Chapter 25: Realize

"You never forgot me?" I asked, slightly confused. Did that mean she remembered me too?

She bit her bottom lip and looked down. "I remember you from that day as well."

"And you never said anything? Why?"

"Same reason as you. I figured you didn't remember me, and when I saw you again, I was so overwhelmed. I honestly wanted to hug you, but I knew you would think I was a freak."

She turned towards me and smiled. "That was a rough day for me as well. I had just moved to New York and that was the day of my first doctors appointment." She wrapped her hands around her mug and took a deep breath. "Abortion never crossed my mind, but I was terrified. I was still a kid. I wasn't ready for this. I didn't want a baby yet. It wasn't part of my ten year plan I had...yes I said I had a ten year plan, don't laugh," she said while pointing at me and I just grinned. I took her hand and placed a small kiss on her knuckles. She smiled down at her hand and her cheeks flushed. "I was nervous about the first appointment, about the people in there judging me, thinking I was just some other 16 and pregnant girl. Luckily, my aunt told the doctor we were going to see the situation, so she was very sweet and understanding. After all the wonderful blood work and stuff, she said it was time to see if we could hear the baby's heartbeat. I laid back and she ran the doppler over my stomach. All of a sudden, the fast, rapid heartbeat filled the room. I looked at her and asked if that was it. She just smiled at me and said, 'That's your baby.' I laid there stunned.

It was then I realized I was carrying another person in me, a living breathing person, with organs and a face and...well not completely filled out yet since they do look like aliens in the beginning, but it was amazing. I left the office and began heading back home."

She turned to me and grabbed my hand. "Then, I saw you at that stoplight. I saw sadness written on your face before you turned to me, and for some reason my heart ached to help you. That's when you turned to me and I smiled at you. I figured my heart was filled with such joy now, that I could pass it on to you. And thats when I decided that even though my life seemed hard, and I knew there would be struggles, but I could be having those struggles with another experience. At least with this, I was going to be bringing a life into the world. I also knew that, after seeing you, and hoping everything would be ok for you, I wanted to go into a field where I helped me with issues life threw at them." She smiled at me. "So you see Edward, it was my life that was saved that day as well. I know you were placed in my path my God to show me that things would be ok, that everything would line up the way it needed to be."

I grabbed her face then and kissed her hard. When I pulled away, I couldn't help but smile. "I thanked God for you for that exact reason. I never knew I would be blessed again with having you in my life, forever."

She stared into my eyes as hers filled with tears. I could see her gulp before she spoke. "Forever?"

I laughed. "Silly girl. You think I'm going to let you get away twice."

She giggled and leaned in to kiss me again. Yeah, we had a slight make out session at the bar of my parents' kitchen. And it was there I decided that one day, I would make Bella my wife...and Sophee my daughter.

We were back home and halfway through summer. I hadn't seen Bella and Sophee in a few days because they were spending time with her aunt and uncle. Which was probably good because I had a lot of applications to finish up and send off to all the medical schools I was applying to. I had talked to Bella about it, where I should go. She said I had to follow my heart. Apply everywhere and go where I had always dreamed of going. When I asked her what about us and where she wanted me to go, she rolled her eyes. She said this dream was before she came into my life, and that no matter what, I had her support. Then she slapped my arm and said what kind of girlfriend would she be if she demanded me to stay here with her. A bitch one, was her answer.

This is why I loved her...you never knew what was going to come out of that mouth of hers...that beautiful, full lipped mou...

"Edward, quit daydreaming about Bella and finish that application so we can go to dinner," Alice called from my living room.

I rolled my eyes and continued working on my application to John Hopkins. This was my dream place to go...or use to be. I was so confused where I wanted to go now. I wanted to go to the best school, but now that I had Bella, and the cutie Sophee, I just didn't know what was first in my life. I wanted to make sure that whatever I chose, I would be able to give Bella and Sophee everything they deserved and more. That was the one goal I didn't have second guesses about.

"I just don't know what to do Alice," I said as we were eating dinner. Alice sat there, just staring at me.

"What do you not know?" she asked.

I sighed. "I had a plan. A plan all lined out. I knew what I wanted to go into in the field, I knew what school I wanted, where I wanted to live. But now..."

"You never factored in finding your soulmate.'

I looked up at Alice. "Soulmate."

She rolled her eyes. "Oh come on Edward. You know she is your soulmate. I believe your paths were meant to cross for just those few seconds those years ago, because that's all you needed at the time. You both had some healing and growing to do. But God wanted to instill in both of you hope, because he knew your paths would cross again, when it was time. That is why you are soulmates. Just like Jasper is mine."

I sat there thinking about everything she said, knowing she was right. "So what do you think I need to do."

She wiped her mouth and sat up in her chair. "First, listen to Bella. She will always be truthful with you. Also, listen to your heart." She sat for a second and then looked at me. "But honestly, lets take this one step at a time. See where you are accepted to first. Just take it one day at a time. Pray, continue to talk with Bella, and then when the time comes, make your decision."

I grabbed her hand and smiled. "You are the best sister I have ever had."

She laughed. "I'm the only sister you've ever had...unless you count that dare Emmett had to follow through with when he had to wear make up and a dress to school one day."