The Cullen Twins

Chapter Twelve

Edward POV

I froze.

"Is he breathing?" I tried to ask Renesmee calmly, but instead it came out like a strangled cry.

"Y-Yes, I think so." She sobbed.

"Well, don't just stand there." Carlisle remarked from the doorway, clothed in full surgical attire with his doctors bag in hand. "Come on!" He urged us.

Bella and I followed Carlisle to her house quickly and up the stairs to the kids bedroom.

Edward, my son, was lying unconscious on the floor.

"EJ!" Carlisle called to him, shinning a light into his eyes.

"He's responsive to light, so that's a good sign." Carlisle addressed.

"What's wrong with him?" Bella asked meekly.

"I don't know." Carlisle sighed. "His color is horrible but his flu seems to have passed. We need to get him home to my office so I can monitor him." Carlisle spoke softly.

I slung EJ onto my back carefully and ran home as fast as possible. Rushing up to Carlisle's office and gently laying my son out on the leather couch.

"It's a good thing I have my own monitors." Carlisle sighed, pulling equipment out of his storage closet.

"I just need him to wake up. I need him to talk to me." Bella cried from the doorway and I turned to look at her.

She looked so...broken. A mothers worst fear written plain across her face as she watched our son in his unconscious state.

"Edward." She cried again but, surprisingly, she was crying for me.

"Bella." I sobbed.

She rushed towards me, then hesitated right before she was about to touch me. I saw the war going on behind her deep golden eyes, I reached out, then stopped when she looked down at my hand.

"Bella I-"

I was cut off by her arms wrapping tightly around my neck, cutting off my air supply.

"Edward." She cried into my neck, I threw my arms around her body and held the back of her head fondly.

"I'm so sorry love." I cried.

"I know. I'm sorry too." She sobbed.

"No, never apologize. You did nothing wrong." I told her.

"But, maybe if I had just forgiven you earlier. If I wasn't so freaking stubborn-"

"Nothing would have changed this." I told her. "EJ is going to be okay, he has an amazing Doctor. Let's go somewhere and talk okay?" I asked her.

She slid out of my arms but kept a tight hold on my hand, and we walked outside to the garden.

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Bella POV

I don't know what happened.

Something just snapped.

Seeing my sweet son unconscious with no explanation as to what happened or if he'll be okay made something inside me snap.

I realized family is fleeting, even if you're half-vampire there's still a very real danger of losing your life.

I don't want to lose Edward. I mean for gods sake we're married! Edward has been in pain over losing me too, no telling how much more awful it made him feel when he found out we have children together!

"So, what does this mean?" Edward asked me, gesturing to our hands locked tightly together.

"I'm not saying that we don't have issues to work out, because trust me we have plenty. I-I think I'm ready to give you a second chance though, if you still want me?"

"I'll always want you Bella." He smirked like I love.

"Then you have yourself a second chance. But, Edward, I can't get hurt like that again. Ever." I stressed.

"You won't have too." He smiled and I allowed him to pull me into his arms.

"I'm worried about EJ." He sighed deeply.

"Me too." I responded in the same tone.

"Carlisle's going to work non stop over him, which makes me feel slightly better."

"Me too." I laughed a little.

"What's so funny?" Edward asked teasingly.

"Nothing, it's just...the way we're siting. It feels normal even though I haven't been in your arms since our wedding night." I laughed.

"I know what you mean." He chuckled in response.

"Mom? Daddy?" Renesmees voice sounded from behind us.

We both turned around on the bench we were sitting on to look towards the back door, where Renesmee was standing with the most confused expression I've ever seen.

"Hi sweetheart." Edward and I spoke in unison.

"Umm...Grampa said he wanted to talk with you both, but if you're busy..."

"No! We're coming!" I shook my head and jumped up, hoping to get good news from Carlisle.

Edward grabbed my hand as we went inside, causing another confused look from Renesmee, and we quickly made our way to Carlisle's study.

"I have some very good news." Carlisle smiled. "Edward Jr is going to be just fine."

"Oh!" I cried in delight and practically jumped into Carlisle's arms. "Thank you!"

"Don't thank me, sweet Bella." He hugged me tightly. "EJ's body is recovering all by itself."

"Their fast healing rate." I nodded.

"Yes, it seems that young Edwards venom reacted with something in his system and his body had to shut down in order to fix itself." He explained.

"What was in his body to cause all of this?" Edward asked concerned.

"A foreign vampires venom." Carlisle sighed.

Edward and I both froze.

"A foreign vampire? What? W-Who could've hurt him?" I cried.

"I'm not sure." Carlisle sighed deeply. "But I'll try to figure out with the samples I've collected."

"Whoever tried to hurt my son should've thought twice. Just wait until I get my hands around their neck." Edward muttered darkly.