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Chapter Nine
Dare to be Normal
The door of my bedroom was closed, as were my eyes. My hands were running up and down my swollen stomach as I stood before my full body mirror. Enjoying the friction of my palms against my belly and the occasional responses from my little daughter inside me I spread the body milk with the chocolate sent against my pale skin. I smiled to myself with eyes still closed as a strong kick made my yelp for a moment, I rubbed the spot my girl's foot had just stretched and only then I realized I was humming to myself and the little one. Years ago, out of a masochistic habit probably, I had read some books about pregnancy opening my wound even farther. Now with a smile and another yelp I felt happy to have read those books as I was ready for my little girl that was on the way.
I knew the baby needed to hear the mother's voice so it could recognize it later on. I kept humming as I could hear Edward playing the piano downstairs, filling our household with peace. Everyone but Caspar and Amelia were home, so the Cullens were relaxing Sunday morning, including myself and my little baby. I kept on humming to my little embryo and she kept stretching, probably starting to be a bit uncomfortable in my womb as she got bigger every day. I couldn't stop the goofy smile from my face, not when I'm alone with my little one making my heart flatter in happiness.
I felt a strong, larger body hugging me from behind, two calloused, yet tender hands caressing my stomach above mine. I didn't get startled even if I hadn't heard Emmett opening the door, entering the room and closing it behind him. My smile only got bigger as he started humming with me the familiar lullaby of Bella's that started playing from downstairs. How perfect could life be? What else could I ask for, I thought as I rested my back against my husband's strong body, our hands caressing our daughter above my own body and the sense of serenity lingering inside and around us.
I could feel Emmett's lips kissing my earlobe, my neck, my shoulder, biting ever so lightly, just enough to make me giggle and I just let myself to enjoy the moment. 'We haven't found a name for the little miracle of us, Angel.' Emmett whispered in my ear and I nodded my head with a smile, agreeing on both of us finding a nice name and for having our baby as a miracle.
'I want something unique, something only our baby girl would have.' I said simply without even opening my eyes and I heard Emmett smile.
'Then something unique that only our baby would have it is.' He said and I smiled and opened my eyes, I turned around in his hug, my V neck purple blouse still raised to my stomach so my belly could be bare. Emmett took me by the hand and brought me close to our bed, I sat down and he gave me a pillow to place comfortably for my waist, he kneeled between my legs on the carpeted floor and smiled up at me as his large hands covered my entire five months pregnant belly. Emmett kissed my lips and then blew on my neck, making me giggle and laugh and slap his arm, he took the "beating" with a laugh and then gasped as our baby kicked against his left hand. I had almost gotten used to our baby's movement inside of me but Emmett was always surprised when our girl kicked.
'Hey you little minx,' he said and I laughed as he kissed my belly button. 'We need a name for you,' he said looking at my belly and for a moment I lost my breath as it seemed like Emmett could almost make the baby understand his words while our baby kicked again. It warmed my heart to see him loving our baby so much already. 'But first let's hear what mommy's suggestions are.' Emmett said and my heart ached at the sound of me being 'mommy'.
I smiled as I ran my hand through Emmett's cut hair and spoke, 'I want Esme as a second name for starters.' I said and Emmett nodded his head, if a person deserved to be honored by having our baby with her name then that was our mother. 'But then I want something unique that will just be for our baby girl.' I said and felt the same small feeling of worry I felt every time I tried to find a name and never made it so far. Rennesme was a great name for my niece and I wanted something as unique for my girl as well, she was my baby, my unique beautiful baby and she couldn't have just any name.
'What about Emmelie? It's a combination of our own names, it's unique and shows how much we love her just by joining our names for her, like we were joined to have her.' Emmett said and winked at me at his last words but I felt as if my heart was getting bigger in my chest. That name was perfect, both the love of my life's name and mine were in it and it had such a nice ring to it.
'Emmett, I love it, it's so beautiful.' I said joyous and hugged him tightly, my belly between us, he hugged me back and kissed my neck.
'I want her to have both our surnames and the Cullen one, this baby is yours, mine and if the family wasn't here we wouldn't be able to have her safely so she deserves to have all our surnames.' Emmett said and I agreed with a smile. I was hesitated for a moment but decided to say what else I'd like to have for our baby girl.
'Would it be too long if we had the name Lillian for her as well? I mean, she is our little flower, a flower nourished by our love.' I said and Emmett smiled at me funnily as we both knew the name was quiet long.
'Emmelie Esme Lillian Hale McCarthy Cullen.' Emmett said our baby's name for the first time out loud and even that long I found it perfect for our little miracle.
'I love it,' I said simply finding every name and surname of hers being important to me.
'Then, Emmelie Esme Lillian Hale McCarthy Cullen, it is…' Emmett said with a chuckle and I nodded my head with a grin. 'Anything you want, love, and that's for sure is a unique, long name.' Emmett said and I chuckled as well with our baby's excessively long but beautiful name, only our girl would have such name.
'Mom, I wanted to do all this on my own or at least not with Her here!' I moaned at Esme and pointed at Alice who had put a pillow beneath her blouse and was dancing around as Esme was getting all the furniture of the living room out of the way. She put a mattress for exercise on the floor and gestured to me to sit down by her help.
I was in the middle of my fifth month and it was about time for me to get some pregnancy and labor exercise as I would probably give birth here at home as Caspar had hinted many times. I still hadn't asked why he wanted me here but I guessed his powers would need to be closer to me as to keep my body in check, that was what Edward had told me that he saw in Caspar's mind and I understood.
But when I agreed with Esme to use the pregnancy exercise DVDs that they bought for Christmas I never imagined Alice would be around, let alone wanting to participate in all this. Emmett was out for shopping with Rennesme as the girl wanted a new bicycle and Emmett was more than eager to give to her in spite of Bella, Edward and mine dismay. Carlisle was in the hospital, Edward, Bella and Jasper had gone hunting with Caspar and Amelia, the couple seeking different kind of food in areas far away from Forks and I was stuck here with Alice pretending to be pregnant with a pillow beneath her clothes!
My sister flopped down and winked at me as she rubbed her square pillow shaped belly. I almost wanted to laugh but just grimaced and poked my tongue at her as I rubbed my perfectly round belly. I knew she could see I wasn't really mad with all this so she went on irritating me. Edward was so very right, how could someone so tiny being so annoying?
'Ok girls,' Esme said happily and smiled at Alice and the stupid pillow and beamed at me and my true belly. Esme sat slightly forward us and I sighed as she pushed the play button of our DVD player as the large plasma screen started playing the entry of the exercise program. I wished I could just go to the garage and play with some of the family's cars but no, I had to stay here and watch Alice pretend that she was stretching her back easily. I could feel my own back twisting in pain as my bones cracked a bit and then I let the breath I was holding to try to relax, it worked but still I felt kind of stupid doing all this with my mother and sister not being pregnant like me or even humans for that matter.
After awhile of exercising and grimacing every time a stretching made my back hurt I decided to play along and focus. Soon we'd have to start practicing for good on the labor exercises and I had to be careful as Alice could fool around as much as she wanted but I had to take a child out of me in home labor and that made my stomach ache.
I kept on with the exercises and after awhile some of my tender spots as my lower back and shoulders felt better. I knew Carlisle had probably asked Esme to help me with the exercise and now I could admit to myself and only that I enjoyed as both my sister and my mother cared for me and the well being of my pregnancy. I remembered with a pang of guilt wondering if Alice would or not act as she did when Bella seemed to suicide. I knew my sister would do everything for me and I knew I would do the same for her, times like this proved it. Alice looked at me with a smile on her face the moment I winced as my back hurt again because of a light stretch of my arms and she winked at me as she asked Esme for a break and to make some snack for me. I didn't complain as I knew Alice wanted to be alone with me and I would be just fine with a nice snack so I just waited for our mother to go to the kitchen.
'I love Bella, Rose,' Alice started and I looked at her, I knew that woman for such a long time and I loved her like the sister I never had, I was glad I didn't feel that stab of jealousy when I heard her saying those words like the first times. 'My heart is given to each member of the family, all of you have one, a special part of it. Emmett is my funny brother, the one I will try to wrestle with and laugh about things. Edward is a person we both have a special relation with, I have a bond with him probably stronger than usual because of mine and his gift but you also have a bond with him as you were the first to enter the family, as you two are more alike than you want to admit. Jasper is my… everything.' My pixie like sister went on and I smiled.
'Carlisle and Esme are my parents, my only ones, and Nessie is my cute niece, soon to be old niece as you will give me one more. And Bella is my little sister and I love her as you love me, your little sister, but you, Rose, you're my big sister, the one I know I can always rely on, the one even Bella relied on when I couldn't. You're the one who will fight for us, even against us, and you're the one who will keep us standing. And if it was you who jumped of that cliff that time,' my sister said but stopped and took a deep breath, 'I wouldn't be the same without you in here, with me, with us.' Alice said and I knew she did all this monologue as not to bring me to the point of talking myself as it'd be embarrassing.
Alice hugged me and I hugged her back, we both giggled when the baby kicked Alice felt it as well as she had removed her pillow to hug me and the baby kicked against her own belly.
'Wow, it feels good,' she said and I laughed nodded as my sister placed her hand on my belly. 'Maybe Caspar and Amelia will be useful for one more couple in here someday.' Alice said lightly and I was taken by surprise, maybe, someday.
When everyone was back home we decided to watch TV and relax. Nessie was very happy with her new bicycle despite mine and Edward's scowls at Emmett for it but he just shrugged us off and played with the girl around the house. I was glad to see him playing with the seemingly eight year old niece of us. He was going to be a great father. The hunting for Caspar and Amelia went great as they claimed and none us asked for more details but the hunting for the vegetarians of the family didn't turn out well as a team of hikers were around the forest and they didn't get the chance to have as much blood as they wished for. Jasper also wanted to come back as he was afraid of his control over so much human blood gathered in the forest.
We all sat around the living room, Nessie on her bicycle as she refused to let it outside. I was on Emmett's lap, kissing lightly as we watched the movie on the channel Bella had chosen for this evening, the rest were scattered around the living room. When the movie was finished, I decided it was time for me to have a snack even after my dinner with Emmett, strawberries with honey on them and a slice of chocolate cake seemed awesome to me so I stood up and decided to make the dish, not wanting anyone to get into trouble making it.
I moved to the kitchen as I could hear the family spreading around the house. Jasper, Alice, Esme, Nessie and Emmett moved in the kitchen and I smiled at them as I went on with cutting the cake, when I was done I helped Nessie climb on the counter as she always liked to do.
She smiled at me and spoke as I cleaned the strawberries and started cutting the, 'The baby is so hungry? You eat all the time, aunt,' the girl told me and I chuckled as I couldn't deny my cravings, I was eating a lot indeed. I smiled at my niece.
'Yeah, honey, if the baby is going to be as big as uncle Emmett is, then I need to eat a lot for her to be that large.' I said jokingly and both Nessie and I giggled as I kept cutting the strawberries. I was still laughing, looking at Nessie when I yelped as I had cut my finger with the knife.
The next thing I knew was blood running down my fingers, Nessie screaming in fear, Alice screaming as well, more screams and growls and two bodies hugging me tightly, one was cold and strong and the other warm and softer. I looked around with my heart racing. Nessie was crawled behind me on the counter, Esme was hugging me, with her back on the room, as Emmett was also protecting me with his body, Caspar was between us and Edward with Alice were trying to keep Jasper away as he was struggling in Caspar's arms which were holding him back and away from me and my blood with force.
Carlisle rushed close to Jasper and started talking to him but I couldn't hear as they were talking in vampire speed. My heart was beating fast in fear as realization washed over me, if it wasn't for a few members of the family, Jasper would have leaped on me, possibly tearing me apart and Emmett in the progress if he had tried to save me like he did now. Images of me being torn apart with my child drained from blood and poisoned from the venom inside of me rushed in my mind and I felt black surrounding me as the shock was too much for me to bear.
The next thing I knew when I woke up was Emmett's hand, caressing my hair and my finger throbbing a bit as the cut was the same wound I had opened to seal the contract a few weeks prior. I opened my eyes and looked around the room to find Emmett by my side, looking down on my stomach, lost in his thoughts as his face was screwed in worry. Carlisle and Esme in my bedroom's corner, Caspar close to the window with Amelia and Edward was close to the bed. He smiled relieved at me as he was the first to see me awaken.
'She's up,' he said quietly and everyone looked at me as they approached. Emmett looked up at me and smiled with the greatest relief in his features as he raised and kissed my lips lightly.
'How do you feel Rose?' Carlisle and Emmett asked me at the same time, my head was still spinning a little but I felt good.
'I'm fine, how's Nessie?' I answered and then asked as the terrified look on my niece's face was the first thing that came back in my mind.
'She's fine, a bit scared but fine, Bella is with her, you should relax.' Edward answered and I nodded my head. My hand moved close to my stomach and I rubbed my belly, letting a breath of relief as I felt the baby kicking inside me.
'It wasn't your fault all this shock, Rose, but I want you to be extremely careful. You blacked out and I don't want you to experience any kind of this amount of stress. The safety of both you and the baby is priority one.' Carlisle told me and I nodded, I looked at Emmett and noticed the guilt in his eyes, I sighed as I knew I should talk to him when everyone was out of the room.
'How's Japser?' I asked and looked at my parents, I felt Emmett's hand squeezing mine.
'He's alright, terrified of what was close to happening, he and Alice want to talk to you when you feel better,' Esme said.
'No!' Emmett interjected.
'Emmett!' I snapped warningly and he looked at me deep in the eyes.
'I want you to be safe.' He told me firmly.
'I want us all to be fine with it, it was an accident and I just blacked out. I should know better than using a knife without looking inside a house full of vampires.' I replied more calm and he looked inside my eyes for a moment before closing his eyes and nodding his head. We'd have to face occasions like this in the future, we needed to be careful, especially when a little girl with small gushes and scratches like every little human child would have while she was around us. Carlisle cleared his throat and I looked back at him.
'It's ok, the baby is fine I assume, Edward heard her thoughts, she was upset but she relaxed while you were unconscious, but I want you to be careful Rose,' my father said and I nodded my head as I wanted the same thing, for my girl's sake. I felt the baby kicking again and I smiled as I placed Emmett's hand on my stomach, knowing our baby would made sure her dad would calm. Emmett indeed seemed calmer as he let his hand run up and down my body.
'Emmelie is fine, love,' I said to Emmett and he nodded and smiled, his usual mood coming back.
'Emmelie?' Esme asked with a smile and I nodded as Emmet spoke.
'Emmelie Esme Lillian Hale McCarthy Cullen.' Emmett said proudly and I smiled even wider as I wished the announcement of the name would be in a calmer occasion. Esme brought her hands on her lips and moved close to us, hugging us both as she probably loved her name involved. Carlisle smiled and Edward grimaced.
'It's too long to be a name for one person.' He said teasingly and I just chuckled and ignored him as there was knock on the door and all of us looked at it. Carlisle answered it and first Alice and then joint by her hand, Jasper entered the room. Esme remained close to us and Emmett straighten up as he pressed his hand a little more on my stomach, somehow protecting little Emmelie inside of me.
'Come in,' I encouraged and Alice smiled at me almost embarrassedly and dragged Jasper with her through the door. Caspar glared at Jasper and with Amelia left the room. I guessed it was because my brother was the main danger of the Volturi's plans to go bad. Carlisle and Edward left as well but I hold my hand tighter around my mother and husband's hands, needing my husband and also feeling protected with another vampire by my side if something happened again.
I looked at Jasper and he looked back at me, sometimes I felt like we could communicate with each other, with no special powers as we could see the memories and the fears in each other's eyes with no words spoken necessarily. I smiled at him and he tried to do the same but he dropped it and ran both his hands through his blond hair in desperation.
'I'm so sorry, Rosalie, I'm truly sorry.' Jasper said quietly and along with Alice who was joint to him by her arm around his, approached the bed. I sat up on the bed with Esme's helping hand and smiled wider at my brother who was looking between me and Emmett's sober face.
'I'm more sorry, brother, I should be more careful when I fully know how hard it is for you to control yourself, especially after days of bad hunting, I'm sorry, Jasper.' I answered his apologize with one of my own as I felt my momentary stupidity provoked his nature and endanger both mine and Emmelie's life this evening. Jasper moved even closer and even if I flinched in instinct, he hugged me carefully and held me in his arms for a few moments.
'I swear, I didn't want to, it just overwhelmed me and I couldn't see straight.' He said quietly and this time he looked at Emmett too. I knew how hard it was for him. I had got over human blood's sense as I had never tasted it but always refused to, like when I killed those seven and later on when I saved Emmett. I was glad I had gotten over this kind of thirst like Carlisle and Edward had. I knew how hard it was as I had tried many times to help Emmett through his years as a vampire, and many times I had to help him get rid of a human victim that I or the family weren't fast enough to save from my husband.
'I know, Jasper, I know,' I simply said as I was sure my brother could feel my understanding and sympathy for the torture we all once had to fight and only some of us overpowered. Jasper smiled at me and Alice grinned and moved closer as well. Emmett finally smiled at our siblings and we decided to close the uncomfortable silence as Alice spoke.
'The name is beautiful.' She said and both Emmett and I smiled at the mention of our baby's name, a reaction that came almost in instinct by now as every time someone talked about our baby and we were in earshot, grins and smiles were spread on our faces.
'Emmelie is going to be a very lucky girl.' Jasper said and I smiled at my brother as he had either heard Emmett saying the name out loud before or had been informed from Alice and some vision of hers. I felt Emmelie kicking again and I gripped Jasper's hand, placing it on my body, forgetting all my wary feelings as I trusted my brother, Jasper's eyes widened and kept his hand against my belly, confirming that I have nothing to be afraid as for the first time he felt his young niece kicking. 'She's calm and relaxed.' He whispered to me and Emmett and I smiled as I was glad my baby had the nerve to be cool after what happened today.
Jasper and Alice remained in mine and Emmett's room for awhile longer and soon we were back to our normal mode, cheerful and funny mode between siblings. When the couple left and I moved from the middle of the bed to my side so Emmett could also lay on it, I could see Emmett was still in a sad mood.
'You know it's not your fault, right, sweetheart?' I asked him quietly as he hugged me close to his body, he sighed and kissed my cheek, lips, and jaw then he brought up my left hand and kissed my wedding ring.
He sighed again and then spoke, 'I should have made your snack, I should have thought of you using a knife and Jasper being close wasn't a good idea. I should be the strong one to protect you.' Emmett said quietly, not looking in my eyes as he usually did but instead, his eyes were glued on the lump of my belly. 'What would have happened if Jasper was faster by a few seconds? What if Caspar hadn't gotten him or Esme wasn't there to protect both of us as I was useless saving you?' Emmett went on and I felt my heart aching at my soul mate's fears and pain. I cupped his jaw with my hand and turned his head so we could look in each other's eyes.
'What will happen when Emmelie will be around here with small scratches and gushes? Or when her nose will be bleeding or even later on when she will have her period? How many times will we have to protect her? To embrace her and put our own bodies as shields against Jasper or someone else who might lose control?' I asked him softly as we kept looking in each other's eyes. 'Many times, I'm sure, but the thing is, we'll be there like today and I'm sure this will be enough, Emmett.' I went on and Emmett nodded and kissed my lips softly, I responded with love and need as we both relaxed against each other's lips.
'For a moment, when I saw Jasper attacking, I thought I lost you, both of you.' Emmett whispered with eyes closed when we broke the kiss in need for air, I sighed and kissed him again, he opened his eyes and I smiled at him when the second kiss was over.
'You won't lose me, nor our baby girl, and we won't lose you, Emmett. We deserve to be as close to normal as possible. Today proved that we are both here, safe and sound. We'll make it, I'm positive.' I told him and he finally smiled at me and grinned as he placed his hand on my stomach the same moment our baby kicked. We grinned at each other as we remained still as to enjoy Emmelie's movements.
'I love you, Emmett.' I whispered as the little girl seemed to calm her movements after awhile. Emmett kissed my lips and smiled at me.
'I love you even more, Angel.' He said smiling as he run his hand up and down my stomach, soothing both me and our Emmelie.
'That's impossible,' I replied with a smile as slowly, the tiredness and the stress of the day took over us and we fell asleep in each other's arms.
OOOK from where to start huh? hehe I loved the scene with Rosalie stroking her belly, it made me sigh with her happiness
Emmelie was a name none suggested but I liked it very much, i followed some of your suggestions for the second and third name of the baby, i know it's a LONG name but both Rosalie and Emmett are kind of excesive with their baby and they deserve to be in my opinion, they waited for her for so long....
What you think of Alice participating in the pregnancy exercises? haha it was fun for me to make this scene.
What you think of the scene with Jasper attacking? I love this character and his Twin thing with Rose so i wanted him instead of the rest to attack her, even if he didn't want to, poor guy.
I also like Edward saying how the baby feels, i enjoy making small glimpses of Emmelie's reactions :)
I loved the small scene between Rosalie and Emmett at the end of chapter.
Thanks for reading, please tell me what you think :)
