Part Four
Edward's POV
Renee's words bothered me in many ways, but I knew I had to let her say this, this is what I've been waiting for since she got here.
"When Bella came home after figuring out she was pregnant, well she was in tears. She didn't want to be a single mom, but didn't want to ruin your life with a baby. I had tried and tried to comfort my daughter but she ran right into Charlie's arms when she got home. If you can imagine, I felt betrayed. I had thought my daughter would run straight for me, but she didn't.
She sobbed and sobbed as Charlie held her, he didn't say anything, just rubbed her back and let her sob. I didn't blame him. It was at least an hour later when she was calm enough so that we could talk. She told us the whole story of how your last night went together, but I have a question. What…what was the night about? She told us that she told you she had to leave early and then…it all happened at home, she felt like something was missed," she said.
"Ah. I….I, I planned to ask Bella to marry me," I said.
Renee smiled.
"I had a feeling that is what you wanted to do. It was mostly because you loved my daughter and didn't want her to go to UCLA," she said.
"Right. I…I wanted her to go to Dartmouth with me, I knew she had gotten in," I said.
"She did. She considered it but decided UCLA was a little better. Closer to home," she said.
"UCLA is cheaper," I said.
"That it was, fifteen thousand dollars is a lot of money," she said.
"It must have been. I….what happened during her pregnancy that Charlie wanted me….?" I asked.
"Charlie was so tempting to Bella for many things, he wanted Bella to tell you. He pushed her and pushed her, told her he would pay for her plane ticket and hotel room, anything she needed for her baby to have a father. Bella kept pushing him back, ignoring it. She cried herself to sleep every night for the next two months. I don't know how she didn't get sick.
When Bella went in for her first ultrasound, it was amazing. I hadn't seen how technology had improved since I was pregnant with her. I…I brought the one I still had," she said.
She dug through her purse and grabbed a picture handing it to me.
My breath hitched at the picture. My daughter, who wasn't classified as a girl yet, a beautiful sight.
"She was three months pregnant when we got that," she said.
"Can….can I keep this?" I asked.
"Of course. If you ever want pictures of Chloe growing up just ask, I have tons that I would be willing to share," she said.
"Did she ever get the courage to come see me?" I asked.
She nodded.
"A few weeks after the picture I caught her packing her bags. When asking what she was up to, she told me she was taking Charlie's offer to come and see you. I told Bella if she was doing that, she wasn't going alone. I needed to protect her," she said.
"Did…did you?" I asked.
"We did. Bella had been nervous all day, wanting to go home. I made her go and find out your dorm number. It was almost an hour when she got back, saying you weren't there. Your roommate was. She said she left a note," she said.
I closed my eyes and clenched my fists. the memory was in my mind like it was yesterday.
Flashback
I opened the door to my dorm and threw my bag on the couch, seeing Emmett in the kitchen.
"Hey Ed! Some girl came to the dorm today and wanted to give you a note. I think its important. She looked….sad," he said.
"It was probably just Lauren. Just throw it out. I don't really give a shit about that girl," I said.
"Okay. But Edward—"he said.
"Emmett no," I said.
"I have a feeling your gonna regret that," he said.
He threw out the note ripping it in half and into the trash.
End of flashback
"I….I got her note. I told my roommate to throw it out. I thought it was from my old girlfriend Lauren," I said.
"Oh. I have…." She said.
I nodded and she handed me another picture, a photo copy.
I read the note, my heart breaking.
Edward,
Hi…uh it's Bella. Has it really been three months since we last saw each other? I can't believe it. Uh…I have to tell you something. Something important…..
….I'm pregnant.
I want you to be in the baby's life. I want you to be their father, please call me.
Love,
Bella
"What….what happened?" I asked.
"Well we stayed for two days, and Bella paced the room phone in hand. Waiting for your call. When you didn't call after the two days she burst into tears, she cried all the way home on the plane. And when I say cried, I mean sobbed.
I told her to consider you didn't get the note, but she didn't care. When we got home, and I mean to our house, she was pissed. I don't think I heard her say your name for the next five months. All your pictures, prom all four years, homecoming, king and queen, everything she smashed. There was never another picture of your face in her room until Chloe was born." She said.
"You said she went on bed rest," I said.
She nodded.
"She did. At five and a half months pregnant, Bella almost lost the baby. She had started bleeding randomly and we all freaked. The doctor said she was very lucky, but she had to stay in the hospital for the rest of her pregnancy. She argued, saying she had to take care of everything for her life, but he insisted she stay there. Charlie convinced her to help the baby.
Bella didn't like the hospital. When she was seven months, the doctor let her go home but she was still on bed rest. She enjoyed being back in her bed, but hated staying in it all day. After a month, we let her get up and start the nursery, something she wanted to do for ages. Something she couldn't do because she couldn't lift.
We got the nursery done in two weeks, and before we knew it, Bella was getting close to her due date. May 12th was right around the corner." She said.
"You said she considered adoption all through the pregnancy," I said.
"She did, but soon feel out of it. A year after Chloe was born that is. She never knew how she would do it alone. Knowing we wouldn't be there for her all the time," she said.
"You're really my dad?"
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