Here is the final chapter before the epilogue. Huge thanks to all the girls who keep us readable: Jess2002, LaPumuckl, and starting with this chapter and future stories is the wonderful, EdwardsFirstKiss.
Chapter 24
"How do I look?" Bella asks as she pulls at her dress.
"Beautiful," I say with a lopsided grin as I pull her to stand between my legs. "Just as beautiful as you did in the other six dresses you tried on."
"Edward, this is the first time my 'classmates' will see me in over a month. They will see this, and we both know they will start talking," she says touching her bump.
"You don't need to do this, Mina," I say as she covers my hand on her tummy.
"I don't want to ruin Emmett's day with drama," she states.
"It's your day too, Mina, you've worked hard," I tell her and she sits on my lap.
"You're really ready for this?" she asks.
Smiling, I nod at her. "Yes, without any doubt at all. I love you, Mina. I want everyone to see us together and happy. You should move in with me."
Bella grins but shakes her head at me. "That is both your and Emmett's home. I'm staying with Tia for the time being."
Letting it go, I quickly kiss her lips. "Okay, for the time being," I say with a wink. "Come on, it's time to get to the school."
Bella groans but stands up as I grab her cap and gown. Taking her hand, we join the others downstairs.
Walking into the living room, we can hear the others' laughter.
"Bella, you look amazing," Tia says jumping up as she looks Bella over.
Leaving Bella with Tia, I move to Emmett. "You look good, Son," I say to him as I straighten his tie.
"Thanks, Dad," he grins at me.
"Are you ready for this?" I ask knowing that despite most of the troublemakers being removed from the school there still have been some who've given Emmett a hard time. Not only because of Bella and I, but also because he is dating Rose.
"It's fine, Dad, and don't worry about me. I'm just getting a taste of my own medicine, I can take it."
Sighing a little, I know deep down he is right, and this may be just a tad bit of karma, but he's still my son.
"They look like mother and daughter," he states and I turn my head to see Tia fixing little strands of Bella's hair.
"They do," I smile, but frown when Emmett bursts out into a full belly laugh. "What's so funny?"
"Good thing you never hit any bases with Tia, Dad. That would've been awkward!"
Giving him the 'I'm not amused look', doesn't change the silly grin on his face.
"It's time to go," Rose says softly and I turn holding my hand out for Bella to take.
The drive to the school goes by too quickly and we arrive just as everyone is taking their seats. This bothers me because, for the next hour Bella will be on her own.
"Remember that I am here. Just say my name, Mina, and I will run out of here with you."
She nods and takes her seat.
Moving to my own seat, I sit nervously with my eyes on her. The faint whispers of both her name and mine can already be heard, but gossip is the least of my concerns.
"Edward, I think you should calm down a little."
Turning, I see Garrett, who's looking worriedly at me.
"Don't give me that look, we all knew this would happen, let's not give them anything else to talk about."
"It's not that simple," I tell him turning back to Bella.
I am grateful that he has been talking to Bella these past weeks, giving her the strength to leave her problems with her parents behind her, but right now, he knows jack shit.
"It is, Edward, just take the higher ground."
"But they're talking about her, saying she is a slut," I hiss out.
"And?"
"What do you mean 'and'?"
"I mean that there are thousands of women who get called that. I'm sure there will be one person they each know who would disagree with what's being said. The word 'slut' being said is hateful, cruel, and unkind. The person that said it is the one with the problems, not the person it's said about. However, you will not change their minds, no matter what you do or say. This is how they will see and talk about her. We can only make sure she knows it's not true."
Shaking my head at him, I can't help but feel frustrated. "I want to set the record straight and tell them all what really went down."
The whole time I am speaking, Garrett is shaking his head.
"Their minds are made up, no one—not even God himself—will get them to change them now. Besides why should you or Bella explain to them about what happened? It's your relationship and they have no say in it. You just have to rejoice in it and not let ignorance and bigotry ruin the day. Now calm down so we can watch Emmett and then Bella walk across the stage."
Turning, I see Marcus walk onto the stage. Taking a deep breath, I sit back as my eyes land on Bella who despite being stared at by nearly everyone has her head held up high.
Marcus spends time talking before the guest speaker gives what he believes is an inspirational speech. After almost an hour, we finally get to the part of why we're all here.
The names are slowly read starting with the A's. Emmett's name is called early on and I stand and cheer as he walks across the stage with a grin on his face.
When Bella's name is called, the whispered talks increase. Tia and I jump up to cheer, and I smile broadly as Emmett jumps up too.
The louder Emmett, Tia and I cheer the more red Bella's face becomes. My eyes stay on her until she's back in her seat.
"He has no shame," someone mutters out from behind me. Looking over my shoulder, I see two women glaring at me. Closing my mouth, I try to count to ten, so I don't say anything to this stupid bitch.
"She should not be here flaunting that bastard she's carrying," the woman says.
Turning, I see the evil grin on her face and it's the breaking point for me.
"Mrs. Rogers, I'm surprised to see you here. How is Irina doing? Is she settled in at her new school?" I ask in a smug tone of voice.
She winces and the woman next to her looks between us.
"You must feel so ashamed that your daughter was kicked out of school, I mean with you on the board and all. I just couldn't believe that your daughter was one of the bullies who refused to change when shown the error of her ways. Surely that's not going to look good on any college transcripts." I lean closer to her so I can talk more quietly. "For your information, Bella is my girlfriend, and she's carrying my unborn babies, so watch your tongue," I grit out.
She gasps covering her mouth looking like she's in shock.
Nodding curtly, I turn back around placing a smile back on my face. There's no way I'm letting her or anyone else make Bella feel ashamed or unwanted.
As soon as the caps are in the air, I'm off of my seat heading for Bella.
"Mina," I say pulling her into my arms. Even with her in my arms and everyone talking, I can still hear the whispering and stares.
"Can we get out of here?" Bella asks as she hugs me close to her body.
"Yes, we can," I say. Taking a hold of her arm, I scan the hall for the others, who thankfully are all standing together.
"Ready to go, Em?" I ask loudly as we walk up to them.
"Yep, there is no one here that I want to talk to," Emmett says as he hugs Rose to him.
"Well then let's get out of here," I respond with a grin.
Nearly everyone in the hall watches us walk out. As soon as we're in our cars, I feel like I can breathe more easily.
"The sooner we are out of this town, the better I will feel," I say as the school disappears into the rearview mirror.
Bella hums a little and I know she's still unsure about me selling my family home. However, as the weeks have passed, I've become surer of my choice. One thing is for certain, it's not my home that made my memories; it was the people that lived in it and I'll always carry them with me.
"I've seen a few houses that I would like to check out with you, this week," I say looking at her from the corner of my eye.
"Me? What about Em?" Bella stutters out.
"I would like his input too, but yours is more important as it's you, the babies, and me who are going to be living there."
Bella hums again.
"Mina, I would like to live with you. As soon as you are ready, this will be our home—our family's home—and no one is taking it away from us."
Bella's sweet smile shines on her face. "Okay, I'll come with you to look at them."
Nodding in relief, I clasp her hand and lean close to her. Keeping my eyes on the road, I manage to give her a small quick kiss.
Pulling up at the restaurant that we have booked, I help her out as we are met by the others. We spend the next two hours celebrating both Bella and Emmett's achievements.
~MSG~
"This house dates back to 1836 and still has all of its original structure. This is the main living room, and I know you will agree that it's beautiful." The female real estate agent chirps out in her over the top happy voice.
Holding up my hand, I cut her off before she can continue. "Please just let us walk around," I say with a tone that makes it known I'm not asking.
She flips her head up giving me a tight smile. "Of course, Mr. Cullen." Her eyes go to Bella before she walks out of the room.
"Sorry," I mumble, "But her voice was getting on my nerves."
"That's my fault," Bella says and I shake my head at her. "Yeah it is, and this is the hundredth house we have seen this month. I'm getting too big to keep this up."
Smiling, I kiss her head and rub her bump. "This is number twenty, Mina," I tell her making her groan.
She quickly turns her groan into a gasp and I'm immediately hyper-aware of our surroundings. "What?" I ask.
"One of the babies kicked," she says with a smile making me roll my eyes and chuckle at my own overreaction.
"I can't believe you're still getting this excited about it," I chuckle.
She frowns at me and I kiss her pouting lower lip.
"Hey, they're only in here for another three months, that's it."
For someone who had such a bad start to their pregnancy, I'm happy to say after leaving and then graduating from school it seems to have calmed her. Bella is now healthy and glowing. Where she still gets tired easily, it's not as bad as it was.
"We could always have another after these two," I declare loving having her pregnant.
"Hey now, let's just see how we do with two."
Leaning down, I kiss her before we walk around the house.
"Oh, I like this!" Bella exclaims as she walks into a bedroom. "Look, it has a Jack and Jill bath leading to the other bedroom, and a balcony." She tells me and I smile as her face lights up. "Oh wow, I think the babies would like this bedroom too!"
Moving to her, I place my hand on her tummy as I crouch down. "Do daddy's baby boy and baby girl like this room?" I ask her tummy and quickly get a few kicks as a reply and I chuckle kissing them. "They like it," I say looking up at Bella, who rolls her eyes.
"They like the sound of your voice, and why are you so sure there is one of each sex?" she asks raising her eyebrow at me.
"Because," I say as I stand up. "You told me that's what they are, and I believe in a mother's intuition."
Bella rolls her eyes. "We could always find out," she says shyly as we walk to the next room.
We enter the master bedroom and look around.
"Nope, you said you wanted it to be a surprise so that's what we're going to do."
"I like this place," Bella says as she walks around the room.
"So, we'll book a second visit to look at the house in the evening?"
Bella bobs her head and we walk back down to the overly chirpy real estate agent.
After making a booking to come over again late in the evening, we head out. If there's one thing I have learned through listening to people, is that when you buy a new home, visit the place at different times of the day. It's the only way to get a real feeling of the house and the area. You know if you're about to move into something that seems quiet until the lights go out and it turns into a party zone.
It's a week later when we go back to see the house and just like the last time, the area is quiet.
"So, Mina, what are your thoughts?" I ask loving this house. Out of all the others we have looked at, this place feels like home.
"I like it," Bella says biting her lip making me smile.
"Should we put an offer on it then?"
Bella bobs her head and I pull her into my chest hugging her close to me. Kissing her deeply, I hope this will be the first of many make out sessions we have in this home.
"Debbie, we would like to make an offer," I say to the estate agent who looks pleased.
The next few days go by with both Bella and me staying at Tia's. We spend our time waiting for the call from Debbie, even sleeping with the cell phone between us. It is late on the fourth night when she finally calls.
"Hello, this is Edward," I say as the feelings of worry rush into my thoughts. We offered well under the asking price, so there is a chance they will refuse our offer.
"Edward, Mr. Martin has agreed to the sale, as long as it's completed quickly."
Letting out the breath I was holding, I smile. "It can be completed as fast as he wants," I say with a smile.
"Okay. If you drop in tomorrow we will complete all of the paperwork. Can you come in first thing?"
"Yes, we'll be there," I say.
After saying the normal goodbyes, I click end on the phone and smile back at a beaming Bella.
"We're buying the house!" she yells as she hugs me. "We're buying the house and having two babies," she sighs against me and I chuckle at the lightness in her voice.
"We are."
Pulling back from her, I move her up so she's above me, straddling my lap. Running my hands up and down her legs, I look into her eyes. "I love you," I say as I move kissing her deeply. It doesn't take us long to get naked and me to be buried deep inside of her.
We have made love many times these past few weeks, but it's unbelievable to me each time. The fact that I feel this intense and perfect each time we join amazes me, it's beyond perfection. We reach our climax together and I roll her softly onto her back and start to rub her legs.
"Baby, that was something," I say kissing her lips.
She mumbles as her eyes close and I get out of bed, to get a washcloth to clean her up as she sleeps soundly.
The next day, we sign our names on the paperwork for the house. Even with Bella saying her name shouldn't be on the deed, I know it should. This is our home. Therefore, both of our names will be on it. After the paperwork is completed, I take her back to my house for one last but very special meal.
Helping her to sit, I don't feel nervous. My hand goes into my pocket and I feel the ring box.
"Okay, the reason I have made you come here to my kitchen instead of going to a restaurant is because I want to ask you to marry me in the place I first saw you." Bending on one knee, I continue to look her in the eyes. "This is the place my heart left my body and found a home with you."
Bella just looks at me in shock as her eyes fill with tears.
"Mina, you are the love of my life, and I am so grateful that I have found you. We are buying a house and having two beautiful babies together, will you add to this happy time by becoming my wife?"
Bella bobs her head and I can just make out the 'yes' behind her sobs.
"I hope these are happy tears?" I ask reaching out to stroke the tears from her face.
"They are," she stutters out and I smile kissing her lips as I bring out the ring.
"We're really doing this; you're going to become my wife?"
"Yes," she states clearly this time.
"I just can't believe how this has all come together," I tell her.
Kissing her again, I feel happier than I have ever felt before.
~MSG~
The weeks pass almost in a blur. Mike Newton ended up being charged with so many infractions there is no education board here or anywhere else that would hire him. As for the legal side of things, he was given three years in prison. Turns out the Judge didn't take too kindly to his or his daughter's behavior. He was using kids at school to settle any past issues he had with their parents and she was using her father's power to bully and intimidate other students whom she did not like. Talking of the spoiled princess, she was given two years in prison and several of her fellow classmates received eighteen-month sentences. Kate, mother of Lauren, and the other kids' parents went to the news stations and papers about how their children were sent to jail for just being a little unkind to their classmates. They were sobbing and moaning and thought others would support them. Thankfully, it didn't turn out that way, and many people around the world rejoiced in their kids' punishment. Seemingly most agreed this was the best course of action to teach them a lesson.
Turns out there were more than one case of beatings and several cases of extortion among Kate and the other bullies. In court, they even tried to dirty my relationship with Bella, but with the aid of Tanya and her law firm that was quickly settled by a lawsuit of our own for slander.
To say I am more than ready to move away from this town would be an understatement. Thank God today is moving day!
"Here you go, Mina," I say handing her the keys. She bites her lip as she unlocks the door. As the door swings open, I scoop her up in my arms and carry her inside.
"Honey, I'm getting too big for you to do this!" She yells with a giggle as she clings to me.
"Hush, Mina, I've got you," I say kissing her lips as I make my way into the living room. Placing her gently down, I can see the broad smile on her face. Despite closing on the house four weeks ago, this is the first time she's seen it because we started decorating it immediately Due to the paint fumes, she has not been able to stop by until today.
"This looks amazing," she says.
Barely holding back my chuckle, I watch her run—well—waddle off, and I follow her heading toward the kitchen.
"I love this so much, thank you," she bursts out hugging me.
"Does this mean you're ready to move in with me?" I ask not even trying to hide the hope in my voice.
Bella shakes her head giving me a grin that stops me and instantly makes me worry.
"Not until I am Mrs. Cullen," she says and I raise my brow at her.
"So Friday then?"
She giggles but nods at me, but I still pout back at her.
"Come on, it's only two days away, hell we are getting married forty-eight hours from now," she says.
"I just wanted my first night here to be your first night here too," I say wiggling my brows at her.
"You could also stay at Tia's with me tonight and then it'll just be tomorrow night to get over."
Sighing, I lean forward and kiss her. "I best call Jasper to see if he'll put me up tomorrow night then," I say.
Bella rolls her eyes before taking my hand as we walk through what is now our home.
"Mina, our first night will be here together. This is our place, our family home."
She bobs her head at me, looking happy.
~MSG~
"Any sign of them?" I ask Emmett as he hovers at the church door.
"No, fuck," he says pulling his hair. "How can they miss their own daughter's wedding?"
Shaking my head, I don't know how to answer that question. As a father, I have no idea because no matter what Emmett had done I would never miss a moment like this in his life.
"Do you think this is going to crush her?" he asks with his head down.
"I hope not, but we'd be stupid not to think she won't be hurt, even if she expects them to not show up."
Emmett just bobs his head and turns looking at me. "Looking good, Dad," he smirks at me and I give him a grin.
"Thanks."
"I miss our chats," he carries on sounding very much like he used to when he was a little boy.
"I do too, Em, but you know I'm here for you no matter what?"
"I know, Dad."
He looks out as a car pulls up. "My woman's here. Talk to you soon, Dad," he says moving quickly down the stairs to help Rose out of the car.
Standing on the step, I watch them chat and kiss. Where I'm still not on the whole Rose and Emmett together forever ship, I can see that they do bring the best out in each other. These past few months of their relationship being out in the open, Emmett has started to act older. He's now following the road to becoming a Veterinarian. He's even started doing a few early online courses, as well as volunteering at the local animal shelter. To top it all off, he has gotten a part-time job. He said that even if Rose said she was happy to support him in college, he wants to contribute financially to their home life. Of course, I offered to help, but he refused my money to help him make a life with his woman. His college tuition is fully covered, from the trust fund that my parents had left him.
Rose, on the other hand, seems to have lost a few years and now seems to be reliving her twenties. It's really not a bad thing. I think Emmett sparked her need to live a little.
The next car pulls up and Alice and Jasper get out both giving me a smile. "She's about to arrive, so get inside."
Bobbing my head, I take one last look around for Renee and Charlie. Bella had invited them, but they never responded to the email, not that I expected them to, but, nonetheless, I had held out hope.
As my eyes move along the road, I see the car that holds Tia, Garrett, and Bella.
"Come on, Emmett," I yell getting his attention.
He helps Rose up the stairs as they all follow me inside. Most people would think it's crazy that we're having a wedding in a church in which only eight people are attending including the bride and groom. But, Mina wanted a church wedding and I would gladly do anything to make her happy.
Hearing someone walking toward us, I turn to see Garrett. He gives me a quick smile and sits down next to Rose.
"Are you ready?" the Reverend asks and I nod.
The wedding march starts and my head turns back to see Tia walking Bella down the aisle.
Bella's wearing a midnight blue knee length dress, and I love the way it highlights her—our—beautiful bump.
Tia puts Bella's hand in mine and gives me a kiss on the cheek as she moves to stand on Bella's other side. Pulling her close to me, I place my hand on the baby bump trailing my thumb over our babies. Her hand moves to cover mine and I kiss her neck as the reverend starts to talk to everyone.
We chose to have a simple service without a lot of songs and readings. The whole ceremony is over fairly quickly, but it's something I'll cherish forever. After thanking the Reverend, we walk out with the rest of our party.
We all head to the home Bella and I will share, where we enjoy a catered meal and spend the rest of the night playing games, and talking.
Everyone leaves Bella and me around ten and I put on slow music.
"May I have this dance, Mrs. Cullen?" I ask with my hand out for her to take.
"Absolutely, Mr. Cullen," she says as she moves into my arms.
"I think I like calling you Mrs. Cullen, but I think Mina's still going to be my favorite nickname for you," I tell her as I run my hands up her back and into her hair.
"It's my favorite too," she says as she stands on her tiptoes to kiss my lips.
My hand rests on her ass as we pull apart. The next few hours pass kissing as we dance. It's just after midnight when I take her to our bed and we share our first night as husband and wife.
~MSG~
Bella and I quickly get into a routine of me heading off to work and her studying in our home office. She meets me at lunch time, and thankfully everyone I work with loves her. They're always hovering over her and her bump. After lunch, she heads out and spends time with Emmett at his and Rose's house. He drives her home, where she always makes a wonderful dinner for us. The rest of our nights are spent with the both of us hugging and talking to the babies.
Every other weekend Emmett and I get together for guy time, then the next day everyone comes over. Bella spends her time between Tia and the girls. Tia has really become a mother figure for Bella, and I'm happy to see that Rose and Alice have become more like sisters.
Right now, Bella and I are hugging in bed. She huffs as she turns. There're only three more weeks until her due date, and the babies are always moving around.
"Mina?" I say with a groan.
"Sorry honey, I think I'm going to have a bath. My back is killing me," she says and I can hear the pain in her voice.
Sitting up, I rub her back but she moves away from me.
"Sorry, honey, it just really hurts," she says looking at me with tears in her eyes.
Watching as her face changes, I know she's been hit with some additional pain.
"Are the babies coming?" I ask feeling more awake than I was previous.
"I don't think so, my abdomen is fine, and it's just my back. It's so sore and the aching seems to last for a few minutes, then dulls to just an uncomfortable PAIN," as she says the word 'pain' her voice goes up, and I watch as she starts to pant.
"Get dressed, I'm taking you to the hospital to be checked over," I say as I get out of bed.
"No, I'm sure I'll be fine after a bath."
Giving her a look to say I am not giving her a choice, she sighs but thankfully gets dressed.
By the time we arrive at the hospital, Bella's pain has increased but is centralized in her lower back. This means the entire car ride has been an uncomfortable experience for her. After witnessing her pain, I'm even surer she's in labor and our babies are coming into this world very soon.
After getting Bella registered, I help her get changed as we wait for the doctor to come and examine her. The nurses put a monitor on her abdomen to keep an eye on the babies and see if there're any contractions. Watching, I see our babies' heartbeats, but the contraction monitor stays low and steady not even going above ten.
"Hi, Bella, let's see what's going on," the doctor says as he places his hand on her abdomen and frowns.
"Where's the pain, Bella?" he asks softly and a nurse seemingly rolls her eyes looking at her watch.
"In my back," Bella sobs out.
"Mary, get some pain medication for Mrs. Cullen," he says and the nurse gives him a look.
The nurse stands there as if she's questioning his authority and he turns and looks at her. "I've seen Bella a few times now and we have previously talked about pain control during labor being what she wants."
"But?" The nurse stutters before shaking her head and walking out.
"I'm just going to take a peek at things and see how you are doing," he says moving down. Holding Bella's hand, I wink at her as the doctor examines her.
"Well I'll be damned, you are six centimeters dilated and going well."
"What?" Bella says looking at him. "But ..." she stutters pointing at the monitor.
"Some women get contractions in their lower back. Sadly, it's harder to monitor them, so you're going to have to tell us when you feel the pain."
The nurse walks back in. "Well, Mary, Bella is dilated to six centimeters. I'm pretty sure we'll be seeing the babies in a few hours. Hook up her pain relief and then transform this room into a delivery room." He turns away from the nurse who's now standing with her mouth open like a fish. "Bella, Edward, I'll be back to see you in a half hour," he says before walking out.
"Hear that, Mina, our babies will be here soon," I say smiling at her as I ignore the nurse.
Bella and I watch as things are moved around and this becomes a delivery room. I call everyone starting with Emmett. After talking to him, I call Tia, and then Alice.
"Edward, I feel the need to push, but it's too early, right? We've only been here over an hour," Bella says as she scrunches her face up.
"Call Dr. Scott, please. Bella says she needs to push."
"You can't rush this; they're babies they will come when they are ready." The nurse replies in a harsh tone and I move so I'm facing her.
"I asked you to get him, now DO IT."
The nurse is barely gone when the door opens and Dr. Scott walks in.
"How are things going?" he says looking around the room with a frown.
"I feel the need to push, but I'm not," Bella tells him while panting.
"I just sent the nurse to find you," I add and he bobs his head keeping a smile on his face.
"Let's take a look," he says and I hold Bella's hand.
"Someone's in a hurry," he chuckles as he looks up at us.
"Your water hasn't ruptured yet, but I have a feeling once it breaks your babies will quickly follow. But for now don't do a thing, just keep panting," he says standing up. He hurries over to the door. "I need help in here, two births coming fast," he yells and comes back in.
"Let me get everything set up and wash my hands and then we're good to go," he says as he moves quickly around the room.
Bella looks from him to the door where a light can be seen blinking and then back to him.
"That's my get in here now alert, it's much better than a bell," he chuckles as a team of nurses' walks in ready to go.
After an adjustment to the table, he looks up. "Bella, my dear you can start pushing."
With Bella's first push, there's the sound of a rush of fluid as her water breaks. This is quickly followed by Dr. Scott declaring that baby one's head is out.
"Here's baby one, a little boy, for Mommy and Daddy," he says holding him up.
"Dad, do you want to cut the cord?"
Bobbing my head as I try to process the amazement of what has just happened. As soon as I cut our son's cord, he's whisked away to get cleaned up and looked over. He scores nine on the Apgar score and weighs five pounds and six ounces.
The Pediatrician says as he places him on Bella's chest.
"He's beautiful," Bella whispers before wincing. "Edward, take him," she says and I pick him up holding him close as I watch our second baby come into the world.
"Ah, and now we meet the little miss," Dr. Scott says holding our second baby up.
Placing our son back on Bella's chest, I cut the cord for our daughter. As the doctor looks her over, I stand here looking at my son and my wife.
"She did great too Mom and Dad. She scored a nine like her brother, but she only weighs five pounds."
I pick up our son as our daughter is placed on Bella's chest. As quickly as they arrived, the team leaves after Dr. Scott cleans Bella up.
"You have some friends waiting, how about I let them in an hour from now? That'll give the four of you some alone time?"
"I bob my head at him without taking my eyes off of my family. "Thank you, Dr. Scott," I say as I hear him walk out the room.
As both our son and daughter seem happy to sleep, we place them down in their plastic bassinets. After calling a nurse, I help Bella to the shower. Once she's dressed, we come back out and they're both still sleeping but the room is back to a regular room and all of the delivery equipment is gone. Bella and I sit and watch the babies sleep.
"So what did you have?" Emmett asks as he walks in.
"An Elephant," I say to him making him glare at me as the others laugh.
"Do I have brothers or sisters?"
"Yes," I say with a smile.
Emmett looks at me and the girls look happy.
"Yes, what?" he says looking at the babies as everyone finishes walking in and saying hello.
"Yes, you have both a brother and a sister," I state.
"Have you picked out their names yet?" Tia asks.
"Yes, we have. This strapping young man's name is Matthew Carlisle Cullen," Bella says and looks to me with her hand on Matthew's chest.
"And this little princess is Lucy Esme Cullen," I say finishing it off for her.
Wrapping my arm around Bella, I lean down and kiss her head as everyone coos over the babies.
Everyone stays for just over an hour, before leaving when the babies both start wanting to be fed.
Lying next to Bella, I enjoy watching her nurse our babies. Now to finish out my vision from when I first met her, we just need to have another baby and get a dog. After all, that's what I saw when I looked into Bella's eyes for the first time.
A/N: So things are wrapping up nicely, and the epilogue is completed and ready to go to the final read through. I (Kasi) am very sorry for the HUGE delay in getting the final part of the story to you. My daughter is doing better and we finally have a diagnosis so we know what we are battling. Thank you all again for all your kind words, thoughts and prayers.
We will (OF COURSE) be posting a HALLOWEEN story, like we do each year. This year it is called Nightmare, and it is a serial killer story, based loosely on Jack The Ripper, as requested by a couple of our loyal readers. We will also be starting to post a story called "What Happens In Vegas, Doesn't Always Stay There." We have Charlie's Voice that will post in November. We have Chimera, which we intend to start posting by the years end. We have Ms. Swan: Assistant, Dancer & Escort, which will start posting soon. We have so many things going on, stay tuned and there will be a ton of stuff to read from us very soon.