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Meeting the twins

Chapter 21

There's the strangest excitement today,
if you're awake then you're welcome to hear.
I got a gift and it blew me away,
from the far eastern sea straight to here

(Angels & Airwaves)

EPOV

I notice my hands shaking while I'm knocking on Sue's door. I couldn't help but notice that the house wasn't huge and that it was actually a plain house. It was a double story house but it was situated in a normal neighborhood. It tells me that even though Charlie paid her millions of dollars to take care of the twins, she decided to go with the normal lifestyle and raise my children in a middle-class home…even though she had the money to go all the way, she didn't. I love that about Sue…just remembering what Bella told me about her, I know that my children will have the purest of hearts…just like their mother!

"Edward, hi" Sue smiles when she opened the door. She grabbed my hands and pulled me into the house.

I was a bit early, but I was just so excited that I couldn't wait any more. I just had to get here.

"Hey Sue, how are you this morning?" I asked politely. I don't know how I feel about Sue yet. I'm pissed as hell that she kept this from us for five years, especially from Bella because Bella trusted her. I'm also relieved that it was Sue raising them all this time and not some stranger.

I can live with the fact that Sue had them all this time…it's really fucking hard, I mean we trusted her…but I have no idea how Bella is going to react over this news. I'm actually a bit worried how Bella and Sue's relationship will end up after Sue talks to Bella.

"I'm nervous" she sighed. "You're a bit early and they are still sleeping, I'm sorry" she said with tears in her eyes.

I swallowed and hugged her tightly. She's going to lose two kids who she has been taking care of for five years now. I would like for her to stay a part of their lives but I don't know how Bella would feel and therefore I'm keeping my mouth shut and just trying to comfort Sue the best I can. I can't make her any promises because I have to speak to Bella first.

"I know I'm a little early but I couldn't stay away any longer" I said and felt the tears well up in my eyes.

"I'm so sorry about all of this. I was so afraid that Charlie will take them but when I've learned that he died, I had to find you" she said her own tears rolling down her cheeks.

Sue led me to the living room and left to make some coffee. I looked around in the living room and stood up to look at the pictures displayed on the fireplace. My breath hitched when I picked a frame up, displaying the twins when they were babies. They looked so adorable. My heart jumped into my throat. This was my children, mine and Bella's. They are the result of our love for each other.

My fingers traced the contours of their tiny faces while the tears flowed freely down my cheeks.

I picked another frame up where I can tell the differences between them. Isamarie is the spitting image of her mother, with the same big chocolate brown pools, rosy cheeks and pink plumpy lips but she inherited my weird shade of bronze curls. She's so fucking beautiful…an absolute vision.

Edward junior is the spitting image of me with the exact same emerald green eyes but inherited his mother's dark brown hair. He is absolutely perfect. They both are!

"That was taken when they turned five" Sue said behind me. She startled me a little and I almost dropped the frame. I turned around to face her with the frame still in my hands. My cheeks were wet from the tears that rolled down a minute ago.

Seeing my children on this photo was unbelievable. My heart swelled with pride when I looked at their happy faces.

"They are beautiful, just perfect" I choked out.

"They are beautiful and they remind me so much of you and Bella. Your son may look like you but he is so much like his mother and then Isamarie…she has your calm. The both of them love music-"

"You gave them the names Bella wanted?" I stated in surprise. I don't even know if Sue gave them other names, I just used the names that were on the headstone.

"Of course. Bella told me about the names when she found out that it was a boy and a girl. I wanted to name them what their mother wanted" she said.

"Thank you Sue, for taking such good care of them and for saving them from that monster. I can't promise how Bella will react, but I'm really grateful that they had you"

"Bella is going to be very angry but I won't blame her. I'll stay out of your lives if that is what she wants" Sue whispered with teary eyes.

"I'll talk to Bella-"

"Grammy" a little voice whispered from behind me and my heart stopped. Sue's face lit up as she walked past me to the voice. I know that is one of my children but I couldn't force my legs to turn around. I was frozen in my steps with a heart beating so fast that it actually hurt.

"Morning sweetie" Sue said.

"Who is that, Grammy?" the little voice asked and my heart clenched. I had to swallow my sobs before they could escape.

Finally, I slowly turned around and gasped. The photo in my hands is nothing compared to the real Isamarie. She's so beautiful. Her hair is loose and falls down her back with the most adorable curls I have ever seen. Bella has always loved my hair; the unruliness, the different shades…everything. Isamarie's hair is the spitting image of mine; the same shades but without the craziness. I smiled to myself.

I notice her big brown pools widened when she saw me and a little gasp escaped her perfect mouth.

"He came for me" she whispered softly to Sue. Sue nodded her head while tears flowed freely down her cheeks.

"Just as I always promised you he would" Sue smiled.

Isamarie wringed her little hands as she slowly walked towards me. With every tiny step towards me, my heart wanted to jump out of my chest from excitement. I wanted to run to her and pick her up and hold her to my chest forever, but that would probably scare her away, so I waited patiently. She looked so nervous but also excited.

My knees buckled and I fell to them. My hands were trembling.

She stopped in front of me and looked at me with curiosity. I wanted to pull her into my arms and hold her tight but then again, they don't know me. Sure, Sue told them about me but they don't know me and I don't want to scare them away. I will have to wait for them to make the first move.

Isamarie nervously played with the hem of her pajama shirt. There was an image of a girl, looked like a princess, with brown hair and a yellow ball gown. Belle was written in fancy letters underneath the princess. The princess reminded me of Bella. I reached out and traced the image on her shirt. My finger trembled while I did this.

"That's a beautiful princess" I whispered. A raw sob almost escaped my mouth as I felt my heart swell with love. It overflowed my heart. I have never loved anyone this much…except for Bella.

"She is my favorite Disney princess. Her name is Belle and she reminds me of my mommy" Isamarie said in the sweetest voice I've ever heard. Her plump lips moved just like her mother's but she creased her forehead the exact same way I do.

I looked up from her shirt and straight into her deep chocolate pools. My breath hitched.

"I have a picture of you in my room" she said.

"You do?" I asked surprised.

"Uh-huh" she nodded her little head, "I would look at the picture every night and pray that you will come for us and then I put the picture under my pillow and dream of you" she whispered while playing with her shirt again. A deep crimson rushed to her cheeks and I gasped. She even has her mother's sexy as hell blush…in Bella's case it is sexy as fucking hell, but in my daughter's case it is simply sweet and adorable.

I reached out and raised her head with my finger. I swallowed when I touched her. I can't believe I'm sitting in front of my daughter and I'm remaining calm. It took everything I had to not embrace her. I wanted to feel her tiny body in my arms.

"Don't feel embarrassed about that baby-girl, I'm here and I'm never leaving your side again" I choked out.

Her eyes widened and then the most adorable smile spread across her beautiful face.

"Promise?" she asked and I nodded my head.

"I promise"

Isamarie flew into my arms and almost knocked me over with the force she used to jump into my arms. My arms went around her tiny body and I buried my face in the crook of her tiny neck. I closed my eyes and inhaled her scent…strawberries, just like Bella. I felt the wetness on my cheeks and sniffled a little.

Isamarie's hands crawled up my head and she ran her tiny fingers through my hair. I smiled, remembering how Bella used to do that and how she loved doing it. I let her go, against my will, and as she stood in front of me again, she kept running her fingers through my hair.

"I like your hair. In my picture, my mommy has her fingers in your hair and you laugh" she explained while still running her fingers through my hair.

"Your mommy likes my hair too" I confessed.

"You have the same hair as me" she said and I chuckled.

"I do" I said with a smile.

"Do you think my mommy will like my hair too?" she asked and my heart clenched. I wish Bella could have been here now.

"Your mommy will love your hair baby-girl. Your mommy will love everything about you" I said.

"I love you" she whispered while looking at the floor. I couldn't help myself; I pulled her into my arms and hugged her tightly. I picked us up from the floor and made my way to the couch. She was now on my lap with her tiny arms around my neck.

"I love you so much Isamarie and I'm never letting you go again. Never." I said.

She sat on my lap and told me stories about her brother. I noticed that Sue wasn't in the living room anymore and wondered where she went.

"Do you want to see the picture I have of you?" my daughter asked.

"I really do" I said anxiously. I've wanted to see it from the moment she mentioned it. She jumped off my lap and ran up the stairs.

I leaned on my legs with my elbows and raked my fingers through my hair. I sighed out loud. I can't believe I'm sitting here in this house with my children just a few rooms away. I have never felt this amount of joy before. I have to find Bella.

I raised my head when I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. My son stood in the doorway of the living room. I gasped. It was like looking in a mirror; except for Bella's brown hair, he looked just like me…he even inherited my unruly hair. It may not be the same color but the craziness is there. I smiled. He smiled back. That was all it took to break the ice. He came running towards me and straight into my arms.

"I knew you would come" he said in a velvety kind of voice.

"I will never leave you again" I said. I didn't know what else to say. I don't know what Sue told them about where I was and why I left them. Once again I thought about Charlie Swan; if he was alive right now, I would fucking kill him.

"Grammy always told us stories about you and mommy and then I'll dream about you. I wanted to be with you so bad" he whispered.

This increased my rage towards Charlie. My children were supposed to have a childhood not worry about when their parents will show up and come get them. My daughter should be dreaming about princesses and princes and all kinds of fairy tales, instead she dreamt of me and her mommy and when we will come and get them. The same goes for my son.

"I dreamt about you too, bud" I said.

He is so different from his sister. His sister was a little shy in the beginning but Edward junior is just so open and so forward.

He crawled onto my lap and started telling me about kindergarten and all of his friends. He told me about the girls that won't leave him alone. I laughed out loud when he pulled his face as if in pain by mentioning the girls. I remember my kindergarten experiences; the girls wouldn't leave me alone as well. It was annoying because I just wanted to play with my friends and have fun. To learn that my son has the same problem is really cool.

"I had that same problem in kindergarten" I told him.

His head snapped up and his eyes widened.

"Really?" he asked.

"Really" I confirmed with a nod.

"What did you do?" he asked.

"I couldn't do anything. I just tried to ignore them" I smiled.

"Did they leave you alone?" he asked hopeful.

"Nope" I popped the 'p'.

"Aw man" he bulged his little fist and gently slammed it on his knee.

I chuckled at his cuteness.

"Daddy, Daddy" my daughter's voice yelled while running down the stairs. I froze. My heart pounded so hard that I thought my son could hear or feel it. She just called me 'Daddy'. My eyes blurred with tears. She must have realized what she called me because she froze in her steps and looked at me with wide eyes.

I cleared my throat and swallowed the tears away.

"What do you have there, princess?" I asked and beckoned her with my hand to come to me. My son jumped off my lap and ran towards his sister. He took her hand and smiled at her. I had to swallow a sob back when I saw how my children interacted with each other. I could see how much they loved each other and how important they are to one another.

"It's okay, Isa, come show daddy the picture" my son told his sister.

They slowly walked to me and she handed me the picture. I smiled at her before I looked down at the picture of Bella and me. I gasped. This was the picture that was on my nightstand and disappeared when Bella left me. I always assumed that Charlie took the picture out but now I know that Bella took the picture with her when she left. It was the only reminder she had of me. But how did they get hold of this.

Bella was in my arms while her fingers ran through my hair and her lips rested on my cheek. I remember laughing that day and Alice took the photo. It was one of our favorite photos…we looked so happy.

"Grammy gave one for me and one for Isa" my son said. She must have made copies or something.

"This is one of my favorite pictures" I choked out.

"I love it" Isamarie said while clapping her hands. I laughed and pulled both of them into my arms. They crawled onto my lap, each of them claiming a leg to sit on. I wrapped my arms around them and placed a kiss on both of their foreheads.

"I love you guys so much" I said with tears blurring my vision as my heart swelled with pride, love and happiness.

"Love you Daddy" they said in unison. My heart swelled a little more when they called me daddy.

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