My talk with Charlie happened sooner than I thought it would. It was late when he got off of work and decided to visit in the morning, which gave me more time to think about what I was going to say.
"Dad, I'm moving in with Edward," I practiced aloud but it didn't seem that easy, nothing ever was. Carlisle had sent everyone back to school once they had all visited,which Edward was particually grumpy about but I reassured him I was in the best place a klutz could be. Although I did miss him terribly I got to spend more time with Anna, just the two of us. It took some time for my brain to process that this, tiny, little, perfect baby was my daughter. The Secret Impossible. I smiled as she lay sleeping in arms after a feed. She was so delicate, so breakable; I finally understood Edward's reluctence when it came to me, though Anna maybe breakable she's not as soft as Edward thought. I closed my eyes, and rested my head back, I was exhusted, but just then a nurse shuffled in to take Anna back to the Care Unit and Carlisle came in followed by a awful looking Charlie. His hair was thinner than I remembered, his face was pale and blank, under his eyes were shadows that could have rivelled the Cullens; he had obviously been crying but there where no more tears as he hugged me tightly without any.
"Dad!" I shouted at him before he released his grip, cupping my face and gazing into my eyes. The happiness in his sparkled brightly and a broad smile covered his face giving it new life.
"Bella! Oh Bella, I thought the worst when Rosalie phoned me but you were in the best hands... Carlisle," he turned to look at Carlisle, who was pretending to read notes, looked up too. "I can never thank you enough, if it weren't for your expert skill I don't know what would have happened." Carlisle eyes flicked to mine and I gave him a grateful smile, he knew I'd thank him properly later.
"Charlie it's my job. I see you might want a second I'll be back in about ten minutes," turning on his heels he swept from the room like a doctor from TV, off to save the world. I bet Carlisle would, and could if he tried. Charlie's sigh brought me from my day-dream of Carlisle saving the world.
"Bella I'm so glad you're alright, I can't imangine what I would have done if anything worse had happened, try picturing telling your mother!" My eyes widened, mom would flip out totally and try and bring me back, only to tell me off and kill me for doing it in the first place. Shaking his head Dad thought for a second then remembered what he was going to say, but it looked like it took a lot of effort, it must be bad... Or embrassing. "Now Bells, I know you are now a new mother but just think about arangments carefully. I know it's natural to want to spend every second with Edward but really, was so bad with staying at home?" I instantly knew this was about him being alone rather than me leaving him for good. I was about to make a speech about age and maturaity and crap, but it felt old and useless. If I was ready I didn't need to waste my breath on worthless words, I had to get out there, try and probably fail a lot. But someday I would suceed and Charlie would see letting me go was the best thing he could have done.
"Dad, I'm not gonna give you a big speech, but please just let me stay with Edward, just for a while. You have to let me try, fail and try again, it's the only way I'll learn. Plus I would have Carlisle there, knowing me that will be the bonus of the century!" We both laughed, then he hugged me tight I saw tears welling once agin in his eyes but strangely mine wouldn't come, maybe it was just a Dad thing, all the crying.
"Bella, you are more grown up than I realised. I guess, just this once I could let go of the little girl with pig tails and see what she became: the most wonderful woman ever," we hugged for what seemed like forever, the springs behind my eyes jolting into life. Sparkling trails were left on my cheeks when the tears stopped and they were considerably cold on my warm face. I heard the door open and Carlisle appeared smiling at the scene before him. Charlie hastily wiped his eyes, trying to remove any evidence that he had actually been crying; I rolled my eyes at the back of his head and Carlisle, who bit his tongue to stop from laughing slightly, gave me a mock scolding look. "Thanks Carlisle, for everything. I better get going, I love you Bella," Dad kissed my forehead softly before leaving the room and an uncomfortable emptiness behind.
"Love you too," I whispered as the door closed and an mock-annoyed look spread on Carlisle face.
"Bella that was very rude, you shouldn't pull faces at your father," I just grinned at him playfully. "Now from what Alice tells me I should get Edward to collect your belongs and move them to our house?" I threw myself round Carlisle who sudden intake of breath showed that it had surprised him, but he put his arms round me and hugged back. I was so happy, I was floating in the clouds; realised how wrong Edward was about there being no vampire heaven. It was right here on Earth with the people we love the most: Carlisle and Esme, Rose and Emmet, Jasper and Alice, me and Edward. And now, now we had a new task, parenthood. Something no vampire has ever had to truly face before. I tried to picture how the family would react. Rosalie would move out before I got there, Emmet would follow after about a day later. Alice would be over-enthusiastic before discovering how much work a baby was, Edward would most likely take his first sleep in about ninety years; the only one I saw being any real help was Esme. She had lost her baby and now this was another chance I guess, being given to her to be mother, a grandmother. Carlisle smiled, stood up and check over some of the bleeping machines, which I would probably still hear for the rest of time now. "Right, I'll get someone to collect your stuff. Edward will come and get you after school, he's not allowed to ditch today, to take you home. I'll be back quite late so, unless you're still up I'll see you tomorrow." The door closed behind his white coat, cutting it from veiw. I sighed deeply, this was way too much to handle and I fell asleep in a matter of moments once I had gotten comfortable.
Edward's P.O.V
I couldn't concentrate at school, even more so than usual. My mind was with Bella in the hospital, with Anna, with my whole future basically. Carlisle had text me to get someone to move all Bella's belongings to our house, but Alice was two steps ahead and had already planned to take Jasper over there right after school. Today Rosalie was in a foul mood, all she did was shout loud and unnecessary profanities at me in her mind, making me want to bang my head in with a very large, jagged rock. Emmet was quiet, I knew he wanted to stay and help Bella but if Rosalie left he would have to follow.
In history I wasn't with it at all and my teacher asked me the name of someone, I knew it but my brain was switched off I said "Annalaya," by accident; he frowned at me before realisng I wasn't listening. Then he went ballistic, but I only noticed because the girl next to me went white with terror, it was quite amusing really... I got one of my very rare detentions, it was probably my second in my time here. I noted the first I got was again, from this infuriating history teacher; we were learning about the time when I was born, the time I grew up in and when the influenza hit. He was explaining it in very sketchy details, most wrong and I snapped and shouted at him, explaining what really happened before I could control this wave of emotion that the subject always brought. He had glared at me before asking how I knew, since I couldn't say I was alive during this period I stayed quite quiet and he had this smug, disgusting look on his face before sending me away. That look returned today as I trudged out of the classroom up to the principal's office and on the way up I met Jasper also going to the office.
"Jasper? What did you do?" I laughed, Jasper never got in trouble; he was loved by all the teachers slightly more than I because although we were both highly intelligent, Jasper's quiet nature just made him an easier person to have around than me. He smiled half-heartedly and gave me his slip. Jasper Hale: Aggressive behaviour towards other students. The signature I recognised as one of the Maths teacher's. I glanced up at Jasper and before I could asked what aggressive behaviour meant excatly a replay formed in his mind: A window had blown the scent of the girl next to him into the air and before he could take control his instincts kicked in and he slammed her against the wall, his teeth about to bite into her neck when he stopped and managed calmed himself. He then stood up and walked to the teachers' desk took the signed slip and left without a word. I sighed, and looked at Jasper's sad eyes; he was very upset and it was radiating off of him.
"You stopped though. You didn't do any harm to her or anyone else. Don't worry about what people will say, you should be proud you controlled yourself so well. You're not as weak as you make yourself believe you are." Jasper smiled softly before we walked together to find what fate lay instore from the principal.
After school I drove 100mph to the hospital, almost literally; my excitment was barely containable. But as I pulled up I saw Billy Black and Jacob walk out, Jacob looked fine apart from an unnoticable black line of stitches on his head; stupid mutt. I growled and it got louder and more violent. My whole body started to shake with anger, before a tap on the window brought me back, though my growl was still softly sounding. Carlisle was frowning at me worriedly, arms crossed and a very serious expression his face.
"Sorry, I'm just so mad at that..." I said as I got out but the growl started again so I couldn't finish. Carlisle squeezed my shoulder and I reluctantly relaxed then followed him into the large white building. Approaching Bella's room I finally relaxed completely, my growl falling away completely, replaced by a smile and when my arms were around her, what I could only describe as a purr. Bella giggled at the strange sound and I made it considerably louder, the vibrations from my chest were surprisingly strong.
"I like this new noise. Since when could you do it?" Bella asked curiously, her head resting on my vibrating chest.
"Since just now," I laughed back at her. She smiled broadly in a way that made my heart melt into her chocolate pools for eyes.
"Good I'm the first on to hear it then. I'm very honoured!" I chuckled at her answer and swept her into a passionate kiss, when we broke apart she was left in an adorable daze. I led her from the hospital room, to the entrance where Carlisle was waiting, Anna in his arms. He grinned at me, handing Anna to Bella with gentle movements I knew he was over-analysing.
"I'll see you around two OK?" Carlisle had a long shift tonight, so he wouldn't be home until late tonight. "Tell Esme for me, please?" I agreed readily.
I turned and saw Bella was in her own world with Anna, I could have watched her forever but instead I thanked Carlisle and steered Bella to the car so we could go home and start being a real family. She held Annalaya tightly to her body all the way home and the couple times did her eyes flicker up from the small face that had mesmorised her. We were home in a matter of minutes and I saw Alice beaming in the door way; she was very excited and I began to tense up slightly. As soon as Bella stepped out the car Alice was on her, her voice was just a soft, high hum to Bella's ears, but I heard all of her complete chitter-chatter she was saying. I grabbed Bella's stuff from the boot and walked in, what was waiting inside shocked me slightly. Alice had decorated the whole living room with congratulations banners, and once again like at the fatal birthday party bowls of rose petals in water, but closer inspection led to the discovery of plastic bowls, not deadly glass ones. Anna was already snatched from Bella and cradled in Alice's arms, she was still talking at a too fast speed, but too excited to notice Bella's obvious confusion.
"Ok Alice, you've had long enough now slow down so Bella can actually understand you," I only said this once and Alice had stopped for good, she clapped a hand to her mouth with an apologetic look. Bella laughed and forgave her before noticing something was missing, something very important. I quickly calmed her before she could start up a painc, and by the grace of God Esme walked in with Anna being rocked in her motherly arms. Bella breathed out loudly and relaxed from her tense, scared stance.
"Oh darlings, she beautiful! Just perfect!" Esme kissed and hugged both Bella and I, then handed Anna back, who slowly opened her tiny, delicate hand and clasped it round my finger. Next her eyes blinked open, they were elegant and sleek like Bella's but the real shock was when they opened fully and the colour of her irises was shown; One eye was emerald green, as mine had been. The other chocolate brown, a hint of golden here and there, but mainly the same soulful brown as Bella's.
"Wow!" Alice gasped at the sight, Alice was the only one of the family who, until now, had never seen soemone with real multicoloured eyes.
"Oh Edward! That's... amazing," Bella breathed.
"What is?" Emmet burst in then took in what we were staring at. "Cool! I've only see one person who had eyes like that, except they were blue and green so the contrast wasn't so amazing," He sat down next to me, his gaze full of love, something I hadn't expected. Even from Jasper I wasn't expecting half the emotional response given; they had all fallen for this small creature who was just as much a part of our family as Bella was now. I took a deep breath and fished something from my pocket. I knelt infront of Bella and her eyes filled with confusion, until I brought a small, black velvet box in which held the most impotant statment of my eternal life.
"Isabella Marie Swan, will you, accept my hand in marriage?" She gasped loudly, the only noise except for the two fluttering heart (which was about to become three if she waited any londer.)
"Edward, I-I- Of course I will!" Esme took Anna from her arms and Bella flung her arms around my neck, I kissed her long and hard. This was the beginning of a never-ending era, the Bella Cullen era...
OK that's the end, I hope you enjoyed! Home Alone is up (my attempt at a 'lemon') and if you're major Blaine/Klaine fans then go read my other story as I've given up Twilight in favour for standards :L Thanks for reading, review!