A/N: Whew! That was fast, already at the end, haha. Thanks to everyone for the reviews and such. I didn't honestly expect this story to get much attention. Thanks to HopelessRomantic79 for her beta skills :)
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Twilight works nor do I own any songs from Tim McGraw whose music inspired this...just sayin...
Don't Take the Girl
Chapter 3 – 5 years down the road
Edward POV
Bella and I managed to make it all the way until twenty before finally tying the knot. We wanted to do it before we even started college, especially after that frightening night when we were accosted at the drive-in. But we agreed on a compromise with our families to wait until our twenties. It was the latest we would wait because we were ready to start our lives together. We knew how short and precious it could be, how quick it could end, and we didn't want to waste any of it.
Last year we bought our first house and on our college graduation day, we announced to our families that we were expecting. The day Bella told me was one of the happiest days of my life. I was going to be a daddy and nothing could make me any happier, except maybe the four little words that I woke up to early this morning.
"It's time to go." I felt myself being shaken awake. "Come on Edward, wake up, it's time. Ow ow owwwww." I jumped out of bed and ran around, grabbing the hospital bag, throwing on my pants and helping her out of the house to the car.
Minutes later we were being settled into a room. The doctor said that we would be in for a long wait. I kissed Bella on the forehead and made my way outside to make all the necessary phone calls to our families. It would take them each around four hours to get here, but they had plenty of time before our little one would arrive.
I grabbed some ice chips on my way back to Bella's room and prepared for what I thought would be a boring wait. But honestly, it ended up not being that long of a wait at all. Several hours later we had a swarm of doctors and nurses about the room as I sat next to Bella, holding onto her hand, saying the occasional "push" with the nurse. My Bella was doing beautifully. It was a struggle. She cried and yelled the stereotypical 'it's all your fault' and 'no more sex for you'. I tried not to laugh. She was beautiful and I knew she didn't mean it. If I could take her pain away and bear the brunt of it, I would.
A loud, near screeching cry broke the moment in the room. My baby. Our baby.
A little girl. I cut the cord and suddenly a little pink bundle was in my arms. She had beautiful bluish green eyes and a full head of dark auburn hair. She was gorgeous. I felt my world slow and pin point onto her. The sounds faded out in the back ground just for a second and it was clear. This little girl, my angel, would have me wrapped around her finger before she even finished her first cry.
"….crashing…"
I looked up coming out of my daze. "…Now David…. No…." I looked around and noticed that the doctors and nurses were still moving around, as if in an emergency. I caught some of their words but it was broke up by the noise in the room.
"She's crashing…"
"Take the baby…"
"Get him out…" Wait… I started freaking out. I tried to get to the bed. Bella was lying, eyes closed without any movement.
"What…? Bella… Babe…." A blonde nurse swooped in front of me and quickly took my little girl out of my hands; honestly, I didn't put up much of a fight. "Wait, where are you taking her? What's going on..? Bella? BELLA!"
"Get him out of here!" Bella's main doctor yelled out as he crouched down in front of Bella again.
I was forcibly removed by two male nurses and I collapsed against the wall opposite of Bella's room. "Tell me what the fuck is going on!" I yelled loudly, stopping the movements of several other people down the halls.
"She's hemorrhaging. We had to get you out of there," answered one of the nurses.
"But…"
"The baby is fine, but your wife is fading fast and the doctors need to hurry if they are going to save her. I'm sorry."
"If? IF they are going to save her?" I stood up and got in his face. "They had better save her! She is my whole world!"
"Not anymore she isn't, you have a daughter now and if you don't calm down I will have security come escort you out to the main waiting room." I nodded and felt my anger deflate out of me as I fell to the floor. He was right. "We will come get you the second we know anything." He said as he quickly made his way back into her room.
I curled up by the wall as my tears streamed down my face. This couldn't be happening. I cannot lose her. I looked up and settled my eyes on the door leading to her room. To the right of it was a wooden cross hanging on the wall. I bowed my head and started praying, something I hadn't done in too long of a time.
God, it's me, Edward. I'm sorry, I am not very good at this. And I know I should show my respect more often but I never know what to say. But today, now, in this instance, I do. Please don't take her. Don't take my girl. Take me instead. You can have my breath, my heart, my lungs and brain. You can do with me whatever you want to, but please don't take her. I'll take her place if you will let me but please let Bella be there to raise our girl. She deserves to have her mother, her love. Just, please.
I don't know how many minutes passed before the door finally opened. I was almost too afraid to lift my head up and see who stood there. I figured that if it was the doctor, the news would be bad. It would mean that she didn't make it and I was going to face the worst kind of news ever. But, if it was the nurse, than hopefully that would mean good news and our little girl would get to grow up knowing her momma's love.
I let out a choked sob when I saw the same nurse from earlier standing in the door way with a smile upon his face. Good News. Very good fucking news.
A/N: For those of you that know the song Don't Take the Girl by Tim McGraw that this is based off of...Happy I didn't end it like the song? Haha, I just don't have it in me to end a story without a HEA. Please let me know if you liked my adaption, Thanks! :)