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Emmett was completely keyed up. He was going home with his wife and daughter. He could just imagine how thrilled everyone was going to be. Bella had her own thoughts about how everything was going to go. Hers weren't anywhere near as cheery.

"Em," she asked as he sat on the bed snuggling their freshly fed and changed little girl.

"Yeah?" he asked, looking up at her.

"Are you sure about this?" she asked.

"About going home?" he asked.

"Not that," she said, smiling at him nervously. "I mean, are you sure about surprising them like this?"

"Babe," he said, patting the bed beside him for her to sit. "This will be the best kind of surprise. They all know how hurt I was when Rosalie wouldn't wait for me, and when she got engaged to the biggest dickhead in a hundred miles. They will be thrilled that I have met someone so incredible, and when they meet our little princess, it will be game over."

"I hope you're right," Bella said leaning into her husband. "I really want to make a good impression."

"You will," he promised. "They are going to see what an incredible person you are and they'll fall in love with you just as much as I did."

"I love you," she said, trying to calm herself down.

"I love you too," he said.

"I'm going to have a quick shower," she said, kissing him softly.

"I'll be here," he said, looking down at their daughter.

Bella tied her hair up and had a quick shower before putting on a little red nightie that she had gotten while shopping with her girlfriends for this exact moment. She had gotten the all clear the day before and she wanted to reconnect with Emmett before they got swept up in the madness that was bound to ensue when they returned home.

She looked at herself in the mirror. She was still 10 pounds over her pre-pregnancy weight but she just looked like she had a few extra curves. She worried what Emmett would think but gathered her courage and walked back out into the room.

"WOAH!" Emmett said, staring at her.

"You like?" she asked, doing a little pirouette.

"I love," he said. Bella walked over to him and picked little Emma off his chest, placing her in the makeshift bed they had made for her. She didn't even move as her mother laid her down. When Bella turned around to face her husband his eyes were still glued to her body.

"I..." she began, suddenly not feeling as confident as she had moments ago.

"You are beautiful, stunning, amazing," Emmett said, moving off the bed to take his wife in his arms.

"I haven't lost all the weight yet," she said to him, blushing slightly.

"You look incredible," he said. "I am so happy to have you in my arms."

"I'm so happy to be here," she said with a sigh.

The young couple spent hours reconnecting that night. In fact, neither of them had had much sleep by the time they had to get up to go to the airport. Thankfully, they were able to board the plane without too much hassle and they settled into their seats quickly.

Emmett managed to sleep for most of the flight with little Emma tucked against his chest. Bella, however, was not so lucky. She was used to new places, that wasn't the problem. This time was different. This time she cared what people thought. This was her husband's friends and family and she felt completely unprepared to meet them.

Though the flight was a little over ten hours, with the time change they arrived in Seattle just before noon. They went straight to the hotel where, after some more reconnecting, Bella finally had a nap. Emmett used his time to call his friend Edward.

"Eddie," Emmett said when he heard his friend's voice.

"Em," Edward said happily. "It's good to hear from you."

"You too, Man," Emmett said happily.

"Since it's mid afternoon here. It must be really late there. What are you doing calling in the middle of the night?"

"Actually," Emmett said. "I just hit town."

"What do you mean?" Edward asked.

"I'm in Seattle," Emmett said.

"You are?" Edward said. "When did you get in? I didn't think that you were due back for another four months!"

"They let us out early for good behavior," Emmett laughed.

"So you're done? That's it?" Edward asked.

"Yup," Emmett said. "All I have to do is report to the recruiting office in PA and sign my discharge papers. Other than that I'm a civilian again."

"I can't believe your mom never told me," he said incredulously. "I just saw her on the weekend."

"That would be because she doesn't know yet," Emmett laughed.

"That's one hell of a surprise, Man," Edward said.

"You don't know the half of it," Emmett said, thinking of his wife and daughter.

"So how are you getting home?" Edward asked him.

"I think we're going to rent a car tomorrow," Emmett said.

"Hell no," Edward replied. "I get off shift at midnight tonight then I'm off for three days. I'd be happy to drive you home and watch everyone's expressions."

"You got the room?" Emmett asked. "I have two people coming home with me, plus all our gear."

"Actually I do," Edward said. "I have my parent's Expedition while the Volvo is in your folk's shop getting repaired."

"That's great," Emmett said happily. "So what time do you want to leave?"

The guys made arrangements to leave mid-morning and Emmett returned to the room to wake his wife and daughter so they could get a few necessities for Emma before traveling to Forks the next day.

They purchased a small bassinet for Emma and a few other necessities. Emmett found shopping with his wife was completely different from shopping with any other woman he knew. She was very direct with what they needed, not wanting the fanciest things available. The only spurge they had made was for a fancy little dress for Emma and a bib that read Daddy's Princess.

They toured downtown a little bit before finding a restaurant and eating dinner. They returned to the hotel and set up Emma's little bed before going to bed themselves.

Edward was so happy to hear his friend's news that he couldn't keep it to himself, and when he got another break at 10:00pm that night he called his mom to let her know that he was coming up in the morning, and that Emmett was coming with him.