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NOTE: "words spoken in Quileute."

Disclaimer: If I did own Twilight, then Edward would be the pregnant one of course…

Then They Fell In Love

Chapter 21: And Baby Make's Three

For a good five minutes, everyone sat there with shocked expressions, the silence almost deafening. Edward was pregnant, again? Edward was pregnant again?! Edward was… holy shit, Edward was pregnant again!

"Are— are you sure?" Esmé asked, breaking the silence. She looked from her husband, to her son and back to her husband again.

"Yes. I'm absolutely sure," Carlisle replied with a nod.

"How sure are you?"

"I'm one hundred and ten percent sure. I repeated the test three times. Three! And each time it came out with a positive for pregnancy. If that's not evidence enough, then I don't know what is." The man pulled out the paper results. Jacob stepped forward and took one of the pages, reading through them.

Yep, there it was. HCG, progesterone and oestrogen were high and testosterone was lower. Even if Jacob had wanted to deny it, to find reasons for why it couldn't be true, three results sheet showing the exact same thing couldn't.

"Jesus," he said, hands dropping to his side.

"Don't worry, Jacob, we'll be more careful."

Jacob felt his chest tighten at that but then he nodded his head. He trusted Carlisle and knew the man would do anything to make sure Edward was okay through the pregnancy.

"Yeah, okay." Jacob walked to his Imprint and touched Edward's arm and the Vampire looked up at him. Edward looked at Jacob and grinned sheepishly.

"Hi, Jake," he said quietly.

"Hey, Ed," Jacob replied with a soft smile.

"I want to do more checkups on you, Edward," Carlisle said, "to see what's going on with you."

"Okay," Edward responded, nodding. "Now?"

"If you don't mind."

"Can Jake come with me?"

"Of course he can." The three of them got up and went downstairs. Although everyone else wanted to follow, they stayed back, wanting to give the boys their space. They knew that this would be good news for the boys but could also bring back emotions from when they'd lost their daughter.

It took just over three hours for Carlisle to work out was going on with Edward's body. He wanted to be absolutely sure that everything was in working order. They hadn't been careful enough the last time and Carlisle couldn't help but blame himself for it. He was the doctor yet he hadn't had the foresight to do proper check-ups on Edward while he was pregnant. He wouldn't make that mistake again!

"Well," the Vampire doctor said to the two boys. "It appears to me that Edward's body is still very much Vampiric on the outside, but is almost completely mortal on the inside. What I think is that the baby somehow made it this way so it can be able to grow properly but at the same time keep Edward safe. But that's only a theory." The boys nodded. "Do you have any questions?"

"Um… So Ed's still a Vampire?" Jacob asked.

"On the outside Edward is still very much a Vampire, yes."

"And on the inside he's not?"

"Yes!"

"That's creepy."

"How normal is this pregnancy going to be?" Edward asked unable to keep away the worry from his voice. He didn't want to go through loosing another child. He didn't think he could go through it again.

"I think that the baby's going to grow fast and you'll be ready to give birth in a few months. I'm not entirely sure how fast the pregnancy will go, but will be faster than any normal pregnancy." Both boys sucked in air through their teeth. "Don't worry, we'll be careful. Do you have any more questions?"

"Jake?" Edward asked. Jacob shook his head and Edward nodded. "No, that's it for now."

"Okay. You can come and talk to me any time you need to."

"Thanks, Carlisle," Jacob said with a slight nod. The doctor nodded back before getting up and leaving the boys alone. "Are you okay?" Jacob asked wrapping his arms around Edward, his hands lying flat on the Vampire's stomach.

Edward shrugged, not really sure how he felt. He was scared but at the same time excited. He placed his hands over Jacob's, his fingers moving to the spaces between Jacob's.

"I'm scared, Jake," Edward whispered. Jacob pulled his Vampire closer, kissing his head.

"It'll be okay. We're all going to be extra careful, okay?"

Edward nodded, turning around so he was facing Jacob and laid his forehead against the Shifter's chest. He could hear the hard thump–thump–thump of the Wolf's heart and it relaxed him.

"We should head back up, I'm sure everyone's just dying to know what's going on."

Edward nodded but didn't move for a moment. A while later the Vampire pulled away from his Mate with a soft sigh. Jacob kissed the top of his Vampire's head and walking hand-in-hand they went back upstairs. As they stepped out the room they found Alice waiting at the top of the steps, a huge smile on her face.

"So?" Alice asked excitedly, practically bouncing. Carlisle had refused to say anything, saying that everyone should wait for Jacob and Edward to return and ask them.

"'So' what?" Jacob asked.

"What's going on?"

"Well, nothing exciting. We're having a baby, Pixie."

"I know! That's exciting enough. So, is Rosalie still going to be godmother?"

"Yes."

Alice pouted, frowning. "That's not fair."

"Life isn't fair, Pix."

"Whatever! I've decided that I'm going to be baby's personal stylist."

"Um, their what?"

"Yeah. I'll buy all of baby's clothes and stuff. All you two have to worry about is being loving parents who change the diaper and feed the baby."

"How nice? We get all the exciting jobs."

"Exactly, my dear butternut!"

"Can I be the godfather?" Seth said, putting on his best baby face.

"You still need a godfather," Jacob said.

"I do not! I am old enough for a lot of things actually. I am so ready for Emily's baby to arrive so you can see how good of an uncle I'm going to be."

"Yeah, sure, kid."

"Come on, Jake. I'd be an awesome godfather to Baby, unlike Paul and Jared will be to Emily's kid."

"Funny, Seth," Paul grumbled. "Just wait till I kick your ass."

"I was kidding, Paul. Relax."

Jacob chuckled. The kid liked to start fights but backed out as soon as they got heated.

"Fine, Seth, you Embry and Quil can be the godfathers."

"Really? You really mean that, Jake?"

"Yes. Why not?"

"Awesome, dude!" Quil said. "I'm so ready to be godfather."

"Hmm. Don't make me regret it."

"Whatever."

The rest of the afternoon was spent with talking about what things would be like when the new baby arrived and what everyone would do and what roles they'd play for the child and comfortable mentioning's of Sarah–Elizabeth.

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Four months went by in a quick blur of morning sickness and insatiable cravings for cookie dough ice cream and sex—lots and lots of hot sex with his Mate. Edward looked just about ready to pop. He might only have been four months, but he looked like he was in the final trimester, his belly looking like a mini–mountain—well it looked more like he swallowed a balloon.

Carlisle had discovered—well it was more Jacob had accidently discovered while trying to 'assist' his very pregnant husband with his sexual needs—some type of small canal–thing were the baby was supposedly going to come out of. It was less stressful to think the baby was going to come out there in a somewhat natural way rather than having to do a c–section on a rock hard stomach that only grew harder as the baby grew larger.

Edward was healthy as ever, eating—more attacking—normal food and exercising and being forced to do anything that would keep him and the baby healthy, all under the watchful eye of grandmother Esmé and godmother Rosalie. Edward could say that he hated his mother and sister whenever they made him do stupid yoga, but if he was being honest, the yoga actually helped.

Alice was going even crazier than before with the baby stuff. She already had eleven scrap books, five photo albums and seven digital frames and not to mention baby's rooms (she had one at Billy's house—which had been renovated, made bigger and was now 'wheel–chair friendly'—one at the Cullen house and one at Jacob and Edward's house). She was just that excited.

Everyone was excited, so excited that they didn't want to miss the birth so they'd decided to all temporarily move into the Cullen house—'even if we have to camp outside,' Quil had said—just so they wouldn't miss the birth. They hadn't forsaken their patrolling, thanks to their True Alpha who made sure everyone knew when their Shift was and made sure they actually went.

Another thing that was discovered about Edward was that, although he didn't sleep, he went into a sort of half–conscious state. He could still interact with everyone, talk to them and what not, but he'd just 'daze' off into semi–la–la–land any time, which was at times, quite creepy when you watched. Everyone would be sitting in the living room laughing and joking and talking and then suddenly Edward would just lean against Jacob, close his eyes and bye–bye Eddie.

Esmé was enjoying herself very much. She loved the fact that she could finally cook food that would actually be eaten at the house and for so many people too! She even loved having to clean and do other housewife–y things like that. She was a blessing and a curse. As much as she was being motherly and lovely and the best chef in the world—which earned Sam the silent treatment from Emily much to the delight of the other Wolves—she was psycho when cleaning because she kicked everyone out the house and did thorough spring cleaning.

Since the moment after hearing it, Edward had combined Walk Proud Young Wolf and Luka's Lullaby. He'd made Walk Proud the beginning of the song and Luka's Lullaby followed straight after. Billy had smiled both happily and sadly, and said Jacob's Song was continuing—just like Sarah had said.

"What does it mean, dad?" Jacob had asked one day. "Why do you both say it's a continuation of my Song?" Jacob had told everyone the dream and they'd all been fascinated by it.

"Because you are The True Alpha you are the starter of The Song."

"Explain more, old man, coz I'm still confused."

"You see, Jacob; each Alpha is given a Song by their mother before they are born. Each generation of Alpha is given a New Song that is a continuation of the First Song by the first Alpha."

"So my Song is the continuation of Grandpa's Song?"

"No… His Song went out the window when you were born."

"Oh, why's that?"

"Because you are The True Alpha your Song has become the First Song, any Song before it is irrelevant and any Song after will be a continuation of your Song in your Line. Your First Child will continue the Song, then his or her First Child will continue from there and so it will go on like that."

"But Luka's Lullaby isn't an actual Song."

"Not in the traditional sense, but it is a Song no less because it was made by Luka's um— carrying parent before he was born."

Jacob had told them the little Vision about a little boy being carried by Edward that night Edward had first hummed Luka's Lullaby and it had been concluded—and confirmed—that the little boy in the vision and Luka's Lullaby went. Little boy in vision + Luka's Lullaby = Luka Cullen–Black.

"Oh. So from there, Luka's First Child is going to get a Song that will continue from where Luka's ended off?"

"Exactly!"

"Ah, interesting."

*Thwack*!

Jacob turned in shock and looked at his Imprint with a mouth slacken from shock and eyes wide. "What the freak?" Jacob looked up and saw Edward staring daggers at him. "Why Ed, why did you just hit me with a shoe?"

"You did this— —" Edward pointed at his huge belly, "—to me. Apologise."

"What?"

"Apologise!"

"It takes two to tango, remember that?"

"It's your fault! You had to go shower didn't you?"

"Ha! You're the one that walked in all naked and begging for me."

"I did not beg!"

"Yes you did! You so totally did!"

"Liar!"

"Sure, sure Ed. Whatever makes you sleep at night."

"I don't sleep."

"Fine then, whatever floats your boat, whatever tickles your tum, whatever stops the tears."

"Whatever, Jacob. I hate you! I really hate you, you dumb dog!"

"That's nice. I never liked you anyway!"

Edward blinked hard, staring at Jacob.

Jacob sighed, rolling his eyes as he wrapped an arm around Edward. "I'm kidding babe, I love you with all my heart and Soul."

"You love baby too?"

"I love you and baby too, with all my heart."

Edward nodded, smiling at his Mate before kissing him gently. Jacob grinned at the Vamp.

"Good!" Edward said. "Let's just go to bed now. I'm feeling jelly–boned."

Everyone was laughing by this time. The boys had arguments like these all the time, so no one was worried anymore—not like they'd ever been worried because those two was just very much in love.

"Sure, Ed. Let's go. Good night everyone."

"Night," they all chorused. Jacob and Edward went up to Edward's room and changed into their sleeping things and go into bed, Jacob wrapping his arms around Edward protectively like normal.

"I love you, Jacob," Edward said.

"I love you too, Edward… and Luka." They felt Luka kick gently and they both smiled. Jacob fell asleep quickly and Edward 'dazed' off…

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Edward's eyes snapped open as a sharp pain came from his lower belly. He sat up quickly and looked down at his stomach with wide panicked eyes.

The Vampire cried out, touching his stomach as the pain shot from his abdomen to his lower back. Jacob heard the sound and the shuffling and sat up instantly and looked at his Imprint with wide eyes.

"Ed? Ed, what is it?" Jacob felt something wet on the sheets. "Oh please, oh please no, not again, not him too." Jacob jumped out of bed and pulled the covers away. He sighed, it wasn't blood; it was water… "SHIT!"

"Jake. Baby's coming. Shit, baby's coming. Ow! Ow! Ow!"

"Shit. Shit! Shit! The flood gates have opened!" Jacob shouted.

That was the signal they'd all come up with that would indicate it was time for Luka to be born. Downstairs, a commotion began. Everyone rushed around the house, doing the jobs they'd been allocated to way before.

Jacob hurried down to the hospital room/basement with a wailing Edward held securely in his arms. "Oooow, oooow, oooow!" the Vampire cried as Jacob laid him on the bed. He undressed Edward and helped the Vampire into a hospital robe. Esmé was down there with them, helping.

"Emily, it's your turn," Esmé said moving away to give the other woman space. Emily walked to the bed and touched Edward's arm—she was not going to attempt to take his hand since it seemed he was practically crushing Jacob's.

"Ow, ow, ow, ooow!" Edward cried in a long drawn out mantra.

"I need you to breathe like I taught you, Edward, okay?" Emily said. Emily started doing the breathing exercise and Edward followed, though for him it was more difficult. "That's it, nice and slow."

Carlisle hooked Edward up to all the appropriate machine's and was monitoring both him and baby Luka.

"You're doing great, Eddie, that's very good."

"Ah–ha–OW!"

Jacob offered Edward his other hand to, a big mistake because Edward not held both hands, squeezing them painfully.

"Breathe, Eddie, breathe."

Edward continued to breathe deeply and his body shook from pain.

"Almost," Carlisle said after checking up on Edward.

"How much longer?" Jacob asked, flinching in pain as his Imprint tightened his hold.

"A few more minutes then we'll be ready."

"Oooow!" Edward practically howled as he curved forward from the intense contraction. Carlisle returned a few moments later and check on the Vampire. He smiled and nodded.

"We're ready," the doctor said simply.

Everyone was there, the Cullen's and the Quileute were all present, waiting eagerly upstairs for the baby to arrive. They'd been patiently waiting four months for the arrival of the little one and now that he was finally coming, they couldn't wait to meet him.

"Okay, Edward, on your next contraction I want you to push as hard as you can okay?" The Vampire nodded and a second later the next contraction hit hard. "Push, Edward! Push as hard as you can!" Edward pushed as hard as he could. He breathed in and out deeply, his body still shaking slightly from the pain.

"You're doing so well, baby," Jacob whispered, kissing his Imprint's forehead, the fingers of his free hand running through the Vampire's dishevelled hair.

"I see the head. Come on, Edward, you can do this." Another contraction hit. "Push, Edward, push."

Edward pushed even harder than before, putting all of his might into it.

"Come on Edward, one more hard push. Come on, you can do it!"

The next contraction hit and Edward pushed like he'd never done before.

Thirty–seven minutes later the first sound of a baby crying were heard all through the room. Cheering was heard from upstairs as the sound of a healthy little baby was heard. After Carlisle allowed Edward and Jacob to see their little boy, Esmé took little Luka and cleaned him up then wrapped him up in a blanket. Emily helped Carlisle clean Edward up and when both baby and father were clean Esmé handed the little baby to Edward.

"Place him on your chest, Edward, he needs skin-on-skin contact," Carlisle said gently. Edward nodded, moving the blanket and pushing off his robe then placed his son on his cool chest. The little boy grunted, blinking lazily. Edward smiled, running a finger against the small nose before placing a kiss on his son's forehead.

"Hello little one," the Vampire whispered to his son as the little boy grabbed Edward's forefinger in a strong grip.

*click* went the camera Alice was holding. The girl had come down as soon as Carlisle had given them the all clear. Everyone else had followed at a more reasonable pace, but they were all excited to meet the little boy.

"He's beautiful," Jacob whispered, smiling down at his Imprint and their son, it was just like in the Vision. Their son had tanned skin and dark hair like Jacob, but had beautiful green eyes and he already knew that their son was going to have his daddy crooked smile. *click*

"Do you want to hold him?" Edward asked looking up at his Mate. The young Wolf nodded.

"Yeah."

Edward handed Luka over to his dad gently; the little thing was looking up at him with beautiful green eyes.

*click*

Jacob spotted Billy and walked over to him. "Wanna hold him?"

"He is my grandson," Billy said. Jacob gave Luka to Billy.

*click*

"He's amazing. You both did well."

*click*

"Thank you. Will you Bless him?"

"It must be done when the child is a week old. We will do it back at home when the other Elders are present."

Jacob nodded. "Okay, old man." Jacob took Luka back.

"Can I hold him," Rosalie asked in a tear–filled voice and a huge smile on her face.

"Sure Rosa–leech, course you can." Jacob handed Luka to his sister–in–law.

*click*

She smiled down at the beautiful boy.

*click*

"He's so cute. He looks like both of you." Jacob and Edward smiled at each other lovingly. "Hello Luka, my name's Rosalie, I'm your aunt and godmother. I'm gonna be the best aunt in the world, I promise."

The baby was passed around gently, from Jacob to the next person then back to Jacob then to the next and so on, and every time this exchange happened Alice would take a picture.

"Okay, Jazz, take a picture of me," Alice said, handing her Mate the camera. Jasper took it happily. Jacob handed Luka to Alice gently.

*click*

Alice smiled down at the beautiful boy in her arms, bouncing him gently in her arms.

*click*

"I don't want to let him go."

"Come on, Pixie–dust," Jacob said. "He needs to go back to his daddy now."

"Oh alright, fine." Alice handed Luka back and Jacob took him to Edward.

"Hello, love," Edward cooed when his son was handed to him. "How's my beautiful boy."

"Jacob," Billy said softly.

"Yeah, dad?"

"I don't mean to be a pain in the butt, but customs–– —"

"I know dad. The True Alpha's Child must live with his or her Grandfather for the first week of their life. I know."

"I just don't want you to feel like I'm trying to steal Luka away from you two."

"Dad, you are going to steal him away. Mom told me that you'd need Luka more." Billy smiled.

"Yes, well… yes."

Jacob chuckled. "Don't worry old man. We got this."

"Alright then, if you insist. I'm proud of you, both of you." The boys smiled broadly.

"Thank you, Billy," Edward said.

"Well then, I guess we can all go now, it's over," Esmé sighed sadly.

"Don't worry, Esmé, this is our new eating spot," Paul said. Esmé smiled brightly.

"Well I'm glad. I enjoy having you all over. Never fear to come over for anything."

"Of course."

Esmé hugged every one of the Wolves as they walked out the room.

"You were all amazing, come again soon." She then hugged Emily tightly before moving away and touching the woman's huge belly. "Promise you'll call us as soon as her water breaks," Esmé said to Sam.

"Promise," he said.

"Good." She hugged Sam. He and Emily followed the rest of the pack.

"You aren't leaving yet are you?" she asked Billy. He shook his head.

"No, I'll leave when the boys are ready to let go of their kid for a week," he replied.

"Oh! What is that? I've never heard of it," Carlisle said. He'd researched a lot on Quileute Legends and hadn't come across this particular practise.

"It's a True Alpha thing. Since there is only one True Alpha it's rarely talked about if talked about at all."

"Ah, I see."

"We're ready," Jacob said after a while.

"You sure, kid?" Billy asked. "This is going to be the last time you see Luka till next week." Edward nodded.

"Yes, we're ready," he said. The rest of the Cullen's left, leaving Jacob, Edward and Billy.

"All right then. Here goes. We start the ritual now." Jacob took Luka from Edward and walked to his father. "Jacob Ephraim Black, True Alpha of the Quileute Shape–shifters; do you allow me, William Black, Chief of the Quileute Tribe, to take your son for the sake of the Blessing?"

"Yes, I allow it, for I trust in you. I allow it for I entrust you with my son Luka William Cullen–Black." Jacob smiled at the surprised look his father gave him at the name. He and Edward had talked about the baby's name and had settled on giving him Billy's name as a second name.

"Let the Soul of the young and Soul of the old be bonded. Let the journey of the Young One begin here, for he is the First Son of the True Alpha and his Imprint. Let the Souls of the three be bonded and let them unite and not be three but one." Billy nodded a Jacob. "See you in a week."

Jacob nodded and smiled at Edward who smiled though somewhat nervously. He was more anxious about letting his son go which was understandable since he'd grown so attached to his little one during the time he'd been carrying the child.

"He'll be fine," Jacob assured.

"I wish I had a shoe," Edward said.

"Why?" Jacob asked with slight confusion.

"So I could throw it at you."

"Why?"

"For you being the True Alpha." Jacob chuckled and kissed the top of Edward's head.

"I love you, mozzy."

"I love you too, pup." They kissed each other chastely. "Let's go home?"

Jacob nodded but decided he needed to speak to Carlisle about it first. After a thorough checking up on Edward, and an all clear, Carlisle allowed them to go. The new fathers went home and cuddled on the couch, watching movies about new parents and what they had to go through.

They learnt zilch though because they spent most of the time making out like the teenagers they were…

FIN!

No, this is not the end. How can I end it while Luka is still at Billy's… I'm not sure if I'll write about what goes down during the first week but we'll see… anywho… this is it…

Next chapter:

Don't know yet… we'll see how it goes…

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