Bella's POV:

2 weeks later:

At this point... Jake and I were basically tied to the hip, literally. My sickness hadn't gotten any better, and I was a month and one week in. I was getting skinnier and weaker every day, it scared everyone. I always had to be somewhat warm because the babies didn't like the coldness and it would be hard going through a repeat of that with how weak I am right now. And I also couldn't be near the Cullens or in a room with them for a long period of time or I'd get really sick because of the smell. It made me feel extremely rude because they were helping us and all I did was puke when I got near them because of the smell. But we had to assume that it was because they were Jake's children and they had the genes of a werewolf and they could smell with them with their heightened sense. My stomach had grown quite a bit for babies that were 1 month and one week. It wasn't that big it was still bigger then it was supposed to. Carlisle kept records of everything trying to calculate everything like when the sickness will stop when I'll give birth. Everything. Charlie and everyone back home were doing good. They had no idea about the twins. But we would tell them eventually. Emily was doing really well with her pregnancy. Nothing wrong, healthy, sickness almost gone. Her stomach was also growing faster than a normal humans but it was slower than what was going on with me. Maybe it was because of the twins. We didn't know yet. And Emily never got any of the symptoms that I got when I got too cold or when I stay or smell a vampire for too long. I was starting to get more sore. My body had been getting smaller as the babies grew and it was hard on my body, and since I was getting so little, I also got colder quicker. So Jake made sure I was almost constantly by the fire or under the blankets or anywhere near him while he massaged the sore spots on my body. I was so grateful for him. I can't imagine a life without him. It would be useless. I needed Jake like I needed air. And even though I was sore and cold all the time. It was worth it all. I could feel them. It wasn't like anything else I'd ever felt. It was amazing. It was unexplainable. Around the house it got less awkward, Emily and Esme had become best friends, always together and talking and cooking or baking in the kitchen with Sam always around Emily keeping an eye on her, which made Seth, Quil, and Paul happy, and even they had somewhat let Emmett in their group. Jasper and Alice were always on the deck just feeling the storm, and they wouldn't tell anyone why. Edward was almost never around, always in his room. Carlisle and Rosalie were almost always with me and Jacob making sure I was ok. Rosalie and Jacob had even made their own little treaty to not fight around me while they were taking care of me, while Carlisle focused on the research about the babies. Today we were doing another ultrasound. When it was time, Carlisle went to the medical room and Rosalie helped me up because of how weak I was getting from never eating. Jacob put his hand underneath my arms resting his hand on my hip and half walk half carried me to the room. Everyone except Edward was waiting outside the room. In the room was me on the bed, with Jacob in the chair beside, and then Carlisle getting the machines ready and Emily helping him. Jacob was holding my hand rubbing his thumb across to calm me. When they came over with the warm gel, I lifted Jacob's hoodie up over my growing stomach. They put it over just like normal, and he started scanning. Everyone was silent and watched. Once he found them he smiled. "They're both perfectly healthy..." Carlisle said, still looking at the screen. I smiled, breathing out relieved. Jacob, on the other hand, had questions.

"Well, then what's wrong with Bella? She's so weak right now that it's hard for her to walk, she never eats and when she does she pukes. The babies are healthy but Bella's not." He said, demand fully. Carlisle sighed.

"Jake it's ok... as long as their healthy I'm fine with it," I said, looking at Carlisle reassuringly. Jake shook his head.

"No Bella... you need to be healthy. I'm not gonna stand here and watch you get weaker every day." He said, getting upset.

"The babies are too powerful for her tiny frame. Ever since the beginning. She never ate from the beginning because of the normal morning sickness. But then the babies got sick and never got enough nutrition and now it's worse and worse each day. The only reason their healthy right now is because they're taking everything from Bella right now. Any energy or any type of nutrition. But if this keeps up, Bella won't have enough to provide for the both of them, and Bella including the babies aren't going to make it to birth. I'm going to hook her up to an IV and once she feels physically better, we need to get her food." Carlisle said, while getting up and starting to grab the bag of clear fluid and the needle, and Emily got up and helped him. I looked down at Jacob who was covering his face, with his elbows on his knees. I reached outputting a hand on his cheek, rubbing my thumb against his cheekbone. He looked at me, and stood up and hugged me digging his face in my neck. I hugged him back, playing with the hair at the back of his neck. After a few minutes, Carlisle had everything ready. Jacob sat down again and held my hand. I laid my head back closing my eyes. I felt him insert the needle somewhere in my hand and then place the tape around it to keep it in place. Emily was putting the bag up and adjusting the settings. They made sure everything was ok, and i started to feel lightheaded and I scrunched my face uncomfortable. "It's normal to get lightheaded with needles when she's as weak as she is from not eating and everything... it should subside soon," Carlisle said, quietly. And it did. "I'm going to take my family hunting. We haven't hunted for 3 weeks now. We should be back by the time the bag finishes. Bella try and get some rest." He said, and I nodded. Before he left the room he took my hand with the IV and held it checking for the pulse. He let go after a minute and wrote something down in his notebook and then put it down and left the room, and Emily walked over giving me and Jacob a hug.

"I'll let you guys be... and listen to him and get some rest." She said. I smiled nodding. She smiled back and then made her way out. I looked over at Jacob, who looked upset.

"You ok?" I asked, quietly. He sighed.

"Yea I'm fine..." He said. I looked at him raising an eyebrow.

"Mhm... c'mon what's wrong," I said.

"Just frustrated... I hate seeing them do this to you... I love them, but I-... I don't know how to say it." He said, looking at me. I sighed putting my hand on his cheek.

"No it's fine I understand what you mean... it's not their fault... they have no idea what's going on... Jake, I promise you it's really worth it." I said, and I saw him stand up mad.

"Bella listen to yourself... did you hear anything Carlisle just said... he said that if this keeps up... you and the babies might not make it to birth... and we have no idea if the IV is going to work... you might still be nauseous after and you won't eat!" He said, loudly, pacing back and forth now running a hand through his hair.

"Jake calm down," I said, sitting more up. He stopped and faced towards me and took deep breaths. I shivered slightly and tried to hide it not wanting to make him more stressed out.

"I know your cold Bella." He said, quietly, calmer still looking at the ground. I sighed and moved over looking at him. He looked up and walked over getting in my bed and wrapped his arms around me gently being careful of the IV. I gripped his shirt, hiding my face knowing I was gonna start sobbing. He kissed my forehead and looked more down and out his hand on my cheek rubbing the tears away with his thumb. "Hey... what's wrong..." He breathed.

"I'm sorry... I'm just tired and I know the risk that's going on here... and it's just making me really nervous... and I don't want you to be mad at them, it's not their fault..." I laughed in the middle of crying. "I'm the one who didn't eat anything when I was supposed to," I said, knowing how stupid that was of me. He scoffed.

"Please don't tell me you're really trying to take the blame here... He asked. I stayed silent. "I'm sorry too... for yelling... I just... I'm not mad at them... I'm just mad at the situation... I can't lose you guys..." He said, kissing my forehead again. I cried harder gripping his shirt harder. He held me tighter. "I love you Bells."

"I love you too Jake..." I said, between sniffles. He ran a hand up and down my back gently.

"Try and sleep... your tired." He said, still running a hand up and down my back. I nodded, trying to control my breathing to stop crying and after a while, I did manage to stop and I felt myself fall asleep.

Jacob's POV:

I felt my shirt soaked from her tears, but it didn't matter... I finally got her to sleep so she could feel better and rest. After a few minutes of her sleeping Seth, Quit, and Paul walked in quietly. They came up to us and I looked at them.

"She ok?" Seth asked, pointing at the wet stain on my shirt near her face. I smiled, nodded.

"Yea she's just tired," I said, yawning. "Did you guys hear what Carlisle said?" I asked, and they all looked at each other and nodded. I sighed.

"Everything's going to be fine Jake... you just gotta be patient," Paul said. I nodded.

"Yea I l know it's just hard..."

"Yea that's understandable... maybe you should sleep too bro... you look wiped," Quil said, patting me on my shoulder gently. I nodded, yawning again.

"Do you mind passing me that blanket for Bella," I asked, out loud. Seth nodded and walked over grabbing it and then helped me put it over her.

"Thank you," I said.

"No problem." They all said.

"We'll let you sleep..." Paul said, starting to walk out with the other two, and they turned off the light and closed the door. I leaned my forehead against hers, our breathing mixed. And fell asleep.

Bella's POV:

I woke up to Jake gently waking me up by running a hand up and down my arm and kissing my forehead. When I fully woke up a few things were different. First off, I wasn't nauseous anymore and I had more energy. And I was really hungry. I still felt extremely weak though, that hadn't changed. I looked over and saw the IV bag and it was empty. I saw Carlisle and Emily back. Carlisle had his hand out, for mine so he could take the needle out and Emily was ready to take the stuff away. When I took my hand out, there was already a big bruise forming around the needle. He took it out fast and carefully. I breathed in uncomfortably feeling the bruise fully. Carlisle and Emily got to work on putting the stuff away, I pulled my hand back and looked at it. Jacob took it gently and kissed my hand gently and held it gently looking at me. I smiled. He sat more up with his back against the bed, and I moved more to my back on his chest and my head laid on his shoulder and he kissed my shoulder gently leaning his chin against it. And still held my bruised hand gently and with the other one he rested it on my growing stomach and I smiled. Carlisle came back over with Emily and sat down.

"So how are you feeling?" He asked. I smiled.

"A lot better actually... I don't feel nauseous... I have somewhat more energy... and I'm really hungry." I said, laughing a little embarrassed. Everyone smiled.

"Well, that's really good... and I'm assuming that you still feel weak because you haven't eaten anything." He said. I nodded, and I felt him take my bruised hand and he checked the pulse again and then let go and Jake took my hand again and he wrote down in his book again. "Well, this worked out really well. Your pulse has increased incredibly, and I can see the color coming back into your face. Now how about we get you some food."

"That sounds amazing right now," I said, looking at Jake, who was smiling at me. Emily got up and started walking out the doors.

"I'm going to get her the food that me and Esme made!" Everyone laughed. Carlisle got up and followed her out. I took the blanket it off and sat on the edge of the bed, and I felt Jacob get up and walk around to the front of me. He bent sideways and put his arm underneath my legs and I put my arm around his shoulders and he lifted me up and took me outside to the living room and put me on the couch in front of the fireplace and grabbed a blanket on the side and folded it out and put it on me. I reached out and grabbed the hem of his shirt and pulled him down gently and kissed him. I felt him smile while putting a hand on my cheek. He broke the kiss, looking around the corner as Emily walked through with a plate of food. I noticed that Rosalie stood in the corner ready with a bucket just incase which made me nervous. Jacob sat down next to me, placing his hand on my leg. Emily handed me the plate and crouched in front of me waiting. Everyone was standing around and it went quiet. I took a deep breath and started eating. I got full after eating half the plate, and Emily took the plate and set it aside on the table. After waiting a minute, when I usually puked. Nothing happened. I didn't feel nauseous. I just felt like I could finally relax. I looked at everyone and smiled. Everyone smiled. "I'm going to leave the plate just incase for you. I have a feeling you're going to be really hungry for a while." Emily joked, and everyone laughed. I leaned into Jake and he put his arm around me. I closed my eyes resting for a few minutes. Everyone else went back to their own things, after a while, I got hungry again and ate the rest of the plate and I decided I needed to take a break from eating since it was the first time I had eaten in a week. The time passed quickly and it was suddenly it was 11 pm. Sam had made Emily go to bed a long time ago. The Cullens all went to go do their own little things into the night. Emmett hung pack with the 3 guys and they all watched a movie. I woke up when Jacob picked me up bridal style and started carrying me back to our room. As soon as he put me down on the bed, I leaned up against the back frame. Jake took his shirt off and put his boxers on. He went to the bathroom and started washing his face when he came back in he was drying his face. I have no idea what came over me... but I just saw him, and I looked down his muscular body, when he turned around to throw the towel back I could every one of the defined. A sudden different type of hunger came over her. Feeling better came with a whole different type of other symptoms. He crawled into the bed and came up next to me wrapping his arms around my lower body and rested his head against my chest. I tilted his head up, and I kissed him deeply. He smiled kissing me back. We stayed like that for a while and then he moved over and laid his body against mine still kissing me. I ran my hands down his body from his shoulders down to his chest and abs and then up his back. He moaned. I took my shirt off and continued kissing him while wrapping my legs around his waist. He kissed me back, but suddenly there was a block. It was like he couldn't continue or something. His kisses were different too. I looked at him, with my hand on his cheek, and he was looking down.

"Hey what's wrong?" I breathed. He sighed, leaning his forehead against mine.

"Bells I can't..." He said, quietly. I sat there shocked, not being able to move or say anything. After a minute or two I got my senses back.

"I don't understand... why?" I asked, confused. He continued looking down and suddenly he pulled away and sat on the edge of the bed.

"Bells, you know I love you... right?" He asked.

"Yes... what's going on... your making me nervous..." I said, sitting up. He looked at me finally.

"This is hard to say... tonight was scary... with you and the babies health and everything. And you just started feeling better and everything and it's really good, but I'm just getting nervous about everything and I uh... I don't think we can do it anymore. I'm too worried that it's going to hurt the baby... and your still weak right now and I don't know." He said and looked down again. I sat there trying to process what he had just said. Suddenly I felt stupid and self-conscious... I grabbed my shirt and put it on, sitting more up.

"I uh... sorry I had no idea... um... I'm going to sleep on the couch..." I said, quietly and got up dazed and went to the door. Jake got up and grabbed my arm.

"No Bells... I promise it's not like that..." He said, and I shrugged him off, starting to cry again, and I walked through the doors and closed them behind me. I immediately started walking to the couch in front of the fireplace not knowing what to do. I got dizzy and felt weak and I had to sit down for a minute on the stairs. And after a few minutes, I got up and walked to the couch and I made it. I curled up in the blanket and began sobbing. Thankfully no one came to ask me anything. I had no idea why I was crying. I guess I felt humiliated and rejected by Jake. I felt stupid. He'd never done something like that before. I wasn't sex crazy like these other teenagers, this was something different. I never felt more connected by Jake. And of course, it felt amazing. But it was like he was taking a part of himself away. I cried myself to sleep that night.