Chapter 3

Waiting

(BPOV)

The waiting is killing me. I have walked every single night and climbed about a million stairs. I've tried everything short of having sex to get this kid out of me! I'm absolutely miserable. Here it is the end of August and I only have a few weeks left, but this kid has got to get out!

Swollen feet are not very cute. I'm hot all the time, exhausted, and I'm having what Dr. Cullen called Braxton-hicks contractions. All I know is they hurt like a mother fucker. On my last visit he said that I have dilated to three centimeters but still have a long way to go. (Hence my walking and climbing stairs.) He has dropped and his head is engaged which makes it even harder to walk around.

I finally have our room all set up and ready to go. All that's left is to make sure all of his little clothes are washed and put up. My bag is already packed and sitting next to the front door, the infant car seat is firmly strapped in the backseat. Dad and I did that this morning. I'm sure there are a million things I've forgotten , but Dad can always run home and get whatever I forgot.

Like a name Bella!

I swear this child is going to be nameless forever. I just can't think of anything! Why is this so hard? People do this everyday, but I can't! I know that his middle name is going to be Charles after my father and I've been going back in forth between a few names. Grant, Brady, and so on….

"What are you doing here?" I heard Charlie say in the living room.

"I'm hear to see Bella sir. May I come in?" a man's voice.

Who could that be?

"B? There's someone here to see you!" I hear Dad call from the kitchen.

"Coming!" I yell as I attempt to get up off of my bed.

As I am finally standing up I hear, "Wow this is really nice Bella."

I stopped dead in my tracks.

Edward.

"Well look at you! I don't think you have anymore room to grow!"

"There you go again! Wow Bella you're fat!"

"You could never be fat. You look beautiful"

"You're just saying that," I blushed. "What are you doing here Edward?"

"I wanted to bring you a present. It's nothing big, I'm not good at buying things for babies, but I tried."

"You're so sweet! Let me see it!" He handed me a small package that was wrapped very poorly. I bit my lip to keep from giggling. When I opened it there was a tiny pair of blue and green tennis shoes.

"Oh Edward! They're adorable! Thank you!" I said as I hugged him. He smelled like a mixture of motor oil, and deodorant. I don't know why, but I liked it.

"You're welcome. I hope he'll be able to wear them. Have you decided on a name yet?" he asked.

"Not yet, I just can't decide. Come sit with me." We sat on the edge of my bed. " I have a few that I'm thinking about, but I just can't pick one. It's harder than I thought it would be."

"What are you thinking?" he asked.

Those deep hazel eyes. That smile. Man I would love to kiss him right now.

Keep those hormones in check missy!

" Um I've been thinking about Grant or Brady. His middle name will of course be Charles after Dad, but this kid may be nameless until he's born! I just can't pick." I laughed.

"Well Grant Charles doesn't really sound right to me. Brady Charles has a nice ring to it don't you think?"

"It does, doesn't it! Well Mr. Cullen, I believe you just named my son!" I laughed. "So, what have you been up to all these years?"

"Well, after my mother and I moved to Seattle I became interested in mechanics. I started working with my uncle on cars and motorcycles and fell in love with it. You know I tried to call you after I left."

"You did? Dad changed our number and I couldn't get Alice to give me yours. I wrote to you, but you never wrote back."

"What? I used to write you almost every day but never got anything in return. I thought you hated me."

"Oh Edward I could never hate you!" I hugged him again.

"Bella I'm so sorry. I should have listened to you. I never wanted to get into trouble. That night is still so much a blur to me. My father told me that Charlie didn't want me around you anymore and that my mother and I would be moving to Seattle and, it still hurts me that I left you like that."

"Edward," I said pulling away, "I know that you tried, but Emmett wasn't always the best influence on you" We both laughed. "I've really missed you."

"I've missed you too Bella. More than I could ever tell you. Do you think…"he stopped short.

"Think what?"

"Do you think you might like to go to dinner with me tonight? If you don't want to I'll understand. And maybe go to Alice and Jasper's wedding with me this weekend?"

"Alice is getting married! Oh my! I haven't talked to her in two years!"

"You didn't answer my question Bella."

"Oh of course Edward! I would love to go to dinner with you if you don't mind being seen with me." I laughed.

"Bella you're still the most beautiful women in the world to me. You always have been." He leaned over and kissed my forehead.

"Ahem…Bella, I'm off to the station. Do you need anything before I go?" Dad asked standing in my doorway.

"No Dad, Edward and I are going out to dinner." I answered.

"Well, alright. You two stay out of trouble." He said giving Edward the "Dad look".

"Of course sir. I learned my lesson a long time ago." Edward said smiling.

"I'll see you in the morning Bella." Dad called as he walked out the door.

"Shall we?" Edward asked standing up and taking my hand.

"I'm starving! Let me just find some shoes that I can actually get over these fat feet!" I said laughing.

I was so excited. Our first real date. If you could call going out with a eight months plus pregnant women a date! But none the less, I'm so glad that he asked me.

"Okay I'm ready."

We headed out to his pick-up truck and he opened the door for me. Laying in the seat was the necklace that he had given me six years ago.

"Edward! Where did you find that? I thought I had lost it!" I squealed.

"That was the only thing I ever got back after all the letters I mailed to you."

"Oh Edward, I'm so sorry! Dad must have done that. I'm going to have to talk to him about all this mess. But for now, would you?" I asked reaching for the necklace.

"It would be my pleasure." he said as he placed the necklace around my neck.

His fingers grazed my neck and I got chills. His touch felt like a cool breeze, gentle and rough at the same time.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome Bella."

We got in the truck and drove toward town. We pulled up to the little diner that we would always have cokes at when we were kids.

"I hope you don't mind, I'm feeling a little nostalgic today." He grinned.

"Of course not! I've been craving a strawberry milkshake anyway." I smiled back at him.

And there we sat, smiling at each other like a couple of love struck teenagers. Which on all accounts we still were teenagers, but it was different. I loved every second of it.

"Let's eat."

He broke my trance as he opened my door. I don't remember him getting out of the truck, but I guess he did.

We walked into the diner hand in hand.

Mushy right? I love this part of the story. Stay tuned for what is to come with Bella and Charlie. This will be a fight for sure.

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