Chapter 7: Baby Talk
Bella looked at Quil with determination. She couldn't let her hormones mess with her head.
" Quil, I don't know why I smell like you, and I don't know why you think my baby is yours but it's not. You and I never slept together. It's impossible. " she told him
Quil on the other hand looked at her with yellow eyes that seemed to get brighter. He leaned down picked her up, and placed her in his lap. She was straddling his lap now, her eyes level with his chest.
With gentle hands, he lifted her chin, so that she couldn't hide her face.
Bella gasped as their eyes met.
She could see a world of pain in his eyes. A world of silent suffering, and yet a spark of hope.
"talk to me, little girl. It needs to be explained. You smell like me. like my bloodline. I wasn't born yesterday. Now talk. What did you do?
Bella turned her head and closed her eyes as she spoke. Pain and tears filled her eyes.
"They burned my baby. Took her away from me. two months after my marriage to Edward, I found out I was pregnant. Two weeks later, I was knocked unconscious, and when I woke up my baby was burning in the backyard. A few weeks later, once I escaped my in-laws, I went to a clinic and got artificially inseminated. Are you happy? Now you know. So it's impossible for the baby to be yours.
To her surprise, a dark laugh filled the garden. It belonged to Quil. His head was tilted back and he was laughing and yet tears formed in his eyes. They were not tears of happiness.
" about a few months ago, I received a full-ride scholarship for New Mexico University. I wanted to take it but I was discouraged by my friends and family. There was no way a wolf could leave the reservation. I gave up and put the thought out of my mind. But then the spirits bound me to a child. An infant child as an imprint. My soul was now hers. But I wasn't having it. I belong to no one. I am not an object, to be claimed. I am a man. Deciding I wasn't going to be anyone's slave, I packed my stuff and left la push. However, one thing I realized is that I would be short on money. In a pinch. I donated my sperm to receive the money I needed. What I never expected was for the one woman to receive my sperm would be you, Isabella Swan."
Bella stared at him with wide eyes. there was no way. No way, the father of her baby was Quil ateara. But she knew that supernatural creatures could sense things that she couldn't. And if they both went to the same clinic, it was a big possibility.
She had seen unbelievable things in her three years living amongst the supernatural, could she really doubt their senses now?
"You are telling me that I got inseminated with your sperm and now im pregnant with your baby?" Bella questioned.
"babies actually." He smiled sadly. He then sighed and said "I'm sorry. This probably isn't the way you saw your life planning out."
Bella blinked back tears. "are you kidding me? you just told me that you were offered the chance of a lifetime and yet the people who were supposed to encourage you, told you to forget about it. and then to make it worse, you imprint on a baby and have your choices taken away from you. I'm the one that should be apologizing. You and I are now forever connected by a baby. Or babies…"
It was then Quil placed his hand on Bella's abdomen. It was then a wave of calm filled her. a wave of peace.
She placed a hand over his. Tears poured from her eyes. a small smile on her face.
"I'm sorry about your baby. That was unfair to you. I promise I won't let anything happen to you or our pups"
"I can't ask that of you Quil."
" you didn't. I want to do this. This is my choice. I want to be here for you. all three of you."
"if that's what you want. I won't deny you. but I do need to ask how we are going to do this. How will we explain this to our families?" Bella asked.
"This is between you and i. nobody else. It's no one's business but ours. For now, we take it day by day and talk a little more about what we want to do and how we want to work this out. we can tell our families when we are ready."
"When did you get so mature? Where's the joking Quil I used to know?"
Quil pulled her into his chest, as he buried his head in her neck. Inhaling deeply.
"Sometimes, life changes us. sometimes for the worse and sometimes for the better. I think today, it was for the better."
Before Bella could speak, a throat was cleared and a grunt of anger was heard.
When they looked up, they were faced with a very angry Ayana.