Vampire Seductress Chapter 25: Changes, a twilight fanfic

Vampire Seductress

Disclaimer: Characters taken from Stephanie Meyer's Twilight© and used in this fanfiction do not belong to me......neither does Robert Pattinson unfortunately.*pout*

I also don't own any of the songs, books, stories etc.....that is mentioned.

Chapter Recap......

EPOV

I glanced over at Bella and saw that she'd fallen asleep. She was so tired these days that I just let her fall asleep whenever. I looked at her peaceful face and went to stroke her forehead. It was blazing hot when I did. I frowned and touched her cheek. It was hot too. I hoped she wasn't running a fever.

I shook her lightly to wake her up and see how she was feeling. Also Carlisle could do some tests.

"Bella……"I said softly as I moved her. She didn't wake up, so I tried a little harder. She still didn't wake up and that's when I started panicking. She couldn't have relapsed could she? I listened as her heartbeat quickened, and then began to beat erratically.

What was happening to Bella? I thought as I called Carlisle upstairs.

A/N: Hello lovely readers. I'm glad that you guys have stayed with me through this story, many thanks to your infinite patience with Ed and Bells. Very soon(as you will see) they will be back to the couple they were before. I thank every single person who reviewed and I'm sorry I updated so late at night. I was planning to do it during the day, but I kept getting phone calls, so I couldn't until now. OMG Sorry to everyone who had to read the slightly messed up version of my story. If you don't know about it, I fixed it. Of course sneak peeks as always. Everyone enjoy XOXO Teddybeargurl. P.S. You may notice that I descibribed Adam as a sexy vampire/actor that we twilight fans all know and love *Hint* his nick name is Spunk lol.

Chapter 25: Changes

EPOV

I shook Bella a little harder as Carlisle came into the room. I must have had a desperate and frightened look on my face because he rushed over to me.

"What happened Edward?" He asked.

"Bella's not waking up." I said to him. He looked her over quickly and then he turned to me.

"She's breathing and her heart beat is a little erratic but I can't see anything wrong with her. Tell me what she was doing before she fell asleep." Carlisle said. I took a deep breath and then spoke.

"Well she was holding Lizzy, who began to cry and I guess showed Bella through her ability, that she was hungry. Bella breastfed her and then I took Lizzy away afterward and put her in her crib. When I looked back at Bella, she had fallen asleep." I said. Carlisle thought for a moment and then his eyes widened. He quickly unbuttoned Bella's shirt so that the top of her breast was showing and I could see a red rash on her skin. I gasped and realized what had happened.

"They are half-vampires and we do naturally have venom." Carlisle said as he quickly buttoned up Bella's shirt.

"But what kind of reaction do you think it will have on her? Do you think she'll turn or will it have a….worse affect?" I asked as I looked down at her. Carlisle shrugged and then looked meaningfully at Bella.

"I guess we'll have to wait and see, but I doubt that it will be anything bad." Carlisle said. I sighed and nodded. We were going to have to be patient.

Two days later......

I was pacing the room as I looked over at Bella. Her heart was still beating, but she had definitely changed in the time she'd been asleep. I wondered if it was as bad as it was when a normal vampire changed. Both Edward and Elizabeth were sitting up in the crib talking to each other. They used mind reading to speak to each other now. I wasn't paying to much attention to their thoughts, I was just looking at Bella.

She was much paler now, but the blood still pumped through her. I could smell the difference in her. Her blood wasn't nearly as much of a temptation anymore because I could smell the vampire in her as well. She had grown to be even more beautiful, if possible, then before.

All of her pregnancy wounds had healed over in a day and she had slowly gone back to her original figure, hiding any signs that she had once carried twins. Her hair had lost the red streak that she'd dyed into it and shimmers of the natural red in her hair began to show more. Her hair seemed to become more shiny and lustrous in the time she lay there.

As I continued to pace, Alice walked in and glanced at Bella. She smiled.

"She's going to be an even greater beauty Edward." She said with a smile. I sighed and looked at Alice.

"I never wanted her to be condemned to this life Alice, and even inadvertently I caused this to happen." Alice rolled her eyes at me.

"Why can't you just be happy? She's alive and you have two amazing children with her. If she allows you two to get back together, she'll live forever with you and the twins. You didn't want to change her, but you wanted to be with her forever right? You weren't even going to live in this world if she wasn't here. I saw what you were planning to do. Really Edward, the Volturri? I mean that was a little desperate if you ask me. Please just be a little more positive about this." She said. I bowed my head in shame and nodded.

"Okay." I said. Alice smiled and then we heard a groan. We moved over to the bed and looked at Bella, who was starting to move. I sat down beside her and took a deep breath in anticipation. Bella opened up her eyes and blinked.

BPOV

I could feel heat. Heat running through my entire body. It wasn't painful, it was just unpleasant. Like when you're in a sauna and it gets too hot to handle. I lay there and could feel the heat just running through me. I didn't really understand what was happening as I struggled to wake up out of my seeming paralysis.

I lay there trying to gain some semblance of my memories. It was hard to do with the heat licking my brain as well. Everything was frozen, almost like ice, but it didn't feel like ice that was running through me. I lay there, wanting to make a sound but not being able to focus.

It seemed like forever before I could finally feel the heat starting to slow down. In all that time, I had started thinking about what could possibly have caused this. I had thought long and hard as I lay there and finally my sluggish brain clicked.......Lizzy. I remembered how once I had asked Mark about what it felt like to be changed and he had told me about the pain. I knew that this wasn't exactly painful, but it had happened right after I had breastfed Lizzy.

I felt the heat ebbing away from my body to the point where I could just relax. I could hear voices in the background and I started listening to the things around me. I heard Edward's voice as I felt the heat slowly move away from my legs.

"I never wanted her to be condemned to this life Alice, and even inadvertently I caused this to happen." He said. I didn't understand what Edward meant. Did he mean he had never wanted me to become a vampire? I knew he had always had his issues with being what he was and thinking of himself as a monster, but I didn't understand why he'd think I'd want to be changed. I hadn't really thought about it before, I just knew that I had wanted to be with him. It hadn't really seemed like a big deal before. It wasn't like him being a vampire had hindered us in any way. I heard a sigh and then Alice's voice.

"Okay." He said. I felt a vicious lick of heat move across my chest and I groaned. Everything got silent and then I heard them come over to me. I felt someone sit on the bed beside me. I started to move around as I felt the final ember of heat go out and I lifted my heavy lids and blinked up at Edward.

He was in crystal clear focus as I looked at his perfect face. The same way my vision had been when I had been pregnant and had been gaining vampire abilities.

I sat up and felt no pain. It was my confirmation of what had happened. I lifted up my shirt and looked at my stomach where the stitches had been. They were gone and there was no scar to show that they had ever existed. My stomach was back to how it had been before I had gotten pregnant.

"Bella?" Edward said very quietly. I looked up at him.

"How do you feel?" Alice asked. I looked at her and smiled.

"I feel fine. Actually I feel perfect." I said. Edward and Alice looked at each other and I focused on them.

"Her heart's still beating Edward. Maybe she was changed to be a hybrid like the twins." Alice thought as she looked at Edward. He nodded.

"I can still hear your thoughts guys, and I agree with Alice. I think Lizzy turned me into a hybrid like her. I mean I feel like I did when I was pregnant. I can see everything and smell everything and I feel strong." I said as I reached over and squeezed the corner of the side table. The wood was like putty in my hands. My eyes widened in astonishment and I smiled. Alice and Edward were staring at me in shock and then Alice called Carlisle. He came into the room quickly and smiled at me.

"Well well, my hypothesis was right.....well almost right. You're not a full vampire, I see." He said as he looked me over very quickly and checked my pulse and my skin.

"It seems that you've been changed to be like your children, so you're half-vampire and half-human. Hmm......I wonder if you'll have all the same traits as them?" He asked as I moved the sheet off of myself and put my feet on the ground. It was kind of disorienting because I hadn't been up and about in a while. I stood up and tripped a little. Edward caught me and I smiled.

"Thanks Edward" I said as I righted myself.

"I thought people were supposed to be even more graceful when they changed, not more clumsy." I said with a smirk. Alice was staring at me in astonishment, and then a smile filled her lips.

"Oh my gosh, the others are going to be so surprised at how you've changed." Alice said as she took my hand and began to drag me out of the room. But I planted my feet and held my ground.

"Wait, I want to take Lizzy and Eddie downstairs with me." I said as I turned to the crib in the corner, where Eddie and Lizzy were smiling up at me. I looked down at them and scooped them into my arms.

"Hello my darlings. Come we're going to go downstairs with Aunty Alice." I said to them as I walked out of the room with Alice, Edward following silently. They both reacted to that, Eddie clapping his hands and Lizzy just smiling largely. I didn't realize it, but I had been moving at vampire speed as I had gone downstairs, so I was there in a flash.

"Wow, I'm going to have to be careful with that." I said to myself as I saw Alice and Edward come down the stairs and join me. I made a conscious effort to slow down enough so I was walking at human pace.

I went into the living room where Jasper and Emmett were sitting playing videogames. They looked up at me as I walked in and I smiled at the two of them.

"Bella!" Emmett boomed when he saw me and paused his game against Jasper. He came up to me and smiled at the twins in my arms and then patted my shoulder.

"It's been really boring without you and......" He sniffed and then frowned.

"Bells, you smell......different." He said as he sniffed me a little more. I laughed.

"Like a vampire that still smells human right?" I asked. He nodded. Jasper had come up by now and was nodding.

"So Lizzy changed you into a hybrid?" He asked. I nodded.

"So what can you do?" Emmett asked. I listened to his thoughts and smiled mischievously.

"Well I don't know." I said as I handed the kids over to Alice. As soon as I did, Emmett jumped me. I laughed as he tried to pin me down on the floor, but I was too quick and strong for him. I'd already had him pinned before he had a chance to blink. He struggled against me as I straddled him on the floor. He couldn't escape the vice grip that I had on him. As I laughed, I finally got off of him. I dusted myself off and he stood up and crossed his arms and pouted.

"We'll have a proper fight outside tomorrow." He said. I shook my head.

"Emmett I don't think I'm going to be less strong tomorrow." I said.

"I don't care. Tomorrow!" He said while pointing a finger at me. I laughed as he dragged a laughing Jasper back to their video game. I turned back to Alice who was smiling.

"That was so funny. Emmett really is something else sometimes." She said as she handed me back the twins. I shrugged.

"He's very entertaining though. You can't deny that." I said as I moved into the kitchen. When I got there, I saw that there were two high chairs. I put the twins in their seats and stroked each of their cheeks. I turned to Edward.

"So have you guys fed them yet?" I asked.

"No, I was about to right before you woke up." Edward said. I moved over to the fridge and took out two bottles of formula. I unscrewed the lids and put them in the microwave so they would warm up. Alice sat down at the counter and looked at me.

"You're taking everything so easily Bella. I mean a few days ago, you had twins. Now you've been changed into a half-vampire and you're just so.....relaxed." Alice said as she lay her chin on her hands. I shrugged as I looked at the bottles in the microwave. It dinged finish and I pulled them out. I put on the lids of the bottles and shook them.

"I don't know. I guess I've gotten so accustomed to this life that nothing can surprise me now." I said as I shook some of the formula onto the back of my hand and felt the temperature. It was a nice warmth, so I took the first on over to Eddie and I picked him up. I began to feed him. Edward was standing in the doorway watching and I frowned at him.

"Don't just stand there, be useful." I said . He smiled and then picked up the other bottle and checked it before he went over and picked up Lizzy. I looked down at the sweetness of my son and I smiled at him. I heard his thoughts as he looked up at me with his brown eyes.

"Momma." He thought as I looked down at him. I still didn't understand why I could still hear thoughts, it was only supposed to be going on when I was pregnant. Maybe something strange happened and I picked up that ability from Lizzy.

"Hey guys, I still don't understand something. How did Lizzy's venom get transferred to me when she doesn't have any teeth?" I asked. Edward spoke.

"Well Carlisle figured that her gums contained the venom and it seeped through your skin when you breast fed her." He said. I nodded, that made sense. Eddie finished his bottle, so I put it on the counter as I moved him onto my shoulder. I began to pat him lightly on his back. He let out a large belch and I smiled. I moved him back into my arms and he curled up against me.

"You're good." Alice said as I went and sat beside her. I smiled at her and shrugged.

"I did a lot of babysitting while I was growing up, so it's all natural now."I said. I heard the phone ring and I turned toward the sound.

"Bella, it's your mom." Jasper said from the living room. I smiled and then went to get the phone. I took it from Jasper with a smile.

"Hey Mom." I said into the phone.

Two weeks later (February 16)

The next two weeks was just a period of moving back home with the twins. Edward had taken it upon himself with Mark, to finish the nursery I had started there. It was really beautiful when I had been led in by the two of them the first day I'd gone home. The walls had been painted yellow with blue and pink trim across the floor and ceiling. There were two mahogany cribs, the two bassinets, and a rocking chair. There was also two changing tables and a cupboard full of baby products. There was also a twin stroller there and a closet full of different baby clothes. I'd almost cried when I'd seen it and I hugged both of them afterward.

I got all my things from the Cullens' and moved back into my home in a matter of hours. I got into a routine when I had settled back into the familiar house. I began to learn how to hunt because I still ate human food but also drank blood. I decided that I wanted to be a 'vegetarian' vampire like the Cullens, so I was only drinking animals blood and so were the children.

We had also been testing my new abilities. It seemed that I had tougher skin than a normal person but I could still get hurt. Only, I would heal very fast after I was hurt. Also I had the super hearing, super strength, and super speed of a normal vampire, but I could still do human things like sleep, cry, sweat etc..... I spoke to Carlisle about my ability to read minds and he guessed that it was because I had had their blood running through my body for so long and had the ability while I was pregnant, that when I was bitten, the venom reacted in a way that let me keep that ability. I also noticed that my body was almost perfect, I had no scars or marks from anything, only my tattoo still remained.

I was also learning how to use my second ability which was my shield. That one was harder because I had no idea what I needed to do, but I was getting better at being able to bring someone else into the shield as well. Because the twins didn't have the speed and strength of a vampire, we guessed that they would grow into those abilities later. They were both so smart, they were already talking. Even though they looked only a few weeks old, they were as smart as two year olds.

I was getting comfortable enough in my body that I could control my movements to look like a regular person. But now that I didn't have school, I didn't really have anything to do. I decided that I wanted to go back to dance class, but I was on the fence because I didn't want to leave Elizabeth and Edward alone. I hadn't really been separated from them since the day I'd woken up after I'd been changed.

I continued to debate with myself when Alice was over one sunny afternoon. She and the rest of the Cullens had skipped school that day. Elizabeth and Edward were asleep in their play pen in the living room. I looked over at them, before I went into the kitchen with Alice. With my super hearing, I didn't need a baby monitor for them.

"Bells, what is going on? You're so restless." She said as she watched me move around the kitchen. I leaned against the counter lightly and looked over at Alice.

"I've just been thinking about picking up my ballet again. But I'm not really sure......" I said. Alice frowned.

"Why aren't you sure? You've always been an amazing dancer and I'm sure Madam Karina would love to have you back." She said. I shrugged.

"I know but I don't really want to leave the twins. You know I haven't really left them ever." I said. Alice smiled.

"Oh Bella, you're such a mom. You know that you should be able to go out and do things. I mean it's not like you're children are ordinary, they basically fend for themselves. You know that, and they don't really need you around all the time." Alice said. I smiled and rolled my eyes.

"It's sad isn't it? My kids are just over three weeks old and they don't really need me anymore." I said with a smile. She shook her head and laughed lightly.

"You know what I mean. You should go......I'll watch the twins. Esme and Carlisle would love to have them over." Alice said. I smiled and then my ear caught the sound of footsteps upstairs. My body tensed for a moment as I tuned into the person's thoughts and listened. I relaxed and then spoke easily.

"Edward can't you just use the front door?" I said as Edward came into view. He smiled.

"I thought they were in the nursery and I didn't want to bother you. Where are they?" He asked. I motioned to the living room. He smiled and moved out of view. I shook my head and went to sit at the table with Alice.

"I mean I was thinking of going tonight. That's not too short notice for you guys right?" I asked her. Alice scoffed.

"Of course not. Family always makes time for family." Alice said.

"I'll have to call Madam Karina to let her know I'm coming and I'll need to go buy some new ballet slippers, or borrow some from Madam Karina. I don't have my own pair anymore." I said as I thought back to how I'd given the pair Edward had given me, back to him.

"Okay, it's settled then. The twins will come over tonight." Alice said. I nodded and listened as I heard Elizabeth giggle. I guessed she was awake now and with Edward.

Alice left a little while after, while Edward stayed and I spent the rest of the day doing some laundry and cleaning the house. I did all of this at vampire speed so it didn't take too long. It did take up the rest of the afternoon because I had to clean out the attic and the basement, and by the time I had showered and gotten dressed in some black tights, a light wrap, a black tank top and some black boots, it was time for me to go. I grabbed my jacket and keys as I went downstairs.

I quickly called Madam Karina and let her know I was coming tonight and then I went into the living room where Edward was with the twins. I looked at him and smiled. He was putting the twins in small jackets as I came in. I smiled at him and picked up Eddie.

"So are you leaving now?" He asked. I nodded.

"Yeah the class starts at six so I have to get going." I said as we left the house and went out to the cars. Edward had had car seats put in the Volvo as we opened the backseat. I kissed Eddie and then strapped him into his car seat as Edward strapped in Elizabeth. When I was finished with Eddie, I went over and kissed Elizabeth in her car seat. I looked at the two of them.

"Bye you two. Mommy will see you later, have fun with your Aunties and Uncles and your Daddy. I love you." I said to them. Eddie smiled and Lizzy waved at me very lightly. I shut the door and then turned to Edward.

"I'll come over after practice to get them." I said to him. He nodded and then I turned away to go to my car, but Edward caught my hand. I turned back to him with a frown.

"What?" I asked. He opened the front seat of the car and pulled out my customized ballet slippers, which I had given back to him at the beginning of the summer last year. He handed them to me.

"You'll need these." He said. I looked up at him and he smiled.

"Thank you, but when did you go and get them?" I asked.

"Alice brought them over while you were in the shower. I heard you saying you didn't have a pair, and I had never intended for you to give me these back. It was a gift, it wasn't something borrowed." He said. I stared at him and then smiled.

"Well you better get going. I'll see you later." He said. I went over to my car and waited as he pulled out of the driveway so that I could as well. I turned my music up loud, and sang along with it as I drove. I glanced over at the ballet slippers in the front seat and smiled at them. I still remembered the night he had surprised me with them. The first date we'd gone on, before I knew anything about what he was.

I sighed as I pulled into the parking lot and picked up my slippers. I got out of the car and walked into the building. I went up to the room where everyone was and saw that people were just starting to stretch. I took off my jacket and slipped out of my boots. I went over to an empty spot and tied on my slippers. It felt good to have them on again after so long.

As I stretched and limbered myself up, I could see the same guy who had smiled at me the last time I had come to see Madam Karina eyeing me. I rolled my eyes and then stood up. I moved over to the dance bar at the other side of the room and began to stretch my legs. My extra senses told me that the guy was coming over to me. I sighed and he came up beside me and began to stretch as well.

He was about 6'1, with a slim build, with obvious muscles hidden underneath his t-shirt. He had messy dark brown hair, blue-grey eyes and a little bit of a stubble growing on his face. He looked to be about 18 or 19 and he was quite good looking. I tried to ignore him as he stretched beside me, but finally I could hear him gaining the courage to speak to me in his thoughts.

"Just talk to her. You've seen her before, you smiled at her. Just introduce yourself. You always do that for new students." He thought. He took a deep breath and then spoke up.

"Hi, I think I've seen you before, but I haven't seen you in the class before now. I'm Adam." He said with a smile. His British accent surprised me a little but I turned to him, wanting to make things clear to him from now.

"Let me make something clear to you Adam, I'm only here to dance, not to make friends."I said. He frowned.

"I'm just trying to be friendly. You know it's not polite not to introduce yourself after someone else has first." He said. I pursed my lips to hide the smile that I felt on my mouth. He had a grin on and I sighed.

"I'm Bella." I said. Madam Karina clapped her hands and I rushed over to get away from Adam as the class started. I watched as Adam went to stand behind Madam Karina as she began her introduction. She spoke and then paired us up, unfortunately for me, she came up to me before I got to pick a partner.

"Bella, I'm so glad that you have come back to the class." She said as she hugged me. I smiled at her and nodded.

"I couldn't leave for too long. But I'm pretty behind on my dancing so I'm going to need extra help." I said. She smiled at me and nodded and led me over to Adam. I groaned inwardly as Madam Karina stopped me beside Adam and he smiled at me.

"Well Adam is my best student. He's actually been one of the teachers here for quite a few months. I think he'd be an excellent partner for you. He'll be able to get you back on track very quickly. I'll let you guys get to work. I'm so happy that you're back Bella." She said with a smile before she walked away. I turned to watch her walk into her office before I turned back to Adam. He had a smirk on and I rolled my eyes and walked past him. He followed quickly.

"Hey don't run off, we have to be partners." He said as he walked beside me. I moved over to an empty part of the room and then turned to him.

"We are going to be partners but you are basically my teacher until I catch up, so teach me." I said with a neutral expression. He eyed me for a moment and then crossed his arms.

"Fine, do an Arabesque à la hauteur." He said. I quickly did the move and held it. He nodded.

"Now a demi detourné…….en dedans……..fouetté rond de jambe en tournant……grande jeté….."He continued to say different movements for me to do. After about ten minutes of this, I was getting angry, because I wasn't being taught any of the ballet routine that I could see others working on. Finally when I couldn't take much more, I stood upright and crossed my arms.

"Are you going to teach me the ballet routine or test my ballet vocabulary?" I asked rudely. He nodded and then reached for my hand.

"Sorry, I just wanted to make sure that you could do the movements." He said.

"I'm not some first level ballet student, I've been trained for close to four years. I'm not a novice." I said.

"Okay. Well then let's get started." He said. He began to show me the choreography they had been working on.

"So, how did you find out about Madame Karina?" He asked as he showed me a movement across the floor. I tried to imitate him, before I answered.

"Well someone…….recommended her to me." I said. He nodded.

"And you?" I asked.

"Oh I was recommended too, but I came to her because I want to go to Juilliard and I heard that she was the one who could get me there." He said. I raised my eyebrows in surprise, Juilliard was a very prestigious arts school. He caught the look I had and laughed.

"Surprised?" He asked with a smile. I shook my head embarrassed.

"It's not that. It's just that Juilliard is so hard to get into. That's a really big goal you have." I said. He smiled.

"Well I took this year off from going to university so that I could train completely for Juilliard." He said. I glanced at him and nodded as I did a jump across the floor.

"So you graduated high school….last year?" I asked as I danced over to him. He nodded.

"I graduated early so that I could pursue this dream." He said as he caught my hand and spun me, before we moved in our separate directions.

"Oh, that's smart. So you aren't that old then." I said. He shook his head.

"I'm only eighteen, I will be turning nineteen this year though."He said. I nodded as we moved passed each other again in movements.

"How old are you?" He asked me. I smiled.

"Guess." I said.

"Eighteen like me." He said. I nodded.

"It's not hard to tell. But you aren't doing what I'm doing are you?" He asked. I shook my head.

"No I'm not planning to pursue dance into university. I'm more interested in Biology believe it or not." I said as he lifted me very lightly and spun. He put me down and then stopped. I did as well and stepped back, so that he could teach me more.

"Hmm…….that's sad. I'd bet you could get into Juilliard faster then me." He said. I didn't say anything to that and we had a short silence.

"Okay, less talking, more dancing. Teach me some more now." I said. It was difficult to follow but I did my best to keep up with all the quick movements, and with my new vampire memory, I remembered everything he did. We worked together for the entire class. He was a really good teacher. Finally when the class adjourned, I looked at the clock. It said 9:30. I wanted to take a little more time to practice some more, but I knew I had to get home. Even while I had been dancing, my mind had continued to stray toward Elizabeth and Edward. That was part of the reason that it had taken so long for me to pick up the steps. I kept messing up when I got distracted. I sighed as I sat down to take off my slippers. Adam sat down beside me and began to do the same.

"Well you did very well today. If you wanted we could stay for an hour or so to just drill the choreography into you." He said. I shook my head as I took off my first slipper and moved to my second one. He frowned.

"Why not?" He asked.

"Two reasons." I said as I got my other slipper off and stood up. I walked over to my boots and slipped them on. I picked up my jacket and put it on as well, but I heard Adam walk up behind me. I turned to him.

"Which are?" He asked. I sighed and then spoke.

"Elizabeth and Edward." I said simply. He looked confused for a moment.

"Well…..I think your sister and brother will understand if you're a little late getting home." He said. I smiled and shook my head. I moved past him and walked to the door. He walked beside me.

"No. Elizabeth and Edward aren't my sister and brother, they're my daughter and son, they're twins." I said. He was silent for a while as we walked down to the parking lot. I didn't think I wanted to hear his thoughts as I reached my car, but he spoke up as we got there.

"You have twins?" He asked. I turned to look at him in the night and I could see his face looked thoughtful.

"Yes, a girl and a boy. That's why I can't stay late. So now you can stop trying to be friendly with me and we can just be partners and nothing more." He stared at me, confused for moment and then he smiled.

"You think I'd like you less because you have kids? Bella, I saw you the day you came in. You were pregnant then and I didn't think anything of it really. Just the fact that you had twins is what surprised me, that's all." He said. I stared at his sincere face for a moment and then nodded.

"Okay. I can come during the day if that's better. I'm basically done school until the fall, so I don't really have anything to do. We can work on the dance then." I said. He nodded.

"Do you have a cell phone?" He asked. I nodded and pulled it out of my jacket pocket. He took it and put in his number.

"Text me whenever you get a free moment for practice. And that's strictly for professional purposes, so don't go abusing it." He said jokingly. I smirked at him and nodded sarcastically.

"Okay, whatever." I said. He smiled and then I got into my car. He waved and then walked over to his car. I started mine and started to drive. Before I even got a chance to pull on my seatbelt, my phone rang. I glanced at the screen quickly and laughed. I flipped it open and answered.

"Hey Alice." I said easily into the phone. I had been just about to call her.

"Oh my god Bella you have to tell me everything." She said loudly. I frowned slightly as I listened to her.

"What are you talking about?" I asked her.

"You and Adam. I saw it you know." Now I really frowned at that.

"What do you mean you saw it? I thought you said that you can't see me in your visions anymore?" I asked as I pressed my foot on the accelerator.

"I can see you now Bella. I mean I'm able to focus on you now. I think when you were pregnant I couldn't see you, but I can now. And I saw everything!!" She said excitedly. I rolled my eyes.

"Alice……" But she interrupted me.

"Oh my gosh Bella, he's so cute. I love that whole rugged look he has." I tried to speak.

"Alice……" I said but she kept going.

"Oh and I love that British accent. It's so cute. Rose is here stomping up a storm waiting to talk to you." I couldn't take it anymore.

"ALICE!!!" I yelled. I heard her stop talking.

"Yes Bella?" She asked politely.

"At least let me get there, before you bombard me with questions okay?" I said.

"Okay, fine." She said grudgingly.

"How are my babies doing?" I asked, trying to lead away from this subject.

"Fine. They're actually asleep right now." She said. I groaned.

"That means if they're sleeping now, they'll be awake later tonight." I said. She laughed.

"Well if they stay over, everyone will be awake to handle them. Plus you need your sleep." Alice said as I zoomed closer to the house. I drove faster then was legally allowed in Forks and kept a wary ear out for any police officers.

"That's okay. I like to have them in the same house as me, nothing personal." I said.

"I know. Anyway are you close yet? I'm so anxious to talk to you in person." She said. I rolled my eyes again as I got closer to the path up to the house.

"I'll be there in three minutes." I said.

"Ok, see you then." Alice said and then hung up. I shut my phone and slipped it into my pocket as I drove up to the path. I turned onto it as I got there and drove swiftly up the winding road. When I got to the front of the house, I parked very close to the front door and as I turned off the car, Alice came bouncing out the door. She had a big smile on her face as she linked arms with me and pulled me inside.

"Okay start talking." She breathed into my ear as we got to the front hall. I stopped her and removed my arm from hers.

"Stay right here." I said. I went into the kitchen and hugged Emmett from behind. He turned around and pulled me into a bear hug. I giggled as he set me back down.

"Hey Em." I said. He smiled and Jasper came in from the backyard. I walked over to him and hugged him as well.

"Hey there Bells." He said with a warm smile. "

Hi Jazz, how's it going?" I asked. He shrugged.

"You know, same ol', same ol'." He said. I moved out of his arms and was about to smile at Edward, but I stopped because he had an angry expression on. It shocked me for a moment and then I rolled my eyes.

"Ok-ay." I said in confusion.

"Anyway Alice and Rose are waiting to put me on trial, so I better go let them do that. I'll see you guys afterward." I said. Emmett and Jasper laughed but Edward was stonily quiet. I left and went back to Alice who was still waiting. This time she pulled me upstairs at vampire speed and dragged me into her bedroom. Rose was waiting on the bed as I entered. I heard the door shut behind me and before I could think, both of them had converged on me. They were both speaking so fast I barely caught what they were saying. (A/N: Rosalie's words are italicized for this part.)

"Bella oh my gosh…..so Alice described him, he sounds cute……..He's a really good dancer Bella, I saw that……I think this guy would be a good idea………Definitely a good prospect for fun like we talked about……….now when are you going to see him again?........yes when are you going to see him again?........he's still going to be your teacher right?.......yeah dancing together is really cool…….you guys could get close really fast……..and maybe become more then just teacher and student…….." My head was hurting as they kept hurtling questions at me.

"Stop!" I yelled. They both stopped mid sentence and looked at me. I took a deep breath and sat down on the bed. Alice and Rose followed and sat down beside me.

"You guys are getting way too excited over something that hasn't and will never happen." I said. Both Rosalie and Alice's face's fell.

"But why not?" Rosalie asked. I sighed.

"C'mon Rose, you know that my life is way too complicated for me to be with anyone." I said.

"Okay I get that you're worried about Elizabeth and Edward, but you deserve to be happy Bella." Alice said. I smiled at her.

"I am happy. I'm happier then I ever thought possible." Alice sighed.

"But you're not completely happy Bella. Not as happy as you were when you were with Edward." She whispered. I looked away and pursed my lips.

"Bella, Alice said you told him you had kids. You don't need to tell him every single detail, because you're not going to introduce him to the twins just yet. You can't bring someone into their life who isn't reliable, so you can date him and not have to worry about the kids being a burden. And plus you're a woman Bella, you have needs that only a man can fulfill……." Rosalie said with a wink. I rolled my eyes at her.

"Just think about it Bella." Alice said. I looked at their faces and I sighed.

"Okay, fine. I'll think about it." I said. They both smiled.

EPOV

I was pacing around the kitchen as Emmett fixed up something for Bella to eat. It seemed that he was always trying to create new foods for her to try. It was only a small portion that he'd been cooking, but he was making sure it was perfect. Jasper was following me with his eyes.

"Edward you need to calm down, I don't even understand why you're pacing right now." Jasper said.

"I saw Alice's vision of Bella with that guy." I said. Jasper still didn't understand.

"What guy?" Emmett asked as he added a dash of salt to the food he was cooking.

"Bella's new dance teacher." I said. Jasper rolled his eyes.

"So you're jealous?" Emmett asked, as he slid the hot food onto a plate for Bella.

"Of course…….not. I'm just thinking about Elizabeth and Edward. I don't want them to be affected by some new unknown person. They may be smarter then the average baby, but they still don't know anything." I said. Jasper glanced at Emmett.

"Sureeee." Emmett said with an unbelieving tone as he left.

"Ed, if you're jealous just be man enough to say that. I mean I can understand why you would be, but I don't think you have the right really." Jasper said. I stared at him, for a long moment and then I sighed.

"Fine, you're right Jazz, I am jealous. But I can't help it, you know how I feel about her and I just…….don't want to lose her again." I said. Jasper nodded in understanding.

"I get that. Just don't overreact, you have a bad habit of doing that." He said as Emmett came back. I turned to look at him as he sat down beside Jasper.

"What are they doing up there?" I asked.

"Just talking and giggling, it was kind of annoying actually." Emmett said as he looked at me.

"Okay. That's good." I said. Emmett eyed me suspiciously.

"Edward you are so much drama sometimes. I don't get why you're getting so worked up over some non-descript guy. It's not like she'll pick him over you. Just chill." Emmett said.

"You know how I am Emmett." I said. Emmett rolled his eyes and nodded.

"Whatever you say Edward. All your emotions are annoying." Emmett said. I frowned at him as I heard movement from upstairs. I moved to the foyer as I heard Alice and Rose speaking to Bella on the stairs.

"C'mon Bella, just stay over tonight. The twins are asleep and you wouldn't have to get up if they wake up at night. Plus you said you didn't want to have to sleep in a different house than the twins." Alice said.

"Yes stay Bella. Just for tonight. They are so comfortable, why would you disturb them now?" Rosalie said. I heard Bella sigh.

"I swear you guys just want me to move in, don't you?" Bella asked.

"Oh yes, that would be lovely." Alice said. I smiled to myself as I heard Bella laugh at that.

"You are so subtle Alice." Bella said sarcastically. I heard them go back upstairs with Bella. I sighed as I listened to Bella laughing, it made my heart ache for her in a way that was becoming familiar.

A few hours later, after Bella had gone to bed, I heard Elizabeth wake up. She was sniffing a little before she started crying, so I rushed up there and picked her up. She smiled at me and gripped onto my shirt as I held her to me. I sat down in the rocking chair and looked down at her. I sat there stroking her small hand over and over to calm her down. Her skin was so warm and she was so beautiful. I knew everyone said that she looked most like me, but every time I looked at her, I saw Bella.

I heard a yawn and then a slight gasp. I looked up to see Bella in the doorway in the most delicious looking night gown. It was long and silky, in a light green aquamarine colour with spaghetti straps that clung to her curves lusciously. Her hair was a curly sexy mess on her head as she wiped her eyes. I had to take a second to pull back my eyes and my thoughts, as I remembered she could hear them if she so chose. She crossed her arms and leaned against the door jamb. She smiled at me and I smiled back. This moment was such a family moment, with me sitting there. Now all I needed was for Elizabeth to fall asleep and Bella to beckon me back to the bedroom with her, but that was only a pipe dream.

"You look good with her Edward." She said in a slightly croaky voice.

"I'm sorry I woke you." I said. She shook her head.

"Don't worry, you didn't. I'm always on Mom mode, so I hear everything they do. I just came in to check on her. I guess you were on Dad mode." She said with a smile. I smiled and looked down at the now sleeping Elizabeth. I stood up and put her down gently in her crib. I quickly came out of the room and shut the door silently. I stood beside Bella in front of the door.

"Nice nightgown." I said. She looked down at it and shrugged.

"I don't know, Alice gave it to me." She said. I nodded. She sighed and then turned to go back to her room, but I caught her hand for a moment. She turned back to me, in curiosity.

"Bella, may I speak to you a moment?" I asked. She nodded.

"I overhead you and Alice talking and I was……..concerned." I said. Bella's lips pursed in annoyance and she let go of my hand. She crossed her arms across her chest and waited.

"Well……I heard about that new dance teacher that you have, and I was just concerned over this new person's effect on our children, if you decide to include him in your life." I said, choosing my words carefully. I saw her purse her lips tighter and raise an eyebrow.

"Oh, is that all?" She asked sarcastically. I stayed silent because I could tell that she wanted to say something.

"Edward, I respect your concern, but it's not needed." She said with a hard edge to her voice.

"Bella I'm thinking about the children." I said.

"Do you really think me an idiot, to not see what this is about? You're jealous of some guy, who's not even a part of my life in the way you think. Just calm down okay?" She said.

"Well what do you expect Bella?" I said in desperation. She sighed in frustration and shook her head.

"Again Edward? What, are you going to tell me yet again, that you "love" me? If this is about jealousy, then I don't know what to tell you, other then what I've already said. If it's not about jealousy, then you really must have no confidence in my ability as a mother to those children. I would never do anything to hurt them. I love them more then anything, and if you doubt that, then I don't know. You must have more faith in me then that." She said. I stared at her for a moment and caught her hands in mine. I looked into her deep brown eyes, the light catching the golden flecks that now fluttered in their depths from her new diet.

"I do have faith in you, it's just that I'm……afraid." It was the first confession that I'd made to her about my feelings. She shook her head at me in confusion lightly.

"Afraid? Why?" She asked. I took a shaking breath and then continued.

"I'm afraid I'm…….losing you." I said. She blinked at me and took a deep breath.

"You'll never lose me as a friend." She said. I shook my head at her.

"Bella, you know I don't mean it that way." I whispered. She looked into my eyes and I could hear her heartbeat starting to accelerate. She shut her eyes against me for a moment, and I took this moment to reach out and stroke her face lightly. I felt her let out a small shuttering breath and she opened her eyes.

"Bella…….." I whispered and pulled her closer very slowly. She didn't pull away and I could feel her small shaking breaths. I stroked her face from her temple to chin and then lifted her chin up to my face. I moved forward and pressed my lips to hers very lightly. I felt the heat flow through me quickly before I relished in her soft lips and how I'd missed them. But before I could think, she had pulled away and was pressed against the wall. She was breathing hard as she looked at me. She was shaking her head at me and her eyes were bright.

"I…….I……" She breathed, stuttering slightly. I didn't try and move toward her as she stared at me. She shut her eyes, trying to gain control of her voice.

"I can't……do this Edward. Goodnight." She said quickly and then rushed into her room and shut the door. I stood there for a minute and then turned away from the door and went downstairs.