Chapter Twenty Nine

Jasper

When I eventually heard Emmetts booming voice before Rose hushed him I relaxed. Carlilse came up to look in, raising his eyebrow enquiringly.

"Could you check Bella over only she twisted herself earlier and was in pain and now she seems hot to me."

He stepped in and came over to the bed taking Bella's hand and feeling her pulse then he touched her forehead before putting his ear to her chest. He put a hand on her stomach and I felt myself tense in protective mode.

"How long has she been asleep?"

"About two or three hours, why?"

Her pulse is a little slow and her heartbeat sluggish. You said she twisted, did she say what the pain was like?"

I shook my head,

"I'd like to give her a proper examination Jazz if you don't mind waiting outside"

"But I do mind Carlisle. I'm staying right here"

"Then control yourself"

I moved to the far wall which wasn't very far, and leaned against it tensing as he stripped her clothes off and examined her. As soon as I saw the blood on his hands I knew there was a problem, the sheet below her was stained too.

"I think we need to deliver the baby Jasper. She's done some damage when she twisted and the baby is distressed. Bella's losing blood, not a lot but enough to be a concern. Esme could you come up"

She was there in seconds and I was bundled out while they got ready to deliver my child. I pushed back in to the room while Em and Rose having heard the cry for Esme waited at the top of the stairs. My Bella had woken and looked scared so I went to her side,

"Jazz, what's happening? Why is Esme up here?"

"Carlisle wants to deliver baby now. You're bleeding"

"Will it be OK?"

She looked at Carlisle who smiled reassuringly,

"I'm sure it will Bella but I'm afraid it means an operation so I'm going to knock you out for a little while"

She gripped my hand tightly voice raised in panic,

"No. I don't want to go to sleep Carlisle. I'll cope with Jaspers help."

Looking into her beseeching eyes I nodded,

"No Carlisle."

He sighed heavily,

"Well I'll try with a local anaesthetic but if it gets too much"

She nodded but I knew my Bella, she wouldn't change her mind. I took a few deep breaths and held her hand as tightly as I could without hurting her as the needle slipped into her lower body.

"We don't have time to wait around Jazz so get ready"

He warned before taking a scalpel and slicing through her distended stomach. The pain was terrible at first but I soaked up as much as I could, falling to my knees with the force of it. Bella groaned but gritted her teeth as Carlisle continued. I kept my eyes locked on hers, if I'd seen what he was doing I would have attacked him, I knew that. The smell of blood intensified and I saw tears trickle down her cheeks and her teeth bite through her lip but she uttered no sound, just looked at me.

A few seconds later I heard the most wonderful and amazing sound, a baby's cry and we both looked at the little bundle in Carlisle's hands. He looked down at it and taking a towel Esme held out wiped the wriggling baby before holding it out to me,

"Jasper congratulations, you have a son, a beautiful baby boy."

I took the tiny form in my arms in wonder, holding him nervously, he was so small, so delicate, and so beautiful. He had Bella's brown eyes and my golden curls. As I touched his face with a finger his little fist grasped it firmly guiding it towards his mouth and I smiled unable to find the words to describe my feelings. Esme came to my side and smiled down on him,

"I'll take him downstairs to show the others and see if we can get him to suckle on a bottle"

I held him a moment longer then strode to the door and opened it, Rose and Emmett stood on the landing waiting. I was reluctant to hand my boy to Esme but when Rose held out her arms I placed him gently in her care. Esme looked hurt but for now the only things I cared about were my son and his beautiful mother, my Bella.

I went back in the room, unable to keep a smile off my face. Bella lay there so fragile and bloody as Carlisle stitched up the incision in her belly which looked strange so much flatter without our son in there. I knelt by her head and she looked at me, fatigue almost closing her eyes,

"We have a son Bella and he's perfect, thank you"

I leaned in and kissed her forehead, she managed a little smile then her eyes closed and she slept.

"I gave her a sedative once I'd delivered the baby. She needs time to recover and it will happen much quicker if she sleeps. Congratulations Jasper, I can't begin to imagine how you must feel but I'm envious"

I nodded, emotion choking me, I had a son, something that I had always known was out of my reach, but Bella had given him to me. After kissing her I went down to see him again, pulled by a connection as strong as that between Bella and myself, our family pull.

Rose

I carried the little bundle downstairs to where Emmett was attempting to make up the baby formula but not very well. He let Esme take over and crossed eagerly to see his nephew, touching his face with a finger almost as large.

"He's beautiful Rose"

I nodded, feeling a mixture of happiness and sorrow, I got to hold a newborn for the very first time but he wasn't mine. He felt like a feather and I worried he was so fragile. Sitting down in a chair I wrapped a little blanket covered in rabbits that Esme had brought with her and rocked him gently until the formula was ready. Esme wanted to take him from me but I wasn't giving up my charge, Jazz had entrusted me with his most treasured possession and I would look after it until he came down. She passed the bottle over reluctantly and baby took it straight away suckling strongly.

"Well he's at least part human"

I looked up at Esme shocked,

"Well he is part vampire so he might have refused the milk."

I hadn't really thought about that but I was glad, happy, he was human enough to feed like one. Looking up again I saw Jasper standing by me gazing down in wonder at the baby finishing his first bottle. I offered his son to him and he accepted with a smile holding baby against his chest and breathing in his scent. It was the most wonderful aroma, not throat scorching but pure and innocent.

"Have you thought of any names yet?"

He turned to Emmett who asked the question,

"Yes. Jamie. A combination of my name, my father Michael and Bella's father Charlie."

"Jamie Whitlock? Sounds good, Hi there little Jamie"

The baby waved a fist in the air and made a quiet gurgling sound before closing his eyes and sleeping, resting his tiny head against his fathers chest. It was such a beautiful sight I knew Bella would want to see it so I grabbed the camera we'd bought especially for baby photos and snapped a few while Jazz stood unaware, looking down at his son proudly.