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"I'm pregnant."
"Fuck."
My eyes widened at the realization of the word that left his mouth.
Was it that fucking bad?
I turned my head and looked out the dark window of the Jeep. If I hadn't already been crying, I would be now.
"Rose, I.." He spoke softly but I interrupted him.
"Don't say another word." The car fell silent as I shut him up. I didn't want to hear that he was disappointed in me. I didn't want to hear that I trapped him. I just couldn't bear it right now.
That one word that he spoke after I broke the news to him, broke my heart. He sounded so let down and disappointed. I couldn't hear it. Yes I may not have planned to have this child, and I may think I am going to be the worst mother ever, but I don't want to hear that my husband, the father of this child I am carrying, doesn't want it. I've come to terms with the fact that in nine months I'm am going to be a parent, and it would be nice to have his support. It would be nice to have him there with me. And not an obligatory there, I want him to want to be there. We have to live with having this child. I know what it is like to feel like a burden on your parents, and I don't want that for my child. I won't let that happen.
"Babe."
"I said I don't want to hear it Emmett." My voice was high as I tried to hold back tears. Was I asking to much of him to just be happy? I mean I wasn't happy when I found out, but I didn't say fuck. I was more worried that Emmett was going to be pissed. I guess I was right.
Emmett huffed as he stepped on the gas jolting the car forward. He knew we weren't going to talk until we were home. And I guess he was trying to speed up the time in transit. When we made it to the house, I hopped out of the Jeep before Emmett even put it in park.
"Rose." Emmett yelled after me as I walked up to the our front door. "Babe wait up." He added running up behind me as I reached for the front door. The door was locked, and I realized I left my key in the house.
"Rose can we just talk for a second?"
"Can you unlock the front door?" I countered not looking at him. I heard him take a deep breath as he reached for this keys and opened the door. I stepped over the threshold and dropped my purse on the ground. Closing my eyes I turned to face him, bracing myself for the pain that was set to come. But before it came, I was going to say what I needed to say.
"You can talk when I'm done. I get that I should have told you earlier, but it wasn't the right time. You have so angry the past few days, that it just was't how I thought you wanted to hear the news. Hell, I was hoping you would be happy. But I didn't expect your first reaction to be a curse word, Emmett.
"Yes, I wasn't pumped when I found out, but fuck Emmett. You've always been wanted kids. You're making me feel like I did this on purpose. That I just planned to get pregnant without your knowledge. That I just planned to get pregnant at the worst time possible. And I refuse to let you make me feel this way, because I know it's not true.
"So go ahead and tell me how disappointed you are in me. And how this never should have happened, because it doesn't matter anymore. This is where we are at, and this is what we have to deal with." I finished as more tears fell from my eyes. I looked to my left away from Emmett and took a deep breath. I had to get these tear to stop. They make me look weak.
I heard Emmett footsteps as he walked towards me. I felt his rough hands come into contact with my chin and turned my head as he guided it towards him. I looked up into his eyes. They looked like glass as he smiled down at me. He leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on my forehead, and instantly the sobbing started.
Emmett pulled me in close to him as I grabbed on to the back of his shirt and cried into it. He rubbed my back as I hung on to him as if my life depended on it. As the tears began to subside, I pulled back and wiped my eyes.
"Sorry." I whispered.
"Why are you apologizing?"
"I just cried all over you, and.."
"Stop." He interrupted me. "It's fine. I should be the one apologizing. You have every right to feel the way you do. I was being an ass. I shouldn't have forced you to tell me." He continued running his handover my cheek.
"But I don't want you to think that I am not happy. You being pregnant. Carrying our child has officially made me the happiest man alive." He grabbed both sides of my face and bent his knees so that his face was level with mine. "I'm serious babe. The only thing I am mad about was that I let my anger consume me to the point where you didn't feel comfortable enough to tell me."
He used his thumb and wiped the tears that had strayed from my eyes. I nodded my head in understanding. Emmett was always one to beat himself up when he didn't behave like the gentlemen he expected himself to be. I knew he was sorry. Kids were always something that he shamelessly wanted, so I decided to cut him a break.
"I didn't really know how to tell you." I whispered. "My reaction wasn't much better than yours when I found out. But I was afraid you were going to be pissed at me."
"Why would I have been mad at you?" He asked confused.
"Em. The reason I am pregnant is because with everything that had happened the last few months, I missed my appointment to get the shot. It just slipped my mind." I shrugged.
"I thought you knew you missed your appointment. I did." He stood straight up and looked down at me.
"You knew? Why didn't you say anything?"
"Babe, believe it or not. I make it my business to know everything about you and everything you do. And I've learned not to question you on a lot of things. Birth Control being one of them. We're married. If you got pregnant, you got pregnant. It's not the end of the world." He explained. If I didn't already think he was the perfect guy for me, this would have sealed the deal.
"But you have been so stressed with the letters and my health that I was afraid this would add to that. And I want you to be able to relax and not worry for a while. I can see it's wearing you down Em. You flipped out today in the car, and you would never do that normally. You and Edward have barely talked and when you do you're hatefully joking. I just don't want you to lose yourself to stress because of me." Emmett shook his head so I stopped talking. I am sure I didn't say what he wanted to hear. He doesn't like knowing that problems he's trying to handle are effecting me.
"How about you don't worry about me right now? Especially now with you being pregnant, all I want you to do is worry about yourself. I'll try and control my emotions more, but Edwards been getting on my last nerve for a while. I don't doubt that he and I will be having it out very soon."
"Emmett, I'm not trying to get inbetween you and Edward. I know you two always argue. I just don't want you to feel like you have to carry the whole burden by yourself."
"Rose." He huffed pulling me in an embrace. "I don't feel like I have to do anything. I want too. You of all people know. I don't do things, I don't want too. But I need you to understand one thing, and this is never going to change." He said looking down at me. "Not you or this child are ever going to be a burden to me. Ever. Don't ever think that." I nodded my head and looked down at my feet. He was making me feel like an idiot. I know he didn't mean to, but these fucking hormones had me crying at a moments notice. As I sniffed, Emmett's hand came to my chin and lifted my head up.
"I love you." He whispered pulling my impossibly closer to him.
"I love you too." I replied only seconds before his lips where on mine. My eyes instantly closed at the contact and I wrapped my arms around his torso. The kiss was tender and soft as his tongue entered my mouth. I could feel my body melting into his as he combed his fingers through my hair. When he pulled back, I was gasping for air.
"Go take a shower babe." He said kissing my forehead. "I'll put up the food and take Molly out."
"Okay." I whispered raising up on my tippy toes to kiss him one last time. It was brief and sweet. Exactly what I needed.
By the time I was showered and made it to bed, I had never felt more relaxed in my life. The warm water washed away the fear and tension I had been feeling the past few days. I guess I didn't realize how afraid I was to tell Emmett until I had finally done it.
I heard the water turn off and Emmett get out the shower. I watched as he walked into the bedroom with a towel around his waist, and I bit my lip. I don't think there will ever be a day that I don't find Emmett attractive. I watch his naked ass come to view as he dropped the towel and tugged on a pair of shorts. Normally I would have told him to pick up the fucking wet towel he dropped on the floor that I have to clean later but I was too busy trying to think of ways to get the shorts back off of him to notice.
As he climbed into bed, I snuggled into his side and began to kiss his bare chest being sure to scratch his it just the way he likes. I felt his chest rumble as he groaned. His hand came up to my hair and he pulled my mouth off up to his. As I asked him for entrance with my tongue, and I ran my hand down his chest to the waistband of his shorts. Just before I was able to slip in, he pulled away.
"Get some sleep babe." He said grabbing my hand that was on his torso and kissing it.
"Emmett. You're kidding me right?" I asked incredulously.
"Babe its been a long day."
"That never stopped you before." I countered.
"I just...I just wanna talk with Carlisle tomorrow before we do anything." He said quickly.
"What's the worst that could happen? I'm already knocked up." I said rolling on to my back and signaling to my stomach.
"Let's just wait okay."
"So Carlisle says no sex your going to wait nine months plus?" I asked smiling.
"If I have to."
"Ridiculous." I replied curling into him and closing my eyes.
"Goodnight babe." He whispered.
"Night."
"Emmett I'm nervous." I said grabbing his hand tighter as we sat in the waiting room of Carlisle's office.
"You have nothing to be nervous about." He whispered back.
"You don't know that. What if somethings wrong?" I countered
"Relax, babe. It's going to be fine." Emmett said as the nurse called my name. We both stood and followed her back into an all white room with one bed. I hoisted myself up on the hard bed and Emmett sat at the chair to my right. I immediately reached my hand out for his, and grabbed it tightly.
"Just take deep breaths." Emmett said chuckling.
"I don't know what so funny. I'm terrified and your laughing. Inconsiderate bastard."
"I guess you're feeling better." Carlisle said as he entered the room smiling.
"You could say that." I answered.
"So, why don't you tell me what going on?" He asked as he set down my chart.
"I don't know what Esme has told you already...but this past weekend... I found out...that...I'm pregnant." I said quietly looking at Carlisle wondering if it will ever be easy for me to say those words. As smile spread across Carlisle's face and Emmett squeezed my hand.
"Well then I guess congratulations are in order." He said hugging me before going to shake Emmett's hand.
"I take it this is your first visit to a doctor then." Carlisle said going back into full doctor mode. I nodded my head. "Let get some blood and see how far along you actually are."
After Carlisle had come back from taking my blood to the lab under a rush order, he pulled out a pad of paper and began to ask me tons of question about family medical history, genetic diseases, anemia, syphilis, and hepatitis. To say I was freaking out was an understatement.
"Wait, why are you asking me all this stuff?" I finally asked.
"I need to have a good understanding of you family medical history to know that baby is a risk for, Rose." My hand instantly went to my stomach as he spoke about my child being at risk.
"Why aren't Emmett anything?" I continued looking at Emmett as he looked back at me with sympathy.
"Rose, I already know Emmett's entire medical history. I just need to get a better understanding of yours." Carlisle responded in a calm voice. The exact opposite of mine. "I'm almost done, I promise."
"Okay." I said before inquisition continued. Minutes later there was a knock on the door, and nurse handed Carlisle the test results. My heart was pounding my chest as he read the paper.
"Well this just confirmed what you already know. Congrats, your almost eight weeks pregnant." Tears came to my eyes as he spoke the words. Emmett stood and wrapped his arms around me.
"Stupid hormones." I whispered as I wiped my eyes. Emmett kissed the top of my head and smoothed my hair back.
"Now that that is confirmed, lets talk about a few things." Carlisle added seriously. Both Emmett and I nodded our heads.
"You need to make sure that you are eating well Rose. You're going to have to add more protein into your diet. And considering that you're underweight for your height, you are going to have to up your calorie intake. You're eating for two now. To give you an idea, you should gain between 28 to 40 pounds in this pregnancy." My eyes widened. Never in my life had I been that heavy.
"Also no sushi, no alcohol, and no soft cheeses. So stay away from the brie at Christmas. Don't eat deli meat, or hot dogs unless it is steaming hot. No raw seafood, at all. I'll give you a list of acceptable seafood later in the paperwork. Make sure that whatever meat you eat, it is cooked throughly. Also, I am going to give you some prenatal vitamins to aid in the babies growth and in the paperwork theres a list of common pregnancy symptoms for the first trimester. This is the time when your baby is most at risk, so we will be monitoring them him or her very closely.
"Alright lets talk about things you should never ignore. If you experience severe abdominal pain, bleeding, discharge, frequent dizziness or anything else out of the ordinary call me immediately. Nothing is to small for a phone call." I laughed at Carlisle's rhyme. He didn't find it funny.
"Now that we have gone over that, let me go get your paperwork and get you on your way."
"I'm officially more scared than when I walked in here." I said after Carlisle left.
"It's okay."
"Did you hear all the stuff he said I can't do. How am I going to remember that?"
"I'll help. It's going to be fine." He responded as Carlisle walked back in and handed Emmett the paperwork.
"Any more questions for me before you leave?" he asked.
"Emmett has one." I smiled looking at him.
"I don't think that it's important right now." Emmett said trying to change the subject.
"Like hell it isn't." I said turning to Carlisle. "He wants to know if it is okay to have sex?" I added bluntly.
"That's a very common question, and yes it is perfectly fine." Carlisle smiled. "Anything else?"
"No I think we are good." I smiled.
"Alright. Go to the front desk to make your next appointment, and I'll be sure to keep my mouth shut before you decided to make the announcement." He said before leaving.
"I'm sleepy." I said as Emmett and I drove home.
"You can take a nap when we get home babe." He replied holding my hand over the center console.
"When do you want to tell everyone?" I asked.
"Well Alice, Carlisle, and Esme already know, so there is no use waiting. How about during dinner on Sunday."
"I think that's a good idea, but you do it. I obviously suck delivering the news." He laughed.
"Whatever you say sweetheart."
"Hmmm I like the sound of that." I said closing my eyes. "You know what else I like the sound of?"
"What?"
"Pizza."
Alright so never in my life have I been pregnant, so I am going to be doing a lot of research to make this as realistic as possible. Also I put a poll on my profile to decided the baby's sex, because to be honest i haven't made up my mind yet. And I love to know what you think. So Leave me a review and I will send you a preview.
