I've had a bit of a cold for the last week or so. :( I'm staying off school today, and that gave me the perfect opportunity to update! :D
This chapter takes place on New Year's Eve…I got an idea, and wanted to use it. So…here it is. :)
BPOV (36 weeks pregnant)
"Please?" I pouted at Edward, giving him the best 'sad eyes' I could muster. I wanted to go downstairs and make breakfast for Edward and Nate, but Edward doesn't think I should me moving around much. Pfft, I'm fine!
"Love, I'll do anything that needs to be done around the house, you just need to relax." He replied. I continued to stare at him with my sad eyes.
"Please?" I asked again. He sighed, looking conflicted.
"Fine" he huffed after a minute's thought. "But if you need to get anything from the bottom press, tell me and I'll do it, okay? I don't want you bending down too much." I nodded in response, happy that I had managed to convince him. I only had almost four weeks until my due date and Edward was being extra careful to make sure that me and the babies were fine.
"I'll make the best breakfast you've ever had." I promised him, reaching my head up, seeking a kiss. He closed the distance and pressed his cool lips to mine in a gentle peck.
"Your so stubborn." He said, shaking his head as he pulled back.
"I know. I get it from dad." I chuckled back at him. Edward's wonderful lips curved up into a smile as he helped me out of the bed.
"Not long now, love." He stated, resting his hand on my belly. "I can't wait to meet you, babies" he said to my stomach. A placed a soft kiss there, before we walked hand in hand down the stairs and to the kitchen. As I walked in, I spotted Nate sitting at the kitchen table, colouring on a sheet of paper.
"Oh, you're up?" I asked, surprised. He nodded before I walked over and kissed him good morning.
"I was waiting for daddy." He said. "Will you play on the Playstation with me?" he asked, turning to Edward with a hopeful look on his little face.
"Edward, go on. I'll call you if I need you, alright?" I encouraged. Edward nodded, then looked to Nate.
"You're on!" Edward said to him as they both raced out of the kitchen.
"I've gotten good at this, daddy. You don't stand a chance!" I faintly heard Nate shout as they ran to the living room.
Laughing to myself, I turned to the fridge and took out the ingredients for the breakfast.
"I got some really good champagne, and some non-alcoholic spritzer for you." Alice said, placing her purchases in the wine rack
"Thanks, Ali." The whole family were going over to Jasper and Alice's house for our New Year's celebration, and she has gone all out. I practically had to beg her not to buy the whole snack food section of the supermarket. Edward and I decided to drop by early to help out, but it looks like Alice has everything under control.
"I guess if Emmett's going to be here, you'll need as much food as you can get." I chuckled, emptying the snacks out of the shopping bag.
"You bet, it's scary how much that man can eat." She laughed melodically as she placed a giant bag of pretzels in her corner press. I reached my hand into the shopping bag but stopped short as the cramping in my back returned. It had been coming and going all day.
"What's wrong, Bells?" Alice asked curiously as she spotted my expression, which surely looked confused and annoyed. "Are you okay?" I nodded at her in response.
"Are you sure?" she asked again, not convinced.
"It's just a weird cramp, nothing much." I shrugged, reaching back into the shopping bag and taking out some 'pringles'. I walked over to the press and put them in along with the other snacks. It didn't escape my attention that Alice's eyes never left me the whole time.
"Momma! Guess what!" Nate squealed, running into the kitchen. I turned around to see his excited face.
"What is it?" I questioned curiously.
"I bet Uncle Jasper on Guitar Hero!" he exclaimed, his eyes wide. Jasper was known to be great at Guitar Hero, and Nate had never managed to beat him, until now.
"You're kidding!" I replied, my mouth open in shock. Nate shook his head.
"I'm not! You can even ask daddy, he saw me do it!" he answered me happily.
"Well done, baby!" I praised, messing up his hair with my fingers.
"You're getting too good! Soon, nobody will be able to win against you!" Alice said enthusiastically. Nate smiled widely at her.
"That'd be cool, though." He stated. He looked back towards the kitchen door before looking back at us. "I have to go beat Jayden on it!" he told us before running off.
"Henry thinks he's in love" Rosalie blurted out while we all sat on the couch. It was just me, mom, Esme, Alice and Rose. The men of our family were currently in the games room doing God knows what.
"What?" Esme asked as we all looked to Rose.
"Yeah, some girl in his class, I mean…what the fuck?" she scoffed. We all giggled a bit at that.
"What are you laughing at Alice? If I remember correctly, you had a little bit of a thing for someone called James when you were Henry's age." Esme piped in with a smirk. Alice groaned loudly, her hands coming up to cover her face.
"He's a creep…I just didn't see it back then!" she defended herself.
"Alice used to follow him around. Literally. I was worried for a while that I had a stalker as a daughter. She even went as far as dedicating a whole noticeboard to pictures of him!" Esme added with a laugh. We all burst into a fit of laughter, except Alice who was gawking at her mother in disbelief.
"Mom!" Alice cried, her face gaining a pink tint…Alice hardly ever blushed. She looked to all of us with a scowl. "What? I was a kid!"
"I had a crush on Mike when I was twelve…and then I changed my mind after he kept following me around like a lost puppy." I giggled.
"Oh, I remember that." Mom laughed. "But I thought he was quite a nice boy." She said thoughtfully. Rose looked to me, her mouth hung open.
"Mike? Seriously? Ew!"
"What? I was twelve! And it was just a crush. It's not like I ever did anything about it."
"Yeah Rose, who are you to talk? You dated Jacob Black!" Alice added with a laugh. I almost forgot about Jacob. He was the head footballer on our school team, and Rosalie being the head cheerleader, they dated. It only lasted a month before everything went up in smoke.
"I know…gross…I can't believe I did that." She said, shaking her head. "He should be put down."
We all rolled our eyes at her exaggeration of it all.
"What? He should! He broke up with me for Leah!" she scowled. "Leah." She repeated her name when we shrugged.
"So? It's not like you liked him all that much." Alice reasoned.
"Yeah, but nobody breaks up with me!" she huffed. We all turned to stare at her. She sounded like a spoilt child. "What? I like to be in control." She shrugged, sinking further into the couch.
Soon after our interesting conversation, the boys came in to join us. We decided to watch a movie and eat junk food until it was time to count down the New Year. We decided on 'A Nightmare Before Christmas'. The kids loved it, and frankly, so did we…so we decided to pick that one.
Halfway through the movie, Edward wrapped his arm around me, pulling me into his side. I wrapped my arms around him –as much I could- in return, snuggling as close to him as I could with my large stomach preventing me from getting too close to him.
The cramping pain returned and I shifted, getting into a more comfortable position. I could ignore it for a while, but when the pain increased, I winced. I glanced around, and nobody seemed to notice…except Alice. She was staring at me strangely, like she was trying to figure something out.
After the movie was over, I walked out to the kitchen to get a drink. Alice followed closely behind me.
"What was that in there?" she asked once we were alone.
"What was what?" I questioned, taking a glass from the shelf.
"You know what. Are you in pain?" she asked. I turned to her and shook my head.
"They're just stupid cramps, Ali. I'm fine." I assured her. "But thank you for worrying." I added, trying to hug her around my belly.
"Tell me if you get any more pains, okay?" she asked a minute later, after pulling away. I nodded at her, promising I would.
We returned to the living room where the family were all gathered, ready to count down the new year.
"10!" Nate started us off. We all joined in enthusiastically, counting down to one.
"Happy New Year!" we all shouted in unison as the clock struck twelve. Edward turned me to him and crushed his lips to mine. I returned the kiss, moving my lips against his greedily.
"Happy New Year, love." He whispered against my lips. I smiled up at him, before kissing him again. I wrapped my arms around his neck as his hands came to rest on my waist. As soon as our tongues met, I was in heaven. That is until we were interrupted by a certain someone.
"There are children present." Emmett scolded us jokingly. I turned and glared at him. He got the message and held his hands up.
Nate was fast asleep once we arrived home. Edward carried him upstairs and tucked him into bed, managing not to wake him the whole way up.
I changed out of my clothes and put on a night gown before climbing into bed. I turned and fluffed my pillow a bit before lying down fully.
"I'm beat" Edward sighed as he removed his clothes. I couldn't help but watch...
"You're telling me" I chuckled as he hopped in beside me. I leaned over and pecked his lips.
"Happy New Year." I whispered to him, laying my head on his chest. His cool fingers brushed through my hair soothingly and it wasn't too long until we both succumbed to sleep.
A 'clunk' woke me up. It was probably Nate going to the bathroom, he never looks where he's going when he has to use the bathroom during the night. I shifted and closed my eyes, prepared to fall asleep once again. That's when I noticed the big wet patch…my nightgown and a large part of the mattress was soaked.
"What the…?" I mumbled tiredly, rubbing my eyes. I wondered briefly if I had pissed myself during the night before realisation struck me. I swiftly sat in a sitting position and nudged Edward. He grunted in response, but didn't stir.
"Edward!" I whispered frantically. No movement. "Edward!" I tried, louder this time.
"Yeah…?" he muttered sleepily.
"My water broke."
Sorry for leaving it there, but…well...actually, I don't have a reason. Lol. I just want to keep you coming back for more! ;)
Anywho, what did you think? I thought it'd be pretty cool if the twins were born on New Year's day…
Anyway, please leave me some love and review! :) I really love them. A lot.
Now I think I'm going to go and bake some brownies…yum! Lol. :D
Until next time my lovelies!
XXxxXX –Niamh.