A/N: FF is being lame. No idea why. Here's the real epilogue.
Okay, so you guys convinced me. Here's the epilogue! It spells out what happened with the other crazy kids and also shows a little bit more about how things rolled out between Bella and Edward.
Six years later...
EPOV
"Jesus, can't you go any faster?" Bella yelled at me.
I had my hands clenched on the steering wheel; my face was set in a grim line of determination and terror. I could see the sweat beading on her forehead, and I knew exactly how she felt. She begged me to hurry, but I wasn't sure if we would make it all the way to the hospital at this rate.
"I'm going as fast as I can while still being safe," I said through clenched teeth. She ignored me and leaned forward in the car, gripping the dashboard as if her body could propel the car to go faster.
The drive to the hospital was white-knuckled and silent, with the exception of the panting and moans of pain. I was still in medical school, and while I'd done a brief amount of time in the obstetrics unit at the hospital, I knew I wasn't ready to deliver my first baby in the backseat of my Volvo.
"Just hold on, we'll be there soon," I said, trying to sound encouraging.
We pulled up to the emergency entrance and an orderly came out with a wheelchair. Bella rushed to the back door and helped Alice climb out and into the chair before they wheeled her back inside. I spotted Jasper standing by the admissions desk with his hair standing on end and his tie coming loose around his neck. He looked sick and terrified, so I tried to approach him with my doctor face on. "Hey. Her contractions are about five minutes apart, and she's getting some really strong ones, but they'll be able to tell you how dilated she is as soon as they get her hooked up to everything," I said in my most reassuring tone.
He looked like he wanted to throw up. "She's in so much pain," he said with a faraway sound in his voice as he watched them wheel her past him.
I slapped him on the shoulder and snapped my fingers in front of his eyes. "Go be with her!" I said in a firm tone. He nodded dumbly and turned to chase after his retreating wife. I could hear her moans of pain echoing down the hallway as another contraction hit her.
I turned to see Bella standing behind me with a lost look. She was staring vacantly in the direction they'd just wheeled Alice off. I walked over and grabbed her hand in mine, shaking her a little so she would look at me. "You okay?" I asked her, concerned.
She turned her wide eyes to me and nodded mutely. "Umm, Edward?" she asked, sounding unsure.
"Yeah, baby?" I replied.
Her gaze drifted back down the now empty hallway. "Do you mind if we...wait awhile before we have a kid?" she asked in a small, scared voice.
I stood there confused for a moment before I broke out into laughter. I understood that look now. Bella was scared of the pain. "Oh, Bella baby, don't worry. If and when we decide to have kids, you'll do just fine. Besides, you can get an epidural and you won't feel the pain of childbirth," I said reassuringly as I rubbed up and down her stiff arms.
She gave me an incredulous look. "Yeah, but I still have to go through the contractions. And my ass will get huge and my boobs will sag and I'll have that flabby belly forever..."
I cut her off and pulled her in for a kiss. "And you'll still be beautiful to me."
She looked at me like I was crazy. "Suuuuuuure, whatever you say, bub."
I laughed again. "Bella, your body will always be beautiful to me. Anyway, I still have a couple years left before we'd even be in a position to have a kid, so we've got plenty of time. Besides, don't you wanna have a little yousie-mesie running around?"
She spaced out again and I saw the thought on her face. "Eh, maybe. Right now, I'm just happy being with you," she finally replied.
I smiled and pulled her close so I could wrap my arms around her. "I love you, Bella Cullen," I said as I kissed her head.
She hugged me to her tightly and buried her face in my neck. I looked up as I saw Rosalie and Emmett come storming in. Emmett had his hand around her waist as he propelled her to where we were standing. "Hey, guys," I greeted.
Rosalie rested a hand on her belly and smiled. "How's Alice?" she asked with interest. Bella filled her in with all the information we had at this point.
Rosalie's due date was in about four months, and she seemed to be one of those women who didn't think all the normal pregnancy and childbirth complaints would apply to her. Let me tell you, it was hilarious and slightly dangerous to hear her wax poetic about how she wanted to have an all natural childbirth in her living room at home.
After all, who knew Rosalie would turn into such an Earth Mother? She'd already ordered a ton of all-natural, organic eco-baby stuff and Emmett was under fire about his horrible diet. The man needed a Twinkie, but all he got for dessert was a dish of organic soy yogurt with granola.
Poor guy.
I smiled at him and dragged him away from Bella and Rosalie so we could raid the vending machine hidden from view around the corner. When we got there, he hastily bought a Snickers bar and devoured half of it while I stood on look-out. "Thanks, man," he mumbled around his mouth full of nougat and caramel.
I laughed. "Sure, anytime. How's Rose doing with the second trimester?" I asked.
He looked exhausted. "She had me up until four in the morning painting the baby's room. Then, she woke me up at six to go to the docks so I could get fresh fish 'cuz she's been craving salmon!"
I slapped his back in pity. "That's rough, dude." Now that I was hearing this, maybe Bella was right. I wasn't in any hurry to be put through the expectant Daddy ringer anytime soon.
He polished off the Snickers and went back for a bag of Fritos. Once he was done with that, I told him he'd better slow down or he'd get caught. He nodded and reached for his wallet. "Did you see the new ultrasound pictures, though?" he asked.
I was a dude; I didn't care about this kind of stuff. Still, I had to fake interest in these things. "No, let's see it," I said.
He pulled out a picture that looked more like a baby than the last blob had from the previous ultrasound. "Here's his head and his feet, and see there? He's sucking his thumb." He had a huge proud grin on his face, and it made me happy to see him happy.
"That's really awesome, man. I'm happy for you guys," I said with a smile.
He stared down at the picture for a moment longer and his smile turned a little sappy. "I can't believe I'll get to hold this little dude in a few months," he said with wonder.
I told him we should go check on Alice, so we headed back to the ladies and they told us they hadn't heard anything yet.
We sat in the waiting room for a few hours before Jasper emerged, looking exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. He was wearing a blue gown over his clothes and he had the booties and cap on, along with a beatific smile. "It's a girl!" he yelled when he reached us.
Everyone jumped up and there were hugs all around. Alice had insisted on waiting until the birth to find out what they were having. We all figured it just gave her an excuse to shop for both a boy and a girl, which we all found hilarious.
Bella pulled back and asked when we could see Alice and the baby, and he motioned for us to follow him. We got to the recovery suite and found Alice sitting up in bed with a tiny baby in her arms. I'd never seen Alice look so messy; her hair was a sight and her mascara was melted under her eyes, but she had a shining look of wonder and peace on her face that overrode everything else about her appearance.
She looked up as we entered and gathered around to peer down at the newest addition to our clan. She tilted the baby up a little so we could see better and announced, "We decided to name her Isabella Rose."
Bella smiled and Rosalie broke into tears. Emmett freaked out, but Rose pushed him away. "That's so beautiful, Alice!" she sobbed. Alice reached out and took Jasper's hand with her free arm. "She's our beautiful rose," she whispered.
Jasper looked down at his family and I saw the peace steal over him as he realized he was a father now. I felt like we were intruding on a private moment. He looked at all of us and smiled hugely. "Well, I guess I'm a father now, guys."
We all cheered a little but stopped abruptly when Isabella Rose started crying. Alice looked alarmed at first, but hurriedly shushed her and she fell back into a peaceful sleep.
After a few more minutes, we all piled out of the hospital room and decided to head home so the newest Whitlocks could get some rest. I led Bella back to the car and we drove most of the way in silence.
"Oh man, I thought I was gonna die when Alice went into labor while Jasper was so far away!" Bella said with horror in her voice.
I turned and smiled at her. "Yeah, I know! He must have broken the sound barrier to get here so fast."
Bella shuddered and I gripped her hand. "Still freaked out by the idea of having kids?" I asked her.
She nodded and looked over at me. "I mean, I know when we do have kids, it'll be awesome. I'm still just happy with things the way they are for now, though."
I nodded in agreement as we pulled in to the garage beneath our condo. "Let's go have wild, kinky sex on the kitchen table and then sleep until noon. Sound good?"
Bella laughed and I raced her inside. Kids could wait awhile longer, but kinky sex with my hot wife couldn't. I slammed the garage door behind us and grabbed her around the waist, lifting her high into the air.
"Oh, the things I'm gonna do to you..." I said with my voice full of promise.
Bella giggled and wrapped her arms around my shoulders. "Oh yeah? Well, less talk and more action, Mr. Man."
I leaned down and gave her a hot kiss. "Oh, I'll show you some action, all right."
Happily ever after didn't even begin to cover it.
A/N: Haha, everyone satified (as Muddy Waters would say)? I didn't make Bedward babies in this story too, because that would just get redundant. I hope you guys liked how this ended. Let me know what you think;)
Also, the third chapter of The Virginity Pact Continues! Is with my beta, Adrena, and will be posted hopefully in the next day or so. It's probably my favorite chapter thus far, so please give it a shot if you haven't checked it out. Full of schmutty fun, I say!
And for those of you savvy to the All Work and No Play, I'm working on the third chapter today. Let's hear it for a sleepover! Yipee!
That's all for now. Thank you again for reading this story and sticking through it with me:) -HIE