Sorry guys, I was going to post this yesterday but a family emergency came up. Involving me having to baby-sit my little cousin. And its kind of hard to write when you're chasing after a two year old, but it's up today if that helps!
Today was the day of the funeral and I was currently hunched over the toilet on the floor. This is the fourth time I've gotten sick in the past 12 hours. I knew Edward was starting to get worried but I kept pushing it off as all the stress that I've been under. But I knew something more serious was going on, I was just too scared to admit it. But obviously Edward wasn't getting the message.
"Just take the test" he groaned
"Why?" I argued
"Bella you know why" his head fell into his hands
"I am not pregnant" I yelled "I can't be"
"Please keep your voice down" he hissed "Your mother is right outside"
I sighed and went to sit next to him on the bed. I placed my hand on his back and rubbed his tense muscles.
"I'm just under a lot of…"
"Stress I know, but if you are pregnant-and I think you are- then I want to make sure your healthy. And you haven't been eating anything and…"
"I could just be coming down with something"
"I thought that too but all the symptoms are there"
"Like what?"
"Well for one, we just had sex not more then 4 days ago. You're throwing up, you missed you period, moody, nightmares, and don't forget that last night you complained about your breasts hurting"
"That could be anything"
He gave me a disapproving look and I knew it was true. Edward and I had created another little baby and great timing of I do say so. But our discovery had not had happy reactions like when we found out about Abby or Ryan. This was scarier, I was getting older and there were complications with Ryan. Not to mention that this would mean my change would have to be put off longer.
"Bella?" he asked breaking me out of my thoughts
"I'm scared" I admitted
He turned to face me and brought his finger under me chin, forcing me to look at him.
"I know love but the only way to find out is to take a test. Then we can go from there okay?" I nodded and he leaned down to peck me on the lips "We'll figure this out, please don't get yourself worked up"
"Can you go to the store now? I know I won't be able to go thought the day wondering" I whispered
"How about I go to the store while you go and keep your parent's busy. No need for them to wonder where I am"
"Okay"
With that he grabbed the keys and quietly scooted out the door. I was completely in shock. There was no way I could be pregnant again. No, this couldn't be happening. Especially now. Before I could get too lost in my thought I heard a knock on the door.
"Bella?" my mom called before she opened the door "Edward rushed out kind of fast. Is everything okay?"'
"Yea, he just said he had to run to the store" I shrugged pretending like I didn't know anything
My mom shook her head and smiled softly at me. I smiled back, not really knowing what to say. It was always so awkward when we had nothing to talk about. Luckily she broke the silence this time.
"You did well yesterday"
"It was hard but I got through it….having Edward and his family there helped. We talked more about the kids then anything else. I was a little distracted from what was going on"
"We'll I'm glad, Edward always seems to clam you" she laughed lightly
"Yea he does" I sighed "Today might be a little tough though"
She pulled me into a hug "I know but we'll do it. We'll have plenty of time to mourn later but for now we need some breakfast"
I nodded, strangely I was suddenly hungry. That was yet another sign that had my mind going to the word 'pregnant'. We headed downstairs and I settled for a small bowl of cereal and some toast, not wanting to over do it. Just as I was putting dish in the sink I heard the door open. Thank god, Edward was back.
"Good morning everyone" he greeted and I noticed he wasn't carrying a bag, good thinking since my mom would probably ask questions.
"Good morning Edward" she greeted back
He stood behind me and wrapped his arms around my shoulders, nuzzling my neck. I leaned back against him and closed my eyes.
"Well we should probably go get ready" I suggested
He nodded and we made our way up the stairs and into my old room-where we were staying. He shut the door behind him and pulled the plastic pharmacy bag out from under his coat.
"Here" he said handing me the test "I love you and I'll be here no matter what that test says"
"I love you too"
Grabbing the test out of his hand I rushed into the bathroom and did my business. I quietly called for Edward and together we sat on the bathroom floor, hands intertwined. Those three minutes seemed like hours. What were we going to do with another baby in the house? How was Edward gong to react to this? Happy? Sad? Afraid? I started tapping my fingers against his thigh impatiently. Finally Edward looked at his watch then made a move to get up. Without looking at it he came to sit next to me again.
"On three we look"
"Okay, one"
"Two"
"Three"
He flipped it over and there it was- the little pink plus sign. That little symbol sent a wave of emotion through me and my hand started shaking. I was too scared to look at Edward but I felt his hand against my head bring me closer to him.
"No I can't be, we can't deal with another baby right now. Edward I can't do this" I blurted
"I don't know what you want me to say. I know you can do this, you have two times already"
"How could we be so stupid" I yelled standing up in front of him "I mean you can't tell me you're happy about this"
"Why wouldn't I be happy?" he looked completely taken aback by my words "I mean sure…this wasn't planned and I'm a little shocked but I love being able to cherish our children Bella. I don't regret any of them. Considering we never thought we could have kids…this should be a happy moment"
I crossed my arms over my chest and sat on the side of the tub. Edward wasn't looking at me so I knew he must've been a little upset to how I reacted.
"Well at least we know you don't have issues getting pregnant" he laughed lightly
"It's not funny, this is serious Edward. What the hell are we going to do?" I cried
He got up and pulled me into a hug as I cried relentlessly into his chest. His hands rubbed soothing patterns up and down and I relished the feeling.
"Be happy at the idea of another baby" he smiled "Plus I like you when you're pregnant"
"What about my change?"
"So I'll be put off for another year" he shrugged
I pulled away from him and shook my head. I didn't want to wait. I wanted forever with him and I wanted it know.
"No…" I cried
"There's nothing else we can do, love... I mean I know you can't even be thinking about…"
"Absolutely not, I could never do that. I can't believe you'd even say that; nothing could ever make me get rid of our baby. Just because it wasn't planned doesn't mean I don't want or love it" I yelled
I saw a smirk forming on his face. I was livid, how on earth could he think this was amusing.
"Stop smiling!" I scolded
"Did you hear what you just said?" he asked
I went over what I just said in my head and was shocked. I realized that I did want this baby. No matter the circumstances Edward and I had created this baby out of love. It was a part of both of us and I loved it already. I already felt the need to protect it-I was its mother.
"Edward I love this baby" I whispered placing my hand delicately on my stomach
I heard him take a sigh of relief as my words fluttered out of my mouth. Walking over to me he placed his hand ever so gently so it was resting with mine on my stomach.
"This is really happening?" I asked
"I guess so" he smiled
I took a deep breath and a nervous laughed escaped through my lips. With shaking hands I reached up to quickly wipe away the few tears that have fallen. I reached up to rest my arm around his neck.
"Congratulations" he whispered
"You too. Are you ready to be a daddy again?"
"More than ready, what about you mommy?"
"Oh yeah I'm soo looking forward to getting fat and those torturing hours of labor I've got coming" I said sarcastically
"I love you" he laughed
"Me too"
And with that he leaned down to place a sweet and gentle kiss on my lips. He moved his hands to my lower back so he could hold me more closely. With all the excitement we didn't notice that my mom had knocked on the bathroom door.
"Are you guys okay in there? She asked
"Yeah mom, we'll be right down" I laughed since Edward was now kissing and biting up my neck. I smacked his arm but his hold on my waist just tightened.
"Okay well we want to leave soon, so don't be too long"
"Okay"
I heard her sigh and walk down the steps after another minute. I finally pulled away from my husband and leaned down to pick the test off the floor. I wrapped it in a tissue and threw it in the trash.
"You don't want to keep that as a souvenir?" Edward asked
"Eww no, my mom's nosy enough as it is, last thing we need is for her to find this in plain sight in the counter" I quickly washed my hands "Plus we need to get ready. Go jump in the shower"
"Will you join me?"
"Isn't that how I ended up in this predicament" I laughed gesturing towards my stomach
"Please" he pouted and who could say no to that
"Fine"
He smiled and went to turn the water on. We both undressed after I laid out a towel and Edward jumped in. He held my hand and carefully helped me in. his back was facing the water as it drenched his hair, sending droplets of water on my face. He wound his arm around my waist. I rested my head on his chest as he slowly rocked us.
"How are you feeling?" he asked
"Better now that I know what's going on"
"So when do you want tell everyone?" he asked after a minute
"I don't know but I want to wait a little while…at least till I'm 3 months or so. I'm surprised Alice hasn't seen anything yet"
"Either that or she's letting us do this on our own time" he shrugged "Are you sure you want to wait that long? What if we tell your parents first?"
"No" I shook my head "I want to enjoy this for a little while longer"
"Okay love"
He removed one of his hands and grabbed a bottle of shampoo; squirting some into his hand he gently massaged it into my scalp.
"How do you want to tell them?" he continued
"I don't know but we should be creative. I don't want to just say 'hey I'm pregnant'. But we have time to think about it"
I quickly rinsed out my hair and turned towards my husband, giving him a peck on the lips.
"I love you but we have to get ready. Hurry and wash up"
I went to take a step to get out but he grabbed me arm. I looked back at him confused for a second and raised an eyebrow.
"Be careful, I don't want you to slip"
"You worry too much"
I wrapped a towel around myself and quizzed the excess water out of my hair. I walked out the bathroom shutting the door behind me and went into our room. I brushed my hair out and through it up into a messy bun. I also got dressed in my slim black dress. While I was standing there I took in my reflection in the mirror. I cradled my still flat stomach and took a deep breath.
"Jeez Bella" I sighed
In a couple months I'd be the size of a whale once again. I turned to the side so I could assess myself. Ever so gently I pressed down on my stomach and sure enough you could tell there was a baby. Not enough to the point I was showing but to vampire eyes you could notice a difference.
"What are you going to do with another baby?" I continued to talk to myself My mind went right to Abby and Ryan who were still stuck at home without us. I wanted to tell them first before anyone else. My main goal throughout this pregnancy was to make sure they weren't left out. Especially with Ryan being so young he needed me. Plus Abby didn't seem too thrilled when her baby brother entering the house, imagine how she'd react with another sibling.
"Bella" Edward said wrapping his arms around me from behind "Are you okay?"
"Yeah I was just thinking" I explained leaning back more into his chest.
"About what?" he pushed
"Nothing in particular, just the baby mostly"
Okay I had a lot more than that going on in my mind, but the rest wasn't important. It didn't need to be dealt with right this second. He would just push for more information. Plus I knew he wouldn't question me further on saying I was just nervous about the new baby. Because that much was actually true. I turned around and saw that his eyes were racking over my body.
"What?" I asked
"Nothing you just look beautiful" he smiled
"You always say that"
"Because it's true"
The service went by in a blur. With all the mourning for my grandmother the attention wasn't on me. Every time someone hugged me or brought up a conversation, I would get self conscious that someone would find out. Luckily that wasn't the case. I cried… a lot during the church part. Thankfully Alice had passed me a pack of tissues and Edward tried very hard to comfort me. Of course my hormones didn't help the matter.
"Shh Bella, its okay" Edward whispered lovingly
Surprisingly Emmett, who was sitting next to me, rubbed my arm in a comforting manner. And I saw my mom give me a worried glance but I couldn't be bothered to meet her gaze. During the burial session I just stared blankly at the casket. Edward rubbed my back and kissed my neck.
"Bella" my mom called running up "I need to run to the store to pick up some last minute things for dinner tonight"
"Why are you cooking? You should be mourning and relaxing. We'll just get take out or something…"
I heard Edward growl and I elbowed him in the ribs. Know that I was pregnant he wouldn't allow me to eat anything that wasn't healthy. So my fast food comment must not have made him happy. But that's no reason to blurt that out to anyone.
"I insist. You guys are leaving tonight and its one thing that I want to do"
"Okay mom"
With that she ran off with Phil to go to the store. Edward grabbed my hand and we slowly made our way to the car, his siblings following closely behind us. Once in the car Edward turned up the heat and drove home.
"Are you ready to go home tonight?"
"Yes" I said simply
"I know you miss the kids" he continued
"I do and I want things to go back to normal, I feel like I've done nothing but stress and rush around these 5 days. I'm tired"
"I want you to rest tonight. Leave all the packing to me; you can sleep on the way home"
"Fine" I yawned and leaned my head back against the car seat
We pulled up to the house soon enough and Edward came around to my side to help me out of the car.
"Why don't you take a nap until your mother gets back so I can pack" he suggested as we made out way up the stairs
"What about everyone else are they coming back?"
"No, they went hunting and are just going to continue home from there"
"Oh okay"
I changed out of my dress and put on some soft sweatpants and a t shirt. I ran up and gave Edward a kiss and he leaned down to place a kiss on my stomach.
"Go get some sleep. I'll wake you up when your mother gets back"
"Kay"
I jumped into the warm sheets and curled myself into a ball, slipping my hand to rest on my stomach. I turned my head so I could watch as Edward packed up our things, making sure that he packed them nicely. When we were packing from our honeymoon I noticed that he just threw his clothes in the suitcase.
"Go to sleep" he said
I closed my eyes and I heard him continue to pack, occasionally zipping up a suitcase or bag. I think I actually fell asleep at one point because I heard shuffling downstairs and smelt something appetizing. I sat up and yawned glancing at the clock. Wow I slept for two hours, guess pregnancy this time around was already taking its toll. I gently eased myself out of bed and walked downstairs, I almost laughed at what I saw.
"Edward what are you doing?"
He was covered in sauce and flour and it was hilarious.
"I was helping your mother cook" he explained coming over and putting flour on my nose
"You're just in time Bella" my mom said placing a dish of chicken and pasta in front of me "I know you guys are leaving soon but I didn't want you to go on an empty stomach"
I sat down and began eating. I was surprised at how good it was. My mom never cooked like this when I was little.
"Bella, I just want to say how grateful I am that you came. It meant a lot that you both came. I know it was hard for you to be away from the kids"
"It was more important for me to be here"
"I know, it's just… I feel like I never get to see you anymore"
"Mom you know I'm only an airplane ride away. You can come anytime; I know the kids would love to see you more"
It was true. Abby had only got to see her 3 or 4 times and Abby sees Esme and Carlisle everyday, it wasn't fair. Not to mention that Ryan has only seen her once.
"We'll maybe now that I don't have your grandmother to take care of, I'll come down more"
"I'd like that"
She pulled me into a hug and I debated quickly whether or not to tell her about the baby. But I quickly decided it wasn't the best idea…well not yet.
"Bella" Edward called "Are you ready to head out"
"Yeah"
I turned towards my mom and pulled her into a hug again. It was sad to leave but I was more than ready to get back to our normal life and see my babies. I am never going to leave them again.
Please try and visit more" I pleaded
"I will, I love you Bella" she whispered stroking my hair
"I love you too"
By the time the plane landed it was almost midnight and I was dead on my feet. Edward basically had to drag me to the terminal where we picked up a cab.
"I wish the kids were up" I sighed when he sat next to me
"I know but it'll be nice to just put them in their own bed and us to relax"
"You're right" he squeezed my hand and I leaned on his shoulder falling asleep once again. It seemed like seconds later when we pulled up to the Cullen mansion. The lights blazing onto the driveway, welcoming us home. I jumped out of the cab and walked up to the front door.
"Come on Edward" I urged him where he and the cab driver were getting our bags
I rolled my eyes and went to grab one from him but he gave me a disapproving look.
"I don't want you carrying anything"
"They'll get suspicious if you're carrying everything and I can't as much carry a simple bag"
He sighed and he knew I was right. If we wanted to keep this a secret for a while then we need to be very careful on how we act. Carlisle opened the door before we could even knock with a smile on his face.
"Welcome home" he pulled me into a hug
"Thanks" I smiled
"I know you don't want to see us the kids are on the couch"
I smiled and pushed past them to see Esme holding Ryan and Abby lying on the other couch with her stuffed teddy tucked under her arm.
"Welcome home guys" Esme whispered
"Good to be back. I missed them so much"
She smiled and carefully handed Ryan over to me. Having him in my arms was the best feeling. He was so warm and soft and curled right into me, as if he knew mommy was back and I was holding him. I hugged him more closely and kissed his cheek.
"I missed you so much you have no idea. Mommy's never leaving again"
Edward did the same with Abby as he laid a blanket on his chest and lifted her up so her head was resting against his shoulder. He rubbed her back as he kissed the top of her head, lips lingering. Seeing and knowing how much I we wished our children…well let's just say this new miracle will have a lot of love.
