Chapter 4: Friendship and Parents

Bella's POV:

It was Monday but I was unusually happy as we approached the school. This weekend had been amazing. I felt like me and Edward were closer if that was even possible. I couldn't help but smile as I walked through the front doors of school, sure I was a pregnant teen mother but I had a feeling everything would work out just fine. After spending the whole weekend with Edward and hardly leaving his room except to eat it seems we have discussed every possible thing about the baby and our decisions. Somewhere along the way my stomach became the new favorite place for Edward's hand. When we would walk his arm would wrap around my waist and his hand would be at the side of my stomach. When we were lying in his bed his hand would casually caress my stomach. I loved everything about how Edward reacted to the baby. Since we still hadn't talked to the school about the pregnancy our schedules were not the same yet. That had been another thing we decided we were going to rearrange our schedules to be the same if the school allowed us to continue attending there. So I sadly parted ways with Edward at the door to my English classroom and I took my seat in the back of the room.

My day passed uneventfully until lunch. I had missed Edward so much that I somehow ended up in his lap as we laughed and ate lunch with our friends. I could see speculation in Alice's eyes and wondered what she saw. I suddenly realized where Edward's hand was and that it was casually massaging my stomach, it felt so natural to both of us that we hadn't noticed. I politely took his hand in mine so it would stop his actions. He understood and looked at me to convey that he was sorry but he hadn't realized he was doing it. There was a lull in conversation at our table and I could see the wheels in Alice's head spinning as she tried to understand what was silently passing between Edward and me. It was like she had some sort of epiphany. She looked right at me and just said "Bella, its you isn't it?" I just nodded my head with the way Edward talked about the rumor I am surprised Mike had been too stupid to figure it out. I mean I was the only other person in the nurse's office. Emmett was the first to react besides Alice. He jumped up from the table causing his chair to clatter to the floor screaming "WHAT?" Then he glared murderously at Edward. This scared me, I could not have Emmett hurting Edward. I needed him right now. I quickly calmed Emmett down by glaring right back at him and loudly whispering "Shut up and sit down. I do not need everyone at school knowing this right now!" He seemed to get the point but only after Rosalie sent him a glare of her own which seemed to hold more than just protection for me. He quickly sat and said "I'm sorry I overreacted but you can't spring that on me while were in school. How should I react to my younger teenager sister being … you know…" He didn't seem to know how to say pregnant with out just saying the word and he knew if he said it at school and somebody besides the six of us found out I would kill him.

Edward and I quickly explained how I had a doctor's appointment on Thursday and that after the appointment we were going to tell Charlie, Carlisle and Esme, and the school. Then surprisingly Rosalie asked if she and Emmett could tell Charlie with us. This caught me off guard but I figured she just wanted to be there for moral support. What confused me most was the worried glance that she shared with Emmett. Then as if following Rosalie's lead Alice asked if she could tell Carlisle and Esme with us. I didn't see why they couldn't join us so I agreed.

I had a feeling something else was going on but I just couldn't figure it out. When I looked at Edward he had the same look on his face so I knew he was just as confused as I was.

Thursday

Bella's POV:

Edward and I left school an hour early so that we could make it to the doctor's office on time. The doctor told me pretty much everything I already knew after all the research Edward and I did over the weekend. I was exactly six weeks along and our baby was healthy. The doctor said the only real risk to my pregnancy was the fact that I was only 18.

When we got home we found Emmett and Rosalie sitting in the living room waiting for us. We talked about the appointment and told them that the baby was perfectly healthy and six weeks old. Emmett and Rose were still congratulating us as Charlie walked through the door. Edward and I went to meet Charlie at the door and we told him that we needed to speak with him in the living room. I could see his mind already at work about what we could possibly be telling him. Rose surprised me when she spoke up about needing to speak with Charlie also, I hadn't realized that Emmett and Rose had followed us into the hallway.

We all went back to the living room. Emmett and Rosalie sat on the sofa, Charlie sat in an armchair while I sat on Edward's lap in the recliner. Since I was curious as to what Rose and Emmett's new was I made them go first. I think they were hoping to go second so that the news of my pregnancy would distract Charlie but I wanted to see what they had been hiding from me. They looked at each other and then Emmett said "I asked Rosalie to marry me and she said yes." He seemed very happy at the idea and although Charlie wasn't thrilled with the idea I could tell he knew Em and Rose were in love and he wasn't going to hold them back by making them wait a few years for the inevitable. Then Charlie turned to me. I think he thought we would have similar new because everyone knew how in love Edward and I were. When I looked at Edward he gave me a reassuring smile and squeezed my arm. I took a deep breath and quickly said "CharlieI'mpregnant." He looked confused even though I was pretty sure he had heard me, he was just refusing to believe it. He asked me to repeat what I had said but slower so I took another breath and said "Charlie. I'm. Pregnant." He stared at me in shock and then anger flickered across his face as it slowly turned into a purplish color. I was suddenly glad we had made sure he removed his gun when he walked in before asking to talk to him. I could not have him shooting my boyfriend and the father of my baby.

Then something else flickered across his face. I thought it was suspicion but I wasn't sure. He quickly turned to Emmett and Rosalie and asked "Why are you two getting married?" Emmett and Rosalie looked they had been hoping he would not ask this question. Rosalie quietly answered "I am pregnant too." I gasped and thought I was going to faint from shock as I leaned against Edward. Then after I got over the initial shock I looked over at Emmett who was looking at me slightly guiltily and I remembered his outburst at lunch. I jumped off of Edward shouting "Emmett you knew at lunch that Rose was pregnant too and you yelled at me for being pregnant you are such a hypocrite." My voice had slow risen from a deathly whisper to almost screaming right at him. I immediately felt bad about what I said and apologized but he understood what I meant and also apologized.

After quite some time we managed to calm Charlie down. He was happy for all of us and for the fact that he was going to be a grandpa he just wished that we had waited and weren't going to be teen mothers. Edward and I explained our decision to wait on the marriage idea. I fully agreed that marriage was right for Rose and Em but I still wanted to wait.

After we were talking for a while we decided we had better go tell Carlisle and Esme. Then something dawned on me. The way Alice had asked to tell her parents the same time Edward and I would, and the same Rose had asked me with Charlie. I turned to Rose obviously surprising her as she ran right into me and we both fell down. After we helped each other up she asked what was that for Bella. All I could say was "Is Alice pregnant too?" Rose thought over the possibility and we thought we should definitely ask her as soon as we arrived at the Cullen's house.

Once we arrived at the house we all got out of the cars at the same time and walked up to the porch with our hands intertwined with each others. We didn't even have time to open the door because just as Edward was about to reach for the handle Alice opened the door. She saw the looks on our faces and we didn't even have to ask. Sometimes it was creepy how it seemed like Alice knew what you were going to say. She simply nodded her head while saying "Yes I am too." Alice asked how the doctor's appointment had gone and I told her everything was great and that I was six weeks along which meant I had conceived on the vacation in Mexico. Rose and Alice just stared at me and started laughing. I felt a little hurt at their laughter but then they explained. Rose simply said "Mexico, 5 weeks." While Alice agreed saying "Mexico, 4 weeks." I started laughing with them and soon the boys joined in. Esme walked in on us laughing and just asked what was so funny. All I could say between my laughter was "We…should…never…go to…Mexico…again…if this…is what is…going to…happen." Everyone quickly agreed through their giggles. When Esme asked what happened it seemed to sober everybody up and we all stopped laughing. I asked Alice "Did you tell her yet?" Alice responded that she wanted to wait to tell her when everybody was here and Carlisle got home. I agreed with that thought but it seemed to annoy Esme as we all sat in the living room waiting for Carlisle to come home.

As soon as Carlisle opened the door and saw everyone waiting he surprisingly asked "Which one of you is the famous pregnant girl at Forks High School." We all sat there with our mouths gaping open at this question. We had no idea he would have heard about this newest rumor. It turns out that just about every senior girl had visited the hospital for a pregnancy test since the rumor started. We all laughed nervously and then sheepishly all three of us looked at each other and raised our hands. Then I said "Technically that would be me because I took a pregnancy test that the nurse gave me and then Mike Newton found it started the rumor." Carlisle and Esme accepted the fact that all three of us were pregnant while they didn't fully approve of the situation and said that they wished we had waited to have sex because now we would be teen parents. Rose, Alice, and I were already growing closer through this and agreed that we would keep it a secret for as long as possible in school. We were each others support system and we would help each other through this exciting and scary experience.

Friday Morning at School

Principal's POV:

Of course I had heard the rumors about the pregnant girl that was attending my high school. I double checked with the nurse to make sure since it was rumored that she had given the girl the pregnancy test. She confirmed that someone was pregnant but said she couldn't tell which student it was. Because the nurse confirmed the rumors I had to fill out paperwork to send to the state. It is such a pain in my butt, I hate paperwork.

As all this was running through my head, six of my best students walked through the door. Well maybe not Emmett but the rest of them definitely were. As they sat down they all looked deadly serious. Then as if planned Bella announced "I am the girl everyone is talking about. I am pregnant." I am sure my face showed complete shock. Then the blond Rosalie spoke up saying "I am pregnant too." My jaw dropped open. Finally little Alice Cullen added "I am pregnant also." I didn't know what was going on in my school. I couldn't speak for a few minutes as I sat there stammering like an fool "Um…well okay…we have…uh…never had a …ummm….situation like this… let alone three." They must have decided to help me out because Bella suggested "Well if it is okay with the school we would like to remain in school for as long as possible. We understand if you don't want that kind of distraction in school but I know I would really like to continue here." I agreed to let them to continue with their schooling. Suddenly Edward spoke up like he just remembered something as he asked "Do you think we could rearrange our classes so that we are always together?" I agreed to this also as I wanted to make the girls as comfortable as possible because I knew some of the students here could be particularly nasty. With that they left after a round of thank yous. On their way out Bella turned and said "We would really appreciate it if you could keep this just between us."

Now I had names to put on the paperwork but unfortunately I would also have to fill out three forms. The state was not going to be happy with this. I hope they don't punish us for this. I mean Forks High School was always so safe, but now we had three pregnant teens wandering the halls. What has society come to?