Here's the beta version of chapter 10!

I was still a little jumpy after my eventful day yesterday but I was recovering. There was no sign of Mike but Edward was having Alice keep in eye out. I was always worried that he might show up at the house while I was sleeping, but Edward kept telling me that no one slept. Therefore, they would hear the slightest noise or movement.

Today was the day that I have been waiting for. We were going to find out the sex of the baby! Edward promised me that we would go shopping after. I pulled myself out of bed not bothering to change. Carlisle was checking me this morning so we would have the rest of the day to shop. So I'd thought it would be easier if I just left my nightgown on.

"Edward?" I called out.

"In the kitchen, Bella." he called back.

I smiled and walked down the stairs, being careful. My stomach was growing everyday and it was getting harder to keep myself balanced. The smell of pancakes filled my nose and it smelt mouthwatering. As I entered the kitchen I saw a plate of pancakes drizzled in syrup with strawberries and powdered sugar sprinkled on the top.

"Good morning." Edward smiled coming over to kiss me.

"Morning that looks so good." I licked my lips.

"Eat up." he laughed pushing me towards the plate. "I could hear your stomach growling this morning so I thought you'd like an early breakfast."

"You thought right, thank you." I said as I took a bite.

Edward took a seat next to me and I could feel him staring at me. He placed his hand on my back and began rubbing soothing circles.

"How are you this morning?" he asked.

I sighed; he was bringing it up again. I just wanted to move on and forget but that wasn't his plan.

"I'm okay, I'm just a little more cautious, and that's all." I said honestly.

"You slept very well last night. You barely moved around." he observed.

"I did sleep well, I didn't have any nightmares, and, for once, your child wasn't resting on my back." I laughed.

"Good, I'm glad you slept well." his hand moved to my arm.

"Can I look?" he asked.

I nodded; Carlisle recently took the bandage off hoping that air would let it heal faster. Edward picked up my arm and examined it.

"Does it hurt anymore?"

"No not really. Every once in a while it might but nothing too bad." I told him.

There wasn't much there now. It was just a little scratch that was covered in dry blood. It was really just a little pink line. He ran his fingers carefully over the cut and winced.

"I'm sorry, I should have done something." he shook his head.

"Edward, please stop. The more you bring it up the harder it is for me to get over it."

"Your right, I'm not making this easy on you, am I?" he sighed.

"It's okay; I know you're just worried."

"I'm always worried about you."

"I know, and that's no way to live."

"I don't live, remember?" He laughed, "Finish your breakfast; I'll be in the Living room."

"Okay." He kissed me on the cheek and walked out of the room.

"Hey Edward, how's Bella doing?" I heard someone ask. It sounded like Jasper.

"I don't know she says she's fine, but I think she's still a little shaken up."

"She'll be fine, just be there for her." Rosalie said.

"She doesn't want to talk about it. She's avoiding it." he said.

I scoffed, I told him that I was fine and that I didn't want to talk about it. I just wanted to move on. I continued to listen to their conversation as I got up to clean my dish.

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"Then let her avoid it if that's her way of dealing with it." Rosalie said fiercely. I washed the dish scrubbing off the excess food.

"I know, I just wish that she would talk…"

Edward was cut off when I dropped the plate I was holding and it fell to the floor with a loud crash. The glass went everywhere and I gasped. I bent down pick up the pieces of glass when a piece caught my finger.

"Crap." I muttered.

I looked up and saw Edward and the rest of the family opened-mouthed staring at me. Edward ran over to me and helped me up.

"I'm sorry, it slipped." I tried to bend down and finish cleaning up but Edward stopped me.

"Are you alright?" he asked.

"You sound like a broken record," I laughed. "I'm fine"

"You sound like a broken record too!" he laughed.

All of a sudden he stiffened and picked up my hand, looking at my bleeding finger.

"Oh, Bella," he ran over to the sink and ran my finger under the cold water.

I looked over and saw that Alice was already cleaning up the glass. I felt Edward wrap a napkin around my finger as he led me out of the kitchen and into the Living room. Carlisle looked towards Edward and Edward nodded before turning towards me.

"Are you ready?" he asked excitedly.

"Yes, I'm so excited let's go." I grabbed his hand and pulled him with me off the couch.

"Okay, okay, slow down." he laughed; I could tell he was just as excited as I was.

We made it into the office and Carlisle already seemed to be set up and he was smiling towards us.

"Okay, Bella I just need you to hop up on the table." he said.

Edward came over to me and easily lifted me onto the table. I lifted up my nightgown and Carlisle handed me a sheet to cover my lower half. Edward looked towards the door and sighed.

"What?" I asked.

"How do you feel about some company?"

"Why?" I asked again.

"Apparently the family would like to be in here when we find out. Do you care if they come in?" Edward asked.

"No, come on in you guys" I said, knowing they could hear me.

Two seconds later the door burst opened and the family came pouring in. Jasper and Alice stood behind me, while Emmett was on the other side of me by my head. Rosalie and Esme took spots by the end of the table.

"Okay everyone, are we ready?" Carlisle smiled.

"Yes," we all said at once.

Edward grabbed my hand as Carlisle put the gel on my stomach and began moving the wand around. I put my other arm under my head so I could see the screen better. I couldn't believe the sight on the screen. The last time we saw the baby it was no bigger than an almond. But now you could see the baby's features. Edward pointed out our baby's fingers and toes and I could see its little nose and lips. I felt a tear slip down face and I quickly wiped it away. I looked toward Edward and the smile on his face was huge. Esme, Alice, and Rosalie all awed. While Emmett and Jasper looked confused.

"Is that really the baby?" Emmett asked.

"Yes and its adorable." Rosalie squealed.

"Oh, Bella this is unreal." Esme gushed hugging me.

"Okay, so are you guys ready to find out?"

"Yes, just tell us." I screamed and everyone laughed.

"Okay, okay. Bella, Edward it looks like you're going to have a daughter in a couple of months."

It was silent for a couple of seconds and then everyone started to cheer. Edward and I stayed silent and just took it in. Everyone came over and gave us hugs and congratulated us.

"Okay, we got to start shopping so we can do the nursery." Alice said and she, Rosalie, and Esme ran out of the room.

Emmett and Jasper were mumbling about how they were going to be outnumbered and I laughed. I looked towards Edward to see him still smiling.

"Bella we're going to have a baby girl." he turned toward me and kissed me on the lips.

"I'm going to have a daughter." I gasped and pulled Edward in for a hug.

"Congratulations you guys." Carlisle said as he handed us new pictures.

"Thanks." Carlisle walked over and kissed my cheeks and hugged Edward.

He then handed Edward a clean sheet so he could wipe the gel off my stomach.

"I'll leave you guys to it." he smiled as he left the room, shutting the door behind him.

Edward helped me sit up and we just sat looking at the pictures.

"Edward, I can't believe this. We're going to have a daughter." I said and I jumped into his arms again kissing him all over his face.

"I know, me neither, love. Now, let's go and get ready so we can go and shop." He grabbed my hand and led me out of the room. I pulled out a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt and started to undress. I didn't bother going into another room, I mean Edward has seen it all before. Edward did the same and then we were off. Alive, Rosalie, and Esme were already at the store getting a head start as Alice puts it. I know that she's just buying stuff that I would probably deny. We were at the mall in record time and I was already out of the car before Edward. I wobbled into the store and saw Alice and Rosalie looking at car seats.

"Bella, come here, I want to show you something." Alice called.

Edward appeared behind me and led me over to them. Alice pointed to the seat and I sighed. It was adorable; it was pink and had little stripes and flowers on it. Edward seemed to like it too but he went over and checked it. What was he looking for? He caught my amused expression and smiled.

"I'm checking the safety features." he said.

"Oh, okay, can we get it?" I asked.

"Of course, it looks good!" He said as he grabbed it off the shelf. He took my hand and we made our way over the clothes. I looked around but Esme was nowhere to be found.

"Where's Esme?" I asked craning my neck to look about the store.

"She's getting a crib," Rosalie said pulling me away from Edward.

"But shouldn't Edward and I pick out the crib?" I said.

"Don't worry, you'll like it. It's a surprise" Edward promised walking behind me.

At the entrance of the store I saw Emmett, Jasper, and Carlisle walking in.

"What are they doing here?" I laughed as they ran up to me.

Emmett wrapped his arm around my shoulders and ruffled my hair.

"We all wanted to pick out something for our niece." he said.

"Okay, well pick away!" I yelled spreading out my arms.

Usually I would object to the idea of them buying me things, but this was our baby. They seemed really excited and I wasn't about to ruin it. I liked buying things for our daughter and she already deserved them. I smiled as everyone took off in different directions in the store. Edward once again took my hand and led me over to where the clothes were. I immediately ran over to where all the little frilly dresses were.

"Oh, Edward, look." I said

I pulled out a couple sets of clothes and held them up to Edward to see what he thought. It was a pink of course it their were little bunnies on the feet. It also came with a matching bib and hat. It was so cute; it could be her going home outfit. I looked towards Emmett and saw that he had a stroller in his hands. Jasper had a pack n' play. And Carlisle had a diaper bag. Everything they picked out matched, it was all pink. I smiled and walked over to them.

"Hey guys, did you find everything?" I asked.

"Yep, now were just going to look around," they said.

"Okay." I yawned as they walked away.

I was getting tired and we've been here for hours but I didn't want to disturb them; they were having too much fun. I went over to the Rocking chairs and took a seat. I soon heard Edward follow and look at me concerned.

"Are you okay, love?" He knelt down next to me and put his hand on my knee.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I just need to sit and rest for a minute." I told him, closing my eyes slightly.

"Do you want to go home and rest?" he asked.

"Kind of, but I don't want to spoil everyone's fun." I said "By the way I like this rocking chair, it's comfortable."

"Do you want it?" he asked smirking.

I nodded and he just laughed.

"I like that you're actually letting us spend money on you."

"It's not for me, it's for our daughter." I explained.

"Stay here while I go pay and then we can leave and get you in bed." he kissed my forehead before leaving.

He was back in a couple of minutes and he helped me out of the chair and into the car. He started telling me that everyone else would meet us back in at the house later but I was already asleep, dreaming of our daughter

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