A/N: Thank you so much for the reviews. I don't really have much of a plan for this story I just sort of sat down and started writing because I needed a distraction and this is what came out. I am glad you guys like it! I own nothing but my mistakes.. I will try to update as often as possible!

"Eight things every kid should experience." I read aloud from the paper I had printed earlier that day. Lily was sitting at the island in the kitchen with all her 'outlines' from school in front of her. First grade was defiantly different from when I was in it.

"Are you going to make me do them?" She asked biting into an apple slice.

"Well no I'm not going to make you do them, that part is up to you. But I do think you should join a team."

"You want me to play a sport?"

"You can if you want to." I laughed a little at her scrunched up nose. "But there is more to teams then just sports. Or well what some define as sports. If your looking for something more 'girly' then there is always cheer-leading, dance, swimming, I hear your school has a swim team, or gymnastics. But girls can play softball, basketball, volleyball. Though some of that might be more for when you are older.

"I like the sound of dance and cheer-leading."

"You can always do both if you want. They are on separate days Cheer is Mondays and Dance is Tuesdays and Thursdays. But that is a lot of stuff during the week so its up to you."

"I think I want to do both. What else is on that list?" She asked leaning forward to peek.

"Lets see, being on a team was number one. Then there is camping, chores, snow, farm life, lemonade stand, fly a kite, and go bowling." Her nose was scrunched up again. "Whats with the face dork?" I laughed.

"Chores. Eww."

"Do you even know what they are?"

"Duh cleaning!"

"Well yea but there is more then just that. How about we start with keeping your room clean and making your bed in the morning easy enough?"

"Sure I think I can do that. Um, when can we do the other stuff? And can we have snow in Texas?"

"Not any snow worth seeing. We will have to convince your dad to go see your grandparents in Washington if you want to see good snow. And we can do the other stuff whenever. We can camp and fly a kite in the back yard. But some of these things we defiantly need your dads permission. Like farm life. Though I know neither him nor I ever had experience with that." I laughed a little trying to think of me taking care of anything to do with a farm. I may have grown up in the country but I didn't have a lot of country experience I guess. The doorbell rang and Lily ran off to grab the door. I followed behind her but froze at the sound of the voice from new comer.

"Sweetheart! I've missed you!"

"Hi mom." Lily's voice was quite as I pulled my phone from my pocket. Edwards phone went to voice mail right away and his office number eventually went to an answering machine. I quickly called Alice trying to be quite yet stay close.

"Hey girl, what's up?"

"Edward needs to get home now." I whispered.

"Why are you whispering is everything ok?" I could hear her moving from her desk and the click of her shoes.

"No Jessica is here. Lily answered the door."

"Ok I will get him and I will call the police. Just, distract her." She ended the call and I took a deep breath. Hopefully I wouldn't hit her again in front of Lily.

"May I help you." I said walking behind Lily and pulling her behind me. I was shocked that she let me hide her. I know she knows what happened but the woman is still her mother it shocked me to feel like Lily was choosing me over her.

"Yes you can let me have my daughter you can't stop me from taking her. She's mine not yours."

"And her father doesn't want you on his property so you can leave freely or the police can handle this."

"Can't threaten me today bitch I ain't got nothin on me." Lily's hand tightened on mine as Jessica took another step towards me. "So i suggest you do as I say or pay the consequences." Lily was trying to pull me away from her now but I stood my ground.

"I'm not afraid of you."

"You should be. I've gotten past Edwards gate twice now. You think that guy can stop me. I know him better then you. I spent years trying to please him and never was I enough. I even had a kid for him and he still ignored me."

"He worked so you could have whatever you wanted. You dropped out of school and ditched your kid every night to go drink and whatever else. Now I would ask you to leave again but since I know you won't listen I will let them handle it." I pointed behind her where a police car had pulled in with Edward right in front of it. I turned my back to her picking up Lily and walking to the back of the house to her art room. Jessica tried to follow as she yelled more swear words at me and screaming anything she could. I covered Lily's ears with my shoulder and my free hand.

I shut the door quickly behind me and just stood there Lily was shaking and crying.

"Shh, its ok, your dad is here, he is going to take care of it."

"She scares me. She, she used to yell a lot at me." I sat down in a chair by the window and Lily curled up on my lap leaning her head on my shoulder. "Please don't let her take me."

"I would never let that happen. Better yet I know your dad wouldn't either. You have both of us, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rose."

"Who's Rose?"

"She's my cousin. She is with Emmett now. Like how Alice and Jasper are together."

"That's cool." She seemed to be calming down as the subject changed a little. I heard the front door close which made Lily jump. As the footsteps grew closer she tightened her grip on me. I knew it was only Edward so I continued to rock her trying to keep her calm.

"Hey baby girl." He said as he opened the door and she ran to him as soon as she heard his voice.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"For opening the door."

"Lily, listen to me, I never want you to apologize for your mothers actions. You had no idea she would come her and though you shouldn't have been opening the door without Bella there yet, its still not your fault." He gave her another hug. "Are you ok?"

"Yea, I was just scared. But Bella helped me. She's a good mommy." I almost choked on the air from breathing in so fast. "I mean, not my mom, I mean, sorry."

"It's ok." I said kissing the top of her head to reassure her. Edward smiled between the two of us with a weird look on his face.

"You two have gotten close." He laughed.

"DAD!" She suddendly shouted with a huge grin/

"What?" He rubbed his ear.

"Can we go see Grandma and Grandpas in, where is it again Bella?"

"Washington."

"Yea there! I want to see real snow!" She was jumping up and down pleading. Not that it would take that much to convince Edward to say yes, but it was still cute.

"Well we will have to wait till the winter time but I am sure they would love us to come." She squealed excitedly and ran off to her room.

"You really are great with her."

"Well she makes it easy." We smiled at each other. "I'm sorry about her mom comment. I promise I have never encouraged that, I-"

"Bella, it didn't bother me. Your a better role model for her anyway." He kept getting closer to me until we were chest to chest. "I'm so happy that you came back into my life. Into our lives." His hand was in my hair pulling my face to his. I inhaled quickly preparing myself.

"Edward? Bella? Where are you guys?" Emmett's voice flowed down the hallway ruining the moment. Edward cleared his throat half smiled and began walking out into the hall with me behind him.

"Hey there you two are. Alice told me what was going on. Is everything good now?"

"Yea. I have a restraining order now and I will have to go to court soon for sole custody. And I'm getting a better alarm system."

"Sounds like a plan." I said walking up next to Edward.

EPOV

"Dad?"

"Hmm?" I was half awake not fully sure what was going on until I felt a poke in my back.

"Dad. I had a bad dream."

"Hmm, come here." I pulled the covers back and let Lily crawl into my bed.

"Wheres Bella?"

"Excuse me?" I was wide awake now. "Why would you think she is in here?"

"Well because she wasn't in her room. I went there first."

"But why would you think Bella would be in here just because she isn't in her room?"

"Cause you like her. You like her more then you liked mom. " I know the saying that kids say the darnedest things, but seriously, where the hell did she get this stuff and just like she read my mind she went on. "Emmett told Rose that he thinks you and Bella were going to get together. I just thought it was the same together like Alice and Jasper too."

"What would you think about that? If Bella and I were together. Would you be ok that?"

"Yea I think so."

"Why do you only think so?"

"I don't want her to leave me."

"I promise you that will never happen. Even if Bella and I aren't together." She nuzzled into my chest closing her eyes. She amazed me so much. I waited till she was fast asleep to go find Bella. I found it weird that it was 3 a.m. and she wasn't sleeping.

I walked around the dark house searching for her until I heard her voice drifting in from outside. I slowed my pace as I made my way to the open slider that led to the back porch. Alice was sitting with her. A bottle of wine sat on a table between them.

"I like him. More then I should. But I suppose there is nothing I can do about that."

"No, there's really not. But why do you think it is such a bad thing to like him?" Alice asked Bella. I was really hoping this was about me and not some other random guy.

"Because what if it didn't work? I couldn't put Lily through that."

"The fact that you put her before your own feelings and before Edwards feelings just proves you are the perfect woman. For both of them." Bella's face lit up and she took a sip of her wine.

"Wait, Edwards feelings?"

"Oh come on don't play dumb with me. The moment he set eyes on you something changed in him." She was right. I had changed the day she walked into my office. I just hadn't realized it till now. "And all the little moments you two keep having. I'm surprised you two haven't ripped each others clothes off yet."

"Alice!"

"Shh, you want to wake everyone." They laughed together.

"Thanks. I mean for talking to me. I swear I feel like I'm in high school again, crushing on Edward all over again."

"Well I think it may be more then a crush this time. Seeing as back then your crush was dependent on his popularity and devilish good looks." They giggled again.

"Don't forget his amazing body." She sighed a moan. It was my turn to girl talk was different the guy talk. "We were ridiculous back then. God do you remember that binder we had with all the wedding stuff we planned when we were like 12."

"Hell yea! I still have that damn thing!"

"Are you serious Alice? Why?"

"Because it was one of my favorite memories of us. Plus I knew I would need it for when we planned our weddings."

"We have to be engaged to be planning a wedding." Bella laughed and had I been in on the conversation I probably would have too. I never really knew girls actually did that; actually planned their weddings for the entire life.

"Well I know that Jasper and I will end up together. I don't think it is possible to love someone more then I love him. And I know you and Edward belong together. The only reason I'm happy that it didn't happen back then is because then he wouldn't have Lily."

"I don't think it would have worked had we started dating before or during college. Back then I didn't know him. I just knew him as the body and the guy every girl wanted." They both fell into a silence and looked to the stars.

"Hey."

"Holy shit Jasper don't fucking scare me like that. Damn dude." I whispered harshly holding my chest.

"Sorry but what the hell are you doing standing in the dark?" He laughed.

"Well I was looking for Bella. But-"

"Ah, spying."

"Shut up." I rolled my eyes.

"What have I missed?" I gave him a questioning look. "Anything good?" He pushed.

"Bella wants me. Alice is surprised we haven't 'ripped each others clothes off', oh, and Alice is talking wedding plans." His eyes widened. "And no I haven't told anyone about the ring. I don't think she knows. I think they were just talking about the past and brought up some wedding plan book they made when they were 12." He calmed down a bit.

I was with him when he picked out the engagement ring for her. He'd only had it for about two weeks now and I was surprised he hadn't popped the question yet. He told me only a few weeks into their relationship that he knew she was the one. I wish I would have waited for that feeling. So much of his relationship with Alice I was jealous of.

We both stared at the girls and then Jasper's movement made me do a double take. The ring box was in his hand as he moved to the slider. I was not missing this. Both the girls jumped as the screen door was slid open.

"Hey what are you guys doing up?" Bella asked giving Alice a quick side glance.

"Oh," We looked at each other. "Um, Lily had a bad dream. And she went looking for you but when you weren't in your room she came and woke me up. But I wanted to make sure you were ok since you weren't in bed. Shes back asleep now." I said because of the worried look on her face. "And Jasper is awake because-" I looked at him hoping he hadn't lost his nerve.

"Because I couldn't sleep another moment without asking you something." He took a deep breath and then got on one knee in front of her. Both her and Bella gasped. "I can't tell you the moment I fell in love with you because I think there was always a part of me that has. Even when you were Emmett's annoying maybe sister you still had a way to get me going. There is nothing I wouldn't do for you and I am so glad that you waited all these years for me to finally realize what I have always had right in front of me. I can't imagine spending my life without you in it. Alice Cullen, will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Oh my god! Oh my god!" Her hands were shaking and she was crying. Bella had tears in her eyes with the biggest smile I have ever seen. I grabbed her hand pulling her towards the house. I figured Jasper and Alice could use some privacy.

"I can't believe that just happened! I mean we were literally just talking about weddings and-" She stopped and her face turned red. "And other stuff." I stopped at the beginning of the stairs turning to face her. In the dark house she didn't realize I had stopped and ran right into me but before she could take a step back I stopped her pulling her lips to mine. "Wow." I smiled as I leaned my forehead against hers.

"Wow what?"

"I always wondered what that would be like." I laughed a little.

"Did it meet your standards."

"Nope," She gave me a small smile. "It was way better." And she pulled me back into her. This kiss was nothing like the first. She was full of passion and need and want. Her hands tangled themselves in my hair as I push her back to the wall. She moaned into my mouth and I could have taken her right there had it not been for the tiny footsteps I heard coming from the hallway upstairs.

"Daddy?"

"Right here. I said trying to catch my breath. Bella kissed my cheek then making her way to Lily at the top of the steps.

"Bella!" Lily ran to her arms as she reached the top step. "Can I sleep next to you?"

"I thought you were sleeping in your dads bed."

"Well if you both sleep in there I can protect both my girls." Lily smiled and dropped down from Bella's arms. She took off into Bella's room coming out with the one blanket Bella always used. A quilt her mother made.

"Come on." Lily grabbed my hand as we followed her to my room. I was thankful then for the California king sized bed.

I wasn't sure what could make this night more perfect. Life finally seemed to be getting better. Lily was happy again. I was happy again.