Bella's POV:

I gazed at Carlisle slightly confused "So no matter what even if I wasn't pregnant and hadn't been scratched by Leah" Paul let out a low growl at that comment "I would have been able to freeze Laurent?"

"I think so, I think it just would have taken longer to develop. I also think because of this you may age slower or not at all." Carlisle continued "We also don't know if freezing time is the only thing you can do or whether or not the babies will inherit your gifts."

"So I'm still human though?" I asked.

Carlisle nodded and said "Just slightly more advanced than your average human." He chuckled clearly excited that he had figured it out. It sounded like a reasonable explanation so I just nodded in agreement.

One of the babies kicked again and it was thrilling to feel. I'd been feeling what felt like butterflies in my stomach for a few weeks but that was the first real kick I had felt and I was glad that Paul had felt them too.

"Honey I have to go pee!" I whined when Paul didn't move his hand the first time I tried to pull away. This overactive bladder thing was irritating but it also was one of the few times I was allowed to move on my own.

Carlisle had thought I would only be on bed rest for a few weeks but a few weeks had turned into a month and then a month had turned into two and a half months. We had postponed the wedding to the Summer Solstice simply because of the whole bed rest situation which Alice was thrilled about. She'd gone on and on about being able to use summer colors!

I made my way as carefully as I could through the throng of wolves that filled the Cullen's living room and noticed that Emily, Kim, Leah, Rosalie, Esme and Alice were all talking at the kitchen table. I was happy that they had become so close.

The pack had expanded by two in the recent weeks- a set of twins, Brady and Collin and they were the youngest to ever phase so they were very excited about the supernatural world they had entered.

I went to the washroom and was coming out when I ran into one of the few people I hadn't been talking to lately. Jacob. I looked up at him and said "Sorry." Quickly before trying to move past him.

He put a hand on my shoulder and tried to stop me "Bella you can't keep ignoring me."

I whipped around as fast as my belly allowed me and seethed through gritted teeth "Aside from the fact that you have yet to apologize for telling me my children shouldn't exist and I wouldn't make a good mother you had the gall to make those comments in my own home. I don't care about your insecurities it gives you no right to say those things about my children." My blood was practically boiling and the babies started kicking up a storm. It was the most I had said to him in almost 5 months since the incident at my home where Paul broke his jaw.

"Bella you know you should have waited." Jacob said "I want my best friend back though."

Oh God he seriously hadn't just said that. I clenched one hand into a fist and placed the other across my belly "You don't have me as a best friend anymore and at the rate you're going you never will." I tried not to raise my voice.

I watched as Paul started to move towards me and gave my head a hardly noticeable shake and he stopped. I had to deal with this myself. I knew Jacob wouldn't hurt me.

I was starting to walk away again when Jacob grabbed my shoulder and whipped me around making me almost lose my balance.

"Don't you dare touch me ever again" I shouted and my comment was punctuated by the chandelier hanging over us exploding in a shower of crystal and sparks.

Both Jacob and I froze in shock and Paul raced towards me pulling me into his arms and away from the crystal shards.

"What was that?" Emmett asked loudly standing up to examine the scene more closely.

"I think that's another variation of Miss. Bella's powers" Carlisle said softly looking quite impressed at me "I think she has the power to control the particles around her. It explains why Laurent froze, she was scared and slowed his particles down and she was angry with Jacob so in essence she blew the particles apart- he was just lucky she didn't blow him apart." He gave Jacob a pointed look.

Leah had stood up and looked so confused she seemed to want to make sure I was alright but also wanted to go to Jacob.

I was shocked with what she did next she stormed to Jacob and slapped him quite like I had slapped Edward, there was a fire of anger in her dark eyes as she shouted at him "Don't you ever touch her again. She doesn't deserve you acting this way and she has done nothing wrong, if you want to be mad at someone and take something out on someone take it out on me because I am the one that said I don't want children! Until you get over yourself I don't think I want to be near you imprint be damned." She turned on heel and came to stand by Paul and I.

Jacob looked at her gawping like a fish for a moment before storming out of the house. Rosalie, Emmett and Esme cleaned up the shards of crystals because they had the impenetrable skin and everything settled down quickly.

The pack all left except Leah who we decided was going to stay with us until she and Jacob got sorted out. She was playing some video game with Jasper and Emmett much to their amusement, and she was doing well too.

"Esme I am so sorry about your chandelier" I said for probably the third time that day.

"Bella sweetheart, don't worry about it." She patted my leg gently from her position on the floor beside me. "I am just glad you are ok. It can be replaced you and the babies can't be."

"Oooh their kicking again!" I said gleefully as the babies started up again. They had tapered off after the explosion and I was happy to feel them again.

"Can I feel?" Rosalie asked almost shyly. It was so out of character for her but I understood she was a little nervous being around me.

"Of course!" I grinned and Paul nodded in agreement and took her hand placing it on the spot that I had felt the most movement.

Her grin widened and she said "Esme, Alice you have to feel!" They both copied her movements and made the appropriate ohhs and ahhs.

Alice was pulling her hand away when she went into a trance like state we associated with her power of premonition.

I felt Paul tense behind me. He still hadn't gotten used to her special abilities but appreciated how helpful they were in some cases. He kissed my head nervously as Alice slowly came around.

"Carlisle!" She shouted "Edward's coming here now. It goes dark when he hits the house I don't know what's going to happen!" She sounded so dismayed.