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Chapter Twenty
*Grace's POV*
I laughed as I entered the Cullen household with the rest of the girls. We just dropped Lisa and Tori off and now the rest of us were going to hang out at Ness's for a bit. To say the last few days have been crazy would be an understatement. There was way too much going on and I just wanted today to be the last day I could be ok.
I couldn't deny what's happened, as much as I wanted to. I took at least five tests. All of them said positive. There was no way I could say it wasn't true. Now I just had to tell Masen...But how? For gods sake, I'm eighteen years old. He's only five. Is he really ready for this? I mean, Bella and Edward got married young and had Renesmee when Bella was eighteen- but they've always been old souls. Edward was one hundred and eight. Bella may have been eighteen, but she's always been mature for her age. Then there's my parents. My parents met in college. Right after my mom's graduation, the whole thing with Marcus happened and my mom had Robert. My mom was twenty-four when she had him. With me, she was twenty-six. She was young, but she wasn't just fresh out of high school.
I was scared out of my mind right now.
"You guys are going to look so great in college," Lily complimented Renesmee and I. "All these outfits- you're going to be the talk of the campus."
"Thanks, Lily," Renesmee replied, chuckling. "We're going to be in such different climate zones. I'll be in sunny California and you'll be in-"
"Freezing cold Boston. I can't wait for the snow," I remarked, forcing myself to smile. Who knows if I would go to college now? I mean, if I was going to have this kid I want to be there for my child. If I have forever, why not? I'll have the rest of eternity to go to college. Kind of bumped this happened, but it did and there was no way of stopping it.
As Renesmee unlocked the front door of her home, we all came face to face with the boys of the household. My eyes right away laid on the test in Masen's hands.
I felt my entire body freeze up. No. Not like this.
"Why are you idiots playing with a pregnancy test?" Lily remarked, being the first to speak up. "We leave you alone for like a few hours and you've regressed to playing with trash? Where did you even get one?"
From me, I thought, biting my lip. Oh god. Oh god. Oh god.
"In our trash," Jacob spoke up, his eyes falling on Ness. I looked at my best friend. She seemed just as confused as the boys.
"Now, I assume one of you know who it belongs to so please, speak now or forever hold your peace," Aidan announced, looking at us. I shared a look with Renesmee, Lily, and Jen. They all seemed pretty clueless in all of this. "Come on! I'm not getting any younger here, girls!"
"Aidan, come on. Maybe they don't know," Jacob said.
"No...No. I know who it is because it belongs to me," The words fell out of my mouth. I wasn't going to lie. I couldn't lie.
Everyone turned their attention to me. I felt the tears beginning to weld up in my eyes. This is not how I wanted it to happened...
"It's mine," I confirmed.
I looked up at Masen. I couldn't read his face. He just stared at me before whispering, "Grace."
The tears began to fall from my eyes. I wanted to run. I couldn't look at any of them right now.
"You're pregnant?" Renesmee asked slowly. I looked at my best friend, her eyes wide. I couldn't tell what any of them were feeling. Were they angry? Upset?
"Yes," I stated again, shutting my eyes tight. The tears falling from my eyes. "Okay! I'm the pregnant one here! And this is not the way I wanted to do this!"
"When were you planning on telling me this?" Masen questioned.
I bit my lip, "I don't know! I just found out, I was going to tell you soon, but damn it-"
"Are you one hundred percent sure you are though?" Masen asked again.
"Mase!" Renesmee cried out.
"Yes," I answered, clenching my fists. "And if you're going to ask me if it's yours as well, it is. It's your child."
"But..." Masen looked dumbfounded. "How-"
"When a mommy and a daddy really love each other-"
"Aidan!" Jen chided, walking over to her boyfriend. "We all know how it works."
"Just checking," Aidan replied quietly as his girlfriend wrapped an arm around his torso.
"What I meant was, we used protection. How did this..." Masen trailed off, looking at me wide eyed.
I narrowed my eyes at him, "You seriously don't remember? The night at the lake? In the tent! For god sake, we didn't use a condom!"
Masen's eyes widened in realization, "Oh...Right."
"Yeah. Right," I replied bitterly. I then grab the test from his hand. "Look, if you don't want in then just leave me alone. Okay?"
"Grace!" Masen called out in astonishment as I began to march towards the door. "No! We're talking! Right now."
"Everyone clear out," Lily ordered, sensing we needed our privacy. "Now!"
Everyone scattered after that. I could tell Renesmee was worried as she looked back at me before leaving the area with Jake. I then looked at my boyfriend as he approached me.
"Grace, I didn't mean it like that," Masen told me softly. "I...I am trying to digest this all. It's kind of-"
"A surprise?" I muttered meekly. He nodded his head.
"Yeah. Exactly," Masen said, touching my arm gently. "Grace, look...I love you. I love you so much. This is my kid and I'm not going to abandon you."
"So...You're happy?" I asked quietly.
Masen smiled a little before nodding, "Yeah...I am. It's my kid. We're having a baby!"
"So...You want to keep him or her?" I added, biting my lip.
"Of course, if you're okay with it. Grace, it's your body. I know it's my kid as well, but you're allowed to have executive decision. If you don't want to carry the baby, then I won't make you. As long as you're okay, I'm okay," Masen told me truthfully, cupping my cheek. "I love you and I love this baby."
"So you're ready to be a father?" I asked quietly. "At five years old?"
Masen chuckled, but nodded, "Yes. Look, I mean it's not something I thought about a lot but I did want to become a father. Eventually. Of course I didn't think it would happen so soon, but none the less I'm happy. I'm happy."
The tears began to spill from my eyes as I cupped his face, "Good...Because I am too."
Masen grinned at me before reaching down to touch my abdomen. He looked down at it and I don't think I've ever seen such adoration in his eyes, "Look here kid, this is your dad speaking now and I just want you to know your mommy and I are very happy that you're going to be a part of our lives."
I laughed, the tears still falling from my eyes. "We're going to be parents," Masen said softly.
"We're going to be parents," I repeated, smiling at him. He cheered in happiness, bringing me into his arms. I then wrapped mine around his torso and buried my face into his chest. I chuckled, smiling from ear to ear.
"You know, we're going to have to face the others at some point," Masen pointed out after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah," I agreed quietly, looking up at him. "And our parents."
Masen's eyes widened a bit, "Right...Them."
"I don't know how they're going to react to this," I muttered, biting my lip.
"And we should get you to my grandfather soon. I mean, this baby is supernatural..." Masen trailed off.
"Half Lux Lamia with a bit of witch from his mother?" I questioned quietly. "Jesus christ."
"Maybe the baby will inherit one gene. Be one type of creature," Masen pointed out.
"Maybe," I muttered in agreement. "Oh god..."
"When though?" I asked quietly, fiddling with the fabric of his shirt.
"Well I mean, half of them know already," Masen said, tilting his head up. I looked up to see Renesmee, Lily, Jen, Jacob, Aidan, Seth, and Ethan watching us from above.
"You guys were listening in the whole time?" I asked, raising my eyebrows.
"Maybe..." Jen muttered, giving us a shy smile.
"I mean, we just wanted to make sure you were okay," Renesmee said, giving a big excited smile.
"I would like to state Ethan and I were forced here against our will," Jacob announced, sharing a nod with Ethan. "But, we were a bit curious too."
"We wanted to know," Aidan confessed, grinning at Seth and then back at us.
"Jesus Christ...So are you guys happy?" Masen asked.
"Of course! I'm going to be an aunt!" Renesmee squealed, running down the stairs to elope us into a big group hug. She then looked down towards my stomach, "Little Renesmee Jr. is in there."
"You mean Lily Jr, because you're obviously naming your kid after me," Lily declared, walking over to the two of us.
Masen chuckled, rolling his eyes as Lily gave us each a hug of congratulations.
"Maybe they can combine the names," Renesmee suggested. "Like Lilisme..."
"How about not," Masen replied, scrunching his nose up. "I love you two, but no."
"Yeah," I agreed, giving a shy smile. "We'll have to wait and see."
"I'm fine, just long as I'm cool Auntie Lil," Lily replied giddily.
"Same," Renesmee chimed, giving me another hug.
"And don't forget the baby's awesome Uncle Aidan and Uncle Seth!" Aidan exclaimed, coming down the stairs with Seth.
"We're going to teach this kid everything we know!" Seth added excitedly.
"You should really tell Carlisle," Jacob mentioned, coming forward with Ethan.
"He's right, buddy," Ethan added, giving Masen a pat on the back. He turned to me and gave a gentle smile. "I'm happy for you but that child...We don't know what he or she is."
"The baby is fine," I insisted, protectively touching my stomach.
"I didn't mean it like that, Grace," Ethan told me right away, sensing my nerves. "I meant, we don't know their kind. The baby might grow at an exceptionally fast rate. Look at a regular hybrid. You could be popping this kid out in a month."
"How long are you?" Jacob asked curiously. Renesmee raised her eyebrows at him.
"About two weeks. It's not long," I said softly.
"Well you need Carlisle to examine you right away because you may think you're two weeks, but you're actually looking about a month," Jacob said.
"And you know this how?" Renesmee questioned.
Jacob shrugged, "Well I remember when your mom was pregnant. Ness, you were born in a matter of weeks- I think a month after the wedding. The same goes for Lizzy and Masen. Lizzy was born two or three months after Bella got pregnant and Masen was at least a month...The child your carrying, it may be part witch or warlock...But it's still got Lux Lamia in them. They're going to grow fast."
I felt fear clench over my heart like a cold fist. I shared a look with Masen who bit his lip, "He's right..."
"Well, let's just tell the family. Carlisle and my aunt can help. She's a doctor as well," I insisted, touching my abdomen where my baby was. "I can't loose him, Masen."
He paused, looking at me with amusement, "You think it's a boy?"
I rolled my eyes, "Masen Anthony, now's not the time."
"But, do you?"
"I don't know. Like I said, let's just get back to the problem at hand," I pointed out.
He nodded, taking a deep breath. "Alright. Let's just tell my parents first. I guess..."
"That sounds for the best. We'll tell my family after. They probably will take it a little different than yours," I muttered. "With Nonna Carolyn here..."
"Understood," Masen said, wrapping an arm around here.
"Did I hear what I just think I heard?" Lizzy questioned, coming in with Abby following right behind.
"Oh god!" I blushed. "Were we that loud?"
"No," Lizzy replied, shaking her head. "I can read minds, remember."
"Oh right," I muttered, giving her a shy smile.
"I'm gonna be an aunt!" She chirped excitedly, running over to give us hugs. "Don't worry, things will be fine. They just have to! That's my little niece in there!"
"So you think it's a girl?" Masen questioned, smirking. He wrapped an arm around his little sister's shoulder.
I rolled my eyes, "Come on. Let's just wait for your parents."
"Agreed," Masen said. He picked up my hand and pressed a kiss to it.
Now all we had to do was tell our parents the news...Oh goody. My mother was going to kill me!
*Edward's POV*
"That was really great," Bella said to me as we walked through our front door.
"It was," I agreed, pressing my lips to my wife's. It was nice to have date night with Bella when we could. Of course we couldn't do the normal human dating at a restaurant, but we always found something interesting to do. Tonight we went dancing. It took some convincing, but my wife seemed to comply. "You look absolutely beautiful, by the way," I whispered in her ear.
Bella looked up at me and smiled. If she could, I think she'd be blushing bright red right now. "Thanks. I'm glad I wasn't human. If human Bella was dancing, she would've probably broken a leg."
"No. I don't think you ever gave your human self a lot credit, love," I said, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "You're just as amazing as you were back then. Just a little different, but you'll always be the same Bella I fell in love with."
Bella smiled, reaching up to press her lips to mine. "I think the two of us should discuss this some more in the bedroom."
"If you insist, Mrs. Cullen," I replied huskily.
As I tossed the keys to the Ashton Martin onto the counter, and I was ready to sweep my wife into my arms- I noticed right away something wasn't right. There was Masen and Grace. They were seated at on the living room couch like they were waiting for something.
"Um, hey guys," Bella greeted them, the two of us flustered. "What's up?"
"We have to talk to you guys," Masen announced, grabbing onto Grace's hand tightly. "It's very important."
I shared a worried look with Bella before turning to our son. "What is it?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Let's just say something unexpected happened," Grace replied, her voice laced with nerves. I tried reading her mind but all she thought about was our reaction. How we were going to get mad with her.
"What's the matter?" Bella and I then took seats across from them.
"Mom...Dad..." Masen trailed off, gripping even tighter to Grace's hand. "We're...Well Grace is- I mean together we're-"
"I'm pregnant," Grace blurted out, her face going red.
I don't think I moved for a good whole minute before finally sharing a look with Bella, who looked just like me. We then turned back to the two, "You're what?"
"Grace and I are going to have a baby," Masen stated. "I know, it's sudden. And I know! We were careful! It just...I don't know- it just happened! And we want to keep the baby! We just need help."
I paused, biting my lip. "Son...Grace...Are you sure you're ready to be parents? You're both still kids...You're not even married."
"We know. It's sudden. But, we both agreed on the fact that we can't get rid of him or her," Grace spoke up. "I know, I'm throwing college away but I'm choosing a path of immortality here with Masen. If we have that, then college can wait. This is our child and I can't make myself get rid of him."
"I understand," Bella spoke up, reaching out to grab Grace's hands. "You know, I was in your position with Renesmee. It's a scary thought."
"It is," Grace agreed, biting her lip.
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine," Bella reassured Grace and Masen. "Look, we'll tell Carlisle first thing tomorrow. He'll take a look and see what exactly is going on...Have you told anyone else?"
Masen bit his lip, "Well...Ethan, Lily, Renesmee, Jacob, Seth, Aidan, Lizzy, and Abby found out. Not on purpose, just kind of on accident..."
"Alright," Bella said. "Does your mother know, Grace? Or anyone in your family?"
The young woman shook her head, "No. I haven't told any of them yet."
"Okay," Bella muttered. She then composed herself, "Look, why don't you two go upstairs and get some sleep. It's two o'clock in the morning. You must be exhausted. Like I said, we'll discuss this with the others in the morning and see what's going on. But I also high suggest you tell your mother what's going on."
"Of course," Grace said quietly.
"Thanks, Mom," Masen spoke up. He then looked at me and nodded his head, "Dad."
"Night kids," I told them.
After saying goodnight to them and the two of them were in Masen's room, I turned to Bella. She looked at me with wide eyes, "Our son is having a baby."
"At five," I added quietly.
Bella sighed, rubbing her temples as she sat down on the couch, "I'm not disappointed, okay. I can't be."
"How are you not disappointed!?" I fumed, looking at her wide eyed. "Our son got a girl pregnant!"
Bella narrowed her eyes at me, "Why? Are you mad because they weren't married? Edward, this isn't the 1900s anymore! This was bound to happen!"
"So you knew they were having sex!?" I accused. "Why didn't you stop it!"
"Me? What about you, Mr. Mind Reader! How did you miss this one!" Bella shot back at me.
"Well it's kind of hard when two of your children have mental shields and the other one gets protected by her younger siblings!" I retorted. "Anyway don't put this back on me, why the hell didn't you say anything!?"
"Because I wasn't sure. Anyway I didn't think they were in any sort of trouble!" Bella hissed at me angrily. "Edward, in our case it's understandable why we waited after marriage! You were brought up that way and even though I wasn't, I complied because I wanted it to be special. I knew that on our wedding night it would count and it did. Our child isn't like that. I don't think any of our children are worried about saving it for their wedding night!"
"What do you mean our children aren't?" I asked incredulously. "When I had the talk with each of them it was expected that they'd be responsible! Safe!"
"They're being safe! Jesus christ, Edward accidents happen! And whether you like it our not, this child is going to be our grandchild! So you have to deal with it!" Bella growled at me.
"Is Renesmee having sex?!" I asked now.
Bella bit her lip, "I don't know, but we talked about it. Edward, she's being responsible if anything."
"Oh jesus christ," I mumbled, rubbing my temples. "They're all having sex and we had no clue! What kind of parents are we!?"
"What do you expect, Edward! We're not supposed to be keeping them on a leash!" Bella seethed.
Maybe Jacob, I thought.
"They're our children! We raised them right and we have to trust their judgement! It's not like they don't have any morals! How about instead of blaming them, you need to put trust in our children!"
I took a deep breath and grabbed my wife's hands gently, "Bella, I trust our children."
"It doesn't sound like it," She remarked, raising her eyebrows.
I sighed, "I do. Really...I just was raised in another time period. A time where you weren't even allowed to hug until the fifth date. It was a lot more reserved back then. And it's not your fault or the kids. It's just how I was raised and clashing that with the twenty first century, where everything is completely and utterly different from when I was seventeen...It's overwhelming."
Bella nodded, cupping my cheek, "I know you wish they saved it for marriage, but sometimes it doesn't work that way for everyone. If one of our kids save it for marriage then that's great. Okay. But it's absolutely fine if they don't. Sex is something they have to mutually agree on. It's not something you can plan either. It can be messy and confusing. You and I both know that...But all in all, I love Masen. I love Grace as if she was our own. I am not going to abandon them now. Not when they need us the most."
I nodded my head, "I won't either. Bella, this is our grandchild and our children...I was just surprised. I'm sorry that I acted that way."
"I'm sorry too," Bella whispered. "Look, I didn't think they would have a child for a long time. In fact, I knew they were serious but not this serious. I don't know. I didn't see this coming either."
"I thought we had a few more years until they would have children," I added as we both took seats on the couch. "At least when they were done with college or married."
"Edward, I'm going to be a grandmother," Bella stated softly, wide eyed. "I'm only twenty-seven. I have to be the world's youngest grandmother or something."
"Well if you're the world's youngest, then I'm the world's oldest," I mumbled. "Try having a grandfather's who's actually one hundred and thirteen years old. Talk about old, when Emmett finds out I won't hear the end of it."
Bella stifled a laugh, laying her head against my shoulder, "We're going to be grandparents."
"Yes, we are," I answered quietly, holding on tight to her hand. "Eight years ago we had our first kid- now we're grandparents."
"Yeah," Bella replied, but I then saw a small smile emerge on her face. "But you know this means a new baby- and better yet, our grandchild."
I chuckled, hugging on tightly to my wife, "Let's just hope that whatever happens, everything will be fine. First thing when they wake up, I'm going to discuss things over with Carlisle."
"Alright. Good," Bella replied quietly. "Good."
The two of us just sat in silence for the next couple of hours. Still trying to fathom the fact that we would be having a grandchild.
A/N: So...One set of parents know lol. Hope you guys enjoy! I've had some spare time and have had the chance to write even more. This is definitely going to go faster than Noon Sun haha. Anyway, thanks for reading and be on the lookout for the next update!
