Disclaimer: All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer. The plot, along with a couple of characters that might be added in future, are mine.
Previously…
My eyes blurred with tears once I saw the endless pictures I had drawn for him. I started looking at them one by one as I remembered every single time I gave them to him. Up to this day he had kept them all. The last paper was folded and I saw my name written on it. I took a deep breath and opened it.
I'll always be with you don't forget
Just look over your shoulder I'll be there.
Always my little ptainter,
Dad.
Chapter 21
"I swear," Bells groaned and rubbed her stomach. "They are gonna break my ribs one of these days."
I chuckled and kissed her forehead. A week ago, she entered her 37th week in her pregnancy and she was huge. We were supposed to go for our weekly ultrasound today but we had it done the previous day because her doc had to go away. Will was enthralled with the site of the boys. He even made jokes about their size and how proud he was of them.
"The bigger they get the less space they've got," I smiled. "I just want them here already." She cuddled closer to me and sighed.
"Three more weeks angel and then endless nights of insomnia. We need to start looking for names," Bella said.
"What about Will's choices?" I asked.
"He said that he won't tell the names. He wants to see the boys first and then decide what fits more."
"Where's the problem then?"
"The problem is that he was looking online for more info about the name Dickens. Now that's the worse name ever. Who wants to be called Dick or Dickey?" she pouted.
I started laughing. "Wow, you have a huge dick, Dick."
Bells slapped me on my chest. "That's just horrible! Ugh! No son of mine will be named Dick," she protested, then looked at me briefly and bit her lip. "I actually thought of something and I could only hope that you'd go along."
"And that is?" I asked and kissed her nose.
"I want to name one of the boys after you," she whispered.
"Edward, eh?" I said and scrunched my nose.
"We could call him Eddie to av…" she said mischievously but I cut her off.
"Over my dead body," I snarled playfully and attacked her neck. She giggled and pulled my head back.
"Baby, can you bring me some cheese pie? The boys are hungry," she smiled. I smiled and nodded.
"Anything for my loves. Do you want something to drink?" I asked as I put back on my pajama bottoms.
"How about that mean chocolate you make?" she grinned.
I winked and took off. I made sure I made no sound coming out of the room since it was half past seven in the morning. I didn't want to wake anyone. As I was about to turn from the small corridor I saw Will coming out of his room, inspecting to see if there was anyone. It was evident that he'd just woken up. What was more evident? The fact that he was covering his junk outside his pajamas.
Maybe he needed to pee.
I sighed. I really needed to have the talk with him. Fuck that was gonna be awkward.
When he was out of site I went to the kitchen and started preparing Bella's chocolate. I started overloading my head on how to initiate this conversation.
Son lets talk about girls and what they hide under their skirts.
"Nah," I said to myself and shook my head.
'Maybe I should buy him a porn magazine' I thought to myself.
"I'm gonna be sick," I whisper with disgust.
Son, I think it's time for you to know a few things. There are some similarities between boys and girls like two arms, two legs, a nose, a mouth, and two eyes. But what you might don't know is that our privates differ.
"Jesus," I said and slapped my forehead.
I set everything on a tray and headed back to Bella. As I passed by Will's room, I could hear him moving around and closing drawers but didn't bother to disturb him. I needed to think carefully how to approach him for this matter since I knew that he wouldn't. I sighed and opened our bedrooms door. Once I set the tray down on Bella's lap she looked at me.
"You seemed troubled. What's wrong?" she asked.
I frowned a bit and tugged my hair. "I need to talk to Will and I don't know how to breech the issue."
"And that is?"
"Boy stuff," I mumbled.
Bella gasped. "Edward he is just a boy."
I rolled my eyes. "A boy in his teens who probably already wakes up with his… Look, he is already fourteen Bells. Things um, happen to him during his sleep and I need to explain to him it's normal."
Her face flared for a few seconds, sniffled and then the flood gates opened. "He's growing up so fast," she complained.
"I know love," I said.
"Now it's Will and then in the blink of an eye it will be the boys and then they'll fly away to spread their own wings and then we'll be alone," she sobbed.
"Not if we'll have a couple of munchkins after the boys," I chuckled.
Bella lifted her head and glared at me. "I'm a woman Edward and not a rabbit!"
"Not when we fuck like rabbits babe," I grinned.
She slapped me with the back of her hand on my chest and let me tell you something. When someone is bare chest that shit hurts. "Asshole!"
"Uh huh," I smiled and kissed her.
The squeaking of the linen cupboard on our corridor broke our spell. I knew it was Will so I stood up. "Why don't you start eating your breakfast? I'll be back shortly." Bella nodded and I left the room.
Will was searching the cupboard muttering to him self. I ran my hand through my hair and cleared my throat. "I'll get it for you."
He jumped a little and instantly the floor became very interesting. I grabbed a sheet and hugged him by his shoulder. "Let's go," I said gently.
As we entered the room, I saw his naked bed and the discarded one at the corner of his nightstand. I heard him sniffle and turned to look at him. He was looking at the floor again. Fuck that was awkward.
"I'll do one side, you do the other," I said and nudged him forward. He nodded and without looking at me he walked to his side. While we were making his bed I tried to find the right way to start but nothing came up. My son was a mature kid and no matter how I started it, he'd get the picture.
"Can you look at me please?" I asked. He nodded again and reluctantly he lifted his head. His face was red and splotchy as if he'd been crying, but then again, he didn't look too upset.
"Son, we need to talk. Let's um...uh..." I pointed to his bed, indicating for him to sit down. He did, and I sat next to him. For a brief moment, neither of us said anything. Instead, Will stared at me, waiting for me to speak. "So, I just wanted to talk to you about something important."
"Okay."
"You're gonna reach a point in your life where you're gonna start to have certain feelings towards girls. Now, when men and women have these feelings towards each other, they share a special kind of...hug." I clasped my hands together, interlacing my fingers.
Really, Edward? A special hug?
"And sometimes after that a hug, a baby will show up." I watched as his eyes widened. "And then you're going to find that you don't to get hug so much after that." I tilted my head to the side, recalling memories. "You'll just be home alone, in the dark, hugging yourself...thinking about the time when that girl used to give you hug me eyes."
"Dad, is this supposed to be the birds and bees talk?"
"Um, yeah, well... not birds and bees because well, we're humans. And it doesn't really end well for the drones now does it? Although to die for pleasure might be the way to go. You know, if it's that good..."
"Dad..." Will whined.
I tugged my hair and sighed. "Look I know this is uncomfortable but I need to do it, okay?"
"I already know this stuff dad," he mumbled. "We had a three days puberty class at school a couple of years ago."
"They taught you about sex at school when you were eleven?" I asked shocked.
"No," he exclaimed mortified. "They just talked to us about the changes our bodies would face the following years. We were separate from girls."
I bit my thumb nervously. "So you know what happened to you, yes?"
"Sort of. What I don't get is why, eh, why I-it happened like this," he asked as his face turned a thousand shades of red.
I closed my eyes and instantly the talk Ma and Emmett gave me almost fifteen years ago came to my mind. Both of them were very calm and explained every unasked question I had. Maybe, if I tried the same root it would be less awkward.
"I will try to explain as simple as possible so you can understand better. There are certain differences a boy and a girl have. Our um, private areas for example. Boys have penises and girls have eh, v-vag, um vulvas. A girl matures much quicker than a boy due to her nature. Once her feminine organs start working together she gets her period. Every month, the girls' body prepares itself to have a baby even if she isn't planning on actually having one. A girl has two ovaries and a womb. Every month an egg is produced that waits to be fertilized. When it doesn't then her period begins," I tried to explain.
Will gave me a blank look. Maybe I wasn't following the right direction but I think that he needed to know the changes a girl has in order to understand better his.
"Now boys don't get periods," I chuckled. They get boners. "Boys have sperms and they are produced in the testicles. What happened to you is a perfectly natural thing. You're growing up and as this happens you will notice changes on your body. You'll start growing hair on your face, chest and um, lower. Your feeling towards girls will change as well. When a boy and a girl like each other after a certain age their bodies react in a certain way."
"L-like what?" Will stammered.
"You'll be attracted to her for instance physically and emotionally. For many people it's just physical but you need to know that the right way is to first get to know each other and then see if you're a match. Never approach a girl just because she's a bombshell. Having sex with her will do nothing more than to satiate your body and needs. Your emotions won't," I said truthfully.
"W-when will I know?" he asked timidly and looked at the floor.
I smiled. "When you're ready, you'll know. Most teenagers act on what they think it's right and not what it actually is. You see your Ma…"
"Dad I swear if you sex talk about Ma," he started but I cut him off.
"Shut up Will and let me finish," I laughed. "Your Ma and I were friends for a long time before we - I consider more. I met her when I was almost sixteen and didn't start dating until I was almost eighteen. I knew her inside out kiddo. I only had to look into her eyes to know what she wanted."
"I want to have someday too," he mumbled.
"And you will because I have faith in you," I said. "Before we're done here, I want to ask you a couple of favors."
"Anything Dad," my son said seriously.
"When the time comes and you feel ready to have sex I want you to be careful and by careful I mean, wear protection. There are so many dangers around this 'area'. Sexual transmitted diseases, pregnancy. You don't need to protect yourself only but your partner as well because mistakes happen without realizing it." Only when I finished I realized what the fuck I'd just said. Stupid fucker!
"Do you regret having me?" he mumbled.
"Are you out of your mind Will?" I asked really pissed. "I will never regret having you. I will never regret being with your Ma that way. She was, is and always be my 'it'. Lust can make you forget sometimes. I forgot and you came out of it. You're not a mistake Will, nor your brothers. You're gifts." I said and kissed the top of his head.
"Okay," he whispered. "'What's the next thing?"
"When you want answers concerning sex don't hesitate to come to me. You don't have to be embarrassed because as I said it's something natural."
He nodded and hugged my middle. "I love you Dad."
Not knowing why his declaration made my eyes watery. He was growing up so fast and I wish I had more time with him. I'll wake one day and he'll be gone to college and then have his own family.
"Me too, kiddo."
He cleared his throat and looked at me. "Are we done here?"
"Yes," I smiled.
"Thank God," he exclaimed and rushed out of his room.
As I was about to get back to Bella, Will came into his room again and closed it loudly. "You said I could ask you anything, right?" he asked seriously.
Please don't let it be about masturbation… Please!
"Correct," I nodded.
"I don't want to have a different surname from by brothers. Since you're my dad I want to be a Cullen," he said in one breath.
I gaped at him for a few seconds and without hesitation I got up and hugged the shit out of him. "Fuck yeah!" I said loudly. I didn't give a shit who heard me. "Yes!"
And like that I knew it was time.
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"Miss Bella?" Julie asked.
"Yes sweetheart?" Bella said putting down the newspaper.
"I'm in trouble and I need a favor from you," the girl said and blushed.
Bella turned and glared at Will. I coughed in order to prevent my laugh. "Did my son do anything?"
"No," Julie nearly yelled. "My mom loves rings. Yesterday, my friend and I were playing with the rings and I lost one. We got it with my Dad last year for her birthday and she'll be very sad once she finds out it's missing," she continued and sniffled. "It was silver with a beautiful rhinestone and I tried to look for it but I didn't have much time and this morning she took them to my uncle's jewelry shop to have them polished."
"Oh no honey. Don't be sad. You want me to tell Mary?" Bella asked.
"No. Um, I would like you to lend me a ring of yours for a couple of hours. You are the same size as my mom so if you give me one I can go with my dad to get her the same one, today. This way she won't realize it's missing," she said and wiped her tears away. Fuck she was good.
"Will get your ass up in my room and bring me my silver chest," Bella ordered and consoled Julie.
"Thank you Ms Bella," she said and hugged. She looked at me over Bella's shoulder and winked at me. Little shit. No wonder she had my son from his balls.
"Here Ma," Will said and grabbed Julie's hand. "Let get you some water," he smiled and ran to the kitchen.
Bella sighed. "Poor thing, she's so upset."
"I know," I said and kissed her mouth. "I need to go. I promised Will and Julie sugar sprinkled popcorn."
"Oooh, bring me the chocolate ones, please," she moaned and that went straight to my dick.
I grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her. She wrapped her arms around my neck tugging my hair hard enough to want to fuck her right on the spot. She palmed my cock outside my jeans making moan somewhat loudly.
"Jesus Bells," I panted. "What the fuck are you doing to me? I can't get enough of you."
"Likewise," she smirked and pulled back. "I just wanted to give you a small reminder not to forget my popcorn."
I snorted loudly. "Yeah, right." I smiled at her and ran my fingers through her rich hair. "Wanna have some fun?" I asked and she in return grinned. I knew her so well. "Yo Will! Come out here before you defile our kitchen!"
Bella smacked the back of my head and muttered 'jerk' under her breath. Will ran outside the kitchen, red faced dragging an equal embarrassed Julie.
I kissed my girl, grabbed the car keys and the kids and left. Once we were outside the door I high fived them both. I called Ma to let her know that Bella was alone and she told me that Charlie was on his way back home. I knew nothing bad would happen but still. She was a very pregnant woman with the tendency of tripping into thin air.
"We're gonna start from Tiffany's, okay?" I asked. It was a safe option. They both nodded and twenty minutes later we entered the posh store.
A man approached us and I immediately told him what I wanted: the most beautiful engagement ring. He started showing many samples until he reached and took out the best they ever had.
"This," he started. "Is called the Two Bees ring. Set in platinum with 18k gold accents, a round brilliant Tiffany diamond is framed by magnificent stones fashioned to resemble bees, a traditional symbol of royalty."
I took it in my fingers to speculate it. I liked it and I think it was something that Bella would like as well… in a different lifetime though. It was elegant but it just wasn't Bella.
"How much does it cost?" Julie asked.
"Such a cutie," he the clerk said and smiled. "Now little lady this is a very unique piece just like that special lady of his. Remember that this ring will adorn her finger forever and she will be able to look at it every day."
"The price please," Julie asked again and crossed her hands over her chest.
"$ 97.000," he said as if it was the simplest things of all.
"Christ," Will muttered and Julie paled. I on the other hand I looked at it and grabbed the edge if the desk to steady myself.
"For that?" Julie asked bewildered. "Thanks but no," she finished and took out her cell phone. "Let's go."
I thanked the clerk and left the damn store like a bat out of hell. Almost a hundred grand for a ring? You could buy a house with such money. What people were thinking when creating these things? Don't they see what happens around the world with the economy?
"Uncle El?" Juls asked on the phone. She instantly pouted. "I'm your favourite girl, don't you remember me?" She smiled instantly. "I know Uncle and I'm so sorry. I forgot about it. Just send Aunt Carmen to get the program and I will install it. Now I need a favor. Prepare all the dreamy rings and I'll be there in half an hour," she paused to listen and Will smiled at her and then winked at me. "No," she giggled and blushed. "It's for Willie's Mom."
'There we go again with the Willie. If she ever saw the monster inside his pants she'd never call him that' I thought and chuckled.
"Men," she said and looked at me, shaking her head. "We went to Tiffany's and some yahoo tried to sell us a monstrosity for a hundred grand. An engagement ring is supposed to be perfect and the man should know which one is right for her," she complained. "I know! Love you, be there shortly," she finished and hang up the phone.
The drive, even though it was a bit long, was okay. The kids were talking in hushed tones in the back and I kept thinking how to do the whole thing. I thought stage one: get the ring and stage two was to propose. Will suggested doing it at the park and I had to agree with him. The weather was magnificent. I wanted her to have my Bella completely to me as my wife, mother of my children, my soul mate. Was I being cheesy? Yeah and I didn't give a flying fuck!
"Baby girl," a middle aged man cheered when we entered the store. It was small and around the corner. Romance was all around the place. Ma would fucking love it here. Julie turned around and ran toward him. "I expected to see more of you since you're out of school."
"I know and I'm sorry," she said honestly and pouted. "I've been busy."
He turned to look at Will and narrowed his eyes, making my son gulp loudly. "You taking care of my girl, midget? Cause I swear if you're not, then I don't care how dins you have, you're dead."
"First of all they are called dans, I have one, I'm taking care of her and I'm not a midget. I'm taller than you sir… with all do respect," Will said calmly.
The man chuckled and looked at me. "I'll never be able to scare the shit out of him, am I?" I shook my head and smirked.
"I'm Eleazar Brown, Julie's uncle," he said and extended his hand.
"Edward Cullen, Will's father. Nice to meet you," I said shaking his hand.
"Now my little princess here demanded to prepare the dreamy rings. I assume you're in need of one?" he asked. I nodded. "Follow me then."
We went to the corner of the shop where there was a desk. He unlocked a drawer and took out a case with gold rings.
"Ew Uncle," Julie nearly screeched. "I told you the dreamy rings and not the hellish ones!"
Eleazar threw his head back and started laughing. He took out another one and placed in front of us. "You know I love to tease you honey."
"Humph!"
I took a good look at them and took one that had a teardrop diamond on it and nothing else, simple and elegant. I smiled and looked at Will. "What do you think kiddo?"
Will shrugged. "It's okay?"
"You don't like it?" I asked with a frown.
"I don't know anything about rings Dad," he said.
"Not helping here kid," I muttered.
"It's too plain," Julie said suddenly and bit the inside of her cheek. "Hm," she hummed and tapped her lips with her finger. She tilted her head to the side and she suddenly beamed. "I got it," she cheered and run behind somewhere in the store.
As we waited for the girl, a few framed pictures on the wall caught my attention. There were family ones. What surprised me though was one where a much younger Eleazar was in a church being baptized, as a very beautiful woman stood proudly next to him, smiling.
"That's my Theodora Carmen," he started. "My parents emigrated from Turkey to the States when I was only a baby. You see they wanted to offer their children the best life a parent could give. All of my family were very religious and to be honest I was as well- until I met her. Carmen's mother, Thallia, was Greek and religious as well. Once she met her husband, of Spanish origin, he converted for her and got married. I didn't think that our religion would be a problem you know, different country; different way of bringing up. It was though even here. The muslins weren't allowed ethically to marry a Christian Orthodox unless one of them converted. Things may be different now but still.
"My parents wouldn't even want to hear of it. Either she changed or I'd have to leave her. Julie's father was my best friend ever since I remember myself. His parents, knowing our situation from the beginning, took me in and sort of adopted me. I changed my religion and name for her and I never once regretted my decision," he continued. "My parents haven't talked to me for twenty six years. It hurt and still does but I'm used to it. This picture was from my baptism and this," he pointed to another, "…is from our wedding day, three hours later."
"Do you have any siblings?" I asked.
"Yes. Their names are Murat and Deniz. They are two and three years younger than me," he smiled and looked at another picture of three children. "That's them and me."
"Do you at least have communication with them?"
His demeanour changed and became sadder. "No. The last time I saw them was when they were waiting for me outside the church. Murat told me 'Serhan, please. Don't do this- don't lose yourself over a woman. Remember what your mane means.' It saddened me because we grew up together and I thought that he would understand better but he didn't. My sister didn't say a word but it was an enough answer for me to know that she agreed."
"I'm sorry about that," I mumbled.
"No my friend, don't be. I have the best wife a man could have and five children that love us unconditionally. If losing my family was the price I had to pay for this life then I'm glad I did," I smiled and patted my shoulder.
A high pitched squeal interrupted our conversation. "I found it!" Julie said and ran to me. "This is the perfect ring for Ms. Bella. Simple, elegant, her size and yet so very unique," she finished grinning like a Cheshire cat.
It was platinum with tiny shiny stones around the band and a small diamond on top of it. As I moved it around, small rainbows appeared as the remaining sun light hit it. It was beautiful and it was perfect for her. A small sob, barely audible escaped from my mouth as I fantasized of her wearing it, symbolizing our temporary union as we waited 'til we got married. I absolutely loved it.
"So?" Julie asked excitedly.
"It's perfect," I whispered. "Absolutely perfect for my girl."
"I told you so," she said triumphantly.
"We'll take it," I said with a wide smile.
The kids went and sat on a small couch and I waited patiently for Eleazar to return with the ring. I sent a quick message to Ma telling her to think of something for the following day as the family would be going on a picnic. If we were younger I would have planned something more extravagant and private but now I didn't. I wanted them included. All of them helped us in their own way and it wouldn't be right to miss the thing.
"Have you decided how you're going to propose?" Julie asked taking me out of my thoughts.
"No sweetheart. I have the whole night to figure it out though," I said and ruffled her hair.
"Hmm," she said.
"What now?" I smirked. She was a little devil.
"How about a romantic dinner?" she suggested.
I shook my head. "You can't have a romantic dinner with the whole family present."
She frowned. "Tough one then."
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Everything was set. Will knew what to do and the rest were not suspicious. I debated asking Charlie for permission and to be honest I was very close to doing so but Will talked me out of it.
Come on Dad. Just imagine his face when you say no. It will be epic. Besides, I'm the son and he is her father. It's me you should be asking that question…
Little piece of shit. Everyone said that we were alike but I could also see some Emmett in him. I tried to imagine what our lives would have been had I been in his life all along and I couldn't. Maybe our relationship would have been different. Sometimes, deep inside me, I thank God that he… they were sent to me when I needed to be saved the most. I knew that I'm not a religious person at all but still the need to be thankful toward Him was strong.
All the way to the park I was sweating bullets. My hands were shaking and my heart was up to my mouth. I knew what her answer would be. It was yes since the first time I kissed her… tasted her. Yet I couldn't bring myself to think that there was a slight possibility that she'd say no. Being a child of divorced parents might have traumatised her or something. Maybe she didn't believe in marriage or that what we had was enough. Not for me though. I wanted everything.
"Calmati, papà. Tutto sarà perfetto," Will said from the back seat.
"What have I told both of you about Italian?" Bella groaned.
"Sorry Ma," Will started. "Dad is just worried about the babies and you." I glared at him. Why the fuck did he say that?
"Edward, everything is okay. You don't need to worry," she said and kissed my hand.
"Derek said that sometimes twins could come earlier," I mumbled.
"And if they come they're going to be okay, honey."
"Okay," I sighed and looked at my son through the rear-view mirror. I found him smirking.
We found a nice spot that had a marble table and benches on either side. Ma and Rose set everything while we watched Will playing with Sunny. Dad and Emmett were holding the babies and Alice along with Jasper and little Rachel were to arrive soon.
"We should get another dog," I said suddenly.
Bella started laughing. "Let me see: we have a son in his pre-teens, a dog, your mother, my father," she continued. 'Thanks for reminding me about our parents babe,' I thought. "Your job, your Ma's bakery which takes up a lot of her time. What else am I forgetting?" she said tapping her lips. "Oh and twins," she cheered and then side glared me. "Edward are you out of your mind? Who's gonna train the puppy?"
"We'll do it. Come on babe. Look at Sunny. Wouldn't be nice to have someone to play with when we're all tending the babies? He'll get depressed and trust me when I say that they do get depressed. It happened to Marcus, when Lucy gave birth to their son," I said. I considered that a small prologue. "Marcus had to take him for daily walks, spend time with him to show him that he cared. At least with a new puppy he'll have something to do."
Her eyes softened as she watched Sunny and then she groaned and arched her back. "Jesus," she hissed. "As if my ribs aren't enough, now they decided to attack my back."
I rubbed her back a little and Ma announced that everything was ready and we started digging in. Due to my nerves, I had barely touched my food. The ring was burning my pocket and my chest felt tight.
Man it up fucker! You're gonna ask your woman to marry you and nothing else!
Will wiped his mouth, got up and walked toward Bella. I got up, to allow him to sit next to her and turn her toward him. I stood right beside her looking at her back.
"Ma I want to do it now," he whispered. "Just keep looking at me, okay?"
"Okay baby," she smiled and kissed his cheek.
"Dad?" Will called without looking at me. "I want to ask you something."
"Go ahead Will," I said and cleared my throat.
"You know that when the boys get here we're gonna have an issue right?"
"What issue?" I asked stupidly in a feeble attempt to play my part.
"The issue," he said seriously, "... is that the boys will have a different name. They are going to be Cullens and I'll be a Swan," he paused. I smiled as Bella squeezed his hand in hers, never taking her eyes from his. "When they get older they are going to start asking why I have a different name since you're my father."
"So?" I asked dumbly.
"Esme did you ever drop him on his head?" Rosalie asked. "I swear he's so stupid sometimes!"
Charlie folded his hands over his chest and squinted at me. Ma was glaring and Emmett looked into my eyes only to smirk. The fucker knew. Stupid twin bond. Alice on the other hand, was being held by Tex, to prevent her from jumping on me.
"Keep going Will," Bella said.
He took a deep breath and looked at me briefly. "So, I want to be a Cullen too."
There was a deadly silence. I reached the back of my pocket and took the ring out, holding it behind my back. I shook my head. "No."
"What?" Ma screeched.
"You fucker!" Rosalie seethed.
"Jerk!" Alice yelled and trying to leave from Jasper's grip.
Charlie on the other hand was ready to have an aneurism. Bella's shoulders were shaking and Will was trying really hard not to smile. Bella stood up and when she turned around, I felt like thousands of knifes and razors were slicing through my skin.
"What the hell did you just say?" she asked in a deadly tone. Fuck she was pissed.
I shrugged my shoulders. "I said no."
"And why is that?" she spat.
"Sit down Bella," I said and lifted my hand to help her.
"Don't touch me," she said with disgust, sat down and covered her face with her hands. It was time to just say it cause the vain on her forehead was about to burst.
"Will, do you want to know why the answer is no, son?"
"Oh yeah," he laughed.
I kneeled on my knee and looked at Bella. "Because your Ma is still a Swan herself."
Bella jerked her head up and looked at me with with wide tearful eyes. I smiled at her. I opened the box and presented her the ring.
"Oh my god," Ma, Rosalie and Alice gasped at the same time.
"Isabella Marie Swan, I have loved you since I was sixteen. There are no words to express how it feels everytime I wake up with you in my arms. We've been through some tough shit and yet we managed to work it out. You gave me a son that I love more than my own life and we're expecting two more that will make our family bigger and stronger. I love you so much it hurts sometimes and I can't bring myself to regret it because I don't want to. So please, will you make me the luckiest man ever by becoming my wife? Will you marry me?"
No one didn't even dare to breathe. My son was beaming, Ma was crying and the rest were just looking at us. Bella didn't say anything. She just kept looking at the ring with furrowed eyebrows and that in my book wasn't good.
"Ma?" Will called and nudged her with his shoulder. "Aren't you gonna say anything?" All she did was look at the ring and back to me, chewing her lip.
"If you don't like the ring we could change it," I said calmly but inside of me I was already weeping.
She sighed and got up. "Gosh Edward, it's not that," she whispered and rubbed her forehead.
"Then what?" I said through my teeth. She was rejecting me. She sniffled and lowered her head.
"Devo dire qualcosa?" Will asked.
"No," I whispered and I finally let the tears fall. I wiped them quickly, turned my back and suddenly I heard a giggle. I'd recognize that giggle among millions but I didn't turn. I felt a small tap on my shoulder and shook it off. And then another and another.
"What Bell..." I started and snapped my mouth shut with the sight in front of me. She was smiling widely wiggling her left hand's fingers at me. I gaped at her and instantly she jumped on me knocking us both on the ground.
She crashed her lips with mine and I reciprocated as fiercely as her. Our tongues were battling in our mouths and still it wasn't enough. It would never be enough when it came to her.
"You wench," I whispered in her ear, grinning like a fool. "You're so fucked when we get home."
"Uh huh," she smirked. I started tickling her and she begged for mercy.
"I love you," I said and smiled at her.
"I know," she sighed and laid her forehead on mine. "We've got so much to plan but first I need to figure out how to get up," she joked.
Charlie went to help Bella get up and as she did I felt something warm on my pants. I looked down and I was wet... but so was Bella's pants. "B-Bella?" I stammered with wide eyes. That was definitely not good!
She shut her eyes tightly groaned and started breathing in and out. Everything happened so fast. Will ran toward the car and I followed right behind him, carrying Bella in bridal style. I started driving like a madman while Will hollered from the window for the fuckers to move out of the way. Bella's contractions were not close but when she had them they were strong.
By the time we arrived at the hospital, thirty minutes later, Derek was waiting at the reception. They wheeled Bella away and I stayed back because I needed to fill some papers. When I was done I went to the room and saw they she was already hooked up with drips, a blood pressure machine and CTG. I sat on the chair right next to Will's and kissed her hand.
"You scared the shit out of me," I said in a hoarse voice.
She groaned and shifted on her bed. "I'm giving birth Edward and not dying."
The door opened and Derek came inside. "I thought you might need these," he smiled, handing me a pair of scrubs.
"Thank you," I said. "How are things going?"
"It's going to be fast. She's five centimeters dilated already so all we need to do is wait. The boys are fighting each other who gets to come out first. The heartbeats are fast and loud and I'm expecting the lab work as we speak," he said and checked the CTG. "I'll be back in a bit to check your progress, okay? If you think you can't handle the pain, we'll talk about an epidural." he said and after Bells nodded he left.
I quickly hurried to the bathroom, washed myself and got dressed. I leaned my forehead on the door and started taking deep breaths. This was it. Our boys were coming and I was scared to death. I took Lamaze classes with her but still. This was the real thing and it was way different than just practicing.
I opened the door and met Will's eyes. They were wild and the poor kid was pale like a sheet. 'I'm scared too Will,' I thought to myself. I pulled the chair around the bed to the other side and sat down. Bella looked at me and smiled as another contraction hit. She gripped my hand so hard and even though the force was enough to cause damage, no sound came from her mouth.
"In and out baby," I whispered to her. "In and out."
"Edward?" she panted.
"Yes sweetheart," I said. "You want some water?"
"I want you to shut up! Christ," she hissed and moaned.
Will grabbed a small wash cloth and ran it over her face. His face was bright red and trust me when I say that it wasn't from embarrassment. He was angry. Ma and Charlie came inside and placed a suitcase on the floor. As if no one else was in the room, she headed straight for Bella.
"Are you okay baby girl?" Charlie asked and she smiled tiredly.
"Yes daddy," she said and sighed. She stared into his eyes as if they were communicating and Charlie nodded.
"Boys, lets get something to drink," he suggested and patted Will on his back.
"I'm not going anywhere," Will said.
"Will baby, will you bring me some ice chips?" Bella asked.
He nodded and got up. I kissed her tenderly on the lips whispering how much I loved her and followed the others. We kept walking in silence until we reached the cafeteria. I sat down and Charlie went with Will to order. I was about to become a father and fuck my life if I was ready. The Chief returned but he was alone. He placed a coffee in front of me and I looked around to find my son but he was nowhere.
"He took Bella the ice chips and if I'm correct he won't be returning," he said and took a sip from his coffee. "You're on his shitlist now," he chuckled.
"What? Why?" I gasped.
"He thinks you're responsible for Bella's condition," he said.
"I am," I mumbled.
"Last time I checked she didn't complain about it you know," he said almost immediately, looking outside the window. "Besides having a child hurts and he knows that. He doesn't have to be a jerk about it."
"I should talk to him."
"I think you should let him come to you. He is almost a teen Edward. He's bound to be moody," he said and patted my back. "So are you ready?"
I looked at him as if he's grown another head. "Are you serious Chief? I'm about to shit in my pants from fright but elated that they're finally coming."
"I know, "he smiled. "I felt the same when Renee was giving birth."
I shook my head. "I don't think I can be in there Charlie," I whispered and shook my trembling hand. "I don't think I could watch her in so much pain.
"Look at me," he demanded. "You're gonna go in there son, ya here me? She's going to need you more than ever! You can't imagine how tough it was for her not having you there when Will was born. I know that you're scared as I know that you don't want her in pain. Both of you created those babies and I'll be damned if I allow you not to be there when they open their eyes for the first time!"
I shut my mouth and didn't say anything. He was right. Bella needed me and I acted like a fucking baby. I had to get my shit together and fast. "Now, I'm going to buy you a sandwich and you'll eat all of it. We don't know how long it will take."
My mind was focused on my Bella and I prayed to whom ever was up there to keep her and my boys safe. Jesus! There was no way I wouldn't kiss the floor during the birth with all the blood and fluids. What about the cords? Did I even want to cut them? What if I didn't do it the right way and hurt the babies?
'You'll find the strength,' a voice in my head said. 'You'd never do anything to hurt them.'
Charlie left soon after he brought me food and I was left alone. I ate at a snail's pace: bite, chew, swallow. Ten minutes later I was done. I lifted my head and saw Will sitting where Charlie was with his head lowered.
"Let's go outside for a second," I whispered and he nodded.
It was a very warm day and we sat on a bench outside where the sun was directly in front of us. I lit a cigarette and blew the smoke heavily. I knew I needed to quit that shit but I didn't want too. In moments of the same intensity would always be around the corner and I would definitely need to smoke one. Thank God Bella was understanding and gave me no shit about it. Of course I never gave her a reason to do so. I tried to quit but lets face it: when you don't want too there's nothing you can do.
A cry of happiness from a man dragged me out of my inane thoughts. He was crying over the phone, saying that he was a daddy of a beautiful baby girl; that she was a copy cut of him and he swears she smiles at him when he first held her. Believe it or not that confession made my eyes watery. I was about to become a dad myself for the second-third time and I was fucking sitting on that awful bench instead of being with my girl. Fuck!
I got up suddenly and threw my cigarette. Will got up, never saying a word and stood next to me. "I'm sorry," he whispered.
I furrowed my eye brows. "What for?"
"For being a jerk earlier. I know Pop told you. I just hate it when she's in pain."
I sighed and kissed the top of his head. "I know but it's inevitable. Don't think I'm happy about it."
"I'm so not putting any woman through something like that."
I decided to lighten the mood a bit so I chuckled. "You need to have sex first. Have it covered and nothing will happen."
He looked at me horrified, paling by the second. "Seriously dad? You talking about that now?"
I through my head back and started laughing with all my heart until tears were rolling down my cheeks. "Come on champ. Let's go and wait with the others until the boys come."
He snickered. "Last time I checked, I'd be waiting outside when you'd be with Ma. And that reminds me a message Ma passed to tell you."
"Which is?" I asked as I called the elevator.
"Tell your father to hawl up his ass over here!"
And that was when I knew I was fucked.
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"Okay Bella relax," Derek said and smiled. "When the next one comes..."
"I fucking know what to do when the next one comes. Jesus!" Bella hissed, panting wildly.
All I did was just sit next to her, kiss her temple every once in a while and swallow the suffering of having my fingers crushed every two minutes. Everything I was taught through Lamaze; gone. My heart was up to my mouth and my head was pounding. I wish I' d be able somehow to endure the pain and not her. It was so frustrating.
"You're doing so well baby," I whispered in her ear.
"Fuck you Edward!" she snarled as another contraction hit. "You did this to me!"
I squeezed her hand telling her silently to do and say whatever she wanted. The swearing didn't matter as I knew it was coming. She kept pushing and pushing. She may have or may have not have farted at some point. I was used to that as well. Pregnancy had a lot of gases. A. Lot!
"Get me some drugs," she moaned and started crying.
"Sorry Bella. The head is crowning. I can't do that," Derek said. "On the next push the head will be out. Edward, come and see."
Did I want to see? No! However I got up and leaned beside Bella's legs and Oh. My. God! My eyes widened and I gasped loudly.
"What? Edward?" Bella called frantically. "Is everything okay?"
Was it horrifying? Fuck yes! Jesus, how did it get back to normal? How long would it take to get back to normal? Good God!
"Edward!" called anxiously.
I closed my eyes and shook my head lightly. Then I turned to her and smiled. "If I'm not mistaken with the blood and all he's gonna have my hair." Bella burst into tears, chanting how much she loved me. And I knew she did as much as I.
"Bella when the next one comes push as much as you can," the doc instructed.
"I'm pushing," she said through clenched teeth. "Oh God! Touch me again asshole and you're dead," she spat at me.
I was in a daze until I heard a shrill cry and everything else evaporated from around me. All I could see was a beautiful baby, being placed on Bella's tummy. A sob escaped from my mouth and I started crying. This was the most amazing thing in the whole world. We created that beautiful baby, kind of small but fucking beautiful. He opened his eyes and Bella gasped at the sight: they were steel gray. He was gorgeous.
"Will daddy do the honors?" Derek asked and held out some weird scissors.
"Eh," was my brilliant answer.
"Don't worry. He won't feel a thing. The umbilical cord is nerveless. Come on," he insisted.
The cord was cut and I turned my attention back to Bella and our son. Thousands of things ran through my mind: his first word that he'd say, his first steps, the first time he'd try to bat, his first piano lesson. My boy would learn the piano or whatever he wished. He'd want for nothing.
"He's so beautiful,"Bella cried with a huge smile.
I wiped her tears away and kissed her on the lips. "He looks like you," I teased.
She sort of snorted and laughed. "He's your copy cut. These eyes will turn green. Mark my words," she said and sighed.
The midwife took my son stating that he needed to be cleaned and checked by the pediatrician. I squeezed Bella's hand, with a goofy grin on my face. Happiness like this could never be expressed.
"I'm sorry," my girl whispered.
"For what?" I asked astonished.
"For swearing at you. I didn't mean too. When I had Will they'd given me an epidural so I didn't feel anything."
"Bells don't be absurd. You can say whatever you want to me," I smirked. "Besides," I continued, whispering in her ear. "It was kind of hot. You swearing and all."
She raised her eyebrows at me and instantly she frowned and started panting. "Oh God! Derek he's coming," she shrieked and caught my hand with a death grip.
"Here we go," he cheered. Fucking doctors! "He'll almost come out at once Bella. A couple of good pushes and we're done."
"Oh fuck," she cried. "I need to push."
I smiled brightly. Almost done. A couple of pushes more and it'd be over.
"Give me one good push Bella," the doc instructed. "The head will be out."
"Okay," she panted and screamed with all she had.
"Stop."
"I need to push!" she yelled.
"And I need to cut the cord. It's wrapped around his neck," he said calmly.
Once I looked between her legs, I realized the mistake I did. I shouldn't have done that. His head was a bit of purple. He wasn't getting enough oxygen. My eyes started brimming with tears as I looked at my son.
'Please let him be okay,' I chanted as I was watching the doc working. The whole procedure wasn't more than a minute but every second seemed like a year.
"Perfect," he said.
I turned my attention back to Bella her face was red from restraining herself. I kissed her hand and she glared at me. "He's almost here."
"Edward, shut it or I swear to all mighty that you won't live the next hour," she snapped and screamed again. "I need to push!"
I didn't realize I was holding my breath until Bella exhaled loudly. She crashed her head on the pillow and the sweetest cry ever filled the room. I started laughing and crying at the same time as Derek placed our second angel in our hands. He looked like his second big brother. A soft coating of bronze covered his head and his eyes were the exact shade of gray. He was a bit smaller though but it was expected. I just hoped he wouldn't spend too much time in the incubator. I wanted my family complete as soon as possible.
"Hello baby," Bella cried. "I'm your mama and this gorgeous man is your daddy." I chuckled. "What?" she smiled.
"His asshole of a daddy actually," I said and winked at her.
Bella frowned and her lower lip started trembling. "I'm sorry."
Without giving a fuck for those around us, I leaned forward and plunged my tongue in her mouth. Since she wouldn't understand that I didn't mind then the next way imaginable was to show her. I kissed her with everything I had, caressing her cheek with one hand and hugging our baby with the other. They were my life and I didn't give a shit about anything else. They would always come first no matter what.
"Lets get this little guy cleaned and introduce him to the rest of the family, shall we?" the midwife asked.
We both nodded and she asked me to follow her. Derek and the other midwife started working on Bell and I walked behind the other. She settled the baby on the changing table and picked up the first one. "Here. Hold him while I clean the other and the pediatrician checks him."
I took him in my arms and sat in a chair nearby. He was beautiful with rosy chubby cheeks. He was looking around, taking in the blurry images he was seeing and every time he heard a sound he focused to where it came from. When those eyes of his looked at me, I burst into tears once again. At that point I was pretty sure I'd cry a lot. It was as if he could see into my soul. I lifted my hands a bit and kissed his forehead, inhaling his cottonish baby scent.
"Hello son," I whispered. "I'm your daddy and welcome to the world. I love you much."
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Will was standing in front of the window where they kept the babies. Baby #1 was in there while baby #2 was in the NICU. Dr. Ridgeley wanted to have him in the incubator for a few days as a precaution. There was nothing really wrong with him but from a small breathing difficulty and his weight as he was born almost two pounds less than his brother. We still didn't know the names. My boy refused to reveal them until his second baby brother was okay. It was a sort of pact the two of them had.
"Can I hold him for a moment?" Will asked the nurse timidly.
"Sure thing honey. Just be careful with his feeding tube,okay?"
Will nodded and sat down on a chair next to the incubator. The nurse took the baby out of the machine and with careful moves she placed into Will's waiting him arms. He carefully raised his arms and kissed his forehead lightly.
"Hey little bro," he started. "I think you're a bit heavier than you were yesterday which is good. Your twin is doing good but I need to confess that he has Uncle Emmet's appetite. That boy can eat. I swear he drank the baby formula in four gulps," he chuckled. "Can you imagine that? Uncle Em was all over the place when we told him. He even said that he would set up a baby formula contest between Chase and our brother," he paused. "I made everyone call both of you baby #1 and #2. I refuse to reveal the names because you're in here. So lets make a deal: you get better as soon as possible and I swear that by the time they roll you in Mom's room, I'll tell everyone. I think that Ma is gonna love your name but I don't think that Dad will. He can suck it up though cause it's not changing. Just gain one pound brother and you'll have a name. That's all I ask."
"Martin," I said.
"Nope," Will said smugly. "Dad, I'm not telling you."
"Dick," I continued.
Will's eyes widened and turned to look at me. "Why are you calling me a dick?"
"Dick as in Dickens, Will," I chuckled.
"God no," he said disgusted. "That name is just...wrong."
I laughed. He was so funny and to be honest I really loved the big brother attitude he gained throughout Bella's pregnancy. In some ways he reminded of my own brother. Always taking care of the babies even if they were just a couple of days old. He would be good and the age difference between them was a plus as well. Bella and I were the parents but Will was the brother and they wouldn't dare to cross him. What saddened me was the fact that just as they'd be about to go to school, Will would open his own wings and go to college. I dreaded that day. I didn't want him to choose a college across the country. I didn't think I'd ever be ready to let him go.
"I'm hungry," Will said and rubbed his growling belly. "Let's go get something to eat and for Ma also."
"Son, I had something at the station," I started. Last night Marcus called me and actually begged me to help for a couple of days. Bella was in a private suite and wouldn't be released until baby #2 was out of the incubator. After talking about it with her I agreed. "Go and get something for yourself while I go to Ma. They'll bring the baby," I said and checked my watch, "... in about fifteen to feed him."
"Okay," he said and kissed my cheek.
I grabbed a flower bouquet from the hospital's flower shop and headed toward Bella's room. To be honest it bothered me that we'd still be here for a couple of days more but it was for my son's benefit. The doc earlier had said that he was getting better and that it wouldn't take long before he left. I wanted to go home and change my clothes but I'd missed them. I wanted to see them.
Bella's room was just around the corner with the door slightly ajar. As I put my hand on the door handle, I heard my beautiful girl's giggles and a man's laughter that I didn't recognize.
What the fuck?
"I've missed you so much my Bella," he said.
His Bella? His fucking Bella?
"Me too sweetheart," she said and the noise that followed was that of a loud kiss.
"Did you tell him?" he asked and sighed.
"I didn't have time babe," she said. "Everything happened so fast and I kinda forgot. I know Edward. He won't be pissed at all," she finished and chuckled.
I was already fucking pissed! Who the fuck was in there?
"You may but I don't. He doesn't know me either. I don't want to screw things up. I'm gonna be around more often now and I just want to be on good terms with him. I want to be in their lives Bella," that fucker said.
I was positively fuming by that moment. What the fuck did he mean?
"I missed Will's early years and I don't want to miss theirs as well. You're the only family I've left Bella and I love you much," he finished with a broken voice.
My hand was twitching to grab my gun. Who the fuck did he think he was stating shit like that? That was my family, not his. Those were my babies not his. Will was my fucking son and not his! Bella was mine and not his! No one was ever gonna get between us. I would kill the motherfucker without hesitating. Tears of anger welled in my eyes. My body was trembling so much and my chest was painfully tight. I threw the flowers on the floor and pushed the door lightly.
Bella was standing in front of the window and a man , with his shirt missing, was hugging her from behind. He was at least 6' 8" tall, with black hair that reached the middle of his shoulders. He had a tattoo on his left shoulder blade and another one on his lower back.
"I missed having you in my arms," he said in a low voice and hugged her tighter.
That was when everything turned red around me. That fucker was going down. I stalked toward them and placed the barrel of my gun on his head.
"Take your fucking hands off of her," I snarled. Bella jumped and turned around.
"Oh my god Edward! Put the gun down," she said as her face paled.
"He's got a gun on my head?" that pussy cried.
"On your fucking knees," I said and kicked his legs.
"Edward let him go," Bella cried.
"Shut up Bella," I hissed and glared at her.
"It's not what you think," she said and tried to pry the gun from my hand.
"I'd listen to her," he said and chuckled nervously.
"You shut your fucking mouth," I half yelled. "And make your peace with God."
"Whoa! What the hell?" Will said dropping everything from his hands. I didn't even notice him come in to the room. "Dad?"
"Will, get out baby," Bella said.
"Who the hell is that Ma and why is he half naked in your room?" Will asked as his faced started turning red.
"My knees are seriously killing me man," the asshole said. "Let me up!"
"Dad put the gun down," Will said, approaching me.
All I was seeing was her, crying. She'd betrayed me.
'No Bella would never do that," my mind screamed. 'She loves you!'
"Edward please," she cried.
"Didn't you say that he was on leave Bells?" the fucker asked. "I knew I should have gone by the house and get Charlie before coming here."
"I said shut your fucking mouth," I snapped.
"Edward dude," he complained. "It's me, Jake!"
Suddenly everything became quiet. Will grabbed the opportunity and stepped between me and the fucker that was in the process of standing up. My son pushed me back, until my knees hit Bella's bed, sat down and took the gun out of my hand, taking out the magazine.
"Are you okay?" he whispered. I nodded and lowered my head.
I felt so stupid. I almost killed a man because of my jealousy. Fuck! My son had to witness that. What kind of a father am I? Fuck, fuck, fuck. She's so leaving my sorry ass!
"Edward?" she called and I didn't dare to lift my head and look at her. I was so ashamed of myself. She tangled her fingers with my hair and rested my forehead on her chest.
"I'm so sorry," I said in a hoarse voice. "I- I just saw you like that and I lost it. I'm so so sorry," I apologized without raising my head.
She lifted my chin with her fingers and there was no way avoiding her eyes. I hated to see disappointment in them. I only wanted to see them sparkle with love, darken when she feels lust. I hesitantly looked at her and she smiled, telling me that everything was okay, that nothing happened. She leaned in to peck my lips but by the time her lips touched mine, I grabbed her softly from the back of her neck and kissed her slowly but passionately.
"Who are you?" Will asked angrily, stopping our kiss abruptly.
"I'm Jake," Jake said and extended his hand to Will. "Uncle Jake to you of course."
Will looked at the extended hand and then glared at Jake. Bella opened her mouth to say something but I stopped her. 'Watch,' I mouthed at her.
"One, why your damn shirt is off?" he asked " and two, ain't got an uncle Jake."
Jacob looked at Bella and smiled widely. "He's a spit fire like his mama but hot headed like his dad."
I glared at him and he smirked. Just because I felt protective for what was mine that didn't mean I was hot headed, right? "Will, that man over there is a friend of ours from when your Ma and I lived in Forks. His name is Jacob Black and I think you saw him once when you were around six."
Will blinked once and then frowned lightly. "I don't remember him."
"It's okay," Jake started. "I hope we'll get to know each other better now and be friends," he continued and scratched his chest. "Uh, let me see if my shirt dried," he finished and went to the bathroom.
Bella placed her hand on my waist and rested her head over my chest. "He came a couple of hours ago. He finally transfered his business here and came here to visit once Jack told him that I gave birth. He came right on time when they brought me the baby to feed him," she said. "You see your son was so hungry that they brought him two hours earlier because he was about to make his lungs bleed from screaming. Jake offered to burp him and as a result the baby puked all over his back."
I was about to apologize again when Jake reappeared in the room with his semi dried shirt on. "Why thank you Bella," he grinned. "But you forgot that after he burped and puked all over me, he farted and shat himself. Now that was disgusting. How can a tiny thing do that?"
"That's because I'm his uncle," Emmett said as he came inside, Jack following right behind him.
When Jack saw Jacob his steps faltered for a second and his eyes became wide. "J-Jake?" he stuttered. I swear that if there wasn't anyone in the room, he would have pounced on him.
Jake cleared his throat and smiled. "Surprise?"
Jack was in front of Jake in the blink of an eye and hugged him tightly. It must have been more than five months since Jack's last trip to Seattle. Ever since Bella and I got together, Jack became a good friend of mine but not after I ripped him a new one for the stunt he pulled on me. He deserved the punch after all. I didn't know how to feel since I never interacted with homosexual people. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not homophobic or anything, just saying it was weird.
Bella squeezed my bicep a little as Jake opened his eyes and looked at her. They were full of tears. There was no questioning whether there was love between these two. He gave her a tearful smile and mouthed a thank you to her. Apparently she was the one that asked Emmett to bring Jack here. Will came next to me, handed me the magazine of the gun and shook his head smiling.
"Stupid old man," he muttered, I shrugged my shoulders and winked.
We all stayed around for a while, chatting until visiting hours ended. Everyone kissed Bella before leaving and while Jack was talking to her I took Jacob to the side. I needed to apologize.
"I'm sorry," I said sincerely and stretched my hand toward him. "Truce?"
Jake snorted loudly and hugged me. "No need to be sorry Edward. We were once friends," he continued as he released me. "And I missed you both so much, especially after..."
"I know," I sighed.
"Time for new beginnings then." He patted my shoulder once and then left.
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Sunday morning, the twins were exactly a week old. Everyone was a bit agitated and worried because all we wanted was to go but we knew that we had to wait. Baby #2 was a bit better but still. His weight wasn't the one that would release us from the hospital. Apart from the two days I filled in the station, I hadn't left Bella's side. I couldn't go home and sleep when I knew that she would spend the night, alone thinking about or son. That way I always managed to get her to bed and force her sleep a few hours. Once I made sure that she was sleeping, I always found myself outside the box that held my son. The NICU nurses were very considerate and never gave me shit for the odd hours I went there. Sandra, the head nurse was very friendly and funny. One of those nights she advised me that singing to him and telling him stories would make him feel closer and more loved. So I did that. I would tell him stories about his brothers and make dreams for the future.
Will arrived with Charlie that morning and brought cupcakes Ma made and fresh coffee, organic always much to Bella's chagrin. My girl was addicted to coffee as much as I was. When she had Will her doc said she could drink a cup of normal coffee but it was better if she had organic because it was healthier. Better that than nothing at all. I looked at my watch since I knew by now that they would bring my always hungry son for his feeding.
"Good morning mommy," Alex called as she wheeled the cart towards Bella. "Someone is really hungry this morning."
"I would have never guessed," Bells said and giggled.
Charlie excused himself and left the room. Bella got comfortable, lowered her gown's side a bit and took out her enormous breast. The baby, knowing his drill, latched on her nipple and started sucking greedily, humming every couple of minutes. There was no more beautiful sight than that. Bella closed her eyes and sighed, a small smile plastered on her lips.
"Does it hurt?" Will asked.
Bella turned to look at him and kissed his cheek. "Not always. The pain is mostly in the first few weeks as the baby learns how to latch, the nipples accustom themselves to being stretched out and while the baby's mouth grows bigger."
"Oh," Will said.
He ate for a few minutes with little pauses in between to catch his breath and then Will volunteered to burp him. I placed the cloth on his shoulder and Bella gave him the baby. Will kissed his head softly and started patting and rubbing his back softly. Soon after, a loud burp and a fart followed. I through my head back and laughed while Bella shook her head.
"Men," was all she said.
The door suddenly opened and Alex entered with a wide smile on her face. "You've got a visitor," she breathed and stepped to the side. Dr. Rodgeley was walking toward the room with a screaming baby in his arms. Bella burst into tears and got off the bed instantly.
"My heart," she sobbed and took him in her arms. My eyes filled with tears as I placed my hand around Bella and hugged her. He looked so healthy and strong.
"I'm happy to inform you that your son is now 6. 9 pounds. We're going to keep him today as well and first thing in the morning you're going home," he smiled and after he answered a couple of questions he left.
Bella and I sat on the couch carefully and made herself comfortable. Will approached us, handed me the other baby and sat on the floor facing us.
"So?" I said and smirked.
He grinned and sat on his knees. "Mr. Farty here is Landon Emmett," he said and looked at me. "And this," he continued and took him in his arms, "...is Edward Aaron."
And just like that, everything was perfect...
Italian Translations using Google's translator. Sorry for the mistakes. I'm sure there are... lol.
~ Calmati, papà. Tutto sarà perfetto: Calm down Dad. Everything will be perfect.
~ Devo dire qualcosa? :Should I say something?
My mom is Greek but was born and raised in Istanbul. She once told me that the Turkish names had meanings. So here they are:
Murat means wish.
Deniz means sea.
Serhan means King.
A/N:
Hello… Anyone there?
I should apologize for delaying so much but I won't because it would be pointless… So yeah…
I hope you enjoyed the last chapter of PoaBH. I debated a lot with myself whether I should write a couple more chapters before ending the story but I feel that this is a good place to do so. Everything has an end.
The epilogue will come faster as I know what to write. I'm going on vacations to Holland on Tuesday so I'll be able to have more time to myself than now.
Ale, I hope you're okay and now that I miss you a lot.
A huge thanks to Perry Maxwell for helping me with the sex and the bees talk scene… I hope you enjoyed it ladies as much as I did writing it. It was really fan while I researched about it.
Sherryola, THANK YOU for taking the time to edit this chapter. There are no words to tell you how grateful I am.
Fic rec:
I came across this one a while back but for some reason I stopped reading it. When bored out of my mind one night, I decided to continue it… I'm really happy I did. It's called 'Letting down the walls' by Edward's my obsession1971.
Summary: Bella is a transfer to U Dub from Phoenix with severe self-esteem issues from a chronic disease. Edward is a med school student seeing patents at his Dad's practice. When they meet, will Bella let Edward in her life or is she too damaged for love?
It's well written and deserves the time you'll spend to read it.
Remember the story's thread on twilighted. net. I post teasers there and sometimes (not always) and give a second one.
I'll shut up now… ;)
You can find me on Twitter under the name: MrsECullenPen… Even though I rarely tweet, I'm always there…
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Until next time
Pen…