Hushed Secrets
Chapter 4
The doctor confirmed I was indeed 8 weeks pregnant.
I held onto Edward and cried, hoping it would all be a dream.
"Bells, you have options." he stated.
"NO! I will not harm my baby or give it away." I snapped.
We drove home in silence and I was dreading telling Garrett at dinner tonight, he wasn't going to take this well, me being the baby sister and all.
I walked in and went straight to my room, knowing I had almost two hours to rest, before I had to get up and start dinner.
I tossed and turned and finally what seemed like forever dozed off, but not long enough, because my alarm went off. I jumped up and took a quick shower and threw on some yoga pants and a t-shirt, threw my hair in a ponytail and felt a little better.
I was in the kitchen chopping stuff for a salad when the front door opened and in walked Garrett. I thought I was going to puke. "Hey sis!" He leaned down to kiss my head. "Hey." I said quietly. "Uh. Uh. What's wrong?" he asked. "Nothing just tired. Lots of stress from the move." I shrugged. "OK, if you say so. But you looked like shit the other night at dinner too. You look sick. Shit! Is that why you are here now? You're dying?" he asked and grabbed me. "Damn it! You smell Garrett." I said pushing him away. He laughed and said he would grab a shower and then after dinner we were talking.
Dinner was nice, I had made roasted potatoes, chicken, green beans and apple pie, along with the salad. They were all in Heaven, from their expressions.
Dad and Edward offered to clean the kitchen, so I could talk with Garrett. I gave them a death glare for throwing me out here by myself…
Garrett and I made our way to the back patio and sat down. He was staring at me, waiting for a response. I took a deep breath and started "Garrett, don't freak out or anything becauseyou'regoingtobeanuncle!" I shouted and then dropped my face in my hands and sobbed. "Uh, Bells, I didn't understand a word of that." he frowned. "You're going to be an uncle." I whispered and his face twisted in anger. "What the FUCK?" he stood up, chair falling backwards and he was pacing. "I thought you were smarted than that Isabella! Why the fuck didn't he wrap it up? This is unacceptable! Do you know what your life is going to be like?" he shouted and started pacing again. "Look, it wasn't on purpose. He did use a condom! And I know very well what my life is going to be like! He signed his rights away, so he can attend college and not have to worry about this ever again! I have all this responsibility, ME, not YOU!" I said running upstairs and slamming my door. When Garrett was upset with me, it was worse than dad. That's one of the few things I hated about my oldest brother, the guilt he put in me. I was crying on my bed, when Garrett stormed in. "Is this confirmed?" he asked. "Yes, Edward took me today." I was sobbing. "Oh, so they already know, but I'm the last?" he snapped. "Because I knew how you'd react." I cried. "Look, I love you Bells, you know this and I want the best for you. But it's going to be a struggle for dad to have that baby here." he sighed. "Dad is fine with it. Renee and Phil are sending me money to help out." I shrugged. "That's her way of not feeling guilty, I guess." I said. "She's a horrible person." Garrett sneered. He and Edward hated Renee with a passion and I couldn't blame them.
Garrett finally calmed down and we talked a little about my plans. I was finishing school, no questions about that and then I'd enroll in online classes to further my education, as much as I could, until I could actually go to classes again. I told him Phil had set up an account for me and it already had a hefty chunk of money in it, so I could get a car. He volunteered to take me car shopping this weekend. I let him know I was sleepy. He kissed the top of my head and wished me sweet dreams.
True to his word, Garrett took me car shopping. We ended up with a Buick Enclave. He researched and that was the safest and best one for the conditions we lived in. He also called Phil and told him that I was buying new, because it was safer. Phil agreed and wired the extra money. Garrett followed me home and then after dropping off his car, we headed to the station, Charlie wanted to see what I had gotten, he whistled and after Garrett told him that Phil paid for the entire thing, Charlie looked shocked. "It's the least he can do." Garrett spat. "Look, he's NOT the bad person here, it's Renee. We know she's a bitch, he's only guilty of poor choices." I said and my dad agreed.
When we got home, I told Garrett I was taking a walk to the park down the street by our house and read for a little while, he told me to be careful and call if I was too tired to walk home. I agreed, no sense in arguing, grabbed a bottle of water and headed out.
I arrived at the park and saw my brother there, with three other people playing basketball.
I walked closer and noticed, Emmett and Jasper, the third unfamiliar to me, blushing before they even saw me.
I sat at the table by the court and opened my book, when I heard a whistle and then "Ouch, damn it!" I looked up and saw the unfamiliar blonde-haired person, rubbing his arm and Edward in his face. Emmett waved as did Jasper and I waved back. They continued playing and I was absorbed in my book. "Bells!" Edward hugged me and caught me off guard. "Ewwww, Ed you stink." I teased, one thing is for sure, and my brother was too much of a clean freak to stink. "What?" he was freaked out and sniffed himself. Emmett and the others were ribbing him, as I giggled. "Not funny sis." he smirked and kissed my forehead. "What brings you here?" Emmett asked. "Just felt like getting fresh air, been cooped up in my new car today, had to get out." I shrugged. "New car, sis?" Edward raised his brow. "Yeah, Garrett found the safest one, supposedly, and called Phil, quilted him into paying for the entire thing." I smiled. "Damn! Nice. What did you get?" Jasper asked. "A Buick Enclave. It's silver, fully loaded, and extra safe for little…um, you guys." I smiled and Edward locked eyes with me. "Wow, nice." Emmett replied. "Yeah, Garrett even has it scheduled to go in for the overhead DVD/Game system." I laughed. "WOW! Party in Bella's car." Emmett laughed. "Yeah, I guess." I shrugged.
I was feeling nervous, because the blond who had not been introduced yet, was staring at me, as was Jasper. I felt like I was the pray.
A throat cleared and Edward spoke. "Sorry, Bella this is James. One of our good buddies from high school. He's home for the summer too, he is studying law at Harvard. Right James?" Edward asked. "Oh, yeah. I am actually studying Business Law. My dad is the Founder/CEO of Hunter Enterprises and I'm next in line." he smiled at me, causing Emmett to groan and Jasper to roll his eyes. "Oh, well you must me very happy then." I replied. "Oh, happy indeed and rich." he smiled at me. "Well, lucky you. You must have all the girls after you then, huh?" I smiled. "Well, I do. I am just trying to focus on school though, I want to graduate early and impress the old man. He says if I do, he'll open a branch in California for me to head up and buy me a pad in Malibu." he winked. "Oh, land of earthquakes. Nice." I smiled back, causing Jasper to laugh and James to scowl. "James, Bella isn't impressed by any of that. I have told you who our step-dad is, he's got money out the ass and it's not as if we're hurting either. Bella is into the simple things, right Bells?" Edward smiled. "Yep. I dated a rich, society guy and thought he was different, but he wasn't. He chose everything over me." I choked and ran off to hide my tears. My hormones were getting worse and I can't believe I choked up over an ass! I ran off and sat beneath a tree, knees to chest, head down and sobbing. "Bella, you OK?" I heard the sweetest voice, only to look up and see Jasper standing there. "Yeah, just feeling stupid now, for crying over an asshole." I offered a small smile. "He is the one who's stupid for leaving you." Jasper smiled. I blushed and we sat there in silence for a few moments. "So, where are you going to for college?" Jasper asked. "Oh, I was supposed to go to Dartmouth, but I think I might stay local or travel for a while. I'm not sure." I shrugged. "Oh, I thought you might be going with back with Eddie boy." he smirked. "He'd kick you ass for saying that, you know that right?" I smiled. "Yeah, that's why we're here and they're there." he nodded his head towards the court. "Ahhhh got ya." I smiled again. "Come on, let's go back before he kicks my ass, because he thinks I'm hitting on you." he smirked again. "Oh, right. The panty chaser." I smiled. "What?" he questioned. "Edward, he called you the panty chaser." I laughed. "Wow! That's wrong on so many levels." he shook his head. "Emmett and Edward are WAY worse than me and James, well he's just in a whole other league." he shook his head. "So, are y'all the same age?" I asked. "No, Emmett is a year older than us three. He lucked out and got drafted by the Seahawks his Freshman year. That's when he asked Rose to marry him and she'd been modeling small stuff all her life, Alice is in design and asked her to model her first line for a school project and bam! She was a you tube sensation. Alice is still going to school, but working for a small boutique who sells her fashions as well. Edward is of course studying medicine and works in the summer with Alice's dad and you heard about James." he finished. "And what about you?" I asked. "Oh, well I'm a going for a teaching degree, minor in history." he smiled. "Oh, very cool." I smiled as we reached the guys. "Bells, come on. Garrett just called. He's freaking out that you're still out and it's getting chilly." he smiled. "Ugh! He's probably just hungry." I laughed it off. "A woman who cooks, very intriguing." James smirked. "Yeah, most do." I snapped. "I must be dating the wrong women." he smiled at me. "Yeah, you must. Let's go Edward. Buy guys." I waved as I headed towards home.
The week flew buy and I was sick all week. I couldn't keep anything down and Edward was getting worried, as were Garrett and my dad, but the doctor in Edward took over. "Bells, we're going to the hospital, right now." he snapped. "Edward it's 2 in the morning." I whined. "Bella, you can't sleep for more than an hour, because you wake up vomiting. You're going!" he told me and carried me to the car, followed by my dad and Garrett.
Dr. Cullen was waiting for us, since Edward called him on the way. "What's the matter Edward?" he asked. "She hasn't stopped vomiting for 3 days." he said worriedly. "OK, lets get her in and hooked up to an I.V. and a baby monitor. I was in and out for the next few hours. They'd given me something for the vomiting, but my stomach was still rolling.
"Edward she has a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum. She'll have to be here a few days to try and get this under control and then she'll need to take it easy." he sighed. "I know. We don't let her do anything as it is, except cook, because it makes her happy." he laughed. "OK, that's fine." Dr. Cullen smiled. "Let's let her rest." he motioned for them to leave the room, as I drifted off to sleep.
AN:
Sorry to leave it here, but next chapter is skipping a head a little…
Hope you're enjoying it and a little about their backgrounds…
Thanks for reading!