Chapter Nineteen

It was the day of my graduation. My dad and Sue drove me to the school so we could start the ceremony. Sue moved in about two weeks ago, which was good because it meant I had a parent figure there for me. During the short time I had known Sue she was becoming like a mother towards me. She wouldn't allow me to cook or clean, insisting that that was her job to do now. Whenever I had questions about my pregnancy she was there to answer them for me. Having Sue move in meant that my dad was home a lot more, which allowed our relationship to grow. I was really starting to feel like I belonged to a proper family. I was so happy my dad had found Sue because it meant that for once in my life I got to actually have a dad not just a father.

Edward stayed over a few nights each week, he and my dad were getting closer which made it easier for me. I didn't have to worry about my dad hating Edward for getting me pregnant. I was now three months pregnant and I was just starting to show. I was glad that I would get really big after school was out it meant that I wouldn't get anymore looks then what I was already getting.

The graduation ceremony went by quickly with nothing special happening. We all lined up got our diplomas and the valedictorian did their speech which wasn't really original. After we had all thrown our hats into the air I was engulfed into a hug from my dad and Sue.

"Bella honey I'm so proud of you. You graduated high school even though you were pregnant. I couldn't ask for a better daughter." My dad said looking as though he was on the verge of tears.

"Thanks dad that means a lot to me." I looked down blushing. Edward and his family came over to congratulate me as well.

"We did it love we finally finished school." Edward said coming over and giving me a kiss.

"Have you decided what you're going to do now that your finished school Edward?" My dad asked. Me and Edward had spoken about what we were going to do after school. We had decided that I would wait to go to college until the baby was older. It was easier this way it meant I got to be with my baby when it was first born. Edward was going to go away to college to study medicine but changed his plans so he could be here for me and the baby. He had somehow through his father made it possible that he could study through correspondence, so he could do all his classes on line and have the doctors at Forks Hospital show him the practical side of it.

"Yes sir, I'm going to do my course online so I can be with Bella and the baby. I remember you telling me that I can't take you daughter away from you just yet so I figured this would be the best option allowing me to be with them as well as the rest of our families." My dad pulled Edward into one of those manly hugs and patted him on the back.

"Thank you son for giving me the chance to be there for my daughter and grandchild. I'm glad out of everyone in this town that it was you who got her pregnant." Congratulations were passed around to all of us teenagers from our parents as though we hadn't just seen that very personal moment between Edward and my dad.

We all had lunch together at the local diner seen as it was the only real restaurant in town. After lunch I went home with Sue and my dad to spend some quality time with them while Edward went back to his house. We were trying to spend as much time with our families as possible before the baby came, because we both knew that when it did everything was going to change for us.

It was now August 27th and me and Edward were on our way to the hospital to have our second ultrasound done, today we would be able to find out the sex of the baby. I was now 6 months pregnant and you could definitely tell I was pregnant. Edward would tell me all the time how beautiful I looked with my stomach, I didn't believe him because to me I look like a swollen balloon.

"Bella are you excited we get to see our baby today? What do you want a boy or girl?" Edward had been going on about the ultrasound for the last few days he was so excited that we would get to find out what we were having.

"I don't mind what we have as long as it's healthy. Why do you only want a certain sex?" I asked turning towards him raising one of my eyebrows.

"No I don't care I just want to know I don't like not knowing just like you." We pulled up in front of the hospital where Edward ran around the car to help me get out it was becoming more difficult each month to get up. We only had to wait a short while before Carlisle came out, showing us to the room where the machine was set up. He gave me a gown to change into, which I quickly did.

"Bella just hop up on the bench for me so I can do your physical exam and then we can get started with the ultrasound." I hopped up on the bed putting my legs up in the braces on the bed. This was the only part I hated about Carlisle being my doctor. He had to look and feel down there to make sure everything is alright. I kept my eyes trained on the ceiling while he was doing his job trying to ignore how embarrassing this was. I heard his gloves snap off giving me the sign that he was finished.

Carlisle pulled a blanket over my lower half so I could raise the gown to above my stomach allowing his access.

"Ok this is going to be cold just like last time." And just like last time I flinched from the coldness of the gel. Carlisle got the machines wand and moved it around my stomach allowing the sound of my baby's heartbeat to fill the room.

"That is a perfect heartbeat. So you can see the feet and hands here with ten perfect toes and fingers." He said pointing to different parts of the screen. Me and Edward just stared at the screen in awe. That was our baby on the screen it was starting to look like and actual baby. Edward grabbed my hand giving it a squeeze. I looked over at him with the biggest smile on my face. This was real we were actually having a baby.

"All of the baby's measurements are good for 6 months. Everything seems to be fine with the baby." Carlisle said turning around from the machine to give Edward and myself a reassuring smile.

"Right there." Carlisle pointed to a part of the baby on the screen which I couldn't really see properly. "That is your son." Edward let out a massive yes, while I looked at the screen trying to see my son. We were having a son a miniature version of Edward. I was so happy until I realised that I had no idea what to do with a little boy I never had any brothers so I didn't know what they liked. Everything seemed to come crashing down on me and instead of enjoying the news that I was having a son I was thinking about how I could do this. I didn't know the first thing about raising a baby. I noticed Edward staring at me so I plastered a fake smile on my face so he wouldn't see my doubt. He seemed happy with that and turned back to the machine talking to his father about what they could do with our son once he was older.

When we were back in the car Edward cornered me.

"What's wrong Bella you didn't seem happy in there? Did you really want a little girl?" I shook my head feeling guilty for not enjoying the news about our son. Edward lent over in his seat wrapping me in my arms.

"No I don't care that he's a boy I just don't know what to do with a baby let alone a boy. I'm just freaking out Edward we have no idea what to do with a baby, we're only kids ourselves. I love him I really do I'm just scared." Edward kissed the top of my head as I cried into his shirt.

"It's alright Bella I'm scared to. All we can do is our best. I swear to you I'll be there the whole." I nodded my head pulling back from him. I felt comfort in the fact that he was scared to. I still didn't know what to do with a baby but we would work it out together.