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"Carlisle please don't tell me what I think it is." I sat at a table as he pulled out a few of his medical machines. "I mean Emmett said it wasn't even possible!" I ran my hands through my hair and held my head in my hands. "He said it wasn't possible so we didn't use anything," I whispered, though I knew he heard me. I had him lock his office door, not wanting anyone else to come in right now.

"Clary, calm down." He came over to me and grabbed my hands and pulled them away from my face. "We don't even know what is going on with you just yet. Don't overwhelm yourself." He smiled gently at me and I nodded my head. "Now I have to ask you some questions. The normal procedure, unfortunately." I nodded again, not even caring that my boyfriend's father is about to quiz me about my sex life.

"I guess there's nothing to hide now." I smiled sheepishly.

"It'll be okay." He pulled out a paper and wrote my name on it. "How many times have you and Emmett engaged in sexual intercourse?"

I had to give him a number? This was about to get more embarrassing than I thought. I wracked my brain and thought about each time we had sex, and I hesitantly told him my answer.

"I'm not sure, definitely more than once."

"Did each occurrence happen in the same evening?"

"No."

"How long has it been since you've engaged in intercourse?"

"A few days."

"Did you use protection such as condoms or birth control any of those times?"

Had we? "No, I'm not sure. Not birth control." I answered honestly.

"No, we didn't." Emmett's voice answered from behind the closed door.

"Vampires aren't supposed to be able to have children so we didn't think to use it," I mumbled. "But I guess it's different since I'm just a human."

"How long was your last menstrual cycle and when did you have it last?"

Shit. "They usually last the normal five or six days but I was supposed to get it last week." Shit. Why didn't I see it? Or notice the lack of blood escaping me? Shit. Shit. Shit.

"Clary calm down." Carlisle approached me but I brought a hand to my chest as I started to breathe heavily. "Clary." Before he could do or say anything else, Emmett smashed through the doorway and rushed over to me. He brought me close to him and pressed his forehead against mine. He blew a small puff of air on my face and his usual icy breath shook me awake from my almost panic attack.

"You're okay." Emmett nudged my head against his chest and I turned my head to the side as I watched Carlisle smile softly at me. "Carlisle, is it possible?"

"I don't know." Carlisle shook his head. "It's never been heard of but never has a vampire falling in love and mating with a human been documented either. We'd have to go to the hospital to do an ultrasound just to be sure."

"Couldn't you just use a stethoscope and listen to her stomach?" Emmett was getting frustrated and I moved my body away from him before he moved away from me and paced around the office.

"Her heartbeat would be louder, I wouldn't be able to hear anything."

"How soon can we get this test done?" Emmett was desperate, but I was confused as to why. We never discussed having children, I was young. It wasn't an option yet. I didn't know if his worrying was for me or our possible child.

"I'll call the hospital and request a private room and I'll see if it can happen today." Carlisle moved to his desk and picked up his phone. He pressed it a few times before placing it against his ear.

"Emmett what if I am pregnant?" I spoke softly. My eyes stayed on my folded hands as I heard him walk over to me.

"I'm not leaving you if that's what you're worried about. When I promised to never go anywhere, I meant it. Even now. This is just another bridge we have to cross together. We'll take it one step at a time." His words seemed genuine but his eyes never met mine. He held my hand but his touch felt empty, there was no comfort.

"They're preparing the room. Can you be ready in fifteen minutes?" Carlisle broke us out of our moment.

"So fast?" I questioned.

"I pulled some strings. It's best if we find out sooner rather than later."

"Can we even find out now? It's only been a month."

"I'm a vampire doctor, anything possible." He grinned at me. I smiled and hopped off the table. I followed him out of the office with Emmett behind me. We walked into the main room and I smiled shyly at everyone as they stared at us.

"We're going to the hospital to do the ultrasound," Carlisle informed though I knew they already heard everything. "We should be back in an hour." Everyone sent me small smiles as we walked to the stairs. Carlisle had already headed down but I stopped and turned to face everyone.

"Esme," I called her name. She smiled at me and I returned it. "Will you come with me?" Her smile widened and she nodded happily.

"I'd be honored to." She walked over to me and grabbed my hand. We walked down the stairs together and I turned around to see if Emmett was following us but he was standing at the top of the stairs with a scowl on his face. Edward, Jasper, and Dominic stood next to him and I knew by the looks on their faces as they smirked at me that they were talking about me. But suddenly his face turned dark and he walked away in the opposite direction.

"Where is he going?" I asked the boys. They all shook their heads. I turned to Esme but she only smiled sadly at me. "What's going on?"

"He just needs a moment." Jasper smiled softly at me.

"So is he not coming then?" I wanted to cry.

"I'll come with you instead." Dominic stepped toward us. He nodded at Jasper and Edward and I signed sadly. Dominic walked over to me and placed an arm around me comfortingly. We exited the house and I glanced behind us and saw Rosalie smiling at us. She nodded and I moved toward the car. Before I climbed in, I looked up towards where the windows to Emmett's room were. He was leaning up against the glass with one of his fists above his head as if he pounded against the glass. His eyes were on me but I shook my head and ducked inside the car. Dominic scooted in beside me and I gave him a small smile as his dark eyes met mine.

"It'll be okay Clary." He squeezed my hand before watching the trees as we moved further and further away from their house and Emmett.

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We arrived at the hospital shortly and I edited the car silently. Esme wrapped one of her hands around me and together we walked into the hospital, a small family in need of answers. I kept my gaze on the floor as I followed the group with Esme guiding me. We stopped at a room and I was ushered inside, not wanting to wait any longer. There was an ultrasound machine beside the small bed and I had seen enough movies to know what it looked like.

"Okay, Clary." I looked at Carlisle and forced a smile onto my face. "Just lay on the bed, on your back, and pull your shirt up, not all the way, just below your chest area." I did as he said and as I lay there with my stomach exposed with Dominic and Esme by my side it suddenly became so real to me. Me being pregnant was a possibility.

Carlisle stood next to me, the ultrasound machine right in front of us. He squirted some cold jelly onto me and placed the wand-looking thing on it. He pressed a button and the screen lit up. He moved the wand around until he gasped and zoomed in on the screen. "There it is." I finally looked away from my stomach and saw a small white blur moving around on the screen. "It's a baby." Esme gasped and clapped her hand together. Dominic stared at the screen as he chuckled silently. "It's a small one, but it's a baby."

"Oh my god." My hands flew to my mouth and I felt my eyes water. "There's a baby inside of me."

"Though it should be too early to tell," Carlisle turned to me with a smile on his face. "Would you like to know the sex?" I nodded eagerly.

"It's a boy." Dominic cheered and we all laughed. "It seems that your baby is growing faster than it should be but seeing as it's half vampire, I suppose it should be expected. We'll have to monitor you closely these next few months or until the baby is born." Carlisle started packing up the equipment after tapping a few things on the screen. Esme was wiping the gel off my stomach when Dominic laughed suddenly.

"Sorry, ignore me.." We shook our heads at him and I pulled my shirt down before sitting up. Carlisle wheeled the machine out of the room, Esme following after him. "Congratulations Clary."

"Thank you." I smiled gratefully at him. "Thank you for coming."

"It was no problem." He chuckled and stood up from the chair he was sitting on. "Did I ever tell you about the time I was turned?" I shook my head. "It's not a long story, just an awful one." He shook his head and smiled softly at me. "Remind me to tell it to you someday."

"I will." I smiled at him. He helped me hop off of the bed and I took smoothed out my shirt before zipping up my sweater. We exited the room together and I was grateful for his friendship. I was glad he was able to witness this with me but I was still confused. Why didn't Emmett come? Why did he suddenly change his mind?

Why didn't he cross this bridge with me?