A/N: Sorry it took me a bit to post this. I've been concentrating this week on my original fic and publishing the first chapter on Wattpad for eventual self-publishing.

It's baby time!

I wrote this chapter a while ago, on pen and paper, and then lost it… go figure.

The Burning Chapter in Breaking Dawn may be my favorite of the entire saga. Actually, I think the last part of Breaking Dawn is my favorite of the series. So, to be able to do what I planned, I have broken them up into pieces. Hitting 3000 words before the change, I thought that be the best way of handling it.

I've always thought that Edward would be more talkative during Bella's transformation... So that is why the three days will be the next chapter. It will have parts of Breaking Dawn, and Midnight Sun in it. (Hey, just thought I'd give you a preview!)

Anyway! Thanks for the reviews, seriously, I got two today and it did actually give me the zest to finish the chapter and post it. So, thank you! a million times thank you!

Of course, everything Twilight is owned by Stephenie Meyer. All original characters belong to me! No copyright infringement intended.

Parenthood.

"Hey, can you give us a minute while you get everything set up?" My voice was cracked, and I was begging rather than asking.

As excited as my family was (The Cullen's included.) There was much to do!

Damn vampires were so fast, the room was empty. I wondered if Lydia, Nia, and Gabe were learning how to do that as well. I shook that errant thought away, when I felt Edward's eyes, smoldering.

Three more days!

"Edward," I returned the smoldering gaze into his topaz eyes with all of the love and intensity possible. "I just want you to know, I really do love you. I do not need to be Alice to know nobody will dissuade you from leaving my side. It is reasonable to be frightened. If there is one thing I know for sure, I will always come back to you. You need to know that too. Please don't beat yourself up. Tell me about the babies. Tell me anything. In three days, a new chapter begins. I am so glad I met you, loved you, and married you. Our life together really begins the moment my heart stops, and I want to move forward. So please take the time to let go of the past so we can truly do that, together as equals and parents. No regrets, I don't have any."

"Bella, I do regret many things, but not this, not our future. Three days. I love you."

Edward was silent for a moment.

"Carlisle and Rose are ready to get you situated. Rose needs to get your epidural started before the magic happens."

I took in a sharp breath; it really was time.

Speaking of vampire speed, out of nowhere, Edward appeared with a hospital gown.

"Lift up your arms."

"Ugh, another hospital gown."

"Better than a sheet."

I pondered that; Edward was right.

Once Edward undressed and dressed me, he scooped all of us into his arms, his eyes were sparkling. He really was excited. We made our way to the 'surgical suite.' Yes, indeed, a witch was giving birth to vampire twins, these were the days of our lives. I heard my aunt, brother, and best friend enchant all of the tools that would be needed.

"Don't go testing that, you may lose a finger. They will serve their purpose." Lydia warned all the onlookers.

"I may need a few more of these, you never know."

"Sure thing," Lydia winked.

Rose was on a stool and rolled over to me after Edward laid me down softly on the table. "Well, from what I hear, this is far worse when you are having contractions…" Rose trailed off, "I need you to sit at the edge of the table and curl around your stomach like a cat and do not move. I will try to make this quick. Before that, I'm going to go ahead and put in your IV."

I just nodded, absolutely terrified.

God! I hate needles! I was trying really hard not to think about the fact that there was a catheter in my spine, as I thought about the ridiculous idea, curling around my stomach like a cat? It would be horrible with contractions. It was pretty horrific without them. After that was done, I think Rose must have given me a little bit of morphine, because I freaked out a little when she injected me with lidocaine. Also, well, I was on the precipice of life! And death!

Edward tucked my hair behind my ears when I was situated. He never let go of my hand. I could see the excitement in his eyes. I also knew he was listening to Carlisle's thoughts. I really didn't want to know; this part was going to be gross. That was a given.

Edward told Carlisle to stop pinching me, and they both looked at me. I suppose that meant I was numb enough because a curtain went up over my stomach, and I started to cry.

"You're good and numb." Carlisle tried to soothe me, unsuccessfully.

Edward cocked his head to the side and furrowed his brow, "why are you crying?"

"Because I am about to meet my children. This is actually happening."

His lip turned up a bit as he nodded, "ready or not."

"We'll figure out how to be ready."

"I love you, Bella."

"I love you too, Husband."

I could feel pressure, and my brain started to scramble for any sort of coherency, but that was a lost cause. I just felt a lot. The gamut of emotions was impossible to put into words, but mostly I felt this euphoric, intense, surreal, love, like my heart, was getting bigger, again! I didn't know if I had any more room! I felt something more for Edward at that moment, as he was making fun of my feeble attempts at a death grip on his hand. This man, who thought himself a monster was mine, forever, with kids to boot. This was the father of my children, that phrase triggered something in me, and I felt that internal shifting, it was just like what I felt the day Tyler Crowley almost killed me. The same internal change when it came to my nudgers. This was like Edward, and my little monsters as a unit, it was hard to breathe; it was so intense.

I suppose I hadn't really cared much if Edward heard those musings because he whispered in my ear, "I think I'm feeling it too."

"You will, when you see them, hold them. It's different for guys but this is a new life, a life less ordinary."

"Deep breaths, calm yourself," Rose warned again, turning up the oxygen. Rose looked pretty keyed up herself.

Edward nodded, agreeing with that thought.

I did not like the sounds; I should have brought my headphones because I heard something crunchy, but my disgust did not last for long when I heard a cry that I'd known my entire life. Carlisle lifted up a gooey, screaming, full-term baby boy over the curtain. Nia was quick with the blankets, as Edward helped me put my hospital gown down a bit so he could lay with me, skin to skin. She handed Edward the blanket, but he was in a daze. He put his head to the side, his arms crossed on the table, at the same eye level of the baby, totally transfixed.

Of course, I started to sob.

"Masen."

He had my color hair and my eyes.

"Looks just like Bella!" Edward blurted out, happily.

I heard the crunchy sound again, and I knew it was almost time to meet my second child.

I looked into my son's eyes. I knew somehow, he understood what I was telling him, even if it was just the tone of my voice. "You are my miracle, our miracle. I bet you somewhere in the veil your other grandparents, Renee, Phil, Elizabeth, and Edward Sr. are giving each other high fives and smoking cigars. I know they are."

Lydia looked up at me and agreed, "he is beautiful, Bella."

"Be good for your aunties, uncles, and grandparents. Mommy is going to take a long nap but then we'll be together," I gulped and looked at Edward, "forever."

"Switch," Edward suddenly announced just before I heard another cry. I handed Masen over to Edward and watched him fall asleep immediately.

"They sleep!" Rose said startled.

Of course, I already knew this, if they didn't sleep, they would have kicked their way through me. Thank the gods or whoever…

There was a look on Edward's face that I had anticipated, the one that signaled another change in him. Totally serene looking at his son. I kept repeating in my head a silent thank you to the Masen's and miss you to my Mom and Stepdad.

I don't think I'll ever get over the bewildered look Edward and I both had on our faces when we saw red, scarlet red hair, not as coppery as Edward's, it was definitely red, that could only come from him. Yet, I could see the color my hair turned whenever I was in the sun. She had piercing green eyes, that I did not think was possible for newborns, but who knew what was possible with these guys.

Soon she was on my chest, and I kept thinking, God help this child with the overprotective father that she has. She is going to be a heartbreaker and he might lock her up in a tower.

Edward tried to hide his amusement, and I could see he was thinking about that possibility already.

"Lily looks just like Edward!" Rose squealed.

I looked at my Emma-Luna, then my Masen, and then my husband. I understood what Edward was saying when he explained what it was like to be altered inside, drowning in intense emotion, and resurfacing a different person. Everyone else was talking and celebrating. But our eyes just kept darting around, taking in what it looked like to have… to be a family.

"Twenty fingers, twenty toes, Dad." I joked as Carlisle and Lydia went about putting Humpty Dumpty back together again. It was quiet in the room, I knew what was coming, so did everyone else, this was a sacred time. The time I needed to memorize exactly what their faces looked like, hoping that would hold me over for three days.

I sort of liked the name Lily, and it suited her at that moment, she was far more alert than Masen was. She was watching us as we watched her. There was a silent acknowledgment, she knew who I was, who Edward was, and who her brother was.

"Someone has a protective younger sister." I giggled.

"Gosh, that doesn't run in your family or anything," Nia couldn't help herself.

I blushed. I think Gabe and I were equally protective of the other.

I was grateful and delighted with this outcome. It could have been much worse. That is what I had to tell myself when I saw Carlisle give Edward a look. The look that said, it was time for the next renovation. My time with my babies was over, and I was scared out of my mind, I didn't want to let Lily go, I didn't want to see Edward stop holding Masen, but I had agreed to this. The tears wouldn't stop flowing but I managed to tell Lily, "time for mommy to take a nap like your brother is. Be good, I love you both, all three of you." The hot tears were overwhelming me.

"Don't worry, they are in good hands," Carlisle said as he took down the curtain. "We can't wait much longer."

Edward handed Masen to Rose and Lily to Esme, and I saw it again. The face of someone who was feeling something so powerful it was changing them, inside. Esme was a grandmother. A dream she had long given up on. Rose was finally holding a child in her arms, no Masen was not hers, and she knew this. Neither of us worried about her running off with them. This was as close as it was going to get, and she looked utterly content with that. Rose had been on their side since day one. I saw Emmett at the door looking at his wife, no doubt thinking the same thing. The gooey sappy sweetness of baby love and familial love was so palpable the air was thick with it.

Gabe walked in and kissed me on the cheek, "you did well, as usual." He handed me the potion on the sly. "I'll see you on the flip side, I love you, Ella. Say hi to Mom and Phil if you see them this time. Oh, hell, even Dr. Strange. I know you can do this, and so do you."

I gulped, "that I do." I hoped.

I turned over as Rose removed the catheter out of my spine. As tempting as it was, Carlisle was unsure of the effect of having it in there when the venom came, so I would have a short amount of time to enjoy the numbness. I was very much enjoying the morphine as it was kicking my ass. I had two crucial things to do before I let it take over completely.

"We did good, Edward. We are so blessed. Thank you. Thank you, Rose."

She gave a slight smile, looking at Emmett holding Masen for the time being.

"Thank you, Bella." She whispered in my ear. "I'm going to give you a bigger dose, we want the morphine to be ahead of the venom. I hope it works, girl."

I opened the vial and chugged it down. Edward's face contorted entirely.

"What was that?"

"When my lifeline is cut, you'll hear my thoughts again. Just know that I am in there. Always will…"

"You locked me out?" Edward sounded kind of pissed, but I was too high to care.

"Mmm, Hmmmm," the vial dropped from my hand and smashed on the floor.

"Oops!" I giggled hysterically.

I pointed at Edward and tried to tell him, despite my slurred speech, "don't be mad at me, it's because I love you. No masochistic indulgence for you. Those days are over." My eyelids were starting to fight me.

"Kiss me, tell me you love me, and I'll see you in the next life."

My eyes slammed shut.

I felt Edward kiss my eyelids, "I love you." He kissed my lips, "I'll see you at the start of our next life."

The room was empty, the intimacy was making my hormones go nuts. That's all I needed to take with me into the next life, being a nymphomaniac.

Edward kissed the hollow of my ear and my throat.

I heard him take a shaky breath.

It was time.

I started to meditate, holding the mental image I had of Edward holding both babies while starting my mantras, 'I will never hurt you. I will be good like Carlisle. All life is sacred.'

I felt the burning begin. I couldn't have said anything if I wanted to, the morphine choked me and was holding me down. I went deeper, clenching my teeth, still keeping the picture in my head as my body began to turn into Ash.

**EPOV**

What in the world?

Bella's breathing sped up; her teeth clenched shut after I plunged venom into her heart. I bit each artery then closed the wound. It was an emergency precaution, but I didn't think it could hurt. It might speed up the process.

Then Bella's face and body relaxed, and she did not resemble anyone I've ever seen transform. But, when had Bella reacted like anyone else I've ever known.

Gabe cleared his throat, "She wanted me to give this to you." He patted my shoulder hard, quickly turning around before leaving the room. "Congrats, by the way, they are beautiful, and you guys are going to be great parents. I have a feeling everything is going to work out just as it was supposed to. I'll come by later to see how things are going."

I didn't respond directly; I was looking at the letter Gabe handed me and opened it.

Edward,

If everything has gone according to plan, well, I just started the process. I don't like secrets, and I don't know how we managed to keep this one from you for so long, but I hope it comforts you as it comforts me.

I knew how hesitant you were about changing me in general. Nervous, I would forget you or hate you or resent you… you know the absurd things that you worry about. When you told me that I would be begging you to kill me, I knew I couldn't do that to you, even if I didn't really mean it.

If you were curious at all, as to why your family and mine have been making references about my ability to handle pain, well, I am not sure they all know but I have spent 6 months training through the pain. I asked Jasper to show me what it felt like. He also taught my brother and after that my brother was able to cast a spell that would make me feel it, as I learned how to deal with it. I learned to meditate through the pain.

I know what you are thinking, I shouldn't be comforting you. I honestly believe it was the best thing to do given how surprisingly intense it was, at first. I am determined to keep you and the babies and my goal to be like Carlisle, to not hurt you, or anyone, in my head as much as possible. I don't know what to expect. I do know that I do have my ways of dealing.

I just love you that much.

(I really want to say 'I'll see you in another life when we're both cats' from Vanilla Sky, but we won't be cats- I hope.)

You are going to be a great father, and I am the luckiest girl in the world.

PS I put another song on your iPhone, it seemed apt.

Take care of yourself. Take care of our kiddos. I'll see you soon.

I love you,

Your future vampire wife,

Bella.

A/N: Yay! I hope that was a suitable, not life-endangering version of what almost made me throw up in the theater and reading the darn book. I guess if you have kids, childbirth can be umm, personal?

The song, by the way, is called Trampoline. I won't post the lyrics here, but I found it when I was looking for another song to help me write the other story, Monsters.

I wanted to touch on that for a second. I am so unsatisfied with my first chapter and have begun to rewrite it for the umpteenth time. Regardless, I have had to be very careful with how and why the Guardian thing comes up here, and her magic, and her childhood.

Although the story I am writing is totally out of the Twilight Wheelhouse. My protagonist is definitely not like Bella, not even this version, and she is already in love, and in a relationship when the story starts. There may be vampires hooking up, but it will not be with my heroine…. Also, vampires are more traditional, in a sense than Stephenie Meyer's (and I would say that Edward's godfather is probably Angel.)

I have spent months doing world-building and going out of my mind in the process. Gabriel, Lydia, and Nia are all in the story, but they are very different than I have set them up to be here. (REALLY different.) I really don't want anyone to think I plagiarized this world… that is wrong. As I said, it won't be on here because it's original, but I need to be perfectly clear about that before I continue to post…or re-post more chapters (my username is mogirl09 on Wattpad by the way.)

Anyway! Thanks for the reviews, seriously, I got two today and it did actually give me the zest to finish the chapter and post it. So thank you a million times thank you.