Beta'd by Heather Spaulding

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Previously

"Don't worry baby, everything will be alright," I cooed. I looked over at Alice. "Alice, could you ring my mother, tell her what is happening and ask her to meet me at Mount Carmel Hospital," I asked her before looking over at Rose.

"Rose could you go and tell Seth and Sam what is happening and that I am taking her to the hospital," I asked her.

She nodded and left to go back to the house. Alice finally hung up the cell and looked at me.

"I told your mother and also rang Mount Carmel Hospital. They are expecting you. Your mother said that she will meet you both there," she said.

"Thanks Alice," I said while picking Bella up and carrying her out of the guesthouse, bridal style.

"Hold on baby. I am taking you to the hospital," I whispered in her ear as I took her out to the car where Sam and Seth were waiting for us.

Chapter 25

BPOV

"Oh shit, shit, shit! I feel like I am dying," I screamed as another contraction ripped through me. Alice and Rose sat on each side of me, trying to keep me calm while Edward drove the car. Sam and Seth were following closely behind us.

"Stay calm Bella, breathe," Edward said soothingly.

"Don't tell me what to do Edward Masen, just fucking drive," I snapped.

Ten minutes later Edward pulled into the parking lot of Mount Carmel Hospital. Elizabeth was already there, standing outside, waiting for me with both a nurse and a wheel chair.

Edward got out of the car as Seth helped me out. The nurse ran towards me with the wheelchair.

"Ooh, ooh,OOOOOoooohhhhhhh!" I screamed, another contraction ripping through me as I sat in the chair.

"Bella, did your water break," Elizabeth asked. I shook my head as she asked how far apart my contractions were.

"I don't know. I was in too much fucking pain to time them," I snapped at her, but instantly regreted it. It was not her fault that I was in premature labour.

"Mum, I have timed them, they are about nine minutes apart," Edward whimpered as he held my hand.

"Ok Bella, we are going to check how far dilated you are, Hopefully we will be able to stop the contractions," Elizabeth cooed before addressing Edward.

"Edward, it would be best if you waited here while I examined her." Edward nodded his head as he bent down to kiss me on the forehead.

"You and our babies will be alright, I promise. I love you so much Bella," he whispered in my ear. I smiled weakly up at him as they took me away to the exam room.

EPOV

I watched as they took my love away, feeling like I was missing a part of me. I felt a pair of arms wrap around my shoulders but I was too worried about Bella and my babies to even care who it was. Instead, I shrugged them off and sat down on one of the uncomfortable plastic chairs, putting my head in my hands, breathing deeply. I didn't realise that I was crying until I looked up after hearing my name being called only to feel the wetness on my cheeks.

"Edward, do you want a coffee, sandwich or something," Rose asked. I shook my head as I continued to lay my head in my hands. I got more and more worried about Bella and the twins with every minute that passed. I didn't even realise that my father had arrived until he sat down next to me.

"Son, everything will be alright. I don't know Bella all that well, but from what your mother has told me about her, she seems like a very strong girl," he said, soothingly.

I looked up at my father and burst into a fresh round of tears.

"Dad, she is only twenty-eight weeks pregnant. If something happens to her or the babies, I won't be able to live with the pain."

"I know how you are feeling, son. I remember when your mother was in labour with you and Riley. You were both four weeks premature and I was sitting right where you are, waiting for news. When the doctor told me that Riley didn't make it, it was like a dagger through my heart, but I somehow know that same thing is not going to happen to you. You will be able to watch your babies grow into adults," he said.

I didn't get the chance to answer him as my mother walked through the double doors and came towards us. I quickly stood up.

"Mum! Is she alright? Please tell me that she is alright," I begged.

"Edward, calm down," she said, putting a hand on my shoulder.

"We were lucky. The labour was brought on by stress, but we managed to stop the contractions as she was only one centemetre dialited," she said. I sighed in relief as she continued, "Her blood presure is on the high side and I cannot say that I am not concerned about it."

I looked at my mother as tears continued to fall down my face. I knew exactly what had caused her stress and I had no idea what to do because I only had myself to blame.

"Edward with everything that is going on, I think that it is Bella's best interest to stay in the hospital, on bed rest, for the next two weeks so that I can bring her blood pressure back down to normal. I know that you want her home with you, but with everything that is going on I believe that this is the best place for her," mum said. I nodded in understanding, but at the same time I wanted her with me. But this was not about what I wanted, it was about what was best for Bella and the babies.

"Mum, what if her blood presure isn't down to normal in two weeks. What will happen then," I inquired.

"Well if that happens then we will keep her on bed rest, here in the hospital, for the duration of her pregnancy," she said emotionally.

Suddenly there was commotion outside of the waiting room, the door flying open as Esme and Carlisle Cullen stormed in.

"Where is she? Where is Bella," Esme demanded. Alice went over to her and tried to calm her down, but Esme wasn't having any of that. Instead she looked at everybody before her eyes landed on me.

"You! You promised me that she would be safe with you! You promised me that you would take care of her," she yelled, pointing her index finger in my chest. I didn't get the chance to say anything before my mother started talking.

"Mrs Cullen? We have spoken a few times over the phone but we have never met face to face. I am Dr Elizabeth Masen, Bella's ob-gyn," she said, offering her hand for Esme to shake, which she did.

"Please? Tell me that Bella and the babies are going to be alright? What happened," Esme pleaded.

"Well, Bella was under a lot of stress and her blood presure rose high enough to cause her to go into premature labour. We have stopped the contractions and have her on bed rest for the next two weeks," mum explained.

"And what will happen if her blood presure isn't back to normal after two weeks," Esme asked.

"Then she will stay on bed rest for the duration of the pregnancy. I have told Edward that due to everything that was going on, it was in Bella's best interests to stay here in the hospital."

Carlisle came forward and wrapped an arm around his wife's shoulders.

"Bella is in the best place Es," he whispered in her ear, but loud enough for us all to hear before turning back towards mum.

"I want Bella to have the best possible treatment while she is here. No expense spared," he told mum.

"That is OK Carlisle. I will be covering Bella's medical expenses. She will have the best of everything," I told Carlisle. He came forward and patted me on the shoulder.

"Thank you," he said before it all got the better of Esme.

"Thank YOU! If it wasn't for HIM, Bella wouldn't even be in here. HE brought this stress into her life, put the babies in harms way and all you can say is THANK YOU," Esme screamed before storming out of the waiting room.

Alice went to follow her but was quickly stopped by Carlisle.

"Alice, let her go," he said before looking over at me.

"Esme loves Bella as a daughter and in a way she is blaming herself for this. She just needs someone else to take it out on," he explained. I nodded in understanding before looking over at my mother.

"Will it be alright if I went to see Bella now mum?"

"Yes sweetheart, she is in room eleven. Don't tire her out and don't be talking to her about any of your problems," she said as I left the waiting room.

I walked up to the patients rooms and found number eleven easily enough. I knocked softly on the door before letting myself in. The sight that I saw. Bella laid on the bed, took my breath away. Her skin was glowing and her thick mahogony hair fanned out over the pillow with her hand resting over her swollen stomach. She was the most beautiful girl in my world.

I sat down in the visitors chair next to her and held her cold hand in mine as I continued to stare at the beauty in front of me. Suddenly she stirred, slowly opening her eyes to look at me with those soulful eyes that I loved with a smile on her face.

"What are you doing all the way over there? Can I at least get a kiss," she pouted. Normally I hated girls who pouted to get their way, but Bella looked adorable and I couldn't resist her. I got up off the chair and sat next her on the bed, leaning down to softly kiss her full lips.

After kissing her for a few seconds, I backed away a few inches.

"I am so sorry Bella! All the stress that you are under is my fault. I admit that I didn't think of your blood presure or the risk of you losing the babies while all this was going on. I was so selfish and if something had happened to you or the babies, I would never have forgiven myself," I whimpered as I put my head in my hands and sobbed. I could feel Bella's fingers raking through my hair as she scratched my scalp, something that had always relaxed me in the past but did very little now.

"It is I who should be sorry, Edward. I should have taken better care of myself, but instead I thought that I was indestructible. Now I am going to do everything that Elizabeth has told me to do, that includes me staying here in this hospital, even though I want and need to go home with you," she said.

I looked up from my hands and saw the tears falling from Bella's eyes. I quickly took her in my arms as we cried together. The moment was broken when we were interrupted by my jackass brother.

"Hey Ed, can I talk to you outside for two seconds?"

I looked from Emmett to Bella, not wanting to leave her. It was as if Emmett could read my thoughts, because he told me that Rose and Alice would sit with her until I got back. I stood up and kissed Bella on the forehead, telling her that I wouldn't be gone long, before walking out of the room as Alice and Rose walked in.

I stood outside, waiting for Emmett to tell me why he had dragged me away from my Bella.

"Ed, I just got off the phone with Ted. I had to tell him about what happened with Bella. He sends his best, but he needs to know if you are going to go through with the press conference tomorrow or not," Emmett asked.

I really didn't know what to do. For one thing, I didn't want to leave Bella. But on the other side, I needed to do this. Bella nearly lost our babies due to the stress of all this bullshit and I needed to nip it in the bud, once and for all. So I guess the decision was a no brainer.

"Tell Ted to set up the press conference and that I will be there. It is about time we put this bullshit to bed, once and for all," I demanded as I turned to go back into the room that my love was in.

*~AA~*

I slowly opened my eyes to the brightness shining in through the hospital room window. My head was at a weird angle and it was then that I remembered, I had spent the night in the chair next to Bella's bed, not wanting to leave her. I was too stuborn and selfish to be there for her during the early stages of her pregnancy. There was no way I could make up for that but I was going to try by been there for her now.

I looked over at the beauty lying there, quietly sleeping. She looked so peaceful and my heart was full of love for her. She was it for me, there would never be another who would be able to capture my heart like she had. It was all hers and I never wanted it back.

Knock Knock!

I looked towards the door and watched my mother walk in before looking over at my Bella who was now wide awake.

"Good morning son," mum smiled as she made her way over to Bella. "Good morning Bella! How are my grand babies this morning?"

"Moving and kicking like crazy," Bella smiled up at my mother as she took hold of her arm to check her blood presure.

"Your blood presure is still means it is still on the high side. What I want you to do is sit there, eat boring food, watch boring tv and live a boring life. Can you do that for me," mum chuckled.

Bella nodded as I got up. "I am going to get myself a cup of coffee. Does anyone want one?"

Bella was going to say something when my mother interrupted.

"I will have a coffee with cream, son. No sugar," she said, looking at Bella. "Bella you can't have coffee, not even decafe. If you want a hot drink then I would suggest green tea. Will that suit you?"

Bella shrugged her shoulder and mouthed 'sure, whatever'. I grinned as I went over to her and kissed her forehead.

"I love you baby," I cooed before leaving to go down the corridor to the canteen. I was walking back to the room when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around to find my father there.

"How are you holding up son," he asked. I went over to the nearest chair and sat down balancing three cups on a tray.

"I'm doing alright now, dad. I was just scared for Bella and the babies. If something ever happened to the three of them, I don't know what I would do," I whimpered. Dad came over and sat down next to me.

"I can understand how you are feeling son. Did you know that I was only a year older then you when your mother became pregnant on Emmett? I think that boy was stubborn even back then," he joked.

"I can imagine that," I laughed as dad's face quickly sobered up.

"What I am trying to say son, is that you will always be protective towards those babies, no matter what curve balls are thrown at you in life."

"I smiled as I got up. "Thanks dad. Would you like to come in and see Bella with me," I asked, but dad shook his head.

"Not right now son. I will leave you both alone for a while," he said.

I nodded as I made my way down the hallway to the room. I was happy to see Seth sitting outside the door reading a paper. There was no way that I was going to leave Bella in this hospital unprotected. I walked into the room and smiled to myself when I saw mum and Bella giggling at something that was in a magazine.

"Here you go ladies," I said, handing mum her coffee before sitting next to Bella on the bed and handing her a cup of green tea.

I was about to let Bella know that I had to leave soon so that I could prepare for the press conference in the Beverly Hilton when Esme, Carlisle and Alice came storming into the room with bright flowers in their hands. I noticed Esme looking at me coldly but she did not say a word, instead she pushed me to one side before sitting down next to Bella. It didn't matter anyway because I needed to be at the Beverly Hilton for the press conference in an hour. The last thing Bella needed was to be reminded of the press conference, but I need to tell her that I was leaving and would be back later.

I went over to her bedside and ignored Esme as I leaned down to give her a quick kiss on the lips.

"I need to leave you now baby so that you can rest, but I will be back later," I whispered.

Her eyes went wide in alarm as it dawned on her where I was going. I looked over at my mother and silently asked for her help. She got up and whispered to her that I would be back in a few hours and there was no need to worry. She took my hand to walk me out of the room before I could say another word. I could faintly hear Esme saying "good riddance" as I closed the door.

"Edward, don't worry about Bella. I will be here as well as Alice's parents. She won't be alone," mum promised.

I leaned in and gave her a giant hug, whispering "thank you" in her ear before walking outside to where Sam was waiting for me with the car. I was happy to notice that there were no paparazzi around. That meant that word hadn't gotten around yet about Bella going into premature labour, and I hoped that it would stay that way.

"Hey Ed! How is Bella doing," Sam asked.

"As good as could be expected," I answered as I got into the car.

*~AA~*

It took Jared forty-five minutes to drive to the Beverly Hilton. As soon as he pulled up, I noticed that the parking lot was full of cars and news vans. In a way I was grateful that there were so many of the press here. That would make it easier for me to get my point across.

I got out of the car and ignored some of the press as Sam walked me into the hotel towards the Whittier room. I was happy to see that Ted and Emmett were already there waiting for me. Emmett chuckled as he patted me on the shoulder.

"Are you ready for all of this, little bro?" I gave him my infamous glare before turning to speak to Ted.

"Is everything set up inside," I asked him.

"Yes. Emmett is going to announce you so that you can give your speech before we accept a few questions. Will that be alright with you," he asked.

"Yes, so let's get this show on the road," I suggested while trying to keep my nervousness under control.

Ted nodded as Emmett made his way onto the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen. We are here to address the rumours of a love triangle between my brother, Miss Denali, Mr Black and Miss Swan. Please stay in your seats until my brother has finished, at the time we may take a few questions. So may I introduce to you my brother Edward Masen."

I walked out onto the stage and looked down at the hundreds of vultures waiting to attack. I took out my speech, went up to the stand and spoke into the microphone.

Good afternoon everybody. I am happy to see that so many of you that managed to drag yourselves away from your busy lives.

I wish to address the recent rumours about Miss Denali, Mr Black and myself. I am glad to say that those rumours are false. Mr Jacob Black and myself used to be childhood friends, however I lost touch with him four years ago and we were only recently reunited. Currently, I am in a very happy and commited relationship with Miss Isabella Swan and we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our babies. Miss Tanya Denali and myself have never been in a relationship and are nothing more than professional acquaintances.

I feel no ill will towards Mr Black or Miss Denali. Isabella and myself wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors. The only thing that Isabella and I would like is for everyone to respect our privacy, let us relax and look forward to our new arrivals.

I took the speech and put it back into my pocket before sitting down on one of the chairs as Ted went up to the stand.

"Ok, we will now be taking a few questions," he announced.

Suddenly all the vultures were on their feet yelling for my attention.

"Mr Masen, Gianna Roberts for the Daily News. What about all those rumours in the past about yourself and Miss Denali. Where you ever romanticaly involved?"

I threaded my fingers through my hair and started to pull as I answered the question.

"No Miss Roberts. Like I already said, Miss Denali and I were never involved. Everything that was said in the press were just that, rumours," I answered.

Ted then pointed to someone else in the crowd.

Mr Masen, Paul Johnson for the LA Observed. Is it true that you met Miss Swan at the film premiere of your film BITE and that you immediately hit it off?

I smiled as I thought back to when I first met Bella. She looked so beautiful in her white cocktail dress and I remembered thinking that she must have been an angel.

"Yes Mr Johnson. Miss Swan and I met at the Seattle premiere of Bite and yes we did immediately hit it off," I smiled.

I continued answering questions for the next hour, however Ted knew that I was anxious to get back to Bella so he announced that there was only time for one last question. He pointed to a woman who looked like she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth.

"Mr Masen, Victoria Young for the Daily Journal. Is it true that you were with more then your fair share of women and that you are only with Miss Swan because she is pregnant?"

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was also afraid to answer that question because no matter what I said, in their eyes it would be the wrong answer. I looked over at Ted and silently plead for his help. Ted nodded before speaking into the microphone.

"Ok ladies and gentlemen. That is all that we have time for today. Please help yourself to the refreshments and there are phones at your desposal for you to put in your story. Thank you to everybody for coming.

Ted turned off the microphone as Sam started to walk me out but not before we heard the nasily voice of the reporter from the Daily Journal.

"Wait, he never answered my question. Is it too much for a man whore to speak about," she yelled.

Ted nodded towards security as they took hold of the reporter and escorted her out of the hotel. I sighed in relief when she was gone and Sam escorted me out to the car so that I could get back to Bella. Jared got out of the car, to open the door for me. I was about to get in when I heard a voice that sent shivers down my spine.

"Hello Edward"

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