Summary; It had been one night, one night she had let her friends persuade her to let loose and have fun, a little to much fun. She didn't expect herself to wake up the next morning in Edward Cullen's bed, nor did she expect to find herself standing in front of him with life changing news a month later. Life was about to get interesting.
Chapter Three
December 13, 2013
Bella
With Christmas break fast approaching, and finals literally right around the corner, my life was becoming a hell of a lot more stressful. Edward and I were both right in the middle of our busy seasons, Edward more so than me, and as much as we tried to see each other, it was usually only for an hour or so each night before bed.
In the weeks following Thanksgiving and my return, I had met Edward's younger sister Alice. She was a tiny ball of energy, loved to shop, and was planning out the baby's life faster than I could think. Edward, who had left last night for an away game wasn't able to make my appointment today, so rather than going by myself, I had asked Esme and Alice to accompany me.
So with plans to meet at my doctor's office at 1 o'clock I spent my morning studying for my finals before getting ready to meet the two of them.
"Bella?" someone said from behind me as I turned to see Angela standing behind me. Our words had been few and far between in the last couple months. My pregnancy had come as a surprise to her, to everyone, and for some reason, she hadn't really been saying much to me.
"Hey, Ang." I said as she nodded, biting her lip.
"I want to apologize," she said quietly, sitting on the toilet as I applied some makeup. "I've been a horrible friend, a horrible person, since you found out about the baby. I shouldn't have let my jealously get in the middle of our friendship." She said as I looked at her.
"Angela, what do you mean your jealousy?" I asked her, putting down my eyeliner and turning to face her.
"I should have told you sooner." She said quietly, playing with a ruffle in her skirt. "Edward, he's in my classes, hence the reason we were let into the hockey house no problem. We were lab partners first year, and after that we started to become friends. I've, well I've"
"You liked him." I said as she nodded.
"Yes, I think I may have even loved him. I watched as you went upstairs with him the night of the party, and I was so angry, because it wasn't me. Then, you found out you were pregnant, and then it seemed as if everything inside of me was destroyed."
"Angela, why didn't you just talk to me? You know if you would have told me I would have stayed away from him."
"I was afraid that you would judge me. You're always going on about girls who go after the hockey players, how they're social climbing whores; I was afraid that you would think of me as a puck slut, like we do Jessica and Lauren."
It was my turn to feel bad. It was true, I often said a lot about the girls that went after hockey boys. I said a lot about hockey boys too, and it was different now that I was pregnant with Edward's baby. "Angela I should be the one apologizing. I shouldn't have made you feel that way. I feel terrible, I'm supposed to be your best friend. Instead I made it so you couldn't talk to me about the one person you cared for most. I'm so sorry."
"How about we just agree to be more open with each other from now on?" Angela asked as I nodded.
"Agreed." Standing up I hugged Angela, before a thought quickly came into my head. "Would you like to come to my doctors appointment with me?" I asked her as she looked at me funny.
"I thought Edward's mom and sister were going with you?" she asked me as I nodded.
"They are, but I doubt that Esme and Alice will care if I bring a friend. It's my doctors appointment, and I want you to be there." I said as she smiled.
"I'd love too."
It was nice to have things on the mend, even if I didn't know anything had been wrong in the first place.
Edward's POV
December 13, 2013
After winning tonight's game the team as a whole piled onto the bus and made our way to the next school where we would be playing. It was hard to call Bella and get the information on her appointment with a bus full or rowdy, yet tired hockey players, so texts would have to do. It was hard, not being able to attend this appointment with her, it was her first since she found out she was pregnant, and I was missing everything, it sucked.
HEY, HOW DID YOUR APPOINTMENT GO?
- E
Not even a minute later my phone vibrated against my thigh with a text from Bella.
Really well, we got to hear the baby's heartbeat. Sucks that you couldn't be there, but thought you might enjoy seeing this…
Underneath the text message was the best thing I could ever receive, a sonogram picture of the baby.
"Holy Shit" I said as Emmett, Jasper, and a few of the others looked up.
"What's up Ed?" Jasper asked as I turned my phone showing him the picture.
"Whoa! Dude your kid looks like a sea monkey!" Emmett shouted as Jasper punched him in the shoulder and some of the other guys laughed.
"Thanks dude, really appreciate that." I said with a laugh and an eye roll. Pulling my phone back toward me staring at the picture as another text from Bella came through.
How you feeling daddy?
It was the first time that Bella had ever acknowledge me as that, the first time I had ever really heard someone call me that, and I had to admit, I really liked the sound of it.
EXCITED. REALLY, REALLY EXCITED.
For the first time since Bella had told me about the baby, since we had gotten together I was finally thinking of myself as a father. I was going to be a dad, and as exciting as that was it was surreal. I was nervous as well, I have absolutely no idea how to be a father, but with help from Bella, and our family and friends we would figure it out.
Christmas Eve
Like every other Christmas Eve since I was fifteen years old, our family attended the Christmas Eve party thrown by the Bruins for those who were staying in the area for the holiday. Everyone got all dolled up, and headed over to some fancy hotel in Boston where we hung out, drank boo's, and talked about shit that had some interest to us.
It was a great time, and it was nice to spend time with the guys on the team. This year was a little different with Bella on my arm. It was the first time I had ever brought a date to one of these things, and this time it wasn't only a date, she was my girlfriend, and the mother of my child, yupp a lot can happen in a year.
"So do you know any of these guys?" I asked Bella as we sat in the backseat of my parent's car. She thought for a second before shaking her head.
"I don't think so."
"Wait you know hockey players?" Alice asked from the way back as Bella nodded.
"My dad is the coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs Alice," she said as Alice's eyes went wide.
"How the hell didn't I know that?" she laughed as everyone smiled.
"Oh, Mr. Cullen, I actually have a message for you. My dad is Charlie Swan, he used to play with you in college, he asked me to say hello." She said as I looked at her and my dad turned around just as the car stopped, and the keys were handed to the valet driver.
"You're dad is Charlie Swan? Holy damn, I haven't seen him in ages." He laughed, putting an arm around her shoulder as they walked off, leaving me to escort mom and Alice.
"I know we've said this before honey, but we really like Bella, even if the situation isn't ideal." Mom said as I smiled.
"Don't lie mom, I know you're excited about the baby. I found all those clothes stashed in the linen closet near the third floor bathroom." I laughed as she hit my shoulder with her pocket book.
"Nosy little swat" she laughed. "The two of you were looking for Christmas Presents again, weren't you?" she asked as Alice and I looked at each other, laughed, and then said no before running off, scooping Bella up, for a quick get away.
Bella POV
It had been a while, but I had to admit that I really loved going to these parties. During my final years of high school, when my dad was still coaching with Vancouver, we went to quite a few of these parties, and though I was always the random daughter, I enjoyed hanging out with the players, and just having an all around good time.
Edward was off somewhere with Carlisle talking to Brand Marchand, Alice was conversing with a players wife, whose I don't know, and Esme was in the bathroom. With need to relieve my sore feet I sat at the table Edward had mentioned was ours earlier in the night. I longed for a glass of wine, but instead took a sip of water.
"Isabella Swan as I live and breath" someone said as I turned around to see a tall, brick wall of a man coming toward me. There was something familiar about him, and it took a minute before I put two and two together.
"Jake!" I cried out, getting up as fast as I could, as he swept me into a hug. "What the hell are you doing here?" I asked him as he laughed. "No, last I talked to Charlie he said that you were playing for Union. Are you playing for Boston now?" I asked him as he nodded.
"After graduation I started playing for Providence, and I was called up at the beginning of the season, I've been here ever since." He said as he gave me another hug. "But I think the question is, what are you doing here?"
I laughed, "I'm dating Edward Cullen, we're with his family for Christmas, and he said this was a tradition, so I came as his date. He's around here somewhere." I said resting a hand on my stomach as he raised an eyebrow.
"You're pregnant?" he asked me, nodding down as I smiled and nodded.
"Three months, I'm due in June."
"Well congratulations! Edward is a lucky guy." Jake said giving me another hug as Edward came to join us.
"Jake, dude, how the hell have you been?" Edward asked as they settled into a 'bro' hug.
"Pretty good, I see you've been good too. Dating Miss Mud Pie over here, and going to be a dad soon, congratulations dude." He said as Edward looked between us funny.
"Miss Mud Pie?" he question as I laughed.
"Jake and I were best friends before my parents divorce. His dad Billy is my godfather, so naturally being so close in age, we made mud pies together as children."
"And she never hesitated to throw me down and beat me up when I got mud on her." He laughed as I rolled my eyes.
"Maybe if you weren't such a jerk, I wouldn't have had to beat you up so often."
Jake stayed to talk with us for half hour more before Edward and I settled in at the table so I could get off my feet.
"You look happy" Edward commented, taking my hand in his.
"I am happy," I said, leaning in to kiss him, as someone tapped on the microphone.
"Hello everyone!" Carlisle said into the microphone as everyone jokingly said hello back as Carlisle shushed everyone again. "So I guess it's my turn to start off the holiday speeches this year, and I'm going to keep it short. I want to thank everyone, players, staff members, families, and supporters for keeping this team strong. For the team not only being a team but a family, and for the Christmas spirit that I hear every morning that I walk through those doors, even if that means Soupy hiding mistletoe in random places." Everyone laughed as he stood up from the corner and gave a little wave. "This year has been incredible special to everyone, not just as a team. For celebrating my 25th wedding anniversary with Esme, for my two children doing what they enjoy, and especially for becoming a grandfather for the first time."
The cheers and shouts of congratulations sounded around the room as players who hadn't known Edward was going to be a father patted him on the back. "As of June, Edward and his girlfriend Bella will be welcoming their first child to the world, and we couldn't be happier. On behalf of everyone at the Bruins Organization, welcome to the family Bella." Carlisle said as everyone raised their glasses in our direction, toasting to the health of our little one.
Yeah, this was a family I could grow to love.
"Merry Christmas everyone."