No copyright infringement intended. Stephanie Meyer owns all the characters.
Oh and someone asked if why that was all the money he had in his bank account, they thought he had a lot more.
Ok, 628,000 is a lot to have in a plain account for just personal use. Like when he wants to go to McDonalds, he uses that account. It's a debit account. If he needs more, then he transfers money from more secure accounts to his debit account.
If Bella decides to purchase a car, then he would use a secure account with no debit card.
Are we all on the same page here?
Ok, lets continue….
Hold on to your hats and grab some tissue.
EPOV
"Bella I really wish you wouldn't carry that." I walk over to her and take the box that she has in her hands and walk to the truck.
"Look Edward it's no big deal, really." I shut the truck door and take her in my arms.
"When your 6 months pregnant, it IS a big deal."
The last two months have been wonderful. Bella is completely moved in and I couldn't be happier. I still need to talk to her about moving into the estate with me. I've decided to rent out the Penthouse and stay with Bella at the estate. I think I'll talk to her about it some other time, she may not be that receptive about it.
Right now I'm helping Bella pack up the truck for the production for Jacob Black at the ranch. I'm staying behind at the office. I've taken too many days off and Alice hasn't been here much either. Her pregnancy isn't going that well for her, the doctors say that she's so small and that having twins is going to stretch her body a lot. She's not medically in trouble, but physically her body is going to go through quite a change.
Bella has been great with her pregnancy, she hasn't had to visit the bathroom to throw up, she's eating like crazy and her moods haven't been that up and down.
Though there was that time when I talked to her about her mom on our way back from Forks.
"Edward, why are you pushing this?" she asks me.
"Well wouldn't you like to see your mom? I mean you're getting married and having babies. Wouldn't you like her there?" I ask pulling into a rest stop.
"Why should I let her experience that, she was the one who left. All I was, was a burden to her." She says in a whisper.
"You can't believe that, she loves you. How can a mother not love her child?"
"Yeah well actions speak louder than words. Besides I don't know where she is?" she huffs and moves to open the door. I stop her and turn her to me.
"I could find her if you want. I have the resources Bella." She looks at me and her eyes tell me no.
"I'm just saying. Let me know if you want me to ok?" I take her chin and pull her close to me. I kiss her mouth sweetly trying to convey that I mean what I said and that I'm not mad that she's saying "no". For now.
That day she was really emotional, I feel bad that I was the one to bring up her haunted past. I didn't know it would create such hated feelings.
"Ok, are you ready to go?" I ask opening the driver side door for her. She hops in and closes it and hits the button for the automatic windows to scroll down. She leans out and kisses my quickly.
"I'll be fine, don't worry about it. I'll call you ok?" I step back from the truck nodding my head and she starts the engine. I smile and wave, watching her as she drives away.
BPOV
I clutch my stomach and wince, waiting for the pain to subside. I've been feeling strong pains in my belly and I figure that it's early Braxton Hicks contractions, but the pain is getting worse. I haven't told Edward about them because I know that he would keep me bed ridden if I did tell him. I'm taking it easy and resting when I can. But sometimes I can feel them coming on and I make a trip to the bathroom or another room to avoid the stares of others and him.
The pain is fading and I take a deep breath. I lean my head back against the head rest and take a gulp of water from my water bottle. I sit there for a moment and will my body to relax. Once I feel better I pull out back into traffic and drive the rest of the way to Michelle's ranch.
I pull up to the ranch and see Jacob's truck already there. I smile as I watch him and Michelle talking back and forth.
They've been on a couple dates, but nothing has come of it yet. I have a feeling that Jacob's not sure how he feels about her daughter yet.
"Hey guys, what's up?" I walk over to them and Michelle pulls me into a hug.
"Hey Bella, glad you could make it. I wasn't sure if it was going to be you or one of the other employees." Jacob hugs me to and I smile at both of them.
"Of course it would be me. I need to make sure that this shoot runs smoothly and that you get your message across to your target audience." I grab my stomach again and hold onto Jake for support.
"Hey Bella, are you ok?" I take a deep breath and all of a sudden I'm hit with a sharp blinding pain. I scream out in pain and fall to the ground. Jake catches me and holds me in his lap. Michelle runs back to the barn to grab the phone.
"Michelle! There's a phone in my back pocket!" Jacob yells. I rock back and forth trying hard to relax my body.
Something's wrong…..something's very wrong. The pain is too much to handle. Where's Edward, I need Edward.
"Bella, I've called 9-1-1. They're on their way. Just breathe, do you want some water?" Michelle tries to distract me as I grab tightly to Jacob's t-shirt.
I shake my head no and cry out again as I'm hit with another sharp stabbing pain. I grab my stomach and hold it tighter.
"Ummm…Bella, I think that your water just broke." Jakes moves to feel his pant leg.
"WHAT! NO IT CAN'T I'M ONLY 6 MONTHS!" I yell at him.
"Well, honey I think it did." He holds up his hand and I can see light colored blood dripping down his fingers.
"Oh No! Please someone help me!" I cry. Jacob picks me up and takes me over to his truck. He puts me inside, while Michelle jumps in beside me.
"Screw waiting, I'll take you myself." The truck comes to a roar and he tears off down the driveway, while I scream once again in blinding pain.
EPOV
"Hi Evan, what can I do for you today?" I answer seeing the caller id on my phone.
"Hello Edward, I wanted to talk to you about the sale of you're penthouse."
"And why would my lawyer want to do that?" I ask.
"Well, I was hoping that I could purchase it off of you." He says.
"Hmmm…..well, I'm not sure that I want to sell it. I own the building and it comes as a package deal. You want to buy the penthouse, you buy the building." I smile at my teasing.
"Oh, well ok, thanks for the information then."
"I'm kidding with you Evan. How much are you willing to pay?" I ask cradling the phone in my neck. I feel the buzzing of my cell phone and pull it off my waist. I look at the number and I don't recognize it. I hit the end button and set it on my desk.
"Sorry Evan, what did you say? I was looking at my cell." My cell buzzes again, the same number that I didn't recognize.
"Can I call you back Evan, I need to answer this. It's probably just a telemarketer."
"Sure no problem, don't forget." he says
"Ok, talk to you soon." I hang up the phone and I go to answer but the buzzing stops.
"Hmmm….." I say to myself. I place my phone on the desk and get up to go the bathroom. When I do the cell buzzes again. I rush over to pick it up and answer it this time.
"Hello?" I speak into the phone.
"EDWARD, THANK GOD I GOT A HOLD OF YOU!" Someone's shouting on the other end.
"Who's this?" I ask suddenly worried.
"It's Jacob, look you need to get to the hospital NOW! Bella's water broke and it's not looking good." I drop my glasses that I was holding and rush over to grab my suit jacket and run out the door.
"Which hospital are you at?" I yell into the phone racing down the hall and just catching the elevator in time.
"We're at Harborview Medical Center. You need to come quickly Edward. I'm not sure what's going to happen and they won't tell me or Michelle anything because we're not family."
"I'm on my way." I end the call and quickly call Dave.
"Yes Mr. Cullen, what can I do for you?" He answers.
"DAVE, I need you outside right now, I need to get to Harborview Medical Center. Bella's water broke and I have to get there now." I step out of the elevator and run to the front of the lobby. I don't see Dave yet so I wait pacing.
"DAMMIT!" I yell. People walking by stare at me like I'm crazy and I just don't give a shit right now. My heart is beating out of its chest and I'm scared.
Will I lose her?
Will I lose the babies?
About 5 minutes later Dave pulls up to the curb and I jump in. He races off and get's me to the hospital in less than 30 minutes. I jump out of the car and run to the reception desk. A blonde woman is sitting behind the desk and I tell her that I need to see Isabella Swan. She looks at me with her head tilted pursing her lips.
"I'm sorry but I can't allow you back there if you're not family." She snaps at me.
"I'm her fiancé and you better let me back there right now. She's pregnant with twins and I'm the father. So unless you want a lawsuit on your hands, I suggest that you let me go."
She looks at her papers and then points down the hall.
"She's in surgery right now. But if you go through those doors there, you can ask a nurse to speak with you about her case."
"Thank you." I seethe at her through my teeth. I take off running down the hall and look up to the signs that direct me to the surgical unit.
I open the doors and see Jacob and Michelle in the waiting area and run to them. They see me and stand up. Michelle is crying into Jacob's chest and his pants are covered in light colored blood. I come to a full stop once I see his pants. I look at him and he shakes his head back and forth.
"I'm so sorry man. She was fine one minute then the next she fell and I caught her before she hit the ground. I didn't know what to do, we called the ambulance, but she started screaming again so we brought her here ourselves." His eyes started to well up and I turned around to look for someone to talk to. I see a doctor coming up to me and I ask him if he knows any information. He tells me he's sorry, he's not her doctor and asks me to sit in the waiting room. I'm furious mad and I walk over to sit while Jacob and Michelle look over to me from where they are. I think they can sense that I'm in no mood to talk.
I pull my phone off my waist and dial Jasper's number.
"Edward what's up buddy?"
"Jasper, I need you to come to Harborview Medical, Bella here and no one's telling my anything." I quietly talk into the phone.
"Is she ok?" he asks
"No, her water broke and it's too early. She's only 6 months, just like Alice. Can you please come now?" I beg him.
"Of course, actually I'm about 10 minutes away, I was at a clinic for the morning. I'll be there in a few."
"Thank you." I hang up and hold my head in my hands.
X
I've been waiting for about 20 minutes now since Jasper arrived. He walked right in and looked at her chart. When a nurse approached him, he flashed his id and she smiled and turned away. He read the chart for a moment and then left to go find the doctor working on her.
"What is taking so long?" I ask, taking the coffee from Michelle.
"I'm sorry again Edward, if I would've known I wouldn't let her even come to the ranch."
"It's no where near your fault." I assure her. Just then Jasper comes through the door wearing his scrubs, a solemn sad look on his face as he approaches me.
"Edward, can I talk to you alone for a moment please?" I follow him to an empty exam room and take a seat in the chair.
"Is she ok? What about the babies?" He just stares at me and hangs his head. He's starting to scare me now, tears are falling out of my eyes and I cover my mouth with my hand.
"Jasper you need to tell me what's going on. My whole life is in that room over there. My reason for being is in there. Please!" I beg and plead with him. When he looks up at me his eyes are red and his eyebrows are creased.
"All are in a very serious condition. Usually, one of the two fails to survive in such cases so they were extremely careful. After they arrived, the doctors here had to do an emergency c-section. After their birth they were immediately put on ventilators. They're being kept on ventilators for a while to make sure that their vital organs like the lungs mature. They're being fed through nasal tubes." He tells me quietly.
"Why did this happen?" I ask. He rubs his face and scratches the back of his neck.
"Some twins are born before term due to premature rupturing of the membranes. Some mothers have a weak cervix or other pregnancy related health issues which can only be resolved by an early caesarean. Sometimes, there is a slowing of growth, a massive increase in the amount of amniotic fluid." He explains.
"So what about Bella, is she going to be ok? Can I see her?"
"She lost a lot of blood. Her blood pressure is very low and for some reason, she's not responding."
"What do you mean not responding?"
"She's unconscious, there really isn't need for her to be, but she just won't wake up. Sometimes when the body goes through trauma, it shuts itself down for some time to heal. It really hasn't been proven, because no one really knows what happens when they're unconscious, but it's possible. It's going to take time." He says shrugging his shoulders.
"Are the babies going to be ok?" I ask standing walking to the door.
"I'm not sure Edward. They're in NICU, Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit. You can see them if you want, but only through the glass, you can't touch or hold them for risk of infection. I'm sorry."
"What do we have?"
"A boy and a girl." I smile and tears fall out of my eyes again.
"Edward…" I pause before leaving.
"Alice and I will be praying for you. If you'd like to see Bella, you can. I can take you there." I nod my head.
"I would like that very much please." Jasper stands and pats me on the back. I follow him to the room where she is and he waits back. I smile and thank him. He turns and walks to the waiting room no doubt to call Alice.
I stand in front of the door for a minute and take in a deep breath. I push the door open and see Bella lying on the bed with tubes coming out of her arm. I walk over to her and take her hand in mine. I lean down and kiss her forehead. I look at her and will her eyes to open, hoping that my presence might do the trick. She doesn't respond so I sit down in the seat beside her bed.
"Bella, I really wish that you would wake up. I miss you and I need you right now. I'm lost without you and I don't know what to do." I tell her about the twins, that we have a boy and a girl.
I tell her that I don't even know what names to give them.
I tell her that I was a fool for letting her leave this morning.
I tell her that she has to be my partner in this world.
I tell her that I'm not raising the twins alone.
I tell her to wake up.
X
It's been 3 weeks and still Bella hasn't woken up. I'm starting to get worried more and more. Each passing day that she's not awake I grow paranoid.
I've been to watch the twins through the wired glass everyday, as well as Alice. She's been the most dedicated beside's me. She sits there in a rocking chair in front of the glass just looking at them and singing to them.
I've never loved my sister more.
All of my family has come at least twice a week to bring me food and changes of clothes. Even Charlie has come to visit. I told him to stay at the Penthouse while he's here and he actually agreed.
I can't leave her side, nor the side of my children upstairs. I need her to be awake so we can name our children. Right now the bracelet on their wrists and ankles says Cullen. It was Swan when she was brought in, but I soon informed them that I was the father and they had it changed, now it matches the one I have on my wrist.
I just finished lunch in Bella's room when Charlie, Alice, Angela and Jacob walk in. We exchange pleasantries and they ask about her progress. I tell them nothing's changed.
I'm holding her hand while Jacob's telling a joke, everyone laughs except me.
Suddenly I feel her hand twitch and I look over to her. Her eyes are moving behind her eyelids and I stand up and over her.
Everyone comes closer and waits.
Slowly her eyes flutter open and slowly she adjusts to the lights.
She looks at everyone in the room.
"Alice? Ang?" Her voice is raspy and strained.
"Dad? Jacob?" She looks over to me and she squints her eyes.
"Who are you and why are you holding my hand?" The breath is knocked right out of me and I fall back into my chair.
A/N: Oh yes. Well who knew that was going to happen?
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