Chapter 5

No one said anything. Jasper even looked skeptical, and he was usually on Alice's side.

Esme laughed, "A baby? That's not possible."

"Are you sure that's what you saw, Alice?" Jasper asked, "Are you sure it wasn't like, Charlie, or something?"

He looked at Bella, who shot him an awkward look at the thought of her father having another little one.

"No," Alice persisted, "I saw everything. I saw Carlisle delivering your baby. I saw him holding him; a beautiful blond haired boy."

Even Bella was skeptical of what Alice had seen. It was more practical to think it was Carlisle delivering someone's baby at the hospital. A human's.

"Are you sure it wasn't of Carlisle delivering someone's baby at work?" Bella asked.

Alice was blatently annoyed at all of them, "I know what I saw. A vision of the two of you holding a newborn. And other vision of him a little older. He called you Mommy."

Esme looked a combination happy, confused and a number of other emotions. She stared back at Alice and touched her stomach. "But Alice. You know it can't happen. There's no way-"

A little voice chimed in from the staircase, "Jacob said anything can happen on the night of a lunar eclipse. Miracles." Renesme scurried down the stairs to join them.

Everyone's attention was on Esme. Edward looked at Bella.

"Those are just crazy wolf tales," Jasper teased, but had a hint of seriousness in his voice. Renesme again, disagreed with her uncle.

"Last night was the eclipse," she went on, "So maybe God blessed you with a baby." Renesme's voice was so nonchalant and innocent. It was hard not to see things from her side. She quickly changed her attention to Alice, who was still holding the bowl, "Ooo pancakes! Auntie Alice are you making pancakes?" Her eyes lit up.

"Come here Nessy," Edward said, "I'll finish your pancakes."

Alice smiled at her and handed Edward the batter. She then continued to stand her ground. "We have to call Carlisle."

Esme laughed, "And tell him what? He'll never believe it. I mean, I trust everything you say Alice, I just..." Her voice trailed off, "Maybe it's some kind of symbol for something else."

"I guess only time will tell." Jasper stated, not fully taking either side on the matter.

"What if Nessy's right." Rosalie said, finally joining the conversation, "I mean, I think anything's possible." She looked at Esme with a gleam of hope. "Look at all of us. We're a house full of vampires. When I was human I had no idea that this was possible." She gestured to herself and the rest of them.

Alice nodded, glad that someone wasn't doubting her ability. She made a quick disapproving face as Jacob walked in.

"Jacob!" Renesme's voice rang through the house. Edward seemed hurt at how quickly she left his side to rush to Jacob's. Bella chuckled to herself, but understood his pain.

"Nice to see you too, Alice," Jacob mocked, recognizing the look on her face.

"It's nothing personal, dog. It's just your scent."

"Better get used to it."

Edward flipped a few pancakes onto another plate, "Come eat Renesme. Three extra large pancakes just for you."

"What about Jacob? Can we make some for him?"

"Thanks Ness, but I already ate." He went to join her at the table anyway.

"Hey Jacob," Rosalie called after him.

He looked around with a stunned expression at the normalcy of her tone. Usually she gave him an attitude. " Yeah?"

"Renesme told us you two talked about how miracles can happen on the night of a lunar eclipse. Is that true or just stories you guys like to tell?"

Jacob could see she was being sincere in the question, "I suppose it's true. I've seen people sick to death become healed in an instant. I'm talking death bed sick. So yeah, we absolutely believe it to be true."

"So you're saying miracles can happen? That's the way Nessy put it."

He nodded, "Why are you so interested in our culture all of a sudden?"

They all looked around at each other.

"What's going on?" He asked concerned, "Is it something with Ness?"

"No," Bella told him, "No, nothing like that."

A sigh of relief left his mouth from the brief moment of mild panic. "Ok. So, what then?"

"Well, tell us more about the effects of the eclipse." Alice told him.

"Tell me what it's about first."

Renesme pointed toward Esme, "She's going to have a baby."

Jacob smiled, "Yeah, okay." He noticed Renesme's face turn into a pout, "Sorry Nessy. I'm not saying that about you. I'm just saying that it's not really possible."

"You said anything was possible, Jacob," not letting it go.

He couldn't bring himself to disagree with her in front of everybody, "You're right, kiddo. I did say that. It's just never happened before."

"Well before Renesme, we didn't thank that was possible either," Rosalie said.

Everyone's attention turned to Edward and Bella.

"But I was still human," Bella insisted, "That's the only reason."

"My point is," Rosalie went on, "That we don't really know what is possible. There are a world of possibilities out there."

"Do you feel any different?" Alice asked Esme.

Esme shook her head, "No. Not at all."

Edward read the thoughts of his family members. Rosalie's head was filled with hope. Alice was sure she was right. Jasper and Jacob kept thinking it was impossible. "What are you thinking?" He asked Bella.

She looked at him, "I think it's possible. I haven't been in the lifestyle as long as the rest of you, but I mean we didn't think we could ever have a child. And look how that turned out." She remembered her days around the Quiluete fire, "I believe in the legends. More and more these impossible things come true. Or things we thought were impossible."

Edward could see Rosalie's on them and her thoughts said she agreed with Bella.

"Bella's right," Rosalie said aloud, "Esme. You don't think it's possible?"

Alice grabbed the phone, "Call Carlisle."

Esme refused, "He'll think we're all crazy. I still don't know what to-" She stopped mid sentence and quickly gripped the lower, right side of her stomach.

Alice rushed to her side. "What happened?"

Esme moved her hands again to another spot on her stomach, looking somewhat alarmed.

Bella looked at Edward, remember what happened when she first realized she was pregnant. The thoughts of the people around them began to change. Jasper wasn't so one sided and Jacob's full attention was on Esme.

Alice placed her hands on Esme's stomach. "We need to call Carlisle. Something is moving in there."