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Chapter Twenty Four
Bella Swan. ;)
It'd been a week since I'd seen Edward last.
I'd been forcing a smile on my face for the promo work. If I'd of never met Edward, the smiles would have been genuine. But with him having the hold on me he did and being so far away, I couldn't even fake my happiness for that long.
When I'd returned to Edwards parents house after I'd finished with work for the day, I'd either cleaned or sulked. I was probably getting on his parents nerves with how often I was acting moody.
One day I'd come back more upset than usual when Liz had come along and drug me off to the kitchen to talk.
She twisted her mouth to the side as she pushed a glass of water towards me. "I don't know if this will offend you or not."
"I'm so sorry." I apologised. "I know I've been miserable and the worst company and the worst guest ever, I bet you're wondering why Edward even talks to me."
A smile tugged at the corner of her lips. "No. Nothing like that dear. It's just you've been a bit grumpy and well, you've put on a bit of weight, around." She made a gesture around her stomach indicating to what she was talking about.
I blinked at her and stared blankly at her, confused.
"I thought you might be pregnant."
"Wait... what?" I gaped open mouthed at her.
She frowned. "You don't know?"
"I-I" I shrugged my shoulders. "I completely forgot about the pregnancy thing."
She grinned a little. "Do you want to go and buy a pregnancy test?"
"I don't know." I sighed, running a hand through my hair. "I need to talk to Edward about... the past few weeks."
Liz almost pouted, but composed herself, and it reminded me of Edwards funny little pout he'd do. "There's no harm in knowing if you're pregnant or not though."
I thought about it for a minute. "I should actually... take one."
"Don't do it because of me."
"I need some peace of mind. If I don't know I'll get all moody and grumpy not knowing."
She clapped her hands together. "I need to get some food in if we're going to have a birthday party for you tomorrow."
"Party?" I squeaked.
She laughed. "I say party, it'll only be a small family dinner."
"Oh." I sighed revealed.
Liz looked at the clock on the wall. "It's five now, are you good to go in half an hour?"
I nodded and went to go get ready.
Forty five minutes later Liz and I were looking around the local Sainsburys, getting the groceries. I became slightly nervous as we went to the pharmacy section.
Liz smiled as she picked up a packet. "This was the brand I used when I found out I was having Edward."
"That one then." I smiled.
"I'll have to show you some baby photos later."
We'd gone back to the house and I'd helped her make dinner, and as it cooked in the oven Liz shoved the pregnancy tests in my hand.
"Go take it, and whilst you're busy I'll get those baby photos Edward made me put away out."
I grinned and ran for the stairs, leaving the tests on the tank of the toilet and came back downstairs. Liz was sitting on the couch in the living room already, with a book on her lap as she patted the space beside her, I nearly jumped into the seat as I made myself comfortable, ready to see the photos.
The book was thick, of course, I expected nothing less. Liz came off as the sentimental kind of person. She opened the first page, as one slipped out. "That's Alexis and Edward."
I took the picture of Edward and his sister as toddlers and picked it up. "Jeez, these two were such good looking baby's."
Liz laughed. "Both of them were such divas when they were together, dancing and singing in the mirror. Alexis really made Edward come out of his shell."
"If you think about it, you're really quite lucky."
She smiled. "I know. Four beautiful children. At least they were always happy."
She turned the page as we looked through photos of birthdays, Christmas's, milestones and bath tub photos whilst she'd tell me little stories about them in between. As she turned over the page to show a picture of a little boy running away naked with Edwards reddish, copper hair, I couldn't help but laugh.
"Looks like someone hasn't grown up."
Liz smiled and rolled her eyes. "That boy is a wild one sometimes. I remember when his dad took him to his first football match," She giggled a little. "And there was a streaker, Edward had to hold Junior back."
I laughed.
"Though he's always given us the reason that the only way you'd walk around naked was if you were comfortable in your own home."
I laughed along as Liz finished going through the photo album, and closed it, resting it on her lap.
"So are we going to go check those tests and see if my son's having his own child?"
I nodded and we practically raced up the stairs to the bathroom.
We both leant over and looked at the tests.
One indicated it was positive.
The other, negative.
I sighed, looking over at Liz and she sighed heavily too. "Do you want to go to the store?"
I shook my head. "It can wait."
She gave me a hug. "HONEY, I'M HOME!" Came the voice of Edwards dad, Edward as he yelled up the stairs.
"Let's go have some dinner, get some hot chocolate and watch a movie."
"Okay." I grinned, squeezing her back.
I picked up the tests and dumped them in the trash can, washing my hands and went downstairs for dinner.
I climbed into bed utterly exhausted by ten o'clock and fell soundly asleep straight away.
I felt someone wrap their arms around me and I sighed.
"Happy birthday." Came a whisper in the room, I smiled and turned over, met with a body.
I frowned, and opened one eye. "Edward?" I mumbled.
"Hey" He smiled, wrapping his arms around me.
I nuzzled my face into his chest. "I thought you were meant to be in California."
"Why, do you want me to go?" He asked in a teasing voice.
"No," I mumbled sleepily. "I don't want you to ever go."
He chuckled softly, "Good, because I don't plan on leaving you."
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