A/N: Sorry for the wait. The seventh chapter is finally up! This was one of the chapters I needed to rewrite. I'm still not as pleased with it as I was with the former version. But it is what it is. I hope you guys like it. Thanks for the reviews and please keep on reviewing! I would like to hear your thoughts on the story and maybe any ideas. Song: [1] The pogues - 'I love you 'till the end'
After that, I went to visit her every day. Things seemed to calm down. Sam had offered me the position of alpha after my return, it was a big responsibility, but so was being a father. So I accepted. We got a certain kind of routine. For the next month, month and a half, I visited her daily. Bella and I quit high school. We decided we could always finish it after the baby was born. For now, I had a lot on my mind, leading the pack and taking care of Bella whenever I could. For Bells school was entirely out of the question. Even on her good days she wasn't able to go further than the mailbox.
Usually I got up at four to run patrols, knowing Bella would still be sleeping at that time. When she got up, at about nine, I'd go and visit her. I'd help her with whatever she needed me to do. After lunch I'd go run patrols again, so I could be with her in the evening. We had a lot of things to discuss and arrange before the baby was born. We decided we'd live at Charlie's house at first, given that my house was already too small for two, let alone four people. I built a crib that we placed in Bella's room, or what would be our room after the birth. For now I still went home every night, I didn't want to wake her up when I had to leave every morning. I was also looking for a job. We needed to save up. Because the moment we'd have enough money, we decided we'd go and live on the reserve.
About two weeks before her due date, I wanted to surprise her. I had made her a rocking chair. I was thrilled about it and I couldn't wait to show it to her. I borrowed Sam's car, since mine was not big enough. I put the rocking chair in the back and called her I was on my way like I always did.
I parked the car further off than necessary, but I didn't want to ruin the surprise. I walked to her house. She was already outside when I got there. Standing on the lawn in front of her house. She didn't notice me. She wasn't alone. I should've known, that leech was here too. He didn't seem to upset her though, he'd better not! I just stood there, watching her. My girl. She had always been very beautiful, but now she was really glowing.
I just want to tell you nothing
You don't want to hear
All I want is for you to say
Why don't you just take me
Where I've never been before
I know you want to hear me
Catch my breath
I love you 'till the end
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Things changed in a matter of seconds. I saw the leech crouch, In a protective kind of way. Then I saw her. That redhead vampire, Victoria. I was so distracted by Bella, I had failed to notice her presence. The leech didn't. I was about to shift when I saw the redhead vampire launch herself at Bella. The leech growled and jumped in between, pushing Bella back and taking the blow himself. Unfortunately the leech wasn't too careful, he used too much strength when pushing Bella.
She hit the side of her house really hard and fell to the ground. She didn't move. My heart seemed to stop for a second. I leaped at her. When I got to her I saw she was bleeding severely. Blood ran between her legs. I panicked. Carefully I took her in my arms and lifted her up. I started running as fast as my legs would carry me, running towards the hospital. I left that redhead to the leech, taking care of her was the least he could do. The last thing I heard from there was the sound of wolves growling, my pack had arrived. I fastened my pace, I ran like never before. I couldn't think about what had happened. She needed to be ok. I needed her to be ok.
I finally reached the hospital, after what seemed like ages. I shouted. "Somebody, help! She needs help!" A pair of women in white rushed towards us. "What is the problem?" They asked in a tone that seemed way too calm. "She's pregnant. She hit a wall really hard, she's unconscious, she won't stop bleeding!" I rambled on, unable to think straight. They needed to help her, now. Some doctor came running with two other nurses and a stretcher. I put Bella on there as gently as I could. They all started running as if someone had given them a sign. I followed. While running the doctor asked me all sorts of questions: "What happened?" "Has she been unconscious the entire time?" "How long has she been unconscious?" "How far along is she?" "Were there any problems during the pregnancy?" I answered those questions in a blur. It took me a while to realize we had stopped running. Why did they stop? We couldn't afford to lose any more time!
I looked up. I hadn't realized the doctor who was treating her, was the vampire doctor. I didn't have the strength to hate him. I was desperate. It didn't matter who helped her, as long as she got better. As long as Bella and our child were ok. "Sir." The vampire doctor addressed me. As soon as he did, I knew something was terribly wrong. He knew me. He knew Bella. Why would he address me with sir? "Sir, I need you to sign this form for me." He said in a very calm tone. "What is it?" I snarled back at him. "Sir, please calm down. This form states that if the lives of both mother and child are in danger, we are obliged to save the mother's life. Even if that means the child won't make it." I felt like a had took a huge blow. Now I had to choose? I had to choose between the love of my life and my own unborn child? How cruel!
I couldn't breathe. I was about to faint. I had to stay strong. I pulled myself together. I need to save Bella. I took the form out of the hands of the vampire doctor, staining it with Bella's blood that covered my hands. Just when I was about to sign the form, Bella grabbed my wrist. She didn't have a lot of strength left, I could feel. In a faint whisper she said: "Please. Jake. Our baby." "Bells." I looked at her with pleading eyes. "Jacob, please." Her grip on my wrist loosened and her hand fell back on the stretcher. This was worse than torment. My heart was ripped to pieces. How could I choose? "Sir, we have to hurry. We're losing them! Both." The vampire doctor urged as Bella lost consciousness again. "Please sign!" He urged again. "I… can't." I sighed. "I can't sign it. If Bella loses the baby, she won't survive it." It pained me to take such a risk, but I knew what I said was true. Bella would blame me forever. If she would even care to keep on living. The doctor nodded and they started running again, stopping me from entering the room with them. "Wait here." The doctor said while pointing to a couple of chairs.
I slid onto the nearest chair. My head resting in my hands. It covered my face in blood. Her blood. I was on the edge of losing everything. Just when I got her back. And our baby. The world started spinning. My surroundings seemed to lose its colour. Maybe it was just me. But all happiness seemed to have disappeared from the planet. II don't know how long I sat there like that. It seemed to be forever. Suddenly two nurses appeared from the room where they had taken Bells. "Sir?" "I jerked up. "Yes? How are they?" They hesitated. That couldn't be good. "Sir. It might be best if you would take a seat." I sat down obediently, scared of what they were about to tell me. She couldn't be dead, could she? "Sir. First we need to tell you that your wife is having twins." I couldn't care less that they had just called me Bell's husband. What did they say? Twins? "How are they?" It didn't matter if they were twins or not. I needed to know how they were doing. "It might be best to notify the other relatives. You should prepare yourself for the worst."
It felt like I had just received a huge blow to the chest. Tears welled up in my eyes. I couldn't possibly lose all three, could I?
I started moving automatically. When I stopped I found myself just outside the hospital. I felt like I could stop myself from phasing, I started running as fast as I could. At the edge of the forest I swiftly took my pants of. A shiver ran down my spine as I phased. I could hear the others. Apparently they, and the leech, had taken care of that redhead vampire. I couldn't even be happy about it. The others were shocked when I thought about what the nurses just told me. I heard Seth phase. He would probably fill my dad in on the recent turn of events. The next thing I heard was Sam's voice, him now being the Beta wolf in the pack. "Jake, you should inform Charlie. Seth and I will bring Billy too." I felt everyone's compassion as he said that. "Thanks guys. " I said in an almost sedated kind of tone. I felt numb. I let out one last howl and phased back. It was time to call Charlie.
I put my clothes back on and walked back inside. How could I tell Charlie his daughter might not survive this very day. In a daze I took my old, rundown cellphone and dialed Charlie's number. "Charlie Swan speaking." "Charlie, it's Jacob." "Oh, Hi Jacob. Could you tell Bells I'll be home late? And I would greatly appreciate it if you could stay with her until I get home." I couldn't answer. "Jacob, is something wrong?" I swallowed. "Charlie .. " I sighed. "Charlie, it's Bella. She's in the hospital." Charlie's voice got excited. "She's giving birth!? Jacob, why didn't you say so in the first place! I'll be right there!" "Charlie …" He had almost hung up. "Charlie, she isn't … Charlie. She had an accident. Things don't look too good …" Charlie went silent. "You have to come to the hospital straight away. They … They told me to … to prepare for the worst." The line went dead. I assumed he was on his way. I slid back on the chair where I had been sitting.
A few seconds later Seth and Sam arrived with my old man. He was never a man of many words. "Son." Was all he said. But even so It calmed me down a little. Seth gave me a brotherly hug. Sam gave me a sympathetic look. He was never the one to hug. "I.. can't lose them." I said with a pleading voice. "We know, Jake." Seth answered. Charlie came running. "How is she!?" He asked shouting from the other end of the corridor. When he reached us I answered. "Their lives are in danger, they're doing all they can. So far that's all we know." He collapsed right next to me. "She's having twins." I added absent mindedly. The nurse who had brought me news earlier came back. Both me and Charlie jerked up, simultaneously we asked: "How are they?" She spoke directly to me, not knowing the relation between Bella and the others: "Sir."