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It's spa day with a twist … Bella takes the twins. Kate finds herself in a sticky situation with Ms. Rosalie Hale, and Charlie's cover is blown. Edward is caught between a rock and a hard place when Kate calls. Let's see where we find ourselves on Wednesday.

Please remember this is my world and it is fiction, I don't know the legal system 100% so the repercussions the detectives talk about may not be correct. I also wanted to add that I don't know anything about business matters either. Thanks for enjoying my world!

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Exchanging Companions

Chapter 14

Wednesday, Week 2

BPOV

Falling asleep on the couch is never a good thing. However, when you are on a couch with Edward snuggled up against your back, that is a good thing. I don't remember how we ended up like we did, but it seems that foot massage did the trick in putting me to sleep.

I closed my eyes, trying to relish the thoughts of having his body curled around my own every day. It felt so good to be hugged like this … to feel that close to someone. I pulled his arms tighter around my body, and buried myself a little further into his embrace.

I drifted back off to sleep, but was awoken by two giggling girls. I cracked open my eyes looking at them. They were so cute sitting on the coffee table in their nightgowns and whispering back and forth.

"What's so funny?" Edward asked from behind me.

"You look cute together like that," Tanya replied with Irina nodding beside her.

"We do? Don't we?" Edward said.

"Go get ready girls, we are going to the salon today," I said stretching.

"Just stay like this for one more moment before leaving," he whispered into my ear.

I nodded not moving from my place in his arms. I felt so complete in his arms, and didn't want to leave. When the twins bounded down the stairs, I had no choice and my time ran out.

I pulled breakfast together even though we were all running behind this morning. It seems that laying on the couch an extra ten or fifteen minutes didn't help us in the long run.

Edward rushed out the door with a muffin in his mouth and a cup of coffee in his hands. The girls and I had the same thing in ours and Stefan had to wait an extra couple of minutes before we were ready to go.

I called Alice this morning while getting ready, to see if she had room to work us all in today. I wanted this to be about the girls and me. We all were getting a massage, pedicures, and manicures. I wasn't about to change their hair for fear that Kate would have a fit. I just wanted to pamper the girls a little.

We arrived five minutes late to the appointment, but Alice didn't say a word to us about it. Tanya, Irina, and I sat in the chairs while different technicians massaged our feet.

"So, what do you think about Edward?" Tanya asked while relaxing in her chair.

"He seems like a good guy," I said.

I didn't want to say too much. The cameras were rolling, and I didn't know how much contact the girls really had with Kate. Kate was already becoming a big pain in my ass without her even being here.

"Don't you think he's cute?" Irina asked giggling.

"Yes, he is handsome, but why are you guys asking me these questions?" I asked curiously.

"Well, you both looked so cute this morning lying on the couch. We just wondered if you thought of him more than just a person you're staying with for a few weeks," Tanya said.

"You do realize that he is married to your mother, and that I'm married to someone else too?" I questioned wanting to make sure neither was trying to play matchmaker. It sure seemed that they were.

"Yes, we know, but Kate and Edward do not have any… what did you call it this morning Tanya?" Irina asked.

"Chemistry … they have none together Kate and Edward are just existing," Tanya stated.

I had noticed this before, but never said anything about it. They never called Kate—Mom. They always referred to her by her first name. Garrett was always Dad.

"Girls, why do you call your mother Kate?" I asked.

I really didn't want to pry, but I had to know.

"She doesn't want us to call her Mom," said Tanya.

"She's not really a mother to us anyways," whispered Irina.

I watched as Tanya gave Irina a narrowed look … almost like she had said too much. It was apparent to me that neither of the girls had a good relationship with their mother and I could relate to that. I had to ask, to see what the girls would say about Kate.

"Why do you think she's not much of a mother?" I asked; already knowing the answer, but thought that maybe Garrett might be able to use the footage. This would be the girl's thoughts about their mother, hopefully.

Tanya and Irina started blankly at me for a moment. So, I figured I would open the lines of communication with them a little further.

"My mother was a very interesting person. She cared more about the things she had instead of me. My parents were married for a little while, and when my mother found someone new, she walked out of my life."

"How old were you when it happened?" Alice asked.

I didn't even realize she had walked up.

"Eight, the same as you are now," I said looking over at the girls.

"I noticed from an early age that my dad did everything for me. He was always there, and my mother was never around for me."

"She sounds like Kate," Tanya mused.

"She was partying all the time, and staying with her friends was more important than her attending my ballet recitals. Then one day she left and never came home, and I didn't miss her either, since she was never around anyhow."

I shrugged; it was so long ago that it never bothered me that she left, but what did bother me was I needed her support and love. I never had those things from her, and Esme provided those things in a matter of seconds when I was in the hospital. I guess some people are made to be mothers and some are not. I knew it was something these girls needed too, whether they realized it yet or not.

"Have you seen here since she left?" Irina asked.

"Do you know where she is?" Tanya asked.

"I saw her couple of years ago … right before she married a famous baseball player. She came to see me when she learned I had inherited money from my grandmother, her mom."

"You have money," Alice gasped.

"No, not really. I mean … I didn't accept it for fear that my mother would come into my life to take it from me. Charlie has it."

"How?" Alice asked.

"I gave it all to him … told him to keep it. I don't know what he did with it, and I don't care to know. We both live from paycheck to paycheck and made due without it. Hell, he could have given it to charity for all I know or care."

"You don't want to know … you don't want the money?" Alice questioned again.

"No, I don't want anyone's money. I didn't even want to really do this show, but Jake needed the money."

"Why didn't you ask Charlie about the money? Maybe you wouldn't have had to do the show," Alice said.

"Because I don't want to know and if Charlie had access to it, he would have offered so I wouldn't have to do the show."

I didn't tell Charlie until I had already signed the contract for the show and if I would have canceled, I would have been charged a fine.

I needed to change the subject. I hadn't gotten anything out of the girls that Garrett could use and I didn't like talking about my mother or money.

"So, how about we have a sleepover tonight," I said looking at the twins.

"Can I come?" Alice asked bouncing in her seat.

"Sure," I said looking over at the girls.

"What will we do?" asked the girls together.

"Have ice cream, watch movies, talk about celebrities," I said giggling like a little schoolgirl.

"Can we make the rules?" Tanya asked.

I shrugged.

"No boys," Irina said looking at both Alice and me.

I raised my hands surrendering to their demands; it wasn't like I was going to bring any one. Alice agreed and suggested having makeovers. We left the Salon and Day Spa with very little done. Alice insisted that she would take care of everything during our sleepover. Our job was to get the snacks and movies.

Stefan drove us to Wal-Mart, where we gathered the basic tools for a good sleepover. Ice cream, marshmallows, chocolate candy bars, graham crackers, and chips.

When we left Wal-Mart, the girls wanted to rent a movie from the kiosk outside, but I wanted something more old school for the girls, one of the cult classic sleepover movies. However, they were relentless. So, I got the stupid vampire movie they wanted and they picked something else I wasn't watching. It didn't look all that interesting, but if they wanted it, I would get it.

Stefan drove us home and we setup shop in the game room. We took the mattress off the girls beds making a king size bed in the middle of the floor. We even rigged something over the entrance to the game room, so no boys would be allowed.

We didn't even notice when Edward came home. We had been so busy around the house arranging everything to our liking. We heard him clear his throat with the curtain pulled to the side.

"No boys are allowed in here tonight, Edward," Tanya scolded him.

"My apologizes ma'am. I was wondering if a Mrs. Black would step out to have a word with me," he said smiling that crooked grin at us. Apparently, it melted all the hearts in the room because the girls lowered their hands from their hips.

I walked over to the curtain and told the girls I would be right back.

"So, what do you want?" I asked smiling at him. He looked so cute having just come from work.

"Just wanted to know what you ladies plan on eating tonight. I didn't see any food in the kitchen," he said.

I laughed; typical man. The way to their heart is going through their stomachs first, and Edward apparently wasn't much different.

"We are planning on eating pizza tonight. Whatever are you guys favorites, I will eat any kind you order."

"Okay, that sounds like a plan, but what am I supposed to do while you have your little party in there?" he asked motioning to the game room.

"I don't care. No boys remember," I said walking back into the game room with the girls.

Edward ordered the pizza and when Alice arrived, the sleepover officially started. Everything was going great! We painted nails, ate junk food, watched The Princess Bride and Twilight, which was better than I expected. We gossiped about celebrities, ate pizza, and redid each other's hair.

The girls finally settled down around one in the morning. Alice and I were still awake.

"So, you never told me how Jasper and you met?" I said as the last movie rolled the credits.

"Yeah, it's not a story I usually share," she said looking down at her shirt.

I didn't want to push people into saying something they didn't want to. It really wasn't any of my business. I was just curious.

"Charles and I were high school sweethearts," Alice said while moving toward the curtain. She looked outside and then came back to sit down beside me on the little couch Edward had in there.

"We had left for college when it happened."

"What happened?" I asked curiously.

"I got pregnant. You see I wasn't much different than Kate in that respect. One time was all it took, and then he was gone. I didn't do it like Kate so don't think that, but I was left to try and put the pieces of my life back together."

"I would never think that you were using Jasper," I said reaching out to grab her hand and let her know I wasn't judging her or even thinking that she was anything like Kate.

"I quit college and came home. My mother was dying, and the Cullen's had taken me in years ago because my mother couldn't take care of me. Carlisle and Esme where going to help me with everything."

I knew something bad was about to happen in her story.

"My mother died and her will had some information in it that blew me away. I went to tell Edward what was going on, and found Kate at home instead. Thinking she was a nice girl that I could talk to, I told her what I found out."

"What did you find out?" I asked but Alice shook her head no.

"I can't tell you. Not now anyways, I have already said too much."

Alice stood looking out the window of the game room for a while, and I didn't know if she was going to finish the story.

"She used the information against me, and made my life miserable. She still does to this day; she's not a very nice person. Somehow, I don't really know why, but I started bleeding one night and it was everywhere. I went to the ER and Jasper was my doctor."

Tears streamed down her face, and I knew in an instant that Alice had a miscarriage.

"He helped me get over my pain, and helped me to see life different."

"Oh, Alice I'm so sorry," I said running over to her.

I wrapped her up in my arms, holding her tight as she cried.

"We're trying, but it's been hard. Jasper is positive that things will work out this time."

"It will. I know it will. You are amazing and the way you were with the girls tonight, I know you will make an excellent mother."

I cried with her for a while and when the tears finally dried, we wrapped ourselves around the girls and fell asleep, four girls joined together as one.

~EC~

KPOV

Paul called this morning when I got up and invited the girls and myself to the reservation for a party. I didn't know that the boys were from the reservation, but it didn't really matter. It was going to be tricky to party with different guys, since the Black's lived on the reservation. I really didn't care what people thought. My week was almost up and I would never be seen dead in this shit hole town again.

I loved the changes Jake had made around the house after my rules went into effect. The rug rats where no longer staying at the house anymore, they would be with Leah the entire week. The Preacher's daughter came back and cleaned the house every day. Then he hired some woman to come and cook meals according to my diet. I loved every moment.

Jake had come through with getting people to take care of things around the house that I finally found the time to call Edward.

The phone rang twice and I was getting impatient. He should have answered on the first ring.

"What do you want?" he asked finally answering the phone.

"Well, hello to you too," I replied hatefully.

"What do you want?" he asked again getting more agitated.

"I want you to loan Jacob Black the money to get his business off the ground."

"Why would I do that? Just give him the money at the end of the show," he said like it was simple.

"They need the money in other places than just his little business."

"Whatever Kate. Give him the money and leave me out of this," he said.

I had to sweeten the pot a little.

"You will do it and you know why?"

"Why Kate?" he asked.

"Because I know you have a thing for his wife. Should I tell him?" I asked knowing that Edward would cave to whatever I wanted. He didn't know that I have the video of Mrs. Black and him having sex in the alleyway at the club.

He hung up on me, which I totally expected him to do. I knew I had him by the balls. Now, they both would be worried I would expose them during the meeting. I hadn't made my mind up if I wanted to do it then or when I contacted my attorney. However, having it exposed on the show would make for nice publicity.

Royce was coming to the reservation party tonight too. He wanted to talk to Paul about starting his adult movie business. I thought his business adventure would pan out better than Jake's because sex sells. Royce thought so too, and was willing to work a deal.

All I had to do was encourage Paul to allow Royce to lend him the money. I had started the process in Seattle, but I needed to really up the ante. I needed Paul to see the money he could make and want it just as bad as I did.

I lounged around the house and called the girls to let them know about the party. They had to keep it low key with the Forks Chief of Police running around. I don't know why he thought he had jurisdiction on the reservation. I knew that tribes policed themselves. So, his sniffing around came from the problems the girls caused in Portland.

Heidi and Jane headed out and found wigs to wear to disguise their looks just in case Five-o was around. I had Seth pick them up from the Lodge and then come back for me.

It didn't take long to find Paul and talk him into allowing Royce to give him the money. Once I had Royce in the door with Paul, I waved him over so they could work out the details of getting a place and the money.

When they were finished talking, I told Paul I had to walk Royce to his car. I didn't wait until we were even at the car to attack him. He didn't hold back either, which I thought he might since Rosalie was supposed to be here tonight. I'd heard Jake talking to Leah. Just as Royce had pushed me up against the car and lowered his hands into my panties; I heard the scream.

"What the fuck is going on here?" she yelled walking right toward us.

When Royce saw her coming, he quickly removed his hands and started backing away from me with his hands in the air. Trying to act like nothing was happening, he tripped, falling right into me.

Rosalie walked straight over to Royce and smacked him across the face. She then turned to me.

"You have been nothing but trouble around this town, and I have had enough of your skank ass," she said pointing her finger right in my face.

"You should keep your man on a short leash, or do the things he likes and maybe he wouldn't stray," I said smirking at her.

As soon as the last word left my mouth, she smacked me. I was absolutely stunned. No one and I mean no one had ever laid a hand on me. Everyone was scared of me or what I could do to them. I didn't even notice when Rosalie tackled me to the ground. I couldn't get the hellcat off me. All I could do was put my hands up in front of my face and protect the things that Dr. Smith had repaired once before.

When I felt the weight of her lifted off my body, I was relieved. I was truly concerned that she could have killed me with the way she was hitting me. I saw Royce and another person holding Rosalie back as she kicked and screamed at me. I couldn't hear what she was saying because my ears where still ringing.

"What's going on here?" Chief Swan asked walking up on the scene.

"It's nothing Charlie, just a misunderstanding," Royce said quickly.

"You are not going to act like this was an accident, your bitch kicked my ass," I said looking straight at Royce and a calm Rosalie.

No one said anything.

"I want to press charges against her," I said standing up from the place I had fallen motioning my hand toward the crazy bitch.

"Sorry Rose, I got to take you in then" Chief said as he walked over and placed her in handcuffs.

"Bella's going to be so mad at me," Rose said; while the chief led her to his car with me following right behind them.

"She'll understand Rose don't worry about that," the chief told her.

The boy that had been holding Rose back was walking close to me.

"How does the chief know Bella?" I asked curiously.

There had to be some kind of connection for Rosalie to be worried about what she would think and express those concerns to the chief.

"The chief is Bella's father," he said.

Bingo!

I filed the claim against Rosalie and hurried out of the station. The camera crew was right behind me the whole time. I had Seth drive me back to where the party was and gathered both Heidi and Jane. We were getting the hell off the reservation.

On the way to the Lodge, I got to thinking about the situation tonight. I was so pissed about him asking me questions. How did he know about Heidi and Jane? Bella must have been talking to him.

"You know the cop I told you about? Well, he's Bella's father," I said pissed.

"Why didn't you know that?" I asked both of them.

"She wouldn't talk to us. She thought she was better than us," Heidi said.

"She would. She probably thinks she has the perfect little life here. She's so pathetic," I said.

"You have bigger problems than Bella," Heidi said.

"What would that be?" I asked puzzled.

"Mary was fired. She called Tuesday to tell me. Edward is letting go of all the staff."

"What?" I screamed.

I had just gotten off the phone with Edward. Why had he not said anything to me about this?

"Mary said something about Edward wanting them to talk about how bad of a mother you where to Jason Jenks."

Jason Jenks, Garrett's lawyer.

"Well, if Garrett wants custody of the twins, he can have it. Edward will provide me with enough money that I won't even need them. Hell, once I have Edward's company," I said with a smirk.

I was going to make their life a living hell, and with the video of Edward cheating, I would have it all. I was going to take him to the cleaners.

~EC~

EPOV

I was in the middle of talking to the crew on the worksite when my cell phone vibrated on my hip. I didn't have time to answer it. I had more important things to do with my time, but the damn thing wouldn't stop. I wrapped everything up with the guys quickly and saw who was calling, Fucking Kate.

"What do you want?" I asked. I didn't have time for her shit today.

"Well, hello to you too," she replied hatefully.

"What do you want?" I repeated.

"I want you to loan Jacob Black the money to get his business off the ground."

"Why would I do that? Just give him the money at the end of the show," I said; it was simple, all she had to do was tell everyone at the end of the show. But, knowing Kate she had other plans for the money. Spending it on clothes or salon dates would be more her style of things. She wouldn't see that giving the money to help Jake out with a business venture would be the best possible way for them to eventually afford the things Kate wanted them to have.

"They need the money in other places, than just his little business."

Yep, sure enough just what I thought. She needed to learn that life wasn't about material things; it was about making your way in the world. You couldn't do that with possessions. A good job and working hard would get you further than a fancy car.

"Whatever Kate. Give him the money and leave me out of this," I said.

I didn't want any part in her little plans. Soon this would be all over and Kate would be out of my hair.

"You will do it and you know why?"

"Why Kate?" I asked.

"Because I know you have a thing for his wife. Should I tell him?" she asked.

Unbelievable, that conniving manipulative bitch. She would make my life a living hell just to get what she wanted. I knew she had the video and she would use it. When though? That was the real question. Would she wait until the meeting? Or, would she do it if I said no to her little proposal. I didn't saying anything else to her and hung up.

I didn't have time to worry about Kate or whether she was going to give Mr. Black the money to build his business. I had other things going on that were more important than that.

After work, I came home to find the house empty of smells. I wandered around trying to locate the girls. I didn't know if they were back from the salon yet, or if Stefan had taken them somewhere else.

It didn't take long to locate the trio. They were busy doing something in the game room, and the laughter was so infectious that I couldn't help but smile. I pushed the curtain away, and stepped into their lair.

"No boys are allowed in here tonight, Edward," Tanya scolded.

"My apologizes, ma'am. I was wondering if a Mrs. Black would step out to have a word with me," I said smiling at the girls. My smile always worked to get Tanya and Irina to do what I wanted. Bella walked over to where I stood at the curtain.

"I'll be right back," she said looking at the girls. They both nodded and resumed setting up something in the corner. Once we were on the other side of the curtain she asked, "So, what do you want?"

She smiled that beautiful smile that always went straight to my heart. Oh, how I would miss it when she was gone.

"Just wanted to know what you ladies plan on eating tonight. I didn't see any food in the kitchen."

She laughed which was another thing I would dearly miss when she left.

"We are planning on ordering pizza tonight. Whatever are you guys favorites, I will eat any kind you order."

"Okay, that sounds like a plan, but what am I supposed to do while you have your little party in here?" I asked motioning into the game room.

"I don't care. No boys remember," she said walking away from me and back into the game room with the girls. I took the opportunity I was given to watch her ass sway back into the game room, and I wasn't disappointed.

I ordered the pizza for the girls and when Alice arrived, the noise in the game room increased.

I sat outside the room for a long time, while listening to them gossip about celebrities, laugh, and enjoy their time together. When I heard the credits rolling at the end of the last movie they were watching I got up and stretched. I was about to go in and turn the TV off and head to bed myself however, I stopped short when I heard Bella ask Alice about how she met Jasper.

I always assumed that Jasper and Alice met because of Dad. Apparently, those thoughts where well off base. I had never known she was pregnant. Kate didn't allow me to go over to my parent house that often and never knew she came to the apartment looking for me.

Alice came home no sooner than she got to college. I never really thought anything about it and I figured she was homesick or something. Then I heard it through the grapevine, well Kate and the Double Mints that Alice and Charles had broken up. Once again, I assumed that she was home because of a broken heart.

When her mother died, I had assumed that between Charles breaking her heart and her mother passing, that was what had made Alice so sad. I knew she was grieving. Obviously, I assumed too much.

I wanted to rush into the game room and scoop little Alice into my arms and hang onto her for dear life, but I couldn't. She didn't want me knowing what happened to her and I would keep it that way.

Once the crying finally calmed down and it sounded like the girls were asleep, I peeked around the corner. The sight before me was astounding. Tanya and Irina where in the middle of the beds they had pushed together, Bella and Alice where on the ends all wrapped up around one another.

I stood stunned watching the sleeping beauties. It was the second time in my entire life that I cried on an emotional level. It was in that moment that I knew I had to be with her, but I couldn't see that happening with her married. I decided to do the next best thing. I would offer Jake the loan for his business. If Kate wouldn't do what should be done for that family, I would.

A/N: All right, we found out that Mary was a snitch, but she was working with Heidi instead of Kate. Good thing Edward fired her ass on Monday … I wonder if she is the one who took the last week of Bella's birth control pills? We learned more about Alice, but she is still holding more secrets that no one knows. Or, does someone know? Bella hasn't said much about her mother during the story and Edward knows the basics of things. Do you think Charlie has the money somewhere? Or, did he give it to charity. A little more angst before we get to the breaking point, which will be the meeting. As always be kind and review!