Three months later…

"Hi, mom" I said answering my phone.

"Hey, Edward, honey. How are you?" she asked.

"I'm good. You?"

"I'm good"

"How's dad? I couldn't talk to him when he came back. How was the trip?"

"Oh, it was nice. His aunt left quite some money for him. He didn't understood, but they insisted he should take it. It was her wish"

"I didn't meet her, but I'm terribly sorry"

"I know, sweetie" she said and hesitated, "Edward?"

"Yeah?"

"I can hear your smile. You've been smiling quite a lot lately"

"Ahn… thanks?" I said, smiling.

"It's good, you're smiling. I was so worried…" she stopped before saying why. "Anyway, Alice wants all of us together this Saturday, a last family lunch before the babies arrive"

"This Saturday?" I asked hesitant.

"Yeah, of course! You know the babies will born Sunday…"

"I know… I just… Wasn't expecting Alice to want to do something. Actually, I scheduled something…"

"What?"

"I… I was going to hang out with a friend…"

"Oh. I'm sure he wouldn't mind to have lunch with us. Right? Bring him! The more, the merrier" she said.

"Mom…" I started to protest.

"Please, Edward. It will mean so much for Alice"

I sighed, and gave up. I scheduled the time I would be coming for lunch, and went back to work.

A couple hours later, I was walking to the nurse's station to inform someone about my patient, when I saw her. I smiled, and stopped beside her, leaning against the counter to give the nurse the chart. I looked at her, and she was writing something in a chart, concentrated. I could see a smile playing on the corner of her lips. They were twitching. She sighed and closed the chart, giving it to the nurse.

"It's hard to concentrate when you're being watched, Dr. Cullen" she said and smiled at me.

"Sorry" I smiled. "How's your day?"

"Good. Yours?"

"Good" I said and sighed, "About… ahn…"

I turned to see we were being watched by the nurse. I nodded my head to the left, in a invitation to walk with me, and she started walking. I followed her and when we were out of ear range of the gossiper nurses, she turned to me.

"Yes?" she asked.

"About Saturday…"

"You're not coming" she whispered, "It's fine, Edward. I'm still going though"

"No… Ahn, my mom wants me to go lunch with the family. Alice will have the baby Sunday, so…"

"Oh, I understand. I can go alone. And… Good luck with the lunch"

"No… I, my mom demands my friend to go with me, so… Do you want to go with me?"

The color drained from her face, and she took a deep breath.

"I-I can't"

"Why not?" I asked.

She looked at me, begging me to not force her to answer, and I sighed.

"Bella, for the millionth time. We don't blame you. Stop blaming yourself. Alice would be happy to see you! Mom… Everyone!" I said.

"You might not blame me…"

I tilted her head up with my finger, and made her look in my eyes.

"No one blames you. It was not your fault" I said.

Her eyes welled, and she nodded weakly.

"Okay…" she whispered.

"So, are you coming with me?"

"Yeah" she smiled. "Thanks for inviting"

"My pleasure" I smiled.

"I have to go" she said as her pager went off. I nodded and she ran away.