Raising Patricia Cullen Ch.6
(Bella's POV)
Tomorrow is Christmas. Patricia's first Christmas. Alice and the whole family have gone overboard with all the presents and decorations!
First it was the tree. Emmett came home from hunting with the tree and it barely fit in the door! Let's just say that mom was not too happy about that one! Then dad came down from the attic with boxes full of decorations.
And at this point Rose and Alice walked in with more decorations! Mom was okay with that but me on the other hand it looked like a Christmas monster threw up! And Edward even let them put decorations on his piano! Of course Patricia thought it was hilarious and giggled as everyone acted like the energizer bunny.
At one point Emmett tried to put Patricia on the tree. That was when dad calmed everyone down and they started to slow down on the decorating. Edward was fighting with Patricia to get her to bed at the moment.
"Edward can you hurry up! We won't finish if she doesn't sleep soon!" Alice says.
"Alice your vampires who have super speed. If you were human I could see why you wouldn't finish but your vampires" I say.
"Oh yeah I forgot about our super speed!" Alice says and I laugh.
Some days I worry about her and tonight is one of them. Even dad looked at her weirdly as Jasper, Emmett and him carried rolls of wrapping paper down from the attic.
"Well at least she can explain all this wrapping paper" he says.
In November with black Friday they had gift wrap super cheap and she bought around 100 rolls and she didn't have an explanation because we didn't know I was pregnant yet. I smile as Edward walks down and he gives us the thumbs up.
We all go to 8 different stations to wrap Patricia's presents. Earlier in the day the couples wrapped the family presents from each couple. After a few hours I start yawning and Edward decides I should head to bed. He lays down next to me and I snuggle into his side. I fall asleep soon after.
(Next morning)
I'm woken up by Emmett jumping on the bed.
"Emmett stop" I groan as I roll over into the center of the bed.
"No Bella come on wake up" he shouts and I wince at how loud it is.
"Patricia isn't even up yet" I groan.
"Actually love she is" Edward says and walks in with a whimpering Patricia. I sit up in bed.
"Why?" I ask and look at the time and see its only 5 in the morning way too early for her to be up.
"Who woke her up?" I ask angrily as I get out of bed. Emmett steps away from me.
"Get out of my room you idiot." I say and take Patricia who was now crying. I shush her as I climb into bed with her. Edward gets on the other side and gives patricia her pacifier.
"Where is mom and dad?" I ask.
"Hunting that's why emmett got you two up so early the knew if mom and dad were here they would have stopped him" Edward says and i nod.
Patricia falls back asleep as I rub her back. I lay back down and try to fall back asleep. I drift off to sleep after a few minutes.
(A few hours later)
I wake with a start. My mind registers yelling from down stairs and I take a deep breath trying to calm down and bring my heart rate down. "Shh love it's ok" Edward says and rubs my back.
"Who's yelling?" I ask.
"Rose was yelling because mom and dad yelled at Emmett about this morning and Rose is mad so she's yelling at mom and dad" Edward says and at that moment we hear Rose pleading with dad as he walks past my room to his office with Rose.
I get up and take a shower so I wouldn't hear rose getting punished.
After getting out of the shower I changed into a Christmas sweater dress and put leggings on before going to Patricia's room to grab her outfit. I let Edward dress her as I put my hair into a high ponytail. When I'm done we head downstairs where mom snaps a picture of Patricia right away when she sees the tree.
I set Patricia down on the rug in the living room.
"Da" Patricia yells as Edward sits next to her on the floor.
She reaches her arms for him and he places her on his lap with a kiss to the forehead.
Dad comes down with a teary eyed Rose behind him.
Rose glares at me and Patricia before going to Emmett. Dad sits in his chair and mom sits on his lap with her camera strapped around her neck. Alice also has a camera and she's sitting on the sectional across from mom and dad.. Jasper is the last one to come in. He was holding a mug and handed it to me.
"thanks jasper" I say as I take a sip and my senses are overtaken by peppermint hot chocolate. I set it down on the side table next to the arm chair i'm sitting in. Rose and Emmett sit on the love seat together.
"Are we ready?" dad asks and we all nod.
Jasper gets appointed Santa and he hands out the first round of presents. Alice takes pictures of mom and dad opening their presents.
After mom and dad rose and Emmett open theirs. Then I open mine and Edward opens his.
"Bella get in the picture with Patricia" Alice says and I slide of the arm chair and sit next to Edward.
Patricia reaches for the gift and I pick it up and hold it for her. Edward helps her open it and she squeals in delight.
In the package was a stuffed kangaroo. I eye dad and he looks at everything but me.
Alice and jasper open their gifts before jasper hands out the next round. This continues for a few hours till mom decides that Patricia and I need to eat. I stand up and grab Patricia.
Edward,mom and dad follow me to the kitchen. I sit down and Edward puts Patricia in her high chair.
Mom goes to the microwave and warms up some food. She sets the plate down in front of me after it's heated and go back to the microwave to heat up some food for patricia. She come back with a pancake cut into tiny pieces.
She places it on the tray on the high chair and Patricia starts to eat. I grab my fork and start to eat as well. Edward sits next to me. Dad and mom sit on the other side across from us.
"Your brother owes you an apology after breakfast and I also told him he has to help you this week by changing patricia's diapers and feeding her in the middle of the night if she gets up. He also is to let you sleep in and if patricia gets up the is to take care of her till you are up" Dad says and I nod.
"Also ignore Rose for a while i saw the glare but if it escalates please tell me honey" dad says and I nod again.
I finish my food soon after and I get the pancake crumbs off patrica before we go back to the front room.
"Bells I'm sorry I got you up and patricia up. I was so excited. Please forgive me" em apologizes.
"Of course I will em" I say and we all settle in for round two of presents.
After a while it's only Patricia opening gifts. Were ¾ of the way done and Alice giggles. I look at patricia is sleeping.
"Leave her love" Edward says as I go to pick her up.
"Bella we have a special present for you" Dad says as mom makes her way off his lap.
Dad disappears for a moment but come back with a little gift bag. I reach in and pull out a jewelry box.
I look up at dad and the smiles and nods for me to open it. I open it and gasp.
Inside nestled in the velvet padding was the family's crest on ring. I start to cry and edward rubs my back. After a while dad comes and sits next to us and he pulls me to him and rubs my back.
"Shh darling it's alright" the says and kisses my forehead.
I take some deep breaths.
Dad takes the box and i hold my hand out.
My hand shakes as dad places the ring onto my right ring finger.
"I don't know if we should give her the other one" Mom says and i look at her confuse.
She hold out another small box and I take it. Edward pulls me into his side. I take a deep breath before opening the lid. A few tears escape as I see the cullen pendent on a small necklace.
"We were going to give you that for patricia on her birthday but we couldn't wait" Mom says and I get up and hug her.
She holds me for a few seconds before dad joins the hug.
"Group hug" em says and everyone joins the hug and I laugh. After the hug I kneel next to patricia and edward hands me the necklace.
I unclasp the clasp and put it on patricia. I lean down and kiss her. Edward comes to my side and picks up Patricia. We walk upstairs to lay her down. As we walk upstairs the sunlight hits the crest and sparkles and I smile.