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Three Steps Forward

Sunday August 1st

Bella's P.O.V.

"Really?"

"Really Bell's." Jacob said opening the door to a decent sized living room. Fully furnished. I hadn't seen it in awhile, but it looked great, it wasn't flashy, or luxurious, but it was very pretty. Grey comfy couch, black end tables, coffee tables, and entertainment center, with a decent tv and dvd player. It didn't look like a bachelor pad. It looked like a home. A family's home. Jacob carefully sat down on the couch.

"Jacob this is great. But how did you afford all of this just working at the garage?" I asked confused.

"I got my inheritance." Jacob said sitting down next to me.

"But Jake you never graduated. How'd you end up getting it?"

"I took my exit level tests and tested out of school. High school was never my thing Bell's you know that."

I was shocked when I saw how far Jake had come. He'd tested out of high school, got a job, bought a house, and was more than willing to take care of me and the twins. Even though one of the babies was Edward's. He didn't care. This was the man I had always new Jacob could be.

"I can take care of you and the twins now, I want you to come live with me. I want us to be a family." Jacob said cupping my face.

"Your serious?" I said feeling the tears swell up in my eyes.

"I'm very serious. Bells I love you, I was upset, and hurt. I'm past it now. I want our little family together, under one roof. All four of us." Jacob said staring into my eyes. As hard as I tried to hold back the tears they freely fell now. I couldn't speak, I just nodded. He leaned over and kissed me.

"So is that a yes?" Jacob asked as we pulled apart.

"Yes."

"Good. So when would you like to move in?" Jake said holding my hand.

"I kinda want to stay at the Cullen's until after the twins come. Just to be safe. With everything with the toxemia, and possible premature labor I just want to be careful, is that okay?" I said fidgeting with the hem of my shirt.

"Of course. That will give me and Sam time to work everything out with this whole who's going to be Alpha thing." Jacob said holding me to his chest.

"So that's what was going on earlier?" I asked still curious as to what had happened.

"Yeah, apparently when I yelled at Leah earlier I invoked my inner alpha and gave her an alpha command. Were trying to work it all out but it's complicated. I'm suppose to be the alpha, but Sam was the first to phase so he became alpha, he's more experienced so it's natural that he be alpha, but I don't know, he wants me to try being alpha." Jacob explained looking extremely stressed about the decision.

"What do you want Jake?"

"Honestly I don't know. I know it's my birth right to be the alpha of the pack. That's what Ephraim Black was. He was alpha, but I don't know if I want to be alpha. Levi Uley wasn't an alpha. So technically Sam wasn't suppose to be. Would you be okay with me becoming Alpha, I know I'll be gone more hours of the night, and the guys will probably make this place their second home like they do Sam and Emily's now, so Leah will be around more, but I'll have more say in things, and Leah wont get away with saying or doing anything to you. It's partially your decision too Bell's. What do you want?" Jake went on explaining, and I could really picture what he was saying. I could see the guys hanging around our house. Emily and I juggling a breakfast that would feed an army, while the twins and baby Levi all played together. Jacob coming home from patrolling just in time to help me start late hour feedings. I could really see it. We could make it work.

"If you want to do this, I'm all for it. We could make it work. It might be a little difficult at first but I really thing we can do this. If you want to that is?" I said smiling at him hoping he could see I was genuine.

"Really?"

"Yes. So if you decide too, when would you start all of this? Because if you do we might need to before the twins come, adjusting to two babies will be hard enough, add in the lack of sleep, and your new schedule we might be a little overwhelmed if we try to do everything at once." I said thinking of how stressful things might be if we tried to do everything at once.

"I think I'm going to do it. I'll tell Sam tomorrow and then we'll decide on a day to start everything out." Jacob said kissing me gently.

"Sounds great." I said kissing him back and smiling. Things couldn't get better than this.

"So will Edward take this well?" Jacob asked pulling away and smiling at me.

"He knows I want to be with you, trust me, it was kind of made very clear the other night." I said blushing thinking about what had took place.

"Care to explain?" Jacob asked.

I explained everything about the dream, waking up because of the moaning, and Edwards temper tantrum. I was waiting for a harsh muttering about killing Edward, and him storming off, but was completely shocked when I looked up and saw Jacob smiling and laughing.

"What?" I asked in complete confusion.

"You know that had to majorly hurt his ego Bells. He must have been extremely pissed.

"Yeah I guess but still it should make telling him about us getting back together and moving in together easier. But I have one last question." I asked still confused about one thing.

"What's that?"

"What are we? Are we dating? Just living together and taking it day by day? What is this?" I asked motioning between us, and hoping for an answer that wouldn't crush my still fragile heart.

"Well I'll put it this way, I love you, I want us to be together, and I plan to ask you to marry me again, but not right now. When the times right and everything's perfect. So until then how about we just say were together?" Jacob explained smiling at me.

"Sounds perfect." I smiled kissing him again.

We cuddled on the couch for awhile longer. Talking, kissing, discussing the babies, and plans for our future as a little family. I was in bliss. I loved being here leaning against Jacob's strong chest, listening to his heart beat, enjoying the comfort of his warm embrace. I loved it. I hadn't realized how much I had missed this until I felt his arms around me again. Then in the midst of everything my cell phone started buzzing.

"Hello?" I asked reluctantly answering my phone.

"Bella, it's Alice, Edwards back and extremely curious as to where you are, are you going to be home soon, or do you need me to make up an excuse for you to be gone a little longer?" Alice asked nervously.

"Okay I'll have Jacob bring me home soon. Is everything okay, you sound nervous?" I asked confused.

"I just don't want to lie to him, and he wasn't happy you were gone without one of us."

"Oh okay. Well I'll be home soon, tell him I'm with Jacob, and I'll need to talk to him when I get back." I explained hoping that would calm him until I get back.

"Okay, do you want me to pick you up at the treaty line so we can talk before you talk to him?"

"Uh, yeah, it's-" I leaned over and noticed it was already almost nine o'clock. "how does nine thirty sound?" I asked wondering how tonight was going to go.

"Okay I'll see you soon."

Jacob and I got up and got ready to go, by the time I waddled down the steps and got to the car it was time to leave to meet up with Alice. We got to the treaty line and he hugged and kissed me goodbye. I got in the car with Alice and she engulfed me in questions.

"So what happened? Are you together? Are you moving in with him? What did he say? What are you going to tell Edward?" Alice was asking a million questions a minute.

"He took me to his new house and showed me around, were together, I'm going to move in with him after the twins are born, I really hope your not mad, he and I talked about it you guys are okay to come down to the reservation when ever you want, everybody's okay with that, and I'm not sure how were going to explain everything to Edward, any idea's?" I was trying to explain as fast as possible while still trying to answer all of her questions thoroughly.

"Just be honest with him, he'll be okay with it, then while your doing that I'll talk to everybody else. So is that everything?"

"He said he's going to ask me to marry him but not now, when the time's right, and everything's perfect." I said remember him saying it, and smiling. I was so happy. I just hope everybody else would be happy too.

"Awh that's great Bella. I think everything will work out." Alice said smiling and starting the car. I hope she's right I really want things to be perfect for the twins. They deserve to have a great life.

We drove home talking about everything, happily, excitedly, and nervously. We got back home and Alice helped me out of the car and before I was even out and steadily on my feet Edward was standing there looking exceptionally worried.

"Bella I was worried. Why didn't you just tell me you were going to see Jacob? I wouldn't have minded. Is everything okay? Are you and the twins okay? You must be exhausted, are you hungry? Do you want me to make you a bowl of your sliced oranges, and strawberries with crunchy peanut butter and chocolate sauce?" Edward said bribing me with my favorite snack.

"Yeah but Edward can I talk to you?" I asked waddling up the steps with Alice's help.

"Of course let's go in the kitchen." Edward said as we walked in the house.

I told him everything about me and Jacob working things out, the imprinting, what happened with Leah, today at his house, wanting to move in with Jacob, how they could always come down to the reservation to see the babies, how Jacob was becoming alpha, and even the marriage part.

"I think if that's what you want you should do it. I understand the needing to wait until the twins are born part. I'll talk to Carlisle about everything." He said handing me my bowl of sliced oranges, strawberries, with crunchy peanut butter and chocolate.

"Your sure? I don't want to hurt anyone." I said starting to pick at my food.

"Of course. Bella all we want is you and the twins happiness." Edward said avoiding her gaze.

"I just want you to know that you can always can come see your son, but I do want to be able to make most decisions without a lot of interference, he'll call you dad, and you'll have a some what of a say but I want to be able to have the final say, are you okay with that?" I asked, I knew it was a lot to ask for him not to interfere but I want main control over the decisions made for my children.

"That's fine Bella, just know I'm not going anywhere, and if anything ever goes wrong you can always come back?" Edward asked me while pouring me a glass of orange juice.

"Thank you." I said as he walked out of the kitchen.

September:

Things continuously got better as we started the last trimester of the pregnancy. Everyone was so excited. We couldn't wait for the twins to get here. Everyone was very understanding of me and the twins moving in with Jacob. They were all going to help settle things at Jacob's house. They moved all of the twins things to the nursery at mine and Jacob's house. Renee and Charlie were thrilled that everything was going so great. They had always wanted her with Jacob.

Carlisle had figured out I was due November twenty first. Renee and Phil were planning on flying down the week before the twins were due to help with any last minute details, be there for the birth, and stay for Thanksgiving. They were really racking up the frequent flier miles. Esme was planning a big Thanksgiving with everyone the Pack, Charlie, Renee, and Phil included.

The Pack was really adjusting to having the Cullen's around. I wasn't sure if it was because of force by the fact Jacob had taken over the Pack or because they were all just adjusting by everybody spending so much time together, but I really could get use to that. I love having everybody getting along, the twins deserved this big happy family.

We were planning a big party for Halloween, music, dancing, candy, games, a lot of fun. Everybody from the reservation would be there, all of the Cullen's (obviously), friends from high school, Charlie, I was actually excited for once.

We were all dressing up too. Alice was going to be Princess Belle, Rosalie is going as Princess Rapunzel, and Esme was going as Snow White. Emmett, Jasper, and Edward were going as the Three Musketeers and Carlisle was going as Dracula (I had to really control my self not to laugh when Alice told me that). I had no clue what Jacob was going as, and he wouldn't tell me either, and since he wasn't telling me, I wasn't going to tell him either, plus it didn't help that I really had no idea what I was going as. Alice and I were going shopping at a really beautiful boutique today in Port Angeles for hopefully what was going to be my costume.

"Bella there has to be something here you like. Do you have an idea of what you want to go as?" Alice said looking through a rack of several beautiful costumes.

"Not really, plus Alice if we get it now wont it be too small by Halloween? I mean I'm seven months pregnant now, by the end of next month I'll be almost nine months pregnant will it still fit right?" I asked looking at a costume for Alice from Alice In Wonderland.

"If it doesn't I'll fix it, don't worry about it." Rosalie said looking through another rack of costumes.

"Thanks Rose." I asked walking over to the rack Alice was looking at.

"What about this?" Alice said holding up a really cute Harley Quinn costume

"Don't you think I would look weird?" I said looking at it.

"I think it would look great on you. What do you think?" Alice said looking at it again.

"I like it. Jacob has a thing for Batman anyways." I said as I looked at it again. It wasn't my size exactly it was bigger than I needed right now which meant by next month it would probably be the perfect size. It was a white top with thick red vertical stripes, and black trim, overall dress that was black and red, kind of a stretch corset style, with big white buttons, with a mixture of black white and red checked skirt, and a red frilly underskirt. Rose found me some striped black and white stockings, black gloves, black and red bows for my hair, and small black heels to go with it. It would be great. Jake would flip. We got the costume, and were on our way home.

"Jacob's going to love that costume on you Bella." Alice said smiling.

"I know I just wish I knew what he was going as." I said as I thought about him looking at my costume again. I really loved it. Even if I was pregnant I wanted Jacob to think I looked sexy. We got home and I put my costume up. I was just laying down and looking at my What to Expect When Your Expecting book when Edward walked in looking like he just stepped out of a Shakespeare novel.

"So what do you think?" Edward asked pulling out his quil.

"I think you look like a Shakespeare novel character? So which of the Three Musketeers are you Athos, Porthos or Aramis?"

"I'm Athos, Jasper's Porthos, and Emmett's Aramis." Edward said smiling.

"Athos? Really? I would of pegged you more for an Aramis." I said sitting up more.

"Nah, Aramis is more Emmett's style. I'm the troubled no more romance one of the three of us." Edward said in the joking sense surprisingly enough.

"So who's going to be you guys D'Artagnan ?" I asked curiously, maybe that's what Jacob decided to be?

"We tried to get Carlisle to be him, but he said no, he really has a thing for Dracula though. He does it almost every year." Edward explained sitting down in the chair opposite my bed.

"Oh, so any idea what Jacob's going to be for Halloween? He wont tell me." I asked hoping maybe he would know. Jacob was really good at keeping secrets.

"All I know is him and the pack are all dressing up in the same theme. What are you going as?" Edward asked looking at the dress bag hanging on the closet door and the bags and shoe box beside it.

"You remember the villain girl from Batman, Harley Quinn?" I said getting up to show him my costume.

"The crazy one that kind of looks like a twisted sexy clown?" Edward said looking at the dress bag.

"Yep, that would be what I'm going as." I said pulling my costume out of my bag.

"Oh I have to see this. Try it on." Edward said looking like he was trying really hard not to laugh.

"Okay fine." I walked out of the room and into the bathroom, and changed into my costume, stockings and shoes and all. Touched up my make up, put the black and red bows in my hair and walked out. "What do you think?" I asked doing a little turn around.

"Very nice. Jacob will love it." Edward said with a distant look.

"Thank you. I just weird because I'm so huge, I don't feel that pretty."

"You look beautiful Bella, don't worry. Don't worry about that, the pregnancy just makes you more beautiful." Edward said with a smile.

"Thank you Edward."

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October Rayne