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Chapter 25

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

BPOV

"Are you excited?" Edward asked me as we sat together in the huge bathtub that was filled to the brim with water and bubbles.

"I don't know which one I'm more excited about, the family getting here in a few hours or being able to celebrate the holiday with everybody." I told him honestly. I was eager for the kids to be back around as well as the rest of the family, but I was kind of sad that our alone time was coming to a quick end.

He chuckled against my back as he ran the sponge gently up and down my arms. "How did you, Rosalie, and your father spend Independence day?"

I laid my head back against his shoulder as I allowed the memories to wash over me. "When I was little, dad and I would spend the day down at La Push beach with Jacob and the gang. We would build a huge bonfire on the beach and all of us kids would run around shooting off fireworks out into the ocean." I told him honestly as he wrapped his arms around me.

"I bet that was fun. You and Jacob were really good friends for years weren't you?"

I nodded and swiped at the tears that fell from my closed eyes. "That is the Jacob that I miss. He turned into a monster after we started dating. I spent many childhood days hanging out with him in his garage, at the beach, in the woods behind my house, just being children and the best of friends."

"I can tell that he meant a lot to you, I'm glad that you had somebody like that to grow up with." He told me as he nibbled on my earlobe gently.

"What did you do to celebrate the holiday?" I asked him as I ran my hands down his legs that were positioned on either side of mine.

He laughed then. "We usually spend it here on the island. When we were stateside though, we would have a bar-b-cue with the entire family and all of us kids would run around shooting fireworks. When I was fourteen, Emmett stuck a handful of black cats in the chicken and lit it without our parents knowing. They were all sitting around the table when they all went off, exploding the chicken to pieces and splattering everybody. He was grounded for a month for that stunt."

I laughed out loud, picturing Emmett pulling a stunt like that. "Wow! I don't think I would ever have the guts to do something like that, but Rosalie did. She got on this vegetarian kick when she was sixteen and buried all of Charlie's fishing poles and guns in a huge box in the backyard. He was furious when she told him why she had done it. Every time he would dig them up, the next day she would hide them somewhere else. This went on for about two months before he took them to the police station and locked them in his office." I told him remembering the antics of both my sister and my father. They had inspired me to start writing. I had always enjoyed reading and writing but had never thought to make a career out of it until Rosalie and Charlie began pushing me to publish articles in the school newspaper.

Speaking of writing, Edward had settled down yesterday and read one of my romance books while I typed away on my laptop that he had hidden in my suitcase. After he finished one particular steamy sex scene, he had practically attacked me as I sat on the floating couch. He had taken me from behind as I lay face down on the swinging couch. It had been mind-blowing and amazing.

"You ready to wash your hair?" Edward asked as he grabbed the cup from off the ground beside the tub.

I nodded and sat up so he could wash my hair for me.

He gently scrubbed my hair clean before turning me around so I could return the favor. I now sat facing him with my legs over his as I poured warm water gently over his longish hair. I was more in love with this man than I ever thought was possible and I saw my entire future in his eyes. I suddenly knew what I wanted and I didn't want to wait, and I had no trepidations now as I gazed at my husband. He had his head tilted back, eyes closed, completely trusting me with his life. "I don't want to wait." I told him as I rinsed the shampoo from his bronze locks.

He snapped his head forward and his eyes open. "Don't want to wait on…"

I cupped his face in my hands and scooted forward. "On having a baby with you." I whispered right against his lips.

In response he slanted his lips against mine and tugged my hips flush against his, wedging his hard member between us as I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.

He gripped my hips in his hands, lifting me slightly so that he could ease into my tightness. I gasped at the new angle because with every stroke two things happened at once. Water splashed over the side of the tub and Edwards hip bone rubbed against my nub causing sparks to ignite a lot sooner than normal.

All I could do was hold on tight for the ride and let the waves take me away.

EPOV

Bella and I stood on the dock as we watched the two boats carrying our family and groceries come flying across the ocean towards us. As the boat got closer we could hear the kids screaming "Mama! Papa!" and waving their arms wildly.

I smiled as I tugged my wife back against my chest as we waited for the boats to dock. As the boats got closer, I saw that we had a few extra passengers - Jasper, Alice, Rose, and Emmett. "It's going to get awfully crowded in this house now." Bella said as the boats puttered up to the dock.

I just laughed as I released her and went to tie off the boats and help our children and my mother off the boat. "Hi, guys." I told them all as I tied the rope to the pole.

"Hi, Papa!" They all cheered as they practically bounced in eagerness.

I first helped Madison onto the dock. "Hi sweetheart." I told her quietly as I hugged her tight and kissed her on top of the head.

"Hi, Papa. I missed you." She said as she squeezed my waist tight.

"I missed you too, but I know someone who missed you more." I told her as I pulled back from her.

"Mama?" She whispered and I nodded before pointing in Bella's direction.

That's all it took and she leapt at Bella eagerly while I helped the boys off the boat, hugging each of them in turn before they ran towards their mother. "Well I missed you guys too." I mumbled at their retreating backs.

"Feeling a little neglected, son?" My dad chuckled as he handed me Emerson.

I laughed and nodded before hugging my sweet baby girl. "I missed you, Emmie girl." I told her as she wrapped her arms around my neck.

"I miss you too, Papa." She said excitedly as she wrapped her limbs around my body.

I chuckled as I sat her on the dock and pushed her in the direction of her mother. "Go see Mama." I told her and she took off like someone had lit a fire beneath her feet.

Emmett helped Rose from their boat and he clapped me on the shoulder on the way by. "Don't feel bad, Cuz, they've asked about you almost every hour on the hour since you left."

I nodded. "Thanks, Em." I told him as I took Savannah from my dad.

"Hey, Vannah bug. I missed you so very much sweetheart." I told her as I wrapped her up in my arms.

"I missed you too, Papa. Love you." She said as she sweetly placed a loving kiss on my cheek.

I kissed her back on her small red cheek before sitting her on her feet and sending her to her mother. "Go see Mama, bug."

She took off as I took my last baby from my mom's arms. She was sound asleep and her slight snores filled the air. "When did she give it up?" I asked my mom as I gently took Adrianna in my arms, cradling her against my chest.

"While we were grocery shopping." Mom told me as my dad climbed out and held a hand down to help her from the boat.

I walked up the dock with a sleeping Addy in my arms. I paused so Bella could kiss her on the top of her head before heading on up to the house so I could lay her down so she could finish out her nap.

I laid her down on one of the double bed in the kids' quarters. The spring after the boys were born and Tanya was pregnant with the little girls, my dad had converted two of the guest quarters into a fun kid friendly kids' room. The large island estate consisted of two other guest rooms, a master suite, three bathrooms, and an outdoor shower. Bella and I had taken up in the master suite since we were on our honeymoon, so I didn't know where the other three couples were going to sleep until we left this weekend.

I eased from the bedroom with the baby monitor attached to the pocket of my cargo shorts that I had donned after our amazing shower earlier. I ambled down the staircase and smiled as I saw my wife and our children in the kitchen. "Hungry, kiddos?" I asked them as I headed for the refrigerator.

They all nodded. Bella peeled an orange and divvied it out between the kids as they sat around the island to tide them over until we got dinner fixed. "How about some bar-b-cue chicken on the grill?" I asked them as I looked through the fridge and freezer.

They all cheered at that. "Doggies too?" Savannah asked as she chowed down on her orange slice.

I nodded and pulled out the chicken and hot dogs. "Absolutely. I wouldn't dream of grilling and not cooking doggies too." I told the kids as I sat the packages in the sink.

I kissed Bella on the side of the head as I passed by her. "I'm going to go get the grill fired up." I told her before slapping her on the butt out of the kids' view.

"Edward!" She squealed facing me with a look of shock on her face.

I held my hands up in defense and backed out the door.

BPOV

Dinner was delicious and a laughter filled affair as we all sat out on the deck eating and chatting. The sun was beginning to set so the kids were getting antsy to do the fireworks thing.

We were all sitting on the beach currently as the kids played o the edge of the surf. Addy had only slept about an hour while I helped Esme, Alice, and Rose prepare dinner to go with the grilled chicken, hamburgers, and doggies. She had leapt in my arms when I walked in doorway of the kids' room. "Mama!" She shrieked and launched herself off the end of the bed into my arms.

After dinner, Edward and I got the kids ready to play in the water while the others hashed out sleeping arrangements. We had played in the ocean and built sand castles until I was tuckered out and collapsed in the sand to watch our kids play in the edge of the surf.

"You guys stay right at the edge of the water. It's starting to get dark." Edward told the as he came to sit behind me on the sand. "You okay, love?" He asked as I leaned back into his chest.

I smiled and nodded as we gazed at our children. "I'm exceedingly happy, Edward." I told him honestly.

"Me, too." He whispered against my neck.

We sat like that in silence for the longest time as we watched the sun dip below the edge of the ocean. "You newlyweds ready to set some fireworks off?" Emmett asked as he plopped a huge tub in the sand beside us.

I groaned as Edward smiled. "Are those all fireworks?" I asked Emmett as I looked at the overflowing tub.

Emmett grinned widely and nodded eagerly. "Absolutely baby Bell."

Rose came and sat on the other side of us and handed me a plastic bag. "Sparklers for the kids." She explained.

"Thanks, sissy. Remember how much fun we used to have trying to write our names with these things?" I asked her as I pulled a package from the bag.

She nodded and handed me a lighter. "I do, I never could get to the end of my name before the smoke disappeared." She complained.

"Kiddos, you ready for some fireworks?" Edward hollered at them.

They all raced towards us excitedly.

We spent the next few hours on the beach watching Emmett and Carlisle set off the huge fireworks that exploded in a huge array of colors out over the ocean while the kids raced around us playing with their sparklers.

The kids finally started getting whiny and irritable so we knew it was time for baths and bed. Maddy took a shower in our shower while I gave the little girls a bath in our huge bathtub and Edward gave the boys a bath in one of the spare bathrooms.

"Mama?" Maddy asked as she sat on the edge of the bathtub wrapped up in a towel fresh from her shower.

"What's up, Maddy?" I asked as I rinsed Addy's hair.

She got real quiet and played with the edge of her towel in nervousness. I laid a hand over hers gently. "Whatever it is Madison, you can tell me sweetheart." I promised her as I finished rinsing Savannah and Emerson's hair. They were so sleepy they could barely keep their eyes open as I rinsed their hair.

"I need something." She said quietly.

"What do you need, baby girl?" I asked her as I pulled Adrianna from the bathtub and quickly dried her off.

"A bra." She mumbled quietly.

I smiled as I helped Adrianna pull on her panties and nightgown. "When we go school clothes shopping next week we can get you some then, okay? And that is nothing to be embarrassed about sweetheart." I told her as I helped Savannah from the tub and dried her off.

"Okay, Mama, I love you." She said as she hopped up and went into our bedroom to get dressed for bed.

I quickly helped Savannah slip into her nightclothes before helping Emerson do the same thing. I sat in the middle of our bed with all the girls in front of me as I took turns brushing out their hair. "Mama?" Emmie asked as I brushed her hair gently.

"Yeah, Emmie?" I asked as I softly ran the brush through her blonde ringlets.

"Story?" She asked sleepily.

I smiled because they had gotten used to me reading them a story before bedtime. "Maddy, can you go pick out a book and get your brothers while I finish brushing out the girls' hair?" I asked of my oldest child.

She quickly nodded and scampered off the bed.

Fifteen minutes later I was curled up in the middle of our huge bed with three kids on each side of me as I read The Sword in the Stone to them. About five pages in, I began hearing soft snores from the children. I continued reading as they all fell asleep cuddled together in our big bed. Once I was certain all the kids were asleep, I scooted off the bed putting Savannah in my spot so she wouldn't roll off the bed during the night. I scooted all the children closer to the middle of the bed before covering them with the blanket from the end of the bed. The bed was a California king so there was still plenty of room for Edward and I to sleep also.

I curled up beside Avery and snuggled in close, taking in their innocent smell as I felt the long day pull me under with the children.

EPOV

After I helped the boys get a bath, I sat out on the back patio with my dad, Emmett, and Jasper. We were unwinding after the busy afternoon. The women were all soaking in the tubs while my wife was currently reading a story to our children. I had encountered Madison as she was rushing the boys into our bedroom so that "Mama can read us a story!" according to my daughter.

"How's the honeymoon been, Eddie?" Emmett asked as he sipped his beer.

I smiled. "I'm not telling you anything, Emmett."

"Aw, come on Eddie. I'm not asking for details, I just want to know how it's been going." He pleaded.

I made the motion of zipping my lips and tossing away the key. "Not a peep, guys. I'm going to hunt down my wife and children. Goodnight." I told them as I stood and headed inside despite their grumblings.

I smiled when I walked into my bedroom and saw my entire life all sound asleep in my bed. Thank the good Lord above that we had gotten a California king bed put in the master suite. I tugged off my shorts and slipped on a pair of pajama bottoms before crawling in the bed behind my wife as she lay snuggled against Avery.

Bella mumbled incoherently in her sleep as I spooned against her back and laid my arm over her waist and on Avery's back. "I love you, Isabella Cullen." I whispered as I placed a gentle kiss against the back of her neck.

"Hmmm…love you too." She mumbled before sighing in peacefulness.

The next morning I woke to an empty bed. I groaned as I saw another of Bella's love notes lying on the pillow beside my head.

I opened it and pulled out the little card and buried my head in my pillow as I read what it said.

The feel of my bare breasts rubbing against your chest makes my pulse race.

Then you pull me into your embrace, your hands gliding down my naked body

as you lower your mouth to my waiting lips…

I tossed the blanket aside and headed for the shower to deal with the problem that my wife's provocative note had caused. I turned the knobs on and stepped under the steaming spray placing my hands flat against the tiles tilting my head down to let the water pour over me. I shivered as a sudden blast of cool air entered the shower. I didn't think anything of it until I felt my wife's hands slide around my waist and her bare breasts press against my back. "You are pure heaven, baby." I told her as I felt her small hands skim down my torso grasping my hardness in her hands.

She chuckled as she stroked my hardness. "Did my note cause this?" She asked quietly as she tightened her grip on me.

I nodded and pumped my hips slightly into her grasp. "You know it did, you little tease." I told her breathlessly.

"I would only be a tease if I didn't please in the end, and babe, you know I live to please you." She told me as she released me suddenly.

I turned around and tugged her firmly into me and under the spray of the water. "You ready for shower sex, baby?" I asked her huskily as I trailed a hand down her back and between her legs to tease her from the back.

She nodded and turned around putting her back to my chest and her ass to my hardness. "I'm ready whenever you are." She told me huskily as she wiggled her delectable ass against me.

I placed her hand on the tile wall in front of us as my feet edged her legs apart. I bent her forward slightly as I placed my tip against her slick heat causing her to gasp and beg. "Please don't make me wait."

I grinned and placed a kiss between her shoulder blades as I slammed into her in one smooth stroke. "I wouldn't dream of making you wait, Isabella."

Our pace was quick and furious which brought us to a quick release. We hurriedly finished our shower before dressing in our swimming attire and joining our family for a breakfast of blueberry French toast and scrambled eggs courtesy of my amazing mother.

We spent the day playing in the water, building sand castles, and hunting for seashells. By the time the sun went down, the kids and Bella were absolutely exhausted. After we got the kids a bath and tucked into their own beds I pulled my lovely wife into our bathroom and began filling the tub with bubbles and warm water. "Why don't you have a soak while I go talk to dad. He said it was important, remember?" I told her as I helped her out of her shorts and bikini.

She nodded. "What do you think it's about?" She asked as I helped her into the water.

I shook my head. "I don't know, but I will be back as soon as I can to join you, okay?"

She nodded and leaned her head back against the edge of the tub.

I joined my father on the back patio to hear what he had to say. "Hey dad." I told him as I sat down in the empty chair beside him. "What's up?" I asked him quietly.

He took a deep breath before speaking. "Son, I need you to remain calm when I tell you something. Just remember your wife and children are right inside." My dad said as he fiddled with the label on his beer bottle.

I opened and closed my fist preparing myself for bad news. He had told me earlier that he needed to speak with me as soon as all the kids went to sleep. "Just tell me dad. You are scaring the shit out of me here."

He stood up and began pacing the length of the patio. "It's bad, Edward. When you got shot, there was an article in the newspapers about it. There was another article announcing yours' and Bella's engagement. Tanya caught wind of it and showed up at the penthouse demanding to see you. Embry called Seth, who in turn told Emmett and Jasper who in turn called me and told me. She is demanding to see the children." He spit out in a rush.

I jumped up and began pacing my own self and tugging at my locks. "How can she do this, dad? She signed all of her damn rights away. My children have a mother who loves and adores them now. Why is she doing this now?" I said to him as I continued my pacing and tugging.

I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter. A little drama at the end. Tune in two days from now to find out more!