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Chapter 10: Hospital Stay & Bets

I felt like I was drowning in darkness. I couldn't make out my surroundings. One this I did know was that I was dreaming. It was dark and I felt like I was floating. I wanted to get out of this place. I missed Edward's warm body pressed against me hugging me and kissing me. I felt alone in this dark unknown place.

One moment I was floating in darkness next thing I feel is moving away from the darkness into a bright light in the distance. The only thing I see is someone—Edward I know it's him I—he is standing in front of the light blocking some of the light.

I try to wake up. I know that Edward is there but I want to see my husband touch his face, give him a kiss, cuddle in to him. I feel my self waking up.

"Edward you need to eat something." I heard Alice say.

"Thank you, Alice," something is handed to Edward. He sounds like he is beside me. I take a feel of my surroundings I'm on something maybe a bed? It's hard and uncomfortable.

"Ed, when do you think she'll wake up?" Emmett asked.

"I don't know Em," he breathes out, "I just hope it's soon. I don't like seen her like this. I want her to see her smile and stress free."

"How are you going to do that? I mean there are a lot of reporters out there." Rose pointed out.

"I know Rose, but I could careless about what they are thinking. I just want Bella safe and sound."

"Edward, what are you going to do? I mean she needs to be stress free."

"I know." He said exasperated.

I tried moving my fingers, I didn't know where I was but I didn't like Edward being upset especially if it was because of me.

"Hey, I think I saw her move her fingers." Seth said. Was everyone here? Where was here? All I remember was being in Edward's office and then everything turned black.

"Bella, love? Bella, please wake up?" I felt Edward hold my hand and squeeze it. I started to stir.

"Mm" I sighed. I tried to open my eyes but they felt heavy. I opened my eyes and the brightness made me close them once again."

"Bella." Edward sighed in relief.

I tried opening my eyes once more slowly this time. What I saw next was Edward's beautiful face, eyes filled with worry, relief and love…mostly love.

"Oh, Bella you had us worried." He said kissing my temple.

"Where," my voice sounded groggy, "Where am I?" I said looking at him.

"You're in the hospital, love. You fainted, when I came into my office I saw you passed out on the floor. Tia called 911 while I stayed there trying to wake you up."

Then it sunk in I was in the hospital, "Is-is-is our baby okay, Edward," I said panicking. "Edward, please tell me our baby is okay and I didn't loose it. I'm a bad mother." I started to cry.

I felt him hug me tight. "Sh, sh, sh, Bella it's okay, the baby is fine and so are you. Nothing happened to our baby, it is safe."

"Yeah, sis don't worry about Baby C, he's a Cullen and Cullen men are strong." Emmett boomed.

"Really Edward? Our baby is fine?" he nodded.

"Yes, however your stress level is off the charts and you need to take it easy and try to stay stress free." Sue said from where she and Charlie were sitting.

"It smells like fish." I said.

"Yeah, Emmett bought John Long Silver's for everyone, does the smell bother you?" Edward asked.

"No, not anymore. It did but I can stand it now." I looked around and saw everyone smiling at me. I looked towards Emmett and saw that he had a big chocolate chip cookie in his hands. I just stared at the cookie. From the corner of my eye I saw everyone follow my stare.

I was drooling. "Emmett, give Bella the cookie." Alice ordered.

Emmett finally looked up and saw everyone staring. "No, it's my cookie." He said hugging it. I was just drooling over it.

"Emmett, give it to her." Alice yelled.

"NO!" He took it out of the wrapper and taking it into his mouth. Before it could reach it someone snatched it out of his hand. I looked and to my surprise it was Esme, who had taking his cookie.

"Emmett Andrew Cullen, you never ever deny a craving from a pregnant woman, do you understand." Esme chided. She walked towards me. I sat up on the bed.

I opened and closed my hand like a little kid beaming. "Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie" I said with a smile. Edward laughed.

"Here you go Bella, dear." She handed me the cookie.

"Thank you Esme." After she smiled she walked back to Carlisle, when he back was towards me I stuck my tongue like a child. Jasper and Seth saw this and began to laugh. Emmett pouted.

"You know I let her take it." He defended himself.

"Of course you did." Rose said patting his knee. He huffed and crossed his arms.

"Emmett, believe me when Esme tells you to not take a pregnant woman's craving serious. I know from experience that if you deny her anything a pregnant woman can be scarier than a monkey chasing you around a zoo." Charlie said with a laugh. Everyone started to laugh too.

I ignored them—sort of. I was too happy with my cookie to pay attention. "Edward when do we get to leave?" I asked after I finished my cookie.

"Tomorrow, the doctor wants to keep you here overnight to see how you are doing.

"I don't wanna stay." I pouted. Okay, I was asking like a child but I hated hospitals it always brought me bad memories. I shook my head trying to get rid of the bad memories.

"So Belly-boo what do you think the baby's going to be, boy or girl?" Emmett asked.

"I don't know."

"I think it's a girl." Leah said.

"Me too." Alice and Rose said at the same time.

"Well I think it's a boy." Jasper said.

"Yeah, I think it's a boy." Sue said.

"No, I think it's a girl." Esme said.

"Charlie and I think it's a boy." Carlisle said.

"Seth and I agree with Dad and Charlie, that one" he said pointing to my still flat stomach "is going to be a boy."

"No a girl" Alice said. "I know it."

"A boy" Dad and Carlisle said.

"How about we make it interesting?" Jasper asked.

Everyone looked at him, "how so brother dear?" Rose asked.

"A bet." He said with a smile.

"I'm in." Emmett boomed.

"Fine but what would be in wager?" Seth asked.

"How about who ever looses has to give everyone that wins fifty-bucks." Leah suggested.

"Deal." Everyone said. I was getting upset, they were betting on my baby's gender. I was getting me mad.

"Okay," Emmett rubbed his hands together. "Jasper take note." He said seriously.

"Taking note," Jasper said playing along.

"All those in favor of being a boy raise your hand." Emmett said. Dad, Carlisle, Jasper, Emmett, Seth and Sue. "Those who think it's a girl?" Esme, Alice, Rose and Leah raised their hand along with Edward, traitor.

"Okay everyone except Bella has voted. What do you think it's going to be Bells?" Jasper asked.

I huffed and crossed my arms, "I know what I want it to be and if you tell them Edward I swear I will shove my foot up your butt so high up that Emmett would need to carry you." I warned him I saw him visibly flinch along with every male in the room.

"Now, Bella." Dad chided. "You can't get mad over something like that." He said.

"Yeah, maybe on your next ultra sound you get to see the baby's gender." Alice said bouncing in her seat.

I was getting angrier. "Well too bad you won't get to know." I whispered to myself.

"What do you mean too bad?" Edward asked raising his eyebrows in confusion.

"I'm saying that you will not know." I said.

"Of course you can Bella, in a month or so you can find out the sex of the baby." Carlisle said with a smile.

"No I will not." I said stubbornly. They looked at me confused.

"What do you mean, Bella?" Sue asked.

"I have taken the decision that NO ONE will know the gender of the baby until he or she is born."

"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN-CULLEN! How can you do that to us to me." Alice said. "I am your best friend and sister."

"I can do that because I am the mother of this child. I am the one who is carrying it and I have decided that we will not know the gender until the birth."

"Bella, be reasonable! I mean we all want to know the baby's gender." Leah pleaded.

"Yeah, you know I need to get everything ready, buy clothes, get the nursery ready." Alice said.

"NO! I've said no and it will be no and if any of you and I mean ANY of you try to find out the gender of the baby I swear to you on my mother's grave you will not see me or my baby."

"Bella!" Alice whined.

"Get out." I said quietly.

"What?" Rose asked.

"I said get out! EVERYONE GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OUT!" I yelled. I let go of Edward's hand and turned away from him. I knew that what I was doing was not logical but I didn't care.

"Bella?" I heard Edward say.

"Please get out Edward. Please I am begging you I need to be alone. I love you but I just need to be alone." I said still facing away from me. I heard him walk away from me, he opened the door and leave. I felt empty and then I lost it I started to cry. I cried for everything, the bet, the hormones, the press, being in the hospital, for the happiness that I'm supposed to feel and at the moment I feel sad and alone. Totally and completely alone.

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