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Chapter 20

Edward

Victor sent Carlisle and me out and what I didn't like was that he blocked his thoughts.

Why did he do that? What was he trying to hide?

'Edward, stay calm, I trust him.'

"Why did we have to go out?"

"Probably because he's going to do the gynecological exam and believe me, you don't want to see that," he smiled at me.

"If you say so!"

"Have you thought about when we're going to give Bella the gifts?"

Did he really want to know this answer or was he trying to distract me?

"What do you think about once we get home."

"That would be nice. I also have a little something for your wife."

"I've already seen it in your mind and it's perfect. Thank you."

"Don't mention it. Bella is family, after all."

We both thought about my wedding and how wonderful Bella had looked that day. That day she had made me the happiest man of our kind, and I never thought she could top that. My angel had done it: I became a father!

Suddenly I was jolted out of my thoughts because I could hear Victor again.

"I say we get your husband and Carlisle in on this and try the human ultrasound. Maybe we'll get lucky, and the baby will show."

As quickly as we could, Carlisle and I ran to Bella. We both stood nervously next to this device and waited anxiously to see what we would see.

Bella took my hand and placed it on her stomach along with hers.

"Please, my Mousie, show yourself. Mommy, Daddy and your dear grandpa want to see you! Please."

I looked at her lovingly and gave her a passionate kiss. While I smiled at her and was overjoyed, she began to cry.

Carlisle's thoughts were racing.

All he could think about was what he could do with the dwarf as grandpa, and then he spoke one thought aloud.

"Oh man, Grandpa sounds beautiful."

"Ready? Then let's see if you show yourself to us," Victor said and the tension rose.

He was smearing Bella with this - I don't know what it was - on her belly, and we were all staring at the monitor.

Nothing was to be seen or heard.

Victor thought of a protective shield, and I thought of that as the explanation for not always hearing the heartbeat.

"Please," Bella whispered.

And then we were all amazed with open mouths.

We recognized a little Something and we also heard a heartbeat. That was so unique.

"Oh my God! This is our dwarf!", I said and was very proud.

"Can you tell what they're going to be yet?" asked Bella.

Oh yes, that would be nice.

"Unfortunately, not yet. Your child is already bigger than a normal one, but the gender is not yet recognizable. They're healthy and developing splendidly."

"They're going to be a girl, I can feel it," Bella said with conviction.

"You might be right about that. Some moms feel it. Maybe in two weeks, at the next ultrasound, we'll see more."

"How often do I need to come in for a checkup?"

"You only need to come in for the ultrasound, and I can do the rest of the exams regularly at your house."

"Why at our house?" asked Bella, confused.

I could already see in Carlisle's mind that Esmé had invited Victor to be our guest. The two of them wanted Victor to be around for the whole pregnancy.

Perfect, I thought and smiled.

"Bella, I have been invited by Esmé and Carlisle to stay with them during your pregnancy. So you don't have to be afraid. I'll always be there."

"That's fine. I have one more question."

"Which one?"

"Am I going to be this tired the whole pregnancy or will it subside?"

"The tiredness thing is normal, and it will go away, don't worry," Victor smiled.

"Good, can we go home now, I'm tired again," Bella grumbled.

"Gladly, my angel."

I picked Bella up, and as I carried her to the car, she fell asleep in my arms.

Of course, I also hoped that Bella's tiredness would decrease. At the moment, unfortunately, she did nothing but sleep constantly.

Arrived home, the whole family was already waiting for us.

Esmé had cooked something for Bella, and she had prepared my old room for Victor. The guest room was converted into a treatment room.

Carlisle was able to organize everything - except for an ultrasound machine. But since we had to keep up appearances, Bella had to show up at the hospital every now and then.

Carefully, I put my wife on the couch in the living room and sat with her.

My family kept me company. We were all waiting for her to wake up.

Emmett was once again busy playing PlayStation games. He had prepared snacks and a chocolate pudding for Bella.

So that when she perked up, she had something to snack on right away.

After about an hour, Bella slowly woke up. Everyone was getting kind of nervous about the gift-giving.

Bella

From the looks of it, I had fallen asleep again.

I felt like I was being watched and didn't want to open my eyes.

On my cheek I felt a cold hand caressing me, and when I heard the words "Wake up, my angel" on my ear, I knew it was Edward.

Slowly I opened my eyes and saw the irresistible smile of my darling. I quickly pulled him to me and put my lips on his. Lightly I stroked with my tongue over it and immediately penetrated stormily into his oral cavity.

In this kiss I could have forgotten myself completely, if we had not been interrupted by a clearing of the throat. I broke away from Edward and saw that all the Cullens were watching us with grins. The blush instantly shot up my face, and if there had been a hole in the floor, I would have jumped in.

"I'm sorry everyone is watching you. They want that we finally do the gift delivery."

"Presents! Do you have to?" I asked, embarrassed.

I still hated it, and actually I would feel more like being alone with Edward right now.

Oh man! These hormones and the desire for sex are incredible. I would prefer to fall over Edward around the clock.

I grinned to myself at the thought.

"Yes, it must be, my angel. Why are you smiling like that? What are you thinking about?"

"I think she wants to be alone with you," Emmett said cheekily, and I had to agree with him.

In the meantime, he was at our couch with a bowl in his hand.

"Honestly, Emmett is right," I replied sheepishly.

"Bella, look what I have for you. Delicious chocolate pudding."

He moved the bowl back and forth in front of my face, and I somehow felt a sense of nausea. I quickly jumped up and wanted to run to the toilet, but unfortunately everything came up faster than I would have liked. The whole thing happened in front of the entire family, of course, and the worst part was, I had vomited my stomach contents onto Emmett.

"Shit! Smells disgusting."

"I'm sorry," I managed to get out quickly, and then I ran upstairs to the bathroom.

Edward

Once again, it really annoyed me that I couldn't read Bella's mind. She looked so cute right now when she smiled, and I would do anything if I knew what had made her do it.

"I think she wants to be alone with you," Emmett said cheekily, and once again I found the message inappropriate.

Emmett came over to our couch with the bowl of pudding.

"Honestly, Emmett is right," she replied sheepishly.

'From the looks of it, she wants to get laid again today. Maybe we should give you the key to the house quickly. Then you can screw the whole night like rabbits.'

I quickly blanked out his thoughts and shook my head.

Emmett approached Bella with the pudding. He moved the bowl back and forth in front of her face.

Bella's expression changed quickly, and I suspected she was about to throw up. On our honeymoon, she had always looked like that when it started.

As if on cue, my Bella barfed away, completely hitting Emmett.

His look would have been worth a photo.

"Shit! Smells disgusting," he yelled.

"I'm sorry," Bella said, and disappeared upstairs still.

The entire family burst out laughing.

Emmett really looked too funny.

My poor teddy bear, that smells really cruel.

That was so awesome. Bella should definitely do that again, thought Jasper.

Poor Emmett, if he knew what else was going to happen in the pregnancy.

Alice showed me a vision and I thought to myself: I hope I don't get to feel these mood swings the same way.

Then Alice showed me some visions in which Bella started to seduce me.

'Sorry, even if I wanted to, I can't show you more. I only see fragments of Bella's future. As soon as she becomes more present in the vision, everything disappears.'

"Emmett, get in the shower," Esmé ordered, and Emmett ran up without a word.

Esmé went to the kitchen and got the cleaning stuff, and I made my way to Bella.

When I arrived at the bathroom, Bella was already standing in the doorway, looking sheepishly at the floor. You could see that she was very embarrassed about the whole thing.

"I hope Emmett isn't mad at me."

Before I could say anything, Emmett was standing behind us and said, "No, it's not your fault, is it?"

"The smell of the pudding caused this nausea."

"I think it's better if in the future you ask Bella first if she wants something to eat."

With that, I actually gave Emmett a heads up, but knowing him, I'm sure he didn't listen. But there was a saying for that: If you don't want to listen, find out the hard way. From the looks of it, Emmett was going to feel some things.

"Okay."

Then Emmett ran back down to the others.

"Are you feeling better?"

"Yes. I'm getting tired again. Can we go to your room?"

Bella's lips were quickly on mine, and these assaults from her made me very horny.

With reluctance I detached myself from her. After all, we could not go to my room.

"We should go down to the others. They have a surprise for both of us. You know - our wedding present."

"Does it have to be today? Can't it wait until tomorrow?"

This seductive look of hers made me become very hard. I would love to grab her right here and now.

No, Edward! Pull yourself together. Just a few more minutes and we'll be all alone in our house, I thought to myself.

"Yes, it has to be. Believe me, you will enjoy it very much."

"Well, let's get it over with."

Together we went down the stairs and at the end of the stairs everyone was already waiting for us.

Bella

At the bottom of the stairs they were all lined up waiting for us.

Edward had made me very curious. I was already excited to see what we would get. Since it was a gift for both of us and not just for me alone, I was looking forward to this gift for the first time.

Carlisle took my hand and began a speech.

"Dear Bella. I can't put into words how happy you made us all by coming into Edward's life. Finally, my son has found happiness too. You are a blessing to our family. My joy for your baby is indescribable. I have a gift for you here that officially makes you a Cullen member."

Carlisle opened a small black box and took out a pendant.

This he attached to my bracelet where Edward's heart and Jacob's wolf hung.

As I looked at it, I realized that the small pendant was the Cullen crest.

My tears flowed on their own, and I fell into Carlisle's arms.

"Thank you," was all I could get out.

"Does that mean you like it?"

"Oh yeah. It's beautiful. I don't even know what to say."

"Nothing at all, your smile is enough."

Carlisle took a step back, and Esmé now stepped forward. At the same time, she also smiled lovingly at me.

"Since we know you want to be alone with Edward as soon as possible, we also want to move on right away."

"What, another gift?"

"Now this is coming for both of us," Edward whispered in my ear.

Esmé put a small blue box in my hand.

"I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you have fun."

Then she kissed me on the cheek left and right, which Carlisle did the same.

Suddenly, everyone had disappeared, and I was left alone with Edward.

"Can we go?"

"Where?"

"Looking at our gift."

"Okay," I said carefully.

Edward picked me up, put a blanket around me, and then ran into the woods.

Since this situation made me feel slightly sick, I closed my eyes and waited anxiously to see where he would take me.

"You can open your eyes now."

Edward stopped, and I opened my eyes.

What I saw there took my breath away.

Incredibly, we had been given a house as a gift.

Edward carried me over the threshold, and I was amazed when we entered the house.

Alone at last!