Chapter 41

Emmet squealed excitedly. He started jumping around the alter like a ballerina. Rosalie laughed but then her face became strained. Esme and Carlisle went over to help her move to the birthing centre. Emmet followed jumping in the air at random intervals. I turned to Alice and Jasper and smiled.

'Well this day is historic for the Cullens,' I said breathlessly. Alice cleared her throat.

'and the Hales,' she said confirming her marriage. I smiled and nodded. I walked over and kissed them both on the cheek.

'You guys are beautiful,' I said smiling. Edward came over and hugged my waist. He kissed my ear.

'I agree,' he said. Alice thanked us and then walked over to where baby Hale and Atticus were. She picked up her baby girl and snuggled her close.

'So do we have a name yet?' Edward asked curiously. Both Jasper and Alice shook their heads.

'We thought we were having a boy,' Alice laughed. 'We didn't discuss girl names,'

'Why did you think that?' Edward asked.

'Doctor told us by accident, which apparently was very wrong,' he laughed and went and picked up Atticus. Atticus nuzzled into his shoulder and began to nod off.

'We might head back to our room and get some sleep, wake us if Rose has the babies,' Alice asked and she sat back down in her wheel chair. Jasper balanced Atticus on one hip and pushed Alice out the door. Edward and I were alone. He pulled me into a big hug. I gladly fell into his warm body. It had been a long day. He began swaying gently and I slowly fell sleepy. I felt him whisk my feet out from under me and carry me somewhere. I only became coherent once we sat down on the cold hard hospital chairs. I sat up and looked around. Apart from Esme and Carlisle, there was no-one to be seen. I waved at them and they smiled back. I rested my head on Edwards shoulder. He hummed a lullaby and i began to drift off again. It only felt like a few seconds of slumber before Emmet came screaming out of the room. He was screaming like a mad man, the happiest id ever seen. He, unfortunately, didn't take notice of the wet floor sign and took a huge dive, cracking his head on the floor. Esme and I gasped while Carlisle jumped to his feet to help him up. Blood poured out of an open wound on his head.

'Girl! We have a girl!' he said panting. He turned back, holding his head were his gash was, and bolted back into the birthing suite. I smiled.

'Another girl,' Esme said excitedly. I felt my stomach bubble with enthusiasm. I was very excited for everyone having babies. Atticus and Neo were going to be very happy with the new additions. We waited anxiously for Emmett to bolt out again. I looked up at Edward who faced the door, waiting, anxious as I was. It was only a few minutes later when Emmet came screaming out again, this time wary of the sign.

'Another girl!' he screamed. The blood from his wound was already drying when I saw a doctor follow him.

'Sir you had better hurry, the third one is on its way,' he said in a bored voice. We all looked at each other in amazement.

'Third?' Emmet questioned his face now pale. The doctor nodded.

'Yes, the third, commonly referred to as triplets,' he said in a monotone voice rolling his eyes. Emmett looked to Carlisle who shrugged.

'Who knew,' he said with a smile. Emmet grinned.

'The heavens have opened up and it's raining BABIES!' he shouted and ran quickly back into the room. My mouth dropped and I looked back to Carlisle.

'HOLY CRAP!' Esme swore. Edward laughed while Carlisle shushed her.

'Christmas just became a whole new affair,' she commented.

'No wonder Rose was so big,' Carlisle laughed. 'I wonder how she is feeling about all this,' he wondered. I imagined a lot of swearing.

'Triplets, how did the doctor miss that?' I asked looking to Carlisle.

'Sometimes the third hides behind the first two, its rare but it does happen,' Carlisle said. (a/n I don't actually know if this can happen but it makes for an interesting read). I looked to Edward and he nodded agreeing. Suddenly Emmett screeched out of the room again.

'BOY! I HAVE A BOY!' He screamed. We laughed and went to hug him. Loud congratulations went through the crowd of four and and Emmet started dancing.

'Stitches!' Carlisle ordered pointing at his head. Emmet nodded and followed his father away. Esme walked forward to go and see Rosalie and Edward and I split off to go tell Alice and Jasper the news.

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'Triplets?' Alice asked astonished. Neo and Atticus slept peacefully on their hospital couch while Alice breast fed her baby.

'We were triplets,' Jasper added and we all looked to him.

'Our brother died in birth,' he said shrugging. We all looked at him gobsmacked.

'So, we aren't all going to fit into the apartment anymore,' Edward said hugging me close. I nodded. Twins we could manage but Triplets were a bit much. It upset me. I would loved to have always lived as one big happy family but the reality was that it had to end sometime. I smiled. Dam growing up. Its to realistic.

'Well we have a name,' Alice interrupted my thoughts and I focused on her.

'Mila Evaline Isabella Hale,' she smiled. My jaw dropped as I looked at the tiny baby.

'Mila means miracle in Spanish while Evaline means life. We thought because it was Mila who bought Alice back it was only appropriate. While Isabella is appropriate because A) it means beautiful and B) because it's the name of her godmother,' Jasper finished. My jaw still hung open.

I mumbled a few incoherent words and then stepped forward. Alice handed me Mila and I gladly accepted her. I cuddled her precious body to mine and whispered her name. She was perfect and Isabella already suited her more than me. I know she was young but I swear I saw her smile. I cooed for a while until Mila fell asleep in my arms. I cuddled her a bit longer and then placed her in her crib. As she slept Alice demanded we go and see Rosalie. I agreed while Jasper and Edward agreed to stay with the kids. We walked up the hall to Rosalie's room and knocked quietly. We walked in and were overcome with the happiness in her face. She held all three babies in her arms. I noticed Emmet asleep in the corner and Esme and Carlisle no-where to be seen. We tip toed over to Rosalie and each took a baby.

'Okay, now Alice your holding Audrey Grace, Bella your holding Mya Esme and I am holding Jhett Jasper or JJ,' she said giving small introductions. All babies were extremely cute. They all looked similar however each had an individual trait. Audrey had Rosalie's grace and beauty while Mya had Emmet's cheeky face however JJ appeared to take on Emmet's curls and Rosalie's eyes. It was very impressive. I cuddled Mya, suddenly feeling extremely clucky. I cooed at her. She squirmed in my arms but didn't complain. We heard another knock at the door and Jasper and Edward poked their heads in. With them, they had Atticus, Mila and Neo. Neo ran in and jumped on Emmet's lap. He woken with a start and picked up his son.

'Hey buddy!' he greeted happily. 'Come meet your new sisters and brother,'. He carried Neo over.

'Neo this is Audrey, Mya and JJ,' he said pointing to them. He smiled and clapped his precious little hands together.

'Can you say those names?' Rosalie asked. Neo nodded and smiled.

'Drey! Ya Ya and Jaj!' he said. We all awed and kissed and cuddled. Esme and Carlisle joined us.

'Photo?' Esme asked. We nodded and all grouped together. I still held Mya. I carefully faced her to the camera Edward swung his arm around my shoulder and we all looked at the camera and smiled. This was the future. Us. We may all be moving on, expanding our families, Being adult but I knew we would always do it together. I looked over my friends and took them all in. Alice, exuberant as ever. Jasper kind and happy. Emmet cheeky and full of heart. Rosalie beautiful and lively. And Edward, my amazing Edward, his velvety voice, his dreamy green eyes, his dazzling smile. I was in love. Not just with him, but with my family. My fantastically beautiful, screwed up, idiotic, full of life family. They had their flaws and I had mine but we made each other complete. Without them, I would be nothing. For I loved them and they loved me.

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