***STEPHENIE MEYER OWNS TWILIGHT***
A/N: Just wanted to say something about the last chapter and the "hot bath" Edward ran for Bella. Pregnant women aren't supposed to take baths in extreme hot water. I knew this when I wrote the chapter and I meant to change the dialogue to say "lukewarm bath" or something of that nature but honestly I forgot to go back and change the words! So I apologize for that little oops! It's time to meet our little girl now! Thanks to everyone for their name suggestions as they were all fantastic! Special thanks to AlbertaGirl78 and Twihardder for naming our Little Trooperette. They each win a pat down from Trooperward!
EPOV
Bella's water broke. Generally that means that the baby is coming. Suddenly the room seemed to be spinning. I couldn't make it stop.
"Edward. I said, my water broke. We probably should call Dr. Amun and head to the hospital. Are you ok?" How the fuck was she so calm? She was about to have a baby! Shouldn't she be hysterical? What's wrong with her?
"Bella, I think we should call Dr. Baby so you can go have the Amun." Did that come out right?
"Ok, Trooper Cullen, I'm gonna need you to regroup here. Look at me Edward. We're ok. I need you baby. You can't freak out on me ok?" She cupped my face in her hands and finally I snapped out of my stupor.
"Shit baby, I'm sorry. I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm ok now. Why don't you go sit down and I'll call the doctor. Can I get you anything? Are you having contractions?"
"I'm not sure. I know my back has been bothering me for a day or so but I just thought it was from carrying all this weight in the front."
"Ok baby, relax here while I go call." I kissed her on the forehead and went to find Bella's cell phone. It looked like we were going to have a baby very soon. Once I snapped out of my stupidness I started to get really excited. It was go time.
BPOV
I had to giggle to myself at Edward's reaction to my water breaking. He was normally calm, cool, and collected Cullen and he was losing his shit. As a Trooper, I knew Edward had handled every situation you could think of and he came through each one with flying colors. I guess it was different when it directly affected him. I heard him running back up the stairs still talking on the phone. He was ending the call as he entered the bedroom.
"Ok, Dr. Amun is going to meet us at the hospital. He said we don't have to get in a big hurry, but we need to be there within the next hour or so. So I'm going to load the truck with your bag and the baby's bag. What else do I need Sweetheart?" He was eerily calm now.
"Well, grab the car seat and the base and we'll keep it in the truck. We need to call Charlie and Renee and you need to call your parents. Oh! Alice…make sure you call Alice."
Once he got his orders he set about getting everything together. I dressed in comfortable clothes knowing that I would be put in one of those fabulous hospital gowns as soon as I got there. I could feel the spasms in my back coming on harder now and I guessed I was going to be one of those women who had back labor. Lucky me.
We arrived at the hospital and were taken right into a labor and delivery suite. They hooked me up to every machine known to man and what felt like everyone in the hospital had been in and had their hand up my hoo-haa. Dr. Amun came in and took his turn.
"Ok Bella, let's have a look and see how far along you are." He slipped on one of those rubber gloves and squirted some KY jelly on his fingers. I heard Edward let out a small huff. When I looked up at him he was smirking at me. Pervert.
"Well it looks like you are dilated to a 5 and are about 80% effaced. Seems like this baby wants out soon. I don't think it's going to be too long. You seem to be moving along pretty well. Let's see how you progress over the next couple of hours. We need to get you into an established contraction pattern." He patted me on the arm and said he'd be back later. Once the doctor left I turned to Edward.
"What were you smirking at Trooper Cullen?" I knew exactly why he had smirked, I just wanted to hear him say it.
"Nothing Sweetheart." He moved until he was whispering directly into my ear. "I've just never had the need to use any KY when I put my fingers inside you." He nibbled on my ear lobe and I was dumbfounded.
"Really Edward? Are you seriously trying to seduce me while I'm in labor?" I shook my head at him but was smiling the entire time.
"You never know baby. Hey, do you think they have a washing machine around here anywhere?" He wiggled his eyebrows and smiled widely. I couldn't help but smile back at his suggestion. After all, it was a washing machine with a glorious spin cycle that brought us together in the first place.
We laughed and talked for the better part of the next hour. The contractions had definitely started to get more pronounced and moved from my back to my front and all around. I opted for an epidural because well, I hate pain. Once the anesthesiologist got me all set up I wanted to kiss him. Whoever invented the epidural needed a Nobel Fucking Peace Prize or something, because that shit was good. Edward had been the perfect husband, rubbing my back or my feet or anything I had asked him to rub. He was feeding me ice chips and making sure I remembered my breathing. After a couple more hours Dr. Amun came to check me again. Unfortunately there hadn't been much change since he last checked. He frowned about that and told us that they would start me on a drug called Pitocin. It would help speed things up a little bit. After they hooked yet another I.V. to my arm, the nurse suggested I try to get some rest. Yeah, I'm really sure that will happen.
"Edward, baby, can you please try to lay beside me? I think if you're with me that close I would be able to rest more soundly." I moved over in the bed and made room for my man.
"Of course Sweetheart. Come here." He slid in beside me and wrapped his arms carefully around me. I snuggled into his warmth and let out a cleansing breath. Edward was rubbing my lower back over and over and it felt like heaven. I felt myself relax and before long I fell into a wonderful sleep wrapped in my Trooper's arms.
EPOV
I was so happy that Bella was getting some rest. She was going to need her strength to bring our little angel into the world. I must have dozed off as well, because I was awakened by the nurse gently touching my arm.
"I'm sorry to wake you Mr. Cullen, but we need to check Mrs. Cullen again. We've seen a really good pattern in her contractions in the last three hours so I have a feeling we're almost there." She smiled widely at me.
"Oh, ok. I'm sorry I'm in your way."
"Nonsense! Whatever keeps our mamas comfortable and allows them rest is fine with us. No harm done." I smiled at her and turned to Bella.
"Sweetheart, baby wake up. They need to check on you Darlin'." I kissed her gently on the lips and she smiled. Her eyes fluttered open and she looked confused.
"Edward? What time is it?" She looked adorable with her brow furrowed.
"It's about 7 p.m. baby. We slept for a long time. How do you feel?"
"Really good actually. Weird huh?" Dr. Amun had come in and was getting his rubber gloves on. I moved away from Bella and let the doctor do what he needed to do. I took a glance at my cell phone and noticed a text from Jasper saying that he and Alice were in the waiting room with Emmett and Rosalie McCarty. I replied that they were checking on Bella now and I would come out when I could.
"Well folks, it looks like we are ready to have a baby!" Dr. Amun looked up at me with a wide grin on his face. Before I could respond, there was a nurse handing me a pair of scrubs and telling me to put them on. I quickly walked over to Bella before I did anything else.
"I love you so much Isabella. I can't wait to meet our little girl."
"I love you too Edward, so much more than I ever thought possible."
"Let's have a baby beautiful." I kissed her fiercely and lingered as long as I could until Dr. Amun's nurse cleared her throat and giggled.
All at once the room filled with nurses and equipment. They were preparing the baby's bed with all the things they would need to take care of our little sweetheart once she arrived. The other nurses were getting Bella ready and draping surgical cloths over her. Once I got the scrubs on I moved to sit beside Bella. Our nurse, Carmen told us what was going to happen and suggested that I move to sit behind Bella and let her rest against my chest. They had her feet in the stirrups and there was a nurse on either side of her holding her feet. They began coaching Bella through pushing and breathing. I was the official counter.
I was so proud of Bella. She was doing such a fantastic job. She was calm and did everything the nurses and doctor told her to do. She powered through each push like a boss and owned the room. After pushing for two hours straight, Bella was starting to show extreme exhaustion.
"Come on Bella, all it's going to take is two or three more pushes and your baby will be here. I know you're tired but I also know you can do it. Bear down and push Bella." Dr. Amun was trying to coach her.
"I can't do it Edward. I'm so tired. I can't." She was beginning to cry and it broke my heart. She was shaking and completely fatigued.
"Look at me Sweetheart. You are doing an amazing thing today. You are giving our baby girl life. You've gotten her this far Bella. Just a little farther and she'll be in your arms. Do it for her Sweetheart. I know you can do this." I kissed her and held her tighter, desperately trying to pass my strength on to her.
Drawing from somewhere deep inside herself, my beautiful wife squared her shoulders and gave two of the world's greatest pushes and all of a sudden, our daughter was born. A piercing cry filled the room as I looked at Bella who was slumped back against my chest, a sweaty, tired mess, and I had never seen her look more beautiful than at that moment. Our little miracle began to cry louder and did not sound like a happy camper. My cheeks were hurting from the smile I wore.
"Bella! Oh my God sweetheart! You did it! Look at her! She's perfect!"
"She is perfect. Oh Edward, Oh my God." Tears fell down both our faces as the nurse handed our daughter to Bella as Dr. Amun handed me a pair of scissors to cut the cord. I snipped through it and detached our daughter from her mother feeling on top of the fucking world. I was a Daddy. I had a little girl.
"Hello Sweet Girl. I'm your Mommy. I love you so much." Bella kissed her daughter just as I managed to snap a photo on my cell phone. The nurse came over to take the baby so they could weigh and measure her as well as get her cleaned up. Dr. Amun was also finishing up with Bella and they were changing her gown and putting clean linens on her bed. All I could do was stare at my wife in awe. Once everyone finished with her the nurse brought Bella some orange juice to drink to get her blood sugar up from all the blood loss and exertion. She looked very tired but was still glowing. Soon the door opened and they wheeled our daughter into the room.
"Would you like to hold your daughter Mr. Cullen?" I almost jumped up and down like a sissy.
"Most definitely." The nurse picked her up and handed her over to me and quietly left the room. I was beside myself with emotions. Never in my life had I felt like this. I walked over to sit down on the side of Bella's bed. She moved gently over so I could scoot closer and we held our daughter between us so we could really look at her. She was pink and perfect. Bella removed the hat on her head and was met with a head full of bronze disarray. Poor kid, she ended up with my hair. It was so soft and was sticking up in every direction. She opened her eyes and looked at us. Each time one of us would speak, she would turn her head toward the voice like she knew we were her parents. Bella picked her up and brought her to her breast to see if she would latch on. Surprising both of us, she did just that and began to nurse like a pro.
While Bella was feeding the baby, I sent the picture I had taken earlier to all the people that meant the most to us along with a text message.
Bella and I are thrilled and very proud to announce the birth of our daughter, Allison Grace Cullen. Ali was born at 10:13 p.m. weighing 7 pounds 13 ounces and measuring 20 inches long. Bella and Ali are both doing wonderful and I am a big pile of goo. Love you all!
I sent the message and began receiving responses. Bella said she was fine with everyone coming in to meet Allison so I went to get them. We all sat around and talked and everyone told us how beautiful she was. I had to admit, Bella and I made beautiful babies. My world was perfect now. I had my beautiful wife and now I had my perfect Princess. I was a blessed man.
ONE MONTH LATER
BPOV
Edward and I had just laid down in bed for the night. It was 11:30 and Ali had just fallen asleep. Finally. Tomorrow she would be a month old and had gotten on a pretty good schedule. Our first few nights at home were a nightmare, but once we settled her into a routine she began to sleep for three hours at a time. I couldn't wait for her to sleep through the night.
Turning my attention to my husband, I rolled over on my side and snuggled into him. He sighed and wrapped his arms around me. Just as I closed my eyes, I felt Edward's lips on mine. They were gentle at first but as I responded I felt him deepen the kiss. Before I knew it he was hovering above me running his hands down my sides.
"Edward, mmm, as wonderful as this feels we need to stop baby. We can't get carried away yet." He moaned into my mouth and lifted my shirt off my body.
"Bella, I miss you so much. Just let me have some of you baby. I need you. I promise to be good. I know we can't make love yet." He moved to my neck and began licking and sucking dangerously close to the spot that drove me wild.
"Edward, let me take care of you baby." I pushed him down on his back and removed his boxers. His cock sprung up wildly to greet me.
"Baby, you don't have to do that. I can just go take a shower and take care of that. I just miss being with you Bella." He stroked my cheek softly. Without another word I lowered my mouth to his throbbing cock and took him in as deep as I could.
"Oh Fuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkk Belllllaaaaaa" he grabbed the back of my head and started to guide me to the rhythm he liked. I moaned around him loving the feelings he was giving me.
"So good baby….so fucking good. Your hot little mouth feels like heaven. Shit! I'm not going to last Darlin'." I released him with a pop.
"Well then you better cum Trooper. Come on big boy. Show me what you got Cullen." I began to work his shaft with my hands while sucking only on his head.
"Motherfucker I'm gonna cum Bella….Let me cum on you baby." We changed positions as I laid on my back and Edward got up on his knees beside me. I watched him as he stroked himself a couple times and came on my stomach in long, full squirts. It was so fucking erotic combined with the noises he made and his facial expressions.
"God that was hot Trooper. You are so fucking gorgeous when you cum."
"Sweetheart, let me do something for you. You haven't gotten any relief since the baby was born."
"I'm ok baby. I'm still…well…it's still pretty nasty down there. I don't want you doing anything with that just yet. I'm still a little sore from the stitches."
"I feel like such an ass. Here I am getting off all the time and I can't do anything for you."
"It's really ok babe. Just a couple more weeks until we get the all clear." Just then I heard Ali cry over the baby monitor. Edward jumped up.
"I got her Sweetheart. Go have a nice hot shower. I'll take care of her. She's probably hungry."
"Ok honey. Thank you Edward. I love you." He winked at me and headed downstairs to warm up a bottle of breastmilk that I pumped earlier this evening. I took his suggestion and hopped in the shower. The hot water felt amazing and totally relaxed me. After washing my hair and shaving my legs, which felt fantastic to be able to do by myself now that I could reach my legs again, I put on my pajamas and went down the hall to the nursery. When I walked in the room, I froze and took in the sight before me.
Edward was holding Allison while he sat in the rocking chair his parents had given us. The empty bottle was beside them on the table and I could hear him singing softly to our little girl.
Gotta hold on easy as I let you go
Gonna tell you how much I love you
Though you think you already know
I remember I thought you looked like an angel wrapped in pink so soft and warm
You've had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born
You beautiful baby from the outside in
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again
Go on, take on this whole world
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl
When you were in trouble that crooked little smile could melt my heart of stone
Now look at you, I've turned around and you've almost grown
Sometimes you're asleep I whisper "I Love You" in the moonlight at your door
As I walk away, I hear you say, "Daddy Love You More"
Your beautiful baby from the outside in
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again
Go on, take on this whole world
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl
Someday, some boy will come and ask me for your hand
But I won't say "yes" to him unless I know, he's the half
That makes you whole, he has a poet's soul, and the heart of a man's man
I know he'll say that he's in love
But between you and me
He won't be good enough
Your beautiful baby from the outside in
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again
Go on, take on this whole world
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl
I stood listening as he sang the entire song to our precious little one. My heart swelled even more than I ever thought possible. He was my forever, he was my passionate lover, best friend, fierce protector, and now he was the father of my child. I couldn't ask for a more perfect life partner. The best thing I ever did was walk into that police station all those years ago and right into the life of Trooper Edward Cullen.
EPOV
I had just finished singing to Allison when I heard a whimper from the door. I looked up to find Bella leaning against the wall with tears streaming down her face.
"Bella, are you ok? What's wrong baby?" I stood up and placed Allison in her crib gently so as not to wake her up. Quickly I made my way to Bella and took her in my arms.
"I'm fine Edward. That caught me off guard. You have such a beautiful voice and when I listened to what you were singing to her I got choked up. God Edward, I love you so much. Thank you for my perfect life." She kissed me deeply and wrapped her arms tightly around me.
"Aww sweetness, I love you too. That song, it just popped into my head. I've always loved it and when I stopped to think about the words, well they were perfect. When she goes off to kindergarten, junior high, high school, all those things, that song will still hold true. That little girl has her Daddy firmly wrapped around her tiny finger and I wouldn't have it any other way. I should be thanking you Isabella Cullen. I should be thanking you for coming into my life and making me live it. I can't imagine my life without you or Allison. My girls." I kissed her gently as we walked back to our room hand in hand.
"And Bella, one more thing. I'm eternally grateful for your broken washing machine." I wiggled my eyebrows at her and scooped her up in my arms. She rolled her eyes and brought her lips to mine while a wide smile played on her lips.
"That's right Fuckhot, don't forget to praise the almighty Spin Cycle. I think that's the first thing we are going to do after the doctor gives us the all clear. Laundry. Loads and loads of laundry."
Oh yes, I was certainly looking forward to doing laundry with Bella for the rest of our lives.
A/N: Everyone together now….AWWWWW…how much do we love Daddyward? Incidentally, the song Edward sang to Allison Grace was "My Little Girl" by Tim McGraw. So this brings our couple full circle with just an Epilogue to go. Thanks again to everyone for your support and fabulous love and reviews! You all have become like a second family to me!