Author's Note: Ah! My second story. If you are a current fan of my other work in progress story, "Dark Corners", HI nice to see you and no, I'm not giving up on Dark Corners, I just promised a few people that I'd start another Twilight fanfic, and here I am. If you're new, thanks for taking the time to look at my humble story (and it wouldn't hurt if you checked out the other one. That one is doing quite well if you asked me...) ;) If you're already familiar with Button and Cursor's story (this is a running storyline in my other story) you should know that Button and Cursor's story will not be appearing at the bottom of each chapter. I feel that their story is still in the other one. They'll jump over here once Dark Corners is done. :) So read, review, enjoy, and spread the word. Love, ME. P.S. Ah, Renesmee lovers, please don't kill me, but Renesmee will not be appearing in this story. If you want a dose of our little Nessie, check out my other story. That one if full to the brim of our lovely halfie. Please review, you know they make people happy. And it makes me write faster. :)

Bella

"Are you crazy?" I say weakly, coughing at the same time. Edward and Jake were both at the foot of the bed, begging me...to get rid of this baby and have another one with Jake. So I could have a baby that wouldn't kill me.

"Please, Bella, this child is killing you." Edward pleads, grabbing my hand and kissing it.

"He's your child too, Edward."

"And he's killing you. Please, Bella, just think about it."

Jake comes up on the other side of the bed and crouches down.

"Bella, I'm trying to save your life."

"Sounds like you're trying to get some." I snap before going into a short spasm of coughing.

He smirks and pats my head lightly.

"Bella, honey, really. How horny do you think I am?" He says jokingly.

Edward clears his throat awkwardly. Obviously, Jacob was thinking of something inappropriate.

"Whatever you're thinking, you pervert, stop it." I sigh breathlessly, while laying my head back on the pillow.

"You need time to think." Edward says firmly, a cue for Jake to leave. He leans forward and kisses me on the lips lightly, the gentle touch of his lips still making my heart leap erratically, even if I was sick. I start to cough and Edward pulls back quickly. Jake grunts and ruffles my hair affectionately.

"Sleep on it, Bella." He looks me in the eyes and smiles, but I see the tears gathering up in the corners.

"I won't." I say stubbornly. Edward and Jake both stare at me grimly before quietly slipping out of the room, leaving me to my thoughts. I stare at the huge belly in front of me. It was sucking the life out of me. Would I die for giving birth to this child? I loved him, but how do I know he loves me back? For all I know, he's just trying to get my blood.

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I was already awake by the time Edward and Rose popped their heads into the room.

"Hey, look who's up." Rose says gently.

"I am." I say brightly, straining to push myself up. I stop when a sharp pain in my abdomen leaves me breathless. Before I know it, I'm flopped back onto my back and sucking in air.

"Bella." Edward says urgently. In half a second, he's by my side, stroking the side of my face. "Rose, can you give Bella and I some privacy?"

She snarls and grumbles underneath her breath.

"Why should I?"

Edward turns around and stares daggers at her.

"Because she's my wife, and she's dying because of me. Is that good enough?"

Miffed, Rosalie turns around and leaves the room, snapping the door behind her. Edward turns his pain filled eyes back to mine, and gives me a half smile.

"I'm sorry for the dramatics, Bella. I had to get her out of the room."

"That's alright." I say with closed eyes. The baby's kicking.

"What hurts?" Edward says, worry painting his voice. I'm sure that his face is just as beautifully drastic.

"He's kicking away."

"Bella, please tell me that you've reconsidered the other option."

I open my eyes to stare at his pleading face. His handsome, beautiful, pleading face.

"Edward," I beg quietly, my will already deteriorating, "he's our baby. That's not important to you at all?"

"You are important to me." he urges, feeling a crack and trying to break it open.

"You want me to have Jake's kid?" I ask while looking at the ceiling. "How is the whole 'father' arrangement going to work out?"

"We'll figure it out on the way. Just, Bella...please. Jacob and I beg of you."

I bite my lip and look at my giant belly. How could I get rid of him? I bring my hand up and start to rub it. Immediately, a burning pain seers up my spine and I cry out loudly, tears streaming down my face from the sudden, intense pain. Next thing I know, the door is open and Carlisle, Jake, and Rosalie march in the room together. Carlisle stands at the head of the bed and lays his hand against my forehead.

"What's the thing doing this time?" Jake sneers. Rosalie growls at him.

"Looks as if he's kicking very hard." Carlisle says with a hand over my expanding belly. "Can you handle the pain, Bella? Is it too much for you?"

"Carlisle, she's crying." Edward says tersely. "Of course it's too much for her."

Carlisle sighs heavily, and his god-like face sags low.

"I'll be back to administer the pain killers." He says slowly, while dragging himself out of the room. The environment of this room...no, this house, would make the most optimistic person in the word want to kill themself. Rosalie comes up to the side of the bed and smiles at me.

"How's the baby?" She coos while staring at my stomach. She takes her hand and skims her cold, delicate fingers over the stretched skin of my belly, making me shiver.

"Getting bigger." I laugh, while looking over at some of the men I loved most in this life. Well, not exactly, men, but nonetheless, they were both upset. Edward and Jake are both staring at me sullenly. Jake's face muscles kept tensing and Edward was shaking visibly. If the situation wasn't so serious, I'd probably laugh at them and tell them to loosen up. Rosalie straightens and looks toward the door.

"I'll be back, Bella. Emmet is calling for me." She quickly flits out of the room. And just as I predicted, Jake and Edward come in for the double attack.

"Did you think about it, Bella?" Jake asks eagerly.

"Jake..." I trail off, too tired to even finish my own sentence.

"What Bella?" He challenges, much less gentle than Edward is. Kinda like good cop, bad cop. "I'm trying to save your life here, and you could care less."

"It's not like I don't care, Jake." I say slowly. "It's hard to let go of a baby."

"This thing is hardly a baby. Look at what it's doing to you!"

"Love, I second that." Edward says quietly to me.

I fall back into my fluffy, marshmallow pillows, closing my eyes again.

"You're asking me to kill my child." I say with my eyes still closed.

"It's not a child!" They both yell at the same time. I open my eyes and look desperately at my stomach again, as if this miracle baby could save me from this situation.

"I'll think about it." I choke out.

Relief flood their faces and they both smile at me, one with teeth showing, one without. The concentration of their combined, raw beauty was too much to handle. So I fainted.

Mmm you were supposed to do something...Now, WHAT could that possibly be?