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Chapter 18: This Sucks

Bella POV

"Why are you here?" I asked Sam and the Pack, not once tearing my hateful gaze from Edward.

"Xen and Zephy told us that they were here," Jake replied distastefully.

"And if you thought about killing them, we were here to help you," Paul added jokingly, which received a smack in the head from Sam. "What?" he asked innocently, "that's what it seems like they're doing to Carrothead over there."

The whole Cullen clan was now standing up in an offensive crouch and growled at the wolves, who happily snarled back at them.

"Oh will you bloodsuckers give it a rest? Unless you went to be tied up like him," Terra hissed at the Cullens. Like scolded puppies, they sat back down but it didn't erase the scowls on their faces.

"Now why are you here?" Flame asked once again.

"We already told you, we want to help with the battle," Carlisle answered.

"We don't need your help," Nixie spat, "We can handle it all on our own."

"With our help," Embry added.

"Right," Dimitri and Angel agreed.

"Do you really think a pack of mangy mutts will help you in the battle?" Rosalie cackled.

"Yeah, we do," I growled at her. "Why? What would your sparkly asses do to help us?" I retorted. With that, her eyes darkened with anger. "Huh, I thought so," I grunted.

The pack let out barks of appreciation. "Thanks Bells," Jared thanked. I gave them nods and a smile.

"As you can see, we don't need you here," Ritz bellowed at them.

"The only use we have for you here is a pack of coven that we'd be willing to make a bonfire out of," Nyte smirked.

"Truer words have never been spoken," Flame grinned, giving Nyte a knuckle bump. Hmm, these two sure have been getting along real well today.

All the Cullens were now full out glaring at us, except for Edward, who is now unconscious on the floor. Yes, I know, that's supposed to be impossible for a vampire, but we were squeezing him too much. Vampire or not, that kind of pressure wouldn't have kept him conscious.

I turned to Xen and Zephy slowly and asked them, "What caused you to bring the pack?"

"It was starting to get too rowdy in here. We could hardly keep them in control," Zephy answered.

"They were being way to damn stubborn about seeing you and we had already told them that they won't see you unless you wanted them to. They wouldn't hear any of it," Xenon continued.

I let out a sigh. "Seriously?" I asked the Cullens, "I thought I told you to leave me along the last time?"

"Bella, you're in danger. You need our help," Alice tried to persuade.

"I don't need your help, nor do I even want it. When will you accept that you don't belong in my life anymore?" I said in a frustrated tone.

"When you accept the truth of that question," Emmett shot.

My fists clenched in anger and Flame immediately stood behind me. He knew that my patience had already worn off.

"I don't need you! I have a family here. They're my family," I gestured around me, "the Pack and the Environs. And soon enough, we're going to have a family of our own as well!" I shouted at them while raising both mine and Flame's hands up.

The Cullens let out gasps and so had the Pack. Right, I haven't told them about this yet.

"You're pregnant," Esme breathed out.

Jasper finally spoke. "That's what it is," he commented with wide eyes, "I've been trying to guess what… what I was hearing. It was like you had another heartbeat in you." Closing his eyes, his ears perked up. Almost immediately his eyes snapped to mine and he gasped. "Not one… two," he whispered.

"Twins?" Xen asked excitedly. I gave her a bright smile. "This is great!" she exclaimed.

"Someone's been busy!" Quil wolf whistled.

"Congrats," Sam smiled gently. Jake grinned at me.

The Environ family all had happy glints in their eyes, as if they're already planning how to spoil my children. The Pack also had welcoming expressions on their faces. The Cullens, on the other hand, had shock, longing, and jealousy in their eyes.

"How could you get pregnant?" Alice screeched. "You're not even married!"

"What the fuck gave you that idea?" Flame snarled at her, obviously pissed at the comment. "We've been married for almost a year now. Are you blind or did you just not notice the rings on our fingers?" he spat at her, nearly ready to pounce on her.

Edward seemed to have woken up at just the right time.

"You're married?" he shrieked.

"Yes I fucking am! What will you do about it?" I challenged angrily. He looked lost and finally he huffed and ran out the room. "Yeah, go ahead and run! Because that's what you're best at doing anyways," I shouted after him.

"I've had enough! Leave Bella alone," Nixie screamed at the Cullens.

Feeling a bit faint, I placed two hands on my stomach and fell back against Flame. Flame gently grasped my arms and tried to keep me up. "Baby? Bella? Are you okay?" he asked quickly with worry.

"Flame – " I managed to choke out, before I felt an immense pain stab at my stomach. I shrieked in pain and Flame looked at me with a terrified expression.

"That's it! My patience is gone!" I heard Zephy screech before feeling a huge gust of air run past me, blowing all the Cullens out of the house.

"Damien! Help," Flame pleaded, grasping both of my hands in comfort as he laid me on the couch.

"Is she alright?" the Pack asked in unison.

"I don't know," Damien whispered. Finally, he kneeled beside me and placed his hand on my barely showing stomach. He closed his eyes and tried to concentrate.

"It hurts," I whimpered into Flame's neck, which my head was currently buried under.

"It will be okay. I promise," he tried to assure. I could hardly get myself to nod.

"What happened?" Terra asked softly.

"The babies were being put under too much stress," Damien sighed sadly. "I'd advice that you stay away from anything stressing from now on. Which also means, no sex," he added, giving a pointed look towards Flame, who groaned.

"Bed rest?" I asked dejectedly.

"I'm afraid so, but it will only be for a week tops. Give the babies a few days worth of rest. Their visit really took a huge toll on you," Damien advised, giving me a small fatherly peck on the forehead.

"We promise to keep them as far away from you as possible from now on," Angel said, "Right guys?"

"Right," Nyte, Dimitri, and Ritz agreed.

"And we'll be here for your comfort," the girls added with gentle smiles.

"We'll be patrolling around your house," Sam added, "Along with the guys, we'll make sure they don't make it within twenty miles of you."

"Thanks you guys," I said in a raspy voice.

"Let's get you some rest," Flame whispered in my ear, carefully carrying me in his arms.

He ran us to our house and placed me gently on our bed. I felt the bed dip as he laid with me. With my back pressed against his chest, he put a hand on my stomach and began rubbing it soothingly as he placed soft kisses on my neck.

"Do you feel any better?" he asked. I nodded. I placed a hand on top of his and held onto it.

"I love you," I whispered.

"I love you too," he replied, pecking my lips.

The next morning, I felt much better. I've regained some of the strength that I had lost yesterday. I tried to drape my arm around my Flame but was met with air. I started to panic but the smell of bacon wafting from the kitchen calmed me.

"Morning beautiful," Flame grinned as he walked into the room. He was carrying a tray full of breakfast food.

"Aww, how sweet," I smiled at him.

"I try," he smirked. He plopped on the bed and then placed a kiss on my forehead. "Are you any better?"

"I feel much better. Especially that my husband just made breakfast in bed for me," I grinned. I leaned in and kissed his lips softly but greedily. "Life can't get any better than this," I whispered.

I pulled back immediately and scanned the tray. "You see? I can cook," he boasted, but his voice sounded a bit dazed. I smirked, knowing that I had done that to him.

"Yes, I now know never to doubt you," I said sarcastically with a smile.

Quickly, I began feeding myself, not realizing just how hungry I actually was. On the tray were pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage links, and orange juice. I didn't know if he expected me to eat all of what he made, but I decided on doing so anyways.

"Calm down woman. You're acting as though you haven't eaten in forever," he joked, brushing a piece of stray hair away from my face.

"I'm hungry," I defended, but it came out muffled for my mouth was still full of food. He laughed wholeheartedly before stroking my arms lovingly.

"What do you suppose we should do today? After all, you can't do anything stressing," he grumbled.

"You're just mad that we can't have sex," I laughed, sticking my tongue out at him.

"Maybe I am," he pouted.

"Get over it," I teased.

"And you're just happy because bed rest means I'll have to do everything for you," he retorted.

"It would be nice to have someone take care of me for a change," I smiled at him before handing him the finished tray. "Now, clean this," I jokingly ordered.

"Your wish is my command," he muttered, rolling his eyes.

I chuckled before falling back into the bed. I began rubbing my stomach in hopes that the babies were satisfied with the food. Please don't make me throw up. It seems as though they heard my wish because for once, I didn't throw up the food I just ate.

Flame strolled back into the room with a raised eyebrow. "No throw up today?" he asked.

"Yup," I replied giddily.

He laid back on the bed with me and cuddled into my body. "Zephy told me that she blew them out the house so hard that they probably landed out of state," he informed me.

"Good," I commented. "Those fucking assholes deserve to be – " he interrupted me quickly.

"Chill," he chuckled, stroking my arms. "I hate them too but you're starting to stress yourself out again," he pointed out.

"Yeah, yeah," I waved off his concern.

"Xen, Terra, and Nixie also wanted me to tell you that they've already started to go baby shopping," Flame said with a slight groan.

"Hey, you should be thankful. At least you won't have to do it with me," I chuckled.

"True," he mused. "It also means that I can do this all day," he grinned before pouncing on top of my body.

"Flame!" I squealed. He attacked my mouth and refused to let it go. "No… sex…" I managed to choke out.

"Yeah, but it doesn't mean I have to stop kissing you like this," he smirked before placing his soft lips back against my own.

One of his hands made its way under my back and then he scooped me off of the bed. My hands took a life of their own and before I knew it, my fingers were running through his jet black locks. Nibbling on my lower lip, his excitement finally decided to show up. I let out a breathtaking moan as he jerked his hips onto mine.

"Flame," I warned, but it came out more as a whimper.

"I know, I know," he grunted, pulling away from me.

"Look on the bright side, it'll only be for eight more months," I teased, running my fingers through his hair. He groaned and buried his head on a pillow.

"This sucks!"

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