I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT!

Chapter 81

(Bella)

Alice, Rose, Emily and I walked into the mall. "We should look at baby clothes," Alice said.

"Sure, but we aren't buying tons of pink or blue until after we know the sex of the baby," I said.

"Girl," The three of them said at the same time.

"I have to admit I think so too," I said. "Even though Matt is still holding out for a brother."

"Well he does have Daniel," Emily said.

"And you and Edward only have to wait what, six weeks until you could try for a boy," Rose said.

"Oh, we're going to be waiting for a lot longer than six weeks," I said. "There is no way in hell I'm going to have another baby that soon."

"It was just a suggestion," She laughed.

"I just want to sleep on my stomach again," I said.

"I feel for you," Emily said. "Once I couldn't sleep on my stomach I couldn't get comfortable."

"I have been sleeping alright for the most part, but heart burn is a bitch."

"Tell Edward to keep ice cream in the house," Emily laughed.

"Any crazy cravings?" Alice asked.

"Ice cream with random toppings and Edward covered in whipped cream," I said blushing.

"Okay, remember that is our brother," Rose said gagging.

"I know and he's amazing in bed," I giggled.

"That wrong on so many levels," She said.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. This week we are finding out the sex of the baby," I said.

"When will you tell us?" Emily asked.

"That night, we are having a reveal party," I told her.

"Yay, that will be so much fun," She said.

"Matt doesn't know it yet, but we are going to let him tell everyone if it's a boy or a girl."

"That will be awesome, he'll be so excited," Rose said.

"You guys really are letting him be involved," Alice said.

"Well it's a special time for him to and we don't want him feeling left out," I said.

"You really are an amazing mom," Rose said.

We walked around the mall for hours talking and laughing as I modeled clothes. I'd never had so much fun in a mall in my entire life.

"You look tired, are you alright?" Alice asked as we walked out of a clothing store carrying several bags.

"My back is starting hurt and I'm starving," I said.

"Do you want to eat here or somewhere else?" Rose asked.

"I don't care," I said.

"Yes you do, you're the pregnant one," Alice said.

"Chinese food," I said.

It didn't take them long to agree. We walked back to the car and drove over to the Chinese restaurant.

We were seated immediately and we placed our orders. I leaned back against the booth putting my hands on my stomach. "I can't believe how much you are showing," Alice said.

"I'm bigger now than I was with Jaycie," I said.

"You look amazing," Rose said. "Pregnancy fits you."

"Thanks," I said.

"Has this pregnancy been about the same as the last time?" Alice asked.

"Somewhat," I said. "I was pretty much all baby with Jaycie. This time I feel like I'm all hips, ass and chest."

"I bet Edward likes it," Emily said.

I laughed. "He can't keep his hands to himself."

"EW!" Alice and Rose exclaimed.

"Does the baby have a name?" Emily asked.

"No, we're waiting to find out for sure," I told her.

"You can name her after her Aunt Alice," She said winking.

"I'll keep that in mind," I said.

The waitress brought us our food and I started eating mine immediately. "Hungry," Emily asked.

"Starving," I laughed.

"Is it good?" Rose asked.

"The baby likes it," I said.

"Oh, can you feel her kicking?" Alice asked.

"Yes," I said.

She got out of the booth and came around to my side of the table. "Can I feel?"

"No," I said. Her face fell and I felt bad. "I was only kidding."

I placed her hand where the baby was moving. "Wow," She said.

"Yesterday morning he or she was moving so much that Matt could see it."

"I bet he thought that was neat," Emily said reaching over and rubbing my stomach.

"Oh he loves to sit next to me on the couch and feel my stomach."

"Can I feel?" Rose asked.

"Sure," I said.

She traded places with Alice and smiled. Rose leaned over close. "Alice is wrong," She whispered quietly.

I looked at her confused as she continued to rub my stomach. She just winked at me and went to sit down. I couldn't figure out what she was talking about. I looked at her trying to figure it out, but she wouldn't make eye contact with me.

"I'll be back, baby on my bladder," I said getting up to head to the restroom.

I walked out of the stall and Rose was standing outside the door. "You okay?" She asked.

"I'm great, but it's you I can't figure out."

She laughed. "Bella, I think Alice is wrong."

"I got that part," I said.

"Think about it Bella, what has Alice been saying?"

Then it hit me. "Oh!" I gasped. "You think, I'm…Oh!"

"You got it," She said.

"You think it's a boy?"

"I think there's a chance, but maybe it's because everyone else thinks girl," She said.

"What did you think about Lauren?" I asked.

"That was different, I wasn't there to see her pregnant," She said.

"I mean, I don't care boy or girl, but now I'm really curious," I said.

"Maybe there will be a baby girl joining the family at some point though even if it's not this one," She said smiling.

"Are you pregnant?" I asked her.

"No, we're talking about it, but not right now," She said.

"Alice?" I asked.

"No," Rose said. "They aren't trying at all right now."

(Edward)

Sam and I had spent the day outside with the kids. Daniel laid on a blanket while Matt tried to get Jaycie to jump on the trampoline with him, but Jaycie didn't want to. Sam got up there and jumped with him while I played with Jaycie as Daniel slept.

Around 6pm Emily and Bella came in carrying several bags. "Well hello," I said walking over and kissing her. "Did you have fun?"

"It was a blast," She said sitting down in the recliner and falling asleep immediately.

"We've walked a lot," Emily said taking Daniel from Sam.

Matt and Jaycie came out of the playroom. "Mama, did you get me anything?" Matt asked loudly not looking at Bella.

"Matt," I said softly. "Mama fell asleep."

"Oh," He said. "Sorry."

"It's okay," I said.

Emily hugged Matt and Jaycie and then they left. I leaned over and kissed Bella on the forehead and smiled at her. She looked so beautiful when she slept. "Alright you two, lets go fix supper," I said.

"Okay," Matt said. "What are we going to fix?"

"Not hamburgers," I laughed.

"Can we have shredded chicken tacos?" He asked.

"That sounds good," I said.

Matt took Jaycie's hand and we went into the kitchen. "When will she walk on her own?"

"It wont take her long," I told him.

Wolfie was scratching at her food bowl. "Matt, can you please feed Wolfie?"

"Sure daddy," He said.

I led Jaycie over to her new kitchen set. "Here sweetheart you play here and make dinner and I'll make us real dinner," I told her.

"I fed Wolfie," Matt said.

"Thanks buddy," I said. "Now if you want to help me you can, but you have to wash your hands first."

He climbed up in the chair and washed his hands. "Can I shred the lettuce?"

"Sure," I said. "You just need to wash it off first."

Matt did as I asked and quickly got to work. "Is mama okay?" He asked.

"She's fine," I told him. "She's just tired from all of the walking they did today."

"Did I make mommy tired?"

I smiled. "Yes, the closer she got to having you the more tired she was. You kept her up a lot at night."

"How?"

"You would move around and kick her all night long," I told him.

He laughed. "Will this baby keep her awake?"

"I'm sure," I said.

I glanced over at Jaycie who was feeding her toys to Wolfie. Luckily neither of them were chewing on the toys. "I guess Jaycie got Wolfie's food too," Matt laughed.

"She sure did."

He set the lettuce on the counter. "There you go," He said.

"Thank you Matt."

I finished cooking the chicken, shredded it, and then added the seasoning. "That smells good," Matt said.

"I know," I said. "I'm going to wake mama up, can you get the tortilla shells out for me?"

"Yep," He said.

I went into the living room and found Bella snoring softly in the chair. "Hey sweetheart," I said leaning over and kissing her on the lips.

"Hmm," She moaned softly.

"Supper's done," I said.

"What," She asked groggily.

"You came in and fell asleep immediately."

"Oh," She said rubbing her eyes.

I helped her up. "Matt helped me cook."

"How sweet, what did you make?" She asked.

"Chicken tacos."

"That sounds wonderful," She yawned.

"I heard you helped with supper," She said hugging Matt.

"I did and I got to feed Wolfie."

"You are such a big boy," Bella said.

"Sit down and I'll get your food," I said pulling her chair out for her.

Once we were all eating Bella looked at Matt. "We get to find out if the baby is a boy or girl this week. Would you like to go with us?"

"Really," He gasped.

"Yes," She said smiling.

"Sure," He said. "I'll get to be one of the first people to know."

"Yes you will, because you are the big brother."

"Is Jaycie going with us?"

"No, we're going to see if mom or Sue can watch her."

"Cool," He said.

I cleaned up the kitchen that evening while Bella got the kids in the tub and ready for bed. I offered take care of them so she could go to bed, but she said she was alright. I started the dishwasher and went upstairs to find Bella laying in our bed with both kids reading a bed time story to them. Jaycie was between her and Matt while Matt was on his side with his hand on her stomach.

I stood there in the door way watching them. Bella glanced up and smiled at me. "Join us daddy," She said. I went and sat on the other side of her putting my arm behind her. I closed my eyes listening to her read.

"Edward," She said softly.

"Hmm," I sighed.

"Jaycie and Matt both fell asleep and so did you."

"Ok, good night," I yawned.

"Edward, I need to pee, you have to get up."

"Oh shit, sorry," I laughed.

I tucked the kids into bed and went back to our room. Bella was already back in bed. "So did you have fun?" I asked her sitting at the edge of our bed.

"It was great," She said smiling. "They helped me get clothes that will fit probably close to my due date."

"I can't wait to see them," I said rubbing her feet.

"Tomorrow," She moaned.

"Do your feet hurt?"

"A little bit, my back was too, but I think it was from all of the walking," She sighed.

"Do you want a bath?"

"No, I just want to kiss you," She said reaching for me.

I laid down next to her and she rolled over taking my hands in hers. "I missed you today," She said softly.

"I missed you, but I'm glad you had fun."

"Rose thinks Alice is wrong about the baby," She said softly. "But she said she thinks there's a girl going to join our family."

"Is she pregnant?" Edward asked.

"She says not and Alice isn't either," Bella said.

"Maybe Emily is," I said.

"But Daniel is still a baby," She said.

"I've always heard you can get pregnant very easily right away," I told her.

"Maybe," She said smiling. "And as soon as this baby is born, boy or girl, I will be going on the pill and you will be using condoms."

I laughed. "That sounds like a great plan."

HERE IS ANOTHER CHAPTER THIS WEEKEND. DROP ME A LINE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! THE NEXT CHAPTER IS ALMOST READY AND THEN WE WILL KNOW WHETHER THE BABY IS A BOY OR GIRL! FOR ALL THE REVIEWS I GET, I'LL SEND YOU BACK A TEASER FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER!