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BPOV
I just sat and stared at the test for who knows how long. Hours maybe. I had gotten over the initial shock and was now feeling oddly numb. That was until my phone rang.
Setting the test down I answered it with an emotionless 'Hello?'.
'Bella!' the caller shrieked in my ear. 'Where are you? You were supposed to meet me and Rose an hour ago!'
Shit 'Sorry Alice I forgot, I'll be there soon.' I said my voice sounding off, even to my own ears. Which of course Alice picked up on.
'Are you okay?' she asked, suddenly sounding worried.
'Completely' I lied, badly. 'You guys are at Starbucks right?'
'Yeah' she mumbled. She was obviously not convinced by my lie, but let it go. 'Hurry up. We've got major news.' she exclaimed, then hung up.
I hurriedly grabbed my purse and my keys and headed out the door, wondering what news Alice and Rose could have that would have her so excited.
Half price Gucci maybe I thought and smiled. Some quality time with my girlfriends might just take my mind off a certain bronze haired God and his illegitimate child that I happened to be carrying.
I arrived at Starbucks 10 minutes later and opened the door to be greeted by the aroma of fresh coffee and my little pixie of a friend waving me over excitedly to her table at the other side of the room. Clearly she had helped herself to a few cups of coffee while she and Rose waited for me.
I seated myself between the two and calmed Alice who was talking too fast for me to catch what she was saying.
'Alice,' I laughed. 'Start from the beginning. And slower this time.' This made her stop, take a deep breath and say with a huge ass grin on her face. 'I going to be an aunty. Well, a step-aunty but you get what I mean'
I froze for a second, thinking she meant my baby. Then I looked at Rose. 'Congratulations' I said, knowing she had been trying for a while now.
But she just shook her head. 'Not me. Edward and Tanya.' she stated with a small smile on her face.
With that one sentence my whole world came crashing down around me. I couldn't breathe. I had to get out of there.
As I rose from the table, my eyes watering already, Alice and Rose, no longer smiling, worriedly tried to stop me. To find out what was wrong. But I just couldn't find it in me to stay in the building, let alone explain everything to them.
I got out of there as quickly as I could. Got into my truck and drove to Edward's. I needed answers.
Arriving on his street. I sloppily parked my truck and rushed to his door. I banged it until he finally answered the door.
'Bella' he said, surprised. I ignored him and stalked straight into the living room, not even looking at him.
After shutting the door he followed me. I kept my back to him. We stayed like that for a while. Both of us silent. Edward was the first to speak.
'I-' he began. But I cut him off by whirling round and slapping him. Hard.
He winced and flexed his jaw. 'Okay, I deserved that' he said. 'So I guess you know.'
'Yeah, no thanks to you.' I snapped. Then all the anger left me abruptly. 'When?' I asked meekly. Though I already knew the answer.
'Last night, after we-' he stopped. Looking at me with pain in his eyes. But it couldn't be anything compared to the pain I was feeling. I could hardly breathe. I felt as though I were suffocating.
'Are you sure it's yours?' I asked.
'No' he answered. 'But I will stand by her until I know for sure'
'Right' I said. 'because she's your wife' I said nastily.
Edward took a step forward. 'Look Bella I-' I took a step back and held up my hands, still refusing to look at him. Knowing that if I did I would forgive him for everything and fall into his arms once more. But I couldn't do that, not this time, because this wasn't about just him and me anymore. No. now there were two unborn children involved.
'Can we still be friends?' he asked, despair lacing his tone.
Friends I wanted to scream at him How can we be friends when we've been having an affair and now both me and your wife are pregnant and I'm madly in love with you and have been forever.
I said none of these things however, but instead just shook my head and left. He didn't stop me. He didn't even try.
When I got home I cried and cried and cried. I ignored the phone's incessant ringing and the knocks at my door as well as the pleas I could here from outside. My friends trying to get me to let them in. both physically and emotionally. But I couldn't. I just couldn't.
Eventually they gave up though not without promising to come back and eventually ,my tears dried and I fell into a restless sleep.
In the morning I was not much better but at least I had stopped crying. Then upon walking into my living room with my morning coffee in my hand, I spotted my pregnancy test. Sitting on the coffee table where I had left it before going to meet Alice and Rose.
This time however it the mere sight of it did not inspire a wave of sadness or have me breaking down in tears. But instead it reminded me that I had a child growing inside me. My child. Not just Edward's. And as I considered what that meant exactly. I came to a conclusion. I had to get as far away from Edward Cullen as possible.
I then rifled through my kitchen drawers looking for that job ad I had seen in the newspaper and loved but hadn't gone for as I thought it was too far away.
I hurriedly phoned the number listed and set up an interview. The only one they had left was 1p.m. today. I had time to kill before then so I got showered and dressed and went on a hunt to find a new apartment closer to where my potential new workplace was.
I found a beautiful two bedroom apartment just a couple blocks away and immediately fell in love with it. I placed a down payment on it even though I might not get the job I still wanted, no, needed to move.
By the time I had done all that it was time for my interview. The building I was being interviewed in was large and modern and I was feeling a whole lot less brave as I had been so far. But the person interviewing me was a lovely woman called Carmen Denali and all she did was read my resume and ask a few easily answered questions. Then she stood up and held out her hand which I shook.
'Welcome to Denali Editing and Publishing. We're pleased to have someone as qualified as you on our staff.' she said warmly.
I was taken aback. 'J-just like that?' I stuttered. 'What about all the other applicants.'
She just smiled. 'Miss Swan, not only are you the last of our applicants, you are also by far the most qualified. If it is okay with you we would like you to start Monday.'
The day after tomorrow. It didn't give me much time to move into my new place but I could manage. So I smiled and thanked her.
As I left the building I couldn't keep that same smile off my face and my hand unconsciously rubbed my stomach were my child was now growing. And as I thought about it I couldn't help but happy. Just happy. Which was a nice change from what I had been feeling the last few months of pain mixed with pleasure.
Maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all. I thought as I pulled out my cell to call a movers company. Then I remembered my friends' earlier attempts to talk to me and groaned. How was I going to explain this to them.
Author's Note - You're going to find out the sex both babies in the next chapter. Eeeeeek!!! Also I know there are a few errors in this chapter as well as the last one as I am a little⦠you know. But please overlook them and any future ones as well. Please review.
