If the Boughs Break, Blood Will Flow

Chapter Four ~ Blood Bonds

Bella slung the pants across the room and fell flat on the bed. None of her clothes were fitting over her ever-growing belly. Placing her hands over her bulge, she couldn't believe that she was pregnant having sex only one night. If that wasn't bad enough, she wasn't just having one baby, no she was having twins. Rose and Alice had been very supportive, hell they were elated. They had already called a decorator to design the nursery and Alice was creating an entire wardrobe for little bundles of joy.

After the initial shock, Bella knew that she had to tell Tony about the baby. Not having his phone number, she started with what she did know, that he had been a student at Boston University. When she called the school and asked for information concerning him, they refused citing their privacy policy. Rose was livid, calling her father, Robbie, who, in turn, called the President of the University, an old drinking buddy. President Fuller pulled up the record and was shocked that the only information on Anthony Mason was his name, social security number, and his address in Boston. No parent's names, prior addresses, phone number, or email address. Robbie used his resources once again to run Tony's social security number, which was the number of a man who had died thirty years ago.

Bella was devastated by the news. She had thought that she and Tony had connected in a special way, however, it appears that he was only out for one thing, sex. Being too naive to see what he truly was, she gave herself entirely to him, and now she was pregnant with his baby correction, babies. Their neighbor, Dr. Garrett Martin, had been so compassionate, breaking the news to her about her pregnancy, then arranging for her to meet with the best OBGYN in the entire city, Dr. Rachel O'Neill. Dr. O'Neill and her staff had delivered ninety-five percent of the elite in New York City. Usually, you could never get an appointment unless you knew someone and Dr. Garrett Martin was that someone. What he didn't tell Bella was that Dr. O'Neill's father had been the private OBGYN for the Cullen family for decades. Dr. Alstair O'Neill had delivered all three of the Cullen's sons, two of which were twins. Bella, Rose, and Alice had been so thankful, they invited him over to their home for dinner. Rose invited her father and he was excited to spend time with his old friend. Robbie felt better knowing that Garrett lived on the same floor as his "girls'' in case they ever needed a doctor. He suspected who Garrett worked for, however, he would never come right out and ask, that would be stupid. He had not personally met Carlisle Cullen, though he heard the rumors about him.

Garrett wondered about the father of Bella's baby. She was young, just out of college, and he wondered if it had been a boy from school or a boyfriend. He had offered to go with her to her first appointment with Dr. O'Neill and Bella took him up on the offer. While they were in the car, he decided he would ask about the baby's father.

"Bella, you don't have to tell me, but where is the baby's father?"

She was quiet for a long while, trying to control her emotions. Finally, she cleared her throat. "He was a guy I met in a bar," she murmured softly then turned toward Garrett. "Please don't think that I did that a lot, to be honest, it was my first time and I had thought he was special."

"Does he know?" Garrett questioned, feeling sorry for her.

"I tried to find him, but it seems that he gave me a fake name," she said, brushing away tears. "Foolish me, I thought he would have given me his real name."

"You are not foolish, he is just an immature asshole, who needs to be taught how to treat a lady," Garrett growled.

Bella smiled over the protective comment. She counted herself lucky to have made so many friends who were willing to look out of her. Dr. O'Neill was terrific with a quick wit and thick Irish brogue. After a few moments of conversation, Bella felt extremely comfortable with her. They went over what she should expect over the next few months and gave her a prescription for prenatal vitamins.