Chapter 2 Distractions

Previously:

“I can’t get pregnant.” Rose finished quietly.

"I'm so sorry you guys, god me and my big mouth, when did you find out?"

"I always new it was a possibility but we found out for definite about a month ago."

"Have you told your therapist?" Jasper asked bringing his own professional side out, being a psychologist meant he tended to analyse situations even when you didn't want him to he just couldn't help it.

"Yeah actually and it helped me and Em come to a decision about something, Angela offered to be a surrogate and we accepted.” She said tentatively.

Chapter 2:Distractions

BPOV

“Wow that’s great you guys I’m so happy for you. Is Angela sure about this?” I asked genuinely happy that something good might come out of this, we all new how much Rose wanted to have children but couldn’t seem to get pregnant. I knew they would both make great parents and I hoped one day they could be.

“Yes, actually we’ve already sort of started the process” She said warily.

“What do you mean you’ve already started the process? When did all this happen? How come Angela knew you couldn’t get pregnant? Alice asked sounding a little hurt that we weren’t the first people she told and that she has known for a while now and didn’t say anything. And to be honest I was a little too, we were supposed to be her best friends but I knew she probably had her reasons.

Rose took a deep breathe before starting to answer all Alice’s questions.

“Well after Royce attacked me I had to have surgery on my uterus as you know, they told me that they wouldn’t know for sure until my body had, had time to heal but that the amount of scarring would most likely cause me to miscarry if I even managed to get pregnant at all. We tried anyway but when nothing happened I finally went to see a doctor, on the day of my appointment after Dr Harper confirmed that I couldn’t get pregnant it all finally hit me. I knew deep down what they where going to tell me but when that final bit of hope was taken from me I couldn’t deal. When we got to the parking lot and I saw young couple about to start their family I broke down. It was the first time since the night of my attack that I had cried so hard or even gotten angry. I was suddenly so angry at him for what he did to me and what he took from me.

Tears began to roll down Rose’s cheek as she struggled to tell us what she went through so Emmett placed his hand on roses shoulder and kissed the top of her head and then continued for her.

“Rose started to get kinda well hysterical and I tried everything I could think of to help calm her to down but nothing was working she was still screaming and shouting and then she started hitting the car so I called Edward.”

“Why Edward?” Alice asked slightly confused.

“Well we were still in the hospital parking lot and I knew he was still on his shift, so I called him and asked him to meet me outside.” Emmett answered.

“Wait you couldn’t calm her down but you thought Edward could?” I scoffed.

“I was struggling to keep hold of her while she was thrashing around in my arms and hitting me, without hurting her or her hurting herself besides Edward can perform miracles.”

Jasper smirked obviously knowing what Emmett meant, Edward must have seen the confused look on our faces because he answered our unspoken question.

“I stuck a needle in her arm giving her a mild sedative.”

“Oh.” We all said at the same time in acknowledgment.

“Yes you asshole did you have to do it so hard my arm was still hurting when I woke up?” Rose asked glaring at him.

“Sorry but you were moving around so much I was lucky to get it in your arm at all.” Edward chuckled.

“Hey! I already apologised for that.” Rose said sheepishly “Anyway during my meltdown I must have dropped my phone and Angela was the one who found it on her way into work. When she brought it over to give it back to me I invited her in and I guess everything just poured out and I told her everything. I’d mentioned us looking into surrogacy before adoption at least that way we’d still be able to have biological kids, a week later she came to me with the offer to be our surrogate.”

“We sat down with Angela and Ben and talked about everything neither of them wants anymore children they both agreed after Eric was born that they wouldn’t have anymore so Ben had his junk snipped.” Emmett added with a shiver probably at the thought of anything sharp going near his own junk.

“So what happens now that Angela’s been cleared to go ahead with this, you get her pregnant?” Alice asked.

“It’s not quite that simple but yeah we’ll be starting the process next week, we have to sign everything with our lawyers first and then ill start having fertility injections.”

“Oh you guys that’s so awesome!” Alice squealed whilst once again bouncing in her seat from excitement I love Alice but Jasper is a saint for having so much patience with her because her energy certainly tires the rest off us out.

We spent the rest of the night celebrating there news before heading home to bed ready for work the next day, I just hoped all this worked out for them they had been through so much, wasn’t it about time they had some luck, just abit of happiness?

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Friday

EPOV

I couldn’t stop thinking about last night or concentrate on my patients and that wasn’t fair they needed my full attention so I decided to take an early lunch. I called Jasper and Emmett, maybe a boys night out would be a good distraction although I wasn’t sure why I needed one after all Bella and I had never gotten along. Just because Bella needed my help didn’t change anything she still hated me and I still acted like a jerk towards her but the look in her eyes was new and I couldn’t put my finger on what it was so Emmett's news was a good excuse.

BPOV

I decided to work from home today my foot was still sore and all I could think about was Edward, how for a few minutes I had experienced a whole new side to him. I was told he had a different side to his hardass personality but never really believed it until yesterday. But now I was pissed I knew he could be nice he just chose not to be. I battled with myself for over an hour trying to decide if I should confront him, ask why he hated me, why he had to act like such a prick towards me. Instead I decided to call Alice, Edwards sister in law I thought it would be nice to celebrate Rose and Emmett's hopefully future child and my best friend was always so cheery and perky the complete opposite to him. I thought going out for a drink with her and Rose would rub some of cheeriness off on to me long enough to stop me from doing anything stupid like starting another argument with Edward.

EPOV

It was 6.30 in the afternoon and my shift was finally over I could go home and be ready to meet Jasper and Emmett at 7.30 at the bar. I needed this and I was glad I hadn’t had to work a double at the hospital and cancel like many times before.

“Eddie! over here.” Emmett bounced in his seat when he called me over just like Alice does when she has arranged a shopping trip with the girls.

“Jasper, Emmett what’s with the excitement you look like Alice bouncing in your seat like that? And dont ‘call me Eddie!”

“I was not bouncing.” he stated “I’m just happy we finally got a boys night out I was sure Rosie wouldn’t let me come after last time.”

“You were bouncing.” Jasper stated, that’s what I loved about him he wasn’t much of a small-talk person he usually got straight to the point.

I chuckled remembering the last time we’d had a guys night out. We were all drunk but Emmett was drunk enough to fall asleep on the front lawn of our parents house where we all stayed while they were away on vacation.

Rose didn’t no he was there and had been worried sick when she thought he hadn’t come home that night, She wasn’t best pleased with me and Jasper either for letting him get so drunk. When I told her he was a grown man and capable of deciding how much to drink I earned myself a week of silence from both her and Alice. That would have been acceptable to me except my mother found out that they weren’t talking to me so she called and lectured me for over an hour about how upset they were with me for not thinking about the consequences of drinking so irresponsibly and how I should have considered how Rose felt. I new I was being a dick but I didn’t care we’d had a great night. I then made the mistake of pointing out that the girls weren’t responsible when it came to alcohol either, apparently they hadn’t told my mother about the time they decided it would be fun to go to a biker bar in the middle of nowhere whilst drunk on vacation. We spent an 2 hours driving to rescue them, my girlfriend at the time Tanya had been with them, I suspected the biker bar was her idea but no one would admit it.

After downing 5 beers I noticed Jasper had hardly drunk anything and wondered if something was on his mind but now wasn’t the time to bring it up so I made a mental note to take him to lunch tomorrow.

Another 2 beers latter Emmett decided it was time for shots as I was now too drunk to protest, I instead ordered doubles.

I felt too unsteady and a little bit nauseous to have anymore but that didn’t slow Emmett down, another two double shots later Jasper had decided we’d had enough and that it was probably better if we all crashed at his.

When we pulled into Jasper's drive I was surprised to see Bella’s car parked in front of us.

“Jasper why the fuck is Be...Bella’s car here?”

Jasper chuckled slightly at my incoherency although I was starting to sober up abit and was now able to form sentences much better than before we left the bar.

“They had a girl’s night Alice said it was easier for them to all come back here as they ended the night closer to our house than to Bella and Rose's apartment's.” Great dealing with Bella whilst drunk or hung-over will be fun I thought to myself.

“Bella was drink driving!?” I shouted, abit too loud to say I was standing in the drive way at 2.30 in the morning but hey.

“No of course not Alice drove them home.”

“Alice was drink driving!?”

“No! No one was drink driving Edward Alice is sober.” Jasper was looking at me like I’m some sort of idiot.

BPOV

Drinking cocktails and shots never ended well but it was always fun at the time I hoped tonight would be no different. I wanted to focus on something else and if that meant focusing on being a drunken idiot then so be it.

Alice drove my car to the bar as I’d already helped myself to a glass of wine when I got home from work not to mention doesn’t trust my driving skills even when I haven’t had alcohol, though I don’t know why I’ve been driving since I was 15 and was taught by a police chief for heaven’s sake.

We went from bar to bar drinking cocktails and dancing I hadn’t noticed the pain in my foot anymore even in heels the drinking distraction was working a treat.

At 2 in the morning we started to head on when Rose began to throw up in a nearby bush reminding me of my own self induced nausea.

“Why don’t we go get the car and I’ll take us back to mine you too are more than drunk and my place is closer.” Alice suggested in her usual high pitched happy voice.

“Wait how can we get Th...The car we’ve all been drinking those deeelicious cocktails I wonder if I could make some more when we get back all I’ll need is...” I began trailing off into my own thoughts when it suddenly hit me.

“Alice why do you seem com...Compleet...completely sober?” Even Rose stopped heaving to giggle at my lack of ability to pronounce the word completely but I didn’t care.

“I had none alcoholic cocktails, someone had to take care of you two.” She shrugged and released Roses hair setting her upright as we walked or stumbled as it looked to passersby towards where we had left the car.

When we arrived back at Alice and Jasper's I remembered my earlier thoughts of re-enacting the cocktails we enjoyed tonight and began raiding Alice’s kitchen while she took a very sick Rose to bed.