Epilogue: Promises Kept
Two months had gone by since the Volturi's defeat. Bella was constantly tired, sleeping most of the time, only to wake up to drink the blood the family brought to her to feed the child growing within her. The family was in complete amazement of how well this pregnancy was for Bella. They had heard nothing but horror stories about a human woman being pregnant with a human/vampire hybrid. The fact the pregnancies were fatal to all human women is what had worried them when they looked more into the pregnancy.
One day, Edward walked into the room to find Bella awake, but dozing. "Hey love," he said softly. She smiled a little as he sat next to her. "How are you feeling?" he asked, rubbing her stomach..
"My stomach feels like it's a hard as a brick wall," she replied touching her large, round stomach.
He chuckled lightly as he touched her stomach. "I can't feel them moving," she said softly. Edward sighed as he rubbed her stomach gently. When Bella's stomach began growing almost too big for carrying one baby, they had found out not one shield like sac inside her, but two. The family became extra careful with Bella's health and the babies' health.
Edward stared intently at her stomach while Bella rested her hands over his. "They're alright love," he said softly.
"Why can't I feel them move?" she asked.
"They're trying not to, they don't want to hurt you," he replied.
Bella bit her lower lip as she tilted her head back. "They're very powerful Bella," he said softly.
"I know," she answered smiling.
Edward kissed her forehead gently, stroking her face. "Just rest," he whispered. She nodded her head slowly as she closed her eyes and sleep overcame her.
Later that night, Bella woke up with a gasp with an excruciating pain rushing through her stomach. "EDWARD!" she called out. In the blink of an eye Edward was by her side. "Get Carlisle, they're coming. Whether we're ready or not they're coming," she told him gasping in pain.
"I'll get him," he assured her.
He kissed her forehead before leaving to get Carlisle.
When Carlisle came in with whatever he had to help deliver both babies, Bella was screaming in pain. "I'm going to have to do a c-section," he told his son. Before Bella could object, Edward sat by his wife's side.
"No Carlisle, don't," he insisted.
Carlisle gave him a quizzical look. "If you do the c-section you'll break their concentration they're doing this on their own," Edward told him, "if you do that you'll kill all three of them."
"What are you talking about?" Rosalie demanded incredulously.
Bella cried out in pain, but then the pain suddenly dissipated, it wasn't as horrible as it had been before. "I'm hearing their thoughts, they're using their abilities together to keep Bella alive," he replied. Bella bit her lower lip as she let out a whimper. "Get ready," Edward told Carlisle as he sat behind Bella, holding onto her hands.
"I don't know if she'll be able to deliver with the placentas being so strong Edward," Carlisle answered.
"Let them handle it," Edward insisted.
"You're crazy!" Rosalie hissed.
"Shut up all of you!" Bella snapped.
The room fell silent. "I am about to give birth here and you are all arguing of what is the right way to do this? Just shut up and let me do all the damn work," she snapped. Edward was swallowing a laugh, but Emmett was standing in the doorway laughing.
"Rose, come on babe, leave them be," he insisted grabbing Rosalie's hand and pulling her from the room.
"You better not endanger those babies' lives!" Rosalie told Bella.
"They're my children and you will stay out of it," Bella answered.
Ever since Bella found out she was pregnant, Rosalie had become very bitter and all she and Bella had done was argue over the last three months.
Edward kissed the side of her head. "Ready?" he asked. She nodded her head slowly.
"Are they?" she asked, gesturing to her stomach.
"They're more than ready," he replied.
Bella let out a deep breath before she sat up and felt the urge to push.
After an hour of pushing, Bella fell back against Edward's chest gasping for air. "It's a boy," Carlisle informed. The baby wasn't screaming, his eyes were just looking around the room and he looked exhausted. Bella smiled when she looked at her son before she felt the urge again.
"Edward…" she whimpered.
"You're almost there," he answered.
She gripped his hands crying out as she started pushing again.
When she felt her second child leave her body, she fell back against the pillows this time gasping and panting. "It's a girl," Carlisle informed. The little girl was identical to her brother with reactions. Edward smiled a little as he stroked the top of his children's heads before they cleaned them up.
"Our children love," he whispered as he placed the twins on each side of her.
Bella smiled as she looked each of her children. "Charlie…Reneesme…" she whispered tiredly. He kissed the side of his wife's head.
"Just rest," he told her softly.
She smiled as she fell asleep with her children sleeping beside her. Edward stroked their faces with a smile before looking at Carlisle. "Incredible, truly incredible son," Carlisle commented.
"They wanted to do this on their own, they were too linked together to try to pull them apart that way," Edward answered.
"You do realize that could've killed her," Carlisle pointed out.
"My children were protecting her," Edward answered.
He looked at his family. "She was safe, they were using their abilities so their movements wouldn't cause her any harm. They're powerful Carlisle, extremely powerful," he murmured.
"I can see that," Carlisle answered.
Edward lied down beside them, hugging his family close to him as he just rested, watching his family sleep with a smile.
Two months later, Bella was watching as the twins were growing rapidly right before her very eyes. Biting her lower lip, she crossed her arms over her chest when the twins ran over to the window. "Snow mama!" Reneesme called to her mother smiling. Bella smiled.
"Why don't you get your jacket and stuff on and we'll go play?" Emmett suggested.
The twins jumped off the couch excitedly and ran over to the closet with Emmett right behind them. "Don't be too rough on them," Bella told him.
"Don't worry about it," Emmett answered with a wink before heading outside with the twins.
Bella was staring out the window at her children with a smile on her face. She knew they couldn't get sick, but being the protective mother that she was, she wanted to keep them safe. Edward stood beside his wife with a smile. "How are you feeling love?" he asked.
"Tired, can't keep up with them," she replied laughing.
Edward chuckled softly as he held her hand. "What?" she asked softly. He let out an unneeded breath.
"Remember what we talked about before we found out you were pregnant?" he asked.
She nodded her head slowly. "Yeah," she replied. Edward moved his thumbs over her wrists.
"Is your decision final?" he asked.
Bella raised her eyebrow. "Edward, I told you what I want," she answered. He let out a sigh as he moved his hand over her sides.
"Once I do it…I can't take it back," he told her softly.
She nodded her head slowly, holding onto his hands. "This will be my Christmas present to you," he said softly as he moved her upstairs.
"Really? You're really going to do it?" she asked.
He let out a sigh. "I promised you I would," he replied. Bella gripped his hand as he moved her upstairs to their room, closing the door behind them.
(Preview to Next Story) Edward suddenly lifted his head, taking in a deep breath as if he were taking in a scent. "Edward?" Bella asked. She watched as her husband's head kept moving from side to side, a growl emitting from his chest. "Edward, what is it?" she asked, gripping his arm. Edward's eyes continued to scan the trees before he lifted Reneesme up onto his hip. "Charlie, go inside son," he called to his son before leading Bella inside. "What's wrong?" Bella asked as they went inside. "Nothing, just go inside," Edward replied as they took their children in. Title: Forever Mine Rating: T maybe M Genre: Angst/Drama Pairings: Canon, OC/OC This story is due: 10/6/2010