A/N I know this is not medically accurate. But I did get the idea from Grey's Anatomy and that's medically accurate enough for me.

I didn't get my alert email for last chapter so make sure you read it if you have this on alert.

Jake's POV (6 years later- Lexi 15, Carter 6, Mia 5)

Sam just called me and told me Bella needs me now. I just picked Mia and Carter up from school so instead of heading home we go there. I knew she was going to the doctor today so I'm thinking this can't be good.

I get there and Sam takes Mia and Carter straight to the backyard to play and now I know it's not good.

"I'm pregnant Jake." She's crying so hard.

"Um, OK?" Not seeing the issue, sure she has two difficult kids already but Lexi is going to move out in a few years and Carter isn't that bad…

"I have cancer."

"Oh god Bella. Well they can treat it right? It can't be that bad." Probably not the right thing to say.

"Not without hurting the baby." And there is no way she's going to risk the baby.

"I'm going to die Jake. I'm going to leave Sam with 3 kids. You'll help him right? You and Leah? He can't do it alone. And Lexi is really going to need you. She loves Sam but you know it's you she always runs too. But don't let her push him out of her life and make sure she helps him take care of Carter and the baby. Oh my god Jake I'm going to die!" I just hold her because I have no idea what to say. Just then Lexi comes in and asks what's wrong but I don't want to be the one to tell her.

Lexi starts flipping out because no one will tell her and she goes outside to Sam. I follow her so I can watch Mia and Carter while he talks to her.

"Daddy, why is Sam sad?" Mia asks. What do you say to that?

"Bella is just not feeling good baby." I'm hoping she drops it.

"She'll be OK daddy." And she runs off to play. If only I could believe she was right.

Lexi comes out and falls into me crying.

"Make her get rid of it Jake. She'll listen to you. Daddy won't tell her no but you can. Make her listen to you." She's begging me.

"Lexi, she won't listen to me on this or I would. She would give her life for you or Carter and this baby is no different to her. Your dad won't tell her no because she's already upset, there is no point in making it worse." She walks off to push Mia on the swing.

But I do try to convince Bella to have treatment. It's no use of course and Sam supports her every step of the way. Not because he wants to but because he loves her enough to not fight her. She gets sicker and sicker and Lexi gets angrier at Sam. I know she's mad at Bella too but she won't show it. Bella stays as happy as she possibly can. She writes letter to all three kids for them to open at certain parts of their lives. She tries everything she can to get Lexi to talk to Sam but nothing works.

"Jake promise me you won't let him give up on her. I know he loves her but he's going to have to deal with losing me and Carter and Del." She's seriously going to name the baby Delilah and call her Del. We all hate it but nobody's going to tell her that. I did tell her it's a boy name and she said, good maybe it will counteract her overdramatic stubborn girl genes. Not likely.

"He won't give up on her Bella. He never gave up on you did he?" That's saying a lot.

"She's going to hate him Jake. She blames him."

"I promise Bella." Can you get mad about broken promises when you're dead? I'm sure Bella would find a way.

She's 7 months pregnant and she's so sick. She can barely eat and she sleeps all the time, somehow Del is fine. Sam took temporary leave from work and Lexi is homeschooling so they can spend as much time as possible with her. Leah and I come over when we can. Carter and Mia are the only ones that can make Lexi happy these days. Neither of them really understands what's going on.

After school one day Sam asks Lexi to take the kids to go play so we can talk. He looks awful, almost as bad as Bella. I'm not sure he's going to survive this with three kids.

"She wants to live with you after Bella…" No one says dies even though it's always right there. "She hates me Jake. She thinks this is all my fault for not trying harder to get Bella into treatment."

"Tell her no. She'll need you and you'll need her. And Carter will need her." He's going to be so confused.

"I can't. If you won't take her you have to tell her no."

"You're her father! It has to be you."

"I can't. She thinks I'm killing her mother. I will not tell her no."

"Then I will take her." She already hates Sam; no need her for her to hate me too. I'm sure Leah will be OK with this?

"I'm going to buy her a car as soon as she turns 16 so she can come see Carter and Del as much as she wants. If she'll even have anything to do with Del…" Not likely.

"Sam are you sure? Is Bella OK with this?" The look he gives me tells me she has no idea and suddenly I feel guilty. I promised to not let him give up on her. But I can't let her push me away either.

"One condition, she has to have dinner with you once a week." He agrees and I talk to Lexi about it later and she's not happy about dinner but she tells me she'll do whatever she has to get away from Sam and his killer baby. I think she needs therapy.

Delilah is born a month later and is very healthy. Lexi won't even look at her, Carter adores her and Sam cries every time he holds her. Bella is incredibly weak but in surprisingly good spirits. She refused to stay in the hospital so she spends her days at home curled up in her bed with Sam, Carter and Del. Lexi only sits with her when Sam and Del aren't. So Sam lets her be with her alone whenever the baby is asleep. She won't even be in the same room with either of them even though she knows she's hurting Bella.

I know she's going to regret this one day but I don't know how to make her see that. All I can really do is pick her up when she finally breaks.