It took me a minute, but I finally pried the phone from Emmett's hand. "Alice?" I asked frantically, "What's going on?"
"I don't know," she replied, "Nobody's come out of Carlisle's office yet. Oh wait, there's Esme!"
"What's she doing?" I demanded.
"She's going into the nursery," Alice reported.
"What's she doing in there?" I asked.
"She just came out with a blanket. Now she's going back in the office. Wait, she's coming back out!" After that I could hear nothing but Alice squealing again. I mean, I understand she was excited, but I was looking for information here! Finally she stopped and started talking like a normal person again.
"Tell Emmett Edward owes him five dollars!" she said before hanging up on me. I sighed and and looked up, searching for Emmett. I saw that he was running a few yards ahead of me. It took me a few minutes to catch up.
"Why did you run away from me?" I asked him.
"You wanna hurry up and get home, don't you?" he asked.
"Well, of course," I replied, "Why would Alice say Edward owes you 5 dollars?" Emmett just grinned and ran ahead of me again. I decided to just let it go and ran to catch up. It took about 20 minutes for him to slow down, so I could talk to him again.
"C'mon, tell me why Edward owes you 5 dollars," I demanded.
"Fine," replied Emmett, "I get 5 dollars from Edward because Edward bet me 5 dollars that the baby was a girl." It took a minute to figure out what he was saying. When it finally sank in, I grinned once again. I had a son. We had a son. I started running as fast as I could and Emmett followed suit. It took us what seemed like forever, but eventually we made it home.
We went in through the backdoor, just in case the baby was asleep. As soon as we set foot in the door, Renesmee was there to greet us.
"Come on! Come on! Come on! He's waiting for you. I've been showing him what you look like! Come on!" Emmett and I laughed. Nessie sometimes got a little too excited. We followed her to the living room where the whole family had gathered. Edward was sitting on the piano bench. Jasper and Carlisle were on one couch. Esme was sitting on the arm of the other couch. Alice was next to her, peering over Bella's shoulder. Nessie ran to sit next to Bella. For a moment I wondered why all eyes were on Bella, then I got a closer look. Bella was holding my baby. I let the tiniest growl slip from my lips, but Emmett grasped my shoulder and kissed my cheek to calm me down.
It wasn't until then that I got a good look at the baby. He was gorgeous. Almost more gorgeous than me. Almost. He had Gabrielle's bright blue eyes, and Nick's wispy blonde hair. He had a tiny, very triangular, nose. He also had a somewhat heart-shaped mouth. Absolutely breathtaking. I would've stood there for hours just looking at him, but Alice noticed me then and insisted I sit beside Bella to get a closer look. Once I sat down, Bella immediately handed him to me. When he looked into my eyes for the first time, it was the single most amazing feeling in the world. For those few minutes, we were the only people on the planet. No other words could describe it. It was like I was in a trance. I was taken out of my trance by the sound of my son's cry. I tried to shush him, but he was persistent.
"Look's like somebody's thirsty," Alice commented as she hurried to the kitchen. She was back withing 5 minutes and quickly handed me the cup. He was thirsty. He finished quickly and nuzzled his face into my chest. It took me a minute to realize he had fallen asleep. I kissed his forehead and finally looked away from him to see that all eyes were on us. Everyone was smiling. No one said a word. Finally, I spoke up. "How's Gabrielle?" I asked.
"She's as good as can be expected. She's definitely not taking the change as well as Bella did, but she's doing surprisingly well for someone who's so little preparation."
"And Nick?"
"Hasn't left her side since the baby was born. He really loves her." I smiled. I had witnessed that love many times in the past few weeks. It really was something.
We sat in silence for awhile before Emmett tapped me on the shoulder. "Is it my turn yet?" he asked, sounding like a child waiting for his turn with a toy. I apologized and quickly handed him the baby. I was surprised he didn't wake up. And I thought sitting there holding him myself was amazing. Watching my husband sit there cradling my son was truly the most beautiful thing in the world. I wished I had a way to keep the moment with me somehow. Just then, Edward came and whispered something to Alice, and she quickly left the room. I looked at Edward, confused, as did the others. Edward just winked at me and sat back down.
Alice came back moments later with the camera that Emmett gave me for Christmas. She told Emmett to smile and snapped several pictures of the two of them. Edward winked at me and I smiled in thanks. After Alice was done playing paparazzi, I got an idea. I whispered it in Emmett's ear, and he smiled. "Hey, Ness, why don't you go and sit next to Grandpa? You, too, Esme," I told them. I quickly took the baby and walked him over to Carlisle, who held his arms out eagerly. I gently placed the baby in his arms. Everyone smiled while I snapped the picture of the grandparents with their two grand kids. Priceless, if you ask me. It was just one of those "aww" moments. I was glad I thought of it.
People started making conversation then, and that frustrated me a little. That's it? We'd been here for maybe ten minutes and they were already discussing other things. Seriously? I sighed and sat back down. At least some of us were still looking at the baby. Carlisle seemed to be enjoying himself. It was kinda cute, actually.
"So are you just going to keep us in suspense all day?" Alice asked.
"What are you talking about, Alice?" I responded.
"The baby, silly. What's his name?" Oh. That.
"Well, we haven't really deci-"
"Yes, we have." Emmett cut me off.
"I thought you said you didn't like that name anymore," I said.
"I'm just worried it'll bring back bad memories for you," he told me.
"It won't," I assured him, "and I think it fits him."
"It does," he agreed.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Alice asked, bouncing up and down. I sighed. There was no calming Alice down when she was excited. I mouthed one last "are you positive?" to Emmett and he nodded. Here goes nothing, I thought.
"Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you, for the first time ever, Mr. Henry Emmett Hale-Cullen!" There were several aww's and deafening squeals from Alice and Nessie. I sighed. "Welcome to the family, Henry," I whispered.
A/N Whew. Finally finished that chapter. You buys are lucky cuz my power went out for a second and I was so close to losing almost the whole thing! Luckily my smart computer recovered it and I only had to rewrite one paragraph before finishing the rest. Anyways hope you liked it. R&R as usual, and if you get the chance, please go read and review my new story! See you next chapter! :)