This Little Love

Disclaimers: I don't own Twilight or any characters of Twilight. I own the specific plot I write and any characters I come up with. I don't make money off this story.

Summary: Bella comes to Fork pregnant with her ex's baby. Edward still finds her very attractive, like in the books, and he wants them to get together. Bella isn't a shy girl, and she's very confident in herself. Edward isn't the restraining guy he was in the books; he's more in tune with his vampire, confident, and enjoys fooling around with his pregnant girlfriend. Bella and Edward go through the pregnancy together, along with the Cullen family. AU!

Warnings: Some sexual content. Course language.

I opened my eyes slowly to a sound of constant beeping, and swishing noises from a machine. I first looked down to my belly to see two round monitors strapped on to me. I laid a hand on my belly to feel my little girl moving around contently.

I let out a breathe. She was still inside the womb. I rested my head back on the pillow of the hospital bed and looked to my left to see a big screen with lines going up and down on the screen that made the swishing noises. I took it as the baby moving around and the monitors were picking it up. I then looked down to my hand to see some tubes and IV's in my hand. I didn't like IV's at all, but I wanted my baby healthy, so I guess I'd deal with it. I took notice of some sticky pads on my chest and took those as heart monitors. It looked like I was dying...

I turned my head again to my other side to see a head of bronze just laying on my bed with my hand in his. It was Edward. He had kept his promise and came back. I was very relieved to see him here. Though I had so many questions of how he had stopped the van; I didn't really care at this point. Edward was here, and I was thankful for some reason. All I wanted was to be near him for an odd reason I couldn't discover.

''Good Morning.'' I jumped slightly when Edward's now topaz eyes looked to me when he lifted his head off the mattress.

''Hi.'' I said lamely. Something that was so not me.

Edward grinned crookedly. ''Hi. How are you feeling?'' He asked me.

I rubbed my belly. ''Fine. Sore, but fine.'' I said and tried to adjust my position to something more comfortable. I paused for a second to look under the blanket with a blank face when I noticed something.

''Am I naked?'' I asked stupidly and put the blanket back down to cover my obvious undressed state from the beautiful Cullen right next to me.

Edward chuckled. ''Yes. The nurses changed you when you when you came in, remember? You're in the Maternity Ward, so clothes don't exist here.''

I looked into my gown to know that it was true. I was naked like the day I was born under this thing. ''Why? I'm not giving birth anymore.'' I said slowly. I looked to the topaz eyes of the Cullen. ''I'm – not giving birth anymore right?'' I asked him.

He shook his head and let his fingers dance along the part of my belly that wasn't covered by the straps and monitors. ''No. They were able to halt the process. Carlisle did a dilation check at five this morning, and you're only one centimeter and a half dilated. He wants to check you again later to be sure that your not dilating anymore.'' Edward said smoothly and in that hypnotic voice that I liked very much.

I nodded. ''I was two centimeters yesterday, so I went down.'' I mused. ''That's not a lot though.''

''It's a good start. You're very stressed still, and it's affecting the baby. Hence why you're still on pre-mature labor watch. You'll be here for a while, so get used to the room and nakedness.'' Edward teased.

I laughed lightly and caressed my belly to feel my baby move inside. I saw Edward's hand doing the same thing, and I didn't feel annoyed like I did when the others did it. It felt almost right in a sense.

''I almost killed her.'' I said quietly and with remorse when I felt my little girl move.

Edward looked up to me and held my hand tighter. ''No you didn't, Bella. The accident wasn't your fault in anyway or sense. You didn't ask to go into labor this early.'' He said soothingly and sat on the bed.

He reached over with his fingers to wipe my eyes that I hadn't noticed filled with tears.

''She's alive, Bella. She's still moving, kicking, and growing in your womb, okay? She's okay.'' Edward said.

I felt her in there moving, and the machine told me she was alive, but it didn't take away anything.

''I should have tried harder to stop pushing.'' I told him. I should have tried. I almost killed my four month old baby.

Edward shook his head. ''How, Bella? You're seventeen years old, and four months pregnant. How would you stop from progressing in labor? It happens on its own time, and the stress from the accident just progressed it way too quickly. It's natural instinct to push when in labor to give birth to the baby. You just followed instinct.''

I stayed silent. If it wasn't my fault, why did it feel so much like ti was mine? Maybe it was because I was carrying the baby or something. I didn't know.

''I don't know what your thinking, Bella. How I wish I did. But it isn't your fault. It isn't even Tyler's for slipping on the ice. Just trust me.'' Edward told me.

There was silence between us until the Cullen unstrapped the monitors and placed his cool hand on my belly next to mine. The baby kicked us both for touching her home like she always did when someone touched me.

I looked up to Edward's face to see he was gazing intently at my belly that had grown a little bit since I came to Forks two weeks ago. Edward still had that struck look on his face as he looked at my belly with my growing baby. I was a little shocked that he wasn't more turned off on the fact that I was pregnant with a baby that wasn't anyone's he knew. He seemed just as content like on those days at school he would walk with me to my classes and to lunch where we would separate before walking together again to class.

The school was in an uproar when they saw us together in the halls. Jessica and Lauren had been angry that the Edward Cullen was more happy to look at my pregnant body and talk to me about anything and nothing including the baby, then even glance in their directions. I wouldn't lie; it made me smug that he was looking to me and not another girl he could easily bang and be with. But instead: here he was. Spending time with me. I didn't even know if we were going out at all. He acted like we already were, and I guess I did too, but I didn't know, nor did I care.

I only wanted him here. No matter what he was.

''I feel a little baby becoming very excited.'' Edward whispered with a smirk as he leaned back on the bed like I was. I moved over for him to lay with me and let him feel the baby.

I smiled to him. ''She likes you. She likes you more than she likes me.'' I whispered back. I had no idea why we were whispering, but it was just fine.

Edward continued with that smirk as he looked at me. ''Not possible, Bella. You're the mother. Babies like the mommy more than anyone else.'' He told me in that quiet voice.

The beeping of the heart monitor was probably louder than our voices.

I glanced to my belly that had my and Edward's hand close together as we felt the baby move around.

''They like daddies, too.'' I whispered to him.

I wondered if I had said something wrong when his fave became a little shocked, but when he smiled; his topaz eyes just became somehow more brighter and filled with happiness.

''I guess they do.'' Edward told me softly and moved his hand more to mine.

I smiled at the Cullen boy. I knew he wasn't human by the way he stopped the van with his shoulder and nothing more, but I just really didn't care. I knew he wouldn't hurt me or the baby in any way.

Well, I guess she was our baby.

After our little Hallmark episode, Edward an I just began talking normally until Carlisle Cullen came into the room at nine that morning with a gentle smile.

''Good morning, Bella.'' Carlisle greeted me.

I gave the young doctor and father of Edward a smile. ''Morning, Doc.'' I greeted back.

Carlisle came to my side to do doctor things, and I took notice that barely used his hands. I didn't call out on anything as I knew Edward would tell tell me when I asked. I thought I should wait until after my visit with my three parents that was happening at about ten. I wouldn't make a big deal out of nothing.

I heard Carlisle hum as he looked over the tests the machine had on the screen that were about my baby. ''Well, it seems that your contractions have almost completely stopped, Bella.'' Carlisle told me with a smile.

I let out a breathe. ''Good. It felt like it went down a lot. I don't feel as – um. Tense I guess. ''I explained and the doctor used those cool hands to feel around on my belly with Edward watching from his chair by my bed contently. He looked so content that I was sure he would fall asleep the way he was laying in the rocking chair; vertical in the chair to where he was facing me.

''That's good. You don't want to feel tense. When it feels tight like it did yesterday or like this morning when you woke; I want you to sit down and just breathe for a few minutes.'' Carlisle told me as he moved his hands a little lower than my belly button to feel whatever he was trying to feel.

I nodded to his instructions and let him adjust the blankets when he finished. He replaced the external fetal monitors to something else that had four straps and went around around my belly tightly and hooked to more wires to the screen available and a few sections of lines and other things I didn't understand came up on the screen.

''Oh. That hurts.'' I complained about the new monitor and tried to situate myself to the tightness of the straps and giant circle thingy on the center of my belly.

Carlisle looked over apologetic. ''yes. I'm afraid it will. This is a new form of heart and movement monitors that the hospitals are using now. They are very accurate though.'' He told me and watched me fall back to the bed.

''How long will she need this, Carlisle?'' Edward asked curiously as he helped me get more comfortable in the bed.

''The whole stay.'' The doctor said regretfully.

I moaned pitifully at that. ''How long am I staying exactly?'' I dared to ask.

''About a week or two. Carlisle wants to watch you closely just in case.'' Edward told me as he went back to his chair holding my hand like he had been doing.

I put my hand on my covered belly that hid my child from me now. ''Well Carlisle can go jump off a bridge.'' I said moodily.

The two Cullens laughed at me, obviously not taking my harmful words seriously.

''Wouldn't do much, but it would be fun.'' Carlisle stated with a smirk and began filling out a char that was mine I guessed.

I rolled my eyes and went back to trying to caress my belly. ''Can I have clothes now?'' I asked suddenly.

''Nope.'' The young doctor told me, popping the 'p' childishly and put the chart back before side stepping my pillow that I threw at him with a chuckle.

''Your parents are on their way now to visit you for a little while, Bella, so just relax until then. I assume the cafeteria is bringing you some breakfast in a few minutes on my order. They'll be giving you snacks through the day to at least help you gain some weight. You're too thin.'' Carlisle told me and gave Edward my pillow.

I shrugged. ''I can never keep it down, but I'll eat it.'' I told him.

Carlisle smiled. ''That's all I ask.' I'll be back later.'' He told me and Edward before leaving and closing the door.

I turned my attention back to Edward who set my pillow behind me. ''So mom's coming down huh?'' I said and nodded. I quite liked the idea of seeing my bouncy mom again after all this happened.

Edward grinned. ''It should be fun seeing grandma, right?'' Edward asked and poked at my belly in the only available skin he could touch; which was really my back that was killing me.

I nodded. ''I want to see her. Its the daughter in me that wants to see my own mom.''

He nodded, ''I understand that. I'm the same way with Esme at times. Esme is basically my mother, and she has always been there for me.'' He said with love about the woman.

I smiled. ''I think its nice. I can' wait to meet her honestly. She's the only one I haven't met.'' I said.

Edward nodded and rose from his chair to lay down next to me. He laid his head near my belly as he just curled right up to me like a kitten almost. I instantly just began to card my fingers through his messy bronze hair.

''You'll meet her later today with the others, after your visit with your parents. I wanted to give you some time with them so your mother can see you're alright.'' Edward said as he traced mindless patterns into the fabric of the baby monitor as if trying to feel through it and to my belly again.

I was with Edward on not liking the monitor. I wanted to be able to touch my baby again like we had been doing earlier. It was tight and it hurt. The baby didn't like it either as she kicking up a storm in there and using my organs as punching bags again. I had hushed her like I always did with Edward just grinning and continuing on his pattern journey. She of course, didn't listen to me, but I was just glad to be able to talk to her still.

It seems that daddy was just content to listening to me talk and running his hand across the fabric of the monitor. It seemed so right to call Edward the daddy. The words just flowed together so nicely.

I had no idea what was wrong with me.

''Bella!''

I turned my head to see my mom in the doorway and held out my arms to hold her as she ruhsed over to me.

''Mom! HI!'' I said to her.

Mom smiled at me and looked to my belly to see the monitor covering the kicking baby. ''Baby looks like he's still in there.'' She said and looked to the screen that held the swishing sounds and beeping for the baby and then my own heart monitor.

''It's a girl, mom.'' I glared at her.

Phil smirked and set down my emergency diaper bag on a table. ''I say both.'' Phil sang with dad chuckling at him.

I glared harder at my step-dad and he brushed it off.

''Okay, baby. Tell me what the doctor said.'' Mom told me.

I thought about it. ''Um. The labor made me two centimeters dilated, but I'm only one centimeter and a half now. Carlisle's going to check me some time later to see if the medication needs to be added on to stop me from dilating any further.'' I remembered.

Phil sat in the second rocking chair as dad just lounged on the couch. My mom made herself comfortable with adjusting my blankets over my barely covered body. The only thing that was covered by clothes were my breasts, which had those sticky monitors hooked on me still.

''Alright. I want to talk to the doctor as well. But how are you feeling? Did you get hurt in the accident?'' Mom asked worriedly.

I shook my head. ''No. Only went into pre-mature labor which hurt so bad. It wasn't birthing pains like I was told about and read up on either. It was just pain. I don't know how to explain it.'' I said lamely and leaned back on the bed.

I was silently wishing that Edward had stayed here, but he said he wanted to give me some time alone with my parents. I understood of course, but I just wanted him here.

Dad hummed. ''It was forced. I don't know much on pregnancy, but pre-mature labor takes tolls worse than natural labor I assume.'' He guessed with a shrug. I noticed that he was out of uniform and in more relaxed clothes. First I ever saw on weekdays.

Mom nodded, agreeing with dad. ''Yes. Your body has to take double as long to correct everything and heal itself. Hopefully nothing else happens.'' She prayed. ''How have you been eating honey?''

I sighed and moved myself up on the bed with a groan. ''I'm trying to keep things down, but she doesn't like what I eat at all. I can't even eat bread without upchucking.''

''You need to tell you doctor that, Bella. It could be serious.'' Phil told me as he rocked himself in the chair.

I nodded. ''I know. Edward knows though and he told Carlisle about it. He wants to give me something, but it's not safe for the baby he thinks.'' He told him.

''Whose Edward?'' Mom asked quickly with that glint in her eyes.

I fought off that blush with all three parents looking at me with grins.

''Edward Cullen is Carlisle's boy. Good kid, polite, well mannered, and the object of Bella's love. The baby loves him too.'' Dad tattled.

''Shut up. He's just being nice and - he's totally hot, mom. You should see him in gym. Mmm.'' I admitted to my grinning mother.

''Confess, honey.'' Mom ordered and got herself comfortable.

I spend a good few hours talking to mom about Edward and his family from what I knew. I didn't say anything on the accident of where he stopped the van, due to me knowing no one was supposed to know. I didn't want to out anything I wasn't supposed to, and do something bad that would separate us in any way. Now that I had called him daddy to my baby; I didn't want him to leave my side.

During the stay, Carlisle had come in to check on me and talk to mom and dad with Phil jumping in from time to time about things and information. Carlisle had painfully adjusted the monitor and loosened it just a tad, saying he couldn't do it any more than this. He told me that he would give me something to help me sleep later tonight that was baby safe and wouldn't interfere with the other medication.

The young doctor also took this chance to check over my dilation progress to see if it went down. I had kicked dad and Phil out, and let mom stay. They were leaving shortly, so they said their goodbyes told their goodbyes to me before leaving the room. Phil had said to keep the diaper bag just in case of anything happening, so he just kept it on the table.

''Alright Bella, let's get this over with.'' Carlisle told me with a gentle smile and put on his gloves.

I got into position with mom sitting next to me.

''Breathe in.'' Carlisle ordered before doing the test.

I tried to breathe normally during the test that lasted longer than the last test I remembered yesterday. I released a breath on the doctor's order and relaxed on the bed with mom brushing my hair out of face.

Carlisle took his gloves off and turned to me and my mom. ''Well, it seems that you're the same as earlier, so I'm giving you more medication in a little while just to be safe.'' He told me.

Mom nodded. ''Okay, that sounds just fine. I'm gonna go, honey, but I'll be back tomorrow, okay?'' She told me and said her goodbye to me.

I was left with Carlisle in the room who came over to me to look at my heart monitor that was giving away my pain.

''Edward will return in just a few minutes, alright? Just relax and take a breather, the pain will stop soon.'' Carlisle told me and moved an IV tube around.

I hummed. ''She doesn't like being touched in any way.'' I brushed off the pain that was achingly slowly fading.

I saw the father of Edward give a smile at me. ''I heard that from Edward. It seems she likes you and him. That's it.''

I nodded. ''Yep. That's as far as she goes.'' I said truthfully.

He chuckled. ''You two will be fine parents together. You make a nice couple as well.'' He admitted.

I smiled and laughed. ''Do we?'' I asked him. I doubted I looked good with the godly Cullen. I was very confident in myself, but with Edward Cullen; my confidence went down the drain.

Carlisle tilted his head curiously. ''Do you doubt that, Bella?''

I shrugged. ''He can have anyone he wants, doc. While I enjoyed the time we had together so far, he can still have someone else. We aren't dating per say, and I won't throw fatherhood onto him when it's not his blood or DNA.'' I told him softly.

Carlisle was silent. ''What if there was no one other than you and this baby for him? What if you were it for him, and this baby just completed everything?'' He asked me.

That was a deep question. I thought over it.

I liked Edward. More than a lot. While I shouldn't classify it as love due to anything happening from my pregnancy, the baby, and his choices and mine; I wanted him as my own. It just clicked between us, and him running his perfect fingers and hand on my belly with my baby in there loving it completely.

''Then it's his choice to stay or not. If he wants to; of course he can. I just can't have my heart dragged around on a chain. I have a baby to care for. I can't focus on my love life.'' I paused. ''But if this is it, then so be it.''

Carlisle ran his fingers through my hair with a smile on his face. ''This is just the beginning, Bella dear.'' He said cryptically and walked out of the room and closed the door.

I really wanted to know what he meant. I was lost in thought until Edward strolled in the room a little while later with a soda that was obviously for me from the Dr. pepper logo on it. I smiled at the form of the Cullen that handed over the soda after cracking it open for me. As I drank it; Edward curled right up to me again and ran those pianist fingers over the fabric of the monitor again, and the pain just dulled away.

I didn't know what it was, but I was glad to see Edward here with me. That much I knew.

Next chapter is the Cullens coming to visit her! Stick around for it!

If you noticed, these chapters are coming in intervals. I'll try to post one every other day. For those who haven't read this, hope you're enjoying it! For those who have: patience is a virtue :)