Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

A Good Thing

By Momma2Fan

Chapter 15:

BPOV

Edward brought down the bags as I checked us out of the hotel. Last night had been wonderful. We had made love all night long and I was exhausted, but happy.

“Thank you for choosing the Edgewater, have a nice day.” The clerk said as I pocketed my credit card.

“Thanks, you too.” I turned to join Edward, who was waiting for the valet to bring his car around. He put his arm around me when I walked up to him and leaned in to kiss me softly.

“I love you.” He whispered.

I smiled. “I love you, too.” The valet pulled up in Edward’s silver Volvo and we put our stuff in and took off. Edward reached for my hand and rubbed his thumb gently across my knuckles. We pulled into the driveway twenty minutes later.

Emmett came running out to greet us, the look on his face was not a happy one. He pulled me into a hug before he said anything. 

“Em? What’s wrong?” I pulled out of the hug to look in his eyes.

He looked from me to Edward and back again before he said anything. “Are you guys good?”

Edward looked at me. “We’re fine, Emmett. You’re scaring me man. What’s up?”

“Edward, you have a visitor inside. I just want to make sure that you two are in a good place because this could potentially ruin things.” Emmett informed us.

“Who’s in there? Why would it ruin things?” I asked my brother.

Emmett just turned and headed toward the house. Edward and I followed with a quick glance at each other. Emmett held the door open for us as we entered the living room. Jasper, Alice and Rosalie were all sitting on the sofa, glaring at the person who occupied the other chair. I turned to see who all the commotion was about and saw Tanya sitting in the recliner. Edward spoke first.

“What the fuck are you doing here, Tanya?” He growled.

“Hello to you too, Eddie.” She purred.

“He asked you a question, psycho. What the fuck are you doing here?” I glowered. 

“I don’t have anything to say to you, Tanya. Why don’t you just leave? I told you last time you were here we wouldn’t ever be together. I am with Bella now. Please, get the hell out of here.”

“Well, I have plenty to say to you, Eddie. We need to talk…privately.” Tanya stated, gesturing to the rest of us.

“Whatever you have to say can be said in front everyone. I have no secrets from them.”

I felt Emmett’s presence behind me and figured that whatever she was going to say was going to be bad if I needed his support.

Tanya looked at Edward and stood up from her seat. “I’m pregnant. You’re the father.”

I felt my world start to crumble. Tanya was already starting to show, so there was no mistaking that she was in fact pregnant. But was she sure Edward was the father. I looked up at the face of the man I loved saw his shocked expression.

“How…when…what?” Edward’s words weren’t coherent.

I knew what he needed to hear so I asked the questions. “How pregnant are you Tanya? When are you due?”

“I am fifteen weeks, due in April.” Tanya sat back down.

I led Edward over to a chair and sat him down. I tried to walk into the kitchen to get him some water, but he grasped my hand, pulling me into his lap. This wasn’t supposed to be happening. Edward and I had just gotten together, we had just expressed our feelings. I was the one he was supposed to have a family with, not this slut. Emmett was right, this could ruin everything, if we let it.

EPOV

I was in shock. I know I used a condom with her. I had no idea how many people she had been with and I didn’t want to catch anything. This can’t be happening to me, I had Bella now, she was my life.

“Fifteen weeks?” I asked mechanically.

“Yes. Everything is going great so far. I’ve had a little morning sickness, but it’s passing.”

I found that I didn’t care. Not about her. If this kid was mine then I would do right by it, but I had to be sure first. “I want a paternity test. I want to talk to your doctor and find out when one can be done. When is your next appointment?”

Tanya looked at me. “I have an appointment in two weeks to find out the sex. You can’t do a paternity test until the baby is born anyway, Edward.”

I knew differently. My father, Carlisle, was a doctor. I knew that a test could be done before the baby was born that would determine parentage. “That’s not true. There is a test that can be done before it gets here. I want a paternity test, Tanya…as soon as possible.”

Tanya looked at me questionably. “What kind of test?”

“It’s called an amniocentesis. Call your doctor and schedule it.”

Tanya looked panicked. “I’ve heard of those. I’m not having a large needle put in my belly when it could possibly hurt the baby. No, forget it, Edward Cullen, this is your baby. You’re just going to have to deal with it.”

I got angry, I knew I shouldn’t have, but she knew what buttons to push. “You listen and you listen good, Tanya Denali! You will have a paternity test done or you will not get one dime of support from me. My name will not be on that kid’s birth certificate and it will NOT have my last name! If you try and pass this kid off as mine, I will put you through hell…” I broke off when I felt Bella’s hand on my arm.

I looked at her and felt myself calm down immediately. I rubbed my hands over my face and looked at Tanya a little more calmly. “You need to leave. Call me when you’ve set up the test. If you refuse to set up the test, don’t contact me at all. I want nothing to do with you. Get out.” Having said all I needed to, I left the room and headed for the kitchen.

I heard the front door slam shut as I grabbed a beer out of the fridge. I took a long pull before I threw the bottle into the sink, it shattered on impact. “FUCK!” I yelled.

“Edward?” Bella said, behind me.

I walked over to her and grabbed her face in my hands. I kissed her lips softly. “I love you, Bella. I need you to know I always used protection when I was with her. This cannot be my kid.”

“I believe you, Edward. We’ll just have to wait and find out. Right now I think you need to call your dad. Maybe he knows a specialist who can perform the test with minimal risk to Tanya and the baby.”

I nodded and pulled my cell phone out of my pocket. Just before I hit send to connect the call I felt Bella’s hands on my face. I looked into her eyes and was at peace.

“I love you, Edward Cullen. I’m not going anywhere.”

Looking in her eyes, I could see she meant it.