A/N: Only a few more chapters y'all, two I think. So I decided that I wanted most of this chapter to be in Edward's POV but I switched halfway through, I hate doing that but I wanted y'all to see what was going on in Bella's mind after she gave birth. Which I didn't exactly write about her giving birth since I didn't want to get it wrong, but I wrote everything else.
So today in lunch my friend AnnMarie was asking me about the apple I was eating, why I don't know, but she was,
AnnMarie: What kind of apple is that?
Jyssica: Uh, a red one?
AnnMarie: (Rolls her eyes) What does it taste like?
Jyssica: Um, an apple?
So she hit me upside the head.
Disclaimer: I totally stole Twilight last night…but then I woke up…
Edward POV
My poor, beautiful wife, I couldn't say that enough. A monster like me married to an angel. It truly was a blessing, and now she was in a hospital bed, waiting to give birth to two beautiful children. I really did feel bad for the horrible pain she was about to endure. If there were a way, I would take the pain away from her. But she would be okay, she had to be. I wouldn't, couldn't, lose her like this, on our wedding day no less.
"Alice, I need you to help Bella get into this gown and, Edward, you need to come with me to sign some forms," Carlisle instructed as we entered the hospital room, handing me the papers and following me out of the room.
I sat outside of the room, filling out the forms, and listening to Alice and Bella's conversation.
"Alice," Bella pleaded, "Please tell me you see everything turning out all right." I saw Bella's worried face through Alice's mind.
"There are a lot of ways this can happen, Bella," Bella's eyes filled with tears and it broke my heart, "but don't worry, no one is going to let you or the babies die."
Edward, my head snapped up at Alice's "voice" calling my name, I need to speak with you.
She exited the room a second later.
"What are our options, Alice," I asked her, already knowing what she needed to speak to me about. She sighed heavily and frowned, avoiding my gaze.
"So far, there are three options. Option one, she lives and everything is perfect," I liked that option the best, but Alice knew that, "Although, the chances of that are really slim. Option two, you change her and everything is perfect," she paused, taking a deep breath, I knew what came next, "Option three…"
"…She dies," I finished in a whisper. Alice nodded and looked as though she would cry…if she could that is.
"The babies live in all options," she told me, in some attempt to make things better. Part of me was glad, but the other part was still depressed.
"So, what should I do," I asked. Alice shook her head.
"I'm not going to tell you what to do here, Edward. You need to make a decision, together, as husband and wife. She knows something's up and she's frightened. You have to talk to her, help her through the pain, calm her fears. Now, while you do that, I'm going to talk to Esme and Rose," she turned on her heel, but, before I could walk back into the room, she looked back at me, "she's going to have another contraction in about 30 seconds," and with that, she was gone. I entered the room quickly, taking my love's hand as she squeezed it and screamed. I must say, she had a really tight grip.
"Love," I asked when her gripped loosened. She looked up at me, her beautiful brown eyes burned with curiosity, "I'm going to ask you a question, but I don't want you to jump to conclusions." Why make this harder than it has to be? I would rather her not have to worry and focus on living.
"Okay," she whispered.
"Do you remember that promise I made you a while ago, before Christmas?" I felt silly asking it, it was such a long time ago. Surly she wouldn't remember.
"About how if it was the only choice left, you would change me?"
And again, Bella amazed me.
"Um, yeah," I stammered, "Well, do you still want that? For me to change you if it came down to it I mean." She nodded slowly and I knew what I would do. Before I could say anything else, Carlisle came into the room, dressed out of his tux and into his doctors' coat.
"Okay, Bella, let's see how dilated you are," He said before sitting down at the edge of the bed and asking Bella to spread her legs. She blushed beautifully, of course, but did it anyway, "Nine centimeters, you should be able to give birth shortly. I'm going to go talk to the family really quick and then I'll be back," and he was gone again as well.
"Edward," she moaned, "It hurts." I stroked her hair lightly.
"I know, Love, I know. But it'll all be over soon," I said, trying to comfort her. She only screamed again. Carlisle, Alice, and a nurse whose nameplate read Betty entered the room at that moment. Betty walked to the other side of the bed and gave Bella some pain medication.
"Bella, on the next contraction you have to push okay," Carlisle instructed as he sat down in his stool. Bella nodded a little, "Okay, Bella, one, two, three, push." And she did.
Bella POV
I let out a deep breath and relaxed a little, but the pain didn't subside. I figured it would soon, so I didn't say anything. That was easily the most painful thing I have ever been through, even with the medication.
"Bella, would you like to hold your babies," Carlisle asked. I nodded slowly and held out my arms. They were so beautiful, my two little angels.
Today was officially the best day of my life. I married the love of my life and had two beautiful, healthy babies. Luck was defiantly on my side.
"They look just like you," Edward murmured, stroking my son's cheek. The rest of the Cullens entered the room after that, eyeing me carefully and grinning.
"Everyone, I would like to introduce Abigail Lynn and Alexander Drake Cullen," I announced, smiling weakly. Alice squealed and rushed toward my side. She seemed extraordinarily happy, of course, I knew that would happen.
"They're so cute," she squealed, leaning down to lightly kiss Abbie on the forehead.
"Alice, Jasper," I started, they looked at me with curious golden eyes, "I was wondering if you wanted to be Abbie's godparents." Alice squealed.
"Of course, Bella," Jasper said, as Alice took Abbie out of my arms and brought her over to see Jasper.
"Rose, Emmett. Would you be Alex's godparents?"
"YES!" Emmett exclaimed in a whisper, careful not to wake the children. Rose smacked him on the arm.
"What Emmett means is we would be honored," Rose corrected, taking Alex out of my arms as well. I watched as my family fussed over my children and my heart swelled. Life really couldn't get any better than this…well it could, I could be at home instead of still in the hospital. Without warning, I gasped out in pain, causing everyone to look over at me with a worried look on his or her face. I made eye contact with Alice, who then looked at Edward.
"Option one is no longer an option," was all she said, but it seemed to upset Edward because he growled slightly and tightened his grip on my hand.
Edward POV
"Option one is no longer an option," Alice said, even though I was the only one who knew that that meant. I knew what I had to do, but when?
I looked over at my love once more; she seemed to be in more pain now than she was before.
"Bella," I whispered, gripping her hand tighter, hoping to comfort her, "you're going to be okay," I promised. Alice passed Abbie off to Jasper and rushed to Bella's side, taking her hand as well.
"Isn't there anything we can do," she asked, looking at Carlisle. We watched Bella for a moment until I noticed she was slowly slipping unconscious. I shot a pleading look at Carlisle, who was inspecting her heart rate and such. After a few minutes, he put his hand on my shoulder and frowned at me. That was not a good sign.
I'm sorry, son, there's nothing else I can do for her. She's dying, are you going to change her? I nodded as my heart tore in two. This was something I never ever wanted to do, but if it meant not losing my wife, then I would. Carlisle instructed the family to leave, giving both children to Alice; she knew what to do with them. Are you going to break the news that she and the babies died during birth or shall I? (I had the babies "die" too because otherwise Charlie and Renee would expect to see them, and Edward would have to bring them, but he would still look like he's 17 when the children are like 10 so…yeah. And I know they're supposed to stay in those things, but Carlisle and Alice know what they're doing)
"You," he nodded.
Ready? I nodded again.
"Now," he ordered. I leaned forward, moving Bella's hair away from her neck.
"I'm sorry," I whispered, kissing her neck lightly before I bite down.
That was the single hardest thing I've ever had to do, aside from lying to her and then leaving her alone of course. I'm not quite sure how I stopped, her blood was much sweeter than I imaged, I just remember thinking about how it felt to hold her in my arms and if I drank all her blood, I wouldn't be able to do that anymore.
"I've given her some morphine, that might help with the pain. While I break the news to her family, you and Alice get her out of here and home," he instructed before he left the room.
I laid Bella down on our bed, kissing her forehead lightly. She hadn't moved or made a peep since I…did it… and I was starting to wonder if I was too late. But her heart was still beating and she was breathing so I hadn't lost her…yet.
"She's going to be okay," Alice told me as she entered the room, "I know you didn't want to do it and I know it was hard for you, but she wanted it. And now neither you nor the twins lose her."
"Thanks, Alice," I whispered, staring at Bella's face. She seemed to be awake because she was biting down on her bottom lip…hard. I stroked her arm gently. "I know it hurts, Love, it'll all be over soon, I promise," I said. I wasn't sure if she had heard me or not. I just couldn't wait for the whole thing to be over with.
A/N: So the reason I had Carlisle deliver the babies was because of the whole, changing Bella, thing. They probably couldn't do that in front of a regular doctor…Hope you liked it!
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"No, because of you they have a mother," I reminded him.
--Jyssica
