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Chapter 24 – Unexpected, Unplanned but not Unwanted

BPOV

This whole week had been a disaster. First we find out about James and all his shenanigans, Alice going off and snooping to find anything we could use against James and then on top of that we find out Alice had been his mole basically. Among all that the gym was set to open up soon. To say this whole situation was a nightmare would be an understatement.

This whole mess with James was definitely taking a toll on my nerves. I was sketchy all the time, snapping at people for no apparent reason and even my eating habits had changed. Either I didn't eat at all or I resorted to eating as much as Emmett did on a normal basis, and boy was I more emotional than ever. It was almost as if I was pregnant. No, I can't be. It's not possible. I'm on birth control. I just shoved that thought away for the time being. I had enough to worry about at the moment.

With the gym opening up next week it put us all under a lot more stress and everyone was on edge. Em even resorted to saying we needed to move because that hit-man James hired knew where we lived and he was definitely not comfortable with that, hell neither was I. Knowing some random asshole who killed people for a living knew where I living terrified the living crap out of me. Plus if we did want to someday start a family we would need something a little bigger.

Emmett described his dream-house to me and it sounded perfect, I couldn't help but be excited to finally get something I've been dreaming of my whole life. A husband, a house, and maybe one day a few little ones running around. So my job for the next few months or so was to find that perfect house while Em opened the gym. First I needed to find a trustworthy realtor.

While Emmett and Jasper were busy with the gym and managing all their new employees, I was busy with house searching and wedding planning. This stuff was stressful as it was and if you add Alice to the mix, you got yourself one huge headache. Alice was definitely a force to be reckoned with. I don't know how Jasper could handle her. I love her and all and she is my best friend but damn she needs a Ritalin or something to chill the fuck out.

Emmett had told me that Edward was taking care of the James fiasco, to not worry about it and to just calm down and continue doing what I have been doing. Emmett's gym was opening up in a few days and I could tell he was freaking out about it. With hiring and meeting all the new employees, doing last minute paperwork and finishing touches on the different rooms for all the classes he was offering. Poor guy had a lot on his plate and I seriously hoped that Edward was doing his best to take James down so it didn't interfere with the grand opening.

To add things to the pile of craziness at my feet I had been getting random phone calls from James. I would never answer of course, but it still sent chills up my spine. Why the hell was he calling me I don't know because he never left a voicemail and to tell you the truth I don't care what he has to say anyways. Since he never said anything I didn't tell Emmett about it. I know keeping secrets is not the way to go but I have enough to worry about and he wasn't hurting me.

The grand opening went off without a hitch. There was already a huge crowd outside the doors. I could already tell that more than half the people were just here to meet the infamous 'Emmett Cullen, ex quarterback for the Chicago Bears'. Emmett went around the gym meeting people left and right, signing autographs and posing for pictures. I couldn't help but feel sorry for him when he got home and all he wanted to do was take a shower and go to bed, without eating. Yeah I know, totally not Emmett.

We just sat in bed that night and talked about his day. Over 600 people came in the span of a few hours and only 200 out of the 600 subscribed for a yearlong membership. The guys definitely had their work cut out for them. Emmett didn't want the gym to fail and I told him he needs to have faith or it will.

Emmett turned over to me and gently kissed me passionately. "I love you babe, you always know how to talk me down."

"I love you too Em. I want the gym to succeed just as much as you do." I replied in a hushed tone. "Now let's get some sleep we both have a busy week ahead of us.

"Okay good night my love, sweet dreams." Emmett said sleepily. He breathed the words "I can't wait to marry you" onto the back of my neck which sent a shiver down my spine and straight towards the junction between my legs.

I breathed a sigh of contentment and was out before I knew it.

The next month went by surprisingly fast. The gym was running smoothly and everything was going very well with the house hunting. The realtor I found was very helpful and generous. We found a bunch of houses that looked perfect but narrowed it down to five. I took pictures and made notes so I could take it back to Emmett to see what he thought. It was going to be his house too, he needs a say in the matter.

During the first month of the gym being open Emmett's parents came to visit. I showed Esme around and pointed out everything that Alice and I help out with. Esme thought the gym looked amazing. The tiki masks we brought back from Kauai were on the wall in the lobby right when you walk in. I thought it gave the gym character.

Along with his parents visit we also had a lot of paparazzi come storming into the gym asking how the gym was fairing, and my favorite "Why did you quit football to come to Seattle and open a gym?" to which he answered "it was just time and I have other dreams besides football."

The next month the gym was doing very well. We still had random paparazzi coming in but for the most part everything was running smoothly. Emmett was excited that the gym was picking up and he even had a bunch of 'regulars' coming in either daily or every other day. There were even women who joined the gym. I wasn't stupid. I saw the slutty workout clothes some of them wore. But I knew better than to get jealous over that. I knew Emmett only had eyes for me, and in just a short period of time he would be my husband. Emmett will be all mine until the day we die.

Holy shit. The wedding was in a month. Where did the time go? There was still so much to do. I was going to have to trust Alice in her wedding planning abilities. Hell she planned hers in less than a month and it was wonderful, smaller but still just as lovely. Now we had less than a month to finish the preparations for the 'big day'. I'm not going to lie, I am nervous as all hell. It didn't help matters at all that I thought I was coming down with the flu or something. I was nauseous all the time and couldn't hold down anything that I ate. I was really starting to worry. The flu is never fun.

Maybe I would take a pregnancy test just to be on the safe side. Later that day, after I had went and had lunch with Emmett at the gym; I stopped at a drugstore and bought two different tests just in case one of them was defective. When I got home I headed straight towards the bathroom with a bottle of Gatorade in hand.

After doing my business I waited the allotted time. Boy was that nerve-racking. I wanted to look at the sticks every twenty seconds to see the results. I didn't know what I was going to do if I was pregnant too on top of everything else going on. Would Emmett be excited? Does he even want children? All the questions kept piling up and I almost didn't hear the egg timer I set go off to indicate that it was now time to see my fate. Positive or negative I wasn't going to let it get me down.

I walked over to the sink where the tests were sitting and closed my eyes saying a silent prayer before checking the results. When I opened my eyes what I saw practically took my breath away. It was positive, I checked the other one and that too was positive. Holy shit I was pregnant. I broke down in conflicted tears of happiness and confusion. My emotions were at an all time high and I didn't know what or how to feel about this current situation, but I did know that I would love this little life growing inside me more than anything in the world.

I wiped my eyes and bucked up before throwing the tests in the garbage can outside underneath all the other garbage so Emmett wouldn't find it. I wanted to tell him at the right time, and I knew exactly how to do it.

I was in a chipper mood so I decided to make Chicken Parmesan for dinner. Emmett came home while I was in the middle of preparing dinner and asked what I thought about making Jasper his business partner fifty-fifty. I thought it was a great idea and then maybe Alice could quit the Monaco and go back to school for event planning. I know she's had that idea in her head for some time. That or fashion design.

Emmett chuckled and walked out beer in hand to go watch some TV while dinner was cooking. I heard him say "God help the people who want her as a wedding planner."

Of course I reprimanded him from the kitchen.

It was quiet for a few minutes and then I heard Emmett yell, "Bella. Come quick!"

I didn't know what to think he sounded kind of panicked. I ran into the living room and on the TV screen was James' face and I let out a gasp. Edward had finally made his move. I was glued to the TV when all of a sudden my phone started vibrating and playing Alice's ringtone. I picked up immediately.

"Are you watching the news?" Alice said altogether.

"Yeah Alice, we're watching it now…" I was quiet for a moment watching the rest of the news clip. Emmett huffed and turned the TV off while I finished my conversation with Alice.

Emmett's phone rang and he answered it immediately. He was talking with whoever was on the other end quite adamantly. He started raising his voice talking about the pictures that the police found in his home. He calmed down some and finished his conversation.

I had an irritated Alice in my ear and my husband to be looked conflicted. I got off the phone with Alice quickly promising to call her back later and then I looked over at Em again. He was starring off into space. He told me everything that Officer Stewart said about the pictures and the trial. I would totally love to go to the trial and testify. I would love seeing that piece of shit squirm.

Everything was crazy again after the arrest of James. The paparazzi hounded both Emmett and I for answers which we of course would not divulge. Emmett even went as far as to hire a bodyguard for me so I could actually get out of the house without being clobbered by crazed reporters trying to get the scoop on the whole James fiasco.

Everything died down about a week later. I had still yet to tell Emmett that I was pregnant and I had a doctor's appointment today in just a few hours. I was going to see my baby for the first time today and get our very first picture. Which in fact was part of the plan I had concocted in telling Emmett that he was going to be a father. I stepped into the lobby of my gynecologist Dr. June Butler. She was the family physician and now she would be my OB/GYN. I walked up to the receptionist and checked in. I was called in not too long later. I was told to sit on the table so the nurse could take my vitals and whatnot before Dr. Butler came in.

I was nervous and excited all in the same. There was a knock on the door and June popped her head in.

"Well hello Bella how are you doing today? So I see from your carts here that you're pregnant. Congratulations dear. Now let's see how far along you are shall we?" She said in a calm voice.

"Yeah I took a home pregnancy test, so now here I am. To tell you the truth I am freaking out a bit. My wedding is in a month and I haven't told Emmett yet because I wanted to be sure before I got his hopes up. You know?"

"Of course dear, now lift up your shirt a little bit. This may be a little cold." She then squirted a very cold gel-like substance on my belly and brought the ultrasound wand to my stomach. She then turned the screen towards me and started pointing things out. Even going as far as to let me listen to the little 'bomp, bomp, bomp' of the heart. It was the single most thrilling experience of my life so far. Tears filled my eyes and fell down my cheeks. I was going to be a mom. I touched the screen and whispered, "Hi baby, I can't wait to meet you."

"Now by how big the fetus is I would say you are about ten weeks. I'm going to print up a picture for you to show your fiancé and then we will discuss proper pregnancy care. I also want you to start taking prenatal vitamins, Bella."

Ten weeks!?!?! I am almost three months pregnant and I didn't even realize it?

I then thought back to ten weeks ago and remembered exactly when we had conceived. That day I decided to jump him in his new office. Oh shit so that means that this life inside me was going to come to the world sometime in March. This was so surreal. Unbelievable. I was speechless.

June talked to me for the next twenty minutes about all kinds of pregnancy related things, and told me to go buy some baby books to get myself acclimated for when this baby does enter the world.

After my appointment I went straight home. In all this craziness I managed to find the house of our dreams and I was going to show it to Emmett tonight along with telling him that I was pregnant. My emotions were all over the place and even Emmett questioned me about it a few times. I told him I was fine and happy that our life is getting back to normal.

I told Emmett to be ready by 5:30 and I even gave him an extra half hour before I walked into his office. He seemed to be deep in thought or so immersed in work he didn't notice I was there.

"Em?"

"Yeah Babe?"

"Come on. You said you'd be done by 5:30. I told you we had to go do our final walk through on that house tonight. I gave you an extra half hour, now let's go!" I couldn't wait to see the look on his face when he saw the house. It was perfect and I thank god I found such a wonderful realtor like Nancy.

A few minutes later we were pulling up to the curb of our future home. Emmett looked stunned. Hopefully a good stunned because I wanted this to be the house we raised a family in. We walked up the walkway and onto the porch. I opened the door and Nancy came around the corner in the hallway.

"Bella, so glad you could make it." Nancy quipped.

"Hi Nancy, how are you?"

"Good, good, and this must be Emmett?" She said and they made their introductions. She let us roam around the house while she was in the kitchen getting all the paperwork ready for that last final step that would guarantee us our home.

Emmett followed me throughout the house while I pointed things out and I could tell he was in awe. I had the same look on my face when I saw the house for the first time. It was very homey and I could tell he loved it just as much as I did.

I dragged him upstairs and showed him 'our' room first and the enormous bathroom attached to it. Then what would be the guest room and how I wanted to paint it in mild blues and whites; with the help of Alice of course.

I then took him to the next room. The rooms where our child would sleep, play and grow up in. I turned to Emmett and said, "And this…this could be the nursery." His head snapped up at that and I bit my bottom lip from nervousness.

"W-what?" He stammered. I let out a little sigh and his face lit up like a kid on Christmas morning. "Are you saying…..please tell me before my mind implodes with the possibilities."

"Yeah Emmett, I am."

"So you're…you're really…pregnant? Baby that's the greatest news ever. Why didn't you say something sooner? I was so worried about you! I thought you were going to breakdown or something from all the stress that has been piling up on us." Emmett walked over to me and caressed my cheek.

I couldn't keep the tears in anymore. I pulled out the little 4X6 sonogram picture and handed it to Emmett. "I didn't tell you because I just found out myself not too long ago and you are the first person I have told so far. Well except for my OB/GYN of course. I am ten weeks pregnant. Please, tell me what you are thinking?"

Emmett looked up from the picture and into my eyes and said, "Babe I couldn't be happier if I tried. I'm going to be a husband and a dad soon. I can't wait!" He exclaimed. He grabbed me by the waist and scooped me up cradling me to his chest while twirling us happily around the soon-to-be-nursery.

We were so far gone in our little bubble of happiness that we almost forgot we weren't really alone. A throat cleared behind us and we both looked over towards Nancy. Emmett was beaming. "I'm gonna be a daddy!" He yelled excitedly to her.

"Well congratulations you two. Now sorry to be such a burden but do you still want the house there is another offer and I really want you two to have your dream house so what do you say?"

"YES!" We both exclaimed in unison.

"Well then let's go put in your offer and get this house into escrow. Everything for you to sign is down in the kitchen. Please follow me." We both followed Nancy to the kitchen and signed everything that needed signing before locking up and going back to the apartment.

That night there were three very important things we were going to confess. So Emmett and I called everyone and told them to meet us at Jazz Alley for some cocktails, well water in my case, and appetizers. An hour later we were all at a big table in the back. I was eager to just blurt everything out at once but Emmett was there to help me keep my cool.

Emmett cleared his throat and started with the unraveling.

"Hey guys, so we asked you to meet us here today because we have a few things to tell you. First off I have decided that I want Jasper to be my business partner fifty-fifty, so Jazz man you are now the proud owner of half the gym. I signed the papers and everything already, just waiting for you to sign them now, second Bella and I bought a house today, and Bella why don't you tell them the last bit of news."

Everyone's eyes all zeroed in on me and I blurted out with all the happiness that had been stewing in my system. "I'm pregnant!"

There were a bunch of gasps coming from my friends. Alice shot up and plowed into me with all her might almost knocking me off my feet. "Hey watch it Alice, you gotta be gentle, my baby is in there." Emmett reprimanded.

"Sorry. Bella I am so excited for you. I can't even…Gah I am going to be an auntie!" She hugged me tight but not so tight that I couldn't breathe.

Jasper went up to Emmett and thanked him signing all the papers in order for him to be partial owner of the gym. Rose and Tanya were in shock of all the news we just delivered. Rose was the first to speak. "So Bells how far along are ya? And how long have you known before you decided to tell us?"

"Ten weeks and I went to the doctor's today and found out for sure. I took a home pregnancy test a few weeks ago and didn't want to tell anyone until I knew for sure and told Emmett first."

Rose and Tanya came over and hugged and congratulated me. Emmett was on the phone with who I assumed was Edward and told him the news. Everything was falling into place and it felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. The only thing I had to worry about now was wedding plans and staying healthy for the little life form growing inside my uterus.

Once the excitement calmed down, everyone went home and Emmett and I stayed up talking about the future in just a few weeks we would be husband and wife with a baby on the way, owning our first home. I couldn't be happier.

The next morning we each called our parents and told them our news. Everyone was excited for us and Esme was already raving about being a Nana and spoiling her grandchild. Renee was excited and Charlie seemed kind of put off muttering something like "too young to be a grandpa" which I smirked at.

A few weeks went by and Alice was doing everything in her nature to have the perfect wedding for me. I just stood by and let her work her magic and I put my two cents in whenever she needed it.

I was getting a little case of the wedding jitters about a week and a half before the wedding but thank god my girls were there to talk me down, and I could tell Emmett was getting cold feet too. We decided to talk about our worries and get everything out in the open before we walk down the aisle. Turns out we were both worried over nothing. I of course was worried about falling on my face in front of everyone because of my clumsiness and Emmett didn't think he was good enough for me.

"Baby you're crazy. Of course you're good enough for me. You're the only one I want to spend the rest of my life with. Forever and ever baby." I said to reassure him.

"Bella you are the best and to make sure you don't fall on your face I made sure Alice put you in flat shoes. No high heel madness. Don't worry about a thing." Emmett replied.

Next thing I knew it was three days before the big "I Do's" and everyone was running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to make sure everything was perfect. Alice was like the wedding planner from hell. Snapping at anyone she saw to do something or get flowers delivered. We decided on a combined bachelor/bachelorette party and went out dancing with all of our close friends the night before. We even invited the reservation kids and my step-siblings.

That night was full of fun and drinking and dancing. I was starting to show a little bit and Alice made last minute alterations on my dress.

In just a few short days I would be Mrs. Isabella Marie Cullen and I couldn't be more thrilled.

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