Sorry it's taking so long. I still don't have Internet until the 14th and cable doesn't come until the 12th. My brother and I had to move out of our apartment because we were being threatened by the lady below us. He'll even the cop threatened to take our dogs away for no reason other than the fact that I'm sure the lady lied because each time she called the cops we weren't home and i was her daughters boss before she got fired. I'm posting this on my cell phone so once the Internet is back, I'll fix it and post a new chapter.
Chapter 19
RPOV
I can't believe I'm engaged. I always thought that I would get married one day. Then when I got pregnant, I resolved myself to a lonely life because I didn't think I would find anyone I could trust to let into our lives. When Bella first asked me for a private dance, I thought that she would be like all the other clients and I would make a good amount of money. I was more than surprised when I saw her at the park and she met Sophie that she still wanted to take me on a date. I couldn't resist her after that.
Our first date was amazing and everything after has been just as amazing. When she finally said that she loved me, I was over the moon about it. I then had to hesitate like a dummy, but I knew I loved her and I knew that the first step in starting our lives together would be to move in together.
When we flew to Forks to spend Thanksgiving with Bella's parents, I was terrified. I mean, if they didn't like me, what did that mean for us. Thank God they approved. They accepted us without a single problem. Renee and I bonded quickly and had a better relationship with each other than my mother and I ever had. I was sad when we had to come back home, but I took comfort in knowing that I would see them in a few weeks when they flew in for Christmas.
Bella had been acting strangely since we had gotten home. She seemed to be constantly nervous. It was nice to have the house to ourselves this weekend. I never excepted Bella to propose to me this soon. I thought that it would take her at least two years before she popped the question. There was just no way I could say no when it happened though. I love her too much and I'm ready for this step.
I loved the fact that she recreated our meal from our first date for dinner before she popped the question. When she asked me if I saw myself with her in a few years, I got nervous. I didn't know where she was going with that question and, at first; I really didn't want to find out.
Bella had told me the next day about Esme being pregnant, and I was ecstatic for them. I wanted to talk to Bella about having more kids, but I wasn't sure how to bring it up to her before she proposed.
All of our friends were ecstatic for us when we told them about the engagement. Alice, Esme, Angela, and Edward immediately wanted to start planning an engagement party, which was agreed to be set for when everyone's families were here for Christmas.
Bella's parents are set to fly in today. It's a week before Christmas and our engagement party is three days away. I'm at home alone while Bella and Sophie are headed to the airport to get her parents. I hadn't been feeling well in the past week when I wake up. I think I already know what's going on. I felt the same way when I found out I was pregnant with Sophie. I had went to the store a few days ago and picked up the test. I had hidden it in one of the guest bathrooms so no one would find it. I just haven't really been alone to take the test. Now here I am, sitting on the bathtub rim waiting for the test to come back. I'm pretty sure I know what the results are, but I don't know how I feel about it yet. On the one hand, I'm a bit excited to know that I will be having Bella's baby and I feel safe knowing that she is in this for the long haul. On the other hand, I'm scared that she isn't ready for another kid and may run away from me. I don't know how I would be able to deal with her leaving me. I know I would be able to get through it for Sophie and my other baby, but I don't think I would be able to ever trust anyone again.
I'm so lost in my thoughts that I don't realize that the test is ready until I hear Bella yell out that they were home. I throw the test under the sink without looking at it and ran out of the room and down the stairs to see everyone. I guess I'm just going to have to sneak in there to see the results later. I think to myself.
As soon as I see Renee I walk up to her and give her a big hug. After I release her, I turn to Charlie and give him a hug as well.
"I'm going to go show my parents to their room and let them relax. I'm thinking we should just order pizza for dinner tonight. What do you think?" Bella asks me.
"That sounds good. I'll get some lunch started." I tell her as I pick up Sophie.
I walk us to the kitchen and place Sophie down. I then grab stuff out to make sandwiches. I hear Bella call to me that her parents are going to eat lunch with us before they take a nap.
We all sit in the living room and catch up while we ate. When Renee and Charlie went to lay down, I also put Sophie down for a nap. I followed Renee and Charlie up stairs and saw them go into the room with the bathroom where I took my test. All I could do is pray that no one found it before I could get to it.
BPOV
Rosalie has been acting weird. I don't know what is going on, but I've seen her try to sneak into my parents' room. When I ask her about it, she just says that she is looking for my mom and changes the subject. She has also been getting sick for the past week and a half. She says she is fine and doesn't need to go to the doctor's but I'm going to force her to go if she doesn't stop by the time the two week mark hit.
Today is the day of our engagement party. They girls have been going crazy about, including my mom even before she got I was able to talk them out of doing anything too fancy. We are just going to have everyone over to the house and basically just hang out. Our friends are here and so are their families so we are just waiting for a few people to arrive. The girls are upstairs finishing getting ready and the rest of us are sitting downstairs, waiting for the girls while watching TV.
"Hey have you guys noticed anything different about the way Rosalie is acting lately?" I asked the guys. I needed advice.
"A little." Jasper said.
"Do you think I should be worried?"
"No, I think that it's just nerves." He says.
"Yeah. What happened to waiting until Christmas Bella?" my dad asked. I had been waiting for him to say something to me.
"I got impatient. I had the ring and we had the house to ourselves so I got the same meal from our first date and set up the dining room in a romantic setting. Once I brought dessert out, I stumbled my way through trying to start the proposal and then I finally asked her." I told my dad with a smile.
"Well, I'm happy for you."
The girls came down the stairs and it looked like they had been crying. When Rosalie looked at me, she just smiled and shook her head.
"Is everything okay?" I whispered in her ear as I hugged her.
"Everything is perfect." She tells me and I can feel her smile against my neck.
The party was great. It was nice to see everyone together. I watched Rosalie throughout the night and I could see that she was alright so I let the crying from earlier go. Most everyone left pretty early so the only people left were our small gang and their families. We put Sophie to bed and got Stevie settled into the pack and play in Victoria and Alice's room that they were staying in. Once everyone was settled downstairs, we started playing different games as teams. We went through everything from Scattergories to monopoly to twister. It was a blast. Everyone finally had enough and we all went to bed.
Christmas morning was an exciting affair. My parents had sent down their presents for us before they flew down. Rosalie wasn't happy when we had gone shopping for Sophie's Christmas gifts but she finally joined in once she realized that this was going to be Sophie's first big Christmas and her first Christmas surrounded by a big family. Sophie loved the jungle gym that we had gotten her and made me promise to set it up for her as soon as possible. Rosalie said that her gift to me was something she wanted to give me in private so I had to wait. I had gotten Rosalie a necklace and earrings that matched her engagement ring.
My dad and I went outside after breakfast to start setting up Sophie's jungle gym. It really wasn't that cold out and that was what I loved about Houston. Sophie's jungle gym consisted of three different building towers. Two of them have slides on them and one had a small rock climb on one side and a rope net climb on the other side. There were swings in between two towers and monkey bars in between the other two. One of the towers with a slide had a balcony on it like a castle and the other tower with a slide had a fire man's pole on it. We wanted to make sure that this play set lasted her longer than a year or two. This will also be fun for her and any friends that she may make once she starts preschool in August.
By the time my dad and I finished, it was already lunch time. We went inside and enjoyed some sandwiches while we could smell dinner cooking in the stove. For dinner we were having turkey and all the traditional sides, but on a smaller scale that thanksgiving since it was just us five. Angela was spending Christmas with her parents and brother, who happened to pop by out of nowhere. Her parents were supposed to be on some sort of trip so Angela was going to stay in my old apartment. She had told her parents that she was apartment sitting for a friend since they weren't going to be home. I guess she gave them the address because as she was heading out to come over yesterday, they showed up. Luckily I didn't have any pictures of Rosalie at my apartment so her parents wouldn't catch onto the fact that Rosalie lived in Houston.
After lunch we all went outside and watched Sophie play on her new jungle gym. I sat in one of the lawn chairs and Rosalie curled herself up on my lap. She seemed to be nervous about something, but I didn't know what. She had also gotten sick again this morning, but I hadn't said anything yet, I was going to wait until later to tell her that I was going to take her to the hospital tomorrow.
Dinner was great as always. Sophie had really worn herself out on her jungle gym and was barely keeping her eyes open. Rosalie leaned over and told me that she was going to get Sophie into bed after her bath and she wanted me to meet her in our room. After about fifteen minutes, I said goodnight to my parents and headed upstairs. I was really curious to know what Rosalie had gotten me and why she wanted to do it in private.
Rosalie came in about ten minutes later and started to pace in front of me where I sat on the couch. I watched her for about five minutes before I stood up and wrapped her in my arms.
"What has you so nervous that you are pacing a hole in the rug?" I asked her. She pulls my arms from around her and walkover to our closet. Once inside, I see she is bent over getting something. After she stands back up, she walks over to me and hands me a small wrapped box. As I went to open it, she grabs my hands to stop me.
"Wait. No matter what I want you to know that I love you and I will always love you." She tells me.
"I love you too and nothing is going to change that. Especially not a gift." I tell her. She releases my hand and I unwrap the gift. I can see from the corner of my eye that she is wringing her hands together nervously. I put my full attention back on the white cardboard box in my hands. I grab one of the corners and pull the flap up. Once it is open I dump the contents into my hand and see a stick fall out. But it's not just any plain old stick, it's a pregnancy test. I look up at Rosalie and see that she is not looking at me but is still wringing her hands. I look back at the test and flip it over to see that it's a positive result.
"Rose, are you trying to tell me what I think you are trying to tell me?" I ask her. She takes a deep breath and turns to face me. I can see the determination in her eyes.
"Yes Bella, I'm trying to tell you that I'm pregnant." She says out loud. After the words have left her mouth, I look back at the stick and then everything goes black.
