CH 16:

It felt like forever, but we finally made it to Billy's. "Jake?" he called.

"Yeah, it's me dad. Did Carslile get here yet?" Jake said as we walked into the tiny kitchen. Bill was in hi chair at the table and Carslile was across from him.

"Hi Billy." I said as Jake helped me into the chair that Carslile pulled out for me.

"As I was telling you Billy, Bella is pregnant. As you can see she is very far along." Carslile explained.

"It's possible." Billy said. "This is how we are able to keep the wolf gene going. As I'm sure Bella has explained, we imprint so that we have the best chance of having children with the wolf gene." He looked at me, "It must be the same with you and Malachi. When the males inpregnate their soul mate and have a child, the child is born as a human with the wolf gene. But it will be different with Leah, when or if she gives birth to a child with her soul mate the child will be born in wolf form and then have to teach the child to turn into a human."

Jacob gasped, "So more than likely Bella will give birth to a baby vampire?" Billy and Carslile nodded causing Jake to stomp out of the room.

"Jake wait!" I called as I tried to stand up to go after him.

"Let him go Bella." Billy said. "He's just worried about you... in our stories a person who gives birth to a vampire doesn't live. But that's if the mother is human, which you are not. He will come back when he's calmed down and figured that out." He turned to Carslile, "About how much longer do you thing?"

"From the sonogram that I was able to get, well that Esme was able to get and from how big Bella has gotten. She's got about 2-3 more weeks."

"How did I now know that I was pregnant?" I asked more to myself then to either of them.

"You couldn't have the normal pregnancy symptons, because of what you are." Carslile said placing his hand on mine. "This is the first time a Vampire has ever gotten pregnant, so I didn't even know what to look for or that it was even possible." I nodded looking down at the table and he stood up, "I think it's time for me to head back to the house. I'll send Malachi back here if you would like."

I stood up with his help and said, "Yeah, I think that would be best..." turning to Billy I said, "Thank you for your help... and if you can keep this to yourself I will tell Charlie and Sue tomorrow."

"Don't worry Bella, I won't say a word." Billy replied as he turned his chair toward the back door and yelled, "Jacob!"

"What is it dad?"

"Come help Bella get back to her house please." Jake nodded as he walked threw the door.

He wrapped his arm around my waist and led me out of the house "Jake?"

"I'm OK now honey, I'm sorry for breaking my promise of staying with you." he hugged me.

When we reached the from porch of the house he kissed my cheek, turned and walked away. "Thanks Jake." I called to him. Then I walked into the house to wait for Malachi so I could tell him the news.

About 5 minutes later I heard, "Bella?" from the front room.

"I'm in the bedroom Malachi."

"Are you OK? Carslile said I needed to come here... I thought we were going to stay at his place tonight."

We were but I needed to tell you something." I replied as he sat down.

I took a deep breath and told him everything. When I finished talking he looked at my stomach, placed his hand on it and said, "When?"

"About 2-3 weeks... at least that's what Carslile thinks." I laid my hand ontop of him. "Are you OK with this?"

Malachi laughed and said, "I'm more than OK, love. I'm very happy. I've wanted a child since I was a teenage boy and then when I was changed I believed that I had to give up off that dream." he stood up, pulling me with him, and kissed me "I love you Bella."

"I love you too Malachi." I kissed him back, then said. "Now we have to tell my father..."

The next afternoon Malachi and I went to my father's place. We were all sitting about the kitchen table talking about when Sue would be delivering her baby. When I said, "Dad, Sue... Malachi and I have something to tell you."

"What's wrong?" dad asked.

"Nothing is wrong dad. We've got exciting news... I'm going to have a baby."

Sue's eyes lit up with excitement. Charlie's expression was all over the place; it went from rage to calm to excitement to confustion. "How is that possible?" he finally asked.

"Carslile thinks it's possible because of the imprint. Just like the werewolves..." I replied.

"So I'm going to be a new daddy and a grandpa all at the same time?" Charlie stood up and started pacing back and forth, looking from Sue to me and then back. "When?"

"About 2-3 weeks Carlisle thinks. So around the same time as Sue's supposed to deliver." Malachi replied. "Chief Swan I would like to talk to you for a minute in private if that's ok?"

"Sure, we can talk in the living room." Charlie got up from the table and headed to the living room with Malachi right behind him.

Once they were in the other room Sue said, "Are you excited?"

I laughed, "It still hasn't sunk in yet... I know it's there and I know what's happening but it's still kind of freaking me out because stuff like this isn't supposed to happen to someone like me."

"I know what you mean Bella." Sue laid her hand on her baby bump, "I never thought that I would be pregnant again. After Harry passed I didn't think that I would be happy again but then I met your father and I was. But we both thought we were too old to have children, but here we are about to have one together." She finished just as my dad and Malachi came back into the room. "And what were you handsome men talking about?"

"Nothing Sue." dad said giving a sly wink to Malachi.

"Yep, nothing." Malachi took my hand and said, "I think it's time we head home Bella. We have things to talk about."

"Yeah, I guess you're right." I stood up kissed Sue on the cheek, kissed my dad said my good byes to them and followed him out of the house. "Ok now what did you talk to my dad about?"

"You will find out soon." Then he took off running toward the house.