Chapter 11- What Does The Future Hold

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A/N: I plan on maybe writing one more chapter after this one. Just to finish things up, and take away the wonder from what the future does in fact hold. If you have anything you are wondering about, let me know and I can try to incorporate that into the story.

"Good Morning, Mom. Dad." Bella hugged Esme from behind, who was at the stove cooking yet again. She went over to the table and kissed Carlisle's cheek and then took her own place at the table.
"Good Morning, sweetheart. How did you sleep?" Carlisle asked. The three of them had grown very close in the last year that Bella had been living there.
"Very well, thanks. I had the sweetest dreams that a girl in love could ever ask for." she told them, happily.
"Dreaming about Edward again?"
"Yeah." she said, as a huge smile appeared on her face.
"Wanna tell us about it?"
"No. You don't want to hear it."
"Okay." Esme put the food down in front of the two and they began to fill their plates.

"Speaking of you and Edward." Carlisle began. Bella looked at him with caution. "You two had a lot of fun last night, huh?"
"What?" Edward said, as he entered the kitchen and stood behind Bella.
"We heard you. You were being a little too loud."
"Oh. My. God." the couple said together. Bella turned beat red, as she always did when she was highly embarrassed.
"Please tell me we aren't going to discuss this now." Edward moaned, sitting down next to Bella. Carlisle and Esme laughed.
"Were you safe?" Esme asked.
"Mom!" Edward said, mortified.
"Just looking out for your best interests, honey."
"Yes. We were."
"Good."

"So what are your plans for the day today?" Carlisle asked.
"Well, we have our college classes until noon, and then we were going to meet up with Rose and Emmett and they were going to help us look for more apartments."
"That sounds like fun. Will you be home in time for supper?"
"We should be."

"Emmett, Rose! This place is PERFECT! Where did you find this one?" Bella exclaimed.
"Jasper has a friend from school who works in reality and they suggested this one".

"It's beautiful! I love it!" Edward disappeared from the entrance way into the apartment. He walked around from room to room investigating. He was making sure it was safe. Structurally, and every other way.

After a half hour, he emerged from the last room and clapped his hands together.
"It's great. When can we sign for it?" he spoke.
"I'll call Jasper and have him call his friend. Tell him you're interested." Emmett replied.
"Great. Thanks for showing us this."
"Of course. What is family for?" Rose spoke.
"Alright, Bella. We better get back home. It's nearly 7pm. Emmett, Rose, would you like to come back to the house for dinner? I'm sure mom and dad would love to see you two again. It's been a few weeks."
"Yeah, sure."
"Okay, let me just call them and let them know we are on our way." Edward took out his cell phone from the pocket in his shirt and dialed the number to the house as they got in the elevator and made their way back to the main level in the complex.

"Hello?" his father answered on the second ring.
"Hey, Dad. Bella, Emmett, Rose and I are on our way home."
"Alright, we'll see the four of you soon." Bella and Edward climbed in the Volvo and Emmett and Rose got in Rose's convertible.
"We'll see you back at Mom and Dad's." Emmett said from the passenger's seat. Rose backed out of the parking lot, and Edward followed suit. The two cars rode back to Carlisle and Esme's house and parked easily in the garage.

They walked inside and immediately walked into the kitchen to see if there was anything they could do to help prepare dinner.

The four young adults sat down with Carlisle and Esme at the table when dinner was done and thanked them for dinner, as they started eating.

"So, did you guys find a suitable place today?" asked Esme.
"Oh, Esme, it was the cutest little place! It was perfect! You HAVE to come and see it!" Bella said to her adoptive mother.

The next day, Edward and Bella met with the realtor and talked about the place, and he gave them the papers to sign and told them the offer they should make on the place, as they would be buying it for their own, and they would not be renting it. They both shook hands with the realtor and then made their way back home, after the realtor assured them he would let them know within a few weeks if the place was theirs or not.

On Wednesday, Bella and Edward took Carlisle and Esme over to see the apartment and get their approval. Carlisle did as Edward had and walked from room to room checking for any structural damage, any electrical problems, anything wrong with the plumbing, and so on and so forth.

Esme and Bella stood in the middle of the room admiring the place.
"Bella, this place is wonderful! I think it will make a great home for Edward and yourself."
"Thanks, Esme. I'm really happy with this place. It's got everything we may need. I really hope we get it. I can't wait to hear back from the realtor."
"Well, Bella, Edward," Carlisle said, as he emerged from the bedroom on the far end of the apartment. "Everything seems to be in order. Nothing majorly wrong with the place. All it really needs is some repainting and some furnishings and it will be ready to live in!"
"I'm glad there was nothing I missed then, when I did my walk through inspection." Edward laughed.
"It's a great place, and will make a wonderful home for Bella and you, Edward." Carlisle said to him.

After a full week, Bella and Edward were sitting in the living room with Carlisle and Esme, watching a movie on the big screen TV. The phone in the kitchen rang and Esme excused herself to go answer it. She came back out a minute later.
"Edward. The phone's for you." He stood and went into the kitchen while Esme took her seat again next to Carlisle.

What seemed like ten minutes later, Edward came back out and sat down in his spot next to Bella. He waited quietly for the movie to finish and for Bella to remove it from the VCR before clearing his throat and gaining the attention of the inhabitants of the room.
"I have some good news."
"Go on, Edward. You know how Bella hates surprises." Esme said to her son.
"We got the apartment! The previous owners accepted our offer and it's now ours!"
"Are you serious?" Bella said. Edward nodded. She shrieked and threw her arms around his neck.
"This calls for a celebration!" said Carlisle as he walked to the freezer and got out bottles of strawberry daiquiris. He handed one to Edward and Esme. Bella hesitated on accepting hers. She hadn't had alcohol in over a year, and she remembered the last time she had. Or... she remembered what Edward had told her had happened the last time she had.
"It's alright, Bella. It's one drink. What happened last time, won't happen again. I promise." Edward said to her, noticing her hesitation. She took the bottle from Carlisle and thanked him, while taking the top off the bottle and taking a sip.

She made sure to drink it slowly, taking her time and not even getting the slightest buzz from it. It made her feel better to know she could control herself so well after not having had anything in over a year, and having quit cold turkey.

She had changed so much in the last year, and it made her feel strange, but happy at the same time. She had quit drinking, quit cutting, and quit swearing... for the most part. She even quit smoking.

While she had been able to quit everything else cold turkey, quitting smoking had taken her a lot longer to learn to stop doing. She started eating lollipops and chewing on straws to quit the nicotine while still keeping the motion of smoking, which she found was more comforting than the smoking itself.

The whole family had been very supportive in helping her quit these things. Rose and Alice took her shopping to help her forget about everything. Jasper brought her to the library to get book after book to read, and watched documentaries on TV with her about the civil war (his favorite war). Emmett took her out in the jeep and they went speeding through the woods over the fallen trees and rough grounds. Carlisle let her come to the office to help him keep it organized, and to keep him company on the slower days. Esme taught her to cook and let her help prepare meals.

But it was Edward who helped her the most. He helped by just simply being there for her. When the shopping, reading, documentaries, off roading, organizing and cooking didn't help and she still had her urges to do something, he would just sit and talk with her until the urge went away and she was able to move on and forget about it again. That was why she truly loved him. He had had the patience and the ability to be there for her at her best and at her worst. He had never once be cold with her, or told her she could or could not do anything. He stood by her side and supported her every move and decision.

Over the next few weeks, Edward and Bella made many shopping trips to get things for the apartment.

First, they bought what they would need for the bedrooms first. Beds, dressers, hangers for the closets, drapes and curtains for the windows, the basics.

Then, the next week, they bought stuff for the kitchen. This would be a little more expensive. They bought a new fridge, stove, microwave, cabinets, and sink. They also bought new counter tops and drapes for the windows.

The second week into the renovations, they had a 4thof July barbecue at Carlisle and Esme's house. Emmett, Rose, Jasper and Alice would all be there. It was the first time that any of them would be seeing Alice for at least a month. She had been in New York City working with a fashion magazine and had been attending runway shows.

At 4pm, they went out into the backyard and joined their family. Bella walked over and threw her arms around her adoptive sister, Alice. He was so glad to see her. She couldn't believe it had been a whole month since she'd last seen her.

Hotdogs, hamburgers and chicken were served at five. They all sat down at the picnic table and began to eat.

In the morning, Bella awoke suddenly and felt like she was going to be sick. She ran to the bathroom and was quietly sick a few times.

After she was done, she quickly brushed her teeth, making sure to get anything and everything off her teeth. She suddenly felt in the mood for a strange mix of foods. Strawberry ice cream and powdered donuts. Something wasn't right here. She went back into her room and looked at the calendar.

"Oh no." she spoke out loud. "Oh no. Oh no. Oh no." She went downstairs, hoping that Carlisle was awake. She went into the kitchen and found him standing at the fridge, deciding what to have for breakfast.

She was afraid. She couldn't keep the fear out of her voice as she spoke to him. "Carlisle, may I speak to you in private for a moment please?"

"Of course, Bella. Are you alright?" She shrugged. "Let's go up to my office." She followed him up to the second floor and to the door that lead to his office. "What's going on, Bella?" he asked as he shut the door behind him. She sat down in a chair.
"I'm scared I might be pregnant." she blurted out before she could think about what she was saying. Carlisle sat down at the chair behind his desk.

"And what makes you believe this, sweetheart?"
"I'm late, Carlisle."
"You mean, your cycle?"
"Yes. I'm late. And this morning I was sick, but immediately afterward I had an odd craving for strawberry ice cream and powdered donuts."
"When was the last time you and Edward had sex?" Bella blushed at the word, especially because it was coming out of her adoptive father's mouth.

"We haven't since that night you heard us. We were too embarrassed to even think about trying again any time soon."
"And you were safe that night, you said, correct?"
"Yeah. We used a condom."
"Well, it IS possible that it may have broken without either of you noticing."
"Oh god." Bella muttered. This was the most embarrassing thing she had ever had to do. Tell the person who had been the closest thing to a father since her own that she thought she might be pregnant.
"Would you like me to buy a test for you, Bella?" She nodded without looking at him.
"But, don't tell anyone, please."

"Alright, Bella. I'll bring you one home after I get out of work tonight. And, speaking of, I really must be off. Don't need someone else being late around here." Bella stood and smiled at his lame attempt at a joke.
"Thank you, Carlisle."
"Of course, Bella." They exited the office and made their way downstairs. Carlisle headed for the door and Bella headed for the kitchen to fulfill at least half of her craving, and grabbed a whole box of frosted donuts, and heading for the living room to turn on the TV and find what sort of shows were on.

Carlisle came home around eight that night. He subtly hinted for Bella to follow him up the stairs. She got up and they made their way to his office. He handed her an at home pregnancy test and told her how to take the test, and to leave it on the counter for 2 minutes before looking at the results. He let her use his private bathroom, and she entered it.

She took the test and left the stick on the counter. She walked out of the bathroom and Carlisle marked the clock for two minutes while Bella sat down in the chair, feeling sick with nerves and uncertainty.

"Two minutes are up, Bella." Carlisle said quietly. She shook her head, slightly turning green.
"I can't look, Carlisle."
"Alright, Bella." He walked into the bathroom and looked at the test to see the result. The little stick read, "pregnant." He tried to keep his face passive as he exited the bathroom with the test in his hand to tell Bella the result.

"What does it say?" she said, when she spotted him.
"Bella. You're pregnant."
"Oh god. Carlisle! I can't be pregnant! We were safe! I'm only 19! How did this happen? Well, I know how it happened, but I don't understand."
"Bella. It's okay. You do know that, if you don't want to stay pregnant, we can terminate it. You aren't too far along as to where anyone won't allow it."
"Terminate? I couldn't dream of that. That's just horrible! I could never do that to something that is going to be a real living, breathing person one day."
"So you want to keep the baby then?"
"Yeah. I have to. I wouldn't have the heart to terminate it, and I don't think I would be able to give it up once I see it."
"Then, Bella, congratulations, you are going to be a mother."
"How am I going to tell Edward?"

The two walked back downstairs and Bella stood behind the couch where Edward was sitting and whispered in his ear.
"I have to tell you something. Don't freak out okay?" he nodded at her. "Edward, I'm pregnant." His eyes widened and his jaw dropped. He turned around to look at her.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. Positive." she said, as she let a tear slide down her face.
"Wow."
"Yeah." Edward leaned forward and kissed Bella gently on the lips. Bella sat down on the couch next to Edward. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. He then went back to going through the channels for something to watch and Bella took out her phone.

R and A~

I'm pregnant.

~B

Both girls freaked out of course, and demanded she tell them everything. Bella sighed as she began to type back to them and tell them everything in as little words as possible and fit it all into the space allowed for the text.

The following week after that, they bought furniture for the living room. They bought a couch and two recliners. They also bought a TV for the room. They bought a drape and curtain for the one huge window in the far corner of the room.

It took them two weeks to work on the bathroom. They re-did the plumbing, with the help of Emmett, and installed all new stuff in there.

Finally, they were done. For now. They would still need to get all sorts of stuff for the coming baby, but that could wait a while. For now, they were done and could move in and settle into their new home.

A/N B: if anyone was wondering where I've been... well, let's just say I've been... away on extended vacation. My grandmother died almost two months ago now, and I went through a lot with that... I was the one in the house who stayed strong for everyone else. My aunt had come up and her, my mom, and my grandmother's bf stayed in the hospital for 3 days waiting for it to be over. She passed away on June 3rd. Since then, my mom and I have been going through all of her stuff and sorting it all out and giving certain things to people and all that fun stuff.
On June 14th, I started dating a friend of mine from college. So, I haven't been writing for that reason to, because, I've been spending every possible day I can with him.

But, yeah, I have been slowly working on this one for you guys. It's finally done, so I'm posting it. :) I will get to updating my other story as soon as I can. I also have like 3 other stories in the works, but I won't post them until I have a few solid chapters under my belt with them.