This outtake contains the day Bella found out she was pregnant with Marie. Thanks for all the reviews and for sticking with this series!
Again, this is in BPOV.
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This is perfectly normal. Sometimes, this happens. It could be stress or lack of eating, or anything, really.
But who in the hell am I kidding? Perfectly healthy seventeen year old girls typically aren't two and a half weeks late for their period. In fact, I have never been late, ever. My period was like clockwork, starting every twenty eight days and lasting for four.
Obviously, I was this close to losing it.
A little over four weeks ago, Edward and I had sex for the first time. And now, my period was late. Although I was trying desperately to stay calm, one thought kept going through my mind; the worst case scenario playing over and over again in my head.
I might be pregnant. I might become a teenage mother. I might ruin everything for the man I loved with all my heart and soul.
Taking a deep, shaky breath, I got out of bed and slipped on a pair of old jeans and one of Edward's sweatshirts, inhaling deeply when the delicious smell of him washed over me. I hurried downstairs, saying a quick 'good morning' to my parents and declining the breakfast my mom offered me. I was feeling nauseous enough already.
Walking into the hallway and over to the little dish where we all kept our car keys, I froze. My keys were not there. The keys to Jasper's truck and each of my parent's cars were there, but not my own set of keys. "Hey mom?" I called towards the kitchen. "Where are my car keys?"
My mom poke her head out of the kitchen, still holding a whisk in her had. "Jasper's truck won't start, so he took your car to go get some help from Rosalie." She explained.
"Well, I need to pick something up at the drugstore. Can I use your car? Or dad's?" I asked impatiently.
"No, your father has to go down to the station after breakfast, and then I'm going over to the Mallory's to pick up my-"
"Fine, I'll just get a ride." I interrupted, pulling out my cell phone as my mom turned back around into the kitchen, disappearing from sight.
I hesitated for a moment before hitting '3' on my speed dial, calling Alice.
"Hello?" She answered cheerfully on the second ring, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, Ali, it's Bella. Are you busy?" I asked, slipping on my tennis shoes.
"Oh, um, yeah. Sorry, but I'm with Jasper, actually. We're going to get Rosalie to look at his truck and then we're going out for breakfast." She explained apologetically. "Why? Do you need something?"
"Uh, no." I said distractedly. "Bye."
I hung up the phone and quickly dialed Emmet's number. He never answered, and I didn't bother to leave a message when his voicemail finally kicked in. There were no other options. I had to call Edward and have him drive me to the store to buy a pregnancy test and see if I was pregnant with his baby.
Of course, Edward picked up his phone when I called and quickly agreed, saying he would be over in just a few minutes. I waited impatiently for Edward's silver car to pull into the driveway.
When he finally did show up, I called goodbye to my parents and hurried out to his car. "Hey." I said nervously, buckling my seatbelt as he eased his car out of my driveway.
"Hey, love." Edward smiled at me and started to speed down the road, going way over the speed limit. I felt my stomach start to churn as the odometer moved all the way up to 80 mph.
"Can you slow down a little bit?" I asked, folding my arms self consciously over my stomach. Edward shot me a confused look; I hardly ever commented about his speeding anymore. But h slowed down considerably nonetheless.
By the time we pulled into the drugstore's parking lot, my heart was practically pounding through my ribcage and I couldn't make myself think straight.
"Bella? Are you alright?" Edward asked, cupping my chin in one of his hands. I nodded briskly, snapping out of it and regaining the little composure I had left.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I lied, plastering a fake smile across my face. "I'll be right back, you stay here." I said firmly, giving him a quick peck on the lips before getting out of the car and hurrying into the fairly empty store.
My cheeks flushing bright red, I made my way to the aisle holding all the different kinds of pregnancy test. I was even more flustered then, overwhelmed by the variety of the tests.
Which one did I want? I poked around for a few minutes, reading the backs of the boxes before finally giving up and grabbing five different boxes at random, tossing them into my basket.
And then came the issue of actually buying the tests. If I had told Edward about this, I know he would have come into buy the tests for me, but for right now, telling Edward was not an option. If the tests came out negative and it turned out I had overreacted, he doesn't need to know anything. But if it's positive…I don't even want to think about that right now. I can't handle it, not on my own, at least.
I bought the tests with a raging blush across my cheeks, and then stashed the see through bag in my purse and walked back out to the car.
"What did you get?" Edward asked as I buckled back in and he pulled the car out of the parking lot; appraising my empty hands.
"Um, tampons." I lied.
Yeah, right. My period is over two weeks late.
"Okay." Edward said, unfazed. He simply smiled at me and took my hand in his. "Do you want to hang out at my place for a while?" He asked, and I thought it over for a quick moment.
"Sure." I said, deciding I should at least give myself an hour or two of peace before taking the tests and maybe getting the biggest news of my young life. "That would be nice." I said, leaning back in my seat, trying to relax.
"Bella, are you sure everything is okay?" Edward asked as we pulled into the driveway of his house. His mother's car was in the driveway, his sister's was not.
I shook my head, not looking him in the eye. "It's fine. Everything is fine." I insisted, and although I could tell he didn't completely believe me, he let it drop. "Come on, let's get inside before it starts raining again." I said, leaving my purse in the car and walking arm in arm into the house with Edward.
"Mom, I'm home!" Edward called, shedding his jacket and tossing it in the hall closet. Elizabeth appeared at the top of the stairs, looking wide awake and perfectly put together.
"Hi, honey." She said, coming down the stairs with a novel in her hand. "Hey, Bella." She added, patting me on the back.
"Hey, Elizabeth." I smiled back at her before she walked into the kitchen and Edward gently tugged on my arm.
"We'll be in the living room." He called to his mom, then pulling me into the living room by my arm.
We sat down on the couch, me sitting on Edward's lap with my arms gently wrapped around his neck. We kissed in silence for a few minutes, until I pulled back and rested my head in the comfortable crook of Edward's neck. "Edward?" I asked timidly, kissing his neck softly.
"Hmm?" He answered, rubbing his hands up and down the small of my back.
"Why do you love me?" I asked in a quiet voice, a little afraid of his reaction.
Sure enough, he froze slightly and I could feel his jaw tense above my head. "Why would you ask me that?" he finally asked, his voice sharp. "Is this what's been bothering you? Because, Bella, you know that I love you."
"Please, just answer the question. I don't doubt that you love me, Edward. Not for one second. I just want to know why." I clarified, and Edward relaxed slightly.
"How could I not love you, Bella? You're so smart and sweet and beautiful and funny, you're everything. You've always been here for me since we were in kindergarten. You're my soul mate, as cheesy as that sounds." He murmured, kissing the top of my head tenderly.
"I love you for all the same reasons." I said simply, and Edward tightened his arms around me slightly.
We sat there for over an hour, just kissing and talking and holding each other. I almost cried several times, simply overwhelmed.
"I should leave now." I said eventually, although I didn't move.
"No." Edward said playfully, pouting and squeezing me tighter. "Stay." He begged, and I shook my head and sighed.
"I have to get home, baby." I sighed, giving him one last kiss on the lips before disentangling myself from his arms. "But I'll see you tomorrow at school." I said as I walked to the front door with Edward following close behind me.
"I'll miss you." He said, hugging me tightly and then walking out to his car. We both got in and Edward stared at me for a second before driving me home.
We were both silent, not speaking the entire five minute drive to my house.
We kissed goodbye, and I watched as he pulled out of my driveway and disappeared down the street.
My car was back in the driveway now, but my parent's car and Jasper's truck were all gone. No one was home; this was the perfect time to take the pregnancy tests. I hurried inside and ran upstairs to my bathroom, opening all the packages and pouring myself a large glass of water from the tap. After drinking several glasses, I took a deep breath, said a quick prayer, and the proceeded to take all the tests.
Each of them took three minutes, so I lined them up on the counter and waited impatiently with my arms crossed tightly across my chest.
The minutes felt like hours, until it was finally time. Taking yet another deep intake of breath, I squeezed my eyes shut for a moment and then grabbed the first test.
Positive. My stomach lurched and I threw the test down, grabbing for the second one.
Positive. And the third, and the forth. Both positive. Tears were streaming down my face as I slowly picked up that last test, my hands shaking like crazy.
Positive. I erupted into sobs, throwing the test down and sinking to the floor with my arms wrapped tightly around my knees.
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We all know what happens next…chapter one of 'What I'd Do For You'. Please review, and I'm going to open a poll of what other outtakes you guys want to see for this.
Xoxo- Melodyella aka Mellie