Sorry it has been so long since I last updated this. I ruly love this stroy but the craziness of the past few days sidetracked me.

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XO, Dreamer

Edward POV

Bella frowned, a pucker forming between her eyes as she played with her teddy bear. She set him aside and then turned to me.

Ah, every time she looked at me, a sense of protectiveness ran through my body.

Her eyes were warm and her shell pink lips stretched into a smile.

"Angel," she called, tilting her head to one side.

"Yes?" I answered back, wondering what she truly wanted.

"Come here," she said urgently. I immediately moved towards her, but a voice stopped me.

"Edward," Rose called, "Let her walk to you."

I sighed and turned to Bella.

"Will you walk to me?" I asked her kindly, and carefully watched her expression.

She frowned and turned to Rosalie.

"Will you help, Momma?" she asked in her sweetest voice and batted her eyelashes up at her.

Rosalie melted at the mention of 'momma'.

"Of course," she said and helped her up. She rose shakily on her legs and took her tiny steps towards me. She frowned and stumbled but Rose's arms caught her. I moved towards her to help.

"I'm okay, Angel," she called and started towards me again. This time, she was slower. In a few minutes she reached me and crawled into my lap.

"Hi," she said and looked up at me with her brown saucer eyes.

"Hello, sweetheart," I murmured and kissed her head of mahogany curls.

She giggled and her cheeks turned pink in response. I chuckled with her.

I heard Emmett walking down the stairs. Bella, apparently, didn't and continued playing with my fingers.

"Bells!" Emmett boomed and moved towards me in a lightning fast movement.

"Daddy!" she shrieked with joy as Emmett pulled her up high in the air and spun her around.

"Whatcha doing with Edward, kiddo?" he asked and bounced her up and down.

"Nothing," she said and beamed up at him, "I walked to him with Momma's help."

"Great job, Bell!" he boomed and set her down. She pouted and Emmett laughed.

"I'll be back, I just need to get something to drink," he said, and swept out to the back door in hopes of finding a bear.

Bella continued pouting and she climbed back into my lap and continued playing with my fingers.

I wondered why I felt so protective of her. Yes, I loved her, but only as a family member. At least I hoped so.

She patted my cheek and tried to get my attention.

"Food," she said and I chuckled at her human needs.

I picked her up and set her in her kitchen high chair. I hummed as I chopped up avocadoes for her. I finished and set the cubes on her little tray. She dug into the green mush and got it into her hair. I wiped it away with a flick of my fingers and she finished.

"All done," she said and displayed her tray.

"Good," I murmured and picked her back up and set off towards the piano. I sat her down next to me and she watched as my fingers flew up and down the keys, playing her lullaby.

She hummed and climbed into my lap as I finished.

"More," she whined and pressed a few keys of her own, making a very childish sound.

"Okay, I guess I will," I said and continued playing. I played Esme's favorite, then Chopsticks, and finished with Claire de Lune.

"Oh," she sighed when I started playing Debussy's classic.

She watched me, mesmerized as my hands moved around the keys for her.

"I like that one," she sang and then looked up at me. Her eyes were full of wonder and her smile was beautiful. My breath caught in my throat as I watched her.

"Why stop?" she asked and her expression turned confused. I hadn't realized I had stopped playing.

I continued and I wondered why she had that effect on me. She is my… I don't know. But I don't think she's my sister anymore.

So I took some of y'alls advice and made Edward not know that he loved her more than family.

I hope you liked it and I will try to update Saturday or Sunday!

Please review also! It means the world to me!

XO, Dreamer