FYH Outtake 8
Emmett's News
There she goes running for the bathroom again. I feel so bad that she's sick and it's my fault. Well, partly my fault, I do remember her enjoying herself thoroughly too. I knew that I needed to get up and get some tea started for her.
I sighed as I stood in the kitchen waiting for my decaf coffee to brew while the water steamed for her tea It's one of the things I am doing for my Rosie to let her know that she is not in the pregnancy alone. That she is not the only one making sacrifices. I gave up caffeine and alcohol. I made her a deal, if she can't have it then neither can I.
The morning sickness being this bad however is not something that I had bargained for and that made me feel bad because there wasn't much that I could do for her. The teakettle was just going off when I heard the doorbell. I took the kettle off the burner and ran to get the door.
I was surprised to see my mother standing there at eight in the morning. She usually does not visit this early nor does she stop by without calling anymore. There may have been an instance of very bad timing that may have scarred her for life.
"Mom. I didn't know that you were stopping by this morning."
"Well, it was a last minute decision. I needed to talk to you about something and I was too anxious to wait." I groaned internally at that comment. I should have known that she was going to pitch a fit when we told her that we were moving across the country.
"Let me take Rosie her tea and I'll be right back down." She looked at the cup of tea, smiled, and said that saltines were good for a sour stomach too and so was seven-up. I just looked at her shocked because we never got around to dropping the other part of the news. Not only were we moving to Boston but also we were pregnant.
She just laughed and added, "I had three kids and raised a total of six kids, Emmett, I know a little bit about sour stomachs. Now go give your wife her tea and then we'll have a nice chat when you get back down."
I got upstairs as Rosie was leaving the bathroom, "Mom's downstairs and wants to talk to me about something."
"You want me to come down with you?"
"Nah, you rest, sweetie, I'll take care of it."
She turned to go into the bedroom then stopped and turned around. "I think I want to be a part of this conversation.
We got to the living room and mom got upset. "Emmett Cullen she should be resting in bed!"
"No, Mom. I wanted to visit with you."
"Well, at least get her a pillow and a blanket so she can lay down on the couch and rest while we visit." And I did as mother told me because I knew that she was right.
When I returned I heard Rosie asking how she knew and mom responded with, "Like I told Emmett, I've had three children my dear, I know what pregnancy looks like.
"How long have you known?"
"Well, I've suspected for a couple of weeks. I was sure yesterday during therapy when you announced that you were leaving, I knew that there was something else that you weren't telling us. I'm sorry if I spoiled anything by guessing or letting on that I knew. I really wasn't going to say anything but I just couldn't help myself when I realized Rose had some morning sickness and I had some tips to help."
"It's fine mom. We were going to tell everyone yesterday but chickened out after dropping the news that we were moving."
"Yes, that was quite the surprise."
"Mom, I know—"
"Don't Emmett. I am happy for you two and I really believe that this move is the right thing for the two of you. I wanted to tell you that, in person, and to offer my assistance with anything you need to help with the move."
Even Rosie sat up at Mom's comment. I couldn't believe that she was saying that. The woman who threw a fit when we wanted to go on a honeymoon was now fine with us moving so far away and with her grandchild.
"You really mean that Mom?" Rosie was asking her.
"I do. I honestly do. You deserve to follow your dreams. I'm not saying that I'm not going to burst in tears from time to time or that I won't get sad or upset because I am going to miss having you two so close. But I am trying to let go a little."
"We can see how far you've come, Mom, and thank you for understanding." Rosie told her grabbing her hand.
"I thought you were going to be upset and difficult about this for awhile. Can I ask what happened between last night and this morning?"
"Bella called me last night." Ok, I definitely wasn't expecting that one. Mom went on to explain that Bella had wanted to get some family recipes for their Thanksgiving and ended up having quite the conversation with Mom in the process.
"Hey, you remember when Edward was eight and asked if you could make him cranberry sauce instead of a birthday cake?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot about that. Maybe you should remind him when he calls today. I told Bella that you wanted to speak to him so I have no doubt that he'll call. I'm sure that he wants to talk to you about the move as well."
She left shortly after that as Rosie was falling asleep. I knew that unless Rosie had to make another run to the bathroom she'd be out for a while so I took the opportunity to run to the store to pick up a few of the things that Mom suggested might help Rosie feel better.
It was later that afternoon that Edward finally called me.
"Dude, it took you long enough to call. I know you're on an extended honeymoon but ya gotta get out of the bed at some point. You aren't naked are you? Please tell me that you at least got dressed before you called."
"Look who's talking! Yes, I'm dressed and we've actually been out of the house today. We just got back from the store actually."
"Were you buying a pregnancy test? Because I can tell you from personal experience that the Clear Blue easy one works perfectly."
"NO! We were getting the stuff for Thanks-what did you say to me? Is Rose…are you guys…"
"You're going to be an uncle, man!"
"Oh my God! Congratulations Emmett. I'm so happy for you two."
"Thanks Edward. I am just over the moon about this … and so was Mom."
"Really, I'd have thought that she'd pitch a fit about you moving now that you're expecting."
"Me too. But she was really cool about it all this morning. That Bella is an amazing woman. One conversation with Mom and she calmed her down. Tell her I said thanks for whatever she said to Mom last night to make her see reason about the move. Mom even offered to help us move."
"Now that I really can't believe!" He said laughing. There was no denying that the mother that we were seeing now was not the same woman that we had had to put up with and endure over the last eight years. It was the start of a new era in our family. One that was going see exciting changes and I was thrilled to see these changes finally happen for us.
"Hey, I also wanted to congratulate you on buying the shop. I know that you and Rose are going to be really parents and the shop will be a huge success."
"Thanks, Edward. Do you guys really have no clue at all where you'll end up at?"
"Not really. But like Bella said we want a beach house. So it will likely be the east coast. We had considered St. Louis because we found some good friends that lived there. Oh by the way, we sent off some pictures today of our stop in New Orleans. You and Rose have to go there! Bella and I are definitely going back someday."
"Damn boy! Aren't you two tired of living out of a suitcase yet?"
"A little bit. But we have a house right now so we're staying put for a couple of days and getting a break from being in car." He laughed.
"If you've made it to the east coast then you've got to be running out of destinations, right?"
"In the US we are, but then we are going to go abroad."
"You two could be traveling for years if you're doing the world tour thing."
"I don't think we'll make as many stops in Europe as we did here and if I have anything to say about it we'll be flying from destination to destination instead of driving. I don't really want to get us lost and end up in Transylvania or something and end up murdered by one of Dracula's descendants." I couldn't help cringing at that. The thought of vampires always weirded me out, the whole idea of sucking someone's blood out their body was just plain gross.
"So do you know when you'll be moving?"
"We haven't narrowed down a time but we are definitely waiting for the baby to be born. Rosie and I don't want to have any added stress on her and a cross country move would be stressful. Plus she likes her OB and doesn't want to change and I think she wants to stay close to Mom for help and advice since she was adopted and Mom's been through pregnancies and all that. She gave me some tips for morning sickness for Rose before she left this morning.
"I can understand that. Will the guy be cool with waiting for you two to move?"
"Yeah. The show season doesn't start til late spring and by then we should be close to getting there. And he says that he has a guy that works there that can oversee things temporarily but not to take too long. The guy just wants to works on cars and not be management. That's why he didn't buy it."
"Just think though Emmett. Next year you could have a white Christmas instead of a brown one."
"Hell yeah! I can't wait for snow and rain and Rose is excited for four seasons instead of the two we have here-hot and hell."
"Definitely. It's raining here today and I love it even though it is making Bella homesick."
"I bet it is. So do you think that you'll be home for Christmas at least?"
"Emmett, I have no clue where I'll be but I'll be sure that I call when I know that everyone is together. Ok?"
"Ok. I guess we should get used to phone calls being our main form of communication. Hey! I just thought of something. Do you guys have a web cam on your computer?"
"Yes, why?"
"I was thinking that I could bring my computer to Christmas and we could do a web chat thing and then no matter where you and Bella are you'll be with us for Christmas!"
"Emmett that is a brilliant idea."
We ended the conversation a few minutes later with Edward making me promise to call if we needed anything. I had known for the last few months that my family was changing, it was healing. But it wasn't until today after talking with my mother and my brother that I really realized just how much we had healed. Although we were starting to spread out, we weren't separating we were merely spreading our wings and finding our happiness and where we truly belonged. The strangest part was that we were closer now than we had ever been. Thank God for therapy and hotel bars.
A/N:
And there we have more Emmett. Esme ended up being wordier than I intended when I started this but she needed to be heard. She is slowly realizing that she is not going to lose them if she let's them go. The Alice update is going to take more time, I need to make some hard decisions about the future of the family and how they are going to end up where I want them too. I don't want to jump the gun with anything, you know? Thanks for reading and you know where to find me.