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Chapter 51
Edward's POV
As I held Bella's hands and led her away from the car I delved into the minds around us….well actually it was more like I was flooded with thoughts from the entire population of the school. I must admit that I was rather shocked at the variety, and the harshness of some of the thoughts.
So that was why he didn't ask anyone out, he was already getting what he wanted at home.
I knew Bella Swan would put out.
That whore, didn't anyone ever tell her to wait until she was married?
Man, I wonder if she is as good a lay as I think she would be?
I wish I was the one getting to sleep in his bed every night.
It will never last.
I'm shocked he married her, his parents must have made him.
It's a shame to see two students with such potential become another teenaged statistic.
They look so cute together.
I didn't even know she was pregnant, she must be keeping in shape.
I hope the two of them are really happy together.
I tried to tune out everyone's thoughts, they were all so negative and judgmental, but it was nice to see a few unbiased minds shining through. I wasn't surprised when I focused on the last mind I heard to see Lisa and Angela watching Bella and I with a smile on their faces.
I could hear them quietly talking as we walked up towards the school. They had been worried about Bella, and were happy to see her back and well. They were happier still to see me at her side, standing beside her and publicly acknowledging she was carrying my child to those around us…wait child. I guess that meant that no-one here at school knew we were expecting twins.
I possessively tightened my arm around Bella's waist as I heard some unsavory thoughts slip through my mind, causing me to feel sickened.
I wonder what it would be like to screw a pregnant chick, maybe I could find out?
I heard pregnancy makes you horny, that bastard Cullen is reaping all the benefits. I wonder if Bella would let me scratch that itch for her, I bet I could make her feel so good. Even if she didn't want it at first I bet she would be happy when I was done.
I froze on the spot, growling lowly so that no one would hear, but my inner monster was raging. How dare someone think of touching Bella so intimately! She was mine! I turned on the spot and saw Mike standing there with a twisted look on his face, his crony Tyler staring at Bella with an unhealthy gleam in his eyes. As if she sensed my intent to kill them, Alice flew to my side and placed a hand on my arm. She gently slipped herself between Bella and I, talking to my wife brightly about plans for prom.
I slipped from their side as Alice talked to Bella, and I stormed towards Mike Newton and his ape like friend as they lounged by the side of the school.
"Do you have a problem?" I asked through clenched teeth, trying to remember that we were in a public, human place.
"Nope, just admiring the view." Tyler said wagging his eyebrows suggestively as he watched Bella walk with Alice. His thoughts were gut twisting.
Admiring the view and imagining her screaming my name as I force myself into her soft, tight …
Before the train of thought could be completed I shoved him against the brick wall of the school and growled in a not so human manner.
"I swear, Crowley. If I find you and your Neanderthal friend here so much as looking at my WIFE… the way you just were, I will personally make it so you will never…ever be able to get your pathetic, pinky sized pricks up again. Do you hear me? "
Mike Newton was petrified and his thoughts showed he believed every word I said. In his head he was silently hoping he wouldn't urinate in his pants because he was that afraid of me. But Crowley didn't seem to take me seriously. I could tell from his thoughts that he sensed something about me he should be afraid of, but for some reason he was ignoring his common sense.
"I'm not kidding Crowley," I hissed as I leaned into his ear so only he would hear me. "My dad is a doctor and her dad is a cop. If you try anything I will break you and no one will ever be able to put you back together again."
It seemed as if my words hit home this time, or that his tirade of inappropriate thoughts has been staunched. I leaned back and smiled at them both as I released Tyler from my grasp.
"Do we have an understanding now boys?" I asked as I brushed off Tyler's coat much more roughly than I needed to, causing him to wince in pain. The boys nodded their heads in unison and I smiled.
"As long as you know I always keep my word." I said in a falsely cheery voice as I moved away from them, anxious to catch up to Bella after hearing such thoughts from people who would see her every day. It was disturbing to see that even in such a small population of people, there were two such sick and twisted minds.
I slipped to my love's side as quickly as possible without raising suspicions, never had I been so glad and yet so unhappy to have to gift I possessed. Bella gave me a questioning look as I took my place beside once more. She glanced back from the way I had come seeing Tyler and Mike slip away from the crowd near the parking lot.
"Did you get your chance so soon?" She asked with a soft smile, referring to my desire to rub the ring she wore in Mike Newton's face.
"Yes, but it wasn't nearly as amusing as I expected it to be." I told her honestly without saying anything about the confrontation to make her worry. I would never lie to Bella again, but I also wasn't willing to tell her things simply to cause her to worry and possibly put the babies in harm's way.
I heard Alice's thoughts as she drifted back to Jasper's side.
Don't worry brother dear, she didn't see you nearly push Tyler through the brick wall…though I do think you will need to watch out for Tyler…I think a time may come when he needs a reminder of what you just said.
It was very difficult not to roar out in frustration when Bella was nearby. In order to protect her I would go out of my way to make sure that Tyler kept his distance. I gently eased an arm across Bella's back so my hand lingered protectively on the side of her burgeoning waist. My eyes darted around the room matching thoughts to faces.
Bella was blissfully unaware of the looming danger as we entered the school, flanked by our family. As we made our way past the office I heard the thoughts of the principle as he prepared to come out to greet us.
There they are now, I suppose I should go out and say something, maybe it will set the tone for the students if I do it first. I bet that would please Chief Swan and Dr. Cullen.
His portly frame rounded the doorway as he approached us to do his official meet and greet.
"Good Morning Mr. and Mrs. Cullen." He said in an overly loud voice drawing even more attention to us than we had already had. "We are so glad you are able to rejoin us here, I am happy to hear that you are feeling better Mrs. Cullen." He added thoughtfully. I smiled at his attempts to make us feel welcomed, and promptly decided I would have to make sure Carlisle knew he had taken him seriously when they had spoken this morning.
Bella blushed in embarrassment as he singled her out for his attentions, and she laid her head against my shoulder as if it would help her escape..
"I am feeling much better, thank you for your concern." She said softly as he intently stared at her. His gaze was serious that it seemed to be making Bella uncomfortable. Only I knew that he was worried about what would happen to the carpet in the library if her water were to break there.
His thoughts made it easier for me to lighten up my mood, not that I would ever let down my guard when it came to those unfeeling imbeciles, but I wanted to be calmer for Bella and I was now able to do that thanks to his inconsequential fears. Alice stood near watching us quizzically, not knowing what I was hearing with my gift. I shook my head to indicate she would have to wait, which only made her pout, causing me to smile even more.
Bella seemed to realize that something was up, and she became irritated, that allowed her to focus on something other than being embarrassed. She thanked the principal and began to walk off grabbing my hand to be sure I followed along. It was nice to relieve the tension we were all feeling, even if it meant I would have to deal with an irritated Bella.
Once we were out of the principal's sight Bella rounded on me immediately.
"Okay, tell me…what's so funny? I know you Edward, and I am obviously missing out on something!" She demanded, her lip pouting out deliciously, begging me to take it into my mouth.
"Nothing love," I explained quickly to sooth her. "It is just that the principle is afraid you're going to ruin the carpets in the library if your water breaks." I quipped leaning into kiss her mouth that was now open in surprise at hearing what I knew. I could feel that she was indignant from the knowledge, but her body was reacting to my lips against hers, and suddenly she was kissing me passionately in return, all her anger melting away as her hot lips fought to find purchase against my cool ones.
"Ummm, I think you two should head off to class before you make it triplets in front of the whole school." Emmett said with a chuckle as he pulled Rose close with an adoring look. I could tell from his thoughts he was trying his hardest to behave so Rose wouldn't be upset with him.
Rose chuckled at him and they headed off in the direction of their classes. Alice and Jasper followed their lead doing the same as Alice mentally reminded me that we would have class in only a few moments. I walked along, Bella following me holding my hand, still breathless from our kiss. At my locker I grabbed the books we would need, refusing to let Bella carry any.
We made our way to class, thankfully starting out in Biology, the class we had first had together. I wasn't excited that Bella would have classes without me today, and I also was being quickly reminded how much I disliked not being able to read Bella's mind. How would I know if anyone was bothering her?
I gently gripped her hand and tried to remind myself that we had far more serious worries then hormonal teenagers with the Volturi almost on our doorstep. We slipped into class amidst a flurry of whispers and took our seats at the table in the back of the classroom.
Lauren and Jessica watched us with dagger filled glances. As always Jessica quickly became lost in a fantasy world. Her thoughts disgusted me. She had the audacity to imagine herself in Bella's place, her belly round with my child, and I swear I vomited venom into my mouth at the thought. I had to turn to look at Bella's loveliness to banish the horrid image from my mind.
I wonder if he would still want her if she lost the baby? If it's even his….
The thought was heavy with Lauren's mental tenor. I knew many of the mental voices here at Forks High due to being subjected to the numerous female fantasies before and after Bella's arrival. Each voice held a specific cadence, and while Jessica's was all over the place, full of teenaged thoughts and wishes, Lauren's was loaded with angst and loathing…for everything.
She always hung out with Jessica and acted as a supporter to her wants, but being able to read her mind I knew she really could care less about her so called friend. She wanted to be with me, or one of my brothers. She had hoped that as the last single Cullen that she had a chance to snag me with her womanly wiles. More like her nasty attitude and spiteful demeanor, the thought was repugnant.
Now seeing that I was not only paired up, but married with a child on the way, she was seeing red. The teacher set everyone to work in groups comparing the cellular structure of onions, a task that had most of the children complaining. Bella set to the assignment getting things ready as students milled about searching for partners.
"Lauren, Jessica. Why don't you two join us?" I asked causing Bella to burst into a sudden coughing fit as she turned around in a flash, fast even for a human.
The two girls came over eyeing me warily, and Bella disdainfully as they laid their books on the table. Bella looked at me as if I had lost the last remaining bits of my sanity, but I was trying to set the girls straight. They sat down in two chairs that faced ours and began to write the date half heartedly.
"So, Bella...I hear you're pregnant!" Jessica blurted out as she stared at Bella openly.
Bella glanced at me, then at Lauren and Jessica, unsure of what to do, so she merely nodded before she moved one hand up protectively over the roundness of her belly. It was almost as if she wished to shield our children from the foul characters of the girls across from her at the table. I saw their eyes follow her hand and I felt the jealousy well up in both of their thoughts. Well it's now or never, I thought as I placed a hand over Bella's, curling my fingers around her hand to reassure her.
"I am so lucky that she got pregnant." I said in a serious tone as I sat watching both girls eyes turn on me, their eyebrows raised in curiosity while Bella's furrowed in confusion. "I have been courting her forever, begging for her to marry me. I was starting to think she would never say yes. But thankfully the baby changed her mind and she decided to be accept. It's a good thing too, or I would have died from a broken heart. I never would have wanted anyone else. It was my Bella or a lonely, loveless life." I said gazing at Bella with what I hoped was the most love struck expression.
Wow, he has got it bad! I guess it's a good thing he got her, look at the way he looks at her…
Jessica's thoughts rang out in my head.
I wish someone would look at me like that!
She continued suddenly replacing me in her head with the next guy she thought was reasonably handsome. I suppressed a chuckle at how easily she moved on.
Well…I guess that answers that. Baby or no baby he would want her. What a lucky bitch!
Lauren complained in her mind.
After the initial discomfort everyone settled down to do the work. I tried to focus on the monotonous task ignoring Jessica's new fantasies about some guy in her gym class as she doodled on her binder and Lauren's inner tangent about how unfair her life was.
The class wrapped up with Lauren still continuing to look at Bella with deep set resentment, but Jessica was happily chattering away, asking us if we knew if the baby was a boy or a girl. I didn't answer as I wasn't sure if Bella wanted to share the news with the general public yet. She glanced at me and shrugged before looking back at Jessica.
"Actually, Jessica. It's both." Bella said with a soft smile on her face as she tenderly traced her fingers over her belly, unconsciously weaving intricate patterns with her fingertips.
Lauren's look turned dangerous. Her thoughts that had been angry became much darker.
Rub it in, why should she get everything when I have nothing. What does she have that I don't? I like to see how lucky she was if I messed up that pretty face of hers.
It seemed that she was unable to keep her thoughts contained in the warped walls of her mind.
"Stupid lucky bitch." Lauren muttered.
"Excuse me?" Bella asked, her eyes narrowing at Lauren. I was sure she had heard every word. "Do you have a problem Lauren?" Bella asked, her voice low and dangerous. It sent a nervous shiver through my chest.
Lauren looked directly at Bella, staring hard at her as if sizing her up.
"Actually I do have a problem," Lauren replied. "And you're it. Where do you get off traipsing in here and just like that scooping up one of the few hot, single guys here. You realize he is probably only with you because you put out and got knocked up. Edward is obviously too much of a gentleman to leave you! What did you do chase him here? Did you ever think that maybe he came here to get away from you?" Lauren snapped at her quietly across the table.
Bella's eyes widened and then narrowed as she leaned across the table towards Lauren.
"Where do I get off? Ha! I will tell you exactly where I 'get off' as you said. I get off in Edward's arms, over and over again, if you must know. I get off on his talented mouth, his magical fingers and his long, hard, powerful body being buried deep inside me as we show each other how much we love one another. As for our babies, you can ask Edward about them and whether they are his, and whether he ran away. You see, some of us kept our legs closed until the perfect man came along." Bella said in a clear voice only loud enough for Lauren and Jessica to hear.
"Oh and Lauren… I am shocked you even know what a word like traipsing means. I would have thought you were too busy trying to make other people's lives hell to actually learn a word like that." Just as Bella finished her tirade leaving Lauren red faced and silent, both mentally and physically, the bell rang freeing us from class.
Bella didn't even grace Lauren with a backward glance as she slipped her hand in mine and headed for the classroom door. I was stunned to hear my shy, sweet Bella speak so openly about our love and our lovemaking, but more than surprised I was incredibly aroused. I could feel the tightening of my jeans as
I relived every word that had come out of her mouth. My mouth…my hands…being deep inside her. I groaned as I felt the pulsing of my length in my pants as my body swelled and grew with my desire. I wanted Bella, to make her 'get off' as Lauren had so crudely put it with my mouth pressed firmly against her slick folds as my tongue sought out the hard bundle of nerves that gave her so much pleasure.
I was just about to show Bella how much I wanted her and to beg her to join me for an interlude between classes when Alice caught my attention by calling my name mentally.
Edward? Her voiced rang out.
Edward? It's the Volturi,…they've arrived.
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