JPOV
I sighed and put my pen down; finally finishing the reports I was working on. I rubbed my hands over my face, breathing deeply and trying to get rid of my stress. I was 22 and instead of worrying about paying off my student loans from college, I was worrying about my 4, almost 5, year old twins and wife along with the job at my father's architecture company I'd had since I was 18. Not exactly things a normal 22 year old guy would be thinking about, but then again, mine and Bella's lives were anything but normal. Married with children before we even turned 19 and living the lives our friends had just started. Not that I regretted any of it. I loved the dysfunction of our early started family and couldn't imagine my life without Bella or our beautiful children.
"Knock, knock." I heard Bella's familiar voice and looked up. My mood was instantly brightened at the sight of my beautifully 4 month pregnant wife.
"Hey babe." I said, getting up to wrap my arms around her and give her a soft peck on the lips.
"Hi. Thought I'd bring you some lunch." She said, holding up a plastic bag.
"I like the way you think Mrs. Hale. I'm starving." I said with a smile.
"Well then, lucky I came by, isn't it Mr. Hale?" she replied cheekily. I gave her another kiss before turning my attention to the bag in her hands.
"So, what'd you bring me?"
"Your favorite turkey club from Primos." She said, pulling the sandwich out of the bag and waving it in front of my face.
"Have I ever told you how much I love you?" I asked, making her laugh.
"Yes. But it's always nice to hear."
"I love you." I said, kissing her once more and sitting at my desk. "Join me?" I asked, pointing to the other chair. She nodded, pulling out a salad for herself. She winced at it slightly and I chuckled. Alice had both her and Rose on strict diets during their pregnancies so they were healthy for their babies and back in shape in time for her and Emmett's wedding.
"So how's your day so far?" I asked in between bites.
"Good, dropped the kids off at school, then had brunch with Alice and Rose. I'm picking the kids up in about an hour. What time do you think you'll be home?" Maddie and had recently started kindergarten. They both loved it, but Brandon was a little shyer. We honestly had no idea who Maddie had gotten her outgoing personality from as neither me nor Bella were very extroverted people. Brandon was more like us in that we liked to quietly observe while his sister liked the spotlight.
"I should be done around 6ish."
"Don't forget dad and Charlotte are coming over for dinner tonight." I nodded as I chewed and took a sip of my water. There was a knock on my door and my dad popped his head in.
"Hey Jasper have you fini- oh hello Bella." He said with a smile.
"Hi Bruce. How are you?" Bella asked, returning dad's smile.
"I'm fine thanks. How have you been? I see you're starting to show a little bit."
"I'm doing great. The morning sickness it finally gone." Bella let out a relieved laugh.
"That's good. And how are my favorite grandchildren?"
"At school, but still a handful. As always."
"Dad, did you need something?" I asked as I could see him getting side tracked into a conversation with Bella.
"Oh right, did you finish those reports?"
"Yeah, they're right here." I gathered them all together and handed them to him.
"Thanks son. Well I'll leave you two. Always good to see you Bells."
"You too Bruce." She said, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh, and dad don't forget I'm leaving early tomorrow for our appointment with Dr. Morgan." I reminded him.
"Of course. See you later." He waved and walked out.
"I should go." Bella said, checking her watch.
"Okay. I'll see you at home." I gave her a soft kiss, loving how everyone still felt like our first.
"I love you."
"And I you." She grabbed her bag and blew me a kiss before shutting my office door behind her.
BPOV
I left Jasper's office building and headed for the grocery store to get some chicken for dinner. I picked up a few other things we needed around the house before heading over to Forks Elementary to pick up Brandon and Maddie.
"Hi momma." They said at the same time as the climbed into the car.
"Hey guys. How was school?"
"Good." They replied simultaneously. We pulled into the driveway and they dashed into the house. They were heading for the TV when I stopped them.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don't I get a kiss?" they turned back to me, both planting a great big kiss on my cheeks. They went into the living room and I heard SpongeBob's voice as I put away the groceries. They phone rang and I heard Maddie answer from the living room before I had a chance to grab it. She ran into the kitchen a moment later.
"Mommy it's Aunt Rosie." She handed me the phone and went back to watch TV.
"Hey Rose, what's up?"
"Hey Bells. About this weekend…" The guys were going on a camping trip and for some male bonding before the wedding and upcoming baby births.
"Rose, they'll be fine." I said calmly.
"But what if something happens with the baby?"
"Then Alice and I take care of you until Edward gets there which wouldn't take more than 20 minutes considering they're camping within the area."
"But what if they attacked by an animal? What about those wolf sightings?!"
"Rose that was 7 years ago. Now you're panicking over nothing and it's not good for you or my niece so calm down. Deep breaths." I heard her heavy breathing though the phone and waited until it quieted down.
"Better?" I asked.
"Yeah. Thanks Bells."
"No problem. I'll see you tomorrow. Call me if you need anything." We hung up and I went to start marinating the chicken. After a while Brandon came in wanting to help. I gave him the job of mixing the salad and Maddie soon joined him. After about 10 minutes they got bored and went upstairs to play while I went about the task of peeling the potatoes. After a while I heard the front door open.
"Hey, I'm home." Jasper called and I heard his footsteps enter the kitchen. His arms snaked around my waist and he dropped a kiss on the back of my neck.
"Hello love." He said quietly. I spun in his arms to place a soft kiss on his lips.
"Hi." I said with a smile. We heard the rumble of feet running down the stairs and the twins appeared in the doorway.
"Daddy!" Maddie squealed and flung herself into Jasper's arms.
"Hey baby girl. How was your day?"
"Good. I played tag, and read a book, and played with Cynthia, and then Vincent Kunkle picked his nose." Jasper chuckled lightly at her exuberance.
"Wow, sounds like quite the eventful day." She nodded and smacked a kiss on his cheek before he set her down, immediately getting a hug from Brandon.
"Hey buddy. Was you day as exciting as Maddie's?"
"Yup. I read a lot." Brandon said with a huge smile. He'd developed a love and talent for reading at a young age, just as I had. Jasper smiled and ruffled his hair.
"So what's for dinner?" he asked me.
"Chicken, mashed potatoes, rolls, and salad." I said, turning back to the potatoes.
"We helped with the salad!" Maddie said excitedly.
"Oh, well then I know it's going to be delicious." Jasper said with a chuckle. The twins went into the other room to watch TV again and Jasper sighed, leaning against the counter.
"How do they have so much energy?" he asked with a light laugh.
"They're kids." I answered simply with a smile.
"Good point. Need any help?"
"Sure. Could you put the chicken n the oven and then start on the rolls?" he nodded, placing a sweet kiss on my lips before opening the oven door. It was amazing how after almost 6 years together, one simple kiss could still make me grin like an idiot. I turned to finish the potatoes and began chopping them into chunks to be mashed.
JPOV
I woke up with my arm securely around Bella and noticed the twins curled into her side. I smiled down at them, being as quiet as possible as I slid out of bed and into the bathroom to shower. I pulled on my pants and buttoned up my shirt, slinging my tie around my neck as I headed back into our room. I woke Bella with a soft kiss and felt her respond immediately with a smile against my lips. Her eyes opened and her smile grew. I returned it happily as she sat up, watching me move around our rooms. She ran her hand through Maddie's wild, bed head curls, beckoning me to her so she could fasten my tie. I was perfectly capable of doing it myself, she just liked to do it, and I was happy to let her. She did it quickly and I placed another kiss on her lips and one on each of the twin's foreheads.
"I'll be back at around 2 to pick you up for the doctors." I whispered. She nodded and kissed me once more before I headed downstairs, grabbing my keys and heading out the door. I stopped for a bagel and coffee on my way to the office and made my way to my desk.
"Morning Jasper." I heard my dad call and saw him heading towards his office.
"Hey dad." I answered with a slightly sleepy voice. How that man was always so wide awake this early everyday was still a mystery, and I'd grown up with him.
"Morning Jill." I greeted the receptionist with a smile which she happily returned. Jill was a nice woman, motherly at the age of 47 and always in a cheerful mood.
"Morning Jasper sweetie." She said before answering a ringing phone. I walked into my office immediately getting started on the new paperwork dad had left on my desk. I worked until about noon and went across the street to grab a slice of pizza for lunch before heading back to finish up before I had to leave to pick up Bella. When I was finally done I gathered the papers together and headed to dad's office, knocking before entering.
"Hey dad. I'm gonna head out, here's the paperwork." I said, placing them neatly on his desk.
"Alright Jazz, thanks. Hey, let us know how the appointment goes."
"Of course. I'll see you on Monday."
"Okay, have fun this weekend. Tell Edward and Emmett I say hi." I nodded and smiled, waving as I exited his office.
"See you Jill." I said as I walked back passed her.
"Have a good day Jasper. Tell Bella I said hi."
"Will do." I said with a smile before heading out to my car and heading home to grab Bella. She hopped into the car placing a quick kiss on my lips and smiling in greeting.
"Hey, kids at school?"
"Nope. I actually smuggled them over the Canadian border to live amongst the friendly natives." She answered sarcastically. I rolled my eyes and she laughed. "Yes, Emmett is going to pick them up and we can grab them from their apartment on our way home." We pulled into the hospital parking lot and walked in.
"Hello Bella, Jasper." We heard the familiar voice of Carlisle Cullen and turned to see the smiling middle aged man heading toward us.
"Hi Carlisle. How are you?" Bella said with a smile and a kiss on the cheek.
"I'm good, pretty slow today actually. You two here to see Doctor Morgan?" We nodded.
"Alright, well she's in her office, I have to get back to a patient. See you two later." He waved and with a smile he was off down one of the many hallways. We tread the familiar path to Doctor Morgan's office and knocked on her door, entering after hearing a soft 'come in.'
"Oh hello Bella, Jasper." She greeted warmly, shaking both of our hands. She grabbed a file off her desk and gestured to the door. "Shall we?" we followed her into the examination room and Bella hopped up on the table.
"We'll start with the ultra sound." Doctor Morgan said and Bella lifted her shirt, showing her barely there baby bump. Dr. Morgan spread the cool jelly on Bella's belly and started the ultra sound. The room immediately filled with the slow 'glug glug' of Bella's heartbeat mixed with the faster 'bum bum' of our baby's.
"So Bella, have you been eating healthy and all that fun stuff?" Dr. Morgan asked as she moved the wand around, showing our child at different angles.
"Yup, Alice has me on a very strict healthy diet and I've been doing yoga classes with Rose." Bella answered, watching the screen as I was.
"Good. Okay, everything looks good so far. Would you like to know the sex?"
"Yes please." I answered. We'd discussed and decided we wanted to know so we could start decorating the spare room and picking names. Dr. Morgan pressed a few buttons and smiled.
"Congratulations. You have a healthy baby boy on the way." Bells smiled hugely and turned to face me. I couldn't keep the goofy grin off my face as I looked back at her. I swooped down and captured her lips with mine. Either way I would have been happy. But there was always a certain fatherly pride that showed up when a man found out he was having a son. Bella's belly was cleaned off and she pulled her shirt back down and sat up. I kissed her once more before we thanked Dr. Morgan and walked out of the room and back out to the car to pick up Maddie and Brandon at Alice and Emmett's apartment, which was actually our old one, just redecorated in Alice style. Emmett opened the door with Maddie hanging on his back and Brandon being pulled along on his leg. All three had huge smiles on their faces and the two youngest were giggling uncontrollably. I couldn't wait until Emmett was a father, he'd be an amazing one. We collected their things, thanking Emmett and I told him I'd see him in the morning since were taking his old jeep from high school. He'd kept it in perfect condition, just used his less intense impala on normal days. On the way home, we told the kids they'd be getting a baby brother and both were squealing and chattering with happiness. It took us forever to get them to bed and when we finally did, Bella and I quickly got changed and plopped down into our bed, both falling asleep almost instantly.
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