Thank you for coming back this story will me written differently. With more of a visible timeline and I will be putting quotes at the beginning of each chapter that IMO pertains to the chapter. Stephanie Meyer owns all of twilight and publicly recognizable characters. All other materials including music and the following quotes belong to their rightful owners as well.
Love is friendship that has caught fire. It is quiet understanding, mutual confidence, sharing and forgiving. It is loyalty through good and bad times. It settles for less than perfection and makes allowances for human weaknesses. -
- Ann Landers
Bella POV
This story begins 3 months after Autonomy ended.
Mid - January
Whoever said that being pregnant was bliss and rainbows and shit was a dirty rotten lier. Sick, swollen and rather bitchy was much more on point in my world at this moment. Sitting on the bathroom floor my hair held back with a headband and my body covered in a layer of sweat puking my toenails up. I was told when my morning sickness started two months ago that it was an oddity that it started in the second trimester and not the first but that it would not hurt the baby. So here I am dressed and ready to leave for the doctor and the smell of coffee has me running to pray to the porcelain god. Miserable thats what the last eight weeks of my life had been. Wiping my mouth as the nausea has passed for now I get up and brush my teeth for a second time this morning and remove the trusty head band and brush my hair back out getting ready to try and leave the house again.
"You are still coming right?" I say into the phone in lieu of hello. A gruff laugh comes through followed by my husbands voice.
"Yes I am on my way now my meeting with Jane and Alec ran late." I smile happy for them both they had been dating a few months now and Jane had been training to become a guard as she was a vicious tiny woman in her own right. "Were you sick again this morning love?" He asks concern evident in his voice.
"Ugh yes I would love to stop that at anytime." I say frustrated that something as amazing as Jasper and I's child can make my life so disgusting.
The babe had made it's presence widely known in the last 3 months we told every one about the little addition at Thanksgiving. To think at the time that we announced the babe we had only known one another a year but how things had changed in a year. Now my clothes do not fit and I am visibly pregnant we hid my pregnancy as long as possible but here in a few weeks we have a charity event that requires a cocktail dress and my bump will be shown off.
Laying on the table at the doctors office feels very routine as we do this once a month and listen to the heart beat and see it's tiny body. But today is a big day we will be finding out if the baby is a boy or a girl. We have a party this weekend to tell our families but I can't wait till this weekend I have to know.
"Are you nervous baby?" Jasper says as he walks in the room with the doctor right behind him.
"No not nervous about the baby but afraid that if we don't hurry along I am going to piss myself." I said only half joking.
"Okay well then let's see that baby of yours. Now if the baby will cooperate we should be able to determine sex today but first I need to take some measurements." Doctor Luck directs at Jasper and I while looking at the sonogram machine. I nod when she looks over at me in question. "The gel is warmed but will still be slimy."
After twenty or so minutes she turns the screen towards Jasper and I. We look in wonder at the baby who in my opinion looks absolutely perfect.
"Well it looks like you will be having a little boy in your home this summer." She says pointing at the now still back and grey screen. He is a he I cry which at this point in life is how I handle everything. I look next to me a Jasper and he has tears running down his cheeks and and astonished look on his face.
"I am having a son." Jasper says sounding like he is in shock. That makes me smile we haven't discussed names or even the sex really we have just been loving our child as just that a product of him and I. He looks down at me and smiles from ear to ear. "We are having a son, you are giving me a son." He says and leans down to kiss me.
Doctor Luck prints out a ton of sonogram photos for us including the one that says it's a boy. We leave the doctor hand and hand smiling like cheshire the cat. I really wanted our baby to be a boy Jasper needs a boy to solidify himself as the leader of the family but also I wanted a little blond haired boy that looked like my husband. We got in the car together after Jasper telling Alec to ride home in the other car that we had a detour to make on our way home. We stop at the bakery and the specialty shop to get all of the final details put on the baby shower set up so that our families would have the surprise of their lives.
In bed with my husband was one of my favorite places in the planet, laying in our bed with Jasper snoring slightly behind me his arm thrown over my side and his hand over my slightly swollen stomach. I didn't want to move from this warm cocoon but it was nearing time to get up and I knew that the wolves would be descending on our home and time. Putting on the pale yellow sweater dress and matching flats was the last touches on my hair pulling out the last curls from under the collar of the dress. Watching my husband cross the room behind me in his dress slacks pale yellow button up shirt and he is pulling at his cuff links. I turn and walk toward him taking the cuff link from his hand and slide it into its place. Jasper leans down and kisses me on the cheek while wrapping his arms around me.
"I love you Isabella Whitlock" he says when I look up at him.
"I love you too Jasper Whitlock." I say back to him standing on my tip toes kissing his lips in what starts out as a chaise kiss but quickly turns in to our tongues fighting for dominance. That is until the swift knock at the door breaks us apart.
"Come on you two everyone is here." I hear papa's voice muffled from the door.
Jasper chuckles pulling away and leans down for one more peck on my lips and grabbing my hand.
"Let's go make everyones day beautiful." Jasper says with a rather sly look on his face. He has looked like the cat ate the canary since the day we found out we were having a boy. We walked out of our room and into a house full of people. All of our friends and family are here to shared in the joy of a new family member. An hour after the shower begins Mary and Rose have both asked at least ten times each when and how we will be announcing the sex. I go to the closet that I had the party planner put the balloons in and Jasper helped bet them out we gave one to my papa, Sherman, Esme and Carlisle they were our parents the people who had supported us through it all. Sherman had came around after Italy coming by at least every couple of days to check on everyone, him and Jasper had gotten back to great place after a lot of whiskey and a rather screaming match. All four of them took the balloons and looks dat each other and in turn us curiously. One of the party planners brought over pins and the photographer stepped forward.
"Bella you want us to to pop these balloons for what reason dear?" Esme said still not understanding.
"Yes those balloons will reveal the gender of our baby, we want you to reveal the next generation of Whitlock's." I look Sherman in the eyes and smile.
"Oh get it moving we have been waiting long enough." I hear Rosalie say and I know that she is chomping at the preverbal bit.
"Okay boy on the count of three all together yeah?" Esme says as the three men nod.
"One."
"Two."
"Three."
POP go the balloons load and surprising even though I knew that it was coming. Blue confetti bursts from the balloons and everyone is talking and Esme is screaming and crying. Sherman looks at though he is shell shocked and papa has tears in his eyes. Jasper is holding me from behind his arms wrapped around me hands laying as always protectively over my bump. The next hours are chaotic and beautiful there are hugs, crying, laughing, drink and as always from the mother hen of us all planning.
Two weeks Later
Getting ready at my brothers home with Mary and Rose was nice to sit and joke cackling like hens as we share make up and hair products. I was sitting in an underwire bra and a bottom slip my son was making himself known more everyday and since I bought my dress last month Mary had to take it out in the hip and bust area. My breasts growing was in my opinion my husbands favorite part and if I am being completely honest I liked them too they looked amazing.
I catch Rose looking in the mirror running her hand across her stomach reverently. I get up and walk behind her leaning in and kissing her cheek. Her eyes lock with and smile acknowledging my silent question and I smiled brightly at her. We all finish getting dolled up and they all have to help me in to the form fitting sapphire strapless cocktail dress. My husband will be meeting me at the event later on in the night. Alec and Jane were both dressed to the nines tonight she was wearing a violet ball gown and he was wearing a tuxedo with a violet bowtie and cumber bun. I smiled at them as Alec opens my door and I slide in to the car. The limo ride downtown is loud with lots of laughing and chatting away. I look out the window thinking about everything that Jasper and I have been through to get to this point and smile because man have we been trough some shit in the little over a year time period we had been together but we made it and here we are. Arriving at the hotel down town and all of us get our shawls and prepare to exit the car into to the sea of people and reporters I take a few deep breaths try to shake the sudden nerves that I generally did not get. Alec pulls the door open and I see Jane standing at his side with her head running form side to side looking for any possible threat she was great at this.
I step out of the car and hear quite a few gasps which is not all together surprising as we have kept my pregnancy pretty well under wraps until now winter provided good cover to hide a growing belly. But in this dress nothing was hidden I was very pregnant for the world to see. Looking around I smiled as I see my husband exit the car behind mine and come strutting toward me with a cocky grin on his face. I know that he is reveling in the fact that with all the reporters here and all the photos taken that there won't be on person in the free world that doesn't know that I am pregnant with his child, his heir and I am his. That thought strikes me and my nipples tighten and my panties dampen.
"Oh you have that fuck me look on your face and I can not do a damned thing about it until we get home much later." He leans down his lips touching the shell of my ear as he whispers the words to me. I bite my lip in order to stifle the moan that is sure to burst forward at his seductive words and what they do to my body.
"Stop biting your lip or I swear I will fuck you in the bathroom wife of mine today has been a fucked up day and the only thing I want to do is bury myself inside you and make it go away." Jasper growls out at me putting my hand through the crook of his arms and we start the walk down the carpet to the entrance of the hotel. Camera's are flashing and the reporters are asking all kinds of things about my pregnancy, our marriage, if Jasper is a mob boss. We spend cocktail hour making the rounds and talking mostly small talk with people I would never remember. Jasper kept his arm around my waist with his hand on the baby at all time which I was thankful for because I did not want everyone else reaching out to touch me.
Dinner was delicious and I hadn't realized I was hungry until the appetizer is sat in front of me and it smells divine. After five of the six courses I am stuffed to capacity and lean back a bit in my chair sighing in pure contentment. Looking around the table I see everyone chatting in groups and to my chagrin my husband is in deep conversation with a very attractive strawberry blond woman and I had not been ever been more jealous anyone in my life I had never had a reason to be jealous but right here in this moment I was green with jealousy. I stand as does every man at the table my husband standing last because he had to take his eyes from hers.
"Please excuse me." I turn from the table and walk toward the door as I hear heels come up behind me.
" please don't go that way and not unescorted let me take you to the atrium if you need fresh air." Jane stops in front of me her eyes looking at me as if I am a scared animal. I nod and her and follow her to the atrium needing out of that room and just a breath of clean air. I sit on a bench cradling my stomach trying to get my head back on straight I am usually pretty even keeled but this pregnancy makes me unpredictable.
"Are you okay? Is there anything I can do for you? Do you want me to get Alec? I understand that you know him better than you do me." Jane says while looking at me directly and not scanning the crowd.
"No, Jane I should go back in the table will notice my absence." I say pulling my mask into place knowing that I just have to get through dinner and I can go home and cry. As I walk back into the room I see said blond leaning forward close enough to kiss my husband with her hand on his leg. I smirk and make a detour to a man that I have known along time he is a business man here in Chicago he see's me crossing the room and stands as I get close.
"Oh Isabella don't you look amazing." Riley says and reaches for my hand kissing it and holding it in his. "I knew you had gotten married but domestic life sure does suit you well. Motherhood looks good on you." He finishes his statement by reaching forward and placing his hand on my bump. I laugh lightly at his comments knowing that this will make Jasper just as mad as I am.
"Thank you Riley I am so in love with this feeling it is bliss." I say smiling brightly because it is true.
"Well I hate that I missed the chance at making you this happy.. Where is your husband? Because I am not sure if you were mine I would not let you far with out me." Riley says flirting rather blatantly.
"Well she is not yours she is mine and she was not far from me as my child lays inside her." I hear the gravelly voice of my husband from behind me the feeling his arms wrap around me.
"It was so nice to see you Riley I hope that you have a good evening." I say to him smiling knowing that I have landed a massive hit to Jasper's ego. I pull from Jasper's arms walking back to our table where dessert is just being served. Jasper pulls out my chair and I sit rubbing my belly gingerly. Jasper sits beside me and goes to touch me and I push his hand away and raise an eyebrow, he does the same but pulls his hand back.
The ride home is incredibly silent and filled with tension. We reach home and I get out before the door is open and slam it behind me and smirk as I head Jasper curse. I reach our room first after slamming every door I can in Jaspers face. Entering our room and locking the door I unzip my dress, slip off my shoes and start the tub before the banging on the door starts. I turn on the sound system and raise the volume. Slipping into a bath is just what I need lights off candles lit and vitamin string quartet blaring through the built in speakers. The water is perfect and the light jets loosen my muscles. I know that I can not stay in here forever and when I get out Jasper will be in our room but for now I am relaxed.