Chapter 52
CPOV
There was a knock at the door and Aro and Cauis came in and had just the torso and head of Marcus with him. "How is she?" Marcus asked.
"We don't know; she's still unconscious. The baby is fine though."
Marcus being trained as a doctor stayed and conferred with us for a while. He left when we wanted to test another small amount of blood. Aro and Caius both left as well after offering us anything we may need.
Eight hours later, Jasper came back into the room. My son looked so defeated; he climbed onto the bed and pulled Bella into his arms being very careful of her IV, her heart monitor and the baby monitor. Jasper was soon brushing the hair of out her face and whispering in her ear to come back to him. Twenty-four hours later, Bella finally started to stir in his arms.
BPOV
"Jasper, I love you," I said in his head as I fought to open my eyes I knew I was laying in his arms. I could feel all the love pouring off of him into me. "I'm so tired."
"Bella, I love you. Thank you for coming back to me. Please go ahead and go back to sleep. I'm right here and you're safe. Your power burst whatever the hell that was or is got you released from Maria and James. I took her down. Emmett, Edward and Leah took down James." I lifted Bella up and kissed her lips gently saying, "I love you and I couldn't live without you."
Carlisle and Leah came in and said, "Our heroine is awake."
"Yes," Jasper said. "She is exhausted still though."
"Well that is what happens when a human acts like a vampire. She drained herself of every last bit of her power to save herself, her son, her husband and her family," said Leah.
"Now you two, no mental conversations. Bella is on strict bed rest and definitely no sex until we clear her. Your body is already carrying a child that is half vampire and you drained all your power. Please give yourself time," Carlisle said.
"Yes Carlisle, father, doctor and Dr. Dad. I'm exhausted and I just want to be held by my husband and for once have desire to have sex."
"Good. Jasper, please push some lethargy into your wife and make her rest. We've just over four weeks to get her back to full strength; she has your son to deliver."
"Wait, please Jasper. Carlisle, can you at least move me back to my room? My bed is so much more comfortable."
"Yes, Bella."
Carlisle, Leah, Esme and Jasper helped me. Very easily, they had me back in my bed with the baby monitor and IV close by. Jasper leaned down barely kissed my lips and said, "Sorry Darlin', doctor's orders. I love you. Please sleep and rest. I'm really proud of you. You can tell me what happened when you are more awake and coherent. Please rest for you and our baby boy."
Jane is sitting next to me the next time I wake and I pull up my shield. Jasper jumps in my head. "I'm on this side of you and Jane's not going to hurt you." Then out loud Jasper said, "Please drop your shield. I don't want you using any extra energy that you don't need to. Jane was just telling me about what you did. I don't think even if you were laying here bleeding she would even touch you. She was so impressed with what you did to her power as a human. She is use to taking down one vampire at a time and you pushed her power out to take down 100."
Jane smiled at me and said, "Jasper's right, Bella. I felt your power come in and take mine and multiply it out. I would love to keep you here forever because together I think we would be unstoppable."
"Jane, let her rest and she's mine."
"Yes, Major."
"By the way, you two, I'm still human you know; who knows what this will do when I'm not pregnant and human. It may go away as a vampire."
"Darlin', you're wrong. I've never met a vampire that's strengths from their human life didn't manifest into something better as a vampire." Jane nodded in agreement.
"I went to get up; I need a human moment," I announced. Jasper and Jane gently nudged me back to laying down on the bed. "Please, Jasper. I'll lean on you."
"No, not until Carlisle says you can."
With that, I heard, "Bella, behave I'm on my way and then maybe. How do you feel?"
"Better, not at full strength by any means, but much better. Like I'm finally getting over the flu, my fever broke, and I just had my first good night of sleep."
"Stay put; your two doctors and nurse will be there shortly."
"By the way, my beautiful wife," Jasper said in my head. "When you were chanting after the battle, I love you and I'm sorry; you have nothing to be sorry for. You saved the Volturi a lot of pain and lost lives. You saved me and yourself; so you've nothing to be sorry for. You're a hero in my book as well as Aro's"
"Oh my god!" I said.
"What Bella?"
"It just dawned on me with everything that has gone on and James' coven gone; the territory lines are at least temporarily gone. I can take you to my grandmother's grave site."
"Yes, you can Darlin'" and he leaned over and kissed me on my forehead.
Edward came in first and said, "Hey, none of that."
"Edward, he was only kissing my forehead."
"Fine. Now sit up for us," Carlisle said. I did and then I realized I was wearing my maternity night shirt and shorts.
"What? How?"
"Bella, we're doctors; you know," Carlisle said.
"Thanks, Carlisle."
"Hey! What am I?" Leah said.
"The bestest flying gargoyle nurse ever."
They drew blood from my IV. Edward went and ran the tests; while the other two ran an ultrasound. I breathed a very big sigh of relief as I saw our son's heartbeat on the monitor and heard it racing like it should.
Jasper said, "What, Bella?"
"I just couldn't believe he was okay until I heard the heartbeat and saw it on the monitor."
Jane started to leave. I said, "Jasper, stop her, please!" Then I said, "I'm sorry Jane, did I do something wrong? I hope you aren't mad at me." Jasper turned her around and Jasper sent me her emotions. "Jane, it's okay. Now you know how we felt when Aro told us and Carlisle showed us him on the monitor the first time. Please come sit back down next to me."
Carlisle said, "How about we take your IV out? Then I'll let Leah and Jane help you into the bathroom."
"Jazz, are you okay with this?" I asked in his head.
"Yes, Darlin' I'll be right here if you need me."
"Please Jane. I know you're not familiar with human moments; but I need one."
"Of course, Bella."
Carlisle had learned with me to make quit work with the needles and so he used his vampire speed to get it out. But then, very slowly, he and Leah got me sitting up in bed. "Go ahead, Leah and Jane come stand by Bella."
Jasper was behind me on the bed and Carlisle in front of me. I just giggled and stayed sitting on the bed. "A little ole human has three vampires and a shifter waiting for her to go bump when a normal male could take care of me."
My husband growled at me. "Sorry, Jasper. I love you; though I think this is damn funny."
Once I was standing, Carlisle asked, "Well?"
"I'm a little dizzy."
Carlisle said to Jasper stop and I felt Jasper's hand on my waist. "She's been in bed for close to three days. Let her go; she'll be a little dizzy. Leah and Jane have her."
The three of us girls made it to the bathroom. I went to the toilet and brushed my teeth. Then I leaned on the bathroom counter.
Jane said, "What is it, Bella?"
"Jane, I'm sorry. It's okay Leah; but just brushing my teeth and using the toilet, I'm tired and drained already."
"No problem," Leah said. Before the two of them could help me back to bed, Jasper was in the bathroom and carrying me back to bed.
Carlisle sat on the edge of the bed and said, "Alright Bella, you still have a ways to go. Esme is bringing your dinner. Please eat as much as you can. You know that will help you."
Alice and Rose came in and said, "She's awake."
"And I feel like shit."
Edward came in followed by Esme with my dinner.
"Well Edward?" I see a stupid needle in your papers.
"Sorry Bella. Your t and b counts are really low again and your white blood counts down."
"Let me guess no antibiotics because I'm pregnant so I get a booster venom shot instead."
"You're so right maybe you should go to medical school."
"No thanks. I've just learned that your solution with me is that damn shot. Fine, leave it here. We'll call one of you when I'm done eating and you can stab me some more."
"Bella, are you kicking us all out?"
"Yes I am. Actually, Jasper can give me my shot. I don't want to see any of you for another eight hours."
Leah was the last to leave and she looked at me and said, "No sex; remember you two."
"Shut up Leah and thank you."
Jasper helped me to my recliner and I ate about half of my dinner. "Bella, please eat more; our son needs it. I can't Jasper; I've been unconscious for almost three days. I promise to eat more at every meal."
I get stronger and better every day; but I fight Esme and Jasper every day about how much I'm eating. "Stop it you two, I'm full."
"Yes, you are full; but you're not cleaning your plate like you were doing before the battle."
"Have you failed to notice my belly is growing every day? I'm plenty fat for your son and I have boobs; so drop it husband." He did. I tried to take extra bites to appease them; but nothing really tasted good. When I was to full, it would make me feel nauseous to my stomach.
Several days later, I waddled into Carlisle's office for another checkup. Once the door was closed to his office, I started to head for the curtain area to change into my exam gown. Suddenly, I was in my husband's arms and standing on a scale. I started wiggling in his arms and screaming in his head to put me down. He pulled me in close to keep me still and said, "Stay still, you can change in a minute. If you've put on weight, I'll eat all the crow you can dish out."
"Meany and stupid vampire," and I shut up and pulled up my shield.
"Drop it, wife," he growled at me.
"No," I said.
Carlisle said, "Major, you can put your wife down. You need to go outside because you are really close to going major on her and us."
As I was set on the ground, I was surrounded by my guards and doctors. Jasper turned, growled and left. "Bella, please let Leah help you go change," Carlisle said.
Soon I was laying on the table, Leah and Edward drew my blood. Edward left to run the blood tests. Carlisle and Leah started the ultrasound. "Bella, the baby looks to be about five pounds and is developing nicely. Your uterus is stretching and growing appropriately. Yes, your breasts are growing; however you have not gained any weight in two weeks."
"What you are kidding me? I feel huge. I eat all the time; but I get full so fast."
"Have you tried smaller meals?"
"Yes, Dr. Cullen. I eat like six or seven times a day. Haven't you noticed?"
"Drop the attitude."
Leah said, "She can't. She's a hormonal pregnant woman carrying a vampire baby that saved a lot of damn vampires at Volterra and my best friend Emily a few weeks ago. Quit thinking just clinically Carlisle."
Leah sat down next to me. "Honey, I know you're eating 6 and 7 times a day. I also know you take an extra bite to appease your husband and Esme with the food. So there's something else going on; does it have anything to do with Maria, James, Victoria or Laurent? Jasper says you're sleeping great even with all your naps during the day."
"Leah, I just don't know. I'm glad that everything is over with all of them. I was really scared that James was back. When he touched my stomach, I was so scared. Everyone has confirmed to me that he's really dead this time. Maria was just plain evil."
"Yes, but you made it so we could take them both out; that was all you my beautiful little human cousin. Are you really sleeping as well as Jasper thinks?"
"Between eating and sleeping that is all I feel like I do."
"You are carrying a half vampire in there and he is stealing all of your food, energy and more; which is why we want you to eat more?"
"I get it Leah but I can't. The food tastes terrible, even my favorites. I always eat until I feel like I'm going to puke," just comes blurting out of my mouth while I have tears running down my face. I hate disappointing everyone.
Carlisle then jumps at that. "Bella, would you try a new shake for me? No questions asked. I thought this might happen and I've waited for you to say something."
"I suppose, you haven't steered me wrong yet."
"Leah, would you come assist me?"
"Yes, Carlisle," Leah said.
"Wait a minute. Don't leave me, Leah."
"Actually Leah, I need your assistance. Bella, Jasper's in the hall pacing; will you allow him back in?" Carlisle said.
I look at Carlisle a little concerned and he says, "Lower your shield and ask?"
"Jasper, are you in the hallway or the Major?"
"Darlin', it's Jasper. I'm sorry; I got mad at you and yelled at you. Your mother and sister have been yelling at me and beating me up."
"Good and yes, you can come in." Jasper was at my side in a blur. He pulled me in close and then he started to purr. Carlisle and Leah quickly excused themselves. "Jasper, you promise not to get mad at me."
"Yes, why?"
"I haven't gained any weight; but our son is gaining weight and so are my boobs. I was sure I was."
"Thank you, Darlin'. No, I'm not going to be mad at you," and he continued holding me and purring.
Leah and Carlisle came in a little on edge carrying a cup with a lid and straw. "What is that, you two?" I asked.
"Bella, please smell it first," and so I did. The smell was fine; I couldn't tell what it smelled like. It was definitely more pleasant than all the food I was trying to eat.
"Well?" Carlisle asked.
"It smells better than all the food I've been trying to eat, Dr. dad."
"Go ahead and try it one sip, please."
I take a sip; but suddenly I can't stop. Carlisle is trying to take the cup from me. Jasper pushes him across the room, sending him crashing into a wall.
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