I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING TWILIGHT

Chapter 25

The weeks were going slowly. School was getting a bit better. The rumors stopped, but the stares continued. I was glad to be close to graduating. And our son was due in April. I was excited and scared all in one. Alice had begged to decorate the baby s room. I had given up my room for the baby and was now sharing a room with Edward. We agreed to let her decorate as long as she allowed Esme and Rose to help her.

(Edward)
Bella was 6 weeks from her due date. She was hanging in at school. Despite have false contractions several time a week. Dad was insistent she was fine and her doctor was agreeing with him. However two different times her contractions became so strong at school, I took her home. There was one time in particular that she started having contractions during lunch, that we took her straight to the hospital.

(Flashback)

My class before lunch had run late, I ran down to the lunch room to find Bella, Alice, and Jasper already eating. I quickly grabbed my lunch, then went and sat down with my family. Bella was very quiet and looking pale. I noticed she wasn't eating much, basically just picking at her lunch.

"Are you really not hungry?" Alice asked her.

"I'm not sure what's wrong." She whispered laying her head down on the table. I was starting to worry about her.

"Um Alice, can you come with me to the bathroom?" She asked weakly.

"Sure. Come on lets go." Alice said looking nervous.

Alice helped Bella to the bathroom. "You think she's ok?" Jasper asked.

"I don't know, but I should go wait for them." I replied.

Jasper and I walked to the bathroom and waited outside. I wasn't sure what was wrong, other than she wasn't feeling well. "I think I am going to take her home." I said to Jasper.

"Probably a good idea." He replied.

Alice and Bella appeared outside of the bathroom door. Bella was sweating and holding her stomach. "I think it's time." She whispered.

"Alice and I will go get the car and meet you two out front." Jasper said taking Alice and running.

"Oh God Edward, this is really bad." She cried.

I wrapped my arms around her and helped her out the door. "It's going to be ok. As soon as we get in the car, I will call dad." I said. She paused, gasping for breath. I placed my hand on her stomach, I was hoping we would make it to the hospital.

I got Bella in the back of car and held her. "Just breathe." I said to her. She had a death grip on my hand.

"Hurry." She yelled at Jasper.

"I'm going as fast as I can." He assured her.

"I think your son is trying to kill me." She cried.

I got a hold of dad, he was going to have her doctor meet us upstairs and have her checked out.

We finally got to the hospital. They hooked Bella up to the monitors and we got to sit there and wait. Alice and Jasper were in and out. Mom came up to sit and wait it out with us. After two hours, her contractions stopped and they sent her home.

(End Flashback)

That Saturday, mom, Alice and Rose were painting the baby's room. Dad, Bella and I went to the baby store to buy the baby furniture. Dad was playing the expectant grandpa card well, he seemed very excited. And seemed to really enjoy getting to be part of buying the baby stuff with us.

"I can't believe there is only 6 weeks left until he gets here." Bella said as we walked thru the crib section.

I rubbed her stomach, "this little guy needs a name."

She sighed. "I know he does."

"Well, you could name him after his grandpa." Dad said smiling. Bella laughed.

Mom and dad had offered to buy half the baby items including the crib. Bella fell in love with a light wooden one with an attached changing table. I picked him out a crib set with bears on it. Dad was walking around looking at baby toys. Bella began giggling, "Your dad is worse than a kid on Christmas."

I looked down at Bella, she was glowing. She looked absolutely beautiful. I fell more in love with her every day. Dad had gone around the corner. Suddenly I couldn't keep my hands off of her. I walked around and turned to face her. "What?" She asked. I leaned over and planted a kiss on her lips. She put her arms around my neck and the kissing started. I pulled her to me and ran my hands up and down her back.

Dad came around the corner to see what we were doing and cleared his throat. "OK you guys, you know that's what got you into this position." He said. Bella blushed burying her face in my chest.

"We will finish this tonight." I whispered. She smiled and nodded. After $600 we headed home with dad's truck loaded with tons of baby stuff.

"Bella, I know this will be hard on you, but I am taking Edward away from you for the rest of the afternoon so we can get the furniture put together." He explained jokingly . She rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Well, I guess Rose and Alice will figure out some way to torture me."

"Maybe she will dress you up." I joked. She rolled her eyes. Dad pulled up to the house and everyone helped unload the truck.

(Bella)
I could tell to look at Alice and Rosalie they had something planned and it scared me. Alice was scary, but the two of them together was horrifying.

"Come on Bella, lets go." Esme said putting her arm around me and leading me towards Alice and Rose, who were already by the car.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Out." Alice and Rose exclaimed. I got in the front next to Esme, while Alice and Rose sat behind us.

Once Esme had pulled out of the driveway, she turned to me. "We are going to get manicures and pedicures." She said.

"Fun." I replied. They laughed at me. The manicure and pedicure actually felt really good. My feet had been swollen all day and it helped relieve the pressure.

We were all getting hungry, so we headed over to a little Italian restaurant. I didn't realize how hungry I was until we got there. Suddenly I had a huge craving for bread sticks.

"Are you excited about having the baby?" Rose asked me.

"Labor scares me." I replied as we sat down in the booth.

"Who is going to be in there with you?" Alice asked.

"I don t know. I am not sure how all that works." I answered.

"Usually they let the dad and one other person into the room." Esme replied.

"Edward better be in there with me. He did this to me." I said pointing to my stomach.

"He will be there." Esme assured me. We ordered our food and sat quietly talking.

"So Rose, do we get a grand baby from you anytime soon?" Esme asked.

"We plan on trying in another year or so." She replied shifting uncomfortably.

Alice and I pretended to pout.

"I wanted to be an aunt." I joked.

Rose turned to Alice, "What about you?" Rose asked her. Alice glared at Rose.

"Um, not right now. I mean I thought I was last month, but I wasn't." She sighed. Esme choked on her drink.

"Sorry Alice, I thought everyone knew." Rose whispered

Alice shook her head no.

"Alice!" Mom exclaimed.

"I know, I am sorry mom. We are always careful, I don t know what happened." Alice replied.

Esme just shook her head. We ate quietly for the rest of the meal. I could tell Rose felt bad for telling on Alice.

We got home to find the guys playing baseball. The girls ran to join the them. I looked over at Esme, she had been quiet the whole way home.

"Did you know about Alice?" Esme asked after awhile.

"I swear to God no." I said.

"It's not that I am opposed to grand kids, or that I am not excited about this one, its just I really wish you guys could have been a little older or been more careful." She whispered.

"Esme, I'm sorry." I said.

"I know Bella, its ok, this isn't about you, its about me knowing it could be a hard road for you guys." I reached over and hugged her.

I waddled over to Edward and hugged him. "Did you have fun?" He asked me.

"I did. Your mom knows how to reign in Alice and Rose." I laughed.

"Well I am glad you made it back in one piece." He replied. I kissed him.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Alice crying in Jasper's arms and mom walking toward them. "What's going on?" He asked.

"During lunch, we asked Rose if her and Emmett were planning on kids anytime soon. She said they are going to wait, but turned the conversation on Alice. I guess she thought she was pregnant last month, but wasn't. Anyway, mom wasn't too happy with Alice." I explained.

(Esme)
Something had really upset Alice, and I knew I needed to talk to her.

"What s going on?" I asked walking over to them.

"Lets go inside." Jasper suggested.

We sat around the kitchen table. "Mom I don't want you to be mad at me." Alice cried.

"I'm not mad, it's just you guys all seem so eager to grow up so fast." I replied.

Alice laughed quietly.

"I guess we are growing up fast, I mean we graduate soon and you will be a grandmother in 6weeks." She giggled.

I shook my head and sighed. "That baby isn't going to wait for the whole 6 weeks." I said.

"What? How do you know?" Alice asked.

"Mothers intuition." I smiled.

(Edward)
I couldn't wait to show Bella our son's room. My mom and sisters had done a great job on the painting. Bella would really love it. My dad, brother's and I did a pretty good job putting the furniture together.

There had been minor cussing involved, when Jasper hit Emmett's finger with a hammer while putting the changing table together. Dad rolled his eyes, I think I heard his say something about boys!

"We got the room done, come look." I whispered in her ear.

"Seriously, its all done?"

"Sure it is. Now all it needs is that baby." I said.

She smiled as we headed up the stairs and to the room.

"Oh Edward, it's so beautiful." She gasped as I opened up the door.

"I knew you would like it." I whispered kissing her neck.

The room was blue with teddy bear baseball wall clings hanging. She walked over and sat in the rocking chair looking around the room gently rubbing her stomach. "What?" I asked her.

"It just seems unreal that there will be a baby here in soon." She replied.

"Bella, I can't wait to see him." I replied pulling her gently out of the chair and holding her close.

"I am so scared." She whispered.

"What are you scared about?" I asked her.

"Being a mom." She whispered starting to cry.

"Honey, things will be ok. You aren't going to be alone." I promised her.

"Its not that, I don't want my son growing up in the same hell I did."

I pulled away and looked at her. "Bella, that's not going to happen." I assured her.

"I don't want to be like she was."

"Bella, I will never allow the things that happened to you, happened to him. I swear to you." I said holding her as she cried.