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Chapter Eleven: Telling the Family
(BPOV)
"Mommy!"
I looked up as my three year old daughter came running out of her bedroom and climbed up onto the couch next to me. She cuddled against my side as another rumble of thunder sounded. "Yes, Lizzy?"
"The big crashes are scary, mommy. And the big flashes of white light up my room," she said.
I smiled and wrapped my arm around her. "The thunder and lightning are okay, Lizzy. They won't hurt you."
A sharp crack of thunder sounded through the air and Lizzy gasped in fright. I giggled lightly and said, "You're okay. Do you want to stay out here with me until the thunderstorm passes?" She nodded. "Alright, why don't you go get Mr. Scruffy and your blanket and we'll settle down on the couch all nice and comfy."
She looked at me, brushing away her brown hair from her face. Then she got up from the couch, stood in front of me and then pulled on my arm. Apparently she wanted me to come with her.
"Come on, mommy," she said, pulling at my arm.
I laughed and got up, following her to her bedroom.
Thunder rumbled again, this time – so it seemed – to shake the floor beneath us because it was so loud. Elizabeth wrapped her arms around my leg and I picked her up so that I could walk better.
I grabbed Mr. Scruffy – Elizabeth's un-fluffed teddy bear – from her bed and headed back out to the living room.
There was a knock at the door just then and I sat Elizabeth down on the couch before hurrying to get the door. As soon as I opened it, Edward came hurrying through, soaking wet from the absolute pouring rain outside.
"Hey, what are you doing here? It's like storming like crazy out there," I said.
He grinned. "I just thought that I would come and check to see if you girls were okay. And yes, it's storming and pouring out there. I'm Evidence No. 1."
"You are one crazy man, Edward Cullen," I said, smiling as he leaned in to kiss me. I pulled away a second later. "Crazy and soaking. Don't move, I'll get you a towel."
"Daddy!" Elizabeth said, running over from the living room. "It's scary out there."
"Yes, it is, little lady. And I bet the giants up there are beating the little midgets with their amazing bowling skills," he said.
Elizabeth looked at me, a questioning look in her eyes. I laughed. "I'll explain it to you later. And you –don't move until you've dried off," I added as Edward made a move toward the living room.
He only grinned innocently at me, but stayed put.
"What are you smiling at?" Edward asked, the thunder that was rumbling now very nearly drowning out his words.
I smiled. "I was just remembering the time we had that thunderstorm two years ago, when Lizzy was three. You showed up in the pouring rain, soaking wet."
Edward grinned. "I remember that one. The power went out that night."
"And Lizzy is still scared of thunderstorms," I said.
As if she had heard me, Lizzy came running into our bedroom. "Thunder is scary, mommy."
Edward laughed. "Is that so? It sounds like giants are getting rallied up again for another one of their bowling games." Thunder cracked again and he wiggled his eyebrows mysteriously. "Want to help me commentate?"
I laughed as Edward pulled Elizabeth up onto the bed and settled her in between us and began 'commentating'.
"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another match with Giants vs. … the Midgets. Today…."
Oh, Edward…my crazy yet lovable husband.
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"Are you sure you want to do this tonight?" I asked as we walked up the porch steps of the Cullen's mansion of a house. "I mean, half of them already know."
Edward kissed my hand and nodded. "I'm sure. We can't keep it from them forever, you know. We still have to tell Charlie and Renee, if you haven't forgotten."
"Oh, I haven't forgotten. Let's get it over with then," I said.
Edward opened the front door of the house and then we walked in. "Hello?" he called out.
Alice came running out of the kitchen and came to a halt right in front of me. An excited gleam was in her eyes as she said, "Hello, Bella, Edward, Elizabeth. Can I steal Bella for a moment?" Without waiting for an answer, she said, 'thanks', and then pulled me up the staircase to her old room.
"Hello to you, too, Alice. What's up with you tonight?" I asked as she pulled me down the halls.
She only smiled at me before pulling me into her old bedroom.
"You guys are telling them tonight, aren't you?" she asked, her voice going squeaky with excitement.
I sighed and nodded. "Yes, we're telling them tonight. And you'd better not burst and tell them yourself before we manage to get the words out of our mouths."
She giggled. "I wouldn't do that to you guys." She smiled at me innocently. I gave her a pointed look. "Alright, I might. But this news is so exciting! It's been bubbling up inside me for the past three weeks. I've been dying to tell someone for forever! I've been good, though."
I smiled and giggled slightly. "Yes, you have been good."
She grinned. "Thank you. So, how excited is Edward about telling them?"
I rolled my eyes. "Ecstatic."
"Of course," she said. "And you?"
I sighed. "Excited, but not as excited."
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We were eating dessert in the living room when Edward nudged me lightly in the arm and whispered into my ear, "Let's tell them now."
"Now?" I whispered back. "Are you sure?" He nodded. "Alright, if you insist."
Edward grinned and stood up, pulling me up along with him. I blushed when everybody turned their attention to us. "Everybody, Bella and I have an announcement to make."
"And what would that announcement be little brother?" Emmett asked. I blushed deeper, though I was smiling.
Upon realizing two seconds later exactly what announcement Edward and I were about to make, Alice grinned and Jasper and Carlisle got wide smiles on their faces. Elizabeth just looked around at everybody, wondering what was going on.
Edward's grin grew even wider as he said, "Bella and I are having a baby!"
There were three split seconds of total silence. Across the living room, I could see Alice practically vibrating with excitement in her seat next to Jasper. Grins broke out on everybody's faces and then they all got up from their seats around the living room to congratulations to us.
"Congratulations, my little brother," Emmett said, clapping him on the back. "I knew it would be sometime one of these days."
My blush got even deeper as Emmett clapped me on the back as well.
After a couple more moments of congratulations and hugs, Rosalie asked, "So how did Edward react when you told him the news, Bella?"
Edward turned red from embarrassment as Alice and Jasper broke out laughing.
"Uh, well," I said, "He…uh, he…passed out."
Emmett stared at Edward, a highly amused grin on his face. "You passed out? Edward Cullen passed out when he learned he was going to be a father? Oh, man, I thought I would never see the day he would do that." He burst out laughing, Jasper joining in along with him.
Edward glared at his two older brothers.
"That's even funnier than when he had to squeak like a duck in that little play we did for mom and dad," Rosalie said, snickering.
"Boys, stop laughing at your brother. It's a common thing for husbands to pass out when their wives tell them they're having a baby," Carlisle said calmly.
"Yeah, and might I remind you, Emmett Cullen, that you passed out when I told you I was pregnant with Angie. So you shouldn't laugh," Rosalie said, slapping Emmett's arm with the back of her hand.
Emmett stopped laughing and blushed. "Sorry, Rose."
"Wait, how many of you knew about Edward's and Bella's news before tonight?" Rosalie asked.
Carlisle, Jasper, and Alice raised their hands.
"All of you?" Emmett and Esme asked.
"Well, I was the one who made Bella admit it," Alice said.
"And I was the one who confirmed it," Carlisle said.
Emmett turned to Jasper and said, "How did you find out?"
"I kind of guessed that day at the amusement park," Jasper answered, a sheepish smile on his face. "I mean, it was rather obvious."
You know, I've always wondered if one's face could explode from the amount of blushing on did – by the time Jasper answered Emmett's question, my face was beat red from embarrassment.
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The next morning, I was pouring some cereal into a bowl when I felt a pair of arms snake around my waist and someone kiss my cheek.
"Good morning, my dear," said Edward's velvety voice said in my ear. I smiled and turned around.
"Morning," I said. He leaned in to kiss me and I happily obliged. However, a few seconds later, we heard someone clear their throat. We looked down to see Elizabeth standing there, looking up at us. "Good morning, Lizzy."
"I'm hungry," she said.
"Okay. Do you want some cereal?" I asked. She nodded. "Okay, go and sit down at the table and I'll bring some over to you."
"Okay," she said, turning around and walking to the table.
Edward laughed. "She likes to interrupt us kissing, doesn't she?"
I giggled. "She liked to do that before she was born, too." I poured milk over the cereal and brought it over to Elizabeth and set it in front of her.
"When should we tell Charlie?" Edward asked.
The phone rang just then and Edward went to pick it up. "Hello? Oh, hey, Charlie, what's up? Uh, yeah, she's right here. Hold on." He handed me the phone saying, "It's Charlie."
I raised my eyebrows at him. I took the phone and said, "Hello?"
"Hi, Bella. I just wanted to say hello," he said. "We haven't spoken in a while."
"Okay," I said.
"Ask him over for dinner," Edward whispered into my ear. "We can tell him then."
I looked at him, my eyebrows raised. "Well, uh, why don't you come over for dinner tonight? We could talk then. Edward and I have some news anyway to share with you."
"News?" Charlie asked. "And what news would that be?"
"Well, you'll find out tonight. Is…" I looked over at Edward, tapping my wrist like I was tapping a watch. He mouthed 5:30. "…6 o'clock okay?"
"Uh, yeah, that's fine. I'll see you then. Bye, kiddo," Charlie said.
"Bye," I said, and hung up the phone. "You are so dead," I said to Edward, who only grinned innocently.
"What?"
"You're going to be late for work if you don't hurry," I said.
Edward looked at his watch and his eyes widened. "Alright, I'm leaving." He placed his lips on mine and said, "Love you. Bye."
"Love you, too. Bye," I said.
"Bye, Lizzy," he said, kissing the top of her head.
"Bye, daddy," she said.
"I'll be back around six," he said, grabbing his bag. "See you then." And then he was out the door.
Fifteen seconds later, the kitchen door opened and Edward came through again. "I forgot my keys," he said. I laughed as he grabbed his keys from the table and kissed me good bye again.
As the door closed behind him once again, I turned to Lizzy and said, "Daddy's silly, isn't he?"
Elizabeth only grinned.
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Author's Note:
Yay, happy chapter. I hope you all liked it. For those of you who put down in their review for last chapter who they thought the Unknown POV was, I'm not going to tell which people guessed correctly, because that won't be revealed for at least a few more chapters.
And for those of you who are confused/ wondering, Edward is a doctor, alongside Carlisle. I know that you have to go through four years of medical school, but in this story, Edward is a doctor, and only had to go through one year. If this bugs anyone, sorry about that. The only way it could go along with the plotline I have in mind, I had to make him a doctor. I just was wanted to clear that up.
Next Chapter: Edward and Bella tell Charlie and Renee and Elizabeth. Oh, this is going to be so much fun to write.
Until Next Time: NerdyGuRu2 (Remember to review! They make me squeal with excitement every time I see a review!)
