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A/N: So... my favorite chapter right now. I hope everyone agrees with me.

Sorry for the later than usual update but Wallbanger and TUoEM updated, and come one they come first.

I am totally fail at replying to reviews and not getting the Emmett and Rose outtake out BUT I did manage to bust out the next three chapters, so there should not be any delays in posting over the holidays. The chapters may get shorter, but there will be more in them, so that is nice.

I wish I could come out there and give each of you a giant hug. I never imagined that I would get 2.5K hits on update days when I started writing this, but you guys rock! I read every one of your reviews and if I was not so busy writing the next chapters, working 10 hours a day, growing a child and trying to keep up with the three that are already here... I would totally respond to your reviews.

Dally, oh my dear Dally - I overwhelmed her with chapters this week and she busted them all out for me. I can not tell you all how important she is to me. I really feel out of it when I do not hear what she thinks about these chapters. I hope she finds her motivation to finish her 'Bittersweet' soon so I can get my Emmett fix!

I had an emotional day Friday - found out we are having yet another girl, that is number four if you lost count. Oh well at least I get another Twilight name out of it. I already have a Sam (Samantha) and this one will be Charlie (Charlotte). Yeah - I laugh at myself as well.

ENJOY!

The next eight weeks flew by, for everyone. Alice and Benjamin were all settled into their suite of rooms at Esme and Carlisle's and to everyone's joy, the little newborn was sleeping through the night. Carlisle had taken a back seat in Jasper's care because he found himself getting too emotionally attached. He took every setback and hurdle as a personal failure and would be miserable and difficult to live with for days after. Now, with Jasper's care being supervised by the best oncologist in the state, they were all resting easier. There were signs that the new white blood cells were starting to multiply, and if he continued to improve, he could come out of isolation sooner than anyone thought.

Rose and Emmett were also surprised to find it was Spring. Emmett had found a new job working with underprivileged children in Port Angeles. Most days Rose joined him at work, finding she had a special way of getting through to some of the female bullies. The pay was terrible, but with the Cullen's investment portfolio, none of them really needed to work anyway. They had spoken again about children, but Rose's cycle was still in flux after getting used to her new healthy weight. Without knowing when she would ovulate, trying to get pregnant was a shot in the dark. But they were shooting often.

Edward's plans were finally complete, and today was the day he was taking Bella to see the finished project. He had been sneaky about finding out her preference for certain things, since he wanted her to love it as much as he did. This would be the first time he was seeing it, but from what Emmett and Rose had said, they would both love it. He somehow managed to convince her to let him drive the short distance to their destination, and with her blindfolded. She started to protest, but his puppy dog eyes did her in every time. She held tight to his thigh as he drove, tempted to run her hand up to where she knew the Promised Land resided, but did not want to distract him. She sat still for the five minute drive, getting curious as to where he was taking her that was so close. The Cullen Estate was in the middle of nowhere. It took at least ten minutes to get anywhere.

Finally Edward shifted the truck into park and turned towards Bella.

"I am going to go around and open the door. Just wait here." He said, nerves making his voice falter. Now she was nervous as well, as she sat still waiting for him to trek around the truck. He wrenched open the door and grabbed her hand, keeping his eyes on the ground so he would be as surprised as she was when the time came. He oriented them so they were looking out, into the meadow. There was a dusting of snow covering the ground and it crunched under their feet as they walked. Bella gripped tightly to Edward's arm, praying she would not end up taking them both down. Finally, assuming they were facing the correct direction, Edward reached up and took of Bella's blindfold.

"This is my first time seeing it as well. I hope you like it." He said before turning her around to look at their new home. The house was a miniature version of his parent's house. It was white with black shutters framing the multitude of windows. There was a wide porch wrapping around the entire structure, complete with rocking chairs and a gently moving porch swing. The only difference Bella could see in this home and Carlisle and Esme's was the flaming red front door. She had told Edward she always wanted to live in a home with a red door, and now, here he was offering it to her. Edward's soft curse brought her out of her perusal.

"Shit. I'm sorry Bella, I specifically told the contractor I wanted the door to be red. We will get it fixed as soon as possible." He said as he tugged her into his side. She eyed him curiously but ignored it, sure that once they got closer he would see his error. They walked hand in hand towards the front door. He stopped and pulled something from his pocket. He dangled a key in her face and she excitedly reached up to grab it. She unlocked the door and pulled him in behind her. The entry was large but comfortable. Instead of marble and wallpaper there was dark wood and warm taupe paint. Bella had never seen anything as beautiful or more her style. They explored the downstairs and found an oversize living room that managed to be formal without being stuffy. There was a dinning room that could fit at least 15 and a kitchen that would make a professional chef jealous. The dark wood flooring continued throughout the downstairs. Bella actually squealed when Edward showed her the bright red high efficiency washer and dryer set. There was a large deck off of the kitchen that led down to a pool and hot tub. Bella could even see a swing set far in the distance and turned to Edward, smirking.

"Pretty presumptuous of you, don't you think?" She joked, gesturing towards the playground equipment.

"I have no idea what you are talking about. You know what a sucker I am for a slide." He laughed before dragging her up the back stairs to the second floor. There he showed her no less than four guest bedrooms with their own bathrooms and all were furnished for company, not thinking that all of their friends and family lived within walking distance. He left one door closed and pulled her up yet another set of stairs to the attic. He had made this large, sprawling room into an office for her and a studio for him. His piano rested in one corner as well as new recording equipment. His guitars and other string instruments had a home hanging on the wall, like art work. He showed her the soundproof material that turned the room into a professional recording studio so there was no need for him to go into Seattle anymore to record the soundtracks for movies. He could work from home. Bella's office faced out the back of the house and she noticed she could see the entire back yard from her desk. She looked forward to watching the leaves change out the window and peeking in on her children playing in the yard. Edward had thought of everything.

They walked back down the stairs and stood in front of the only remaining closed door. Edward took a deep breath before slowly opening the door. Bella gasped as she looked at the elegant bedroom Edward wanted them to share. The walls were a metallic silver with deep red covering the windows and bed. The bed was the biggest she had ever seen and saw that there was a step stool next to it in order to climb up on it. He showed her the huge closet and the spa like bathroom, smirking slightly when her eyes widened at the size of the shower. Bella noticed one more door and opened it slowly, revealing pale green walls. There was not a speck of furniture in the room, except for an old wooden rocking chair in the corner with an oversized teddy bear sitting on it. The same teddy bear they had brought for Benjamin when he was born.

Edward was shuffling his feet with his head down, now embarrassed that he had thought to do this. When Bella tipped his chin up so they were face to face, he was shocked to see tears in her eyes. Before he could start to apologize she threw herself at him, making his body slam back into the wall behind her.

"Oh Edward, I love it. I love everything. How can I ever thank you for your thoughtfulness?" She gushed, peppering his face with kisses. He laughed through her enthusiasm and pulled back far enough to stop her assault.

"The rest of the family wanted to know if they could come over tonight to see the house. Do you feel up to hosting our first dinner party?" Before the words were out of his mouth, she was racing down to the kitchen, leaving him to find his way back without her. He could hear her banging around with pots and pans, laughing with delight as she found the stocked pantry and Sub-zero refrigerator. He sat down on the stool at the breakfast bar and listened to her get acquainted to her new favorite place. He steeled his nerves and spoke.

"Will you …move in here with me?" He whispered.

"Edward…don't you want to experience life on your own for a while before we shack up?" She asked quietly, deserting the stainless steel mixing bowls and new Kitchen Aid mixer.

"Bella, what kind of life would I have without you, and I am not talking about being able to see. I want to wake up with you in our bed each morning and share breakfast with you before you leave for work. I want to have dinner with you each night and listen to you complain about missing socks or the fact that I left the toilet seat up…again. I want a life with you." He said vehemently.

"My dad is not going to be too happy about this." She hesitated.

"Screw him. He just wants you around to cook and clean for him. I want you here for you. If you wanted to hire someone to take care of the house, I would care less. Anything for you." He whispered as he leaned forward and searched for her hand, sunlight exploding across his vision when he finally could see again.

"Yes Edward, lets do it. Do you want to go move my stuff in now?" She joked, expecting him to laugh right along with her. But his face was serious as he nodded his head yes. He pulled her from the kitchen, pausing only to lock the door, and they took off in her truck to load up the remnants of her life.

()*()

"Oh God." Rose mumbled before heading to the bathroom once again.

"Babe are you sure you don't want me to call my dad? Food poisoning should not last this long." He said through the closed door of the bathroom. She had turned on the water in the sink but that did not disguise the sound of her heaving into the toilet. They were getting ready to go to Edward and Bella's house for dinner. Edward had asked Emmett to help design everything so that it would be accessible to Edward when he was sightless, but also conducive to a family. Emmett was thrilled to see his brother so happy, and was pretty happy himself. Rose had been offered a position with him at the youth center and they were really making some progress with some of the kids. He had talked Esme into adding the center to one of the charities that benefited from the Cullen philanthropic nature and the extra money was already starting to make a difference.

The water turned off and Rose came back through the door, looking pale and haggard. This had been going on since she had some bad sushi last week. Emmett was really staring to worry, especially when she went to one of the doctors the clinic recommended. He worried she was having a relapse into bulimia. She assured him everything was fine. He watched her get dressed before she gestured him out the door with a small smile. He was determined to find out what was going on.

()*()

Carlisle and Esme were the first to arrive, toting a bottle of wine with them. They were both thrilled that Edward was getting settled into his new home with Bella. He ransacked his room for anything he might need and threw it into the back of Bella's truck. She had a wonderful time organizing their things together in their closet and dressers. She had been able to avoid a confrontation with her father since he was not home when they went to retrieve her things. She had left him a message with directions to their house, inviting him to dinner. She had not received a response.

Edward escorted his parents into the kitchen, where Bella was busy preparing their dinner of salmon, scalloped potatoes and asparagus with bacon. She had also made loaves of fresh bread and an apple pie with homemade vanilla ice cream for dessert. She hugged both Esme and Carlisle and ohhed and ahhed over the wine, asking Carlisle if he would open it while she hunted down some wine glasses. The doorbell announced another arrival and Edward went to open it. Rose and Emmett were thrilled that both Edward and Bella loved the house, since they were influential in getting all of the finishing work done. It had been hard on Rose when Edward asked to have the nursery placed next to their master bedroom, but Rose persevered and thought it turned out wonderfully. The new arrivals made their way into the kitchen and helped themselves to some appetizers while Bella finished the meal and they waited for Alice and Benjamin to arrive. She had been visiting Jasper in the hospital and said they would be over after visiting hours.

The group moved into the living room after Bella announced that everything was taken care of. The doorbell rang again and Bella went to answer it, expecting it to be Alice. When she opened the door to her father's grim face her happy mood fell and she stepped back to invite him in.

"Nice digs, guess you are finally putting out. So you pregnant? Did the Cullen king knock up the fat girl so he had to move her into his pad?" Charlie asked caustically as he shrugged out of his jacket and threw it at Bella, resting his hand on the butt of his gun. Bella turned quickly to stow his coat in the closet and hide the tears that were threatening to fall.

"Chief Swan, I am so glad you could join us to celebrate the kid's good news." Carlisle said tightly from the living room doorway. As Bella turned around she could see Emmett holding Edward back from attacking her father and Esme consoling a quietly sobbing Rose. Bella moved forward and put her hand on her father's arm.

"Would you like something to drink Dad? I think we might have some beer in the fridge." She said quietly as she towed him towards the kitchen, hoping they could get Edward and Rose settled before they came back. Charlie plopped down on a stool and watched as Bella made her way around the kitchen.

"I was surprised to find your room empty when I came home. I expected that kid to have more manners when he steals my girl out from under me."

"Like you actually care about me aside from the fact that I will not be there to cook and clean for you anymore." Bella said as she poured the beer into a pilsner glass. She handed the frosty glass to her father before looking him dead in the eyes.

"I am not going to let you ruin this for me. That man out there loves me and I love him. He makes me happy, happier than I ever thought I deserved to be. He wants me to live here with him. I want to make a life with him, and if you can't shut up and just be happy for me, then you can just get out." She said quietly before turning to check on the asparagus. Charlie sat silently for a minute before standing and coming over to where she was at the stove.

"Don't come running to me when he dumps your fat ass." He said as he poured the contents of his glass all over her clean floor. "You want to play house…clean that up." He said as he sat the glass on the counter and stomped out of the house.

Bella fell to her knees with a rag, frantically trying to clean up the mess before anyone came in. She was scrubbing but kept finding more liquid on the floor. It was not until she looked up to find Esme standing over her that she realized she was crying. She held in her sob, but just barely. Esme sat down next to her and pulled her into her lap. She saw Rose standing in the doorway but tears soon blurred her vision. She allowed herself to be comforted by Esme while Rose finished cleaning up the floor. Finally composed, Bella stood slowly and walked to the dishwasher to place the glass on the rack. Her hands gripped the countertop tightly as she struggled to contain her rage. Rose came up next to her and grabbed her by the shoulders.

"No, don't hold it in… you need to let it out. Let out the hate and disappointment. If you let it live inside of you, it will take over everything. Scream, hit something… anything to let it out. Bella, this is not your fault." Rose said as she shook her slightly. Tears were still falling down Bella's face.

"Here, break this." Esme suggested as she handed Bella one of the beautiful baguettes she had made earlier.

"What do you mean break it?" Bella asked appalled.

"Like this." Rose said as she took the bread in two hands and snapped it down the middle.

"Here, you do it now." Rose said as she thrust another loaf into Bella's hands. Bella's fingers shook as she wrapped her hand around the bread, before using all of her strength to break the bread apart. Finding that she did indeed feel better, Bella grabbed at another loaf, this time ripping it apart with a scream. Rose and Esme stood still watching Bella fall apart, her rage and frustration with years of being treated so poorly finally coming to a head. The men stood still at the door, watching and listening to the girl they all loved self-destruct. They were going to let her get it all out of her system, but when Bella turned to where the tray of bacon was cooling, Emmett had enough.

"No Bella, I can't let you take it out on the poor defenseless bacon. That would be cruel." He said as he snuck a piece off of the plate and thrust it into his mouth. Bella and the girls dissolved into a fit of giggles and Bella fell into Emmett's arms. She did not need her father, she had a perfectly good family who wanted her right here.

"What in the name of all that is holy is going on in here?" Alice chirped from the doorway. She was carrying a large white box from the bakery in town. The occupants of the kitchen looked around curious as to where the youngest member of the family was when someone walked in behind Alice.

"Surprise."

E/N: Who is it? And oh my God is Charlie an ass or what? Love to you all and if you are looking for a good time go read

Ride

and

Rapture

cause oh my, they are some hot stuff. Check out my favorites to find them and a shitton of other great fic I am reading right now.