Sometimes Knowing Hurts

The Names

(ANNA POV)

Later that evening Jake comes inside and sits a seat over away from Bella and me on the couch. Bella has her head resting in my lap. Bella now has an IV in her hand. Bella starts shivering again.

"Are you cold?" Edward asks her and she nods.

"I got it," Jake says as he moves closer to Bella and puts her legs in his lap. Bella then smiles. "Don't do that."

"What?" Bella asks.

"Smile like I'm your favorite person in the world," Jake answers.

"You're one of them. Feels complete when you're here, Jake," Bella says and I have to hold back a growl. Bella then starts acting like she is going to throw up. I help her sit up as she gasps and Edward puts a bucket in front of her. Jake and I both rub her back and as we do our hands' touch. Bella then stops gagging and gasping before lying back down. That's weird, I think.

"We need to find a way to get some food into her system," Esme says.

"If l could only see the fetus..." Alice starts.

"The baby," Rosalie corrects.

"...maybe l could figure out what it wants," Alice finishes.

"Think you might be right. Jacob just had an idea," Edward says as he reads Jake's mind.

"It wasn't an idea. It was a snide comment," Jake explains.

"What were you thinking?" I ask him not wanting to go into his mind at the moment.

"That it's probably just looking for someone to sink its teeth into," Jake says which causes me to give a slight chuckle and smile which makes Jake do the same.

"He's thirsty," Bella says as she looks at Edward.

"I know the feeling," Emmett says.

"If it's craving, it's not gonna want animal blood," Edward says.

"I have some O negative laid aside for Bella," Carlisle says before walking away.

"Walk with me," Alice says as she pulls Jasper away. Rosalie nods at Emmett and he leaves. Carlisle comes back in and empties a blood bag into a cup.

"Wait, wait, wait. You're gonna make her drink that?" Jake asks.

"It's the fastest way to test the theory," Carlisle answers.

"Only if you're comfortable with it," Edward tells Bella.

"I'll try anything," Bella says.

"Just hold on," Edward says as he gets up and walks over to Carlisle.

"I think I'm gonna be sick," Jake says as he moves away from Bella and me. I'm mentally kicking myself for letting Bella lay on me.

"This might make it a little easier to take," Edward says as he brings a Styrofoam cup with a lid and straw over. I help Bella sit up enough for her to be able to drink, but she is still laying on me. Jake moves further away. I rub Bella's back before she starts drinking it.

"Tastes good," Bella says before she takes another drink. "Mmm." Carlisle comes over and grabs Bella's wrist and starts checking her pulse. She takes another drink.

"Your pulse is already getting stronger," Carlisle says.

"It's working," Esme says as everyone but Jake and I smiles.

"Can I have the bucket now?" I ask and everyone laughs. Bella lets me get up and move away.

The next day Jake walks in and heads upstairs. Carlisle follows after him while I go get the last bag of blood. I set it on the counter in front of Jake when he and Carlisle walk in.