Chapter Five: Sugar, We're Goin' Down

"Am I more than you bargained for yet? I've been dyin' to tell you anything you want to hear 'cause that's just who I am this week."

-Fall Out Boy "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"

"Before opening his front door I barely heard Edward say, 'This should be interesting.'"


Bella POV

The first thing I saw upon opening the front door to the Cullen's house was Alice and Emmett Cullen attempting to play Scrabble with Jasper Whitlock and Rosalie Hale.

Word games are a challenge for this bunch for many reasons.

First, Emmett, Edward's older brother, isn't the brightest crayon in the box. If Edward is a vibrant green Emmett would be burnt orange. It isn't that Emmett is stupid he just isn't smart.

Second, Rosalie, Emmett's girlfriend, is easily distracted by anything she could relate back to herself. Once someone played the word 'trumpet' and she was reminded of how much better she looked than the trumpet player at our last band concert. Rosalie plays flute in the symphonic band. She was in marching band until she saw the hideous uniforms and then she pulled some strings to get promoted into the band with a slightly classier look.

Third, Jasper, Emmett's best friend, puts his massive vocabulary to use and chooses complex words that are never used in everyday conversation. Long arguments about said words almost always take place after take place.

The fourth reason is Alice, Edward's younger sister, is slightly clairvoyant. Somehow she always knows what words people plan to play and finds a way to prevent them from playing their chosen word.

Anyway this game was condemned from the start and now even more limited by the two very somber people who just walked in the door and joined the rambunctious four playing Scrabble.

It didn't take a rocket scientist to tell this night was doomed.

Alice jumped to her feet the second Edward and I were in the house and bounced over to us.

"Hi Bella! Carlisle said you might be staying over tonight. What do you want to do? I just got this really cute dress that would look perfect on you…Are you being boring again and spending the whole time with Edward?" Alice babbled.

Suddenly she noticed the grim cloud floating over Edward and I and the ever-present smile left her face.

"Who died?" Alice asked completely seriously. Her eyes flashed between the two of us.

"Nobody died Alice. It's more of a problem with the living right now," Edward answered for me.

"Oh Bella, don't tell me Lauren and Tanya are giving you problems again. I thought they got over that… There has to be some way to get back at them. We could no- maybe hmm or wait I know- that's not legal is it. I got it we should-"

"They're not really the issue now. They'll have a field day when they find out about this thing," I said for the first time upon entering the room.

"Don't call it a thing Bella," Edward commanded. "It is a living organism and deserves some respect."

"What thing? When they find out about what? What happened?"

"Why don't you go talk to Alice for a while, Bella? I need some time to think," Edward said pushing me towards his sister.

The shock was wearing off and both of us were about to crack. I knew Edward would go straight to the piano in his room. Edward stress composes.

I on the other hand prefer talking things out with Alice or Edward. And since Edward was no better than I at the moment Alice will have to do.

"Let's go up to your room, this is kind of a private thing."

"What happened, Bella? I've never seen you like this before." Alice asked when we reached her room.

"Well, I've never been pregnant before." I said deadpan.

"WHAT?"

"You heard me Alice; please don't make me say it again."

"Are you going to tell me what happened or not?" Alice demanded.

"So you know how Edward and I went to Jessica's party in September?"

She nodded.

"Well it got really out of control and everyone, even Edward and me, got drunk. Well anyway we got separated somehow and Mike Newton found me and tried to drag me up to a bedroom somewhere in the house."

"Please don't tell me it's his Bella," Alice interrupted.

"It's not. He would have gotten away with it if…this guy hadn't come and said I was his date. He kissed me to prove to Mike that I was really there with him. One thing lead to another and now…" I fell short not wishing to say the words again.

"And now you need to shop for maternity clothes. Wait you are keeping it right? You're not getting an abor-"

"No way, Edward and I talked in the car and I think I'll have the baby and give it to someone else."

Alice's face turned to shock.

"Edward's not the father, is he Bella?" Alice asked.

If Alice could guess this the whole city of Forks would. This is not good.

"No, of course not. I would never have sex with your brother," I tried to reassure her. I'm not a very good liar but this whole story depended on everyone believing me.

"If you say so. You do know who the dad is right. You weren't too drunk to remember right?"

"Yeah, but I don't really feel like saying who he is yet. The baby is going to stir up this small town enough and… I don't know. Having people know who the dad is will just be too much. It's not that I don't trust him; it's just it would be more than I can deal with. You know?"

"Sure. I bet you told Edward who the dad is. Please tell me Bella," Alice probed trying to make me feel guilty.

"Sorry Alice. Edward was there at the party; he saw things you didn't. I didn't need to tell him anything, I already told him about it."

"Of course you told Edward. You're like in love with him. I know I'm just a sophomore but I can see things like that."

"What are you talking about Alice? Edward and I are just friends."

"Well, if your not ready to come out from under that rock then I'll stop harassing you while you're in such a fragile state," Alice teased. "I do have some good news… I think I like Jasper Whitlock!"

"Could you say that any louder? I don't think they heard you in China."

"Wow Bella, this pregnancy thing is really nice on your kindness." Alice says dejectedly.

"Sorry, it's been a long day. Anyway, I could have told you that months ago. You've been obsessed with him since the day he moved here."

"Well don't be excited or anything. If you want we can go back to the subject of you and my brother. You guys have been in love since you were five," Alice sneered.

I was about to retaliate when I heard a beautiful song float through Alice's room.

"Look Alice, I'd love to stay and talk but…" I trail off.

"Case and point, as soon as Edward comes into your mind you need to go find him. I get it, we can talk later."

The volume of the music increases as I get nearer to Edward's room. The chords of his composition saturate the air. As quietly as possible I enter the room so not to disturb his thought.

"I know you're here Bella. I can always tell when you enter the room," Edward's velvet voice says.

"It's a beautiful song; did you just write it?"

"Yeah, it's supposed to be about you, me, and the baby I guess. I can't get the end to sound right. I can hear it in my head but the notes just won't come out into the real world."

"You're doing great. I don't understand why you want to be a doctor when you could do the music thing for the rest of your life."

"The doctor thing is more about Carlisle than me. I would be happy spending the rest of my life playing piano but Carlisle has dreamed about my future as a doctor for years. And he's done so much for me over the years. If becoming a doctor makes up for any of that then that's what I want to do."

"I'm sure Carlisle will be happy with whatever you chose…Carlisle said he wouldn't tell anyone about the baby right?"

"As your doctor you have doctor-patient confidentiality and he's a good man he won't say anything you don't want him to." Edward reassures.

I sit down onto the piano bench and lean on Edward's shoulder.

"Any requests?" Edward asks.

"Can you play that new song again? The one you just wrote; I think it's my new favorite."

"If you wish," Edward said nothing else.

The music flowed through the air. Each note caressing the open room. This unfinished song really is my new favorite. I let out a sigh when the beautiful melody comes to an end.

"That's all I have, but I guess that's as far as we are with this story. When more happens there will be more to write."

"That's deep. I can do this right? I'm not going to end up jumping off a bridge or running away right?" I question unsure of everything I ever knew.

"Isabella Marie Swan, you can do anything you put you mind to. Don't forget I'll be here every step of the way. If you decide to run away I will be right behind you. This is my fault and I will do the right thing even if you won't let me."

I stare into Edward's eyes for a long minute trying to collect my thoughts. I was about to say something when Emmett burst through the door.

"EDDIE you and Bella need to get your boring asses down stairs right now and play with us!" Emmett exclaimed.

"How old are you Emmett? I forgot," I ask teasingly.

Emmett hastily counts on his fingers to eighteen.

"Umm three, it took three hands to count."

"That's defiantly one way to count," Edward grumbled. "What's so exciting that you need us?"

"Esme was looking in the attic for some Thanksgiving decorations; she was going through all these really old boxes and she found this one box in a dark, dusty corner full of spid-"

"Is there a point Emmett?" I asked as politely as possible. "This is taking way to long."

"I was just getting there. Where was I…? Oh yeah! She found this box full of old games. So, we're going to play-"

Emmett stopped talking at that moment and looked around the room.

"EMMETT!" Edward and I yelled.

"Huh… Um what was I doing? Why are you guys staring?"

I can't believe how lost Emmett gets; maybe he's channeling his inner Dory today.

"You were saying what game we're going to-" Edward suggested clearly at the end of his rope.

"Ah yes. You're going to love this…MOUSETRAP!"

I stared at Emmett incredulously. With one glance to my left I can tell Edward is ready to blow.

"What? I'm only three."

At that point Emmett was halfway down to the main floor with Edward hot on his heels.

I just shook my head and took my own sweet time walking down the stairs.


Author's Note: Ha-ha I was going to take this chapter through Bella leaving the Cullen's in the morning but oh well. This is the longest chapter so far. I hope this chapter was more fun. You guys should be glad today was a snow day or else I wouldn't have this up for a few more days. That's what you get when you live in Michigan. You should all read my new story, Magic. See ya,

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