Chapter Thirty-Six
It has been hours since the labour pains began earlier in the night. Manny and Reneesme are still asleep and they have not stirred with my constant screaming every ten minutes or so. Jasper is being a trooper and remaining at my side through it all so far. Carlisle is listening to the babies' heartbeats to see if they are doing okay. My body is one fire and I feel like I am going to be split open at my abdomen. This is much worse than when I was in labour with Manny. I feel another contraction coming and I grit my teeth as I grip Jasper's hand and the headboard behind me.
"Are we close to getting this over with? I cannot stand that she has been in pain for so many hours, Carlisle," Jasper says.
"I know how you are feeling, but this is gong to take time," Edward says. Jasper growls and turns to his brother.
"Your wife had a quick birth and it only lasted an hour. Do not tell me you know how I am feeling," Jasper growls.
"Jazz, stop it," I say. He turns to me and he looks at my exhausted face with a weak smile on it. He sits back down on the bed and he caresses my face gently. I lean my head against his hand and close my eyes for a moment. Esme comes over with a cup of ice cubes and she holds one up to my lips. I gingerly let it slide past my lips and relish in the cool soothing ice cube in my mouth with Jasper's cool hand on the side of my face.
"She is only a few centimetres dialated, so we have to wait a bit longer before she start to push," Carlisle says. Bella and Rosalie are standing close to the bed with their eyes on me intently. I look at the girls and smile at them sleepily.
"Can I take a small nap?" I ask quietly.
"Of course, baby," Jasper says. He adjusts my pillows and he kisses my forehead before getting up. "I will go check on Manny and then will be downstairs to get his breakfast ready."
"Jasper, take your brothers with you and try to get ahold of Matthew and Alice. I am worried since they have not arrived yet," Esme says. Jasper, Emmett, and Edward leave quietly and I look at Carlisle.
"Tell me what is wrong, Carlisle," I say once the door is closed.
"You are having a few problems with you dialation and I do not have the medication to give your body the push it needs. I fear that if you do not dialate more in the next hour and a half, you may lose your babies," Carlisle says sadly. I close my eyes and think back to Ethan that never got a chance to see the world with his own eyes.
"What do you need to do to get me to dialate more?" I ask, hoping Carlisle had the answer.
"You need to get the to hospital soon or you will be having problems. Your body is not handling having twins since you miscarried your last pregnancy. You need to convince Jasper to get you to the hospital," Carlisle says.
"Carlisle, she is too far along to being transported to the hospital. Plus, they will learn what she is," Bella says quickly.
"It is the best option for her and the babies," Carlisle says. Tears fall down my face and I grip the bedsheets. My eyes fly open and I sit up while swinging my legs over the side of the bed.
"What are you doing, Marinna?" Rosalie asks in fear. I get to my feet and pull a robe around me while shuffling across the floor to the balcony.
"I need to just sit out here please," I say softly. I am trying to hide my tears as I make my way to the door and then fumble to get the door open. Once I am outside, I let out a loud scream in frustration. My lungs begin to ache the longer I scream and I clutch the railing as my body shakes with sobs. My mind goes back to the happy moments I have had these past few months and I think back to everything that I shared with Embry. How could it comes to this in losing not just one of my babies, but three of them? Why was my body beginning to quit on me now?