Chapter 20 (Recap).
"No baby I want you give me what ever it is that you bought me," He told me. "I don't care if it is expensive or not, what I care about is that it is from you." I nodded handing it over keeping my head down as he opened it. "Bella? Bella look at me please," He asked gently.
I slowly looked up, when I did his soft firm lips over mine, "thank you babe, I love it," I smiled seeing that it came from his heart. "I love you, Isabella Marie Volturi-Cullen." I gasped that was the first time he used my full or somewhat full name.
"And I love you Edward Anthony Cullen," I reached over and gave him a kiss.
The rest of the day we made cookies and cooked dinner together, and watched the cheesy Christmas movies and relaxed taking pictures of our first Christmas together. It was good letting loose and being the teenagers/young adults that we are be ourselves not worrying about risking our cover and mission. The New Year is coming and we are definitely going to have some changes.
The next month went quickly for us, doing our jobs and getting in routine with the office, photo-shoots, interviews with reports and the fashion magazine, doing homework, cooking and cleaning. It was amazing how we transitioned into this life and we both soon realized that we are doing a good job at living alone and working like adults.
It was early February when I found out. I have been feeling weird eating more sweets than I usually do and have gained 5 pounds although I go and work out at the gym everyday. My emotions were all over the place like I was pmsing all the time. Trisha had finally had enough and told me to go to the doctors to get looked at, 'just the make sure that everything is alright' is what she said. I had agreed to get her to shut up and made her promise that she wouldn't say a word to Edward as he would bloody hell flip out if you catch my drift.
Since the doctor told me the results I have been in shock not understanding how I could miss the signs, they were there as clear as day. That is how Edward found me in the kitchen starring into space not knowing how to organize my thoughts at the moment.
"Hello Bella," He greeted grabbing a water. "How was your day? You disappeared on me." I didn't reply still to lost in my thoughts and fears. "Are you okay?"
"Uh…" I hummed as I reached for his water, "What did you say?"
"Are you okay you have been acting really weird for a while now?" Edward asked gently but with my emotions and mind not controlled or rational as usual took it as an insult.
"Excuse me what is that suppose to mean?" I asked.
"I just mean that you are acting weird, different than usual," he supplied.
"Go on, do tell me what I have been acting like," I replied heatedly.
"I don't mean anything bad I just want to know what's up with your attitude it is like getting whiplash!" His voice raised an octave.
"What do you mean by that? Are my emotions and attitude really that bad that I am giving you whiplash?" I yelled getting worked up.
"That is not what I mean and you know it! God damn it quit putting words into me mouth!" Edward yelled finally have enough, I got up slipped my boots on and grabbed my jacket from the closet by the door before Edward said anything else. "Now where are you going?" He asked.
"I am going out!" I hissed, "I need to think!" With that I slammed the door in his face and ran for the stairs trying to get out of here as fast as my legs would carry me and with my training it was quite fast.
I finally stopped and sat on the closest empty bench as my eyes blurred with unshed tears. I pushed them back not wanting to cry hating that my emotions control my tears. I looked around and noticed I was in a park the one closest to our apartment, there aren't very many people out as it was a Tuesday and there was still snow on the ground making it still winter.
"What is the matter deary?" asked a very old lady that sat next to me, she has to be in her 80's maybe 90's with her white hair, and frail skin.
"What do you mean ma'am?" I asked wiping at my eyes to make sure there was no evidence that I had been crying.
"Now, now dear child, call me Claire, what is your name child?" the old woman with the kind smile said.
"My name is Isabella but please call me Bella my name is to long," I answered.
"Ah Beautiful, what a wonderful name for such a beautiful young lady," Claire complimented.
"Uh…thank you Claire that was nice of you," I thanked.
"Now deary why don't you tell me what is bothering you?" She said bluntly.
"I'm fine," She gave me a look that mothers have all mastered to get you to spill the truth, "I don't want to be a burden."
"Oh silly girl you wouldn't be a burden I am the one that asked you what was wrong. Now come girl tell me so that you can get it off your chest." Claire told me than urged me to spill what was the matter.
"Okay if you don't mind," I than told her of how my husband and I got married against our families wishes, how my mother died last year before I married. Our job and how we couldn't jobs in the stat and pretty much our whole cover story and what has happened to us since we were here. "But today I found out why I have been such a wreck lately, I'm pregnant! What am I going to do? I mean we didn't want to have kids until we had a house and moved back to the states! Than we got in a fight before I ran out, what if he doesn't want it?" I cried.
"Oh shush now sweetie, it will be alright," Claire stated confidently, " Here is some advice, 'you never know what will be a step ahead of you if you never take that step', or here is a another one ' you never know unless you try' right?"
"Yeah I guess," I replied, "I just worry he probably hates me right now."
"I doubt that deary, I bet he has been looking for you," I looked into her wise old green eyes confused, "He has been looking for you worried about you, brought you a coat to make sure you are warm. "
"How do you know this?" I asked.
"Because deary he is walking this way, he looked relived to see you were fine when he spotted you," She motioned to the side of me, I looked up and sure enough there is Edward walking this way with my coat and looked a little worried. "Now deary make sure you tell him soon, and try things will work out."
"Thank you so much Claire, for listening and for your advice," I thanked her just as Edward walked up to us.
"Bella are you alright?" He asked you cold clearly hear the worry in his voice.
"Yes Edward I am alright, Claire this is my husband Edward, honey this is Claire she was just giving me advice," I introduced the two.
"A pleasure ma'am," Edward said taking her hand to shake. "Thank you for keeping Bella company I just wanted to give her a few minutes by herself otherwise I would have been here sooner."
"It is quite alright young man, she is a jewel, and it was good to talk to someone since my own daughter is a grandmother now, "She replied," But I must be going and so should you two, but before you go Edward. A piece of advice 'always listen to your heart and love her through everything'." With that she bid us goodbye and walked off.
"I am sorry I ran off like that, and yelled at you, " I apologized, "I love you, Edward."
"I love you too, my beautiful Bella," He replied, "I apologize for starting the fight, I didn't mean anything by it."
"I forgive you if you forgive me," I snuggled into his side as we walked back to the apartment.
"Same here," With that we kissed and made up. I decided that I would tell him on Valentines Day, I went shopping for his gifts and couldn't wait for Friday as it was going to be Valentines.
Finally it was Friday evening we were at the apartment getting ready after work to go to the restaurant and exchange presents with each other. I changed into a blood red thigh length one shoulder dress with matching heels. Edward wore nice black slacks with a black silk shirt and a blood red tie to match me.
We had a nice dinner, we talked and laughed like the other couples in the tiny family run restaurant that we absolutely love we find it a few weeks back.
"Okay I want to give you something before we exchange gifts," I told Edward after we finished our desert.
"Um, okay I guess," He replied I grabbed his hand taking off his CIA given wedding band and put it in my purse exchanging it with the newly bought gold wedding band I bought for him last week. "Bella thank you but that is to much."
"Yeah right buddy boy it is only fair that we both have really wedding rings instead of the ones that the CIA have given us. You gave me mine at Christmas so I give yours at Valentines." I replied.
"Okay I will let you win this time, now let me give you your gift," Edward than took out a rectangular flat box inside is a beautiful necklace, a gold chain with a rose charm on the chain with a diamond in the center of the rose.
"Okay here is my gift," I handed him the small box, he opened it but looked confused as he pulled out a baby bib that says 'I love my daddy'.
"Uh… Bella why did you get me a baby's bib?" He asked as I rolled my eyes.
"Edward there is something I need to tell you, " I said softly, "I went to the doctors on Tuesday and found some news that might be shocking to you. "
"What did you find out?" He asked calmly not showing an emotion.
"I found out that I am…pregnant," my voice dropped that it was barely above a whisper, to scared to look at his face I kept my eyes focused on the necklace that lay in front of me.
"Bella…."
Read Review! Please, Please review! I finished 'Angel' and now i only have 'My New Family' and 'Volturi Academy' left to finish... I am thinking about adding another story but for that to happen i would like to have more feed back!
