Bella's POV.
"Bella can you pass me that pink stencil." Alice asked.
"Yeah sure here." I said reaching out and handing it to her. She was drawing a dress for Claire. I was about to get up, when I felt another uneasy feeling on my tummy.
"Alice I think I'm going to." I ran for the bathroom. Alice was behind me holding my hair.
"Oh Bells, it'll be over soon. So far I haven't had morning sickness." she was already 3 months along, she was suppose to have morning sickness. I wiped my mouth clean.
"I'm going to go brush my teeth now." I told her trying to get up.
"I wouldn't. I'm sure you'll get another one in a few minutes."….
"Strike that, seconds." I heard her say.
"This is getting out of hand. I can't keep anything down." I nagged.
"Come on. Go brush your teeth now." she helped me up. I began to walk towards my room but I was attacked by a four year old.
"Mommy mommy, uncle Emmys out to get me." Claire said hiding behind my legs. I saw Emmett running from his room and stopped when he saw me.
"Hi sis."
"Emmett what are you doing to my little girl?" I asked.
"Nothing. She just won't give me the control." oh god….
"Hold that thought." I said and took a run for my bathroom.
"Bella?" I heard him run behind me. He found me kneeling on the toilet throwing up.
"Bella you okay?" he asked rubbing my back.
"Yeah Emmett I'm just peachy." I said sarcastically.
"mommy why'd you throw up?" Claire asked. She looked like she wanted to cry.
"Oh Claire bear. It's nothing. Your baby brother or sister just makes me a little sick. Don't worry I'll get better." she nodded and whipped her dry tears away. I stood up and brushed my teeth. After I was done I went to lay on the bed.
"Em. Has mom told you she wants me to stay?" I asked him. He sat next to me with Claire on his lap.
"Yeah. She asked me to stay too. I'm still talking to Rose about it. What about you?" I looked at Claire and she was playing with her hair.
"Baby why don't you go play with Jr and Auntie Rose." I told her.
"Okay mommy." she left running to Rose's room.
"She doesn't want to go Em. She says everything reminds her of Jake. I can't take her back yet so I told her we could stay."
"Is that what you want though?" he asked.
"It doesn't matter to me. I guess I do want to stay a while, catch up with her. Let Claire meet her grandma. Besides Claire has a point. Going back now will only break me down again. I can't go back to lonely home EM. I'm not ready."
"Then I'm staying too. I'm sure Rose will be okay with it. But you need me too."
"Em, I can't ask you that. What about the shop? Now that Jake isn't there it's going to be harder to keep it around.""Rose already has people running it. They can run it for a while, Nothing will go wrong. Besides will go and check up on it. Bells I just want to make sure your okay."
"If your sure Emmett then I'm fine with it."
"I'm sure sis."
"Well now we need to talk to Alice about it.""She can stay too, her and Jazz.""Yeah, I'd like that too, but let's not force her into it." he nodded and helped me up.
"Come on Bells, let's go see what Claire and Junior are doing.""His 5 months Emmet what can he do besides eat and sleep, I mean his already a version of you." I smirked.
"Ha ha Bells." I giggle all the way to his room. I heard Rose's voice coming from the bathroom.
"Claire bear hand me to soap." she said.
"This one Auntie Rose?"
"Yes sweetheart."
"Juniors bath time?" I asked him.
"I guess. Kids always clean, I don't know why he needs one." he said.
"Maybe because if Rose didn't keep him clean he'd be dirty." I said in an obvious tone.
"Think your so smart." he said.
"I am." I stuck my tongue out at him.
"Bella. Come over here." I heard Alice say.
"Tell Claire to meet me in Alice's room." he nodded and I left to a pregnant pixie.
"What's up Ali?"
"What about a strapless dress for Claire?" she asked showing me the dress.
"Um, it's cute, but length is still to short. She wants a ball gown, long and puffy like a princess." she nodded and kept drawing.
"did you find what I'm going to wear?' I asked.
"yeah I already designed your dress and Rosalie's.""Mkay." I laid down on her bed.
"So Alice. Um I wanted to talk to you about something."
"What is it?" she asked.
"Well. Mom asked me to stay here so I could spend sometime with her. And well I agreed. Emmett wants to stay too. And we were wondering if you wanted to stay too. Of course you don't' have to and it's a long time too, so you can leave early if you want?"
"How long?" she asked.
"The whole 9 months and until I get better from the delivery."
"I'll talk to Jazz. I think I can."
"Mkay. Well I'm a bit tired, I think I'm going to take a nap now."
"Okay. I'll wake you up when it's time for lunch." I laughed and just agreed.
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I stirred in bed and sat up. I looked at the time and it was already 5. Wow, I wasn't trying to sleep, just take nap. Well might as well get up. I felt someone next to me and I saw Claire sleeping. I smiled and kissed her cheek. I went to Alice's room and found her still drawing.
"Hey Ali, how long has Claire been sleeping.""Oh I think an hour after you feel asleep."
"Kay." I went back to my room to wake her up, knowing very well that she wouldn't sleep tonight.
"Claire bear. Wake up honey." she stirred a little but didn't open her eyes.
"Baby, come on. You'll be cranky if you can' sleep tonight. I'll take you on a ride with penny." she opened her eyes and I laughed.
"Come on Claire bear. How about I bath?"
"Okay mommy. You two?" she asked.
"I think so." I picked her up and carried her to the bathroom.
"Your getting heaver baby, I won't be able to carry you forever." I told her sitting her on the edge of the bath.
"But I like when you carry me." she pouted.
"I know baby. But your going to be a big girl soon, and I can't carry you forever." I turned the warm water on and put bubbles on it.
"I'll be right back okay Claire." She nodded and looked at the water. I stood up and went to my closet. I grabbed a bikini and put it on. I put my hair up in a bun and went to lock the door of my room. I put some music on and went back to Claire who was playing with the bubbles.
"Okay Claire bear. In we go." I undressed her and carried her inside.
"Mommy why did grandma say you'd be happily married with Edward and you'd have 3 kids?"
"you heard Claire." I asked her. She was sitting on my lap leaning against me.
"Yeah.""Well, baby I know you won't understand very well but before I got married with daddy. I was married to Edward. I was very young and I was still in school, but when you're a princess it's part of doing your duties. It didn't work out with Edward and I so we got a divorce and went our separate ways. After high school, I married your daddy and he married Tanya."
"Mommy how did you and daddy meet?" She asked. I smiled and kissed the top of her head.
"I went to live with grandpa Charlie, your grandma Rene and I had an argument so I left. It was the next day that I had arrive with your grandpa and I found out your Uncle Emmett and Auntie Rose followed me. We went to the dinning room for breakfast and I saw grandma Sue sitting with two boys and a girl. I meet your Auntie Leah and Uncle Seth. I walked over to the other boy and he introduced himself as Seth's best friend but Leah said he was also a pain in the butt. After we ate and decided to go to the mall and shop, when we tried to get in the car your dad offered me to sit on his lap but Emmett was there and I knew that would only cause trouble so I said no."
"Did daddy and Uncle Emmy like each other after?"
"Yeah, they got along and then your daddy asked Emmett permission to be my boyfriend. Of course your Uncle freaked out a little but allowed it."
"Mommy will I forget daddy." she asked with a few tears slipping.
"No baby, you won't. because I'll keep picture around and we also have the home movies. And you'll tell your baby sister or brother all about daddy."
After bath we got dressed and went to the library, she wanted me to read her a story. When we walked in, Edward was there reading a book.
"Oh, sorry. We just come to get a book." I told him.
"It's fine. Hey Claire. How are you?" Edward asked.
"I'm good." Claire danced over to him. "What you reading?" she asked him.
"Nothing special, just a book about doctors." she nodded and looked at me.
"Mommy can you read me Romeo and Juliet again?" she asked.
"Sure sweetheart." I went over to my moms books and looked for it, they were all organized by authors.
"You read her Romeo and Juliet?" Edward asked.
"Yeah, I use to read it around her and she wanted to hear so I read it out loud. She likes it, even if she can't fully understand it." I found the book and picked Claire up.
"Come on baby, let's go and see if Auntie Alice is finished."
"Bye Edward." Claire said.
"Bye Claire, bye Bella." I waved goodbye and left up the stairs. I knocked on Alice's room and I heard her say come in.
"Hey are you finished?" I asked.
"Yeah. Check it out."
"It's cute Alice, you did a good job. Thank you."
"It was no problem.""Hey I haven't seen Jasper all day, where is he at?"
"Oh, he went out with Carlisle." I nodded and sat on her bed with Claire.
"Bella. I've been wanting to talk to you about something." she put her drawing pad down and walked over to me.
"What is it Alice?"
"Claire bear. Can you go play in your room. We'll go over there right now. Mommy and I need to talk privately."
"Okay auntie Alice." Claire skipped out and left to her room.
"Bella I know I shouldn't bring it up. I heard you yesterday. What you said about Edward." oh…
"Um. Look Alice what I said…"
"No Bella, I understand. And I'm not going to tell him. What I want to know is why didn't you ever tell me. I could have helped you through it."
"How can I Alice. Hey Ali, I'm married to Jacob but I'm still in love with your brother. Alice it's not something I can say."
"But Bella, you're my best friend, I know it's hard but I can help you through this." "It doesn't matter Alice. I could have had hope before that it could work between us, but it can't anymore. His married and expecting a baby."
"But he doesn't love her."
"And I'm not going to take her baby's dad away, not like the world took away Claire's dad." I let my tears slip.
"Oh Bella. I just wish you'd have your happy ending."
"And I do Alice. I'm having a baby, what I though wasn't ever possible. Please Alice just let this go." she hugged me and kissed me forehead.
"Alright, just because you're my best friend.""Great, now come on. Let's go eat, were eating for two now." we laughed and walked to my room and got Claire. Emmett went with us to eat, he was hungry too, but when is he not.
Edward's POV.
"Bye Claire, bye Bella." I saw them leave and Bella waved bye. I missed her, I wanted to wrap her in my arms, to take her sadness away. I wanted to help her through her pregnancy, to take care or Claire. But I couldn't, she wouldn't let me, and I was married. Of course my marriage wasn't working out, and I know that Tanya got pregnant to tie me down to her, it worked to, I was so close to calling it quits. I even had hope that once I was divorce from Tanya, maybe I could win Bella back, it was possible it could work, right? I sighed and got up. I walked up stairs and went towards my sisters room. I was going to go in, when I heard them speak. I swear I had all intentions to leave but when I heard my name, I couldn't help it.
"Bella I know I shouldn't bring it up. I heard you yesterday. What you said about Edward." What did she say?
"Um. Look Alice what I said…" Alice cut Bella
"No Bella, I understand. And I'm not going to tell him. What I want to know is why didn't you ever tell me. I could have helped you through it." Can they stop talking in codes and just say what she said.
"How can I Alice. Hey Ali, I'm married to Jacob but I'm still in love with your brother. Alice it's not something I can say." ugh….
"But Bella, you're my best friend, I know it's hard but I can help you through this." "It doesn't matter Alice. I could have had hope before that it could work between us, but it can't anymore. His married and expecting a baby." but I'm in love with you.
"But he doesn't love her." Yeah Bella listen to Alice.
"And I'm not going to take her baby's dad away, not like the world took away Claire's dad." Oh Bella, my dear Bella. I could even hear the tears sliding down her beautiful eyes.
"Oh Bella. I just wish you'd have your happy ending."
"And I do Alice. I'm having a baby, what I though wasn't ever possible. Please Alice just let this go."
"Alright, just because you're my best friend." I decided to leave before I got caught here. I went into my room and found Tanya talking on the phone. I sighed and laid in bed. Bella was still in love with me. And I was in love with her. The one obstacle between our happiness is Tanya. I would always be there for my baby, but I knew Tanya would never let me be around him/her. What now.
"Edward. I'm talking to you." I heard Tanya say.
"Oh sorry, what were you telling me?" I asked sitting up and facing her.
"If you want to go shopping with me." she asked a bit excited.
"Today?" I asked.
"Yeah."
"No Tanya, you go. I have things on my mind."
"You always have things on your mind." she huffed and left the room with her purse and keys. I sighed and just relaxed until I heard a knock on the door.
"Come in." it was mom.
"Edward, were going back home soon. Are you coming with us?""Yeah mom, are we staying for the party?"
"Well that party is for you Alice and Bella. So yeah." I laughed and kissed her cheek.
"Okay mom. When is it?"
"This Saturday." I nodded.
"And when are you leaving?""Sunday."
"Okay we'll leave with you." She nodded and looked at me.
"Edward son, what's wrong?"
"nothing mom."
"That's not true, your having a baby, I know very well you'd be happy if something wasn't bothering you."
"It's impossible to happen. Come on, let's just go." she nodded and we walked down the stairs.
Bella's POV.
"Hey Edward, Esme. Want to join us?" I asked laughing at my brother.
"No Bella that's fine, I'm not very hungry anyways." Esme said.
"You?" I asked Edward.
"No thanks." I nodded and looked at Emmett who was still eating. Esme left the room but Edward sat down next to Alice and joined our laughter.
"Even when I was pregnant with Claire you still ate more then me." I told him making him frown.
"I can't help it, you had really yummy cravings." Emmett said with a shrug.
"Emmett I ate chips and peanut butter. How is that yummy." he shrugged and kept eating. I saw the doors open and Ginny the maid came in.
"Princess Bella, your father is on the phone." she said handing me the phone.
"Thank you." I took it from her.
"Hey daddy, what's up."
"Isabella, were you planning on calling me and telling me you were pregnant, or do I always have to be the last to know." he said a little angry.
"I'm sorry, I've just been a little busy. But aren't you happy daddy, you get another grand child."
"Oh princess, of course I'm happy. This is great. How does Claire feel about it?"
"She's excited, and guess what dad."
"What is it Bella?"
"Alice is pregnant too."
"Really, that's great. Tell her I said congradulations.""Ali dad says congrats." she nodded and smiled.
"So Bella when are you coming back?"
"About that. Dad, I don't think I'm coming back. Not yet at least.""And why not Isabella.""Because dad, Claire and I both don't want to go back to an empty house. Look dad, I finally made peace with mom, Claire's getting along with her. She's really changed, and she regrets what happened. I think I should just stay until I have my baby, then I'll come back."
"Is that really what you want Bella.""Dad, I can't go, not now. It would just be painful to go back to a house full of memorize."
"Alright Bella. But come and visit at least once in a while.""I will dad."
"Okay Princess, well I have to go. Leah, Seth, and Sue send there love to you, Claire, and your new baby."
"Us too dad."
"Bye princess."
"Bye daddy." I hung up the phone and took a deep breath.
"you okay?" Alice asked.
"yeah, I'm fine." I looked at Claire and smiled. "I'm just fine."
"Great, well how about a movie." Emmett said picking Claire up.
"Sure. What movie?" I asked.
"I don't know. Alice. Edward. Want to join us?"
"I'm in." Alice said.
"Me too." Edward said.
"Well, I'll go get Rose and Junior, we'll watch it in…Bella's room, it's bigger." I nodded and we all left to my room.