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EPOV
" She's still sleeping, Alice. I'll tell her to call you later, okay?"
" SHE IS ALWAYS SLEEPING! Doesn't she do ANYTHING else?"
" Bella is just tired right now. I'd rather her sleeping then tossing her cookies in the bathroom."
Alice let out a sigh, " Fine, whatever. Bye."
She hung up straight away, and I headed towards my bedroom. Bella was curled up against my pillow, wearing only her underwear and bra in bed. The comforter covered up from her hips down, but I could see her beautiful little bump showing. It was getting slightly bigger since last month, and I was starting to adore it more and more.
I slowly crept towards the bed and laid down, facing her. I moved closer and made my face level with her stomach. I kissed her middle of her stomach, above her belly button. My hand rested on the side of her belly, and I kissed up her stomach, and then over the front clasp of her bra until I reached her neck.
Her eyes fluttered open and she let out a loud yawn. She shifted her body just the slightest to stretch. I rested my hand on her ribs, leaning forward.
" Hi." I whispered, kissing her jaw.
" How long did I sleep?"
" Well, you fell asleep last night at eight. And it's currently two thirty in the afternoon."
" I'm sorry for wasting the time we have together by sleeping."
" Your tired, I understand." I stated, brushing her hair behind her ear.
She closed her eyes and moved the pillow, wrapping herself around me. I buried my face in her hair and she kissed my neck. We laid in bed for awhile and cuddled, before she decided that the snickers bar on the end table was mocking her. I had bought it for me, but I'd rather her have it if it made her happy.
Afterwards she raided my kitchen cabinets for some Beef Ramen. I made it for her so she could relax, and she slurped it up like no tomorrow. Anybody would have thought that she never ate once in her life. When she had finished eating the entire bowl of soup, I cleaned up her dishes for her. In that time, I found her already fast asleep on the leather couch when I stepped in the room.
How the fuck does she do that? She's a nutter.
" Baby." I murmured, kissing her neck gently.
" Hmmm, I'm tired."
" I never get to spend time with you, sleeping machine." I said with a chuckle.
" Join me."
I laid behind her, brushing her hair away from her neck and kissing it. The thing I would say I love the most, is how Bella can go from nice, calm and relaxed, to basically jumping ontop of me and mauling me. It's ultimately the funnest thing ever, because she always gets into it when she gets what I want. Bella grabbed the blanket off the back of the couch and held it against her like a body pillow. I lightly scraped my teeth on her neck and she let out a quiet groan.
Jack-fucking-pot.
" EDWARD GET OUT OF BED RIGHT NOW!"
I rolled over with a groan, being awoken from my slumber. Last night I had to get up twice because Bella wanted a Coke slurpee, and then she was basically dying for some Slim Jims twenty minutes later. Which was two seperate trips to 7-11 and I was really exhausted.
When I opened my eyes, Bella was holding my cellphone. I wondered what the hell was going on right now and who had called.
" What's wrong?" I asked in a raspy voice.
" Oh, Stacey called. She was looking for you?" Bella shouted
Stacey?
Oh! Stacey. She worked at NYU, I'd recently been checking out classes and she'd been helping me out with a few courses these past couple of days. Since she sets up the classes, she basically knew alot of the classes and requirements. Basically telling me the list of books for the classes I was going to have to take for Law.
I looked at Bella incredulously, I could have sworn I told her that I'd been looking into classes.
" Love, Stacey works at NYU. Remember I told you that I was starting to look into classes for the fall. She's been helping me out with the requirments and stuff."
Bella's angry expression faltered, and suddenly she was in tears crying about how sorry she was for overreacting. I was shocked for a moment at the sudden change in mood. She tossed herself onto the bed and I wrapped my arms around her, trying to calm her down.
" Bella, calm down. I'm not angry at you." I assured her.
" I'm such a bitch. I thought you were cheating on me with her! Please don't be mad at me, Edward. I'm sorry, I am so so sorry!" she cried loudly.
I rubbed her back, " Hey, it's okay. I am not angry at you. Just surprised."
" Go to sleep. I'm sorry I woke you up. This is the third time, I am so-"
" Don't say sorry. It's okay, beloved."
She sighed and slumped into me sleepily. I wrapped my arms around her, kissing her temple.
" Your the best." she murmured.
I snuggled into her and let out a deep breath. I loved her craziness, even if it cost me sleep.
June 14th
Saturday
3 Months Along
BPOV
" Christ, that lady is huge." Edward whispered to me.
I looked over at him. " Edward, she's having twins."
Edward looked at her again, and I rested my hand on his cheek, making him look away. It wasn't very nice to stare at a pregnant women, if she was anything like a normal pregnant women, she was insecure about her weight.
" Oh..."
I grasped his hand and leaned against him. He kissed my temple.
" You okay?"
" Yeah, I'm fine."
We waited outside for another ten minutes before we were called in by Dr. Hemmingway's assistant, Jane.
Recently, things with the baby seem to have been going okay. The stress of our parents really hasn't worn down and work is almost killing me, but I wouldn't dare tell Edward. I could still work and be pregnant, alot of women do it, so could I.
I tried talking to my mom, only to have that conversation leave me in tears after yelling back and forth about the situation. The thing was, she didn't want to understand or care. All she wanted was for everything to just go back to how it was. My father wanted me home, but he knew that I would never do that; he wasn't stupid.
Dr. Hemmingway greeted me, asking me how I was doing. I said that I was okay. I wasn't feeling perfect right now, with all of the stress going on, it was very hard to now find that place where I was content. But I wasn't breaking down, I was still okay.
Edward tries his hardest, but I don't let him see how stressed I am. Which isn't what I want for him, because I don't want him to be upset knowing that he can't make everything better. He always tries to fix things left and right, and I can't have that. It wouldn't be fair for him.
As she ran the detector over my stomach, she had a slight frown on her face, which worried me. I could hear the heartbeat, but it seemed to not be as strong as it was last month. She set it down by my hip and looked at us.
" The babies heartbeat seems to have slowed down from last month."
She was looking over the chart before glancing at me.
" Well, it's really not that bad. But I think that since your still early in the pregnancy and the heart rate has dropped, that you should maybe take a leave of absence from work and go somewhat on bed rest. Half way. Do you live with your boyfriend, I presume?"
" No, I don't. On weekends we are mostly together, and a few hours after work."
" Okay...Alright, well I want you to take it easy. Next month, if it doesn't get better, then I want you on full bed rest for the rest of the pregnancy, okay?"
I nodded in understanding and we got a few pictures of the baby. Afterwards Edward helped me clean off my stomach and he pulled my shirt down. We stepped out of the room and Edward walked me out of the office.
Once we were in the car, he turned towards me with a worried look on his face.
" Love..."
" I'm okay, Edward. Really, I am stressed about our parents, and working. That's all, everything is okay." I assured me.
" You should call work."
" I will."
" I just don't want you to have much on your plate."
" I'm trying to keep the stress down, Edward. It's just really hard right now."
His hand rested on my thigh and he gently massaged my skin, sighing, but still paying close attention to the road infront of him. I rested my hand over his and lifted it up, kissing the center of the back of his hand.
" Are you hungry? We can get something to eat somewhere."
I looked over at him, smiling, " Yeah, okay. That would be nice."
We parked on the street next to an Italian Bistro. Edward opened my door for me and we walked inside. It wasn't busy at all, and we were seated immediatly and given our menu's. I got some water and scanned over the menu to select my meal.
" Mmm, this mushroom pasta looks absolutely divine."
I looked over at him, " That sounds amazing."
He smiled, " Mushroom cravings now?"
I rolled my eyes at him and he grasped my hand over the table. I felt the pad of his thumb rub over my knuckles as he scanned the menu. Once he was finished he closed it and set it off to the side, taking a sip from his coke.
Damn how I wanted to drink a coke.
Edward chuckled, " Take a sip, you look like your about to jump on the table."
I took a sip from the bubbly soda and set it back down. I knew there were certain things I couldn't consume, alot of caffiene isn't good for the baby, and I don't think seafood is exactly the best either. Which, really isn't that big of an issue because I am not that big of a seafood fan anyways.
When the waitress came back, she took our orders and refilled our drinks before putting the order in. We sat back for a moment, happy to relax. Before dinner, Edward and I had ordered Minestrone soup, and we ate the cup size amount we were given.
Once I was finished, I slid the bowl away from me. Edward stacked the small bowls and plates, setting them off to the side for the waitress to take once she returned. I excused myself to the washroom real quick, only to return and see the waitress hitting on Edward.
I felt rage engulf me and I walked over to her, staring her down. She abruptly backed off visably.
" I would appreciate if you would do your job, and stop hitting on my boyfriend." I was quiet enough not to disturb anybody else around me, but my tone was serious.
She scampered off with her imaginary tail between her legs and I sat down. Edward leaned over the table towards me, and I looked away from him. He could of just told her to leave him be instead of having me take care of it for him.
" That was really hot."
" Why didn't you speak up for yourself?"
" Bella, she just came over here. She seemed harmless."
I scoffed.
" Don't be pissed. I love you."
" That so?"
" Your bearing my child. Proof that I love you."
" If the kid was planned." I grumbled under my breath, taking a large gulp from my water.
He rubbed my hand and leaned forward to kiss my cheek. When he sat back down, he gave me one of his signature 'sorry' looks. I sighed and rested my hand gently on my stomach. Once our food got here, I immediatly started digging into the Mushroom Pasta, Edward had gotten parmesan cheese ravioli, with mozzarella cheese and spinach inside. Red sauce was slathered over it, with shredded cheese ontop.
Edward took a bite from my pasta that I fed him off my fork, and he let me try his ravioli. We enjoyed the rest of our food, paid the bill, and then headed off to his apartment. I'd been going there alot on weekends, what could I say, his bed was the most comfortable bed ever.
Normally, I like to sleep on my stomach, but with the little bump, it's a little uncomfortable now. Edward is basically great to help out with that one, in a way where we curve our bodies together in a comfortable position. Alot of times I wake up with his hand on my stomach.
It really makes me happy knowing that he is somewhat okay with this. He's really taken everything on seriously. I couldn't imagine not having him as my rock. He was doing incredibly well dealing with all of this. I haven't even heard a complaint over the late night cravings.
Edward unlocked his apartment door and I stepped through, setting my bag on the counter and pouring myself a glass of tea. He went into the bedroom to change and I went in after pouring my glass. It was really cold in here, and I rifled through his drawers to find a long sleeved shirt of mine. I found a loose grey one and I tossed my shirt off, slipping it over my head.
I put on a pair of Edward's pajama pants, and then slipped into bed with the television on. Edward came out of the bathroom afterwards. It was only eight, but I was entirely exhausted after today. Just simple outings really have been taking the energy out of my body.
" Are you cold?" Edward asked.
" Yeah, it's cold in here."
He kissed my forehead. " I can turn the heat on."
" It's alright. No worries."
I hugged myself to Edward's side and he flipped on Knocked Up. I giggled against his arm.
" Nope, I said you weren't ever watching this. Now I especially don't want you to watch it."
" Oh my god. That was discusting. Holy shit how can a baby possibly come out of there. I don't stretch out like that, oh god."
Edward kissed my forehead, " I told you."
He turned on Family Guy and I sat up briefly to take a drink of my tea. Edward was extremely warm, and I hugged myself as tightly as I could to him because it felt nice. His hand rubbed up and down my arm, helping me relax into sleep.
Times like these were when I felt like I almost didn't deserve such a great man.
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