Chapter Twenty Three: Leaving
Edward's POV
11:30 AM
She's cryin' on a suitcase
Sittin' at the airport
Waitin' on the airplane
Bout to take her out of here...
"You'll call me every night, right?" She whispered.
"Every day and every night." I said putting both hands on the sides of her face.
She squeezed her eyes shut trying to stop crying.
"I'm going to miss you." She said.
"I'm going to miss you too my love." I told her kissing her on the lips gently.
She put her hand on the back of my neck so I wouldn't be able to move away from her. I manged to pull away anyway though.
"It's almost time." Iwhispered.
"No." She cried.
"I love you Bella, this is for us remember?" I said.
She nodded.
"Now, take care of our baby while you're away okay?" I said putting my hand on her stomach.
"I will." She sniffled.
We looked up as Bella's flight was called to the gate.
I kissed her roughly, "I love you."
"I love you too." She said.
I knew if I didn't turn around now and walk away I would blow the whole plan and take her home. I gave her one last kiss.
They're gonna call her number
She'll sit down by the window
The plane'll leave the runway
And fade into a goodbye sky...
I quickly walked away and headed towards the family who were waiting for me to finish saying my goodbyes. Emmett squeezed my shoulder as we headed for the exit, I turned around in enough time to see Bella enter the plane.
Bella's POV
"Stop crying." I whispered to myself.
I wiped my eyes with a napkin.
"Everything okay miss?" A flight attendant asked.
I laughed a little, "Yeah, just a little hormonal right now."
"Can I ask what is wrong?" She asked.
"I just left my husband for a few months so I can visit my mother in Florida." I said.
"Oh." She said.
"Yeah, it doesn't help that I'm pregnant and cry all the time though." I laughed a little.
"I know the feeling." She said.
"You have children?" I asked.
"Three." She said.
"Does it hurt?" I asked.
"Oh honey," She said sitting down, "I hate to tell you this, but it hurts a lot."
"Great." I said.
"But, the end result is so worth it." She said.
"What's your name?" I asked.
"Amy." She said.
"Mine is Bella." I said.
"Nice to meet you, look if you need anything let me know! I better get back to work." She said.
"Okay." I said.
I decided to make myself comfortable because this was going to be a long six hours.
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6:00 PM
"Bella!" Renee squealed.
I walked into her arms and she squeezed me rocking me side to side.
"It's good to see you mom." I said.
"It is so good to see you honey, we missed you!" She said.
I broke the hug to give Phil a quick hug.
"Hi Phil." I said.
"Welcome to Florida Bella! It's going to be a great time having you here." He said.
I smiled.
"How about we get your bags, and then we can go have some dinner." She said.
"Okay." I said.
We headed down to the place where everyone's luggage was held. We looked at each conveyer to see where my bags were at. I tried ignoring all the happy couples that were holding hands, kissing, laughing, and having a good time.
"So Bella, how are you feeling dear?" Renee asked rubbing my back.
"Right now a little nauseous, but over all I'm fine." I told her.
"That's good, I was so sick with you. Your father was constantly wanting to take me to the hospital, he didn't do well with sickness." She told me.
"I was really sick in the very beginning, I'm finally getting over it though." I said.
At Dinner in a local Restaurant
"So, tell us more about Edward's DID." Phil said.
"Well there isn't much to tell really. He has two sides, James and Peter." I told them.
"Who is peter?" Phil asked.
"He's really nice, he is mentally challenged but the sweetest person you could ever meet." I told him.
Renee smiled, "And James?"
"Uh, I think I'm going to go to the bathroom." I said.
"No, tell us about James first!" Renee said.
"The pasta selection here is pretty good, it's going to be hard to decide." I hesitated.
"Bella! Tell us about James!" Renee asked.
I sighed, "James is the complete opposite. He has anger issues and he can be abusive."
"Abusive? Has he hit you?!" Phil asked.
"A few times." I said.
Renee gasped.
"He has hit me, and strangled me." I whispered.
"Oh my god! Bella! You can't keep living there with him! Especially with a baby on the way!" She advised.
"I can't just leave!" I said.
"Bella he is dangerous! He could have seriously hurt you!" Phil said.
I shook my head and huffed.
"I came here to help Edward, and it gave me an opportunity to visit with you two. I didn't come here to be criticized for choosing to stay with my husband. You aren't the first people to tell me that I should leave him, trust me, but I am not leaving him. I am going to stay by his side while he fights through his demons because that is what you do in a marriage. So, if you excuse me, I am no longer hungry. I'll take a taxi to the nearest hotel and I will call you when I arrive safely. Enjoy your dinner." I stated while getting up from the booth.
"Bella! Wait. Sit back down! I didn't mean to upset you, we didn't mean to upset you! We just want what's best for you! For you, Edward, and our grandchild." Renee said.
"I won't sit here and let you guys talk me into divorcing the one person that completes me. I love him mom, I love him so much that it is killing me to be in a different state away from him. Please try to understand that!" I said.
"I do understand that," She said grabbing Phils hand, "I do, and I'm sorry. Let's just finish dinner and go home."
So I sat back down, ordered my food, and we had a nice relaxing dinner.
…
I miss you. -B
I miss you more -E
Not possible -B
Uh huh. -E
Nope.-B
How are you feeling? -E
Sad, but good -B
That's good -E
We continued to send stupid little texts back and forth to each other for he next hour or two before I decided to get ready for bed. There was a knock on the door while I was pulling the covers back.
"Come in." I said.
Renee walked in slowly, she was holding a small baby blanket.
"I know we still have a while together, but I wanted to give you this." She said.
We both sat down on the bed, she was getting all teary eyed and sentimental.
"Mom?" I questioned.
"This was yours. You slept with it every night, and when we were away from home and forgot it at home we had the hardest time getting you to sleep. I've had to repair and restore it several times, but I hoped that one day, this moment in particular, I could hand it down to you to give to your little baby." She said wiping away a few tears.
"Oh mom!" I said taking the blanket.
It was a simple yellow blanket with satin lining and soft fabric in the middle.
"I love you mom." I said hugging her.
"I love you too baby girl." She whispered.
She got up and closed the bedroom door behind her. I ran my fingers over the soft blanket before laying down in bed. I curled up clutching the blanket to my chest and closed my eyes and dreamed of the day where I would be giving my daughter or son this blanket for their first born.
A Few Weeks Later
I haven't talked to Edward in a week, the family said that they wanted to separate him from everything and that apparently included me.
"It just makes me feel like I'm the cause. Like why can he talk to his whole family, but not to me?!" I complained.
"I think its more for protection. Everything gets worse before it gets better, so maybe he is afraid that James will get worse." Renee told me.
I thought about it for a moment or two.
"I never thought of it that way." I said.
She smiled.
"I just miss him." I said.
"I know honey." She said.
"I'm going to bed." I sighed.
"Night honey." She said.
I laid down and covered up trying to relax enough to fall asleep...
"You are doing so well baby, keep going!" Edward encouraged.
"I can't! I can't Edward it hurts too much!" I cried stopping pushing.
"You can, one big push Bella!" He told me.
I pushed the hardest I have ever pushed before, I stopped once the pressure was gone and prepared myself to hear my baby cry.
But it never came.
"Carlisle?!" I gasped.
He handed the baby to the nurse who rushed it over to the area they had set up by the wall.
"Carlisle what is happening?!" I asked.
"It's fine, everything is fine." He told me.
Edward grabbed my hand and kissed it.
"Edward I'm scared." I whispered.
"I know, I'm right here." He said.
I listened and listened for a cry, nurses ran in and out of the room.
"Go! Get her to the NICU now!" Carlisle yelled.
"Her?!" I cried.
"A girl." Edward whispered kissing my head.
Carlisle walked over with a grim look on his face.
"What happened?" Edward asked.
"Her lungs are very undeveloped and we can't figure out why. They are going to put her on a breathing machine to help, I hate to say it but she is in critical condition." He told us.
"Oh god." I cried.
Edward squeezed my hand as I cried.
We were forced to wait, and the next morning proved that bad things did happen to good people.
He didn't have to say anything, the simple shake of his head said everything. Carlisle caught Edward who collapsed to the floor sobbing, Esme rushed over to me and tried holding me together but I was falling apart.
I gasped sitting up. I brushed the hair from my face and looked around, it was 3:15 AM. I sighed and stood up grabbing my robe and putting it on. I tied it shut before walking into the kitchen trying to be quiet so I wouldn't wake Renee or Phil. I put the tea pot on the stove and waited, I got the lemon out from the fridge and got my cup ready. I poured myself a cup before going to sit at the island, I put the lemon in the tea and took a little sip.
"You mom likes her tea the same way."
I jumped and turned around to see Phil in a t-shirt and shorts.
"I didn't mean to wake you." I said.
"You didn't, I was just heading to the bathroom and saw your door open. I thought I would come and check to see if you were alright." He said.
"I am. Bad dream, mom always made me tea with lemon when I was upset." I said stirring my tea with my spoon.
"What are you upset about?" He asked leaning against the counter.
"I had a dream that the baby died from underdeveloped lungs." I whispered.
"Bella, that-"
"Won't happen, I know." I said.
He smiled, "It's normal to have fears."
"I know." I said.
"Well, I'll see you in the morning." He said kissing my forehead before walking away.
"Phil?" I said.
"Yeah?" He said.
"Do you ever regret not having children?" I asked.
"No, because I have one and she's about to give me a grandchild." He told me smiling.
I smiled, he turned around and left.
I finished my tea and headed back to bed.
Hey guys! I know... It's been a few months since I have updated! I am REAALLLLLYYYY sorry! Will you forgive me? =D I've worked on this chapter here and there so hopefully it all blends in and makes sense! Let me know what you think!