KARI

I was standing in the middle of a clearing. My hands were resting on my overly large stomach. I looked at it and realized I had to be at least eight months along. I stood there staring at my stomach trying to get over the shock of what I had just discovered.

After a couple seconds, I heard some growling and snarling. I had thought I was alone, but when I looked to my left I saw Bella, Jasper, and Carlisle. They were all three in a crouching position snarling at something to the otherside of me. I turned my head to the left to find Esme, Edward, and Alice were in the same position facing the others.

Somehow, I knew what this was all about. I didn't want them to fight. Not over me. Not over my situation. There family had fallen apart enough without my help.

"No!" I yelled. "Please don't fight! Not over this!"

I ran to Jasper first. I didn't understand why. I began pounding on his chest. Begging and crying for the fighting not to happen. He gripped my arms and shoved me back. Edward was right behind me before I hit the ground.

"It's okay." he whispered.

He half carried me back to their side of the meadow. He placed me behind himself, Alice, and Esme. Then got back into position. It was a tense moment as I stood there blinking the tears from my vision. Then the two groups leapt at each other.

"NO!!STOP!!" I yelled.

I was sitting in Edward's bed. He was by my side a milisecond after a popped up screaming.

"Are you alright?" He asked wearing a worried expression.

"Yes, just a bad dream." I answered.

I wasn't concerned with the details of it. I knew what it was trying to tell me and that's all that mattered.

"Do you want to talk about it?" he asked concerned.

"No, I know what it was trying to tell me." I said. "I'm pregnant, aren't I?"

"I'm so sorry." he said as a confirmation.

I nodded then I remembered the other part of my dream. That was the part I was terrified of.

"And the others aren't going to like it, are they?" I asked.

He shook his head.

"What should I do?" I asked.

He moved from the floor to the bed and intwined his fingers in mine.

"I'm going to give you your three options and then you can decide what you want from there. I won't tell you what to do. This decision has too many consquences for anybody to tell you what you want. Before I get too much into it, Alice and I want you to know that we will support and defend you, regardless of which option you choose."

I nodded. This was worrying me. I wasn't sure why he was being so grave. I knew that having a child like Nessie had it complications but what could be so bad.

"Option one we could just get rid of him or her." Edward said.

"Not an option." I said immediately. I refused to kill another human life.

"I'm sure you may want to consider it after you've heard options two and three." he told me.

"No." I said. "It's not the baby's fault that this happened to me. I will not end his or her life before it even begins." I stated.

"Okay. Just try to keep it in mind until you've heard the others." he said.

I nodded.

"Option two, you could go through the month long pregnancy and have a natural delivery. That consists of the child using his teeth to tear himself out of you. If that's the case then you probably won't live through that." He said solemnly.

I looked at his face. It was so sad. Almost as if, option two was the one he didn't what me to make. I knew, though, if it came down to my death or the baby's, I would choose mine. I've already had the chance to live. It was his turn.

"Option three," Edward continued. "I could deliver the baby for you. Then, with luck, I could get enough venom in you to save you."

"You mean, you'd make me one of you?" I asked.

He nodded. I paused for a minute. I couldn't do that. I couldn't betray my family by becoming the very thing that killed them. I already felt terribly guilty for being with Edward the way I was. I couldn't go as far as becoming on of them. Then again, I couldn't just kill my child. He was as much a part of me as he is Jasper's. Option two sounded the best right now but I just couldn't abandon my child. I knew Edward would probably make sure Jasper didn't get his hands on the baby. Still, I couldn't.

All these thoughts began to well up inside my head. I couldn't decide. I had no idea what to do. There were so many reasons that I couldn't decide. I felt the lump building in my throat and the tears blurring my vision.

"I can't...I don't...I..I..."

I couldn't finish a thought and I just broke down right there. Edward wrapped his arms around me whispering, "I'm so sorry." as he stroked my hair. I had forgotten that Alice was in the room until I felt her cold hand rubbing circles on my back. I don't know how long I cried cuddled in Edward's embrace before he said,

"Come in."

I thought that was weird because I didn't hear anyone knock. As the door creaked open, I looked up to see Esme stepping through the door.

"Did I interrupt something?" she asked after looking in my face.

"Kind of." Edward replied. "But it's alright. We were going to talk to you about it soon anyway."

Esme walked over and sat next to Alice on the bed.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

I guessed that's how the family was supposed to be. They could just walk into a room and tell whether or not something was wrong. That's the way my family used to be. I could always gauge the mood of my siblings in the morning the minute I stepped through the door. I sighed as thiniing about them forced me to think about the decision that has to be made.

"We didn't tell the whole truth last night." Edward stated. "Not only has Jasper been raping her but she pregnant."

Esme stared in shock for a moment.

"I have to know if there is a possibility it could be yours." Esme stated staring meaningfully at Edward. "Things would be easier if it was."

"I'm afraid not." Edward said. "We haven't done anything since the first night four months ago. We've tried but she kept stopping me." I felt his cold fingers against my chin. He lifted it so I was staring him in the eye. "Was Jasper the reason you would never let me go further than kissing you?"

I nodded. He kissed my lips briefly before releasing me chin.

"So what are we going to do?" Esme asked.

"She doesn't know yet? I laid out the options for her but the shock caught up with her." Edward answered.

Esme put a comforting hand on my shoulder.

"Whatever you decide darling, I'll support you. And don't even worry about the others. We'll deal with them." she said.

I found myself feeling a little better after hearing someone other than Edward say it. The three continued talking as I put my head back in Edward's chest. I guessed it was as good a time as any to consider the three options that I had.

I was abosolutely positively opposed to the first. My child may have been forced upon me but that wasn't the child's fault. I refused to punish him. I was highly considering the second. It would give my child the chance to live but I'd be doing right by my family.

That thought brought me up short. Hadn't I spent three months trying to do what's right by them? Wasn't I in this position because I did what was right by them? Aside from that, I had sacrificed my chance to go to college. I gave up my fiance to take care of them. I gave up everything to make sure they were happy and had what they needed. Wasn't it my turn to be happy? I gave up so much for them. Wasn't it time I took some back? I knew they would want me to be happy, regardless of what I did. Honestly, if I chose option three, I'd have nothing to feel guilty over. I gave up a good chance for something like this to make sure they had what they needed. I had another chance for the happiness I gave up. It would be stupid to give it up again.

Besides, I didn't think it was right by my baby to abandon him or her anyway. I remember how Mike and Mia would've had to grow up without knowing their mother. I couldn't do that to my child.

There was also Bella and Jasper to consider. They wanted to see me come out of this defeated. If I chose options one or two wouldn't that mean that I would be defeated. I refused to give them that satisfication. I had to come out of this alive, if only to prove to those two that I couldn't be squashed. I knew what my only option was.

I raised my head and looked at Edward.

"Yes, love?" he said surprised by my move.

"If I chose option three, it would be your venom, right?" I asked

"Yes." he nodded.

"Then I want to go with option three." I confirmed.

"Are you sure?" he questioned. "Once it's done, you can't change your mind."

I nodded.

"Okay but since that's the case. I'm going to need to ask you to do something." he stated. "I feel terrible for having to ask this of you but it's the only way the baby will survive. Being part vampire, the baby will thrive on blood. It won't be the only thing you could digest but it's the only way to keep the human food down. When Bella was pregnant with Nessie, Carlisle was able to us his connections at the hospital to get some donor blood for her. I don't think he'd be as willing this time."

"You want me to drink blood?" I asked.

It didn't sound as bad saying it as thinking it. My stomach didn't seem to object too much either. I was surprised by the easy way the phrase flowed out and a little scared. Then again this was no longer bout me. It was about what was best for the baby. If that meant I had to drink human blood then so be it.

"It's the only way to insure you both survivie the pregnancy." Edward said. "I wish there was another way."

"Don't. My baby needs it." I said. "I'll do it."

"But you'd have to use it from the other girls here." Edward said.

My stomach dropped. I was hoping I wouldn't have to actually come into contact with the person. Before I got the chance to say anything, Alice addressed Edward,

"That's a lot to ask her." she said. "Is there anyway we can get the donor blood?"

Edward shook his head.

"Wait," Esme stated. "What about Garfunkel? Wouldn't he have some connections?"

"I forgot about him." Edward said. "We could ask him. Would you prefer that?"

I nodded.

"Esme can you go down and disucss the possibility with him. Tell him that if we have to pay, we will. It doesn't matter how much. And it might not hurt for him to mention the name Cullen." Edward stated. It sounded like he was embarrassed to be using it. Then he turned his attention back to me. "It may take awhile to get here. You may have to use the girls before it comes."

"Okay but can you ask Garfunkel to draw the blood from the girls and bring it to me in a glass or something? I don't think I could do it if they were sitting in front of me." I answered.

"Of course." Edward replied. "Now, Alice and I have to go down and take care of our divorces. Esme, if you could go see Garfunkel while we're meeting with the others. We'll have a family meeting when we finish."

"Should I be down there for that?" I asked.

"No." he answered as he stood up from the bed. "I don't think that will help. Besides, if you're done there and they try to go after you, It'll be harder to stop them. At least up here, they have a door to slow their pace." He kissed the top of my head. "I will do everything in my power to protect you and your baby."

He kissed my lips, then, to my surprise he leaned down and kissed my stomach.

"I love you." he said as he followed Esme and Alice out the door.

"I love you too." I whispered as he shut the door.

I was left alone to contemplate whether or not, I was strong enough to make it through the next month.

A/N: I'm sorry for the delay in the chapter. Between my job and rehearsal for the Crucible, I'm surprised I have time to breathe. We're getting down to crunch time on the Crucible so forgive me if my updates are little longer than usual. I apologize in advance. Also, would you guys like to see this chapter from Edward's P.O.V. I really need to know because I'm not sure. Please Review!!