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Chapter 20
EPOV
Saturday: October 28, 2008
Bella and I made our way downstairs. When we got to the last step…I grasped her hand with my left one and then wrapped my right arm around her…pulling her into me. I wanted Tanya to realize that Bella and I were united…and she wouldn't pull us apart ever again.
I heard the last thing that had been said down here. It came from Kate's mouth.
"Look, this is all getting out of hand. Just let Tanya see Edward and everything will be fine here. She just wants to talk to her husband."
I figured now was a good time to make my presence known.
"Yes…well I won't be her husband for very much longer."
All eyes were on the two of us. Tanya looked down at our clasped hands and the way I was holding her. Recognition flashed across her face…and she looked insanely pissed.
I held Bella that much tighter to me…I would not allow this woman that I thought I once cared for hurt the love of my life anymore.
"Eddie…wh…wh…what is this? What is going on? Wh…what are you doing with her?" Tanya stuttered.
"Ow!" I heard my sister yell from the couch as she clutched her stomach.
Jasper knelt before her. "Baby are you alright."
"Yeah…I'm fine…your child is just choosing now to kick the shit out of my bladder."
He smiled at Alice and then turned an icy glare to Tanya. "You better be fucking glad that it was just the baby kicking. If there any after affects of what you and your fucking sister did…I will make it my personal mission in life to destroy you!"
"What happened Jasper?" I was pissed. If she did anything to hurt my sister…I will hit her myself.
"They barged their way through the fucking door after Alice told them to get out! They fucking knocked her to the ground."
I…was…seething. There was no other word for it. And just as I was about to approach Tanya…Bella disengaged herself from my side and had Tanya knocked to the ground. She was slapping her in the face and Tanya was rolling Bella over trying to get the upper hand.
Oh shit. We had a full blown cat fight on our hands.
Tanya straddled Bella and was proceeding to scratch at her face while Bella was clawing at her clothes. Oh hell no…Tanya was not going to put her filthy hands on my angel!
I ran over to them and lifted Tanya up from Bella by her waist while Jasper helped Bella up off of the floor and held her to him. Kate was hitting at my back telling me to put down her sister. Tanya was swearing at everyone. And my little Bella was growling…yes growling at Tanya.
When the fuck did this turn into a Jerry Springer episode?
"I can't believe you would knock down a pregnant woman! Especially one as tiny as Alice!" Bella screamed at Tanya.
"Hey!" Alice yelled in her defense.
"Sorry Ali, but it's true," Bella said as she walked forward to Tanya who was still in my arms struggling to get away. She then slapped Tanya across the face as she said, "You are fucking lower than I thought you were!"
Tanya started screeching and making noises that didn't even sound human as she broke from my arms and lunged at Bella. Jasper had a firm grip on Bella and pulled her away from Tanya as I was able to get a firm grip on her again.
"Let me go Edward! I am going to kill that bitch! She has ruined my life! I fucking hate her!! She is a home wrecking whore and I will kill her!"
I tightened my grip on my wife and said in her ear quietly but menacingly, "You will not lay one fucking hand on her Tanya…or I will end you." I was trying to keep my threats between the two of us, not that I cared if she had a shred of dignity left or not.
Tanya turned to look at me as she calmed down somewhat. She looked a little afraid of me. Good. I meant what I told her. No one would hurt my Bella…and if she even tried to take my love from me…I would have no qualms about ending her life. I am a dangerous force to be reckoned with when you mess with my family…and Tanya had done too much to rip Bella and me apart as it is. I would not stand for anymore…and for her to stand here and threaten the love of my life. Not going to happen!
"Edward…I would really appreciate it if you would get your filthy, cheating hands away from my sister!"
I turned and snarled at Kate, "And do not even fucking get me started on you!"
She jumped back a little at my words. Good…these two were going to realize they messed with the wrong damn family.
"Tanya," I said looking at her in my arms, "we need to talk…now."
Jasper still was holding Bella. Judging from the look on her face…she really didn't want me to be alone with Tanya. And she was hurting from the fact that Tanya was the one in my arms. But I was just keeping her away from Bella. I wished it were Bella in my arms…but Tanya was the first one I grabbed and all I was thinking of was the need to get her away from my Bella.
And as far as me being alone with Tanya…this conversation was a long time coming and it was going to happen now. So I hoped Bella would understand. I mouthed 'I love you' to her. Kate caught this display and groaned as she said, "Oh please! You have got to be kidding me. Why don't you two just fucking flaunt your affair in my poor sister's face some more?! You two disgust me!"
I heard a hard slap and Kate screamed. My sister had smacked her right across her conniving face. When the hell did my pregnant pixie-like sister get over here…and how the hell did she move so fast?
I couldn't help but chuckle at the fierceness of my sister and the shocked look on Kate's face. "I have had enough out of you two! Tanya…you will go talk to my brother in private…and Kate you will shut the hell up while you are in my home. I don't want to hear you speak again! Or I will call the police and have the both of you arrested for assaulting me and Bella!"
"But she attacked my sister first you bitch!" Kate screamed back at her.
"Oh really…hmmm…that's not how I saw it? Jasper, honey…what did you see?"
Jasper grinned as he said, "Well sweetie…as I was coming down the stairs I saw my pregnant wife being assaulted by two harlots…and then a little while later I saw Tanya…attack my poor defenseless future sister-in-law.
The smile on Bella's face when Jasper called her his future sister-in-law was priceless. In that moment she was glowing…so angelic. God, I love her.
It was Tanya's turn to speak, "That is not how it happened and you KNOW it!"
"Oh really? Hunh…that's funny because that is the exact same thing that I saw Tanya," I told her.
"So…I guess you need to play by our rules…don't you think?" Alice asked them.
Tanya and Kate both nodded. "Fine Edward…let's go talk," Tanya said.
Before we headed into the other room Kate looked at her sister and said, "I think I will go wait in the car, T."
"Whatever," she called back to Kate.
I turned to Jasper, "Can we use your office?"
"Of course," he replied.
As we started towards Jasper's office…I looked over at my love. Bella looked so tempting standing there…so sexy as she was nervously biting her lip. God help me but I didn't give a shit if I flaunted our love in Tanya's face.
I released Tanya and hurriedly walked over to Bella. I pulled her from Jasper and crushed my lips to hers as I grasped her hips roughly. She slid her tongue over my lips requesting entrance. I granted it. Our kiss was rough but loving…forceful but kind. It was everything we were. It was our way of saying this was it…we were in this together…and after today…one of our problems would be solved…I hoped.
Tanya gasped, "What the fuck Edward? Get away from her!" She ran over to us and started pounding her fists into my back.
I released Bella and turned to Tanya giving her the iciest glare I could muster. "Let's go Tanya." I turned to Bella. "You stay with Alice and Jasper. We will pick this up later."
She giggled and Tanya was fuming. We made our way into Jasper's office and as soon as we were in the room with the door shut…Tanya pushed me against it and started kissing me. She was fumbling with my belt and my zipper…trying to get me out of my jeans. Was she fucking serious? I pushed her away from me as forcefully as I could without hurting her. I wiped her slobbers from my face and made gagging sounds.
"What was that Tanya? I told you we need to talk."
She sauntered back over me…swaying her hips…I'm sure she thought she looked seductive…she just looked pathetic.
As she tried rubbing her hands up and down my chest she purred, "Come on Eddie…you know you don't wanna talk…you know what you really want to do is fuck the hell out of me…admit it…I know she can't satisfy you like I do. Our sex life is amazing."
I batted her hands away and scoffed, "Are you serious Tanya? Our sex life was mediocre at best! Bella is more woman than you could ever dream of being. And she has satisfied me in ways that you cannot even fathom. She is my everything and you are nothing!"
She looked like I had slapped her in the face but she didn't say anything so I continued.
"And while we're on the subject of how little you mean to me…I know what you did! And you disgust me."
Her eyes widened at this. "What are you…talking about?" She asked hesitantly.
"That shit you pulled the first night I invited you to my dorm…you know when Bella fucking called me? And you fucking told her I had never heard of her!! I hate you for that, do you understand me? I fucking hate you! You kept me from her! You and your conniving sister…who just happened to be Bella's roommate…which I'm not even sure how that happened and I don't really care.
I've got my Bella back and there's nothing you can do to keep us apart anymore. Do you hear me Tanya? I am done…so fucking done with you! You are a pathetic excuse for a woman and I wish I had never met you! You'll be hearing from my lawyer!"
I turned to leave and as I placed my hand on the doorknob…I heard her sobs and paused. I wasn't completely heartless. But was I really going to go and comfort her…after everything she had done?
Fuck no.
I turned the knob and that's when she said it. "Edward…I'm…pregnant. Please don't leave me."
Oh hell no! She did not just go there. She is so full of shit.
I turned to her and practically spat at her, "That is rich Tanya! Pretty fucking convenient don't you think? I don't believe your bullshit for one second! I will not allow you to try and manipulate me into staying with you. Fuck you and your lies! I'm done!"
As I was about to leave again she yelled at me, "You are a bastard for abandoning your baby! I am fucking pregnant you fucker and you will regret this!!"
I laughed at her, "Fine Tanya…whatever you say. Send me proof…a DNA test…something and then maybe we'll talk. But I really don't care."
And with that I walked out the door and down the stairs…I was looking for one person and one person only.
The love of my existence.
My Bella.
She was sitting down on the couch nestled in between Jasper and Alice. They were talking quietly and enjoying each other's company. Bella was rubbing Alice's stomach…talking to the baby. It was adorable. I couldn't wait until we were starting our family. Jasper had his long arm around both of the women in my life who meant so very much to me.
I hated to interrupt their moment but as I ran my hand through my hair…something in my peripheral vision caught my eye…and I realized there is something Bella and I have yet to do…and we were going to do it right fucking now.
I cleared my throat, alerting them of my presence. I made my way over to the three of them and knelt down in front of Bella. She smiled at me softly. "How did it go?" She asked.
"As well as you would expect, I suppose. She's still up there fuming and spewing off about being pregnant."
Bella's eyes widened but I shook my head. "Don't let it upset you love…she's fucking lying."
She nodded in understanding and breathed a sigh of relief. "So what now?"
I was hoping she would ask that. "Well…now my love…we are going to do something we should have done while we were still in New York," I told her as I took her left hand in mine.
She looked at me with a confused expression and opened her mouth to speak. I pressed my lips to hers to quiet her and then pulled away quickly. "Let me speak first."
"Okay," she said.
I removed the wedding rings from her left finger. "I want these gone. You are mine now." Then I removed my own wedding band. "As I am yours. The only rings I want on either of our fingers from now on are ones that we have placed on them…no one else."
She laughed lightly as tears filled her eyes. "Oh Edward!" She said and then she kissed me. And it was not as rough as the one earlier. It was just full of passion and love.
We were so lost in each other that we forgot Jasper and Alice were sitting right there. "Um…guys," Jasper started. We broke apart, both blushing and he continued. "I'm sorry to interrupt this moment…but I would really like to take Alice to the hospital and make sure she is alright after being knocked down. The baby has been very active since it happened and I just want to make sure they are both alright."
"Jazzy, I'm fine…I promise."
"No, Ali…we're not taking any chances with you or my niece or nephew. I agree completely with your husband," I told them.
"And I agree with both of them," Bella said.
"You're all stinking traitors!" Alice yelled but was giggling when she yelled it so we knew she was kidding.
"Alright then…let's go get this over with," Alice said as she struggled to get up off of the couch. I stood up and gave her a hand.
"Al? Don't you think you should put some clothes on?" I asked her.
She smiled bashfully, "Oh yeah…I guess that would be good."
"We'll wait down here for you," I said.
Jasper stood up, "Absolutely not. That lunatic is still up in my office and has not come downstairs yet. I do not want Alice up there alone while she is up there. And besides…someone needs to get her out of this house before we leave. So I will accompany Alice upstairs. You two stay down here and do whatever it is you do…but do NOT have sex on my couch! We won't be that long," he finished with a smirk.
Alice and Jasper made their way upstairs. I sat down on the couch and pulled Bella into me. "Baby, I am so excited…we're halfway there. Tanya knows about us…she knows it's over. Now all we have to do is tell Newton…serve them both with divorce papers…and then we can move on with our lives. I couldn't be happier Bells. You know that right?"
"Me too Edward, me too." She snuggled into me…and then she jumped from the couch and ran into the downstairs bathroom.
I chased after her and found her kneeling in front of the toilet throwing up what little was left in her stomach. I was about to start comforting her when I heard the yelling from upstairs.
"Get the fuck out of my house Tanya! You're not wanted here! Don't make me call the police to have you removed. You've talked to Edward…now get out! You have no purpose here."
"I will not leave!! Not unless Eddie comes with me Jasper! He is mine…fucking mine…not that whore's! She doesn't deserve him. She is plain and ugly and so very boring! I can excite him and give him everything he needs. He is not going to abandon his child and me! I won't allow it!'
"Give it a rest dumbass! We all know you are not fucking pregnant! Stop trying to pretend that you are you lunatic! Now…get…out!" He snarled at her.
I heard a door slam upstairs and then footsteps coming down to the living room. I wanted to make sure Tanya was leaving. "I'll be right back love," I told Bella.
When I walked into the living room Tanya was just about to walk out the front door. Good. I turned to go back to Bella when my shoes made a squeaky noise on their hardwood floors. Shit. Now she knew I was there.
Tanya turned and ran to throw herself at me. She dropped to her knees and started pulling at me as I tried to walk back to Bella. She looked like a small child throwing a tantrum. It was quite sad really. "Eddie please," she sobbed. "Please don't leave me and your baby! Oh God…Eddie I can't do this on my own. I need you please!!!" She screamed.
I pulled myself away from her as roughly as I could. "Jesus Tanya…get a hold of yourself. This is ridiculous! You are acting psychotic. Now let me go!"
She stood up and looked full of rage. "I will never let you go Edward Cullen! I am Tanya "fucking" Cullen. I worked too long and too hard to get that fucking name and you will not take it from me now and give it to that little tramp! You will be sorry you have done this to me…you will both fucking pay I swear to God!"
At this point, Kate walked through the open front door. "Tanya? Can we go now?"
Tanya's face changed. She smiled sweetly at her sister and said, "Of course Kate." She collected herself and started to walk out the door.
Jesus. What the hell was that? I really think she is insane! As she was walking through the door with her sister I heard her say to Kate, "Take me to a bar. I want to get fucking drunk as hell and fuck the first guy that buys me drinks."
"You got it sis," Kate told her.
Drunk…hunh? I couldn't stop myself. I followed them outside and called out to Tanya, "Oh Tanya? So you're going to get drunk…hunh?"
She nodded and said, "Yes…I'm getting drunk you heartless asshole! And I am going to fuck some random guy…maybe two! And you will be sorry that they are getting a taste of this." As she said that last part she motioned her hands over her body.
I smirked, "But honey…what about our baby? Do you really think it's a good idea to drink in your condition?"
She didn't even flinch as she said, "Please! Like I would fucking get pregnant and ruin this body! And besides…I wouldn't carry the spawn of your sorry two-timing ass if you fucking paid me!"
"That's what I thought. See you around, honey. Oh and by the way, Tanya?"
"What?" She screeched.
"I have tasted that," I said as I motioned to her body… "And it's not very good. Thank God I don't have to fake it anymore! I have the REAL thing now and she is spectacular!"
As I turned to head back into the house and check on my love I could hear Kate pulling Tanya to the car as she screamed at me. "This is not over Edward!! You and your whore will fucking pay!! I promise you that. You have not heard the last of Tanya Cullen!! You will be sorry!"
I slammed the front door shut and leaned against it. Why the fuck did I ever marry her? I had seen little snippets over the years of this kind of behavior. She is truly insane…like she needs to be locked up in a padded cell…insane.
I knew it wasn't over with her by a long shot. Well…we were done as a couple…that much I did know…but I knew Tanya well enough to know this was not the last we would hear of her. I was broken out of my thoughts as I heard the vomiting noises coming from the bathroom.
Crap…Bella.
I made it to her and started patting her back and holding her hair up again. "When we go to the hospital…you are getting checked out while we are there."
She looked up to argue but I guess she noticed the resolve on my face and I was not backing down on this. So she just simply nodded.
BPOV
As I bent over the toilet, Edward was rubbing my back, telling me I was getting checked out along with Alice.
A part of me wondered if maybe I'm pregnant. But then the logical part of me beats down that part with a Yaz birth control pamphlet and a mean right hook.
Whose baby would it be though?
Not something I wanted to debate as I'm hanging over a toilet bowl worshiping the porcelain gods.
Maybe I have a bug? I could have caught it on the plane…
Wrong!
Ah yes, voice just couldn't leave me alone.
Go with Edward, get the test done and find out if I'm right. Stop moping around and avoiding the situation.
Fuck, the voice has a point.
"Alright," I stood up slowly, the nausea and vomiting ending for the moment. "Let's go before the French Revolution begins again in my stomach."
I quickly brushed my teeth and Edward wrapped his arms around me as we piled into Jasper's car. Alice was complaining, saying the baby was alright, but I could hear a slight worry in her voice as she spoke. I just sunk into Edward and thought about the early morning confrontation from hell.
Tanya is really gone. Well, as far gone as she can be for now. She knows it's over and the bitch got her ass handed to her.
Fuck that felt good.
All of a sudden, I feel powerful.
Even with the stomach of death.
I feel strong.
I can take on anything.
"Really now?" Edward asks beside me.
Oops…apparently I was speaking out loud once again.
"Inner monologue escapes again," I grumble as Edward lets out a deep belly laugh.
He then looked down at me seriously, "Bells…I want you to make sure you get a pregnancy test done today."
Alice and Jasper both turned around and looked at us in shock. "Hey! Eyes on the road mister!" I told Jazz.
They both turned around and let us have our privacy. "Edward…you know I'm on the pill…so I probably just picked up some stomach bug while we were in New York. It's no big deal."
He nodded. "I know Bella…I just have a feeling. Please humor me and let them do a test. I have to know."
Something else was bothering him. "Edward what is it?"
"Look Bells…I didn't want to say anything…but after what Mike did to you…I don't trust him. I never trusted him but now I wouldn't put it past him to have tampered with your birth control since he was so adamant about you getting pregnant and you kept telling him no."
Oh shit. I hadn't thought of that. And he is a doctor…in a hospital…he would know what to do and how to do it.
"Jasper," I say shooting up from my oh so comfy position. "Which hospital…"
"Not his. Do you think I'd let Ali go anywhere near a medical facility that hired that jackass?" Jasper smirked from the front as we piled out of the car when we arrived.
I gave Jasper a big hug.
"How'd you get so smart?" I asked.
"When he married me. Let's get this over with," Alice grumbled. Watching Alice march through the emergency room doors reminded me of Napoleon marching to battle. The little dictator.
I followed my family, yes my family, into the waiting room and took a seat. Edward and Jasper were filling out paperwork as Alice started texting Rose and Emmett about the latest encounter with one half of the BB (aka…Bitch and Bastard).
"Bella Cullen," my head snapped up as a nurse called my name. I glanced at Edward and he just grinned before leaning close and whispering in my ear.
"Get used to it." I was all smiles as we headed back.
Now I've seen my fair share of hospital rooms, so it's safe to say that I have the preliminary questions down to an art. Back in Forks they wouldn't even ask me if I'm allergic to any medications or when was your last menstrual period? The entire hospital staff had my medical history memorized.
Here though, I had to answer the questions.
"Is there any chance that you might be pregnant?" The nurse asked.
"No, but Mr. Cullen insists otherwise. You might as well draw the blood and run the test," I sighed.
The nurse looked up from her charts, glancing between my scowl and Edward's shit eating grin.
After the nurse took the blood from my arm and left, Edward was standing in front of me, smiling.
"So why do you feel you can take on anything?" Edward asked.
"I kicked the bitch's ass. It felt good." I grinned.
Edward chuckled.
"You looked good, love," Edward gave a little growl before nipping at my earlobe.
I didn't even think to stop the laugh from escaping my lips.
"For once I feel like I'm getting something done. I'm standing up for myself and not taking anyone's shit. I actually can't wait to tell Mike about everything so we can be done with it. I want him to see me feeling like this…being this way. I was never strong with him. You…Edward, you not in my life…that is like my kryptonite…that is the only thing that can ever hurt or stop me. And you here…with me…well…I've got my mojo back…and I am Bella Cullen…an unstoppable force to be reckoned with!" I said with a grin.
Edward smirked, "So…do I get to see you run around in blue tights and a cape?"
I playfully slapped Edward. "No, but maybe a blue teddy."
And that's when the nurse walked in with the test results.
Remember how I said I felt strong?
Tell that to the bed I passed out on when the nurse told me I was in fact…pregnant.
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