a/n: No my laptop isn't fixed yet, I had to send it away to be fixed. So I started writing a whole new chapter because of an inspiring conversation a had with one of my readers. I know its been awhile folks and im sorry! Please forgive me!

This chapter answers some questions. I hope you all approve!

After all, its all about my readers!

Bella was now 6 months pregnant but she looks every bit of 9 months. Everyday it seemed like she was getting bigger. Carlisle and I had spoke about it all in great length. We were concerned that the rapid growth wouldn't end once Lindsey was born. At the rate she was growing, her life would be a short one. I hadn't shared my thoughts with Bella. She was so tightly wound lately that I didn't think putting more stress on her was a good thing. Her fast growth was always causing more problems than we had anticipated. People noticed. Bella getting so big so fast wasn't normal. I wasn't really concerned with the people at school but Charlie was a different story. He knew it wasn't normal but he didn't know how to approach us about it. I could see that he was worried about Bella. Then when he decided to ask Carlisle about it I let it go. I knew Carlisle would have something that would calm Charlie. The day Charlie went to the hospital, I waited in the lobby. I was listening to their conversation through their minds. I wanted to make sure I knew what Carlisle told him.

"Hello Dr. Cullen. Thanks for seeing me."

"Oh its no problem Charlie, we are practically family now."

"Yeah…I wanted to ask you something about Bella…and the baby."

"Of course, please."

"Well I've noticed that Bella is…well she's huge. Its only been 6 months and she's so big she looks like she could pop any day now. At first I thought they lied about how far along she was but when they told me, she was so tiny. She got big fast. I almost felt like I was watching her grow by the day!"

"Charlie I'm somewhat stunned. I cant believe Bella and Edward didn't tell you what was going on."

"Is there something wrong?"

"Nothing that we really have to worry about. You see, the baby is growing fine, Bella is just swelling. I know that might be hard to believe based on her size but its more fluid than anything. I checked everything and the baby and Bella are both perfectly healthy. I'm not entirely sure why there is so much fluid. Usually we only see that when a woman is pregnant with twins."

"Bella's not having twins right?"

"No no. I do think that perhaps Bella had 2 eggs that were fertilized but one didn't develop. That could explain the extra fluid. Her body might just be reacting to the second fertilization."

"Oh…I guess so…I mean that does make sense."

Carlisle was a brilliant man.

I drove home feeling much better. That little worry was out of the way. My happiness was short lived though. When I pulled into my driveway I saw Jasper standing on the porch. He looked serious. I didn't bother going to garage, I just parked out front. His mind was silent as I approached him.

"Bella has some questions that Alice couldn't answer for her."

"What kind of questions?"

"I felt that she was anxious so I told Alice. She eventually got Bella to confess some of her worries. It seems Bella is concerned about the baby's diet."

Ah.

"I think we are all a little curious about that."

"Yes well Bella is just a little more concerned than curious."

"I wonder where that came from. Did she say anything else?"

"She started having some sharp pain this afternoon. They would come and go. Esme was timing them to see if she was having contractions but that wasn't it. Bella started getting extremely hungry. She ate everything we had for her!"

I stared at him. Bella ate a lot these days but to eat everything we had, that was too much.

"Why didn't someone stop her?"

"She was…aggressive."

Jasper began to recall memories of Bella threatening Emmett and Alice.

"That doesn't seem like Bella."

"I couldn't really get a firm hold on her emotions, they were changing so fast. Right now she's begging Alice to order pizza."

"Maybe I should talk to her."

Jasper nodded and followed me inside.

Bella was sitting on the couch. When she saw me she got to her feet. She looked different from when I had seen her that morning. She was paler and looked somewhat frantic.

"Edward!"

"Bella, love are you alright?"

"I'm starving and they wont let me order anything."

"We have food here…"

"No I ate that, there wasn't very much."

Alice shook her head.

'Something's wrong Edward.'

"Bella maybe we should go see Carlisle…"

Bella suddenly grabbed her stomach and groaned.

"She's hungry too…"

Her voice was strained.

"I don't know what to do. Maybe we should get her something to eat."

"Edward she ate 3 whole roast chickens!"

My family stared at me. None of us knew what to do.

"Alice call Carlisle. Bella I will order you some pizza, just one though."

Alice pulled out her phone and walked outside.

"Oh thank you Edward!"

I walked Bella back to the couch and sat with her.

We waited 20 minutes before the pizza arrived. I was shocked that he found the turn off. Bella devoured the whole thing in less than 10 minutes. If I didn't love her so much, I would have been disgusted. Carlisle arrived not long after that. He felt around Bella's stomach. His mind was racing with possibilities.

"Bella tell me how you feel."

"I feel empty, like I'm not even eating!"

"Hmm. You said there was pain?"

"Yeah after I eat, the baby kicked really hard and then there's some other pain. Its really sharp and I cant tell what it is."

"Do you feel sick or lightheaded?"

"I do feel a little dizzy but not sick."

I listened to Carlisle as he thought things over. When he reached his conclusion I didn't know how to react. At first I was angry.

"Bella I think this baby has outgrown human food."

"Huh?"

"I think that while the fetus was small, human food was enough to nourish it but as it grew, that wasn't enough."

Bella stared at him, her mouth hanging open.

"I think the food you're eating is upsetting the baby's stomach."

"So what about the pain?"

He glanced at me.

"Bella the pain may be from the baby biting you to drink your blood."

Everyone gasped. Bella just looked stunned. She held her stomach then smiled. What could she be smiling about? Our child was eating her from the inside! Why couldn't I read her mind!?

"She's just doing what she has to."

"Bella we cant let her keep doing that. She will kill you."

I wasn't sure how I felt. This all seemed like a dream come true. Now it was a nightmare. The child I put in her was going to kill her. This was my fault. Carlisle touched my shoulder.

"Edward relax. There is a simple solution to this."

We all stared at him.

"Bella would you do anything for your baby?""Yes! Of course."

"Obviously this baby needs blood like us. Maybe you should drink blood so that she gets it too. Then maybe she wont attack you."

I expected Bella to be repulsed but again she smiled.

"That doesn't sound so bad. I can do that."

Alice ran upstairs. She was getting the blood we had kept from when I attacked Bella. Carlisle kept it in case we should need it again. Though I could control myself now, we weren't so sure before. Jasper walked outside as Alice pored the blood into a glass. The smell was strong. My family and I stopped breathing. It wouldn't cause us to act but it was habit. Only Carlisle continued to breath evenly as Bella was handed the glass. She pinched her nose and took a huge gulp. She gagged but otherwise kept it down. I hugged her.

"I hope this helps. It tastes awful."

I laughed.

"You drink all that and we will see if it helps."

After 3 more glasses Bella was back to her old self. She wasn't hungry and the baby wasn't hurting her anymore. She seemed embarrassed that she was drinking blood in front of us. Emmett cracked a few jokes but Bella laughed right along with him. It was amazing. Her face was pink, her eyes were bright, and she even moved around better than she had in weeks. As I drove her home she finally asked me what I was waiting for.

"Edward?"

"Yes?""If she needs blood, how will we keep this a secret? My parents will notice if I make her a bottle that's red and smells like copper."

I couldn't help but laugh.

"She can eat food, we just have to make sure that she only has blood when humans aren't around."

"Yeah."

"Something else wrong?"

"She bit me."

"And?"

"I'm not a vampire."

"Oh. It must be because she's part human."

"Are you going to make me a vampire?"

I didn't know what to say. Of course I would. I loved her the way she was but it wasn't fair to keep that life from her. There was still that part of me that never wanted to do that to her. The last thing I wanted was to doom her soul. I took a deep breath.

"Yes."

She smiled and looked back out at the road.

Then I thought of something.

"Bella you can smell blood?"

"Yeah, I always have been able to, why?"

"Most humans cant smell blood unless there is a large amount of it."

"Well I'm odd in a lot of other ways so I guess that's just one more thing to add to the list."

"Maybe you were destined to be a vampire."