BPOV
"You what?" I was furious, beyond furious. But most of all, I was hurt. How could they do this? I've been wanting to be one of them for over a year. But no, some beautiful girl comes along who gets attacked by a mountain lion and starts dying, gets changed. And guess who found her. That's right, my fiancé. And what does he do? He suggests Carlisle changes her.
"Bella, she was dying. What did you want me to do? Just leave her there to die slowly and painfully? That would be heartless of me," Edward defended himself.
"You could have just put her out of her misery, Edward. Not change her. She's human. Humans die everyday," I snapped.
"Bella, that's what a monster would do," he said.
"So if I trip and fall down a cliff and start slowing dying, you'll change me?" I caught him in his words.
"That's different, Bella. You mean too much to me," he said.
"It's no different. Wow, I see my fiancé would just let me die," I said, completely hurt by his words.
"Of course not, Bella. I love you. The first thing I would do would be to make sure it was the last option. You know how much you mean to me. I would find any way to keep you alive," he said.
"Yeah, whatever," I muttered.
And that's how that conversation ended. I was set to meet the new member of the Cullen family today, considering it's been a week since she's awoken from her rebirth.
The Cullens, mostly Edward, just conviently forgot to tell me there was a new vampire in the family. Apparently, she had great control so I was going to get to meet her today. Yay. Insert sarcasm here.
I was still mad at Edward as we pulled up to the Cullen mansion. When he opened my door for me, I didn't thank him. And when he went to reach for my hand, I pulled mine away. I felt his curious and hurt eyes watching me walk up the steps. Serves him right.
Before I opened the door, Alice was there already opening it for me. I glared at her, she didn't tell me either. None of them did and that's what hurts most. She looked guilty, but pulled me into a hug anyways, which I didn't return.
"I'll explain later," she whispered so quietly, I almost didn't hear it. Maybe to keep Edward from hearing.
She released me and wrapped her arms around my shoulders, leading me into the living room.
"Bella's here!" Alice said in her sing song voice.
I heard Esme reply with a "wonderful!"
Edward came up and replaced Alice's arm with his own. I may be mad at him, but it was nice to be close to him. I wrapped my arm around his waist as we faced everyone in the living room.
"Bella, this is Nina. Nina, this is Bella," Esme introduced us.
Nina made me want to go crawl in a hole and stay there forever. Her beauty did some serious damage to my self confidence. She had gorgeous auburn hair, but it wasn't as bronze as Edward's hair. Her body was like an hourglass, curvy in all the right places. Her eyes were a blood red, signifying she was a newborn. Her pale skin looked beautiful against the red dress she was wearing. There was more skin seen than a dress. She was prettier than Rosalie, and that was saying something.
Nina smiled and waved before turning to completely face Edward.
"It's about time I see you again, Edward. I never see you around," she said.
He smiled my smile at her. "I was visiting Bella. I can't stay away too long. She might just end up tripping and falling over her own feet," he joked. No one but him and Nina laughed. The others were quiet, even Emmett who usually makes the jokes.
I glared up at his perfectly sculptured face. It's okay when me and Edward joke about my clumsy features, but when he jokes about it with a complete stranger, it hurts.
Carlisle, my savior, cleared his throat to gain everyone's attention. The two shut up and turned to him.
"Nina, are you feeling any thirst at all?" Carlisle asked her.
"Nope. None at all," she said. Carlisle nodded.
"That's good," he said.
She smiled, then skipped towards me and Edward as everyone dissolved to do their own thing.
"Ready, Edward?" she asked. He smiled at her again and nodded.
She wrapped her arm around his and started to pull him to the back door. I tightened my grip on Edward's waist, only ending up getting pulled with them. They paused and turned to look at me.
"Where are you going?" I asked Edward in particular.
"I'm helping Nina with her fighting skills. She needs to know how to defend herself," Edward answered casually.
"Edward, remember we have plans," I said. He furrowed his brow in confusion. Did he really forget? He's a vampire, they don't forget. It was his idea anyways. I sighed, knowing I would have to explain things to him.
"Our wedding. You know, that thing we are required to participate in two months from now? We're meeting with Alice today, remember?" I asked, annoyed.
"Oh yeah. I'm sure you two can do some more work on the dress, Bella. I really need to help Nina with her fighting skills," Edward said.
I sighed, my heart breaking a little more.
"Okay," I whispered letting go of his waist. I leaned up to kiss his cheek and watched as he walked off with her.
Alice was at my side, pulling me upstairs.
"I hope he enjoys himself with his new best friend," I said annoyed. I plopped down on the tiny couch in Alice and Jasper's room, a wedding gown magazine in hand.
"Bella, I wanted to tell you about her as soon as we found her, but Edward said he wanted to tell you," she said.
"I forgive you. I bet he made all of you promise," I said, looking through the magazine.
"Yeah, he did," she said with anger in her tone. I looked up at her curiously. She sighed.
"Bella, I don't like Nina. There's just something about her. I haven't seen anything really, but it's because she hasn't made any decisions. But…." she trailed off.
"But?" I prompted her on.
"But I think she has a thing for Edward," she said. I groaned.
"Of course she does," I muttered.
"But Bella, don't worry. Edward loves you. There's no way he would leave you for her. If he did, I would kill him myself," she said.
I sighed and threw the magazine down, standing up and heading towards the window. I slowly pulled the curtain back to see Edward and Nina in the backyard. Edward was talking to her, standing behind her. He had his hands around her wrists, moving her hands to make fighting actions. It broke my heart even more.
"Do you want lace on the lower part of the dress?" Alice asked, pulling me from my heartbreak.
I wiped the small tears that had leaked. "Yeah."
Later that night, I crawled into Edward's huge bed he had bought for me to sleep in when I stayed over. I was in one of his huge t-shirts. I laid down under the covers facing away from the door.
I heard him come in ten minutes later. He saw me and I heard clothes hit the floor. I stayed turned around, looking out of the huge wall into the dark night. I felt him crawl in next to me with nothing but boxers on. Ever since he had dropped his boundaries, I had been more than willing to make love with him. But tonight, I was not in the mood.
He moved my hair to the side to get better access to my neck. Normally, his feather light kisses turned me on, but like I said, I wasn't in the mood tonight.
"Not tonight, Edward," I muttered not looking at him.
He growled against my neck which made me involuntarily shiver.
"I think you do," he whispered into my ear before kissing it.
I was annoyed now. Doesn't he understand the word 'no.'?
"Edward, I said not tonight," I growled, pulling away from him.
He froze for a minute before pulling away and laying at the opposite side of the bed.
"Fine," he huffed.
We stayed silent for a few minutes, both of us being stubborn and not wanting to give in to the other. I started feeling guilty, so I sighed and rolled over, curling into his chest.
Without looking him in the eye, I whispered my apologies. I felt his arms circle me and I relaxed.
"I'm sorry. I'm just really tired tonight," I said into his chest.
He lifted my face to look at him.
"I'm sorry for pushing you," he said.
"I love you," I whispered.
"I love you, too," he said before kissing me.
A few days had gone by and things weren't getting any better. Edward kept ditching me to help Nina with her fighting skills. So I was stuck by myself with Alice to do wedding plans, plans Edward was suppose to help me with considering it was his idea to marry me in the first place.
Our relationship hadn't gotten any better either. We rarely had sex anymore and I was becoming grouchier and more tired as the days went on. In return, Edward would leave my house at night in a furry, leaving me alone at night to cry myself to sleep.
I could thank Nina for all that. Her wardrobe has consisted of less clothes each day. She would 'accidentally' touch Edward's arm or bump her knee with his. Frankly, it was really getting to me. I felt Edward was replacing me with her.
Today, I was dragging Edward away from her to help with the cake. This was something we both had to express an opinion on, even though he wouldn't be eating it. Later tonight, we would be going to a movie, just me and him. Then, we would have the house to ourselves tonight, so I could finally get some much needed sex from him.
I went downstairs and waited for Alice and Edward to get ready. There was no way he was ditching me this time. Alice came down and smiled at me. She waited with me for Edward to come down. It was ten minutes later when he came down. You'll never guess who was on his arm. Nina.
They were whispering and laughing quietly. I glared at both of them. They stopped and stared at me and Alice.
"And where do you think you're going?" I asked, glaring at Edward.
He looked confused at first.
"Me and Nina were going hunting," he answered like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"No, you're going with me and Alice today remember? We're going to pick out the cake today," I said, trying to keep the anger from leaking through my voice.
"But I won't eat it. What's the point of me even going?" he asked.
I could feel the steam come off of me.
"Because, eating it or not, you're the groom in this wedding. I'd like some help. That's what the bride and groom do together, Edward. You're coming with us," I demanded. I probably sounded controlling, but I was reaching my high point.
"He needs to go hunting," I heard a child like voice say.
I turned my glare to Nina. How dare she.
"He's my fiancé. Hunting can wait. If you need to go, you can go with the rest of the family tonight. But Edward is coming with me," I growled, taking Edward's hand and trying to pull him close to me. Of course, I'm not as strong so he didn't move.
"Bella!" Edward growled, completely shocked at my outburst.
"He promised he'd go hunting with me," Nina shot back.
"Well he promised me forever and I don't exactly see myself getting that right now. It can wait. We have a wedding to organize," I growled at her.
"Isabella Swan! Why are you acting like this?" Edward asked, talking to me like I'm a child.
"Because I'm fed up with you ditching me. You're leaving me to do all the work," I said, turning my glare to him.
"You could act a little nicer instead of demanding things," he said.
"Stop treating me like I'm a spoiled brat," I growled.
"Then stop acting like one," he growled back.
I froze, feeling the tears threatening to fall over. Edward didn't even look at me as he turned to Nina.
"I'm sorry, Nina. We'll have to go hunting another time. You can go with the family tonight," Edward said.
Nina kept an innocent face and nodded.
Edward turned back to me, reaching for my hand. Instead, I pulled away and went in front of Alice to her Porsche. I opened the passenger side door, got in, and slammed it closed. I kept quiet the whole drive, ignoring his stares that were boiling into the back of my head.
"….and this cake is our top seller. Simple but still beautiful," the chef showed us another cake. It was white with white roses on the sides. It was beautiful.
"I think we'll try this one," Alice told the man.
He smiled and gave each of us a sample.
"I'll be in the front. Just let me know when you're ready to make a purchase," he said, walking to the front.
Edward and Alice put their piece back with the others and turned to me.
"Go ahead and try it, Bella," Alice said.
I took a bite and immediately fell in love. It was amazing.
"This is definitely the one," I said, only looking at Alice.
"Perfect. I'll go let Phillip know," she said bouncing off to the front of the cake shop, leaving me alone with Edward.
It was awkward for a minute, neither of us looking at each other. I fingered the plate, trying to keep my attention away from him. I heard him sigh, then felt his arms around my waist.
"I'm sorry," he whispered against the back of my hair.
I set the cake down and turned in his arms, giving in.
"Me, too," I said laying my forehead on his.
"I know I've been ditching you lately and I'm sorry. I promise to act more like a fiancé then I've been acting," he said.
"I'm sorry I acted the way I did," I said.
"You have nothing to be sorry for," he said.
I smiled up at him and leaned up on my tip toes to kiss him gently.
"I love you," he whispered against my lips.
"I love you, too," I whispered back.
"How about I make it up to you. Tonight, we'll go out," he said.
"I planned on doing that with you anyways," I said, smiling.
"Oh? And what did you have planned?" he asked.
"A movie. Then, we'll have the house to ourselves tonight…." I trailed off, playing with a loose string on his shirt.
He smiled my smile at me.
"I like the sound of that," he said.
Before he could kiss me again, Alice came back in.
"It's nice to see you two play nice to each other again. Now, come on. I got to get Bella ready for your date tonight," Alice said, jumping up and down.
After two hours of Alice poking and prodding me, I was finally ready to go. I'll admit, I looked beautiful. Alice put me in a dark blue shirt and jeans, Edward's favorite color on me. I had little makeup on and my hair was curly.
I met Edward downstairs, who held out his arm for me. He had on a blue button up shirt with some jeans and a jacket I recognized over his shirt.
"You look beautiful," he whispered in my ear.
I blushed before telling him, "You don't look so bad yourself."
During the movie, I stayed cuddled up to Edward. The movie was actually scary and every time something popped out, I would cower behind Edward's muscled arm. He would put his lips to my hair and chuckle softly.
When the movie was done, we headed back to the Cullen house. To tease him, I would put my hand on his thigh and squeeze lightly. Edward shifted a couple of times until I would hear the engine accelerate and then smile to myself. I had him right where I wanted him.
When we pulled up to the Cullen mansion, Edward was out and at my door, pulling me out at vampire speed. He pinned me up against the car, kissing me greedily. He picked me up and I wrapped my arms around his waist as he carried me up the steps and into the house. He stopped in the foyer, where I jumped down and pushed him against the wall. He growled as my lips found his neck and bit down lightly.
A quiet cough pulled us apart. I blushed and looked up to find no other than Nina herself. The bitch even tried to look innocent.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt anything," she said innocently. Lying bitch. She knew exactly what she was doing. Time to fight fire with fire.
"It's alright. We'll take this upstairs," I said a little too innocently.
She stared at me with emotionless eyes as I drug Edward up the stairs. Before we got completely out of sight, I pinched his butt to make him hurry up. He jumped and turned to me with a smirk.
"Two can play at that game," he said, pulling me closer. I heard a quiet growl come from the bottom of the stairs and I smiled to myself.
"Catch me if you can," I said seductively, ducking under his arm and running to his room.
He let me get to his room before kicking the door shut with his foot.
After we had finished with our fun, I kissed Edward's nose, getting up and putting his shirt on.
"I'm going to go get some water," I said.
"Bella, don't leave me," he whined like a ten year old.
I laughed and promised him I would be back in two minutes.
As I headed down the stairs, I didn't see Nina in sight. Good. Maybe she got the point. I tried to be as loud as possible, just to make her mad. With a smile of satisfaction, I thought back to how I made Edward scream pretty loud, too.
As I sipped my water, I could feel eyes on me. I turned to see Nina glaring at me. It was a silent exchange, but I knew what she was saying with her eyes. She was telling me to stay away. But I sent a message back with my eyes and a small cocky smirk. "He's already mine," my eyes said.
I set the glass down and passed by her, taking the time to ruffle with Edward's shirt to prove my point.
Mine and Edward's relationship improved just a little after that night. He still hung out with Nina a little more than I liked, but at night, he was all mine and I made sure Nina knew that.
Today was mine and Edward's anniversary and we had a month left until our wedding. I planned on surprising him tonight.
I rolled over in bed to look at my gorgeous fiancé, but before I could kiss him, I leapt from the bed feeling a familiar pain in my stomach. It was the third time this week I've had to run to the bathroom to puke the dinner I had the night before up. Edward held my hair back as usual and I thanked him when I was finished.
"Bella, this is the third time this week. I think you need to see a doctor. Maybe Carlisle…." he trailed off.
"Edward, I'm fine. It'll pass," I said.
He looked wary, but then nodded.
"I should go to Charlie's. He's getting worried about me," I said.
Edward frowned.
"I don't want you to leave," he said.
I smiled.
"I know, but I'll be back. I need to make more dinner for Charlie," I said.
When I got back to Charlie's, I cooked him some dinner and set it in the fridge with a note of instructions on it. I had the sudden urge to pee, so I headed upstairs to go to the bathroom. When I reached the bathroom, I came across a tiny blue box. I stopped for a minute, looking at the box. Then I started counting backwards.
Five days. I was five days late. The new knowledge had me running down to the local convient store. The puking, the mood swings, always being tired. It all made sense now. Luckily, the woman behind the counter didn't recognize me and I didn't recognize her.
When I got back to Charlie's, I sent a silent prayer up that Charlie wasn't home yet. I took off upstairs, tearing the box open before I reached the bathroom.
I paced back and forth for three minutes, waiting for the timer to go off. What if it was positive? I would definitely keep it. But would Edward would be happy? He's wanted kids all his life. Could I give this to him? Could I make his dreams come true?
When the timer went off, my heart sped up and I slowly reached for the test. I shut my eyes as I flipped it over, then slowly, opened them. Positive.
I grabbed the keys to my truck, carefully running down the stairs. It took me a minute to start the truck, but when it finally did, I took off at dangerous speeds towards the Cullen mansion. The drive seemed to take forever, and I thought about how I was going to tell Edward.
By the time I found the familiar drive way, I knew my plan. I would take him to our meadow and tell him. It would be my anniversary present to him.
When I pulled up, I shut the truck off and got out, only to stop in my tracks when I saw a shiny car sitting in front of the house. I heard the door open and saw Edward and Nina. Edward was guiding Nina down the stairs, who had a blindfold on.
"Edward, how much longer?" she giggled.
"Not much longer, Nina. Be patient," he said.
She smiled and he led her straight in front of the car, ignoring me altogether. He took the blindfold off her eyes and told her to look. She gasped when she saw the new car and turned to him.
"Is it for me?" she asked.
"Yep. It's all yours," he said.
She smiled and jumped towards him, wrapping her arms around his neck. He chuckled and wrapped his around her waist. I could feel the jealousy seeking through, but I could also feel the hurt coming into my heart.
I cleared my throat when the jealousy took over my body. They pulled apart and Edward turned to look at me, a smile coming over his face.
"Bella! You're here early," he said.
"Sorry, I'll just leave," I snapped.
He furrowed his brow.
"You don't have to leave, Bella," he said.
Nina didn't like that he was giving me his attention so she tugged on his arm.
"Come on, Edward. Let's go for a spin," she said.
"I would, but there's only two seats and I don't want to leave Bella here by herself," he said.
I smirked and went over to him, wrapping my arm around his. Nina pouted, but then smiled.
"Okay. But we'll take it with us tonight, right?" she asked.
"Definitely," Edward said. My heart dropped.
"What's tonight?" I asked.
"I'm going to give Nina a tour of Forks tonight. She hasn't been out much and she wanted to see the beauty of Forks," Edward said, rolling his eyes.
I felt tears come to mine. He forgot. I ripped my arm out of his, which caught his attention. When he saw me tears, his widened in confusion.
"Bella, what is it?" he asked.
"You forgot," was all I said.
"Bella, what did I forget?" he asked. I felt the anger butt its ugly head.
"What's today, Edward?" I snapped.
He gave me a confused look.
"It's Thursday," he said.
"No shit. I know the day. What's the date, Edward?" I growled. He was taken back by my sudden anger.
"Bella-"
"What is the date," I growled again.
"March 21," he said, still not getting it.
I just stared at him, tears in my eyes, waiting for him to catch on. He didn't.
I shook my head back and forth, completely defeated. I walked to my truck, grabbed the test and took my ring off. Edward watched me the whole time, as I walked back over to him.
"I can't do this anymore," I said. I felt his eyes go wide.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"This whole relationship was a mistake. I should have just taken your advice and left you alone. Now, I've screwed up both of our lives," I said.
"Bella, please tell me what's going on. Why are you talking like this?" he asked.
I took his hand in mine and dropped the ring and test in his palm. He stared at both before his eyes shot back up to mine, completely shocked. I don't know which he was shocked over, the positive test or the fact that I just gave him his ring back.
"Happy Anniversary," I said before running back to my truck and taking off.
"Bella, wait!" but I cut him off with the start of my engine and headed back down the drive way. When I was far enough away, I broke down, letting the sobs over take my body.
EPOV
I watched the meaning of my existence take off down the road. I'm such a monster. I looked down at the ring she had given back and the positive pregnancy test. She was pregnant, with my baby. I thought I couldn't have children, but Bella completely surprised me again like she always does. And what did I do? I completely screwed up and forgot our anniversary. Now she hates me.
"Thank God. I'd thought she'd never leave," Nina said behind me.
I turned to look at her.
"What?" I said, shocked.
"Edward, she was holding you back. You can do better than her. She's human. You need someone who's not. Someone's who's a vampire. Someone like me," she said, wrapping her arms around my neck.
I pushed her off and growled at her.
"Don't you ever come near me again. You leave right this instant before I do something I will not regret," I growled at her.
That….that bitch ruined my relationship with Bella. I can't believe it took me this long to figure it out. Bella got hurt in the process. She tried to tell me, but I didn't listen.
Carlisle, Esme, and Alice came outside to see what was going on.
"Edward, you idiot!" Alice growled at me.
Carlisle looked at Alice, then me.
"What's going on?" he demanded.
"Leave. You aren't allowed here anymore," I growled at Nina.
"Now wait a minute, Edward," Carlisle said sternly.
"She's ruined my relationship with Bella! Bella just left and I've hurt her because I spend so much time with Nina. I can see why Nina always wanted to go hunting with me, because she tried to break Bella and I up, Carlisle. She needs to leave or I won't be apart of this family anymore," I growled.
Esme gasped at my statement. She didn't want me to leave and she would do anything in her power to make me stay.
Carlisle nodded.
"Come with me, Nina. We'll make arrangements for you to stay with the Denali clan," Carlisle said.
Nina looked shocked, but followed Carlisle and Esme, not wanting to defy them.
I relaxed before I buried my hands in my hair and tugged at it. I've made such a mess of things.
"Edward Cullen, you better get your ass over to Bella's right now and fix things," Alice growled at me.
"Alice, I don't know what to do," I said, my heartbreak showing through.
Alice's face softened just a little. She walked over and wrapped her arm around my shoulders.
"She's hurt, Edward. Every time you ditched her for Nina, it broke her heart more and more. Since she didn't talk about it with anyone, she's been holding it up inside all this time and now it's broken through. Just make her see that she can trust you again. It won't be easy, but get through to her. Love her and be there for her. She's scared right now," Alice said.
I nodded and ran off towards Bella's house, hoping to fix things the way they were suppose to be.
BPOV
I sat in the darkness of my room, crying softly. Charlie wasn't suppose to be home tonight, so I had the house to myself to cry myself out. I would have to tell him soon that the wedding was off and that I was pregnant. Hopefully, he wouldn't kick me out.
Suddenly, I felt a presence in the room with me and looked up to see a dark figure standing in the shadows. My heart sped up before the figure stepped out to show himself. It was Edward.
I avoided his eyes and looked down, finding the comforter interesting all of a sudden. He sighed and I felt him sit on the bed beside me.
"You've heard this a million times from me, but I need to say it again. I'm sorry," he said in a low voice.
When I didn't look at him, he continued.
"I know how much me spending time with Nina has hurt you. Bella, I'm so, so sorry. I didn't know I was doing that. I didn't mean to do it so much. I was just trying to help her get accustomed to this life. I didn't know I was hurting the purpose of my existence in the process. You're everything to me, Bella. No one can replace you. You've given me so much and I don't deserve it. I love you so much and I'm so sorry," he said, breaking down.
He started crying tearless sobs, which made me start crying. He pulled me into his arms and we just held each other.
"I love you, too," I whispered.
"Please, Bella. Please forgive me. I don't know how I can live without you," he said.
I nodded against his shoulder and turned to kiss his neck. We just held each other in silence, enjoying each others company.
After staying like this for almost an hour, I pulled away to kiss him fully. He responded and we fell back onto the bed.
After we finished with our slow make up sex, I stayed silent as I drew random patterns on his chest. Neither of us had said a word as we slowly made love.
"She's gone," Edward suddenly said, breaking the silence.
I looked up at him curiously.
"Nina, she's gone. Carlisle made her go live with the Denali clan after I told him I would leave the family if she didn't leave," he explained.
"You did that for me?" I asked, shocked. Edward nodded.
"You're more important to me than anyone in this world. I'm sorry I didn't show you that sooner," he said.
I nodded and laid back on his chest. He lightly traced my back before breaking the silence again.
"Bella?" he asked.
I looked up at him.
"If I haven't completely lost your trust, will you still do me the honor of becoming my wife?" he asked. His eyes held so much hope and love in them, I couldn't think about saying no.
I nodded and saw him smile. He slipped my ring back on my finger and I reached up to kiss him. After a minute, he pulled away and looked into my eyes.
He laid me on my back and slowly went down to my stomach. He looked me in the eyes again and asked, "May I?"
I nodded and he smiled again. He slowly put his hands on my tiny baby bump and began whispering to it.
"Hey little baby. It's Daddy. I love you so much and I haven't even met you yet. I'll be so excited to meet you and I know Mommy will be too. We love you and hope to meet you soon," he said softly to my stomach.
I smiled and ran my fingers through his hair as I felt him softly kiss my stomach.
"Our baby loves you, too," I said.
Edward hovered over me and smiled down at me.
"Happy Anniversary," he whispered.
"Happy Anniversary," I said.
And we continued into our happily ever after.
The End