I just want to say that I have no excuse for not updating. I have a a wonderful guy that I am in fact in love with, and he keeps me away from everything but himself, so if you want to blame somebody, blame him. I won't hesitate to give you his number.

This isn't the best of chapters by far, but it's better than nothing. I'm warning you right now, it was rushed, and wasn't edited at all, so be gently.

I hope that everyone had an amazing Christmas like I did, and brought in their New Year with the ones they love the most.

Enjoy. :)

EMPOV

"A girl... wow." I said with the biggest grin on my face as I held my arms around Bella.

"Yupp. It's a girl." She sighed happily and looked down at her belly.

I let her go and took her hand in mine, walking back down the hall toward the living room. I looked down at Budweiser, who was following us obediantly. Maybe this wont be so hard having him here after all, I thought.

I layed down on the couch, pulling Bella down with me. I started to rub circles on her belly and she kissed me lightly.

"I'm sorry for not telling you I went to the doctor's. She didn't want me to wait, and I couldn't make another appointment before the end of February, and I wasn't going to wait that long to find out." Bella explained sadly.

"Oh baby. It's fine. I'm not mad at you. I don't think you could have told me in a better way. I loved it. Thank you." I said, kissing her agian. She brought herself closer to me, deepening the kiss.

I pulled away apologetically. "Not here, not now. Nate's gonna wake up in a couple of hours. I want more than a couple of hours to reconnect with you. I want days..." I trailed off as I stared down at her body, making it obvious what I was thinking about. "You understand?" I asked, hoping she wasn't about to blow up in my face.

Instead, I saw her shiver. "I can arrange for you to have me for days if you would like?" She asked shyly.

Boner acheived.

I nodded slowly. "How?" I asked huskily, wanting those days to come already.

"Well... you see, your parents are getting back the day after tomorrow. I'm sure they would just love some time with their only grandson while his parents prepared for their baby that's due just months from now." She explained with a smirk on her face.

"And that's why I love you." I said, kissing her forhead and laughing. I pulled her into my chest and rubbed her back gently.

"Weren't we doing this same thing about five Christmas's ago?" She asked with a giggle. I thought about it for a while, and realized she was right. Five years ago tonight, we we're laying on the couch by the christmas lights. Bella was about five months pregnant, just like she is now. The only difference was we we're in college. She was only ninteen years old, and I was a young twenty one. It seemed so long ago, almost like another life, when we had no money, and lived in a tiny dorm with three or four other people.

"Yes, I think your right." I finally answered, getting another laugh out of her. "We're better looking though now..." I added, laughing with her this time.

"God, I've missed you." She commented, as she burrowed herself deaper into my chest. "Don't ever leave again, please?"

"Promise."

"I love you, so much." She said. Giving me a light kiss, and then laying back down.

I started humming her to sleep, rubbing her back gently.

"Oh, and Bella?"

"Hmm..." She murmered, almost asleep already.

"I love you too." I said, kissing her forhead and returning to rubbing her back. "Merry Christmas my Angel." I whispered softly as I watched her slowly drift off the sleep in my arms.

BPOV

"It's Christmas!" I heard Nathan's voice scream. I almost thought I was dreaming, but realized I actually was awake when I opened one eye and saw Nate standing right in front of me and a sleeping Emmett still on the couch from last night.

"Daddy! Your home!" He said excitedly. Emmett didn't budge. Poor guy probably hadn't slept in forever. I wiggled out of his grasp, trying not to wake him up and took Nathan into the kitchen with me. I set him on the counter while I got everything together to start making coffee.

"Daddy got home really late last night buddy, so we need to be quiet and let him sleep a little bit more." I told Nathan. "By the time this coffee is ready he'll be up." I laughed, knowing to well how Emmett love his coffee.

"Okay..." Nate said sadly. I kissed him on the forhead as I walked passed him, going towards the coffee pot. I grabbed all of the ingrediance that I needed and started putting then in the compartments they needed to go into, pressing the on button when I was through. I turned around, looking at the green digital lights on the stove.

"ANTHONY NATHANIEL! No wonder it seems so early, It's only 4:45." I was only half serious, and he knew it. Today was the one day that Nathan could wake us up at any time and not get in trouble for it. I looked over at him, he was look down at his tiny feet in snowman slippers trying to hid that big grin he had on his face all the time.

"Is that coffee?" I heard Emmett ask from living room.

"DADDY!" Nathan yelled, running straight toward Emmett, who was getting off the couch.

"Hey buddy! Come here!" Emmett said as he picked Nathan up into one of his famous bear hugs. He walked towards me smiling, with nathan still in his arms.

"Coffee will be read in five." I told him.

"Fuck the coffee, I got all I want right here." He said, leaning in for a kiss.

"Hello, I'm still here." Nathan said, right in our ears. We both laughed, as Nathan wiggled out of Emmett's arms and ran into the living.

"Hey! Boy, ya better wait until we get in there!" Emmett warned, Nathan just giggled.

"Come on, before he gets into to much troubled." I laughed, putting my arm around Emmett.

"Okay." I sighed lightly as I sat down. "Why don't we open presents from the family first, since we didnt get to last night."

ARPPP

Ah shit. I thought. I totally forgot about that dog. I looked at Emmett, who was sitting perfectly still, not wanting to make a wrong move.

"What was that?" Nathan asked excitedly.

"Urmmm... That's one of your presents buddy..." Emmett explained caughtiously while he finally looked at me.

Just then the puppy came barely around the corner, shoe in mouth and everything.

"Fuck..." Emmett said under his breath as he went to go retrieve the shoe from the dog.

"A PUPPY!" Nathan yelled.

"Meet buddy." Emmett said, handing the dog over to Nathan. Nathan sat down by the tree and gave his full attention to the pup.

"Can I talk to you?" I said to Emmett, more a statement than a question. I saw him swallow and then he nodded his head. I walked off to our room, knowing he would follow.

"I wish you wouldn't have done that. What if this dog doesnt work out?" I said. I would hate for the dog to become a problem and have to find it a new home.

"Bella, baby. It's just a puppy. I'll take care of it, I promise. You wont have to do a thing."

"I hate to sound like the bitch of a wife... But you have to understand where I'm coming Em. I'm five, almost six months pregnant. I just got fired. We have a five year old out there who just started school... This just isn't a good time for this." I told him.

"Baby... If it's about the money, don't worry about it. I told you, I have us more than covered." He explained.

"It's not that Emmett, It's the stress. I've never had a dog. I wouldn't know where to start. Your at work all day, so it's not like I have help from you."

"Awe baby, come here." He said, opening his arms to me. I greatly leaned into him as he rubbed up and down my back.

"It's gonna be fine. It'll all work out. I promise you'll learn to love this little guy. I already do. I'll teach you. It's not that hard." He promised.

"God, I love you." I whispered.

EMPOV

I didn't realize how much Bella was worrying about this dog becoming a part of the family. I really felt bad about all of it after I we talked. I'm a guy, its a dog. They're cute, manly, and fun. She's a girl. She's the one who normally cleans up after it, has to make sure it doesnt get into stuff, etc.

I promised her that I would take care of it, and I would. And if that didn't work out, we would find a new home for it, but I knew once she warmed up to it, she would never have another worry.

We had both gone back into the living room after our talk, now I was sitting on the couch with Buddy, while she was on the floor with Nathan, teaching him how to "Play Santa."

"To mommy, from Santa." Nathan said. She looked up at me questioningly. She had set out all of the presents last night before I got there, and it was obvious that wasn't one of the ones she had set out. I had set some of my own out when she was asleep last night. I just smiled at her, while she shook her head.

Once all the presents where passed out. We all dug into our stockings. I had added a few extra things into Bellas: A tiffany tennis bracelet, some bath salt, and another silver baby rattle, with a tag that explained that it would be engraved when we decided on a name. She loved it, like I knew she would.

Bella had gotten Nathan a lot of tiny toys, some new slippers, a dvd, and chocolate. I was almost dreading the day he decided to bite into that stuff, he'd be bouncing off the walls.

I got mostly stocking stuffers in mine, just tiny things, some cute, some sexy ones that I tried my best to hide from Nate.

After the stockings, we all began to open our presents.

Bella had decided to get Nate and I a new xbox, which I would always be greatful for. Black ops here we come. I know I would have a blast teaching Nathan how everything worked.

The rest of the stuff was just things that she knew we would like, toys for nathan, a couple of shirts for me. Not anything extravagant, but still sweet.

"Wait!" I half screamed as almost all of the presents were opened. I had forgotten about one in my suitcase. I went to go grab it and brought it to Bella.

"Here... I caught you looking at it in a catalog before I left, I orded the last one of that size, so I hope it fits." I explained as she tore off the plain red wrapping.

She opened the box and smiled.

"How did you...? She asked, stunned. She pulled out the black silk chiffon robe. "This was way too much Emmett, I was just looking at it. I never attempted to buy it." She said.

"I wanted to." I told her. I smiled.

"Mommy, that's pretty." Nathan said, touching it softly. She nodded her head.

"Yes it is buddy, it's very pretty."

Just then I saw nathan yawn. I looked at my watch. Only seven in the morning.

"Well... How bout we set this xbox up Nate? What do ya say?" I asked.

Really?" He asked excited.

"Yeah, sure, but we gotta walk Buddy first." I told him. "Go get your coat and boots on and meet me at the front door." As soon as I said that he ran off into his room.

I looked down at Bella who was still on the floor. I reached out my hand, letting her grab it to get up.

"Thank you baby, all of this was more than I ever could have asked for." I said, kissing her lightly.

"How bout I make breakfast while you two get everything set up?" She suggested.

"What about cleaning all this up?" I looked around at all the paper on the floor. She just shruggered her shoulders.

"Leave it, it's Christmas." She giggled and walked away towards the kitchen. I just stood there shaking my head.

BPOV

While my boys were walking Buddy, I went into the kitchen and got everything ready for breakfast. I had just put the bacon on when I heard my phone buzzing in my chanel purse.

Alice. Figures.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS BELLA!" Alice yelled into the phone. I laughed.

"Gosh Alice, chill. Merry Christmas by the way." I said.

"So, are you gonna invite up over for breakfast? Or am I gonna have to invite myself?" She asked.

"You guys can come over if you want, your present is still sitting in the corner by the tree, so yall have something to open." I explained. She squealed loudly, and I held the phone away from my ears, not wanted to bust and eardrum.

"Okay! See you in thirty!" She yelled, then hung up. I shrugged, shaking my head.

"Damn, it's cold." I heard Emmett say, coming in stomping off his boots.

"Language daddy." Nate said, and I giggled.

"Well, it is. Bella, baby. Give Bud a peice of bacon when it's done please. Since we don't have treats or anything, bacon with have to do." He explained, I just nodded.

"Alice and Jasper are coming over for breakfast, they'll be here soon." I yelled, as the guys headed straight for the xbox.

I had breakfast ready in no time, putting everything on my christmas plates and setting it neatly on the table.

"Damn, it's cold." I looked up when I heard that. Jasper and Alice we're walking in the door, Alice laughing her ass off at something, and Jasper shivering.

"LANGUAGE!" I heard Nathan's little voice from the living room. We all laughed.

"Okay, well breakfast just got put on the table, so get it while it's hot. Just serve yourselves and sit where ever you can find a place." I told everyone.

Everyone got their food, and found a spot in the living room. We all just talked, it was nice and I could tell we all needed it.

"Okay, so. Where's those presents?" Jasper asked as he finished.

"Umm... Actually. It's just one. But I promise it's worth it." I said, picking up the huge flat presents and handed it to Alice and Jasper.

"Gosh, Bella. What'd you do? Buy a freak Da Vince Painting or something?" Alice kidding. I stole a side glance at Emmett, who winked at me. I giggle and shook my head at him. It had taken both of us forever to find someone who could actually do what we wanted with this gift, and we knew they would have this forever.

"Okay Ali, ready?"Jasper said, as he held her hand and pulled the wrapping off with her together.

"Oh... Bella..." Alice said with tears in her eyes.

When we were still in collage, I had taken a picture of Alice and Jasper sitting by the fire during a snow storm one Thanksgiving break. They had looked so peacful, and so in love. I just had to take the picture. I of course woke them up, and had gotten yelled at, but I still knew it would be worth it one day. I had saved that picture all these years, and a couple of years ago, we finally figured out what we wanted to do with it. So we started looking for artist, someone who knew that they were doing, and wouldn't mess this expressing of love up. We finally found someone last october. They painted that picture of a huge canvas and put it in a flat black frame, it had arrived just days ago.

"You like it?" I asked with a smile, leaning into Emmett.

"When did you get this done, I don't even remember... Wait. Is this that picture from collage?" She asked, looking at Jasper instead of me. He nodded at her, and looked at both Emmett and I.

"Yall, this is perfect. I couldn't have asked for anything else, It almost beats Alice's present..." He said, looking at her with love.

"What did she get you?" I asked curiously.

Alice and Jasper exchanged glances, and Jasper nodded his head at Alice slightly.

"Well, we weren't gonna say anything, because of everything that has happened, and what we were told... But I'm pregnant! Eight weeks!" She said happily.

So... What's ya think? Please review? I'm trying to get back into the hang of updating at least sometimes, and all these review alerts being sent to my email will remind me that I do in fact have something to do beside laze around the house all weekend watching sappy lifetime movies.