Alec's POV
For the most part everyone had taken things rather well all things considered. We hadn't told Embry's mother yet, just because she would be the hardest one to deal with and we wanted to wait until I got an ultrasound. The question was if someone was gonna mention it to her before we did. Embry and I had gone to the appointment a few days ago and confirmed that I was indeed pregnant and was nine weeks along already. Three more weeks and it would be time for my first ultrasound.
Embry and I hadn't had too much alone time lately since he seemed to always doing this or that for the pack and I had school. School which had gotten a lot harder since the upset stomach made it hard to focus on my work. Then there was always home work that never seemed to make any sense to me at all. The whole house including Paul had tried to help me understand the homework and by some miracle they always seemed to help me get it all done. Then it was dinner, then a shower and off to bed since by about nine o'clock exhaustion always seemed to take over. Carlisle had assured me that it was normal to eat and sleep more when I called him uncertainly.
Each night that I fall asleep Embry isn't there, nor is he there in the morning but his scent is always on the pillow. It was nice to know that he was here, but it was even nicer to see him more often. Seth was in a couple of my classes and I sat with him and a couple other of the younger members of the pack at lunch. Seth had taken quite a liking to me and made it his mission to take care of me during school. He walks me to every classes to make sure that no one bumps me or gets to close to my stomach. He also tried to explain why Embry was so busy now, but it didn't really help much.
Leah or Paul would drop us off and pick us up from school each day so I wouldn't have to walk. The whole pack had gone into over drive trying to make everything easier since they found out I was pregnant. This was the first pack pregnancy and that meant that everyone did what they could to protect the baby. There was no doubt that this baby would have a good family to help raise them properly. Jake would always drop me off at home at night and promise Embry would be here in a couple hours.
Before I knew it mid November was here and I was sitting in the waiting for my first ultrasound. Jake had dropped me off ten minutes ago promising that Embry was on his way and would be here any minute. There had been one other woman in the waiting room and gave me a sympathetic smile when she saw the newly noticeable bump. The secretary was kind of and told me that the wait wasn't too long. The other woman left two minutes ago and I was really starting to panic now. The tears burned my eyes as my hand resting on my stomach trying to prepare myself to go in alone.
A small part of me was so hurt and angry that Embry would miss something this important. He had been certain that he wanted to raise this baby together, but lately he was not around unless I was asleep. The rest of me was chiding myself for doubting him, there had to be some reason for his actions. Soon enough he would explain everything and I would feel silly about it all. Just as the nurse called my name, Embry came barreling into the room looking a little rough around the edges.
He was covered in dirt with leaves and twigs stuck in his hair and he was breathing pretty hard. A large smile spread over my lips and he pulled me into a hug kissing the top of my head. The nurse made an impatient sound before leading me to a change room and Embry to the ultrasound room. Now that Embry was here my nerves started to get the best of me and my hands began to shake. The moment I laid on that uncomfortable table Embry grasped my hand pleading with his eyes for me to forgive him. With a small smile I took the stuff out his hair before the nurse started the whole process.
There was an indescribable feeling the moment that the nurse let us see the picture of the baby. This time happy tears pricked my eyes as Embry kissed my hair and grinned happily. It wasn't long before we were finished our appointment and leaving the hospital with a picture to show everyone. You couldn't really tell a lot from the picture just yet, but it was cute all the same. Embry dropped me off at Sam's promising to be back in a few hours and kissed my lips then my stomach. I watched him as he jogged into the woods before the smile slipped from my lips.
"You want me to beat him up again cause I will."
Paul had startled me when he spoke stepping out from around the back of the house. His comment made me chuckle even though he was being completely serious about this. He watched me closely for a minute or two before he turned to glare at the woods where Embry had disappeared. Over the last month of so Paul had taken it upon himself to watch over me, well more than he already was. He didn't even scare me anymore, now I saw past his tough exterior and to his softer side.
"It wouldn't help, but thanks."
"No problem, you change you mind let me know. How was your appointment? Everything go okay? I take it he made it on time."
"He walked in just as they called my name. The baby is fine, everything is fine. What is he doing that he's never around anymore?"
"He's attempting to do everything he can for the baby without asking for any help."
I rolled my eyes knowing that it was something that Embry would do. I knew that he had to be too calm about this whole thing, once he snapped out of his daze at the Cullen's he appeared fine. Why he doesn't understand that I knew him too well for that was beyond me. I was still freaking out from time to time, it was completely normal or so I thought. Before the tears could come back Paul hopped onto the porch and wrapped his arms around me. He held me for a few minutes as I sniffled away refusing to let the tears fall.
"Come on lets go see what Emily's got cooking. That baby has to be hungry."
I giggled nodding and let Paul lead me into the house with a protective hand on my back. Everyone grinned at me waiting for to show them the picture from the ultrasound while Paul sat me down at the table. When I smiled my thanks Paul winked liked he always did when we were around the guys. Whatever it was that made Paul the way he was I really hoped that Rachael was helping him. The girls all awwed over the picture while the guys stereo typically commented on how it looked like a squirrel.
Ness mentioned that Alice and Rosalie had been asking for me to go see them so we could plan a shopping trip. As much as the Cullen's were really great the idea of shopping with them was some what scary. The stories of them shopping for Ness and it made me a little unease about shopping with us. I mean, yes they are family through Bella but how much should I really let them spend on the baby. I didn't want to be rude about it and talking to people about things like this was not my strong point.
Since the baby is mine and Embry's we should be the one to support the baby ourselves. On the other hand family is supposed to help out at least that what normal families do. There was this feeling in the pit of my stomach Embry was going to have a problem with this. Since he couldn't even ask his brothers for help it would appear it would be a problem. My thoughts and the conversation stopped when Embry and Seth walked through the front door. With food first Seth then demanded to see the picture where he both awwed then commented that it looked more like a squirrel then a wolf.
The comment confused me while the others suddenly found an interest in anything but my direction. Embry glared at Seth for a moment before he smiled at me stating the baby was perfect. The whole interaction bothered me, but it was something that could be figured out later. Eventually Embry would tell me, or maybe even Jake or Paul would spill the beans if pressured enough. For the moment being in Embry's arms was enough to keep me happy until the homework started to frustrated me. Embry rubbed my back as Sam sat at the table with me and slowly helped me through the number of questions.
Alec's POV
For the most part everyone had taken things rather well all things considered. We hadn't told Embry's mother yet, just because she would be the hardest one to deal with and we wanted to wait until I got an ultrasound. The question was if someone was gonna mention it to her before we did. Embry and I had gone to the appointment a few days ago and confirmed that I was indeed pregnant and was nine weeks along already. Three more weeks and it would be time for my first ultrasound.
Embry and I hadn't had too much alone time lately since he seemed to always doing this or that for the pack and I had school. School which had gotten a lot harder since the upset stomach made it hard to focus on my work. Then there was always home work that never seemed to make any sense to me at all. The whole house including Paul had tried to help me understand the homework and by some miracle they always seemed to help me get it all done. Then it was dinner, then a shower and off to bed since by about nine o'clock exhaustion always seemed to take over. Carlisle had assured me that it was normal to eat and sleep more when I called him uncertainly.
Each night that I fall asleep Embry isn't there, nor is he there in the morning but his scent is always on the pillow. It was nice to know that he was here, but it was even nicer to see him more often. Seth was in a couple of my classes and I sat with him and a couple other of the younger members of the pack at lunch. Seth had taken quite a liking to me and made it his mission to take care of me during school. He walks me to every classes to make sure that no one bumps me or gets to close to my stomach. He also tried to explain why Embry was so busy now, but it didn't really help much.
Leah or Paul would drop us off and pick us up from school each day so I wouldn't have to walk. The whole pack had gone into over drive trying to make everything easier since they found out I was pregnant. This was the first pack pregnancy and that meant that everyone did what they could to protect the baby. There was no doubt that this baby would have a good family to help raise them properly. Jake would always drop me off at home at night and promise Embry would be here in a couple hours.
Before I knew it mid November was here and I was sitting in the waiting for my first ultrasound. Jake had dropped me off ten minutes ago promising that Embry was on his way and would be here any minute. There had been one other woman in the waiting room and gave me a sympathetic smile when she saw the newly noticeable bump. The secretary was kind of and told me that the wait wasn't too long. The other woman left two minutes ago and I was really starting to panic now. The tears burned my eyes as my hand resting on my stomach trying to prepare myself to go in alone.
A small part of me was so hurt and angry that Embry would miss something this important. He had been certain that he wanted to raise this baby together, but lately he was not around unless I was asleep. The rest of me was chiding myself for doubting him, there had to be some reason for his actions. Soon enough he would explain everything and I would feel silly about it all. Just as the nurse called my name, Embry came barreling into the room looking a little rough around the edges.
He was covered in dirt with leaves and twigs stuck in his hair and he was breathing pretty hard. A large smile spread over my lips and he pulled me into a hug kissing the top of my head. The nurse made an impatient sound before leading me to a change room and Embry to the ultrasound room. Now that Embry was here my nerves started to get the best of me and my hands began to shake. The moment I laid on that uncomfortable table Embry grasped my hand pleading with his eyes for me to forgive him. With a small smile I took the stuff out his hair before the nurse started the whole process.
There was an indescribable feeling the moment that the nurse let us see the picture of the baby. This time happy tears pricked my eyes as Embry kissed my hair and grinned happily. It wasn't long before we were finished our appointment and leaving the hospital with a picture to show everyone. You couldn't really tell a lot from the picture just yet, but it was cute all the same. Embry dropped me off at Sam's promising to be back in a few hours and kissed my lips then my stomach. I watched him as he jogged into the woods before the smile slipped from my lips.
"You want me to beat him up again cause I will."
Paul had startled me when he spoke stepping out from around the back of the house. His comment made me chuckle even though he was being completely serious about this. He watched me closely for a minute or two before he turned to glare at the woods where Embry had disappeared. Over the last month of so Paul had taken it upon himself to watch over me, well more than he already was. He didn't even scare me anymore, now I saw past his tough exterior and to his softer side.
"It wouldn't help, but thanks."
"No problem, you change you mind let me know. How was your appointment? Everything go okay? I take it he made it on time."
"He walked in just as they called my name. The baby is fine, everything is fine. What is he doing that he's never around anymore?"
"He's attempting to do everything he can for the baby without asking for any help."
I rolled my eyes knowing that it was something that Embry would do. I knew that he had to be too calm about this whole thing, once he snapped out of his daze at the Cullen's he appeared fine. Why he doesn't understand that I knew him too well for that was beyond me. I was still freaking out from time to time, it was completely normal or so I thought. Before the tears could come back Paul hopped onto the porch and wrapped his arms around me. He held me for a few minutes as I sniffled away refusing to let the tears fall.
"Come on lets go see what Emily's got cooking. That baby has to be hungry."
I giggled nodding and let Paul lead me into the house with a protective hand on my back. Everyone grinned at me waiting for to show them the picture from the ultrasound while Paul sat me down at the table. When I smiled my thanks Paul winked liked he always did when we were around the guys. Whatever it was that made Paul the way he was I really hoped that Rachael was helping him. The girls all awwed over the picture while the guys stereo typically commented on how it looked like a squirrel.
Ness mentioned that Alice and Rosalie had been asking for me to go see them so we could plan a shopping trip. As much as the Cullen's were really great the idea of shopping with them was some what scary. The stories of them shopping for Ness and it made me a little unease about shopping with us. I mean, yes they are family through Bella but how much should I really let them spend on the baby. I didn't want to be rude about it and talking to people about things like this was not my strong point.
Since the baby is mine and Embry's we should be the one to support the baby ourselves. On the other hand family is supposed to help out at least that what normal families do. There was this feeling in the pit of my stomach Embry was going to have a problem with this. Since he couldn't even ask his brothers for help it would appear it would be a problem. My thoughts and the conversation stopped when Embry and Seth walked through the front door. With food first Seth then demanded to see the picture where he both awwed then commented that it looked more like a squirrel then a wolf.
The comment confused me while the others suddenly found an interest in anything but my direction. Embry glared at Seth for a moment before he smiled at me stating the baby was perfect. The whole interaction bothered me, but it was something that could be figured out later. Eventually Embry would tell me, or maybe even Jake or Paul would spill the beans if pressured enough. For the moment being in Embry's arms was enough to keep me happy until the homework started to frustrated me. Embry rubbed my back as Sam sat at the table with me and slowly helped me through the number of questions.
Then the yawns started and my eye lids got heavier and heavier like they had been recently each night. The second time my eyes fluttered closed Embry announced that we were leaving and carried me bridal style. I waved to everyone good-bye before snuggling into Embry's chest. The walk home was silent and quick, before I knew it Embry was tucking me into bed. Without a word he laid beside me and rubbed small circles on my tummy with his big hands. This would be a good a time as any to talk to Embry about shopping with the Cullen's.
"So Alice and the others want to take me shopping." I stated simply and felt his hand still." I think it would be good to have a shopping trip with Bella. We haven't gone shopping since we were younger."
"We don't need help Alectra." Embry growled out.
"Family doesn't count as help and like it or not the Cullen's are family."
"I don't mind the Cullen's, but I can take care of my child."
"I know you can that isn't in question. I just want to go get a few baby things... are you really going to deny me that?" I looked up at him with the best puppy eyes I could muster.
His eyes searched mine for a few moments before he sighed looking away. "Fine, but be careful.
I smiled happily before closing my eyes." Thank you Em. I'm glad you understand. Even real men occasionally have to let other once in a while."
That this Embry chuckled and kissed me lightly."Good-night silly girl."
"Good-night Embry."
For now Embry thought my comment was amusing, he always does then he realizes he's been been the victim of another brain ninja. It will like take him a few days, but sure enough he will realize it. It was somewhat mean of me to do I realize that, but there is very little other options to make him realize that he's being a control freak. For now all my sleepy mind could focus on was being in Embry's arms and knowing about it. We hadn't spent a lot of time together today, but it was better than before.
A/N: Please R&R to let me know what you guys think. Love it? Hate it? Next chapter will have Embry's reaction to the mind ninja along with Embry's mom finding out about the baby.