A/N time again!: OK so, sorry for the long wait. It was a holiday weekend here in the United States, Independence Day to be exact. This chapter is almost as long as my previous chapters combined, which is also part of the reason why it took so long. I made sure i put more of EPOV as was requested. Anyways, enjoy, read and review. Please review! I feel so sad when my hard work turns up so few reviews. If i dont get to at least 25 reviews, I might not post another chapter, but thats a big iff, seeing as i cant wait to finish the 4th chapter, so please be nice and review! :)
-Valerie-
Chapter 3: An Option
BPOV
"We're here babe", Edward said as he turned to me. I unbuckled my seatbelt, but I continued to sit with my hand hesitantly on the door handle. Edward chuckled when he saw my expression. "Come on Bella, it's going to be fine", he assured me.
I opened the car door and stepped out. Edward come up to and put his arms around me. He kissed my forehead and whispered in my ear. "Stop worrying Bella, I'm here, I love you, and nothing is going to happen to you, trust me sweetheart." He took my hand, and we walked through the doors. It was very bright and cheery in there. I sat down in a chair while Edward went to go sign us in.
I looked around the room and decided it didn't seem anything like my dream. I decided to calm down so that I wouldn't worry Edward.
EPOV
The nurse at the reception desk handed me a clipboard of medical files, and told me that Bella and I had to fill them out. I walked back over to Bella and she seemed cool and collected. I knew it was just her way of not wanting me to worry about her, but she couldn't fool me. I knew that look to well. I sat down next to her and handed her the clipboard. "We just got to fill this out before a doctor can see us," I told her. Bella nodded and started to fill out her information. When she finished she handed it to me and I got to work filling in my information.
When I was done, I got up and brought the clipboard back to the nurse. "A doctor will see you shortly, please follow me," she instructed and started to walk down a hallway. I motioned for Bella to follow and waited. She got up, stood next to me, and took my hand. I gave it a gentle squeeze, and we followed behind the nurse. She showed us into a small room and told us to sit down while we wait for a doctor. Then she left. I continued to hold Bella's hand because before we left our house I promised to Bella that as long as she wanted me to, I would hold her hand.
A doctor came in after about five more minutes. "Hello, Mr. and Mrs. Masen," the doctor said while looking at our recently completed forms, "My name is Dr. Carlisle Cullen. I am the founding doctor here at West Valley Fertility Center. So, let's get down to business, it says here on your file that you two have been trying to get pregnant for the last fourth months, is that correct?" the blonde doctor asked. "Yes," Bella and I answered simultaneously; Bella blushed and looked at the ceiling. Dr. Cullen checked something off on the file in front of him. "Ok, do you know of any family history of infertility?" the doctor inquired again, but to Bella this time. "Umm, I think my mom told me once that one of her aunts had some kind of trouble having kids, although she did eventually I believe," Bella told the doctor.
After several more similar questions, the doctor threw us a curveball. "So why are you two here today?" he inquired. "Because we want to start a family, and we haven't been able to do it by ourselves," Bella answered, "Wait though, why would you ask a question like that? Why do you think we're here?" Carlisle chuckled, "I'm sorry, I just like to ask that question, because I mean, sometimes I get some crazy answers out of couples. I remember one couple saying something along the lines of 'they wanted to repopulate the earth with the children of 'God''." Bella smiled and stifled a giggle; I couldn't help smiling myself. "Wow, that is kind of crazy," I said, "Well we're definitely not like that." The doctor looked down at the forms in front of him, eyes squinting in concentration of what he read. "It also says here that you guys are open to anything, as long as you get a baby. So have you two considered adoption? In vitro fertilization? Surrogacy?"
"Well we really want a child that is biologically ours, so we have already ruled out adoption. As for in vitro fertilization, we kind of want to go with that, although we want to learn more about in before we do anything. And as for surrogacy, we wanted to leave that as our last option," I said. "Well then, let me explain in vitro fertilization. It'll start off with hormone injections for you," He said, gesturing to Bella, "And then we take one of her eggs, fertilize it with one of your sperm, then implant it in her uterus, where it will hopefully develop into a baby. To increase the chances of conception, we implant more than one egg." I exchanged a look with Bella, and she nodded. We were good at holding conversations with our eyes alone.
"We want to try the in vitro fertilization. How soon can we start?" I asked the doctor. He thought about it for a moment. "Well we need to harvest the sperm and eggs, and start the hormones, but I would say if you make another appointment, we can do that right away," the doctor answered. "That sounds good doc'," I replied, "That's okay with you, right Bella?" I asked, turning to my wife. "Of course," she replied, like I knew she would.
Dr. Cullen got up, "Well then I will be seeing you two very soon a guess. Goodbye," he said while shaking both of our hands. We then walked out. Bella and I walked back to the reception area and approached the front desk and inquired about the earliest we could make another appointment, and scheduled it for the following Wednesday. We filled out another form to register with the clinic and we were on our way home.
When we got in the car, I turned to Bella and she kissed me. "What was that for?" I asked Bella, puzzled. "Because you're the best husband in the whole world to do this for me, I mean this is going to be quite the process." Yeah, and it's going to cost us an arm and a leg, I thought to myself. Thank goodness my grandfather set up a trust-fund for me. We were both twenty-five, we met in college, and we had enough money to never work a day in our lives, but we did anyway. I worked as the head-chef at a popular restaurant near our home and Bella worked at a law firm. We both did the things we loved to do, so they didn't really seem like jobs. This is why Bella felt comfortable with decided that when we got pregnant, she would quit her job. Though I told her she didn't have to, we could hire a live-in nanny, but her stubborn ways made her stick to her decision even more. "If anyone is going to raise our children, it is going to be me," she said to me one day. I just chuckled and thought to myself, classic Bella.
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