CARPOV
We arrive in Volterra and as usual, there are dark tinted SUV's with the Volterra diplomats flags on the front waiting for us in the hanger. Demetri, Felix, Jane, and Alec are there waiting for us, however, Demetri is boarding the plane to leave. All three, Demetri, Alec, and Jane look much different than when they visited us, dressed again in their black apparel and grey cloaks.
As we pull out of the hanger, I asked if they could tell me why we were here. Jane said that she was not at liberty to say, however it was in a medical capacity. That at least told me it was because of Isabella. I looked to Seth and He had a concerned look on his face. I pat his hand on his lap and gave him a small smile.
We finally reached the underground garage at the castle, and our bags were taken and we were lead to our suites.
"We will prepare another room for the Wolf boy, we were not aware he was coming". Jane said to us.
"I-I-It's okay you don't have to go through the trouble, I prefer to stay with Carlisle and Esme if that's ok," Seth said nervously.
"It's ok, little pup. It's no problem at all. I suspect you will be here for a while, so we would like you to be comfortable." She said with an actual smile. I don't think I have ever seen Jane smile. What was up with that.
"Dr. Cullen, if you would like to come with me. I will take you to Lord Jasper and Master Caius." Jane advises me.
I follow her out of the suite and she takes me to an office where Jasper and Caius are waiting together on the couch. They offer me a seat in a chair facing them.
"Hello, Carlisle. How was your flight?", Caius asks
"It was fine Caius as usual". I tell him. Caius appears to be quite excited, Jasper, on the other hand, is nervous. I don't think I have ever seen Jasper this nervous unless he was reacting to other's nervousness.
"Would one of you like to tell me why I'm here. Jane said it was in a medical capacity, however, she did not state the nature. Since vampires don't require medical doctors, I can only assume it's Isabella.
"Why would you assume that?" Jasper stood up and started pacing
"Baby, please sit down, Jesus Carlisle I just got him settled down," Caius said. Carlisle, Isabella is pregnant.
"Pregnant?" I say my voice going an octave higher than normal. You must be mistaken. Who's the father?"
Jasper just drops his head and raises his hand. "That would be me. And to top it off she is drinking blood. HUMAN BLOOD."
"Well, Jasper, what is concerning you more, the fact that she is pregnant with apparently a half immortal, or that she is drinking human blood to feed your half immortal.
Jasper furrowed his brow, opened his mouth, and then closed it, then cocked his head to the side. "See, I had that exact reaction when I saw it," Caius said. "But the boy wonder over here, explained pretty much the same way you did, with a more colorful flair. But now suddenly he is freaking out about it."
"So, are we going to sit here and discuss Jasper all day, or are you going to take me to see Isabella?" I ask these two knuckleheads.
Caius grabs Jasper by the arm and then escorted us to one of the suites. Jasper was slowly becoming two shakes from hysterical. Once we stopped at the door. Caius turn Jasper so they were face to face. He could see as well as I, Jaspers emotions were all over the place. Caius placed his hand on both sides of Jaspers to cup his face.
"Love, Major, my beautiful beast, you have got to pull yourself together, for Isabella, for our piccolo Bambina". Caius said
This was not the Jasper I knew. He was acting more like the always overly emotional Edward, than the quiet, emotional rock he was known for. I then turned him around to face me. I gave him a swift slap in the face so hard his cheek cracked, and the sound vibrated through the hall. This elicited a low growl from both Caius and Jasper.
"Much better," I said to them. "May I now see Isabella, please."
Caius opened the door and we walked in. I found Isabella sitting in a chair, reading a book holding a challis, she was taking sips from. Her eyes left the pages of the book and she looked up at me.
"Carlisle, how nice of you to come." She said standing to give me a hug. The smell of human blood permeated the room. I then began to look around the room and noticed the electric urn I have seen at many events around the castle and I knew it held the blood.
I then turned to Jasper and spoke to him in vampire speed so Isabella could not hear me. "Is the smell bothering you son?" I asked him, He hung his head. And realization began to appear on Caius' face.
"Why didn't you tell me, Love" Caius said to Jasper, now turning to face him. He placed him in a hug to where they were nuzzled into each other's neck. I proceeded to unplug the urn and walk it out of the room.
"HEY!" Isabella exclaimed. "Where are you going with my blood?" I didn't answer her as I continued to rush the urn out of the room. I found one of the guards roaming the hallway and asked them to take it to their kitchen.
I returned to the room and began to open some windows to air out the room. I then asked Caius if we could take this to another room. I told Isabella she could take her Challis with her. We proceeded to walk out of their suite and Caius lead us to another suite with a smaller bed.
"Isabella, honey", I finally began. "The blood is not needed constantly". I then looked at Caius, as now it was his turn to hang his head.
"The constant smell of blood has proven difficult for Jasper. Though I do not presume to know what Jasper is going through, I can only guess he is struggling not to drain you while he fights his bloodlust from the smell".
He then rushed over to Isabella at vampire speed. "Bella, Darlin', I am so sorry". He began to sob. "I knew you needed the blood, but it was becoming too overwhelming not to drain you and kill my child. Will you ever forgive me, Darlin'? I Love You, Isabella, with every fiber of my being. And I love our prince or princess. I would never want to intentionally or unintentionally hurt you."
"You should have said something, Jasper," she said while stroking his face and applying butterfly kisses to his face.
"Now". I began. "Can you tell me how you presumed Isabella required blood?" I asked
"It was totally by accident, really. I was having a terrible bout of nausea and vomiting when Caius brought me some toast, eggs and ginger ale. I thought he brought me some sort of other drink that might help with nausea, it was a glass of blood for himself when I picked up the blood and began to drink. It tasted so good I asked for more. He then brought me two more glasses, and Gianna later brought the urn." Isabella explained to me.
"And did it help with nausea?" I asked
"Yes, for the most part. When I woke up this morning, I did vomit. But after I had the blood, I could eat breakfast and hold it down. I thought on what Isabella told me.
"I would conclude that the baby does need the blood, so the nutrients needed are not pulled directly from Isabella. However, I would say only a glass with meals. And maybe one as a snack. But not a constant supply". I said pointedly to Caius.
"Do you know how far along you are?" I asked Isabella.
"I know I had my last period approximately 6 weeks ago," Isabella responded. I then looked down to see the prominent baby bump Isabella was sporting.
"That's impossible". I said as I placed my hand over her womb. I was granted a quick thumb to my hand from the baby for my effort. I smiled.
"Well Hello to you too, sweetheart". I said while stooping down at baby level. Isabella smiled at me as I looked up at her. I then turned to look at the guys.
"I'm going to need some equipment from a Durable Medical Supply company. I will write you a list and provide my credentials. I will also require a room for exams as well as delivery." I told them
"Will this room do?" Caius asked me. I asked if it had a bathroom. He replied that it did.
"Isabella, would you mind laying down so I may examine you. Please lift your shirt and tuck it under your breast. For now, I will do an exam the old fashioned way until I am able to get a sonogram so we can see your little bundle of joy."
Isabella did as I asked. I took a couple of hand warmers out of my medical bag that I keep on hand so my hands to not feel as cold when I touch my patients. I begin to gently knead Isabella's abdomen to locate the position of the fetus. I then took out a gestation measure from my bag and measured her abdomen from just at the top of where I felt her womb to just under her pelvis. "Are you in any pain, Isabella," I asked.
"No, but if you keep poking around my bladder I may actually pee on you". I chuckled at that.
"You may go empty your bladder, Isabella. When you come back, I will tell you my initial findings." I told her. I did a quick calculation in my head.
When Isabella came back out, I placed her hand on mine and walked her over to the bed for her to sit. I grabbed a chair and sat directly in front of her. "Gentlemen, if you could please, come join Isabella". They got off the loveseat and came and sat down on either side of Isabella."
"Isabella". I said with a start. 'You are absolutely glowing. Motherhood certainly agrees with you. According to your last menstrual period, you would be approximately 4 weeks pregnant. However, according to the gestational size of your baby. I would say you to be approximately 12-12 ½ weeks, approximately 3 months. With those calculations, I would say this baby is due in approximately 2 months.
"HOLY FUCKING SHIT!" All three exclaimed in unison. They are definitely mates.
"I would like to do a sonogram weekly, to see the development of the baby to give you a more accurate due date". They all nodded in reply.
"I do not know anything about a half immortal-half human baby, do you, Caius?" I asked him
"No, however, I have sent Demetri to track down the only known Hybrid," Caius said to me.
"You mean Nahuel?" I asked
"You, know him?" he asked
"Yes, actually I do. I have an Island I purchased for my wife as an anniversary present in South America off the coast of Rio. I have spent much time exploring the rainforest of the Amazon. Edward, Alice and I ran across him through a coven of women there." I explained to them. I can tell you, that if Demetri goes there in the name of the Volturi, they will not expose him. You would get more information from his aunt who raised him as far as the pregnancy, birth, and care."
"What about his mother?" Isabella asked. I hung my head and took Isabella's hand.
"Isabella, sweetheart. I can only tell you that the mother did not survive the delivery. But…" I tried to falsely reassure her. "Nahuel is over 100 years old and born in the jungles of the Amazon without the aid of doctors and modern medicine. I, however, will be with you every step of the way". I, however, was not sure if being here could make the difference, as without talking to Nahuel and his Aunt, I didn't know what would happen.
"Speaking of Alice and Edward may I see them?" I asked. Realization appeared on Caius' face once again.
"You know, with all that has happened. I actually forgot about them". Caius stated. I highly doubted that. Vampires don't forget anything, however, with all they were currently going through, I will let it pass for now. He pulled out his phone.
"Please remove the Cullen prisoners from the dungeon. Make sure they are fed and bathed and have them prepared for court and possible travel tomorrow" he stated to whoever was on the phone.
He then made another call. "Demetri, please turn the plane around and come back. I have another plan." He then hung up the phone. "If you can have your list ready, I will have Gianna make the arrangements. If our prisoners are willing to help us, I will re-evaluate their conduct." He told me
"I will have my list as soon as possible". I told him. "If there is nothing more, for now, I would like to go back with my family. I'm sure, my family would like to see Isabella. I picked up Isabella's hand again. "If that's ok with you. Seth is here as well" I told her.
"I would like to see Seth very much". She thought for a moment. "Maybe Emmett. I'm just not so sure about Esme and Rosalie."
"Why is that, Isabella?" I asked her.
"Well, my pregnancy maybe too much for the two of them. Rosalie has a problem with me giving up my humanity because I would not be able to have children and resents her own immortality because of it. Esme tried to end her own life after she lost her child. How do you think they would feel?" Isabella certainly had a better outlook on things than I ever thought possible of a human. I was ashamed at having the same mentality of my son Edward, that she was just a mere human.
"May I tell them, Isabella, and let them make the choice. If they are alright with it will you see them?" I asked her
"I can be cordial to them. I can tell you, Carlisle. If I had a different choice in my care, the Cullens would have been my last resort. I've changed Carlisle. I am not as selfless and forgiving as I once was. You all left me, affected me, much more than you seem to understand, especially since CH-CH-CH…" she then took a deep breath.
I stroked her cheek. "Isabella, there is no need. I fully understand. You have been hurt. We hurt you deeply. I can only say that I offer you my deepest apology for our, MY actions, my deepest sympathy for the loss of your father. And I count it an honor, to be allowed to be the doctor for you and your little miracle.
"Thank you, Carlisle. That really means a lot." She said and gave me a hug.
