Disclaimer I do not own twilight! That honor goes to Stephenie Meyer's! Thanks Dazzleglo for keeping me off the edge! The War of the Worlds Chapter 11 Edward's POV
After Carlisle's lecture a few days ago on proper pregnancy care for crossbreeds, I have been as attentive as I could to all Bella's needs. The treatment seems to be working, but she still looks fragile. With the daily messages, double food trays and spending a lot of time in bed, Bella is doing somewhat better. Honestly, so is our relationship. We have spent all of her downtime talking, snuggling and reassuring each other that neither of us was going anywhere. I think we are in a better place now, thankfully.
"Edward when is the wolf suppose to arrive?" curiously she asked.
"Noon…why?" I peeked up from where my head rested on her belly.
"I was thinking, I would like to come and see what's going on," I do not think so!
"NO WAY ARE YOU GOING NEAR HIM!" just the thought sent shivers down my spine.
"Why not?" she actually looked insulted.
"Because - he - is - dangerous! That's why!"
"Are you sure…that's what it is?"
"Of course…I am! Why do you…want to go?" I am fairly certain I looked like a gaping fish out of water.
"I think you're jealous that's what I think, I think you're afraid I would want him more then I want you," she challenged. Okay she had a point there.
"I'm not jealous - I am - protective, that's all," oh, who am I really trying to kid here?
"Are you sure? If you were, you don't have to be because I am not going anywhere without you, you know that right?" She purred in my ear.
She really could out charm a vampire when she wants something because I gave in, of course, I was promised a treat if I took her. I do not know what she has in mind, but I could think of a few things I would like. Just four more weeks, I chanted in my head.
So at noon Bella and I met Carlisle at the clinic to wait for the mutt to arrive. In my irritated state, it did not bode well that he was late. Bella, of course, was unfazed as she held Angela's hand during her first prenatal appointment. My intent was hopefully to send him packing before Bella had a chance to see him. I made sure I was at the fence the moment he arrived.
"Hope they don't shred me the minute I arrive. Man that would suck!"
"You're late. We don't have all day to hang here waiting for you," he really needed to be gone fast.
"Where is Carlisle?"
"He's with a patient, so you would be Sam?"
"Yeah that's me, first I am sorry if I scared Bella, we didn't mean to upset her. We really just want to have her join her mother."
"SHE'S NOT LEAVING!" if his train of thought continued, I was going to shred him.
"EDWARD CULLEN!" Damn, BUSTED!
"Bella love, go back and rest, I'll take care of this," Okay…she really looks peeved, yikes!
"You will not! I have a say here, and I am going to say it!" I could tell by the look on her face, one fainting spell coming up.
"BELLA!" I luckily caught her before she hit the ground, of course, Carlisle was now growling at me, not a good sign.
"Carlisle is she okay?" I knew my voice sounded like I was pleading, probably because I was.
"Yes…but I think she might need to change her diet now. I don't think we can postpone her blood intake any longer," I had a feeling this was coming she was so pail and tired all this week, even her eyes even had pink circles around the lids.
"What does she need?" Sam's thoughts said he really did care.
"Blood, you don't have to worry we have plenty in the clinic," for Bella's sake I softened my tone.
"Please, there was a few deer back the way I came I can get her one," he remembered a conversation when Leah explain our preference.
"Okay…but be quick about it," like me Carlisle had no patience when it came to his grandchild.
"Right," was all he said before he sprinted off.
"Edward?" Bella whispered while she fluttered her eyes open.
"Yes, I here, I am so sorry I upset you," I knew I was forgiven when she shook her hand and rubbed my cheek.
"You just need to know I love you and will never leave you, with time you will see this for yourself," but I doubted that even time would cure my over protectiveness when it came to her and my unborn child.
"Catch," Sam yelled as he tossed the carcass of a large bull over the fifteen-foot high fence.
It just barely cleared the electric fence and I had no problem catching it. Carlisle had Bella sitting up as he explained she was going to have to drink it from the source this time, but he promised a cup next time. She grimaced from the idea of sucking on the body, but Carlisle was adamant that he was not wasting another 10 minutes to go back and forth from the clinic. In the end, she caved and with a quick swipe of his nail, the skin opened around the veins and arteries. Once I held Bella's head where it needed to be, I just popped a small hole and nudged her to close her mouth around it.
"That's a girl just pull it in, it should help you feel better in just a few minutes," Carlisle praised her.
"How many is she going to need?"
"It's hard to say, at least one a day, but we have donated blood. I was just hoping to have the baby adjusted to animal blood before it was born," Carlisle informed Sam.
"Look…now that the humans don't hunt outside the towns, there is an over population of a lot of animals, everything from deer to bears. I could arrange to herd them your way for release inside your compound if you'd like?"
"At what cost to us?"
"No cost, just a show of good will from us and maybe you could in return let Renee visit Bella from outside the fence from time to time?"
"Bella, what do you want to do, love?"
"I think it would nice to see her, but…I don't want to leave here. What if they don't let me come back?" Yeah…that would never happen, I would hunt them down and kill them if it came to that.
"Okay, let's do this…Renee can come by and see Bella, but only when Bella is up to it. So if Bella is up to it next week, she can come down for the harvest and see Renee," Sam nodded his agreement.
"Sam, will you tell her 'Hello' for me?"
"Of course Bella, and Edward - if you could set up some sort of caging area so we can start herding some animals your way," I always thought the wolves ate people, but like us, they ate animals, go figure.
Bella was already looking less gaunt when I picked her up and started walking back to the car while Carlisle delivered the meat to the workers. They really liked getting the meat and now with the garden shut down for the winter, they could really use it. The first thing I did when I got back was send for Eric Yorkie our new engineer and explained what we needed for the incoming animals. He was really excited about the assignment and promised to do the best job he could to make it safe for all involved. Before he even left the room, I could see his mind running over several possibilities and they were pretty good even in their preliminary drafts. He was definitely worth the trip to acquire him. He was also looking forward to impressing one of the girls in the compound he liked. He was hoping to beat Mike in finding a wife; I thought that was a strange way to think of his possible future mate. I know some humans still took wives, but as a rule vampires took mates and not wives. It gave me an idea, Bella is human over the age of sixteen and there is no law that says a vampire cannot get married.
Bella's POV
After Edward finally agreed to my bribe, I was thrilled! It also gave me the perfect excuse to go with Angela and Ben to her first prenatal appointment. It really was exciting being pregnant together, even if I would be done in a quarter of the time. At four weeks, I was getting extremely round already. Carlisle gave Angela all the standard blood tests and said she looked perfect. I watched as they happily gushed all over each other, it made me miss Edward. It also made me suspicious as to where he had gone.
"Angela, I am officially giving you the day off, go home with Ben and let him wait on you for a change," I giggled when Ben wiggled his eyebrows at her.
"Bella, are you ready it's a fifteen minute walk through the woods, so I am going to give you piggyback ride there." Oh, Joy!
"Have you seen Edward around, I thought he was going to go with us?"
"Yes, he went ahead to wait for the wolf. I think he was afraid I would take too long with the appointment."
"Or he was hoping we wouldn't see Sam at all," if I had money, I would bet on it.
"Bella...Edward has always been overly protective of those he loves, with you and the baby it would appear to be a bigger issue. You will never be able to break him of that habit. His insecurities that is another story, every day I see him becoming a stronger man. You don't know how much he has changed since I brought you home. Before you, he endured a century alone in a family where everyone had someone. Night after night, he had to listen to those around him enjoying marital bliss, but never finding anyone to love him. After dozens of searches for a single female vampire, we gave up. Therefore, the search for a human began, still no one got even as much a second look. That's when I decided to find someone for him; I gave no choice in the choosing."
"How is it you decided on me?"
"That's the funny part, I didn't. The moment I decided Alice had a vision of you and saw me outbidding the rest at the auction. The moment Edward saw Alice's vision, he was in love. He tried to hide it from me, but a father always knows these things. Anyway, there is nothing I will not do to make my first born happy, so I went along with the charade. I let him complain and huff around as we made ready for your arrival, but you could see his eyes twinkling as he thought about you. One night I caught him shopping on the internet for you. He was happily buying all the things you buy for the love of your life, not the basic things you buy for someone you did not care about. When we approached Aro about the auction, we had received a list of necessities that were to be supplied. Of course, Edward scoffed at the list and complained that he would endure; in the end, he bought you everything he could get his hands on. He wanted to ensure you would be happy and quietly hoped you might return the sentiments one day. The moment you walked in the door we could all see that you were as happy with him as he was with you and the rest is history. Well here we are, are you sure you want to meet Sam?"
"Yes...I am sure. He needs to know I love Edward and would never be happy anywhere else," he just nodded and took my hand to keep me steady as we approached Edward by the fence. That is when I heard Edward trying to get rid of Sam before we arrived.
"You're late. We don't have all day to hang here waiting for you."
"Where is Carlisle?"
"He's with a patient, so you would be Sam?"
"Yeah that's me, first I am sorry if I scared Bella, we didn't mean to upset her. We really just want to have her join her mother."
"SHE'S NOT LEAVING!"
"EDWARD CULLEN!"
"Bella love, go back and rest, I'll take care of this," I was furious!
"You will not! I have a say here, and I am going to say it!" I muttered out before my ears filled with a ringing noise at the same time my vision went fuzzy before it went black.
"BELLA!" Edward's call was the last thing I heard.
When I came to I still felt a little woozy but better. Okay…so minus the fur factor the blood was not so bad. It actually started making me feel better rather quickly.
Now that I understood Edward needed a firm hand when it came to reassuring him, life was going to be a lot less confusing. It was kind of cute watching him deal with Sam; he was so out of his element. I noticed the minute I reassured his unanswered insecurities, his shoulders relaxed and he stopped snapping at Sam. Of course, Carlisle was worried more than usual, but now that we were following the pregnancy schedule more closely, I think he will relax. I still wasn't 100% sure on how I felt about seeing Renee again, but it brought up a new question, what happened to Charlie when he was cast out of Forks?
I waited for Edward to join me when it was time for bed; I had promised him a treat if he took me. Now it was time to deliver on that. I knew my choices were limited, but I did know something he really liked. Therefore, once he was settled in, instead of lying down next to him as usual, I rolled so my head was leaning against his stomach causing him to gasp. I slowly kissed from his navel to his hipbones and earned a really cute purr for my troubles. Of course, when I moved to the center and kissed a little lower and a little lower. The moment I wrapped my lips around him he looked like a kid in a toy store. I really liked when his purr turned to pants.
"Oh god - Bella, you have no…idea, how that makes…me feel," Oh, I think I have an inkling.
There was no stopping his head massages that he was doing with his hands. It took all of five minutes before his mind was officially blown. However, the best part was when he pulled me up to snuggle with him before I fell asleep. That will always be my favorite time of day.
A/N SO it's that time again review or not? I say review!