Chapter 9: Telling Renee

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The day that I had been dreading has finally come. Today I was going to call my mother and tell her about the babies. I have put if off long enough and it was time.

I made sure that Edward did not need to work or go to school. I wanted to be prepared in case I would need emotional support to make the call or if things went badly afterwards. We both agreed that it wasn't the best idea for me to be alone and an emotional wreck especially since I couldn't move around that easily.

My mom and I were using e-mail as our main form of communication. Normally I would reply to her e-mails with short answers, but in the past few days I have found myself typing more and more. I was trying to subtly hint about the pregnancy -- like how Edward and I had bought and moved into a new house with eight bedrooms -- but she still hasn't caught on.

I stared at the phone in my hands, and kept on passing it from one hand to the next. At least I was now one step closer to calling my mother. I had the phone in hand.

"It's not going to bite, you know." I jumped at the sound of Edward's voice. "Just call her already."

"I know I should, but I just can't."

Edward took the phone from my hands and before I could protest he pressed the re-dial button. Yes I had called my mother many times already but chickened out when I heard the phone ring.

"Hello?" I heard my mother say on the other line as Edward handed the phone back to me. I shot him an evil glare, which he returned with a shrug, as he left the room.

"Hi mom," I said quietly into the phone.

"Bella, it's so nice to hear your voice."

"It's nice to hear yours, too, mom."

It has been a long time since my mom and I have talked to each other on the phone. I don't really know how we let that happen. She used to force me to call her at least once a week when I went to live with Charlie and that continued on into high school. Once I was married the phone calls began to slow and eventually stopped coming. Soon enough e-mail was our only way of communicating.

"What's wrong, you sound upset." My mom said breaking my from my daydream

"Nothing's wrong, really mom everything is great."

"Are you sure because you sound nervous?"

"No mom, everything is great. Wait no better then great, amazing."

"Really? Well I'm glad to hear that. It sounded like you had something important to tell me through the e-mails."

So she had caught on to the little hints I was dropping. I knew my mom was perceptive, but I had forgotten by how much since we have been apart from each other for so long.

"Yeah I do. And it's something important as well. Are you sitting down mom?"

I heard the sound of a chair scrapping against the tiled floor.

"Now I am, should I be nervous? You're not dying or anything are you?"

"No, mom nothing like that. It's just that… mom, I'm pregnant."

I heard a sharp intake of breath. I was really glad now that I had suggested to her to sit down.

"Are you still there mom?" I asked. It had been a while since she has said anything and I was beginning to get nervous. If she reacted like this to me being pregnant what was she going to say when I told her I was pregnant with six?

"Yeah I'm still here. I just can't believe that you're pregnant."

"I know it's hard to believe."

"When are you due?"

"It's hard to tell. My real due date is in October, but multiples are always born sooner. Of course my ideal date would be some time in August just after the 30 week mark."

I rambled off to my mother as if I had already told her about the sextuplets, but it was after another gasp that I remembered that she still didn't know.

"Multiples? Bella, exactly how many babies are you having?"

"Six. Mom, Edward and I are having sextuplets."

"You have got to be kidding me."



"No, mom, I'm being serious. Edward and I are really having sextuplets."

"Then you're going to get a reduction right?"

"It's a bit late for that now, since I'm already 14 weeks pregnant. And even if I wasn't this far along I would never reduce."

"Six babies are way too many for you and Edward to handle. You're still so young I don't want you to have to be tied down like I was."

"So, Emmett and I tied you down, mom?"

I had to fight back the tears that were threatening to fall. I knew my mother wasn't going to be too keen on the idea of the babies, but I never expected her to be like this.

"Of course not Bella, I just wish I could have gotten more life experiences and seen more of the world before I had the two of you."

"To me it sounds like we tied you down."

"I love you and your brother with all my heart, but there are times when I wish I had waited a few more years before I decided to have children. I only want what's I best for you honey. And I think that a reduction is the way to go. Trust me; you will be a lot happier in the end."

"No, I won't mom. I won't be able to live with myself knowing that I have killed a few of my babies."

"They aren't your babies yet. They're still little fetuses. But then again maybe a few of them won't make it. I heard that with higher multiples a few are stillborn, which probably might be for the best."

"No mom, that is not going to happen. I may not have met them yet, but I can feel them inside of me. I can hear each of their individual hearts beating every week. And all six of them are going to make it out alive. And they are going to thrive outside the womb and all have a chance to grow up."

"Bella, you need to be realistic. The statistics show…"

"I don't care about any stupid statistics. I know my babies and Edward and I handpicked the doctors and nurses that will be there on delivery day and in the NICU after they are all born. They are all going to make it."

"I'm trying to be reasonable here Isabella. You need to be prepared that they are not all going to make it. And you will see that it really was for the best that not all of them are born."

"I will never think that way."

"I can't talk to you when you are like this Bella. Call me back when you have had time to think over what I said and let it sink in. You will see that I'm right."

Renee hung up the phone before I could get another word in. I slowly took the phone away from my ear in shock. I never thought my mother would be so cruel. Plus the fact that she was so calm throughout the conversation scared me.

"What if my mother was right?" I whispered to myself

"Right about what?" Edward asked coming into the room. I had forgotten he was in the house with me.

"That it would be for the best if one or more of our babies were stillborn."



"No." Edward practically shouted right after I finished my sentence. "All six of them are going to be born alive and as healthy as any normal pre-mature baby."

I just nodded my head in agreement not really sure what to say. The rational part of my said to listen to my husband, I knew he held the real truth and what I believed. But the irrational part of me said to listen to my mother, that six children were going to be a lot of work and it would be easier if we started out with less.

"Bella, are you alright?" Edward asked. I didn't realize that he had sat down on the bed and had taken the phone away from me.

"Yeah I'll be fine. I'm going to take a bath."

I carefully pushed myself out of bed and waddled into the bathroom.

I turned on the water and tested the temperature before sitting down on the toilet seat. It was getting painful for me to stand up for any amount of time. So I was forced to either be sitting or lying down.

Once the tub was filled I shut off the water and started to undress. Even though Alice had bought be a whole new wardrobe, I still was most comfortable in Edward's clothes.

I let out a sigh when I lowered myself into the warm water. It felt amazing on my sore body and was washing away all the troubles that my mother had just caused.

"Do you mind if I join you?" I looked over and saw Edward standing in the door frame.

"Of course not, there's plenty of room."



The bathtub in our bedroom was huge. Prefect for fitting a very pregnant wife and husband, or six young children.

I watched as Edward started to undress. Even though I had seen him many times without his clothes on, I still found myself mesmerized by his perfect body.

"Like what you see?" he asked noticing that I was staring. I nodded my head, just like I did the first time I saw him naked. "Good because it's all yours."

I leaned forward as Edward climbed in behind me and wrapped his arms around me. I leaned my head back on his shoulder and he kissed my forehead.

The two of us sat there in silence enjoying each other's company.

"How are you feeling now?" Edward asked whispering into my ear.

"Better now that you're here and have had some time to think."

"You know that what your mother said isn't true."

"I know, but she knows how to get to me and makes me think that her way is the right way."

"Try not to let her get to you like that."

"I know, but I don't know what I am going to do without her. I always imagined my mom being a big part of my first pregnancy. Your mom is great and all, but I still want my own mother."



"I know sweetie, she'll eventually come around." He kissed my temple trying to comfort me.

"What if she doesn't?"

"Well reach that when we get there. But right now how about you and I just forget everything that has happened? After all, we are still young and have a few more months until we are parents. We better cherish the alone time we have."

"What are you planning on doing to make me forget Mr. Cullen?"

I closed my eyes and suppressed a moan as I felt Edward's finger dance all over my body. He always knew the exact place to touch. My body was twice as sensitive now that I was pregnant. So every touch was multiplied to one thousand.

It had been getting harder for Edward and I to make love to each other with my bulging stomach. Whatever position we tried it seemed to get in the way. We were getting pretty frustrated with it and not being able to get a release.

Edward found a new way to compensate by trying to find a new way to get my release. Of course I couldn't let him have all the fun and needed to repay him so I also started to think up new ways. It was almost as much fun as having sex, and defiantly got rid of all our frustration.

All the new explorations were fun, but it wasn't the same as having Edward inside of me. I couldn't wait until we were finally able to make love freely again without having my stomach in the way of everything.

"I can't wait until we officially get to break in this new bathtub." Edward said in a low and husky voice before he started to nip at my neck.

I defiantly was going to forget everything my mother had told me tonight.

A/N: End of chapter 9! Of course to start out I need to thank my amazing beta luv2beloved for editing this chapter.

So was Renee's reaction what you expected it to be? I know it wasn't what I originally had planned, but the phone call just sort of went in that direction and I went with the flow. I think it turned out pretty well. Sorry it took so long to get out. School has gotten in the way once again and I probably should be doing work instead of writing chapters. Though I did start the next chapter during one of my classes. I know not the smartest idea, but the class is really boring and I only have to write papers. And since I normally don't pay attention I decided to start some writing.

Next chapter is going to be about Jon and Kate Plus Eight. I have some ideas of what I want Bella to see, but I would love to hear some of your favorite episodes or moments during the show or ones that you think Bella would need to see or enjoy watching. I don't remember the specifics of many and there are few full episodes online so your opinions will help a lot since they are what Bella is going to watch.

Please review too. I want this story to have over 100 reviews. With my ruff estimate of how many chapters I have to write it means about 5 reviews a chapter. Which really isn't that bad. So please review and help me reach my goal.