Chapter 31: Overworked and Baby Showers

It has been an interesting few weeks. First off I should tell you that Andrea is no longer and will never be a therapist for as long as she lives. She tried to fight it by taking us to court but she ended up losing the battle and cussing Edward out for selling her out. Needless to say that I think it's safe to say that she is out of our lives forever.

I walked into the kitchen where Edward was making supper, I was currently on the phone with my boss at school. "Yeah, yeah I can do that. No it's fine I understand. And as long as I get a break and sit down I should be fine. Yeah, no problem. Alright, bye." I said.

"What was that about?" Edward asked.

"Anne is sick and they can't find anyone else for tomorrow so I have to go in." I said knowing that he would protest.

"Bella..." He said.

"I know, I know. But I will be sitting down and I will get a break every so often so I should be fine. It's only one day." I told him.

"I know I just don't want anything to happen to you. You aren't suppose to be on your feet or under any stress." He said.

"Babe, I love you for worrying, I do. But I will be fine. It's just for one day." I told him.

The Next Day

"Okay okay, let's find our seats now. I know I have been gone a lot this year and it will be a while before I am back but we need to get started!" I to the kids as they found their desks.

"Where do babies come from Mrs. Bella?" Claire asked.

Talk about being caught off guard. I probably looked like a deer in the headlights.

"I'm not sure I should be the one to answer that question. Usually that's up to mommy and daddy to answer." I told her.

"Will you have to talk to the baby about it?" She asked.

"At some point yes." I said. She just nodded.

"Now today we are going to be continuing learning about the different kinds of shapes!" I said.

"Yay!" Chance cheered.

I smiled getting up from my seat.

I went to the white board and drew some simple shapes.

"What's this?" I asked.

Claire raised her hand.

"Yes Claire." I said.

"That's a square!" She said.

"Good! Now, where might you find a square? Or what is square shaped?" I asked.

"Our desks are square shaped!" Chance said.

"Very good! Next time remember to raise your hand." I said.

He gave me the apologetic look and I smiled.

The day went on pretty smoothly. The kids were getting upset because it was raining and they couldn't have recess outside. I was getting upset because my boss hadn't come to give me a break yet.

"Mrs. Cullen! Chance stole my car!" Andy screamed.

"Chance give the car back. You know the rules." I scolded.

I ignored the twinge of pain that shot through my stomach as I walked over to make sure the car was returned to its rightful owner.

"Whys it raining today Mrs. Cullen?" Sarah asked looking out the window.

"Because Mother Nature is watering the plants." I said.

"Do you think Mother Nature is mad?" She asked.

"I don't think so, I think she just wants to see all the plants and trees grow." I told her.

"HEY! I was playing with that!"

Another fight to break up.

I swear being trapped inside was putting everyone on edge. I was waking to my desk when I let out a gasp and held my stomach. I let out a tiny scream as I doubled over setting my other hand on my desk.

"Mrs. Bella?" Andy asked.

I tried to answer him but the pain was horrible.

"Go get... Go get the principle." I gasped.

"Are you okay?!" Andrew asked.

"Andy, I'm fine. Please just go get someone." I said smiling trying to make it look like I'm fine.

The truth was I think that this pains were contractions and that was not a good sign. I walked over to the chair as I sat down and focused on my breathing. I tried not to scream because I knew that would only scare the kids more than they already were. My boss, Ashley, ran in with another teacher who worked on getting the children out of the room as fast as possible.

"Bella!" Ashley said running over.

"I need you to call Edward! He need- ah- he needs to bring my medication." I told her.

"Right away!" She said.

She ran out of the room, I took deep breaths rubbing my stomach.

"It's not time. Not yet." I whispered.

I could only hope that Edward would get here fast.

Ten Minutes Later

"BELLA!" Edward yelled rushing in.

"Edward." I gasped.

"How far apart are the contractions?!" He asked.

"Over ten minutes." I told him.

"Has your water broke?" He asked.

I shook my head.

"Okay, just relax." He said.

I nodded.

He took out the needle that he had been keeping in his back pocket. I looked away as he poked it in my arm and pushed the lever down as the medication went into my blood stream.

"I need to take her home." Edward said standing up.

"Of course." Ashley said.

…

Edward's POV

I stood leaning against the door frame of our bed room watching Bella sleep peacefully. She had fuzzy blue pajama pants on and a white tank top that barely covered her stomach.

"I hope you are happy with her Edward! I hope you are happy knowing you threw away whatever chance you had at a happy life!" Andrea screamed at me.

"She makes me happy! I'll have a happy life no matter what happens as long as she's with me!" I snapped back at her.

"Yeah, well whatever. What we had was real, and special, and some day you will realize that!" She screamed pushing past me.

"Stay out of my life Andrea. Now and forever. I never want to see you again." I told her.

She glared at me before throwing the doors to the court room open and storming out.

I cost someone their job that day, but I didn't care. I did it all for the person that was sleeping safe and sound in our bed. Resting up and helping our future child grow nice and strong.

"How is she doing?" Carlisle asked making me jump.

"Better." I said.

"And you?" He asked.

"A nervous wreck." I admitted.

"I know this is scary." He said.

"Do you?!" I snapped.

He half smiled.

"Sorry." I sighed.

"No, you're fine." He said.

"We've got less than three months to go. Hopefully she can make it to at least eight months." I said.

"The lungs seem to be improving when I did a check up. Her blood pressure is still elevated but I don't think we'll get a normal reading until after the baby is delivered." He said.

"I know." I said.

"It's almost over Edward, we're almost there." He said patting my shoulder before leaving.

"Almost." I whispered.

Bella's POV

I took a deep relaxing breath as I closed my eyes and rested against the back board of our bed. I had the baby headphones that Alice bought on my stomach, the calming sounds of Edward's classical music done on the piano playing.

"Bella?"

I opened my eyes and gasped.

"Jacob!"

He flashed his white teeth at me before crawling in bed next to me.

"Oh my god I missed you!" I said hugging him.

"I missed you too Bells, I missed you too." He said wrapping his arms around me.

I smiled laying my head on his chest.

"I feel like such a bad friend! I haven't kept in touch with you and Julia." I said.

"No! You've been busy, Edward has been keeping me informed." He said.

"You talk to Edward?" I asked lifting my head to look at him.

He huffed, "Yeah, ironic huh?"

I giggled.

I happened to glance at his left hand.

"You got married?!" I gasped.

He smiled, "Yeah, last month."

My eyes teared up, "I missed it?"

"Bella! Don't cry. Please, I hate seeing you cry." He said.

"I missed your wedding." I said again this time the tears fell.

"It happened so fast Bella, I talked to Edward but he thought that it wouldn't be a good idea for you to be on your feet that long. Julia wanted you to be a bridesmaid." He said.

"He knew?!" I hissed.

"Yeah? He didn't tell you?" He asked.

"No he didn't tell me!" I snapped.

"I thought he would have mentioned it Bella, I'm sorry." He said.

I shook my head, I was angry at Edward for not telling me, he could have at least told me.

"What's the baby listening too?" He asked.

"Classical music." I said.

"Ah, getting the little musician started early." He smiled.

"I guess." I said, still upset that I missed the wedding.

Later That Night

"Did you have a nice visit with Jacob?" Edward asked.

"Yeah." I said.

"That's good, I know you've missed him." He said.

"Yeah, kind of like I missed the wedding." I said.

He sighed.

"You could have told me Edward." I said.

"What good would it have done besides make you upset?" He asked.

"I could have sent a gift, or called him, something!" I said.

"I'm sorry Bella." He said.

I sighed.

"Just please stop keeping things from me, big or small." I told him, deciding this wasn't worth a fight over.

"Promise." He said leaning down and giving me a kiss.

…

"Bella! Wake up!" Alice squealed.

I groaned.

"Come on! It's baby shower day!" She said clapping.

I looked at the clock, "And it's also eight in the morning."

"I'll see you downstairs in ten minutes to do your make up and hair." She said skipping out of the door.

I groaned.

"A word of advice," I said to my stomach, "Stay away from Aunt Alice, especially if you are a girl."

Ten minutes later I forced myself out of my comfortable bed, brushed my teeth, and sent a good morning text to Edward who was already at work. I shuffled down the stairs where Alice had transformed the living room into a beauty salon. After my normal grumbles and fusses she sat me down and started on my make up while Rosalie worked on my hair.

"We aren't playing that game where people guess how big I am, are we?" I asked.

"Well of course!" Alice said.

I groaned, "Great, so there's going to be a bunch of people, half of who I probably won't know, guessing how big I am."

"Bella, it will be fun I promise." Rose said.

I huffed.

An hour later I was sitting at a table welcoming the incoming guests, and as I said I didn't know half of them. We started with baby games, and of course the guess the belly size game was first.

"Okay, now Bella stand up and we will see who came the closest!" Alice said.

I stood up as random people wrapped their ribbons around me, half the people got them too big and only one person go it almost exact. The winner, one of Esme's friends, won a gift bag with some candles in them.

My phone buzzed.

How is it going? -E

Please save me -B

That bad? -E

Let's just say that if another person comes and touches my stomach like it's some kind of good luck charm, You might be seeing a lot of patients with broken hands come into the hospital. - B

Lol. Love you. - E

Love you too. -B

A Few Hours Later

"Bella." Alice nudged me.

I jumped awake, and looked around. Thankfully no one noticed me doze off.

"Is the mama feeling tired?"

I knew that voice, I turned around and saw Edward walking up.

"You're home!" I said.

"I am." He smiled.

He leaned down and kissed me on the lips.

I smiled.

"And yes, mama is tired." I said.

"This about to wrap up?" Edward asked Alice.

"Yeah, we can end it." She said, even though I could tell she wanted it to go longer.

While Alice made the 'that's a wrap' speech and thanked everyone for coming, Edward helped me out of my chair and led me into the house.

"I should go help with the presents." I said.

"The family is going to take care of that. You need to rest and relax, you've been on your feet longer then you should have been today." He said.

"Yes bos- AH!" I gasped.

I grabbed my stomach and stopped walking.

"Bella?!" Edward asked.

I took deep breaths as I rubbed my stomach.

"Love?" He asked.

"I'm fine." I said as the pain went away.

"You sure?" He asked.

"Yeah." I breathed.

"We need to get you in bed." He said.

I didn't argue this time, I was positive that was a contraction which meant that I needed to take it easy.

…

I sat in the rocking chair Renee shipped to us for the baby shower with my feet propped up on a box while Edward sat in the middle of the nursery surrounded by all the presents.

"Where are we going to put all this shit?!" He asked.

"Language!" I scolded placing my hands on my stomach as if I was covering the babies ears.

He just rolled his eyes.

"Ow!" I hissed.

"What?!" Edward asked jumping up.

"I swear we have the next football star in here." I groaned.

He sighed.

"Edward, the contractions stopped. I'm fine." I told him.

"Okay." He said.

"We have two more months, we can do this, I can do this." I said.

"Of course you can." He said bending down kissing my forehead.

"We should get started on folding all these clothes." I said.

He nodded before handing me a basket and taking one for himself.

Sorry if the baby shower seemed rushed! It's been a while since I've been to one! Hope you liked the chapter! Working on the next soon, and there will probably be a time jump to 8 months which means the baby will be making its arrival soon! Within the next couple chapters! Let me know what you think! =D

ALSO, do you want them to have a boy or girl? And name ideas?