Chapter 25: Changes in Life
Emmett returned to Stanford, Bella returned to Forks High school, everything seemed to have gone back to normal, sort of. Whenever Emmett was in town for a visit, they found their way to the cabin at least once where they made love for hours. Afterwards, Emmett would still climb in through her bedroom window and cuddle with her throughout the night. Everything was perfect, or so they thought.
Bella groaned softly when she woke up to her stomach tossing and turning. "Bella!" Seth called banging on the door.
"What?" she answered.
"Mom made bacon and eggs!" he called out.
Just the thought of the eggs made Bella's stomach turn. "I'll be there in a minute Seth," she answered. Getting up she ran into the bathroom once she new her stepbrother was downstairs and began to vomit. She placed her hand on her stomach letting out a groan. Her head was throbbing and her stomach wouldn't stop spinning.
"Bella, what's the matter?" Charlie asked concerned, having heard his daughter vomit as he walked by the bathroom.
"My stomach hurts," she replied.
Charlie held his daughter's hair back before placing his hand against her head to check for a fever. "Well you're feverish, but having just gotten sick wouldn't help you," he commented. She lied down on the tiled floor, biting her lower lip. "Its okay kiddo," Charlie assured her.
"It doesn't feel okay dad," she answered wincing.
"I know, I'll call a doctor and have you checked out," he told her.
She nodded her head slowly, letting out a deep breath.
At the doctor's office, the doctor was checking everything. He gently touched her stomach. "Does that hurt?" he asked.
"Not much anymore," she replied.
He started writing things down. "Bella…are you sexually active?" he asked. Bella's face turned beet red, grateful that her dad's sitting out in the waiting area.
"Um…yeah," she replied.
"Are you on birth control?" he asked.
"Yes, I've been on birth control for the last five years," she replied.
The doctor nodded as he took out everything he needed for a blood test. She let out a sigh, feeling her heart drop to the pit of her stomach. She turned her head away as she held out her arm, letting the doctor take the blood. She closed her eyes tight to keep herself from trying to look. The last thing she needed to do was faint in the doctor's office at the sight of blood. "I'll be back with the results shortly," he told her. She nodded her head slowly and let out a sigh, kicking her feet back and forth.
The longer she waited, the more nervous she became. Biting her lower lip, she twisted her necklace around as she looked at the charts on the walls. There were a ton of charts, but there was one chart she found herself staring at the longest, the pregnancy chart. Letting out a shaky breath, she pushed her hair from her eyes. "Come on Bella don't lose your head now," she told herself. Looking over at the wall again, she started counting back the days. Her eyes widened when the last time she and Emmett were together started going through her head like a movie.
Bella was sitting up in her bed reading over her history homework when she heard tapping on the window. She looked over to see Emmett sitting on the branch with a smile. Smiling she got up from her bed and opened the window. "Happy V-day," he told her grinning, holding out a dozen blue carnations.
"Aw thanks Emmett," she answered.
"You always said roses were corny so I got you your favorites," he told her climbing in the window.
"It was very sweet of you, thank you," she answered smiling.
Emmett smiled as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Babysitting again?" he asked.
"Not tonight, told everyone I had to study history tonight," she replied.
Chuckling lightly, he kissed her gently. "Well forget history let's study anatomy," he quipped.
"Yeah that wasn't corny at all," she answered rolling her eyes.
Laughing, he kissed her again before moving her back onto the bed.
Bella's eyes widened as she started counting back on the last day she had her period. Her heart plummeted when realization had hit her. The last time she had her period was the week before she and Emmett made love on Valentine's Day weekend, that was two months ago. "Oh no…" she whispered.
"Alright Bella…your blood work came back," he told her.
"You got the results so fast?" she asked.
"Very slow day in the lab today," he replied.
Bella swallowed hard. "And?" she asked.
"You are pregnant," he replied.
She felt the air leave her lungs. "Oh God…oh no…" she whispered. She placed her hand on her stomach when she suddenly thought of her dad who was sitting in the waiting room to find out what was going on. Now she was terrified of how to tell her father that she was going to have a baby.
Walking out of the doctor's office, she looked over to see Charlie waiting. "Everything okay?" he asked concerned.
"Yeah…can I tell you what he said when we get home?" she asked.
"Sure, is everything okay?" he asked.
"I'm not sure…" she replied as they left the clinic.
When they arrived home, Bella had Charlie and Sue sit down in the living room. She stood in front of them, rubbing her hands together nervously. "Um…Sue…dad…my blood test came back really fast at the clinic today. He told me what was going on with me…even though I kinda figured it out before he came back," she explained.
"Well…what is it?" Charlie asked.
At this point, her heart was almost beating out of her chest. "I'm…I'm…I…" she stuttered. Sue stared at her stepdaughter when she realized what she was trying to say.
"How far along?" she asked.
Charlie's eyes widened in disbelief. "You're pregnant?" he asked.
"Yeah…two months…" she replied swallowing hard.
"I thought you were on the pill!" Charlie exclaimed in disbelief.
"I am…well…was, have to stop taking them now," Bella muttered.
Sue placed her hand on her husband's arm. "Charlie don't," she whispered.
"Bella you're still in high school," he answered.
"I know," Bella murmured.
Tears welled up in her eyes. "I'm sorry dad, I'm sorry that I'm a failure now," she told him.
"Oh Bell now," Charlie murmured.
He got up from the couch and hugged her. "My God you're never a failure," he answered rubbing her back. Bella hugged him back, letting out a shaky sigh. "I'm just shocked," he told her. He pulled back, wiping the tears from her face. "I just can't believe it, you're still in high school," he added.
"I can still graduate," she answered.
She let out a deep breath. "I can still go to college," she added.
"It'll be hard," he answered.
Biting her lower lip, she rested her hand on her stomach. "My life hasn't been easy before, at least this challenge can have a better outcome," she added. Charlie kissed her forehead gently before hugging his daughter tight. Bella hugged him back, closing her eyes.
Two days later, Bella was sitting in the back of her truck, kicking her feet back and forth while listening to her iPod when she saw Emmett's truck pull up, removing her earbuds; she got off the tailgate of the truck. "Hey, everything okay?" he asked walking over to her.
"Yeah, I'm okay," she replied.
He hugged her gently. Bella hugged him back, letting out a sigh. "What's going on? It sounded urgent on my voicemail," he commented.
"I just thought it would be better this way than over the phone," she answered.
Pulling away, he stroked her cheek gently. "What is it Gorgeous? What's wrong?" he asked.
"Nothing's wrong, Emmett, I promise," she answered.
She held onto his hands, letting out a deep breath. "Just…something has happened," she murmured.
"What?" he asked.
Feeling her heart thump hard against her chest, she let out a shaky breath. "Emmett…I'm pregnant," she whispered. Standing there in disbelief, he stood in silence. "I didn't mean for this to happen, I took my pill all the time even then…" Emmett suddenly interrupted her by pressing his lips against hers. Standing there stunned, she slowly started kissing back.
"A baby is a great thing Gorgeous," he whispered against her lips.
He suddenly wrapped his arms around her waist, swinging her around. "I'm going to be a dad!" he exclaimed. Bella laughed, wrapping her arms tightly around his neck. "Baby this is great news," he told her setting her down on the ground. He placed his hand on her stomach, moving his thumb in circles. "Wow a baby," he whispered.
"Seeing your reaction makes this not so bad," she commented.
"It shouldn't be bad at all Bells, not at all. This is our baby, yours and mine," he answered.
Bella smiled as he kept touching her stomach. "We created this together," he said quietly, mostly to himself than to her. His eyes glued to her stomach as if he were trying to see through her stomach to look at the baby growing within her.
"Emmett, you won't see or feel anything yet," she commented.
Chuckling, he rested his forehead against hers. "This is great Bella, so great," he whispered. He kissed her neck and shoulder gently. "I love you, both of you," he murmured against her skin. Bella wrapped her arms tightly around his neck.
"I love you too, I love you both," she answered.
Smiling, Emmett wrapped his arms around her waist, swinging her around again. Bella laughed, clinging to him.
Another week later, Bella was at one of Emmett's games, Stanford vs. Texas State. She was watching as Emmett was practicing his swing with a small smile. "Is he up yet?" Alice asked sitting next to her.
"Not yet," Bella replied.
Jasper sat on Alice's other side while holding her hand. "Hey did you hear a few scouts from some baseball teams are here today?" Jasper asked.
"What? I thought that was next week?" Bella asked surprised.
"No, they're here. They're the guys you see walking around the stands," Jasper replied gesturing to one of the guys walking around.
"Oh god…" Bella whispered.
She rested her hand over her stomach, biting her lower lip when Emmett went up to bat. "A scout from the Mariners and the Cubs are here to see Emmett," Alice commented.
"How did you guys find this out?" Bella asked.
"Overheard them by accident when I was getting drinks," Jasper replied.
Looking out at the field, she watched as Emmett swung the bat and the ball made a loud crack against the bat before flying high in the sky. "Miss it, miss it, miss it," Bella muttered to the player trying to catch Emmett's hit. She let out a shriek of excitement when the ball went right over the wall out of the player's reach. "Yes! Yes he missed it!" she exclaimed excitedly. Alice started laughing.
"Bella, I think you're hanging around Alice too much," Jasper quipped.
"This is Emmett's big day. He should definitely impress these scouts then," Bella answered.
Alice smiled. "Emmett's a shoe in, he's a great player," she commented. Nodding in agreement, she watched with a smile as Emmett went back into the pit, his teammates cheering over another homerun.
After the game, Bella was standing outside the team's locker room when Emmett came out. "You won!" Bella exclaimed smiling.
"We did!" he answered grinning as he wrapped his arms around her waist, swinging her around.
Bella laughed, holding onto him. "Daddy one kiddo," he told his unborn child. Smiling as she watched him talk to their unborn child, she looked up when a guy walked over.
"Emmett Cullen?" he called.
Emmett stood up. "Yeah," he answered raising an eyebrow. The man smiled as he held out his hand.
"I'm Bob Travis, I represent the Seattle Mariners," he informed.
Emmett's eyes widened as he shook his hand. "Honor to meet you sir," Emmett answered.
"You played an impressive game out there. Very impressive, you're one good ballplayer," he told the young man.
"Thank you sir," Emmett answered.
"I would like…" the man started.
He reached into his pocket, pulling out his card. "Call this number and we'll talk with the coach to see if you'd like to be on our team," he informed. Emmett's eyes widened even more if it were at all possible.
"Sure thing, sir, thank you Mr. Travis," Emmett answered shaking his hand again.
"One good ballplayer, the team would be lucky to have you on it," he commented before walking away.
"Thank you again Mr. Travis!" Emmett called out.
Bella was watching with the biggest grin she ever had on her face. "Emmett that's great!" she exclaimed.
"This is incredible!" Emmett exclaimed hugging her again.
Bella hugged him back with a smile as he lifted her up off the floor, swinging her back and forth. "Congratulations baby," Bella told him, hugging him.
"Thank you Gorgeous," he answered.
He set her back down on the ground, kissing her gently. Bella kissed him back with a smile. Things were slowly beginning to fall into place. Pulling back, he rested his forehead against hers. "I love you baby," he whispered.
"I love you too," she answered smiling.
Emmett crouched down, kissing her stomach. "Love you little guy or girl," he told their unborn child.
"Come on, we have to celebrate," Bella answered smiling.
"Yes, this is definitely a day to celebrate," he agreed.
Bella laughed when he lifted her up onto his back and they left the stadium, meeting up with Jasper and Alice to celebrate their many victories.