Flabbergasted Phenomenon

Summary: "This is the most unique situation I have ever heard of with a human and a vampire," was what Carlisle said, but all I could think was, "I'm going to have a baby."

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, New Moon, or Eclipse. I just own the scenarios where I thrust my favorite vampire and his family and the love of his life! Yay for me!

Chapter Six: Emotional Spectrum

The sky was getting darker as I drove nearly ninety five miles per hour. My pulse was racing wildly and I felt an adrenaline rush as I drove on the nearly deserted road. I knew that if I didn't keep up my speed, I'd fall asleep at the wheel.

I tried to keep my attention on the road and not on Jasper, who hadn't spoken a word since he got inside the car. I wasn't anywhere near as good as a driver as Alice or Edward, and once my eyes leave the road, I'd be doomed. I tightened my grip on the wheel and allowed a small sigh to escape my lips.

I think I'm going to drive forever. I was almost relieved that Jasper didn't try to influence my mood to an easier one to control. This anger helped me continue to drive. But the anger, the longer I drove, turned into a painful realization.

I may have just left Edward forever.

The appalling pain came straight from my heart, and I couldn't breathe. I didn't have to have Jasper sitting beside me, saying, "Bella, pull over." to know that my life was in danger because I just became impaired.

I slowly pulled over to the side of the road and in a flash Jasper was out of the car. I stared at him with wide eyes until he indicated that I get out too. I almost gasped then, but I didn't have the energy as my heart seemed to stop beating. Jasper has been riding with me for hours in a small space I wasn't worried about my safety, but the guilt of basically forcing Jasper to ride with me, having no clue as to when he last fed made me want to crawl in a hole and die. What kind of person am I? I slowly got out of the car and closed the door, leaning against the cool metal frame to watch Jasper pace

"You don't have to tell me anything, Bella," he began softly, looking at me with knowing eyes.

I felt my lips move, but no sound came out. I wanted to shout to the world how I was feeling, but with Jasper's empathic powers, he already knew. I closed my mouth and closed my eyes, resting my feverish head against the frame of the door. It was quiet, I counted in my head for almost two minutes, and then I whispered. "I'm pregnant." I'm sure if Jasper was human, he would not have heard me.

I didn't look up to see the look on Jasper's face, afraid to see his reaction. It was quiet, and again I counted, before looking up with wide eyes. When he finally spoke, he only said, "Edward," but the underlying tone to his voice was dripping with contempt. He suspects infidelity. That caused my chest to ache and I had to gasp for breath. Can he truly not feel what I am feeling? Is he mistaking this for something else? A sob tore from my throat, and I began to pace on my own side of the car, my fingers flexing, trying to stop the shaking.

"It can't be anyone else Jasper, it can't be." I wasn't even sure what I was saying. My mouth was working without my brain. I worried my lip between my teeth and I looked at Jasper, begging. "You have to believe me Jasper. I'm telling the truth." How can I get him to believe me? What do I have to do to get someone to believe me?

"I believe you. Your emotions are coming off in waves." So he can feel me. I couldn't stop pacing; my nerves were getting me wired. "I just can't understand how. It's impossible, and even if it wasn't, you'd only expect a newborn to be able to have a chance of reproducing, but Edward is over a century years old!"

I stopped pacing to look at Jasper. His features were confused, as if I just presented him the greatest puzzle. He noticed my staring because he took a step away from the car and opened the door. "Get inside Bella; it's going to start raining." I walked around the car and got inside and closed the door. Jasper took the keys from me and went to the trunk, appearing a second later with a blanket. He handed it to me and then waited until I was buckled in before starting the car. He rolled down the front windows, and I understood then that my blood was getting to him.

"Stop it!" he snapped, and I shrank away from him, looking away from the window, feeling worse. His irritability is because of me! I wanted to cry, everything was going wrong now. I heard a sigh roll from his lips, and then he whispered, "I'm sorry Bella."

And then we were off.

I burrowed myself in the seat as the chilly September air blew through the windows, but I didn't complain. It was safer this way, us riding with the windows down. I spread my blanket out over me and pulled it to my chin, taking a deep breath, feeling tears spring to my eyes.

It smelled like Edward. The entire car did, really, but the blanket was so close to me. I tried not to cry, instead, I squeezed my eyes shut, hoping sleep would take over me. It was going to be a long trip home, from wherever we were now.

"How long have you known?"

I looked at Jasper. He drove just like Edward, his eyes on me instead of the road. The only difference was that Jasper followed the speed limit, at least, for me. "Yesterday," I mumbled, hoping this would make him pay attention to his driving.

"That's why you came home in a mess. I wonder why Alice didn't mention anything." I shrugged my shoulders, feeling myself drift away into unconsciousness. "Why did you buy a second test?"

"To double check," I blinked heavily, turning to look at Jasper. "I didn't want Edward to know…"

"But he followed you anyway," Jasper finished. I just nodded my head. There wasn't much to say after that. I closed my eyes again and rested my head against the window, finally drifting off. I was pulled from my unconsciousness when I heard soft talking. I opened my eyes for a second and saw the sky being illuminated by a sign that said Gas Station. I was asleep again seconds later.

I didn't wake again until I felt light sprinkles on my face. I cracked my eyes open slowly and shifted, realizing a pair of stone cold arms were holding me. "Edward?" I whispered piteously.

"Shh Bella, you're home."

Knowing it wasn't my love, but his brother, I tried to go back to sleep The only reason why should be outside is because Jasper is carrying me inside, which didn't worry me. I closed my eyes when I felt a warm gush of air; I was officially inside the Cullen home. I wasn't in the home long before I heard conversation.

"Where did you go? Why did it take so long Jasper?" The growling voice of my husband made me shiver, but I didn't protest when I was exchanged into another cold, but more familiar set of arms. I assumed Jasper answered nonverbally because there was no other conversation after that point. Then I felt like I was flying as Edward ran back to our bedroom and he put me on the bed.

I still feigned sleep. I felt Edward remove my shoes and he gently put them on the floor and then he took my socks. He moved further up, I think as to undress me fully when he froze.

"You're awake."

It was my heart haphazardly thumping that gave me away. "No I'm not." I squirmed away from him, eyes still squeezed tightly, and burrowed myself beneath the blankets. I put a pillow over my head and tried to ignore all other sounds and vampires as I forced myself to sleep.

I must've lain in bed for hours, not moving, just breathing and trying to sleep. Thoughts kept infiltrating my mind, all revolving around babies, marriage, divorce, and my parents' situation. This isn't history repeating itself, is it? Renée always warned me that this would happen. I would get married too early, start a family too early, and eventually, get a divorce, too late. These thoughts kept waking me, just when I was on the verge of falling asleep, and I wanted them to go away. My chest ached with the ragged breaths that I struggled to take.

I didn't feel Edward lay down beside me, I didn't hear even him move or breathe. Was he still in the room? Because the deafening silence that surrounded me made me believe he was not. When I finally did go to sleep, it was extremely pointless. My sleep was very chaotic and I awoke every few minutes almost screaming from my dreams.

And every time I awoke, Edward did not comfort me.

When I tossed my pillow to the floor and rolled to my back to press my hands against my eyes, I could see the sun peeking into the horizon. I sighed, still feeling exhausted, and stood up warily.

I was in dire need of a human moment. I was feeling sluggish, as if my body didn't want to move with me, and I had to pause two times while crossing the room to get to the closet just because my limbs needed a break. I rested my hand on the doorknob and leaned against the wood, feeling my knees buckle. I slowly sank to the floor, eyes closed. I lay down on my back with my hands over my eyes.

My skull felt like it was going to explode.

"Are you hungry?"

"No." I couldn't bring myself to say much else. I slowly got to my hands and knees and struggled my way up. I sat down on the edge of the bed and tried to pull myself together.

"What did you—how—how?"

I glanced at Edward with tired eyes, shocked to see the bruise like circles beneath his onyx eyes, as if he hasn't hunted in weeks. My breath caught in my throat at the broken expression on my beautiful God's face. How could I cause someone so beautiful, so much pain? It was unnatural, it was—evil. "How what?" I managed to make something come out of my mouth, but to me, it just sounded like a croak.

"How could you do this to me, Bella?"

"Do what?" I snapped, feeling an edge in my voice. My temper was quickly flaring.

"Do this! I trusted you; I guess more than I should have—"

"What!" I shrieked, standing to my feet, hands on my hips. "What are you suggesting Edward Cullen?" My cheeks were flaming at the thoughts running through my mind. He can't possibly think I was with someone else!

Edward stood up as well. "What do you think I'm suggesting Bella? You can't expect me to be that ignorant of my own physiology." His fists were balled up tightly and I could see them shaking.

"You!" I bellowed, pointing a shaky finger at him. "You have enough nerve to bring up trust! I have never requested of you anything more simple than to let me go somewhere by myself, and you couldn't trust me enough to go somewhere—"

"You bought a pregnancy test!" Edward interrupted.

"But you wouldn't have known that," I cried, stomping my foot. "It was none of your business! I should have been able to—I am not your prisoner Edward, no matter how much you want me to be! I can travel to anyone's house, any store, any place I want to, without your permission!" The change of subject threw him off just slightly and I saw the confusion register on his face for a split second before it was replaced with more anger.

"Not in my car."

"Your stupid car that you love more than me!" I choked on the words and spun around, walking blindly to his closet. "Your stupid car that you've always loved more than me!" I started pulling out my clothes, tossing them over my shoulder. "You really do wish that stupid van crushed me!" I grabbed my wedding dress and sobbed as I threw it on the floor.

So much for a sacred dress.

"Bella, stop," Edward demanded. I could hear fear in his voice.

"No," I sobbed, continuing to pull my clothes out. Why do I suddenly have so many? "I'm leaving, and you won't be able to stop me!" Pain surged through my chest, knocking the breath out of me, but I still grabbed the last of my clothes, turning sharply and staring at the huge pile of my belongings. I was dizzy from the pain that was consuming me, but I tried to ignore it as my vision began to swirl in front of me.

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