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"ROSE! Please say something!" I shouted.
"Bella…I think you should take another pregnancy test," she said calmly.
"Rose, what are you talking about? I already did and I'm not pregnant," I said.
"Bella. You're 7 days late for your period. When does that ever happen?" she asked.
"Well...never but it doesn't matter because I'm not pregnant!" I shouted.
"Bella. Those things are wrong all the time. I think you should take another one. Actually, make that two. Take two at the same time. Just to make sure," she said.
"No, rose. I'm not pregnant. That's it," I said.
Rose walked over to me, grabbed my hands and looked me straight in the eyes.
"Bella. Please just do it. For me?" she asked.
I hesitated. I didn't know what to do. It said I wasn't pregnant! But my period is still not anywhere to be seen. What the hell was going on?
"Fine Rose. For you. But I'm not getting them. I'll give you the money but you two have to go get them," I said.
"That's fine with me. Let's go Alice," she said and they both left the room.
I laid down on Alice's bed and started hypervenalating.
I can't be pregnant! What the hell would I do if I was? Would I keep the baby? Abortion? Adoption? I don't know what to do!
Well actually, abortion is defiantly out. I am not killing my baby.
But I can't keep it! I'm seventeen! I'd have to give it up for adoption.
And oh god. What is Charlie gonna say? He's going to kill Edward.
Wait. I need to stop thinking like this. I am not pregnant! I'm just taking another pregnancy test to make one hundred percent sure. No worries. I need to stop freaking myself out.
I didn't even realize he walked in but suddenly I felt a pair of arms wrap around me and pull me up so I was leaning against him.
"Alice and Rose told me they were leaving and to come up here. What's going on Bella?" Edward asked concerned.
I looked up at him. He looked so concerned. His eyes were so worried. I couldn't help it. I reached my lips up and crashed them to his. At first he didn't respond, but after a second he realized what was going on and grabbed my face in his hands. He kissed back hardly and passionately. I put my arms around his neck and weaved my hands into his tousled bronze hair. After a couple minutes, I pulled away and laid my head on his chest. He kissed my forehead and asked,
"So are you going to tell me what's wrong?"
I hesitated. Was I going to tell him? I guess I should. If I end up being pregnant, that baby is half his.
"Well…Alice told Rose about the whole false alarm and everything and Rose was really worried. She and Alice went to the store to buy two more pregnancy tests because Rose wants to make sure that I'm not. She said that those things are wrong all the time and she just wants to make one hundred percent sure I'm not." I said.
"Well I'm glad she's doing that. We need to make one hundred percent sure. I'm just worried about you. I don't want you to have to go through that," he said.
"I guess I'm glad too. I just want this all to be over. I'm so stressed out now. I just want to know that I'm not pregnant and get on with this summer. This summer has been absolutely amazing and it's all because of you," I said as I looked straight into his eyes.
He smiled. "I know what you mean. I'll never forget this summer. You mean everything to me Bella and if you end up being pregnant, I'm not going anywhere. I'll be here for you every step of the way no matter what you want to do, okay?"
"Thank you Edward. You don't know how good that is to hear," I said.
Just then, Alice and Rose busted through the door. They opened up two boxes and handed the two pregnancy tests to me.
I just stared at them. I couldn't move again. After what seemed like forever, I felt Rose's hands on mine and she pulled me into the bathroom and Alice pushed me from behind. I eventually pulled down my pants and peed on them both before putting the caps on and handing them over. I got up and went back into the bedroom to sit next to Edward. He put his arm around my shoulders and rubbed soothing circles on my arm with his thumb.
After what seemed like years, I heard Rose say,
"Times up. Check them Alice."
Alice and rose walked out of the bathroom and I could see Alice hiding them behind her back.
"I think Bella should do it," Alice said as she handed me the two white tubes upside down so I couldn't see the little screen that will tell me my future.
I just stared at them upside down. I couldn't make my hands move. Slowly Edward took my hand in his and turned the tubes over.
Both tubes had a little + sign on them.
That's when I fainted.
I opened my eyes to see Edward, Rose and Alice all staring down at me.
"What happened?" I asked.
All three of them said at the same time, "You fainted."
"Why?" I asked.
Edward was the only one who spoke this time. "Because Bella….you're pregnant."
I started crying. The tears were pouring down my face. I heard Alice and Rose leave and Edward laid down next to me and pulled me to his chest. I just sobbed into his chest for god knows how long until finally, my eyes were completely dry. My voice came out cracked and raspy but I asked,
"What am I gonna do?"
"We'll figure it out Bella, I promise," Edward assured me.
"That's easy for you to say! You don't have a baby growing inside of you! A BABY! I'm going to turn into my own planet in nine months time!" I yelled at him. I don't even know why I was yelling at him. He didn't do anything wrong. I was just mad at the world, not him.
"I know Bella, shh, it's alright. You don't have to do anything you don't want to," he said.
"What does that mean?" I demanded.
"I mean, you don't have to have the baby Bella. You have options."
What was he saying? Abortion?! I can't abort my baby!
"Have you lost your mind? I am not aborting my baby! I will not kill him…or her! Absolutely not!" I yelled.
"Okay Bella. But what do you want to do? Do you want to keep our baby or do you want to put it up for adoption? I told you I'd be behind you one hundred percent no matter what you decide to do."
"I don't know what to do Edward. I'm only seventeen. I can't raise a child. But I am not killing it either. Absolutely not."
"Well it looks like you just chose adoption. Which seems like the most logical choice right now."
"I know it's logical. But a part of me still wants to keep him. I can't imagine my child being brought up by adoptive parents. It just doesn't seem right in my mind. But I know I can't keep him either. I still have senior year of high school to go through and then college. I can't have a baby through all that."
"It's okay Bella. You have nine whole months to figure out exactly what we're gonna do." He said.
And with that, I knew Edward would never leave me. He'll be by my side through this whole thing. Somehow, even though my whole world has just come crashing down around me, I felt calm. Edward did that for me a lot. He was my savior.
