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Chapter 34 – Birth Times 2
EPOV
I braced Bella against me the best I could with my human self. I watched the horror in her eyes as the trees came closer and closer then there was the sounds of breaking glass and shredding metal, and then the car stopped.
I blinked and realized that I didn't feel anything. Bella was looking over both of us then we heard it.
"Damn Edward! Learn how to fucking drive! She's pregnant you ass!" Rosalie was screaming at me.
I looked towards her voice and saw her bracing the car from the tree with her body. Emmett was holding the mangled front passenger tire in his hands while the SUV was sitting there missing a tire. We weren't going anywhere in this vehicle.
"Emmett, Rose, thanks, but ummm, can one of you please go get a car, SHE'S IN LABOR!" I screamed at them as the shock wore off and Bella's contractions came back full force.
Emmett had a look of pure shock and fear on his face as he took off towards the house. I got out of the SUV and made my way around to Bella's door as she was sitting there panting and growling through her contractions. I tried to open her door but it was jammed shut. When Emmett stopped the vehicle he bent the front quarter panel, jamming the door. Rosalie pushed me out of the way and removed the door in one quick motion before tossing it aside.
I leaned in and released her seatbelt then helped her from the car. She was panting heavily and had trouble walking.
"Edward! I feel something! I think the baby is coming NOW!" Bella screamed in a panicked voice.
"Here Edward, let's put her in the back where we have more room. Lay the back seats down," Rosalie instructed as she took Bella from me and picked her up, placing her in the back of the Volvo.
I hurried to the back after laying the seats down and witnessed Rosalie ripping Bella's pants and underwear off. Bella looked mortified at being this exposed on the side of the road. I hoped like hell that Emmett would hurry.
Rosalie pulled out her phone and dialed Carlisle then put him on speaker phone as I glanced at Bella. I could see the baby already crowning and she was in obvious pain.
"Hello?" Carlisle answered.
"Carlisle, it's Rose, I'm with Bella and the baby is crowning," Rose explained.
"AAAHHHHHHH! IT HURTS!" Bella screamed out through clenched teeth.
"Bella, calm down, women have been doing this for years," Carlisle said trying to soothe her.
"FUCK NO THEY HAVEN'T! NOT WITHOUT DRUGS!!! I NEED YOU!!!! I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT YOUUUUUUUUUU!" Bella screamed out before another contraction clenched through her abdomen.
"Bella, Edward has been through medical school several times and Rosalie is very capable, you are in good hands. I will be there soon."
"FUCK!!! HURRY!!!!! BITE ME ROSE! PLEASE BITE ME NOW!!!! DRUGS WON'T HELP ME NOW!!!!! PLEASE BITE ME!!!!!!!!" Bella screamed out and I had to fight the chuckle that threatened to escape.
"Don't you dare laugh Edward Cullen!" Rose spat at me. "I will rip off all of your appendages and no amount of work will put you back together again!"
"Carlisle, what do we do?" I asked, trying to remain calm for Bella who was panting furiously now. The baby was still crowning and I knew we would have to deliver it soon.
"Rose, will you be able to handle the blood? Are you in control?" Carlisle asked through the phone.
"Yes!" Rose hissed as Bella grunted through another contraction.
"Ok, Edward, get behind Bella, provide her with leverage, help her push. Rosalie, all you have to do is be ready to GENTLY help the baby out. Mind your strength. The baby will be very fragile," Carlisle instructed. I got in position behind Bella and wrapped my arms around Bella as he had spoken.
Emmett pulled up in his Escalade before Rose could respond. He jumped out and ran up to us, his eyes nearly bulging out of his head at the sight of Bella exposed for the masses.
"DUDE!!!! I don't know how it is supposed to work after this! That shit is broken! It looks like the little monster on Alien!" Emmett said without thinking.
SMACK!
Rosalie slapped Emmett on the back of the head as all of us, Carlisle and Bella included, screamed at him.
"Anything else? What about the cord?" Rose asked, getting back to Bella and the impending birth.
Emmett smiled wide as Carlisle spoke. "You need to tie it off, shoe laces will work. DO NOT bite through the cord; you could harm Bella or the baby with the venom. Find something to cut it with."
"I GOT THIS!" Emmett exclaimed as he pulled out a pocket knife. We all stared at him before being distracted by Bella's cries.
"OOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWW! It's coming, it's coming, it's coming..." Bella trailed off as she clenched her teeth and started to push.
Carlisle went into major doctor mode and started talking to Bella as I braced her body and counted for her through each push. Emmett stared at her opening in shock and awe as the head started to emerge. Rosalie reached over and ripped Emmett's shirt off of him in one quick motion and he glared at her but didn't dare to speak. The only words were coming from Carlisle and me as we helped her count through the contractions and prepare for the next ones.
It was only a matter of minutes before Rosalie was guiding the shoulders out then suddenly we had a baby. She quickly wrapped it in Emmett's borrowed shirt then handed the baby to Bella and me.
"It's a girl," Rosalie said softly as she bent down and snatched one of Emmett's shoe laces out. She ripped it in half then tied it around the umbilical cord before taking Emmett's knife and slicing the cord.
"A girl… Our little Renesmee…" Bella said through tears as the pain of the birth suddenly dissipated.
"She's beautiful, just like her mother," I whispered into Bella's ear as my eyes took in every feature of perfection of our daughter. I was a father.
"Well done Bella," Carlisle said. "We will be there in about 45 minutes. You guys get her to the hospital. I already called and Dr. Morales is expecting you as is Dr. Shepherd. He will have the epidural ready to be administered for Bella. One natural birth is enough."
"Thank you Carlisle, for everything," I said through choked back tears. He hung up just as Alice and Jasper pulled up.
Alice appeared with several blankets and put one over Bella's legs to cover her up then handed me one for Renesmee. I saw Jasper handing Emmett a new pair of boots and a new shirt. Alice must have seen all this.
"She is going to deliver the placenta, I brought Tupperware for it so we can take it with us then we can head to the hospital. We have time," Alice said with surety. We had no reason not to believe her.
I noticed Jasper got back into their car; the blood must be bothering him some or he didn't want to take a chance. I was thankful that he could admit that it bothered him. I turned my attention back to Bella who was delivering the placenta and Emmett looked like he was going to puke. I bit back the chuckle at the all powerful vampire who couldn't handle a little afterbirth. I now had ammunition for him.
Once Bella was safe to move, Rosalie and Alice helped her to Emmett's Escalade. I held little Renesmee in my arms as she slept soundly. She was absolute perfection. Jasper had reemerged from the car to open the back hatch and started chuckling. I looked and saw that Emmett had grabbed couch cushions and lined the back with them. They weren't just any cushions; they were from my leather sofa!
"EMMETT!" I growled lowly for fear of waking Renesmee. "What are those?"
"Dude! I don't want that pregnancy crap in my beautiful Veronica!" Emmett said.
"Veronica? As in Archie and Jughead Veronica?" Jasper asked, raising one eyebrow.
"He has a thing for high maintenance women," Rose said with a smirk.
"Dude, don't bash Veronica! She's my baby!" Emmett exclaimed.
"Ok, enough! Can I get to the hospital now so I don't deliver little Anthony on the side of the road?" Bella broke in.
"Anthony?" everyone asked, including me.
"Yes, two Edward's is too much. I figured we could call him Anthony," Bella explained as Rose and Alice hoisted her into the Escalade and got her settled. Rose snatched the keys from Emmett and ordered him into the car with Jasper. "Oh, what about Grizzly? I left him home all alone!"
"Don't worry Bella; I put out a bag of dog food for him and a barrel of water. He is in his portion of the garage and will be fine," Emmett said.
"Thanks, now, let's get this show on the road unless Bella wants to have Anthony in Emmett's Escalade," Alice said and Emmett cringed.
"NO BIRTH IN MY VERONICA!" Emmett yelled.
We all laughed, Bella included and then got situated in the two vehicles and headed to the hospital. Emmett refused to ride with Jasper so he sat in the backseat constantly asking Bella if she was going to pop out another any time soon. Bella scowled at him and he was finally silenced when Rosalie smacked him on the back of the head.
We arrived at the hospital and received a call from Esme saying that they had just hit Port Angeles and would be there soon. Jasper headed inside to inform the nurse that Bella was here and that Renesmee had already been born.
Bella had been having contractions again on the way to the hospital and they were getting stronger and closer together. Emmett jumped out of the Escalade and opened the hatch for us at the exact moment that Bella's second water broke.
"NOOOOO!" Emmett cried as the amniotic fluid seeped off of the leather cushions and onto the carpet of his vehicle.
"SHUT UP!" Rose screamed at him as she helped Bella out of the vehicle and into the wheelchair that Jasper had just returned with.
"Sorry Emmett," Bella panted as he mumbled something about the death of Veronica. He looked at her before turning away. When we walked away it appeared that he was petting his vehicle.
Rose started pushing Bella into the hospital as I walked beside her, holding Renesmee in my arms. Alice was clearing the path in front of us. Dr. Morales was waiting with a team of nurses and one of them took Renesmee from me. I reluctantly let her go and Rose promised me that she would be right there with her as she followed the nurse down a hall.
Dr. Morales led Bella to a room down another hall and I followed them with Alice and Jasper. Dr. Shepherd was already waiting in the room with his equipment for the epidural. Dr. Morales got Bella situated in the bed and started examining her. She complimented the roadside delivery and said that Bella was dilated to 6.
Jasper left the room to go phone Carlisle while Dr. Shepherd administered the epidural. Bella had been having progressively stronger contractions and I was grateful for some relief for her. Alice was breathing on Bella's face during the epidural procedure to help relax her and I held her hands so she could attempt to break them during the contractions.
Finally, Bella was pain free and completely numb from the ribs down. Carlisle and Esme arrived right then and Dr. Morales relayed all the information on Bella and Renesmee to him. Esme apologized for not being there and Bella just smiled and told her it was no big deal. It was almost 11pm by the time Rose came back into the room with Renesmee for Carlisle and Esme to see. Bella was sleeping peacefully for the time being and Alice was staying quiet on the birth time for Anthony.
Esme took to the doting grandmother position quite easily as she cradled Renesmee in her arms and fed her a bottle of formula. I noticed that she kept turning her nose up at the formula and even I had to admit that it was retched smelling. Carlisle kept disappearing to speak to Dr. Morales. Esme finally gave Renesmee to me and I held her in my arms, humming to her. It was a tune I had never heard before but it seemed to fit the angelic girl in my arms.
Just after midnight Bella woke up and complained of lots of pressure. Carlisle hurried into the room and asked if he could check Bella. She let him and I noticed Jasper turned around to give Bella some privacy. Alice was talking quickly to Esme and I heard something about two birthday parties. I didn't even want to know.
Carlisle exited the room right after checking Bella and returned with Dr. Morales who also checked Bella.
"Bella, are you ready to have your son? It's time," Dr. Morales said.
"Now? It's time?" Bella asked, sounding slightly panicked.
"Don't worry Bella; the epidural will not let you feel any pain, only pressure. This should be much easier than Renesmee's was," Carlisle explained as the nurses filed into the room with all the equipment for Anthony's impending birth.
"Ok, Edward, help her count, Jasper…" Carlisle nodded towards both of us. He was giving Jasper the silent cue to assist Bella if he could.
Rose, Alice, and Esme started to get fidgety and excited and Bella was concentrating hard. I was trying to help Bella through it and I saw the toll on Jasper's face.
"Ummm, how about I take Renesmee to the nursery then go find Emmett?" Jasper asked as he very gently picked up Renesmee and disappeared before anyone could question him.
"Men!" Rose and Alice huffed at the same time before eying me. I wasn't going anywhere.
Dr. Morales instructed Bella to start pushing right then and all of our attention was turned to Bella. I held her hand and helped her count through each push. Push after push passed and finally, at 12:47am, Edward Anthony Masen Cullen was born. I noticed everyone but Carlisle held their breath suddenly as I cut the cord.
Little Anthony was handed to a nurse to be cleaned off as I turned back to Bella, my beautiful Bella, the mother of my children. Could she be any more perfect? She had truly given me everything I had ever wanted. I leaned in to kiss her and wipe her tears away as she listened to Anthony cry.
Dr. Morales cleaned Bella up and covered her back up as the nurses worked on Anthony. Once he was cleaned off the nurse brought him over to us and placed him in Bella's waiting and eager arms. Bella and I cried freely at the perfection of our son. He was wonderful and handsome and ours. The moment was made even better by the reappearance of Emmett and Jasper. Emmett was cradling Renesmee in his giant arms. She looked miniscule compared to him but he carried her like she was the finest china in the world.
Emmett apologized for his absence as he handed Renesmee to me. I held her to Anthony so she could meet her brother. They both looked at the other before suddenly breaking into fitful cries. That caused everyone to laugh and I calmed Renesmee while Bella calmed Anthony.
"So, what are their names?" Dr. Morales asked as she admired the entire family turning to mush over two tiny babies.
"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen and Renesmee Elizabeth Masen Cullen," Bella and I said in unison. We had decided to give them both the last names, Masen and Cullen.
"Beautiful, just as they are," Dr. Morales commented before excusing herself along with the nurses.
I took in the sight of my children, nestled in my and Bella's arms. They both had a light dusting of hair, Renesmee's was bronze and Anthony's was the same brown as Bella's. Renesmee had my bright green eyes and Anthony had Bella's brown ones. Both had small dimples in their cheeks and a porcelain complexion, the perfect mix between Bella and me. Renesmee weighed 5lbs 1oz and was 16 inches long and Anthony weighed 6lbs 3oz and was 19 inches long. They were just amazing.
Bella started to yawn and Esme and Carlisle offered to take the babies to the nursery so that Bella and I could get some sleep. Alice and Rose excused themselves with the mention of shopping. I knew that no stores around here would be open but Seattle would have something. We didn't have any car seats or anything and we would need another vehicle to take them home in so I didn't mind the shopping excursion. Jasper offered to help Emmett attempt to clean up Veronica so they headed out as well. The last thing I remembered was kissing Bella and whispering my love for her.
I woke up the next morning and Bella was still sleeping soundly. I got up and headed to the bathroom before making my way to the nursery. I wanted to see my babies. The nurse let me in and I went to Renesmee and Anthony who were sleeping soundly, swaddled in their purple and blue blankets. I was overcome with emotions at the realization that they were here and were mine. I wished that my biological mother and father could have been here to see them too.
I was lost in watching them sleep and was snapped out of my gaze by a warm breeze blowing through my hair. I looked around and no doors were open and there weren't any fans on. I shook my head and passed it off to my imagination when I felt the warm breeze again. I sat up a little straighter and looked around before feeling incredible warmth surround my body. I heard a woman humming and recognized the voice immediately. It was my mother.
Edward, they are beautiful. Don't be sad son; I will always be with them and you. Enjoy every minute with them…….
As quickly as the warmth and voice came it was gone. I was left feeling happier than ever before. I stood up and softly kissed both of my children on their heads before making my way back to Bella. I knew that things would be wonderful from here on out with her by my side and Renesmee and Anthony in my life.
I headed back to find Bella awake and eating. The nurse had brought her breakfast.
"Good morning love. That looks simply disgusting," I said as I pointed to the tray of powdered eggs, dry toast, and the ever present cup of Jello.
"Don't remind me. I just hope Alice see's this abomination and brings me something better," Bella said with a smirk.
"Don't worry love, I can go get you something if you want. Do you want me to?" I asked.
She shook her head and I sat beside her, watching her eat. The sight of the food left me with no appetite. I kept staring at her, her beauty, her perfection, the dainty way she would hold the fork. Suddenly her face scrunched up and she smacked herself, hard, right in the middle of her forehead.
"WHAT?" I asked, suddenly worried.
"SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!!! CHARLIE!" She yelled.
OH SHIT! In all the commotion we had forgotten to call him. I picked up the phone and dialed him immediately. I received an earful from him for not calling yesterday and then he hung up on me. I assumed it was so that he could get to the hospital. I also called Jacob and Crystal, knowing that Bella would want them to be here.
Charlie arrived 15 minutes later and I already had Renesmee and Anthony in the room waiting for him. He glared at me for the smallest second before his expression changed into one of love and joy. I wasn't sure but it looked like he was holding back tears. He delicately touched each of their faces and hands before turning to Bella and hugging her fiercely. He turned to me and shook my hand before exclaiming how perfect they were.
Jacob and Crystal arrived about an hour later just as Charlie was leaving. He had to go to work and spread the news and photos of his grandbabies. Crystal and Jacob took turns holding each of the babies and commenting about how they looked like Bella and me. Then they made us all get together for a picture. They stayed while we fed the twins and then headed out as it was Miriam's nap time.
They were walking out as Alice, Rose, and Esme entered, each carrying shopping bags. Carlisle followed behind with two carrier style car seats full of blankets. He explained that Emmett and Jasper were installing the bases into the new Volvo SUV that had been purchased for us.
Alice also explained that she had fully stocked the nursery with diapers, wipes, clothing, blankets, and everything else she had thought the babies would need. Rose had bought bouncies and high chairs and play pens and set all of them up while Esme had stocked the cabinets with formula and bottles. Rose had even installed a bottle sterilizing unit.
Carlisle had let Grizzly out and had taken two of the blankets home for him to get used to the scent of the babies. I was thankful for that. I knew that Mastiffs were nicknamed Gentle Giants but I didn't want him trying to eat my kids.
The rest of the day passed in a blur and soon Bella and I were falling asleep. I vaguely remember Rose and Alice taking the babies from us and exiting the room.
I woke up the next day to the sound of the shower. Bella was getting cleaned up and Rose and Alice had several outfits laid out for the twins. They wanted me to pick what they would wear home. I pointed out matching outfits, overalls for Anthony and an overall jumper for Renesmee. Bella emerged in a fleece jumpsuit and complimented my choices for the twins.
Rose and Alice had retrieved them from the nursery and were dressing them as I helped Bella pack up everything. Soon, she was being wheeled down the hall and out to the waiting SUV. I helped Bella in while Rose and Alice strapped Renesmee and Anthony into the bases of their carriers. We pulled out and had an escort of vehicles, Carlisle and Esme in front of us, and Rose, Alice, Jasper, and Emmett behind us.
We made it home and took the babies in and up to their rooms to settle them in. After diaper changes, feedings, and two outfit changes, they finally were nestled in for naps and Bella and I took that as our cue to get some sleep too. We collapsed in bed, in each other's arms, and fell asleep listening to Renesmee and Anthony breathing through the monitor.
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