Chapter 1

I was told that this couldn't happen. I didn't want to believe it, but the facts were hard, and I did my research well. In the animal kingdom, it is very rare for a cross-species to conceive. The hybrid can't reproduce because its parents each have a different number of chromosomes, which causes the hybrid's sex cells to develop incorrectly, and never fertilize properly. And although I am not an animal, my grandfather and I have done enough research to come to the conclusion that it would be extremely difficult and near impossible for me to become pregnant.

The pregnancy test in my bathroom sink said otherwise.

I didn't know whether to be excited or distressed. I was stunned to say the least.

I tried not to think about it. I was too close to Daddy's range to keep my thoughts to myself. I stuffed the test inside its box, then stuffed the box inside of my purse. I left the house in a hurry, watching my thoughts carefully. I got in my car, and drove away in a hurry, only stopping when I was a safe distance from my father's range.

I pulled over to the side of the road, and pulled the test from my purse, examining it in more detail.

Can this be real? I thought. How is this possible?

I put the test down, and reached for my phone, dialing Carlisle's office number. He picked up after the third ring.

"Dr. Carlisle Cullen,"

"Hey," I said, my voice shaking slightly, "it's Nessie."

"Renesmee," He said, a hunt of concern tracing his voice, "is anything the matter?"

"Everything's fine…" I replied hesitantly. "Well," I sighed, "Not really. I don't know." I glanced at the pregnancy test in the passenger seat.

"I need to talk to you. Sooner rather than later."

"I'm free now." He stated. "Come by my office and we can discuss what's 'not fine'."

"Great. I'll be there in five." I ended the call, and quickly dialed Jake's cell. It was a few rings before he picked up.

"Hey, beautiful," he answered. I could hear the smile in his voice. I wondered how long that would last.

"Hey," I murmured, beginning to pick at the hem of my skirt.

"What's wrong?" Jake's tone changed dramatically.

"Nothing," I stated defensively, "it's just…" I exhaled heavily, running a hand through my hair.

"Fuck" I rested my head against the steering wheel, closing my eyes. I could feel tears sting the back of my eyes.

"Nessie?" Jake spoke up, his tone growing alarmed.

"Meet me at the hospital. I'll explain there."

I ended the call, and started my car, getting back on the road. I arrived at the hospital within a few minutes, and found a spot next to Jake's Rabbit. He was leaning against his car, waiting for me. I got out of my car, making sure I had the test with me. Jake gave me a kiss when I walked up to him.

"What's wrong?" His hands cupped my face gently, his thumbs caressing my cheeks.

"I'm not sure," I whispered, looking down. I moved his hands away from my face, and pulled the test out of my purse, twirling it between my fingers.

"I didn't think this was possible." I looked back up at Jake, and handed him the test.

"I think I might be pregnant."

Jacob's mouth twitched. "Are…are you sure?" He looked from the test to me. "Can human tests even work with you?"

"I'm half human," I replied. "And regardless, pregnancy hormones should be the same across the board."

"Have you talked to Carlisle?"

"Why do you think we're here?"

"Right," Jacob nodded, and rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, shall we go in?" Jacob extended his hand, and I took it.

We walked hand-in-hand into the hospital, and into Carlisle's office. He was sitting at his desk, going through some paperwork. He nodded towards the two chairs opposite him, beginning to file away the paperwork.

"Renesmee," he started, as Jake and I had taken a seat. "I believe that we all know why you've come in to see me." He folded his hands and looked between Jake and myself.

I handed him the pregnancy test. "This is impossible,"

Carlisle took the test, and pulled out a file. "Not necessarily." He stated.

"But, the research we've done…"

"Has been on animals," Carlisle supplied, interrupting my thought. "We're not dealing with animals, Renesmee. All of the studies we've researched have given us a hypothesis, but because you and Jacob have never tried to become pregnant, we haven't been able to test the hypothesis. Until now, that is." He looked between the two of us, closing the file.

"Although something tells me that this wasn't planned."

"I didn't think I could get pregnant!" My voice cracked, as I tried not to yell. I felt Jacob's hand on my knee, giving it a gentle squeeze. I put my hand over his, and smiled softly.

"I didn't think this was possible," I whispered.

"Anything's possible," Carlisle said with a smirk. "Now, I would like to run a few tests, to see where you're at with this pregnancy." He stood up, and walked towards the door.

Jacob and I followed. Carlisle led us to a private room in the gynecology department. I sat on the hard bed, Jacob to my right, and Carlisle to my left. I lifted my shirt, and laid against the back of the bed. I held Jacob's fiery hand as Carlisle's cold ones fluttered around the flat plane of my stomach.

He pulled out a tape measure, and placed it underneath by breasts, measuring to my pubic bone.

"Do you know about the time you conceived?" Carlisle asked, putting away the tape measure. He began fiddling with the ultrasound machine, turning it on.

"About three weeks ago?" I guessed. I looked over at Jake, and thought about when we had gone to the beach, and stayed past dark. He nodded, and swallowed.

"Yeah, three weeks sounds about right."

Carlisle nodded. "I would say that you're presenting at about three times that. I want to say that you're about nine weeks, but I want to see if I can confirm that with a sonogram."

Carlisle put a cool gel over my lower abdomen, and placed the transducer over the gel, running it over my abdomen a few times. The screen was distorted for a few minutes, but then cleared up. A distinct, black and white image of an embryo the size of a grape came on the screen.

"Oh, my God," I brought my hand to my mouth, Tears stung the back of my eyes.

I looked over at Jake. "We're going to have a baby," My voice chocked. I looked back at the screen, and smiled softly. My hand goes to my chest. "We're going to have a baby."

Carlisle turned off the machine and handed me a towel to wipe the gel off my abdomen.

"I'm assuming no one else knows," Carlisle stated, drying his hands on a paper towel.

I shook my head as I pulled my shirt down. "It's why I came here. I…I don't know how Daddy would react if he knew about…us." I had been careful the last few weeks with my thoughts, making sure to avoid anything having to do with sex. It'd been hard, but I had been able to circumvent his mind reading.

"He's not going to be too happy when he finds out," I murmured, looking down at my lap.

"Well, the longer you put this off, the harder it's going to get." Carlisle stated.

I nodded. "I know. I'll tell him tonight."

Jacob took my hand in his. "We'll tell him together."

Carlisle smiled. "Alright. We'll discuss this pregnancy more in depth at a later time." He opened the door to the private room and led us out.

"I'm on call tonight, so I won't be back until tomorrow or so. If you need anything, page me."

I waved, and left the building with Jacob. His arm was around my waist, his hand over my stomach. I rested my head on his shoulder, my arms crossed underneath my breasts.

"I love you so much," Jacob kissed the crown of my head, his lips lingering for a few moments.

"I love you, too." I nuzzled my head in the crook of his neck, resting in his woodsy smell. I closed my eyes, and breathed contently.

"I didn't think this was possible."

I smirked. "No one did."

Jacob stopped, and kneeled in front of me. He placed his hands over my lower abdomen and kissed the area just below my bellybutton.

"I love you so much," he said. "You're only the size of a grape, but your mommy and I love you so much already—more than you'll ever know."

I laughed, threading my fingers through his thick, cropped hair. "He can't hear you. Not yet."

Jacob kissed my stomach again, creating a trail of kisses that led to my mouth. I kissed him back, tangling my fingers in his hair.

"We're going to be parents," he laughed, pulling away from the kiss. "We're going to have a baby."

"I think that's been made quite clear," I smiled, brushing his hair from his forehead. "Although I'm pleased that you're happy about this, I don't think that's going to be everyone's reaction."

"Eddie's going to have to suck it up," Jacob smirked. "He knew what was coming."

"After we were married, sure." I replied. "But we're not. And we've only been dating for a few months. You know how Daddy is."

"Well, I don't care what he thinks anymore. You're not a little girl anymore, Nessie, and he's got to realize that sooner rather than later. The only people's thoughts that matter to me are yours," he gave me a small kiss, "and his." He kneeled in front of me again, and kissed my stomach.

He stood up, and we continued walking out into the parking lot. We stopped in front of where we were parked, and he kissed me again.

"I'll come by later. We'll talk to them together."

"Okay."

He kissed my forehead, got in his car, and drove away. I got in my car, but I didn't start it right away. I sat in the driver's seat, thinking of how I was going to tell Daddy. I rested my hands over my lower abdomen, and sighed heavily. I sat in contemplative silence for a few more minutes before finally starting my car and heading home. I had texted Mom, making sure that she had her shield around me, so Daddy wouldn't pick through my head.

I head towards the main house, and find Esme in the kitchen.

"Hello, dear," she smiled, and placed a cup of tea on the island in front of me. I sat down, grasping the cup in my hands.

"Thanks," I smiled. "Where is everyone?"

"Hunting. Did you want anything to eat?" Esme walked into the pantry, sorting through the boxes of food that she stocked that no one ate.

"No, thanks." I took a sip of my tea.

"Here," Esme set down a small bowl of walnuts in front of me. "Eat these. It's good for the baby."

I choked on my tea. "What?" I coughed.

"Renesmee, don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about." Esme said sternly. "You're pregnant."

"How…?"

"Sweetheart, it's fairly obvious. You've been putting your hands over your lower abdomen, you've been eating more, you're body's become fuller, and, sweetie, you're wearing eau de hCG. You can't hide pregnancy from vampires that easily."

I could feel my heart stop, as my stomach clenched. "Everyone knows?"

Esme nodded slowly. "You can't keep secrets like this from us. We've been waiting for you to figure it out on your own. A few certain family members have been having a hard time waiting." Esme smiled lightly, and leaned over the island, placing her hands over mine.

"Is Daddy…" I started. "Is he disappointed in me?"

Esme frowned. "You know that your father loves you very much," she stated, "and nothing that you do would ever make him feel any different."

"But is he disappointed?" I repeated.

Esme sighed. "You have to realize what time he's from, Renesmee, and how he was raised."

I lowered my head. "I thought so." I whispered.

"He's in his office." Esme replied. "You should talk to him." She straightened, taking the tea cup and bowl of walnuts.

There was a knock at the door. Jacob was here. I pushed myself from the chair and answered the door.

"They know." I stated, feeling tears prick the back of my eyes. "I should have known that they'd figure it out before me." I walked away from the door, and heard the door shut behind me. I sat on the couch and buried my face in my hands.

I felt the couch shift, and Jacob's arm around my shoulder. "I'm sorry,"

I ran my hands down my face and shook my head. "It's fine. I should have known. I just…" I thought for a moment.

"I don't know." I looked over at Jake. "Dad's disappointed." I murmured.

"You talked to him?"

"Not yet. I was going to go upstairs to talk to him when you got here."

"Do you want me to go with you?"

"Thanks," I smiled lightly, pushing myself from the couch. I took Jake's hand as he stood, and he gave me a quick kiss.

"You are so beautiful," he murmured, brushing a piece of hair out of my face.

"I love you," I rested my head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around me.

Jacob kissed the crown of my head, and pulled away, holding my hand in his.

"Let's go talk to Edward,"

We walked upstairs, and walked into Daddy's open office. Daddy turned from his bookshelf, and smiled towards us.

"Renesmee, Jacob," He nodded. "It seems as if there's some news you'd like to share."

"Yeah," I smiled nervously, wrapping my arms around myself. "I'm, uh, pregnant."

Daddy sighed heavily, crossing his arms.

"You've talked with your grandfather?" Daddy asked.

I nodded, looking back up at him. "A little bit. He didn't have much time."

Daddy nodded, and went to go sit in the chair behind his desk. He motioned for Jacob and I to do the same.

"I'm not mad at either of you," Daddy started. "As Bella keeps reminding me, it's not 1918 anymore." A small, somewhat nervous laugh escaped my lips. I felt Jacob's hand cup my knee, squeezing it gently.

"I'm worried about your health, Renesmee." He said plainly. "We don't have anything to look to other than your mother's pregnancy."

"Do…do you think this could be like Bella's?" Jacob spoke, worry etching his tone.

Daddy exhaled slowly. "We can't be for sure. We'd have to wait until Carlisle is able to go over this more extensively.

I nodded slowly. "Where's Mom? I need to talk to her."

"At the cottage," Daddy replied, standing up.

I stood as well, and felt Daddy's cold lips on my head. "I love you," he said softly, "and I'm very happy for you."

"Thanks, Daddy." I murmured in his chest. I left the hug, and took Jacob's hand, walking out of the office.

The hardest part was over. But I needed to find out what Daddy really thought before I felt secure in his answer.