Summary: (1 Year later). Edward and Bella have now graduated from school, and have their own place, so now they can finally be a proper family with Caleb. Bella falls pregnant again and finds out that Lauren Mallory has started work at Edward's office. Will it be a happy ending, or will Lauren separate them once more? All Human.

A/N: Heyy. Sorry I haven't been updating, you see I have been bombarded with homework and coursework (I blame English and Spanish!)

My beta, I thank-you again for helping me with the storyline

Anyway, back to the story. It's set a week later, and no, Emily has got no illness involving sleep or breathing or whatever else there was.


"Your arms are lovely, Yellow and rose, Your back's a meadow, Covered in snow."
Sea Wolf, The Violet Hour


Chapter 11: Firing Line.
Bella P.O.V


Emily had finally got into the habit of sleeping at night. Occasionally, she cried at night, but that was for feeding and diaper changing. Edward had started work again, but had began with short hours, and as Emily gets older, he will increase the hours.

I woke Emily to feed her. She wasn't fussy anymore about me waking her up, because she sleeps at night now. I sat her on my knee, and fed her. Caleb sometimes held the bottle to feed her. Alice and Rosalie were coming over today, Rosalie wanted to give me Emily's present, as she'd forgotten when she was born.

Caleb tapped my shoulder, and grinned at me. "You want to hold her?" I asked him, he nodded with his big dimples and teeth smile. He sat down on the couch, and held his arms up. I placed her gently on his knee, and he wrapped his arms around his sister, protectively. "Be careful with her, she's very delicate." I whispered to him, he nodded.

Suddenly, the doorbell rang. I bolted up and skipped to answer it. Rosalie had a big smile on her face, "Where's my niece and nephew?" She grinned, I chuckled and let them both in.

She handed me the gift bag and sat next to Caleb, who put his finger to his mouth, indicating to Rosalie to be quiet. She chuckled and mirrored him.

"Open it, then." Rose encouraged. I smiled and tore the celotape that was sealing it. Inside was a small baby pajama set for Emily, obviously it was pink. And for Caleb there was a toy car, one identical to Edward's, in fact.

"Aw, thanks Rose." I smiled.

"No problem." She replied.

Rosalie was next to hold Emily, only with Caleb's watchful eye. It was really cute, he was the perfect big brother. Alice and Rosalie left a few hours later, so I put Emily down for her nap, and let Caleb play with some of his toys.


Edward P.O.V


I sat lazily at my desk, spinning my pen in circles over and over again. I wasn't paying much attention to my surroundings, but I saw Lauren walking into Darren's office. This attracted the attention of many people, including me. I couldn't lip read, but I watched their expressions carefully, I didn't look good. She exited the office, and everyone fell back onto their chairs, acting like they saw or heard nothing. Lauren looked furious. She went to her desk and began packing her stuff away forcefully, muttering things to herself angrily. She'd been fired.

"Lauren?" I asked cautiously.

She looked up, "What?" She snapped.

"What happened it there?"

"You really want to know?" She asked, and then scanned the room. "I guess you all want to know, huh?" She shouted, everyone looked at her. "I was fired!" She announced, just as she finished packing her things up.

I decided to follow her, I wanted to know what had happened. She scowled and held the box close to her chest, and entered the elevator, I made it in time.

"Lauren, what the hell happened in there?" I asked,

"I was fired, Edward." She reminded me.

"I know that, but why?" I asked again.

She sighed, "Darren said he'd been watching us, and said that he didn't like the conflict between us in the office."

"Why you, though?"

"Apparantly, I was causing it all." She said, I shrugged.

"Well, you kind of were, I mean you were always coming onto me." I didn't think that helped, but it was true.

She was close to tears now, "You don't get it, do you?" She began, "Without this job, I- My life is over." She cried.

"It's a crap office job." I said in confusion.

"No, no. I needed the money for rent. My landlord is an asshole and he'll kick me out if I don't pay it, and you know how long it'll take to get another job."

"Wel-"

The elevator door opened, and Lauren walked forward, way ahead of me. I caught up to her in the parking lot, when she was loading her stuff into the back. I decided not to say anything, and watched her drive away.

I headed back inside, but stopped when I heard a scream, then the cry of a baby...


Bella P.O.V


I woke Emily up after a few hours. I was going to surprise Edward, by meeting him after work. As always, Emily didn't moan or shuffle when I fastened her into the pushchair.

Caleb sat in the front half of the pushchair, and Emily was in the back.

It wasn't a long way to Edward's office, just a few streets away. I got into the car park, and headed to the enterance. I started crossing the road, and saw a car speeding towards us. The driver wasn't concentrating, and I didn't have time to run. Instead, I pushed the pushchair out of the way of the car, before I was hit and flew over the car roof.

The last thing I heard was Caleb screaming...


Edward P.O.V


I recognized the cry as Caleb. I ran outside, and saw Lauren's car skid to a stop, and she got out. I saw the pushchair with Emily and Caleb in it.

I ran over to them, and realized who Lauren had hit. Bella.

I pulled the pushchair over to Bella, who was lying lifeless on the concrete. I looked at Lauren, who was panicking.

"I'm sorry Edward, I wasn't looking and she just appeared and-"

"Lauren, call an ambulance now!" I ordered, looking down at Bella.


Oh My God! I'm angry too. I'll update soon :)

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