Okay I am loving the reviews and I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed my story... I adore you all... OKay so chapter 15 was kind of boring and it took me a while to write it. I'm going to try to make this one more exciting. I'm hoping that in this chapter I can get Jasper and Bella closer together and maybe within the nest few chapters Bella will realized he has feelings for her... But I'm still notsure so just go with me here. 8)
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BPOV
6 months in the pregnancy...
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I sighed as I slowly opened my eyes. My phone was on the nightstand. I reached over and grabbed it. I looked at the caller ID and saw it was Rose.
"Hello?" I asked. My voice was groggy from just waking up. I looked at the clock next to my bed and saw it was already almost 10.
"Hey Bells, just waking up?" Rose asked.
"Yeah I was up late last night working on all my plans for the school year." I told her. Yeah you heard right, I was hired at the high school and I would be starting up on the first day of school. That meant I only had a week to start getting things together. I was excited but nervous too.
"Bella you can't be staying up late. It's not good for you or the baby." She said.
"I know, you're right. So anyway, why did you call?" I asked her. Everyone was constantly bugging me about the baby. I was almost always around someone because they were worried.
"I was wondering what you were doing today." She told me. I sighed, like I said there was always someone.
"I was going to just hang around the house today. Did you want to do something?" I asked. It was better if I didn't push them away. I wasn't going to lose my friends when I needed them the most.
Well Demetri is off at work right now so I was kind of board and I thought we could spend some time together. I haven't seen you in a while. She said. This was true. Ever since Jasper and I moved into this apartment I have been either sleeping or at someone elses house. I didn't need to find a job for the summer because the school started payroll right away.
"Yeah we should hang out. What did you have in mind?" I asked her.
Well I was thinking about the baby and I thought we could go and find some stuff for her room and maybe get started on getting it together, I mean you only have like 3 more months. We still have to throwyou a baby shower. She said. I have been thinking about that lately.
"Okay, I've been thinking about that anyway. So how about you pick me up in about an hour?" I asked her. She agreed and we hung up so I could go get ready.
I got in the shower that was attachedto my bedroom. Jasper and I had found the perfect apartment after graduation. We moved in right away and I was so happy. It was a three bedroom and 3 and a half bathroom. Each room had a bathroom and then there was a half bath in the hallway that led to the bedrooms. Jasper insisted I make the spare room into a room for the baby. I was happy about that and I couldn't thank him enough. The rooms were huge too. When you walk into the apartment there is a tiny hallway with a closet for coats and shoes. When you emerge from the hallway you are in the really big living room. To the left is the kitchen, which is open so you can see everything, and it is very decently sized. I have discovered a love of cooking in that kitchen. Then right off of the living room is the hallway that has the bedrooms. Jasper's room is right across the hallway from mine. The baby's room will be right next to mine.
The water was getting cold so I finished washing up and got out of the shower. I wrapped a jumbo towel around myself and walked into my bedroom. I quickly got dressed and looked at the clock seeing that I had just enough time to dry my hair. I walked back into my bathroom and dryedmy hair. I decided I would leave it down in it's natural waves. I put on my usual make up which consisted of a small line on eyeliner underneath my eye and a little mascara. I looked in the mirror. It was easy to see my baby belly. I looked big even in maternity clothes. I couldn't help but smile at how I look. I walked into my bedroom and grabbed my camera. I had been doing this thing that every Friday since I got pregnant I would turn sideways in the mirror and take a picture of how big I have gotten. It's hard to see the weekly difference but when you line them up it looks great. I'm hoping to make a scrapbook for the baby and put these photos inside. The picture looked great. I smiled at it as I walked over to the bed and sat down. I slid my camera back into the nightstand and stood up. I walked outside of my bedroom and I could smell something amazing coming from the kitchen. I waddled down the hall and went into the kitchen.
"Hey Jazz, what's cooking?" I asked as I grabbed myself a glass of water. He looked over at me from his spot by the stove and smiled.
A surprise. I invited everyone over for dinner tonight because they want to see how you are doing. Esme and Carlisle are coming too. Carlisle said he finally got a hold of the hospital records and he is bringing them over. Jasper said. I looked at him with wide eyes.
"Really? He knows who my parents are?" I asked.
"Well no because he hasn't looked yet. We wanted to wait and do it with you." Jasper said. I smiled brightly.
"So tonight I might find out who my real parents are?" I asked in disbelief.
Yeah, but don't get to worked up because he also said that there is a possibility that the records are incomplete and it may not have your parents names. He said. I sighed and nodded. I shouldn't get my hopes up too high. There was a knock on the door and I waddled as fast as I could to answer the door. I opened it to see Rose standing there with a huge smile. I smiled back and backed up so she could walk in. She closed the door behind her and we walked into the living room. She set her purse down and gave me a hug as best as she could do to my belly. I laughed as I hugged her back. She then put her hands on my belly. I knew she was going to be a great aunt to my baby. I had decided that I wanted her and Demetri to be the baby's god parents. I just hadn't told them yet. Maybe I should do that tonight.
"Hey Rose." Jasper said as he walked into the room.
Hey Jasper, smells good in here. You cooking? She asked as she walked over to gie him a hug.
"Yeah I decided I would make dinner for tonight and it takes all day to make." He said in a tired voice. Poor Jasper.
"Well it smells fantastic in here, I can't wait to eat it." She said as she looked back at me.
"Ready to go?" She asked. I nodded my head and walked over to give Jasper a hug.
"Where are you going?" He asked as we pulled out of the hug.
"Well were going to plan the baby shower today and start getting some stuff for the room." I told him. He nodded.
"Did you figure out what color we are going to paint the room?" He asked. Jasper said that he wanted to paint the baby's room and help set it up. He was a little irritated when I decided I didn't want to know the sex of the baby. I wanted to be surprised.
"I'm thinking we should do like some yellow and green and maybe a light brown. I'll let you figure out how but I think those will be good colors." I said.
"Perfect. I'll see what Emmett is up to this weekend. Maybe he can help me." Jasper said. I laughed and agreed with him. Emmett had been so excited for this baby. You would think it was his own. With the way things are going between Vicki and Emmett maybe he will have his own soon.
Rose and I left the apartment and we got into her car. It was a struggle to get in and out of cars but after a little while you get used to it. The first place we went was to a small cafe. She said she wanted to plan the baby shower first and then we could go to the store and get me registered for the stuff and then do invitations. I had a huge blueberry muffin and a hot chocolate at the cafe. Rose got a coffee and we sat down. She pulled a notebook from her purse and began to write stuff down as we sat down.
"Okay, first of all who are we inviting?" She asked.
Well since there is no baby daddy I was thinking we should have the guys there too. I want them all there and I know my dad would come anyway. So that means Emmett and Vicki, you and Demetri, Alice and Marcus, my dad and his girlfriend Sue, Esme and Carlisle, and Angela told me she id moving to Seattle next week with her boyfriend Ben so invite them too. Anyone else? I asked her.
I think you got everyone. I mean we don't need to give Jasper an invite because thats a given that he is invited. So where should we have this? She asked. I looked at her paper and saw she had all the names written down already.
"Well is the apartment big enough?" I asked her.
It should be. I mean thats about 14 people so we could all fit. I mean your living room is huge and so is your kitchen. She said. I agreed with her and we decided that the apartment was the best option. It didn't take long for us to get everything else together. Rose said she knew a girl that would do the invitations professionally. I thought that would be a great idea. We made an appointment for tomorrow to go see her and get them done. We decided on having the party on the 29th of August. That would be on a Sunday. I thought it was perfect because we had a little over 2 weeks.
Next we went to the store. The first stop was babies r' us. I got to walk around with the little price thingy and mark everything I want. I decided since I was only inviting a few people that I would just have a few big items. I found a stroller that I loved and had to add it to the list. I knew I needed furniture for the baby's room and I thought the best option was to go for white. The baby's room had 3 windows so there was a lot of natural light. I wanted to keep everything bright and happy too. I found the perfect bedroom set and I was happy to see that it wasn't too expensive.
Everything else I added was the little stuff like bottles and birp cloths. I kept it simple and tried to think of everything I would need. I was happy to see that the list wasn't huge in the end though. I didn't want people to feel obligated to buy me everything. After Rose and I were done there we went back to the apartment. Rose decided she would just stay with us instead of leaving for a few hours and then coming back. We decided to use this time to figure out how the baby's room is going to be set up. I wanted the changing table closer to the windows. The crib should be closer to the wall on the left but not up against it. I wanted the big dresser up against the opposite wall and I wanted a rocking chair in the corner. But it had to be a comfortable rocking chair so I could sit in here all day with my baby. I wanted to have light green curtains that let a good amount of light in during the daytime but thick enough that I can close them and it be a little darker so my baby can nap.
Once Rose and I were done planning it out and drawing it out on paper we left the room. I wanted to paint the door too so everyone would know where my little baby was. I would have to talk to Jasper about that.
"Dinner is almost done." Jasper said as we walked into the kitchen.
"Good, where are we eating?" I asked him. We didn't have a dinning room and we had never had a lot of company over.
"I was thinking we should get the two big folding tables from the little storage area and set them up in the living room. I'm having Emmett bring over some chairs." Jasper said. I nodded and Rose and I went to get the tables. When I tried to help get them Jasper and Rose made me sit down on the couch because they didn't want me lifting anything heavy. I sighed and did as they told me. I did help them get them in the right spots though. I made them push the two tables together on the long side so it was a huge square. There was going to be 10 people so we would have 3 people on the long sides and two on the shorter sides. It would work out perfectly.
Rose and I threw down a table cloth and we set the table. Jasper began to set up the food in the middle of the table. I heard a knock on the door and opened it to find Emmett, Vicki, and Demetri with the chairs. I got out of the way and let them in. I helped them set up the chairs and then there was another knock at the door. I opened it and Esme and Carlisle were here. Esme made us a blackberry pie which was my favorite and she knew it. I thanked her and gave her a hug as they walked in. It was Friday so there wasn't much on the television so we didn't bother to turn it on. I plugged in my ipod to the stereo though and got some soft music for the back round. It was real quiet though so everyone could still talk.
Alice and Marcus were the last people to arrive and they came a few minutes after Esme and Carlisle. It was about 6 when everyone was there so Jasper told us to dig in. The food was amazing and I was enjoying my time with everyone. The conversation started right away.
"So Bella, how are you doing?" Marcus asked me. Marcus had fit right in with everyone else. We loved him already and we were all happy to see that the relationship between him and Alice was going great.
"I'm doing well. Thanks for asking. Rose and I are planning my baby shower actually, were getting the invites done tomorrow so you all should be getting them soon." I told everyone.
"Oh Bella, I can't believe that your already 6 months pregnant." Esme said.
"That makes two of us Esme. I still can't believe I'm pregnant. But I love this baby with all my heart." I said to her. She smiled at me.
"So are you excited for work?" Alice asked me.
"I am. I can't wait to get started. The sad part is I can go until Thanksgiving break but after that I am on maternity leave until next year. They said it would just be easier for me to take that time off. But if I am comfortable coming back to work before the school year is over then I can." I told her.
"I'm glad that you got the job Bella. I think you would be a great teacher." Alice said.
"Thanks Alice, your so sweet. How's finding a job working out for you?" I asked. Alice had a degree in fashion and she has been applying everywhere she could.
Well I actuallyhave a job now. She said.
"That's great Alice, where are you working?" I asked her.
There is this new fashion magazine that has it's headquarters in Seattle. They were looking for someone to hire to critique the fashion. They hired me last week and Monday was my first day. I love it so much. She said.
"That's great Alice! I'm so happy for you." I told her.
"Thanks Bella, things are looking up for all of us." She said. I agreed with her.
We ate our food with small conversation. I found out that Demetri has a few different law firms that want to hire him and he doesn't know which one to choose. Rose has a job at a local car shop fixing the cars and stuff. She told me that in a year or so she is going to hopefully have enough money to open her own shop. I was excited to here this. Marcus was still on the hunt for a job and he hoped to fin done soon. He had a degree in business and was hoping to open a bar soon. Jasper recently got hired to be a history teacher at the same high school I worked at. It was kind of funny how that worked out. I was glad though, I was always going to have someone there that I know.
After we cut the pie and Esme helped me pass it out to everyone Carlisle handed me a folder. It had my name written on it and I looked up at him.
Are you ready for this? He asked. I nodded as I sat down in my seat. My pie was forgotten about at I opened up the folder. The first thing I noticed was the birth date. It said I was born in October, that'snearly a month after my birthday.
I asked. Carlislegave me a questioning look. This says my real birthday is in October instead of September. I said to him.
"Does is have your parents names on the birth certificate?" Jasper asked. I looked down and gasped. It did have my parents names.
"Bella? Are you okay?" Alice asked. I took a deep breath and tried to calm myself down. I nodded.
"I can't believe this." I said out loud. There were 9 worried face's staring at me and each one confused as hell.
"Carlisle and Esme are my parents." I said.
Well there is chapter 16. This was the big twist I told you about in the beginning. Alice and Bella are twins and Emmett is there older brother 8) Imagine how Esme feels to have her long lost daughter back... How did they not know? Well that will be in the next chapter.
-Cas