Hey everyone! I updated so soon for you guys! I got an awesome response from the first chapter! I'm glad you all liked it and for some brought back some memories. Edward comes up in this chapter again. So yay! We all love the military, tired, emotinal Edward anyways :P.
I don't know anything about how long people usually are away from home for while at war. So if anyone knows that would awesome if they could tell me. As you know, Edward has been there for two years but i'll make something up for why he was there that long if the 'tours' they go on are shorter than that.
QUESTION FOR YOU ALL!: Do you guys want me to write one chapter for each week till Edward comes home, two chapters per week till Edward comes home, or one for every two weeks till Edward comes home? I'm not going to start writing the chapter till I get twenty answers from all you so I know what to write in them.
Enjoy :)
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"Come on Mommy!" Paige pulled on my arm.
"One minute Paige," I said grabbing my purse and car keys.
We went out to the car and I strapped her into her booster seat. It was close to four o'clock.
Carlisle and Esme, Edward's parents, lived thirty minutes from us. Every Sunday night we went to their house for dinner along with Alice, Jasper, and Kaitlyn, as well as Rose, Emmett, and their two girls, Nikki and Lily. We still all lived in Forks which we have in since we were born, so it was never a problem.
Alice and Rose ran a popular boutique in the middle of town that even people from Seattle came to. Emmett opened a gym and also ran the high school football and basketball teams. Jasper opened a restaurant in Port Angeles. As for me, I had a bookstore in Forks right next to Alice and Rose's store.
Carlisle still worked at the hospital and Esme was refurbishing old houses. As for my parents, they still lived together in the little house I grew up in. Charlie was the town's police chief and Renee was a kindergarten teacher in Paige's school. Paige went to the playgroup at the school three times a week for half the day. The other day's she would spend at the day care there or she would come to the shop with me and look at picture books as I read to her if the store wasn't busy.
When we got there Paige was bouncing in her seat.
"Calm down Paige," I smiled at her as I undid her booster seat.
"Daddy's coming home! Daddy's coming home! Daddy's coming home!" she danced in her seat.
"Yes Princess," I kissed her head.
"Let's go see Grammy," she smiled up at me.
"Ok baby," I let her out and she ran up the steps to the house. I followed her up and knocked on the door.
"Hi Bella, Hi Paige," Esme gave Paige and I a hug.
"DA-" Paige began to yell but I clapped a hand over her mouth.
"What was that sweetie?" Esme asked.
"Paige has something she wants to tell you," I smiled. Esme looked confused so I took my hand off my daughter's mouth.
"Now can I tell her?" Paige looked up at me. I ran my hands threw her hair and picked her up.
"Tell me what?" Esme asked.
"DADDY'S COMING HOME!" Paige yelled.
"Really?" Esme whispered with the tears in her eyes after a few minutes.
I nodded my head smiling, "Yes."
Esme wrapped her arms around Paige and I. I hugged both of them tightly. It was then I felt someone else's arms wrap around me also making Paige giggle.
"Why are we hugging?" Emmett whispered. Esme and I started laughing.
"Daddy is coming home!" Paige smiled.
"FINALLY!" Emmett yelled. He pulled Paige from my arms and swung her around the living room.
"Eddie's coming home!" Emmett said. He put Paige on the ground and they started dancing together.
"Oh my Gosh!" Rose and Alice cried. They ran over to Esme and I who had moved to the entrance to the living room, watching them from there.
"I know," I smiled. The tears were back in my eyes.
"When?" Alice asked rubbing my back. Carlisle and Jasper came and gave me a hug. I could tell they were both excited about seeing their son and brother in law again.
"Two months, August 15th," I smiled.
"Finally," Rose smiled.
"That's my birthday!" Paige exclaimed running over to me. I lifted her up and she wrapped her legs around my waist.
"It is," I smiled and kissed her little nose.
Everything calmed down after they all heard the news. Carlisle was outside barbequing while Paige, Kaitlyn, Nikki, and Lily played on the play structure. Alice, Rose, Esme, and I were inside preparing the rest of the meal when the phone rang.
"Bella, can you please get that dear? My hands are dirty," Esme said as she rolled the potato fries in a crispy batter.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Why hello there my beautiful wife," Edward chuckled.
"Hi there, long time no talk," I smiled.
"Indeed," he said. I could hear the smile in his voice.
"What are you up to?" I asked.
"Well, I was calling my mom and dad to tell them that I was coming home and my wife picked up," he replied.
"I already told them; do you still want to talk to them?" I questioned.
"Is that Edward?" Esme asked.
"Yes."
"Let me talk to him," she smiled while drying her hands.
"You don't have a choice anymore, she's right here. I love you, bye," I said in a rush.
"I love you too," he chuckled before he handed the phone over to Esme.
"Do you mind if Paige talks to him after?" I asked.
"Not at all dear," she kissed my cheek.
I went outside to talk to Carlisle and tell him that his son was on the phone.
"Hey Carlisle," I stood beside him while the chicken cooked.
"Hi Bella, did I hear you say that Edward was on the phone?"
"Yep, Esme is talking to him right now," I smiled.
"Would you mind watching the chicken so I can go talk to him?" he said hopefully.
"Not at all," I smiled and took the tongs from him.
"Thanks," he grinned before disappearing into the house.
After the chicken was done cooking I took it off the barbeque.
"Paige, Kaitlyn, Nikki, Lily, come inside for dinner please, Paige, Daddy is on the phone," I called over to them. They all came running over.
"Aunt Bella!" Nikki, Kaitlyn, and Lily hugged my legs as Paige ran past us inside.
"Hi girls, lets go inside, Grammy is making us some French fries in there," I smiled down at them.
Kaitlyn and Nikki ran inside but Lily hugged my leg.
"Are you going to let go?" I giggled.
"No," she smiled.
"Hold on tight then," Lily held on tight as we went inside. She was only three years old and was not heavy at all.
"Thanks Bella," Carlisle took the plate of chicken from me.
"No problem," I smiled at him.
"Lily, get off your aunt!" Emmett laughed and picked Lily up. She giggled and wrapped her arms around Emmett's neck.
"She's fine," I kissed Lily's head and went to see Paige.
"Mommy," she giggled when I picked her up and put her on my lap. I put my hand over hers on the phone and put the speaker phone on.
"Hi Edward, you're on speaker phone now," I held the phone out.
"Hello everyone," he said.
"Hey Eddie!" Emmett yelled coming over to us.
"Please don't call me that Em," I could hear his eyes rolling.
"Sure, sure, so! You getting any action over there?" he said in true Emmett fashion.
"EMMETT!" Edward and I yelled, I covered Paige's ears and she looked at me curiously. I could see Rose covering her girls ears and Alice covering Kaitlyn's.
"Don't say that in front of my daughter," I said.
"Bella or Rose or Alice or Esme or anyone. Do me a favor and hit him. And just for the record Emmett and Bella, I have not done… that… in two years," Edward said.
"Are we done?" I asked.
"Yes," Emmett said.
"Good. Just so you know Edward, I covered our daughter's ears," I rolled my eyes. I took my hands off of Paige's ears.
"Why'd you do that Mommy?"
"Don't worry about it," I said and kissed her head.
"Well everyone, I should get to bed, my bunk mates are giving me dirty looks," he laughed.
I heard a 'go to sleep Edward you can make out and do anything you want when you get home. Two months man two months' the guy sighed.
"Was that Jacob?" I asked. Jacob was from the reserve in La Push. His dad was best friends with Charlie. Edward and him and been deployed together at the same time.
"Yeah," Edward sighed.
"Tell him I say hi. But he's right you should get to sleep. It's late over there," I said quietly.
"You're right, ok, well bye Mom, Dad, Emmett, Rose, Alice, and Jasper. Are the girls there too?"
"Yes."
"Bye Kaitlyn, Nikki, and Lily. Bye Bella I love you," Edward said.
"I love you Edward, we'll see you soon," I smiled.
"Yes we will, Bye Paige I love you," I could here Edward kiss the phone. They did this every time before we hung up.
"I love you too Daddy," she kissed the phone.
"Bye everyone," he said.
"Bye Edward," we all said together.
And with that he hung up. I hated the end of our phone calls. Usually I had stared at the phone for a few minutes before walking away.
"You okay Bells?" Emmett wrapped an arm around me.
"Yeah, I will be, let's have dinner," I said.
We had Edward's favorite meal in light of Edward coming home. Esme's crispy homemade fries, Carlisle's barbequed chicken, and my caser salad.
After dinner we said goodbye to everyone and headed over to my parents house.
"Nanny, Poppa!" Paige ran into the house. She never knocked on the door.
"Paige!" my dad came out of the kitchen and scooped up his grand daughter.
"How are you?" he said hugging her to him.
"Good! Can I tell Poppa?" she looked at me.
"Can I can tell them? You got to tell Grammy and Grammpy," I said.
"Ok," she smiled.
"What's wrong Bella?" my mother came out of the kitchen, wiping her hands on a dish towel.
"Nothing really," I shrugged my shoulder's as if I were sad.
"Bella, honey, what's wrong? Did something happen to Edward?" she said frantically.
"Yeah," I nodded as if I were sad. It was so hard to keep a straight face.
"Oh honey, is he ok?" she said taking my face in her hands.
"HE'S COMING HOME!" I exclaimed smiling.
"Bella! That's wonderful!" mom grabbed me into a tight hug.
"I know," I couldn't keep the smiling from forming on my face.
"Honey that's great," my dad came and gave me a hug.
"Are you excited to see Daddy?" my mom took my daughter from my dad's arms.
"Yes!" she smiled.
"I'm so happy for you Bella. When does he come home?" mom asked.
"On my birthday!" Paige smiled.
"What a lucky girl!" my mom kissed her cheek and handed her over to me.
"Well, I'm sorry to cut this short, but I need to get her to bed, she was up coughing last night," I said.
"That's ok honey, see you tomorrow Paige," my mom kissed her forehead and gave her a hug.
"Bye Paige. Love you," my dad gave her a hug as well.
"Love you Poppa," she grinned.
"Bye mom, Bye dad," I said giving them both one armed hugs.
"Bye dear," they waved as I carried Paige out to the car and but her back in her booster seat.
By the time we arrived back home it was almost 8:30, Paige's bedtime. I pulled her out of the car and we went into the house.
"Ready to go sleep babe," I asked.
"Yeah, can I sleep with you in your bed tonight?" she asked.
"Sure," I smiled and kissed her cheek. I helped her put on her pajamas and she brushed her teeth in my bathroom while I changed in my room.
It was 9:00 by the time we were all ready for bed. Even though it was early I was worn out by the excitement of today.
"Night mommy," Paige said as she tucked up into my side.
"Night baby," I kissed her head and held her tightly. Eight more weeks and I would be the one being held, but only by Edward.
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Again, just so we don't forget!
QUESTION FOR YOU ALL!: Do you guys want me to write one chapter for each week till Edward comes home, two chapters per week till Edward comes home, or one for every two weeks till Edward comes home? I'm not going to start writing the chapter till I get twenty answers from all you so I know what to write in them.
I wont be updating till the weekend for I have work from 5 till 9:30 tomorrow.
Reviews are most defiently welcomed!!