Chapter 2

Forgive me…I wrote this part while listening to Come Away With Me by Norah Jones…if you get my drift.

EDWARD'S POV

"Bella." I was lying on the bed, watching as she slowly walked in.

She was wearing a maternity nightgown, and she was pushing her hair back. She looked beautiful. The pregnancy made her glow.

"Hey." She bit her lip playfully.

"You look beautiful."

"Thanks."

I held my arms out, and she slowly walked over, and came into them.

"How's Mike taking the news?" She asked against my chest.

"He's in disbelief."

Bella leaned up, and kissed my chin.

"Are you in the mood?" I asked.

She playfully hit me, and laid her head back down.

"Maybe. For now, let's just stay like this."

I held Bella close, my mind going back to times when I didn't have her.

Watching couples sit together in lunchrooms everywhere, while I sat without someone to talk to. Even watching Emmett and Rosalie, or Jasper and Alice made me feel lonely.

"Oh!"

I looked down.

"What is it? Are you alright?"

She looked up smiling, and moved my hand onto her stomach.

"Feel that?"

I waited, and felt something against my hand.

"What is that?"

"The baby…he's kicking."

"Already?"

"Well, he is a vampire." Bella laughed, keeping her hand on mine.

I kissed her hair.

"Bella, I'm so glad I found you."

"I'm glad you found me too."

I gently laid Bella on her back, and being careful of her bump, I began kissing her. She wrapped her arms around my neck, and pulled me closer.

BELLA'S POV

The next few months seemed to fly by. All the while, Edward and I grew more anxious, and I grew bigger, to my dismay.

"Rosalie. Emmett." I stared.

"Do you like it?" Rosalie tugged at one of her golden locks.

"I love it."

Emmett lifted the baby cradle up, and looked to me.

"Up in your room?"

"Sure, yeah. I can get it you know."

"Edward would kill me if he found out I let you lift anything."

Emmett headed upstairs.

"Rosalie, you guys didn't have to buy me that."

"Sure we did…and it's not just for you. It's for my nephew." She smiled.

"Rosalie," I hugged her, "I'm so glad you like me now."

"I'm glad I like you too. I was such an idiot." She laughed, and let go.

"Who's an idiot?" Edward walked in, carrying a high chair.

My eyes widened.

"Edward," I touched my stomach, "you said that you were taking Alice to get something."

"We did get something…well some things." He walked past me.

"Where should I put this Bella?" Alice walked in, carrying a toy chest.

"Alice…" I went to her.

"What? You need this stuff."

"At least let me carry it." I took the chest.

In a flash, Edward was at my side, and had grabbed the chest from me.

"Bella." His tone seemed to warn me.

"Edward, I'm not breakable." I rolled my eyes.

"You're right," without putting the chest down, he put his hand against my stomach, "but you're carrying our baby."

"Alright, enough." Rosalie pushed past us, but turned to wink at me.

"Now take the chest upstairs. I'll be up in a second with the toys. Jasper's getting the rocking chair."

"Toys? Rocking chair?"

A pain shot up through my stomach, but I figured it was a surge of excitement, and sat down.

"Well, you need a place to rock the baby, and he needs toys." Alice went upstairs, and Jasper followed.

I sighed, and straightened up as another pain shot up through my stomach.

Carlisle walked in, with Esme following close behind.

"Bella, hey." Carlisle smiled.

"Don't tell me you two have more things." I stood, and came over to them.

"No." Esme laughed.

Carlisle walked by to head up the stairs.

The next pain was a lot sharper than the last. I reached out, without realizing, for support from Esme.

"Bella?" She looked at me.

Carlisle turned.

"Bella, are you alright?"

"Sit down."

Esme helped me sit back down.

"Bella, are you feeling any pain in your stomach or back?" Carlisle asked, bending down in front of me.

"Yeah." I rubbed my shoulder.

"I think," Carlisle stood and turned to Esme, "that you should get Edward."

I stared up at him.

"You don't think-"

"I think you're going into labor."

EDWARD'S POV

"Bella, just squeeze my hand when it hurts." I coaxed.

We were sitting in the backseat of Carlisle's car. He and Esme were in the front. The others were following us.

"I don't want to break your hand." Bella squeezed my hand harder, trying to get comfortable.

"We're almost there Bella." Esme turned around, and smoothed back Bella's hair.

"Edward," she smiled at me through her pain, "we're going to be parents."

I kissed her hair.

"Bella I love you. We're going to get through this."

She nodded, and squeezed my hand again, suppressing a groan.

We finally pulled into the parking lot, and I rushed Bella into the hospital. Carlisle ran ahead, ordering that a room be prepared. Esme waited for the others, while I carried Bella into the room Carlisle pointed out.

"Alright, Bella, I'll be back soon. Just try to relax." Carlisle ran from the room.

"Oh!" Bella cried.

I kneeled down next to her, and took her hand. I then began humming her lullaby.

It seemed to calm her down a little bit. She even hummed along with me, until the next contraction came.

"Edward…I don't know if I can do this." She looked into my eyes.

I took her face in my hands.

"Yes…yes you can. I'm right here. Forever."

She laid her head back against the pillow as Carlisle came in.

"Alright Bella, I have some good news and some bad news. The good news, I'm confident that we can get through this. The bad news, I don't want to risk hurting the baby…so I can't give you any drugs."

Bella's eyes widened.

"No…drugs?"

"I'm sorry."

"Oh God." A tear escaped her eye, and she squeezed my hand harder.

"Alright, now let's get started." Carlisle checked Bella.

"Well?" I asked.

"You can't start pushing yet. Maybe in an hour."

"Until then…what do we do?"

"Until then, try to get her through each contraction. We'll be here if you need any help." Carlisle patted Bella's shoulder.

"Thanks." She forced a smile.

"I'll be down the hall if you need me."

When we were alone, I pulled a chair over, and sat down.

"Contraction." Bella's face twisted into a pained expression.

"Do you remember when you saw us for the first time? When you were talking to Jessica about us?"

She nodded a whimper escaping.

"I thought you were the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. Right then and there. I wanted to come up to you…and just take you away to be mine."

"Really?"

"The truth was," I smiled, "I knew I loved you before I met you."

"Edward." Bella kissed me.

"Feeling better?"

"A little."

BELLA'S POV

An hour later, that baby was coming.

"Alright Bella, I need you to give me a good push, but don't get too tired yet." Carlisle said.

"Bella, just push, I'm right here." Edward held my hand, sitting right next to me.

"Okay."

I pushed, feeling a ripping pain through my stomach.

"Good push Bella. That was great." Edward smiled.

"Alright Bella, just two more and you two will be the proud parents of a baby boy." Carlisle smiled too.

I pushed again, and memories of Edward and I flooded back to me. Edward and I…we would be together forever. And we would have a baby to share.

"Just one more Bella! One more!" Edward shouted, the happiness in his voice flooding through the room.

I squeezed Edward's hand, and pushed with all of my might.

The last thing I remembered before blacking out was hearing a sharp cry, and Edward's happy voice.

"It's a boy Bella!"