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Chapter Twenty Eight
I stared down at the crying baby feeling more tired than I thought was possible. My eyes were drooping and I forced myself to stay awake long enough to calm the baby girl down before her brothers were woken. Little Annabelle could only be comforted by her father who was currently dead to the world because he had been up the past three nights and needed to get all the rest he could before he started back at work.
I sighed with relief as she quietened, my gentle rocking slowly allowing her to become sleepy again. Gently I laid her down in her crib and tucked her in. Alice and Rosalie had rushed around frantically the day before we were coming home to prepare for the unexpected baby, saving me and Edward the stress of trying to do it ourselves. I was so relieved when I saw that the nursery fit another crib.
I peeked down at the two sleeping boys, smiling at them. Annabelle seemed to be the only one who demanded our full time attention though she would only be calm if she was being held by Edward. He had been wonderful with all of them, even helping with the diaper changing which was something that Emmett still cringed over. The only thing Edward didn't help with was cooking.
"Mommy?"
I turned to find Kiana standing grumpily in the doorway, her little arms crossed over her chest. I sighed and picked her up, carrying her back to her bedroom and tucking her in bed. She stared at me clearly upset as I smoothed her hair back gently. She was taking the arrival of all three babies hard; Annabelle's constant crying in the middle of the night was hard for her to handle.
"It'll get easier sweetie." I promised, knowing that with time the crying in the night will ease. Kiana had kept me up my far share of nights.
Tears welled up in her eyes and her lower lip wobbled, "Why are they so noisy? I'm tired." She whimpered, burying her face in my chest.
"I know sweetie."I said soothingly. "Why don't we ask Auntie Rosie if you can stay the night tomorrow? You and Dan can do some colouring in and watch some movies." I said.
She nodded and I kissed her forehead and went back to bed. I crawled in next to Edward, pressing myself against him and in his sleep he wrapped an arm around my waist tightly and buried his face into my neck. I was asleep in seconds.
Until I was woken by hysterical wailing.
I groaned, rolling over and wanting nothing more than to go back to sleep. Edward sighed and got up, "Bella, it's nine o'clock." He said, kissing me and heading down to the baby's room.
I got up, kissing Kiana's forehead as I passed and picked her up. While she disliked her new siblings during the night she had no problem with her little brothers during the day. Annabelle however, was a different story; Kiana didn't like the attention Edward gave the little baby girl.
"When will the Ant and Carl be able to play?" She asked, using her nicknames for her brothers.
I put her on the chair in between their cribs so she could peek over and look at her little brothers, "They've got to grow a bit first. They're too small to play just yet." I told her, lifting Anthony out of his crib.
He gurgled, his little hands waving around happily. I kissed his cheek, laying him down in the warm baby bath. He was the only one of the babies that liked having his bath and splashed around happily. Kiana giggled as he continued to do little splashes, gently splashing some water back. She had been surprisingly careful with her siblings, as though she could tell just how breakable they were.
"Can I hold him?" She asked excitedly, looking up at me pleadingly.
"You know the rules Kiana." Edward said as he entered the room carrying Annabelle.
Kiana looked up at him, her smile fading when she saw him holding Annabelle and she looked grumpy. She didn't answer and Edward sighed, gently laying Annabelle down in her crib. She let out a whine but thankfully didn't start crying as Edward moved away and over to Kiana. I knew Edward hated the attention both daughters wanted of him but Kiana's unhappiness hurt him the most.
He picked Kiana up and brought her over to Annabelle, "Do you want to hold Anna?" He asked gently.
"No." Kiana said grumpily, not looking down at her little sister.
Edward sighed and put Kiana down, running a hand through his hair as she ran to her room. "I thought she'd be happy to have a little sister." He muttered, coming over as I was dressing Anthony and wrapping his arms around my waist, "She has no problems with me holding the boys."
"That's because they're not competition." I said lightly, picking Anthony up and cradling him gently. "She's just jealous and doesn't understand why Anna needs more attention at the moment." I paused and added, "It doesn't help that Anna's crying keeps waking Kiana up. I might ask Rose if she can stay with them tonight."
Edward shook his head, "I don't like her going to stay with someone else when she could be here instead." Edward said grumpily.
"I know but she probably needs some time to sleep properly. She's still young as well." I reminded him gently kissing him.
He nodded and began to wash Carlisle while I went to make breakfast and call Rose. She agreed when I asked her, saying that she and Emmett would come over after lunch with Dan. I knew that she just wanted to see the babies and I knew it would be long until Rose was expecting another baby herself. I wondered if Emmett would blame us for Rose's sudden desire to have another baby. I snickered as I pictured Emmett's face when Rose told him she was pregnant last time.
Edward brought Carlisle out once he was dressed, lying him down in the baby seats we had for the triplets. He returned a moment later with Anthony and did the same with Anna. I dished breakfast onto plates while he did this, returning a moment later with Kiana and Anna. Kiana was pouting and I hoped things would get easier for her; I hated seeing her upset and so did Edward.
"Mommy, am I going to Auntie Rosie's today?" She asked excitedly, munching on her toast.
I nodded, "She'll be here after lunch with Uncle Emmett."
Edward raised an eyebrow in amusement, "She just wants to see the babies, doesn't she?"
I grinned, "Of course she does. I'm waiting for the hysterical phone call because Emmett fainted when she tells him she's pregnant."
"I'm waiting for Alice to announce it actually." Edward admitted, "She's wanted kids for a while and Jasper has as well."
I winced, "Can you imagine her kids? They'd either be overly bouncy and shop-a-holics or extremely calm."
Edward laughed, "Poor Jasper; I don't like their chances of having kids that don't like going shopping."
"They'd be a handful, huh?" I stood, cleaning the dirty dishes. "Alright Miss, let's go get you packed."
Kiana ran to her room and instead of me going, Edward stood, "I'll go." He said, smiling.
He disappeared into Kiana's room and after a few silent moments I heard her giggling. I relaxed and sat down on the couch next to the babies. Anthony was staring up at me with his bright green eyes that were identical to Carlisle and Anna's. All of our kids have Edward's emerald green eyes and while the boys had Edward's messy bronze hair Anna had my plain brown hair.
"Mommy, I'm all packed. Can we watch a DVD while we wait for Auntie Rosie?" Kiana asked, jumping up on the couch next to me.
Edward put on a DVD and sat down on the seat next to me. I rested my head on Edward's shoulder and fell asleep within moments; I was exhausted and I knew he was too. I groaned as Edward gently shook me awake, kissing me before standing up to answer the door. I stretched, looking down to find the babies sleeping peacefully and Kiana watching her DVD animatedly.
As soon as Rose saw the babies she was cooing over them, keeping quiet when she saw they were asleep. Dan filled the seat next to Kiana and Emmett stood next to Rosie looking slightly pale. I raised an eyebrow at him and he flinched.
"What's going on?" I asked suspicious. The last time he acted like this Rosalie was pregnant. "Who's pregnant?" I asked bluntly.
Rose grinned, "His face gave it away, didn't it?" She snickered. "Yes, I'm pregnant again and we're telling the Dr. to look out for triplets just in case."
"Did you faint again, Emmett?" I asked, smiling at him innocently.
He shuddered, "She told me when I was eating!" He exclaimed, looking at his wife accusingly, "She just wanted to see me choke or faint."
Edward snickered, "What part made you faint? The fact that you're having a baby or that you'll have to be there when Rose is in labour?"
Emmett looked like he wanted to jump on Edward but the high pitched crying of Anthony stopped him. I picked him up, taking him into the nursery to feed him and doing the same thing with the others. I hated breast feeding in front of others; it was bad enough doing it around Edward. Kiana was holding her bag when I came back with Anna and I put her into her crib and picked Kiana up, carrying her out to the car.
"Now you behave for Auntie Rosie." I told her and she nodded. I kissed her forehead, "Alright you have a good time and get some sleep."
She jumped into Edward's arms and I turned to Rose, "Thank you so much. I wouldn't have asked but Anna likes to have Edward's attention at all hours." I said rolling my eyes.
Rose smiled and hugged me, "It's no problem, really. You could always ask Charlie too; I'm sure he'd love to have Kiana stay the night."
I made no comment and waved goodbye as they drove off. Ever since I had been in hospital Charlie had completely changed. He had apologised for his behaviour, apologises every time I see him. It had been Kiana that made him realise how much he was missing out on and although I was grateful that he was getting to know his granddaughter I wasn't ready to trust him or rely on him. Kiana loved seeing him and that was enough for me to have him over but things were still tense. I couldn't forgive him for what he did, nor could I trust him. I didn't know if I ever would again, only time would tell.
Edward wrapped an arm around my waist and led me back into the house, "I don't like it when she's not here." He grumbled, repeating his statement from this morning.
"I know but she needs to have some fun." I grinned wickedly, "Besides Emmett needs to get used to having more kids around the place now."
Edward laughed, "You're never going to let him live that down, are you?"
"Where's the fun in that?" I asked innocently.
He smiled and he stopped me, taking my hand and looked at me nervously. I looked at him confused, not knowing what he was doing.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
His smile didn't fade, "Nothing, I just...I love you." He said, "Bella, will you marry me?"
I gaped at him, "What?"
"I know this isn't the most romantic way to propose but I love you so much and I just want to marry you." He babbled, "I understand if it's too soon but I figured it can't hurt to ask. I just love you so much..."
I launched myself at him, kissing him and pulled away before he had a chance to deepen it, "Yes!" I shouted.
He looked at me blankly, "What?" He asked, as though he didn't believe my answer.
"Yes, I'll marry you!" I laughed.
A/N so Kiana's having a bit of trouble adapting to the little sister. Hope you all like the chapter. I'm going to start another story soon, except it's going to be a Harry Potter one. Shock I know but I've got a plot stuck in my head. My other story is 'Freedom of the Wolf'. Check it out! Read and Review.
