2 fights, Ripped pants and a small blue box.
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EDWARD POV.
So yes, I got the head cheerleader pregnant, what ya gunna do about it? Curl up in the corner of your room and have a small mental break down? Oh, wait, that was me. And 3 hours later I'm in her house waiting to escort her to some function to support the sea squirrel or some other, equally made up cause. And to make it even better, our fathers are hosting it.
By 6 o'clock on Saturday evening Em, Jazz and I where waiting for the women in our lives, to finish getting them selves all dolled up.
An hour and a half later I'd gotten in to 2 fights, lost both, ripped my suit had a shower and had stolen one of Jaspers grey suite'ish things, and still no sign of the girls. We'd gotten to the point where we were so bored that we were daring Emmett to eat last weeks left overs, and the fur that was growing on them. Luckily for him they finally glided in to the room all looking stunning as ever; even Alice managed to look alright.
"I look more than alright Eddikins"
"And I thought I was the mind reader in the family." Everyone laughed; sometimes I forget how easy it is fitting back into our little group. Feeling guilty for abandoning my family for so long I couldn't help giving into Alice. "You look beautiful dearest sister" I even managed to sound sincere.
"Shall we leave before I puke again" Bella shot me a dirty look, one that was going to last, probably, for the next 8 months. Yes I know everything's my fault.
Jasper grabbed Alice's shawl rapped it round her, and carried her tiny clutch as if it were of such a weight that her delicate arms wouldn't manage it. Emmett tried to copy the loving gesture, and received a slap, a tube of lip gloss, a pink, diamond encrusted blackberry and a look to say that she didn't care how cold it was, she wasn't ruining the effect of the dress with a jacket.
"Am I going to get slapped?" I whispered to my Bella, half scared, half joking.
"Well I'm carrying something of yours, I think it's only fair you carry my bag." She shoved it in to my arms and swished off to find her fake fur. The thing about Bella is, she like's to shock people, if not with the way she acts then with giant fake furs, worn to astonish the animal loving high society. Today's function was for squirrels so the fur was a grey squirrel color, it complimented her backless black dress perfectly, making her almost look respectably dressed, not enough for the -supposed- strict dress code; but then Bella did always get away with murder.
We caught up with the others in the lobby, where they stood looking like out of place statues, even though they live in, probably, one of the nicest buildings in the city, my siblings and their partners have a tendency to make their surroundings look dated and cheep, as if they emit wealthy vibes. Living in at the TEK house is very different from living with Alice, no one constantly reminds me to go get a $300 hair cut or to get my suit tailored for events. Standing with them I suddenly felt shabby,like I didn't belong anymore.
"Babe, remind me to get a ridiculously expensive watch tomorrow, or something" I tried to lighten Bellas mood, to no avail
"I am not your babe. But I'll humor you. Why do you feel the need to spend insane amounts of money?"
"My hair cut cost 11 dollars and I'm wearing your brothers' suit." That got her.
"$11? Really? I didn't think you knew that a hair cut can cost less than a weeks rent" she was snickering, "I promise tomorrow we'll go out and get your scalp massaged by some expensive jumped up gay hair stylist, then we'll go get you some Calvin Klein underwear, what you where wearing earlier was shame full, did it like, come from target?"
It dawned on me what she was talking about "no… wall-mart" I mumbled trying for her not to hear.
"Oh God, don't let Ally hear you." Her laughter was becoming more natural, "I think you should move back home, that frat is brainwashing you! I bet your bedding isn't even Egyptian cotton!"
The car arrived and stopped out conversation short, my father climbed out, moved briskly out of the way to let the trampy 4 inch heels of Charlie's slutty trophy wife stab their way out of the limo. When Charlie finally made it out, after having to practically shove Lauren, he gave us all an appraising look, winked and pinched Laurens ass. Bells mad a gagging sound and reached for her bag, undid the complicated looking clasp and pulled out something tough and leathery looking, then like some sort of blood hound Emmett followed his nose and stared straight at Bella.
"Why have you got beef jerky in your purse?"
She hesitated, not really being able to blurt out 'oh it helps with the nausea' she just stared at me helplessly.
"She ordered vegetarian, by mistake. And you know our little carnivore, can't go 6 hours with out eating something that was once alive" a collective sigh of relief went round our group, I'd done well, the Captain and Charlie had bought the lie, and Lauren was to busy giving the girls the Manhattan once over to even notice the small exchange, we thought.
Half way through the usual inquisition Lauren suddenly found something more interesting than the state of her manicure.
"So Bella, how's cheerleading?"
"fine, we've got a good squad this.."
"any new boyfriends?" Bella was beginning to get impatient and barely contained the eye roll.
"No, I've been busy studying and making sure our routines are as tight as possib.."
"When's your due date?"
"My what?"
"Don't be ridiculous Lauren, my Bella wouldn't be that stupid, would you?" and right there, the question neither of us wanted to hear, would we really be this stupid? Well obviously we would. But en route to our fathers function was not a good time for our stupidity to be exposed. So I did what any good man would do. I took my jacket, waistcoat and shirt off, leaving everyone's attention on my shoulder and bicep.
"Well apparently my son is that stupid. What the FUCK where you thinking?" Got to love the Captain for his over exaggeration, by the time we arrived, I'd been yelled at in 4 different languages and told that my one day (it actually took 3 sessions to finish but he doesn't need to know that) was going to ruin all my future prospects. All talk of potential grandchildren had been forgotten, I'd one upped Bella's pregnancy by defacing my body, if only Carlisle and Charlie knew that that was my fault as well, well their heads would explode.
CARLISLE POV
I've known Bella since the day she was born, and she never has been a good liar. The way her siblings and my children got away with it was to always jump in and save her from having to attempt lying and I thought they'd gotten better at it, more subtle, but right in front of my eyes Bella was asked a question and my son got undressed. If that wasn't him taking a bullet for her then my name isn't Carlisle Cullen.
"Bella sweetie, can I have a quick word with you," Edward moved with her "alone" I gave my son a death glare, and if he thought the mild telling off he received in the car was the end of the tattoo incident he was sadly mistaken.
Once we where safely out of her father's ear shot I paused,
"Was Lauren right?"
She started sobbing "oh Carlisle,it was an accident. I was really drunk"
"I don't need to know the specifics love, it happened and there's nothing we can do about it, what matters now is how we handle it,"
"How are you *sniff* being so calm about this?"
"Well I assuming my son is evolved, Esme would never forgive me if I made the mother of her first grandchild cry. And to be perfectly honest it was all just a matter of time." Jasper and Alice glided past sweeping Bella along with them.
I'd like to be able to say that it wasn't like my children to keep things from me, but ever since they started high school in a different state, it's become increasingly difficult to keep up with all the details like, Alice's latest hair cut, and how much Emmett can bench press. But I really would have thought I would have realized something important was happening in their lives, what did they think, that they could just hide a baby for it's entire life?
I should have realized something when my loving wife passed up an opportunity to dote on her girls and make sure her boys where well fed. I assumed she just couldn't stand another 3 hour plane journey with the tramp Lauren.
Sms message from: Charlie
What do we do?
Sms message from: The Captain
Nothing we can do. It's there mess.
Sms message from: Charlie
And really?
Sms message from: The Captain
I might have a plan. We can't have my son leaving your daughter to be a single mom. It won't be good for either of us.
Sms message from: Your better half.
Go to the concierge and ask him to get a tiffany setting 5 carat ring. I don't agree with this but, if you feel it's the right thing to do.
I love you. Xx
EDWARDS POV.
They ambushed us. I didn't think my father could sink that low. I'd expect that sort of thing from Charlie, but my own flesh and blood, selling me out to save face and protect investments.
We where half way through dinner, and between Jasper Emmett Rose and I, we'd drunk every drink that Bella had been given, we thought we where doing quite well. No one had suspected anything, then out of the blue Charlie and Carlisle stood up clinking their spoons on their champagne glasses calling for silence. As the room hushed our table received an influx of champagne, 6 glasses all full of expensive French bubbles.
"I'd like to thank you all for being here tonight, and although the cause is close to.."
"both or out hearts," Charlie interjected "this is even closer"
"our children" the way they where finishing each other sentences was beginning to make me feel sick and I could feel Bella reaching for the beef jerky in my pocket.
Alice whispered a warning across the table, that Bells better not have anything in her mouth for fear of her choking.
"and on this momentous occasion…"
"…we are so glad that all of our dearest friends are here…" by this point I'd lost track of which, so called, father was speaking.
"… to congratulate…"
"…the future…"
" Mr and Mrs Cullen!" The applause went round and round the ball room, till I found Bella and I standing at our table champagne flutes in hand seemingly thanking the on lookers, with a waiter shoving a small blue box into my hand.