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The actual ten seconds it took to get upstairs and into Leah's bedroom felt like forever. I'd been tempted to run at my top speed but a microscopic fear of running right past her room and through the wall or maybe a window stopped me from doing so. In order to keep the house in one piece, I kept my pace slow for a vampire but still faster than any human could ever wish to be.
When I entered her bedroom, I hadn't been prepared for the sight. Leah looked ten times worse than she had an hour ago. Her normally beautiful and near perfect russet skin had paled considerably, and it even looked a tad green. Her lips were cracked and almost white. With my enhanced vision I could see blood seeping out from cuts the human eye would never be able to pick up.
My wolf girl also had very clammy looking skin and I could smell an overdose of a musky scent coming from her. It must be the excess wolf gene or whatever you would choose to call it, leaking out of her pores. I let my eyes rest on her face before moving down to her stomach and my calm mask cracked just a bit when I saw the small bump.
Inside our baby lay dying because of Sam Uley. Sam felt the need to ruin everything for Leah didn't he? If I thought it could do any good, I would go find that rat bastard and kill him. Tear him to pieces for not only hurting Leah but for giving me a family only to rip it away. Why did he get everything with his scarred imprint while Leah and I faced the prospect of loosing everything?
Clearing my throat and forcing a smile on my lips, I went to sit in the chair next to where Leah lay resting in bed. Taking her hand I ran my thumb over her knuckles. "You gave me quite a scare she-wolf. How are you feeling?"
One side of her lips tilted upwards in a sarcastic grin. "Like I overdosed on wolf. I knew I shouldn't have had the extra serving." Picking up her other hand she snapped her fingers together. "I never can put something down after just one bite."
In any other situation I would have laughed but no humor bubbled up from my lips this time around. For her sake I did try to joke back. "I may not need sleep but I can't watch over you twenty four hours a day Clearwater. Am I going to have to tie you down for your own good?"
My she-wolf tried to laugh but ended up coughing. The effort shaking her body with enough force she grunted in pain. Still though, she managed to be cheeky. "Oooh, kinky."
"Sex again Leah?" I shook my head slowly pretending to be annoyed with her. "See, I knew you wanted me."
"Sorry but no sex for you. I need to save my energy Cullen." When my shifter went to sit up her arms gave away and I had to catch her before her back hit the pillows. She sent me a look of thanks even though I knew she hated having my help.
"Dr. Leech M. D. says in order to last longer I need to" She put on her best Carlisle voice and I have to admit I was impressed, It is much better than Emmett's, "stay away from strenuous activity. That would include sex, phasing, dancing, anything that doesn't involve me lying in bed like a lump of boring."
Laughing out loud as I watched her expression morph into one of utter disgust, I tried to collect myself. Finally after a moment I was able to pull together so I could discuss this urgent matter with her. "There are other options Leah."
"To have sex? I mean sure there is phone sex but where is the fun in that?" Her dark eyebrow raised and I felt the need to roll my eyes.
"To save your life, my perverted little wolf." Her expression turned curious and then angry as her thought's assaulted me.
I already told the doc I won't be having an abortion! I am going to have this baby. I may not make it but I'll make damn sure Leah jr. or little Harry survives. If I have to lie in bed for weeks then I'll do that. I know I won't make it full term but just long enough so the baby can make it outside the womb. I can do that. I know I can. Even in her thoughts she sounded so confident I couldn't help but believe her.
My grip on her hand tightened. "You'll die Leah. You're going to leave this baby without a mother? You can't do this to us. We both need you. I need you. What if there was another way? One which didn't involve you or our child dying? Would you consider it?"
Leah's dark eyes narrowed in suspicion. "It would depend on what needed to be done. I'll do almost anything to have this baby and you of all people should know this." She took a moment to study my expression. "What crazy plan do you have in that sparkly diamond hard skull of yours?"
"I want to give you my blood." I held up my hand at her 'come again' look she sent my way. "Carlisle says the only way to save your life and that of our child is by wiping out Sam's DNA completely. If I gave you my blood it would do exactly that. You cannot use human blood since it isn't strong enough to counter his. Another wolf won't work either. My blood could Leah.
The only concern you may have is that my DNA would completely wipe out Sam's in every way. He'd no longer be father to your child. I would be daddy to our baby the way we were talking about earlier. I have no problems with this Leah. In fact I can admit with an open heart I want this so much."
I pulled myself onto the bed with her. My arm automatically wrapped around her shoulders. "The question is Leah, do you want this to? I know it has got to be a big step for you. Letting go of Sam in such a big way. Putting your trust in me. I swear to you Leah that no matter what happens, I won't let you or our baby down. I will never hurt you. I swear it."
Leah for her part looked torn. Like she wanted to do this but held fear at the choice being laid out in front of her. "What if the baby is a boy? What about your venom?"
I answered her questions with the knowledge I had picked out of Carlisle's head. "If the child is a boy he is already developed enough to the point where he won't take on the ability to be poisonous. He may want to drink blood but we can teach him to feed off animals.
My venom is nothing you should fret over either. I am giving you my blood and while yes, it does contain traces of venom your shifter genes will counteract the effects. You will be perfectly safe. I would never have suggested this if it were dangerous to either of you."
Nodding she absorbed the information. "Are you absolutely sure the baby will be alright? Is this what you really want mind rapist? It's more responsibility than simply letting us live here. You're going to actually be father to this kid. Do you want this? Have you thought seriously about it?"
"Yes." I replied simply trying to convince her by looking deep in her eyes. "I want this more than anything else Leah. Please consent to this so we can get started, the sooner the better."
Closing her eyes for a moment I watched as her lips moved silently in a prayer. I could read the words on her lips and realized Leah was asking god and her father for the strength needed to make the right decision. Then out of no where I could have sworn I heard a whisper on the wind. It sounded like someone whispering 'be strong my little warrior; you know what is best' into the wind.
Brown eyes popped out and a smile full of confidence rested on her pale pouty lips. "Let's do this, daddy leech."
Relief filled my entire body when she spoke and agreed to my suggestion. For the first time in forever I felt complete. This would work and we'd be a family. A family where all I had to do was convince mommy she would fall in love with daddy. I already accepted the fact I have started to fall head over heels in love with Leah Clearwater.
TBC...
AN: Hey all yet another chapter and I want to thank my Beta reader for editing so fast! Anyways Leah accepted the offer so that is great right? Atleast that one bump in the road is handled so far. Also he admitted to loving her well to himself atleast lol.
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