Disclaimer: I only own Bella.
A/N: Yay! Its an update. We're getting there, this story is almost over. Anyway, this chapter skips two months ahead. Review! As always, enjoy!
Waiting on Your Doorstep
"Baby, cheer up." Bella replied as she rubbed circles on his back. "He'll come around."
"Bells, its been two months." He replied as he sighed. Ted was getting frustrated. It had been two months since his father had come to see him and Bella. That was the last time they had spoken to each other. "This can't go on much longer. Does he realize that he's being immature about this? Not once did I ever think that things would be this bad between myself and my dad."
Bella understood what he was saying. Her dad was the exact same way, all be it they didn't talk for two weeks, not two months. However, Ted was close to his dad. So she could understand how this affected him.
But, she could also understand where Ted's father was coming from. After all, he was religious and did believe that things went a certain way. Which is why he was reacting badly to the way things have been going. To him, Ted and Bella had done everything completely out of order, and it was unacceptable. All in all, it just added to up to a difference of beliefs.
While the young couple knew how they went about things was wrong, they knew that them being together wasn't wrong. They were mature adults and knew how to face the truth when I came down to it.
But to Ted Sr., their way of living was completely unacceptable. For two people to be together, it was only supposed to be the two of them. Then they would date and fall in love. And from there they would get married and then start their family. But the opposite happened. Instead of one father, there was another possible father.
"Ted baby, you have to think from his perspective also. Your dad is a religious man, to him, we went out of order. Right now, this is all just coming as a shock to him. But sooner or later, he'll come around. Just give him time."
"Are you taking his side after what he said to us?"
"I'm not taking his side babe. All I'm saying is that you've got to understand where he is coming from. He grew up in a completely different time than us, how we are living now, isn't necessarily how he lived."
"He's not exactly innocent Bella." Ted replied in an irritated voice. "He just randomly married Mike's mom. So that doesn't make him any better than us."
"I know that. But sometimes people change." Bella replied as she grabbed Ted's hand. "He'll come around. But until then, we have something to look forward to."
"We have the baby." Ted replied smiling for the first time that day. Despite the baby daddy drama going on, he was looking forward to it. After all, the baby was going to be his no matter what. "Just think in a matter of months, we're going to be parents."
"I know." Bella replied staring off into space. "Just three more months, and the baby will be here."
"So have you thought of any names?"
Bella nodded. She had thought of a couple. "I have. How about you?"
"I've thought about a few." Ted replied as he laid down on the bed. Smiling, Bella laid down next to Ted before he could say anything. "What did you think of?"
"I've thought of four. I came up with two options for each gender." Bella began as she snuggled into Ted. She wanted to get as much time in with Ted as she possibly can. He was supposed to leave in two days for Phoenix. "For a girl I thought of Eva Marie or Audrey Suzanne. And for a boy I thought of Matthew Kayden or Jacob Evan."
Ted thought about it for a moment. He did like the names she had picked. But he thought the names that he had were better. "I like those names. They're not bad at all."
"Uh huh, sure you do. What did you think of genius?"
"Like you I thought of two names for each gender. For boy I was thinking Theodore Marvin DiBiase the III or-"
"No way." Bella said laughing. "I am not naming my kid Theodore Marvin."
"Why not?" Ted asked completely confused. He really didn't think it was that big of a deal. It was his father's name and his name. They could keep the name in the family.
"No way baby. Every time I hear the name Theodore, I think of the singing chipmunk. And the name Marvin sounds like that of a child molester." Bella replied completely forgetting what Ted's full name was. "I mean come on honey, the baby would be a singing child molester."
"Well my name is Theodore Marvin and I didn't end up being a singing child molester." Ted replied a little annoyed.
"Sorry baby, its just that I'm going to be confused with every other person being named Ted. But just remember, I love you."
"Mhmm, can I finish what I was saying?"
"Yes you can. What else did you think of?"
"The other name I thought of was Ethan Alexander. And for a girl I thought of Violet Elizabeth or Holly Rose."
"The last three are pretty cute. I like those. But from what I can see, we're going to have a tough time picking the name." Bella said as she rubbed her belly.
"True, but lucky for us, we still have a few more months until the baby is. Maybe we could decide then." Ted suggested.
"Maybe." Bella replied as her mind wandered. She loved Ted and was happy that they could finally be together. But, there was still one problem, Dave. The baby could possibly be his after all. Maybe she should ask him if he thought of anything? Sure he wasn't as involved as Ted, but it was still his right to have some input. Well, until the baby is born.
"Babe, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, I was just thinking of how life was going to be after the baby is born."
Ted thought about that as well. He would often wonder what would happen. Will the baby be his or will it be Dave's? These thoughts constantly plagued him. But something else that he had on his mind lately, will Bella move in with him if he asked? It would make life easier for both of them. That way they can always be together, and when he would go home, the house wouldn't be empty, he would have Bella and the baby there. And then eventually, maybe their relationship could move up from there. But for now, they both had to take things extra slow. While he understood that, it still pissed him off from time to time.
"What time is your doctor's appointment tomorrow?"
"At noon, do you wanna come with me?"
"Babe, you don't even have to ask."
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The next couple of days flew by fast, and soon it came time for Ted to hit the road. Both Ted and Bella hated this part, but what could they do? It was a part of the job description, and there wasn't much that either of them could do.
"I'll be back in a few days babe." Ted replied as he wiped away her tears. He hated to leave her alone, and he struggled with it every time. But soon that would change, while they were at the doctor's yesterday, he decided that he would ask Bella to move to Florida with him. "You'll be fine, and I'll call you as soon as I land in Phoenix."
"I know you'll be back in a few days babe." Bella replied as she tried to blink back her tears. The only thing she hated about being pregnant, the hormones, the smallest things made her cry. "Its just that I'll miss you."
"I'll miss you too. But I'll be back before you know it. All I want you to do is take care of yourself and the baby."
"I will." Bella replied as she stood on her tip toes to give Ted a quick kiss goodbye. "I love you."
"I love you too."
Pulling away from each other, Ted walked towards his gate, while Bella walked towards Nate. "Are you ready to leave Nate?"
"I'm just waiting for you." The youngest Orton replied. "Lets go. You look exhausted, and we can't have you tired, its not good for the baby."
Bella smirked, another thing she hated about being pregnant; everyone acted like she couldn't do anything on her own. She was pregnant, not handicapped. Deciding to let the comment slip, Bella followed Nate outside to the parking lot.
For the entire ride home, Nate and Bella talked about the baby. They even discussed the names that Ted and Bella had each picked. He, like Bella, thought that Theodore Marvin was a bad name. But the other ones were good enough. However, Nate did make a good suggestion, she could use the Orton name as a middle name, that way the baby will always have the Orton name with him or her. Bella liked the idea a lot, and said she would think about it. Soon the two made turned onto the street Bella lived on.
"Bells, who's car is that?" Nate asked confused as the house came into view.
"I honestly have no idea Nate." Bella replied scared and confused. "I wasn't expecting anybody." She replied as they pulled into the driveway.
"I'll go in with you. In fact, I'm going to stay the night, I don't want you alone right now."
"Nate, you don't have to stay. Just come up to the door with me."
"Nope, I'm staying the night." He replied as he helped his very pregnant sister out of the car. "God knows who this is. Besides, I don't want you staying alone."
Bella decided to drop the subject and let him stay the night. He, like her and Randy, was also stubborn. It was something that the three Orton siblings all shared. "Alright, fine. But I don't want any of your whores anywhere near my house."
"Not a problem." Nate replied with a laugh. "Your house will be whore free."
Once the siblings reached the door, they were both equally surprised to see who it was. Neither one of them were expecting him to show up. Suddenly, Bella's heart began to race. What was he doing here? More importantly, what did he want?
"Dave?"
