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CHAPTER 12

"This is the first time I've woken up since I fainted in school?" I asked again to make sure.

"Yes, Bella." Edward looked at me weirdly. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine," I said, trying to grasp the fact that it had all been a dream. Carlisle didn't hate me, and Edward hadn't been so mean. There was still hope that things would be okay!

"What day is it?" I asked, remembering that he told me I was asleep for two days.

"Saturday. You gave us all quite a scare." He gave a small smile.

"Saturday? Why aren't you practising? There's a game tonight." I started to get worried.

"I'm not playing tonight. I'm staying with you." He placed his hand on top of mine, the simple touch bringing a smile to my face, though I said nothing. I was waiting for him to start asking questions, since I knew I wasn't going to be the one to bring up the big elephant in the room

"I talked to Angela yesterday and again this morning. She said you're fine, but they're going to keep you for another two days just in case."

"Okay." I started playing nervously with a thread from my blanket, not looking at him.

"Did you wait so long to tell me?"

"Tell you about what?" I didn't know if I was ready to hear his reaction. He was there and he wasn't yelling, so that must have been a good sign.

"Bella, you can't hide forever. We should talk about it. When did you find out?" Edward pressed me further. He was right, though. We had to talk about it. I had to toughen up and accept what was coming to me. I was going to be a mother for God's sake. I had to start acting like an adult

"The weekend we went to Seattle. Rosalie had a pregnancy test in the the house and I took it." I was still avoiding his stare.

"Okay, then why did you take so long to tell me?" His voice was still calm and even. He didn't sound angry or stressed.

"I was going to tell you. Remember the night we were at my house watching Knocked Up?"

"That awful movie?" Seeing him have a disgusted look on his face made me laugh a little.

"Yes, that one. There was a reason why we were watching it. I was going to tell you that night, but then your mother called. Remember?" He nodded and I continued. "Then when you drove me to my house I asked you what you thought about babies." I waited for him to nod to confirm that he remembered. "Do you remember what you told me?" Edward moved his gaze from me and looked down at the ground. He remembers. "That's why I didn't tell you. I was scared," I whispered.

Edward stayed quiet after that. I stayed quiet, too. He needed time to process this. The room was silent except for our breathing and the machine I was hooked up to so they could keep track of both mine and the baby's heartbeat.

As I waited for him to speak, I realised that I wasn't afraid of his reaction. Sure, it would hurt me if he walked out of my life, but I knew I could make it without him. It was going to be difficult, but I'd try and do my best for the little human being growing inside me. I was ready to hear what he had to say to me, and if he didn't want to be a part of my life, or the baby's life then it was his loss, not mine.

"I'm sorry," he finally said.

"What for?" I asked, but this time I was staring right at him.

"For telling you what I told you that day. It wasn't your fault that you didn't tell me sooner. I was the reason why you didn't tell me about the baby. If I hadn't told you all of that, things would have been different now." He looked at me, his eyes full of pain. "I'm sorry for what Tanya did to you. I'm sorry about everything."

"Edward, why are you putting all the blame on youself? Sure, all the things you told me that night made me not tell you about the baby, but you didn't do anything more than tell me the truth about what you want in life. I'm not blaming you for that. You're seventeen. I wasn't expecting you to want babies now. And as for Tanya, you couldn't have known what she had in mind to do and you didn't put her in my life. She was already there."

"I know what I'm talking about, Bella. If I hadn't dated her, she wouldn't have done that to you."

"True, but it happened and we can't change anything." I touched his pretty face, needing to feel him close.

"Why are you being nice to me? Ever since we got together your life has turned into a roller coaster."

"I'm nice to you because I love you and because you're my baby's father. And I played a big part on making my life a roller coaster, Edward. You didn't have sex on your own, you know." I tried to loosen the atmosphere a little. Not in a million years did I expect to be the one to comfort Edward!

He gave me my favourite crooked smile of his and kissed my palm that was still on his cheek, close to his mouth.

"I love you too, Bella Swan." He leaned in and kissed my lips.

"How did I get here?" I asked after a few moments later.

"Alice called an ambulance and they transferred you here right away. Everyone knew your condition, so they were pretty quick to call 911 because they were afraid that you had serious injuries from your fall."

"The baby's all right?" I asked, even though I knew it was. I was listening to its heartbeat and it sounded just like the first time I had an ultrasound, except stronger.

"Healthy as a horse." He smiled at me and rubbed my stomach lovingly.

The sight of that brought tears to my eyes. No matter how many times I had dreamed of a moment like this, I never thought it would be so perfect and so emotional for me. Right then we seemed like a happy family to me and the feeling was perfect.

"Is Alice mad at me?" I asked. I remembered the shocked and hurt expression on her face when she saw the pictures. I knew I had to talk to her and explain everything. She was my best friend and just like Edward, she had to find out from others.

"She was a little upset, but she's fine now. She talked with Charlie and he explained everything to her, but I think you should talk to her, too."

"Yes, I'm planning on it."

"I was so scared when I learned that you fainted in school. I had a huge fight with the coach because I wanted to drive back home. I almost had a heart attack on the ride back. No one was telling me why you fainted or if you were alright."

"I'm sorry. I was just shocked when I saw the pictures on full display like that. I swear, Edward, I wanted you to be the first one to know. I really did. Rosalie only knew because she was with me when I took the pregnancy test, Angela found out because—well, she's my doctor—and of course I had to tell my dad.

I didn't plan for all of this to happen. I swear." Tears started to form in my eyes. The guilt was finally starting to set in.

"Bella, calm down. This isn't good for you." Edward looked at me in panic. I tried to calm down, because the machine was going insane with all the anxiety I was feeling, and I didn't want to alert the nurses.

"Take deep breaths." Edward tried to soothe me, but the only thing he got me do was laugh.

"Edward, I'm not giving birth," I said between laughs. He was so cute doing the breathing exercises pregnant women do when they're giving birth.

"I missed your laugh," Edward said and my laugh was cut short.

"I missed you." I pulled him to me for another kiss. Since everything was out in the open and things between Edward and I were fine, I was beyond happy and ready to smile at the world. But, of course, I was wrong.

There was a knock on the door that made Edward pull away from me. "Come in," he said as he sat back in his chair.

Carlisle walked in. "Edward, can I talk to you for a second?" he said in a cold voice. Edward looked at me, debating if he wanted to go or not.

"I'm not leaving Bella."

Carlisle then looked at me with his eyes narrowed. His cold and hostile glare made shivers pass down my spine. It was too good to be true, I thought. There was no way things would be perfect.

"It'll be a second," Carlisle insisted.

"Fine!"

He stomped out of the room with Carlisle, leaving me alone with my worries. What were they talking about? Was Carlisle mad at me like I had dreamed about? His stare and tone of voice said so. Was Edward going to get affected by him? I hoped not. I mean he looked happy and ready to raise this kid with me moments ago. He couldn't change his mind like that, could he?

How did I go from being the girl who was so sure of herself, to the girl who was afraid of Edward's reaction again?

"Hey, princess. How are you?" Charlie asked as he entered my room.

"I'm good. My head hurts a little, but I'm good." He sat in the chair Edward was sitting in minutes ago.

"That's because you hit your head when you fell. Do you want me to ask the nurse for painkillers?"

"No, it'll pass." I hope it does!

"You gave us quite a scare."

"I'm sorry." I looked down, blushing.

"Nothing to be sorry about. Although I wouldn't say the same for Ms. Denali."

"They caught her?"

"Yes, they did. Someone ratted her out. She was reproved. Being the Mayor's daughter has its perks, right? If her father wasn't so powerful, she would have been expelled."

"Yeah and I'm guessing no one has to find out about it right?" I asked.

"Yeah, but don't worry. That psycho isn't getting anywhere near you. Stalking isn't good in my book. I've already drawn protective measures."

"How did she get the pictures anyway?"

"Her cousin works, or should I say worked, in the hospital. She saw you and took the pictures." Well, that explains it.

"It's good that you've drawn protective measures. I don't want her anywhere near my baby." I wrapped my arms around my stomach protectively.

"Speaking of the baby, I talked to Edward yesterday."

"And?"

"I was ready to shout at him and then threaten him to be good to you and the baby, but I didn't need to. He's pretty responsible and he really loves you, Bells."

I smiled. "I know, I love him too."

"His father, though, is so–" he started to say but he got cut off by his cellphone. Once he was finished with his conversation, he turned back to me. "I have to go to work. I'll come by in the afternoon with Sue, okay? She's been dying to see you," he said.

"Okay," I said, knowing that he had to leave, but I was so curius about what he was going to say. What was up with Edward's dad?

Charlie kissed my forehead with promises to come by later, leaving me even more confused. I had missed a lot the past couple of days.

Ten minutes after Charlie left the room, Edward walked into my room again. A few seconds my ass. He was gone more than fifteen minutes. Edward sat in the chair closest to my bed and stared at the window opposite of it.

"Are you okay?" I asked him. He seemed tense and his eyes were black and hard. His hands were balled and his mouth was formed a straight line.

"Perfect," he hissed.

"What did you and your father talk about?" I asked carefully in order not to upset him any further. I knew that his anger was not directed at me, but I didn't want to push my luck.

"Nothing."

What the hell is happening? I wanted to scream, but remained silent instead.

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