AN: Hey everyone! Heres the next chapter. I posted what Edwards sunglasses might look like on my profile. I also posted a link to a picture of how i picture Edwards and Bellas house. Let me know what you think! Any of the possible baby names mentioned are some of my favorite names including what Rose and Emmett name their girls. Hope you like it! Thanks for the great reviews. Please continue! xoxoxox
Disclaimer: Edward, Bella, Emmett and Rose are all Stephenie Meyer's property. The girls are mine however...hehe :)
Chapter 16
"Only an Aunt...can give hugs like a mother ,can keep secrets like a sister,
and share love like a friend."
Bella's POV
"OH MY GOD!" I shouted as I rolled off the bed. Edward soon followed. He grabbed his cell phone, wallet, glasses, keys, and passport before looking at me and reaching for his laptop case.
"Bella. Go get changed. Only grab what you need. We need to get to the airport as soon as possible" Edward commanded. I rushed off to my room and pulled open the drawers to the dresser. I threw on a new bra, a black tank top and some jean capri's. I hurried over to the closet and slapped on a pair of sling back, red patent leather shoes. I grabbed my diamond earrings from the night table, my watch, and my cell phone. I found my purse resting on the floor beside my bed. I scooped it up quickly and looked inside to make sure I had my passport. I had everything I needed. I ran out of my room and found Edward talking to someone on the suites phone. I moved closer to Edward but he motioned for me to make my way to the door. He hung up the phone seconds later and was by my side.
"Do you have everything you absolutely need Bells?" he asked as we walked out of the suite. His laptop bag was slung across his back and he was putting his wallet into his back pocket. I nodded at him.
"Good. I was just talking to Henry. He said he'll deal with our belongings that are left in the room. The hotel will send everything to my house as soon as possible. The car should be waiting outside for us already. I also managed to get us a flight back to Washington. We leave in an hour so we need to hurry". We had reached the lobby by this point. Edward and I made a mad dash to the front doors. We quickly got into the car and belted up. Edward pulled out of the hotel in seconds. I could tell he was anxious so I tried to lighten the mood.
"Edward aren't you excited?" I asked. A huge grin appeared on his face once I had finished the question.
"You have no idea how excited I am Bella. I'm going to be an uncle in a few hours! And you're going to be an aunt!" he exclaimed while he reached for my hand to hold.
"I know! I can't believe it! Do you think I'm going to be a good aunt?"
"Of course you are silly! You'll be their favorite I bet" he said with a wink. I hoped he was right. I promised myself I was going to be these girls best friend. I was so excited to finally meet them. It would be awhile though…
"Do you think Rose will give birth before we get there?" I asked Edward.
"Most likely. We have a six hour flight back. A lot can happen in six hours" he explained to me. That made me kind of sad. I wanted to be right there when they were born…as gross as that sounded.
"How much longer till we reach the airport?" I asked
"Like two minutes" he said. I looked at the speedometer. Edward was pushing 110 miles/h but I wasn't scared. I just wanted to get to the airport.
Edward had pulled into the parking lot of the car rental shop. We both ran into the shop explained our predicament and threw the guy at the desk the keys. Edward grabbed my hand and we began running towards the airport. Once we had reached the entrance to the airport Edward pushed me towards the American Airlines booth. No one was around. It must have been pretty late at night. I didn't pay attention to the time. We got our tickets and made our way to security. We had no luggage to check so it was easy sailing. When we had cleared security Edward led me to gate two. The plane was already waiting. We didn't have much time left to board. We handed the attendant our tickets and boarded. We were sitting in first class again except no one else was accompanying us this time.
I slumped into the window seat as Edward put his laptop case into the overhead compartment and took a seat beside me. We did up our belts and the plane took off minutes later. I looked out the window. As bad as it sounded I was kind of sad our time in Boston was cut short. There was more I wanted to do and see but we'd be back in less than two months. I focused on the future…meeting my nieces for the first time.
"So our niece's have impeccable timing. We were just getting to the good stuff…" Edward said with a crooked smile. I giggled and blushed.
"No matter though. We have plenty of time still" he added. I agreed with him. I was somewhat relived though that we didn't get very far. I wasn't ready after all. I changed the subject.
"So do you think the girls will take after Rose or Emmett?" I asked
'God I hope they're like Rose. Emmett is already too much to handle. But….I wouldn't mind if they liked football. I could live with that…I'd like that" he said while laughing.
"Well I can tell you one thing…Rose will raise them to be true Cullen women. They'll love to shop, and drive nice cars, and of course they will have excellent taste in men…". Edward cringed.
'Let's not talk about them dating just yet…" he chuckled. "I doubt anyone would be good enough for them though…".
"My dad use to say that about me too yet here I sit…" I grinned.
"You're sweet" he said while he brushed s piece of hair behind my ear and kissed my cheek.
"So what do you think the girls will look like?" he asked me.
"Well...I think they'll be blonde like Rose but have the Cullen eyes". All the Cullen children had the most beautiful, vibrant green eyes. They were captivating.
"I hope they have our eyes…it's like our signature family trait" Edward said. "I think they're going to look exactly like Rose…except their eyes of course. They're going to be beautiful I just know it" he concluded.
"Well that's a dead give in. Look at their parents…two of the most gorgeous people in the world probably. They'll be stunning" I deduced. "You know the day before we left Rose told me Emmett and her were fighting about names. I wonder if they finally agreed on some" I told Edward.
"Not likely. It doesn't matter though because Rose will have final say anyways. And thank God for that or else our nieces would be named something hideous if Emmett had his way I'm sure!". I chuckled. That was the sad truth. Edward began speaking again.
"What names do you like Bells?" he asked me. I thought about it for a minute. I never really figured I'd have to worry about this till much later in my life but I gave it a stab.
"Ummm…I like the name Emily" I suggested.
"That's pretty. I like Chloe. Something different ya know?" he said.
"Ooh I really like that name! What about Avery? You don't meet many people with that name" I said.
"That's for sure. I like that one too. I like A names actually. Annabelle and Abigail are nice. You can call me old fashioned" he chuckled. He was right…those were old fashioned names but I loved them.
"Pretty" I said with a yawn.
"You're exhausted. How about we try and sleep now. Time will pass much faster if we do." He suggested to me. I couldn't agree more with him. He was looking terrible and I knew he was more tired than I was. He undid his seatbelt and grabbed two pillows and blankets from the overhead compartment and handed a set to me. He sat back down, strapped himself in, covered his legs with the blanket and placed the pillow behind his head. I followed suite but I put rested my pillow on Edward's shoulder and snuggled up to him.
"I'll see you in my dreams then" I said to Edward with another yawn.
"See you there babe" he said as he kissed my head and shifted in his seat to get comfortable. We were both out in no time.
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"Bella?" I heard Edward whisper as he rubbed my arm. "Bella, love, it's time to get up. We're on the ground…". I rubbed my eyes and slowly started to sit up straight in my seat. I stretched and undid my belt. Edward stood up and got his bag from storage and motioned for me to grab my purse. I complied and soon I was standing beside him in the aisle waiting to leave the plane.
"Did you sleep well?" he asked
"Evidently. How about you?"
"Yeah I slept pretty well… woke up just before we descended. I did meet you in my dreams though. It was hard to come back to reality" he sighed.
"I dreamt of you too" I said as we walked through the tunnel to the gate. Edward wrapped his arm around my waist. We exited the airport with ease. No one was around at all and it was pitch black outside. Edward ushered me to his Volvo. Thank God we could find it in the mass of cars. I offered to drive since Edward looked extremely tired but he refused the offer. Edward never let me drive anywhere. He claimed I was too slow which was such a lie. I followed the speed limit like a proper citizen. Unlike Mr. Speedy Pants who sat beside me. I glimpsed at the clock on the dashboard. 2:00 am.
"I guess it's too late to call anyone to get a progress report" I said to Edward while he focused on driving.
"I'd say so. We'll just make our way the hospital" he suggested. I agreed with him. We couldn't do anything else.
We made it to the hospital in good time. When I stepped out of the car excitement surged through me. I grabbed Edward's hand and squeezed it.
"This is it. Things will be different now…" I explained.
"I know…" he said and led me into the hospital. We took the elevator up to the labor and delivery ward. We stopped at the nurse's station to ask what room Rose and Emmett were in. The nurse on duty was very snippy with us.
"You can't go in there now. It's not visiting hours" she said.
"That may be so but I'd like to see my brother and sister and law and their daughters right now. I don't think you'd like my father, Dr. Cullen, to have to come in here…." Edward said sternly. The nurse's attitude changed immediately.
"End of the hall. Room 407" she said with a slight smile.
"Thank you" Edward responded as he turned away from her and began escorting me down the hall. We made it to room 407 and the door was closed.
"Ready?" Edward asked before opening the door. I nodded. I was beyond excited. We both quietly stepped into the room. The room was dimly lit and very quiet. Emmett was sleeping in a chair by the door. Rose was in the bed sleeping as well but looking as peaceful and beautiful as ever. In the far corner of the room sat two bassinets. Apparently the hospital issued holding cribs were not sufficient for my nieces. Edward and I moved further into the room. We approached Rose slowly. Her eyes flicked open once we were standing by her side.
"Hi…" she whispered
"Hi…" Edward and I responded together in hushed tones.
"How are you feeling Rose?" I asked quietly while I took her hand in mine.
"Tired and sore. I had to have a C-section. The girls just refused to come out normally! How very Cullen…" she giggled for a second and then closed her eyes. She was exhausted.
"Can we go look at them?" Edward asked after kissing Rose's cheek. She nodded to us and began to speak again.
"Could you feed them for me? I'm too sore to get up and Emmett is dead out. Their bottles are on the table" she said. I nodded and gave her hand a quick squeeze before I let go of it. Edward and I made our way towards the bassinets. Rose rolled over in her bed to face us.
"I guess I should tell you their names huh?" she chuckled as Edward and I turned to face her.
"On the left is Sophia Alice, Sophie for short, and on the right is Amelia Isabella, or Mimi" she said with a huge grin. Tears welled up in my eyes right away. They had named one of their children after me.
"Oh Rose!" I gasped as I moved back towards her. I hugged her very gently.
"Emmett and I agreed that we wanted to name them after their aunts…" she said as she closed her eyes again.
"Thank you" I whispered but she had fallen asleep again. I turned back around to face Edward who was standing by the bassinets, peering in. I joined him. There staring up at us were the two most beautiful babies I had ever seen. Edward was right. They looked exactly like Rose but had Emmett's green eyes. The girls squirmed around but had smiles on their faces.
"They're gorgeous…" Edward whispered. I wrapped my arm around him.
"Stunning…" I added. "We better feed them though. I don't want them to start crying…". Edward bent down to pick up Sophie. She was so tiny. She continued to squirm in Edward's arms but her smile never disappeared from her face. He grabbed a bottle from the table and sat down on one of the chairs beside their beds. I scooped Mimi up in my arms and followed Edward's lead. I sat down beside him and placed the bottle to Mimi's mouth. She was drinking soon enough. I glimpsed over to see that Sophie was almost done her bottle. Edward was gently rocking her in his arms and talking to her very faintly. I couldn't understand what he was saying but I saw him lower his head to kiss Sophie on the forehead and then he began rocking her again. I wished I had a camera. I focused on Mimi again. She was almost done with her bottle too. She just gawked up at me looking so happy.
"Hi Mimi" I cooed. "I'm your Auntie Bella…". I rubbed her tummy a bit.
"You're beautiful you know…just like your mommy. We're going to have lots of fun you and I…I just know it. I'm always going to be here for you…whenever you need me because that's what Aunties do. We're going to be very good friends Mimi…" I whispered as I planted a kiss on her cheek. "And that guy over there" I said pointing to Edward "he's your Uncle Edward. You're really going to like him. He's going to spoil you rotten" I giggled to her. By this time Mimi was done her bottle so I took it from her mouth and placed it on the floor beside my chair. I took another quick glimpse in Edward's direction. Sophie had finished her bottle too and Edward was now burping her. I placed Mimi closed to my chest and started burping her as well. In no time she was finished burping and I moved her back into my arms. Edward had done the same thing with Sophie. He was rubbing Sophie's tiny hands with his pinky finger. I could see the love for her in his eyes. I looked back down at Mimi, her eyes were starting to close. I got up from my chair and placed her backed in her bassinet. I straightened out her onesie and kissed her one more time.
"I love you Mimi…sweet dreams" I said softly. I walked back towards Edward. I could see that Sophie had fallen asleep in his arms. I looked up too see his face and realized that he had fallen asleep too. Sophie had her tiny hand wrapped around Edward's finger. It was a picture perfect moment. I bent down to kiss Sophie's forehead and then kissed Edward's cheek. He didn't stir. I didn't want to wake either of them so I went and sat back down in my chair and stared at the loves of my life until I feel asleep myself.
