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Final Chapter 25
Five and 1/2 Years Later
BPOV
The feeling of deja vu hit me suddenly when I looked up to see two of my best friends standing in my bathroom staring intently at the pregnancy tests I was holding.
"Does it feel like we've been here before?" I asked. Both Alice and Rosalie looked up and smiled at me.
"Yes but this time it's under slightly different circumstances." I closed my eyes remembering the last time we were in this same position. She was right, this time we were hoping for it to be positive. A minute later the timer went off and I opened my eyes to see two pink lines come into focus. Screams of joy erupted from the room.
We weren't necessarily trying to get pregnant, well okay maybe that isn't completely true but I was too nervous that I would jinx it or something if I said the words out loud. But nearly 5 weeks ago was our 1 year anniversary. Edward had made reservations for dinner.
The restaurant was very fancy and so I changed my purse to one that would match my dress. Of course he also made reservations at the same hotel we went to the night we had gotten back together our first year in college. We always seemed to end up there after special occasions. Edward always requested the same room.
We spent the night making love. We do most every night but something about tonight seemed different more special somehow. Edward had fallen asleep first and I rested my head on his chest like I did nearly every night. I was having a wonderful dream when something woke me up.
"Shit!" I said loudly waking Edward up.
"What is it? What's wrong?"
"Edward, my purse I left it at home." He looked at me confused trying to figure out what was going on.
"It's right here on the nightstand." He reached over and handed it to me.
"No I mean my normal purse."
"You've lost me."
"My pills are in that purse Edward." He stayed quiet and just stared at me.
"I always take them at dinner time every night. I keep them in my purse in case I'm out somewhere. But I forgot them when I changed purses for tonight. I didn't take my pill today."
Edward got a thoughtful look on his face. He took both of my hands in his and smiled gently.
"So maybe you should stop taking them."
"Stop taking them?" I asked quietly.
"Uh-huh." He looked slightly worried waiting for my reaction as I was silent for a few minutes.
"Um, okay." I said looking at our hands letting everything sink in. Suddenly I was overwhelmed with happiness. I looked up into Edward's eyes. "I'll stop taking them."
He nearly attacked me then, kissing almost every inch of me. "Are you sure? I don't want you to do anything your not ready for."
"I'm sure Edward, are you?"
"I've been sure since the day I met you." We made love two more times that night.
The pattern repeated almost every day since. Not that it was that out of the ordinary. We had an extremely active sex life.
Now here I am 5 weeks later with the realization that I am pregnant. Holy shit we are going to have a baby!
"Bella, I'm sooooo happy for you!" Alice squealed with tears in her eyes. Rosalie hugged me tightly. "I'm going to be an aunt." Her eyes were unfocused for a minute before she smiled.
"When are you going to tell Edward?" Alice asked.
"I'm going to make an appointment with my doctor first, and then I will probably wait until after the wedding if I can even get an appointment before then." Rosalie and Emmett's wedding was in a week and a half.
"Are you sure you'll be able to keep it quiet until then?"
"No." It was going to be hard to do. I didn't want to keep this from Edward but no way did I want to get his hopes up before having a doctor confirm it.
"I wish I could stay but my mom will be at my house soon." Rosalie said giving me a hug goodbye. Her mom insisted on coming down to help with the wedding plans. Today was one of the final dress fittings.
After graduation Edward had been able to get a job locally which I was extremely happy about. I loved the area and was hoping to stay. I was lucky enough to be able to work from home writing and would be able to go wherever Edward needed but I was so grateful he found work here.
Jasper had been immediately hired by the company he had interned for the previous six months and Alice practically had her own business so they would be here too.
About a year later Rose and Emmett moved to Portland. Emmett got offered a great job and with the rest of us here it was an easy decision to make. We were all so happy to have our family living in the same town again.
Even better was the fact that they moved in a few blocks down the street from us. Well actually Jasper and Alice had moved into the neighborhood first. It was at the end of our senior year when they decided to buy a house together.
The minute they had signed the papers and got the keys they invited us over. Rose and Emmett had driven down, and we spent the weekend moving them in. Again their house was the place that we all seemed to hang out at the most.
It had a guest room so Em and Rose could stay when they wanted. Edward and I had moved into an apartment together earlier that same year but it was pretty small and definitely not as fun as being at Jasper and Alice's.
We were over there quite a bit. It was about nine months after they moved in and we were spending the day there. Alice and I found some garage sales in the neighborhood and walked over just to check them out. It turned out one of them was an estate sale and the house was just put on the market.
We decided to walk through just for fun. I fell in love with the house immediately. It was absolutely perfect. The backyard was big; the upstairs had three bedrooms and two baths. The basement was finished and had a rec room of sorts and a couple of smaller rooms that could be used as an office or something. The kitchen was huge and completely redone.
After going through it I had to drag Edward over to show him. He loved the house too but we had another 6 months on our lease and we really weren't even thinking of buying a house right now, but I told Edward that that was the type of house I wanted one day.
Three weeks later I was at home taking a break from work and started cleaning the kitchen. I had the radio on and so I didn't hear Edward when he came home.
"Hi beautiful." Edward said making me jump when he wrapped his arms around me from behind. I turned around in his arms giving him a kiss.
"What are you doing home so early?" I asked when he had moved his lips to my neck.
"I thought I'd surprise you and take you out to dinner."
"That sounds great." I mumbled incoherently. It was hard to concentrate when his lips were on me. "Where are we going?" I asked.
"It's a surprise."
"Well should I change?"
"No need, you look beautiful the way you are." I rolled my eyes.
"Let me grab my purse then." After dinner was over I noticed Edward hadn't turned down the street that would take us to the apartment.
"You missed our street."
"I know." That's all he said.
"Where are we going?"
"This is the surprise part." Huh I guess I'd forgotten he said that earlier.
"Oh." I looked out the window noticing the familiar road leading to Alice and Jaspers. Except we didn't go to their house. We stopped a few blocks away in front of my dream house.
"Edward?" he just smiled at me, got out of the car and came around to meet me on the passenger side. I got out and looked at him suspiciously.
"What's going on?" I asked as he reached for my hand.
"You'll see, come on." And he pulled me up to the door. He knocked and a woman answered.
"Come in Mr. Cullen." She said, and then she turned to look at me. "You must be Miss Swan?" she asked extending her hand to me. I took it and smiled. "Yes."
"It's nice to meet you, I'm Leah."
"Nice to meet you too." I told her eyeing Edward.
"I'll just be over here if you have any questions." She said and walked into the kitchen. I turned back and looked at Edward without saying a word. He took my hand and led me up the stairs to the familiar master bedroom.
"What would you say if I told you that I think we should buy this house?" I looked at him with wide eyes and was completely speechless.
"I've already checked into the financing and we can do it." He continued on as I remained silent. He didn't say anything further as he waited for me to say something. I looked around the room. This could be our home. I almost started to hyperventilate.
"Well?" Edward finally asked after I still hadn't said anything.
"We can buy this house?" I screeched at him finally finding my voice. His face relaxed and he smiled holding his arms out to me.
"Yes, all we need to do is sign the paperwork." I jumped into his arms knocking him over in the process. We fell to the ground with a loud thump.
"Is everything okay up there?" I heard Leah call.
"Yes, we're fine." Edward answered back.
"So, you want to do this?" He asked with a serious face.
"Yes! Edward, thank you so much!"
Within the month the house had closed and we were all moved in. It was perfect being so close to Alice and Jasper and then it was even better when Emmett and Rosalie came down just a couple months later.
It didn't take them long to find a place nearby. Things were going so well. My first book had been published. Edward loved his job and had already got promoted, and Jasper and Alice decided to get married.
"Congratulations!" I yelled wrapping my arms around Alice and Jasper. They had told us the news after we all had dinner at their house.
"Have you set a date?" Rosalie asked.
"September 1st." That didn't give us a lot of time to plan but it could be done.
"And as you both are my best friends I can't choose between you two to be my maid of honor so I've decided to flip a coin." Honestly that seemed like the easiest and most fair way. That way no one got their feelings hurt.
As it turned out I won and got to be Alice's maid of honor. We worked it out from there that Rosalie would be my maid of honor and Alice would be Rosalie's. That way we all got a chance at it.
The guys just went along with whatever we decided knowing it's better than trying to fight us. Time flew by and before we knew it their wedding day was here. It was absolutely beautiful. They decided to have it in Forks. It was small but perfect for them.
We spent a few extra days there visiting our families before heading back home. My 24th birthday was only a couple weeks away. Alice and Jasper had just gotten back from their honeymoon and we had a quiet dinner with just the six of us, just like I wanted it.
We spent Christmas in town this year. Charlie stayed with us, while Carlisle and Esme spent half the time at our house and the other half at Emmett and Rosalie's. Alice and Jasper's parents came too as well as Rosalie's mom. It had snowed this year and it made it all the more perfect.
June was fast approaching and it was going to be Edward and Emmett's 24th Birthday. This year it fell on a Sunday and they decided they wanted to spend the weekend at the beach. So we all planned on taking off early on Friday.
We were all having a great time together but we planned to spend most of Sunday alone as couples. We all met for breakfast and they boys opened their presents. I asked Edward what he wanted to do for the rest of the day when we split up from the others.
"It doesn't really matter as long as I'm with you." He answered pulling me to the bed with him. We spent most of the day in bed and managed to forget about lunch. We decided to go for an early dinner then sit out on the beach and watch the sunset. I felt like this was more my day than Edwards.
He sat in the sand and I leaned my back against his chest. His arms were wrapped around me and he rested his chin on my shoulder while the sun disappeared into the sea.
"Did you have a nice birthday?" I turned my head so I could see him. He was smiling and he started to get up. He grabbed my hand and pulled me up with him.
"It was wonderful Bella, thank you for making it so special."
"I feel like this day was more about me. Are you sure there isn't something that you want to do that is more for you?"
"Well there's only one thing that could make my birthday absolutely perfect." He said as he rested his forehead against mine.
"And what would that be?" I asked and he smiled at me holding one hand but he took a step back. I was waiting for him to tell me what he wanted when he all of the sudden he got down on one knee.
"Bella, I love you and I promise to love you forever, every single day of forever. Will you marry me?" He asked while pulling a ring out from his pocket.
I was stunned. Edward actually asked me to marry him on his birthday. Though I don't know why I was surprised. This is exactly the kind of thing Edward does.
"Yes Edward, I'll marry you." I watched as tears escaped his eyes as he slid the ring on my finger.
"Thank you." I barely heard him as he whispered into my hair when he stood back up. We went back to our room and didn't come out again until the morning.
Edward didn't want a long engagement, and to be honest I didn't either. We decided our wedding date would be August 13th. That only gave us a little under two months to plan. We decided on an outdoor wedding. The weather should be nice.
We picked the Rose Gardens as the location and had the reception out 'our' hotel. It was a small wedding much like Alice and Jasper's. Mostly family with some friends that we had made at school and some from work.
Alice speaking snapped me out of my memories. "You better call the doctor before Edward gets home." I was nervous and excited as I dialed my doctor's number.
"Dr. Black's office."
"This is Bella Cullen and I need to make an appointment."
"Our next opening is next Monday at 10:30am."
"That will be fine."
"And what is the nature of the appointment?"
"I need to take a pregnancy test." I couldn't help smiling.
"Okay, we'll see you Monday then." I hung up the phone only minutes before Edward came home.
"I better get going." Alice said as she hugged me goodbye whispering a congratulations in my ear again.
"Thanks, bye Alice."
The next few days were almost unbearable. I couldn't stand the waiting even though I was all but sure I was pregnant. Finally Monday was here and Edward kissed me goodbye on his way to work.
I arrived at the office and butterflies were assaulting my stomach. I made my way to the receptionist.
"I'm Bella Cullen to see Dr. Rachael Black."
"Fill this out and the Doctor will be with you shortly." After what felt like eternity I was called by the nurse.
"How are you today Mrs. Cullen?"
"I'm doing well thank you." She drew some blood and I patiently or not so patiently waited for the test to be completed. I took a seat back out in the reception area and waited for another 45 minutes.
Finally I was called back into the room and was joined by Doctor Black.
"Congratulations Mrs. Cullen. You are pregnant I've figured your due date to be June 15th, here is the name of an OB. You should make an appointment right away."
I left the office in a daze. I wanted to call Rose and Alice and tell them right away but I wanted Edward to be the first one to hear it officially.
I stopped off at the store on the way home and picked up a few things. I made Edward's favorite dinner and had it ready for him by the time he got home.
"It that my favorite?" I heard Edward ask as he walked into the kitchen.
"Yep." I mumbled against his lips. I was almost too nervous to eat but I managed to eat about half of it. Edward didn't seem to notice my nervousness; he was too busy eyeing my partially eaten steak.
"Are you done with that?" he asked as his fork was half way to my plate.
"Yes, go ahead." After dinner was over Edward helped me with the dishes. We walked out into the living room and sat down on the couch as Edward was about to pick up the remote.
"What's this?" he asked spotting the small box I wrapped.
"It's just something I thought you might like." I kept my eyes on the table.
"Oh, thank you sweetheart." He said picking it up and putting it in his lap. "Can I open it now?" he grinned at me.
"If you want to." I watched his face change from excitement to confusion to elation as he held up the baby socks I had bought.
"Bella?" he looked at me. His eyes were huge along with his smile and his face held a hint of caution as he waited for me to confirm what he had hoped.
"Yes?" I smiled at him.
"I-Is this…a-are you…..does this m-mean…."
"I'm pregnant." His arms were around me instantly. He was talking so fast I couldn't understand him. He pulled back and kissed me over and over again.
"Are you sure?" he practically yelled in his excitement.
"Yes, I had a doctor's appointment today." There were no words to describe how happy Edward was. I've never seen anything like it. That is until Alice found out she was pregnant 4 months later and Rosalie 2 months after that though she was having twins.
From the moment Edward found out I was pregnant he wouldn't let me lift a finger. He spent all his free time talking to the baby through my stomach or rubbing my feet and offering to go out and get me whatever it was that I was craving.
If it wasn't so sweet it might have drove me a little crazy. It seemed to intensify when he fed off of Emmett and Jasper. The three of them together was almost too much to handle.
June 13th I woke up at 3:30 in the morning to find that my water had broke.
"Edward." He was still snoring.
"Edward." I called a little louder and shook his shoulder until he woke up.
"My water just broke." He shot out of bed and started running around like a mad man. I just waited patiently for him to return. He called the doctor and told her we were on our way. He called Charlie, Esme and Carlisle as well as Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie.
He helped me to the car and we arrived at the hospital 20 minutes later. Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie arrived not much later followed by our parents a few hours after that. People were in and out all day long. Somehow I even managed to sleep for an hour or two.
I had no idea things would take this long. But finally at 6:35pm Ella Carlie Cullen was born. "We did it sweetheart." Edward whispered as he laid down next to me in the hospital bed while holding our sleeping daughter between us.