Hello, dear readers. I hope you are enjoying the new chapters, and thank you ever so much for reading and for reviewing. Keep doing so, I very much appreciate it. My husband got to come home from the hospital today and although he's going to have a rough, tiring couple of days, everything is going to be fine.

Thanks once more for your feedback and your support.

The song for this chapter is "Head Over Feet" by Alanis Morissette.

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"Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are, I couldn't help it..it's all your fault."

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APOV

I scrutinized myself in the mirror, turning this way and that way so that I could examine my stomach. Today was my first official sonogram, and it still seemed unbelievable to me that I was pregnant. I was tired a lot and I felt sick to my stomach more often than not, but the fact that I was carrying a child still seemed unbelievable. I knew that despite my difficult relationship with Edward, he and I would both love this baby irrevocably and unconditionally.

And Edward would in fact be attending the sonogram today, even though I told him it was okay if he was busy. But Edward was committed to this baby, and he wanted to prove that to me. It wasn't necessary, at least not to me, that Edward attend all of these, but it did seem to be important to him so I didn't have a problem with it.

I could see how hard Edward was trying, and I can't do anything about the fact that he is the father of this child. He does need to be here and to experience these things, and I am thankful that he seems to already love our child.

When I walk into the waiting room of my OB/GYN's office, Edward is already there, aimlessly flipping through a parenting magazine.

I paused for a brief moment, my heart constricting tightly within my chest. For a split second, all I wanted was for things to go back to normal. I wished that he was my husband again and that we would be raising our child together, but I knew that would never happen. He didn't love me like a husband should love his wife, even though I wish that weren't true. And I'm slowly realizing that I can easily learn to go without him.

Edward glanced up at me and, seeing me standing there in the doorway, stood up to greet me. "Hi, Alice." He gently kissed my cheek, and then looked me up and down. "Are you alright?"

"Hi. And yeah, I'm fine. This is just a little bit weird for me."

"Yeah. I thought that, too. But I'm really happy to be here today," Edward said. He reached his hand out slightly, like he was going to touch my stomach, but then he stopped. "May I?" He asked, his hand hovering several inches away.

I nodded silently, and Edward reached out and briefly touched my stomach. I wasn't showing too much, but my stomach was a little harder and had a slight curve to it that hadn't been there before.

Edward smiled slightly, and then when he looked at me, I saw that his eyes were a little misty.

"I love him or her already, Alice. Don't worry."

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Next chapter will have a little more of the appointment in it. But it's been a long day for everyone here at home, so I'm off to bed.

Thank you for reading.

Xoxo- Mel.