The Various Emotions of Leah and Edward

Part 4: Happiness, Peace, and Love

Leah's POV

I'd finally dozed off only to be awakened by extreme pressure and wet sheets. I was sweating it had been years since my body had perspired. I felt internally hot and uncomfortable. I called for Edward but he wasn't here I was here at night and it was happening. Where the hell was he or anyone for that matter? I didn't have time to focus on it. This was happening and it was happening very quickly.

"Hang on, hang on," I begged my little ones. I ran water in our bathtub and while the tub filled I grabbed some scissors and a bunch of white towels. I dragged my nightgown over my head and removed my drenched panties. I took a second to glance in the full length mirror I could see how they had positioned themselves for this. I ran my hand over my stomach and then felt I felt the pressure and pain intensify. They wanted out like yesterday.

I lowered myself into the tub, this was better the water cooled me. I took a few deep breaths before I started to push. I gritted my teeth and I helped my babies by giving them what they needed. I released my breath as I felt a head it burned. Tears formed in my eyes I felt like I was being ripped into. Carlisle's words were in the back of my head. He said don't stop pushing not until they were out. He didn't want my body to start to heal with completing the task of birthing. I pushed again and I was stretched wider as I felt the shoulder and then the rest of the baby slid out. I reached out to her and laid her on my chest. I quickly grabbed a towel and the scissors. With shaky hands I cut the cord and broke our bond. I wiped away the blood and puss and she opened her green eyes. Emerald. She was so beautiful and for a moment I got lost in her, that is until the pain and pressure attacked me once more. I quickly wrapped my baby, my daughter up and got ready for whatever was about to happen next. I gingerly laid her on the floor swaddled as I began to push. This time it was much easier and within minutes I was hold another baby that looked exactly like the first, the same emerald eyes and all.

"Oh God," I held her up and she began to cry a little. I held her closer to me. I held her head against my chest so she could hear my heartbeat. One of the books I read said that soothed them and sure enough she stopped fussing. "Wow," I murmured as I gently kissed the top of her head. I didn't know it was so easy to fall in love. Tears rolled down my cheeks I felt, happy and overwhelmed. My firstborn started to fuss I assumed because I was showing her sister more attention. I gathered myself after finished with the after birth. I collected my children and moved into the bedroom. I swaddled them and placed them close together in the center of the bed. I clothed myself and began to clean up all the mess. All of a sudden I felt myself get really emotional. I shrunk down by the tub and started to cry. I loved my babies but this moment it just didn't seem right. He was missing everyone was missing. How could they let me go through this alone? As if on cue Edward came in I could see him as he entered the bedroom and looked down at the girls and then at me.

"No! Leah, why didn't you call? We went to hunt. We all wanted to be here for you. So we thought it would be an easier task with our thirst under control," he explained and gathered me in his arms and lifted me. "You just gave birth you should be resting don't worry about this." The others were now in my room as he placed me in the bed. He handed me one of our babies and he took the other. Esme and Rosalie looked over his shoulder and Alice and Carlisle were on the bed with me. Jasper stood back but he seemed really happy for as uncomfortable as he was. Emmett came in with a camera and started capturing the memories that were being created.

"So what are they?" Esme whispered.

"Girls," I smirked as took my pointer finger and touched my little ones nose. She gurgled something and looked to be smiling.

"Girls! Way to go Leah girls are so much fun to dress!" Alice cooed and Rosalie looked over her head.

"They're identical," Rose murmured and Alice got even happier.

"I need a group picture," Emmett ordered. Edward got on the bed with me and the others gathered around us and he snapped the picture. It was crazy but this was what was missing my vampires weren't here to share this with me and now they were here. My family felt complete or as complete as I could expect them to be. Edward kissed my cheek and I be damned if more tears didn't fall.

"We have important business to attend to," Edward stated. "These babies need diapers, clothes, and names … not necessarily in that order." He snickered.

"Names first …" I said as I looked down into green little eyes that up at me curiously. Like she was waiting to hear what I had to say.

"She is," Edward chuckled. "She is thinking mommy don't make it anything weird," he explained in a tiny baby voice.

"Nothing weird okay Savannah Elizabeth how does that sound? Do you like that little one?" I looked to Edward for the answer and he nodded.

"And what about this little one?" He tilted my other daughter towards me in his arms.

"Did you want to name one? I mean you are my partner in this whole deal." Edward gave his little half smirk.

"No, you did it. I didn't think that it was possible that they'd be here. I'm simply happy to have this and to have you all be okay. Plus, you did such a good job with the first one." I saw the look in Edward's eyes he was remembering the past remembering his loss. I knew he was happy but it was bound to be bittersweet. I looked down at the little baby who was calm in her daddy's arms.

"Skylar Isabella," I murmured. I couldn't bring Bella back but I could honor her memory in this way. Her name would live for eternity with our child.

"Leah," I could see how touched Edward was by it he kissed me passionately. "You're an amazing woman Leah Clearwater." I rolled my eyes and sighed and rocked my baby.

"I don't know about that. I do know it's probably time for diapers and to figure out what we're going to feed this guys." I said as I handed the baby to Carlisle I as I scooted myself off the bed. The whole crowd stayed together throughout the night and into the morning. So many pictures were taken and the babies were bounced around from person to person. Savannah fell asleep in Rosalie's arms and she placed her in her crib from the first time. Skylar was in Jasper's arms and he was actually humming to her as he looked out the window and watched the sunrise. Alice rubbed the babies back. Esme came over to me and wrapped me her arms around me for the second time in history.

"Thank you Leah, for making our family whole," she whispered and placed a small kiss on my cheek. This was it the pivotal moment in my life that let me know my reason for being. I was born to be with this family. I was born to be with Edward and to give him my life and my love. I went over to him he was sitting in the rocking chair and I placed myself in his lap. He buried his head in my chest and I rested my chin on top of his head. The others chattered around us but this moment was ours, it was happiness, it was peace, and love.