A/N: Thank you for all your very kind reviews and support! My laptop died on me, so its been harder to keep up with updating. so i'm sorry. But today is my birthdayy :] and my first act was posting this chapter up for all of you :} So keep reviewing please because i love to hear what you thinnk :]
Disclaimer: Dont own Twilight. sorry..
"Have you thought about colleges?" Alice asked her voice my current source of comfort as she played with my hair, while my head rested in her lap.
"No."
"Have you thought about scholarships?"
"No."
"So you've been thinking of nothing."
"Basically." I sighed and Alice slapped my head lightly, her concerns were always about me, and I felt kind of guilty. I love her, but I hate to have her worried, I hate to see her confused or sad. It was all that came along with loving a person, and maybe that's why some people were terrified to love. When you love someone you are guaranteed to have pain somewhere along the way. I just wish I wasn't always everyone's pain, everyone's worry.
"I just don't want to think about those things right now." I groaned rubbing the spot Alice had hit.
"Well you need to, in order to take care of yourself and the baby, an education will be involved." Alice rambled sounding a lot like my mother instead of best friend.
"I know." I mumbled, playing with my charm bracelet. It was true I knew these things, and I had once or twice thought about college, and my plan before the whole pregnant thing happened.
"Didn't you have a plan before?" Alice asked as if reading my thoughts.
"Yale. Yale was my plan." I sighed.
"You can do that." Alice said sounding completely sure, and honest, the giggle that erupted from my lips was only me participating in the joke.
"I'm not joking Bella." Alice huffed.
"And how am I suppose to do that and raise a baby?" I laughed.
"You just need help, not Edward kind of help." Alice trailed off, her voice becoming dazed.
"I doubt it Alice. Maybe online classes or something, but Yale is out of the picture, and you know I have to ask Edward what he wants to do, because he has chose to stay in the baby's life as well as mine." I ranted. She didn't answer though, she was far to deep in thought now, I could only imagine what was going through her head. Plans. She was always planning.
"Girls?" Katherine called coming in to the house, the sound of paper bags and car keys filled the silence.
"In the living room mom." Alice called back, her hands began to work in my hair again, massaging my scalp.
"Hey." Katherine plopped down on the couch, letting my feet rest in her lap.
"Bells your really starting to show." Katherine beamed at my belly, and it was true, I was officially 4 months pregnant and it was kind of scary.
"I know." I laughed, the only thing I could do, no reason to cry anymore or complain. It wouldn't help anything. If I thought the hardly noticeable bloating I had when I was 3 months pregnant was bad, then I was in for a surprise.
"Is it normal?" I tried to hide the panic in my voice but I thought I looked awfully big for only 4 months.
"Yeah, but you never know." Katherine rubbed my belly gently. "Maybe its twins." She whispered to Alice. My heart stopped in that same minute and I felt goose bumps rise on my arm, and chills go down my spine. There was no way in hell, I would be having twins.
"No way, no, no, no. I'm pregnant with one child." I rushed out in one breath.
"Chill." Alice put her hand over my head. "Calm yourself."
"I shouldn't have said that." Katherine apologized.
"No, its okay." I breathed. "Just one baby." I let my hands felt over the smooth skin that was holding my little baby. That was all I could take, one baby. A knock on the door interrupted us. We had been a little paranoid about these things, like someone knocking on the door or calling on the phone. Because after Renee called I was sure I didn't want to hear from her in a very long time. I would be okay with that. I could live with that. Yet she called almost daily and we were just waiting for her to come down and knock on the door. I have no idea what I would do then. Katherine removed my feet from her lap and went to the door, while Alice and I listened silently to who it was.
"Hey Edward." Katherine had a smile in her voice. My heart began to bit rapidly just at the sound of hearing his name, and imaging his breathtaking smile made it hard to breathe.
"Edward." I breathed and Alice giggled.
"Shut up." I snapped.
"Your crazy about him." She giggled and I sighed. Even trying to deny that was criminal. Edward walked into the living room. My heart must have stopped completely had it really been only three days? It must have been years right? I had no idea how much I missed him till this very moment, and I wondered how I had survived the past three days.
"Edward." I smiled. He smiled a crooked grin, and held out something that was in his arms. I looked at what he was holding, and I was kind of disappointed I had missed it. It was a bouquet of flowers, all different kinds, probably the most beautiful combination of flowers I had ever seen. The reds, oranges, and pinks all blending together.
"These are for you." He chuckled, and I looked back into those piercing green eyes, but it was different. He looked tired, worn out like her had been up at night. His eyes were a bit red, and his hair looked just a little messier than usual. I frowned.
"You don't like them?" He asked confused.
"No, no I love them, sit down." I ordered, and he did. He took where Katherine had been sitting at my feet, I sat up immediately and scooted as close as I could to him.
"What's wrong?" My fingers traced the bags under his eyes.
"Nothing." He frowned.
"Edward." I leaned up and pressed my lips against his briefly.
"My mom and Esme." He sighed wrapped his hand around my wrist pulling it to his lips. "You shouldn't worry."
"What happened?"
"Just fighting and crying. I haven't done anything but cause trouble."
"That's not true."
"Bella." He frowned.
"Edward its going to be okay. Your mom will come around."
"I hope." Edward sighed, and his stress broke my heart.
"Don't cry Bella." Edward pulled me to his chest. I hadn't realized I was crying. Wow I was pathetic.
"I'm sorry." I sobbed. "You look so sad."
"I'm going to be okay. You look sad." He chuckled into my hair.
"I cant stop crying."
"Its okay." He laughed patting my back and hugging me closer.
"You smell good." I blurted through a cry.
"Thank you." I felt his body shaking with laughter, and laughed myself. "Oh Bella."
"I missed you." I whispered after I had stopped my random crying.
"I missed you too." Edward kissed my forehead. We sat there quietly for a while, just enjoying the presence of one another. I felt whole now, I felt happy.
"And what have you done all week?" He smiled.
"I just helped around the house. It felt nice." I sighed.
"Doesn't that always." He rolled his eyes.
"Shut up." I laughed.
"How are you feeling?"
"I feel fine, a little tired." I admitted. Even though I slept till noon today, I was still feel exhausted. I didn't even do anything all day.
"Me too." Edward yawned and leaned back on the couch, pulling me with him.
"You should stay with me tonight." I whispered into his chest.
"I should?" He teased.
"Yep. Katherine wont mind." I sighed in content when he tightened his hold on me.
"Oh!" He jumped a little. "I almost forgot!"
"What?" I eyed him confused, and with out moving me, he reached into his pocket, and pulled out a little baggy.
"I saw this when I was getting your flowers." He handed me the little bag, that I eyed carefully.
"Edward-" I started but he knew what was coming and cut me off.
"Open it." He encouraged. I reached in and pulled out a silver charm. It was light and tiny, shaped like a big lollipop. In the middle it was red and white swirling to the center. I wasn't sure why he would get me a lollipop charm, it wasn't the first thing thought when I thought of Edward. But it was beautiful.
"When I saw it, it reminded me of you. And well the night of the carnival, which I don't believe was right at all and I am truly sorry, but I thought maybe you would get the joke, or the message." He rambled nervously.
"Candy." I whispered a smile playing on my lips. I got the message. Cotton Candy.
"You don't have to wear it on your charm bracelet." Edward was still nervous about me liking it.
"Its perfect." I interrupted running my finger on the swirls in the center.
"You like it?" He sounded surprised.
"I love it." I smiled.
"I thought you might be offended."
"No. I'm flattered. That night shouldn't have happened, but it did."
"We cant change it so we have to live with it." He finished for me.
"Why not make it positive." I smiled.
"Why not."
"I'm glad it was you though." I whispered.
"Me too." He kissed my cheek, and slid his arms around my waist.
"I hope you didn't spend too much money on this." I warned.
"Nope." He smiled.
"Promise?" I held out my pinky.
"Promise." He laughed linking his pinky with mine.
I woke up without Edward's arms around me, and just like that I knew something was wrong. I felt irritated or unhappy, I wasn't sure, all I was sure of was the weird feeling in the air surrounding me. Bad energy, playing with the good energy somewhere in the house.
"Alice!" I called my voice shaky, my vision blurred. No answer. I was becoming dizzier by the second, and I wasn't even moving, I had only lifted my head off the couch to see up the stairs from the couch.
"Alice." I called again. I was panicking for no reason, I felt tension, danger. Danger. I shot up. That's it. I felt eyes. On me. My eyes frantically searched the room. That's when I saw him standing by the door. I could feel my body going weak, just at the sight. My eyes wanted to close and blink him away.
"Jacob?" I asked confused. What was he doing here, and why was he looking at me like that. His eyes looked dark. Filled with hatred. He didn't answer me, which scared me further.
"Jacob?" I asked softer now, my eyes searching his for some meaning. Why was he here, how did he get in. I was so confused.
"Bella." He answered, his voice soft but his eyes hard.
"Jacob what are you doing-"
"Shut up." He spat harshly, and I jumped startled at his tone. He took one step closer to me, and I jabbed my self into the couch.
"What are you doing?" My voice shook, his eyes stayed narrowed and dark.
"I'm taking you Bella. You cant be here anymore." He growled.
"What?" I choked out, my eyes wide. "Jacob?" He took another step closer to me, and I screamed out in horror.
"No more." I begged. "No more." He hadn't even been doing anything, but I was scared to death.
"You hurt me Bella." He said.
"You need to leave." I ordered shakily.
"I don't need to do anything." He took several steps towards me, and from the corner of my eye I saw his hand reveal a silver spark. I didn't take my eyes of him thought I was too frightened to look away.
"Stop." I cried.
"Shut up." He hissed.
"Please Jacob, your scaring me." I sobbed, and quickly glanced at the silver spark. I froze, my heart was about to fall out my chest and I was frozen head to toe. Not one coherent thought went through my mine for a second. What was Jacob doing?|"Why do you have a knife." I shook violently.
"I said shut up Bella.""What are you doing?" I sobbed as he began to walk closer, and the couch wouldn't let me jab my body into it anymore.
"I'm going to end all of this." I didn't like how he said that or what he meant, and how he was gripping a knife and coming at me.
"What does that mean?" I cried. "I miss you."
"Didn't I say shut up." He launched at me, landing right on top of me.
"Get off." I cried but struggled against his huge body. He was crushing me, pushing against the baby, he was hurting us. I felt the oxygen leave my lungs. Jacob pushed me down, and help my hands over my head with only one hand. I kicked and screamed but nothing was stopping him, and I was sobbing harder and harder by the second.
"Please." I cried, my tears making my vision blurred. He pointed the knife at my stomach, and smirked.
"God no. Please.. No."
"Shh, Bella." He cooed, taking his fingers and rubbing them against my belly. His warm rough touch sent chills down my spine. "Shh Bella." "Stop!!" I screamed. " Let me go Jacob! Stop!"
My screaming only made him move quicker, he put the knife to the baby bump and I bit my tongue hard, wincing at the pain.
"No." I whispered, my face soaking wet with my own tears.
And then suddenly I was being shook back and forth, my whole body swaying. Jacob disappeared and like I had never had my eyes opened, they opened. I was on the couch and two people were looking worried as ever. Emmett's eyes were wide with worry, resting one hand on my shoulder gently. Jasper was on top of me holding my hands down, his eyes filled with the same concern, only he looked scared. More scared than Emmett.
"Shh Bella, it was just a dream" Emmett breathed. I sniffed, and eyed both of them for a long second before replying.
"Oh god it was horrible." I sobbed. "Jacob had a knife. He was going to take my baby!"
"Hey its all right. You're safe, you're baby is safe. Everything is fine I promise you that." Jasper said out of breath, his blonde curls in his eyes.
"It w-was s-so scary." I sniffed.
"Don't worry about its okay. Its all over." Emmett patted my shoulder.
"A-alright." I said shakily, still overwhelmed with my violent dream. Why had it been Jacob? My eyes went to Jasper who was watching me curiously.
"Can you get off me now?" I asked.
"Oh. Yeah." Jasper jumped off me releasing my arms from his hold. He went to stand next to Emmett and I sat up to examine them. I was still confused.
"Why are you two here?" I eyed them.
"Oh thanks Bells. That's welcoming. Why don't you call someone else to baby-sit your lunatic sleeping ass." Emmett blurted, and Jasper elbowed him in the stomach hard. I winced at his words.
"Sorry you scared the shit out of me." Emmett murmured. "You okay?"
"Yeah." I smiled weakly.
"Good, you can go back to sleep if you like." Jasper offered.
"Wait why are you two here. In Alice's house?" I tilted my head in deep confusion.
"There was an emergency." Jasper frowned and Emmett bowed his head. "But it doesn't concern you." "Emergency?" I asked and noticed Edward's absence. Panic rose in my chest and I could hardly breathe.
"Damn it she's sleep walking."
"Shut up she's having a panic attack."
"Edward." Was all I choked out, as Jasper rushed to my side.
"Bella. Edward is fine. He asked us to stay with you for a while till they come back." Jasper rubbed my shoulder, and I was instantly calm. Its okay Bella, I reminded myself. Everything is all right. I caught my breathe, and both Jasper and Emmet sighed deeply.
"I'm going to find food, we'll explain everything right now. Just rest." Jasper pushed me back into the couch, and I focused on inhaling and exhaling.
"Raid the frig." Emmett sighed walking away into the kitchen. I cracked a slight smile. I relaxed myself and listened to them fight in the kitchen. I was still trying to wake myself up.
"I'm not making you a sandwich. Make your own damn sandwich." Jasper mumbled to Emmett.
I sighed deeply and relaxed into the couch.
What emergency?
