Previously:
"Well..." I started. "I seems for a second girl it would be Arlenna Rose. And for boys we have Griffin Masen, as well as Collin Ryan."
The girls smiled. "Those sound amazing." Rosalie said.
I leaned over and pressed my lips to my wife's for a moment, just as we heard a cruiser pulling up into the driveway. Bella and I smiled at each other. "You ready Bella?"
"As ready as I'll ever be." Bella giggled.
EPOV
Bella and I, along with the rest of the family, readied ourselves for Charlie and Jacob to come into the house as they were driving down our long driveway. We heard a third voice... Seth? I took a chance to read his mind and it looked like he wanted to come along. Well, one more friend couldn't hurt. Bella was taking deep breaths in and out as she waited for them to come in. I felt a little worried, I didn't want her to stress out.
To try and calm her down, I patted her back. "It will be okay love. Please don't stress out."
Bella looked over at me and nodded. "Right... it would be bad for them, huh?" She asked, patting her still pretty flat stomach.
I nodded. "Not only that love, but it would be bad for you." I noticed that Bella was starting to look a little pale, Carlisle noticed this as well and went into the kitchen, kindly grabbing her another cup.
"So, Bella, are you going to tell Renee on skype at the same time?" Alice asked.
Bella shook her head. "No, I will tell her after Charlie leaves or tomorrow, depending on how I feel after talking with Charlie, Jake, and Seth."
"That's probably a good idea." Carlisle commented. "Here you go dear." He said, handing her a cup.
Bella nodded thankfully. "Thank you... but I am sorry that I am burdening you all with you having to do this for me."
Carlisle shook his head. "No Bella. It isn't a burden at all. We all care for you and we just want for you and those children to be safe and healthy in the end."
Just as Carlisle said this, we heard the cruiser doors open and close as the men made their way up the stairs. "Why don't I let them in?" Emmett offered, walking towards the stairs to go straight down.
Bella let out a deep breath and smiled, placing a hand gently on her lower abdomen. "I guess it helps that my lower abdomen has started to harden a bit already." Bella stated. We all gasped and looked at her. I hadn't touched her stomach except for yesterday, but I was so full of so much worry and excitement that I didn't notice.
"Really?" Alice and I asked together.
Bella nodded and took my hand in hers, flattening my palm and placing it gently on her stomach. I gasped as I could feel the change. Out of curiosity, I lifted the bottom of her shirt to notice that her stomach had a small bump, but it wasn't big enough to notice from an eye's glance.
"Wow..." I say, my voice full of wonder.
Carlisle chuckled and walked over, looking at Bella first for permission, and he placed his hand on her stomach as well. "Well that is good progress. Could you lift the bottom of your shirt for me?" Bella nodded. "Your pregnancy will be a little bit fast because of carrying twins, your abdomen seems to have extended about an inch and a half."
Everyone smiled. We then heard the door open. "Hello Charlie. It is nice to see you. Please come on in. Nice to see you Jacob, and you too Seth. How have you two been?"
Seth and Jacob, since we got to know them better, loved to talk with us, especially Seth. Jacob, was just like before, more so Bella and Jacob's friend. "We are good man, thanks." Seth said.
"You're welcome. Everyone is in the living room, so let's head that way." Emmett said. Bella nodded to me and removed the blanket from around herself as she stood up to greet her father.
Charlie smiled and chuckled as he saw Bella and pulled her into his arms for a paternal hug. "Hello Bells." Charlie said.
"Hi dad, Happy Birthday." She said, smiling. She looked over at Jacob and Seth and hugged them as well. "Hello Jake, Hi Seth."
"What's up Bells?" Jake asked, playfully patting Bella's head.
"I'm good Jake."
"Oh Bells, here is the box from the house."
"Oh thank you dad." She said as she set it on the floor next to the couch. "Please, come sit with all of us, stay for a bit." Bella said as she came back towards me, climbing back into my lap. "I helped Esme make a red velvet cake. It is super delicious." Bella started to get up again. "Let me get you three a slice. Come with me." She said as she walked into the kitchen with them.
I looked at my family. "I think she is trying to sweeten them up before she tells them..." I said.
"Me too, it is a good tactic for Charlie." Alice said.
"This was so good Bells! You should write some recipe books for us so we can cook at home." Seth said.
"Maybe I will. Are you all finished? Okay, let's go back out."
"Okay Bells."
Bella smiled at me as she once again sat with me. I could hear the chuckle from Charlie as he came towards the couch and sat next to us as Jacob and Seth sat on the same couch with Alice and Jasper. We all sat together, just chatting about a lot and having a great time. "So Bella, what have you been up to since we last saw you?" Seth asked.
"Well, not too much. When we first got back, I was looking at jobs, but I haven't found any good ones in the area."
"With all this wealth though, you wouldn't need to." Seth said, trying not to be rude.
"Well, that is true, but I never wanted to do that. I am a girl who likes to earn her keep."
Charlie nodded, "I raised her right." He said, patting Bella's knee. "Oh, by the way Bella, look what I found. It is your baby book. I found it when I was cleaning the house out, I thought maybe you would want to look at it." We all gasped quietly, does he already know what we are going to tell him?
Bella smiled. "Oh, yes. I would love to see it." Bella said excitedly. Charlie scooted over as the whole family gathered around to look at the book as Charlie explained everything in the book to Bella, the months waiting for Bella, the delivery of Bella, the first couple years after. I smiled at Bella and kissed her cheek.
"You were one gorgeous baby, like an angel." Bella blushed and kept looking at the book. When we finished looking at the book, I noticed a change in Charlie's expression as well as Jacob's and Seth's as they sniffed the air. They all looked over at the cup next to Bella. "Bells... what is in that cup?"
Bella looked over and bit her lip. "Would you believe me if I said it was cranberry juice?"
Charlie shook his head. "No, that doesn't smell like cranberries."
Bella nodded and let out a sigh. "Yeah... well..." She started as she reached over and grabbed the card. She looked at it for a second and handed it to Charlie. The whole family stiffened a little bit, but Charlie, Jacob, and Seth looked concerned.
He nodded silently and opened the card. I could hear him heading the text in his head. "Happy Birthday. You have been there for Edward and I and without your support, we wouldn't be where we are today. P.S. We love you so much, though we aren't here yet. We can't wait to meet you. See you soon, love you grandpa." Charlie's eyes widened and he looked dumbfounded for a moment. He looked at the card again and I could see a tear fighting to fall, but he held it in.
"Oh Bella... you're pregnant?" He asked, gently. Jacob and Seth gasped audibly.
Bella nodded and took a hold of her father's hand, placing it on her abdomen. "Yes. I have been for a little over a month and a half. I just wanted to wait for your birthday to tell you. I figured it would be more special."
Charlie couldn't contain his excitement as he hugged her. "This is definitely a great birthday surprise Bells... but wait... Edward is a vampire... so how?"
"Please allow me to explain Charlie?" Bella's father nodded. "Well, before we didn't know it was a possibility either. Though, after they came back, I did some research into this and found that men in our species can procreate, but it can be dangerous without the proper action. But we have ensured that Bella will be safe because we are taking all the correct precaution."
Charlie nodded. "So, what is that in the cup that she is drinking?"
"Well... it is donated blood." Charlie gulped at Carlisle's response.
"It is okay dad. I have to, so I can keep healthy for them."
Charlie raised an eyebrow. "What? Them? You mean for your husband, family, and the baby right?"
Bella shook her head. "Well... no, I mean them, Edward, and my families."
"Huh?" Charlie questioned. I knew this would be a little confusing, but at least he would know.
"Well... dad," Bella started, looking her father in the eye as she took his hand in hers. "Edward and I are having twins."
To Be Continued...
