Emmett POV:
1 WEEK LATER
I smiled at Rose as she held little Jace against her shoulder as she patted his back. Ali had him literally 4 hours after we had gotten back to Seattle from our honeymoon. It was a fast labor and delivery but she and Jace were both healthy. Jasper and Alice were over the moon about him.
"You two should feel so loved. We had dinner with mom and dad last night so dad could meet Jace and we decided you two should be next.", Alice smiled at us. They chose to introduce Jace by doing a separate dinner with everyone. She said it was so Jace could get all the loving's, but not be passed around to so many people. She wanted to make sure everyone got to enjoy him.
I heard a small burp and chuckled. "Was that him?", I asked.
"Yup. He has the loudest little burps.", Jasper laughed.
"Do you have a burp rag?", Rose asked as she glanced at her shoulder. "He spit up a little bit.".
Alice nodded, grabbing one from the diaper bag. "He's been doing that. We have an appointment tomorrow so I think I'm going to talk to his doctor about switching his formula.", She smiled as Rose cleaned up her shirt. "I still think it's so wild that I made such a little human.".
"I still think it's crazy that he's only 6 pounds.", Rose said as she laid him in her arms. "He's just so itty bitty.".
"Well I'm tiny and he was also 3 weeks early. I think if I had gone full term, he would have been 8 pounds or so.".
I admired Rose as she talked to Ali. She was so natural with Jace even though he was so tiny and fragile. I could tell she was meant to be a mom. I watched as she touched his little fingers and he cracked a little smile. She grabbed the burp rag and wiped his mouth. We wanted to wait 2 or 3 years before trying, but watching her right now made me want to start trying.
"Do you want to hold him?", Rose asked me.
"I don't want to break him.", I replied. While Rose was so natural with him, I was freaking out. Alice giggled at me.
"Emmett, he's fine. He's little and it's scary at first, but you're not going to break him.", Jasper said to calm me down.
I took a breath and nodded. "You're right. I'll hold him.", I held out my arms.
"Support his neck and his bottom.", Rose told me as she carefully laid him in my arms. I bit my lip as she pulled her hands away. I looked down at Jace and smiled slightly as he slept. I felt my shoulders relax and just watched him breathe. "I'm doing it. I got you, buddy.", I whispered.
There was a knock at the door and Jace slightly jumped as it startled him. "I got it.", Rose said as she got up. It must've been dinner. Alice said Italian food sounded good so we ended up ordering from Olive Garden. I got spaghetti, Rose shrimp alfredo, and Alice and Jasper shared a lasagna.
Alice laid Jace on the ottoman while we ate dinner. As we ate, we all just watched over him, admiring his little features.
"So, what are we doing for your birthday, Rose?", Alice asked.
Rose laughed. "It's like 3 months away. I haven't even thought about what to do tomorrow. Why do you ask?". She took a bite of shrimp.
"I miss drinking with you and I figured you would go all out for your birthday.", Alice responded.
"Oh! Yes! We'll definitely drink then.", Rose replied. "We can start planning it all in the middle of September.".
"I bet your Mom will keep Jace so we can all drink and celebrate.", Jasper pitched in.
"That's not a bad idea.", I said. "I don't think Mom would mind at all. She's going to want to hang out with everyone, but she isn't going to drink at all.".
"You're right. She's already going to keep him while Jasper and I work.".
We continued to talk about things coming up. Alice expressed how nervous she was about the school year, yet she was excited. Her and Rose discussed their plans for setting up their rooms while Jasper and I talked about wanting a beer, but he was the driver of the night and didn't want to drink and drive with his baby. It was understandable. Jace started to cry and Jasper immediately picked him up to calm him down.
"I think we're going to head out. It's 9 and Jasper has to go to work tomorrow.", Alice said. I threw away the trash we had made and hugged her.
"Bye, sister. I'm so so proud of you.", I smiled.
"Thank you.", She squeezed me lightly.
I shook Jasper's hand, congratulating him. Next, I lightly touched Jace's hand. "I'll see you soon, buddy.". We all said our goodbyes and watched them leave.
"Jace is so cute.", Rose said as she put cups and silverware in the sink.
"He is, isn't he? He's so tiny!", I replied, hinting that I really enjoyed that small time with a baby. "I enjoyed it.", I simply stated.
She wrapped her arms around me, kissing me. "I did too, but I also enjoy this.", Her hands slid up my shirt and rubbed my back. I kissed her head and smiled at her.
"You're right.", I said as she pulled her hands away.
"We can't do anything tonight.", She turned and focused on the dishes in the sink.
I frowned, watching her. "Why not? You're still ovucating?", I asked.
"Ovulating, honey. And no. I have that annual appointment tomorrow and they told me since I was having that bleeding issue to not have any sex.", She sighed.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot about that.", I kissed her cheek. "I can still cuddle you though. What time is your appointment?".
"9. I just hope they can figure out the issue because my body feels so off and like something is seriously wrong.", I could tell she was getting nervous by the tone of her voice. I walked up behind her and just hugged her.
"I love you. They are going to figure it out and we're going to get through whatever the issue is.", I heard her sniffle and frowned. "Babe.", I turned her around to face me. I lifted her onto the counter. "Don't worry about the dishes. I'll get up and do them in the morning. Right now, I'm going to run you a hot bath and you're going to relax and not stress about your appointment. How does that sound?", I asked as I squeezed her hand.
"T-That sounds good.", She cried, hugging me. She laid her head on my shoulder and I just held her. This was what she needed right now. I could feel my shirt become wet with her tears.
"Everything is going to work out.", I assured her as I rubbed her back. "I know I'm not much help because I'm a man and I don't understand all of your lady issues, but I do know that it'll all be okay and you may just need to take something to get it all back on track.", I kissed her shoulder.
She took a deep breath and sat up, wiping her face. "Thank you for dealing with me. I'm ready for a bath.".
She slid off the counter and we shut off the lights and locked the door. As we walked upstairs, my mind wandered. Was she okay? Why was her body causing her to bleed? Was it normal to have 2 periods in one month? What if something was actually wrong? She reached our bedroom then ran to the bathroom. I heard her gag then she threw up in the toilet. I quickly rushed behind her, pulling her hair back. She took a deep breath and threw up more before laying her head in her hands. She breathed heavy as she tried to contain herself.
I reached over and grabbed a wash rag for her. "Here, baby.", I rubbed her back. "Are you okay?", I asked, watching more tears fall from her eyes.
She shook her head as she wiped her mouth. "I don't feel good.", She groaned as she relaxed her body against mine. I bit my lip, trying to calm her down as she started breathing heavy. She leaned forward, extracting more from her body.
"I'm going to get you a bath going. It's going to be cool and not hot so that way your body will relax.", I told her as I started the bath water. I hated seeing her this way. I honestly hadn't seen her sick since that night at the bar and that was months ago. I felt the water to make sure the temperature was okay then plugged the bath tub. I walked back over to Rose and helped her strip down. After we got her shirt off, she was sick again.
"Ugh.", She let out a soft moan of pain. "I absolutely hate being sick.", She held her stomach and leaned over the toilet.
"I know, love.", I bit my lip, watching her. "Is your stomach hurting?", I asked.
"Y-Yeah.", She whispered as she began dry heaving.
"Breathe, Rose.", I moved her to the side and pulled down her pants. I then grabbed a magazine that was sitting on the counter and started fanning her. She had broken out into a sweat.
"I-I'm ready to get in the bath.". I helped her up and held her as she slowly walked to the bathtub. She had one arm wrapped around mine, and the other arm holding her stomach. When we reached the bathtub, I slid her panties down and unhooked her bra. She let her under garments fall and held onto me as she got in.
She slid down, shivering as the water covered her body. "Too cold?", I asked. She shook her head 'no' and leaned back. "Do you want to sleep in clothes tonight?".
"Just a t shirt and undies, please.", She whispered.
I nodded and stepped out of the bathroom to get her clothes ready. I grabbed one of my t shirts from the closet and opened her drawer. For some unknown reason, my wife had at least 70 pairs of panties. I grabbed a pair of blue boy shorts and walked back into the bathroom.
"Did thinking about the appointment make you nervous and that's why you got sick?", I asked as I sat on the floor.
"No.. I was feeling sick after dinner and of course I ate shrimp. I probably have stupid food poisoning.", She sighed and closed her eyes. She had a good point. I wasn't feeling sick and Alice or Jasper hadn't told me if they were. Rose was the only one to eat shrimp though.
We sat in silence as she just relaxed and tried to recuperate from getting sick. I scrolled through my phone, looking at what meetings I had tomorrow. So far, I just had two, meaning I should be off around 11 or 12. With Rose being sick, I almost wanted to cancel meetings and stay home.
After helping Rose wash her hair and body, she had finally made it out and gotten dressed. She was currently curled up in the comforter with a trash can beside the bed. She had convinced me to not cancel my meetings and that she'd be fine once she got some rest. Of course, my wife was stubborn so not canceling my meetings was the only option I was given.
Rosalie POV:
I groaned as I heard my alarm going off. How was it already morning time. I shut it off and sighed as I stretched out my arm. Emmett had already left for work. I felt terrible. It was a long night of me being sick and he was up and down with me. He had to be exhausted. I slowly sat up and yawned. My stomach still hurt, but it was completely empty from being sick.
I got dressed in a pair of leggings and a t shirt from college. My hair was in a messy bun. It was definitely obvious that I wasn't feeling 100% today. On a positive note, I hadn't thrown up since I woke up.
I bit my lip as I sat in a gown at the doctor's office. I felt so exposed, despite being fully covered right now. The doctor knocked on the door and I jumped a little.
"Good morning, Rosalie. I see that you are here because you are experiences what seems to be an extra menstrual cycle. Is that correct?", She asked as she checked her chart.
"Yes ma'am. I had a period about 2 ish weeks ago then this one started about 3 days ago.", I explained.
"I see. I'm going to order a urine and blood test before I begin my exam.", She turned to the nurse, telling her what she needed.
They had me do urine first and then I sat back on the bed and held out my arm. The nurse put the tourniquet on and felt my veins. I watched as she poked my skin with the needle and began to collect vials of blood. When she was finished, she walked out.
"While we wait on the nurse, I'm going to update your file. I see you got married. Congratulations on that.", She smiled at me.
"Thank you. We got married and had a blast in Bora Bora and now that we're home, I'm going downhill. I've had this period issue and then got food poisoning from shrimp so it's been a blast.", I said sarcastically.
"Oh no. Well I can assure you we are going to figure out this period issue. I sent your labs out to be rushed and we're not busy today. We should get them back in about 10 minutes", She said as the nurse came back. "Are you ready to begin the exam?", she asked. I nodded slightly and watched her. "Go ahead and open your gown and lay back.".
I bit my lip as I exposed my front side and laid back. I closed my eyes as I felt her touch my stomach area. She used her stethoscope and listened to my stomach. She wasn't going to hear much. I'd thrown up everything in me and still couldn't eat this morning. She then moved onto my breast and I winced as she put light pressure.
"Is that sensitive?", She asked.
"Yes ma'am. They usually aren't.", I admitted to her.
"I don't feel any lumps so that is a great thing. Do you have any concerns about the sensitivity?", She asked.
"No ma'am. I usually get really sore with my period.".
There was a knock at the door and she reached out, grabbing whatever was put into the tray.
"Are you sexually active?", She asked.
"Yes. Usually every day or so.", I replied, covering myself.
"And you said your last period was about 2 weeks ago?", She glanced up at me.
I nodded in response.
"Rosalie, you're pregnant.", she closed the folder, instructing the nurse to grab the ultrasound machine.
Wait, what? Pregnant. No. There's no way. There was a 2 to 3-year plan in place. This was happening too soon. My brain was trying to process what was happening.
"Uh, there's no way. My husband and I use condoms every time.", I replied as I sat up so I could see her better. I was so persistent with condoms and if we were in the shower, I made sure he pulled out before the risk of anything happening occurred.
"Condoms aren't always 100% effective. They usually run about 99% and that's if put on properly. Other ways to make the effectiveness go down is if they're expired, if there is rough intercourse occurring, not being stored at the right temperature.", She replied.
I sighed and rubbed my face. "What happens with rough intercourse?", I asked. That could really be the only thing to happen to cause this.
"So, if a condom is used during rough intercourse, it can actually cause micro tears. These tears aren't visible to the human eye; however, it is small enough for sperm to get through.", She explained. I took a deep breath trying to take everything in. "I would like to perform a vaginal ultrasound to determine the development of the fetus. Do you possibly remember your last period from June?".
I opened the app on my phone and looked. Thank god I somewhat logged my period. "It was May 2nd to the 5th.", I answered as the nurse came back in. "I for sure had intercourse on the 8th. I guess I missed my period in June and never even realized it. We were pretty busy planning the wedding.".
The doctor put my feet in the stirrups and I watched the lights on the roof. She explained that it was going to feel cold and odd as she got prepared.
I moved my focus to the black screen on the machine as I felt her insert the ultrasound wand. I watched as the screen changed. The doctor looked at it as she moved the wand a little bit. "That is your baby.", She smiled at me as she clicked a button. There was heartbeat sound now playing. I felt tears in my eyes.
"Is that.. Is that the baby's heart?", I asked, wiping my tears.
The doctor nodded at me as she continued to look. "By the size of it, I'm going to estimate you at 11 weeks. I'm very surprised you haven't had any symptoms.", She said as she clicked some more buttons.
"Do you think the food poisoning was actually the baby?", I asked. "And the sore boobs?".
"I'm actually not quite sure on that. I believe it could be a toss-up. I would like to say baby, however, you haven't experienced any nausea or vomiting, correct?", I nodded in response. "I'd lean that more towards food poisoning. I would definitely say the soreness of your breasts is from baby.".
"What about the bleeding?", I asked.
"I'd like to keep an eye on it. However, you did state you had your honeymoon last week and you participate in rough intercourse. If you have intercourse, don't overdo it. Roughness is off the table for a while, Rosalie.", She told me. Although I know she didn't mean it that way, I felt like I had just gotten in trouble for having and enjoying rough sex. "Would you like pictures?".
"Yes. I have to break the news to my husband today.", I answered. I watched as she pulled out the wand and looked through the photos she had taken. I was wondering how Emmett would take the news. Would he believe me if I told him condoms can get micro tears? It was something that didn't sound believable but it was a real thing.
She handed me the pictures and smiled. "I'm going to step out and calculate your due date while you get dressed.". I watched them walk out and looked at the black and white photos in my hand. That was my little baby even though he or she looked like a blob. I stood up and got dressed, keeping my eye on the photos. I was still in disbelief, yet a part of me was happy. I was going to be a momma.
I sat on the chair and heard the doctor walk back in. "February 15th is your big day. I'd like to go ahead and set up an appointment for the end of August or beginning of September to check on baby, maybe find out the gender.", She smiled, handing me a paper.
We said our goodbyes and I headed to the front to schedule my next appointment.
Baby McCarthy is finally happening sooner than they planned!