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"Oh Bella" she sobbed into the phone
"Mom please you're scaring me"
I turned around to see Edward leaning against the wall, staring at me intensely I could tell he was upset that he didn't know what was going on. The monitor sounded and he sighed, walking towards the nursery.
"I should've told you sooner but I didn't want you to worry with the new baby and…"
"Mom please you always do this. Stop beating around the bush and just tell me"
I walked back to the bed to sit down.
"Grandma isn't doing very well" she cried
What does that mean? A person could take that a number of ways. Was she seriously sick, or the kind of sick that she would have to be put in a nursing home, or worse was she…?
"Bella?"
"I'm still here" I assured
"She's sick honey, she has cancer and it's gotten worse but…"
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" I could feel the tears starting
"She's had it for a while and we didn't want you to worry. She went through treatments and she was in remission but it came back and she's stopped responding to treatments"
We were now both crying hysterically "She's come down with the flu and they don't know how much time she has left. She's been asking for you. She wants you here baby"
"Mom, I don't want to see her like that" I cried
"Please Bella, this isn't easy on any of us, but she wants you here. Can't you do that for her?"
I didn't answer and just sat with my head in my hands crying. My mom was never good on breaking news and even though I wouldn't have done it over the phone, I knew if she did it in person we'd both be hyperventilating.
"Bella, honey you need to come in the next few days. We need to prepare"
I took a deep breath to calm myself.
"I'll talk to Edward and I'll call you back" I told her
"I love you" she said
"I love you too"
I dropped the phone and just sat there. Everything was going so well. Why now, why her? What did she ever do to deserve this? I heard Edward come in but he moved slowly over to me. Seeing as I was staring at the floor and didn't even acknowledge him.
"Bella?"
I looked up at him, my lip quivering. He sat on the bed waiting for me to say something.
"I need you"
He looked confused but seeing I was obviously upset wrapped me in his arms.
"I'm right here Bella" he whispered I clung onto his shirt in a death grip
That was all he said and it was enough to calm me a little. He never asked and he knew not to force it out of me. His cell phone ran but he made no move to get it and I was grateful. I knew I had his full attention and the only way he could help me was to tell him.
After I explained what going on I just lay in his arms and cried. He was rubbing soothing circles on my lower back and I was staining his shirt with tears. His phone rang again and he still made no move to get it.
"You can get that you know" I told him
"You're more important"
Only seconds later the house phone rang. Edward sighed and went up to get it saying that it may wake the kids up.
"Hi Alice"
I sat up and wiped my eyes, going over to where the phone was. I knew Alice probably saw what happened and was worrying about me.
"She's…alright. Yeah I'll ask her"
I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around his waist.
"They heard what was going on and want to know if they can come by?"
"Yeah it's fine, there are some things I want to discus anyways" I nodded
"Its fine Alice…okay see you in a few minutes"
"Edward my mom…well my grandma wants me there and my mom doesn't think she has much time left" I sniffed and got up to look out the window
"Hey it's okay… you need to be there, so we're going"
He came over and wrapped his arms around my waist, leaning his head on my shoulder.
"We'll get through this. I promise you, I'll be with you every step of the way. You won't be alone in this" he comforted me
I just nodded not finding my voice. I knew if Edward was with me, know matter what was going on, we'd get through this. I leaned back against him and reached up to stroke his cheek.
"I love you" I whispered
"I love you too"
There was a knock on the door and Edward left to go let them in. I could hear them mumbling at vampire speed and light footsteps as someone entered our bedroom. I turned around only to be met with a heartbroken looking Esme. She raced over and pulled me into a hug.
"I'm so sorry honey" she cooed rubbing my back
"I'm okay" I assured her
We walked into the living room to greet everyone else.
"Everything will be okay" Alice ran up to hug me
Once everyone was settled I went through explaining what needed to be done and we came up with a plan. Esme and Carlisle agreed to stay home with Abby and Ryan; in all honesty I felt better having them stay as opposed to Emmett or Jasper. Especially since we could be gone for a couple of days or even a week. The rest of the family would come up when the time came and we'd all go back together. So that's how the night ended. Edward, Alice, Esme, and I were going back in forth between bedrooms packing. Edward was packed before I even started so he went with Esme to pack the kids stuff while Alice helped me.
"So you'll need some shorts and I found the cutest dress shirt. Not that you'll be out and about, but these shoes match perfectly" she smiled holding up a pair of blue sandals
'They're great but don't forget the wake and…funeral" I hated talking about the funeral nonchalantly but it had to be done
"Bella" she sighed coming over to sit on the bed "Everything will be fine"
"I know so let's get back to packing" I stood up and went to pack my toiletries
I was suddenly grateful for Alice because I didn't really want to look at a funeral dress right now. Once I was done I walked out to the living room and saw Edward on the phone.
"Who's he talking to?" I asked
"The airport, seeing if he can get you guys a flight out tonight" Carlisle said
"Okay well how about a private jet…no I don't care what it costs we need to leave tonight, it's an emergency" he argued
I looked at Carlisle in surprise and anger. I don't want them to keep spending money on me. Why can't we just go tomorrow if there are no flights tonight? He doesn't need to rent a private jet for the night.
"He just wants to get you there as soon as possible" Jasper reasoned
Lucky for them, before I could argue more Ryan started crying.
"You guys never know when to stop spending money on me" I yelled before I rushed t o the nursery.
I wiped my tears as I entered his room, it was very quiet and dark but I kid of and gently lifted him from his crib. I quickly changed his diaper then sat in the rocking chair so I could feed him.
"I know you're too little to understand but sometimes daddy can be a little overbearing"
He gave a grunt in response and I grabbed his little hand in mine.
"I know he does it because he cares but I don't think he understands how much it bothers me. Maybe I'm just being stupid, am I? I know I should be there with her but I don't think I can see her like that. So helpless and sickly. The worst part is I know she'll never get to meet you. She would have loved you she loved your sister so much"
He pushed against me letting me know that he was still hungry so I moved him to my other side.
"But don't you worry I'll bring plenty of pictures and I'll tell her a bunch of stories. It'll be like she already knows you, I promise. She wants me there and I should be there, I think I'm just scared that's all. I don't want to leave you guys; I'll miss you too much"
I looked down and saw that he was asleep again I laughed
"Did I put you to sleep? I know you don't understand any of this but someday you will and I'll tell you all about your great grandma"
I leaned down to kiss his forehead and smoothed the little tuff of hair that was starting to grow on his head. I really didn't want to go back in the living room and be ambushed so I just sat watching my son sleep without a care in the world. I wish I could sleep like him sometimes. After looking at him for a while I noticed that someone was watching us and I looked up, my eyes locking with Edward's. I didn't say anything but he walked in and leaned down next to us.
"How much did you hear?" I whispered
"Enough" he said placing a hand on my thigh "Carlisle said you got upset"
"Because you continue to spend money on me and it's not fair. If we can't get a flight tonight, we'll just go tomorrow. There's no need to get a jet"
"Based on what you just told our son, you know that's not the case" he scolded
"I just feel like when we get there…we'll be too late" I wiped my eyes "I know we have to go tonight and I know once I'm there I'll be better. It's just the getting there that's the problem"
"We can go tonight if you want?" he whispered grabbing Ryan's other hand
I nodded knowing I really had no choice. Edward and I said our goodbyes to Abby and Ryan and I was glad we were leaving during the night. It made the goodbyes much less painful. After we called my mother to let her know what was going on, we loaded our luggage into the car. Emmett had volunteered to drive us to the airport so we were saying goodbye to everyone else.
"I promise you everything will be well taken care of here" Esme said hugging me and Edward
"You call us and we'll be on the next flight out" Alice and Rosalie both said
"Keep in touch" Carlisle kissed my cheek and Jasper was next to wish us goodbye
The ride to the airport was quiet with no jokes on Emmett's part. When I looked out the window I saw the jet waiting and Edward hopped out to greet the pilot.
"You okay Bells?" Emmett asked looking at me through the rearview mirror
"This is really happening huh? I'm going to see my grandmother on her death bed" I laughed "This certainly wasn't in the schedule"
"Obviously you're not. I'll be right back"
He jumped out of the car, saying something to Edward and brings our bags on the plane. Edward walked over and opened the door, leaning down next to me.
"Sorry love, Emmett's not good at dealing with emotions, you know that. Now come on we're ready to board"
I let him lift me from the car and we walked hand in hand to the plane.
"See you guys soon" Emmett hugged me and kissed my cheek before getting in the car and driving away.
"Okay. I'm ready" I took a deep breath and let the pilot help me onto the plane
It was absolutely beautiful. There was a food bar in the back with assortments of things, a fridge, and a TV. It looked like a tiny condo not a plane. I was suddenly happy we went this route.
"You like it?" he asked kissing my neck
"Yes it's very relaxing"
"Good, you need it" he grabbed my hand and led me over to the seats
Once we took off I took a nap for a couple hours and when I woke we watched some TV. There was no talk of my grandma or anything strenuous.
"I set up face time on my phone so we check up on the kids" Edward said after a while
I was now lying in his arms wrapped in a blanket.
"That's good I miss them already" I sniffed
"Me too love"
The seatbelt light came on, indicating that we'd be landing soon. I started to get nervous and my foot started tapping unconsciously. Edward looked at me concerned but said nothing. Once landed Edward grabbed our bags from the over head compartment, not needing my help. Once again the pilot helped me down and we wandered the airport for my mom. We looked everywhere but to my surprise saw Phil instead.
"Phil what are you doing here?" was I too late? Edward squeezed my hand in response
"I'm so glad you guys could get here in such short notice. Your mom's at the hospital we should head there now"
I looked at Edward to see if he picked up anything from his thoughts but his face gave away nothing. But he wouldn't make eye contact with me. Oh no this could not be good.