"Good morning sweetheart, happy birthday!" Edward and I both burst into Charlie's nursery and she was already awake and wiggling around happily in her crib. I immediately went to pick her up and I placed kisses all over her face. She giggled and leaned over to press her face to mine. I can't believe she's already one; it seems like just yesterday she was born.
"Dada," Charlie cooed, reaching out for Edward. He chuckled and took her before bouncing her in his arms and kissing her forehead. I smiled at the scene; Edward was such a good father to Charlie. It was so great to see them interact with each other every day.
"Alright little one, we need to give you a bath." I patted her head and soothed down her crazy blonde curls. She's such a cute little girl. Edward kissed her cheek and Charlie shrieked in laughter when he started tickling her.
"I'll go give her a bath, you should take a shower." Edward said, kissing my cheek before leaving to go to the bathroom in the hallway. I went to our bedroom and started taking off my clothes so I could take a shower. I took some extra time to admire my belly.
I'm only around fifteen weeks pregnant but I feel so big, mainly because there are two in here. I barely even had a bump when I was fifteen weeks pregnant with Charlotte. I stopped looking at my belly in the mirror and went to the bathroom and stepped into the shower.
I quickly washed my hair and body and successfully attempted to shave my legs. We're going to an indoor waterpark; I don't want my legs to look like a forest. My dad and Sue were coming to the house to see Charlotte before we went to the waterpark.
Edward's family was coming to the waterpark party and Alice and Emmett were bringing their little ones. Nic had just recently turned one. It would definitely be fun for Charlotte. I knew she probably wouldn't remember her first birthday, but at least she'll have fun.
I got out of the shower after a few minutes and dried myself off before leaving the bathroom. Edward was sitting on the bed with a clean, happy Charlie in his arms. She was poking his face and he pretended to bite her hand and she giggled and continued poking him.
"Charlie called; he'll be here in around half an hour." Edward said, taking his attention away from Charlotte for a minute. Only now did I realize how confusing it was to have two Charlie's in my life.
I grabbed some clothes from the closet and started changing. I put on some comfortable maternity jeans and a cute white shirt before grabbing one of Edward's zip-up hoodies. I was wearing Edward's hoodies and jackets a lot lately. He didn't seem to mind much.
"You look extremely attractive in my sweatshirt, even if it does swallow you up." Edward winked at me and I giggled at his words before lifting Charlie off the bed and holding her comfortably at my hip. She kicked her feet and rested her head on my shoulder. I went to the nursery and grabbed some hair ties and a comb before setting her down on her changing table and combing out her wet hair.
Her hair was never very tangled, even though she had crazy curly hair. I put her hair into two cute little ponytails and she looked absolutely adorable. When I went back to the bedroom Edward just started laughing.
"Charlie is such a cute girl. I'll definitely have to keep boys away when she gets older. Maybe your dad can give me some tips." Edward reached out for Charlie and I handed her over before going to the kitchen. I was feeling super hungry even though I had eaten a few hours ago.
Edward put Charlie into her high chair and gave her some cheerios. She immediately started playing with them and occasionally put one in her mouth. I got some baby food for her and started feeding her. Charlie is such a good girl; she isn't really picky about food either.
Edward microwaved some leftover pasta from last night and put it in front of me. My stomach growled and I just laughed. This man knows me too well. Charlie grabbed a handful of cheerios and tried to shove all of them in her mouth and she made a cute sound of frustration when half of them fell out of her hand.
The doorbell rang after a few minutes and I was suddenly nervous to see my dad again. Charlie finished the jar of food and I rinsed it and tossed it in the recycle bin before sitting down to eat my pasta.
I was still eating when my dad and Sue walked into the kitchen. I took one glance at my dad and shot out of my chair to hug him. He held me tightly and I just started crying. I haven't seen him in over a year, I missed him so much! I pulled Sue into the hug after a few minutes and we just hugged it out for a few minutes. I finally pulled away and wiped away my tears before a bright smile came onto my face.
"Bells…I missed you so much. Sweetheart, you can never do something like that ever again, I was so worried about you." Charlie hugged me again, and finally took notice of the bump jutting from my abdomen. His eyes widened a little when he saw how big I was.
"I'm fifteen weeks with twins." He knew I was pregnant but I don't think he realized I would be this big already. Edward walked over a moment later with Charlotte in his arms and she just looked at Charlie curiously. She reached out for me and I gladly took her into my arms.
"Dad, this is Charlotte, your granddaughter. Honey, this is your Grandpa." I explained to Charlotte. She cocked her head to the side and just stared at Charlie for a few seconds. I handed her to him and I could tell she was wondering who he was. She glanced at his eyes and I could tell she recognized the chocolate brown eyes that my dad and I shared.
"Pa." Charlotte finally uttered, patting his face. I burst into laughter at her affection and Charlie just chuckled and bounced her in his arms. I could see how happy Charlie was just by looking in his eyes. His smile was infectious. I finally got the chance to ask him something when we stopped laughing.
"Dad…what happened to your mustache?" His mustache was freaking shaved off. Charlie looks about five years younger when he's cleanly shaved. Dad looked kind of surprised at the question.
"Well Sue convinced me to shave it off, and I liked it, so I just kept it like this." Sue chuckled at the explanation and I smiled. I'm glad that Dad had Sue when I disappeared; it probably helped him so much.
"Bella, maybe you should finish eating." Edward muttered, wrapping his arms around my waist. My dad, suddenly seeing the affection, gave Edward a somewhat harsh look. Oh lord…
"Haha, I'm going to do that. Why don't you go to the living room with my dad?" I shoved Edward out of the kitchen a little and he glared at me.
"Yeah Edward, let's talk." Dad said in an extremely menacing gruff tone. I giggled and rolled my eyes, my dad isn't going to kill him or something…I hope not. Both of the boys left the room with Charlotte. I patted my belly and turned towards Sue, finally getting a chance to give her a huge hug. Sue is the mother of Leah and Seth Clearwater, her husband Harry had died in an accident a few years ago. Jacob is actually dating Leah.
"You're so big! I can't believe you're expecting two more babies, and Edward seems like such a sweet man." Sue gave me a huge smile and rubbed my belly. I could tell she was excited that she could be part of this pregnancy.
"Edward is great, I love him a lot." I sat back down and continued to eat my pasta. I finished within minutes and put my bowl in the sink. Sue just watched me inhale my food with amusement. I was eating a lot more now…
Edward walked back into the kitchen a few minutes later with this really questionable look on his face. He walked over to me and kissed me gently before wrapping his arms around me.
"Well, I just got a very interesting lecture from your father." Edward said calmly, as he pulled away from me. I just glanced up at his face and tried to keep the smile off my face. It was really fun to see Edward so uncomfortable. Good job papa Swan, you managed to scare my boyfriend.
"Don't worry; I know you won't hurt me." I tapped his nose with my finger and walked out of the kitchen to the living room. Charlie was sitting on the couch with Charlotte in his lap and he was playing with her and having a conversation with her. I sat down on the couch with them and Edward joined me a few seconds later, wrapping his arm around my waist.
"Edward's mother and father are popping over soon to take you and Sue to the waterpark to prepare things before everyone shows up." Charlie nodded and Charlotte started climbing over Charlie and she finally crawled over to Edward and plopped down in his lap.
"Dada," She said happily, bouncing up and down staring at Edward. I giggled and tightened the ponytails on her head. Charlie was smiling and I could tell that even though he was wary of Edward he could see how close Edward and Charlotte were. It was easy to see how much Edward loved Charlotte, and she was so comfortable with him.
I felt my very jumpy baby boys press on my bladder and I got up from the couch and headed to the bathroom. When I got back to the living room Charlie and Edward were discussing something and Charlotte was just sitting and playing with Sue. It was nice how normal this felt, I haven't had much normalcy in the past year.
I was just about to sit back down on the couch when I felt light flutters from my belly. I froze and my eyes widened. I completely forgot how magical this feels. Edward turned to me and I just smiled at him and sat down.
"I just felt the babies move around." I announced, rubbing my bump. Edward's hand automatically went to my belly and he just stroked the bump and kissed me gently. I glanced over at my dad and he looked oddly happy. Charlotte reached out for me and started fussing when she couldn't reach me.
I got up and took her from Sue before bouncing her in my arms and rubbing her back. She finally settled down and I put her down on the floor so she could walk around a little. She walked a few steps towards Charlie and then fell down on her but and when she was struggling to get back up I helped her get onto her feet and she walked over to Charlie and reached her arms up.
I sat back down on the couch. Edward wrapped his arm around my shoulders and I put my hands right on top of my belly. I wonder when the babies are going to kick. Edward was anxiously waiting to feel the babies kick, although his constant belly touching was kinda annoying.
I heard the doorbell ring and knew that it was Carlisle and Esme. Edward got up to answer the door and the moment Esme walked in Charlotte was bouncing up and down and trying to get out of Charlie's arms. Charlotte is crazy about Esme, she absolutely loves her.
Charlie lifted Charlotte out of his lap and put her down on the floor and she baby waddled to Esme and wrapped her arms around Esme's legs. Esme just chuckled and lifted Charlotte off of the floor, holding Charlotte against her hip.
"We realized that we needed to get a few things for the party and we thought that your parents would want to come with us." Carlisle explained, patting Charlotte's back while she shoved her fingers into her mouth. She was such a cute, messy child.
"That would be great. Dad, these are Edward's parents Esme and Carlisle." Esme handed Charlotte to me and gave Dad and Sue a hug and I could tell they were both a bit uncomfortable with the affection. I was the exact same way when I met Esme. The Cullen family is definitely a hugging family.
Our parents left the house after a few minutes and Charlotte started playing with my hair. Alice and Emmett were bringing their kids; I'm hoping that Charlotte gets along with all of them.
I took Charlotte upstairs to the nursery and put her down in her crib while I looked around for the cute little swimsuit that I had bought for her. I finally found it after a few minutes and Edward walked into the nursery and saw what I was holding.
It was a ruffled one piece with a cute little band in the middle that looked like a belt. It was freaking adorable. Each ruffle was a different color and it was really, really cute. I love it!
"I'm seriously wondering how you're going to get that onto her." Edward commented, lifting Charlie out of her crib. Charlie leaned against Edward's shoulder and started playing with the neck of his shirt. She seemed quite bored, and I knew that she didn't really understand what was going on today.
Edward made a good point though, if Charlie isn't comfortable in the swimsuit she's going to get really cranky and annoyed. I'm not sure how comfortable wearing a swim diaper inside a swimsuit will be. I decided to try it on her now. I took off her clothes and put her swim diaper on; she was calm as I put the swimsuit on and I immediately started cooing to her about how cute she is. Ah, she looks so adorable! Edward smiled when he saw her and I lifted her out of the crib again, bouncing her in my arms. She giggled and started putting her fingers back into her mouth.
"We should probably put our swimwear on too," I glanced up at Edward before leaving the nursery to go to the bedroom. I put Charlie down on the bed and looked through the closet until I found my one piece. By belly was small enough that a maternity one piece was extremely comfortable for me. It was navy blue on the bottom and then it had a red band with a bow in the middle around my breast line and then it had horizontal stripes on the bikini area. Edward's swim trunks match my swim suit a little; they're white and have red, blue, and yellow stripes (Swimsuit photos are on my profile!)
I started taking my clothes off and Edward snuck up behind me just as I was taking off my shirt. I jumped a little when I felt his arms wrap around my waist. I turned around and kissed him gently before continuing to take off my shirt. Edward unhooked my bra and started kissing my neck.
"Edward, Charlie is right there!" I smacked him and he sent me an innocent grin before grabbing his swim trunks to change. He took off his shirt for absolutely no reason before throwing off his pants and boxers and pulling the swim trunks on. I did take a few seconds to admire his abs before putting my swim suit on. Charlie was just lying on her back on the bed, staring at the ceiling, and kicking her little feet.
I put on some yoga pants and a sweatshirt and Edward put his shirt back on. Once I was dressed I went to the nursery to pack an emergency bag. I put Charlie's diapers, a changing pad and some wipes, a blanket, tiny towels, and a few changes of clothes into the bag.
I also went to the closet in the hallway and grabbed three normal sized towels for us to use to dry off. I went back to the bedroom with the diaper bag and put the towels in another bag along with clothes for Edward and me. Once both bags were packed I went downstairs.
Charlie was definitely going to have fun at the waterpark. I refuse to put Charlie in the normal pool with arm floaties though. Alice is bringing an extra spring float thingy for Charlie; it's basically a seat that floats in water.
Edward and Charlie were in the living room and I saw that Edward had put a cute little flower headband and sunglasses on Charlie's. She was now also wearing some pants and tiny little sandals. I resisted the urge to hug Charlie and gush over how cute she is.
"We should probably head to the waterpark now." I said, sitting down on the couch. Who knew packing two little bags could be so tiring? Maybe it's just because I'm pregnant. Edward stood up and stretched a bit before grabbing the two bags off the floor while carrying Charlie with the other arm.
I got up and we all went out to the garage to the car and I strapped Charlie into her car seat while Edward put the bags in the trunk of his Volvo. I finally got to sit in the passenger seat and relax after that. I was already starting to feel some back pain; this pregnancy was just taking so much out of me already. Edward pulled out of the garage and we were on our way to the waterpark within a minute.
I got distracted with my thoughts and started thinking about when I got pregnant. I had turned seventeen a few days before Charlie was conceived and gave birth to her on June 2nd, she was born five weeks premature, but she was completely fine and was at the healthy weight of 6 pounds 2 ounces.
I turned eighteen three months after she was born. I only have a few more months to go before I'm eighteen, but Edward will be twenty-three in a little over three weeks. I'm a little more than four freaking years younger than him, what do his parents think about this whole situation.
I mean Edward's whole family has become part of my support system at this point. What if they all just think I'm too young to be with Edward? Do they think that I got pregnant so I would just rope him into a relationship? Oh god, what if they all secretly just hate me and pity me?
"Bella, we're here." Edward broke me from my thoughts and I suddenly realized that I was just sitting there like an idiot. There's absolutely no way that they think that about me, I'm just being weird and stupid. Edward's entire family has been so supportive and I know that they genuinely care. I got out of the car as Edward was getting Charlie from her car seat.
"Sorry, I just got caught up in my thoughts." I grabbed the two bags from the trunk and I saw Rosalie across the parking lot. I waved at her and she waved back at me before lifting up her one and a half year old daughter, Caila. Emmett was somehow carrying all three of their four year old sons, Alex, Will, and Mark. (BTW, Alice is 26 and Emmett has just turned 25. So yeah, Edward is the youngest in the family.)
Edward and I started walking towards the entrance of the waterpark and Rosalie walked over to us. Caila patted Charlie's head and Charlie just laughed loudly and did the same. It was amazing how comfortable Charlie was around Edward's whole family.
Emmett finally walked over to where we were and put down the boys, who were all wearing adorable matching swim trunks. Emmett is very big and strong, which explains his gigantic muscles. He intimidated me at first, but then he smiled and I saw his dimples and it took all the scariness away. Rosalie and Emmett really made a cute couple.
We all went into the waterpark and I easily spotted Alice and started walking towards the group. Alice ran up to me the moment she saw me and put her hand on my belly. Honestly, this girl is like a kindergartener sometimes. The babies were wiggling around a little, but I knew that Alice couldn't feel it. It was nice to feel the cute little tingles of the babies moving, it reassured me that they were safe and calm.
I put Charlotte down on the ground and she baby waddled over to Esme and Sue. Sue lifted her up because Esme was currently carrying Nic. Speaking of Nic, Alice is convinced that Charlotte and Nic are going to grow up and fall in love and get married. I hate to burst her bubble, but I'm pretty sure that they're just going to end up being like brother and sister.
There were a bunch of poolside chairs that each had cute decorative towel over them with names on them, there was even one with my dad's name on it…Oh lord, I should have known that Alice would go overboard with party favors. We had rented out one of the many pools for the party, and the kids could also play in the waterpark if they wanted to.
I glanced over at the table where Charlie and Carlisle were sitting and saw that there was a gigantic cake sitting on the table. What the hell, it looked like it could feed more than twenty people. Alice is really crazy when it comes to party planning. When Edward and I get married I'll be sure to hire her as my wedding planner, I'm sure she would love that…hmm, getting married to Edward; I definitely see that in my future, maybe in a few years.
"Okay, kids you can go play now!" Alice finally announced. Jenna, Alex, Will, and Mark immediately ran to the slides of one of the smaller pools. Charlie and Carlisle both followed them to make sure they didn't do anything dangerous and hurt themselves.
Alice took of Nic's shirt and pants and I saw his cute little swim trunks and noticed that they matched the design on Jasper's swim trunks. I was suddenly tempted to buy matching swim trunks for the twins and Edward. It would be so cute!
"Get Charlie into her swimsuit and take off your pants so we can get into the pool." Alice commanded, holding Nic with one arm while she got what I assumed were the floats for the babies. I took Charlie from Sue and took off her pants and sunglasses before following Alice's lead and putting her into the float that was already sitting in the water.
Charlie just started giggling and I could tell that she thought the water felt funny. I chuckled with her and smiled at her before taking off my own pants and sweatshirt and getting into the pool as well. I stood next to Charlie's float, making sure that nothing happened.
Alice came into the pool a few minutes later and Rosalie joined us with Caila after a few minutes. Caila had floaties on and she was furiously trying to doggy paddle through the water while wearing huge arm floaties. It was pretty hilarious to watch.
"So how have you been, how's the pregnancy so far?" Rosalie asked, flashing me a smile. Rosalie is just so gorgeous; it's really surprising that she's the mother of four children. Her body is really nice; I was guessing that Emmett and she both enjoyed working out.
"I've been pretty tired; the pregnancy has been great though. I felt the babies move for the first time today, it was really exciting. I can't wait for them to kick." Charlotte wiggled around in her spring float and I pushed it away slightly before pulling it back, making little waves around her. She just laughed and smacked the water with her hand, splashing us with water.
"I remember when I was pregnant with Jenna; I freaked out the first time she kicked because I had no idea what it was. Jasper had to reassure me that it was just kicking for the whole day; I even made him call the doctor." Alice laughed and smiled at Nic, who was calmly sitting in his float. He looked very comfortable.
After about ten minutes Emmett, Edward, and Jasper all came into the pool and they all basically tackled each other. It was hilarious; all three of them were like big children. Sue and Esme were both wearing somewhat conservative swimsuits, but they looked really nice.
I got out of the pool, asking Alice to watch Charlie, and checked the time. Charlie usually had a nap at around one o'clock, which was in a little less than three hours. I got back into the pool and saw that Edward was carrying Charlie and having a discussion with Emmett. Caila and Charlie were holding hands in the middle and it was just so freaking adorable. Why are babies just so goddamn cute?
Jenna and the triplets came into the pool after a few minutes and I was surprised that they could all already swim. I couldn't swim until I was seven years old because I was kinda scared of the water. I'm pretty sure Sue was the one who ended up teaching me how to swim when she was teaching Leah and Seth, who are both younger than me. My dad and Carlisle came into the pool too.
After about half an hour of playing in the pool I decided that it was time to cut the cake and I got out of the pool before wrapping a towel around my body and going over to the table where the cake was in a box. I took off the box and put the cake in the middle of the table before calling everyone over.
I sat down on one of the benches of the table and Edward handed Charlie to me before standing behind me. Charlie was just looking around, wondering what was going on. Everyone gathered around the table and all of the kids sat down around it. Rosalie quickly distributed plates and forks and then lit the candle at the top of the cake.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you happy birthday dear Charlie, happy birthday to you," All the kids rushed to sing the song and I laughed. The kids just wanted cake. I didn't blame them, the cake looked really, really good. I kinda wanted to eat all of it, but that's the pregnancy talking…probably. Charlotte clapped her hands and started gesturing towards the cake. I laughed at her enthusiasm.
I handed Charlotte to Edward and started cutting off pieces of cake and putting them on plates. I fed Charlie some of the cake and she immediately grabbed some with her hands and put it in her mouth. I just laughed and told Edward to feed her while I handed out cake.
Once everyone had some cake I finally took a gigantic slice and sat down to eat it. Alice and Rosalie were both just looking at me in amusement. I made a face at them and Alice giggled and Rosalie just rolled her eyes and chuckled.
"I'm pregnant, I have cravings!" I defended, shoving more cake into my mouth. I glanced over at Edward and saw that Charlotte was almost done eating her cake. She looked really hyper and bouncy now…this is what sugar does to her, she loves sugar. The kids finished their cake and were quickly into the pool again.
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About an two hours later Edward and I were putting a very sleepy Charlie into her car seat. We also had about half the cake in the trunk because it was so big and the three customized towels that Alice had made for Edward, Charlotte and I. My dad and Sue had already been dropped back at our house to get their car and were probably already at their hotel. Charlie had promised that he would come visit every few months, he didn't want to miss too much of Charlotte's life.
I was feeling pretty tired too, so the moment I had Charlie comfortable in her car seat and the bags in the trunk, I fell asleep in the passenger's seat. When I woke up Edward was shaking me awake and Charlie wasn't in the car anymore. It was still really bright outside since it was just past one o'clock.
We had all decided to take the kids back home for their naps and stuff and then meet for dinner tonight or maybe breakfast tomorrow. I'm pretty worn out, so dinner might not happen. I got out of the car and Edward wrapped an arm around my waist, helping me inside.
I was starting to trail my feet behind me and Edward suddenly just lifted me up bridal style and took me upstairs to our bedroom. I was already closing my eyes and nuzzling against Edward's chest. He put me down on our bed and started taking off my clothes and finally put one of his big shirts on me. He put me under the covers and climbed into bed with me after a minute.
"I love you Edward, so much." I mumbled, scooting closer to his body. Edward wrapped his arms around my body and kissed my forehead.
"I love you too Bella, now sleep." Edward tightened his arms around me and I turned around so that he was spooning me. He kissed my neck and rested his head in the crook of my neck and put one hand on the swell of my belly. I finally let sleep take over, knowing I would dream about my future with Edward.
I suck, I know. I haven't updated in a super long time and I'm really sorry about that. I hope you guys can forgive me. You guys don't deserve some pointless excuses for why I didn't update, the truth is, I just stopped wanting to write. This is the first time in months that I just couldn't stop writing. I wanted to get past 4,000 words in this chapter and I got to 5,000! I'm hoping this desire to write will stick :) Anyways, I'm really, really, really sorry about neglecting this story and basically abandoning it. I never wanted to do that and I feel really guilty about it. I really love how this story is turning out, but there might be some drama that occurs…so watch for it. Oh, and please check my profile for pics of everyone's swimsuit. I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and I'll try to update within the next two months, but no promises. Thanks for reading!
