Chapter 5: Bella's Birthday
Date: September 13th, 2009
POV: Edward
Author's Note:
-Bella and Edward are older (Bella turns 20, Edward is 22)
-Alice and Jacob live in an apartment
-Alice & Jonah is still in the hospital (Alice is released soon)
-Rosalie is not married, nor is she dating (yet.)
My Bella
I woke up earlier than Bella, hours early. I quietly go to the kitchen and make some pancakes for her. I go back to our room and she's still sleeping. She's so cute when she's asleep. Her angelic face, so peaceful. I put the plate and drink down on the side table and sit on the bed. I see she moves a little, but not enough to wake up.
"Rise and shine, sleepy head." It's now 10AM, and I woke up at 8:32AM. Yeah, it's time.
She opened her eyes slowly and looked at me. She looks at the time. "10 AM??" She asks, sleepy.
"Happy birthday, love." I kiss her softly and she kisses back and pulls away and looks at the food.
"Pancakes? In bed? You're insane.. But I love it." She smiles and I put the pancakes on her lap. She sits up and starts to eat them. "Aren't you hungry?" She asked me after swallowing the first bite.
"No, I'm fine." I tell her, sitting next to her now.
She smiles at me. "Thank you." She kisses my cheek and I put my arm around her and she blushes.
"I love you." I whisper in her ear.
"I love you too." She whispers back, after finishing her pancakes. She licks her lips and sits on my lap, then she puts her head on my chest and sighs. "What are we gonna do today?"
"Well, we're picking Alice up from the hospital." I look at her and move some hair out of her face. "And we might be going out for dinner, if Alice changes her mind about having dinner at her apartment." I say. Her facial expression changes and I grow worried. "What's wrong?"
She gets up and she walks to the bathroom, slamming the door shut and then I heard crying. "Noooo!"
"Bella?" I try to open the door but it's locked. "Bella, love? What's going on?" I ask her, upset.
She opens the door, tears falling down her cheeks. "I got my period." She whispers. I pull her into my arms and I hug her tight.
"Don't cry.. We can always try again." I tell her, upset we weren't gonna have a baby, but it's not the end of the world.
"I really wanted a baby, Edward." She says in my chest.
I pull away and wipe her tears. I stare at her and she looks back at me. "Love, it's not the end of the world. We will try again later, I promise." I kiss her cheek and hug her again. She puts her head on my shoulder and sniffles.
"Sorry.." She whispers. "I'm such a crybaby." She mumbles and looks down.
"You're not a crybaby.." I tell her. "I know it's hard to accept the truth." I tell her before squeezing her in my arms. After I pull away, she looks at me and looks down.
"Thank you, for being supportive." She looks back at me. "You're the best." She tells me, smiling.
I smile at her and she blushes and we kiss. I hold her close and she puts her arms around my neck.
I will be honest, I wasn't expecting Bella to not get pregnant. I was hoping she would and since it's been two long weeks, I was hoping it happened. I wasn't as sad as I expected to be though. I was gonna give Bella what she wanted later today.
To delay plans, Bella wanted to make sure it was her period and not a miscarriage and if she wasn't pregnant, then why. I wasn't gonna argue, since it was her birthday. We got to the office and then she took a pregnancy test. It was negative.
"Now, there are a few possible reasons." The doctor starts. "But because you've only had sex once, we won't focus on that. If you don't become pregnant again, call me and we'll check you up." The doctor gives us her card.
"Thanks." Bella and I leave and we get in the car and she sighs. "I really hope we can get it the second time.." She whispers.
"I know." I take her hand and I look at her. "We will, okay?"
"What if we don't?" She asks, tears forming in her eyes again.
"We won't have to worry about if we can't because we can and we will." I tell her, kissing her cheek and driving to the hospital.
We get in and go to Alice's room and she's all dressed up and ready to go.
"Hey Alice." I say to her, giving her a quick hug. "You ready to go?" I pull away and look at her.
"Yeah." She smiles and looks at Bella. "Happy birthday, Bells."
"Thanks Alice.. It hasn't been all that happy.. But Edward's making it better for me."
"Aww!! Good job Edward!" She pats my head as if I was a dog.
"Not funny, Alice." I glare at her and take her bags. "Alright, are your parents here?"
"They went to see Jonah. I was gonna go and tell them you're here."
"I'll come with you." Bella says. "We'll be back."
I walk over and kiss her cheek. "I'll be loading the car." I tell them. They both walk to the halls and I take the elevator to the car and load her suitcase and other bags into it. I look and see Jacob. "Jacob!" I call his name and he looks and waves. He walks to me.
"So, what's up?" He asks, standing next to me.
"Ahh, not much. I feel bad because Bella's having a bad birthday." I tell him, walking back into the hospital with Jacob.
"How come?" He asks, confused.
"She got her period, meaning she's not pregnant." I say, pushing the elevator button.
"Gosh, that must suck. Sorry dude." He pats my back and we get into the elevator.
"I mean, we can try again. The doctor even said we should. If she doesn't get pregnant, I don't know what I would do." I say to him, a little upset.
"I know how much Bella and you have wanted a baby, but, you'll have Jonah to play with too." Jacob smiles. "I hope you guys do have a baby."
"Thanks Jacob." I say, walking with him to Alice's room. They were still in the NICU so we went to the NICU.
Alice smiled at her mother. "Thanks for coming to see Jonah."
"Of course, Alice." Alicia smiles and looks at us. "Hello Edward. Hello Jacob, long time no see, huh?" She smiles at us.
"Hello Alicia." I say, smiling. Bella goes to my side and I put an arm around her.
"Yeah, it's been while. How's Jonah?" Jacob says, walking to the incubator.
"He's doing a little better." Alice says, smiling. "He was kicking yesterday too.. Like how he is now!" Alice exclaims and we all watch and smile.
I swear, Jonah has grown so much so fast. He's only been in here for days and he's already big enough to be mistaken as a healthy newborn.
Allistari came in to do another check up on him, happy about his progress. "Hmm.. You guys wanna hold him?" She asks.
Alice squeals. "Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!" She sat in the chair.
"Okay, be careful of the wires." She puts Jonah on her lap.
Everyone watches, really happy.
"Hi Jonah.." Alice whispers, Jacob by her side and her parents on another side. He looks at her and stares at her, wide eyes, and he yawns. "Aww.." Alice smiles. She puts her finger on his cheek and strokes it lightly and he grabs it. Her eyes widened and tears fell down her cheeks. "Oh my gosh.."
"Aww.." Bella smiled. "That was so cute!!"