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Finally I got a day free of Heidi and Demetri thanks to Jasper and Alice who had taken them out hunting. Since they were staying with us, well technically they were being forced on us; we had decided they would follow our rules when it came to diet which meant they could not make the town of Forks their personal feeding ground. My brother and sister had seen how stressed out having them around constantly was making me and so they took them away for a day so Leah and I could have some time together alone which is what we desperately needed.

My wife was currently enjoying a nice hot bath to help the increasing pains in her back and I sat beside her diligently. I would do whatever I could to keep her calm and relaxed. "Do you need me to wash your back for you?"

With a nod she leaned forward and I was happy she was not looking my way because I cringed. Her back was covered in black and bruises that were taking longer and longer to heal as her pregnancy progressed. They were getting worse over time as well. Areas of her lower back had actually been battered so much by the baby the skin had swollen and split making it so Carlisle had to stitch her up. Bella's pregnancy had never done that to her body and yet I really couldn't complain too much because at least my Leah was not being drained from the inside out and turning in to a living, breathing, walking on this earth skeleton.

"She is quite active today." She stated with a groan of satisfaction as I soaped up her back and let my fingers massage the tender and torn flesh. "I think she knows that soon she will be coming out to greet the world. I don't blame her for wanting to get out as soon as she can. There is so much for her to see and so much for us to teach her."

"We will teach her together." I promised laying a kiss against her shoulder blade. "I am sure she knows how much we love her. It is so odd thought that I cannot hear her thoughts. I get more pictures with her than anything else and so I think she will probably have some sort of power probably like Ness or it could be something different."

"Speaking of Ness she called today." My wife said as she leaned her head back against the end of the tub. "She misses us both a lot, but she is having fun in La Push. She understands that it is much safer for her there than it would be here right now. I guess my mom is teaching her how to do needle point and Rachel is teaching how to make dream catchers. I'm really glad they are doing what they can to distract her. The last thing I need is for her to worry about a situation she can't change."

"Renesmee is going to be fine." I assured her as I thought about my other daughter who was staying in La Push until the Volturi left for her own safety. "I bet she is having the time of her life and she won't even want to leave when everything is finally back to normal after the baby comes. You need not worry about her and instead focus on yourself and our little girl in your tummy. I noticed that you haven't eaten anything today. Are you still getting sick to your stomach?"

For the last three days Leah had been throwing up almost constantly. Everything she tried to eat seemed to come back up a few minutes later. It had gotten to the point where my father was thinking about putting in an IV to give her liquids in order to make sure she stay hydrated. Since she did not want to drink human blood as Bella had unless she had no other choice an IV may become her only option. My Quilette wife may be stubborn and yet I knew she would never do anything to put our child at risk.

She nodded and leaned back against the tub once I had finished rinsing her back off. "I managed to keep down some apple juice, but when I tried toast it came right back up. I just think she is a picky eater is all. I may try some chicken broth later. When I was younger whenever my stomach was sick my mother would make me chicken broth and I would immediately feel better. I am hoping that it will have the same effect now as it did when I was just a little kid."

"If that does not work then we will talk to Carlisle when he gets home and see if he has any ideas." I replied getting up to grab a towel. "Now how about you get up and out of that water and after you dry off we watch a nice romantic movie together? I will even give you a nice back rub to see if that helps with your aches and pains."

"Aw, you sure know how to woo me." Leah teased before pressing her lips to mine gently as I helped her to her feet and out of the tub. "You know it's nice to know that no matter how much time passes you can still be my bitch when you want to me."

I laughed at her comment and swept my arm under her legs. "Well I would say that you can be bitch enough for both of us, but the truth is deep down you are just a softie with a big heart. I hope our little girl takes after you because then there will be two perfect women in this world. Also and please don't hit me for saying this, but I hope she comes out a lesbian. I don't want to have to worry about guys groping her when she grows up."

My wife smirked as I carried her to our room. "Your plan is kind of backwards because she would still date it would just be super-hot girls instead of guys."

"Oh…" I snapped the fingers of my left hand together while balancing her with the other. "I didn't think of that. Thank goodness you are the brains of this operation."

TBC….

AN: Originally Leah was going to go in to labor in this chapter, but I thought it would be better to show some more of her pregnancy first and I hope that you all agree with me on that. Let me know if you all liked this chapter or not.

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