EDWARD POV:

I smiled as I kissed Bella's hair. She really has no idea how much I love her and I promise that every day I have her, I am going to show her.

"Hey lover boy, we still got two more races. Come on bro!" I sighed. "You ready to lose a third time Emmett?" "Just try it short stuff."

I shared a look with Jasper and we winked. Big brother is going down.

We finished the circut, I of course came in first, Jasper second and Emmett fourth. Peter came in fifth. Baby Peach was on a roll tonight apparently. "Next time Emmett." He just grumbled about rigged games and what not. Peter just smirked at him and high fived Jasper. He thoroughly enjoyed the game.

I ignored him as I looked down at Bella and smiled. She was asleep. I slowly moved an arn under her back and one under her legs as I picked her up. "Edward..." I froze when she moaned. "You should put your seat belt on..."

Everyone looked at her in question, I just smiled. "Lookes like she's out for the count." I said goodnight to my family and visitors as I carried Bella upstairs to my room and laid her on the bed. I pulled the covers over her and then made a crazy decission. I got under the covers and curled up behind her. She still had the blanket from downstairs on so she should stay nice and warm.

She grabbed my right arm and placed her head on it. I smiled when she sighed and relaxed against it. "Mine.. " Yes love, I am yours. I kissed her hair and laid my head atop of hers. Smiling, I placed my left arm over her waist and pulled her closer to me and closed my eyes.

Downstairs I heard Peter ask my family of her talking in her sleep was normal. Carlisle chuckled. "Yes. One night she played a game of chess with Jasper while asleep. And she won. Emmett recored the whole thing and Bella was shocked when we showed it to her the next day." I laughed as I remembered that. It was two weeks ago and she had come over that saturday, but had taken an afternoon nap. Jasper and Emmett decided to play chess while she slept on the couch. Bella heard everything and then called the moves out for Emmett. Jasper wasn't happy that he had been beat by a sleeping girl.

Five hours later, around four in the morning, Emmett barged into my room. "Wakey wakey loverboy! I feel like wresteling a bear. Come on!"

I opened one eye and glared at him. Bella let out a low whine and rolled over curling up into me. "Stupid...emmy.." I opened both my eyes and let out a low growl. "Leave now Emmett before you wake her up." I said low enough for him to hear.

Come on bro! You can tear yourself away from her for a day can't you. Or does she have you whipped like the little puppy you are?

I growled at him. My eyes darkened in anger.

Hurry up already. She can deal without you. She survived seven months without you. What is twenty four hours?

Fuck this. I let out a loud snarl and lunged at him. His eyes widened as we flew out my side door and crashed through a tree.

He shoved me off of him but I kicked him in the side and tackled him again. He tried to throw me off but I wrapped my arm around his throat. "Back the fuck off Emmett." I growled in his ear.

Just then I was pulled off of him by Jasper who was sending out calming waves toward us. "Fuck off Jasper. Now!" I snarled while trying to get out of his hold. I threw him over my shoulders and charged Emmett again who was glaring at me while being held back by Peter. Only to be blocked by Rose.

I stoped and growled at her. "Move aside Rose." She just lowered into a crouch in front of me. I sighed and stood up. No matter how pissed off I was, I would never attack Rose, Alice or Esme no matter what. "Control your mate Rose or next time I will dismantel him and bury the pieces." I snarled at Emmett before I turned to jump back in my room.

"You are a fucking pansy Eddie! She has you so tight around the balls that you forgot how to act like a man!"

I slowly turned around and my eyes went black. "Emmett..." I lowered myself into a crouch and hissed at him. Esme and Jasper moved infront of us.

"What is going on boys?" Esme asked.

Emmett looked at me. "I wanted Edward to go hunting with me."

"And forgive me for wanting to spend time with my mate!"

"You'll have all of eternity. Get her to loosen the collor."

I growled and made to attack him. Jasper tackeld me and hit me with wave after wave of calm while Peter held Emmett back. I sagged to the ground feeling drugged up. I shook my head and shoved him off of me but I sat on the ground and crossed my legs while narrowing my eyes at Emmett.

"You forget that I have only known my mate for a year and a half. Seven months of that time I was away from her due to me being an idiot. She is also human. You have had Rose for seventy years. You two needed ten years by yourself before you could be around any of us. Alice and Jasper had each other for twenty years before joining us. Carlisle and Esme were by themselves for five years when I rebeled before Rose was turned. Everyone of you had time with your mate alone before joining everyone. And I can't even get one full damn day with mine."

"Take a chill pill bro. No need to get your granny panties in a twist."

I clenched my hands and snarled at him. I stood up, walked away from him, and stood under my room. Looking up I sighed. "Didn't mean to wake you up love."

Bella looked down at me, waved, then turned to glare at Emmett. Just then a couple of pops were heard and Emmett shrieked.

I turned to look at him and laughed. He had a green and blue paint stain on his shirt. I quickly turned to Bella and chuckled when I saw her waveing Emmett's paint gun. "Next time you want Edward to go hunting with you... Wait till I am awake and not at four in the morning you dumbass." She pointed the gun and shot him again. This time in the groin. "That was for fighting my man. Pink looks good on you."

I laughed and jumped back into my room. Bella wrapped her arms around me and I kissed her hair. "Have I told you today that I love you?" "No, but feel free to." Smiling I bent down and kissed her. "I love you Bella."

She smiled then leaned out the door. "Emmett... Next time I see you... You better run." I chuckled, picked her up and we fell on the bed laughing. "Go back to sleep babe. When you wake up we can go see how Charlie is doing."

She nodded and laid her head on my chest. I felt lighter, happy, free. I smiled and kissed her cheek. "Sleep well love."

You have one hell of a fire cat up there Edward. I must say that you will have your hands full with her after she is turned. Peter thought to me.

I smiled as I looked at my sleeping mate and replied in a low voice knowing that he would hear. "And I plan to enjoy every moment of it. Espicially when she decides to arm wrestle with Emmett." I smirked. "That or hit him with the paintballs again."

Why does she have my paintgun anyway?

"Because Emmy... It was there." Bella replied rolling over and snuggling up to me more. My eyes widened as I stared at her. Emmett didn't say anything...out loud. I looked up and saw my whole family and along with Peter and Charlote, Jane, Ben and Tia in my room. They were all thinking the same thing.

What the hell?!

My sentimemts excatly.

"Did I forget to mention that besides being a shield, Bella is starting to show signs of other gifts?"

I admit it... I jumped when Phil suddenly jumped into my room and handed Cammy over to Jasper. "She wants her big brother."

He moved and sat down beside Bella. Watch. Bella, wake up. Renee wants to cook you breakfast.

Bella groaned and burried her head under the blankets. "No more spinich and bean crossiants mom...please."

I doubled over shaking with silent laughter. Phil looked at me with a raised brow. See?

A thought popped into my head. If she could hear thoughts... Bella love, you need to wake up before I ravish you. You look too delicious right now.

"No breakfast time for the vampire. Bella off limits till food is in stomach." I couldn't help but chuckle when everyone's confused thoughts hit me. Bell slowly opened her eyes and glared at everyone. Human here needs sleep so tell them to leave. Please Edward?

I snapped my head toward her in shock. Did you just...

She nodded. Amazing thing when I drop my mental shield isn't it?

You can hear me and I can hear you. How?

My mental shield works both way I guess. I can keep somebody from listening in on my thoughts. AKA you. Or I can make somebody listen to them. Again, AKA you. Having fun hearing them for the first time?

Am I ever. I leaned forward and kissed her. Can I say thank you for this wonderful gift?

She just smiled and kissed my cheek. I face felt like it would split in two from how wide I was smiling. You're welcome. Now... Do you want to tell everyone our little secret or keep it to ourselves for a while longer?

I snorted. "I think they have figured out that something is up love."

She sighed and sat up. "Fiiiiiiine." Her eyes widened and she turned to face me. You know... This could end up being very interesting, this little gift. I wonder what all I could do with it?

I swallowed. Her voice seemed a little too michevious for anything good to come frome it.

We both turned to look at Phil as he leaned against the far wall and chuckled. "I guess Bella has revealed another one of her gifts to you then eh Edward?"

I nodded and kissed Bella's shoulder. "She has."

The others turned to us. "What gift?!" I sighed. Do we have to tell them Bella?

Bella chuckled. "Yes Edward we should. There are no secrets in this family." You are the one who wanted to.

I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her back toward me. "True.. But I blame still being in shock when you told me." Speaking of shock... How were you able to kick Jasper away and kick Jake into a tree? That is not physically possible for a human to do.

I have both a mental and a Physical shield. I learned to control them both while you were gone. So when I kicked Jacob, I moved my physical shiled to surround my foot and it protected it when I kicked him. "Same with Jasper."

"Woah woah wo-ah! Hold up! Are you to having a mental conversation right now?" Emmett asked in shock.

"Yes." Bella and I said together. I looked down at her and chuckled, "Kind of fun when it goes both ways."

I should have kept my mouth shut.

Bella looked up at me with innocent doe eyes. That is nevery a good thing to begin with. She has been spending too much time with Alice.

She smirked and immages flashed across my mind. Very...detailed...and...need I say it...arousing images.

I quickly jumped off the bed and landed next to the wall in a millisecond. "Bella..." She just smiled at me and my pants tightened even more. I just knew that this was going to be fun. That's it, it's offical. My mate is crazy.

Jasper looked between us before smirking, "Darlin' I do believe that Edward has met his match." I glared at him. He just smiled. I can't wait to see what she'll do next.

"Bastard." I muttered as I walked back to the bed, thankful that my shirt was long enough to cover my not so little problem.

Inraised an eyebrow when Alice gently but quickly pulled Cammy from Jasper's arms.

Jasper busted put laughing. "Hey Em! Looks like it's time we gave little brother The Talk!" He never saw the paintball that hit him square in the chest.

Bella had the paintball gun back in her arms and was smiling widely. "You know Jazz.. Purple doesn't look half bad on you."

Esme chuckled and clapped her hands. I shook my head. Mom was thinking of remodeling Alice's and Jasper's room.

Bella sighed and got out of bed. "Looks like I'm not going to be able to go back to sleep any time soon." She turned toward Phil. "Why are you here so early?"

He looked away from her and everybody tensed. "Carlisle had to take Charlie to the Hospital. He would have called but Charlie was coughing up blood. And alot of it. He coughed so hard that he broke a rib and it punctured his left lung. He was rushed into surgery. Carlisle went in with the team and is currently opperating on him. Renee couldn't stand the smell anymore so she went hunting."

I caught Bella as she lunged for him. "WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING WHEN YOU GOT HERE PHIL?!" I wrapped my arms around her and held her tightly to me. "He didn't have a chance to with all of us talking." I turned her around toward the bathroom. "Go take a quick shower and then we will head to the hospital."

She looked up at me with watery eyes. My heart tightened. I hate seeing her in pain. I watched as she slowly pulled out of my hold and toward my dresser. She pulled put one of old sweatshirts and put it on. "I'm ready." The lady is obviously ready now. I grabbed my wallet, cell phone and keys from my dresser as I looked at Bella who was compleatly covered in my clothes. And Alice had yet to complain once. The world must be ending.

Esme met us at the garage door with a bagpack. "It has a couple of sandwiches, chips, water, lemonade, granolla bars and M&Ms. Everything you like deary." I took the bag and she kissed Bella on the cheek while hugging her. I bent down and hugged Esme. "Thanks mom." I whispered as I kissed her cheek.

I helped Bella into the Volvo and then headed to the hospital. Bella didn't say a word. She just held my hand and stared out the window.