Chapter Three – This Is Not A Game
RPOV
I had to get out of here. They just kept staring at me. I think Emmett is starting to suspect something. I sighed as I got up off Em's lap, walking to my room. I heard Alice and Bella get up to follow me and Jasper and Emmett told them to sit back down.
A minute later, I felt a hand on my shoulder. Spinning around, I came face to face with my brother. He was smiling lightly and I hugged him before I grabbed my cell, phone and jacket and made my way out of the house to the garage. Sitting in the middle, next to Jaspers car was my baby. My Red BMW Convertible was my pride and joy.
I slipped into the driver seat and sped out the driveway. I made my way to Starbucks and parked away from all the other cars, checking my phone as I walked in. Seeing I had five messages, one from each of them, I switched my cell off and pushed my way to the counter, ordering the tallest, most sugar filled coffee on the menu, and a chocolate muffin.
I sat in the corner and pulled out my phone. I called William. It was a number I barely ever called. He answered on the first ring.
"Hello Princess"
"Daddy" I smiled through my tears. I was happy to hear his voice yet I wished I didn't have to disappoint him.
"Is everything alright Rosalie? Has someone hurt you?"
I shook my head and sniffed.
"Daddy, I have something to tell you..." I heard him shuffle and I guessed he had sat down.
"Go on princess."
"Daddy, I'm going to have a baby..." I heard him stop breathing for a second and he didn't say anything.
"Daddy are you there?" I frowned as I heard him breathe deeply, still not saying a word.
"Rosie..." He sighed, and I hated the fact I had let him down. "Rosie... are you ok?"
I nodded and wiped the stray tears from my face, glad I hadn't put make up on.
"I think I can do this daddy. I know I'm going to be okay... Jazzy can help me... he said he doesn't mind."
I heard him cough before he answered.
"That's good princess. Your momma would be proud of who you've become. I'll be home in a couple of weeks. You Emmett and I will go out and celebrate. Somewhere nice."
I smiled at his acceptance.
"Thanks Daddy. I love you."
"I love you too princess"
Hanging up the phone, I drank my coffee, getting ready to leave. I noticed a sign for vacancies, reminding myself to apply later.
I was driving home when I realised what I'd done. I'd already cracked and consumed caffeine. I'd also told my dad and my friends before I'd told my boyfriend. I drove home quickly, hoping the girls were still there.
Bella and Alice greeted me outside and I hugged them both tight. I cried for what felt like the hundredth time today.
They stayed with me until I had cried myself out and then I told them about my conversation with my father.
"He so understanding... So accepting. He told me my mom would be proud of me."
They smiled and I felt Emmett's strong arms wrap around me from behind. A look from the girls told me he hadn't heard any of the conversation.
Turning to face him, I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling his head down to mine.
"I've missed you." I heard him whisper into my neck.
"I missed you too baby... Take me to yours." He smiled, lifting me into his arms as he carried me to his car.
xoxox
EDPOV
The whole problem with Rose and Emmett had left Bella shaken up. Not only was she physically exhausted but emotionally as well. Shortly after Emmett had left with Rose, I took Bella home and she went to bed immediately.
I sighed as I held her, running my fingers through her hair as she slept. She was frowning and I didn't like the fact she seemed to be in pain. She jolted awake and ran to the bathroom. Following her, I held her hair as she dry heaved into the bowl.
A few minutes later she was feeling well enough to return to bed. I handed her a bottle of water and some crackers, watching her as she nibbled them. She was hurting and I couldn't help her.
She turned her face into my chest and tried to get back to sleep. It wouldn't be hard. She'd been constantly exhausted for weeks. I'd started getting worried when she started sleeping for over 12 hours a night. Then the bruises. She would bruise so easily, at a slight touch. It had made me afraid to touch her.
We were sitting in class and Bella was falling asleep at her desk. Mr Banner had paused talking about the stages of mitosis and looked over at her.
"Bella, do you want to go and see the nurse?"
She lifted her head from her desk and nodded at him. Mr Banner turned to me.
"Mr Masen, why don't you accompany her?"
I was about to agree when Bella stood up. She moved out of her seat and crumbled to the floor.
"AAHHH" I was on my knees in a second, lifting her off the floor.
"Baby are you ok?" She shook her head.
"My hip." I lifted her up as the class gathered around us. Mr Banner knelt on her other side, instructing me to be careful.
"Mr Masen, take Miss Swan to the nurse now please. Class, back to your seats.
I lifted her, standing up, wrapping her arms around my neck. I noticed the bruises around her arms where I had been holding her mere minutes before. I looked at her and she looked just as confused as I did.
Ignoring the stares from the rest of the class, I made my way to the nurse's office with Bella in my arms.
I frowned at the memory. That was a few weeks ago. Bella had been getting increasingly tired as the days went on. She didn't want to go and see Dr Cullen; she was too worried about him telling Emmett or Alice. I heard her whimper as she slept and I pulled her closer to me.
I had made an appointment to see Carlisle tomorrow and if I had to force Bella to go I would.
She woke up and ran to the bathroom again. The phone and I grabbed it before following her again.
It was Alice and Rose wondering if Bella wanted to go shopping that afternoon. I frowned as I told them she'd let them know. She was too busy chucking her guts up, not that I'd tell them that.
"Baby, Ali and Rosie want to go shopping." She looked at me for a second before she turned back to the toilet and threw up again. I sighed and sat down next to her. She and I both knew something was wrong.
I carried her to the kitchen and sat her on a stool, frowning as she lay her head on the counter.
"Baby, we're going to see Carlisle today. No arguments."
She nodded and reached for the phone. I handed it to her. After a few seconds I heard Alice come on the line.
"Alycat, I can't go shopping today." I watched her frown at Alice's reply.
"I'm not ditching you for Edward... No I'm not..." She huffed and I rubbed her back gently.
"Ali, you don't know anything!"
She slammed the phone down and I picked it up, holding it to my ear.
"Isabella, stop being a little witch. You never come out with us; you spend all your time with Eddie." I could hear the contempt and could almost see the sneer I knew would be all over her face.
I waited for her to finish her rant before I spoke.
"First Alice, my name is Edward, not Eddie. Secondly, Bella has thrown up numerous times this morning. She is running a temperature of 100 degrees and she is simply not well enough to go out today... Goodbye Alice." The downstairs toilet flushed and Bella walked out. She made it a few steps before her legs gave out from under her and she collapsed, falling forward onto the table.
xoxox
