Title: Misplaced Trust
Author: Bella Katelyn
Rating: M
Summary: When Edward left after Bella's birthday party, her world fell apart. Little did she know just how much her life would change. Whilst grieving for her lost love, she's also betrayed by her best friend Jacob Black. Follow me through this story as Bella experiences loss, peace and finally acceptance when reunited with her Edward.
Disclaimer: Twilight and its characters belong to author Stephanie Meyer, and are brought to the fandom by Summit Entertainment. I'm just borrowing the characters for my own enjoyment and hopefully yours. With that said I hope you enjoy this story as much as I'm going to enjoy writing it.
Chapter Twelve
Doctor's Appointment/Labour
BPOV
As we approached the doctor's office the excitement must have been evident on my face because Edward was smiling at me. I knew he was probably wondering why I had suddenly gone from hating doctors to near giddy at the prospect of entering a surgery. Taking deep breaths I somehow managed to calm myself down. Resting my hand tentatively over my stomach I leaned into Edward as we entered the doctor's surgery, feeling his lips against my skin as he kissed my forehead. Finally completely calm we walked toward the reception desk, toward the friendly woman behind the desk. Taking a deep breath I felt Edward's arm around me as I prepared to talk to the woman behind the desk. His comforting embrace gave me confidence to squash the fear inside me and get it over with.
"Hello my name is Bella Masen; I'm here to see a doctor."
"Go right on through; Dr Forbes is waiting for you."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Walking slowly toward the doctor's office I felt Edward's hand on the small of my back, I should have guessed he would call ahead, anything to make this go faster. He knew me too well, if it wasn't for the baby growing inside me I wouldn't have agreed to go to see a doctor. Suddenly I felt sick again the nausea churning inside me as I buried my head into Edward's chest. Instantly he sensed the change in my mood as his fingers reached underneath my chin bringing my eyes level with his. His free hand rubbing the side of my stomach gently. Even without words he knew I wasn't feeling well again. Taking a deep breath I nodded letting him know I was alright. For now. The minute we entered the doctor's office I sighed in relief to find Dr Forbes was a woman.
"Hello Mrs Masen."
"Hello, please call me Bella."
"Alright, Bella. What can I do for you today?"
"Well, I've been getting sick since I woke up this morning, I have a feeling it's a touch of food poisoning mixed with morning sickness I was also wondering if you would be able to tell us the sex of the baby."
"Let me examine you first and then we can do the sonogram after."
"Alright."
Suddenly I felt a slight pressure against the palm of my hand turning my focus away from Dr Forbes looking into Edward's honey golden eyes, smiling as I saw all the reassurances I needed. Taking one last deep breath I slid onto the bed leaning my head back against the head rest as Dr Forbes checked my stomach making it churn again, swallowing roughly I tried to keep myself from getting sick taking small breaths as she continued with the examination. A few minutes later I felt her warm hands be replaced with Edward's cool ones, once again giving me reassurances before I needed to expose my stomach. Taking a deep breath I slowly started to pull my hoody up slowly until it reached underneath my breasts.
"Now this gel may be a little cold."
"I'm used to the cold by now. We live in Forks."
"I can imagine it isn't sunny all the time there."
"Every once or twice if we're lucky."
Even after being pre warned I still couldn't help but shudder as the gel hit my stomach. Two minutes later Dr Forbes was pressing a wand over my stomach and the most wonderful sound I could ever hear entered the room. The sound of our baby's heartbeat. I felt tears prickling my eyes as I tried not to cry. Dr Forbes turned the screen so I was able to see our baby, I couldn't help but laugh as I saw the image, our baby had decided to suck its thumb. Smiling I rested my head against Edward's hand knowing if he could he would be crying also. After taking measurements Dr Forbes printed out some images handing them to Edward as she handed me some paper for my stomach. Taking it from her hands I wiped the gel from my stomach.
"What's the diagnosis?"
"Well you were right, you're showing signs of the early stages of food poisoning, you need plenty of fluids."
"I will thank you. Did you manage to find out the sex of the baby?"
"I did. Congratulations you're having a boy."
"Good job we bought neutral colours. I was convinced it was a girl."
"Definitely a boy if you look carefully you can see his penis."
"Oh yeah."
Finding out we were in fact having a boy brought tears to my eyes, not through sadness at the loss of a daughter but at how emotional Edward looked, in that one moment I knew he had been hoping for a boy. Pulling my hoody down gently l hoped off the bed walking straight into Edward's arms as I nuzzled into his chest. Our time alone on the island was coming to an end, in just four months I'd be giving birth and then we would have to return to Forks. Rubbing my eyes gently I tried to hide the tiredness however I knew it was a waste of time, Edward always noticed when I was over exerting myself. After thanking Dr Forbes who promised to pass along the details of the sonogram to Carlisle, we made our way back toward the boat. Thankfully I wasn't feeling as sick as I was earlier on yet I still wasn't feeling all that great. Twenty minutes later we were pulling up outside the house again, the minute we entered the room I made a bee line for the couch curling up on it as I breathed out in relief.
"What's on your mind?"
"A boy."
"Mm, so much for mother's intuition. I really thought the baby was a girl."
"I thought of his name. Would you like to hear it?"
"I'd love to."
"Edward Charles Masen. I figured we could call him Eddie for short."
"I love it."
"I hoped you would, if it was a girl I had picked out Elizabeth Renesme Masen."
"You would have named our little girl after my mother? What about your parents?"
"We seem my dad every day. Your parents can't be here to celebrate with us. I wanted them to be part of it. What better way than with our baby's name."
"You're amazing."
"I think you're pretty amazing too."
"I love you."
"Love you too. I'm going to call Dad and tell him it's a boy."
"Alright love. I'll get you some more water."
"Thank you. Are the cleaners done?"
"They are."
Pulling my IPhone from my pocket I flipped through the numbers coming to Dad's number. Being a Saturday he was probably back from fishing by now. Moving further down the couch I rested my hand over my rounded tummy, suddenly finding myself eager to go home, yet not too eager. I wasn't ready for Alice right now. Or reality to come back to us, when I'd have to make an official statement to the police. Despite my fear of what was to come, I knew that I was a lot stronger than I had been when we first arrived. I was brought out of my thoughts by my father's voice on the other end of the phone. He would no doubt think that I was completely nuts calling so soon.
"Bells is everything okay?"
"Everything's fine dad. More than fine. Other than a touch of food poisoning."
"Food Poisoning?"
"Yeah I ate some chicken this morning it didn't agree with me at all. We've just gotten back from the doctor."
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, plenty of fluids. While we were there I had a sonogram, we found out what gender the baby is. Would you like to know?"
"Of course I do."
"We're having a boy."
"Congratulations sweetheart."
"There's another reason I called. Since the last time we talked I've come to a decision."
"What's that?"
"I'm going to press charges against Jacob."
"I'm glad to hear that."
"I thought you would. Dad I have to go. I'll call you when we're back."
"You better."
"Bye Dad."
Resting my eyes closed it wasn't long before I fell asleep. It had been an exhausting day. Finally my stomach was settled enough to sleep, I could vaguely register Edward's arms as they wrapped around me, and instinctively I snuggled into his side falling into a deep sleep. Now we knew what gender the baby was we could finally start planning the nursery, I only hoped that we could reign Alice in, this was the one thing I wanted to do alongside Edward and no one else. The last thing I could remember was Edward humming my lullaby as I fell into a deep sleep dreaming of our new lives together.
Four Months Later
The last four months seemed to have flown by, at 9 months pregnant I was becoming increasingly impatient and uncomfortable. Edward did everything he could to make me feel more comfortable yet nothing seemed to work unless I could lean against him, and he had to hunt sometime. I only hoped the baby came before he needed to hunt again. We were laying on the beach beside the house, my head laid against Edward's chest as I rested comfortably for once. Just as I'd started to relax I felt the tightening in my stomach closing my eyes as I let out a whimper unable to hold in my pain. Taking a deep breath I reached out for Edward's hand squeezing it gently as I breathed through the contraction panting heavily after 45 minutes.
"Bella? Talk to me sweetheart."
"Contraction."
"Really. The baby is coming?"
"Mm can you help me to bed?"
"Of course I can."
"I love you."
"Love you too."
Leaning against Edward I walked slowly toward the bedroom. Gently he helped me undress helping me into one of his T-shirts as I tried in vain to get comfortable, although the contraction had ended, I could still feel the tightness around my abdomen as I reached for Edward's hand gripping it tightly. Knowing what I was silently asking he lay down on the bed next to me as I once again nuzzled myself into his side. I'd been so busy preparing for Eddie's arrival I'd completely forgotten about the pain I'd have to endure during labour. Just as I thought I was finally comfortable, another contraction shot through my abdomen again as I grabbed hold of Edward's hand squeezing it tightly.
"I'm here. Breathe through it."
"It hurts."
"I know, just keep thinking about our little boy. Our little Eddie."
"Why do I get the feeling that Emmett is going to have a field day with the name we chose for him?"
"Probably because he will, but look at it this way, if he tries calling me Eddie we can just ignore him."
"He's going to hate that."
"That he will."
Taking a deep breath I couldn't help but moan out loud as the contraction continued to pass through my abdomen burying my head into Edward's chest as I felt his cool hand on my stomach rubbing it in soothing circles, surprisingly it felt nice against my heated skin instead of painful like I'd expected. Instinctively I nuzzled into his neck breathing in his unique scent allowing it to calm me down as the contraction eased off and my grip on Edward's hand loosened. Feather light kisses helped me relax more as the tension left my body. Glancing into his eyes, I could see the concern written in them.
"I'm okay, what's a little pain when we get our little boy at the end of it."
"You're doing so well."
"This is the easy part; the hard part is still to come."
"And I'll be here through it all."
"I know you will."
"Should we call everyone or just turn up with him."
"Well Alice is likely to have seen you go into labour by now."
"Oh, I didn't think of that."
"Would you like me to run you a bath?"
"Yes please."
Reluctantly moving out of Edward's embrace I watched as he walked into the bathroom running the bath water. I hadn't expected to feel so relieved when the time came for the baby to born, but the way I saw it, he was the one good part of this whole mess. Suddenly I realised that I had to talk to Sam, the minute we got back to Forks I knew Jacob would try and talk to me again, and that was the last thing I wanted. Taking deep breaths, I moved onto my back whimpering under my breath as I dialled Sam and Emily's number, thankfully I didn't have to wait long before Sam answered.
"Hello."
"Sam it's Bella are you alone?"
"I am. What's up?"
"I went into labour a few minutes ago, Edward and I will be travelling back to Forks in a few days. I wanted you to know that I don't want to see Jacob or have him anywhere near the baby."
"You should be resting Bella. We could have talked about this later."
"I know but it's better now than later. There's something else."
"Go on."
"I'm pressing charges against Jacob, he can't just go turning up at the house the way he did."
"I understand."
"Ooooh."
"Bella are you okay?"
"Contraction. I've got to go."
"Bye Bella. Congratulations."
Dropping my cell, I breathed out letting out the moan that I'd been supressing whilst talking to Sam. Within seconds of the contraction starting I was in Edward's arms as he carried me to the bath, the minute I was submerged in the water, the contraction lessened slightly, it still hurt like hell but the water soothed the tightening in my abdomen. Taking hold of Edward's hand I squeezed it gently letting out a breath as I did. Leaning against the side of the bath I lay my head against my free arm. The contractions were slowly getting closer together as I realised it had only taken 30 minutes before I was hit with this contraction. My eyes closed as the tiredness became apparent, but I knew I couldn't sleep. Not yet.
"That one was quicker than the last. Something tells me this baby is just as eager to meet us as we are to meet him."
"I think you're right. Have you decided where you want to be when you need to push?"
"In bed. The water is soothing but I want to be comfortable when the time comes."
"Alright it's your choice."
"I'd like to walk around the house in a little while if that's alright."
"Sweetheart just follow your body. Wherever you're most comfortable is where we will be."
"I called Sam. He's going to keep Jacob away."
"That's good."
"Mm."
"What hurts?"
"My back. Can you get in with me?"
"Of course I can."
Moving forward slightly I made enough room for Edward to get into the bath behind me. Taking small breaths I controlled my breathing enough to make sure I was calm, the last thing I needed was to panic and put stress on the baby. I knew the minute Edward was sitting behind me as cool arms covered my stomach. Smiling I lay back against his chest as we waited for the next contraction to come. Just as I thought I'd get some sleep, I gripped onto Edward's thighs breathing my way through the contraction again. They were coming fast and were definitely increasing in strength. Letting out a gluteal moan I felt my waters burst into the water. Suddenly the contraction became increasingly painful.
"I need to move."
"Alright where would you like to be?"
"Living room I need to lay against something."
"How far apart are they?"
"Every 20 minutes. It's not going to be long now."
"Would you feel more comfortable leaning against the couch?"
"Yes please."
Taking a breath out I relaxed my tense body as the contraction left my body for now. Leaning against Edward I felt myself being lifted up as he wrapped a towel around me drying us both off. I noticed him slip his board shorts back on at vampire speed before carrying me into the living room. The living room looked inviting, there were candles everywhere and his compositions were playing in the background. Plastic sheeting had been placed in front of the couch, suddenly I realised my shield must be down, not that I minded I liked that he could hear my thoughts now.
Kneeling in front of the couch I leaned over it grabbing hold of a cushion for support. My eyes grew heavy as they closed on their own accord, I could feel Edward's hands running through my sweaty hair. I knew I shouldn't sleep but I couldn't help trying to as the exhaustion started to creep up on me. Feather light kisses on my neck made me realise Edward wasn't going to let me sleep, I had to stay awake so I could bring our son into the world. Twenty minutes later I was hit by the strongest contraction so far as I moaned into the cushion, I could feel Edward's hand putting pressure on my back as he tried to take away some of the pain. I knew he would perform an epidural if I wanted it but I didn't. I wanted to do this as naturally as possible. Breathing deeply I started to feel the contraction disappearing again desperately trying to catch my breath as I knew it wouldn't be long before they were on top of each other. Yet I couldn't bring myself to be fearful because what we were receiving was a blessing. Our little boy.
An hour later
An hour after my water broke I started to feel pressure in my bottom. I knew from talking to Carlisle and Dr Forbes that this feeling meant that I was closer to needing to push. Taking a deep breath I moved closer to Edward closing my eyes as the contractions started coming thick and fast, the pain was so bad it started to take my breath away. Once I'd made the decision to be in the living room there was no way I would make it to the bedroom to start pushing, I definitely wouldn't make it now. A minute after discovering the pressure in my bottom I moaned out loud taking Edward's hand as I felt the need to push. Gritting my teeth I looked into his golden eyes whimpering.
"I need to push."
"Then push sweetheart, follow your body's needs."
"O-o-okay."
Leaning against the couch again I bore down starting to push as I felt the increasing burn as Eddie's head entered the wall of fire. I instantly knew when he was crowning because it felt like I needed to poop. Taking deep breaths I panted through the contraction pushing harder than I had done before. I could feel Edward move to my bottom as he started to guide Eddie out. His cool hands spread my legs apart wider to give Eddie more room to be born. Before I knew it I could feel that his head was out. Relaxing I breathed out in relief knowing the hardest part was over with.
Before I could ask him, Edward tied my hair into a bun so it was off my face. Keeping my eyes closed I started pushing again as the pressure in my bottom returned, it felt like I was being torn in two, I just focused on the end result, seeing my baby boy, holding him in my arms as he looked up at me. I couldn't believe only 9 months ago I didn't know what my life would be like, Edward was gone, I was alone and unsure with everything. Now we were happily married and about to be parents. My life couldn't be more perfect. As the pressure continued I kept pushing, as Edward guided our baby out. Letting out a groan I pushed one last time before I heard the sound I had been longing to hear baby Eddie's first cry. I felt Edward cutting the umbilical cord, cleaning and dressing him before handing him to me. The minute I held him everything slotted into place. I was a mom.
