A/N: Here's chapter 12. Thanks again for all the reviews.
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Eternal
Chapter 12:
"Bella do you want to do this?" Edward called from the living room. Bella came back in from the kitchen. She came over to where Edward was getting ready to change Rebecca. It had been three days since she had been dropped off at their apartment and Edward had been showing Bella how to take care of her little by little. She fidgeted nervously.
"I'll probably mess it up."
Edward smiled and chuckled softly. "Bella you'll be fine. You've done everything else just fine. I'm confident that you can handle this. She's on the ground so she can't fall and get hurt." He grabbed her arm and pulled her down next to him. "Now, it's important to have a new diaper, the wipes, and the powder ready before you start." Bella drew check marks in the air as she checked that he had gotten out all of those things. Rebecca was squirming and giggling. Bella couldn't help but giggle with her. "Anyway… Now you just open up the diaper." He waited while Bella did that. Then she picked up a wipe and cleaned Becca off like she had seen Edward do. She reached for the powder and he stopped her and grabbed the new diaper. "Put that on first and roll up the old one." Bella did that and put the new diaper under Rebecca. She powdered her then fastened the new diaper. He checked it to make sure it wasn't too tight or too loose then he kissed her. "Good job Bella. I knew you could do it." She picked everything up and washed her hands. "Would you like to put her down for a nap?"
"Yes." She came back and picked Rebecca up and carried her into the room. She sat down on the bed and rocked Rebecca back and forth. Slowly Rebecca drifted off. Bella kissed her cheek then laid her down and covered her. Edward went over and closed the blinds. He took Bella's hand and they left the room. He wrapped his arms around her.
"You're going to be an amazing mother." She smiled.
"Thanks for helping me Edward." The phone rang.
"I'll get that," he said heading toward the living room. He picked up the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey, bro, it's Emmett. How's it going?"
"It's going well. Becca's a really great kid."
"Do you and Bella feel like you're getting good practice?"
"I think so. It's not the same as having a newborn, but it's something."
"Rose and I really appreciate you guys watching her. We're probably going to head home. Rose isn't feeling really great. I'm probably going to come by and get Rebecca tonight if that's alright."
"That would be fine. We'll be here. We could keep her another night if Rose needs to rest."
"I think Rose really misses her. That's part of it."
"Okay. We'll see you tonight then."
"See you." Emmett hung up. Edward turned toward Bella.
"Emmett's coming to pick Rebecca up tonight. Rose isn't feeling very well."
"Oh, I hope she's alright." Edward sat down on the couch and Bella sat next to him. She leaned against him. "I love you Edward."
"I love you too." Bella moved so that she was straddling Edward's lap. She kissed him hungrily. Edward wrapped his arms around her and kissed back. She tangled her fingers in his hair and sighed.
"I've missed you," she breathed. He leaned his forehead against hers.
"I miss you too, but we can't do this with Rebecca in the next room." Bella whimpered a little. "Sorry sweetheart." He pulled her against him and she laid her head on his chest. "You were really great with Becca today."
"Thank you for helping me with her. Sometimes I wish I had had a little brother or sister to practice on."
"Your parents are still young. You could still get a little brother or sister."
"That would be weird. I guess I wouldn't mind that, but it would definitely be weird." He stroked her back. "What should we do until she wakes up?"
He shrugged. "We could sit here and hold each other."
"That sounds fun. I could work on dinner."
Edward raised an eyebrow. "You're going to make dinner?" She slapped his chest.
"Don't act like it's a surprise. Just because you usually do it doesn't mean that I can't. I could make tacos."
He laughed. "Tacos sound good. Do we have all the stuff?"
"I don't think so. I think I need to go buy some stuff." Edward dug in his pocket and fished out his credit card.
"I'll stay here and watch Becca," he said as he handed it to her. She got up.
"Do we need anything else?" Edward shook his head. She kissed him. "I'll be back in a few minutes." She grabbed his car keys and headed out to the store. He leaned back against the couch and, before he knew it drifted off to sleep.
"Edward." Bella kissed him softly and he started awake. "You fell asleep silly." He sat up.
"How long was I asleep?"
Bella shrugged. "I was only gone for half an hour." She went in the kitchen to put things away.
Edward stood. "Do you want help?"
"I'll get it. You rest. You deserve it." She got some pans out and started browning meat for the tacos. "Do you think Emmett will want tacos?"
"Probably. You know how he feels about food." Rebecca started fussing. "I got her." She stared after Edward as he headed out of the room. She rested a hand on her stomach.
"You are so lucky to have a dad like that," she told the baby quietly. She smiled and went back to making dinner.
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Renee threw yet another outfit aside and an exasperated sigh escaped her throat. Her stomach was full of butter flies. She didn't know why she was so nervous. This wasn't the first time she and Charlie had gone on a date. It was the first time that she had been on a date in a long time. She rolled her eyes toward her closet and they fell on a cute dress that Bella had bought her. She hadn't worn it in years. She pulled it out and put it on. It was perfect. She looked at the clock. She had about an hour before Charlie came home from work. She changed back into her jeans and t-shirt outfit and busied herself cleaning the house while she waited. She jumped when she heard Charlie's car in the drive. She ran to meet him at the door. "Hi Charlie."
"Wow, hi." They hugged each other then she stepped out of the way so that he could come in. She watched him as he hung his belt up.
"How was work?" He shrugged.
"It was slow. I had to go break up a fight." Renee gasped.
"A fight in Forks?"
"It was a couple of high school students. How was your day?"
Renee smiled. "I spent a whole hour agonizing about what to wear tonight then I cleaned. I actually just got finished." He looked around.
"It looks great in here."
"The dust bunnies were so big I was ready to start naming them."
Charlie blushed a little. "I guess I didn't clean much after Bella left."
"It's okay. It gives me something to do. I know we said seven, but I'm starving."
Charlie nodded. "Me too. Let me go change and we'll go out." Charlie stood and went into his bedroom. He quickly slipped out of his uniform and into a pair of jeans and a black sweater. There was a soft knock on the door. He opened it and found Renee standing there.
She took in the sight of him. "Wow." They stood and stared at each other for a long time. Renee shook her head to clear it. "Sorry, I was having trouble zipping my dress."
"Okay." She turned around and felt his hand brush up her spine as he zipped the dress up. His hand lingered at her neck. She shuddered and her breath caught as he brushed his hand over her neck. "You look beautiful," he whispered. She turned to face him. His mouth hung open like he wanted to say something, but couldn't find the words. She leaned in and brushed her lips against his. He gasped and wrapped his arms around her. Their lips crashed together and their kisses grew more passionate. She tilted her head and breathed his name as he trailed kisses along her jaw and down her neck. "Renee." He pulled her against him.
"Charlie…" She pulled back. "We're supposed to be taking it slow." He took several deep breaths.
"Sorry. We should get to dinner." Renee nodded. They went out and got into Charlie's cruiser.
"You're a really good kisser," Renee almost whispered. Charlie cleared his throat.
"We could still go back and finish."
"Just keep going Charlie."
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Bella was just finishing up dinner when there was a knock on the door. She answered it and found Emmett standing there. "Emmett!" She hugged him tightly. He picked her up in a bear hug. "Emmett, too tight."
He put her down. "Sorry."
"How was your trip?"
"It was really great. Up until the part where Rose got sick."
"Is she feeling better?"
"She seems to be. She's anxious to see her baby."
"Edward is bathing her. He should be done soon. Would you like dinner?" Emmett eyed the taco ingredients hungrily. "I have meat and cheese and guacamole and sour cream…" His mouth was watering.
"Well, maybe I have time to have a little bit."
"Help yourself." That was all the invitation Emmett needed. He came in and grabbed a plate. Soon he had made himself three tacos and was eating them as fast as he could.
"Slow down," came Edward's voice from the living room. "I'm sure mom would be thrilled to see that she raised a wild animal."
"Hi Edward," he said around a mouthful of taco.
"Hi Emmett." Edward shifted Rebecca so that she was sitting more comfortably. "Bella those look great."
"Thanks, darling. Go ahead and have some." She took Rebecca from him and kissed him softly.
"Thank you." Edward grabbed a plate and made himself a couple of tacos.
"What was wrong with Rosalie," Bella asked.
Emmett swallowed. "Her stomach was bothering her. I think she really had a hard time being away from Rebecca. Maybe New York was too far away."
"Did she like the show?"
"She loved it." His phone rang. "That's her." He answered. "Hey baby, what's up?"
"Emmett, where are you?"
"I'm at Edward and Bella's?"
"Are you coming home?"
"I'm on my way."
"Okay, I love you."
"Love you too, babe." He hung up. "I need to get going. Thank you for the taco's Bella."
She nodded. "No problem." Edward set his plate aside.
"I'll help you get Becca's stuff out to the car." They went out carrying all of Rebecca's things. After that they came in and Emmett took Becca.
"Did you miss me baby?" Emmett kissed her cheek. She giggled. "Thanks again for watching her. We really appreciated it."
Edward picked his plate back up. "It was no problem. She's a really good baby," he said smiling. Emmett hugged Edward, then Bella.
"I'll talk to you guys later." He left with Rebecca. Bella got herself a plate and sat down at the counter. Edward finished his tacos and came to stand behind Bella. She moaned when he began to massage her shoulders.
"Edward, you can't imagine how good that feels." He kissed her neck.
"What are we going to do with ourselves now that Rebecca's gone?" Bella shrugged.
"Scrabble?" She shivered when Edward brushed his nose across the back of her neck.
"We could do that." He kissed the base of her neck. She leaned back against him. He scooped her up in his arms and she dropped her half eaten taco back onto her plate.
"Something tells me you're not really interested in scrabble."
"Hmm…what would give you that idea?"
"Fine, we'll do what you want to do." He chuckled as he carried her into the bedroom.
