Edward put a cool cloth on my head, and I gasped for air. Every inch of me was aching in pain. It was 5 hours ago that my water had broken and Edward drove me to the hospital. The doctors said that I was progressing nicely and faster than they had anticipated. I was beginning to go into what they had called 'active labor' and Carlisle had taken over for the other doctor.
I screeched in pain, squeezing Edward's hand, as another contraction came. Every time I did this, the concern and worry returned to his face. After it was over, he had the huge grin of a first-time father. When I could think straight in between the contractions, I thought he looked like a goofy, lovely, normal father. He didn't look like a vampire. He looked like the Edward he used to be before he died. His happiness made me happy…but mine only lasted until the next contraction.
Jasper had called Charlie, but he was in the waiting room with the other Cullens. Charlie had a weak stomach and couldn't take my tears and screaming. The rest of the Cullen family had tried to squeeze into my small room, but I yelled at them in the middle of a particularly painful contraction to "Get the hell out so I can breathe!" I felt bad about it afterwards, but I was getting a little chlosterphobic with the seven Cullens in the same room, not to mention the various nurses and doctors that came rushing in to check the machines. So now it was just me, Edward, Carlisle, and two other nurses.
"Aah!" I squeezed Edward's hand as hard as I could as another contraction hit me. I'm sure I would have hurt any human, but Edward wasn't even fazed. He was only concerned. He dipped the cloth in icy water and placed it back on my forehead.
"Bella, I'm going to need you to push on this next one. Can you do that?" Carlisle was a little scared around me after I had cussed out his family during a contraction before yelling at them to get out. I nodded, looking up at Edward. He smiled down at me, stroking my cheek.
"You can do this, love," he said, kissing me quickly. The next contraction hit and I bore down, pushing with all of my strength. I was in horrible pain and all I wanted to do was get this child out of me. The contraction subsided and I plopped back into the pillows.
"I should've had that damn epidural," I said, gasping. Edward chuckled. I had freaked out when I saw the needle for the epidural and told them I didn't want it. Now I was regretting it. These contractions hurt one hundred times worse than a needle would have.
"Here we go…push, Bella!" Carlisle cheered me on. I was sure he was going to take out pom-poms at any minute. I laughed at the thought, but I screamed in pain in the middle, causing me to choke. Edward poured a small amount of water in my mouth and I swallowed, which helped.
I pushed, and I pushed more. I was getting exhausted, and I hoped hat I wouldn't have to endure this for much longer. My hand was even getting numb from squeezing Edward's.
"This is it, Bella! This is the last one! I need you to push really hard for me, OK? Now!" Carlisle cheered me on.
"Good job, Bella. That's it, that's it." Edward started in, too. I used all of my strength and I pushed as hard as I could.
The weirdest thing began to happen as I pushed. My head started to feel like it was going to explode. My whole body began to go numb. Then, everything went dark. The last thing I heard was the sound of a baby crying.
A/N: OK, here's your plot twist! So I bet you're wondering what happened, and what's going to happen next! Well you don't have to wait long! I'm getting ready to start writing the next chapter right now, so it will be on in a few minutes. I just love cliffhangers, don't you? Don't worry, you don't have to wait long to see what happens next, just hang in there. To pass the time until it is posted, you really should comment! I love comments! And I want to thank all of you who have commented. Really, thank you.