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Chapter Twelve
Prepare
EPOV
Carlisle had called me to his study on the day we had chosen to bring the new Cullen baby into the world. Jacob had came and took Nessie to La Push so that she wouldn't have to present for what was to come. We laid out the best plan we could for Bella and for the new baby. Carlisle and I had spent most of the night preparing his office into a surgical suite. He would be doing all the honors of the delivery with all of my siblings participating as assistants. Esme and I would be Bella's coaches. We knew that none of the human pain relief drugs would help Bella, and even though Bella was indestructible, there would still be an amount of pain for her to endure. Carlisle had discussed what the sawing through Bella's abdomen would entail to get to the baby. We had prepared as best we could. Carlisle had went into Seattle and then to Port Angeles to acquire as much donor blood that a doctor could. Bella had been drinking only the donor blood for the past two days. Animal blood was not helping as we had hoped. Bella and I had briefly went into town and her throat was afire the entire time. The delivery was finally here and we were hoping for the outcome that would relief Bella of her human bloodlust.
Carlisle and I had discussed a future plan of contraception for us. Bella would not want to hear this. She enjoyed every aspect of being my wife. Birth control, the conventional pill, would not work on her immortal body. We knew that. We would have to attempt prophylactics but we were unsure how that would match with the venom that ran through our bodies. Our venom is extremely potent, even causing contacts to disintegrate in a matter of hours. We couldn't spend our existence procreating. In a hundred years, at the rate we were going, we would have nearly that many children. I would not allow my Bella to go through this that many times.
Carlisle and the others were prepared in the new surgical suite waiting for us. I went into our room and found Bella staring out the window. "Love," I said as I put my hand in her hair and one arm around her waist. "Are you ready?"
Bella looked into my eyes. Her eyes had become a bit of a rust color with all the consumption of human blood. She looked at me and if immortals could cry, she would have been. "Edward," she sighed. "As ready as I will ever be. I love you."
My crooked gin spread on my face. Bella had told me so many times how that smile would make all her worries and fears go away. I was doing my best. Being immortal didn't mean you stopped having human feelings. They only magnified. "As I love you."
Carlisle walked into the room where we stood. We did not know how to fully prepare or what to expect but we had done our very best to prepare for all things we could foresee. I knew my Bella was worried. I was worried for her. I had reassured Renesmee that her momma would be just fine before she left with Jacob. Renesmee had put her hand to my face and showed me what she foresaw coming in the future. It was of her, Bella, myself, and a baby wrapped in a blanket running through the forest, laughing and playing as a family. I knew my daughter's thoughts just like everyone else's and I knew she was scared for her momma, but she was the only family member that was completely at ease with the new baby coming. Maybe she could see something that the rest of us were incapable of knowing or seeing. "Edward, Bella, I think we should get started," my father spoke. Edward, it wont take long and we will make it through just fine. Minimal pain for an immortal. Jasper is going to be there to keep the mood calm and pleasant for all of us. I told him to put all of his focus on Bella.
I nodded at my father's silent conversation and reassuring words. I knew that he was right but I feel as though I had been put on the Earth and my existence was to protect my Bella. No longer the fragile human, she didn't require as much effort, but it will still my instinct to insure everything was fine for my Bella. I scooped my lovely wife into my arms and walked at a human's pace up the stairs. "Edward, this isn't necessary," she argued. "Put me down. I can walk!"
Carlisle laughed at Bella's frustration. That was definitely my Isabella Cullen. She was too independent for her own good. My Bella didn't want me to continue my protectiveness once she was changed. I remembered the times in the clearing when she had wanted to fight with me to learn how to deal with the Volturi if that time not so long ago had became a war. Luckily, it hadn't come to that. My Bella had saved all of us. She and the presence of the werewolves had frightened the Volturi and they eventually retreated from us. I looked at Carlisle. The Volturi. Bella still wasn't fully aware of how the royal immortals worked. If they find out her abilities, it would definitely be a hindrance. I chuckled a little as I heard the snarl come out of my wife's mouth. It wasn't a snarl for me to be concerned with but a snarl to let me know that she thought I was going overboard in my measures of my protective grips I had on her. "Bella, Bella, I'm going to take care of you every moment," I laughed again. "You signed on for forever remember? This is what forever entails. My looking after you."
Bella grumbled as we entered Carlisle's office and our makeshift medical facility. Alice was at the foot of the surgical table, all smiles and bouncy, the usual for Alice. Jasper had taken a place on one side of the bed, near were Bella's head would lay. Esme was to the side of the room with a waiting blanket and small cooler we had placed there with donor blood for Bella, in case the delivery left her weak, and for the new baby, there was some animal blood. Carlisle and I had discussed that the baby's first feeding definitely needed to be that of animal blood so that we could try to continue on post birth with what we Cullens called our vegetarian diet. Emmett was standing at the foot of the bed with a smile on his face like he was ready to get started. He looked as much as excited as I did about the new baby almost being here. Rose had placed her self opposite side from Jasper, but mid way along the table so that she could assist Carlisle in the delivery. I was going to be opposite Jasper on the other side of the table, along with Rose, holding my Bella's hand, kissing her forehead and reassuring her. This delivery will be much different from Renesmee's. Renesmee's was panic and emergent with Bella near death because of her humanity. But this time, we had come prepared.
Esme stepped forward and took Bella's face. "Child, its time," Esme smiled. "We are going to be here with you and take care of you Bella."
Bella looked to me, kissed my jaw line, and turned to the table. She smiled and took her place on the table. "Lets do it," she spoke. She raised her shield. I'm ready to bring another piece of our love into existence, Edward. I am ready for this. I love you, Edward, and I cant wait to meet our new baby.
Gently, I placed my lips on my wife's forehead. "I love you, Bella Cullen."
