AN: Thanks for being patient and waiting for an update!

So, thanks to Siobird for editing. She's a speedy little thing, she is. ;]

Okay, so honestly I shouldn't be awake right now. *shifty eyes* But just for you guys, I'm skipping reading tonight so I could post for you.

Disclaimer: Although Rob reads Twilight fanfics, that doesn't mean I'm Stephenie Meyer. Thank you for thinking so highly of me. Haha.

Chapter 7

EPOV

"Bella, he needs a name."

"Alice, I'm only going to have him for four days. Do I really have to name him? Why get all attached to him, only to turn around and give him back?"

Alice gave her the pout that Bella always gave in to. I seriously don't think Bella has ever said no to that look.

"But Bellaaaa," Alice said. "You can't have a baby with no name. And are those seriously all the clothes your teacher gave for him? No way. I'm taking you and him both to the mall."

The look on Bella's face told me that this was not her cup of tea.

"Don't worry, love. I'll come, too," I regretted those words as soon as they left my mouth. The evil grin on Alice's face was not good. No, not good at all.

"Emmett, you're coming, too. We'll make a day of it. I need to replace the whites," she paused to glare at Emmett, "and we can get Brenden some clothes."

"Brenden?" I asked. "Is that his new name?"

"Well, if Bella isn't going to name him, I will. He can't not have a name. What kind of aunt would I be?"

Bella shrugged. "Oh, that reminds me. Edward, there's a wristband for you to put on in the bag. It's the babysitter band for when I'm in the shower, or busy for whatever reason. But I'm not supposed to use the babysitter much. It lowers my grade or something like that.

"I hope you guys are upset. I've been thinking about it, and although Alice, Rose, I would love to have you be the babysitter, Edward is going to be stuck home sick anyways. You two have classes and stuff."

"No problem, Bella. We understand. Edward is the daddy," Alice giggled.

Rosalie nodded, the baby was in her arms again. She had always loved kids. She would be a great mom one day.

I looked at the spots on my arm when I reached to get Bella's bag. They no longer itched, and were going away. You could still see them, but they definitely were getting better.

BPOV

Edward was putting the wristband on when Alice broke the short silence.

"Can we go now?" Alice asked.

"What are you talking about, Alice?" Jasper asked. "Go where?"

"To the mall. Focus, Jasper," she smiled at him.

"Alice, I'm not going," I told her.

Shock crossed her face. "You are."

"Not," I told her. "Alice. People look at you different with this thing. They don't realize it's fake at first, and glare at you because you're so young. I've had this stupid thing before. Minus the seizures, but still. People are hateful, and I really don't want to deal with that. They think they can judge you because you have a child with you."

"Whoa," Emmett said. "That was deep."

Edward chuckled. "Love, I'm sure it will be fine. I'll go, too. I won't let them glare."

Rosalie started laughing. We turned to her.

"What? The mental image if Edward in the mall covered in chicken pox carrying the baby carrier is priceless."

With that statement said, Alice officially won. Although, I took the baby and Edward into our room where I covered the spots on his face and handed him a hoodie. No reason for him to look like a freak, no matter how funny Rosalie thought it would be.

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The mall wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. Edward had one hand around my waist the whole time. Emmett carried Brenden's carrier, as part of his punishment. Although Brenden was in my arms, the bracelet stuck in the sensor on his back for most of the time. This way, though, we had the carrier if I wanted to put him down. Because he was for the drug-affected pregnancy, he was only about four pounds.

Alice bought him six outfits, which was completely unnecessary. And yes, I had argued with her over it. The sales lady looked at us funny, but shrugged us off.

Edward had his arms around me. Brenden was on the floor in his carrier next to the bed. They were both sleeping. Brenden, of course, was just in his "quiet mode." As soon as that thought passed through my head, Brenden was crying. It was the same blood-curdling screams from when he had a seizure. Edward jumped at the sound, startled awake. He was groggy.

"Bella, why is there a baby? Make it quiet," his voice was husky and scratchy.

"I will, I'm going," I said. He had buried his head under his pillow.

I took him out of the little carrier, and cradled him so that the bracelet was in the sensor again. I held him tight to stop the shaking. I didn't think this was what I was supposed to do with him, but I didn't really care. My grade in that class was high enough that it didn't worry me. While the screams quieted, my mind wandered.

When Edward had said "our baby" was that because he liked the idea of us.. having a baby? My stomach fluttered at the thought of a piece of both Edward and me growing inside me. I shook my head. I was jumping way ahead of myself here. Wouldn't it be a bit more normal if we got married before having kids? I nodded to myself. I had to stop thinking. I wished my brain would shut up. What if Edward didn't want to marry me?

The baby stopped crying, and I set him back in the carrier.

I tried to get back to sleep, but Brenden's 'feed me' cry started. I pulled out his fake bottle, sighing as I fed him.

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APOV

I don't think Bella slept at all last night. Actually, I don't think any of us really did. The baby was screaming and crying the entire night. Poor Bella was the one to actually deal with it. You could tell she had slept less than the rest of us. She had bags under her eyes and was half asleep most of the day.

She was asleep at the moment. Edward was watching TV, and Bella had fallen asleep leaning into him. The baby was on her lap, surprisingly quiet. I guess he was just a night owl.

Bella jumped a mile when the baby started shaking on her lap. Before it could even scream, she had him tightly in her arms.

She closed her eyes and leaned her head back on the couch. I think she fell back asleep, while the baby was in her arms. Edward must have noticed she wasn't holding as tightly, because he took him in his arms, but kept Bella's bracelet in his back. Well, that was one way to not lose any points, I thought.

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BPOV

I had such a bad sleep-deprived headache; the baby wouldn't shut up, and all I wanted to do was crawl up in bed. I even tried to get my bracelet off to give to Edward so I wouldn't get my grade lowered for using the babysitter. But the damn thing wouldn't come off, so here I was. I was sitting on the kitchen stool while Edward made dinner for him and I. He was just making eggs. Simple, easy. Alice, Rose, Emmett, and Jasper had gone out to eat. I wasn't sure if I was awake when they left.

Edward was nearly as sleep-deprived as I was. It probably wasn't helping him get better, although he claimed that minus the spots he felt just fine. He even had me feel his forehead, feigning hurt when I told him he wasn't hot anymore. I was too tired to argue that wasn't what I meant.

Edward knocked over a pile of dishes, making Brenden start screaming again.

Edward spun around in the mess of broken glass, looking mad as hell.

"Bella, I don't think I can take this anymore. We need to talk," he said harshly.

My heart ripped open. We. Need. To. Talk. Those four words meant break up. I blinked hard, fighting back tears. No tears before I knew for sure that's what he wanted. I should have seen this coming. I blinked hard again before breathing out the word "okay."

That was probably the worst cliffy ever... *runs and hides*