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Chapter 3: The News

3 months later

Things with Edward were going great. I moved out of Alice's house and into his apartment with him, but I was starting to worry about Alice. She had been sick for a while, always nauseous when she woke up, yet gaining weight and wearing baggy clothes. With how small she was, I was worried it was some kind of strange bug or something. She had finally agreed to go to the doctor and I was waiting for her to tell me what was going on.

It was April first, one of my least favorite holidays. I was always on my guard on April Fools from everyone, especially Emmett. When I was a kid, Emmett would grease the toilet seat or something of that nature.

I had just settled down to watch Pride and Prejudice when I got a text from Alice.

Hey, I just got out of the doc.-A

K, what did he say?-B

I'm pregnant.-A

I read the line several times before responding.

Ha-ha, very funny Aly. Its April Fools, you almost got me.-B

Surely she must have been kidding...

No, I'm not joking, I didn't even realize it was April Fools-A

I stared at the text; there was no way she would be lying, of that I was absolutely certain. I grabbed my keys and ran to my truck as I sent my reply telling her I was on my way. I made it there in record time and let myself in. "Alice?" I called.

No answer. I walked all through her huge house and couldn't find her. Where could she be? I thought. If I got news like this I would be somewhere to think... I realized where she was - the dock in the back of the house. Alice always went there to think about things while looking out to the lake; it's where I found her when her dad died.

I ran outside. "Aly," I said in a sigh. She was sitting on the dock reading papers I'm sure the doctor gave her. I walked over and sat with her, taking one of her hands in my own. "Hey hon, how are you?"

She smiled. "Um, nervous. I'm not sure how I'm gonna do this, you know, be a single mom."

"Do you know who the dad is?" I asked softly.

She laughed a humorless laugh. "Remember Emmett's wedding? Slutty wedding sex guy?" I nodded. "I don't even know his name," she whispered, a single tear rolling down her cheek.

"Okay, um, you're definitely keeping it, right? Not putting it up for adoption?"

"Yeah, I'm keeping it. You think I'll be a good mom, right?"

Tears started rolling out of my eyes. "Yes, Alice, I think you'll be a great mom," I whispered.

She nodded and looked down, putting a hand on her stomach. Now that I knew, it made sense: morning sickness, weight gain, baggy clothes. Alice in baggy clothes was odd enough, but now I understood and I could clearly see the baby bump.

"Bella? Will you be the godmother?"

I smiled and placed my hand over hers and the bump. "Of course Alice. I would be honored." I reached over and embraced her. "When's your first doctors visit?"

"Noon tomorrow. Come with me?"

"Sure. Do you want me to spend the night?"

She nodded. "Please."

"Alright, I still have stuff here so I'll just let Edward know."

"Okay, cool. Oh! I have to pee," she said as she stood up and ran to the bathroom in the lake house, making me laugh.

"It's only the beginning!" I yelled after her.

"Shut up!" she shouted back, grinning.

I pulled out my phone and sent Edward a text.

Won't be home. Staying at Alice's, tell you everything later.-B

He replied in a couple of minutes. Okay love you.-E

You too.-B

The next morning, Alice woke me up by slamming the bathroom door shut. I got up and got dressed and checked on her. "Aly? You ok?"

"Yeah, can you grab my clothes on the chair by the door?"

"Sure." I picked them up, knocked and walked in, setting the clothes on the counter.

Alice was hunched over the toilet. I grabbed a washcloth and wet it with cold water in the sink and walked over to her. "Has it always been like this?" I asked as I set the cloth on her neck.

"Every now and then. Its getting better though, I haven't had it in a while. Now that I know the reason, it actually makes sense: morning sickness. Go figure."

It took an hour and a half for her to get ready, and we were finally heading towards the doctor's office. Alice checked in and filled out the paperwork and we were in the room a short time later. It turned out she was far enough along that we got to hear the heartbeat and do a sonogram. Hearing and seeing the baby was an experience, it made it real. She was really having this baby and I was really going to be there every step of the way.

The nurse took a couple of pictures and stepped out of the room. I hugged Alice. "That's your baby, you're gonna be a momma!"

She smiled, tears in her eyes. "I know! This will be a good thing, I'm excited."

"Me too, I think this will be a great thing."

A few minutes later Dr. Emily Uley came in and asked the usual questions. Alice decided that she didn't want to know the sex of the baby so the Dr. Uley gave her vitamins and the pictures and sent us on our way. We called everyone and told them to meet us at my parents' house so we could tell everyone all at once.

They were all there by the time we drove up. We walked in and sat on the couch, everyone following behind us. "Bella?"

"Yeah, Emmett?"

"What's the meeting for?"

Well, there's some exciting news to share."

"What kind of news, dear?" Esme asked.

"News of a pregnancy-"

Rosalie gasped. "Bella! How'd you know?"

"Know what?" I asked confused.

"About our pregnancy."

"I-" Esme cut me off with a gasp, bringing everyone's attention to her."I'm going to be a grandmother?" she asked tears in her eyes.

"Yep," Emmett said with a big grin, popping the "p".

My parents congratulated them and Esme started talking baby plans.

"No guys! I was talking about a different pregnancy-"

"Bella, you're not pregnant are you?" Rosalie asked.

"What? No Rosalie, I'm not."

Emmett shot daggers at Edward. I looked at him. "Hey, don't glare at him, Emmett. If I were pregnant, it wouldn't be his." I visibly shook at that thought.

"So, speaking of James, what happened with him?" Emmett asked.

"Nothing happened. After almost a year, it was just time to break up-"

"Oh for Pete's sake!" Alice sighed.

"Who's Pete?" Emmett asked, making Edward laugh.

"Shut up, Emmett," I said, glaring at him.

"Enough!" Alice yelled, standing up. Esme and Rosalie gasped at the very visible baby bump on Alice's small frame.

"I'm pregnant, okay?"

Silence filled the room as everyone stared at her.

After a minute Carlisle spoke up, "You're okay with being a single mom?"

Alice nodded, "I am."

Esme stood up and walked over to her. "We will be here for you. If you need something, anything at all, don't hesitate to ask. Even if you need babysitters for a hot date," she said, embracing Alice in a hug.

"Thank you," she said with tears in her eyes. "Ugh, damn hormones," she smiled.

"So, who's the dad?" Emmett asked.

"Emmett!" Esme scolded.

"What? I'm just wondering," he said defensively.

Alice rolled her eyes. "I don't know. Remember slutty wedding sex guy?"

He nodded. "Hope it was good, at least."

"It was, but I think the outcome is gonna be better."

"I agree," I said, placing my arm around her, laying my head on hers.

"And, Bella is the godmother. Anybody want to see pictures?" she asked, pulling them out of her purse.

"Yeah," they all said.

"Oh, I gotta pee!" she exclaimed, throwing the pictures at me and running for the bathroom.

I laughed. "It's only gonna get worse!" I called after her.

"Shut up!" I heard through the door.

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The text message between Alice and Bella did actually happen between me and my best friend when she told me she was pregnant with my Godson. So in case anyone was wondering, this is based very loosely on an actual event, certain parts really happened, others are from my head.