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I watched my love fall asleep in my arms and I laid my head on hers and slept, that was a first time in over almost a hundred years.

Chapter 31: The time is here

(Bella POV)

I woke up today and Edward was lying on the bed beside me, asleep. Asleep, Edward, doesn't sleep, vampires don't sleep. Sure enough, Edward was asleep.

I just sat there and watched him sleep, thinking about how much my life has changed since moving to Forks. I was a little angry at first but now, I'm glad that Renee got remarried and I came to live with Charlie.

I believe we are all in a better place now than before, too. Edward started to move around and I just ran my fingers up and down his chest. He's perfect and he's all mine.

"Morning, love, and little love," Edward said has he smiled at me and patted my stomach.

"Did you sleep well, Edward?" I asked, pushing his hand away playfully.

"Bella, can you believe that I slept? I feel great, are you hungry, love?" Edward asked.

I laughed and kissed him on his neck and nodded my head, "I'm pregnant, Edward, of course I'm hungry. How about you?" I quickly added.

"No, I don't think I could eat human food, that still sounds gross. I might have to go for a run and have a drink though," he said with his sexy crooked smile spread across his beautiful face. Then out the window he jumped.

I turned when I heard a knock at the door. "Hey, Bells, can I come in please?" It was Jake. I was so happy he was still here. "I brought you breakfast, Barbie and Spike said you were hungry and would need some food," Jacob said.

I looked down and saw that I only had one of Edward's shirts on so I grabbed a towel and a change of clothes and headed for the bathroom, before I yelled for him to come in.

"Where should I set your tray at, Bells?" Jake asked.

"On the table by the bed please, and Jake, stay," I said then I jumped into the shower.

I finished my shower, got dressed and walked out to see Jake smiling at me.

"You smell kinda better Bells, kinda," Jake said.

"Gee thanks, you still kinda smell like a wet dog but not too bad," I answered smiling back at him as I shoved a piece of bacon into my mouth.

"Why didn't you go with Edward? Don't you drink blood? Well, only his?" Jacob asked me.

"I don't know, real food sounded better, besides when he and I trade blood it is not about drinking it, it's about much, much more," I told Jake.

"I see Bells, I can't wait till I find someone to love the way you and that lea-Edward love each other," Jacob said.

I just rolled my eyes at him, 'Sure I knew he was still in love with me but I hope he finds happiness someday with someone of his own.' I thought to myself.

"Want some?" I asked Jake as I pointed to my plate. Jake smiled his sunshine smile and I hit his arm, which knocked him off the chair.

"Jake, I meant the food, not me!" I said to him as he sat on the floor, rubbing his arm.

"Did that hurt?"

"Yeah, kinda Bells."

"Good!" I said then I kicked him softly for good measure.

We both laughed as Edward came back into our,yeah, our room. "What's so funny and why is Jacob on the floor?" Edward asked. Jake and I just looked at each other and burst out in laugher and even harder as the OJ I was drinking shot out of my nose.

Days like these may be limited and I will treasure every one of the ones I have. A simple day with my best friend and the love of my life. Carlisle still wasn't sure of what exactly Edward and I are becoming, or what we will be able to do.

Right now, we know that I can pull from Edward his mind reading and I can invite him into my mind and we can talk that way. We also know that Edward can cry tears and he can sleep.

I still sleep and I still like "human" food and he still likes, well, blood. Carlisle plans on more tests today on Edward, I, and the baby. I think Jasper might help.

We're going to find out, if we can, just how far a long I am, and if he or she is going to wait the nine months human babies wait or if they're coming on vampire time.

"Bells, what are you zoning out about? How 'bout we go for a run, you, me and Edward of course," Jake said.

I jumped, bringing me back to my two favorite guys in the world. "Sounds good to me, how about you Edward?" I asked looking from Jake to Edward.

"Anything for you love, and to be able to show the dog who the real man is." He laughed. "But we have to be back by two because Carlisle wants to find out more about us and Jasper wants to help." Edward said.

"Sounds good," I finished breakfast and Edward, Jake and I head out the back door and took off through the woods. I loved being able to run and not be so careful. All my clumsiness seems to be going away also. This felt like freedom to me.

One of the best side effects of becoming a new vampire. Jasper thinks I may not even have all the "new born" behaviors. Which is a relief to me, I would hate to kill a person.

Okay, so maybe Newton or Jessica wouldn't hurt, okay, so not really but maybe.

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Two o'clock, the old grandfather clock chimed, I looked at Edward and he squeezed my hand, we got up and walked to Carlisle's study. When Edward opened the door, Jasper had a table full of test tube and books.

I was kinda scared but Edward was cool as a cumber. "Bella, I'm going to be running the test on you and Carlisle is going to run them on Edward, alright?" Jasper said.

I followed Jasper to the table and he got to work. Edward went to the other side of the room where Carlisle was set up, just like Jasper's.

Jasper tried to draw blood but the needle kept breaking every time he got it close to me. I smiled at Jasper and used my teeth to place a cut for Jasper to draw blood.

After Jasper drew what must have been about 15 viles of my blood, he asked me climb up onto the table. I kept trying to see what Carlisle was doing to Edward but there was a screen that had been added so we couldn't see each other.

I chose to try and use our new interlink so I called to Edward's mind with my own. "Edward, how's it going? I really wish you were by my side, I love you with all my heart."

"Jasper, what's that sound? Is that the baby's heartbeat?" I asked. Jasper smiled at me and said, "Yeah."

"Does it sound alright?" I asked worried that it might not be.

"Don't worry love, our baby will be great," Edward said in my mind. I smiled to myself knowing that he was close to me even though he was across the room behind the screen.

Pump, pump, pat, pump, pump, pat, click, was what the baby's heartbeat sounded like. "What a wonderful sound," I said to Jasper as he smiled at me.

"I know Bella, different but wonderful at the same time!" Jasper said back.

"Bella, that's our baby, I'll never forget that sound as long as I live. Thank you so much for loving me and giving me this," Edward said in my mind.

I sent him a welcome back and just sat there listening to the heart echo all around me. "You two need to chill, you are sending me into mush overload," Jasper said. I rolled my eyes at him and he winked at me.

"Quick! Jasper! Come over here!" Carlisle called.

"Is there something wrong with Edward?" I asked. I tried to unhook all the wires that were hooked up to me and the baby so I could get over to my Edward.

"Bella love, calm down, there's nothing wrong with me, it's something wonderful, just like our baby," Edward said to me.

I was getting no answers so I went into Carlisle head to get what I needed. "Jasper come over here, you aren't going to believe this, Edward's heart is beating. It's a faint beat but it's beating none the less." Carlisle thought.

I heard Jasper gasp and I knew then that what Carlisle was thinking must be true. The tears rolled down my face, I was so happy for Edward. "What I think is that Bella and Edward are pulling out the best of each other and bringing that along into the new vampires they are both becoming. Now all we have to do and wait and watch the baby and see if he or she is the same,"Carlisle said. Just then the baby kicked and I laughed out loud.

Jasper, Carlisle, and Edward were all over by me in a second and Edward put his hand on my stomach and he felt our baby kick for the first time. He smiled his crooked smile down at me, Jasper smiled his cocky southern smile, and Carlisle patted me on my shoulder.

I looked up and saw that everyone else had come up and Alice and Rose wanted to feel the baby too.

I waved them over to me so they could put their hands on my stomach.

This is my family and I love 'em!!

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Thanks for reading. Hope you like this chapter. I have spend days on it and rewritten it a couple of different times. I just had a hard time putting it the way I wanted it to sound. If that makes sense. Anyway please review! Thanks to Strawberry9212 for the beta thing.

I still don't own Twilight S. Meyer does. Thanks