I'm sorry about the wait, but we have exams and I need to revise!
My favourite for the last chapter had to be:
'One day I met Edward Cullen and he said... "Prepare to be dazzled." '
By ReadingAddict72
And again, Lily CullenSalvatore - You're awesome!
Okay, outtake number 2, the birth of Bella and Edward's child.
Disclaimer – I don't own Twilight, SM does. I do, however, own a brand new Pukka Pad to do all my revision in.
Struggling up the steps towards Edward's building with my heavily pregnant stomach making me unbalanced, I made my way to his office.
Edward worked as a piano teacher in his spare time, but his main job was at the small hospital of Forks. I knew it was his break now, so I was planning to surprise him with his favourite sandwich – cheese and ham. I was on maternity leave, I worked at the small primary school - Original, I know. Angela works there too, teaching Spanish. Alice works in Seattle, but lives in Forks, as a fashion designer for her own line of clothing. Jasper also works in Seattle, but he's now a professional psychologist. Emmett and Rosalie opened up their own garage in Port Angeles, also living in Forks. Alice loves this, as it gave her inspiration for another clothing idea. She made a branch of overalls that made it to New York in popularity, the breakthrough in her career.
Not working was really taking its toll on me; I'd see the little 7 year olds that I teach and they'd ask when I'm coming back to teach, and I'm just so bored that I want to say "Now! I'll com and teach you now!"
That's not even including the incredible discomfort of being this pregnant. I was ready to pop any minute, less than two weeks away from my due date.
After watching a F.R.I.E.N.D.S episode just last night and listening as Dina asked Rachel if 'She ever worries that she'll be walking and her baby will just slip out?' I started to worry that despite the absolute craziness of it, I got it into my head that it could happen. I started to become wary of walking places until I embarrassingly voiced my fears to Edward, blushing as he laughed and told me in his best Doctor voice that it's impossible for that to happen.
I was so warm as well! Despite the fact that it was March and it was raining very heavily outside the hospital windows, I was barely wearing enough clothes as it is, and Edward insisted that despite my temperature, I was going to catch a chill if I don't wear more layers, but if I did I got too warm and I began to feel faint.
I paused on the steps as the baby kicked and I smiled adoringly, rubbing the spot on my belly. When Edward and I had got back from our honeymoon, I went for a scan to make sure I was, indeed pregnant and we found out I was 2 months pregnant at the time, and that was at the beginning of August.
Taking a deep breath, I walked the rest of the way up the stairs, inwardly shouting at myself for not taking the elevator. You know, a person tries to be healthy and this is what they get. Honestly, I was reading a magazine yesterday that said people are eating too much junk food and that we need to be healthier. Then, an advert comes onto the TV saying that people eating fruit are most likely to damage the enamel in their teeth, so let me get this right...we can eat fruit and be healthy but we can't do that without making another part of us unhealthy?
Maybe it's just my mood swings, but that made me feel all bitchy and angry, and I had nothing to take it out on, so I decided to make some bread. Let's just say that that bread was thoroughly kneaded by the time I was finished with it.
Finally reaching the top of the stairs, I huffed out a breath and walked into the office that Edward shared with Carlisle. I walked through the small reception area heading towards the second door that would lead me to Edward, but I was stopped by his snotty receptionist – Irina. That bitch just didn't know when to quit sometimes, she couldn't quite wrap her thick head around that fact I was Edward's husband, and carrying his baby.
"Excuse me." She stopped me, putting a perfectly manicured hand around my arm.
"Yes?" I asked, chin up.
"Where do you think you're going?" She asked me, looking at me like I'd just been dragged off of the streets.
"To see my husband, is it really any of your concern?" I asked her, getting impatient and very hot.
"Well, yes actually. Doctor Cullen doesn't want anybody to interrupt him, he's very busy."
"Well, how about I call him? Then he can tell you for himself." I replied, going for my phone.
"I don't know who you think you are, Miss. I've been trying to get my claws around Edward since I got here and I'm not about to let you get in my way." She said to me, icily.
"Well, as you can see, he is mine. Have you not seen my wedding ring? Maybe the big bump sticking out of my shirt? Yeah, that's his baby." I told her, pointing towards it.
"Yes, I'm sure it is honey, more like you just slept with any random guy you could, claiming it was his. Then you deluded yourself into thinking you were married."
"And you've deluded yourself into thinking I give a shit about what you think, now let me see my Husband."
"No." She glared. I was about to reply when Carlisle walked through the door I just came in.
"Bella! This is a nice surprise. What can I do for you?" He asked warmly, his blue eyes twinkling.
"Well, I was about to go and see Edward." I told him, looking in Irina's direction quickly. He followed my eyes and nodded in understanding.
"And how's my little Granddaughter doing?" He asked smiling; as he ducked down to kiss my stomach quickly.
"She's kicking an awful lot today; I'm going to have bruises if she keeps it up." I chuckled.
"Ah, I remember when Esme was in your position." He smiled. "I take it you've met Irina?" He asked somewhat distastefully.
"As a matter of fact, I have!" I exaggerated as I rubbed my stomach.
"Good! Well, let's go see that Husband of yours!" He exclaimed happily, ignoring Irina as he walked past her opening the office door and holding it open for me. I gave Irina a sickly sweet smile as I left, laughing at her glare.
As I walked into the office, I noticed immediately that Edward wasn't here. Irina's just a little bitch, I thought to myself. Carlisle sat down at his chair and sighed, running his fingers through his hair.
"Long day?" I questioned.
"Very." He replied, leaning against the back. "I hope Irina wasn't too hard on you."
"Nothing I can't handle." I winked at him. "She was just telling me how she was going after Edward and she didn't need me getting in her way. Oh, and then she accused me of sleeping around a bit." I told him honestly.
"Really? That's too far." He muttered to himself.
"It's fine Carlisle, really." I admitted, I didn't really see her anyway.
"No, you're not the first to complain about her, I'll have to talk to Edward."
"Anyways, I brought Edward some sandwiches, want some?" I asked him.
"If you don't mind, that'd be lovely. I haven't had time to eat today."
"Not at all." I told him, while rummaging through my bag and handing him a sandwich.
"No, Edward! Really! I didn't know what to do! She was just shouting at me! I couldn't control her!" I heard a snotty voice shout from the next room. I scrunched my face up in confusion.
"Are you sure about that, Irina?" Edward velvety voice asked.
"Yes! I was only trying to help! She was being meddlesome and telling me that she was going to get me fired and then she said that that baby wasn't yours! I'm so sorry Edward!" She cried. My mouth dropped open in shock and I looked at Carlisle before I busted out laughing. I couldn't control it and I held my sides to try and keep it in, I ended up leaning over as far as I could due to my stomach.
Edward must have heard me because he came in and looked at me in confusion.
"She said.." I broke of laughing. "She said that I said..." Laughing again. "She said that I said exactly what she said to me!" Causing a new fit of giggles to start. When I finally calmed down I looked up to see Carlisle laughing around his sandwich and Edward smiling warmly at me, Irina was standing next to him looking annoyed.
"Her Edward!" She pointed at me. "She started saying a lot of horrible things to me and then she slapped me! Carlisle had to pull her off of me! She could've killed me!" I started giggling again as Carlisle broke out into full out laughter.
"Irina, that's not what happened and you know it! You were the one telling Bella she was sleeping around and that you were after Edward, were you not?" Carlisle questioned her once he stopped laughing. Irina's face went bright red and she screeched, storming off and slamming the door shut behind her.
I finished me laughing fit with a few small chuckles, wiping the tears away from under my eyes. Edward sat next to me on the couch and put an arm over my shoulder and gave me a quick hiss on the lips.
"What brings you here, love?" He asked me gently.
"You forgot your lunch so I brought it for you, but Carlisle stole one of them." I smirked.
"Stole! You gave it to me!" Carlisle shouted in mock anger.
"You didn't have to come out here." Edward whispered in my ear.
"Eh, I was bored. You can only read so many magazines before you feel yourself becoming an obsessed teenager all over again." I chuckled.
"Thank you." He whispered, kissing me again.
"Excuse me!" Carlisle interrupted. "You have a baby on the way as it is, no need to make another one, children." He joked.
I blushed at him and Edward put his hand on either side of my swollen stomach, giving it a slight kiss and then leaning back, smiling up at me. The news of our pregnancy had been the best news he could have ever expected, he absolutely adored children, and couldn't wait to have his own. Not only that, but it was Renee and Charlie's first grandchild as well as Carlisle and Esme's first grandchild. Neither Alice nor Rosalie had popped one out yet, so I had no idea what to expect. I'd never witnessed a birth, only been born. Of course, Esme and Renee had talked to me about both the joys and horrors of giving birth, but I'd bet good money that experiencing it is a lot different to what you get told.
"Is something the matter, Bella?"Carlisle asked me.
"What?" I asked, confused.
"You were away somewhere, love." Edward chuckled.
"Sorry, I was just-" I was cut off, wincing as a sharp pain cut across my stomach.
"What? Bella, what is it? What's wrong?" Edward asked, running over.
I scrunched my eyes up in pain as I grasped my lump. 2 minutes later, I sighed a breath of relief, leaning back against the couch.
"Are you okay?" Edward asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I breathed.
"Good." He smiled, stroking my cheek and kissing me softly. I kissed him back but I had to break away, gasping in pain again. It suddenly felt like someone had splashed water over my legs, and I looked down to see a pool of liquid on the couch and dripping down to side, puddling on the floor.
"Edward! Edward my water just broke." I gasped in a panic.
"What?" He asked, alarmed. He jumped up grabbing his phone and keys from his desk and pulling me to my feet by my hands. I winced, bending over as the pains continued.
"Honey, can you walk?" Edward asked. I shook my head, unable to form words.
"Carlisle, can you run and get a wheelchair please?" Edward asked him, frantically.
I'd forgotten Carlisle was in the room until I heard his quick "Yes," as a reply and then the door slamming against the wall as it was thrown open.
"Bella, you need to breathe baby." Edward said, now suddenly in front of my face.
I took deep breaths along with him, in, out, in out. The pain finally subsided and I leaned against Edward. He put an arm around my shoulder, and rested his head on top of mine.
"I'm scared Edward." I admitted weakly.
"I know, me too. It didn't really click we were going to have a baby until right now."
"No, not about that!" I exclaimed.
"Well, what then?" He asked, confused.
"About having the frickin' thing!" I shouted.
He lifted his head and stared at me for a second, before he burst out laughing. I couldn't keep a straight face for long, and after a few seconds I started giggling along with him.
"Okay, okay. Here we go." Carlisle panted as he ran back into the room pushing a wheel chair, clearly out of breath.
"Thanks." I muttered as Edward helped me stand up and then sit in the chair.
I rested my hands on my stomach as Edward pushed me through the door, laughing at Irina as she glared at me and whimpered as she saw Edward.
I was really lucky that Edward works in a hospital, because he got me put into a private room straight away.
"I'm going to go and sign Edward and I out, and then I'll ring everyone and tell them to get down here." Carlisle told us before leaving.
I'd changed into an extremely uncomfortable hospital gown, and I was propped up by about 5 pillows. Edward pulled up a chair next to me and held my hand, leaning his chin against the metal bars of my bed so we were at the same level. I grabbed his chin and pulled him towards me, kissing him passionately on the lips.
"I love you." I whispered to him, looking straight into his eyes.
He stroked my hair affectionately, "I love you too, Bella. So much." He whispered back.
I smiled, and closed my eyes, running my hands through his hair.
I don't know how much time passed, but soon Charlie came running through the door of my room, panting and holding a huge bouquet of flowers and a pink balloon that said 'It's a girl' on it.
"Hey, Dad." I greeted him.
"Hey, Bells. How's it going?" He asked, setting the balloon on the floor – it had a weight on the bottom – and putting the flowers on the table beside my bed and then sitting down on my other side.
"It's okay so far." I admitted weakly. As soon as I finished speaking, I was hit by another contraction. I sat up, wincing as I shut my eyes tightly, squeezing Edward's hand. I could feel Charlie rubbing my back as I whimpered through that pain.
An hour later, Rosalie and Emmett had arrived.
"Bella! Are we late?" Emmett boomed as he walked into the room.
"Nope, no baby yet." I told him, gloomily.
"Aw, bummer." He said, plopping down on the recliner in the corner of the room.
"Ignore him Bella, he's just excited to get his first niece." She rolled her eyes, going to sit on his knee.
"Hell yeah I'm excited!" He punched a fist into the air, making me laugh.
Esme and Carlisle walked in next, and Esme gave me an affectionate kiss on the cheek before going to sit on a chair next to Charlie, Carlisle standing behind her.
Half an hour after that, Alice and Jasper ran in, puffing and panting.
"Are we late?" Alice asked, out of breath.
"No!" Emmett said, sighing. He was tired of waiting and becoming impatient.
Someone else entered in pair of Scrubs, holding a clipboard.
"Hello, Bella. I'm Dr Cheney." Ben smirked.
"Hey, Ben." I laughed. Ben had become a midwife when he graduated.
"That's Dr Cheney to you, Miss." He corrected mockingly.
"Sorry."
"Good, now I have to ask everyone to leave the room except the baby's father as I need to see how far along Bella is."
Everyone left the room as a few Nurses walked in and Ben started to check me. I felt a bit uncomfortable, considering he's one of my best friend's fiancée, but I knew it was all professional.
"Well, Bella, it appears your 10 cm, are you ready?" I nodded, taking a deep breath.
"Right then, I'm going to need you to push."
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"Congratulations Bella, you've got a baby girl." Ben smiled, passing my baby off to one of the nurses.
I fell back against the bed, breathing heavily. Edward moved some of my hair off my sticky forward, and left a kiss there, smiling beautifully.
A nurse came forward with a little pink bundle of towel wrapped in her arms. She handed me my baby, and smiled as she moved away. Everything else faded away as I looked at my baby's little face.
She had a little tuft of brown hair on the top if her head, and she had the most extraordinary, yet beautiful eyes. They were green like Edward's, yet they had a brown ring around the pupil.
"She's amazing." Edward said next to me, his finger tracing her cheek.
"I know." I whispered, kissing her forehead.
"Do you know what you're going to call her?" A nurse asked, as she sorted out the files.
"How about Lily?" Edward asked.
"Lily." I said to myself, trying it out. "I like it." I smiled.
"Lily Cullen." He whispered.
"That's a very nice name." The nurse smiled, leaving the room.
Carlisle, Esme, Charlie, Alice, Jasper, Angela, Rosalie and Emmett all filed back into the room, awing when they saw Lily.
I passed her to Edward, who started gently bouncing her up and down in his arms. I smiled at the sight before me; she looked like she was made to be there specifically.
"How are you feeling, Bella?" Rosalie asked.
"Tired." I replied, honestly. Everyone laughed as I closed my eyes.
"I'm real proud of you Bells." Charlie whispered in my ear, I smiled and looked up at him.
"Thanks, Dad." I smiled, kissing his cheek. "I love you."
"Love you too, Bella." He grinned. "Now, give me my granddaughter." He chuckled. Edward passed her over to him and he smiled, so wide. He stared at her for a long moment before a tear slipped down his face.
"C'mon Gramps, stop hogging her!" Emmett said, quieter than usual, so he didn't scare Lily.
"What did you name her?" Alice asked.
"Lily." Edward answered kissing my head.
"Lily Cullen." Esme whispered, now holding her. "It suits her." She smiled.
Lily was passed around everyone, and she was finally placed into the arms of Emmett, who'd been waiting very impatiently for his turn to hold her.
It warmed my heart seeing him cry as he held my daughter. Not because I'm cruel and heartless, but because the fact that he was showing so much emotion towards her. Emmett was usually the one out of all of us who could hide what he was feeling.
Suddenly, Lily let out a high pitched cry and Emmett's eyes widened.
"Erm, Bella? How do you get your baby to stop crying?
The end.
Whoa, I'm so sad that this story has finished. I'll start writing up the outtakes and I'll post them on this story, so just because it says complete it doesn't mean I've finished with it yet.
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