Chapter 21: Complications
Two months went by since they found out about Bella's pregnancy. She went in with regular appointments with Carlisle, who was more than happy to keep an eye on the baby. Carlisle did warn her that the first few months of her pregnancy were crucial, that miscarriage could happen anytime, so he gave her special instructions of what to do to prevent a miscarriage.
Bella sighed as she went down the stairs to one of her classes. She rubbed her forehead and absentmindedly started rubbing her stomach. Edward had left the college early to head to work so she knew she wouldn't see him until later that night after his shift. They were both being very cautious so they thought it would be better if she stayed out of the club because of all the smoking and everything that went on there. "So, got knocked up huh?" A voice asked. Bella glanced over her shoulder as she sat down at her desk.
"I'm married so that's different, Tanya," she answered.
Tanya sat beside her with a small glare. Bella ignored her as the class started.
During her class, Bella started to feel a little funny. She shook it off and placed a hand over her stomach. However, when class was almost finished, she heard Tanya shriek. "Oh my God she's bleeding!" Tanya shrieked. Bella stood up and her heart started pounding hard in her chest as the pain started to increase as well.
"Someone call 911," the professor ordered.
Rosalie, who was in the same class as Bella, called for an ambulance while having Bella lie down.
Bella woke up, hearing the sound of a heart monitor going. Rosalie was by her side. "Hey," Rosalie murmured.
"What happened?" She asked.
Carlisle put her chart down. "I could give you a bunch of medical terms but I doubt you want to sit through that," he replied.
"Where's Edward?" Bella asked.
"He's on his way here, he has been trying to get off work as fast as he can," Rosalie replied.
"What about the baby? The baby oh God!" She gasped, trying to sit up.
Carlisle had her lie back down. "Bella, relax, just relax, the baby's just fine," he assured her.
"How is it okay? I was bleeding," Bella answered.
"I'm going to take a shot in the dark here and guess that you haven't been keeping your stress level down," Carlisle commented.
Bella bit her lower lip. "I mean with the finals coming up, graduation's next month…I'm still trying to pay off my student loan…" she started.
"Bella, I was serious when I told you that the first few months of pregnancy are crucial, a huge amount of stress causes miscarriages," Carlisle answered.
"You're just lucky you have a father-in-law who worked hard to save it," Rosalie answered with a smile.
"Doctor or no doctor, that's still my grandchild in there," Carlisle told her with a small smile.
Bella let out a sigh and lied back on her bed again. "So the baby's going to be okay?" She asked.
"He's going to be just fine," Rosalie assured her.
Bella looked at Rosalie. "He?" She asked. She looked over at Carlisle. "It's a boy?" She asked.
"Yep," he replied.
Carlisle took the Doppler again and pointed to the screen. "He's right here," he informed. Bella looked at the screen with a smile. Edward came in a few minutes later.
"Bella love I'm so sorry, I tried to get here as fast as I could," he told her, kissing her forehead.
"Its okay, we're both okay," Bella assured him.
"What happened, dad?" He asked, stroking her hair.
"Bella got stressed out, in return she almost miscarried," Carlisle replied.
Edward stoked his wife's hair, holding her hand. "But the baby's going to be fine, other than that little scare he's a healthy baby," he informed.
"He?" Edward asked.
Bella smiled and held his hand. "Yeah, we're having a boy," she said quietly. Edward smiled and kissed her softly. Bella kissed him back and let out a sigh.
"Bella, you're going to be put on strict bed rest," Carlisle informed.
"But…" she started.
"You can finish your courses online," Edward answered.
Bella lied back on the bed with a sigh. Edward sat next to her, his hand on her stomach. "Edward, we can't go to New York after the baby's born, what if something goes wrong? I only trust your dad with the baby," she told him. Edward held her hand and sighed.
"Okay, I'll call them and say we can't go," he murmured.
He kissed her forehead. "Bella you just rest okay?" he asked. She took a deep breath and nodded her head slowly. He kissed her forehead again before leaving the room with Carlisle to talk about what he needs to do to keep Bella comfortable. Bella looked over at the screen and placed her hand on the screen.
"Hey baby," she whispered with a smile.