A/N: We got reviews!! I'm sorry but I didn't even think that the story would be read! Thank you so much for your reviews!! Unfortunately this next bit is all me, my co-writer has 'abandoned ship' and has left me to finish the story. Thank you to my friends Aimee and Dawn for putting up with my 'should I include…' notes and for reading the story before it was posted and thanks again for those of you who reviewed, I'm still getting over the shock of someone reading something I wrote (apart from my English teacher!). Also thank you to Dawn, again, for letting me use the Renée idea when I had writer's block. Back to the subject of the chapter, I decided to keep it in Edward's POV until the wedding because I feel that he hasn't had much say in the three books and also because I could always try Bella's POV later. Also the next A/N will not be as long!!

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the wonderful characters that I am currently 'beating the crap' out of (I still feel that Bella should have hit Jacob, but my co-writer felt sorry for Jacob). They still belong to Stephenie Meyer.

As I carried her through the door, I thought back to what she was doing over the past two days. I felt incredibly guilty and annoyed that Alice had made me go hunting while Bella had to explain to Charlie and Renée what was going to happen over the next month. In other words, she was saying goodbye before the wedding. We had discussed every detail of the next month with Carlisle and Esme and they made us agree to a two week 'honeymoon' period before I changed Bella.

'It would seem normal for you two to want two weeks alone. We have to think of Charlie and Renée here. They would both think that you would go on a honeymoon and then prepare for college.'

Carlisle usually thought of the best solution to any problem and his plan was much better than my own plan. I wanted Bella to at least have until the start of college to say goodbye and then experience the college atmosphere as a human. She immediately dismissed my idea and spent most of the last two weeks pushing her plan.

She wanted us to get married and then keep our 'promises' to each other. Her plan involved her to be changed within a week of the wedding. She was stubborn in her attempts to change my mind but when she heard Carlisle's plan, she agreed to this. I thought that she had Charlie and Renée's best interests in mind but I soon found out from Angela's thoughts that she was thinking more about our time alone together. I was slightly amused by this idea, she so quickly changed her mind when there was a slight mention of us spending time alone.

I grimaced when I remembered Emmett's plan. His spoken plan was disgusting enough out loud but his thoughts were too graphic to put into words. When I told Jasper about Emmett's plan, he 'accidentally' let Rosalie eavesdrop on our conversation. Emmett still hasn't't recovered full use of his right leg and is made stay on the floor of the living room.

My momentary recollection of my thoughts was interrupted by Bella pressing her face against my neck. We were standing in the doorway and she was tightening her grip around my shoulders.

'I can't believe it's tomorrow. I still feel as though we have another month to wait.'

I walked over to the off-white love seat that sat beneath the window and began to stroke Bella's hair. It felt softer than before and I knew that Alice was behind it. She had made appointments for Bella in some of the most expensive salons in the state and had obviously subjected Bella to the torture of the extensive range of hair and beauty products that she had previously purchased.

'If your worried then you don't have to go through with it. I'll understand if you want to wait.'

As I spoke I sat down on the love seat with Bella sitting on my lap. I turned her slightly so as I could look at her face. She was frowning and looked into my eyes. She suddenly burst into a smile.

'You think that I have cold feet? Edward, I honestly can't wait for tomorrow. My reasons for looking forward to tomorrow may differ from yours but I'm just as excited as you.'

For a split second I wondered what the other reasons were but then I grinned. Her face softened more and her heart stuttered. This made my smile even wider.

'So do you think that I have cold feet?'

I couldn't help smiling. She started to laugh and lowered her cheek to my neck again. The warmth of her skin was unbelievable and I knew that she would be just like me in two weeks. I tried not to think too much about that as she replied.

'You always have cold feet. There's nothing you can do about that. Where are the others going tonight? Alice said that I was meant to be having another hostage "sleepover" while you, Emmett, Jasper and Carlisle stayed somewhere else. She kept telling me that "it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding".'

I tried to think of where my family had gone but I could not think of anything. They had become increasingly protective over their thoughts ever since we announced the date of the wedding and this did not help in any way. I thought of any time that one of them accidentally let their thoughts slip. As I thought back over the past day, my phone rang. 'Charlie' flashed on the caller ID and I was a little wary over why he was calling me. He thought that I was away in some hotel with my brothers and Carlisle. I flashed a small warning glace at Bella to stop her from asking questions. She was as puzzled as I was that Charlie was calling me. I looked past Bella toward the view of the mountain range, it now looked like piles of black sugar set with a dark satin background. I used my most polite, mannerly tone when I flipped open the phone.

'Hello?'

I waited for someone to answer but all I could hear was the sound of someone breathing on the other side. The breathing was too light for Charlie and it was obviously a woman on the line. I could hear the muffled sounds of the television in the background.

'Hello, Charlie is that you?'

Bella looked slightly worried and looked at me with curious eyes.

'I think it's Renée.'

I mouthed the last sentence at Bella while the person on the line cleared their throat.

'Edward, I'm sorry for calling you at this hour but I need to speak with you.'

Renée's tone was serious and carried none of her usual casual presence. I kept my face emotionless and calm so as Bella did not suspect anything.

'It's OK Renée. What did you want to talk about?'

'Well, … I don't know what or how to say …'

Her tone was now fast and erratic.

'… I haven't even told Charlie yet … although I don't think he'll take too kindly to the news. I want to tell Bella but I'm not sure how she'll react and I need you to help me break the news to her. I tried Alice but her phone is off.'

She babbled on endlessly while I stared Bella into keeping quiet. Bella was now looking out at the window-wall, sulking a little because I wouldn't tell her what Renée was saying.

'What did you want to discuss?

I started playing with Bella's hair as Renée composed herself. Bella sighed quietly and turned to face me again. She smiled apologetically and rested her head against my shoulder, she knew as well as I that this will either be a very short conversation or a very long one.

'I… I only found out this morning and I know that tomorrow is a big day… for the both of you… but I think Bella needs to know this as soon as possible. I haven't even told Phil yet, he's away booking us a hotel room. Charlie let me stay here for a few hours so as we could talk about tomorrow. I don't think we even talked for that long anyway. All he wanted to do was talk about how we would make tomorrow the happiest day of Bella's life. I don't even know where to begin… Sorry, I'm waffling on here. I should just spit it out …I took a… I might be… I'm…'

Her voice worried me. From what Bella had told me, and from what I had gathered from Charlie and my visit to Florida, Renée had always been a cheerful, optimistic person. Her now anxious tone did not suit her personality at all and I knew something serious was going on.

'Renée you can tell me. It's OK.'

'I think I… I'm pregnant.'

I immediately froze when she spoke the last two words. I could feel Bella shifting as my muscles locked and she raised her head to look at me. Her eyes quickly filled with despair. My mind was filled with how the news would effect Bella and how we could break it to her.

'I'm sorry. I shouldn't have told you… I should go.'

The phone clicked off and it took me a few seconds before I lowered it from my ear and put it back into my jean pocket. I avoided Bella's gaze as I thought of how she would take the news. I thought that she would be ecstatic but then I took into account the fact that it would be a few years before she might be able to meet her future brother or sister. I then remembered Esme and Rosalie. They both carry the burden of never being able to become mothers. I thought of how Bella might think about the fact that her middle-aged mother was able to have children, but in a few weeks she would never be able to.

'Edward? What's wrong? There's something going on with Renée and I want to know what it is.'

She moved her head under mine so as she could meet my gaze but I was worried about what she would see there. I composed myself and closed my eyes briefly to think about how I could break the news to her.

'Edward?'

Her eyes were slowly becoming scared and I knew that I had to tell her or hurt her by lying.

'Your mother, she found out this morning that she's pregnant.'

I concentrated on her eyes but found no sadness or fury as I broke the news. Instead she started giggling.

'Bella, this is fairly serious and I don't know that you are taking the situation seriously enough.'

'My mother… is 40 … and she… is expecting a child? Don't you think she's following a pattern here? In her first marriage, she had me after a year. In her second marriage, she's having another child after two years.'

She had calmed down after the first sentence and I could tell that she was fine with the news. She was even making a joke out of it. Part of me felt grateful that she was happy for Renée but another part of me knew that Bella had barely any idea of how Esme and Rosalie felt. I continued to stare into her brown eyes but I could not find any hint of sadness there. She knew what I was doing and placed her hand on my face.

'Edward, I'm OK with the news. I'm happy for Renée. I know that you expect me to feel a little sad after what happened with Esme and Rosalie, but I'm honestly fine with it. I understand that after my… change, I won't be able to start a family but it's a small price to pay when I get to spend an eternity with you. I'll admit that I remembered what Rosalie told me, but I've never felt as maternal as Rosalie and Esme. Sure I have been the mother in my Mom's life but I have never spent too much time thinking about the subject of families.'

I understood that she had made her decision on the subject of her mother's news but something that she said made me think. She had placed a small emphasis on 'I have never spent too much time', so small I don't think she had even noticed it herself. It made me wonder had she ever thought about us starting a family at all? Her eyes flashed some unknown emotion as she gazed into mine, she had seen me thinking about what she had said.

I avoided her gaze again as I picked my phone out of my pocket. I did not need to call anyone at this particular moment but I did need the chance to distract myself from the thought of a family with Bella. I dialed Emmett's number quickly but it went straight to his voice mail, he was obviously either hunting again or with Rosalie. I tried Alice but as Renée had said, her phone was off. Bella watched as I dialed the various numbers of my family.

'Why are you calling them now? Couldn't you wait until Alice comes over in the morning?'

'No. I don't think I can wait. I need to speak with Carlisle and Esme and you need to be with Alice before midnight. You know it's bad luck for me to see you the day of the wedding.'

I tried to keep my voice light and slightly mocking. It worked and Bella stared at me in slight annoyance.

'I'm not going back to playing "Let's keep Bella hostage" and plus it's the day of the wedding, not one minute past midnight and there on.'

I looked into her eyes and lowered my face towards hers.

'We'll see about that.'

I gently pressed my lips to hers and pulled back quickly. Her heart rate had picked up considerably before I had even kissed her but it had done the trick. She stared back out through the window-wall as I dialed Carlisle's number.