BPOV
"I'm going to miss you," Rosalie cried wiping under her big wired-rim glasses.
"I know Rose and I'm going to miss you too," I said sitting next to her on my bed.
"Are you sure you can't stay the rest of the summer? You shouldn't let my stupid brother and his bitch Brandon punish me," she frowned.
"Me leaving is punishment for you?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
Rosalie Lillian Hale had been my best friend all my life. Growing up no one could separate us not even her twin brother, Jasper. Jasper used to be close with us until tenth grade when he grew and filled out, then he was too painful to look at his sheer beauty was exquisite. God Bella, the bastard broke your heart he had an ugly soul, which is if he even had one.
"Bella, you would be staying here if it wasn't for those evil assholes and what happened at prom," she scowled pushing her dirty blonde hair behind her shoulder.
"Rose, I need to get out of Forks," I sighed packing my socks in my bag.
"And you can't do that in August?"
"Rosalie."
"I'll be in California and you'll be in Illinois, we probably won't see each other ever again," she said nastily.
"We'll see each other on our breaks," I insisted, but not even I was convinced that would happen.
"Whatever, Bells," she huffed, her skinny boney self, giving me a hug. "I'll see you when I'll see you. You'll probably have an eighteen year old by then."
I laughed at her ridiculousness. "Love you, Rose."
"Love you too, Bells," she said shaking her head as she left my room.
"Why are we bringing Em?" Edward asked throwing his arm around my shoulder as we made our way through O'Hare airport.
"I'm the muscle Eddie," Emmett answered coming up beside us with Nessa hanging on his back.
"Let me rephrase this then, why do we need the muscle head?"
"You're twins…twins can't be separated," I said lamely placing my hand on his chest as we walked to our gate.
"I'm thirty-one years old, I can be separated from my twin," he scoffed.
"But I can't," Emmett supplied ruffling my hair as him and Ness passed us, "Separation anxiety and whatnot."
"You encourage him," he sighed.
"I'll feel better if most of my family goes, Edward. If I could I would also bring your mom and dad."
"You tried didn't you?"
"Your dad couldn't get the time off," I said sheepishly.
We stopped Emmett was already on the plane with Ness. Edward pulled me tightly to him.
"What am I going to do with you?" he asked kissing my head three times.
"I think you're the best husband I've ever met," I grinned kissing him public appropriately.
"I better be the only husband you'll ever meet," he said smacking my ass. "We better board or Ness and Emmett will we be stranded in Seattle."
I took his hand dreading what would come after our flight to Seattle.
"Bells, Rose came by today," Charlie said randomly over one of our weekly phone calls.
"Oh," I said quietly peaking at Edward in the living room as he and Emmett kept smacking at each other while they played Halo.
"You should call her," he pushed.
"I'm busy," I sighed we'd had this conversation the other four times Rose had shown up at the house.
"Bella, she was upset. Have you even told her about anything that has changed for you in the past year? I know for a fact Edward doesn't take up all of your time. It's spring break, hell bring the boys with you. Keep Emmett out of trouble, bring him here," Charlie laughed at his own joke.
"BELLA," Emmett bellowed giving me his best Brando impression. "Bring me a beer woman."
"Get your own fucking drink, Em," Edward said brushing past me for the fridge.
"He's treating you right, Bells?" Dad asked softly.
Edward had two beers in hand kissing me quickly as he passed. "Yeah," I said biting my lip trying to hold back my giddiness.
He treated my like a Queen. I was always afraid I would wake and it would be like he never existed.
"Call Rose, a lot has happened since you left, she could probably use a friend too," he said cryptically.
"Dad?"
"Hey, someone's on the other line. Talk to you next week, love you, kid."
"I love you too, Dad," I mumbled closing my phone and trudging over to the couch, but Edward pulled me down on his lap.
"We can go to your dad's for spring break," Edward offered playing with my hair.
"But we already have the tickets for Brazil," I frowned not liking the idea of inconveniencing him or his family.
"And I need to get my Portuguese on," Emmett declared.
Edward shook his head still frowning. We didn't talk about it again and spent spring break at his families time-share in Brazil.
"Babe, wake up," his scruffy jaw grazed my cheek.
"Hmm?" I asked rubbing my eyes.
"We've landed."
"Mommy come on we has to see Grandpa Charlie," Ness chirped crawling on to my lap.
She was grinning brightly looking like Edward in that moment.
"Then we better get going," I said kissing her cheek.
Emmett picked Ness up while Edward grabbed our carry on bags and snatched my hand in his.
"Like how bad is Forks?" Emmett asked as he and Edward loaded up our rental SUV.
"You'll probably be bored out of your mind," I said strapping Nessa into her seat.
She ran her fingers through my hair and smiled up at me. "I love you, Mama."
"I love you too, baby."
She laid her head on my shoulder, lazily playing with my hair and I knew she would be falling asleep soon. Edward said she played and talked to Emmett the whole flight and without a nap, she would be a pistol. I was glad she could use this time to nap now.
I sat back and watched Edward drive, while Emmett navigated. It was an experience.
"I fucking said left lane," Emmett hissed.
"This is the left lane," Edward said dryly.
"I meant my left."
"Your left is my left jackass," he sighed.
"Can you keep it down?" I asked nodding to Nessa.
"Sorry," they mumbled in unison.
Emmett fiddled with Edward's iPod as soon as I heard Day after day from Edward I cringed.
Then when his favorite part came on.
Words to memorize
Words hypnotize
Words make my mouth exercise
Words all fail the magic prize
Nothin' I can say when
I'm in your thighs
He winked at me in the mirror and I felt my cheeks heat.
Mo my my mymymy mo my mother
I would love to love you, lover
City is restless, it's ready to pounce
Here in your bedroom, ounce for ounce.
Emmett sung and I was finally glad when they ended with crooning.
Oh
Add it up!
Add it up!
Add it up!
Add it up!
"Are you both done?" I asked rolling my eyes.
"You should feel privileged to hear the Great Emmett Masen Cullen sing," he scoffed in disbelief.
"Yeah, I'm completely privileged." I said looking at the Welcome to Forks sign.
"They should have someone sitting there with a banjo," Emmett said as we drove into the small town.
A corner market split convenient store and gas station. That was it until you left town and headed towards Port Angeles where Newton's Outfitters awkwardly sat. Sure there was town hall, the police station, and the schools, but store wise Forks wasn't thriving with retail ventures.
"Mommy… Daddy… Uncle Em… look, look moo cows!" Nessa squealed next to me.
"We're not in Chicago anymore," Edward laughed.
"Da ding, dading dug ding ding," Emmett said trying his best to sound like a banjo and I smacked him.
"No hitting, Mommy," Ness frowned.
"That really hurt," he smirked playing up his pain.
"Wait until she's not around," I gritted out.
"Oh no, she's going to go all redneck on me," he said leaning forward clutching Edward's arm.
"Don't think I'm going to save you," Edward said reaching back to grab my hand pulling it over his shoulder.
He brought my hand to his lips kissing it twice before placing it on his shoulder to rest. We drove onto the little dirt road that was once familiar to me. My Granddad Swan was the mayor for Forks until he died right before I was born. Mom and Dad met at the University of Washington. Dad wanted to be a lawyer and my mom was already teaching. Neither one planned on children right away, but my mom was pregnant.
My granddad had been sick for sometime Charlie didn't make it until the funeral. My grandmother passed when Charlie was little so my dad was all he had. Mom's water broke not long after the memorial service.
Renee lived in Forks until I was a year old. They never went into specifics over their custody agreement in fear of my hating one of them. I just never understood the reasoning of why I was to live here.
My dad was the only Swan to not be Mayor of Forks, but he did inherit the mayor's mansion as he liked to joke.
"Jesus, Bells," Emmett's jaw dropped as we pulled up to the white two-story house with a wraparound porch.
Charlie came out leaning against the screen door. He never made a fuss about emotions, but I could see his graying mustache slant in a smile. I carried Ness up the porch steps she was getting too big for my five foot four frame to carry. Ness's face hid in my neck while I tried to coax her into saying hi.
"Nessa baby, say hi to Grandpa Charlie," I murmured.
She had a shy switch and it usually took her a while to warm up. I knew she got that from me, I had always been like that. I felt bad that she didn't really remember him from his visit last Christmas.
"Hi baby girl," Charlie said gently crouching down slightly so he was at eye level with her.
"Grandpa Charlie?" she mumbled glancing at him from my neck.
He nodded giving her a reassuring smile, I could feel my tears fall seeing how happy my dad looked.
"Can I have a hug?" he asked extending his arms out.
Nessa pulled back looking at me and I nodded. I guess Edward was behind me because she looked over my shoulder too before going into his arms. He hugged her tightly giving her head a kiss. He hugged me next while I cried for how stupid I had been to stay away.
"I never took you for a hugger," Emmett chimed in needing to make his presence known.
"Only for my two favorite girls," he chuckled sticking his hand out to shake Edward's hand first then Emmett's. "Do you kid's want to go on up to your rooms to get settled?"
"Yeah, sure," I said kissing my dad's cheek once more.
"I figured Nessie can sleep in your old room and you three can decide amongst the guest rooms," he said bouncing Ness on his hip. "Nessie, my friend Miss Sue made some cookies for you I bet you would love some."
Nessa stared at his mustache as he spoke, but nodded eagerly at the mention of cookies. Emmett of course was already upstairs in search of his room and he didn't surprise by picking the biggest of the guest rooms.
"I want to see this room," Edward said pulling me into his side when he saw my name on the door of my old room.
He pushed the door open and it was like we went back ten years. Notebooks scattered my desk. My bookshelf was semi filled with the books and music I didn't take to school with me. An N'sync Pop album cover poster still hung on my wall along with a magazine cover with Prince William on it that Rose had given to me when she accompanied her dad on a business trip to England.
Edward walked over to it raising an eyebrow. "Should I be worried?"
"He is spoken for, what kind of woman would that make me," I said placing my hand over my heart.
"You are spoken for," he said claiming my lips.
"Mmm," I moaned as hands drifted down my back.
"We should have stayed in here, we could have lived out your high school fantasy's," he smirked against my lips.
I froze thinking about my high school fantasies and the boy that was on this bed waiting for me. Jasper. What I would give now to have met high school Edward back then.
"What is it, babe?" he asked cupping my cheeks so he could see my eyes.
"Nothing," I said trying to give him my best smile. "Let's just keep this room innocent."
I moved to pickup a Barbie doll that was resting on my shelf near the window.
"Ness will love it in here," I said waving the doll in front of him.
He didn't say anything. For a moment he had this look on his face I wasn't quite sure what it was because I had never seen the face before. I think he saw right through my distraction attempt. He gave me a weak smile and held me in his arms.
Edward would not be fooled by my poker face. He knew me too well for that.
A/N: So they're all in Forks, let the fun begin! Thanks to Dolphin62598 for beta'ing!
