Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or any of the characters and the idea of this story came from keep austin wierd's story 'Thanks To The Children'. I didn't steal it.

Chapter 19

"I'm trying to fix the things that I did wrong." Mike replied.

"Like?"

"Leaving Bella alone when she was pregnant. I'm here to support her like a proper father." I rolled my eyes.

"Did you ever consider the fact that maybe she doesn't want to go with you?" I asked him. Mike scoffed.

"Of course she does. Who doesn't?"

"Me." Bella grumbled and she bounced Todd gently to stop his cries. The arguing continued for ages and Bella finally exited to lay Todd in bed along with Hayley and Carolina. Mike tried to follow but I stopped him. Bella's mom had left saying that she would return some other time. At that time Emmett and Jasper walked into my apartment.

"What's going on?" Emmett boomed.

"Mike here is being an idiot." I answered. Mike glared at me. "Could you remove him for me?" I asked Emmett. Emmett beamed.

"I would be delighted." Emmett grabbed Mike by the back of his collar and dragged him out.

"What was he going to do?" Jasper asked me quietly.

"Make Bella leave with him…and Todd." Jasper nodded and left to help Emmett. I walked off to find Bella. I found Bella standing out the front of Hayley and Carolina's room.

"Are you all right?" I asked softly as I placed my hand on her back. She looked up at me. Tears were flowing down her cheeks. She didn't answer me and I pulled her into my arms. Bella buried her face in my chest, wrapped her arms around my torso and held on tight as though I was going to disappear. I stroked her hair softly and tried to calm her down. Emmett and Jasper came in and were about to say something, but when they spotted Bella and I, they stopped instantly. I looked at Jasper and he seemed to sense that we would need our privacy. Emmett signaled with his hand that he would be calling me to find out what happened. I rolled my eyes at them as they disappeared. Bella's sobs slowed and I looked down at her and found that she was looking up at me.

"Thank you," she whispered.

"For?"

"For giving me a job. For letting me stay here. For being here for me. For not letting Mike take me away. Everything." She whispered in response. She smiled up at me and I smiled back down as I brushed the hair out of her eyes. I hesitantly lowered my lips to Bella's. It was a long, sweet and tender kiss and Bella didn't pull away. In fact, when I pulled back Bella was practically beaming. I rested my forehead against hers.

"Bella, will you be my girlfriend?" I whispered. I swear her smile got wider and I thought her face was going to break.

"Yes." She replied. I could hear the happiness in her voice. I smiled and pressed my lips to hers once more before walking her to her room.