Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight belongs to S.M.
*Mistakes are mine*
Bella POV
The trip down to Texas did not take too long. Bryce had slept the whole way which we were grateful for. Surprisingly for a year old child's first flight he did wonderful. Our plan for this trip was to relax and have dinner with my family. Tomorrow we would venture into our house a few miles down the road. Caius had gotten a hold of me a few days ago and told me they plan to visit within the next few months. We spent our first day catching up with my parents and making a list to take with us to the house. I also made some calls to the electric company to have the power turned back on.
Jasper was talking to dad upstairs in the study while I was downstairs with my mom. Bryce was happily in the playpen playing with his toys.
"Mom, why do I feel like something is wrong with you?"
"Sweetie, nothing is wrong. I am just so damn nervous about this little one inside me." She pats her tummy. "It was so different this time around to actually go through the whole birthing process on my own. I was just handed you after you came out of Renee."
"You will do fine. Hell I was scared shitless with Bryce. Once I held him all I knew was he was perfect and yes I was going to make mistakes. Now that I learnt from my mistakes this little one will be just fine."
"At least with this one I will actually have to sleep at some point. With you it was easy we didn't have to sleep at that point." She made a good point.
"It will take some time getting used to it. I got to the point where I slept when Bryce was napping. Just make sure you and dad take turns at night with feedings. I believe around the time he was 4 or 5 months he slept mostly through the nights. Have you heard from my grandparents lately?"
"No and it is worrying me. I know they settled down somewhere but it is like they disappeared a few weeks ago. Victoria and I spoke a lot on the phone up until 3 weeks ago."
"Same here. They have been doing that ever year around this time. It makes no sense. My biological mother died in September its late March now. I am worried this time because they usually call and tell us where to contact them." It was like a sign or something my phone started to ring. The number I did recognize but picked it up anyway. "Hello."
"Bella, hey pumpkin. Sorry about not getting in contact sooner. But we have an annocement to make. Little Dina Marie was welcomed into the world two weeks ago. Vicky had a rough pregnancy and she came out into the world 8 weeks early. Dina is still in the hospital we spending a lot of time here. We are sorry for not making contact with anyone but we have been trying to stay strong for her."
"Gramps where are you exactly?" Mom looked at me and I held my hand out to tell her later.
"Austin Memorial Hospital. Where are you exactly still in Baltimore?"
"No, we are visiting here to go to the house tomorrow to clean up and see what we need in it. Is this a new number or the hospital number?"
"New number. Lost my phone somewhere on the freeway."
"Let me call you back later maybe we can take a trip up to see you all. I'll talk to Jasper and bring Bryce along."
"That will work. Talk to you later. Love ya Bells."
"Love you too Gramps. Take care of grams and little Dina so she can come home." I hung up and turned to my mom. "They had a little girl two weeks ago and by the sound of it she is not doing so well."
"Damn, let's get your dad and Jasper down here. We can probably get there within the hour if you want to leave soon."
We decided to pack up and head up to visit with my grandparent's. My parents were going to stay and watch Bryce for us. We made decent time with visiting hours still open. When we arrived we greeted them and caught up on everything. From what Vicky told me they will be releasing Dina if she picks up another pound of weight and can breathe on her own. They told us they would call when everything settles down and apologized for keeping everyone out of the loop. On the way back home we stopped for dinner at some Chinese restaurant and made plans to take my parents out for dinner tomorrow night.
Jasper POV
After visiting her grandparents yesterday made me realize how much we need to move here quicker. I have gotten close to her grandparents over the years. Today we were venturing to our home here and go over what needs to be done to the house. Bella is more prepared than I thought when she brought down a clipboard with her.
"Jas, I think we can make this quicker with a checklist. I printed out some stuff so this shouldn't take too long. Laurent and Irina will be cleaning the house weekly to keep it dust free for us."
"Let's get moving then. The quicker we get this the more time we can spend with the family."
The ride over took twenty minutes which wasn't so bad considering. The first thing I did notice was the lawn and the house needed to be painted once again. "I notice too. We will call some people when we get back for estimates. If need be we can meet with them tomorrow since today is only Friday."
"I agree with that. We should also enclose the pool and put up a safety guard around it. We never got around to that before we left for Baltimore." I saw her scribbling notes down on a blank piece of paper.
Heading into the house we were in complete awe of how dark the house seemed. Painting and some new flooring should open it up to feel more comfortable. We headed into the kitchen and right off hand we would need to modernize it. It was out of date and we both loved to cook now.
"Forget waiting until tomorrow let me give Riley and Tanya a call. See if they can't get this house livable within a month. I know you are thinking it too about just leaving and coming here sooner instead of waiting until the end of the year."
"I agree. I will talk to school when we return and tell them we need to make the move sooner due to family complications. I believe that if Riley and Tanya can get this done within a month we will be set."
We continued our journey through the house. While in the master bedroom we heard yelling of Tanya. Heading back downstairs we greeted them and went over what needs to be done, replaced, or thrown out. They gave us an estimate they could have it done within three weeks with the crews they could hire to work around the clock.
When Bella and I got back home we sent over what we wanted appliance wise to paint colors to Tanya. In all honesty I just hope this all gets done over the next weeks. I am calling school come Monday to tell them I quit and have a family emergency. "When we get back to Baltimore we can take the next weeks to pack up everything. I also think by the time we get back here your mom should be ready to give birth."
"Yes, that is true on that part. I think we should just keep the penthouse in Baltimore. Just break down Bryce's room. That shouldn't be too hard. We can also get in contact with Emmett to see if he can fly out earlier to help you drive down here. I think the clothes, Bryce's room, and some other little things will load up into the truck no problem. Tanya said to email her links to bedroom and all other room stuff we pick out online. Your study will be the same furniture."
"The only thing getting done in my study is fresh paint and new flooring. I think the extra room on the main floor should be a playroom. The room across from ours, the new baby's room. Bryce can have the one next to it. Let's just cross our fingers that I won't have to finish out teaching this school year. I believe Mr. Henick can cover my class the rest of the year with all my plans."
When we got back to her parent's house we told of the news of our upcoming move. I just hope this move will bring us closer together as a family. Bella and I might have our little arguments and make up after. It just feels like we have been drifting apart. If anything I think this new baby made the wrong time to appear in our lives. Though we are happy about it we need to work on us again.
A/N: Well finally got this chapter written out. Next chapter will be out in the next week or so. I through myself a curve ball with that ending in this chapter. Don't worry things will come to light on their troubles soon?