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Chapter 14 – Hunting and Scrambled Eggs

EPOV

My wife was incredible. She and I spent the afternoon together having fantastic sex and taking a bath and it was perfect. My wonderful sister Alice prepared Bella a nice dinner so that we could continue our time alone. We only had until Monday when we would have to put all the pieces together regarding family and our future.

My thirst was beginning to nag at me and I wouldn't be able to go much longer without feeding soon. Bella dozed off a short time and I went out to ask the family about the hunting options. Emmett and Jasper were in need of a hunt as well, so we decided that most of us would go while Bella slept. Rosalie, who was avoiding me, and Carlisle decided they would stay home with Bella and they would go hunting on Monday when Carlisle had a day off from the hospital.

BPOV

It's tough living in a house full of vampires because they never sleep, and you can never find that quiet time in the middle of the night that we all take for granted. Someone is always up and doing something in the apartment, and there never seems to be the feeling of being alone in the darkness. Tonight was different because most of the family chose to go hunting together while I slept. Edward promised he would be back before I woke up in the morning.

I woke up at 2 a.m. and I had to pee, I was also starving. I tiptoed down the hallway to find a snack to bring back into the bedroom with me. The refrigerator light stung my eyes as I began my search for that unknown food that would satisfy this craving. Alice had stocked the kitchen full of every food imaginable and it wasn't hard to decide on some cottage cheese and Spanish pimento-stuffed green olives. I turned around to place the items on the counter and find a bowl. Rose, who silently came into the kitchen in the darkness, was standing in front of me and she startled me.

"Ahhh…you scared me." I almost dropped the jar of olives on the floor. I hated that the Cullen's could sneak up on me like that. "I'm just getting a snack." I quickly placed everything on the counter, closing the refrigerator door in the process.

"Bella can I talk to you?" Rose always speaks so coldly towards me, and I wasn't sure what to expect from her.

"Sure." I started filling the bowl in front of me with cottage cheese, trying to figure out what she wanted to talk to me about. I placed several olives on top and sat down at the island with a spoon.

"I don't know how much Edward told you about me when I was alive and the type of woman I once was." I didn't want her to know that Edward did tell me that Rose was extraordinarily beautiful, very materialistic and dreamed of living a financially comfortable lifestyle with a family, until she was attacked by her unloving fiancé.

"Very little." I also knew that Carlisle originally wanted Rose to become Edward's mate and thankfully that didn't work out.

"I was a very vain girl and the one thing I wanted most in my life was to have a baby. Most of my issues with you before, when we were in Forks, were that you wanted so badly to become a vampire and give up all the wonderful gifts life could give you. Now I hate you even more because you are carrying Edward's baby." That was direct enough.

"You hate me because I'm having Edward's baby? You love Emmett." What was Rose trying to tell me? I ate another spoonful of my cottage cheese.

"It's that your pregnant and I'm jealous of the experience you get to have." Rose pounded her fist on the granite countertop. "I must live forever knowing I can never conceive and raise a child." Rose started to hiss at me.

She wasn't scaring me, and I wasn't going to back down from her. "Well, I'm jealous of you. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen, you were lucky to have Carlisle find and change you, and give you immortality so you would never grow another day older or lose a moment of your youth or beauty. Rose you have a big loving family who all care about you and a devoted husband." I placed the empty bowl in the sink and ran some water. "I'm human, and everyday I grow older and I hate it. My family is splintered and distant and I can't even tell them about the most important person in my life. Edward and I didn't think it was possible for us to get pregnant so I didn't do this to spite you."

"I'm not proud of being envious of you." Rose's voice was softer now.

"There's no reason to be envious of me Rose."

"I don't know how I can stand by and watch everything." Rose turned her back to me and I could feel she was fearful of what she would have to endure.

"I was hoping that I would be able to count on you during this pregnancy, because I have no idea what to expect or how to take care of a baby. This baby is going to need its Aunt." I needed all the help I could get and hopefully Rose would accept my peace offering. " I would love to get your advice and support."

"Really? You would let me help you with the baby?" Rose looked like she wanted to cry and it moved me that I was able to connect with her finally.

"Definitely. I'm counting on it." Rose flew to my side and hugged me tightly forgetting I was human. "Ugh, not so tight." Rose quickly released me.

"I will do everything I can to be supportive," Rose focused on my face. "I'm so sorry Bella, can you find a way to forgive me?"

"All is forgiven, let's not say another word on the subject." Edward was going to be thrilled when he heard that Rose and I were finally at peace. "I should try and get back to sleep. I'll see you in the morning?"

"Goodnight Bella." Rosalie walked off into the darkness of the quiet apartment and I went to my empty room to wait for Edward's return.

EPOV

To hunt properly we had to travel far outside of the city into a rural area to find some game to feed on. I wouldn't be able to spend this much time away from Bella if we stayed in New York. If she would need me for any sort of emergency, it would be impossible for me to know or get to her if I was way out here hunting. Bella wouldn't like any of the family watching over her.

Emmett, Jasper and I hadn't been out hunting together for years and it felt good to be myself around them again. Alice was talking up a storm asking all sorts of questions about babies and weddings and I was grateful Esme listened to her, as they went off in another direction.

The hunting was mainly deer and bears and thankfully the deer population was plentiful tonight. "Are you freaking out or what?" Emmett began to question me. "I mean, you marry a human and now you're going to have a baby."

"I'm not freaked that I married Bella, but the baby is going to be a challenge." We all spotted a small herd of deer and quickly drained our first catch. Emmett had been hoping for some bear tonight.

"Personally I prefer hunting in Washington and I'm glad we are going back." Jasper finally spoke up.

"I'm sorry that Rose has been a pain in the ass, but you know her, she'll come around." Emmett was still searching for a bear, and I hoped we didn't have to spend the whole night out until we found one for him.

"Rosalie has to, because Bella's my wife and a Cullen now, and she needs to be respected and treated like family."

"I always liked Bella so you'll have no problem with me." Emmett was always the easy going one in the family.

"Edward, you know I still regret what happened." Jasper felt badly about his loss of control and I couldn't blame him anymore. If Bella had forgiven him, so did I.

"Brother, don't ever think about it again." I slapped him on the back and then we spotted something in the bush, and we all leaped in.

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We all fed quite well and returned to the apartment before Bella was awake. Rose was sitting on the couch with a book and Carlisle was sitting in the dining room reading the paper.

"How was the hunt?" Rose lowered her book so that Emmett could kiss her on the cheek.

"We filled up pretty good. The deer were plentiful, but you know me, I like variety." Emmett patted his stomach.

I went to the bedroom to find Bella still asleep and the room still darkened from the closed curtains. I could hear the dueling heartbeats and her soft breathing, as I stood and listened to them. It was the most amazing thing I had ever experienced and I was so grateful that it was all mine. I started to remove my clothes so that I could jump in the shower and freshen up before she woke.

Bella began to talk in her sleep. "Max. Max, listen to your daddy." Who is Max? "Mommy loves you." She curled up on her side and continued to sleep. I hurried and jumped into the shower to wash away stains and smells from the hunt before my wife woke up.

After I finished cleaning up, I stepped out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around me and went to lie down next to Bella until she woke up. I curled myself around the back of her and breathed in deeply the scent from her hair. I didn't want to wake her by touching her, so I concentrated on her scent and closed my eyes and listened to the fluttering hearts. This was my family and I was madly in love.

Bella began to stir and I hoped that she would be waking soon. Bella reached her hand behind her and felt me lying beside her. "Hi. Did you have a nice hunt?" Bella spoke softly and sleepily.

Her butt pushed back into me and I wrapped my arm around her. "Yes, we got back a little while ago." I kissed her exposed shoulder. "Did you sleep well?"

Her eyes were still closed as she hung on the last moments of rest. "Rose and I made peace."

"Really? How did that happen?" I was surprised and I even checked to see if Bella wasn't still sleep talking.

"We had a late night talk when I snuck into the kitchen last night for a snack. All she really wants is to be needed. I told her we need her as an Aunt and she could help with the baby."

"You have a generous heart." Bella continued to amaze me that she could be so forgiving. Bella managed to clear things up with Rose without any intervention from me. She fit into this family perfectly.

Bella twisted around and faced me. She was still under the sheets and I was on top of them. "Mmmm…just a towel?" Her fingers pulled at the twist I made around my waist and the towel opened. Her hand rubbed over my abs and up to my chest and the warmth from her skin felt amazing.

I reached my hand up and stroked her shoulder and the arm that was touching me and I closed my eyes to concentrate on the sensations of our simple caresses. I then felt Bella's hot mouth over my right nipple and her wet tongue made me gasp as her teeth lightly bit down. My cock responded instantly to her touch, as I kept my eyes shut waiting for her next attack she might have planned for me.

One of her fingers began to make small circles around my navel as she continued to kiss and lick my nipple and chest. I began to moan in anticipation. Her finger drew a line down my abs and danced lightly over my pubic hair and at the base of my shaft. One finger traced a line up to the tip of my cock and back down again. "Fuck." The teasing was driving me mad.

"You like that?" Bella kissed down my ribs drawing her mouth nearer to my dick.

I placed my hand in her hair and massaged her head in hopes she would swallow me whole. "I like it a lot." I bit down on my lip to keep myself in check.

Her hand wrapped around my cock and she began to stroke me slowly in her palm and her tongue darted on my tip and it felt electrical. My fingers tangled into her hair and my hips lifted slightly towards her.

"Are you ready?" Bella whispered and her tongue darted out again.

"Aurgh…yesss.." I had to gasp for air as her mouth consumed me completely. "Ahhh." Her tongue rubbed along my shaft as her throat closed down around me for just a slight moment before she moved her head slowly up then down again. I felt her one hand palm my balls and the heat that was taking over me was bringing me to the edge.

"Bella…hold up." I didn't want to come just now. "Sit on me baby." I could hardly form the words I was so close to exploding. She crawled up over me and straddled my hips. I placed my hands on her hips and lowered her down as I entered her. Once I was in, I cupped her breasts that were starting to grow delightfully larger and anchored her as she rode me. My hips rose to meet her, as I tried to go as deep as I could. Her skin began to glisten from her sweat and her tiny moans grew louder as she began to climax. She always holds her breath just as she is coming, and I could feel her muscles contracting. Her skin flushed and her eyes were closed tightly as she rode out her orgasm. I rolled her onto her back as I continued to thrust deeply inside of her. Bella had a hard time catching her breath, but she was smiling and I knew I could continue.

"Yes…don't stop." Bella was hissing and her hips started to buck up and her legs wrapped around my ass. She held onto my forearms and she stared up into my eyes. "I love you so much." Just as the words left her lips I came hard and I arched my back and growled in release.

"Oh Bella, I love you." She pulled me on top of her and I tried to put most of my weight slightly on the side of her. I kissed her deeply and as passionately as I could as our tongues danced together, exhausted from the love we just made.

We were side-by-side as we stared up to the ceiling. "What do you think of the name Max?"

That name sounded familiar. "Max?" Ah, the name Bella was calling out in her dream.

"If it's a boy I'd like to name him Edward Maxwell Cullen. What do you think?"

"We would call him Max?" I liked it.

"I had a dream and he told me he wanted to be called Max." Her eyes were closed as she continued to tell me about her dream. "He was blonde and he a very determined little boy. It was like he was with me already."

I placed my hand over the baby. "If he wants to be named Max then it's fine by me." Bella placed her hand over mine. "What if it's a girl?"

"I was thinking, Elizabeth, remembering your mother, and we could call her Lizzy."

I had a flash of a memory of my mother and I loved that Bella was going to honor her like that. "Whatever you decide, both names are great ones." This baby was becoming more a reality everyday and I loved it.

BPOV

After I returned from the kitchen and my discussion with Rosalie, I had no problem falling back to sleep. I didn't like being in an empty bed, but I knew Edward would be back soon and feeling better after a hunt. I looked forward to seeing his golden eyes in the morning.

I drifted into a very detailed dream. I found myself chasing a toddler around the Fork's meadow. It was a little boy with shining golden hair and he wanted to be chased as he giggled and romped around in the deep green grass. I reached down to my belly and it was flat, and I realized that the little one was mine. I felt a rush of joy surge through me. I could see Edward standing on the edge of the meadow as the little boy came running closer to me. I knelt down so that I could see the baby better and the beautiful little boy raced into my arms and wrapped his small arms around my neck.

"Who's this little man hugging me?" I found myself asking the cherub in my arms.

"It's Max, Mommy, don't you know me?" The tiny voice spoke into my ear clearly and I felt that I did already know him and I could smell his sweet scent similar to his father's, of warm sunshine and honey.

"Max, my beautiful little boy." I hugged him as he squirmed away from me to continue his game of catch me with his Daddy. I recognized him as my son and I felt only pure love for him.

Edward began calling for him from the edge of the clearing and Max ran in the opposite direction as fast as his chubby legs would take him, while Edward laughed and allowed little Max to think he was faster than his Daddy.

I began to laugh as I shouted out, "Max. Max, listen to your daddy. Mommy loves you." The dream was delightful and I had a feeling that I would be remembering it when I woke in the morning.

I started drifting out of my dream, and I felt Edward in the bed next to me. I reached behind me to see if he was there and he was. "Hi. Did you have a nice hunt?" I wasn't completely ready to wake up yet, so I kept my eyes closed hanging on to that freshly rested feeling.

Edward wrapped his arm around me. "Yes, we got back a little while ago. Did you sleep well?" I could tell in his voice Edward was feeling stronger.

Right at this moment I wished my husband could sleep because I still wanted to dream some more. "Rose and I made peace."

"Really? How did that happen?" Edward sounded surprised.

"We had a late night talk when I snuck into the kitchen last night for a snack. All she really wants is to be needed. I told her we need her as an Aunt and she could help with the baby." It all seemed simple to me. Rosalie was a good woman she just needed to have a purpose.

"You have a generous heart." My husband was so damn sweet. I twisted around and saw Edward was lying on top of the sheet with just a towel wrapped around him.

"Mmmm…just a towel?" I pulled at the twist that held the towel together to release it and proceeded to have some glorious morning sex with my handsome husband.

As soon as I caught my breath and we were both lying together side-by-side, I thought I would tell Edward about my dream I just had. "What do you think of the name Max?"

"Max?" Edward sounded curious but not opposed to the name.

"If it's a boy I'd like to name him Edward Maxwell Cullen. What do you think?" I didn't like Jr. and I wanted to keep Edward's name alive because it was important to me.

"We would call him Max?" Edward cuddled up to me and I began my story.

"I had a dream and the baby told me he wanted to be called Max." I closed my eyes so I could remember the message my little boy sent me in my dream. "He was blonde and he was a determined little boy. It was like he was with me already."

Edward reached over and placed his hand over the baby. "If he wants to be named Max then it's fine by me." I put my hand over Edwards. "What if it's a girl?"

I had to honor Edward's life and I had given it a lot of thought. "I was thinking, Elizabeth remembering your mother, and we could call her Lizzy."

Edward smiled with the thought of his mother being remembered. "Whatever you decide, both names are great ones."

I started to feel my stomach growl. "I need to get showered cause I'm really hungry. Care to make me another plate of your famous scrambled eggs?"

"I would love to do nothing better." Edward slipped out of bed and began to pull out some clothes from the dresser to put on.

I jumped out of bed and popped quickly into the shower and dressed. I didn't bother to dry my hair because I was in a hurry to see if I could talk to Carlisle before he left the house to go hunting.

I tiptoed down to the main room and I could hear Edward in the kitchen with his mother as he described the steps it took to make scrambled eggs to her. I had a few minutes before Edward would come looking for me. Carlisle was off from the hospital today and he was in his office this morning. I snuck off by myself to see if he would have time to talk to me. I trusted his opinion, and I needed to talk to Carlisle about some the questions I had that I didn't feel comfortable talking to Edward about.

I tapped on the door and Carlisle heard me. "Come in Bella."

"Do you have a moment?" I was nervous about talking to him, but I knew Carlisle would be able to help me with my fears.

"Please come in and sit." Carlisle was sitting behind a huge desk and the room was filled from floor to ceiling with books just like Edward's room. I love books and I found it comforting being surrounded by them.

"I know you're my father-in-law now, but can I request doctor-patient confidentiality?" My head was beginning to pound from the stress I was feeling and I was nervous.

"You can trust me Bella. What do you want to talk about?" Carlisle sat up straighter and looked into my eyes, and for some reason it calmed me.

"I love Edward completely and I want his baby. I know we didn't plan to have a child, but the moment I found out I was pregnant, I knew I wanted this." I pulled my feet up under me and tried to get comfortable in the oversized chair. "I'm concerned about Edward being a constant 17-year-old father." There I said it. I knew that my husband was more than his permanent teenaged self, but what would people think? "I will be changed one day myself. How will that affect our baby?"

"Bella, we've played many roles over the countless years together as a family. The year we found Rosalie, Edward was being introduced as my brother. No matter what role we play for society to accept us, we always survive as a family and this baby will be no exception." Carlisle was confident that this was not going to be an issue.

Carlisle made it all sound so simple, and I felt my concerns about the baby melt away. "I'm still determined to be changed as soon as possible, and both Edward and I want you to be the one to do it. I need to be completely part of Edward's life, and I won't take no for an answer."

"Bella, I would be honored to be part of your transformation, but I don't think now is the time to talk about that. We should concentrate on this new life you and Edward created, and once we know everyone is healthy and safe we can talk about what steps you want to take next." I was happy that Carlisle didn't try and discourage me about my choices, and he was right, I needed to have this baby first before I planned my eternity with Edward. I hadn't even told my parents anything yet.

"Thank you Carlisle, I can't tell you how much better you made me feel." All the stress I was feeling was gone and I felt completely at ease. "I better get back to my husband, he's cooking for me and I don't want to miss it." I stood up to leave and Carlisle stepped up to meet me at the edge of his desk and I gave him a grateful hug. I believed at that moment everything would be all right. I rushed out of Carlisle's office and down to the kitchen where Edward was beginning to slide my eggs on a plate.

"Baby, just in time, tah-dah." Edward was proud of his cooking accomplishment, and he placed the plate with the world's most perfect fluffy mound of scrambled eggs in front of me. Edward was completely happy seeing me enjoy the breakfast he had made for me and I was in complete bliss.

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