Knock Me Up, Please

by gabby1017

Bella decides she wants a baby and her biological clock ticks like a time bomb. She won't try a sperm bank; she wants to meet a man, talk and check out his genes and then roll him over in the clover for a one-night Lo-ver. Can it happen that way?

26. Chapter 26

Knock Me Up, Please.

I thank my Beta, Frannie, and My Quad Squad; PAD, Eve, Cheryl and Dinia.

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A/N: This chapter is unBeta'd. My RL threw me a curveball, but I couldn't disappoint all of you by not placing the chapter up. Please, excuse all my errors.

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Chapter Twenty-six: The Getting Busy

BPOV

Day One of Rose's escape:

No one goes to work. After breakfast, Emmett is in the kitchen preparing ribs in my slow cooker still wearing one of my aprons. Alice sits Indian-style on a chair at my dining room table with her laptop pounding away on the keys. Her glasses slide down on her nose as her eyes focus on her typing. Jasper has his head in a book on blood cells or the book is called 'Bloods Cells'. I don't know. Edward motions for me to follow him to the back patio. We have our first session of Tai Chi.

There's a light mist, and still a nip in the air as we walk through the sliding glass doors to the screened-in patio. Edward has a small space-saver heater to one side blowing a warm breath in our direction.

He smiles, "I didn't want you to get cold."

I reach up and peck his lips, "Always so thoughtful."

He blushes, stand firmly in front of me, wraps his long fingers over my jaw and kisses me soundly. He ends the kiss, slowly rubbing my nose with his, "I have ulterior motives."

I question, "You do?"

"Yes, once we get all these people to vacate, I plan to curl your toes and have you purr that little meow thing you do," he whispers in my ear.

My heart races and I squeeze him close. Talking into his chest, I breathe, "You keep that up and you'll kill me before Rose does."

Edward freezes, gently grabs my upper arms and leans down to my eye level, "Do you really believe Rose wants to kill you, Bella?"

I shake my head. "I don't know." I back away. "I don't know. She's not the friend I thought she was, Edward. How can someone change so quickly?"

"I agreed with the diagnosis for PTSD, but now …," he trails off.

"Yeah, she's more like a paranoid schizophrenic capable of any behavior. Edward, she knocked out a cleaning lady. She stood there and did nothing to help me."

"The hospital may have allowed her to slip through their fingers, but that won't happen here." Edward reassures me. "Now, are you ready for this workout?"

I nod.

He wears light gray track pants and a matching T-shirt. The gray brings out the beautiful shades of green in his eyes, but the track pants outline his muscular buns of steel. Yeah, that I notice with great detail.

Edward places a CD into the small portable player I have on a wooden bookcase near the kitchen passthrough. Soft, Chinese folk music rings out.

Edward and I stand next to one another with legs slightly apart and feet pointing forward.

His movements are slow as he instructs with gentle care. Our right heels turns to the right twisting our torsos to the right. We twist the heel back to the front and repeat this action with the left foot. We do this two times, stop and take a breath in through our nose and out through our mouths.

The next step, we twist the right heel and the left and lean forward to the right, slightly bending the knee and lunging three times. Our arms remain close to our sides. Straightening to the front, we twist the left heel and repeat the movement bending the knee and lunging again three times.

We twist and bend to the right, bending the knee and lunge, and changing up the movement with a deep squat, or plie in ballet, rolling the shoulders back. We do this for about two minutes. We complete the exercise with rolling each ankle and deep breathing.

One by one, Emmett, Jasper and Alice join us. All of us twist, bend and squat. Jasper chuckles and dances the running man, Emmett twerks with his bulbous buns and Alice does a spin cycle with one foot turning and the other leg up with her arms over her head. Edward looks frustrated and I laugh.

EPOV

The Tai Chi releases the tension and stress, but our friends add the best medicine of laughter. I can't get pissy over their exuberant humor. Bella's laugh is music to my ears.

In one silly overture from goofball Emmett, spastic Jasper and Ballerina Alice, Bella bursts out in giggles with the most radiant smile that shoots a shiver up my spine and a rise to my … well.

This exercise is great for preparing for childbirth. If Emmett figures this out, he will go into mock labor of sweat and screams with Jasper delivering his spawn in a catcher's mitt and Alice cheering him on with pom poms. I can only give the bumbling trio so much to process. They really do make everything a joke. Any other time, I would normally feel the annoyance, but now it lightens the atmosphere and evens Bella's tension.

I know she keeps her fears hidden, but her eyes tell me everything. Plus, the mere touch of her hand, I can feel her emotions and she feels mine.

The doorbell rings and all of us jump.

"I've got it."

When I open the door, I shake my head. Charlie walks in holding under his arms two wooden, rocking horses with golden manes and tails of thick yarn. "Damndest thing , I was on my over and one of the neighbors was having a garage sale. I got these for a little nothing."

I grunt, "You tell Bella that."

Bella walks in, "Tell Bella what?" She stares at Charlie's acquisitions. "What did you do now?"

"I got them for five bucks each. It was a steal." He puts them on the floor and demonstrates their rocking abilities. "Like brand new."

Bella's face soften as she watches her father down on one knee rocking the horses. "Thanks, Dad."

"Once you find out what you're having, I can paint them pink or blue or both." He brilliantly smiles.

"I wouldn't want to change them. They're perfect," Bella smiles at Charlie. He carefully stands as Bella rushes in for a tight hug, "So, what brought you back, Dad?"

"I got a call from your friend, James. He has arranged for undercover services for you, and Cheryl hired a P.I. to locate Rosalie," Charlie informs.

She frowns, "I haven't had the chance to talk with either one of them."

I confess, "I spoke with Cheryl. She called to ask about you."

"Why didn't she call me?" Bella asks.

"She didn't want to disturb you."

"Bella, she's worried about you. And I'll be honest, I like the extra help," Charlie admits.

"We gave Rosalie the benefit of the doubt not thinking she could pull all of this off. It was all premeditated, Bells. She knew what she was doing, when she was going to do it. Carol-O is one of my top people. I can't blame her for not anticipating her co-worker was unreliable. Rose grabbed an opportunity and moved on instinct. There's more to her that meets the eye."

RPOV

The sign reads, "Ketchikan, Alaska, population eighty-two hundred and fourteen." There are far more trees than people, and it's highly discreet for anyone who wants to 'keep it in Ketchikan'. It's on Revillagigedo Island about seven-hundred miles north of Seattle, two-hundred and thirty-five miles south of Juneau and The Tongass National Forest happily surrounds it's indiscretions … well, mine … I giggle. It's a great place to get lost with all its waterways, the forest and the mountains. You have to take the ferry or a seaplane to arrive on the island.

My mouth waters for salmon, caviar, a hot bath and a glass of wine. I know my cousins will have all that ready as I walk through their door.

They live on the outskirts of the city. A large log cabin on the water; much easier to get to by boat than car, but I want my car hidden in the leaves.

As I drive up the long, tree-laden path, I see the well-lit house guiding my arrival. Tanya, Kate and Irina stand on the wrap-around porch, waving excitedly and running down the stairs in stilettos and tight skirts.

I look at them in shock how well they maneuver the gravel driveway without a stumble.

Wrapped in all six of their arms, I try to talk over their chatter.

Irina whispers in her thick Russian accent into my ear, "I have your old room all ready for you. The bath is drawn, the champagne is on ice, salmon sushi with black roe is plated and you can have the man of your choice." Her ruby-red lips glow as she broadly smiles.

Tanya kisses both my cheeks and purrs, "Since when you are Brunette?"

And Kate snidely answers for me, "She's in trouble again."

I laugh.

"Then, you will stay long, Rozaliya?" Tanya asks.

"As long as you'll have me," I answer.

Kate sneers, "Or until you tire and need to get back to your business."

I hug her tightly, "You know me too well."

She huffs, "We are two peas, Rozaliya."

We enter the house, and the lights are dim in the large, living room where most of the girls host their evening's John. There are two sets of stairways. The upper level is the family quarters while the lower level receives the business. I scan the room, see a big, muscular specimen at the bar and ask Tanya if he is taken. My fortune was still on the rise and she arranges for him to meet me in my room.

As I begin to ascend the stairs, I turn for another look at the curly haired Adonis and think of Emmett.

KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP

Hmmm, do you think it's a family business? Rose or Rozaliya is Russian. Wow.

Tai chi (TIE-CHEE). Originally developed for self-defense, tai chi has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that's now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements. by Mayo Clinic.

Music for Tai Chi: :/ watch?v = 2DrZNQMSHck

KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP * KMUP

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