A/N Okay, I'm back! Here's chapter 5! I've decided I want AT LEAST 2 reviews per chapter from now on before I continue. So, without further ado, here's chapter 5!
With just days left to go until the birth, everyone was hunting like crazy. Except me. I was keeping myself busy getting ready. Alice had done most of the decorating work, but I still had to make sure all the clothes were clean and put away. I would also have to get Emmett to set up the crib, but that could wait til later. We still had about 5 days, according to pattern, before the baby came.
Another detail we had to think about was the baby's name. Emmett wasn't too much help, so I was left to pick one myself. It was harder than one would think. There were a lot of names I liked, but none of them seemed to fit. Finding a boy's name was pretty easy. His middle name would be Emmett. That was a given. The first name would be one that was very special to me. Finding a girl name was harder though. I liked the middle name Esme, but Emmett didn't seem to care for it that much. Oh well. We could find a middle name later. I like the idea of my middle name being her first name. Emmett seemed okay with that. Well, at least we were getting somewhere!
"Well, that's the last of it," said Esme as she shut the bottom drawer of the dresser in the nursery.
"Do you think we should've gotten more?" asked Alice.
"No!" Esme and shouted in unison.
"Besides, Alice, the baby will grow so fast that it probably won't have a chance to wear most of it anyway."
"Ugh, you're right." Alice pouted and went back to filling up the closet. "Where's Bella?" she asked.
"Edward took her hunting to get her away from this craziness," replied Esme. Alice pouted again.
"Come on, Alice, you know she'd be a miserable party-pooper if she were forced to sit through this," I said.
"Yeah, but why did they have to take Nessie too?" Alice whined.
"Renesmee's spending the day down at La Push with Jacob," Esme responded. I cringed at the mention of his name.
"Why would Bella allow that?" Alice demanded.
"She went hunting last night with Jasper and Bella didn't think she'd like being stuck at home with the guys while we were shopping. I, personally, think it's a good thing since she'll inevitably be spending the rest of her life with him." Alice and I sighed. We both knew Esme was right. We were quiet for awhile and eventually finished putting everything away.
Once the nursery was finished, we heard a commotion going on downstairs. I looked at Alice,confused, and she just shrugged with a worried expression on her face. When we came downstairs, we found that Edward and Bella had returned and Edward and Carlisle were hovering over Gabrielle. I suddenly felt very relaxed, and looked up to find Jasper standing across the room. It took me a second to become relaxed enough to ask what was happening.
"What's going on? What's wrong with the baby?" I demanded.
"He's getting tired of using his abilities," replied Edward. So he could read the baby's mind now, could he?
"It's hard for him to concentrate on it enough for it to be effective. He's trying his best," Edward continued.
"Renesmee was born right around this time in Bella's pregnancy," Carlisle said, "But I think we can keep this little guy in a bit longer if we're very careful. It's getting a bit more dangerous, but I think I can keep it under control for a little while."
"She's already drinking blood every hour," I piped up, "The baby has to be getting stronger by the minute! It's too dangerous." I felt Emmett's hand suddenly brush my shoulder and sighed. There were times when he could calm down better than even Jasper could.
"Trust Carlisle, Rose, he knows what he's doing," Emmett whispered.
"I know," I whispered back, "I'm just worried." Emmett nodded. I sighed as I watched Gabrielle's pained expression. I couldn't bare to watch for more than a few seconds. At least she wasn't trying to hide her pain like Bella did. My glance shifted over to Nick, and I felt bad for him. The look on his face seemed so apologetic. I could tell he loved Gabrielle just by the way he seemed so guilty about putting her through that pain.
Once the group had disbanded, I decided to take the opportunity to talk to Nick about his relationship with Gabrielle.
"What can I say? I love her. She's the only human that doesn't smell appetizing to me. I've always been intrigued by that. Plus, she's a great girl. Very bubbly and energetic. I can only imagine what she would be like as a vampire."
"So do you plan to change her once the baby comes?" I asked.
"Ideally, yes," Nick replied, "But if I can't do it,then I trust Carlisle to do it for me. He has experience, after all." Nick chuckled. I smiled. "Do you wanna know a secret?" Nick asked. I nodded.
"Wait here," he instructed. He came back five minutes later with a box in his hand. He opened the box, and there was a gorgeous diamond ring inside. I gasped.
"You're gonna propose?" I whispered.
"Yep. I wanna wait til she changes though. The ring will look much more beautiful to her with vampire eyes." I nodded in agreement. I no longer had anything to worry about. Even if we adopted the baby, Nick and Gabrielle would be happy together. Forever.
A/N Sorry if it was a little short. I was really anxious to get it posted. Lol. R&R as always! =)
