Chapter 13: Labor & Birth: Part 2
Paul's POV
I quickly sit up with Bella leaning against me. I can tell she is relieved that I am finally here.
"It's to late to go to a hospital. Isn't it?" I ask her knowing the answer
"Yes", she gasps but I can tell her breathing is a bit better
"Carlisle I guess you are delivering this baby", I tell him
He looks at me shocked.
"Me?" he asks
"Yes. Daddy please. It's too late to get to a hos…", Bella is cut off by another contraction
I quickly put her hand in mine and she squeezes it tightly.
"Breath sweetheart", I whisper to her
"Ok I will do it", Carlisle says, "Everyone else…"
"Can stay", Bella says gasping a little bit
They all look at her shocked by her request.
"You have missed the birth of our other children and I want you to be here for this one", Bella says firmly
"Thank you Bella", Esme says
"Thank you Bella", my father says
"Ok. If I'm going to do this Jasper I need you to run to the house and get my kit", Carlisle orders
Jasper is quickly out the door running.
"Why is Bella on oxygen?" Carlisle asks
Both Bella and I knew that this would come up. And we have come up with the perfect lie for it.
"Since we have been gone Bella has developed serve asthma. In stressful situations she has trouble breathing", I lie
Carlisle nods his head. Suddenly Jasper is back with Carlisle equipment.
Bella cries out again in pain and squeezes my hand. Hopefully she won't break it this time. That would break our cover. Soon the contraction passes.
"Sweetheart please don't break my hand like last time", I tell her kissing her head
"You can't be serous", Emmett says
"Oh I am. She broke my hand when she was in labor with Aspy and Jemmett, and Rosie", I tell them
"Twice", Peter says
"That sounds about right", I tell them
Bella let's out another cry as a contraction hits her and she is once again gasping for air.
"Breath in and out sweetheart. Copy my breathing", I say to her
She quickly copies and her breathing begins to stabilize. Carlisle is looking at me in amazement. I know they all don't think this happens often but it does. Everyone including our kids are trained to deal with Bella's medical problems. We made sure of it because how serious it had been.
"Bella I need to check how far along are you", Carlisle says
"Of course. But I can tell you that I'm nearly there", Bella gasps
"The contractions are about 3 minutes apart", I tell Carlisle
Carlisle quickly checks her.
"You're about 9 centimeters dilated. One more and you can start to push", Carlisle tells us
I can tell Bella is panicking a little bit. I need to get them all out of the house for a minute.
"Guys can you all go outside for a minute? I'll call you when she is ready", I ask them
Carlisle looks uncertain and I can't blame him. Even I don't want him to go.
"Ok. But call out to us if you need us", Carlisle says
Everyone quickly falls out and I turn my attention to Bella.
"Bella sweetheart calm down. Everything will be ok", I tell her kissing her temple
"What if it's not? Remember what happened last t…", she is cut off by another contraction
She squeezes my hand hard and that's when I hear the bones snap. Crap. She broke my hand again.
"Sorry. Don't know my own strength", Bella gasps
"It's ok sweetheart. Just squeeze the other one for now. Hopefully my hand will heal within the next couple of minutes. We don't need everyone finding out just yet that I'm a werewolf", I tell her
"I'm scared", Bella whisperers
"What are you scared off?" I ask her
"I'm scared of not being a good parent. I didn't raise Rosie you did because I was so sick. You raised Jackson, Jalice and Marie too. They were all too young when I got sick. I'm afraid the after affects I'm still having will make me not being able to keep up", Bella says
She cries out again as another contraction hits her. I hold her tightly until it passes.
"You will be a great mother. You raised Jemmett, Aspy and Daniel. You will be a fantastic mother. You are always a great mother. Even when you were sick. You still cared for the kids. As for you keeping up you have always be there you will have no problem keeping up. I'll be with you all the way", I tell her
"You really think so?" she asks
"I know so", I reply kissing her temple again
She cries out again and I time the contractions at about 90 seconds apart.
"I think it is time. I am feeling the need to push", Bella gasps
I kiss her temple and give her hand a squeeze with my good hand.
"CARLISLE GET IN HERE", I shout
It was time. I couldn't wait to meet my new daughter or son…
Charlie's POV
I can't believe my daughter asked for us all to be in the room when she gave birth. That is truly an amazing gift. I was confused when Paul said Bella had developed asthma, she never had it when she was a kid and I was even more confused when Paul asked us all to step outside for a second.
"Can you guys hear what is being said?" I ask them
"No. We are at the tree line. We can't hear from here", Carlisle explains
"Guys before we left I felt Bella's emotions", Jasper says
"So what?" Leah asks
"Well Bella was feeling the pain of child birth but also something deeper that I couldn't pin point. She was also feeling love, devotion, fear, terror and panic. That's when Paul kicked us out of the room", Jasper explains
Why would my Bella be feeling fear, terror and panic? It doesn't make sense. We are outside for probably 15 minutes when we hear.
"CARLISLE GET IN HERE", Paul shouts
We all quickly run inside to find Bella leaning heavily on Paul and panting.
"It's time. I need to push", Bella pants
Carlisle is quickly at her side and is checking her.
"She is right. She is crowning", Carlisle says
"Rose, Alice can you please get towel out of the down stairs hall cupboard?" Paul asks
"Sure", they both reply and quickly dash away
"Paul what happened to your hand?" Esme asks
"It is some paint from work. Didn't have time to wash it of", Paul says
That doesn't add up. I look at Sam and can tell he doesn't believe him either.
"Bella on the count of three I need you to push for me", Carlisle instructs
Bella nods her head weakly.
"One…two…three", Carlisle says
Bella lets out a big scream.
"Shh sweetheart. Your doing so well", we hear Paul cooed to her
"Push again sweetie", Carlisle asks her
Bella has to push three more times before we hear the sound of a baby crying. I see Bella lean into Paul. I see Carlisle holding a baby in his hands.
"It's a little boy", Carlisle says smiling proudly, "Paul do you want to cut the cord?"
"I do", Paul says cutting the cord
Both Paul and Bella smile. Then Bella's smile falters and she groans again.
"Bella?" Paul asks
"Carlisle you better give the baby to Rose", Bella says through clenched teeth
Carlisle quickly does what Bella says.
"What's wrong Bella?" Carlisle asks
"Paul I swear I'm going to kill you", Bella growls
"What have I done now?" he asks
"You have gotten me pregnant with twins again", Bella growls
Paul's face lights up, "I guess you do get to kick my ass then"
"You bet I will", Bella growls then lets out a scream
I can't believe it Bella is having twins again. She will have 2 sets that is unheard off.
"I'm going to kill that doctor", Bella growls
"Will add least she wasn't here today", Paul says lightly
Bella just glares at him then she let's out a scream. She is soon gasping for air again. 5 minutes later Carlisle is asking her to push again. 5 more minutes go by before we hear the sound of another baby crying. Bella now falls onto Paul completely tired out.
"It's another boy", Carlisle announces, "Paul do you want to cut this cord too?"
"Yes I will", Paul says quickly cutting the cord with Bella still in his arms
Bella smiles. I look at her closely and she is looking a pale. A lot pale and she is still gasping for air.
"SASHA GET IN HERE", Paul yells
Sasha is in the room in a matter of seconds.
"Yes dad?" she asks
Paul gives her a look not saying anything. Sasha seems to know what he is asking and quickly runs up the stairs.
"Carlisle you take care of my sons. I'll take care of my wife", Paul says slowly getting to his feet with Bella in his arms
"Paul I really must check her out", Carlisle says looking concerned, "She has been bleeding a little bit more then what I would expect"
"Don't worry. I will call you if I need you", Paul says before racing up the stairs with Bella in his arms.
"What just happened?" I ask
Everyone looks at me and shakes their heads. No one has a clue what just happened…
Paul's POV
As my wife leans into me after giving birth to our second son I can tell she is about to pass out. She is not getting enough oxygen and her blood is not clotting very well. I have to get her upstairs. Now.
"SASHA GET IN HERE", I yell
I yell because I'm starting to get concerned about Bella. This is why the doctors wanted her to have a caesarian. So her body wouldn't be under any stress. Sasha is quickly in the room.
"Yes dad?" she asks
I give her the look I usually give her when something is wrong with Bella. Sasha quickly runs up the stairs. I quickly take to nasal canula out of my wife nose.
"Carlisle you take care of my sons. I'll take care of my wife", I say slowly getting to my feet with Bella in my arms
"Paul I really must check her out", Carlisle says looking concerned, "She has been bleeding a little bit more then what I would expect"
"Don't worry. I will call you if I need you", I say before racing up the stairs with Bella in my arms.
I'm in our bedroom in a matter of seconds I quickly place her in the middle of the bed. Sasha is at our side in seconds with the second oxygen tank and mask. While she fixes that up I run into the bath room getting my keys out of my pocket at the same time. I unlock the medication cabinet and grab the syringe that will help her to breath. I also grab one that will help with the bleeding. I quickly go to her side and inject the medication into two different sides. I quickly get rid of the used needles and make my way onto the bed and set myself behind her. So I could continue to check her breathing and heart rate.
"I'll leave you alone now dad. Don't worry I'll call Russ and Tony and let them know what has happened. I'll also take care of the kids", Sasha says
"Thanks Sasha", I say
"No problem Dad. Take care of mum", Sasha says leaving the room and shutting the door
I sit with Bella talking about little things. It takes half an hour before her breathing calms. She is soon asleep. I let her sleep for two hours before I can hear everyone down stairs wanting to come up and see if we are alright.
"Sweetheart you need to wake up", I say kissing her temple
It takes me 5 minutes to fully wake her up. After something like this the doctor expect her to sleep for a long time. But right now I can't let that happen.
"What's wrong?" she asks sleepily
"I need to get you cleaned up before everyone comes barging in here", I tell her lifting her into my arms
I quickly run her a hot bath and place her into the water.
"Will you be alright here for a minute? I will just put away the oxygen tank", I tell her
"I will be fine. Hurry back to me", she says
"Always", I say kissing her temple
I quickly put the tank away and any another other evidence that would led them to figure out Bella had been sick. Once I'm done I go back into the bathroom. I wash Bella's short hair that has just grown back from all the chemo treatments. I wash her whole body then I pick her up and dry her off. I quickly dress her and put her blue bandana around her head.
"I'm so tired", Bella says sleepily
"Don't go to sleep yet sweetheart. Don't you want to meet our twin boys?" I ask her
Her face lights up quickly, "Yes I do. What are we going to name them we only thought of one boys name?"
"How about we name one after my father and Embry? We haven't done them yet", I say
"Sounds good. Can you get the urns out. I need to kiss them and tell them about their new brothers", Bella says
I take the urns of the big dresser. One was Blue and Gold and the other Pink and Gold. In honour of our baby boy and baby girl we lost we lost. One was Rosie's twin that was born stillborn. And the other would have been 2 now. she was stillborn at 8 months.
"I miss you my children. I love you both always. I think of you both always. Both of you would have been a big brother and big sister today. I hope you are both watching us now with Grandma Marie and will watch your little brothers grow up", Bella says kissing the urns before handing them back to me
"I love you Nathan Edward Lahote and Philipa Claire Lahote ", I say kissing the urns before putting back in its rightful place.
"Can you please bring all of them in?" Bella asks
"Just let me get changed. And I'll bring them right up", I say
I kiss her lips then go to charge my clothes. I smile to myself I have two sons. I can't wait to see them…
Carlisle's POV
I check both babies over and they are just perfect. They are black hair and they haven't opened their eyes yet. So we don't know the colour. I really worried about Bella. I hope Paul will let us up their soon. It has been 3 hours now since they have been born. Sasha bought the other kids out to meet their brothers.
"Hey guys you can all come up now", a voice says
We all turn around to see Paul standing in the doorway smiling. Esme smiles at him and passes him his son. Paul's faces lights up.
"Hey there little man. Are you ready to meet your mummy?" Paul cooed
The little boys waves his hand in his sleep. And Paul kisses his forehead.
I can tell the Pack haven't seen Paul like this before. They were seeing him in a new light.
"Come on guys. Bella is dying to meet her babies", Paul says starting back up the stairs
We all follow back up the stairs the other little boy in Rose's arms. Paul quickly lead us into the bedroom at the end of the hall. We have never been in here before. In is a big master bedroom. There is a big double bed in the middle of the room where Bella is leaning on pillows smiling tiredly at us. Paul goes over to her side and passes the baby in his arms to her. Bella smiles done lovely at the baby. Paul goes over to Rose and takes the baby out of her arms and then goes to sit on the bed beside Bella. I look at Bella and I can see that she is a lot better then what she was 3 hours ago. She just looked tired.
"Hello my darlin", Bella cooed kissing the babies forehead
We all see the baby wake up and Bella and Paul gasp.
"He has your eyes", Bella whisperers
Suddenly the baby in Paul's arms wakes too.
"He has my eyes too", Paul says, "Look like another set of identical children"
Bella chuckles softy, "God help us"
Paul chuckles too.
"What are you going to name them?" Alice asks bouncing around
Bella looks up at Alice, "This is Thomas Embry Lahote"
We all see Embry beam with pride. So does Paul's father.
"What's the other boys name?" Rosalie asks
"And this is William Seth Lahote", Paul says, "After Billy and Seth"
"Thank you", Seth says
"I have to tell dad", Jacob says
"That you will", Paul replies
That's when Bella let's out a yawn. I look at her and she is barely keeping her eyes open.
"Time for you to sleep sweetheart. Everyone must go now. Thank you for your help", Paul says hanging William to Sasha and taking Michael from Bella
"I still need to check Bella out", I say
"Trust me she is fine. I'll call you if there are any problems", Paul says shooing us out the door with Michael still in his arms
"When can we come over?" Alice asks bouncing around
"I'll get you a call with in the next couple of days", Paul says quickly
Alice faces quickly goes down.
"Let's go Alice. See you later Paul. Give Bella our love", I say
"Will do", Paul says closing the door
"What's going on Carlisle?" Esme asks
"Something is not right. But they need family time like any family would when they get a new member in this case two. Let's let them be for now", I say
I'm going to have to be watching Bella more closely now. Something is not right. And I'm going to find out what…
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