SM owns it all … I just like to play with her toys …

Balti K. … My Beta, You are wonderful. Jasper wants to make you dinner, while Peter rubs coconut oil all over you. God, it sounds like you'll be busy for the weekend! Hugs~Izzy

The last time … We ended with …

Jasper rolled us to our sides, never removing himself from my smaller frame. We lay there on our bed, and on our blanket as the night slowly turned into morning. Never speaking, never detaching ourselves from the other, and enjoying our time as we knew we always would…

Chapter 26

A Day on the Town …

(BPOV)

When the day light finally filtered through our bedroom windows, I realized that Jasper was still fully sheathed inside me. I'd fallen to sleep begging him not to stop his loving ministrations. Jasper slowed his pace and lightly rocked me to sleep, as I was wrapped in both absolute contentment and peace.

Good mornin', Sweetheart. I know that completely enjoyed my night, but how did you sleep? Jasper asked while still rocking his hips gently into aching core. It wasn't painful. I was just ready for another round of Jasper's expert sexual powers.

It was wonderful, and I think that this is how I want to wake up every morning, with you completely filling me. I absolute love this, you know, I said as I moved to rock my hips in time with Jasper's.

I believe that could be arranged. I ain't got no complaints about this either, ya know.

We were completely enjoying the moment when we could hear the black blur make her way to our very lust filled room. I was almost at the cusp of release when Alice started tapping her hand on the bedroom door. I closed my eyes, and focused closely on my shield. As Jasper watched wide eyed as Alice was kept out of our room by my shield. Jasper reached down and pitched my nub one time, and I was left screaming as I came all over him.

"JAAA..SPEE…RRR! AAHHHhhh!" I cried out, not really caring who was either watching or hearing us. Jasper was lost in his own world of release, as I noticed that I was losing my shyness about sex and the idea of others seeing my body. As long as Jasper wasn't pissed about it, then why the hell should I be?

How can you be thinking about the others right after you orgasm? My only thoughts are of a cigarette and a shot of Jack, Jasper joked as we both laughed at the cock block, otherwise known as Alice, who was still knocking on our door. I released the door from my shield, and once it was gone she entered.

"Are you two are done now? Geez, one would think that you two would have stopped at sunrise, but no, you two just kept right on going. I have to tell each of you that I know Edward and the other guys love this, but we girls would like to do something other than bump pelvises all night," Alice said as she walked into our room and straight into our closest.

The funniest part about the whole deal was that Jasper was still completely enclosed within me, as he'd been all night. I looked up into his butterscotch colored eyes, that had just a touch of orange to them after last night's nosh on my mating mark, and his eyes were staring straight back into mine. Our emotions completely mirrored the other's with distress and disappointment. It seemed as though neither one of us wanted to disconnect from the other yet.

I could tell that there was a mess that was going to have to be cleaned up from our night, my back and neither regions were covered with Jasper's essence. Not that I cared about that. We'd both needed each other with such desperation that there was no stopping us.

As Jasper removed himself from my body, I was filled with the grief of him not being connected to me, and I whimpered as I mourned the loss of him like I never had before. Jasper had made sure to cover our bodies with the blanket while I slept, and as he rolled onto his back his eyes went to search out the coffee hound.

Alice was still talking about what she had planned for us to do today, and how Jasper and I had kept everyone from getting ready earlier. I kind of laughed at how one couple kept all of the others so busy that they were unable to get ready for their day. Especially since one half of that first couple, slept for several hours in the night.

You might have slept, Darlin', but I sure as hell didn't, Jasper said suggestively to me mentally.

Yeah, I know. I can feel how much sleep you got last night … all the way up my back, I laughed at him.

I never said that I wasn't a messy lover, Sug. You just need to get used to me again, he said, wiggling his eyebrows at me and making me laugh out loud at his behavior.

Whatever, let's just get today over with. I'm not looking forward to shopping with theenergizer bunny over there, I said, tilting my head in Alice's direction.

Hell, you seemed to have liked your energizer bunny's batteries yesterday mornin'.

Yes, I did, and you better watch out Jasper. I just might start using him more often if you don't quit poking fun at me, I huffed out.

Oh really? I don't think so, Sug, not to mention I love pokin' you, he teased, laughing, as he got up off the bed, making his way toward the bathroom. He was wearing nothing but a smile as Alice sized him up as he walked by. She was giggling again, but acted completely nonplussed about the whole thing. So I thought, what the hell, I might as well get up too.

So I stood up, and started making my way to the bathroom when Alice gasped.

"You really do need to go shopping, don't you? Did Carlisle check your weight yesterday? You are already getting a bit thicker in the middle there, Bella."

Jasper was out of the bathroom in a flash, after he'd turned the shower on for the water to heat up. He was starting at my mid section, but I couldn't see a difference though he and Alice sure could. I shrugged my shoulders and went straight to the shower. The hot water was the best thing to wake me up these days. God, I miss my coffee in the morning, I was thinking as Jasper came to join me.

Then grab a cup for yourself when we get downstairs, but there is something that I'd like to talk to about this mornin'. He paused as he put some shampoo onto my hair, then continued. You really are starting widen out, Sug. I think you might need some new clothes today. You shouldn't be wearing anything too tight right now, and umm … I can definitely see a change in these, he said as he groped my breasts. He was supposed to be washing them, but they were becoming quite interesting to him all of a sudden.

Was that a fat joke? Because if you remember it was your attentions that are going to be making me even fatter than I am now, I said, poking my pointer finger into his chest. I was feeling a little nervous, scared, and upset about the whole body changing thing suddenly. I really am going to get fat, Jasper, I said as I started to cry.

Shit, Angel, I swear I didn't mean it like that. I meant that your body is starting to bloom 'cause of the baby. And you'll never be fat, your body is just going to expand and swell because of our son. I didn't mean for you to take what I was sayin' in such a bad way. Jasper begged, trying to pull his foot out of his mouth.

When I suddenly jerked my head up and said, "Got-cha," while smiling and laughing at him like a loon.

"Oh, lil miss, you are so gonna pay for the shit," Jasper threatens as Alice opened the shower door and said.

"I don't have time for your games this morning, you two. Now, get dressed in the clothes that I pulled out for you, and let's go already."

I still had the shampoo in my hair, and it was running down and into my eyes when Jasper and I both started laughing at Alice's assumptions that we were going to be going at it again.

"Sorry, Alice, Jasper just hasn't woken me up entirely yet. I'm used to being tickled awake and he never got the chance this morning."

"Oh, he tickled you alright ..." Alice said exasperated, as Peter walked in the bathroom.

"He did more than tickle you, Sugar, he pickled you," he wagged his eyebrows at me while telling his deadpanned joke.

I jumped at Peter's deep southern drawl and stood behind Jasper, hoping that his body was hiding most of mine. I was fine with Alice seeing me in my birthday suit, but apparently I wasn't ok with Peter seeing all of me. Jasper was laughing at my sudden bashfulness, but asked Peter to wait for us in the bedroom while we finished our shower.

I guess I'm not over my issues with nudity yet, huh?

It would seem so Sug, but you'll get used to it, I swear.

Jasper and I finished our shower, and he braided my hair for me. I walked out into our bedroom wrapped tightly in my towel and said.

"Peter, would you mind turning around. I know that you guys don't think shit over people going around completely naked, but I still do," I said with tons of sarcasm in my tone.

"You ain't got noting I ain't seen before Sugar, but since I know the Major will kill my ass if I don't," Peter trailed off as he turned to face the bedroom doors. "You ought to let me see more of that hot lil body of yours. If the Major thinks you're gettin' fat, I know that Char and I both always enjoy a well rounded woman in our bed," Peter offered, as I was putting my under things on.

"I'll try not to think about that too much, Petey, but you know there are already three people in sleeping in our bed. Four would just be over the top, don't you think, Jas?" I asked, as Jasper's growls grew louder and louder at me for flirting with Peter. When Peter turned his head and winked at me, I knew that things were going to be like this all day long, and that I might as well just get used to it.

"Listen here, Captain, the Major can kick your ass for a lesser offense than hittin' on his mate. Like that fuckin' hair cut for instance? Who in the hell gets their hair cut like that?" Jasper asked a soundly shocked Peter.

"I can't help it that you changed me before it could grow out some. It's all your fault asshole! If you'd never turned me, I'd have gotten laid that weekend. And already been in my grave now!" Peter said, acting wounded but projecting nothing but humor.

"My fault? I don't think so fucker, you're the dip shit that went and got that fucked up hair cut to begin with. If you'd waited until the following week to get your hair cut, you'd have never had to worry about gettin' another one EVER!"

"I think it's cute. Peter, I for one like your hair cut. I mean a flat top is always in style for a guy, right? It's like a good pair of boots, they never go out of style either," I asked, playing along with these two jokers.

Peter turned around at vampire speed and smiled at me like I was his new best friend, causing Jasper to growl at our silliness.

"OH MY GOD, PLEASE, tell me that you are joking?" Alice begged, acting like I just murdered Jimmy Choo or something.

"No, I think Jasper's and Petey's boots are sexy as hell."

"You have NO since of fashion. Thank the Lord that you have me to go with you today to pick out new maternity clothes," Alice stated.

"Was that another fat joke?"

"No, it was an 'I got knocked up before I was married,' joke. Now, damn it, hurry up already. We still have to feed the pregnant elf before Carlisle will let her leave this house. So chop, chop! Go, go," Alice ordered to the three of us. We all looked back at her like she'd flipped her fucking lid. "I will get mean with all three of you. Move your asses now!"

"Char could take you, you know. I don't have to put up with this! I say that we all go on strike..." I could hear Charlie, Emmett, and Char all start chanting from downstairs, "Strike, Strike, Strike….," from around different parts of the house.

"Peter, you'd better watch your back. That's all I'm saying," Alice ranted as she left our bedroom, shaking her head and her fingers at us as she turned the corner and left our room. I was ready to pee my pants.

All three of us lay on top of the messy bed, and laughed our asses off. That's when I knew that today, even with the shopping with Alice, would be a great day. I laid my head onto Peter's chest and kissed his cheek.

"You have no idea how much I appreciate that. You're going shopping with us right? I mean, I know that Jas will get my back, but with the two of you, there isn't any way the coffee hound will win."

"I will always have your back. Now I believe that my wife is downstairs cookin' up some grub for the pregnant elf. So let's make tracks," Peter answered he kissed the top of my head, and left the bedroom.

Jasper and I stripped our bed and loaded the washing machine was we made our way downstairs. Char was standing in front of the stove as I popped my morning vitamin. I was noticing how quiet the house was this morning. I mean, more than half of the people that I was used to being here were now gone.

"Where are Esme and Carlisle, and everyone else at?" I questioned Charlotte.

"Oh, they all went on a quick hunt. Everyone is goin' today, and you ought to see the list of things that Esme is going to be buyin'. I have no clue as to where she plans on storin' all of this stuff, but if I know her she's got somethin' up her sleeve," Char told me as she placed a Belgian waffle in front of me. It was topped with whip cream and mixed berries. I poured the syrup on it as Edward walked into the kitchen shooting the glare of death at me. This caused Char and me both to start laughing uncontrollably.

I guess I really had started off his day in a bad way with a pissed off Alice. Though I was only joking with her, and I thought that she understood that.

"Alice must be pretty pissed huh?" I asked him as he started to leave out the back door. Edward stopped in the middle of opening the door and spoke.

"She's not mad at all. It's me that's not very happy with you right now."

"Are you that upset over the other night? You know that that was payback for the whole Charlie and Kate mating thing. You shouldn't have said that, and I had to pay you back somehow. I thought that was the best way for me to seek my revenge." I said, trying not to laugh at the memories from last night.

"Yes, I know that you had to get me back, an eye for an eye and all that, but did you have to do while there was someone videotaping it?"

"Now, that you will have to thank your brothers for, the whole videotaping idea was all Jasper's and Peter's." Edward shot Jasper a glare, and I lost it and just about spit my Marva all over the countertop. To stop the glaring game, I spoke to Edward. "You better not keep that look on your face for too long, your face could freeze that way," I told him as I took a huge bite of my breakfast.

Edward stood there gapping like a fish, but no words were coming out of his mouth. It was Jasper and Peter that lost it this time. Edward just looked at them as he went out the back door of the mansion and off into the woods for a quick hunt.

"Alice had said that everyone was ready to go, but nobody was. We could have stayed in bed for a little while longer." I said, as I placed my dirty dish into the dishwasher.

"Oh Lord, if you two had stayed in that bed stuck together like glue any longer, the shoppin' trip would never have happened at all. It's a damn good thing that those of us in vamp/vamp relationships can't have babies, cause we'd be buyin' for at least five other couples' kids today, too," Peter said as he fondled Char's breasts. I about choked on my Marva when as I watched them.

It's not like I didn't want to look away, but it was like that car accident on the side of the road that you just have to slow down and watch before you can move on. That's what this was like for me. Char was moaning into Peter's mouth and I was too caught in watching them to even think about turning my head as I heard the others coming in through the back door.

"Holy shit, Bella's more than Viagra, she's a voyeur now too. Who knew that 'Lil Miss Virgin' could get into watching others make out. Hey, Bella, watch this," Emmett said, as he grabbed Edward and dipped him backwards, and started making out with him.

Edward was beyond pissed at this point and he was hitting Emmett to let him up, but it didn't work. Everyone was laughing there asses off, even Alice, but as Emmett went to fondle Edwards package he throw Emmett to the ground and said.

"You have got to be kidding me? What has gotten into everyone here lately?"

"I've wanted to kiss Cher ever since Sonny left her, man. You can't blame me after the other night, now can you?"

"Seems like our Eddieboy is battin' for the other team now, what a shame. Maybe, Rose and Alice will hook up and the family can all stay together that way," Jasper teased, as he ran out the back door and into the backyard while I wrapped my shield around him.

Everyone followed him out to watch as Edward tried to get his hands on either Emmett or Jasper.

"Do they do this all the time?" I questioned the girls that were standing around me.

"Yes, you would think that I haven't raised them right sometimes, but then again, boys will be boys," Esme said as she shook her head at the scene going on in the back yard.

It was getting close to time to leave so I went back inside to grab my purse and my coat, and the other ladies were doing the same. Before we left I moved the bedsheets from the washer and into the dryer. All of us walked out to the pole barn together, and I was surprised that my truck had been pulled out along with all of the other cars including our new 'family car'.

"Why are we taking the truck?" I asked the group.

"We have so much to buy today Bella, and we'll need to get it all home somehow. The truck will keep us from having to hold stuff in our laps on the long drive home," Alice said.

Holy hell, how much shit are we buying today? And what would we be buying that we would need a truck to carry it all home? I thought as I got into the passenger seat of the new car.

"You've never really been shoppin' with Alice or Esme before, but trust me. We'd be taking the truck with us even if they weren't plannin' on buyin' out all the baby stores between here and Seattle." Jasper laughed out.

"Oh, this is going to be interesting."

As we drove towards the Seattle city limits, I watched out the car window as the landscape passed by. Jasper had docked his I-Pod in the stereo and we were listening to some quiet Jazz music as he drove at twice the legal speed limit. After driving for about an hour and a half Jasper parked our new car in line with everyone else that had joined us on this trip.

We were all walking into a beautiful boutique, very chic, and very expensive, I could tell just by walking past the store's front window. Alice, Esme, Rose, and Char were all holding onto their mates hands until we passed the window in front of the store, and my eyes started to pick again with tears. I am turning into an absolute cry baby these days, I thought.

Jasper was laughing as we walked into the cutest designer baby store that I'd ever seen. There were so many things sitting, hanging, or laying around the inside of the story that my eyes couldn't light on just one item at a time. It was overwhelming to my senses, but the sights were so precious that I couldn't look away.

The audible gasp coming from the women in our family who were following Jasper and I kind of brought me back to reality. The stores walls were painted in a dark brown color, so one would think that the inside of the store was dark and unattractive, but the visual appeal of the baby pinks, baby blues, yellows, and greens offset the dark walls in such contrast that no one could ever call this store dark or gloomy.

"Oh Bella, we have got to buy one of everything," Alice said, as she made her way past Jasper and I and further into the store.

A nice lady in her early sixties walked over to our group and introduced herself, and let us know that she was the owner of the designer baby store. "Now, if you need anything, please, don't hesitate to ask for my assistance," Mary told us as she went back to behind the checkout counter.

We all walked toward where the cribs and bedding were located and Esme started looking at her list. She knew what she wanted for the crib, but want Jasper's and my opinions on everything. I just wasn't ready to start thinking about where the baby was going to sleep. I was worried about the smaller things.

"Esme, show me what you had in mind, and then let Jasper and I think about it. I know that everyone is over the moon about the baby, but right now, I just need to take things one step at time. I promise that we will get everything bought and put together before he gets here… but there is also a problem: if we buy all this stuff, where in the world are we going to store it all until he gets here and needs it?"

"Well, that is a matter I have wanted to chat with you about, Bella…" Esme began, as she linked her arm through mine while we walked along, looking at different cribs. "Well, Dear, I know that you haven't had practice with how our family works over the long term, but every four or five years we pack up all of our belongings and move to a different town, so that we can keep up the human façade. Now, Carlisle is impersonating a thirty three year old now, and he won't be able to pull that off for much longer there in Forks."

"You want move away from Forks?" I asked as we walked.

"Yes, we were planning on waiting until June to move, but now with the baby coming, plus with Kate and Charlie now staying with us, I feel that the time to move is now. Charlie can't be seen in town as it is, you know. We won't be going too far away from Washington State, just far enough to have a fresh start," she said as we passed several racks of the littlest baby clothes that I'd ever seen.

One little outfit caught my attention and I just had to reach out and touch it. It was a royal blue one-piece jumper, and on the chest it said "My Daddy Rocks," with a guitar on either side of the print and I just had to buy it. It was a newborn size, and I knew that Jasper would just love it. There was a matching tube hat that had the two guitars on it, so I wanted that too. As I was looking at the hat size, Esme noticed little newborn size chucks and I knew that Alice would absolutely hate this outfit, but damn it, I was buying it.

We looked at everything that the store had, and I walked up the register to pay for the outfit. Evidently Edward must have been feeling bad about making me upset earlier, because his credit card had already been swiped and he was paying for it instead of me or Jasper.

"You didn't have to do that, you know," I said as I stood on my tiptoes and gave him a peck on the cheek in thanks for this thoughtfulness.

"Yes, I did. I was mad that everyone was pulling all of this shit over on me lately and I took my anger out on you when I shouldn't have. I am sorry. So what did you buy the little guy with my card?" he asked as we all made our way out to the cars again.

I was showing Edward the clothes and his face broke out in a very mischievous grin then he said, "You know my wife is going to hate this outfit, right?"

"Yeah, and just think about how pissed she's going to be at you since it was your credit card number that paid for it," I joked.

Edward was shaking his head and looking up towards heavens, maybe hoping for some answers. He pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "You know that you don't play fair right?" My response was to laugh at him. He was laughing along with me by the time Alice made it back to their Volvo to head to another store.

"It's good that you and Eddieboy have come to some agreement," Jasper observed as we were pulling into a mall a few miles from the baby store.

"Yeah, I think that he is just not used to everyone getting one over on him. He'll get over it," I said, and then started laughing and added, "Or die."

Jasper and I were laughing and walking hand and hand through the four-level mall that Alice, Rose, and Char called their second home. I was looking at the directory near the escalators when Rose walked up to me and we started walking together. I wrapped my shield around Jasper as I was led into a store called 'Motherhood'.

I found a couple of shirts that I just loved. They were tunic styles; one was short sleeved the other was a ¾ sleeve. The short-sleeved one was white and even had a little bit of lace around the collar and bottom hem of the long shirt. I knew it was a little more girly than I'd usually wear, but it was too cute to pass up. The ¾ sleeved top was cotton and had a blue plaid design to it; now this was my usual fashion sense. I found a couple of pairs of 'pea in a pod' jeans, boot cut, but the waistband was completely new to me. It was a wide elastic band that started at the bottom of my hips, and could be pulled higher the further along I am. The jeans had no zipper either really, really weird.

The sales lady set me up in the dressing room to try everything on while everyone else was shopping. As I put my first outfit on and I opened the dressing room door, I heard a commotion coming from the last room near the three-sided mirror that I wanted to use.

As I walked tentatively to the mirror to see how I looked, Peter popped out of the dressing room door with the fake baby pillow stuffed under his shirt.

I started laughing so hard, that it must have sounded like I was screaming. Because in the next instant ten really pissed vampires, and two magically charged elves were gathered around me, ready for a fight. When everyone saw what Peter was wearing they instantly relaxed, and started laughing hysterically in the middle of a maternity clothing store.

"Can't a guy have any privacy in this family?" Peter asked as he tried to go back into the dressing room, but it was Edward's turn for revenge.

"You show me yours and I'll show you mine," Edward said as he tucked his cell phone back into his pants pocket after taping Peter's disgrace.

"You wouldn't dare Eddieboy," Peter challenged.

"Try me, fucker," Edwards said, as Esme scolded him over his language.

I've heard Edward say 'shit' and 'fucker' in one day, that's a first, Jasper stated, shocked as hell over Edward's sudden foul mouth.

I guess he figures if you can't beat them join them? You, Emmett, and Peter must be really bad influences on him, I said, laughing mentally at the fuckery that is now my life.

Hey, do they have one of those pillows in your dressing room?

Yeah … why? I asked, half scared of his answer.

I think I'd like to see you wearing one. Come on it'll just be you and me in the dressing room, please? Jasper asked me with the puppy dog eyes, and the panty dropping grin going along with it.

And Edward thinks that I don't play fair! You are the master of the guilt trips and getting your way, I retorted, shocked and stunned by my mate's manipulation.

With the apparent threat disposed, everyone left the dressing rooms and I knew that it was just Jasper, me, and Peter in here now. So as Jasper made his way to the seat in the dressing room, he grabbed the pillow, and placed it inside of the huge waist band on the jeans, and lowered my shirt over it. When I looked at myself in the mirror my eyes were the size of dinner plates.

Jasper on the other hand was emanating nothing but pure joy and love, with a hefty dose of anticipation. I was sure I was putting off nothing but shock and quite a bit of awe. I really looked like I was pregnant, and that was a huge thing for me to comprehend.

I really am going to be huge, Jasper?

And I am gonna be lovin' every fuckin' minute of it. We only get one baby, Bella, and I can't wait to see you grow large and round with my son, Jasper said as he walked up behind and placed his hands on my pillow enlarged belly.

"You are undoubtedly getting this outfit and many others today. Let's see what they have in the way of under garments for ya while we're here, Sug. I want ya get everything ya need, and that way you can just use them as you go. Plus, Alice found some designer online that she's already ordered several maternity dresses and such from.

I got redressed and put both of my outfits on the counter, and started making my way to the underwear section. Rose and Char were both there already and were arguing over which underwear would be best for me.

"Umm, can't I choice my own underwear?" I asked as I walked past the both of them.

I choose 4 packs of fold over cotton panties in multi colored patterns. I was walking over the maternity bras, and only found 3 different styles and none of them seemed right for me, that's when the sales lady walked up to me.

"Bella are you really going to buy those? These would probably work out better for you." Rose said, as she held up a pair of G-String maternity underwear.

"I don't think so Rose, sorry."

"How's about these then, Sugar?" Charlotte asked as she held up a pair of underwear that both she and I could fit into.

"I am NOT wearing Granny Panties!" I yelped a little too loudly, making everyone who was with me laugh.

"I really don't care which ones you choose, just as long as you buy 'em in gross quantities. You're gonna need 'em that way with the way I plan on rippin' 'em off of ya each night," Jasper suggested seductively in my ear, causing my whole body to quiver in want. I may need new panties sooner rather than later!

"Now, do you know that nursing bras can be just as giving and supportive as maternity bras?" the sales lady asked as she was looking between Jasper and me.

"Umm … This is my first time here, and I have no idea about anything really. I was just trying to find something that I can wear all the way through my pregnancy without having to keep buying different sizes every week."

"Well, I'd suggest these then…" She pointed to six different ones and then said, "If you want to get through the whole pregnancy I would also suggest that you go up and least one size each on the band width and cup size."

I gulped and thanked the lady, as I noticed that Emmett and Peter had now joined Jasper and I in the back of the store.

I pulled out several bras from the bags that they were hanging in, and choose several different brands and sizes. That's when the two fools next to us started really getting into the whole deal. If I thought Peter went nuts over the fake baby pillow, he lost his shit when he realized the cups to the nursing bras would fall down with a simple flip of the latch.

"OH SHIT! Now this is what my Char and I need. Char come here and look at this shit!" Peter yelled, making me wonder what a vampire that wasn't pregnant would ever want with a nursing bra.

Easy access, Darlin'. Peter's happier than a virgin at a stripper convention! Jasper laughed out.

"OMG, Peter, put those back," I whisper-yelled, earning me a glare from Peter.

"If it's good enough for the Major's girl, than this shit is good enough for my wife."

I shook my head at him and was making my way to the check out when Ashling found us.

"Now, Bella, I'd suggest that you also buy several Maternity Belts. You pregnancy is not a 'typical' pregnancy. Each week you are further along, is equivalent to nine days of a normal human pregnancy. Your back and stomach muscles will react and need to adjust to the sudden changes in your body, and you might feel cramping and discomfort which could be prevented if you invest in several good quality support belts."

"Ashling, could you grab the ones that you think would best? I have no clue as to what I am looking for."

"I'd be honored, my Lady. I also hope that you are not upset that I took it upon myself to add several nightgowns and other sleepwear to your ever growing pile of clothing."

"What pile? I only had two outfits," I said as Jasper and I hurried to the counter.

When we got there, I could barely see the clerk over the top of the mound of clothes that everyone seemed to be adding to.

Jasper, who is going to wear all of these clothes?

You are, Darlin'. Just wait until the packages start arrivin'. Alice is going ape shit with clothes for not only you, but for the baby too.

All I could do was shake my head as the sales clerk starting ringing up my order. I am sure that her commission check for this month was going to be doubled in just our one shopping spree. I was amazed how fourteen people, and one hour could ever total the amount of money that was spent. Of course, Jasper had already worked it out that it was his credit card that was being used for this visit. I wasn't too thrilled with idea of him spending so much money on my clothes, but after his not so subtle reminder, I gave up.

I thought that if it wasn't for me you wouldn't be in this store buyin' your clothes, he laughed out mentally, as Peter and Emmett went to purchase their wives new, unnecessary, nursing bras.

I was getting tired and Carlisle kept looking at his watch to see what time it was. I knew that I needed to eat something, but I really just wanted a good long nap.

I'll be right back, Sug. You just stay with the group, Jasper said as he made his way to the food court.

Everyone but me was carrying bags after bags from the maternity store shopping spree. I found it funny that no one would let me carry anything. I was pregnant, I didn't have a brittle bones or something, I was thinking that as Jasper walked up to me holding a fruit smoothie. It was strawberries and banana and I drank it dry in no time.

The last thing I remember was sitting in the front seat of the SUV on our way home. I was watching as Jasper drove. I was trying to memorize the curve of his nose when my eyes finally closed …

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