Here it is! The one you've been waiting for. I like this one. Probably just because I like Edward. I like his reactions. It's cute. I figured I'd post this now, as my Grandfather is pretty sick, so I'm leaving in a couple of hours to head to his place, which is a hole with no internet. We're going down just incase. ...Incase...in case... I don't know. I'm too sick to focus.
In other news, I had apple cinnamon tea for the first time yesterday, and that stuff actually tastes like apples and cinnamon! It's pretty awesome.
There is one chapter left folks! And then new stories! Yay! I'm not going to write a sequel. As you can imagine they live happily ever after. There are already SO many baby stories, that half of them are following the kids growing up. So, yeah. I'd rather do something new.
Speaking of which. I'm wondering, if I should re-do the poll and post the first chapter of each story, so you have a better idea of what's going on with them all? Maybe, yes? Let me know if you'd like that. Hahaha.
Chapter Fifteen: Janitor, Please.
I was waiting for it.
Any day now, and there'd be a call. We're at the hospital. My water broke. You stupid git I'm going to kill you if you don't start that car.
Any of it would be good news. In the first week of August I was more than ready for Bella to go into labour. More than ready for our baby to enter the world. More than ready to be a Father.
Father.
Whenever I think of the term I immediately think of my own father. Really, he is the only person I can imagine in the role. He did such a spectacular job as my own that I couldn't see anyone else fit for the job, especially not myself. And, in a few days, or weeks, there would be a little person looking up to me. I would be their Dad.The grin was spread wide across my face before I realised.
And, of course, once I did realise I also noticed that I was standing in the middle of the office, papers and a warm coffee in my hand while I stared off into space, daydreaming of the day I was hoping would come soon.
"Um, Mr. Cullen?" Tanya, my receptionist asked softly. "Are you quite alright, sir?" I jumped and looked down at her, completely confused. Why was she in my fantasy of family life?
"Oh, yes, just fine," I replied, smiling weakly. "Just thinking, is all." Tanya smirked at me.
"Don't worry, sir," she said. "I'm sure it won't be long until you're on your way to the hospital and taking vacation." I grinned. There was a good reason why I hired Tanya. Aside from the fact that Jessica was an idiot and completely incompetant, and that Tanya had been hired so that I could fire Jess, Tanya was a good worker, and proving to be a good friend.
"Hello, Edward," Jessica cooed, leaning over her desk and lowering her eyelids at me. I wrinkled my nose and backed away slightly. Tanya rolled her eyes at me and turned back to her computer, adjacent to Ms. Stanley's. When was I going to get the courage to fire the girl?
"Hello, Jessica," I mumbled and walked into my office. I sat down and went hard into work, rescheduling a few meetings and taking calls from Jasper and Mr. Michaels. Emmett had just dropped off a few notes when Tanya buzzed into the room.
"Edward, there's someone here to see you," her voice came out bored through the speaker.
"Send them in," I said, not taking my eye off the sheets I'd been given.
"I said she could, but Jessica is making it physically impossible. Which, probably isn't a good idea as your guest is incredibly pregnant and sporting a rather lovely engagement ring." My mood completely brightened and I practically launched myself across the room, flinging open the door and stepping out to the office.
"Listen you stupid plastic imbecile. I am getting married to the guy, and you are not," Bella shoved her left hand up towards his face. "I am very hormonal and very angry right now and it is definitely a good idea to let me go see Edward." I grinned as I heard Jessica snap her gum and shift her weight, sticking one hip out as she rested her arms akimbo. Tanya snickered and shook her heard, clicking away at the computer.
"Look, ma'am," Jessica began in that annoying voice. I know Bella saw me, but she apparantly was also interested in how to embarrass Jessica. "You think you're the first person to waltz in here and try and make a claim on this guy? I've been trying to get attention from him for months, and believe me, he is not going to be interested in your pregnant ass." Woops. Shouldn't have gone there.
I deftly moved my way around Jessica and smiled brilliantly at Bella as I wrapped my arms around her and bent down, kissing her senseless. As I pulled away I smiled widely at her and she returned the favour, her grin brightening the room. I pushed her bangs away from her eyes and kissed her chastely before turning to face my secretaries.
"Jessica, I'd like you to meet my fiancée, Bella," I said happily. Jessica's smile fell and her face paled as I turned my back to her. "I'm very pleased to see you," I told Bella. "Even if it was out of the blue."
She smiled. "I haven't been here before, and I thought I should come before bringing in a baby some day." We both laughed and her eyes scanned the room. She introduced herself to Tanya as Jessica attempted to look like she was working, sitting down and picking up the telephone.
Bella was looking adorable. She was wearing a blue summer dress that, I'm ashamed to say, drew my eyes to her chest, but floated out from her large belly. She was wearing a beige knit sweater, pushed up to her sleeves and a pair of flat shoes. She held onto my hand and leaned into my shoulder, her ring glittering on her finger.
"Do you want to go out to lunch with me?" she asked quietly, smiling brightly and looking up at me tiredly. "If you're not too busy... or if you had lunch, that's alright. I can go home."
"No!" I exclaimed. "I'd love to go out with you. It'd be like that dating thing that we never did." Bella laughed and stood onto the tips of her toes to kiss me. "I'll just run in my office and get my car keys, alright?" She nodded and held onto her belly. Tanya smiled at her and rolled towards her, looking like she was ready to start a conversation. Jessica grabbed a few papers and got out of her chair. I smiled, walking towards my door and quickly swiping the keys off my desk, pushing down the top to my laptop. As soon as I turned around I heard screams from each one of the women outside, and I grimaced, thinking about what Jessica had done.
"EDWARD!" Bella hollered. I quickly jogged to my door and stepped outside, but what I saw was what I least expected. The front of Bella's dress was wet, and she was grabbing the bottom of her stomach, the fabric bunching in her hand while she braced herself on a desk. Tanya was standing up behind her, a hand to her mouth but smiling, while Jessica looked like she was on a rampage. It was then I noticed the water on the floor and all over Jessica's shoes.
"LOOK WHAT SHE DID!" Jessica yelled, pointing to her feet. "She completely RUINED my shoes, Mr. Cullen, she did this on purpose!" I didn't think it was possible to reach this amount of anger, but I did. I stomped up to my Bella and my stupid Jessica.
"Her water broke, you idiot!" I yelled. "That's amniotic fluid, not water she threw at you, grow up!" And then I acted very immaturely and threw the papers in her hands in her face. "You're fired." I hissed while her face scrunched up and she broke into sobs, stomping down the hallway.
"Yeah, can we get a janitor, please? Twelfth floor. And someone clear the way to the parking lot, please." I looked up at Tanya on the phone, she was smiling widely, clearly amused by what had happened and happy for what was happening.
"Are you alright?" I asked Bella softly, holding onto her tightly.
"Yes, just get me to a hosptial please," she begged as her fingers dug into my arm and she grimaced. The phone next to me had been ringing for some time, irritating me.
"Hello?!" I yelled impatiently.
"Edward!" Rosalie cooed. "You'll never believe it, I'm getting married! Emmett's proposed!"
"Hah, I win, I'm having a baby!" I shot at her before hanging up. "Tanya, when Miss Hale calls back can you please explain where we're going? Thank you." I held onto Bella as we quickly began moving towards the elevator.
"Congratulations!" Tanya yelled.
"Thanks!" we both called back. Bella was breathing the way we'd been taught, and would occasionally freeze when she was having a contraction, I was so excited, I couldn't even speak. Everyone looked at us curiously while I hurried out to the car and pulled it up for Bella to climb in.
I'm pretty sure I drove faster than I ever have before in order to make it, and God must have been smiling down on me-- someone must have been-- as I did not encounter a single officer of the law. Alice and Jasper were waiting for us outside, miraculously enough, holding a wheelchair. Alice held her own belly and bobbed on her feet while Jasper smiled widely the entire time he was helping Bella from the car.
God, the rest is just a whirlwind. Before I knew it she'd changed into a hospital gown and moved to her own room, then moved out of her room and into the delivery room. I was excited, I was afraid. It wouldn't been long, x amount of minutes before I was a real person's father. A Dad. Everything was about to change. Now.
"Edward,"Bella gasped between a contraction. "Please, just stay by my head, okay?" I grinned at her and wiped the hair from her sweaty forehead. I nodded and she grabbed onto my hand again as she held her breath and pushed. It went like that for a few minutes, making more and more progress as we went.
"Just one more, Bella," the doctor told her, only her eyes visible from all the hospital material. Bella started to push, and it was at that moment that my wonderful friend Emmett decided to come inside, only to freeze straight in his tracks, his eyes wide. As you can imagine, he had a different view than I had.
"Oh..." he muttered, taking a huge breath a swallowing, before fainting right in front of me. I laughed, I couldn't help it, and Bella stopped and laughed as well, both of our laughter mixing with a baby's cry. I vaguely caught Jasper dragging Emmett from the room as Bella relaxed into the pillows and I followed the nurses who were cleaning up my child.
"Well you two," Doctor O'Reilly called. "I know you've been fighting about it, but I'm afraid Bella wins. You've got a little girl." I froze. A girl. My little girl. Bella sighed behind me, and I felt my heart swell with such joy when they turned to place the bundle in my arms, a tiny pink cap placed on a little pink face.
My God.
I'm sure I looked like such an idiot. I was smiling wider than I ever had, my cheeks hurt. I rubbed my finger against her tiny cheeks, watching her mouth as she moved her lips around, the tiny motions so sweet for one so small. This was a little person that I would take care of. She'd be my little princess and I'd make sure to be her knight in shining armour. Sure, when it came to showing off your parent's job, she may choose Bella's. I would.But, I would teach her how to play the piano, I'd teach her how to play baseball. I'd teach her how to use proper grammar, and she would be the apple of my eye, she'd brighten up my day. I had the two most beautiful girls in the world, all for myself.
Bella was smiling warmly at me with heavy lids, her hair still plastered over her pillow. I smiled brightly to her, unable to keep the infectious feeling from spreading all over my face. I sat down on the bed next to Bella and carefully passed her the tiny, sleeping baby. Immediately her eyes filled with tears as she looked down at her, pushing the blanket away to look at her face. Bella sniffled a few times, wiping the tears with the back of her hand, and then turned her head up to me. I was still smiling, even when I bent down to kiss her.
"God, I love you," she told me before looking down at our child. "What are we going to name her?"
"Marie," I said without hesitation. I wouldn't admit it, but I had been thinking of what I'd name a little girl. The idea of having a girl to spoil appealed to me. Marie was Bella's middle name, the name of a grandmother she loved so much. She cried even more when I said it.
"Marie Esme," she said finally. I grinned.
"That's a funny name," I teased. Bella rolled her eyes.
"So what, I like your Mom, and you picked out my grandmother's name, which is amazing, and I love you, and I love her. She's so beautiful. Can I marry you now?" Bella asked it so suddenly that it caught me off guard, but I still chuckled like an idiot and kissed her again.
"Yes, very soon, please," I said. The nurse wrote Marie's name on her birth certificate, and another took her to the nursery while they moved Bella to clean her up. I gave my wife another kiss before heading out to the waiting room where I only found Rosalie and Emmett waiting.
"Where are the other two?" I asked them drowsily. They smirked at me. Emmett had ice on his head.
"Alice just went into labour," Rosalie informed me, which caused my jaw to drop and my eyes widen.
"She's premature!" I exclaimed. Rosalie shrugged, but I could see the excitement in her eyes at becoming an aunt.
"The doctor's have assured us she'll be okay, it's only a little over a month premature, anyway. I guess the baby is excited!" she chuckled. "What's the news, anyway? How's our new Daddy?"
"I have a daughter," I told them softly, smiling. "Her name is Marie Esme Cullen, and she's perfect." They led me to where Alice and Jasper were, the sight making me uncomfortable as Alice had several contractions while I gave them the news, which they were ecstatic for, especially at the idea of throwing the wedding soon. It wasn't long after I left that the Hale's were moved to the delivery room.
Bella was asleep, when I got back. She was exhausted, I was sure. They had changed her into her favourite pyjama's, the pink plaid pants and a shirt of mine that she had altered to fit. When I kissed her she woke up, and I passed on Alice's news before demanding that she went back to sleep.
I went for a walk, passing the gift store filled with it's pale pinks and blue's, looking at the blue's as if wondering why I'd wanted a son in the first place, my little girl was wonderful. I found myself walking towards Bella's room, after I don't know how much time had passed. It seemed like it had been forever since we'd gotten here, and that proved to be the point.
Inside the room, Bella was sleeping quietly, and to my delight Alice was fast asleep in the bed next to her. I smiled at my friend, she'd just been through all of this too. I noticed, that a tiny bed was next to Bella's my gorgeous little daughter inside, and in an incubator was Alice's little one, nurses busily looking over all the equipment hanging around him.
"This is amazing," I heard someone whisper next to me, and I turned to find Jasper, his hair completely mussed and his face red from crying. He smiled at me and then motioned towards a nurse placing a small baby into the incubator, near my daughter. "That's my son," he told me. I let out a breath. By far, this was the happiest day of my life. I turned to my friend and smiled, giving him a warm hug.
"Christopher Matthew Hale," Jasper sighed, smiling through the glass.
"That's by far the longest name ever," I said to him jokingly. Jasper rolled his eyes at me but laughed. I knew that the two names were for his and Alice's grandfather's.
As I stood their with one of my best friend's in this world, as we looked at our children, I felt new. I felt different, changed. I was ready for this. I was ready for it all. I was anxious, to hold that baby in my arms again, and to make sure that nothing ever did her wrong.
"Who knows," Jasper said in a light tone. "Maybe those two will end up together one day." He pushed my shoulder lightly, and I lost my balance. I gave him a good glare, crossing my arms.
"Keep your son away from my daughter," I muttered, but we both lost it and grinned.
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