Chapter 25

"Just think about all the horrible things that you…we've been through. After everything…how can you not be fragile?"

"So you think I'm weak," I stated in a low voice.

"You're strong when you have to be. When it's needed. But you're not weak…your just delicate," he responded back.

I glared at him lightly, "Delicate and fragile are just nicer ways of saying weak," I informed him.

"Well than I'm obviously trying to be nice aren't I?" he said to me with a small smile.

I smiled at him before I leaned in and rested my forehead against his. I looked into his eyes before I lightly pressed my top lip on his. He lightly placed his arms around my waist and kissed me back gently. I pulled away from the kiss slightly and kissed the edge of his mouth. I opened my eyes to watch him carefully. He had his eyes closed in content making me close mine.

I rested my hands on his shoulders before I moved my lips down and kissed the edge of his jaw. "I love you Bella. You don't know how much I do," he whispered to me as I moved my lips back to the corner of his mouth.

I pulled away and leaned my forehead against his again. "I know you do. I love you too and it's hard to believe that every day I love you even more."

He chuckled very lightly, "I know…its weird how I feel even more love for you when you're bickering at me."

"Hey I don't bicker!" I said I as pulled away.

He smiled at me widely, "Yes you do and oddly enough I love you for it."

I gave him a puzzled look, "How is that possible? If I'm bickering at you then that means I'm mad at you," I told him confused.

"You're cute when you're mad. You should see the stubborn look you get," he said as he brushed my hair back with his hand.

"You are weird," I told him straight out.

He chuckled lightly, "Doesn't matter…either way you still love me."

I sighed, "True," I paused before I looked back at him, "Thank you."

He looked at me confused, "For what?"

"For taking my mind off of what happened earlier," I told as I pecked his lips lightly.

"Anytime," he told me with a small smile.

I bit the corner of my lip and slowly released it revealing a smile on my face, "You want to open your present?" I asked.

He smiled at me, "Sure."

I jumped off his lap I fixed my pajamas before I tucked my hair behind my ears and turned to look at him. "I'm going to go get Carlie," I told him.

He nodded as I started walking towards the staircase, "Don't peek at it!" I told him.

He chuckled lightly, "I won't"

I ran upstairs and went straight to Carlie's room. As soon as I stepped in she ran over to me and wrapped her arms around my leg, "Are you okay mommy?"

I touched her head making her let go so I could bend down in front of her, "I'm fine sweetie. Thanks for calling the police. That was very brave of you," I told her before I gave her a kiss on the cheek.

She smiled lightly, "Can I go downstairs now?" she asked.

"I actually came down here to get you. Daddy's going to open up the gift I bought," I told her as I lifted her up in my arms.

She wrapped her arms around my neck as I started walking out of the room, "Mommy?"

"Yes sweetie?" I asked her.

"Does daddy like me?" she asked as she rested her head on my shoulder.

"No sweetie he doesn't like you," she brought her head up and looked at me alarmed, "he loves you."

She smiled at me, "He does?" she asked happily.

"Of course he does," I told her with a smile.

"Why?" she asked.

"You're his little girl sweetie. You may not understand now but when you get older you will," I told her before I kissed her cheek. We were headed toward the conservatory by then.

I set her on her feet once we entered and she ran over to Edward, "Open the present daddy!" she told him happily.

"It's huge," Edward commented as he turned to look at it.

I smiled, "Just open it I know you'll love it."

He smiled my favorite crooked smile at me, "You want to help me open it?" he asked Carlie.

She clapped her hands, "Yes please," she told him politely. They walked around it and started to unwrap it. I just stood where I was watching them with my heart beating in excitement as they unraveled the present. Once they had the whole thing unwrapped Edward looked over at me in shock. I smiled at him before I slowly made my way towards the grand piano.

Carlie clapped her hands, "Yay! Now me and daddy can play together!"

I smiled down at her before I looked back up at him. He still had no expression on his face. I was starting to get worried that he didn't like it, "Do you like it?" I asked him as I made my way over to the other side of the piano.

I stopped right next to him and looked at the piano before I looked back up at him. He placed his hands on my hips and turned my body towards him. I smiled at him as I closed the space between us and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"I love it," he told me as he rested his forehead against mine.

I smiled widely at him, "I knew you would," I slowly reached up and kissed his bottom lip. He tightened his arms around my waist and deepened the kiss. I pulled away with a smile once I heard a familiar lullaby playing. We both looked over at the piano to see Carlie running her fingers fast across the keys.

The notes filled the air in a soft caress as she played the lullaby she had made up all by herself. Edward let go of my waist and slowly made his way towards her. He bent down beside her and she stopped playing the piano, "Sorry daddy…I should have asked first."

He placed his hands on her little hips and smiled at her, "Where'd you hear that from?" he asked.

She rested her hands on his arms and looked at him, "I heard it in my dream," she told him.

I grabbed the seat from on top of the piano and placed it on the floor behind them. "What else have you dreamt about?" Edward asked her as he scooted the seat more closely and lifted her up on his lap once he sat down.

I leaned against the piano with a smile, "Why don't you play the first song you made?" I asked her.

She looked over at me with a small smile, "You mean this one?" she ran her fingers across the keys again and the music filled the room. This was my favorite one. I didn't know why but it just made my heart jump in my chest from joy.

Edward looked down at her in disbelief the whole time. I almost started laughing but his expression was starting to concern me, "D–did you hear that one in a dream too?" he asked.

She turned her head around slightly to look at him and nodded, "This song was playing in the background when I was dreaming about all of us together again."

"She first made that song when she was one and a half," I told him.

"One and a half?" he asked in disbelief.

"Imagine how shocked I was? I was surprised she knew how to talk already let alone play the piano with no lessons," I told him.

He looked at the piano then at Carlie then at me, "Bella…that song," he said thoughtfully.

"What about it?" I asked confused.

"I made that song for you years ago when I was in college. I never got to show you it because we never got a piano," he told me.

My eyebrows creased in confusion, "Then…how did she know it?" I asked.

He looked back down at her as he thought it over, "How far along were you when you found out you were pregnant?" he asked.

I looked at him confused, "Around two and a half months…why?" I asked confused.

A/N: So what do you think? Review please! If you want to make it long make it long because I love to read your opinions!