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EPOV

I woke up feeling like I was being watched. My eyes took a minute to adjust to the light but after looking around I saw nothing. I closed my eyes to try and get some more sleep when I heard the floor creek. I smiled to myself and shifted my body around as I let out an exaggerated sigh. I heard a small giggle before I heard the clumsy pitter patter of feet.

"RAARRW!" Marley screamed before her sharp knees impacted my hip. She wiggled around digging her boney limbs into every part of me she could. I was getting too old for this; she was going to break something one of these days. I let out a loud groan as I picked her up and held her above my head.

"What is this?" I yelled. "Who dare disturb my slumber?" Marley giggled and squirmed trying to get away. I tossed her to the end of the bed where she crawled off and ran down the hallway. I ran after her and as I got closer she started screaming and laughing. I caught her in my arms and threw her over my shoulders as we made our way to the kitchen.

"What do you want for breakfast Mar?" She started pounding her tiny fist on my back.

"You let me go you big bad monster or my daddy will come and get you." I chuckled to myself.

"Oh really, well this big bad monster is hungry and you look absolutely delicious!" I flipped her around and started blowing raspberries on her stomach.

"NO! Daddy NOO!" she shrieked and laughed.

"There is no daddy here. I'm the big bad monster." Her laugh had become a high whistle that only dogs could hear and there were tears rolling down her face. I tried to put her on her feet but she just fell down and continued laughing. I couldn't stop the smile that broke out on my face, that laugh was just too ridiculous. I picked her up and carried her rest of the way to the kitchen where I plopped her down in her chair. She had sobered up a little and was glaring at me.

"You win this time mister." She got down off the chair and started rummaging around in the lower cabinets where her bowls were. I leaned against the counter and watched as she picked out the perfect one before getting her step stool to get the cereal out of the cabinet. She poured more on the counter then in the actual bowl but she just picked it up with her little hands and put it into the bowl. I was torn between helping her and just letting her do it. She always got irritated with me when I tried to help though so I continued watching as she pushed the stool over to the refrigerator. She grabbed the almost full gallon of milk and teetered on the edge of her stool. I lunged over to balance her and took away the milk.

"Daddy! I had it!" She glared at me and stomped her tiny feet. I ignored her and poured the milk in the bowl before putting it back in the refrigerator. She grabbed the cereal and sighed in frustration as she stomped over to the table.

"You're welcome." She looked over her shoulder and I gave her a pointed look. Her brows furrowed and her little hand clenched her spoon.

"Thank you." she mumbled. I rubbed my hands over my face in frustration. I never understood why she was so against my help, she was never this way with anyone else in the family. I sighed and poured myself a bowl and went to sit next to her.

"So Marley, we get to meet Bella today." She perked up a little at that. "We need to get you cleaned up before she comes ok?" She nodded her head as she shoved the spoon on her mouth. The rest of breakfast was relatively quiet. Marley finished her cereal, gave me a kiss on the cheek and made her way up to her bathroom. I heard the water run for a little bit and then some splashing and singing. I just sat in my seat stunned, this little girl never ceased to amaze me and I had to remind myself almost every day that she was only four years old. I finished my breakfast and made my way up the stairs to get ready.

BPOV.

I was beyond nervous. I couldn't put my finger on why; I mean this wasn't the first time that I had to meet a family. It's the same thing right? Who was I kidding; of course it's not the same thing. I was meeting Emmett and his daughter. I sighed in frustration and tried to get a grip on myself. I can't have feelings for him. "He has a kid, he's too old… We are just in two completely different stages in our lives right now. Nothing would ever work between you two so stop being stupid." I tugged on my hair and stopped pacing, this wasn't working. I grabbed my keys and phone and headed out the door; there was only one thing that could calm me right now.

"I'm glad you called Bella, I really needed to get out." Rae walked along side me as we made our way into the dance studio.

"What's wrong?" I asked. She seemed really agitated today.

"Nothing, just stupid drama." She unlocked the doors and pushed her way in tossing her bag across the counter. She practically ran to the main dance room so I put my bag with hers and followed. Our friendship was still new and I wasn't sure if I should be persistent with questions or not. When I walked in the dance room she already had her iPod plugged in and was stretching. I decided to let it go for now and followed her directions. An hour later we were all warmed up and I sat down as she took command and put on one of my favorites songs Empire Ants by the Gorillaz. The beat started and her body followed it like it didn't have a choice. I watched as she told me her story. She let her frustration and sadness and anger convey itself with every turn and extension. It was about a guy, she wanted their relationship to be more but he was afraid. She was tired of waiting for him so she let him go and now she was unsure of her decision. As the music faded she came and sat next to me. I'm sorry was all I could manage to say but I guess it was enough because she just smiled and me and waved her hand to the floor. I picked up her iPod and scrolled through surprised to find that we had the same taste in music. I decided on Miracle by CocoRosie. As the beginning chords started my body felt instant relief. I smiled and gave into the temptation of bliss. Every flick of my wrist and every extension of my leg brought on a whole new level of calm and happiness. My body let go of the nerves and anxiety as I found my way home again. When the music stopped and I came back down to earth, I was a little disappointed that it was over so soon. I looked in the mirror and saw Rae watching with a huge smile on her face.

"That was beautiful Bella. " She clapped her hands over her mouth and squealed. I rolled my eyes and laughed at her. As I picked up her iPod I saw that I had to be over at Emmett's soon.

"I have to go Rae," I said with a tinge of regret. I really loved it here.

"Yea, of course." We made our way back out of the building. I gave her a brief hug and headed back to my house to change. After a quick shower I put my hair in a fishtail braid and picked out my outfit. I settled on a pair of shorts my new stripped tunic and a pair of gold flats. I looked at my phone and realized that I only had a half hour to get there so I put on some foundation, grabbed my purse and ran to my car. It took twenty minutes to find the house and even then I wasn't sure if I was at the right address. Gates covered in vines hid any sort of house from view. There was a speaker box in front of the gates though so I pressed the button and waited.

"Yes?" came a brisk feminine voice.

"Hi, my name is Bella; I have an appointment with Emmett."

"Of course, let me open the gate for you."

"Thank You." A few seconds later the gates groaned to life and granted me access to what was inside. The house was stunning and very large. It sat at the end of a long drive way and was surrounded by hills of grass splattered with various trees and plants. I pulled up behind a jeep and saw a woman standing in the door way waiting patiently. I knew as I got closer and was able to make her out clearly that this was Emmetts mother. She was gorgeous and looked so much like him; the same deep dimples and blue eyes. Her hair however was a caramel color, not the dark brown that Emmett had. I smiled as I walked up the steps.

"Hi, I'm Bella." I stuck my hand out to shake hers.

"Hello Bella, I'm Esme, Emmetts mom." Her whole demeanor was so warm and inviting; I couldn't help but mitigate my frazzled mood. She ushered me inside of the house

"Emmett and Marley are still upstairs; they will be down in a few minutes. Can I get you something to drink?" I gave a polite no and followed her to the living room.

"So Bella, Emmett tells me that you moved down here from Arizona?" I panicked for a second before saying yes.

"What brought you all the way out here?" I wasn't quite sure how to answer but luckily I was saved by foot steps behind me. I turned around and all my breath left my body. All the mantras I had been chanting this morning went to shit the second I laid eyes on him. He was just wearing a pair of dark jeans and a whit shirt but I had never seen someone wear it so well. I peeled my eyes away from his body sick with myself and followed a path to his arms where a little girl was sitting and hiding her face in his neck.

"Marley, Miss. Bella is here to see you. Will you say Hi please?" I walked around the couch to get closer. She turned her head a little and whispered a shy hello. I smiled.

"Hi Marley." She turned away from her dad and gave me her full attention. We looked each other in the eye for a few seconds a huge smile on my face and a small one forming on hers. She squirmed out of her dads arms and latched herself onto his leg without taking her eyes off of me. I bent down and offered my hand.

"It's very nice to meet you." She put her delicate hand in mine and giggled before hiding her face in his leg. I laughed and looked up at Emmett.

"Hey Emmett, it's great to see you again." He smiled and nodded.

"I see you have met my mom Esme." I offered another small smile in her direction. "And this is Marley." He put his huge paw of a hand on her little head mussing up her pink beanie. I heard her huff in annoyance but she made no move to fix it.

"Well, if you will follow me, I'll show you around."

His house was gorgeous. I'm assuming his mother got her hands on this because there was no way that a guy could pull of this balance of kid friendly masculinity unless he was gay. I don't think a gay guy could pull this off actually. We had gone through the entire house when he announced there was one more room to look at. Marley, who had been holding his had the entire time squealed and ran ahead of us in a flash.

"It's her favorite room." He leaned down and whispered.

"I thought her bedroom was pretty awesome. It gets better then that?" He chuckled and led me through the door that Marley had disappeared behind seconds before. I gasped when I walked in. It was any dancers dream come true, even better then the studio I was at just hours before.

"This is her dance/gymnastics studio." I looked up at him in disbelief.

"She's four." I said. He shrugged.

"I know. I was my mothers' idea and Mar really loves to dance. She takes lessons a few times a week at PCD." I let out a small laugh.

"I was over there a little while ago with Rae." He looked at me surprised.

"You know Rae?"

"Yea, I was getting new shoes at discount dance where I met laurel. She introduced me to Rae."

"You dance?"

"Yes. They wanted me to teach at PCD but I said no. I didn't think I could handle thirteen screaming girls." I looked up and saw he was watching Marley. She was standing in the middle of the room practicing her positions in a brightly colored leotard and a pair of jean shorts. It was loud and absolutely adorable and matched her pink beanie perfectly.

"Do you think you can handle this one screaming little girl?" I turned my attention back to him and smiled, completely elated.

"Nothing would make me happier."

A/N: Well, it took long enough but here it is. Let me know what you think. I've has some time to think about it and I really am excited to get back to writing this story. Yay inspiration! And please know that I love you guys to death.