that there is one very sensitive place in his body that is not made of steel and would have had him crying on the floor in three seconds flat if she'd kicked him there.

hee! I have a nice mental picture now!

It would have been better, but I'd probably still be creeped out. I mean, why SMeyer, out of all the people in Forks, why Bella's kid? WHY?!

Yep. The best thing would have been some nice kick-ass girl from his tribe and him saying to Bella: stuff it!!!