A Rose by Another Name.

Chapter 17: The Return.

BPOV:

"Bella do you have everything?" Edward asked as we finished packing a week after the day we had decided on names for the baby. Our little Rosalie, we were almost positive -well I was and he trusted my judgment it seemed or maybe he was to afraid of my mood swings to second guess me – That it was a girl growing inside me. Leaving Isle Esme was proving to be a hard thing to do for me, I would miss it here a lot. Edward had held me as I cried after making plans to return home and whispered into my ear, promises.

"Maybe Esme will allow us to return soon," he suggested to me as he held me. I smiled, he was right. The island was going nowhere anytime soon. I smiled fondly at the memory, and zipped my bag up. I wore a dark green dress, a size or three too big for me that Esme had packed in case I began to get to big for my usual clothes. It was a good thing she did as well since this dress was actually a little snug on me. It accented my growing stomach beautifully though. I rubbed it soothingly as I lifted the suitcase off the bed, or at least I would have had it not been for Edward's hand grabbing it from me.

"Let me, I don't want you over exerting yourself in your condition," he said and I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"I'm pregnant Edward," I began putting my hands on my hips. "Not disabled." He laughed softly and kissed my cheek

"Just humor me love," he said and I nodded slightly and followed him out to the boat which would take us out to main land. It was two trips before everything was in the boat and then we were moving. The water did nothing for my stomach, and I became deathly nauseous. So much so I was leaning over the railing to puck soon after and I glared at the boat driver as I wiped my mouth. Stupid human, couldn't he go any faster or slower or not move at all.

"Sorry Isabella, It'll be over soon," Edward whispered to me as he stroked my hair and held me. I sighed and waited, trying to keep my breakfast down as we approached land. As soon as we were docked I was of the boat and practically kissing the ground below me – metaphorically speaking of course – and I smiled as Edward and the boat driver carried the bags to the car. The ride to the airport was quick and pretty much silent, he held one of my hands as he drove and I looked out the window, smiling as I saw a few parents with their children at a park. Soon that would be me and Edward. We'll at least I assumed Rosalie would be able to walk in sunlight, though we couldn't but I was sure we could fix that. A small playground in the backyard would work just fine I was sure.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked and I turned and smiled at him.

"The baby, after she is born. I was thinking Emmett and you might like to place an small playground in the backyard for sunny days when we can't take her out to a real park." He grinned and brought my hand up and kissed the inside of my wrist as we pulled to a stop at the airport.

"It's a wonderful idea love," he said. "I'm sure Emmett will enjoy that, if he hasn't already thought of it," Edward said and I laughed and nodded before I watched as my husband and another person took our bags away and I followed. Soon we were on a plane – not one of my favorite ways to get around, but it wasn't like it could kill me if it did go down. I bit my lip then, it might not have been able to before but now. I placed a protective hand over my stomach and sighed and my head rolled to the side to look at my mate as I felt his hand over mine. The baby kicked out against us and I smiled before looked around Edward as a woman about forty or fifty reached over and tapped him on the arm.

"Hello, I couldn't help but notice you two are expecting," the woman said and I noticed a little boy around five on the seat beside her. He had light brown hair and bright hazel eyes which matched the woman's eyes, but that was pretty much where the similarities ended. "I'm Evelyn Thompson, this is my grandson, Thomas."

We were usually not this social with humans, it was dangerous and we always left anyways so it was hard to keep relationships with someone who would die in fifty to eighty years time. But I couldn't help but smile at her, maybe I was going soft in my old age or maybe our baby was making me that much more sociable. First Charles and now this woman, I guess the humans better appreciate it now because I doubted it would last forever.

"Hello, I'm Edward this is my wife, Isabella," Edward said nodding and the woman smiled.

"Edward and Isabella, such lovely names. I was going to name my daughter Isabella but her father won that argument. We ended up naming her Marie," Evelyn said and then smiled again.

"When are you due, you two don't seem very old, about the age of my granddaughter, Thomas' sister," Evelyn inquired and I smiled.

"About three months, give or take. We're on our way home to Washington from our Honeymoon," I told her and she smiled before sitting back in her seat properly.

"That's nice dear, you two take care of that baby," she said with a knowing smile. "You'll rethink everything you thought you knew once they hit the terrible twos." Edward and I looked at each and chuckled, we were not exactly normal so maybe our baby would skip that phase? I could vaguely remember Rose's terrible twos, mother left her with me most the time because of them. The plane ride was uneventful after that, we switched planes once more before we were on our way to Port Angeles and then as we landed and got off I was not surprised to feel it was raining. Edward was quicker then my slightly weaker eyes could be to get a umbrella for me and we were walking to the car which had been parked there as we left for our honeymoon. Employees placed our bags in the back and then we were headed to the house, home. We made one stop to get the mail on our way and I smiled as I saw the wedding invitation inclosed in the mail.

Your are invited to celebrate the union of Charles Gregory Swan and Mary Anne Hudgens.

Forks, Washington Church

1430 Elm Street,

At 4:30 P.M.

On July 31st, 1937.

Tucked inside the card was a letter and I was happy to see it addressed to me by Charles. Maybe I was going soft, I seemed to have a soft spot for the human and his soon-to-be wife.

Dear Isabella,

I'd like to thank you for helping win over my Mary's hand in marriage. I hope you and Edward are happy together as well, as happy if not happier then Mary and I will be once school is out this summer. I hope that I will see you there, at our wedding. It would mean a lot to me, since without you I don't know if I'd have had the guts to ask Mary or not. Once again thanks for everything.

Your friend,

Charles G. Swan.

"That was kind, do you plan to go?" Edward asked as we pulled up the long driveway to our home. I smiled and shrugged.

"Well, I would have had the baby by then. We'll see, I'll write to Charles about it latter. The wedding isn't until July anyways." He nodded and we got out of the now parked car. It was not long before Emmett came running down from the house. I gasped and squealed as he pulled me into his bear hug and spun us around.

"Emmett put Bella down!" Edward growled out and Emmett did just that.

"Sorry Eddie, but Belly is home! Oh look at her belly, it's so big," Emmett said in wonder and then placed a hand on it and then jerked it back as the baby moved against it. He shivered.

"Even as a vampire that still creeps me out," he muttered and we smirked at him.

"Don't call me Belly Emmett," I told him and looked towards the house where Esme and Carlisle were smiling and waiting. I smiled back and began walking towards them but stopped and looked over my shoulder.

"Be a dear and bring the bags in Emmett, Edward," I said and then began to the house.

"More like a mull she means," Emmett muttered and I laughed.

"I heard that brother bear," I called back and then hugged Esme and Carlisle. They both rubbed my stomach affectionately and Esme kissed both my cheeks.

"You've never looked more beautiful Isabella," Esme said and I smiled slightly.

"Really, even though I'm as big as a whale?" I questioned and they chuckled.

"Even like that," Esme said and we entered the house and walked to the living room.

"How are you Kitty?" Carlisle asked and I smiled.

"I'm great, we're pretty sure this is as human as I'll get," I told him. "The return of my heartbeat and blood flow was a huge shock for us both though." Carlisle nodded and then his eyes lit up.

"Would you mind if I examined you again?" he asked. "You look over half done with the pregnancy now, but I'd like to find out if I can place a date for birth and maybe find a gender while I'm at it. Has Edward been able to hear any thoughts yet?" I chuckled and nodded.

"Of course you can, we're pretty sure we're having a girl but I'd like to know to be sure," I replied.

"As for the latter, I can't hear the babies thoughts yet. I don't know if I'll be able too considering her mother," Edward said as he placed the bags down, Emmett carrying the bulk in after him.

"I see, well. I think we should get this started. After the examination Esme has a surprise for you two," Carlisle told us and I smiled and stood. Edward followed after Carlisle and I into the study where he'd examined me last time.

"Now you know the procedure Bella," Carlisle said and I chuckled and sat up on the table/bed that I had been on before. Edward watched by my side and I heard him hold back growls as he had to examine how many weeks I was manually. It was weird I admit, for my father for all intents and purposes to be examining me but I couldn't go to another doctor, I wasn't human enough and neither was our baby.

"Well, it looks like your about 28 to 29 weeks along," Carlisle informed us as he removed his gloves. I looked at Edward smiling and Carlisle pulled over the machine he'd used to see inside me to make sure the baby was indeed a baby. Edward frowned, and then nodded and I rolled my eyes knowing him and Carlisle had a silent conversation.

"I hate it when you do that," I informed them and they chuckled before I felt the cold water like stuff on my stomach and then the wand moving around. Soon we could see it on the machine and hear the pictures being taken and before long he took the wand off and Edward cleaned my round stomach off.

"Overall it looks like everything is going great. It seems your coming along quickly," Carlisle said. "It might only be a month or two instead of three. You seem to be growing about three weeks in a month if not more. It sort of hard to see with the technology we're left with." Carlisle said this all while going over the photos.

"Really? It's a..." Edward trailed off as he looked to Carlisle who was now grinning widely. I looked between them and pouted before hitting Edward on the arm.

"What, come on tell me!" I exclaimed and they chuckled and Carlisle handed me the photos. In each the baby seemed to be asleep and seemingly sucking his or hers thumb. It was much more developed then before and I felt tears come to my eyes. This was my baby. Our baby, I thought as I looked up at Edward and gripped his hand.

"Congratulations Kitty, it's a baby girl," Carlisle told me and I grinned wider. I squealed and hugged Edward tightly before placing my hands over my stomach and stroking it.

"Hello little Rosalie, I can't wait to meet you," I muttered and they smiled and Edward leaned down and kissed me before kissing my stomach.

"I want to examine you once every two or three weeks to make sure everything is going well. At this rate I'd estimate the birth date as being between February 10 and 20th. It's going much faster then I originally thought," Carlisle said as we left the study and Esme and Emmett were waiting in the living room with smiles on their face. Emmett came and patted my stomach quickly before removing his hand – I found it amusing he was terrified of the baby moving.

"Hey Rosie, be sure to give your mom a hard time once your born. It's your job to make her hair turn gray," Emmett said with a booming laugh and I glared.

"Emmett don't corrupt my baby now," I hissed. "She's impressionable you know. Besides with parents like us she's bound to be a handful." Edward laughed and wrapped an arm around my waist.

"Especially if she is anything like her mother," he said and I narrowed my eyes as him and he kissed my cheek. "Beautiful of course." I smiled and Esme grinned, I could tell she was exited to become an grandmother.

"Now, would you two like your surprise?" Esme asked and I grinned clapping my hand at the prospect of a surprise. I loved gifts, but of course they knew that.

"Looks like she is," Edward said and they laughed before Esme took my hand and led me and Edward out of the house and into the woods. There was a trail we had never seen before and soon we were going across a small bridge which was painted light blue and I looked to Edward in confusion and he just grinned at me. I rolled my eyes and then we walked for a few more seconds before I gasped, a rather large cottage up ahead. It was probably half the size of the main house and looked like it had been built onto. I looked at Esme and Edward and then back to the house.

"I remolded it myself. There was a smaller cottage big enough for two here before but knowing you'd be expecting a little one soon I went ahead and rebuilt it with Emmett and Carlisle's help. It has two floors, and large kitchen and three bathrooms. Big enough for a family of five. That way you can grow and expand if you want. Of course your always welcome in the main house until the baby is born and even after. We just thought you'd like a place away from us," Esme explained and I hugged her.

"I love it!" I exclaimed and began pulling Edward towards the cottage. It was beautiful and perfect, and I couldn't wait to see the inside of it. "Come on Edward, I want to see the inside!"

"Calm down love, the house isn't going anywhere," he said with a laugh and Esme chuckled as well and followed us in. The house was indeed as beautiful on the inside as I thought and the things Emmett had bought for the baby was all in a large nursery on the first floor and our room was located beside it in another large room.

Maybe I hadn't needed to worry as much about our return home after all.