Author's Note
This is my first story that I have written for FanFiction. I have been reading stories for a while and decided to see if I could have any success.
BPOV
As I looked down at my sleeping angels I couldn't help the smile that crept onto my face. Avery and Noah were my entire life. Growing up I never would have imagined that at only 19, I would be a single mother to newborn twins: Avery Elizabeth, Noah Michael. I wish that they could have a father figure in their lives but since I don't know who that is and no guy is going to want to date a mother of three, I am all that they have. My mother and father were both killed in a car accident when I was around 7 months pregnant. I miss my parents and would give almost anything to have them back. I only thank god that my parents were smart enough to have life insurance policies, because without those me and my babies would be homeless.
With the money I got back from the insurance company I moved out of forks and to St. Louis MO where I would be I would be attending college at Washington University. I have always wanted to be a physical therapist and Washington University has one of the best Physical Therapy programs in the United States. I decided against living on campus because I figured with the babies, living a house would be easier. I found the perfect home in Brentwood, close enough to campus but still in a nice subdivision. My house had four bedrooms, which allowed for me to have a study/office and for the twins to eventually have their own bedrooms. I loved my house; it was perfect for me and the babies. Since I was planning on staying in St. Louis after I finished college I chose a house that was big enough that we could continue to live here for a long time.
For now I decided to keep the babies in the same room for convenience. For the nursery I chose the room that was closest to my room and painted it a light tan color and chose two different colors of the same bedding. Noah's bedding was blue and Avery's was pink. My room was painted a bright white with a green border that matched the bedding. For my bedding I chose a green and white flower print design. I paint the living room/ kitchen in two shades of green, one wall being a dark sage and the remaining walls in a light sage. My living room furniture was a brown microfiber couch and love seat. My end tables were a dark espresso that matched my kitchen table and chairs.
Noah and Avery were two months old and classes were starting next week. I had been able to find a babysitter that lived on my street that was willing to watch the babies while I was in class for $300 a week. This was perfect because I was able to go to my classes on Monday, Wednesday and, Friday and then find a part time job on Tuesdays and Thursdays for some extra money. While I was a little nervous about being alone with two babies in a new city I decided that I was going to make the most of my new life.
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I had just dropped Noah and Avery off at the babysitters and was on my way to campus so that I could pick up my books and few supplies that I needed before class started at 10 am. As I was looking for my book I ran straight into what could only be described as a Greek God. He had messy bronze "sex" hair, piercing green eyes and was about 6'4. He was absolutely gorgeous! I was brought out of my musing when I heard him asking me a question. "Are you all right?"
"What? Oh yeah I'm fine. I just wasn't paying attention to where I was walking." I responded.
He chuckled while saying "I could tell". I was mortified!
"Oh my gosh, are you ok? I mean I was that one that ran into you." I asked when I finally got my composure back.
He started laughing again and I caught myself thinking that I could listen to him laugh all day. "Yeah I'm fine. I'm Edward Masen, by the way."
"Bella Swan, nice to meet you." I said sticking my hand out for him to shake. He took my hand to shake it when I felt a spark. I looked up at him wondering if he felt it too, I couldn't tell but he did have a questioning look on his face. As we were releasing our hands a petite black haired bounced up to Edwards side, of course he would already have a girlfriend, not that it matters anyway because there is now way he would want to be with me even before he found out that I have kids.
The pixie like girl cleared her throat to get Edwards attention which caused him to snap out of his day dream. "Bella this is Alice Cullen, my cousin. Alice this is Bella Swan." I stuck my hand out to shake hers but she obviously had another plan in mind when she pulled me into a hug.
"It's so nice to meet you Bella; I can tell that we are going to be great friends."
"It's nice to meet you as well Alice. I'm sorry but I really need to finish finding my books, my class starts in an hour and a half and I want to have to run the extras to my car." I told them.
"Oh, that's ok I need to finish finding my books as well, we can finish together. I'm sure that Edward can help as well, cant you Edward."
"What? Oh yeah I still have a few to find myself." He said.
"Great!" Said Alice "What classes do you still need to find books for Bella?"
"Umm I need: English, History, Biology and, Psychology. I already have my book for Math. " I told her looking at my schedule.
"Edward, what about you?" Alice asked.
Edward looked down at his list before responding, "Just Biology"
Alice looked down at her list and said "I just need History and Drawing". When we were about halfway through with our shopping is when the interrogations began.
The first question that Alice asked was, "So Bella, where are you from?"
"Well I grew up in Forks, a tiny town about four hours from Seattle but then my dad got a new job and we all moved to Phoenix when I was a freshman in high school. What about you guys?" I said.
Alice piped up and said "Well I'm from the St. Louis Area but I live about an hour outside of the city, in O'Fallon."
"I grew up in about an hour outside of Chicago in Burr Ridge." Edward told me "I have always lived there with my parents."
I asked the next question, "Do either of you have any brothers or sisters?"
Edward answered first this time, "No, it was just me and my parents but, my parents had me pretty young so I am very close with them."
"Yeah same here, just me and my parents. My mom had a rough birth with me and couldn't have any more children. But my parents did have a lot of foster children, so I was never really alone. What about you Bella?"
"Yeah just me but in Forks I had my best friends Becca and Rachel. My dad and their dad were best friends so we did everything together, we were like sisters."
"So Bella are you living on Campus?" Edward asked and then added. "Alice and I are sharing a Condo just outside of the campus."
I was a little nervous about telling them where I lived because I knew that it would inevitably bring Noah and Avery and I didn't want them to think that I was a slut who went around have sex with just anyone. But I decided just to trust that they would make me feel like that so I just went and told them the truth. "Umm, I live in a house in Brentwood."
They both had a questioning look on their face but, Alice was the brave one that asked "Brentwood, why?"
I hesitated for a second before telling them "Well, I have two kids so I need extra space and I didn't really want my kids growing up in the city. In the house I bought we can live there for a while so I won't have to worry about moving in a few years when I graduate." Both of their eyes widened when I mentioned that I was a mom.
"Wow, you're a mom, I never would have guessed. How old are they?" Alice asked after she composed herself.
"They are two months old." I told them.
Alice squealed, "Aww, how cute! What are their names, when can I meet them and where are they now?"
"Woah Alice breathe" chuckled Edward, shaking his head.
I looked at Edward and asked "Is she always like this?"
"Yeah" he said "But whenever you bring up shopping or makeovers or anything like that she gets worse". Wow I don't really see how she could get any more excited about something so I just took his word for it.
"Ok, I will make sure to steer clear of those topics when I'm around her" I said. Edward just laughed and smiled crookedly at me, swoon. When I looked over at Alice she had a scowl on her face.
"Bella, enough stalling and answer my questions" Alice growled at me.
"Well there names are Noah Michael and Avery Elizabeth, I guess you could meet them soon, and right now they are at a babysitters" I told her.
Alice smiled and responded "Those names are just too cute and I can't wait to meet them. Ohh, I know we should have a slumber party at your house this weekend."
"Alice, you can't just go around inviting yourself places, Bella could already have plans this weekend." Edward chastised.
"Oh, it's no problem Edward, I don't have any plans. Hey Alice?" She looked at me when I said her name "I would love to have company this weekend. But my house is still a little bare; it is hard to decorate with two new babies".
"Yeah! And I don't care about your decorations or lack thereof I just want to hang out with you." She replied. I smiled at her. "You know what, I bet that Rose would just love to come and meet you and the twins, she loves babies."
"Sure Alice, the more the merrier." I said with a smile on my face. The rest of the time that we spent shopping consisted of Alice and occasionally Edward telling me about Rosalie, Jasper and Emmett. I learned that Emmett is also a cousin to Edward and Alice. Rosalie is Emmett's girlfriend and Jasper is Rosalie's twin brother and Alice's boyfriend. They also told me that they all share a condo that is pretty close the Edward and Alice's condo.
When we arrived at my car to drop off the books that I didn't need for class today I heard Edward whistle. "Wow that is a nice car Bella".
"Thanks" I said "I needed something with enough room for two car seats and not a minivan. I may be a mother but I don't think that I can pull off the minivan look" I told him laughing. My Lexus was the first thing that I bought with my parent's life insurance money. I loved it; it was a midnight blue and the perfect car for me.
Edward was looking at me with a crooked smile on his face and said "Yeah I agree with you on that one. I think that you are defiantly more of an SUV person." Oh my God that smile is making me weak at the knees.
"Ok, well it was nice meeting you guys but I really have to head to class. Here is my cell phone number Alice, just call me sometime so that we can make plans for this weekend." I said while hooking my backpack over my shoulders.
"Thanks" She said as I handed her the piece of paper with my number on it "I talk to Rose and she if she has any plans this weekend then I will give you a call"
"Ok see ya later Alice" I told her told while I was giving her a hug. After I released her I turned to Edward and stuck my hand out because I thought it would be a little awkward for me to give him a hug like I did for Alice. "It was nice meeting you Edward".
"It was very nice meeting you as well Bella; I hope we will be seeing each other again soon." He responded while shaking my hand and giving me a wink. I felt my cheeks burn in embarrassment, I couldn't believe that this Greek God was flirting with me, plain jane Bella Swan.
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My classes went by fairly fast and before I knew it, it was 3:30 and I was picking up Noah and Avery from the babysitters. "Hi Mrs. Cope. I hope they went too much trouble for you today."
"Bella, how many times do I have to tell you to call me Sarah? Avery was a little fussy around two but, I gave her some Mylicon drops and she was fine after that; she just had a little gas is all." Mrs. Cope told me. "Noah was a perfect gentleman all day. The last time they ate was around two when Avery was fussy. They each ate around three ounces. "
"Was there enough diapers and wipes for you today?" I asked since I was sure exactly how many diapers each baby would need today.
"Yes there was just enough to last for today, but you will need to bring some more with you next time." She told me.
I wondered if Mrs. Cope, I mean Sarah, would let me bring a plastic storage cart to keep here so I wouldn't have to constantly be bringing diapers and wet wipes, along with a pack 'n play. I decided that it could hurt, so I asked her. "Mrs. Cope," I saw her narrow her eyes at me, so I started over. "Sarah, I was wondering if I could leave a pack 'n play here and also if I could bring a plastic storage cart over so that there will be a place to keep all of their things. This way I wouldn't have to bring things back and forth and also you would always have things available to you."
Sarah smiled at me and replied. "I think that would a wonderful idea."
"Ok, great! I'll bring the stuff sometime this week, if I have chance to go shopping for stuff. I really can't express how grateful I am that you are helping me out like this. I don't know what I would do without you." I told her with a smile on my face.
"You're welcome Bella. I really enjoyed having them today, they are just little angels." She said.
As I was finishing packing up the twins stuff I turned to Sarah and said. "Ok well I better be going, they are probably going to be hungry here in a little bit."
"Ok dear, I will see you on Wednesday. Bye!" She told me with a smile on her face.
"Bye! I'll see you Wednesday." I responded.
Once I got the babies home and into bed, it was 10 o'clock and I was exhausted. As I lay down in my bed, I started thinking about Edward and Alice. I was so happy that I was able to make friends on my first day and, that they already knew about Noah and Avery. I was worried that even if I did make friend in some of my classes, I wouldn't tell them about the twins this soon. The whole situation was better than I could have hoped for.
As I was thinking about Edward, I felt my face begin to blush, god what is wrong with me, he is not even here and I am blushing. I still couldn't decide if he was flirting with me or if I was reading way too much into the wink. Ugh, this is so frustrating. I told myself that I would just follow his lead and go from there. While I wasn't looking for any type of romantic relationship, I decided that I wasn't going to stop one from beginning and I was just going to go with the flow, so to speak.
Author's Note
Thank you for reading! Let me know if you like my story so far or if you have any helpful tips to improve on my story, writing etc.
Lauren