just fyi: it gets a little angsty.

*I don't own Twilight.*

Chapter Seven

Edward Cullen

Emmett, somewhere in the past ten years, had become a very wise man. Sure, he was still a wise ass but he helped me see that having a kid wasn't the end of the world. It was going to carry on the Cullen name, the Cullen genes. I went from having no preference to praying it was a boy over night.

I got Bella to agree to spend the weekend after the amazing chair sex at my place. I got the idea on Wednesday. We had gone out to dinner at some Italian place she'd been craving then went back to my place. After some more fantastic sex, she'd been dead on her feet. She could barely stay awake. When I suggested she stay the night, she made all sorts of excuses. The primary one was that we had school the next day. She even tried to insist she take a cab home but I said the only way she was leaving is if I drove her. She fell asleep in the car and I had to carry her up to her apartment and tuck her into bed.

Thursday, I attempted to get her to plan for it. She was adamant against sleepovers on school nights. After a lot of arguing, I finally got her to agree to bring an overnight bag with her on Friday and that she'd be coming home with me for the weekend. I was excited. I couldn't wait to be able to fall asleep after sex then wake up with her. And probably have more sex because she was the more insatiable person I'd ever met. She claimed it was the pregnancy but I was hoping it was just how she was.

She said she'd stay on the condition that I meet her best friends. I already knew Emmett but she wanted me to meet his wife then her other best friend and his husband… and their kids. I agreed, a little reluctant but if that's what it took to get her to agree to a slumber party, I was in.

That's how, on Friday night, we ended up in my car driving to Rose and Emmett's. I could tell Bella was nervous because she was babbling, "It's good that you already know Emmett and Jasper is really cool, too. Rose and Alice are probably going to ask you a ton of questions but just ignore them because they mean well. Rose is like, about to pop so she might be a little cranky. She's being induced Monday morning and Alice is like, really hyper. All the time, she talks non-stop…"

"Oh?" I asked, laughing. "Kind of like you right now?"

"Shut up! Fine whatever, Edward Cullen. Don't say I didn't warn you," she pouted and crossed her arms over her chest. I reached over and pulled her arms down, "Don't hide them from me, it makes me sad," I laughed as she scowled. I had discovered that messing with Bella was really fun. She got feisty. She was feisty and hot in a dress that was slightly too tight on the top then got looser over her stomach. She'd been wearing dresses every day since Newton called her out on the pregnancy and our relationship. She claimed she was just trying to hide the small bump. I'd gotten ignored for two hours the other night when I had insinuated that her pants just might not fit anymore.

"You won't be seeing them for a very long time, buddy. They're officially off limits, all weekend," she glared at me from the passenger seat. I laughed again because I knew she'd never be able to keep that threat. She loved my obsession with her boobs.

"Trust me, Swan. I could last longer without touching them than you could go without me touching them. You're horny almost twenty-four seven," I said confidently, knowing it was true. She had attacked me in my car in the school parking lot, in the stairwell in her apartment building, in the bathroom at a restaurant and finally, in a life long dream come true she let me fuck her on top of my piano.

"I bet you I can go longer. I can totally go longer without initiating sex! Oooh, let's make a bet, ok?" she seemed excited at this prospect and I frowned, not really wanting to go any period of time without sex again… but she seemed so enthused.

"Alright," I said reluctantly, "what do you want to bet?"

"Umm… not money, that's stupid. Baby naming rights?" she asked, raising her eyebrows.

I shrugged because I didn't really care what the kid was named, "Sure, why not. Winner names the spawn."

I pulled into a space in front of Rose and Emmett's house and as soon as the car was in park, she punched my shoulder.

"Ouch! What the fuck, Bella?" I rubbed my shoulder. The girl was tiny but she packed a mean punch.

"Don't call our baby a spawn!" she spat, opening the car door and trying to get out without unbuckling her seatbelt. I tried not to laugh at her but couldn't help it. When she finally got out, she slammed the door and walked up to the house without waiting for me. I got out and jogged up the walkway after her, getting there as the door swung open and the woman I recognized from the pictures in Emmett's office stood there, wearing leggings and a baggy Cubs sweatshirt that I had to guess belonged to Em.

"Uh-oh," Rose said, looking at the scowl on Bella's face, "what's wrong?"

"Nothing," Bella muttered, hugging her before turning to glare at me, "that's Edward. He's kind of an ass though, I'm not sure if you should let him in."

I grinned my toothiest grin at Rose and held my hand out, "Edward Cullen."

"Hi Edward, I'm Rosalie. Come on in you guys, its freezing. Everyone's in the living room, Bells. I have to pee then I'll be in," she said then waddled down the hall. Bella hung her jacket on a stand, impatiently gesturing for me to do the same, huffing when I apparently took too long.

I leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Are you going to get that huge? How are we going to have sex when you're that huge?" Bella looked at me with wide eyes and I could tell I'd pissed her off even more. She shoved my shoulder and hissed, "Shut up, Cullen!" I chuckled and let her lead the way to the living room. A tiny little girl with white blonde hair, wearing a very fancy dress paired with Uggs, came barreling out before we made it in.

"Aunt Bewwa, Aunt Bewwa! And… oh, who dat, Aunt Bewwa?" the little girl's curls bounced as she did and she held her arms up for Bella to pick her up.

Bella hoisted her up onto her hip and turned to me, "Charlotte, this is Edward," Bella said before whispering something I couldn't hear into the kid's ear. She squealed and wiggled down Bella's body and ran back to the living room, yelling for her father.

"What did you say to her?" I asked, hoping Bella was going to relax and forgive me for the comments I had made before I had to meet her friends.

"Oh," she smiled brightly at me, "just that you have cooties and that her daddy needed to give her a cootie shot after being so close to you." Then she turned on her heel and walked into the living room. I took a deep breath and followed behind her. She went straight over to a tiny woman, who I guessed was Alice and ignored me. I spotted Em and went over to him, glad that I knew at least one fucking person.

"Hey, man," I shook his hand and nodded at the guy with blonde hair sitting next to him, offering him my hand too, "Hey. Edward Cullen."

Charlotte shrieked as Jasper shook my hand, "Oh no, Dada, Uncle Em. You have cooties now! Mommy, Dada has cooties! He toucheded Edward!"

I glared at Bella as she laughed with Alice. Jasper looked down at Charlotte, "Its ok, honey. I gave myself a cootie shot every day when I was little so it's safe to say I'm immune," he waited until she went over to play with Henry before laughing, "what the fuck is all that about?"

I rolled my eyes, relaxing a little, "Bella got pissed at me and told your kid I have cooties."

"Dude, what'd you do?" Emmett laughed, "You don't want to piss of a pregnant woman."

"Yeah, I'm realizing that. It's fun to fuck with her though."

Rose came into the room then and looked around, noticing Bella and Alice standing on one side of the room and Emmett, Jasper and me on the other side, "What is this? Boys against girls?"

"Certain boys are being annoying so…" Bella trailed off.

"And have cooties!" Charlotte chimed in. Everyone laughed and Bella nodded empathetically and leaned down, tickling Charlotte, "Your dress is very pretty, honey. What's the special occasion?"

"Mommy say it a special night 'cuz Edward is finally meetin' me, but I didn't know he had cooties, Aunt Bewwa," Charlotte looked seriously at Bella, obviously distressed about the situation. Bella laughed and kissed her cheek, whispering something to her before turning to Henry.

The little boy laughed at a face she made at him before she picked him up and tossed him in the air, making him squeal. Charlotte jumped up and down, "Now me, now me!" Laughing, Bella set Henry down and picked up Charlotte, "I don't know, Charlotte. You might be too big for this…" but she tossed her up anyway and caught her with an oomph.

"Careful…" Rose, Alice and I warned at the same time. I cringed, wishing she'd be more careful. I walked over and held my arms out, "how about I do it instead, Charlotte? Your daddy gave me a cootie shot too and I'm much stronger than Aunt Bella."

Bella looked surprised and relieved at my willingness to help play with the kid and I knew I was possibly forgiven for 'being an ass.' She handed Charlotte to me and I leaned over, kissing Bella's cheek before tossing Charlotte up. She squealed and giggled. After a few tosses, I put her down. She giggled some more, breathless from the squealing and shrieked, "Edward's fun. Aunt Bewwa! You lied 'bout his cooties!"

"Whoops, sorry, Char. He just acts so crazy sometimes that he seems like he has cooties!" she leaned down and tickled Charlotte then picked Henry up, bouncing him on her hip. He had a pacifier in his mouth but squealed around it. He grabbed a handful of her hair and held it in his hand then laid his head on her shoulder, obviously sleepy. Obviously, Bella loved these kids and they loved her.

"So, Edward," Alice sat on the couch and patted the spot next to her, indicating that I should sit next to her so I did, then she handed me a cup of what seemed like beer, "you teach piano at Morgan Park?"

I took a sip and nodded, "Yeah. It's pretty cool."

"But you don't like kids?" she raised her eyebrows, apparently cutting right to the chase.

"No," I laughed, shaking my head, "not a fan of kids. I'm hoping mine will be cool. Yours seems alright, loud but cute."

"You totally like kids," Alice nodded, apparently deciding before she straightened up and gave me a serious look, "so what are your intentions with our little Bella?"

"What are my intentions with Bella? Uh, we're having a kid. I guess I intend to have a kid with her," I had no idea that this was going to be called into question. I thought that would be saved for when I met Bella's father. If I ever met Bella's father, seeing her reluctance to meet mine. Did Bella even have a father? She'd mentioned her mother but never her father…

"No," she rolled her eyes and sighed, acting as if I was intentionally being difficult. "Are you serious about her? Exclusively dating her? Planning to marry her? I know you're not after her money because I hear you've got plenty of money of your own." Alice took a sip of her own drink, eyeing me.

What was this girl even talking about? "Her money, marry her?" I gulped down the rest of the beer, breaking out in a nervous sweat at the thought of marriage. We were having a kid, wasn't that enough for now? "I, uh… we're dating. It's exclusive on my end and I fucking hope it's exclusive on her end, too but we haven't talked about it," I looked over to where Bella was rocking Henry, his still clenching her hair as he struggled to keep his eyes open.

"Oh! Well, that's all I needed to know! Why don't you go hang out with Jazz and Em? I'll get you another drink you look like you could use one!" She giggled and disappeared into the kitchen and I wandered back over to where Jasper and Emmett were sitting with Rosalie. My face felt red and I was still shocked by the interrogation. Guess I shouldn't have made fun of Bella when she asked me.

"Shit dude, you alright? You look like you're going to pass out." Emmett asked.

"I just got questioned on my intentions when it comes to Bella," I shook my head, trying to clear it as I looked over at the girl in question again. In a few months, it would be our baby she would be rocking to sleep. Holy shit. The thought gave me a weird feeling in my heart. At first, I thought it was anxiety but then I recognized that it was happiness.

"Well… what are your intentions?" Rose asked, raising her eyebrows. Jasper and Emmett both leaned in clearly interested in my answer.

"We're… dating. Exclusively, I don't know, we haven't really talked about it," I shrugged, not taking my eyes off Bella, resolving that sometime this weekend, we'd need to have that talk.

Charlotte fell asleep soon after Henry, fighting every step of the way. She wanted to stay up and play with Aunt Bewwa and Aunt Rose but Jasper and Alice were stern. The temper tantrum she had made me cringe. I was pretty positive, if it was my kid, I would have given in just to get it to shut up.

We spent the rest of the night hanging out and chatting. I had a few more drinks and was feeling pretty good, Bella had finally forgiven me for earlier and came to sit on my lap. I stroked her hip and grinned at her.

She wiggled in my lap then whispered in my ear, "Forget the stupid bet, I want you, let's go home."

I liked the sound of her calling my place home and the fact that I might win and get to name the spawn, though I didn't say either thought out loud. If I could get her to initiate the sex then I'd win…

We said goodbye to everyone with promises to hang out again soon. I agreed that I'd stop by the hospital on Monday to see the new McCarty baby. I knew Bella was taking a personal day to do the same. As we walked out of the house, Bella took my keys out of my pocket and dangled them in front of my face, "You're drunk, and I'm driving."

I scowled, hating it when anyone else drove my baby but not wanting to risk the life of… my actual baby. I laughed at how weird it sounded which got me a look from Bella. I shook my head and got into the passenger seat, remembering how she's gotten stuck later and laughed some more.

Bella giggled as she got into the drivers seat and adjusted it before staring the car and pulling out of the spot, "You're drunk."

I nodded and reached over, putting my hand on her thigh and rubbing gently, "You're so pretty, Bella. You're so good with those kids. You're going to be a good mom. God though, Charlotte is loud. And Alice, Jesus, she questioned me. She asked if I was after your money. What money, Bella?" I stopped my rambling and looked at her curiously.

"Ugh, Alice has a big mouth. It's not a big deal. The short story is: my mom's parents were loaded. They deposited money into an account for me every month, like an allowance… an insane allowance. They passed away, they weren't close to my mom but they always stayed in contact with me. They left me everything," she rolled her eyes, "it was left in a trust fund which became available when I was twenty-five but I haven't touched a penny."

"Shit. That's responsible. Now you can retire young," I nodded, liking the idea and knowing that I could too. I could technically not work and live comfortably off my trust but I figured I would get bored. And it wasn't like my job was particularly taxing.

"Umm… sure, yeah. Or I could just… not work. Ever. It's a lot of money, Edward," she bit her lip, clearly not liking the topic of money.

"Shit. Our kid's gonna be set for life. I hope it's a boy. Is his last name gonna be Cullen, baby?"

She looked at me like I was crazy, obviously not expecting this line of questioning or for me to talk so freely about the baby. Alcohol always made me more comfortable discussing topics I normally would avoid.

"I don't know, Edward. I don't want my baby to have a different last name as me," she shrugged.

I was silent for the rest of the ride, hating the thought of my kid not having the same last name as me. Who was going to carry on the Cullen name? What if Bella married some other fucker some day and changed my kid's last name to the fucker's last name? My mind was racing with these thoughts. Maybe Alice was on the right track. Maybe I should ask Bella to marry me. Shit. I hadn't even figured out if I loved her and I'm thinking about marriage?

We were both silent as she parked in the garage and as I grabbed her over night bag from the back and grabbed her hand, taking the elevator upstairs. When we got inside, she whispered that she was going to change and I stripped down to my boxers and laid down in the bed, waiting for her. I was passed out five minutes later.

~*~

I groaned as I opened my eyes, wondering how many drinks I had last night. I snuggled closer to the warmth next to me, which sighed softly. My head shot off the pillow and looked down, "Oh," I breathe then sighed in relief when I saw it was Bella. Putting my head back down, I pulled her closer against me, stroking her side and… what the fuck was she wearing? I sat up fully this time and tugged the blanket away. Shit. She was wearing a little dark blue… thing that was made of lace and was totally see through. Fuck, she looked hot. Then I remembered falling asleep last night while she was changing and immediately felt disappointed.

She whimpered my name in her sleep and I smirked, thinking that maybe I could make use of it now. I tugged up the hem a little and grinned when I noticed she wasn't wearing panties. I gently ran my hands up and down her thighs, spreading them a little and watching her face for any signs of wakefulness. All she did was let out a soft sigh in her sleep. I inched my hand up further, running a finger along the junction where her thigh met her pussy then gently running a finger down her folds, smirking when I felt how wet she was.

Bella squirmed and moaned as I pushed a finger into her and started pumping slowly. A few minutes later, I added a second finger and she opened her eyes, "Edward…"

"Mmm, you just looked so sexy in this, baby. Couldn't help myself," I smirked as I thrust my fingers faster and started rubbing slow circles around her clit with my thumb. She was writhing and moaning and it made me even harder than I thought possible. With my free hand, I worked my cock out of my boxers and started stroking slowly. I looked up at Bella and caught her watching with wide eyes.

"What, baby? What is it you want?" I asked, wanting her to say it.

She whined softly and thrust her hips against my fingers, trying to gain more friction, "I want you, Edward…"

"Where do you want me? A good girl would tell me exactly what she wants where…" I smirked at her, knowing she has trouble with dirty talk but I loved to hear her sweet little voice say it.

"In me. I want your cock in me, Edward… now!" she cried out and I could tell she was about to cum. Sure enough, when I twisted my fingers, her walls clenched around my them and she lifted her hips, calling my name. I barely gave her time to come down from the high before I pulled my fingers out of her and thrust hard into her. I groaned, her pussy even tighter than usual from the orgasm she'd just had.

"Edward, oh God, yes," she whimpered and thrust her hips to meet mine, "harder!"

I thrust my hips hard, smirking at how demanding she got when she was really into it. I hadn't been in her for more than two minutes when she was screaming and clenching around me. "Fuuuck," I moaned, "love it when you cum around me."

She grabbed my face and kissed me instead of responding, making out with me as I continued to thrust into her. When she pulled away, I flipped us over so she was on top and grinned up at her. She giggled breathlessly before lifting her hips and slamming back down onto me. I slid the straps on the nightgown down and pulled it down far enough to expose her tits. I massaged them for a second, making her moan before I pulled her down, ducking my head to take her nipple into my mouth and sucked hard before doing the same with the other. She cried out, digging her nails into my shoulders and riding me harder. I felt myself getting close. When I told her, she clenched her walls around me. I couldn't hold out any longer and spilled into her, saying her name over and over.

She rolled off of me after few minutes and giggled softly, "Perfect way to wake up."

I turned on my side so I could see her face and smirked, because she hadn't even wanted to sleep over, "And now we can spend the whole weekend doing it over and over again…"

"Mmm, we can," she nodded, her face relaxed and happy. I helped her adjust the straps on the nightgown and ran my hand up and down her side.

"This is so fucking hot. I can't believe I fell asleep last night," I murmured, still disappointed that I had missed out.

"It was a surprise, for our first sleep over… it's okay, I have another surprise for tonight," she giggled as my fingers tickled her sides. My hand slid down to her belly, which was now rock hard. She hummed softly in contentment as I rubbed gently, thinking back to our conversation about the baby possibly not having my last name and to my conversation with Alice.

"Baby, we should talk," I sat up slightly, moving my hand from her stomach. She sat straight up and her face scrunched up. She clearly expected the worst and it annoyed me a little bit that she didn't trust me more by now, "nothing bad, just about… us."

"Oh," she mumbled, "can we eat first? I'm hungry," she bit her bottom lip and I knew she was trying to avoid the conversation. I grew even more agitated because I wanted to commit myself to her and get some form of commitment in return and she was acting like I was dumping her.

"It won't take long, Bella. My parents asked me about our relationship. I told them we were dating. Alice asked me if it was serious. All I could tell her was that it's exclusive. I don't fucking know what to say to people, baby, and I want to be able to tell them if we're in a relationship or if we're not. I'm not sure what you want."

Her face turned red and her voice was shy when she finally spoke, "I want us to be in a relationship. An exclusive one… we're having a baby."

"I get that but is that the only reason why we're doing this? Fuck, Bella. I like you. I'm gonna put this out there. I have feelings for you. And it's definitely not because of the baby. It's because of you. Do you feel the same way or are you just hanging around me cause I knocked you up?

Cause you don't want to spend the night at my place. You don't want to meet my parents. You don't want to admit to the headmaster that you're pregnant and it's mine. You haven't even told your parents that you're dating me."

"Edward, I…" she frowned at me and bit her lip. I sighed heavily, thinking that was pretty much my answer. Fuck, way to put yourself out there, Cullen. I wouldn't meet her eyes as she climbed into my lap and wrapped her arms around my neck.

"Hey," she whispered, kissing my jaw when I wouldn't look at her. She kept kissing my face, anywhere she could while I stared straight at the wall. She wiggled her ass in my lap and I cursed when I felt myself growing hard. I finally looked at her, "You're seriously going to try to distract me with sex, Bella?"

She shook her head and stopped, "I was just trying to get you to look at me. I want to be with you, Edward. I'm just… I haven't had much luck in relationships. And all the sudden I'm pregnant and you're amazing and smart and handsome and I feel myself falling for you and I'm so scared… what if your parents hate me? What if we get in trouble at work? I love teaching," she stared at me with wide eyes and she did look scared and holy shit, she's falling for me?

"My parents will love you, baby. You're wonderful. You're pretty and smart and… well, I hate to say this, but the well off part will put my dad's mind at ease. And work can't give us trouble. We'll go in on Tuesday and tell human resources. You're going to need to tell them soon anyway. If they have a problem, I'll find a new job. I'll get a job at a new school," I went back to rubbing her stomach because it always seemed to relax her.

Sure enough, the set of her shoulders eased and she sighed softly, "Okay," she whispered, "I'll come to your parents for Christmas."

I grinned toothily at her, feeling victorious, "Awesome. And we can have more sleepovers?"

She giggled, nodding, "We can have more sleepovers. As long as they all involve waking up the same way… mmm, it was so good, Edward," she grinned at me and reached down, pulling the lacey nightgown over her head, then her face lit up, "You lost the bet! I get to name the baby!"

"No, no, no. Last night, you said forget the bet. Not to mention, you came to bed in… that. You clearly were looking to get some. I win the bet, I name it," I said as I cupped her breasts in my hands, rolling her nipples between my fingers. She tossed her head back and moaned loudly.

"Nooo, Edward. I win," she whined softly, pushing my hands away then covering herself with her own hands, "if we can't decide, we'll have to have a rematch."

I shook my head, "No, it's a tie. If it's a boy, I name it. Girl, you name it."

"Fine," she smirked, "I have a feeling it's a girl, anyway. Now c'mon, I'm hungry," she announced as she climbed out of bed. I watched her naked body as she walked over to her suitcase on the floor, bending over to find something to put on.

"Baby," I whined and she looked over her shoulder at me. I gestured to my hard cock. She shrugged and went back to looking for clothes, "Come on. You get me hard, you get me off."

She stood straight and turned toward me, putting her hands on her hips and making her belly stick out, "You get me pregnant, you get me fed," she countered, then went back to looking in her suitcase.

I laughed and pulled my boxers on, willing my erection away. Getting out of bed, I walked toward the door. As I walked by her, I smacked her ass, hard, and then went into the kitchen, ignoring her complaints.

I started the coffee then made eggs and bacon, knowing it's what she's been craving lately. Twenty minutes later, just as I was finishing, she came out freshly showered, in a pair of black yoga pants and a fitted t-shirt that was too tight, "None of my clothes fit right," she whined as she sat at the table, picking at the eggs.

"You're pregnant, you're gonna get fat," I laughed as I started eating.

"God, I hate you. You're such an ass. At least I have an excuse, you're just gonna get fat because you eat every time I do," she made a face at me, like she thought she was making some great insult. I shrugged, "I have high metabolism, baby. And abs of steel."

"You wish. You should go to the gym more," she finished what was on her plate then stole a piece of bacon off mine.

"See, this is why I won't get fat. I might eat at the same time as you but you always eat all of your food then half of mine."

Huffing, she sat back and crossed her arms, "I need to go shopping."

"Glad you finally realized it, it pained even me to see you try to wear your regular pants," I grinned.

"Whatever, Cullen, let's go, go get dressed. And shower, you smell like sex."

I got up and kissed her hard on the lips, "I do. Sex with you, my favorite kind. Give me fifteen and we'll leave."

I took a quick shower and got dressed, tossing on jeans and a dark green t-shirt. Grabbing our jackets, I found Bella sitting on the couch, watching television and eating an apple. I refrained from making any teasing comments about her eating again instead I helped her up and into her jacket.

We spent the rest of the day shopping. She insisted that she was too small for maternity clothes but I appealed to her rational side, saying that she would grow into them and it was pointless to buy clothes in the next size when she'd just have to buy more soon. Waste of money. I insisted on paying for everything. It was my fault she was knocked up, anyway.

When we finally made it back to my place, we were both exhausted. Shopping on the last Saturday before Christmas in Chicago wasn't the best thought out idea. There were lines in every store and we'd had to wait an hour for lunch at the restaurant Bella insisted on. I had to listen to her bitch and moan about the wait then bitch and moan some more when I suggested we go somewhere else. She was lucky she was so cute because she really was a pain in the ass.

We settled onto the couch to watch a movie and both fell asleep about fifteen minutes into it. My last thought was that maybe, just maybe, I was falling for her, too.

~*~

so there's chapter seven… bella admitted that she's falling for edward… and edward may feel the same way back… and there's angst coming up….