Chapter 2: Talk

Hazel's POV

When I woke up again I could tell that it was much later in the morning. The skies were cloudy and overcast but there was enough sunlight peeking through to tell me it was morning.

I turned slightly to my right and saw that it was just past 8:30 in the morning. I yawned. The events of yesterday plus the Hawaii-Illinois time difference was really starting to take a toll on me.

"Oh Hazel you're awake," I jumped a little when I heard Dr. Cullen's voice.

"Jesus Christ you can't sneak up on a girl like that!"

"Sorry kid I didn't mean to scare you. I've just been worried about you since you passed out on me last night,"

A vampire was worried about me? Since when did full vampires like him genuinely care about other people?

"Hazel are you okay?" He asked. His golden eyes showing nothing but concern.

"I'm fine I guess,"

"Good because we really need to discuss some things,"

"By things you mean my family,"

He smiled. "Hazel they need to know what's going on-"

"Like they actually care what's going on in my life. They're probably glad I'm gone so they don't have to yell at me about what a disappointment I am,"

"Hazel I'm sure your family loves you and is worried sick about you right now,"

"Dr. Cullen with all due respect-" he raised a hand to stop me from speaking anymore.

"First of all I've told you to call me Carlisle and second of all you need your family rather you like it or not. I'm going to get you back to them one way or another,"

"Why do you even care about me? I'm just some runaway child that you don't even know,"

His face suddenly grew very hard and serious looking. "You just answered your very own question Hazel. You're a runaway child. That's why. Runaway children affect me in more ways than you could possibly imagine. I've been on the other side. Years ago someone who I love very much ran away-"

"Why would she run away if you loved her very much?" I couldn't help but ask.

He sighed sadly. "Years ago her parents, and the rest of her family for that matter, accused her of doing something she did not do. She was so upset that we didn't believe her that we caused her to run away. It was devastating. Her disappearance hurt us even more than what we thought she'd done,"

"I'm sorry," was all I could say.

"You see Hazel. No matter what you've done or haven't done I'm sure your family loves you and is as worried about you as we have been for our missing girl. We'd give anything to see her again,"

"I just-"

"Hazel you need support. You have a cancerous brain tumor and you're pregnant-"

"I'm what?"

"I guess you didn't know then did you? You're pregnant. The baby's heart started beating overnight,"

I was sure he didn't even realize his slip. I mean how could anyone 'hear' a baby's heartbeat without equipment? I didn't feel like calling him out on it though.

Pregnant. I guess I should've known. I had just skipped my period for the second time in a row. I'd gotten sick a few times but I thought it was stress.

Pregnant though. As if my parents weren't disappointed enough in me as it was.

"That complicates things," Carlisle said.

"What does?"

"Your pregnancy. We can't just operate on you and give you cancer treatments without risking the health of the fetus. That's an unborn baby in case you didn't know,"

"So what're we going to do then?"

"That is something that needs to be discussed with your parents since they are legally responsible for you,"

"It all boils down to that doesn't it?"

"Hazel if something isn't done soon Lord only knows what will happen but it's not good. Don't delay this any longer than necessary,"

When I didn't say anything he just sighed in frustration.

"You're so stubborn. Reminds me of Renesmee so much. I swear you're just as stubborn as she was,"

I could feel my heart stop. Renesmee. He just said the name 'Renesmee'. Same name as my mother who happens to be half vampire. There was no way in hell that it could be just a coincidence.

"Like my mom?" I blurted out without thinking.

Carlisle looked at me in confusion.

"Okay Carlisle right now might be a really good time to say that I know your secret. I know that you're a vampire. I know this because my mom is half vampire and my father, Jacob, is a werewolf but it can't be the same Renesmee. Can it?"

He stayed silent for three tense minutes before speaking again. "Your mother is Renesmee. My granddaughter is your mother?"

"I-"

"It's been so many years since she ran away with Jacob but I never imagined she would've had a kid. After so many years of searching for her..." he trailed off.

"Carlisle are you okay?" I was now worried about him.

His attention returned to me. "I'm okay kid. Where did you say you lived?"

"Hawaii. More specifically in the city of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Why?"

"Excuse me a minute," he flew out the door not even bothering to keep it to a human speed.

I could only sit there and wonder what the good vampire doctor was doing.

He returned about twenty minutes later.

"Well Hazel I've just spoken with my family and explained everything that's happened and everything you just revealed to me,"

"Okay?" I was still confused.

"Tonight you will come home with me to meet the rest of the family and tomorrow we will be leaving,"

"We will?"

"My daughter just purchased nine airplane tickets on the first flight out to Honolulu tomorrow. One for each and every one of us including you. We are taking you home,"

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