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Soorrry this is a little short. It's hard to start this new sequel.
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BELLA POV
It was our first morning with the twins. The first, and I had already fallen asleep in the bath. Edward rushed in, carrying Renesmee in one arm.
"Oh Bella! What am I doing!? You should be in bed! You just had babies for god's sake...we should have stayed the extra night at the hospital." He worried. I smiled at him sleepily.
"No. I'll be fine...just need to sleep." I murmured. He rushed out of the room for a second, and came back without Renesmee. He helped me out, and walked me gently back to bed, tucking me in with soft blankets. I grinned, and kissed him on the forehead. "Will you be okay?" I asked him. He ran a hand through his dishevled hair.
"I think so. I mean...I can do it." He said, nervously.
"Does Edward Cullen sound nervous?!" I said in mock surprise. He smiled.
"Yes."
"You can do anything." I smiled. He kissed me on the lips, and then hurried off the silence Renesmee's cries with comfort. I heard her sobs muffle, and Edward's soothing voice, and fell into a peaceful sleep.
EDWARD POV
"You can do anything." She smiled at me. I kissed her, and ran out of the room. Caring for babies, was something I had never had to do. What if I was bad at it? I picked Renesmee up, who's face was streaked with tears, and rocked her back and forth for a while. She quieted.
"It's alright, sweetie." I muttered, and she made a soft, baby noise. I smiled. Maybe I could do this. Yeah...this wasn't so hard. I was enjoying the feel of Renesmee in my arms, and stroking her soft hair that matched mine, when I heard Max start to cry softly and timidly. My stomach churned as his cries started Renesmee up again. I desperately wished Renee was here, but she was staying with my family now. I picked Max up in my other arm, and sighed happily as both their cries quieted. I rocked them back and forth, and smiled at their soft breathing. Renesmee closed her eyes, but Max's stayed wide open. He seemed so much more alert and observant than a normal newborn baby should be. His big green eyes looked me straight in the eyes, and then stared at his sister, and then the yellow walls. I smiled, and he jerked one corner of his mouth upwards, in a sort of miniature smile. He had a dimple on only one side.
I sang them the lullaby I wrote for them, and watched as Max's green eyes finally drifted closed. I grinned once more, sighed, and lay them down in their cribs. They breathed softly, and I just watched them for a while, enjoying the noises they made and just staring at their faces, a miraculous mix of Bella and I. My heart filled with love, and felt as if it was melting as I stood there, grinning goofily. Finally, when I was satisfied that they were fast asleep, I tiptoed swiftly out of the room and went to check on Bella. I creeped in, but she opened her eyes at the sound of my feet hitting the floor. She smiled, her hair flying away all over her face. She ran a hand through it, and sat up. I sat down beside her, and she lay her head on my shoulder.
"How are you feeling?" I asked, kissing her hair.
"Sore." She answered, and I rubbed her back. She sighed, and smiled gratefully. She lay back down after a while, and I followed suit. We just lay there together, enjoying the company of each other in silence. It was amazing how her stomach had shrunk back to almost the exact same size as it had been before the pregnancy in just one and a half days. It wasn't right. But then again, it wasn't a normal pregnancy, I guess. I kind of liked having her small, slender body and waist fitting perfectly in my arms again, and apparently she did too, pushing herself as close to me as she could possibly get. "Are they sleeping?" She whispered. I nodded.
"Max is different." I told her, and she looked confused.
"Meaning?" She asked.
"Well he seems so much more alert than Renesmee. And I could swear he smiled at me." I said, between planting kisses on her collarbone. She sighed as I kissed up and down, and ran her fingers through my hair lightly.
"What was that one thing you once said about vampires getting distracted very easily?" She giggled. I laughed too, and looked up at her.
"I'm sorry. You're just too irresistible." I told her, and she kissed me lightly on the lips.
"Not as much as you are. You have no idea how much I want to eat you." She said sarcastically.
"I didn't mean in that way." I groaned, smiling.
"I know." She smiled. We lay in silence for a while more, until I heard Bella's breathing get even once more, and her eyes closed. I smiled, and kissed her forehead, before creeping out again to check on the twins. Max was awake, his eyes open wide. Renesmee was still sleeping soundly. I walked over to Max's crib without waking Renesmee, and picked him up gently. I loved the feel of them in my arms, so warm and tiny, I had never felt anything like it before. Their skin was so soft and smooth. Max was dressed in a tiny little green onesie, and white socks. His little bowed legs were so cute. I held him against me, stroked his soft baby hair, and headed downstairs with him in my arms. I held him against me as I rummaged through the cupboards, trying to find something I could bring to Bella.
"We're going to get Mommy a snack." I said to Max. He looked at me intently, with those huge green eyes. I smiled. "She loves you so much, you know." I got down a bag of pretzels I had a feeling she would be craving, and made her some tea, all with Max safely in my arms, looking curiously around at everything. And then it hit me. Babies needed to eat too. And we hadn't fed them! I rushed back upstairs with the food and drink for Bella, Max still in my arms, and shook her awake. She sat up, and smiled.
"Look who it is. My two favorite boys." She cooed at Max, and grinned at me. I handed her the tea, and she sipped it gratefully.
"Uh...Bella?" I said nervously.
"Mmm Yes?" She asked contentedly.
"I'm pretty sure we're supposed to feed babies." I said. She looked shocked.
"Oh my god." She exclaimed.
"I am such a bad Dad!" I groaned.
"Edward, calm down. You are not. This is our first day with them, and don't forget that we're new parents. And also teenagers..." She said, touching my shoulder.
"You're right. But what do half vampire babies eat?" I said, scratching my head.
"Umm..." Bella muttered. Max was still seated in my arms, taking everything in. Bella reached for him, and I passed him carefully into her arms. She kissed his hair, and smiled. "He smells so nice." She commented. I nodded.
"I'll ask Carlisle." I said, grabbing the phone from the bedside table. I dialed his number, and he picked up quickly.
"Hey Carlisle. We have a question." I said.
"Ask away." He said, chuckling.
"Well, what would a baby who's half vampire eat?" I asked, embarrassed.
"Oh yes. I researched that a while ago. Try them on normal milk, and if they don't like it, try some animal blood in a bottle. They should be fine with those." He said, sounding sure. I sighed.
"Okay, thanks Carlisle."
"No problem." He said, hanging up.
"He said milk or...blood." I said, looking at Bella.
"Well, I knew it would come to that sooner or later." Bella chuckled. "Let's try it. I can't breastfeed tho...I already asked the doctor and she said for some weird reason that part didn't develop during the pregnancy." She muttered, looking sad. I hugged her gently. Probably the result of a half vampire pregnancy...
"It's alright. I'll be right back." I said, taking the stairs two by two to go get a bottle full of warm milk from the kitchen.
BELLA POV
I held little Max in my arms, and I noticed that Edward was right, he did seem very alert. He was looking all around, his green eyes observant. I stroked his soft cheeks with the back of my finger, and looked at him adoringly.
"You look just like your Daddy." I said softly, kissing his forehead. He was warm, and unbelievably soft. I heard Edward padding softly back up the stairs, and smiled as he entered the room. "Is Renesmee awake?" I asked.
"No, she's still sleeping soundly." He assured me, and I nodded. He sat down close beside me, and handed me a bottle full of warm milk. I grinned up at Edward, and then put the bottle at Max's lips. At first he didn't do anything, until I nudged the silicone against his bottom lip, and then it was instinctual. He guzzled the bottle, his little eyes still open. I chuckled as he drank it down quickly.
"Are you hungry, little man?" I cooed. Edward laughed too.
"I think he was." He said. And "was" was certainly right. The bottle was now empty, and his eyes were drifting slowly closed. I smiled and rocked him gently until he fell asleep.
"Well, that worked. Do you think he would have drank the blood?" I asked Edward.
"I don't know, there's only one way to find out. Next time we feed them, we'll try it." He said. I nodded, and shuffled to the babies room with Edward by my side. I lay Max down in his crib, and stroked his silky baby hair. I covered him with a thin blanket, and sighed as he breathed evenly.
"They seem so...human." I commented.
"I know. I think we'll see the other...vampire half show as they get older." Edward said, looking at Max fondly. Just then, I heard Renesmee stir. I looked over in her direction, and there she was, her eyes wide open, waiting for us in her crib. I grinned as Edward lifted her gently, and held her against him. It almost made my heart stop. I had imagined this scene so many times, but I had never imagined how perfect he looked holding a baby. It was so natural.
HOPED YOU ENJOYED the very short first chapter! Love love love everyone!
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