Chapter 11:
When I got there I instinctively placed my hand over my belly. I stayed in the shadows trying to figure out the best way to get Carlisle but no one else. Jasper must have sensed me because he turns to look at me. He whispers something to Emmett and then Emmett turns to me too. My heart races in worry. Then start heading toward me.
"What are you so worried about?" Jasper asks.
"I need to see Carlisle." I say, "It's kind of an emergency."
"Why didn't you just go in?" Emmett smiles, he knows one of the reasons why he just likes teasing me.
I look to him and smile. I had no problem with Emmett, or Jasper, or really any of the Cullens. They were all nice enough to me. "I wasn't really invited. Plus it's confidential. I don't want anyone seeing me." I say.
"What about Jacob?" Jasper asks. "Why didn't you just get him to get Carlisle?"
"I don't want him to know I'm here either." I say. "Look, guys, I know you don't owe me anything, but I need you guys to help me out." I practically beg. Emmett and Jasper look to each other then nod to me.
"We're in." Emmett says. "What do you need Leah?"
"Can you guys get Carlisle out here without anyone else?" I ask. "Please."
"Yeah," Jasper says, "I'll go, Emmett you stay with her okay. I don't like the way she's feeling."
Jasper rushes inside.
"What's going on Leah?" Emmett asks.
I look to him and I realize I'm still clutching my stomach. I look down to it and then back to him. He looks down, he must have noticed it. His eyes widen and realization washes over his face. "Oh god, Leah…" He says. "You're probably freaking out right now." He says.
I nod. "Yeah, kind of." He takes me in his arms without any warning and he feels like a warm teddy bear. "Emmett…" I whisper and then I pull out of his arms, I fold over and I throw up.
Right then, Carlisle has caught up to us and he stares at me in shock. "Jasper said it was an emergency."
"I… I think… I'm pregnant." I say and then I finish throwing up. I stand back straight. "Can you… check me out doctor?" I say.
Emmett laughs and I glare at him. "Get it, check out." He laughs some more. He would turn it perverted.
"I don't have the right tools here. Are you willing to go to the hospital?" He asks.
I gulp, taste my vomit, and I regret that right away. "I can't have records in the hospital. My body temperature shows that I should be dead."
He nods. "I'll run to the hospital and grab some stuff. Emmett, can you take her inside up to your room?" Carlisle says.
Emmett nods. He reaches his hand for me to take. I do and he throws me gently on his back. I get dizzy and I almost fall off but his hand comes back and stabilizes my back. "Sorry," he says, "I probably should have done that slower." I nod but hold him tighter and I lean against him. "You ready?" I nod again and he speeds to the front door and up the stairs and into his room. He sets me down and I wobble a bit. He puts his arms supportively around me. When I finally stand still I hold up one finger and run to the bathroom where I proceed to throw up again.
"Emmett?" Rose's voice comes in. "What are you doing up here?"
"Rose…" Emmett says. "It's nothing, I just needed a break." He says.
Rose opens up the bathroom door and I look up to her with pleading eyes. "Leah?" She asks, "What's going on?"
"Rose… can you not say anything to anyone? Please." I say.
"Are you drunk? You weren't even invited." Rose looks so confused.
I stand up shakily. "Rose… I'm not drunk." I say and right on cue, Carlisle comes in with the stuff.
"You- you're pregnant?" She asks and looks to my hands that seem to always be clutching my stomach.
"I don't know yet," I say. "I'm not telling anyone yet. Please Rose."
She nods. "Don't worry, I won't tell. Can I stay up here though? I'm getting tired of the people downstairs. Do you mind?" I shake my head and she smiles to me. She really was beautiful.
Carlisle did all the tests, with some vomiting breaks, and turns out, I am pregnant. Now, I was really excited about these babies. Yes, I said babies. I was having twins and they were growing fast, faster than normal since they had double the average werewolf genes in them.
Carlisle was going to be my doctor. That was all sorted out, and Rose, Emmett and Jasper promised not to tell anyone until I did. I, in return had to get Alice and Edward not to tell because they knew. So pretty much, Bella was the only one in the Cullen family who didn't know. I didn't expect Carlisle to keep it from Esme, especially since she loved babies so much.
The tricky part was going to be telling Jake. I mean this isn't exactly how we always imagined it. Then there's the possibility that he doesn't want them, then I have to face that rejection. But I believed he would be excited and be there, but if he wouldn't, I was choosing these babies over him, no matter how much it would hurt.
Rose walked me back to the Reservation. Turns out, she's always wanted a baby. She asked if it would be okay if she was around. I, of course said yes, I couldn't imagine being frozen in place, not able to move ahead. She didn't cross the border though; she didn't want to test any of the werewolves. She smiles to me as she says her goodbyes and then she runs off and disappears.
I had it all planned out, I was going to meet Jake at the beach, somehow he would know I was there. I sat on a piece of driftwood on the shore and I let the wind brush against my skin, trying to cool my untamable, hot skin. I felt good though, I had to say and I hadn't thrown up in fifteen minutes, so maybe it wasn't going to be so bad.
I heard someone behind me after a while and I turn to look at him. It was Jake, and I smile to him. He smiles back and he walks over to me. He pulls my hair to the side and plants a kiss on my neck. Then he comes beside me and sits down. He leans against me. He puts his lips close to my ear, "let's go for a run." He suggests. Uh oh, here comes the feeling, hold it in Leah, don't mess this up. "We haven't been in forever it feels like."
A run sounded really good, but Carlisle didn't want me morphing, he wasn't sure what it could do to the babies. That was completely understandable, I mean when we morph it's like our human insides rip to reveal our inner wolf. All of that points to the babies and their protection getting ripped with it.
I sigh, "I can't Jake."
He looks to me wonderingly. "Why not?"
"I can't because I'm pregnant." I say.