A.N- Heres another chapter for you guys! Hope you like it! As always please read and review...

I slept soundly in my own bed that night. I fell asleep fully clothed around 6pm and had a dreamless slumber until I was awoken 11 the next day. Edward had left me a note on the other side of the bed.

'Sleeping Beauty, I'm waiting downstairs for you. Edward'

I felt my way down the stairs; my eyes refused to open I didn't want to be awake and out of bed yet.

"Good morning," I heard Edward's warm voice and my eyes instantly fluttered open to see him standing over me. He hunched over me and held tightly lightly whispering in my ear.

"I'm sorry in advance" I giggled as his cool voice tickles my ear until I processed his words.

"Sorry for what?" I whispered back.

Suddenly Alice came spiriting at me she tackled me away from Edward and did a quick once over.

"Hmmm…" she murmured to herself.

"Alice don't you even think about it…" Edward's stern voice came from behind her but she ignored him. Before I had a chance to ask what was going on she had pulled my pyjama top up and was examining my stomach.

"Wow Bella you're going to get huge!" She exclaimed before looking sheepishly at my annoyed expression. "Sorry"

I sighed as she pulled out a tape measure from somewhere and took my measurements.

"Hmm okay I can work with this lets go!" She finally decided grabbing my arm and pulling me towards the car.

"Alice wait, what's going on? I can't go out wearing this!" I exclaimed in confusion. She froze looked at me and nodded before dashing up stairs. Edward walked over smiling apologetically.

"Sorry for that" he said as I remained in a daze. "She's taking you…maternity shopping." He supplied for my brain.

"Oh." Was all I was able to manage my hands going back to my stomach.

"Here you go Bella!" Alice called out running towards me in a flurry. Her fluent movements were making my head spin. I froze in position as she pulled at my clothes. Edward turned away as I quickly changed into loose fitting outfit. As Alice dragged me to the car I took one last glance at Edward. He smiled and waved.

'I love you' He mouthed as we drove away.

"Alice, how are we going to pull this off?" I asked warily as we entered the department store. People walked around us animatedly. I looked around nervously, we had gone to a store far away from Forks but I still didn't want to take any chances.

"It's going to be fine." She said care freely looking around in excitement. "I know your size so we're just going to grab some stuff. There's no need to try any of it on, not that it will be as fun now." I breathed out trying to stay calm.

"Let's go" I murmured as we casually walked to the maternity section.

I must admit that after awhile I actually started to enjoy myself. We went through everything picking out the funny, the ridiculous and the plain terrible. I was slightly concerned however at the sizes of some of the clothes Alice was choosing.

"You don't seriously think I'm going to get THAT big do you?" I asked her holding up a top that could have fitted two of me inside. Alice frowned as if deciding how to answer. Her face suddenly went blank for a moment as I waited patiently. Her eyes focused back in on me as she smiled sadly grabbing the top off me gently.

"I think we might be needing that…" she whispered almost inaudibly. My mouth hung open as I tried to imagine a time where I could even think about filling it out.

"Really…" I asked as she nodded in reply before diving back into the pile.

"Okay how about this." I heard her talking quietly "You look for clothes to fit you now and I'll look for later on." I nodded as she passed me a bundle of clothes.

"Hold onto those while I look for more" she smiled reverting back to her prior happy state.

I wandered around idly; I knew Alice would end up picking everything out anyway. It felt like all my energy and enthusiasm had once again been zapped. I felt like I had in the beginning; before I had anyone to rely on.

I was going to get huge! People were going to notice, people were going to ask questions. How was I going to answer them? How were people going to understand?

Deep down I already knew the answer. They wouldn't understand. How could anyone be expected to? I didn't even understand how it happened. How could I possibly explain it to them all? School was going to become a nightmare!

How would Charlie take it!? I felt a shiver pass down my spine as I thought about it. He would be so devastated. I could practically recite the speech he and Renée had bore into me about early marriage and children. They always said how you shouldn't jump into those things; it could ruin your life. A bit late for that now I thought bitterly.

My mind was brought back as Alice dived in front of me. I jumped in surprise as she grabbed me and started running. I followed along confused until I understood what was happening. Only problem was by then it was too late.

I stood frozen in total shock as Mike and I stared at each other in silence. His face seemed to mirror what I was feeling; confusion, only I was feeling a wave of nausea as well.

"Bella… what on earth are you doing here?" He asked frowning. I looked to Alice for support but she just stood there blankly shrugging. We were so dead.

"I'm just umm shopping for umm"

"A friend!" Alice say filling in the blank for me. I smiled innocently realising I was still holding all the clothes Alice had given me. He still looked unconvinced.

"What friend?" He asked suspiciously.

"It's uhh… Alice's cousin!" I was quite proud of being able to make such a story on the spot.

He still didn't looked happy with my answer.

"Then why are you buying everything starting in your size and getting bigger. I even heard you talking about you getting bigger not her cousin."

I looked at Mike dumbstruck; how long had he'd been listening to us?

"It's because she's Bella's size. I just think it's logical to use Bella as a base model for what we buy. What are you trying to imply anyway Mike?" Alice chirped in casually; if I didn't know better I would have believed her myself. He seemed taken aback and slightly guilty by this and began fumbling on his words.

"Oh I was… I wasn't implying anything… I was just… just curious. Sorry, have fun shopping for your cousin. I'll ah see you at school…" With that said he bolted to the door and left without looking back. After a momentary relieve washed though us both we burst into hysterics.

"Trust Mike to scare you then makes it up by being hilarious!" Alice managed between bouts of laughter.

"You think he believed us then?"

"Did you see the look on that guys face? Of course he believes us! I wouldn't be surprised if he sent you flowers for implying such things!"

"What was he doing here anyway?"

"Oh god I don't even want to know!"

Alice ran back still laughing to grab the pile of clothes she had dumped just before she had come to rescue me. I looked at what she had chosen in astonishment. I knew she would pick out all the stuff I was meant to choose but she had once again managed to go completely overboard.

"Alice…" I stared in shock, "I won't need all that!"

She stared at me like I was crazy.

"Bella sweetie, you're going to need all this!" She said casually brushing past me to the counter.

The girl at the counter priced the items and looked at us suspiciously. Alice just smiled at her innocently.

"We're getting a health project on Monday; learning what its like to be pregnant. We start off with fake bellies so we're stocking up on maternity clothes early"

The girl nodded finally breaking out in a smile.

"Yeah I think we have to do that next year."

Alice smiled back as we left and headed to the car.

"You are far too good at this whole lying business." I said shaking my head.

"Just one of my many traits" she laughed unlocking the car and piling our bags inside.

"Okay Bella lets go home and try on all this stuff!"

When we arrived home Edward was looking very unimpressed at Alice who looked back sheepishly.

"What! She's going to need it all!" She defended herself before a word was uttered, obviously I was the only one left out of the loop.

"Alice, you bought enough to last eternity!" he shot back; whatever they were on about I knew Alice would win. If it was about buying something she always did.

"Well we might need it again!"

"What on earth compelled you to buy; 55 bottles of moisturiser,"

"Stretch marks and general expanding"

"3 cribs, 5 walkers and 2 change tables"

"Babies everyday functions"

"10 different birthing videos and 2 baby weight loss' books"

"Want to know how it's going to enter this world and loose the weight after it does. Bella wants to go back to her old figure I'm sure."

"There's more dummies and nappies than I could count!"

"It's a BABY Edward its going to use a lot of dummies and nappies."

"Mozart's CD's, a gym ball and 50 bottles of APLLE SAUCE!"

"Its been proven babies grow if they listen to Mozart, the gym ball for safe exercise and Jasper said he felt waves of apple sauce cravings coming from Bella."

"Oh and to top it off all new furniture for the house to go with the baby colour scheme! How can an unborn baby have a colour scheme! "

"To match the baby furniture that's being flown in from France tomorrow maybe" Alice mumbled; she looked like a toddler being told of for using her mother's makeup.

Their conversation was speeding up to the point I couldn't understand what they were saying anymore. I decided to se what all the fuss was about and check it out for myself. As I walked into what used to be the lounge room I understood what Edward was on about. It now looked like a loading zone; boxes were scattered everywhere filling up every inch of space.

"You're unbelievable Alice!" I heard Edward yell out in frustration before standing behind me wrapping his arms around me.

"If anything Alice sure knows how to do something well." I said sinking into his embrace.