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Bella Pov
Edward and I stayed on Elizabeth Isle for 4 more days after finding out I was pregnant. I have to admit I was still in shock. I mean, I had just gotten married, and now I was expecting a child with my vampire husband whom I didn't even think could have children. But I guess everything will work out. For now anyway. I still have to tell my parents. Edward and I decided that we'll wait until we get back before telling them.
Most days Edward and I just lay out in the sun holding each other. He always had one hand on my abdomen. I thought it was sweet, but I was kind of dreading what it would be like when I start to show. Everyone always wants to touch the pregnant woman's stomach. That was something I could defiantly live without. But I guess I'll let Edward get away with it. After all, he IS the father. But tonight was our last night on this magical island.
It was just past sunset when Edward and I settled onto the hammock that was placed between two large palm trees. Like always I was wrapped in Edwards's arms, with my head tucked under his chin. We were quiet for a long time.
"What are you thinking about, love?" He asked, rubbing my abdomen.
"Oh, nothing," I sighed. "Just thinking about what I'm going to tell my parents."
"We'll just tell them the truth. You make it sound like they are going to flog you or something. Personally, I think your mom is going to be ecstatic. She can't wait for grandchildren. Granted, she thought she would get them from Wyatt first." He tried to sooth, but it only made things worse. I hadn't even thought of what Wyatt and Chris would think.
"This is going to be hell, Edward. Can't we just…not tell them?" I suggested weakly. I didn't mean it; I was just scared about telling them.
"Your silly, Mrs. Cullen." He said with a chuckle. I laughed along with him, and we fell into another quiet moment.
"Edward?" I asked.
"Hmm?"
I shifted to look at him directly. "Why do you always have a hand on my abdomen?"
He smiled fondly down at me. "Because that is where my child is. You know, for all of my hundred years I thought I would never be able to have a child. And now, because of you, I can. You don't know what that means to me." His words were so soft and tender; I felt my heart begin to melt.
"So what are you going to do when everyone else's hands are there?" I asked.
"What do you mean?" He asked, frowning.
"Well, darling, everyone loves to touch the pregnant woman's belly." I explained. I almost laughed when he frowned deeper.
"But shouldn't I get first dibs? I am the father of the baby." He was just too cute. I laughed and reached up to place a kiss on his lips.
"Aw honey, don't worry. You get first dibbs. But anyway, that's a while off." He nodded in agreement before lifting me up into his arms in one fluid motion.
"Your right. But I think its bed time for mommy." And before I could disagree I was laying upon the large bed in the master suite.
"Aren't mommies supposed to set the bed time?" I asked playfully. But I didn't fight it. I was tired, and excited about getting to see everyone again. So in my husband's arms, I fell asleep.
The next morning, we were up early and on the plane by 10. I had always hated flying, but being with Edward made it better. We spent the whole plane ride disusing baby name, but we couldn't pick one. Edward wanted to name the baby Edward Jr. if it was a boy, but I was against that. It would be too confusing when talking to them. You'd yell for one, and the other would come. I wanted to name him Matthew. Neither one of us could think of a name for a girl.
We arrived at Seattle airport several hours later, and we were welcomed by Carlisle and Esme. We both received big hugs from them, mine being a bit more gentile due to the pregnancy.
"Oh, Bella, I'm so happy for you!" Esme gushed as we walked to the car. She had yet to let go of me. "This is going to be so exciting! I can't wait to be a grandmother!" I giggled at her, and silently agreed. She was a wonderful mother, and no doubt she would be the best grandmother a kid could ask for.
Carlisle chuckled, and looked at me through the rear view mirror. "Everyone is like this, so you should be prepared. Alice is the worst, which is why we made her stay home and calm down." Everyone laughed at that. But one think was bothering me.
"How is Rosalie taking it?" I asked quietly. Esme held me Closter.
"She is just below Alice on the excitement scale. When we told her, she just smiled and began to plan on how she was going to be the best aunt in the whole wide world." I felt relief at this. I knew Rose had always wanted a baby, and I didn't know how she would take me having one. But I had another idea on how to make this part of her as well. I looked at Edward, who was sitting in the passenger seat.
"You know, I was thinking about making Rose and Emmett the baby's god parents." Edward smiled.
"I think she would love that, love." He smiled his famous smile at me.
"But I want to tell them." I demanded. It was my idea in the first place. He smiled again and nodded, before continuing his half silent conversation with Carlisle.
We arrived at the large white house in Forks 20 minutes later, and the rest of the Cullen 'children' stood on the porch waiting for us.
Alice was the first to greet us, lifting me up into the air as she hugged me. She was talking, but it was so fast I couldn't keep up. Emmett and Rose hugged me next, and I whispered in their ears that I wanted to speak with them privately after we get inside. Jasper kept his distance as usual, but I had enough of this 'keep away from Bella' thing he had going on. So I walked up to him and pulled him into a hug. He looked shocked but smiled none the less, and we all made our way indoors.
The rest of the family went into the living room, while Rose, Emmett, Edward and I went upstairs into Rose's and Emmett's room. Rose guided me to sit with her on the bed in the center of the room.
I took a deep breath. "Well, the reason I wanted to speak to you privately is that Edward and I have something we would like you to do for us." They both nodded in understanding, but had confused looks upon their faces.
"We want you to be the baby's god parents." Rose gasped and clapped a perfectly manicured hand over her mouth. Emmett just sat there in awe. "So if anything were to ever happen to Edward or myself, I would like you to take our place as the baby's guardians."
"Oh, Bella, Thank you!" Rose cried and threw herself into my arms. I guess I could take that as a yes.
We stayed there for another hour before Edward practically made me orb over to the manor. I had begged and pleaded to wait until tomorrow, but I knew that he was right. So I took his hand and orbed into the living room of my former home.
"Hello. Any one home?" I called out. But I didn't get an answer. I turned to Edward. "They might be up in the attic." We quietly made our way up into the attic. Soft voices came through the door, and when I opened it I could see my family was standing around a very large, very ugly demon.
"Mom?" I said getting her attention. But when she looked back at me, the demon produced a fire ball and launched straight at me. I didn't have time to deflect it, but I bounced off my abdomen and crashed into a window. I stood there in shock, as my mom blew him up.
"What the hell was that?" Chris asked. I myself didn't know, but I had an idea. When my mom was pregnant with Wyatt he showed powers from the womb. Maybe my baby could too.
"Please tell me this doesn't mean what I think it means." My mom said in her angry voice. She knew what was going on, because she had been there. I swallowed thickly.
"Well, uh, maybe we should go downstairs and talk." I managed to stammer. We would be Closter to the door downstairs. So the whole family trudged down into the living room. Everyone sat looking at me in confusion.
"Well, as mom has probably guessed, I'm pregnant." I just blurted it out. This was something you couldn't really sugar coat. You could hear a pin drop, my family was that quiet. Then all hell broke loose.
"YOU'RE PREGNANT!?" Chris screamed, as he jumped to his feat. His face was turning a bright red and you could see a vein throb in his forehead. I had expected Chris to be furious.
"How did this happen?" Wyatt asked, just as mad as Chris, but more in control.
"Well, Wyatt, when a man loves a woman…." I tried to lighten the mood.
"I know HOW it happened. But I thought you couldn't have children, him being a vampire and all." I sighed. I knew they all were going to take it bad. Mom, dad and the aunts had yet to even say anything. This meant they were furious.
"We though he couldn't have children. But Carlisle has a theory. There has never been a couple like Edward and I and Female vampires cannot have children because their bodies cannot change." I explained. I still wasn't too sure how all of this happened.
"Bella." My mom finally spoke. "You are 19 years old. You just got married. You aren't ready for a baby."
"Mom, your right, I am only 19, but I am ready to have this baby. And we won't be doing this alone. I'll have the Cullen's to help me, and I have my husband. I would have thought you would show a little more support. Edwards's family was excited about it." I vented. I guess my pregnancy hormones were kicking in. I was wondering when that was going to happen.
"Of course we support you honey, but we just want to make sure you know what you're doing." Aunt Phoebe soothed. "You have thought of all the avenues you could take, haven't you?" I was appalled.
"I would never have an abortion! And I can't just give him up for adoption! This is a very special child. He is part vampire and part witch and part white liter. And that force field thingy earlier, just proved how powerful he would be." Edward placed his hand on my arm to calm me down. I took a deep breath. "Look, I know you're not happy about this pregnancy. But I didn't come for your permission. Now you can both accept this child, and be in its life, or you can alienate this child, and you won't have anything to do with him. The choice is yours." I stood up. "Let me know."
Swiftly I took Edward's hand and orbed to the house in Forks. I was hysterical by the time we landed. Upon seeing my tears, Esme and Rose took me by the hand and lead me up to the room Edward and I would be staying in for now.
"What happened, honey?" Esme asked as she tucked me into the large golden bed. I was still crying, even if I was not THAT upset. I just couldn't stop. It was probably all the stress and emotions letting loose.
"They all think that I'm not ready to have this baby. I thought they would be a little happy for me." They held me tighter as I began to drift off to sleep. My dreams weren't pleasant that night. No one was there when I was in labor. I tossed and turned, only falling into a dreamless sleep when I felt the cold body of my love next to me.
I woke early the next morning, to the soft kisses of my own Adonis. I snuggled Closter to him, and opened my eyes.
"Good morning, love." He whispered. "I thought you were going to sleep all day." He teased.
"What time is it?" I murmured, while rubbing my eyes to clear the fog.
"A little after 11 am. But you can sleep if you still want. You had a long day yesterday." He continued to whisper.
"Do you think I will be a good mother? Am I ready for this?" I asked as my eyes began to prickle with tears AGAIN.
"My silly Bella. Of course you are going to be a good mother. And you ARE ready for this. You have all the qualities of a great mother. You have compassion, understanding, and love. Don't let anyone tell you differently." He said vehemently. Then I started to cry again.
"I'm sorry, Edward. I can't seem to stop crying." And he began to laugh at me. "Oh, sure, go ahead and laugh at the crying pregnant lady." And I turned away from him.
"Bella, I'm sorry. I'm not laughing at you, I'm laughing at the absurdity of this. Of course you're going to cry. This is all the hormones. Please don't be mad at me." And like always I couldn't deny him anything. "Now how about we go and get some food in mommy's belly."
My family didn't contact me for 3 months. And to me, I was huge. Edward said I looked beautiful, but I felt like a huge white whale. Emmett liked to make fun of me, and I often had Edward chase him around and slap him.
Alice and Rose were having the most fun now. Because of my weight gain, I had to go shopping, and they insisted on frilly, pink tops and tan and silver pants. Emmett found that hilarious as well. But they all learned not to mess with a pregnant woman. Emmett had though it would be funny to play one of his practical jokes on me by hanging a bucket of syrup over a door, so when I opened it, it would dump over onto my head. His punishment was to put on one of the fake pregnancy bellies they give to health students in high school. He had to wear it everywhere, and coincidently Alice had planned a huge shopping trip that day. I will admit, I was the mastermind behind it all.
We were all currently sitting at the dining table, me eating some homemade chicken noodle soup Esme had made me. They all insisted on sitting with me as I ate. We were talking about our plans to move to Alaska, when all of a sudden my whole family was standing in the middle of the room.
"What are you doing here?" I asked as I stood up, with Edward's help. Their eyes went to my stomach.
"I didn't realize you would be this far along." Chris said quietly. I was mostly upset with him. He was supposed to be the brother I could always rely on, who understood me the most.
"What you thought I would stay thin, and still be pregnant." I asked sarcastically. "Now, there has to be a reason for being here."
"Bella, we realized we have been…rely bad about all of this. And were terribly sorry. Can you ever forgive us?" My mother asked with tears in her eyes. As much as I wanted to be angry with my family, I knew that I couldn't. It just wasn't in my nature.
"Ok. But you all hurt me rely badly." Then I surrounded in hugs.
"Wow, Bellie you sure have a big Belly!" Wyatt laughed. I glared at him but that made him laugh even harder.
"Bella is very sensitive about her weight gain." Emmett boomed. I snapped my head around to look at him.
"And you remember what happens when you get in trouble." He paled, which was a feat coming from a vampire.
"So do you know if it's going to be a girl or a boy yet?" My aunt phoebe asked in excitement.
"Well Edward and I were about to talk about that before you got here. Were having twins." And everyone burst out into excited laughter. This was how it was supposed to be. Both of my family's together celebrating the new generation that bound us all together.
Well what did you think? I couldn't decide whether to have her have a girl or a boy, so I decided to have one of each. I have a few names in mind but if you have one you think I should use tell me it in your review and I will consider it. Now one more question: should one be more Wiccan and one more vampire? Let me know. And PLEASE review.
