Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

A Good Thing

By Momma2Fan

Chapter 16:

EPOV

I sat at the kitchen table lazily stirring a cup of coffee that had by now gone cold. A baby? All I could think about was the potential I had a child on the way. A child that was not with the woman I loved, but instead loathed. Tanya was a greedy bitch and I was certain the only thing she was after was money, and my family name.

It was no secret my father was the head neurosurgeon in the state and Chief of Staff at Mercy Hospital. I had come from a long line of physicians, so my choice in career had been a disappointment at first, until my family discovered I actually had talent. Music was my life now. Whether performing, composing or writing, I enjoyed every aspect.

My conversation with my father had played in a continuous loop in my head all morning.

“Dad, I need your advice.”

“I’ll do what I can, son.” Carlisle Cullen had a very pleasant voice that could be stern when warranted.

“I need the name of a specialist who is able to perform a paternity test on a child that has yet to be born. Do you have anyone you can recommend?”

“Oh, Edward. Please tell me that you don’t think you got someone pregnant.”

“I don’t, Dad. This person claims I am her kid’s dad and I want to prove otherwise.”

“Were you in a relationship with this person?”

“No, sir, it was just sex. I’m in a relationship now. I haven’t been with this other person in months. Can you please just give me a name?”

Carlisle sighed on the other end of the line. “You need to call Dr. Gerandy. He’ll know what to do and be safe during the procedure. Call his office.”

“Thanks, Dad.”

I was still lost in my thoughts when I felt arms snake around my neck. “Penny for your thoughts?”

I couldn’t help but smile, “One guess.”

Bella came around and seated herself on my lap. “Babe, you can’t dwell on the what ifs. So what if she is pregnant with your baby. We will deal with it when the time comes. You’re going to give yourself a headache if you keep thinking about this.”

I leaned up and kissed her sweet mouth. “I know. I just don’t want this kid to be mine. I only want to have children with you. I love you.”

“As I love you. Why don’t you ask Alice and see if she has any feelings? First though, come to bed. It’s too early to be up and thinking so hard.”

I picked her up bridal style and made my way to her room. I laid her on the bed and peeled off her robe to find her naked underneath. Bella was just the distraction I needed.

I woke up alone several hours later, feeling Bella’s side of the bed was long ago cold. I rolled over and sat up on the edge of the bed. I looked at the clock, realizing I had a call to make.

“Thank you for calling Dr. Gerandy’s office. How may I help you?”

“Uh..Yes. Good morning. I need to schedule an amniocentesis in order to do a DNA test for paternity.”

“Okay. Can I have your name and the name of the expectant mother please?”

“Yes, I’m Edward Cullen and the mother is Tanya Denali.”

“Of course, Mr. Cullen. We have been expecting your call. We have a slot available this afternoon for you. Would two o’clock be alright?”

“Two would be fine, thank you, see you then.” I disconnected and immediately dialed Tanya’s number. It rang forever before I finally heard her pick up.

“What do you want, Edward?”

“Bella and I will be picking you up at one-thirty to take you to the doctor for the test. Our appointment is at two with a specialist that my father recommended.”

“I already told you that no one is sticking a fucking needle in my stomach.” She screeched.

“And I told you that you wouldn’t receive a dime from me without the test. So be ready.” I hung up and walked to the bathroom, turning on the shower. I stepped under the warm spray and felt the muscles in my back loosen. This was going to be a hell of a day, I’m just glad Bella would be with me.

BPOV

I heard the shower start upstairs and knew that Edward was awake. I fixed him a fresh cup of coffee and headed up the stairs. I entered the bathroom and placed his cup on the counter. I leaned my hip against the counter and waited with his towel in my hand. I smiled when he pulled open the curtain. I had to bite my lip to keep from groaning at the sight of Edward with water running down his naked form.

“Morning. I brought you some coffee.”

“Thanks. Are you gonna give me that towel or did you want to take care of the problem you’re creating?”

I looked down and watched as his dick hardened before my eyes. I licked my lips knowing what I wanted to do, but also knowing we didn’t have enough time.

“Bella,” he groaned. “You staring at it is not going to make it go away.”

“Sorry. Get dressed. Your parents are on their way here.”

That was enough to make him go flaccid quickly. “Why are my parents coming?”

“Your guess is as good as mine. I think it might have something to do with you telling your father you’re in a relationship. Ring any bells?” I grinned.

“Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. It slipped.”

“It’s fine, Edward. Don’t worry about it. I think they might shit when they find out it’s me though. Your mom has always loved me, so chill-ax.” I gave him a quick kiss and left him to get ready.

Carlisle and Esme Cullen were still beautiful people even if they were in their late fifties. Esme still looked like she was in her thirties, and Carlisle had a distinguished look to him. Emmett let them into the living room, while I put the finishing touches on lunch. Once that was done, I walked into the living room to greet our guests.

“Bella!” Esme squealed and pulled me into a hug. “How are you, sweetheart? I haven’t seen you in a while.”

“I’ve been great, Esme.” I smiled and hugged her back.

Esme pulled back and looked into my face. “You met someone,” she said, after intense scrutiny.

“I did. I can’t wait for you to meet him.”

Carlisle turned to Emmett and Jasper, “You boys approve?”

Emmett laughed and Jasper elbowed him. “Well, not at first, but he is a really great guy.”

“Yeah,” Emmett snickered. “Almost like we’ve known him forever.”

I couldn’t help but giggle. “Known who forever?” I heard behind me.

Esme walked to her only son. “They were just telling us about Bella’s new boyfriend. Have you met him?”

Edward looked at me and all I could do was grin at him. He looked at me catching on. “Yeah, Mom, I’ve met him. Nice guy. Treats her really good, too.” 

I rolled my eyes at him. “Stop, you guys are embarrassing me.”

The laughter got louder from the guys and the confusion on Carlisle and Esme’s faces got deeper.

Carlisle asked first. “Are we missing some sort of inside joke here?”

Edward and I looked at each other. In silent agreement we decide to put his parents out of their misery. I walked over to where Edward was standing with my brother. Just as I reached him, he bent down, kissing me full on the mouth. I wrapped my arms around his neck and would have kissed him forever if I hadn’t heard Esme gasp. 

“You guys are rotten. Oh, I am so happy for you two.” Esme almost cried. “How long?”

I smiled, “Only a couple of months.”

I watched as Carlisle and Edward exchanged a look. I didn’t want to say anything just in case Esme didn’t know the situation. We sat down and had a pleasant lunch, but before long I knew that Edward and I had to leave. We were picking up Tanya, and then heading to the doctors office. Hopefully we would know soon how long of a life we were going to have. With Tanya or without.

UnknownPOV

Me cell phone was ringing and ringing. I finally got annoyed and picked it up. “Talk to me.”

“Is that any way to answer the phone?”

“What do you want, Tanya?”

“They are coming to get me. He is forcing me to go through with this test. If I don’t, we won’t get any money. What do you want me to do?”

“Just follow the plan. When Cullen sees that baby on the monitor, do you really think he is going to care if he is the father or not? And his little bitch will be devastated.”

“You better be right about this!”

I hung up the phone. I will be, I thought, as I tossed back a beer.

EPOV

Tanya bitched the whole way to the doctor’s office. She bitched in the waiting room. I was tired of her whining and so was Bella.

“Shut the fuck up, Tanya, you brought this on yourself.” Bella snapped.

A door opened and a nurse came out. “Tanya Denali.”

Tanya and I stood up. I looked at Bella, “I’ll be back.”

“I’ll be waiting.”

Tanya and I followed the nurse back to a room that had a small bed with stirrups and a massive computer monitor beside it. She was instructed to remove her clothes and put on the provided gown. She then sat on the bed/table and was told the doctor would be in soon.

After about ten minutes a white-haired man came in with a nurse. “Hello, I’m Dr. Gerandy. We’re going to have a quick look, and then start the procedure. Any questions?”

“Will this hurt the baby?” Tanya asked.

“While there is some risk of a miscarriage, you’re far enough a long that I’m not concerned. Let’s get started.”

The doctor squeezed some gel on her stomach and grabbed what looked like a wand, running it over her belly. I watched the screen to see if I could see anything, but couldn’t in all the fuzzy static. I did however hear a strong heartbeat.

“Do you hear that, Edward? That’s our baby.” Tanya said with a smile.

“It remains to be seen if that’s my kid.” I said coldly.

Once the doctor had seen what he needed he handed the wand to the nurse. She kept it on Tanya’s belly, while the doctor snapped on some gloves.

“Now, Miss Denali, I am going to numb the site and then insert the needle to withdraw some amniotic fluid. My nurse will keep the monitor on the baby so that I can make sure I don’t hit the fetus. Ready?”

“As I’ll ever be.” Tanya’s voice sounded dejected.

I watched as the doctor numbed the site, and then inserted an 8-inch needle, withdrawing a pinkish colored fluid from her stomach. Once the test was finished, Dr. Gerandy said he would put a rush on the results and we should know something in 24 hours.

“Is there a certain number I should call?”

“Call my cell phone. The nurse has the number.”

“Okay. I’ll be speaking to you when I get the results. Have a good day.” Dr. Gerandy left leaving his nurse to clean Tanya off and explain that she may have some light spotting but if she had any cramping to go to the hospital. Tanya just nodded her head.

Bella stood as we came back into the waiting area. I grabbed her hand and we walked to the car. Once we had dropped Tanya off at her place we headed home. It was going to be a long night. When we arrived back at the house, Emmett and Jasper had pizza and beer waiting for us. We decided to get drunk and play the Wii the rest of the night. We finally passed out around one in the morning. I didn’t wake until I heard my phone ring the next morning.

“Hello.” I said still half asleep, feeling Bella stir beside me.

“Mr. Cullen? This is Dr. Gerandy.”

I sat up, immediately regretting it. “Yes, Doctor.”