Chapter Fifteen
I was awoken by soft kisses along my neck. I rolled over to find Edward laying there smiling at me.
"Good morning, love." He murmured before giving me a kiss on the lips.
"Good morning. Why are you so happy?" I mumbled still in a state of half sleep.
"I'm happy because you are the woman I love and you are caring my child." He said giving me a kiss in between each word. I loved this man so much, but it all seemed so surreal, like at any moment something was going to change and it would all go back to being horrible. I didn't understand how he could take everything so calmly.
"What are you worried about?" Edward raised his hand running over my eyebrows to smooth my frown away.
"I just feel like somehow this is all going to end horribly. You should be angry with me not laying here kissing me and saying that you love me. This doesn't feel like it's going to last. Don't get me wrong I love that you want me. I just don't think I deserve it." He pulled me closer to him so my head was tucked under his chin.
"Bella I can't be angry with you. Trust me I tried last night but it didn't work I love you too much to be angry with you. I don't care what's happened I just want to enjoy the time we have together. We were already robbed of a couple of months together. Stop beating yourself up over this, I love you and I love our child, nothing you do will change that." We laid there for a while lost in our own thoughts. I was thinking about everything to come. What was going to happen with me and Edward? What was going to happen to Rosalie and Emmett? Was Edward going to stay around for the baby? How am I going to tell everyone that I'm pregnant? What will they think?
"Edward what's going to happen with everything?" I asked looking down at our intertwined hands.
"What do you mean?"
"With us? with Emmett and Rosalie? The baby? Just everything. I don't know what's going to happen and I don't like not knowing. This isn't something I can read in a book." Edward pulled my chin so that I was looking at him, instead of somewhere else.
"Well I don't know what's going to happen to Emmett and Rosalie but they'll figure something out. Emmett won't let her go if he loves her and I can safely say he will stay around for the baby. With us I want to go back to before Rosalie told me she was pregnant. I want to be able to say that you're my girlfriend to everyone who will listen. I want to be the luckiest man and come home to you every night. I never want to let you go. If you're worried that I'm not going to want to be around for the baby you're wrong. I went with Rosalie so I could do the right thing, it wasn't out of love. I'm with you because I love you and I love our baby and I want to be there. This baby is special no matter what because it's a part of both of us." I lent up and gave him a kiss.
"Thank you Edward I really needed to hear that. I'm sorry I'm so insecure right now I just don't like not knowing anything." Edward stood up and started getting dressed while I was able to enjoy the view.
"Do you see something you like Miss Swan." I looked away and blushed, embarrassed that I got caught looking.
"You don't have to be embarrassed to look Bella. I like it when you look at me anyway. Come on get dressed we need to go and talk to my parents." He said holding his hand out to me to help me get up.
After I got dressed, we made our way downstairs hand in hand to find Edward's parents. We found them in the lounge room with Emmett and Rosalie. Carlisle quickly noticed me and Edward and our joined hands giving us a confused looked.
"Bella, Edward, Rosalie and Emmett were just about to talk to us why don't you give us a few minutes and we'll have breakfast." Esme said from her seat next to Carlisle.
"Actually mum what we have to say has something to do with them to, so we can all sit down and talk." Emmett said fidgeting with his hands. Carlisle and Esme simple nodded and me and Edward made our way to sit down.
"So what is it son that you need to talk to us about?" Carlisle asked placing his arm around Esme in a loving gesture. I looked at Edward noticing how he was leaning back against the lounge with his arm slung over the back looking completely at ease. I didn't know why he was so calm because I knew what this conversation was going to be about.
"We'll yesterday when you and mum spoke to me and Bella some of what was said wasn't exactly true. You see Bella is pregnant but it's not mine. We've never been like that I was simply at her house yesterday because I needed someone to talk to and Chief Swan came in and Bella told him that she was pregnant, anyway I said I was the father because he wouldn't stop yelling at Bella. We were going to tell everyone that I wasn't the father but then Chief Swan rang you before we got back and it all just got a bit out of hand." Emmett stopped to take a much needed breath.
"Bella dear who is the father?" Esme asked me.
"Well, I um, the" I couldn't get it out before Edward interrupted me.
"I am." I could see that Edward's parents weren't happy about his little revelation.
"Edward what do you mean you are? You and Rose are having a baby together and you go around and make another girl pregnant? Are you that irresponsible? Did we not teach you to use protection?" Carlisle was giving Edward his fatherly rant while we sat there in silence waiting for a break so we could tell the rest of the story.
"Carlisle the thing is there's more to this story." Rosalie spoke, sitting up straighter so as not give off that she was weak in anyway. I was surprised she was speaking up.
"Yes I'm pregnant, but it's not Edward's. I told him it was because I didn't want to lose him. We were always so careful that it can't be his." Carlisle was looking at everyone trying to work out what was going on.
"So you are all telling me that Rosalie and Bella are pregnant, that Edward is the father of Bella's baby even though we were told it was Emmett and that Edward is not the father of Rosalie's baby even though that was what we were also told." We all nodded not sure what to say Carlisle looked like he was getting angry which was rare because he always seemed so calm. Esme seemed to notice the change in her husband and put a reassuring hand on his lap.
"Rosalie you know I look at you like a daughter, so who is the father?" Esme was speaking now trying to defuse any anger that might arise.
"I am." Emmett spoke up. Carlisle eyes flickered to Emmett.
"What do you mean you are?" Carlisle hissed at Emmett
"I'm the father of Rosalie's baby, I'm not going into detail dad you know how it happens you're a doctor." Carlisle face went red, when his son started making a joke out of this situation.
"Emmett this isn't funny! Both of you have been irresponsible by not using protection. Emmett how could you do this to your own brother. I know Rosalie conceived while with Edward which leads me to think that you slept with her while they were in a relationship." Carlisle quickly got control over himself again once Esme put her hands on his shoulders to keep him in place.
"I'm sorry for my yelling I'm just disappointed in both of you boys. Never mind though because me and your mother will be here for you all no matter what. Rosalie and Bella you are welcomed to stay here as long as you need, even after the babies are born. I suppose this explains why Bella and Edward came down holding hands this morning. Are you and Rosalie in a relationship now Emmett? Even if you aren't I still expect you to do the right thing by her and the baby." He said giving Emmett a look saying I mean it.
"We're going to try to make it work between us for the baby's sake." Carlisle nodded his head while Esme sat there and gave her son a smile to show that she was proud of him for being a man and owning up to his responsibilities.
"Right well I need to talk to your mother about everything that's going on. Esme dear will you come with me to my study." When Carlisle and Esme left the room I turned to Edward.
"Well that was better than I expected." Edward nodded his head in agreement.
"I wish they had gone harder on Emmett, jerk still slept with my girlfriend even if I wasn't in love with her." Emmett looked over at us hearing our conversation.
"I'm sorry dude it just happened." Edward clenched his fist to stop him from hitting Emmett
"Don't call me dude stay away from me right now Emmett or you'll end up with another black eye." Emmett nodded his head grabbing Rosalie's hand and leaving the lounge to just me and Edward.
"Edward you're going to have to forgive him at one point. It's better to do it soon so you don't walk around hating your own brother. What if something happened to him you would regret the way you feel."
"I know you're right Bella, but I can't right now ok. What would you like to do today after school?" I knew by the tone of his voice that I needed to drop the subject. I loved the fact that even though we were only together for short amount of time before now I can tell what his body language and tone of voice mean.
"I was thinking we could go see my dad, set the record straight so he doesn't keeping thinking Emmett's the father." I subconsciously touched my stomach thinking about the baby. Edward placed his hand over mine on my stomach.
"I'll come with you this involves me to." I smiled liking the idea that someone would be there when I spoke to my dad. He could get angry like he did yesterday and I didn't want to go through that alone.
"I can't guarantee that you'll walk out with that pretty face intact."
"You think I have a pretty face then." I nodded my head laughing at the stupid voice he was using.
"I don't care what your dad will do to me, you need me there so I'll be there." I leant forward giving him a kiss.
"I love you, even if my dad does ruin your pretty face." He chuckled and pulled me up so we could have some breakfast before heading to school and what could be an eventful afternoon.