Not that. About trying again

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"Oh. Ugh. Please, Jacob. You think I should kill my baby and replace it with some generic substitute?
Artificial insemination?" She was mad now. "Why would I want to have some stranger's baby? I suppose
it just doesn't make a difference? Any baby will do?"

"I didn't mean that," I muttered. "Not a stranger."

She leaned forward. "Then what are you saying?"

"Nothing. I'm saying nothing. Same as ever."

"Where did that come from?"

"Forget it, Bella."

She frowned, suspicious. "Did he tell you to say that?"

I hesitated, surprised that she'd made that leap so quick. "No."

"He did, didn't he?"
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"No, really. He didn't say anything about artificial whatever."

Her face softened then, and she sank back against the pillows, looking exhausted. She stared off to the
side when she spoke, not talking to me at all. "He would do anything forme. And I'm hurting him so
much.... But what is he thinking? That I would trade this"—her hand traced across her belly—"for some
stranger's ..." She mumbled the last part, and then her voice trailed off. Her eyes were wet.

"You don't have to hurt him," I whispered. It burned like poison in my mouth to beg for him, but I knew
this angle was probably my best bet for keeping her alive. Still a thousand-to-one odds. "You could
make him happy again, Bella. And I really think he's losing it. Honestly, I do."

She didn't seem to be listening; her hand made small circles on her battered stomach while she chewed
on her lip. It was quiet for a long time. I wondered if the Cullens were very far away. Were they listening
to my pathetic attempts to reason with her?

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"Nothing. He just thought you might listen to me."

"Not that. About trying again."