Chapter 8-Epiphanies

EPOV

The stench of human food was bad enough. However, it was nothing compared to what Bella's strange craving smelled like. Maybe it was just the fact that the two most potent smells to me happened to be chocolate and tacos… I finished, at least I hoped I did, in about 2 minutes. Thank god for vampire speed…

I brought it out into the living room to Bella. Her smell was intoxicating, but it had changed since the pregnancy. It was stronger. I smelled deep and laughed inwardly when I smelled myself on her. This was strange, seeing as I hadn't really touched her within the last 1 to 2 hours. I dismissed it, and handed her the plate.

"Careful, love, it's hot." I warned. She smiled to me and took it carefully by the sides. She took a bite after blowing on it and I waited anxiously for the outcome. She smiled and ate it quicker. I smiled and took that she liked it. I sat next to her and leaned my head back, breathing her in. I made patterns on the ceiling and rested. I was almost the happiest man in the world, if it wasn't for the fact that I'm pretty sure that Bella had cheated on me. But if that were the case, how? She was hardly ever out of my sight. The first time I had hunted since the wedding was not too long ago, when I was going to Forks, and then back. So I was always with her. And she was about one month pregnant. About one month ago, was the honeymoon. How could the child not be mine? How could the child be mine?

"Edward?" I heard her cautious, melodic voice. I smiled a little, finding it amusing that the only time she seemed to be afraid around me was when I was thinking… maybe I should think more often… she's never afraid enough…

"Yes, love?"

"What are you thinking?" What should I tell her? I'll sum it up…

"You," I could hear the rush of blood going to her face.

"What about me?" She was always curious.

"You know, curiosity killed the cat."

"And satisfaction brought him back. Anyway, I don't see why people say that. I'm not a cat, therefore curiosity shouldn't kill me. What about me?"

"Your smell… and yes, curiosity could kill you. OK, let's say that you thought, 'huh, I wonder what would happen if I stabbed this knife through my heart' and then do it. That would be curiosity, and you would be dead. And you wouldn't be brought back by knowing what would happen. But if you say 'I wonder what would happen if I walk to the kitchen', then you should be OK… then again, you are you and you would probably trip. And land on said knife and die… Hmm… your never safe, are you?"

I raise my eyebrow and looked at her. She was glaring at me and stuck her tongue out. I chuckled… she was so cute when she was pouting.

Not long after that she decided to take a nap, and I called Carlisle.

"Hello?" He said.

"Hey, dad."

"Hello, Edward. How may I help you?"

"Bella hasn't been out of my sight for the whole month that she's been pregnant. How could she have cheated on me? And… I smelled myself on her… and I had hardly touched her at all."

"Well, it sounds like a very strange case. Did you ever think that maybe you are the father of this child?"

"Carlisle… we're vampires. We can't have children."

"Actually, I've been researching it. There have actually been two other vampire and human relationships. So you make the third. In all three, the human has been female, and in all three, the female got pregnant. In the first two, they gave birth two months early to perfectly sized, perfectly healthy babies. Which appear to have had some special powers. The first one was about 232 years ago. The baby was actually dropped on its head, but there was no head trauma. It was perfectly fine."

"So… this has happened before? This child…"

"Is yours. 50 yours. The other 50 is Bella of course. Well, I've a need to go off to work. I'll talk to you later, Edward." He said. We hang up and I stared blankly at the little thing in my hand.

The smell of me on her was the baby.

She had gone up the stairs by herself without tripping. She hadn't really tripped very much in the last month.

Slowly a smile spread over my face.

I was going to be a father. I ran outside and announced to the world.

"I'm going to be a father!!" I hooted and ran into the woods, smiling like a mad man. I ran back and into the house to find Bella walking down confused.

"Edward, did you yell?" She asked. I ran to her and picked her up and spun her around.

"We're going to be parents!" I exclaimed. She was still confused, but then it sank in. She realized that I had come to my senses; that I knew that I was the father. She laughed with me and smiled. I set her down and kissed her and whispered, "I'm going to be a father."

OK, so? He has come to a realization that Bella would never do something like that to him. Oh, and I'd like to dedicate this chapter to Twilightluvr, an anon. reviewer. Thanks for the idea! Now, I have a question for you all… Though I might do this anyway… I have no ideas and Breaking Dawn has already been released. Should I end this story?