her, her mouth was hanging open in shock. She is carrying his demon child! She was shouting in her head. I gasped realizing that she knew more about the situation then, and wondered if she had ever heard of any such things before. I turned to her, gently pushing Bella behind me wrapping my arm across her body as if, to shield her from Kaure's wide eyed stare, and screaming thoughts.

Kaure's mouth found it's voice and she started screaming her thoughts at me. 'How could you?' She yelled. "Why did you do this to her, why did you not stay with your own kind? Why must your kind do such awful things? What have people ever done to you? Do you know what you have done to her?" She screamed at me speaking in bits of Portugese, and also slipping into the native language of the Ticuna people. She stepped towards me shaking her fist as if she wanted to hit me, but still scared of me enough to not actually do it. I moved in her direction, and felt Bella trying to grab my arm. I had to know what she knew, I had to find out. "What are you talking about?' I asked her softly, pleadingly, wanting to know what she thought I had done. She stared at me, her eyes wide with shock, her thoughts questioned if it was possible that I honestly didn't know what was happening here. Then her eyes narrowed. She spoke loudly asking me a question in her native tongue. "Your kind have always done this to beautiful women, lured them gotten them with child then left them, you are still here, why did you not leave her like the old stories have said, why is this different, do you love her?"

I was speechless, unable to answer with words as I thought of how I loved Bella, I could only nod my head in reply. Kaure stepped back from me and crossed herself, her thoughts told me that I had just confirmed everything that she had feared me to be. If it had been another time, or place I might have found it funny that this superstitious woman was crossing herself with the holy trinity sign, but at this moment all I wanted was answers, and she might be my only hope of finding an answer. I reached out to her, holding my hand palm up, as if in surrender, then gestured to Bella with it before cupping Bella's cheek with my palm.

Kaure's response was angry, she was ranting about blood sucking demons, ruining human life for pleasure. Her arms flailed around as she ranted at me. "Please tell me what is happening? I love her....with all of my heart." I begged her to tell me what she knew. Her expression changed then, I could hear the doubt of my words in her mind, but inwardly she was debating, wondering if it was possible that I truly loved this woman. After all her peoples legends always said that the demons abandoned the pregnant women, they did not sit and hold them as they were ill, or whisper to them as she had watched me do.

Her eyes flashed back and forth from me to Bella as she debated telling me what she had heard, then took a small step in our direction. Kaure moved her hands in front of her stomach, imitating the silhouette of a woman heavy with child. Her thoughts aided my interpretation of her motions. She moved forward further, moving towards Bella, who seemed to shrink away from her. She asked me questions as she walked closer and closer. "She has pain?" she asked "Yes." I responded. "Can she eat?" "Not much actually." I replied. "You really love her?" "More then anything." I told her, knowing that it was the truth. I loved her more then it should be possible for one being to love another.

I asked then," Will she be okay?' Kaure hesitated before she shook her head, her thoughts relaying that she knew with that question that I had spoken truthfully to her about my love for Bella. The pain that went through me at her answer was the most painful thing I had ever experienced, it couldn't be! "What will happen to her?" I chocked out through the pain in my heart. Kaure walked over to Bella, each step she took was slow and heavy. She lay her hand atop of Bella, which was still placed over the rounded protrusion of her belly. Kaure looked at Bella then at me and said on word, " Death!"

She turned and walked out of the room. I was frozen again, I watched her leave, then stood staring at where she had just been, telling me that Bella was going to die. I just stood there, even after I heard Kaure get Gustavo and leave the house. I didn't know what to do. I only recovered myself when I felt Bella pull away from me. Carlisle would fix this, her people had never had a vampire doctor to aid them, with unheard of speed and reflexes, he would save my Bella.. Bella pulled further away, and I turned to her, catching her by the shoulder. "Where are you going?" I asked in a whisper. "To brush my teeth." She answered. My mind was racing trying to grasp what had just been learned.. "Don't worry about what she said. It's nothing but legends, old lies for the sake of entertainment." I said it as much to try to placate my fears, as hers. "I didn't understand anything." Bella replied. I was thankful that she didn't hear what Kaure had said, but I didn't believe that she hadn't understood anything, she was trying to ease my mind. My sweet, sweet, generous Bella, always putting others before herself.

"I packed your toothbrush. I'll get it for you." I said going to the bedroom to get it so we could be on our way, the sooner we left the better. We needed Carlisle. 'Are we leaving soon?' Bella asked as she walked into the bathroom to brush her teeth. "As soon as you're done." I replied wishing we were already on the way. I waited to get her tooth brush so I could take our luggage out to the boat. Bella came out and handed it to me when she was done. 'I'll get the bags into the boat." I told her, not trying to rush her.

"Edward–" she said softly. "Yes?" I said turning back to look at her. I was taken aback at the picture of her, even ill she was stunning, her shiny locks surrounding her heart shaped face, making me want to drop the luggage and to take her into my arms to make sure that she was real, and not a wonderful mirage, I was hardly able to keep myself from actually doing that. She paused for a moment watching me. Before she continued. "Could you..... pack some of the food? You know in case I get hungry again?" "Of course." I replied my voice lightening at the thought of her wanting to eat, that had to be a good sign. "Don't worry about anything. We'll get to Carlisle in just a few hours, really. This will all be over soon." Bella nodded at me, I was sure she must be thinking about what Carlisle would do. I turned and grabbed a suitcase in each hand and headed for the door, the sooner we got home the better. Carlisle would make everything alright.

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