The next day was spent getting to know Gabrielle, and getting used to having a human in the house. We were all coping pretty well with it. Some of us had to hunt a little more frequently, but it wasn't that bad. Esme, Bella, and I went shopping so that we'd have something to feed Gabrielle. I'd say we did pretty well for people who never eat!

The food we bought wasn't very useful since poor Gabrielle was sick as a dog. I asked her if it was worth it and she said that compared to what she'd have to do later to keep the baby alive, Nausea was definitely worth it! Bella wholeheartedly agreed, and reassured her that the blood really didn't taste that bad.

The guys decided to do a little research on Gabrielle's boyfriend, Nick. Internet searches gave them nothing, so Carlisle and Jasper started calling our friends to see if they had heard of him. Most said they hadn't, but according to Tanya, he came Denali quite often, and sometimes brought Gabrielle with him.

We asked Gabrielle if she knew anything about his history. She said he was created around 1940 and was only about 80 or 90 now. We learned he was probably from the Midwest, and was probably bitten somewhere in Kansas.

It was nice knowing a bit more about Nick's history. I asked Gabrielle where he was now, and she said he was hunting in Seattle and would be coming this way soon. I asked if he was coming to stay and she said he planned to.

"Why wouldn't he be able to?" I questioned.

"Well, you see," Gabrielle explained, "Nick's not exactly like you guys."

"How is he different?" Bella asked.

"His diet is a little different from yours," Gabrielle hesitated.

"He drinks human blood," Alice guessed. Gabrielle nodded. We sat there for a few minutes in silence before Gabrielle dashed off to the bathroom once again.

The next morning Gabrielle's spirits seemed especially high so I decided to find out what was going on

"You seem quite chipper this morning," I told her.

"Nick just called. He should be here by noon!" she exclaimed, "I'm just so happy that Dr. and Mrs. Cullen are going to let him stay here. I mean, he has his own apartment in Seattle, but he really wants to be here when the baby comes. I don't know why he would though."

"Why wouldn't he?" Esme asked.

"Well, we're probably not gonna be able to keep the baby," she replied, kind of sadly.

"Why not?" I asked her, "Can you not afford it?"

"That, and it probably wouldn't be safe. I don't want to risk Nick biting it. He's not like you guys. He's never had to restrain himself before. Except for me." We all nodded in agreement and told Gabrielle we would help her and Nick in any way they needed. I asked her what she would do if she didn't keep it. She said Carlisle agreed to help her find someone to adopt the baby. I was in disbelief. Who could he find to adopt a human/vampire hybrid?

All of the girls spent the afternoon shopping for the baby while Nick and Gabrielle spent some time alone together. Nick seemed like a good guy. Nessie, being half human, was a little afraid of him. Luckily, Nick quenched his thirst on the way to Forks, and promised to go far away when he needed to drink again. He was very grateful for all that we were doing and agreed to do anything he could to help us out.

Was it hard walking through the aisles and seeing all the tiny baby clothes? Somewhat. But I remembered I was doing it for Gabrielle which helped a bit. I just had to fight off a little baby fever. I was used to it. I just had to remind myself that that was impossible, that I would never be dressing anyone in those clothes. Except Gabrielle's baby , maybe.

We went home and Esme made Gabrielle dinner while Emmett and Jasper took Nick out hunting to see if he would be able to handle living on animal blood every once in awhile. That didn't work out as well as we thought it might. Nick much preferred the taste of human blood. Oh well. We tried.

The next I came downstairs to find Nick and Gabrielle looking through a baby name book.

"Hey, Rosalie, what do you think of the name Henry?" Gabrielle inquired. It stopped me in my tracks. Of course, all I could think about was Vera's little Henry.

"I like it," I told them, "I knew a little Henry once, and he was gorgeous," I said, almost gushing. They thanked me and went back to their book. I went upstairs to find Alice arguing with Edward about where to put the baby's crib. Why am I always the referee?

A/N Well, that's chapter 2! This one was a little jam-packed. Sorry about that. Any guesses on what's going to happen next? I'd be surprised if you haven't figured it out yet, because I'm not very good at subtlety. R&R! =)