Chapter 9: Baby

Edward's POV

Lizzie had just gone into labor. Mere minutes before she was going to undergo a c-section. The commotion it caused was scaring EJ and Nessie. Nessie was the nickname that Jacob had given Renesmee. I hated to admit that I did like it.

So I thought it would be a good idea to take EJ and Nessie out of the house for a little while. It was a very cloudy day outside so the sun wouldn't be an issue today. I grabbed my two babies and headed out. Because of all the commotion nobody noticed we were leaving. For that I was glad. Rosalie and I had been at war all night. Emmett was also angry at me for how I treated his wife. It was ugly but knowing Emmett and I we'd be on good terms again hopefully sooner rather than later.

Right now all I really wanted was some alone time with my babies. Soon Bella would join us and we would be happy together. That's if she forgave me for how stupid I acted. I was wrong to doubt Bella. I was wrong to treat my wife the way I did. Everything I did was wrong. If Bella never forgave me for what I put her through I would understand. I wouldn't even object if she wanted to keep our children away from me.

No daddy?

EJ was about to start crying. Oh no. I really needed to learn how to guard my own thoughts. Maybe I'd have to ask my family how they did it. How they managed to hide their thoughts from me.

I'm not going anywhere EJ. I rocked him a few times so that he would calm down. I was amazed by just how much he understood. Liam had warned me that hybrids mature quickly. Both physically and mentally. My babies wouldn't stay babies for long. That's why I wanted to enjoy every moment that I could with them.

I thought that I could take them to a store. But what store? What store sold baby stuff? Babies R Us? Well maybe it would be a good idea to get a stroller for them. Not because I needed a stroller. I could hold them all day and not get tired. No it was because I was starting to attract attention from the humans I passed. They were all wondering how I could hold two babies so effortlessly.

On my way to Bella's hotel I'd passed up a mall that had one of those stories located inside of it. From what I remembered the mall wasn't too far away from here. But it wasn't until I asked someone for directions that I finally found the place. I went straight for the stroller section and bought one of those strollers designed specifically with twins in my mind. I assembled the thing myself right outside of the store. EJ and Nessie were very confused by it when I first strapped them in. It was kind of funny. It was to bad that I didn't have a phone or a camera with me to take a picture.

Every time I looked at their little faces I was filled with pride. I still could not believe that they were mine. Mine and Bella's. Just when I thought Bella couldn't surprise me anymore she gives me the two best surprises of my eternal life. I saw as my little ones looked around them in just pure wonder and amazement. They felt nothing but the pure joy. Joy at simply being alive and observing the world around them.

The first store that I took them in was a toy store. Watching their faces light up with happiness when they saw all the stuffed animals was almost enough to make my dead heart beat once again.

Daddy want that. EJ's thoughts were of a particular stuffed lion cub that was on the wall. The tag attached revealed that it was the character Simba from The Lion King. I'd never seen that movie before but I knew right away that I would introduce that movie to my son. He had a huge smile on his face when I put it by him.

Nessie started squirming in her seat. She put her hand to my face when I was low enough for her to reach me. She showed me a picture of the stuffed bear that she wanted. I loved it whenever Nessie used her gift to tell me what she wanted. She didn't need it to tell me what she wanted because I could simply read her mind. But there was just something extra special about having your baby girl touch you just to show you what she was thinking.

I had a hard time prying the toys away from my little ones so that I could hand them to the nice lady at the cash register. As we were walking to the next store I noticed that EJ had a strained look on his face. It seemed like he was concentrating very hard on something. Then I heard a loud sound that I didn't like come from him. He seemed to relax right after. Then the smell hit me.

Oh God no. No this couldn't be happening. This could not be happening. Only it was happening. The worst part was that I did not even think to bring diapers along with me. I had absolutely zero experience with this kind of thing. Oh why did this have to happen right now?

Okay. Take a deep breath. I just needed to go back to Babies R Us and by some diapers. It couldn't be that difficult now could it? Only it was more difficult than I could have imagined. There were so many different brands and so many different sizes. How was I supposed to know which size to buy? Couldn't there be a one size fit all? How was I supposed to know how much my son weighed? God why did this have to happen now? I couldn't wait any longer so I just guessed and hoped that I was right. Wait didn't I need wipes also?

Oh brother. I rushed over to the register. Luckily there was no one in line. I asked where the nearest restroom was. Of course there was no changing table in the men's restroom. Of course not. So I had to wait in line for the big stall to be available.

I didn't have a choice but to place EJ on the floor. I took a deep breath. I was terrified of what I would find when I removed the diaper. Okay maybe I was being just a little paranoid. Come on Edward. Man up. I can face a newborn army but I'm terrified of a baby's diaper?

I slowly undid the tabs on his diapers. Oh holy mother of Jesus. There was no way that this could be natural or healthy. I gulped as I looked at all the...shit. I couldn't think of a more proper term to describe the atrocity that was my son's diaper. How could all of this come out of such a small baby?

What do I do now? What's the first step into changing a baby's diaper? Remove the diaper? That seemed like a good start. I grabbed one of the wipes and cleaned his as best as I could. I did it.

Then he peed. He peed all over my chest. It went right through my shirt. Could this get any worse? EJ giggled. It was the first time that he laughed. Normally I would have thought that was cute but not right now. I finished changing him before anything else could happen.

I needed to get rid of this shirt now. I stopped outside of the closest men's store. There was a lot of people inside of the store. So many that I didn't think I'd be able to maneuver the stroller very easily. I wasn't going to be in there longer than a few minutes so I left the stroller outside of the store.

I walked into the packed store and got grabbed the first shirt that I saw that was in my size. Unfortunately their was a line at the register. I was growing more impatient with each passing second. I wanted to get back to my babies already. I was in no mood for small talk when it was my turn to pay. I rushed straight for the fitting room afterwards to change.

As soon as I was out of the store I realized that the stroller was gone along with EJ and Nessie. All that remained where I left them was EJ's stuffed lion cub on the floor. Panic shot through me.

"Excuse me," I was already panicking when I walked up to a lady who was sitting down with her own baby. She was startled by my sudden appearance.

"Hi do you need something?"

"There was a stroller over there with two babies. A boy and a girl. Do you-"

"A man came and took them. I assumed he was their father,"

For the first time in a century I felt the world spin around me.

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