September 18th 2005

Edward POV (Post Accident, 3 Days later)

I drifted in and out of consciousness for the remainder of the day, but eventually I was staying awake for longer periods of time, sometimes even as much as an hour. The only thing I knew was that every time I 'woke' up, someone was by my side.

My eyes peeled back slightly for the hundredth time to see Bella and her father there.

Renee was also present, and although I was pleased to see her, I didn't have the strength to share that.

I did however; feel more awake than I had done for most of my previous awakenings.

"Bella." I whispered and she kissed me gently.

"Hey handsome." She whispered.

Charlie put down his coffee, "How are you feeling son?"

I shrugged, which dint hurt surprisingly, "Fine I think, i feel the best I have done."

"Oh that's brilliant." Renee all but cheered and I mentally sighed, no wonder she and Alice got along so well.

I pushed myself to sit upright, which took more time than it would have had I allowed Bella and Charlie to help me, the latter watched form a close distance, as if ready to give support without me knowing it.

It was a Credit to Charlie rally, considering I was the guy who got his only daughter pregnant at eighteen.

I sighed and leant back into the 'cushions' on the bed and pulled Bella gently around the waist to sit next to me, leaning into my non bandaged shoulder, me resting my hand from around her waist on her stomach.

"Edward." She giggled when I kissed her cheek.

"Yep." I breathed, "I'm definitely feeling better."

Charlie let out an uncomfortable cough, "Less of that talk thank you."

Bella blushed fiercely and I just laughed quietly, resting my head against the top of hers.

"its nice to see you to again." Renee said in an obvious attempt to change the subject, it worked, much better than anyone could have seen.

"Yes, I probably won't get to come down again until it's time for the baby to be born." She continued.

Everyone in the rooms eyes narrowed in confusion, bar her obviously.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

Bella to, looked totally confused as to what her mother was talking about.

"Well I want to be there to see my grandchild born." She laughed as though it was blindingly obvious.

Bella's eyes widened, "You want to be there, as in there there?"

Renee just blinked, "Yes, well... who else is going to be there."

She did not seem to register my answer, which was slightly harsher than I meant it to be.

"Me." I said flatly.

Charlie turned to look at Renee, "Edward will be with her, he is the father."

Renee folded her arms and looked away from all of us, "Providing he is still around then..."

I sat up further, puling at my IV, "And what is that supposed to mean?"

Renee's head snapped around to look at me, "I know how hard it is to have a teenage pregnancy that's all, and how much support a father needs to be able to give..."

"What and you don't think I'm going to be there for her?" I demanded.

"As a matter of fact no." She replied flatly.

"Mum." Bella gasped, her face a mask of pure shock.

"Renee what are you doing?" Charlie asked, well snapped really.

She looked at him like he was mental, "Oh come on Charlie, you mean you really believe they both wanted to have sex at the same time, you don't believe he forced her into it, that it is his fault and his fault only?"

"As a matter of fact no, I don't think that." Charlie said.

Renee laughed, she actually laughed, "Then I'm just disappointed that I seem to be the only one who sees that its his fault that Bella is now some form of hor."

My temper flared like a match in a gas tap, she could say what she wanted about me, but Bella, that was dangerous territory.

I sat up so quickly that my Iv ripped out of my arm. Blood went everywhere and my arm spazzed with pain.

I groaned and slumped back, clutching my arm as blood ran through my fingers.

"Edward!" Bella shouted and my eyes clamped shut.

I heard the sound of the call button and Bella sobbing; her ads held my face and stroked my temples gently.

"It's okay Edward is okay." She cried quietly.

"What is going on here?" It was Dr Grenedy's vice, and I felt a nurse prize my fingers away and begin bandaging my wound tightly to stop the leaking skin.

"Get e out of here!" Bella yelled and I opened my eyes weakly to see Renee being lead out by someone I did not know.

Charlie pulled Bella back slightly to allow doctors to swarm around me, his hands on her shoulders, her sobbing quietly.

I would learn later that I had torn a blood vessel by ripping out the IV, which required surgery and another week in hospital.

My relationship with m mother in law was shaky for a while, but we got over it more or less around the time Emma was born.

It took her longer to make it up to Bella, not that she ever really could fully; it just took them longer to get back into being civil to one another. But even now, Bella refused to accept anymore apologises about it, and every time Renee brought it up, she left the room.

Renee and Charlie hadn't really got on well form that point onwards. They would be civil to one another for Emma's sake, but fortunately for everyone, it was very rare tat we were all in the same room.

Which was why when ever Renée visited, she stayed in a Hotel in Seattle as Bella refused to have her staying in the house.

It had long been my prerogative not to medal in my wife's business, and largely I felt it was my fault that she and her mother would have eternal conflict.

But I could not see that it was worth me and Bella fighting over it, so I often left it to bury itself.

Because life always went on, and nothing was ever permanent.