EPOV

"Nooooooooooooooo," I heard being yelled from upstairs.

I had a longer day at work today, due to the fact we were now short handed. Dad had someone from Seattle coming in fulltime. Jasper and Alice left two weeks ago and seemed to have been adjusting quite well.

"Franks, I need you to put you clothes on," Bella pleaded, she sounded on the verge of tears. "You're going to get sick or something."

Then I heard little feet scampering overhead. I decided now was the time to make myself known. Frankie was just past me when I scooped her up. She squealed wrapping her wet arms around me. I glanced at Bella, who was blowing a piece of hair of her face looking tired.

"She's been fighting with me all day," Bella sighed walking past us. "I hate the word no."

"Bella?" I asked touching her arm.

"Just, can you get her dressed? I need to lie down," she sniffled keeping up her front.

She had been off for the past few weeks. It had been three and a half months since we discussed driving. I was making progress with driving around Forks. There were moments where fear would consume me, but Charlie was there. He started teaching me with the Driver's Ed car from the high school. Two wheels to drive with one for me and the other for Charlie.

"Have you been driving Bella crazy today?" I asked the three-year-old.

"Ella, blahhhhh," she said scrunching her nose looking like her sister.

"Was she sick again?" I frowned.

"She yewled at me. I was a good girw Edard."

"Why were you yelling no then, Francesca?" I asked pressing my head to hers.

"I wanted to pway in the tub," she pouted.

"Well I think it's time we get ready for bed, I'll even read you a story."

"Okay," she grinned laying her head against my shoulder.

When all was said and done Frankie fell asleep half way through Where the Wild Things Are. I closed the book kissing her on the temple. She really was getting better with sleeping in her own bed more. I would find myself in the middle of the night checking on her to make sure she was okay. I wasn't her father, but she needed someone to protect and care for her.

I discussed this with Emmett a lot. He told me what it was like when he lost his father. I had no idea that he felt like he did about him. He felt like outsider sometimes only having a connection to Mom. Frankie didn't even have her mother only Bella. I wanted her to grow up knowing we loved her and that her parents loved her. Bella was still struggling with that as well.

I noticed she had been sticking closer to Charlie. I think some of that had to do with finding out about Sue she wanted to make sure her father was happy. Charlie had asked me why she had been acting odd, I would shrug saying she was Bella.

I walked into our room to her laid out on the bed. She had taken a shower her towel placed over her.

"I'm not sleeping," she mumbled turning her head to me.

"I didn't say you were," I said sitting on the edge of the bed.

"You so thought I was sleeping," she scoffed, her hands folding across her stomach.

Her brown eyes looked nervous, while she tried to keep our conversation light.

"Love?"

She bit her bottom lip.

"You know how I was sick a couple months ago?" I nodded. "Turns out when your on some antibiotics they make your birth control ineffective," she said now biting the side of her cheek.

"Bella?" I asked clearly confused.

"I have a human life in my uterus, Edward," she said dryly and in a way only Bella could.

"You're pregnant?" I rasped out.

"That's what the stick I peed on said and the doctor confirmed when Rose dragged me."

I couldn't speak; I laid next to her pulling her into my arms.

"I love you," I whispered, kissing her softly.

She was crying when I pulled away. I brushed my thumb under her eyes. I held her close as she buried her face in my neck.

"I'm terrified," she whispered after a while. "I mean I want this with you, but this wasn't planned. We have Frankie and she tells me no about ninety percent of the time. When she doesn't get her way, she cries for mom. She's going to hate me or the baby will or both definitely will."

"Bella, all children in this house will love you," I reassured kissing her again.

I brought my hand under her towel resting it over her stomach.

"You're totally psyched, I can tell," she said cupping my cheek. "Planning the kid's future out and everything. I see those gears turning, Eduardo."

"There's so much…" I started. "This past year, you have given me life. I was literally nothing until you moved to Forks. I'll only love you and our family for the rest of my life, Bella."

"We're having a kid," she said in awe. "As much as I've fought you on this and even though I'm freaking out… I don't think I've been happier than I am right now. God, I'm out of my mind."

"No you're not, this is very happy for us and I know we will be great."

"Look at you, all sure… it's kind of hot," she smirked, pulling at the collar of my shirt.

"I'm kind of hot." Kiss "You're kind of hot." Kiss "We're kind of hot together." Kiss

"Then it's a good thing I have you for the rest on my life," she giggled tugging at my shirt.

Waking up the next morning after making love to Bella made a great start to the next day. I stretched scratching my foot against my calf near my sweat pant cuff. Bella was still sleeping. Her hair all over the place and her t-shirt had ridden up. I couldn't get over the fact that she was carrying our child.

I felt a tug on my side, looking over to Frankie crawling up on our bed.

"Help me, Edard," she whined, reaching up to me.

"Come here," I groan acting as if she was the heaviest thing in the world.

Her giggles filled the room as she sat on my stomach. She was quiet before lunging at her sister. She was trying to sit and bounce on her like she normally did, but with Bella being pregnant I didn't want Frankie hurting her or the baby.

"Edard, let go, I wake Ella up," she huffed shooting forward again.

"Frankie," I warned.

"I wake Ella up," she grunted and squirmed.

"Stay here," I said sterner.

"No," she yelled.

"Frankie," this time I yelled and cried.

"Good god, why are you two yelling," Bella groaned before shooting a look at me.

"Edard yewwed," Frankie wailed.

I held her even though she was mad at me for yelling. Bella brought her fingers up running them through Frankie's long brown locks.

"Why did Edward yell at you, Franks?" Bella asked softly.

"I wanted to wake-ed you up," Frankie whimpered.

"She wanted to sit on you," I frowned.

Bella looked at me and then understanding crossed her face. She closed her eyes and sat up. I could see she was planning as she bit her lip.

"We can tell people right? I'm almost three months. The doctor said I was thirteen weeks…" she trailed off. "What is the protocol for that?"

"We can tell her," I offered looking up at the toddler sitting on me.

"Like now?"

"Yes, like now," I laughed, sitting up so I was next to Bella.

"Edard, yewwed at me," Frankie whispered.

"Okay, we get that he yelled," Bella said rolling her eyes. "It's such a tragedy that your Edard yelled at you for not listening."

"I listen," she defended.

"No you don't," she said pulling Frankie onto her lap. "We have to tell you something."

Bella rolled up her shirt to rest under her breasts. She picked up Frankie's hand and took her index finger, poking her stomach with it.

"You feel that?" Bella asked shooting me a smile.

"You tummy?" Frankie said cocking her head to the side.

"There's a baby in there," she said using Frankie's poke some more.

"I a baby."

"No, you're a big girl now," I corrected.

Frankie glared at me obviously still mad.

"Hey," Bella said. "You be nice to Edward, he saves your bad little butt when you get in trouble."

"He yewwed," she said again.

"This is a lost cause," she said to me clearly frustrated.

I kissed her cheek, placing my hand on her stomach. I tried to think of a way to best explain this to a three year old. Frankie's blue eyes were watching me curiously.

"Bella's going to be a mommy," I told her.

"Like my Mommy?"

"Yeah like our Mommy," Bella smiled hugging her.

"You leave me?" Frankie asked shakily.

"No, no, no, I'll never leave you ever," she promised.

"I pway wit the baby?"

"Duh!"

"I pway now?"

"The baby has to grow first," I jumped in. "Bella's tummy will get bigger."

"I'm going to be Bella the Beached Whale," Bella said puffing out her stomach making Frankie laugh.

"Siwwy," Frankie giggled.

"Sooooo, do you get it? No bouncing on my tummy or you'll hurt the baby," Bella said in mock seriousness.

"I no bounce," she sighed.

I could tell now that Frankie was going to be Bella's clone. Attitude and all.

I pulled into the lot at the station closing my eyes.

"You did good today, kid," Charlie said patting my shoulder.

"Thank you," I murmured.

"I think you're ready for Port Angeles, next week."

"Really?"

"Yeah, you need more confidence in yourself, you're a good driver."

"I get nervous," I admitted looking down.

"Is it the driving you're nervous about or the baby?" he asked raising an eyebrow.

"She told you."

"In true Bella fashion. She came bursting into the kitchen with Frankie on her hip declaring she was knocked up in a southern belle accent. We weren't surprised," he laughed rolling his eyes.

"I'm sorry."

"For what?"

"We're not married yet," I said quietly.

"God Edward, calm down. I'm not one to judge. We had Bells when we were kids. I know you're going to marry her. With everything that has happened this year, I understand why it hasn't happened yet. You have done wonders for both those girls most men wouldn't have stuck around, but you did."

"Charlie," I started.

"No, you're listening. You balance Bella. I know she can be all over the place and for, as snarky she is you know how to deal with her. You're going to be a great father. Bells joked about being pregnant, but I could see how scared my baby girl was. You need to show her she has nothing to be scared of," he said simply.

"I will, sir."

"You ready to go home?" I nodded.

I walked into the living room to Bella reading a book and Frankie watching her Dora DVD.

"So you're telling everyone you're knocked up?" I asked leaning over her, kissing her lips upside down.

"Just my dad," she shrugged. "What, did he make a big deal about it?"

"No, he was happy for us."

"The baby can call his Pappy," she laughed maniacally.

"I bet he'd love that," I rolled my eyes.

"Sarcasm doesn't suit you," she said shaking her head.

"So sorry."

"Ewww stop that, really."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," I kissed her quick. "Did you have a good day today?"

"I puked twice," she shrugged again.

I knew that this pregnancy was going to be interesting. My whole life with Bella would be interesting. Before her, I saw so much death, but with her she gave me life. I will be grateful for her for the rest of my life.

A/N: I thought we could finish this off hearing from our boy Edward in closing. Just the epi left. I want to thank all of you that have stuck around reading this! Dolphin62598 is my awesome beta.