Month 9
Edward wanted the baby out. Now. He was huge, and he constantly felt grumpy. His feet hurt and his ankles were swollen and his chest was really sensitive and eating any of the foods he actually wanted to eat gave him terrible heartburn, and being nine months pregnant just sucked, plain and simple.
Kim was still moping around, miserable that her boyfriend was gone. She only seemed to come out of mourning on the day of November 12th. That was the day that Edward was scheduled to undergo his c-section.
That morning, the family had piled into the car – no easy feat, considering how big Edward was – and had driven to the hospital, where Dr. Delaporte and Dr. Martinez had a room booked for the procedure.
To say Edward was nervous was an understatement. He was terrified. And it was obvious that he was terrified. He couldn't hide it. Peg helped him into a hospital gown, and helped him lie down on the hospital bed. Everyone else sat nearby.
"Now, don't worry, Edward, you're going to be just fine," Peg said. She seemed to truly mean it, too. Her smile as genuine.
"I don't want to die," Edward confessed. That was what he was most afraid of. The thought had never bothered him before – what'd he had to live for, up in that mansion, anyway? - but now that he would be having a child... and now that Kim was single... he wasn't ready to leave this plain yet.
"You won't die," Peg replied, still smiling, "I had a c-section with Kevin, and I was fine. Recovered in a couple weeks, no problems at all. You'll be sore, but you'll get through it, I'm sure. And we'll all be here to help you afterward."
Edward was wheeled into the operating room not long after that. The doctors had given him something to numb the pain, and had told him to close his eyes. The next time he opened them, Dr. Delaporte was cleaning off an infant, who was crying hysterically.
"She's perfect, Edward. Ten fingers, ten toes, perfect little girl," the doctor announced. He held the girl up so that Edward could see.
Never had Edward seen anything so beautiful in his life.