Chapter 28
One means nothing and we're home free
Two means three and a diamond ring
Yeah, wonder what faith is going to decide
We're just sitting around waiting on two pink lines
~Two Pink Lines- Eric Church
A cloud moved it's way in front of the sun, casting shadows over the small town of Forks. The temperature was just warm enough that a jacket was optional. "It hasn't rained in awhile, I think our time in the sun is over." Bella commented as she and Alice entered their apartment after a day of teaching. Tomorrow happened to be Friday and they were going to have an all day meeting in which they would meet the new principal.
Alice stopped by her mailbox and grabbed a few pieces of mail including a couple magazines. "It was nice while it lasted." She passed Bella the letters, then the duo headed to Alice's room. "Rent's coming up soon." Alice groaned as she tossed the mail on top the large mound of magazines on the coffee table.
"It is." Bella commented, then walked over to the window and opened the curtains to let in some light. "Jacob and I won't have to worry about that this month though."
"Why's that?" Alice stretched out on the couch lazily and squinted at the light pouring in from the window.
Bella looked down at the mail in her hands and kept a neutral face. "We're being evicted."
"What?" Alice leapt off the couch and in a few quick strides, was standing by Bella's side. "What do you mean evicted? What happened?"
"Caius happened."
Alice's face contorted into one of anger. "What did he do?" She growled much like an angry dog.
"He told the landlord about Midnight." Bella sighed and leaned against the window. "Now Jake and I have to look for a new place." Her face sagged forlornly and she looked at her friend with a doleful expression. "I really liked it here too."
Alice clenched her fist and looked ready to jump Caius. "I'm going to kill him! Why can't he mind his own damn business? He's literally the checklist of the worst tennant. I swear!" Alice glared out the window angrily and scowled. "Speak of the devil!"
Bella followed Alice's gaze and her eyes locked on Caius who was walking up the short walkway to the door. "Don't worry, he'll get his comeuppance."
"I hate him." Alice's gaze drifted from Caius to a small car sitting across the street from their apartment. "Maybe I should get some bugs and let them loose in his apartment." Alice looked at Bella deviously. "Or I can break his windows and report him to the landlord and get him kicked out."
Bella laughed lightly and patted Alice's shoulder. "You're a great friend. But don't worry about it. I don't want you to get in trouble."
Alice snorted then returned to the couch and picked up one of the magazines she had received in the mail. "Well if he happens to be near me anytime soon, I'm going to trip him. Sure it's childish, but it'll make me feel better."
"That's mean, but I don't disapprove." Bella smiled at her friend then walked away from the window and towards the door. "I have to get going, see ya later." It didn't take Bella long to enter her apartment. As usual, Jacob was there with Renesmee and Midnight.
"Mommy!" Renesmee squealed in excitement, then threw herself at Bella. "Guess what I learned today!"
Bella lifted up her daughter and rested her on the side of her hip. "What did you learn today?"
Renesmee flashed her pearly whites and began singing the alphabet in spanish. When she had finished, she grinned and clapped her hands. "Teacher said we can be bi-leenal!"
Bella chuckled and kissed her daughter on the forehead. "You will definitely be bilingual if you keep up the good work!" Bella felt a dull ache in her back, so she placed Renesmee on the floor and stretched. For the past few weeks, she had been feeling strange and a theory was nagging at her. Bella looked down at her stomach that seemed bigger than normal. Almost as though she were… "Hey Renesmee, would you like to go the store with mommy and get some ice cream?"
"Yes!" Renesmee jumped up and down with excitement. "Ice cream, ice cream, ice cream!"
While Renesmee jumped up and down with excitement, Bella scanned the apartment for her husband. She found him changing out of his work shirt in their bedroom. "Where are my singles? I didn't know you would be stripping."
Jacob paused in taking off his shirt and glanced at his wife. "If you want a show, I can give you one." He teased while gyrating his hips.
Bella could not help the giggles that escaped her lips. "Don't tempt me." She walked over to where her husband stood and kissed the tip of his nose. "Did I ever tell you about Jane?"
"Is she a student?" Jacob scratched the back of his head thoughtfully. "No, I don't think that you have."
Bella sighed and leaned into her husband's bare chest. "She is the worst student. She is giving me hell." Bella could feel Jacobs chest vibrate as he laughed. "She brought me pictures of my wedding with Edward." The vibrates stilled and Jacob froze. "She even had the nerve to threaten to spread the news around the school. I just wanted to leave that drama in the past." Bella felt warm arms wrap around her. "This town is too small for gossip that large. They'll treat us weird. What if people think we still have the settlement money?"
"Take it easy honey." Jacob patted Bella's back soothingly. "You're jumping to conclusions. Jane hasn't even told anyone yet. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, ok?" He kissed her forehead and ran his free hand through her hair. "Are you alright? Need some pickles or coconut cake to help you relax?"
Bella broke free of her husband and huffed. "Don't make fun of me and my diet."
Jacob raised his hands defensively. "It's just weird to see you only eat coconut cake and pickles." Jacob paused and looked his wife up and down. "I do like what it's doing to your body though." He winked as embarrassment colored Bella's face red.
"I'm going to take a shower, then take Renesmee out for ice-cream. Want me to bring you back anything?"
"Some whipped cream would be just fine." He chuckled as he resumed buttoning up his shirt.
"Why are you so horny lately?" Bella muttered.
"You must be exuding some pheromones or something." Jacob joked. When Bella turned to leave, Jacob pinched her butt and elicited a mild squeal from his wife.
Bella stepped out of the shower after 20 minutes of cleansing her body. Before she had a chance to wrap her towel around her body, she caught sight of her stomach and the moderate protrusion in her abdomen. She had become so stressed with Edward drama, work and her overall life, that she had not paid much attention to her health. She often found herself to be fatigued, regardless of how much sleep she received. Then the weird cravings of coconut cake and pickles being the basis of her diet would make sense if and only if she were…
"Am I pregnant?" The words that left her lips felt like a declaration as her hand traveled to her stomach and gently patted the area. When she had been pregnant with Renesmee, her stomach felt smooth, soft and full. Currently, it felt the same way. But she wanted to be certain she was pregnant before she entertained such thoughts.
As the steam began to dissipate, Bella wrapped the towel around herself and shuffled into her bedroom. She quickly threw on some sweatpants, a T-shirt and pulled her damp hair into a messy bun. After she felt decently clothed, she walked into the living room where she found her daughter playing with Midnight while the TV blaring cartoons in the background.
Bella glanced around the living room curiously but did not see her husband anywhere in sight. "Where is daddy?" She asked her daughter.
Renesmee pointed to a folded up note sitting on top of the coffee table. "Daddy ran out but left that for you."
"Oh?" Bella opened the folded up piece of paper and read the words quickly.
Problem at work. Be back soon!
-Jacob
"I hope everything is alright." Bella tossed the note into the recycle bin and placed her hands on her hips. Now her plans were to be altered, but she really wanted to know if she was pregnant. Instead of driving to the local pharmacy, she was going to walk to the closest drug mart instead. "Hey Renesmee, are you ready to go with mommy to get some ice-cream?"
Renesmee looked up at her mother with such elation that it brought a smile to Bella's face. "Yes mommy! Can Midnight come with us?"
"I don't see why not!" Bella grabbed the leash hanging by the door and Midnight barked enthusiastically before speeding over to where Bella stood. His tail wagged in excitement while Bella clipped the leash to his collar. "Alright Renesmee, let's go." One hand held Midnight's leash, the other clasped her daughters, and as she exited her apartment, she thought more indepthly about what it would mean to have another child. "Hey Renesmee, I have a question for you."
"What is it mommy?" Renesmee jumped over a crack and began skipping over the sidewalk while keeping pace with Bella.
"How would you feel if you had a baby brother or baby sister?"
"Oh! I would love a brother or sister!" Renesmee jumped up with glee before resuming her skipping. "We could play with Midnight together, and watch movies, and eat lots and lots of candy!" Renesmee smiled brightly at her mother. "Can I have one? I want a little sister the most. We can play dress up!"
Bella laughed quietly and looked up at the green light. "Well honey, you might just be getting a little sister. We shall see."
Once the light turned red, Bella crossed the street and cut through the parking lot that lead up to the drug store. "Mommy I have a question. Where do babies come from?"
Bella felt her face slowly redden from the innocent question. "They come from mommies of course."
"Oh okay!" Renesmee seemed very satisfied by the answer and Bella was very relieved. She did not wish to have the infamous 'talk' with her child being so young. She also didn't want to do it alone, but with Jacob by her side. "When are we getting ice-cream? This isn't the ice-cream store."
Bella opened the door and allowed her daughter to walk inside. "We will get some ice-cream right after I buy something from this store. Okay?"
"Uh miss...hey, ma'am!" The cashier flagged down Bella's attention and pointed at Midnight who was sniffing around the floor by Renesmee's feet. "Dog's aren't permitted in the store. He's going to have to wait outside." A scowl preceded the words and caused embarrassment to well up inside of Bella.
"Oh, sorry!" Bella scooped up Midnight and Renesmee followed her out of the store. An old bench rested just outside of the store so Bella decided to tie Midnight's leash to it. "Alright Midnight, you stay put."
Renesmee looked from her mother to Midnight and pouted cutely. "I don't want to leave him alone. He might get sad. Can I wait with him, mommy?"
"What? I don't know, Renesmee." Bella looked from the pup to her child and felt moved by the forlorn expression adorning Renesmee's face. She glanced around the deserted area and released a troubled sigh. "Alright. You are a big girl right?" She took Renesmee's excited nod for affirmance. "Well, then you can stay with Midnight if and only if you sit right here and don't move. Can you do that for me?"
"I can do it mommy!" Renesmee jumped up onto the bench and sat down formally with her legs crossed. "I won't move from this spot." Midnight yipped at her dangling feet and caused her to giggle.
"Alright. I'll be quick." Bella re-entered the store and received a bored look from the cashier. She ignored him as she walked up and down the aisles in search of a pregnancy test. When she finally came to the aisle, she scanned through all the brands picking up different boxes and comparing them. "Hm, six days earlier…" She picked up a bright pink box and read through the instructions on the back.
"Bella is that you?"
Startled by the sudden voice, she dropped the pregnancy test on the ground and fell into the shelves. The sudden action caused a few more pregnancy tests to be knocked over and clatter around her feet.
"Sorry Bella, I didn't mean to startle you."
Bella felt her face flush for the second time that day in embarrassment. "It's alright Demetri. What are you doing here?" She picked up the fallen pregnancy tests but kept the one she wished to purchase.
"I'm just grabbing some beer. What are you doing…" Demetri's eyes locked on the pregnancy test in her hand and a smile tugged at his lips. "Are you expecting? That would explain all the pickles." Demetri gave her a half hug in celebration. "Congrats!"
Bella blushed embarrassedly. "I'm not sure just yet. But I do get the feeling that I am pregnant. Please don't tell anyone though."
"I can keep a secret." Demetri winked before something outside caught his eye and his face sagged into an unreadable expression crossed his face. "I'll see you later." Before Bella could even respond, Demetri set the case of beer on the ground and exited the store. While the encounter had been strange, Bella shrugged it off, purchased her pregnancy test, then left to buy ice cream with Renesmee.
The rest of the evening blurred for Bella as she was very distracted by the possibility of being pregnant. She barely tasted the ice cream and once she reached home, made a bee-line for the bathroom.
"Two pink lines means I'm pregnant." Bella muttered to herself as she waited for the results. "Two lines."
A door slammed and she jumped, dropping the pregnancy stick to the ground. Before she could pick it up she heard screaming and something breaking. Bella rushed out of the bathroom and hurried into the living room where her husband was in a complete rage. He had flipped their coffee table and the vase that usually rested on it was in pieces on the floor. Bella didn't even get a chance to say anything before Jacob was throwing anything he could grab at the wall. Be it books, pillows or even the remote control which shattered horrendously.
"Jacob, what's wrong?" Bella grabbed her husband's hand to stop him from smashing a framed picture of their family. "Hey, you have to calm down. You'll scare Renesmee." Bella thought of their child whom she had put to bed before going to the bathroom.
Jacob wrenched his hand from his wife and ran a hand through his hair. "I was fired today." He growled. "I am jobless."
"What?" Bella was taken aback by his words and covered her mouth in shock.
"I left a while ago because they called me in." Jacob scoffed as he relayed what happened. "It's complete bullshit. They 'claim' I've been stealing from the company." The distraught man sighed heavily as his anger dissipated. "There's a whole investigation going and it all ties back to that time I spent at the other store. I should've never gone."
"It's going to be alright Jacob." Bella finally spoke after a minute of silence. "I'll give Charlie a ring and I'm sure he will be able to help us get this situation settled." Bella took a step towards her husband and stepped on a sharp piece of glass. She let out a pained moan and backed into the wall.
Jacob was by her side instantly and wrapped an arm around her waist to help hoist her up and keep pressure off of her foot. "I'm so sorry honey. Are you ok? There's a lot of glass on the floor right now."
Bella scowled at Jacob and motioned towards the hall. "There's bandaids in the bathroom. Help me get there." As they began walking she pointed at the glass. "And you're going to clean all of that up before Renesmee wakes or so help me you're job won't be the only thing you lose." She narrowed her eyes at the man who looked away sheepishly. When they made it to the bathroom, Jacob kicked the pregnancy test out of the way so Bella could sit on the edge of the tub and clean her bloody foot. The pregnancy test clattered against the toilet with two pink lines etched permanently into the screen.
A/N: It was the moment you all had been waiting for~! She was, in fact, pregnant lol. A lot of you were like, how come she didn't realize it. Well, if you think about it, every time the thought tried to cross her mind, something crazy happened that distracted her. Whether it was Edward, Jane or even sex. But hey, now she knows :)
Sorry my updates are so...sporadic. I have two jobs and I'm student-teaching. But writing is a stress reliever so I'm going to try to update more. Next update will be in the next 2-4 weeks most likely.
To the person who commented about Huilen, I actually forgot their gender and picked it on the spot o_o;;
To the other person who told me to update, here ya go :3