(Jasper's POV)
Everyone managed to keep it down for the rest of the night, thankfully.
Max and Alice came to check in on Bells around three in the morning.
They poked their heads in, casting a beam of light from the hallway into the room. "How is she?" Alice whispered.
"She's okay, just a little more tired than usual."
"How's the baby?" Max asked.
I smiled. "I'm pretty sure Renesmee's fine too. Listen, keep an eye on Esme for me, would you. She's still a little worried about something bad happening."
They nodded. "Got it." And then they disappeared, shutting the door behind them and throwing the room into darkness again.
Bella stirred sometime around nine o'clock. "What time is it?" She asked sleepily before burying her face in my shirt.
"About nine. You slept the whole night."
"I did?"
I nodded. "But now it's time for you to get up."
She sat up and yawned. If it weren't for her golden eyes and flawless grace, I would've sworn she was human.
She looked down at her slightly-bigger-than-yesterday belly and patted it lovingly. "Morning Renesmee."
Then she looked at me with a smile. "Morning Jazzy."
I sat up and pulled her close to kiss her. "Morning Bells."
Then I bent to kiss her belly. "Morning Renesmee."
The baby kicked in response.
I laughed and told my wife, "She's hungry."
"So am I," was her reply.
I threw the covers back and got out of bed, Bella quickly following.
After a few minutes, we were off to go hunt.
(Bella's POV)
After about two more weeks, my stomach had swelled to the max, and I was left wondering how I'd know if I was ready to have the baby.
The family was having a movie night- Jasper and I forced them to watch "Moulin Rouge" with us. Rose, Esme, Carlisle, and Alice didn't complain. But Emmett and Max only agreed because the deal was that we'd watch all four of the "good" Star Wars movies in succession after it.
I was sprawled out on one couch, with my head in Jasper's lap, while Rose and Emmett got the loveseat and Carlisle and Esme curled up on the other couch. Alice and Max sat on the floor in front of us.
We weren't very far into the movie when Jasper started singing when Christian did. "The hills are alive, with the sound of music..." I loved it, but apparently no one else did.
Emmett shot a glare at my husband and said, "You're already making me watch this so I wouldn't push your luck."
Jasper just laughed and looked down at me. I smiled and whispered, "I liked it."
He smiled back and went back to the movie, subconsciously stroking my hair.
The movie ended with not just me, but Rose, Alice, and Esme as well in tears. It had that effect on women.
Max jumped up at the start of the end credits and declared, "STAR WARS!!!!!!"
I laughed. "Go ahead." I didn't mind, and I knew Jasper didn't either. He happens to be one of the biggest "Star Wars" geeks on the planet, you know, not counting Emmett or Max... or Alice for that matter.
We started with Episode Three, because according to the boys, One and Two sucked (A/N: They did. I mean, I love Natalie Portman AND Hayden Christiansen but wtf happened with their acting skills in Attack of the Clones?)
I started falling asleep by "The Empire Strikes Back" but I forced myself to stay awake for the whole trilogy because "The Return of the Jedi" is my favorite.
By the end of the movies, I was exhausted, and was about to fall asleep, but Renesmee kicking me- much harder than usual I might add- woke me up instantly.
"Ow!" I hissed in pain and grabbed my stomach.
"What is it?" Jasper asked frantically.
"My stomach," I choked out. Another kick send me dry heaving over the side of the couch, before I actually threw up.
Carlisle and Jasper helped me to my feet and the last thing I heard before I blacked out was, "I think that baby's ready to be born."
(Jasper's POV)
We carried Bella up to Carlisle office, where his desk had been replaced by an operating table a long time ago. Bella had blacked out and I was worried sick about her and the baby.
Carlisle worked quickly while I watched in horror as he took out his operating tools.
Alice bounded into the room and tugged on my arm gently. "C'mon Jazz. I don't think you should watch this."
I grabbed onto Bella's hand and refused to let go. "No! I can't just leave her!" I was hysterical.
Max and Emmett ran into the room and tried to force me out too. Despite being unconscious, Bella was in intense pain, and I could feel it. But I didn't care, I just wanted to stay with her.
Another stronger wave of pain sent me to my knees due to the impact. My teeth were clenched tightly as I tried not to cry out.
Emmett and Max took this chance to carry me out of the room and to the living room, where they set me down on the living room, but refused to let go.
I knew I was fighting an uphill battle and slumped in my seat, defeated.
Esme and Rose were sitting on the other couch, hugging each other. I asked tentatively, "Esme?"
She looked up at me, surprised. I continued. "If I can't be there with her, will you be?"
She smiled. "Of course, Jasper." Then she stood up and raced upstairs.
It was a long, tension-filled wait. I'm not sure just how many hours, but after quite a long time of listening to Esme and Alice's words of encouragement and Carlisle's instruction, there was the one sound I'd been waiting for... a baby's cry.
"She's okay? Renesmee's okay?" I asked frantically.
"Sounds like it," Rosalie told me with a smile.
After a few more minutes of waiting, Esme and Alice came downstairs. Esme was carrying something wrapped in a pale pink blanket.
Emmett and Max let go of me and I stood up, feeling as if my legs would give out under me at any given moment.
I walked over to my sister and mother, who held out the bundle in her arms. "It's a baby girl. Renesmee."
I took the bundle into my arms and a little baby girl smiled up at me.
I let out a choked sob of joy and smiled. "Hi, Renesmee Satine," I whispered.
She giggled in response.
After several more minutes of everyone cooing over the baby, I asked Alice, "How's Bella."
"Still out, but she's okay. Carlisle thinks she's just gonna need a few days to recover. C'mon, why don't you go see her."
She pulled me upstairs by the arm.
We entered mine and Bella's room, where Bella was sleeping peacefully on the bed.
I stepped over to the bed silently and watched for a few minutes as she breathed evenly in and out.
Then I looked down at my daughter, still held tightly in my arms, and smiled. "That's your mommy Renesmee. Say hi." I held her close to Bella, and she wriggled one hand out of the blanket to touch Bella's face gently. She looked up at me and her emotions told me she was confused.
"She'll wake up in a few days," I explained.
The confusion cleared up.
I bent down to kiss Bella before walking out of the room.
(Bella's POV)
I opened my eyes slowly and took in my surroundings. The last thing I remember was the pain...
My hand flew to my stomach, which was now flat, which is when it dawned on me. I'd gone into labor, my baby was born.
I could hear someone speaking softly, and I recognized the voice as Jasper's. It was coming from two floors below.
I threw the covers back and went to investigate.
His words became clearer as I approached. I could hear a girly giggle, it sounded like a child, and I realized it was my Renesmee's laugh.
Jasper said, "Nap time, Nessa." So she already had a nickname... I liked it. "Ready for your nap time song?"
Another giggle.
I pushed the door open silently to the temporary nursery. A crib was pushed into one corner, with a rocking chair on the opposite end.
Jasper stood in front of the window, his back to me, and Renesmee in his arms.
I held my breath, so he wouldn't know I was there, and watched as he sang:
My gift is my song
Once again, he'd picked the absolute perfect song. It was Renesmee's song now, just as it was Satine's in the movie.
And this one's for you
And you can tell everybody...
That this is your song
It maybe quite simple
But now that it's done
Hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world
I could tell from the way he sang that he was smiling.
Sat on the roof
And I kicked off the moss
Well some of the verses well
They got me quite cross
But the sun's been kind
While I wrote this song
It's for people like you that
Keep it turned on
Renesmee let out a happy giggle as Jasper sang to her.
So excuse me for forgetting
But these things I do
You see I've forgotten
If they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen
When he reached the end of the song, he lifted her up and rubbed his nose against hers, and I caught a glimpse of honey blond hair.
And you can tell everybody
This is your song
It may be quite simple
But now that it's done
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words
How wonderful life is now you're in the world
I hope you don't mind
I hope you don't mind... that I put down in words
I sang the last line with him.
How wonderful life is now you're in... the world
He turned around at the sound of my voice. "Bella?"
I stepped closer to him. "How's our baby?"
He glanced at the bundle in his arms and I followed his eyes. The baby in his arms was not a newborn. She looked at least a few weeks, if not months old.
"How long was I out?"
"Two days."
"Really?" My eyes were glued to Renesmee. I held my arms out. "Can I hold her?"
"Of course." He handed the bundle over to me and I took her gingerly, afraid of hurting her.
I cradled her in my arms. Her eyes were closed, yet I knew she wasn't asleep. I looked up at my husband. "She looks just like you."
Renesmee was the most beautiful baby in the whole world. She was just as pale as every vampire on the planet, but her skin was soft, instead of rock hard like ours. No heartbeat, but yet no venom rushing through her veins either, and she was warm.
She had Jasper's honey blond hair that fell in delicate ringlets around her face- Charlie's curls.
"What color are her eyes?" I whispered.
Jasper stepped right next to me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "Blue."
As if on cue, Renesmee woke up from her brief nap and I could see he was right. My daughter had beautiful big ocean blue eyes. I looked up at my husband, trying to imagine him with those blue eyes, instead of the warm topaz I was so used to.
I smiled and turned back to the baby in my arms. I smiled. "Hi Renesmee. I'm your mommy."
She looked confused for a brief second before recognition flooded her memory and she giggled happily. I looked back at Jasper. "She knows me! My baby knows who I am!"
He pulled me closer and brought his hand up to touch Renesmee's cheek gently. "Of course she knows who her mommy is. Don't you Nessa?"
"Nice nickname."
"I didn't think it was fair for her to have a name bigger than her."
I laughed. "Hi Nessa, I'm sorry I wasn't here for two days."
"She forgives you," Jasper said as he rested his head on my own. "But now it's time for her nap." He looked at her in mock anger, which she was smart enough to understand because she giggled again.
I walked over to the crib and set her down in it gently, tucking the downy fleece baby blanket around her and brushing her hair away from her face, looking into her big blue eyes. "Sweet dreams, Nessa. I love you."
She smiled at me happily before closing her eyes.
Jasper and I left the room quickly before she could wake up, shutting the light off behind us.
He pulled me into his arms out in the hallway and buried his face in my hair. "I missed you."
"I'd like to say I missed you too, but I was unconscious," I joked.
He laughed and pulled back to look at me. "Can you believe it? We have a baby girl."
I broke into a grin. "I can tell she loves you."
"Well, who doesn't?" He said jokingly.
I rolled my eyes and snaked my arms around his neck, pulling him in for a kiss.
"I love you," I said as we broke the kiss.
He smiled and brought his hand up to caress my face gently. "And I love you, Bella... I think you should hunt." He suggested it timidly, as if he were afraid of my reaction.
I almost agreed, but then realized, "I'd have to leave Nessa?"
"Just for a little while."
"No! I don't wanna leave my baby! I just met her!"
Jasper pulled me into his arms and worked desperately to calm me down. "Shhh. Shh, calm down Bella. You'll wake Renesmee up." He didn't alter my feelings, just the sound of his soothing voice was enough to calm me down.
I closed my eyes and forced myself to take deep breaths. Logically, I knew I should hunt, I'd been through a lot. But emotionally, I wasn't ready to leave my baby.
"Would you feel better if Esme or Rose watched her while we were gone?"
I nodded quickly, that thought already appeasing my worries.
He stroked my hair lovingly. "Okay then. Well, actually they're out right now. Would you be okay if Max watched her?"
I nodded again. I knew my brother would keep my baby safe, no matter how much of a spaz he was.
Hearing us from downstairs, Max bounded up the steps and stopped in front of us. "I'll keep her safe, Bella. Don't worry."
I picked my head up off of Jasper's chest to look at my brother. "I trust you. We'll be back as soon as possible. Give Nessa a kiss for me."
"Will do." He gave me a hug and then disappeared through the nursery door.
A/N: Ok... so, really sorry for everyone who wanted her to have twins, but that was never my plan for this fic anyway. So, yeah. I'm sorry, it's just Renesmee... So, what'd you think? Next chapter's prolly gonna start off with Max's POV. =] And the song was "Your Song" which technically is by Elton John. But I took it from "Moulin Rouge" 'cause Ewan McGregor sings it wayyyy better. lol. So, yeah, watch the movie to hear the good version of the song!
Disclaimer: I own nothing except the adorkably adorable Max! ^_^
