Bella spent her time in the waiting area reading a Time magazine that she found in the chair next to her. She was halfway through her magazine when she heard,
"Flight 248 to Chicago is now boarding."
Bella sighed and smiled and picked up her carry-on and eagerly boarded the plane and headed to her seat. Although there was a small twinge of nervousness, it was overshadowed by eager anticipation.
She had a window seat, so she took out her iPod and put her ear buds on and looked out the window with a faint smile. Once the plane had taken off she pressed the play button and closed her eyes and leaned her head back.
It was Alice and her family that had driven her to the airport to drop her off. Most of the ride there was spent consoling Rosalie, who didn't understand why 'Aun Bella' had to go bye-bye. Alice went through the security line with her and gave her the tightest hug she had ever received before walking away.
Before she knew it, she was at Chicago Dale Airport picking up her luggage and calling Edward, who was supposed to pick her up.
"Bella?" Edward answered after the first ring. She could hear could hear car traffic in the background so she knew that he wasn't there yet.
"I'm here at the airport, where are you?"
"I'm just about to turn into the airport. Crap, I'm sorry for running late."
Bella smiled at the agitation in his voice.
"It's alright, I know you're a busy man. I'll be waiting at", she looked around, "the Starbucks Cafè by gate H."
"Ok, see you in a bit."
They hung up and Bella made her way to the Starbucks, where she decided to treat herself to a Mocha frappuccino while she waited for Edward. She had finished her drink and thrown her trash away by the time Edward walked up to her little table and embraced her.
"Thank you, Isabella." He whispered sincerely. Bella hugged him tighter in response. when they pulled away he immediately reached for her luggage and led the way out of the airport and to his car.
As they were walking, Bella took the time to observe him from her spot behind him. The last time she saw him, which was at the funeral, he had looked terrible. He had had a sickly grey pallor with dark circles under his dulled green eyes and had a slump to his shoulders.
Today, he still had a slight slump to his shoulders and he still looked slightly tired, but the intense agony was gone. Instead, it was replaced with grief and hope. Bella hoped that one day, Edward's emerald eyes would sparkle again. He had lost weight as well.
The drive was silent until Edward's phone rang out.
"Hello?" he answered.
Bella grew a bit worried when she saw him begin to frown.
"What? How long? Uh huh," he sighed, " yes, I see. He hasn't?" another sigh and his hands tightened on the wheel, "alright, I'm on my way then. Thank you."
His body was vibrating with tension. He was a tightened coil about to snap, so it wasn't surprising to Bella when he hit the steering wheel with force and shouted ,
"Fuck!"
He was panting and shaking. Bella's own heart was racing in response, but she wasn't afraid.
"Edward," she asked quietly and put her had on his forearm. Bella couldn't help but enjoy the warmth he radiated.
"What's wrong, Edward?"
"We need to pick up Emmett. He won't stop crying at he hasn't taken a bottle."
Bella wanted to talk about it, but one look at his tight jaw and still vibrating body kept her tongue in check. Instead, she rubbed the top of his right hand and then pulled it towards her before she laced their fingers together and squeezed. Edward squeezed back after a few moments and they held hands all the way to the daycare in silence.
OOO
While Edward went into the daycare building, Bella unbuckled her seat-belt and moved to the backseat, ready and eager to start her 'duties'.
It was only a few moments later that Edward came out with Emmett in his carrier, red faced and screaming; a diaper bag strapped to his shoulder. He made his way to the car and strapped Emmett in without a word and tossed the diaper bag in between the carrier and Bella.
Bella's heart was breaking as she heard the baby screaming himself hoarse. He no longer sounded like a baby, he sounded like a frog. She started rubbing his little head and left cheek. He jerked toward her touch, as if he recognized that the one touching him was one of his blood kin.
She pulled the diaper bag towards her and unzipped it. In there she found everything she needed to make a bottle, and she proceeded to make it. She cooed to the baby as she did.
"It's okay sweet thing. I know, I know. Everything's going to be alright."
She finished making the bottle and rubbed the nipple on his bottom lip. He began suckling and making desperate, but content noises.
"There you go sweet one."
Emmett finished the whole bottle soon after he started it. When they hit a spot of traffic, Bella took advantage and unbuckled him and burped and and changed him and had him back in his carrier in record time.
Edward was still silent. He stayed silent even when they reached the apartment and carried Bella's luggage in while Bella carried Emmett in his carrier and his diaper bag.
As soon as he was in the door, Edward took off presumably to his study or bedroom and left Bella standing there.
'The nerve!'
But then she realized that he really needed his space and so she took the initiative and settled herself in and then afterwards put Emmett in his playpen.
'I think that's enough 'space' .'
Edward's apartment was big, but it was an open floor plan, and so it was easy for her to locate his study. She rapped gently on the door, but she didn't hear anything so she knocked again. This time she thought that she heard him grunt. Whatever the case, she decided to go in.
She found Edward sitting at his desk with a glass of scotch in his hand and face wet with tearsl.
"Oh Edward."
She rushed to his side and sat down next to him on the desk and ran her fingers through his hair. She didn't need to get him to start talking.
"She's gone Bella, she's really gone. She'll never be here again to hold our son," he said brokenly. He began to cry some more and Bella pulled him to her, not caring that he would get her shirt and stomach wet with snot and tears.
"I'm here now, Edward. I'm here. You're not alone."
They stayed like that until they heard Emmett's cry for attention over the baby monitor. Bella left Edward to clean himself up and went to go get the baby.
They ate dinner in content silence that night.
A/N: SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE GUYS, THOUGH I'M SURE YOU'RE AWARE OF FF . NET'S FAMOUS MAJOR FAIL SO HERE'S TO HOPING THAT YOU WON'T BE TOO MAD *CROSSES FINGERS*
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