A/N: Thanks to my awesome co-writter ACEMCKEAN. Sorry it took so long to answer all your questions. I promise chapter 4 will be quicker.
CHAPTER 3
"And we're back with the Cullens and Jacob Black. Before we go to the phones, I wanted to let everyone know that when we come back from the next break we will be splitting up into smaller group, letting you ask the more intimate questions of the couples. Who is going to go first?"
"Me, I mean us," Emmett answered quickly, looking at Rosalie, who sighed.
"Yes, Rosalie and Emmett will go first, followed by Esme and myself, then Alice and Jasper. The others will figure it out, when the time comes," Carlisle explained.
"Great! So, if you have questions for Rosalie or Emmett Cullen, please call now!"
Emmett grinned.....
"On the phones now we have Mssammydean from Australia. Hi, Lisa is it?"
"Hi, Larry! I am so thrilled to get through to you," Lisa said.
"So who do you have a question for?" I said, looking around at my guests sitting in front of me.
"Actually, Larry, I have three questions," Lisa said.
"Well who is first then?"
"Bella.. Bella, if Edward had never gone to Italy and then come back, would you have ended up with Jake, do you think?" Lisa asked.
Bella grabbed on to Edward's hand and gave it a tight squeeze. She looked up to Edward and gave him an understanding smile.
"No. My feelings for Jake are strong, but not anything like what I feel for Edward. He is my true soul mate. My other half. I don't think I would have lived long without him. Not to mention Victoria and her hair brained schemes." Bella answered.
Jake scooted forward in his chair, to get Bella's attention.
"Bella, the pack would have..." Jake started.
Bella looked back over her shoulder to speak to Jake
"I know Jake! The pack would have protected me, but it would have brought me right back to the fact that I was missing half of myself," Bella finished.
"Everything is as it should have been. We are where we belong," Bella added, squeezing Edward's hand. She looked around to everyone in her family for confirmation. All she received were small acknowledging nods that agreed.
"So is that what you were looking for, Lisa?" I asked.
"Yeah, that's great, Larry! Next question is for Edward. Are you and Bella going to get married again? Another honeymoon??" Lisa asked.
Edward's face lit up a little and he winked at Bella.
"I don't feel the need to get married again. Our first wedding was perfect! As for the honeymoon, it still hasn't ended," Edward said, kissing Bella softly.
Nessie pulled up her hands to her face to shun her eyes from her parents' public display of affection.
"Gross! Dad!!!" Nessie exclaimed causing all the vampires to laugh.
"Okay. Thanks, Edward. My last question is for Alice. What have the Cullens been up to lately and what is going to happen in the future? Anything mega?" Lisa asked.
"Actually, other than the truth of the books coming out, the last few years have been pretty quiet. Well as quiet as it can get with four sets of vampire couples living in such close proximity," Alice started.
"Yeah! Bella is anything but quiet" Emmett filled in. He started to laugh to himself, but he stopped as soon as he realized that no one else was joining in.
Bella covered her face and perched herself forward.
"Ewwww!" Nessie and Jake said while Edward turned to growl at Emmett and Rosalie slapped him.
"Gross! I am so glad I sleep at night!" Jake sighed.
"Me too!" Nessie exclaimed. She started to shake her head and made a face like she bit into a handful of lemons.
I put one hand up to my head to wipe my brow.
"I interview porn stars and get less sexual innuendo!" I grumbled.
"Anyways! Thanks, Emmett!" Alice said as she turned to face Larry again. "As for your question about what is going to happen in the future... I honestly can't say. With the bomb shell about these books being true, well, everything is so topsy turvy right now, the future changes in the blink of an eye."
"Thank you so much for your time!" Lisa said. "I love you all!"
"Thanks Lisa!" I finished. "We have another caller on the line. Jess Loves Twilight, also from Australia. Hi, Jess. Do you have a question for the Cullens?"
"Yeah! Totally! My question is for both Jacob and Edward. How do you feel about the whole Team Edward/ Team Jacob competition?"
"Go Team Switzerland!" Nessie calls out, shaking her head and laughing.
Edward looked back in Jacob's direction and started to laugh at his daughter's comment.
"You wanna go first or shall I?" Jacob asked Edward.
"Go for it, Man!" Edward says.
"Honestly, I find it funny! I mean they come up with some great shirts outta the deal. And everyone seems to find it funny to give Nessie both shirts. I have yet to see her wear either," Jake says.
"Seriously! Would any of you wear a shirt that made you choose between your mate or your father?" Nessie said, pouting.
"From my point of view, it's funny. It is a lot easier to take now that we have things worked out. I mean when there used to be tension and friction between us, it was bad and we used to people watch to see whose shirts were more popular," Edward filled in, laughing slightly.
"Then Emmett started his on-line store. We switched it to an online count," Jacob finished.
"So you are saying you guys are good sports about it now?" I asked.
"Yeah, we're actually great friends.... when Jake keeps his mind off inappropriate things with MY daughter," Edward said, smiling an almost threatening smile.
"Edward," Bella said, quietly, giving his hand a squeeze.
"Sorry. Old habits you know!" he said, looking towards Nessie who was sulking.
"I hope that answers your question, Jess." I said.
"Yes thanks!" she answered before we disconnected her call.
"Next, we have vampirluvr-014 on the phone. Do you have a question for the Cullens or Jacob?' i asked.
"Am I on live with them?" she asked.
"Yes," I answered.
"OH MY GOD!!" she screamed at the top of her lungs. "I LOVE YOU EDWARD CULLEN! YOU'RE SO FREAKING HOT!"
Edward shook his head slowly, pinching the bridge of his nose. Bella grabbed his hand tighter and Nessie looked embarrassed.
"Well now, vampirluvr-014. Thanks for the comment," I said, rubbing my ears. Good grief! that was one loud girl.
"Is that a common occurrence?" I asked them as my ears recovered from the young fan's shrieks.
"For some more than others," Carlisle answered,looking directly at Edward.
"Team Emmett is on the phone from Mableton, Ga. Bailey do you have a question for the Cullens?" I asked, covering my ears slightly, in case she was another screamer.
"Hi, Larry," she said calmly. "I wanted to know how Stephanie Meyer knew to write about you?"
"I'll answer this one, since Bailey obviously loves me," Emmett answered seriously.
Rosalie slapped his head and said, "It's actually Bella's to tell, more than anything."
Bella cleared her throat and said, "Actually Stephanie and I were great friends during my time in Phoenix. We stayed in touch by e-mail and letters and she just ended up being my confidant. I didn't know she had turned it into a novel until shortly before my eighteenth birthday. All of the family seemed to think that nobody would believe it was true, so they encouraged me to tell her to publish it. I guess the rest is history."
"Does that answer your question, Bailey?" I asked her, finally having calmed down from the previous outburst.
"It does. Thanks Larry," Bailey answered.
"Next is an email from someone called Bella Cullen. I am guessing that isn't you," I said to Bella.
"No," she said smiling at me.
God, I thought to myself. Edward is one lucky man. His wife is absolutely hot and genuinely nice too. His daughter is stunning. All the women here are incredible!
"Uh um," Edward cleared his throat and glared at me.
Damn it! I forgot he was a mind reader! Sorry, I thought. I picked up the paper and started to read.
"It seems that Bella Cullen the second has two questions. The first is for Renesmee. Have you ever had a pet?" I asked, laughing slightly. I couldn't believe I had been thinking about how hot... My musings were interrupted by a low growl. Oops! I smiled nervously.
"Well Larry, after begging for a pet for months, Uncle Emmett did buy me a gold fish. I named him Nemo, of course, and he lived with us for about a year before the inevitable happened," she said.
"Oh. So he was found floating belly-up and was sent down the toilet?" I asked.
"No. Jacob dared Uncle Emmett to eat him, thinking he wouldn't. But he's Uncle Emmett. He threw him up about an hour later. We buried him in Grandma esme's flower bed," she answered, as if it were the most normal thing in the world.
Emmett sounds like an interesting character.... although I'm not really sure that I want to get to know him better.
Edward laughed softly.
"Thank you," I said. "Her second question is probably best answered by Jacob. So Jacob, tell me, did Leah ever imprint?"
"No, and errr if I ummm value my uhhh family jewels, I won't elaborate on that any more," he said nervously.
"I hope that answers your questions Bella Cullen. Thanks for the e-mail."
I took a few deep breaths before picking up the next paper. I held up a paper so I could read the next question.
"Our next question comes from an e-mail from Alondra-forbiddenfruit. She actually has two. Her questions are for all the Cullens and Jacob. First, what is the most ridiculous thing you've done in your life, human or vampire? Second is what is the best prank you have pulled on someone else in your family? Great questions Alondra. Why don't we start with Carlisle and Esme."
"Sure. I just have one thing to add, and I direct this to Emmett in particular. Only one example and make sure the example you use is not illegal or immoral," Carlisle said, turning to glare at Emmett.
Emmett just shrugged his shoulders and made sure to smile big enough to show off his dimples to the camera.
"So what is the most ridiculous thing I have done? I would say that was trying to starve myself. It was a pretty strange thing to do. As for pranks... I can't say that I was big on pranks, but the most memorable one was when we managed to convince Emmett that Rose was pregnant. Granted it was more than just me," Carlisle said.
"Hey! They really freaked me out with that! Seriously! We just got through Bella's pregnancy and Rose feigned sick. Next thing I know, Carlisle is talking pregnancy. I loved Ness, but seriously Bella is low maintenance and her pregnancy was HELL. With Rose.... Let's just say I was ready to pack my bags and head to Antarctica!" he shuddered. Rose crossed her arms and glared at him.
"Ummm," I said and cleared my throat. "So how about you Esme?"
"Oh, Dear! I guess for ridiculous, it would be trying to kill myself while I was human. Though I can't find it wrong as it brought me my true love," she said squeezing Carlisle's hand. "And for pranks... that would be the time I took all Emmett's game system games and switched their cases. It wouldn't have been so bad if he didn't have EVERY game ever made. I just did it so he would hopefully remember to clean up after himself. Honestly I have to clean up after him twenty times a day!"
"Seriously! It took me four hours trying to get them all back in their proper places!" Emmett added.
Everyone laughed at that.
"Bella, what about you?" I asked
"Ridiculous? There are so many it's hard to decide! I guess it would be, punching Jake and breaking my finger. Pranks? Emmett went through a fascination with hair gel for a bit, so I switched his gel with peroxide. And his hair went blonde! It took Alice a few tries to dye it back to it's regular color!"
"I am noticing a theme here," I said, crocking an eyebrow. "Is there a reason you all seem to prank Emmett?"
"YES!" They all answered together.
"So Edward... same questions," I said.
"Leaving Bella was the most ridiculous thing I have ever done. It was also the stupidest, worst, most difficult, most useless, most...." Edward said.
"It's done, Edward. We are so far past that," Bella said to him before turning to me. "He still won't let it go completely." She took his hand in hers and gave it a small, yet understanding pat.
"As for pranks," Edward said, squeezing Bella's hand. "That would be writing love notes from Emmett to the three biggest skanks in school and watching as they threw themselves at him. I was smart enough to let Rosalie in on the prank first, but Emmett was trying so hard to get away from them and stay out of trouble with Rose, he was on his best behavior for a week. Best week of my life!"
"He would have saved himself a ton of grief if he didn't try to hide it from me and just confessed," Rose stated matter of factly. "And that brings us to my favorite prank."
"Was Emmett the victim of that prank too?" I asked and scooted closer in my chair to get all of the details.
"You betcha!" she smiled for the first time. "It is well known that I am a wiz with cars and so I took his beloved Jeep apart and left the pieces scattered across the garage. When he begged, I put it back together but switched the gears. When he went to reverse out of the garage, he drove it through the front wall instead."
They laughed again and the crew and I joined in. I really didn't want to ever get on that girl's bad side.
"I had to fix the wall too," Emmett said, sulking and crossing his arms like a two year old.
That brought another round of laughter from the assembled guests.
"And Rosalie, the most ridiculous thing?" I asked.
"Hating Bella. She really is far too nice to hate, but I tried anyways," she said, smiling at Bella.
"Well I am going to skip Emmett and go to him last. So Alice and Jasper," I said.
"For me it was a chess game. Emmett and I play on eight board simultaneously and I kept making moves that led him to think he was going to win and in reality I set it on all boards so that they would check mate him on the same turn. It really was very funny. He sulked and refused to play for weeks after that," Jasper said. "As for ridiculous, that would be my fascination with polyester back in the 70s. Alice almost left me over that one."
Alice rolled her eyes at Jasper's confession.
"It's true," agreed Alice. "But Jazz, we pulled a much better prank on Emmett. Remember the bear."
"Of course!" Jasper replied. "You should tell it though, Ali Cat."
"Okay! Well Jasper and I were going to join the others on a hunting trip to the Rockies. We set the area with bear scent and had tape recorded some bears. Seriously it sounded like there were about thirty bears in the area, when in actuality the only two within a two hundred mile radius were being digested by Jazz and I. Emmett was in a bear frenzy and ended up having to settle for a couple of elk!" Alice said.
I looked over at Emmett who was sitting there with his arms crossed against his chest.
"He sulked for two weeks," Rose filled in.
Alice's face lowered and her voice was sullen.
"Most ridiculous would be listening to Edward when he said it would be best if we left Bella," she said.
"Jacob?" I asked him.
"Most ridiculous? Kissing Bella when I knew she loved Edward. Best prank? I tried to think of one not involving Emmett, but I failed. The best was when I convinced Emmett that the reason that Leah hated being around vamps so much is that she was in love with him. Seriously for like months after that, every time he even heard Leah's name he ran like a chicken with it's head cut off!" Jacob laughed.
"And Renesmee?" I said, looking at her.
"Ridiculous? My family never told me about me being Jake's imprint. They wanted me to have a choice in the matter. So when I reached sixteen, I found myself with a major crush on a certain werewolf who had no clue how I felt. Let's just say that flirting wasn't my thing and my mom had to come to the rescue and tell me about imprinting. As for pranks... That would be Uncle Em again. I convinced him using my visions that Aunty Rose was seeing another man.. She was seeing him, only it was just to get him to build a cottage for her and Emmett, so they could have some alone time. She called me and asked me to send Uncle Em to meet her so I just picked and chose what visions to show him. He went racing up to the mountains expecting to have to kill some guy and instead found Aunty Rose. We didn't see them for a few weeks after that.... and I never heard anymore about that cottage," Renesmee said.
Everyone looked back at the couple and smiled.
"So I guess that brings us to Emmett. But we are also late for a commercial break, so lets pick this up where we left off when we come back with Rosalie and Emmett Cullen," I said.
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