This chapter is for everyone who is as sleepy as me and has had a migraine every single day this week. Like me.
This chapter is my favourite, I wrote the first half in my head a LONG time ago.
THE STORY STILL ISN'T OVER. DON'T WORRY, CALM DOWN.
Two major things happened in this chapter. Everyone either guessed one or the other. No one guessed them both. Except saranicole, but she's old and wise and knew anyway.
And, check out the news section for me being moody.
Chapter Thirteen: Surpriiise
Staring at this shelf was proving to be one of the defining moments of my entire life. I never thought, that the third aisle of the Wal-Mart pharmacy would make such a difference to me. I sighed again, drawing more stares from the people who had been studying pads and tampons the entire time I was here. They were probably wondering how much longer I'd be, standing here in bed shorts and a heavy sweater, staring glumly at the happily coloured boxes in front of me.
I took in a deep breath and pulled down the pregnancy test that looked the most accurate. I smiled at the woman as I passed, making my way to the desk to pay.
"Edward Cullen," I told the lady and she bustled back to pick up the prescription for Edward's flu. Poor kid. At first I thought I'd passed on my sickness to him. Then, I realised that everything I had been feeling was definitely something different. The lady smiled at me when I passed her the box, but I had a migraine so my eyes were drooping.
"Congratulations," she said. "To you and your husband. If it's positive." My mouth curled lightly, but fell back.
"He's not my husband," I said glumly, staring at the bright green price lit up in the bulky plastic debit machine. "Not yet, at least." The woman smiled again, befrore passing me my receipt and bag. I gave a small wave to her and made my way through the store, running back out to the car to keep the cold wind from my legs.
Today was Valentine's day. My first one with an actual valentine. I had purchased Edward's gift weeks ago, and today while he was at work it had come in. Something extremely special from me to him. I rubbed my bare legs as I pulled into the grocery store, and quickly made my way through, filling up the cart easily and trying to ignore the stares my strange outfit was drawing.
I managed to get everything inside in two trips, which was when the taunting began.
That stupid Wal-Mart bag was teasing me, enticing me, begging me to open it and take out the pregnancy test.
I couldn't do it. Not yet.
Instead, I unpacked every thing I had bought and put it away. Edward would be home from work in an hour, so I started on supper. I pulled off my sweater, now parading around the kitchen in my pyjama's which consisted of a grey tank top and grey and lime green shorts.
It was after everything was placed into the oven, ready to cook that I found myself with idle time on my hands. There was the bag again, sitting on the counter, calling out to me. I stood there silently, Tom Sawyer gurgling somewhere in the distance, my leg was shaking.
I jumped towards it, throwing the bag immediately into the garbage but keeping that stupid pregnancy test in my hand.
I went to the bathroom.
And, when I came out, Sawyer was sitting in front of the door, looking at me happily. He did not know that this particular trip to the toilet was one of the most important in my life.
"Hey fluffy-butt," I mumbled, kneeling down and scooping him into my arms. He immediately flopped across me, purring violently and kneading my shoulderblade. I curled my fingers through his fur and stroked his belly. "I guess this means you're not the baby of the family anymore."
I think it was then that I realised that this was Edward's child inside me. This man, who I loved more than anything in the entire planet, who I got so ecstatic over seeing each day, who excited me, just from the thought of him. I loved him so much, and this was our baby I was having. This was a combination, a little tiny person that we me and him, all in one.
I started to get so happy, and I knew exactly the gift I wanted to give him. So, I left the pregnancy test, with the little pink plus sign out on the bathroom counter. Sawyer was curled around my neck as I boiled the kettle and made a mug of black chai spice tea, picking up a knife and a pear as I folded myself into Edward's favourite arm chair, sitting next to the baby grand piano I had moved in today as a valentine's gift for him. He was getting two today, if he was as happy about this as I was.
I flicked on the television to a movie, taking me a moment to realise that it was Sweet November, and to my delight it was just started. I pulled the afghan that always managed to smell like my 'husband' off the back of the chair, wrapping it around the cat and myself. Tom Sawyer remained curled into a ball in my lap while I ate.
About ten minutes into the movie I heard a noise at the front door.
"BELLA!" Edward's deep voice bellowed. I grinned. He tended to yell at me like a dork.
"WHAT," was my response.
"I LOVE YOU!" He jogged past me, down the hallway to the our bedroom
"I LOVE YOU MORE!" I yelled. Edward chuckled.
"I LOVE YOU UNCONDITIONALLY!" That just made me burst into a fit of giggles. I pushed the afghan away, and Sawyer looked up at me sleepily.
"What have you been doing today?" Edward asked through the door.
"Not a lot. I am currently eating a Chinese Pear..." Edward let out a low whistle.
"Did you get it in China?!" he asked excitedly. I rolled my eyes.
"Of course!" Heavy on the sarcasm. Edward laughed. "I also made tea, your favourite."
"Shut up!" he chuckled, a bit more clearly. "I've got to use the bathroom, I'll be right out." A wicked grin crossed my face. I stood up, the cat plopping to the floor and running down the hallway as I casually strolled towards the bathroom. I leaned against the wall next to the door.
"I left some of my things on the counter," I told him. "You can just throw them out, I don't need them anymore." It was quiet for a moment. I pushed the door open and looked inside. Edward was holding the test, his eyes wide and jaw wide open. I smiled, he looked so cute. Slowly he looked up at me as if looking for confirmation. I bit my lip waiting for his reaction.
His lips curled into a silly grin. "Really?!" He asked goofily. I smiled and nodded, leaning against the doorjamb. Edward through out the test and crouched down to the cabinet, pulling out the box of condoms and began furiously reading the back. "But how did this happen?!" he exclaimed.
"Perhaps we were a bit too vigorous?" I asked smoothly. His eyes shot up to me and he threw the box back into the cupboard, standing up quickly and leaning into me, kissing me deeply.
"Happy Valentine's day," I murmured against his lips. Edward smiled brightly, completely lighting up his eyes before he pulled me against him and kissed me roughly, taking in deep, shaky breaths.
"We're having a baby!" he said quietly, but oh-so-happily. I grinned, and giggled, jumping up into his arms and wrapping my legs around his waist. "This totally kicks the pants out of my gift," he said with a frown.
"Good," was my response. "You still have one more present from me though!" Edward's face paled, as if I could possibly birth the baby right here or something. I grinned at him and kissed his soft lips, clutching onto his hand and leading him to the living room he had passed so quickly moments earlier.
"Sweet Jesus..." he mumbled, before slapping his hand over his mouth. "Bella!" he exclaimed. "When did you buy this?!" He looked giddy, like a small child as he skipped over to the bench and sat down, lifting the cover off the keys of his piano and immediately pounded on chords. I giggled loudly.
"I think you continue to forgot, dear, that we are both very well-to-do people. This was quite the expense, but it was nothing, really, in comparison to how much I love you." Edward looked at me over his shoulder, grinning madly. He held out his hand and sat me down next to him before throwing himself into a happy song. I was so involved, leaning into his shoulder that he took me by surprise when he wrapped his arms tightly around me and kissed my neck and cheeks furiously before reaching my lips.
"I am so freakishly happy that you're pregnant," he mumbled, his eyes drowsy but still gorgeous. I grinned, pressing my lips against his.
"Just do me a favour and don't gain any sympathy weight. That would piss me off more than any hormones." Edward chuckled and kissed me again, before I decided to be silly. "So where's my gift?" I asked excitedly. He sighed and pouted, clearly thinking his gift inadequate now.
"Well," he said with a heavy sigh, reaching into his pocket. "I bought it last week during work with Emmett." He held out a tiny velvet box which made me gasp. Please tell me he wasn't going to do what I think he was. He shrugged, so nonchalantly and opened it up, revealing a white gold diamond ring, with two emeralds on each side.
"I was just going to ask you to marry me," he murmured, his eyes filled with so much love as he gently slid the ring onto my finger and I stared at him with my mouth wide open. He smiled at me and cocked his head to the side, waiting for an answer. I squealed and threw myself at him, kissing him furiously. When we broke apart Edward was laughing.
"Is that a yes?" he teased. I grinned and laughed myself before nodding and kissing him once again.
Edward carried me into the bedroom and kissed me silly while he stroked my stomach, which was more tickling that being sweet. I pulled away from him and sat up, picking up the phone and calling Alice while Edward kneeled behind me, kissing my shoulder up to my neck and down again.
"I'M GETTING MARRIED!"I yelled into the phone before she could say hello. This, was followed by much squealing from the both of us while Edward chuckled behind me. "That's not all I have to tell you," I taunted.
"Bella, you better tell me right now or so help me God I will jump through this phone and karate chop you ninja style!" Jasper was in the background, laughing his head off.
"Now, now, Alice! That wouldn't be good for the baby!" And I promptly hung up. The phone rang so many times in the next few hours, but we ignored it. Instead, we danced around the kitchen, kissing and cooking, but mostly making out instead of cooking. The timer on the oven went off as the doorbell rang-- Alice.
"Could you pass me the oven mitts, Mr. Cullen?" I asked, wiping crumbs from my hands in my blue flowered skirt. Edward grinned and pushed them onto me, his fingers running over my ring as he kissed me sweetly.
"Anything for you, Mrs. Cullen."
Teehee! So yes. Edward went into a jewelry store, and Bella is pregnant. Has been for quite some time, but they don't know that yet! I'm not sure when the next chapter will be, I have some catching up to do!
HOPE THAT I FEEL BETTER BECAUSE I HAVE A HEADACHE AGAIN!