Summary:

After years of abuse, Bella finally gets a chance at freedom. After years of searching, Jasper finally finds what he's been looking for. Will they get their happy endings or will Bella's past and present make their future together become nonexistent? AU. J&B, Cannon couples and Non-cannon couples.

Disclaimer:

Stephanie Meyers owns it all, but there's nothing wrong with playing with them, right?

Chapter 29

Bella POV

Sometimes, when people are talking, you tend to hear them even when you're not really listening to them. It's just words that flow through your ear, to your brain, but your brain just can't make sense of it. Then, you stare at the person with this dumbstruck look on your face and they get angry because they think you're not paying attention to them. When really and truly, you just don't understand what they're trying to say. Bella was in that situation. She was hearing her fathers, but had no idea what they were trying tell her.

"What?" Bella choked out as everyone in the room fell silent.

"Bella, listen to me very carefully, because I won't repeat myself again." Marcus narrowed his eyes at her. "You are going to get rid of whatever is inside you. I'm going to talk to Carlisle now and we'll see how soon we can do the small operation."

"Why?" Bella's face was expressionless. She could feel Jasper fuming beside her, but she was in control of this situation. "Why?"

"I've seen this before, and I've read reports of this." Marcus sighed. "The mother, carrying the half-breed, always dies during the birth process, and the child dies along with it. No human is strong enough to handle this. I will not lose you, over something that could be prevented or stopped now."

"Get rid of it Bella." Charlie added. "I didn't go through all this, just to have you die on me."

Bella turned her face away from everyone. No one knew what she was thinking or even feeling, except Jasper. She was enraged.

"You are trying to tell me … a HUMAN girl who went through years of being RAPED and BITTEN by sadistic vampires … that she's not STRONG enough to have a half vampire baby?!" she bellowed. "Since this is actually possible, I could have easily gotten pregnant for James, but I didn't. So, point #1, this baby was meant to be born. Point #2, this is half of Jasper and half of me, it's the perfect combination between 2 mates. Point #3, if the pregnancy is so difficult, then shouldn't I be in severe pain right now? All I have is some slight stomach ache from him growing so fast. I'm practically going to have him in a week or two. Point #4, I don't remember anyone of you being in charge of my BODY! The only person who has a say as to what I do with my body is Jasper, because he's my fiancé, and my future. You both look at me and see your weak … innocent ... human daughter. But that's because you're my fathers, and I respect that that's what you see when you look at me. But make no mistake. In reality, I am the opposite. I am strong … brave … and I've been through more shit that some people! I can more than handle this. This is my child … our child … and I will have him. Whether you two choose to be a part of this new addition to the family is entirely up to you. However, don't think for a second that I would ever choose you two over my son! Just like you two won't choose anyone else over me. So, the only decision to be made here is whether or not you two are going to support me in this or not. Let me make myself 100% clear. If you choose to not support us, don't expect me and Jasper to support you or to be part of your family. I won't have my son living somewhere he isn't wanted. Jasper and I can make our own way through the world, with or without you. The decision is yours."

Bella turned on her heel and walked over to the door. She could feel everyone's eyes on her and could easily imagine their shocked faces.

"Jasper, I think you should stay here and strategize with them about the newborns and Victoria." Bella said as she opened the door. "I won't wait forever your decisions. I want to have my son here, but if you two are against it, then tell me soon so that Jasper and I can make other arrangements."

She walked out the door and headed back to Carlisle's office. She needed some advice. She couldn't deny that what Marcus had said about the past mothers had terrified her. But something was telling her that everything was going to be ok in her situation. Besides, if something was going to go wrong, like her death, wouldn't Peter feel it, or at least … wouldn't Alice see it?

"Bella?" Rose called after her before falling into step beside her.

She looked to her other side and saw Charlotte as well, walking with them in silence.

"Bella … I'm here for you." Charlotte said quickly. "I'll support you because I do think you're strong enough."

"Of course she is." Rose piped in. "I've never seen anyone speak to Marcus like that before. You've got some balls on you, Swan!"

Bella stopped suddenly and took a deep breath before turning to the two women who had become more important to her than any other friends. She grabbed Rose's hand and touched Charlotte's arm.

"I want you … both of you … to be my son's guardians … if anything were to happen to me and Jasper." Bella whispered. "I want you both … to protect him from everyone … especially the Volturi. Can you do it?"

"Bella …" Rose stared at her with venom in her eyes.

"With my life." Charlotte smiled at her slightly.

"Of course I will." Rose pulled Bella against her and hugged her tightly. "I've always wanted to raise a child … thank you for giving me the opportunity to do it with you and Jasper."

"You two are my best friends … my sisters …" Bella choked on her tears. "I'd rather die than see the Volturi hurt my son."

"I'll kill them if they try." Charlotte wiped the tears from Bella's cheeks. "As will Peter."

"And Emmett." Rose added. "That big buffoon is going to be giddy when he finds out you're pregnant with his nephew."

"Come on, let's go find the boys … I'm sure Jasper is going to be a while." Charlotte suggested.

"Actually, I need to go talk to Carlisle." Bella sighed. "Bring them to Carlisle's room when you find them."

Jasper POV

Out of all the Volturi brothers, Jasper was expecting Caius to protest the most. But once again, his father surprised him. Caius was more than excited over having a grandson. Marcus, however, shocked everyone. After Bella stormed out the room, with Rose and Charlotte running after her, the room had erupted into a screaming match among all the brothers and Charlie.

"She is strong!" Caius defended. "Why would you even think that she can't survive this? Who did you see go through this? Why haven't you told us this before?"

Everyone stopped arguing to stare at Marcus, waiting for his response. Marcus sighed and turned his back to everyone. Jasper could feel fear and regret flowing from Marcus' body.

"Her name was … Eliza." Marcus whispered. "During the 2 years I was away in solitude after losing Didyme, I met … Eliza. I knew she wasn't the one. She wasn't my Didyme. But she had this air of happiness and positivity around her. She believed that everything in the world was good, and the bad would turn into good with time. She was always smiling … and her heart was filled with pure goodness … gold … kindness. There was no fault in her. She was pretty, on her own, but her personality made her … a goddess. I didn't fall in love with her, but I felt a sense of contentment whenever I was around her. She was … human."

"Why haven't you told us about her before?!" Aro demanded. "Why haven't I seen her in your memories?"

"Because I know how to block some things from you, Aro, and she was no longer relevant to my life by the time I returned to you and Caius." Marcus snapped.

"What happened to her?" Caius asked as he placed a calming hand on Aro's shoulder to stop him from snapping back at Marcus.

"Everything was going fine." Marcus closed his eyes and moved over to the new extinguished fireplace. "She was in love with me, and I was content with her. I was actually going to turn her and bring her back to Volterra. But then … she started throwing up one morning, after we had intercourse the night before. I wasn't concerned, until she started complaining about every inch of her body being in pain. Her stomach got bigger the next day … and then even bigger the day after that. The next week, I knew she was pregnant somehow, because I could hear another heart beat coming from inside of her. I was so happy. I knew then that I was meant to find this amazing woman. She was going to bear my child … something that I thought I would never have."

Marcus opened his eyes, and Jasper felt deep remorse coming from him. It almost brought him to his knees, but he kept his emotions in control.

"After the second week and a half, she started screaming." Marcus continued. "I had never heard a human scream like that before. It sounded like she was being broken in two. I was at her side, the entire time … there was so much blood … so much fucking blood. Then … as if nothing happened … she stopped screaming. When I looked into her eyes, I saw that all the goodness … all the happiness … was gone. She was an empty vessel. The baby … it was a girl … and it was stuck in her … only the head had made it out of her womb. But it was dead … stillborn. Whatever it was … it killed her. It was killing her during her short pregnancy, and it killed her completely when she tried to give birth to it. It is not normal … it is not natural!"

Jasper sighed and shook his head.

"Don't you get it? Bella is going to die!" Marcus shouted. "That thing in her is going to kill her. If you don't convince her, then I will take that thing out myself and change her after so she can't have any more!"

"No." Jasper snapped. "Your story pertained to Eliza. They are not the same person. Eliza was in pain during her pregnancy. Bella is NOT. Eliza was just a human you had feelings for. Bella is my MATE. This is different. If you can't see that for yourself, then I can't help you. But, if you so much as come near my mate to harm her, or do something she doesn't want you to do, I will kill you and the Volturi will have one less King. That goes for you as well, Charlie."

"Jasper is right." Aro sighed. "Bella isn't going through what you described. She's healthy and strong. Marcus … maybe you should go see her for yourself. Spend some time with her and understand how she's truly feeling."

"Not without me." Jasper added.

"Of course." Caius frowned. "Jasper should be with Bella at all times."

"Agreed." Aro nodded.

Marcus stared into Jasper's eyes and after a few minutes of silence, he sighed and nodded his head.

"Alright … but I want a promise." Marcus narrowed his eyes at Jasper. "If she starts exhibiting anything like I just described, we take it out of her and change her."

"I agree with that." Jasper nodded. "But I need to explain to Bella that that was my plan in the first place. I can't lose her."

"I still don't like this." Charlie spoke up. "But … as long as we're there, watching her constantly for any negative changes, then I suppose that all we can do is wait and see what happens."

"Alright, now, let's discuss the Victoria and Vladimir situation." Aro cleared his throat, trying to get everyone back into the mindset of the main dangerous situation at the moment.

"There's nothing to do but wait it out at this point." Caius shrugged. "We have Laurent, James and Stefan. Vladimir will come for Stefan at some point, and Victoria will come for James. They will bring their army with them. So, right now, keep the scouts out looking for their location, and let's get back to training the guard. Jasper, you're going to have to step up a little here. Bring Bella with you to the training grounds if you're worried about her being away from you right now. But preparing our guard is the most we can do. I'm going to make a few calls to some of our other friends. Garrett, Alastair, Darius and the Denali's. After all, we have Irina's mate here too."

"I like that plan … for now." Aro smiled. "Then, let's all get to our duties. Jasper, Marcus … go see Bella. Take Charlie with you. Caius, I'll help you with those phone calls. After all, Alastair is still holding a grudge against you, so I think I should be the one to call him."

"It was one time." Caius muttered. "One time! Besides, he didn't have claim over that human anyway."

"He loved her, Caius." Aro sighed. "She didn't even know what he was, but she loved him and you drained her without even talking to him."

"Whatever." Caius murmured and headed for the door. "I'm going to call Garrett first. At least he still likes me."

"Come on." Jasper nodded to Marcus and Charlie. "I can sense that she's with Carlisle."

Marcus and Charlie moved towards the door and they headed towards the staircase to Carlisle's office. Her breathtaking scent made Jasper smile with excitement. They were going to have a baby, and he couldn't wait to see his son.

"So, you think I should try drinking blood?" Bella's voice reached them as they opened the office door.

BUP … BUP … BUP … BUP …

"Yes." Carlisle nodded at her. "He's half vampire, so maybe the blood might help him grow stronger, while you take these prenatal vitamins for his human half."

"Ok." She agreed before turning to see Jasper.

She smiled at him, but quickly frowned as she realized that he was with Marcus and Charlie.

"What do they want?" she snapped.

"I wanted to come and see the sonogram for myself." Marcus gave her an apologetic smile.

He moved over, with Charlie, to the side of her patient's bed and stared at the small screen. They all watched the little outline of a baby as it slowly moved around inside of Bella.

"He looks … strong." Charlie whispered.

BUP … BUP … BUP …

As if hearing him, the baby turned its head to the sound of Charlie's voice.

"Oh God … can he hear us?" Marcus wondered.

"Yes, he can." Bella said with a smile on her face. All the fight gone from her as she realized from the looks on her father's faces that seeing their grandson had won them over.

"He's … perfect." Marcus sighed. "Ok, what do we need to do, Carlisle, to make this as easy as possible for Bella?"

"Pamper her." Carlisle replied quickly. "Do everything for her. Feed her, bathe her, keep her as comfortable as possible. She's going to deliver next week from the look of how fast this baby is growing."

"We can do that." Jasper smirked down at her. "Bathing you is going to be fun."

Bella's face turned red as she chuckled at murderous look her fathers were now giving Jasper. She gasped suddenly as her stomach grew a bit in size. She glanced at the screen and slowly watched as her baby grew bigger slightly.

"That's incredible." Charlie stared at the screen in wonder.

"Let's try that blood." Bella muttered as she licked her lips.

"Are you sure?" Jasper frowned at her.

"Anything for Richard." Bella sighed.

"Richard!?" Jasper gaped at her. "We are not naming our son … Richard!"

"Jamie then?" Bella smirked at him.

"No!" Jasper growled. "No names that could be both genders."

"How about … Henry?" Bella laughed loudly.

Jasper knew that she was teasing him. He had a hatred for British Kings, and she was using it to her advantage.

"How about Jacob." He smiled at her.

"Fuck … you!" she yelled.

Jasper laughed at her as her anger grew. Everyone in the room jumped slightly as the door to the room caught on fire. Carlisle jumped into action and grabbed the nearest fire extinguisher. Marcus and Charlie grabbed two more as they all tried to put the flames out.

"Bella! Stop!" Jasper snapped as the flames grew.

"It's not me!" Bella shouted. "Oh God …"

The flames were closing in around the walls of the room. Jasper moved closer towards her and grabbed her hand. They couldn't stop it … it was too much … the fire was everywhere.

A/N

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