Chapter 24: Dealing

BPOV

I was alone. I was in the middle of a dark alley pregnant and alone. Edward was nowhere to be seen. I walked aimlessly alone and scared. Then he was there. Mike was at the end of the alley. His face in a sneer.

"You will be mine." He said in an angry tone as he walked towards me.

I looked around looking for Edward. Mike was going to hurt me. He was going to hurt my babies. I tried to run, but my feet refused to move. Edward had to save me. Mike kept walking closer until I was against a brick wall.

"He's not coming." Mike said his hands touching my stomach. "He doesn't want you or the babies."

"Edward loves me." I said defending him.

"Then where is he?" He asked in a mocking tone.

I didn't have answer. I didn't know where Edward was. "He's with somebody else. He's with Alexia." He answered as his hands held my face so he could kiss me roughly.

The tears began to fall as Edward suddenly appeared his arm around Alexia. "I'm sorry Bella. I found my true love." He said before kissing Alexia. "Mike can keep you."

"No!" I screamed as I woke up in a cold sweat.

"Bella, love. It was just a dream." Edward said to me his arms bringing me closer to him.

"It always feels so real." I replied as buried my face in his chest. It had been three months, but sometimes it still felt like it had just happened. Every other night since the day Mike had raped me, I was having the same dream. They had become less common, but their intensity had not diminished. However, it was taking me less time to recover from them.

"I'm not going anywhere." Edward assured me.

"I know." I answered breathing his scent. His presence always had a way of calming me. He made me feel safe. "It just always catches me off guard. I'm sorry I woke you."

"Don't ever be sorry." He replied his lips gently touching mine. "I'm here for you no matter the time or the problem."

"What did I do to deserve?" I asked still amazed that Edward was so perfect.

"I'm the one who should be asking you that." He added with a small laugh.

"I love you, Edward." I said leaning up to kiss him.

Our kiss began to deepen as his hand slipped past the thin material of my tank top to caress the skin of my back. His kisses trailed down my mouth across my jaw and down neck. I brought him closer as he balanced his weight on his arms to avoid putting it on my stomach.

I was very self-conscious about my body, but Edward still loved every aspect of me. My breast had practically grown a cup size, and my stomach was far from flat. "You're so beautiful." He whispered his kisses trailing the edge of my breasts.

I pulled on his boxers as he divested me of my tank. His kisses smothering every new inch of my exposed skin. I wrapped my legs around him as he hovered over my stomach with just the faintest bit of contact. His hands reached my underwear pulling it off when I felt a slight movement and kick in my stomach.

"Edward!" I suddenly said as he looked petrified.

"Did I hurt you?" He immediately asked rolling on his side.

"No, the babies I think they kicked." I explained as his face broke out in a brilliant smile his hands reaching for my stomach.

As soon as Edward's hands reached my stomach I felt it again. "Did you feel it?" I said with tears of joy welling up in my eyes.

EPOV

As soon as my hand touched Bella's stomach I felt the kick. It was if the babies were making themselves known. It's absolutely incredible to know that I helped create that. The idea that there are two lives growing in Bella's stomach still amazed me.

"Did you feel it?" She asked me her eyes watering.

I nodded. "I think our children don't like being woken up in the middle of the night." I added with a chuckle as Bella giggled.

"I guess not." She answered as I gently rubbed her stomach.

"We're sorry." I said leaning down to talk to her stomach. "We didn't mean to wake you. It's that mommy and daddy like to have their own fun from time to time."

"I don't think our children need to know so much information." Bella complained as I moved a trail of kisses up to her mouth.

"They should know that it is not polite to interrupt." I teased my tongue tracing Bella's beautiful lips.

Bella sighed as she opened her mouth to grant me access. Her hands suddenly stopped me. "Do you think we're hurting them? Do you think we've hurt them everytime we've you know since I became pregnant?" She questioned her voice laced with serious concern.

"Bella, it's perfectly alright for us to have sex. I was just teasing." I explained.

"Are you sure?" She asked.

"Positive, but if you want to ask the doctor its alright." I said kissing her lips knowing that she was very conscious of protecting herself and the babies.

"I just want to be sure. Can you ask your dad tomorrow?" She said reaching for her tank as I stopped her hand.

"Don't I want to enjoy the scenery." I explained.

"But won't that be harder for you?" She inquired.

"Don't worry about me." I said wrapping my arms around her bringing her naked body closer to mine. "I love you." I whispered as I began to hum her lullaby.

BPOV

I woke up to the delicious smell of Edward cooking breakfast. I slipped out of bed before putting on one of his shirts and walking out into the kitchen. "Good morning." I said as he smiled brightly at me.

"Morning, Love." He said walking towards me for a kiss. "Breakfast is about done."

I smiled in appreciation as I watched him move around the kitchen. He was only wearing a pair of boxers, and he looked incredibly sexy. "Are you sure you'll be alright with Alice?" He asked me with concern.

"I'll be fine. You go help Jasper with the remodeling and I'll stay with Alice." I assured him. Alice had been sentenced to bed rest, but was not due for another two weeks. Jasper had bought a beautiful house for them, but it needed to be fixed up.

Since Rose was finishing an internship in Europe, I was going to keep Alice company, while they boys finished the house.

"I hate being far away from you." He stated as he placed his delicious pancakes in front of me.

"It's only an hour drive." I said rolling my eyes.

"I know, but we're staying over night." He argued.

"I'll be fine. I will visit every store web site with Alice until all of Jasper's credit cards are maxed out." I teased as he kissed me. "Now hurry up and go."

"Are you throwing me out?" He asked with a puppy face.

"No, it's just the sooner you leave the sooner you get back." I explained as he kissed me again before disappearing into the bedroom.

A/N: Just a short chapter to show the crossover in between time. It is now mid-August, and Bella is just about five months along. Alice is due at the end of the month.

There's no more drama with Mike he is locked up, and is not coming out. Alexia will be back though in the future. For now it's time for some happy time.

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