-WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY JEANS?-

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BELLA POV

It had been two days since the day Jacob had come over, and I was now seated on one of the comfortable couches in the Cullen's house, along with Alice and Esme. Everyone was here, waiting for the boy, Ethan, as he was now named, to wake up to his new life. Edward had gone on a quick hunt with Jasper and Carlisle, and Emmett and Rosalie were upstairs, with Ethan.

"Bella…?" asked Alice, suspiciously, smiling one of those 'Alice' smiles.

"Yes...?" I asked her, rolling my eyes.

"Can we go shopping soon?" she asked shrilly, her eyes bright. Esme chuckled.

"Oh Alice…I really don't feel up to that…" I told her honestly.

"Oh come on Bella! It'll be fun! I promise it won't be too grueling!" she said, laughing. I rolled my eyes again, shopping did definitely not sound like fun. Esme butted in, smiling at both of us.

"Alice, maybe we should wait until Bella has the baby, and then you can take her shopping all you want." She said. I gave her a grateful look, but then turned to see Alice looking seriously disappointed.

"Oh alright Ali, maybe next week?" I consented, and Esme sighed.

"I tried…" she said as she left the room. Alice danced around the room, singing at the top of her lungs. I laughed heartily at my best friend who was also my sister.

"Just think, Bella! We can go shopping for the baby!" she told me excitedly. As much as I hated shopping, I had to admit I liked that idea. Alice's excited babbling was interrupted by the sound of Emmett's crashing footsteps coming down the stairs. He had something on his shoulders, and I realized with a shock that it was the boy, Ethan. Emmett sang an old song, and Ethan giggled as Emmett pranced down the stairs. Rosalie followed them, her face showed nothing but happiness. I smiled, and rubbed my belly contentedly, watching them.

"We're taking this little guy hunting!" called Emmett in a singsong voice, so that the whole house could hear. I looked hard at the child. He was very pale, and his big eyes glowed red against his skin. His hair was a soft auburn brown, and it looked delectably shiny and smooth. He was beautiful, and adorable, but a vicious killer. A jolt of fear shot through me as I realized I was human. He was a newborn vampire, and he would think of nothing else but satisfying the burn in his throat. Alice seemed to realize this fact at the same moment, and threw herself in front of me. But Emmett whisked the child out the door so fast that he couldn't have possibly caught my scent. I sighed as I heard his giggling, fading off into the distance as the new father and son ran quickly into the woods.

'So…Bella?" Alice asked, suspiciously again.

"What now?" I asked her, praying it wasn't what I thought it was.

"Well why wait to go shopping? Can we go now?" she asked me energetically, and I sighed.

"Oh, alright. But can we wait for Edward to get home so that I can say goodbye?" I pleaded.

"Fine, he'll be here soon anyway." She consented, and I leaned back against the couch. I drifted off to sleep for about 15 minutes, before feeling Edward's cool embrace, his lips at my ear.

"Sorry about Alice…" he said guiltily. I yawned.

"It's okay." I said, my voice thick with sleep. "It'll be fun…I guess." I told him, trying to convince myself as well. He shook his head, and chuckled.

"Can I come? I want to help choose some outfits for the baby." He said, his expression pleading, looking at me through his eyelashes. He knew I couldn't resist.

"Of cour-" I began, but Alice cut me off.

"No way in hell are you coming, Edward!" she said.

"But Ali! I'm the daddy!" he said, and my heart melted.

"I don't care who you are, I will not have men on my shopping excursions." She said firmly, and Edward sighed. I looked at him apologetically, and he wrapped his arms around me.

"I love you, be safe." He whispered, just loud enough for me to hear. He then knelt down, and kissed my belly. "And you, make sure aunty Alice doesn't tire mommy out too much. Love you." He said to it, and I chuckled. He smiled crookedly, kissed me quickly on the lips, and ushered us out the door. "Alice, you'd better keep my family safe!" he yelled, as Alice pulled me by the wrist to her car. She waved him off.

"Yeah, yeah, I will." She said, and pushed me into the passenger's side, gently of course, as Edward was watching. I waved at him as Alice pulled out of the driveway, and he waved back, shutting the door. "We are going to have so much fun, Bella!" Alice squealed. I rolled my eyes. "Oh Bella, don't be like that." She said, and I laughed at her.

"Alice, promise you won't buy me anything too…not me?" I asked her, and she relented.

"Fine." I smiled brighter than before.

"See Alice? Now I'm excited." I told her.

We arrived at the Port Angeles Mall 20 minutes later, and I felt sick. Alice had been driving slightly too fast for my liking, and I threw up as soon as I left the warm interior of the Porsche. Alice gasped, and rubbed my back.

"I'm so sorry, Bella!" she said worriedly.

"I'm fine, Ali. It's just your driving, mixed with pregnancy…" I trailed off, and she nodded, helping me up.

"Are you sure you're all right? I brought water!" she said, forcing a bottle of cold water into my hands. I unscrewed the cap, and took a sip. To my surprise, I felt much better, and stood up straight, letting Alice lead me into the crowded mall. We passed store after store, but Alice marched right past all of them, looking for something in particular. We stopped in front of a very expensive looking shop, and Alice dragged me inside, despite my complaints. I was dreading the choices Alice would make, and my stomach sank as she started searching through the racks at expert speed, her trained eyes pulling pieces of clothing out at random, and stuffing them into my arms. I looked down; they weren't that bad, Alice had stuck to her promise. There was a pair of stylish ripped and faded jeans, I rolled my eyes at that one, what was wrong with my jeans? Underneath the jeans was a pink top, short sleeved, and made out of very thin, stretchy fabric. And finally, underneath all the other shirts that resembled the first, a pair of grey sweats. I sighed in contentment. Alice pushed me into a changing room, and I tried everything on grudgingly, muttering to myself. The shirts looked nice, and the sweats were soft and comfortable, but the jeans remained just a tad too tight. They dug into my stomach, and made it hard to breath. I threw them on the floor in frustration, feeling a hormonal rush coming on. Tears burst out of my shining eyes, and poured down my cheeks, I growled in anger. I was too fat to fit the jeans. That had never, ever happened to me before. Alice heard me, and slipped silently into the small room.

"Bella! What's wrong?" she asked. More tears fell, and I couldn't stop them, I didn't even know why this was happening. Why was I so frustrated over a pair of jeans that wouldn't fit? I was pregnant for god's sake! But they kept coming, uncontrollable.

"I'm t-too f-fat." I said, leaning into my best friend, wishing desperately that Edward was here. She rubbed soothing circles on my back, and I started to calm down.

"Shh…Bella It's okay! You're not fat at all! You're pregnant!" she said softly.

"I know…" I said, wiping my eyes.

"Calm down now, that's it. I think someone is feeling a little hormonal." She said, smiling, and I just nodded.

"Well in that case, let's get some Ice Cream!" she said. My mouth watered at the thought. I nodded once more. Alice grinned, and pulled me out of the room. I felt my cheeks get red as people stared at us. My belly and my red eyes seemed to be the main source of attraction. I cursed them silently under my breath, and Alice chuckled. "Serves them right, Bella!" she said, agreeing. Alice paid for the shirts and sweats, and then dragged me back out of the store. I gave it a black glare as we walked away, and felt better.

Alice bought me a large chocolate ice cream, and I now licked it happily as we strolled through the department store, looking for baby clothes. I eyed the small, pink, frilly dresses, thinking that if I had a girl, they would be adorable. I examined the cute, baby blue overalls, and thought about how they would look on a tiny Edward. See, that was the problem, I had no idea what gender the baby was. I guessed that Alice however, did. I didn't want to know, and told her that. She nodded, obeying reluctantly. I finished my ice cream, and spotted a little yellow one-sie, simple and plain. It looked soft and warm, and came with a little tuque.

"Oh Alice! Look! It's darling!" I cooed, and showed my sister. Alice agreed, and I hooked the hanger of the one-sie onto my arm. I was definitely buying this. Alice and I bought a couple packs of plain colored shirts, and footed pajamas, and were about to pay and leave when I saw it. I gasped, and ran over to the rack. It was white, tiny, and on the front, it read, "I love Daddy."

"Oh Bella! Edward will love this!" Alice squealed as she came up behind me. I smiled brightly, stroking the soft fabric of the outfit. Edward was going to be such a good dad. I just knew he would be. I sighed happily, and loaded the little outfit into my shopping basket.