Chapter 21: Planning a Life

Bella woke up during the night, with Edward sleeping behind her, his arm draped over her waist, his hand resting on her five month pregnant stomach. She felt safe for the first time in awhile. Being in Edward's arms always made her feel safe. She rested her hand on his and closed her eyes, letting out a sigh. "You're restless again," he whispered, making her jump and gasp.

"You are too," she answered.

He kissed the back of her shoulder. "I'm keeping watch," he murmured.

"Do you get any sleep?" She asked.

"When I know that the night is clear and we're still safe," he replied.

She bit her lower lip, gripping his hand. "Do you think he can find us here?" She asked.

"Doubt it, but better safe than sorry," he replied.

Bella started to drift back to sleep when she felt movement in her stomach. "He's kicking," she whispered.

"I can't feel her," he answered.

She laughed a little. "You might not be able to feel him for a little while yet," she told him. Edward sighed with a small chuckle.

"Are we going to keep debating the sex of our baby?" He asked.

"Yes," she replied.

She let out a yelp when she was suddenly pulled on top of him. "Really? All the way up until the birth?" He asked.

"We'll debate until the moment he's born," she replied.

"What name do you have picked out for her?" He asked.

"I was thinking Edward," she replied.

He couldn't help but laugh. "Glad I amuse you," she commented. She kissed his chest. "What name do you have picked out?" She asked.

"I combined two names, Renee your mother and my mother, Esme," he told her.

"And what name is that?" She asked.

"Renesmee," he replied.

Bella bit her lower lip before leaning forward to kiss him. Edward closed the gap, kissing her gently. She kissed him back, her hand on the side of his neck. He carefully moved her onto her back, pulling her close without hurting their unborn child. She smiled as she reached down gripped the hem of the t-shirt he was wearing, pulling it over his head. She took his hand and had it go up her night shirt. "Make love to me Edward," she whispered. Edward smiled softly and kissed her gently and tenderly. She pulled the night shirt off and sighed softly when he kissed her breasts gently. Bella moved her fingers along his spine with a small sigh, tilting her head back. She wrapped her arms around his back, pulling him closer, feeling his hands move down to her pajama bottoms.

Their pajamas were thrown to the floor, their fingers moving over each other's skin. Edward moved his hand along her leg, moving it over his hip while he was moving his lips along her collarbone. Bella felt the electric shock move through her veins again before she pushed Edward onto his back. She ran her hands along his chest before leaned forward, kissing over his throat, moving up to his earlobe, playfully nipping at it. Edward moved his hands over her back, moving up to her breasts, cupping them in his hands. She gasped softly, her hand reaching between them briefly, moving her fingers along his erected member. Edward groaned, moving his hips a little. "You're beautiful Bella," he whispered, kissing her softly. Bella kissed him softly.

"Doubt that one," she whispered.

He moved his fingers over the inside of her thigh. "Why do you say that?" He asked.

"I'm plain," she answered.

Edward moved her onto her back. "Never plain Bella, never," he answered. Bella gasped when his fingers moved over her heated center, making her arch her hips off the bed.

"Edward…please…" she whispered.

"What?" he asked teasingly her lightly.

"Don't tease me please, I need you," she replied.

Bella placed her hand on the back of his neck, pulling him down for another kiss. Edward kissed her back, sliding his tongue into her mouth, moving it along her tongue. She moaned softly in his mouth, the kiss muffled her gasp as he moved inside her. Her arms wrapped tightly around his back, moving her hips with his as they made love. Their rhythm was the same, heightening the pleasure rushing through their bodies. Edward buried his face in her neck, nibbling on the skin there. She gripped his shoulders, feeling her body tighten like a spring. "Edward…" she moaned.

"Oh Bella…" he groaned softly into her neck.

He pulled her arms from his back, entwining his fingers with hers, holding their arms above their heads, touching the headboard. Bella gasped, arching her back when she felt her climax building up. Their bodies were covered in a sheen of sweat, their movements speeding up, but they felt like they couldn't get enough. The intensity built up, Edward kissed her passionately when they both hit their peaks at the same time, not wanting their cries of passion to wake the little girl in the room next door.

Edward stayed above her until his arms gave out then he collapsed next to her so he wouldn't harm the baby. Bella curled up against him, overlapping his legs with hers, wrapping her arms around him. Edward kissed the top of her head, closing his eyes. "My Bella," he whispered gently.

"My Edward," she answered.

She nuzzled his chest with a small smile. He kissed the top of her head again before they fell back to sleep.

Later that morning, Bella was in the kitchen making breakfast for Hailey when Edward walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist. "Morning," he whispered kissing her shoulder.

"Morning," she answered smiling.

"Sleep well?" He asked.

"Through the rest of the night yes," she replied with a small laugh.

"Mama!" Hailey called anxiously.

Bella laughed as she cut up her daughter's pancakes. She set them down in front of Hailey who started eating immediately. Bella kissed the top of her head before going upstairs to change.

She stood in her bedroom and reached into her closet to find some of the dresses Alice had packed for her. "What lifetime was I going to wear these?" She muttered. She grabbed a pair of baggy jeans and one of her maternity shirts. She looked at herself in the mirror, moving her hand over her stomach with a small smile on her face. She felt the fluttering feeling in her stomach once more, as if letting her know that it was awake. She moved her hand over her stomach again and let out a sigh. She was, however, extremely happy.

As soon as Blake was captured, Bella would be able to return home to Forks. She wanted to go back to Forks, no more New York, no Seattle, she missed Forks. She missed being able to see her dad all the time like she used to, to talk to him all the time. All the years she lived there she and Charlie hardly uttered a word to each other, but now she wanted to spend as much time as she could with him. "Bella, you alright?" Edward asked. She looked at him with a small smile.

"I want to go back home after this," she answered.

"We will, don't worry," he assured her, rubbing her arms.

"No, I mean, Forks. I miss Forks, as much as I thought I wouldn't I do," she replied.

Edward moved his finger over her face. "I want to raise our children there, it's safe there. It was always safe in Forks. It was never safe in Seattle or New York, that was my home, it still is," she explained. He hushed her gently.

"You don't have to explain it to me," he assured her.

He rubbed her arms gently with a small smile. "We'll return to Forks once Blake is arrested, we'll go back. We'll raise Hailey and Renesmee there, we'll be a real family," he added. Bella smiled, pressing her forehead against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her back and let out a sigh.

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Later that day, Bella was walking along the lake that their house sat by. She stuffed her hands in her pocket and watched as an eagle flew overhead with a small smile. It was beautiful, calm and she didn't have to worry about anything. She bit her lower lip as she stopped, looking out into the distance where she could see the mountains. "You must be Bella Swan," a voice commented. She looked over to see a woman standing there.

She had blue eyes, strawberry blonde hair, she was wearing brown boots, blue jeans, and a white sweater. "Yes that would be me," Bella replied slowly.

"I'm Tanya Denali, surely Edward told you about me," she commented holding out her hand.

Bella shook Tanya's hand. "Yeah, Edward mentioned you," she answered smiling.

"How do you like Alaska?" Tanya asked.

"It's almost like Forks except without the constant rain," Bella replied with a small laugh.

"So you're used to the small town kind of environment," Tanya commented.

Bella nodded her head slowly. "Yeah, was born in Forks, raised in Phoenix until I was sixteen then I moved to Forks to spend some time with my dad," she explained. Tanya smiled and the two women started walking together.

"I was born and raised in Alaska, I could never leave this place," Tanya answered.

"You don't get sick of the quiet?" Bella asked.

"Nope, there's nothing to miss if you have never been raised around it," she replied.

Bella smiled, putting her hands back in her pockets. "So when are you due?" Tanya asked curiously, gesturing to her stomach.

"Um…in about four months…around January," she replied.

"Well congratulations if we don't see each other after that," Tanya told her.

"Thanks," Bella answered smiling.

They were still quiet as they kept walking. "So what did Edward say about me?" Tanya asked curiously.

"Just that you two dated briefly before he met Mia," Bella replied.

Tanya was quiet. "Yes…Mia…" she said quietly.

"You knew her?" Bella asked.

"Everyone here knew Mia. Edward and her met here in Alaska one summer. I suppose that's why Edward never came back until now," Tanya replied.

Bella bit her lower lip, rubbing her hands together. "When's the wedding?" She asked.

"Mmm…we don't know yet…not until this little problem is taken care of," Bella replied.

She stopped again and looked back towards hers and Edward's house. "I should probably get back, it was nice meeting you," Bella informed. Tanya waved and watched her back walk back to the house.

Edward was in the living room reading when Bella came in. "How was your walk?" He asked looking up.

"Refreshing, I met Tanya," she replied.

He closed his book, setting it on the side table. "Yeah? What did she have to say?" He asked.

"That you met Mia here in Alaska and she suspects that's why you never came back," Bella replied

Edward sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Bella, remember Mia was my first love, my first wife, it was really painful after she died," he told her.

"I know, I'm not condemning you," she replied.

She walked over to him, wrapping her arms around his waist, pressing her forehead against his back. "I know," she repeated quietly. He moved his fingers over her wrists, turning around to look at her.

"Just remember that I love you and I would do anything for you," he whispered.

She nodded her head slowly before he leaned forward, kissing her softly. Bella kissed him back, her fingers moving through his hair. They pulled away and just hugged each other. "I hate feeling trapped here Edward, we're trapped until Blake is caught and God knows when that will be," she whispered. Edward rubbed her back soothingly.

"We'll be able to go home as soon as Blake is caught. Your dad is a great cop and I'm sure he has every cop that he could get his hands on working on this case," he assured her.

She bit her lower lip and closed her eyes. "I'm scared Edward," she whispered. He tightened his arms around her.

"I know, but I won't let anything happen to you. You, Hailey, or the baby, I promise," he answered.

He kissed her shoulder and closed his eyes. "I love you very much," he added.

"I love you too," she replied.

Edward pulled back and kissed her tenderly, sealing all the promises he had made to her. Bella moved her hand up to his chest, kissing him back. He rested his hand over hers before pulling away, brushing his lips over her neck. "Mama!" Hailey called.

"Yeah baby," Bella answered pulling away.

Hailey ran into the room sniffling. "Mama, wook," she whimpered holding up her stuffed wolf and the stuff animal's button nose in her other hand.

"Hailey what happened?" She asked squatting down in front of her.

"The nose bwoke," Hailey replied tearfully.

"Mama will fix this," Bella assured her.

Her eyes lit up. "Weawwy!?" She gasped.

"Yep, Wolf will be good as new," Bella answered.

The toddler beamed as Bella took the stuffed animal upstairs. "Yep Wolf is going to go into surgery," Edward told his daughter, lifting her up. He wiped the tears from the toddler's face, but she was still sniffling. "Don't you smile now," he told her. The toddler looked at him, the corners of her mouth starting to curl. "Don't you smile, no you don't need to smile," he insisted. Hailey giggled. "What are you smiling for?" he asked grinning.

"You funny daddy," she giggled.

"Oh I'm funny?" he asked.

She nodded and shrieked with laughter as he tickled her stomach. "Down daddy," she giggled. Edward set her down and she took off running.

"I'm gonna get you!" Edward called out chasing after her around the house.

Hailey shrieked with laughter running around. "I'm going to get you!" He called out. She giggled as she ran around the corner, shrieking when she saw her daddy there.

"You cheated," she whined.

Edward laughed as he lifted her up, smothering her in kisses. "Daddy, when's baby coming?" She asked.

"In four months," he replied.

"I want the baby to come now," Hailey pouted.

He chuckled and sat down on the couch. "You've been spending way too much time with your Aunt Alice," he commented. Hailey giggled and pulled on his watch. "I love you Hailey," he told her.

"I wuv you daddy," Hailey answered.

She kissed him with a smile. Edward kissed her back and rocked her in his arms. "Alright, Wolf is all fixed," Bella informed, hiding her hand behind her back. Hailey beamed and grabbed the stuffed wolf from her mother.

"Thank you mama!" She called out before running upstairs.

"Why are you hiding your hand behind your back?" Edward asked standing up.
"No reason," she replied.

Edward reached behind her and looked at her hand. "Ow Bella what did you do?" He asked.

"I'm not the greatest sewer in the world," she replied, gesturing to all the band-aids on her hand.

He chuckled and kissed every offending injury on her hand. "No, but you're a great mom," he told her. Bella smiled and kissed him briefly. Edward kissed her back before they sat down on the couch to relax while their daughter was upstairs in her room playing.