Sorry about the huge delay in posting my life has been ridiculously hectic. This isnt betad so any and all faults in this chapter are mine but i wanted to get it out as soon as i could as you have been waiting since christmas for this. I'll try to be more regular now!
Chapter 10
We had decided against waking the kids early. It was the holidays and they didn't need to be anywhere. It also meant Edward and I could lay in. I woke to see Edward playing with my ring.
"You're going to wear it out." I warned him groggily.
"Sorry. I love the way it looks." Edward said. I smiled before kissing his chest. I kinda did too. I could hear a rustling on the baby monitor.
"Ethan's awake." I said.
"I'll get him and bring him in here. He might sleep a little longer." Edward said. I nodded and he slipped out from under me. A couple of seconds later I heard him talking to Ethan on the monitor before he came back into the room with him.
"Go see mama?" Edward asked him. I smiled at the new title before holding my arms out to him. Edward passed him down and he buried his head in my shoulder. I rested him so he was lying on my chest and ran my hand up and down his back. Edward climbed back into the bed next to me, laying on his front so he could see us. Ethan seemed wide awake and I let him crawl around on the bed.
"When do you finish your birth control?" Edward asked laying on his front with his head turned to me.
"Today." I said and he looked excited. "Hold on. I have my period tomorrow, and then we can try." I said.
"How long does your period last?" he asked. I'd had a few while we were together but I've never exactly broadcasted it.
"About 4 days." I replied.
"So this time next week we can start trying?" he asked, grinning.
"Yep." I moved closer to Edward. He flipped onto his back and I placed my chin on my hands on his chest.
"Edward, you do know it might not happen right away?" I asked. "I don't want you to get your hopes up for me not to get pregnant straight away and then you're disappointed." I said.
"Bella I know it might not happen right away. I'm sure it will happen. Bella I know it will happen. Maybe not this month but it will." Edward said, placing one hand on my cheek.
"As long as you know it might not happen right away." I murmured. I leant up and pressed my lips to his before pulling back and resting my head on his chest.
"What time is it?" I asked as I yawned.
"10." Edward replied. I nodded and turned my head into his neck.
"I'm sleeping for another hour then I'm getting up and getting ready to go meet your mother." I said. Edward chuckled and held me tighter. I had just closed my eyes and started to drift off when the door flew open and the girls ran in.
"Or not." I amended. "No running!" I told them sternly, lifting my head off Edward. They both slowed down and walked to Edward's side of the bed and climbed up. The climbed over Edward and settled between us. Ethan crawled up the bed and fell onto my tummy.
"When we going swimming?" Lizzie asked.
"Later. When mommy gets back from lunch. But while she is out we can go to the park." Edward said.
"Yay" both girls exclaimed excitedly making Edward chuckle.
Eventually we all got out of bed and got the kids dressed giving them a late breakfast. Once that was done they went to play while I got dressed for meeting Esme.
"Baby I just got a text from my mom. She wants to know if you mind Alice and Rose coming?" he asked shouting through the door.
"No I don't mind." I called back. I did mind but what could I say. No don't bring them; I'm scared you will all try to gang up on me, sounded childish. I finished up my make up and ran the straightners over my hair before going out to the bedroom. Edward was sat on the bed waiting for me.
"What's up baby?" I asked walking over.
"Nothing." He said unconvincingly.
"Liar." I said running my fingers through his hair. I was stood in front of him in lacy cream underwear. His hands slid onto my hips holding me to him tightly.
"I'm worried they will try to strong arm you into something we don't want." He said pressing a kiss to the bare skin of my stomach.
"Baby I won't let them. It will be our wedding not theirs." I told him. "However we do need to decide on a few things before I go meet them." I said.
"Ok. You get dressed while we talk." He said releasing me. I nodded and went over to the wardrobe and pulled out the outfit I planned to wear. I slipped on the red pleated chiffon dress and some thick black tights with black heels and turned back to Edward.
"So what do we want?" I asked.
"Well we discussed no bridesmaids or groomsmen and I think that's a good idea."
"Yeah but also the one that will cause the most arguments." I added as I put on some perfume.
"Well it's our decision Bella. Not theirs." He said.
"Yeah I know. What else did we decide?"
"Well we are going on holiday with the kids that night, which I will be dealing with." He said.
"Ok then." I laughed as he came up behind me. His hands landed on my hips as he stood behind me.
"Location, date and time are all sorted. We don't really need their help with anything." He said.
"No but their input might be nice." I said. "Although I have a feeling I may need to tell Alice that she can't take over." I said as I handed him a necklace. "Do this up for me please." I said. He took the necklace and I pulled my long hair to one side so he could do it up. His finger gently stroked the nape of my neck before he pressed his lips against the goose bump ridden skin caused by his touch.
"Well tell her straight baby." He said against my neck.
"I will. Hopefully it's not going to alienate them completely though." I said.
"Well if it does then it does. Like I told you I don't need them. I need you, I need our kids, Jenna included, I don't need them." He said turning me to face him.
"It will be fine Bella. I promise." He whispered ducking down to press his lips to mine. I kissed him back softly before pulling away.
"If you're sure. I need to get ready now or else I'm going to be late." I said pressing my lips to his once more before checking my hair in the mirror and then grabbing my red coat off the hanger.
"Want me to drop you off?" Edward asked.
"No ill drive. I can leave when I'm ready that way." I said.
"Ok baby. Let me know when you're leaving and I'll get the kids ready for swimming." He said.
"Sure." I replied turning to face him again. He wrapped his arms round my waist and pulled me close and burying his head in my neck.
"I love you Bella swan, soon to be Cullen." He whispered.
"I love you too Edward." I whispered back as he kissed my neck. I pulled away and went to wake Jenna up before I left while Edward went to see to the kids.
"Oi!" I said shaking her shoulder. "It's late! Get up." I told her. She moaned and rolled over whimpering slightly. "I'm going to meet Esme for lunch. Edward and I will be taking the kids swimming when I get back. I'll text you when I leave the restaurant and if you want to come then be ready ok?" I said. She nodded and rolled over, burying her face in the pillow. I left the room and went downstairs to see the others.
"Jenna might come with us. I'm not sure yet. Please make sure she is up before you go to the park." I said to Edward as I wandered into the living room where he was playing with the girls and Ethan on the floor.
"Ok baby. Are you going now?" he asked.
"Yeah, the sooner I get there the sooner I can leave."
"Ok. Well let me know if you need me and when you leave. And Bella if they try to control everything just leave." He said getting up and coming to stand in front of me.
"I know. I'll see you in a little bit." I said, still needing to go onto my tiptoes to kiss him even though I was in heels. Our lips teased and tasted for a couple of minutes before I pulled away with a final kiss.
"I really have to go. I'll be back soon." I said reluctantly.
"Ok I'll see you in a little bit." He said pressing his lips to mine before pulling back.
"I love you." I said to him softly.
"Love you too." He replied. I said bye to the kids and then jumped into the car, setting off for the restaurant.
Once I got there I gave the keys to the valet and then went inside to meet the others. I quickly spotted the three of them and went over to where they were sat.
"Sorry I'm late." I apologized as I dropped into my chair.
"Yes well you're here now." Esme said. I smiled tightly knowing this may not go well and ordered water when the waitress asked, now wishing I had taken Edward up on his offer of a lift so I could drink.
"So I have loads of ideas and things that I've already booked for you two. I promise to make sure your day is amazing!" Alice gushed. "I have all the details worked out and now it's just a matter of booking things."
"Wait a second Alice. What makes you think you are planning mine and Edwards wedding?"
"Because he is my brother. I planned Emmett and Roses wedding so why wouldn't I plan Edward's too."
"Because Edward and I are planning it."
"Why can't I plan it? It's my right as his older sister." She said indignantly.
"No it's not. Edward and I will plan this wedding the way we want too." I told her. Alice went to say something else but was cut off by Esme.
"That's fine dear but will you allow our input?" she asked.
"You can offer your opinion but this wedding is going to be what we want it to be so all decisions will be ours and we may choose to ignore what you say." I told her honestly.
"Ok. Well can we discuss a guest list first? I have people I believe should be invited."
"Who?" I asked.
"Well a few of my work colleagues and Carlisle's, some old family friends and some college friends of mine and Carlisle's."
"Right well Edward and I planned to have just family at the wedding. We don't want it to be full of people we don't know. It will be small and intimate with a select amount of people."
"Bella I had over two hundred people at my wedding and it was amazing."
"Well that's great for you but Edward and I don't want that. We want our families and that is it."
"Well isn't that a little selfish of the two of you?" Rose asked. "First you're not allowing us to plan this wedding with you and now we aren't allowed any input on the guest list. Next you'll be saying we can help choose our bridesmaid dresses." She laughed.
"Hang on a minute. What makes you think you two are bridesmaids?" I asked.
"Oh Bella of course we are. Why wouldn't we be?" Alice laughed.
"Because Edward and I decided against having bridesmaids?" I said frankly. Alice went to spout off again but I cut her off. "Even if we decided to go with bridesmaids I would have my sister and my cousin with the girls." I told her.
"So what you're saying is we won't be involved in the wedding at all?" Alice asked.
"You will be as involved as Edward and I want. This is our day not yours." I told her.
"Well I believe that is very selfish of both of you." She said.
"No what you're doing is selfish. This is mine, Edward's and the kid's day. Not yours. You had your weddings and I'm sure they were exactly as you wanted them to be. Our day will be what we want. You shouldn't be attempting to force me or guilt me into doing what you want." I said standing and pulling my coat back on.
"Bella, where are you going?" Esme asked.
"Home to my fiancée and children. I'm not staying here so you can attempt to force me into doing something I don't want and neither does Edward. When you all stop being selfish then we can talk." I said turning and leaving. I quickly got back to my car and slid into the driver's seat, pulling my phone out as I slid on my seatbelt. I quickly hit speed dial and turned the key in the ignition.
"Hey baby." Edward said softly into the phone.
"Hi." I replied quietly.
"That bad?" He asked.
"Yeah, that bad." I replied as I switched hands free on and maneuvered out of the car park and onto the main road.
"I'll tell you about it in a bit but I'm on my way back now. Can you let Jenna know we are leaving soon? I should be home in maybe ten minutes." I told him.
"Ok baby. I'll see you in a little bit." He said.
"Love you." I said.
"I love you too." He replied before hanging up. I threw the phone on the passenger seat and concentrated on driving home. I pulled up outside the house and climbed out of the car seeing Edward come out and make his way down the drive.
"Hey." He called.
"Hey back." I said as he reached me and pulled me into his arms. I pressed my forehead against his chest and breathed in his soothing scent.
"You ok baby?" he asked.
"No. I can't believe them. The called me selfish for not letting them plan the wedding themselves." I said.
"They what?" Edward said.
"Yeah apparently because we want to plan our own wedding, the way we want to have it we are selfish. Your sister honestly believes it's her right to plan your wedding and I'm being selfish not letting her plan or be involved in the wedding more than letting them come." I told him.
"We aren't being selfish or any other word my sister wants to throw at me. This isn't her day it's ours." Edward said.
"That's what I told them. Do you have any idea how tempted I am to say let's just elope?" I said.
"Let's do it." He said suddenly.
"What? Edward I was kidding." I laughed.
"I'm not. I think we should do it. Me, you, the kids and Jenna. We should go on holiday somewhere and get married." He said excitedly.
"You're actually serious?" I asked, leaning back to look him in the eye.
"Deadly. We could get the kids time out and go away before Christmas. Stay until the New Year and then come back. Spend Christmas somewhere hot." He said.
"Why don't we discuss it a little later?" I asked, kissing his chin.
"You don't want to?" he asked looking a little hurt.
"No it's not that at all but I don't want you to make a decision you will regret in a few years' time." I told him, gripping him tighter.
"Ok but I don't think I'll change my mind." He told me before pressing his lips to mine and then tugging me into the house.
"I'm gonna change, then we can go ok?" I asked. He nodded and went to help the kids, while I ducked upstairs. I went past Jenna's room and saw her adjusting her straps under her top.
"What are you wearing under that?" I asked.
"My purple halter tankini." She said.
"Ok that's fine. I'm gonna change and the we can go ok?" I said.
"Yeah I'm pretty much ready." She replied. I quickly went into my room and stripped out of the dress before pulling out my blue bikini and quickly pulling it on before putting on leggings and a top. I grabbed my boots and slipped them on.
"Edward! Did you grab towels?" I yelled.
"Yes!" he called back. I grabbed underwear and a change of clothes just in case and threw them into a bag before going downstairs.
"Are we ready?" I asked.
"Yep." Maddie and Lizzie yelled. I laughed and lifted up Ethan who had toddled over to me.
"Right let's get going." I said. We all went out to the car and I strapped Ethan in while Edward strapped in Maddie and Lizzie and Jenna jumped into the back.
We set off with Edward driving and I rested my hand on his thigh. One of his dropped down and slid into my hand, lifting it to kiss the back. I didn't like the distance there seemed to be between us and I didn't know why it was there. Our hands remained linked in his lap for the rest of the drive. He pulled into the car park and slid the car into a spot near the front before we all climbed out. I let Jenna out and she went to grab Ethan while Edward let the girls out. They ran off with Jenna and Ethan and Edward went to follow but I grasped his wrist and tugged him back to me. "Edward. Is everything ok?" I asked.
"Yeah its fine. I'm just pissed off at my family and I think I might be taking it out on you a little bit." He said softly. "I'm sorry baby." He said tugging me forward and into his arms. I snuggled into his embrace for a second before I pulled away and we went after the kids, our hands interlocked and swinging between us. We quickly paid and changed, Edward sorting Ethan and me and Jenna sorting the girls before meeting back by the pool. Edward was in blue and white board shorts with Ethan in little swimmer nappies and floaties. Lizzie was in a little pink swim suit and Maddie was in a purple one. Edward's eyes seemed to cloud over with lust as they roamed along my body hungrily. The girls all jumped straight into the pool, Jenna included. I walked past Edward, letting my hand swipe across his bare stomach before sitting on the edge of the pool, dangling my legs in the water. Edward passed me Ethan and jumped in the water directly in front of me, dousing Ethan and me with water up to my waist. I squealed and Ethan laughed. Edward popped up out of the water and teasingly grabbed my legs, as if he was going to pull me into the water.
I laughed and kicked at him gently before handing him Ethan. He played in the water with Ethan while I sat on the edge and watched. My period had started that morning and while I was wearing a tampon I wasn't feeling great and wanted to stay out of the water.
Everyone paddled around in the water for a while before we decided to get out and go for some lunch. I took the girls and dried them off before changing them into their clothes while Jenna quickly got herself dressed. I pulled my clothes back on over my swimming costume before taking the girls back to meet Edward. He was leaning against a post with Ethan toddling around on the floor in front of him. I walked over and slipped into his embrace, trying to rub the ache out of my stomach. He pressed a kiss to my forehead before pulling away.
"Where are we going for lunch then?" Jenna asked.
"I don't know. Where do you wanna go?" Edward asked her.
"McDonalds." She replied with a nod.
"Ok let's go. We can go to the drive in and then go home." He said. Jenna nodded and took both Lizzie and Maddie's hands while I hoisted Ethan onto my hip. Edwards hand stayed wrapped around my waist and we went back out to the car. We got everyone in and strapped in before Edward quickly went to the drive in and got happy meals for the kids and big mac meals for him, me and Jenna. We got home and set the kids up at the table with their meals.
Once they had eaten the girls seemed tired so Edward set them up on the sofa with a film while I cleaned Ethan up, Jenna went to sit with the girls as well.
"Baby, why don't you go lay down with Ethan? It night help your stomach a little." Edward said pressing a kiss to my forehead.
"Ok. We can lay on the sofa though." I said lifting him out of the high chair. I quickly took him upstairs and changed his nappy and leaving him in a vest, so he doesn't have to sleep in jeans before grabbing his blanket and taking him downstairs. He seemed very sleepy. I dropped down into the corner of the sofa and laid him on my chest letting my legs lay along the chaise section of the lounge.
"Edward?" I called into the kitchen. He wandered out and over to where I was holding my hand out to him. He crouched down next to the sofa where I was.
"What's up baby?" he asked.
"Come lay with us." I told him, cupping my hand round his cheek. He lent forward and pressed a kiss to my lips before standing and coming round the sofa. I scooted forward and let him slip in behind Ethan and I. One of his arms wound round my waist and under my shirt to rub along my stomach. He pulled one of the throws off the sofa and handed it to Jenna to cover herself and the girls before pulling the other one over us. Ethan was already asleep and the girls didn't seem far off, all leaning on each other. My eyes fluttered closed under Edward's soothing rubbing and the last thing I felt was him press a kiss to my hair, inhaling deeply.
I woke up to a wriggling on my chest. My eyes opened to see Ethan's bright blue ones peering closely into mine. I pressed a kiss to his cheek before looking around the room. Maddie, Lizzie and Jenna were all asleep on the sofa and Edward's even breathing indicated he was asleep too. The film had gone to the main menu and the clock told me it was 1330. I slid out from under Edward's arm and took Ethan upstairs. It was a little early for Ethan to be awake. I would have to get him back to sleep or this afternoon would not be pleasant.
"Come on baby. Let's change you before we get you back into bed." I whispered, quietly opening the gate. We went upstairs and I changed his nappy. I was leant over the changing unit, gently nuzzling Ethan's neck, making him giggle, when I felt two arms wrap around my middle and pull me back against a strong chest as soft lips pressed against my shoulder.
"You're awake." I whispered, letting one hand cup the side of his face. His skin was still warm from his sleep and he gently nuzzled his face into my hair.
"You were gone." He replied sleepily. I lifted Ethan up and cuddled him to my chest before turning in Edward's arms so he was between us. Edward pressed a kiss to his head before kissing my lips.
"Why don't you wake the girls? I want Ethan to sleep a while longer." I said softly. He nodded and kissed me once more before leaving. I settled in the chair with Ethan and gently rocked him to sleep before placing him in his cot and going downstairs.
The girls were awake but very groggy. Lizzie pouted at me and lifted her arms up to be carried. I walked round the sofa and lifted her before sitting with her in my lap. She nuzzled her head into my neck and Jenna's head dropped onto my other shoulder. Edward came into the room and sat down and Maddie went to crawl into his lap, resting against his chest.
The rest of the day was spent with the kids watching films and sleeping. Once the kids were in bed my stomach was achy so Edward and I went to bed and watched a film there with his hand rubbing soothing circles into my stomach, lulling me to sleep. We never did talk about the wedding. We could do it later.
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