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Emmett's POV

"Okay, so we tell them that the cake needed a few finishing touches and that's what took us so long." Rose said as we stood in the elevator that went up to Edward's apartment.

I smiled and said, "Sure thing, Honey." I didn't have the heart to tell her that her hair was a dead give away to what actually made us late. Not to mention her wrinkled cloths and my giant grin. I couldn't help it, though. My cheeks were hurting like a bitch from smiling so much and still I couldn't stop. I looked like the god damn Cheshire cat.

"Quit smiling like that." She said looking back at me with her brows drawn together. "It's a dead give away."

"I'm trying but I just keep imagining you in that one position against the wall, with your skirt hiked up and my…"

"Emmett!" She hissed looking a little exasperated and slightly turned on. I knew she was thinking about it too. What I hadn't realized was that the elevator door was standing open, and people were in the hall. They were out of hearing range mostly, but I'm sure it didn't take much to figure out what we were talking about. "We will discuss this when we get home." The line wasn't usually something a man likes to hear. Usually it signifies that your in trouble with your lady, but the way she purred it into my ear made me want to take her back home right now, trouble be damned.

She turned and walked out of the elevator with a perfectly lovely smile planted on her lips and a saunter in her walk that I imagined was her way of torturing me. The skirt she was wearing hugged her ass just right for me to get a good view.

I walked after her making sure to stay a little ways back so I had the perfect view of her walking away from me. Then I remembered that I had another problem now that I would have to take care of before I could head inside.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes. "Sweaty gym socks, sweaty gym socks, sweaty gym socks." I repeated the mantra a few times to no avail. I tried again. "Old woman at bakery, old woman at bakery, old woman at bakery." That did the trick if only marginally. At least I was well enough to walk into the now open door along with the rest of the small group who headed in before us.

"Emmett." I looked over to see that one of the people walking in along side Rose and myself was Jasper. I had only really met him twice, but he left an impression with how he was with Isadora. Good guy, I remembered. Then there was the show we went to at Edward's shop. I didn't get to talk to him much, but him and that little pixie of a girlfriend got so into the show that they were nearly as entertaining to watch as the entertainers. "How's it going man?"

"Great." I sighed happily. I really couldn't be better. I was a man who was still riding the high from having amazing sex with the most beautiful woman on the planet, plus now I got to go play with my niece, and eat cake.

"You might want to tell Rose her hair is in a bit of a disarray before anyone else does. Woman hate when you throw them to their friends unaware."

I laughed at that, and nodded. Apparently Rose was definitely not as sneaky as she had hoped. That was fine by me. It was like a walking advertisement. 'Emmett was here.' Very he-man and very affective.

"Wipe that stupid grin off your face, Emmett." I shook my gaze away from Rose's swaying ass when she spoke. She pretended to be offended, but the smirk gave her away. She liked when I stared at her. I liked to stare at her. We were perfect together. "You're going to give us away."

I grinned even broader at that. She was too cute when she was telling me I was going to give away our sexcapades while sporting sex hair. Still I didn't have the heart to tell her. Instead, I kept the smirk I couldn't wipe off my face while I walked over and swiped a few of the more wild hairs down into a more discreet position.

Alice's POV

Rose was beautiful. All legs. She towered over my meager height, long blonde hair that shimmered like it was trying out to be in a shampoo add, and perfectly proportioned face. I would be absolutely terrified that Jasper would go for her, except they looked almost like brother and sister. Both blonde and blue eyed. That and Jasper hardly even notices how hot she is. At least from what I can tell.

But right now was different. He was looking at Rose and Emmett very intently while I opened the front door to Edwards apartment to let in the first batch of guests to arrive, late might I add.

It was a cute picture I opened the door to. Mia, Angela's youngest daughter, was perched on Jaspers hip hugging him tightly. Such a shy little girl would have a problem coming into a group of new people without some form of support. Darby was standing on his other side gripping his hand firmly, while speaking animatedly to him, that is until I answered the door. As soon as she saw me her grin spread half way across her face. And then there was Bree debating something with her mother.

Still, Jasper stared over at Emmett and Rose with a smile planted on his lips. I peeked my head out around the door to get a better look. They were having a moment. At least that's what it looked like. Emmett was brushing away some hair from Rose's face while Rose smirked at him with slightly smeared lipstick, and her hair that Emmett was so kindly brushing down was messy as I have ever seen hair.

Then it clicked.

"She has s-e-x hair." I whispered as soon as the girls all ran into the apartment. Jasper looked over at me then, and chuckled, nodding. "He isn't going to tell her either."

"Doesn't look like it." Jasper leaned down and gave me a quick kiss. "Did you miss me?"

"It's weird how pronounced that twang of yours gets when you're asking that." I noted before I gave in a nodded. Jasper didn't even bother to look ashamed. He enjoyed how affected I was by his southern drawl. It was his trademark. "Get inside. Bella dressed Isadora up so make sure to tell her how lovely she is. And use that twang when you do it. That little girl is more affected by that then anyone I have ever met."

Jasper walked inside and made a big to-do over Isadora. I swear I could practically hear that girl blush. I was sad I missed her reaction, or better yet, I was sad I missed Edward's reaction.

From what I gathered from Bella, and the little I have been around Edward he is taking wonderfully to fatherhood including stressing over his daughters interest in Bella's best male friend. Isadora had the biggest crush on Jasper. Edward looks like he's about to have a heart attack every time she blushes and flutters those incredibly long eyelashes at Jasper. Poor man probably didn't think he would have to worry about his daughter being interested in boys for at least a few more years.

Emmett and Rose had just made it to the door, "Emmett get inside with that cake." I scolded and gave Rose hair a quick look before glaring at Emmett again. He didn't even bother to look sheepish. I rolled my eyes and motioned Rose to slouch down to my height.

"What are you doing Alice?" She asked before I smoothed a few strands of her hair down. She sighed then understanding what I was doing. "I'm going to kill that man." She grumbled, looking only slightly embarrassed.

"If you kill him, there will be no messing your hair up like this again." I noted as the sound of the elevator chiming in the background drifted through the hall. "From the looks of it, that would be quite the loss."

"True enough." She consented, giving me a quick smile of thanks and the strutted into the party.

I looked down the hall to find a woman I didn't know exiting out of the elevator. She looked dignified, and dressed immaculately. Her skirt reached just a little passed her knees, exposing what looked to be amazingly toned legs, and was pressed flat. Her blazer didn't have a wrinkle on it, and her hair was pinned up and curled perfectly. Her heals clanked on the floors as she walked towards me. A little strange for a child's party. And she was definitely coming to Isadora's party. With that odd shade of auburn hair, she had to be Edward's mother.

Bella's POV

Isadora was enjoying the attention, especially from Jasper. Poor Edward. I held his hand through his four year old daughters flirting and tried not to laugh. Bree, Darby, and Mia all came and greeted Isadora with such enthusiasm you would think the girls had all known each other from birth. Isadora was officially part of the group, and man did she look happy about it.

Emmett walked in then, interrupting the girls greeting so that Isadora could give him her full strength bear hug. It was there thing, and it was adorable. Isadora looked very fondly on all the men in her life.

Rose's presence after that made me tense a little, but I hid it well. The woman didn't like me, regardless of how well we get along. It was easy for me to tell that she wasn't a big fan of mine, although I doubt anyone else around us would be able to tell. Still she was polite and nice enough. She went out of her way to pretend to like me. Sometimes you simply don't like certain people. I was one of those certain people to her.

Rose was a walk in the park compared to the next guest.

She sauntered in looked just as classy as I imagined, and extremely high end. Her skirt suit was obviously expensive and pressed to perfection and her hair was sleek and perfectly pinned. I looked like a dirty wash rag in comparison. Her hair really tipped me off to her identity, though really I had met everyone else. Who else could she be?

She paused when she came into view of the children and her eyes scanned before stopping on Isadora. She just stared, her facial expression not really changing, until Edward looked up, noticing her for the first time.

"Mom." He sounded happy to see her, but not like you would normally sound when you are seeing your mother after a long time. Although he had seen her the night before. No he sounded like he was seeing an old acquaintance that he was quite fond of, but certainly not a mother. "I'm glad you're here."

"I said I would come, didn't I?" She smiled as he hugged her and I saw the first glimpse of emotion cross her face. She loved Edward with every fiber of her being. She was uncomfortable, but he certainly eased that discomfort a little for her. It was nice to see. Edward pulled away from the hug and smiled broadly at his mother. "Well," She said after a moments silence. "Let me meet my granddaughter. I have come all this way just to see her."

For the first time I looked around to see if anyone else had noticed this regal woman's presence. Most had. Some more then others. Emmett and Rose were trying to busy themselves but Rose was very aware of the older woman's presence. She would steal glances over her shoulder every chance she got. Emmett made it his job to keep Rose distracted. Jasper and Angela were in the kitchen getting drinks and Alice was walking towards me with Esme and Carlisle in tow.

At the sight of them, Isadora jumped up and ran over to them screaming at the top of her lungs. "GWAMPA! GWANMA!" Her small body collided with there legs as her small arms simultaneously wrapped tightly around them. Alice smiled and strode over to me then looking at me with a very knowing look.

"How's it going?" She asked in a whisper.

"Fine." I said back, keeping my back straight and my dignity known. I looked back over at Elizabeth and watched as she watched Isadora's excitement over seeing her adoptive grandparents. I swear I saw a look of longing as she stared at the exchange, as though she wanted that but the small ounce of fear still shining through showed me that she wasn't sure how to obtain it. "I'm not on the chopping block yet. Give it a few seconds then ask me again when I'm about to have a panic attack."

Alice rolled her eyes and bit down on a chip before walking off into the kitchen to help Jasper and Angela with drinks. I stayed and watched as Esme leaned down and spoke to Isadora who's eyes grew as large as saucers with her words. She spun around with a big grin on her face and looked up at Elizabeth.

Isadora turned away from Elizabeth and smoothed her dress out with her hands before turning back around and walking over to her in a very stately manner. She stopped in front of her and looked up at her, holding back her smile as she curtsied.

"Such a lady." Elizabeth said after a moments silence and Isadora broke out in giggles as she flung herself at her new grandma's legs and held on just as tightly as she had to Esme and Carlisle.

Elizabeth made a small "Ooph" sound on impact then looked shocked down at the little girl. The dignified woman in Elizabeth seemed shocked and miffed by Isadora's childish behavior as she gently pushed Isadora's body away from her legs. Everyone seemed to be holding there breath before Edward's mother knelt down and pulled Isadora into a tight hug.

Edward's POV:

She not only accepted Isadora, but she seemed to love her just as much as everyone else did upon first meeting.

A sigh escaped me as a huge weight lifted from my shoulders. I hadn't even realized I was this nervous until that moment. It was hard for me to tell how my mother would react to my daughter. Polite was my best guess. It would have been acceptable too, but the woman impressed the hell out of me with that one hug. She paid no mind to her clothes getting slightly wrinkled, or her hair getting a little messed when Isadora played with it. She just seemed happy. Genuinely happy.

I smiled broadly over at Bella who knew how nerve wracked I was about this meeting and she smiled back. A nervous smile that made me remember that I wasn't the only one nervous. Bella was meeting my real mother for the first time today, as was as Rosalie. Elizabeth Masen always had a tendency to make people, woman in particular, nervous. Add in the fact that Bella was dating me and she had to be shaking in her boots.

"Mom." I said and motioned towards Bella. Isadora smiled even wider then and ran over to Bella.

"You have to meet my gwanma, Bewwa." She said as she pulled her by the hand over to us.

"Mom, this is Isabella Swan."

"Just Bella." She corrected with a smile full of warmth. Her hand held tightly to mine.

"Bella, this is my mother, Elizabeth Masen." Bella's hand shot out with only a little but of visible shaking and my mom smiled politely at her, extending her own hand.

"Pleasure to meet you, Bella." My mother said in her most regal tone. "My son has said wonderful things about you, dear. He seems quite taken with you."


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