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Chapter 15: Walk

"Momma!"

I groaned and rolled over. I hadn't had much sleep because everyone wanted to hear details about my date with Jasper.

"Momma! Wake up!" Alicen yelled while jumping up and down on the bed.

"Ugh, Alicen, what?"

"Its time to get up, Momma. There's a present for you on the porch but I didn't get it 'cause I'm not s'pose to go outside without you. Up!"

I sat up and rubbed my eyes. "A present?"

"Uh-huh. Come see," she said, grabbing my hand and trying to pull me up and out the door. She opened the curtain and pointed to the porch. "See?"

Sure enough there was a bouquet of daisies on the front porch. I opened the front door and grabbed the flowers, picking the card off the stem as I walked inside and closed the door with my foot.

"Ooh, pretty." Alicen said, following me to the table.

I set them down and read the card:

Good mornin' darlin'

I had a great time last night and I hope we can go out again tonight.

Text me if you're free

-Jasper

I smiled and placed the card back on the flowers.

"Who's it from Momma?"

"My date last night."

She smiled up at me. "I like him."

"Me too sweetie. Come on, let's get you dressed, we gotta meet Rose."

"Why?"

"Because we're going shopping."

A huge smile lit up her face. "Really? Why?"

"Because I need clothes for later."

"But you have clothes."

I rolled my eyes. "You'll understand when you're older, love."

Rosalie mostly wanted to go shopping because I was now dating Jasper. She thought my clothes were horrible if I wanted to impress him but personally, I think clothes shouldn't impress him, I should. I have for whatever reason.

"Get dressed and meet me in my room when you're finished."

"Okay," Alicen said as she walked into her room and shut the door.

I continued to walk to my room and picked up my cell to text Jasper.

Good morning. I liked the flowers, Alicen said they were pretty.- B

I set the phone down and walked to my dresser, pulling out a pair of jeans when my phone chimed. I pulled on my jeans while jumping back towards the phone, tripping and almost falling a couple times.

I'm glad you liked them darlin'. Are you busy tonight?- J

No, I'm not busy. What did you have in mind?- B

I set the phone down and ran to grab a shirt out of my drawer and pulled it on before running back to the phone when it chimed again.

You decide. I'll pick you up at 6- J

See you then- B

Alicen opened the door and came bouncing in. "I'm ready!"

"Me too."

I slipped my feet into my boots and grabbed a packet of Pop Tarts to eat on the way as we walked out the door to the car. I buckled her in and we made it to Rosalie and Emmett's house a couple minutes later, letting ourselves in.

"Rose, where are you?" I yelled.

"In here," I heard from the back bedroom.

I followed where her voice came from. "Hey, Jasper and I are going out tonight, could you watch Alicen?"

"I would love to Bella, but I think I'm sick or something."

I stopped before walking in the bedroom and turned to Alicen. "Go into Jackson's room and play with him for a bit okay?"

She nodded and walked in the direction of his room. When she was out of sight I walked through the door and found Rose leaning over the toilet seat.

"How long have you had it?"

"All week. I thought it was just a weird bug."

"Is it just in the morning when you feel this sick?" I asked as I went over and dampened a washcloth for her.

"I think so, but I haven't really been paying attention B."

I handed her the cloth. "Could it be that you might be pregnant?"

"I didn't have morning sickness with Jackson."

"It doesn't matter. I found Alice doing this when she was pregnant with Alicen. Is there a possibility you might be?"

"I don't know, maybe."

"Do you have a test?"

"No."

"Then I'll go get one. I'll be back in a few and I'll take the kids with me and see if Mom can watch them."

"Thanks Bella."

"Of course. You'd do the same for me."

I walked out the door, grabbing Alicen and Jackson as I went, and called Esme, she picked up after the second ring.

"Hey Mom, do you mind if you watch Alicen and Jackson? Rose isn't feeling well and asked me if I would run some errands for her."

"Yeah, honey, no problem. Bring them over."

I buckled them in. "Okay, we'll be there in a few minutes."

"Where're we going?" Alicen asked.

"You two are going to spend time at Gamma's."

"But what about shopping?"

"We'll have to do it another day."

"Is Mommy gonna be okay?" Jackson asked.

I looked at him through the rear view mirror and gave him a small smile. "She's gonna be fine buddy."

I dropped them off at Esme and Carlisle's house and drove to the nearest drug store and ran inside to buy a pregnancy test. From there I went back to Rosalie's and found her in the kitchen making some hot tea.

"How're you feeling?" I asked Rosalie.

"Better."

"Here's your test," I said handing it out to her.

"Bella, do I really need to?"

"Yes, now march your butt in there and wet that stick."

She rolled her eyes and snatched it out of my hands. "Yes, Mother."

She was in the bathroom for a couple of minutes then walked out and closed the door.

"How long do we wait?"

"It said fifteen minutes."

I nodded. "Let's watch some TV then while we wait."

We walked over and turned on the TV, searching through channels until finally settling on I Love Lucy. It was my favorite episode where Lucy gets drunk off this medicine she is trying to do a commercial on. Half way through the show Rosalie stood up and went to the bathroom. When she didn't return in a few minutes, I went after her and found her sitting on the floor against the wall, a small private smile on her lips.

"Well?"

"Look for yourself." Rosalie said, nodding towards the thing on the counter.

I picked it up and looked at it. "Does two pink lines mean it's a positive?"

"Yes," she whispered.

"Well then congratulations! When are you gonna tell Emmett?"

She smiled. "I'll tell him tonight."

I nodded and looked at my watch. Jasper was going to be at my house to pick me up in a couple of hours. "Do you want Jackson to stay with Mom and Dad?"

She nodded.

"Okay, I'll call her and let her know. You don't mind if I tell her do you?"

She shook her head. "No, tell her. She should know she's gonna be a Gamma again."

"Okay, call me tomorrow."

"I will."

I took her hand. "Congratulations again."

"Thanks Bella."

When I left Rosalie's house I called Esme again.

"Hello?"

"Hey, do you mind if the kids stay the night at your house? I have a date and Rosalie found out some good news she has to tell Emmett."

"No I don't mind. What news?"

"She's pregnant!"

It went silent on the other end.

"Mom?"

"There's going to be another baby? Oh, I'm so happy."

I smiled. "Me too. I'll talk to you tomorrow okay?"

"Okay honey. Have fun on your date."

"I will. Give Alicen my love. Love you."

"You too dear. Bye."

I hung up then drove home and jumped in the shower. I changed into jeans and a clean Guns N Roses t-shirt. I still had time to kill so I pulled out the next novel in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series and sat on the window ledge, getting lost in the words of that writer's world.

I was interrupted by a knock on the window and looked up to see Jasper. I smiled and closed the book, setting it on the nearby table. I jumped up and slipped some shoes on and walked outside. Just seeing him made my stomach do somersaults.

"Nice shirt," he said as he wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed me. "That's one of my favorite bands," he said in my ear, making a shiver crawl up my spine.

"Mine too."

He pulled away but kept hold of my hand, lacing his fingers through mine. "So what are we doing?"

"Honestly, I haven't thought of anything. But to reduce the chance of another girl spilling a drink on me, why don't we go for a walk?"

"But I like you gettin' insanely jealous and protective over me. But I don't like the drink in your lap either so a walk sounds great."

"There's a park just up that hill, why don't we walk there?"

He nodded and I led him there, walking hand-in-hand.

"So what did you do today?" I asked him.

"I went to work thinking of you, did the boring signings, and then came home looking forward to this. What did you do?"

"I was suppose to go shopping with Rosalie but instead she had morning sickness so I ran a few errands and then came home to wait for you. And while doing that, I fell into Zsadist's story of the Black Dagger Brotherhood series."

"Oh, you've already read Wrath's and Rhage's?"

I nodded. "You've read them?"

He nodded. "My favorite Brother is Vishous."

"Shh! I'm not there yet!"

He smiled. "Sorry. So you said she had morning sickness?"

I nodded. "Yep, I'm gonna be an auntie again," I said proudly.

"Well, congratulations."

I smiled at him. "Thanks."

We walked in comfortable silence for a while around the lake towards the pier that was lit up by Christmas lights.

"Can I ask you a question that you will promise to answer?" I asked suddenly.

"Only if you will answer one of mine."

I thought about it for a while. "Okay deal."

He smiled and looked down at me, a couple of tendrils of hair falling in front of his eyes. "You first."

"Have you ever been in love?" I asked as I brushed the hair behind his ear.

"Not yet," he whispered. "Have you?"

I raised one eyebrow. "Is that your question?"

"No, but I would like to hear the answer."

I looked down at my shoes. "Have I been in love? I don't know. I thought I loved him but now I think it was just infatuation. I feel something different, something I've never felt before with you. My stomach does flips when I see you and-" I cut myself off before saying much more, my cheeks a dark red that thankfully couldn't be seen because the sun was going down.

"And?"

I shook my head. "Never mind. What was your question?"

He was quiet for a second. "My stomach does it too," he mumbled.

I looked at him confused. "Does what?"

"The flips. Every time I think of you or see you my stomach does cartwheels and I feel like my heart is gonna leap through my chest. It's an amazing feeling."

"It is."

"So my question: why are you not already taken by some lucky bastard? You are something special. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy you aren't, otherwise I would have never had a chance."

I rolled my eyes, failing to hide my smile. "I never had time, and even if I did, I'm a single mom and most guys don't like that. I put Alicen first, I always will."

"Do you like being a mom?"

"Honestly? I love it. She means everything to me."

He smiled and lifted our entwined hands to his lips and kissed it as I jumped on a log.

"You're really somethin', you know that?"

"I know. You keep telling me tha- whoa!"

In just a few seconds I was talking to Jasper while standing on the log and then I slipped. It was nothing out of the ordinary, I fall a lot. I braced myself for the impact but it didn't come. Instead I felt strong arms around me. I opened my eyes and saw that I was in Jasper's arms, held close to his chest.

"You're clumsy too," he said laughing.

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

"Just making an observation."

I rolled my eyes. "You can put me down you know."

"I could but I like where you are."

I gasped and cleared my throat. "So what is your favorite movie?"

"I like the comic book movies and vampire movies. I don't think I have an all-time favorite but right now it's G. I. Joe."

"I heard that movie was good."

"It was." He sat down on the bench and set me on his lap. "What's your favorite movie?"

"I haven't been to a movie in a while but I love Pride and Prejudice. Since I can't go see a movie, I read."

"What're your favorite books?"

"Wuthering Heights, Jane Austin books, the Twilight Saga and obviously the Black Dagger Brotherhood series."

"So classic literature and vampire books?"

I nodded.

"What got you into the vampires?"

"My best friend introduced me to the Twilight Saga and I picked up the Brotherhood series and couldn't put them down. She opened my eyes to something different."

"Did something happen to her?" he asked softly.

I nodded and dropped my eyes from his. "She died three years ago."

"I'm sorry."

"It's okay. So what is your favorite music?"

"I like rock and country. The older stuff is my favorite but some of the new stuff isn't bad, especially the new songs from old established bands."

"Nice. Favorite TV show?"

"I love Supernatural and those cop shows. I don't have much time for TV but I watch those when I have a break from work and performing."

"Have you seen all the Supernatural seasons?"

He nodded. "I own them all up to the newest season. Have you seen them?"

I shook my head. "My TV shows are soap operas. I haven't been able to watch anything else."

"I'll show you sometime."

A gust of air came up behind me, making me shiver.

He wrapped me in his coat with him. "I'll take you home. Are you busy this weekend?"

I shook my head.

"Good. It's my turn to pick what we do."

"And what would that be?"

"It's a secret. You'll find out this weekend darlin'."

We walked hand in hand back to my house and he kissed me goodnight. I read for a couple more hours and just before I went to bed I got a goodnight text from him. I fell asleep thinking and dreaming of him.

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