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EPOV
Chapter 20
"Edward," Emmet's jovial voice boomed down the hallway of our tiny cottage. My head snapped up from my hands and I glanced over at the bedroom door.
"In here Em," I called. I knotted my fingers in my hair and sighed in preparation for his arrival.
"Oh! There you are, hey" he laughed, his huge build now crowding the narrow doorframe. He frowned as he looked around at the black and purple bedspread and the turquoise walls that surrounded us. "What are you doing in here?" He asked cautiously as he realized I was sitting in Renessmee's room.
"Today's her birthday," I sighed, as I stood up from the bed. "I was just," I started,
"Oh, hey, um do you want me to come back?" He suggested uncomfortably, knitting his dark eyebrows together.
"No, no, it's fine, I'm fine. I was just, visiting." I said quickly walking out the door, nearly pushing Emmet out of the way and shutting the door behind me. "What's up?" I asked lightly, looping my thumbs in the pockets of my jeans.
"God Edward, you look awful." He said as he examined me more closely.
"I just, need to hunt; did you want to talk to me about something?" I asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Oh, yeah, actually, Rose and I wanted to talk to you and Bells about something, is she around?"
"She's with Charlie and Billy, she should be home soon though." I said as helpfully as I could. As soon as I said it, my phone rang, startling us both. "Speak of the devil," I said raising an eyebrow with a smirk. Emmett smiled back, glad to see me smirking I assumed.
I put the phone to my ear, "hello love, how's Charlie?" Before she could answer, Emmett grabbed the phone out of my hand and ducked out the front door of the house.
"Bella!!! When are you coming home babe?" He laughed into the phone, I went to grab it from him and he took off into the woods, inciting a chase. "Oh yeah?" I heard him say, "What are you wearing?" he laughed, "oh yeah, Rose never wears stuff like that, what do you say you and me…" before he could finish, I caught up with him and shoved him into a tree. The tree immediately uprooted and fell over and so did we. "Bells, did you hear that? Your husband's tearing up the forest again, no he's not eco friendly at all," she said something witty back to him and he guffawed out loud, which just made me laugh because Emmett was so contagious. "I love you Bells, see you in a bit, k, bye!" He snapped the phone shut and threw it at me. "She didn't want to talk to you." He laughed, I smacked him in the leg and sat up, bending my knees and chuckled with him.
"She always wants to talk to me." I stated with another smirk.
"More like you always want to talk to her." He teased, punching me in the arm.
"I can't help it. She's far more pleasant than Rosalie."
"Yeah she is," he agreed with a chuckle. "Anyways, Bella said she'll be home in a few minutes."
I looked helplessly over at Emmett and shook my head, "Em, I swear to God, if you and Rose have bad news, I'll dismember myself right here and set myself on fire."
Emmett laughed again, "no worries Edward, we have good news, I promise."
"Thank Christ," I exclaimed, running my fingers through my hair, "finally, good news!"
"I hear Bella pulling into the driveway," Emmett said suddenly, looking very distracted. I nodded in agreement; I winced as I heard the brakes on her car squeal. "She's got to have Rose take a look at those." Emmett remarked. I nodded again. "So," he said, hopping up and dusting himself off, "race you back to the house?"
"I'll meet you there," I said with a grin, taking off back toward the main house.
It was almost a tie, almost. Almost meaning that, I beat Emmett. Bella had just locked the car and was walking toward the cottage when I intercepted her. "Hello love," I greeted cheerfully, grabbing her by the waist.
"Hello!" She replied with a radiant smile that I hadn't seen all week. "What's going on?"
"Emmett and Rosalie need to speak with us." I murmured, kissing her on the cheek.
"About what? Jasper and Alice are away, should we wait until they come back?"
"No, we just wanted to talk to you guys," Emmett answered as he exited the woods.
"Okay, well," Bella started, when she turned, Rosalie was coming toward us from the other direction, "hi Rose, okay, well, why don't you both come inside then?" She invited as she opened the door to our house.
The three of us sat in the living room and watched as Bella hung her jacket and purse and joined us. "What's going on?" She repeated from earlier.
"Rose and I have an announcement to make," Emmett started, inching over closer to Rose and taking her hand, he almost seemed giddy. Rose leaned over and whispered something to him, and even she was smiling and giggling. I shot Bella a confused glance which she returned instantaneously.
Rosalie turned her focus to us and continued for him, "well, as you know, I've always wanted to have children, but we all know that's impossible, so Emmett and I have decided,"
I tried so hard not to listen in on my sister's thoughts, but there was a break in my concentration and one word rang out among others; adoption. I felt my mouth drop open to speak, when Bella quickly clapped a hand over my face to prevent me from stealing Emmett and Rose's thunder.
"We've decided to adopt an infant." She said beaming from ear to ear. She really looked so beautiful and content, she was positively glowing. I felt awful about what I was prepared to say to the two of them. Emmett burst off the couch and picked her up and hugged her and cheered like an idiot.
"Excuse me?" I spat at them.
"That's wonderful!" Bella gushed, leaping from her chair and joining in on the embracing.
"Bella!" I shouted, rising from my chair so quickly that it wobbled a little.
"Edward!" She shouted back at me, as if I should have been ashamed of what I had just said.
"You can't be supportive of this?!" I cried, my voice cracking.
Emmett and Rosalie both shot me hurtful, disappointed glances that wounded me. "Of course I am," Bella whispered harshly, letting go of the two of them and stepping toward me slowly.
"What's the matter man, I thought you'd be happy for us," Emmett asked sadly.
"I, I," I was completely perplexed and speechless and felt the need to pace.
"I told you," Rose started, her voice shaking, "I told you he'd be opposed to this, he only thinks about himself."
"Rose," Emmett started, "come on, he's had a really hard,"
"So have we." She stated, "For three years now, there's been nothing but despair and hopelessness in this house. We all loved Carlisle, we all loved Renessmee, but they're gone now, and they're not coming back. Everyone is upset Edward! All of us! Esme lost her husband, we've lost our father, you've lost your child, even Billy and Charlie, we all lost something when the three of them left us. Emmett and I are trying to get some of that back by doing this."
I was furious, I felt like a child, like I was being made little of, she had no idea what Bella and I had gone through these last few years. Every day was a struggle, everyday was a reminder, healing was, I couldn't even have a lucid thought anymore.
"You have no idea," I accused, taking two quick, long strides toward her. She wouldn't stand down, Rose never did, she was by far the most defiant, headstrong, vicious female I had ever, Bella zipped between the two of us and placed a hand on my chest.
"Stop it!" Bella cried, "Just stop it," I felt my jaw tighten and all of my muscles tense.
"No Edward, you have no idea!" Rose snapped, "you have no idea what it's like to never be a parent, to have all of that taken from you, and then,"
"Rose, enough!" Emmett interrupted angrily.
"If you raise your voice to me one more time, so help me Rosalie, I'll" Did I just threaten my sister? I never did that, she always brought out the worst in me.
"Edward!" Bella shouted, "Don't you dare talk to her like that, what is your problem?" She snarled at me. And then there was my wife, who always brought out the best in me.
I felt my expression soften and my muscles unwind themselves from their tight bounds. "I'm sorry Rose. You're right, I don't have any idea how you must feel. How you have felt all of these years. We've all broken rules here, made exceptions," I put my arm around my Bella, my only peace in this world, "our family has only become better from it. What does it matter anymore? You and Emmett's happiness is important, I'm sure you'll make exceptional parents to some very lucky child."
"Do you really mean that?" Rosalie asked, touching her chest in surprise.
"Of course I do." I replied genuinely. I really did mean it, the happiness and well being of this family was my main concern now, that and Bella, just like it had always been for Carlisle. I appreciated the fact that Emmett and Rose had come to us first, I felt honored really. I did want them to be happy. They would do the same for Bella and I. They had done the same for Bella and me. The least I could do was return the favor.
If Rose could cry, she would have, her lip trembled slightly and her golden eyes grew wide and glassy and she whispered shakily, "thank you Edward." She closed up the small space between us and threw her arms around me and I embraced my sister more tightly than I think I ever had. She pulled away from me and hugged Bella and then hurried back to Emmett and practically disappeared into his huge arms.
"Oh Em, we're going to have a baby." She whispered against him.
"I know babe, I know." He whispered back excitedly, he glanced up at me and smiled, "thanks man."
I nodded curtly with a small smile, almost on the verge of sobs myself. Bella reached over and squeezed my hand. I swallowed hard, choking back the vast array of emotions I was feeling, and smiled more widely. "So, is it going to be a boy or a girl?"
Chapter 20
Edward
"Edward," Emmet's jovial voice boomed down the hallway of our tiny cottage. My head snapped up from my hands and I glanced over at the bedroom door.
"In here Em," I called. I knotted my fingers in my hair and sighed in preparation for his arrival.
"Oh! There you are, hey" he laughed, his huge build now crowding the narrow doorframe. He frowned as he looked around at the black and purple bedspread and the turquoise walls that surrounded us. "What are you doing in here?" He asked cautiously as he realized I was sitting in Renessmee's room.
"Today's her birthday," I sighed, as I stood up from the bed. "I was just," I started,
"Oh, hey, um do you want me to come back?" He suggested uncomfortably, knitting his dark eyebrows together.
"No, no, it's fine, I'm fine. I was just, visiting." I said quickly walking out the door, nearly pushing Emmet out of the way and shutting the door behind me. "What's up?" I asked lightly, looping my thumbs in the pockets of my jeans.
"God Edward, you look awful." He said as he examined me more closely.
"I just, need to hunt; did you want to talk to me about something?" I asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Oh, yeah, actually, Rose and I wanted to talk to you and Bells about something, is she around?"
"She's with Charlie and Billy, she should be home soon though." I said as helpfully as I could. As soon as I said it, my phone rang, startling us both. "Speak of the devil," I said raising an eyebrow with a smirk. Emmett smiled back, glad to see me smirking I assumed.
I put the phone to my ear, "hello love, how's Charlie?" Before she could answer, Emmett grabbed the phone out of my hand and ducked out the front door of the house.
"Bella!!! When are you coming home babe?" He laughed into the phone, I went to grab it from him and he took off into the woods, inciting a chase. "Oh yeah?" I heard him say, "What are you wearing?" he laughed, "oh yeah, Rose never wears stuff like that, what do you say you and me…" before he could finish, I caught up with him and shoved him into a tree. The tree immediately uprooted and fell over and so did we. "Bells, did you hear that? Your husband's tearing up the forest again, no he's not eco friendly at all," she said something witty back to him and he guffawed out loud, which just made me laugh because Emmett was so contagious. "I love you Bells, see you in a bit, k, bye!" He snapped the phone shut and threw it at me. "She didn't want to talk to you." He laughed, I smacked him in the leg and sat up, bending my knees and chuckled with him.
"She always wants to talk to me." I stated with another smirk.
"More like you always want to talk to her." He teased, punching me in the arm.
"I can't help it. She's far more pleasant than Rosalie."
"Yeah she is," he agreed with a chuckle. "Anyways, Bella said she'll be home in a few minutes."
I looked helplessly over at Emmett and shook my head, "Em, I swear to God, if you and Rose have bad news, I'll dismember myself right here and set myself on fire."
Emmett laughed again, "no worries Edward, we have good news, I promise."
"Thank Christ," I exclaimed, running my fingers through my hair, "finally, good news!"
"I hear Bella pulling into the driveway," Emmett said suddenly, looking very distracted. I nodded in agreement; I winced as I heard the brakes on her car squeal. "She's got to have Rose take a look at those." Emmett remarked. I nodded again. "So," he said, hopping up and dusting himself off, "race you back to the house?"
"I'll meet you there," I said with a grin, taking off back toward the main house.
It was almost a tie, almost. Almost meaning that, I beat Emmett. Bella had just locked the car and was walking toward the cottage when I intercepted her. "Hello love," I greeted cheerfully, grabbing her by the waist.
"Hello!" She replied with a radiant smile that I hadn't seen all week. "What's going on?"
"Emmett and Rosalie need to speak with us." I murmured, kissing her on the cheek.
"About what? Jasper and Alice are away, should we wait until they come back?"
"No, we just wanted to talk to you guys," Emmett answered as he exited the woods.
"Okay, well," Bella started, when she turned, Rosalie was coming toward us from the other direction, "hi Rose, okay, well, why don't you both come inside then?" She invited as she opened the door to our house.
The three of us sat in the living room and watched as Bella hung her jacket and purse and joined us. "What's going on?" She repeated from earlier.
"Rose and I have an announcement to make," Emmett started, inching over closer to Rose and taking her hand, he almost seemed giddy. Rose leaned over and whispered something to him, and even she was smiling and giggling. I shot Bella a confused glance which she returned instantaneously.
Rosalie turned her focus to us and continued for him, "well, as you know, I've always wanted to have children, but we all know that's impossible, so Emmett and I have decided,"
I tried so hard not to listen in on my sister's thoughts, but there was a break in my concentration and one word rang out among others; adoption. I felt my mouth drop open to speak, when Bella quickly clapped a hand over my face to prevent me from stealing Emmett and Rose's thunder.
"We've decided to adopt an infant." She said beaming from ear to ear. She really looked so beautiful and content, she was positively glowing. I felt awful about what I was prepared to say to the two of them. Emmett burst off the couch and picked her up and hugged her and cheered like an idiot.
"Excuse me?" I spat at them.
"That's wonderful!" Bella gushed, leaping from her chair and joining in on the embracing.
"Bella!" I shouted, rising from my chair so quickly that it wobbled a little.
"Edward!" She shouted back at me, as if I should have been ashamed of what I had just said.
"You can't be supportive of this?!" I cried, my voice cracking.
Emmett and Rosalie both shot me hurtful, disappointed glances that wounded me. "Of course I am," Bella whispered harshly, letting go of the two of them and stepping toward me slowly.
"What's the matter man, I thought you'd be happy for us," Emmett asked sadly.
"I, I," I was completely perplexed and speechless and felt the need to pace.
"I told you," Rose started, her voice shaking, "I told you he'd be opposed to this, he only thinks about himself."
"Rose," Emmett started, "come on, he's had a really hard,"
"So have we." She stated, "For three years now, there's been nothing but despair and hopelessness in this house. We all loved Carlisle, we all loved Renessmee, but they're gone now, and they're not coming back. Everyone is upset Edward! All of us! Esme lost her husband, we've lost our father, you've lost your child, even Billy and Charlie, we all lost something when the three of them left us. Emmett and I are trying to get some of that back by doing this."
I was furious, I felt like a child, like I was being made little of, she had no idea what Bella and I had gone through these last few years. Every day was a struggle, everyday was a reminder, healing was, I couldn't even have a lucid thought anymore.
"You have no idea," I accused, taking two quick, long strides toward her. She wouldn't stand down, Rose never did, she was by far the most defiant, headstrong, vicious female I had ever, Bella zipped between the two of us and placed a hand on my chest.
"Stop it!" Bella cried, "Just stop it," I felt my jaw tighten and all of my muscles tense.
"No Edward, you have no idea!" Rose snapped, "you have no idea what it's like to never be a parent, to have all of that taken from you, and then,"
"Rose, enough!" Emmett interrupted angrily.
"If you raise your voice to me one more time, so help me Rosalie, I'll" Did I just threaten my sister? I never did that, she always brought out the worst in me.
"Edward!" Bella shouted, "Don't you dare talk to her like that, what is your problem?" She snarled at me. And then there was my wife, who always brought out the best in me.
I felt my expression soften and my muscles unwind themselves from their tight bounds. "I'm sorry Rose. You're right, I don't have any idea how you must feel. How you have felt all of these years. We've all broken rules here, made exceptions," I put my arm around my Bella, my only peace in this world, "our family has only become better from it. What does it matter anymore? You and Emmett's happiness is important, I'm sure you'll make exceptional parents to some very lucky child."
"Do you really mean that?" Rosalie asked, touching her chest in surprise.
"Of course I do." I replied genuinely. I really did mean it, the happiness and well being of this family was my main concern now, that and Bella, just like it had always been for Carlisle. I appreciated the fact that Emmett and Rose had come to us first, I felt honored really. I did want them to be happy. They would do the same for Bella and I. They had done the same for Bella and me. The least I could do was return the favor.
If Rose could cry, she would have, her lip trembled slightly and her golden eyes grew wide and glassy and she whispered shakily, "thank you Edward." She closed up the small space between us and threw her arms around me and I embraced my sister more tightly than I think I ever had. She pulled away from me and hugged Bella and then hurried back to Emmett and practically disappeared into his huge arms.
"Oh Em, we're going to have a baby." She whispered against him.
"I know babe, I know." He whispered back excitedly, he glanced up at me and smiled, "thanks man."
I nodded curtly with a small smile, almost on the verge of sobs myself. Bella reached over and squeezed my hand. I swallowed hard, choking back the vast array of emotions I was feeling, and smiled more widely. "So, is it going to be a boy or a girl?"