Our Baby

Hey everyone!

I'm really excited to start another story! It's been such a long time! I've always wanted to do a twilight story since I obviously am a twilight fan :D I originally wanted to compose a story about Bella being adopted by the Cullens as a baby. However, I discovered that there already is a "raising Bella" story. So I decided to make the plot as different as possible. READ & REVIEW

"Congratulations, it's a girl!" Dr. Cullen exclaimed warmly. His gentle eyes surveyed the 17 year old, her face masked with indecision and pain.

"That's wonderful! I'm so proud Renee!" a young man no older than 18 exclaimed. The young girl quickly recomposed her expression and plastered on a fake smile.

"She's perfect…too perfect" she whispered, her voice breaking.

"Renee? What's wrong? Didn't we decide to keep her?" the young man panicked.

"Yes we did…but not anymore. Charlie…I-I don't want to keep her" Renee said quietly, looking down at the baby girl sleeping in her arms.

"What? Just look at her! She's perfect! And she's ours!" Charlie exclaimed.

"Exactly…she deserves more, and we're in no shape to take on such a big responsibility when we can't even stable our own relationship ourselves! Our parents don't even approve of this…" Renee cried, tears streaming down her face.

Charlie sighed and embraced the crying girl. He remorsefully looked down at their baby, their daughter and said "Can we at least name her?"

Renee laughed lightly, wiping her tears "Isabella Marie".

"Little Bella…" Charlie cooed at the sleeping baby.

It was then that Dr. Cullen left, glancing back once more at the happy couple. His eyes lingered at the sleeping baby whose eyes had opened. Her big brown eyes stared back at the retreating figure in the shadows. He smiled.

Carlisle's POV

I silently closed the door and walked on to my office. The rest of the day crawled by slowly, the baby girl still stuck in my mind, and this bothered me. This wasn't the first time I had seen a couple give up their child to adoption and yet I still felt the yearning to take the baby girl as my own.

My shift ended late that night and I tried to clear the baby girl out of my mind as I thought of Esme waiting for me at home. Then it ached me to know how overjoyed she would be if she could be a mother again. Yes…she would be overjoyed…and I would too…

I sighed and took in a deep breath, which was a bad choice. I immediately smelled the couple just around the corner. I silently walked to the corner and listened, ignoring my conscience that I shouldn't.

"Well…I guess this is it" I heard the boy say.

The girl sighed, and said "I just hope that she finds a good home" and she broke.

I looked around the corner and saw the couple embracing, staring admiringly at their baby girl through the window. She was sound asleep, next to other numerous babies in the room, most up for adoption.

"Goodbye Bella…" the girl said softly. She gave one last loving look at her baby, then turned and walked away silently, with the boy close behind her.

Slowly I walked around the corner and stopped at the glass window. I spotted the baby girl immediately and carefully studied her features. She looked a lot like the boy, brown eyes… I crossed my arms, my mind filled with indecision. Reluctantly, I went inside the windowed room, nodding a greeting at the nurse as I did so.

"Dr. Cullen! Your shift ends quite late today doesn't it?" the nurse said politely.

I smiled warmly and said "I just wanted to see one of the babies I helped deliver today…baby girl with brown eyes"

"Oh yes, Isabella, quite an angel isn't she" the nurse answered, "well, my shift ends about now so I have to get going"

"Oh, of course, have a pleasant evening" I nodded. The nurse left then, leaving me alone in the room. It was then that I turned towards the sleeping baby and gently picked her up, cradling her in my arms. She woke up instantly and started crying. I chuckled and ever so gently, touched her face. "Little Bella…"

Edward's POV

"Carlisle should be home by now…" Esme kept on saying…for the 10th time. Sure, Carslie usually was never late and it had already been 3 hours since the end of his shift. That still gave plenty for Esme to worry about.

"Calm down Esme…don't worry. Carlisle will be home in 2 minutes!" Alice chirped. She suddenly froze and cocked her head "with…a BABY?"

"A BABY?" Emmet and Rosalie exclaimed, in the living room in an instant. Jasper appeared moments later. Alice nodded in confusion. Alice looked at me with wide eyes. I immediately saw Carlisle coming home with a wide smile and a bundle cradled in his arms. Then it suddenly flashed to me rushing to my car and speeding away. Strange…I thought.

It was then that the door opened and everyone rushed to the door but me.

Me? Leaving because of a baby? How in the world can a little baby make me do that? I thought with confusion. I shook my head and slowly walked to the door where Carlisle was standing with a wide smile and a bundle cradled in his arms.

Alice and Rosalie were jumping up and down and Emmet had a silly smile plastered on his face. Jasper was a few steps away from the scene..being cautious, as always.

"Everyone, this is Bella!" Carlisle said proudly, beaming at Esme's overjoyed look.

"You mean, she's ours?" Esme exclaimed, her eyes admiring the baby's face that was hidden in the blanket.

Carlisle nodded proudly and carefully handed the baby to Esme. Alice and Rosalie immediately swarmed around her, trying to get a peek at the sleeping baby. Esme gently opened the covers of the blanket, showing a very wide awake baby girl. I was suddenly captured to the baby's face and stared into her soft brown eyes.

"She's adorable!" Alice squealed a little too loudly, startling the baby. Bella started writhing in her blanket, crying loudly.

It was then that the scent hit me like a wrecking ball. It blew me off guard and I immediately started snarling. I suddenly felt two pairs of strong arms hauling me away from the door, snarls ripping out of my chest. I was a vampire, and that was the sweetest blood I had ever smelled in decades.