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*And for all of you that said 'oh her water can't break that early' etc., I assure you things like that CAN and HAVE happened. And bear with me on the rest of the pregnancy stuff. I've never had a kid nor been with someone when they had a baby so I don't know all the gory details. Haha! I'm just going by what I've seen on A Baby Story and things like that.
Chapter 27: Foreign Baby
BPOV
Edward shouted out the door at someone. He returned seconds later with a nurse at his side. She guided me over to the bed and helped me sit down.
"I can't have the baby now. She's not ready yet." I sobbed out as she laid me on my back and felt my stomach.
"I'm going to need you to let me check your dialation." She said to me. I nodded and opened my legs up a bit. She examined me and then said, "You're about two centimeters."
I cried and held Edward's hand. He was speechless. "So...she's going to be okay right? I mean I'm only about eight months." I mumbled.
The nurse nodded. "As far as I can tell right now, she's fine, just premature. We'll be keeping tabs on you for now, though. If you have any family you want to call to be here for the birth, now would be the time to do it."
"We're US citizens. We're here on vacation." Edward finally mumbled. So that's the only thing he could think about right now? That we were from a different country?
"Oh. Well...it looks like your baby is going to be a dual citizen baby." She smiled as she left the room in search of a free doctor.
I turned to Edward. "Will you call our parents please?" He nodded and stepped out of the room.
EPOV
I pulled my phone from my pocket and called my mom first.
"Edward?" She said. I hadn't realized how late it was. It was maybe 10:30pm now. "Are you alright?"
I sighed, trying to keep my emotions at bay. "Bella's having the baby, Mom. She's having her premature."
That woke her up. I heard her tell Carlisle to get out of bed. "We'll be there in twenty."
"We're in Canada. We were on our way back from vacation when Bella felt pains in her stomach. Then her water broke...and now we're here."
"Vancouver's not that far. Just tell me the name of the hospital. I'll get Charlie and call Renee."
I'd completely forgotten about Renee and Phil. They were in Florida. They might not be able to make it...
I told her the name of the hospital and what room we were in at the moment. "Thanks, Mom. Is there anything I can do for Bella right now?" I asked her.
"Just make sure she's comfortable at all times. No matter what she wants."
"Got it. Thanks."
"Sure, Edward. Now get back to her!"
I closed the phone and went back into the room. Bella was lying flat on her back with her eyes shut tight. Her hands were stroking the sides of her stomach. It sounded to me like she was humming. The nurses had already gotten her hooked up to all the required machines. I stood next to her hand touched my palm to the peak of her stomach.
"Bella, love. Are you okay?" I asked in what I hoped to be a soothing voice that masked my fear.
"MmHmm..."She answered. She kept her eyes shut.
"I called my mom and she said she's going to be here as soon as possible with your parents, too."
She nodded, licking her lips, and continued humming.
A few minutes later, Bella grabbed onto my hand tightly, like a death grip. She fisted her other hand, squeezed her eyes closed, and took deep breaths. This continued for a little while.
"W-what was that, Bella? Are you okay?" I asked worriedly. I had no time to prepare for any of this. That probably makes me the shittiest father of the decade. I should've been ready for this months ago...
Bella chuckled sharply. "That was a contraction."
I felt embarassed. I should've known that. "Oh."
Bella's grip on my hand loosened but she didn't let go.
Esme called me around 2am telling me they'd just gotten into Canada and would be here in about two hours. We also called Dr. Nichols who was constantly on the phone with Bella talking her through her labor.
At around 3:30am (Yeah, I was keeping a close eye on the clock) Dr. O'Keefe, Bella's new doctor for the time being, came in to check on her. He felt around on her stomach before whispering something to the nurse. The nurse then scampered off out of the room quickly.
"What it is?" Bella asked quickly.
"I know you wanted to do this naturally, Bella, but this baby isn't going to be born that way. You're still carrying too high. We're going to have to give you a C-section."
Bella's eyes teared up as she held tight on to my hand. "R-really? There's no other way?"
Dr. O'Keefe shrugged. "I'm afraid not. I'll have the nurse prep you for surgery." He left.
Bella covered her face with her hands. "Our parent's aren't going to be here. It's our first baby and we're doing it all on our own." She looked at me. "Edward, I'm so scared..."
I kissed her forehead, then her lips. "Me too, love. Me, too."
An hour later Bella was being rolled into the operating room. I was dressed in blue scrubs, just like all the other people in the room. I sat down on a stool beside her as they hung up the large curtain. She was already numb.
"Did you call Esme?" Bella said quickly, probably trying to keep her mind off of what was about to come.
I nodded. "They're about 30 minutes away. They're trying to get here as quickly as possible."
She nodded and took a deep breath.
"Alright, Bella. Here we go." Dr. O'Keefe said as he began the C-section.
Bella looked at me and smiled a radiant smile. "We're going to be parents."
I smiled and kissed her cheek through the mask that was over my mouth. "I know. I can't wait. I love you."
A tear escaped her eye, but I think this one was a happy tear. "I love you, too.
I hadn't even known what was going on until I heard Dr. O'Keefe shout, "It's a girl!"
I stood up and peeked around the curtain at my daughter. She was beautiful even if she was covered in blood and goo and being handled by four or five nurses. They immediatly took her away too clean her up.
"What does she look like, Edward?" Bella said. She hadn't gotten to see her before they took her away.
"She's amazing." I sobbed. "She's extremly tiny. Her little hands were in fists. I love both of you so much." I pulled the mask back and kissed her mouth lovingly.
A little while later, Bella was resting in her room and I was standing outside the Premie window of the nursery. Our little girl was the only one in there. She was in one of those incubater things with wire and tubes hooked up to her. They wouldn't let me go in yet until they'd gotten her completely secure.
I took a picture of her with my cell phone as best I could. I sent it to everyone in my phone.
Maggie Marie Cullen 4lbs. 7oz. 15in long.
Born June 30th, 2010 at 4:03am.
Is a dual citizen of Canada and USA. Our little foreign baby.
A/N: Yes, I know about every medical thing in this chapter was completely and utterly wrong but I don't care. It's my fanfiction and that's the way I wanted it. And yes, I did use today's date as her birthday because 1: It fit in with Bella's pregnancy stage, and 2: I wrote this chapter today so baby Maggie was born today. :)
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