Thank you all for the reviews and alerts and all that!!! I'm so grateful!!! I'm also very sorry this chapter is late but I had the worst case of writer's block today! Well, I hope you like the chapter anyways. This chapter is named after Pink's Trouble. Enjoy :)

Chapter 14: Trouble

Bella POV

Alice's plan was perfect but it wasn't as devious as I thought it was. Okay, maybe it was a bit too much Edward time for me but nonetheless it's perfect for what we're about to do.

The plan is to simply have Edward move in here so we wouldn't have to change settings for his parents and my parents. For his parents, we will be wearing matching clothes, the place will be spotless, and Alice will pretend to be a visitor. When my parents show up, Edward and I will be mismatched, Alice will be our roommate/mediator because apparently we fight a lot and this place will be totally messy. Hopefully we can get the parents on different days but otherwise we will have to schedule something to work out on the same day. The only thing I really hate about this plan is I actually have to get to know Edward.

Therefore, Alice is forcing us out on a date. Tonight. Ugh, I hate that little pixie.

"Bella! Guess what?!"

"What, Alice?"

"Edward took Maddy out with him for the whole day today which gives us plenty of girl time!! And, Jazzy is coming tomorrow!!!!" He did what?!

"He took Maddy?! Without my permission? Alice, how could you let him do that?!"

"One, I told him to and two, he's her father and he has that right. Don't say that he wasn't here because you know damn well that he was here this whole time. So, we're going to the spa!!"

"The spa?? Awww, Alice please don't make me!! I don't wanna go!" I know I sound like a five-year old but I absolutely hate the spa!!

"Isabella Marie Swan you are going to the spa today and you are going to look extremely hot and sexy for Edward tonight, is that understood?" Why? Why me?!!

"Alice! Why do I have to look good for Edward? I don't want to!!!"

"Bella, please stop being such a big baby and give the guy a chance. He's a good person, trust me. And now that you already gave birth to a child of his, he's not going anywhere anytime soon. So, while he's here give him a chance. Edward is like a brother to me and I know he won't hurt you like he's already done. Please?" Stupid pixies with their stupid puppy-dog faces and very convincing, very clever minds!

"Fine, take me to the torture chamber. But I'm not going to be happy about it!" Alice just smiled her weird, know-it-all smile before grabbing her keys and dragging me to her car.

"Wait, Alice did you say that Jasper is coming tomorrow?"

"Yeah, but don't worry I've already filled him in on everything and I'll be spending a lot of time in his hotel room so you don't have to worry about me bothering you and Edward at the apartment." She giggled as I glared at her. Edward was, sadly, going to move into Alice's apartment tomorrow so we'd have a couple days to get used to him.

"TMI Alice, too much info! And you know darn well that Edward and I have nothing between and nothing going to become of us. So, leave that subject alone, I know what you're trying to do pixie. Oh, is Rose going to come to the spa?"

"Um, no. She, um, decided to have, um, some alone time with Emmett. I'd rather not ask about that." She's right, I wouldn't ask about it either. Rose and Emmett are very physical when it comes to their relationship and they do tend to have lots and lots of alone time.

Five hours and a mud bath later, Alice and I were finally ready to leave the spa. I feel like I've been put into a washing machine and then left out to dry, nonetheless still very clean. Can't wait for the date tonight, notice the sarcasm?

"Bella, you're still pouting! Jeez, it won't be that bad. It's only one date…"

"One too many if you ask me."

"Oh, please you know you like him!" What?! How could Alice, one of my best friends, say that?!

"Alice! How could you say that?! I most certainly do not like him."

"You like him."

"Do not."

"Do too."

"Do not."

"You so like him."

"I don't like him!"

"Like who?" Edward asked as he held Maddy in one hand and opened my door with the other. Stupid gentleman wannabe. I do not like him! Out of the corner of my eyes I saw Alice giggling like crazy; ugh that evil pixie planned this!

"Nobody, um, no one." In response he just quirked his eyebrow at me.

"What?"

"Nothing, nothing. So, what did you girls do today?"

"Can't you tell?! We went to the spa, some gentleman you are, Eddie."

"Alice, I told you to never call me that! Ugh, you are impossible. How am I supposed to tell you went to the spa when Bella looks beautiful no matter what?!" Alice always gets what she wants and this must have been what she wanted him to say. I might as well be a fire truck by how much I blush but surprisingly I wasn't the only one who blushed, Edward did too.

"Well, um, let's go inside then."

We went inside and I sneakily took Maddy from Edward, sure he may be her father but that doesn't mean I'm going to let her spend too much time with him.

"Edward what are these boxes doing here?" Alice almost tripped in complete Bella fashion over one of them; yea I have that named after me.

"Since you guys were gone I decided that I might as well move these boxes over and Maddy was more than willing to help. She simply sat in her baby seat and watched, very willing to give me something to work for." He smiled in awe at Maddy while he said that. Ugh, stupid, stupid, stupid.

"Oh! So you're already moved in, lovely! I'm going to go call Jazz, you two have fun!!" Alice, that conniving little witch!

"I'm going to feed Maddy and then put her to sleep again." There, he can't follow me now.

Two hours later Edward was officially moved in and we were all gathered in the living room, including Rose and Emmett.

"Date tonight? Bells, you sure move on fast, what was wrong with Greg?" Emmett. Why does everyone hate me today? Why do they all think I have some sort-of weird attraction to Edward? Which I don't, psh, how could I? I'm smart, clumsy, a kinda good mother, and a plain-Jane. While he is, psh, he's intelligent, graceful, handsome, and charming. See? No attraction there at all.

"Shut-up, Emmett. I still like Greg but in order for the plan to work this weekend Alice thinks that Edward and I have to know each other." When I said that I saw Edward's face fall a little, whatever it's not like he feels anything for me.

"Uh-huh, sure you do. Either way I don't like him, boy can't take a threat." The guys laughed at that, I'm sure Emmett told Edward about the 'cutting off your balls' threat. Men are such idiots.

Suddenly my phone and Edward's phone rang at the same time. Weird.

"Hello?"

"Bella, honey, it's me." Oh great, my mother's calling, I went to the other room so everyone else wouldn't have to witness me possibly yelling.

"What?"

"Dear, I'm just calling to tell you that I'll be coming over this Saturday. I would have come Sunday but your father has this important meeting with the other officers and as chief leaving for one day is bad enough. Our flight arrives in the morning and we'll be leaving that night itself around 8. Is that okay?"

"Fine, whatever."

"I can't wait to see you, honey. Oh, I got to go, goodbye." I didn't even bother to say 'bye' and hung up. Most of the time I love Alice but sometimes—like now for example—I really hate that meddling pixie. I went back to the living room to tell everyone the wonderful news I got. Again, notice the sarcasm?

"Hey, guys, my mom just called me. They're coming this Saturday." Edward's eyes widened in horror.

"What?! They can't come Saturday!"

"Why not? My parents can't make it on Sunday because of some meeting that my dad has to go to."

"Well, my parents are coming on Saturday."

"What?! Ugh, can't you ever do something right?!"

"Hey, it's not my fault that they're coming Saturday, how was I supposed to know that you would book your parents to come on Saturday too?!"

"You c—

"Stop! Maddy is in the bedroom sleeping and unless you guys want a repeat of yesterday than you better stop right this instant. It's almost 6 and Edward you booked reservations at 8, so Bella kindly go to my room where I will get you ready and Edward go dress yourself. You guys will go on this date, you will learn more about each other, you will enjoy it, and you will come back happy! Understood?!" Alice can be very bossy.

Not wanting to infuriate Alice anymore, I went straight to her room so I can be tortured for the second time today.

"Alice, you know I can dress myself, I'm pretty sure I do it everyday, you don't need to go all Bella Barbie on me."

"Bella, Bella, Bella, to get Edward to fall in love with you, I need you looking drop dead gorgeous tonight. Not that you're not always beautiful as Edward so cleverly pointed out today but we need to heighten your features." I blushed again at her words.

"I don't want him to fall in love with me!" Not even bothering to reply to my outburst, she just told me to be quiet while she 'works her magic'.

After an hour and half of her poking and prodding, she pronounced me ready. Alright, here we go. I turned around to look at myself in the mirror, and man I looked really pretty!

"Alice you're amazing! I actually look beautiful!"

"Oh please, you always look beautiful I'm just bringing it out more, but thanks! I do have skills, don't I?" Rolling my eyes at her, I went and gave her a huge hug and whispered in her ear.

"Thank-you."

"So you do want to impress Edward, hmm, I see."

"Alice, please don't ruin this moment."

"Ha-ha, okay."

Rose came into the room—I'm surprised she didn't want to help Alice—and complimented me greatly, again making me blush like crazy.

"Oh hot damn! Bells you look awesome!!" That was Emmett.

"Thanks Emmett. But you should really stop cursing, if Maddy learns any curse words from you then I swear to God I will kill you. And I'm sure Rose and Alice will be willing to help."

"Yea, yea, yea. She can't understand anything I'm saying right now so I'm good." He smiled his cute dimple smile and went into the kitchen.

"Hey guys, it's almost 8, where's Edward?"

"We made him wait in the hall, now this will be exactly like a real date!"

A date with Edward, here we go.

Edward POV

I could not believe Alice and Rose made me wait outside. Now I'm pacing the hallways waiting for Bella to come outside; they actually expect me to wait out here while I know there is an absolutely beautiful angel on the other side of the door. Okay, you can say that I am a little bit infatuated with her.

Ever since I arrived in Boston, I have been getting information on Bella from Alice, Rose, and Emmett. They told me absolutely everything there is to know about her—not that she knows that—and I am completely infatuated with her. I can't say love yet because she doesn't know me and I want to learn everything there is to know about her from her own mouth. Thank-god Alice is on my side in this and she too wants Bella to like me.

My parents were really coming this Saturday and because of that Alice made Bella and I go on a date, not that I minded. This is what I've been wanting ever since I laid eyes on Bella when I came to Boston: a chance to be with her in a relationship.

As soon as my watch said 8 I rang the doorbell, clearly very eager to see her. If she doesn't like me at all then I am so dead because I don't think I can look at anyone else besides her. That point was proved very well when she opened the door.

Oh. My. Sweet. Jesus.

This woman is too beautiful! She was wearing a curve-hugging, sexy red-dress with gold jewelry. Her make-up, well, I can't even tell if she's wearing anything other than they eye thingy and lipstick. Her eyes looked highlighted in bronze or gold while her lips looked a very inviting shade of red. Ah, what this woman does to me!

"Hello? Are you going to stand their staring at me or are we going to go on this date?!" Even though her words were fierce, the blush on her face gave away her embarrassment; faintly I heard Alice and Rose laughing in the background and Emmett saying something like ' Eddie, I know she looks great but don't you two dare come back with another baby'.

"Wow, well, you look absolutely gorgeous tonight." More like kill me, holy ***, drop dead gorgeous. I gave her my crooked smile while I opened the passenger to seat to my other baby, my silver Volvo.

"Thanks." She turned her head away as I saw a red tint in her cheeks which just made my smile grow bigger. I made her blush for the second time tonight. Score!

The drive to where we were going was silent; she only stared out the window. Probably wondering where we're going since we're not heading into town. Well, we're not going to a restaurant; I'm going to take her to my secret escape away. My meadow.

One day when I was completely upset over the fact how screwed up my life was since Bella clearly didn't want to see me I went running into the woods and found the perfect place. It's a meadow that is in the shape of a circle, it has beautiful wild flowers everywhere, and it's just such a relaxing place. I go there whenever I feel bad about myself, but now it's going to become our place.

Earlier in the day, Rose and Emmett helped me set it up and while they moved my stuff into Alice's apartment I cooked dinner for Bella and me. It was all set-up perfectly; I just couldn't wait for Bella to see it.

"Edward, where are we?" She turned her beautiful face to me and I saw curiosity bubbling in her chocolate-brown get-lost-inside-me-forever eyes.

"We're nowhere in particular but we're in the correct place for our date." Confusion clouded her eyes as she looked around the forest outside where I parked the car.

"Huh?"

"Just follow me." I picked up her hand as I opened her door for her like any true gentleman such as me would do. After trekking through the forest for a couple minutes we arrived at the meadow.

"Edward, we've been in this forest forever when are we going to get there?" Chuckling to myself I thought of how many times I had to save her from falling in the past five minutes; she sure is clumsy. But as Greg had said to her the other night, it's very endearing and makes the allusion that she is a 'damsel in distress' when clearly she is no such thing.

"We're here, just through that opening in the trees." I let her go ahead of me and heard the loud gasp she made when she entered the meadow. Rose has decorated it beautifully: the table covered in a white cloth in the center, candles illuminating the meadow, and two chairs for Bella and me.

"Oh my gosh, this place is so gorgeous! Edward how did you ever find this?"

"I was running through the woods one day when I came across this meadow. Like it?"

"Like it? I love it!" We sat down to dinner then and she actually talked to me! Granted I thought she was only going to ignore me, eat, then want to leave but she was doing the exact opposite. She gave this date a try.

All in all the date went extremely smooth; I even got Bella to dance with me a little. I found out all about her on this date, even though I knew all of it, it was nice to hear coming from her. She told me about her rough childhood, how she felt when she found out she was pregnant, what she did, how she felt when I yelled at her, how she compensated, and how she's been since Maddy's birth.

In turn, I told her all about my childhood. It was quite an easy childhood compared to hers: Esme and Carlisle pretty much spoiled me but they did teach me morals and to be a gentleman. I also told her about my past relationships, just so she could understand what it was like for me before she came along. I even told her what I've been doing since Alice's phone call yelling at me to get to Boston. Now she knew that I've been keeping a very close eye on her, that was quite embarrassing to tell but I think she deserved the truth coming from me.

Currently, we were at Alice's apartment door.

"I had a lot of fun tonight. I mean, before I thought this date would be a real drag, but now I change my mind. You're a fun person to talk to." I smiled brilliantly at her words, my chest swelling with chauvinistic pride.

"I'm glad you changed your mind. So, I heard that you don't kiss on the first date, would you change your mind for me?"

"Ugh, you listened in on my date that night?!" Oops, I probably shouldn't have told her that.

"Well I didn't mean to, I had to make sure he wasn't some freak taking you out."

"You're impossible." Despite her words, she leaned into me and tilted her head upwards until our lips were centimeters apart.

"Edward?"

"Hmm?" I'm lost to the world, all I can think about are her lips on mine and it wasn't helping that her voice was all seductive and breathy.

"Edward, even if it is you….I still don't kiss on the first date." And she pulled away laughing like she did for Greg and opened the door. I cannot believe her! Tricking me like that, how rude! Groaning I went inside to see a very jovial Bella, Alice, and Rose. Great, now they have to know too.

"So, Eddie? Why so angry? Sexually frustrated?! HAHAHAHA!!!" Lovely, Emmett knew too.

"Shut-up." With that I left to go sleep into what would soon become Maddy's room. Once she grows-up that is, but hopefully I'll be able to convince Bella to have her and Maddy come live with me. In my apartment. Forever.

Bella POV

Tonight was incredible. I take back what I said before about Edward, he really is a good guy. Now I'm ready to admit that I might feel a little something for him. He was so sweet tonight and he actually listened to everything I said and he told me about his life and it was so awesome. Greg is a sweet guy too but nothing compared to Edward.

The next day Jasper came and I got to meet him. He had blonde hair, blue eyes, and he a cute southern accent, although when I told Edward this I think he got jealous. But I never did get a good chance to talk with Jasper because he left with Alice to his hotel room to do God knows what.

Before anyone even knew it, it became Saturday morning. All week Alice and occasionally Jasper would randomly quiz Edward and me about each other just to make sure we knew what we had to know. Or at least what his parents would ask us about.

"Okay, Bella you ready for this? They're going to be here in about 10 minutes."

"Alice, do you have to keep track of every second that passes by?" Since both of our parents were coming today itself, Edward and I decided that since his parents have an evening flight then we'll entertain them in the morning/afternoon and then we'll send them on their merry way and entertain my parents for the rest of the time. That way they won't know about each other. We all cleaned up the apartment last night and I do believe that we're ready for this. Too bad Emmett and Rose wouldn't be here for any of it, they decided not to come meet the parents. Just like Alice said the doorbell rang 10 minutes later. Taking a deep breath and smoothening out the dress Alice made me wear, I tried to prepare myself.

"Edward!!! My darling baby boy, I haven't seen you in forever!!" A woman with chestnut colored hair hugged Edward fiercely; I'm guessing this was his mom.

"Mom! It's good to see you too even though it's only been a couple months."

"Edward Anthony I haven't seen you in nine months don't you dare ruin this reunion. Besides I'd love to meet your future wife Bella and your daughter. I still cannot believe I'm a grandmother!!" He led her into the living room where her eyes fixated on me instantly. She came over to me while I saw a blonde-haired man greeting Edward. His mother was beautiful; she had green eyes to match her chestnut hair and a pale face that suited her perfectly.

"Oh my, you must be Bella. Darling, you are so much more beautiful then the pictures Edward sent me make you look." She hugged me too. Pictures? I looked at Edward in confusion and he had a wide-eyed look of horror on his face, I narrowed my eyes at him. Pictures. He sent the pictures Alice took of me to his parents!! Oh, that boy is so going to pay.

"Thank-you, Mrs. Cullen."

"Dear, please call me Esme. I'm just so happy that Edward has finally found someone he's going to settle down with, especially someone as gorgeous and kind as you!" Her eyes glistened with tears that never came down.

"Yes, I too am glad that Edward has decided to settle down. I'm Carlisle—please call me Carlisle too." The blonde haired man had brown eyes and he, too, had a pale face but he was so handsome. Was everyone in Edward's family this gorgeous? Wow, ugly duckling, much?

"Hi Carlisle, Esme." I smiled at them and went to go stand beside Edward who then immediately put his arm around me. So going to pay later.

"Esme!! Carlisle!!!" And with that Alice and Jasper both attacked Edward's parents into ferocious hugs.

With that we all sat down in the living room while I went to get Maddy who fell asleep half an hour ago, before Edward's parents came.

"Oh my goodness, this is my granddaughter?!" Esme came over to me immediately after I entered the living room.

"I'm sorry but she fell asleep half an hour before you guys got here, do you want to hold her?" She nodded silently as tears glistened in her eyes again. Both Esme and Carlisle took turn holding Maddy and it was so cute to see them interact with her.

An hour later, we were all laughing and just talking about Edward's childhood memories, not that he was very happy about that. Esme told me almost every funny story about him. It's nice to be the one not blushing for once. Suddenly the doorbell rang, who could that be? I went to go get it and Edward followed me, probably wanting an excuse to get out of there. Opening the door, my eyes froze in shock.

"Mom! Dad! What are you doing here so early?!" My parents were standing in the doorway and the first words out of my father's mouth I heard were:

"So this is the boy that knocked you up, Isabella." And he was glaring at Edward. I'm guessing my dad is still a little pissed.

"Oh Charlie stop being so ridiculous, it's already done. Now, Bella we decided to come early because I just couldn't wait to see you! Granted it's only been about a year but I'm so happy to see you!" My mom came forward and hugged me. Shit, what were we supposed to do? Esme and Carlisle are still here, the place is absolutely spotless, and Edward and I are wearing matching clothing.

"Um, glad to see you too. Could you wait in the hall for one sec, um, I think Alice needs help with something so, um, just wait here." I quickly closed the door in their faces, oh god we were in so much trouble.

"Alice can you please come here for a second?" I was hyperventilating, our plan is ruined what are we going to do?!

"Hey, what are you guys so worried about? This is great!"

"No, Alice, it's not great. We have a major problem. My parents are here."

"Of course they are, but remember they're not coming till the evening."

"Alice you don't understand! Bella's parents are here as in here here. They're standing outside the door wondering why we're not letting them in. What do we do? My parents are going to start wondering what we're chattering on about here instead of talking with them in the living room, do something!"

"Oh god, we're screwed. Um, well, we have no choice but to let them in. We can tell them that Carlisle and Esme are Edward's parents but we have to keep the conversation from getting to you and Bella and we have to make sure they don't find out what's really going on. That doesn't seem so bad does it? Okay, stupid question, we just have to be on our toes. Come on, let's go." What happened to the conniving little pixie?! This is the best she can do?! Ugh, we are so dead.

As Alice said, I went to go get the door and let my parents in.

"Bella, honey, what was that all about? Are you guys okay?" Might as well tell her the semi truth.

"Well, to tell you the honest truth: Edward's parents are here so I need you two to be on your best behavior. Okay?"

"We promise, right Charlie?"

"Yeah, sure invite the boy's parents over. Nothing wrong with that." Okay, now I'm sure that my mom won't do anything wrong intentionally but I'm not so sure about my dad." Ugh, this cannot possibly get worse. The doorbell rang again, I wonder who that is?

It just got worse.

"Bella, hey. Wow, you look gorgeous, how did you know I was coming by?"

"Greg!" Shit, shit, shit!

Wow, Bella is in so much trouble. I'm sorry to say but I won't be able to update tomorrow, I know I left you guys with a huge cliffy and everything. But don't worry the last chapter will be my longest I suspect and it will also include the epilogue. Hope you liked the chapter, review if you want to =]]