"Mommy, will daddy ever get better?" Abby asks while she pushes a toy around the tub.

"Of course. It will just take a while, but he'll be better soon." I say.

"Oh. Why can't I play with him? He doesn't have a cast like I do."

"Because he hurt his bones right here." I point to my ribs. "The doctors can't put a cast on those bones like they did on your finger."

"I don't like it. I want to play with daddy."

"I know. Daddy wants to play with you, too. But it hurts too bad. Give him a few weeks and he'll be back to normal."

Abby gets out of the tub and dresses herself in her pajamas. "Go say goodnight to daddy." I say and she runs downstairs and comes back up not long after.

"He's asleep." She frowns.

"Oh, well you'll see him in the morning. Get in your bed."

She climbs into bed and I give her a goodnight kiss. I turn the light out and close the door behind me. I make sure that Edward is sleeping and it doesn't surprise me when I find him sleeping soundly. Those pills that the doctor gave him knock him out quickly. That's a good thing, though because he can sleep and not focus on the pain.

I have a text message from Alice when I look at my phone. I guess the party is moving to your house tomorrow? She asks.

Yeah. Edward really wanted to watch the game with Jazz and Em. I figured it would be easier if they came here instead.

Good idea! I have a ton of work to do tomorrow and it will be nice not to have screaming boys in my house while I'm trying to get things done.

Ha ha. Thanks. No problem.

I finish the dishes and put laundry away. I don't realize how late it is until I yawn and look at the clock. Kick off tomorrow is at 3:30 and, knowing I'll have Edward, Emmett and Jasper in my house for a football game, I'll have to be up to get things ready for the game. I'm glad that Alice and Rose said they would send food over with the boys so I don't have to go to the store again. All I have to worry about is the chili, but that will be easy and we already have everything for it.

I go to bed alone again tonight. I wish that Edward could be with me, but we both know that's not possible with his condition. I guess I'll have to get used to sleeping alone for a few weeks. It's going to be a long couple of weeks.

I wake up when the bed shifts a little. I open my eyes and see Abby standing over me. "Hi, mommy. Daddy wants something to eat."

I sit up and rub my eyes. "Ok. I'll be down in a second." I say. She runs out of the room.

I go downstairs and ask him what he wants. He tells me that he only wants some toast, so I make it and get a glass of juice for him. Abby takes a bowl of cereal and eats it on the floor in the bedroom with Edward. I get started on the chili, then take a quick shower and get ready. Edward eventually gets into the shower and I tell him to be careful and yell if he needs anything. He never says anything, so I assume that he's ok. I pick Abby's clothes out and ask her to get dressed and brush her teeth. She does, then brings her hair brush down for me to brush and braid it.

Edward goes straight to the couch after he gets dressed. He asks if I need help with anything, but I tell him no, of course. There's nothing left to do and it's not like the normal things are really easy for him to do anyway. He turns the TV onto some pregame show and watches it for a while.

Jasper is the first to show up. Alice isn't with him because she's at home working. I take the dish that Alice sent with him and put it in the kitchen. Emmett, Rose and the kids show up next.

"The party can start. I have the beer." Emmett shouts. Rose just shakes her head and rolls her eyes at her husband.

With just a few minutes until the game, the boys start getting food. I hand Edward his. "Thanks, babe." He strains his neck up. I kiss him.

"No problem." I smile and walk back into the kitchen. "Rose, I have hotdogs on for the little ones because I know my child will not eat chili."

"Ok. Great." She replies while getting the girls situated at the table.

I get Abby's plate ready while Rose gets the plates for her girls ready. When they're taken care of, Rose and I join the boys in the living room. "If you boys, and I'm talking to Emmett and Jasper since you're the only boys in this room that can move, if you get any food stains on my carpet like last year, you're going to see the wrath of an angry pregnant woman. I don't want to replace it again." I warn them, taking a seat on a chair. Rose makes a small laugh.

Last year Edward, Jasper, Emmett and Carlisle got so excited about what was going on that they all jumped up, flinging food everywhere. It wasn't even worth it to try to clean the carpet, so we had to replace it. Boys and their football. I take a seat and eat as I watch the game.

The girls finish eating and run upstairs to play. Rosalie helps me clean up their mess quickly before we go back to the game. Rose leaves the room for a few minutes later to change Broden and get a bottle ready for him. She comes back into the room to feed him.

The Steelers and the Packers are playing. Of course, we're rooting for the Packers. Edward and the rest of the family hates the Steelers for some reason. I really don't know why, but I just go with the flow, I guess. The Packers score a touchdown, Emmett, Jasper and Rosalie cheer excitedly. Edward only smiles and says a weak, "Yay." I know that he's more excited than that, but he doesn't want to cause himself more pain by getting too excited. Good, I'm glad that, even with the game going on, he can contain himself.

During half time, we all make conversation. Edward looks like he's in pain and I ask him if he wants a pill. "No, I want to watch the game. The pill will put me to sleep."

"You sure? I don't want you to be in pain just so you can watch the game."

"I'm fine right now. Maybe after the game when everyone goes home." He says.

Eventually, the Steelers end up winning the game, putting everyone in a bad mood. "I hate the Steelers." Emmett grumbles. Jasper and Edward both agree with him. After another hour of chatter, Rosalie and Emmett head out to put the kids to bed. It's getting late and I realize that Abby should probably be getting to bed, too.

Jasper leaves after Emmett, Rose and the kids. Abby says goodnight and gives Edward a goodnight kiss on the cheek before I send her upstairs to get ready for bed. I go up with her to tuck her in and Edward makes his way back into the guest room. I shut her light off and tell her goodnight. I run back downstairs to give Edward his pain pills and he's knocked out pretty quickly. What's left of the mess from today gets cleaned up and then I go to bed, knowing that Edward and Abby are out for the night and that the house is clean.