A/N: This outtake takes place between chapters 22 & 23, after Bella & Edward made love for the first time but before Bella gets to actually hold Lizzie. No real warnings or anything. Just a bit of light-hearted fun.

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Outtake 1: Panties
Emmett's POV

"Can't believe I have to do all this," I grumbled to myself, dropping the bags of laundry.

Sure, I'd gotten carried away while hunting with Edward and Jasper and ruined all our clothes. But I didn't see why that meant I had to do everyone's laundry. Guess I just needed to be glad that didn't include doing the girls' frilly, lacy crap. "As if I'm going to let you get your paws on all my panties, let alone Esme's, Alice's, and Bella's," Rose had bitched. It was bad enough I had to do all my clothes as well as Daddy C's, the cowboy's, and Edward's—the man formerly known as Emo-boy.

Guess it could've been worse. It wasn't like we could sweat or leave skid marks. But still...I had better things to do than wash their skivvies.

Alice would kill me if I just dumped everything into the washer, so I huffed a frustrated growl and started sorting the clothes into piles. Whites here, darks there... What about this other light-colored stuff? Did that go with whites? This shit was way too fucking complicated.

Jasper's stuff was easy. He almost always wore dark colors. Mine and Carlisle's, on the other hand, were a mix. Ah well, fuck it. If someone ended up with a pink shirt, it wasn't my fucking fault.

That left Edward's. I grabbed the basket and dumped out his shirts, jeans, and boxers...and got a whiff of something unexpected.

What the hell?

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Edward's POV

Rolling my eyes at Emmett's internal monologue, I turned back to the computer. I was getting some of the financial stuff sorted, getting accounts set up so that Charlie Swan would be set for the rest of his life. Whether the baby—Elizabeth—stayed with him or left with Bella and our family, she would be financially covered, as well.

Bella didn't know I was doing this yet. She was out hunting with the girls and Jasper, leaving me here with Emmett. The others had left as well, presumably to hunt in another direction from my siblings and Bella. I had no idea how she would take all the money stuff I was doing. I didn't think she'd be as worried or bothered now as she was whenever I'd spent money on her before—at least, I hoped not. I knew I wasn't directly responsible for what happened to her, but even if I didn't still feel guilty, I'd have wanted to do this. Charlie and the baby were Bella's family, and since Bella was the love of my existence, they were my family as well, and family takes care of each other.

What the hell?

Emmett's thoughts pulled me back to the present. In my head, I could see him looking down into my basket of clothes.

That smells like Bella whenever she's around Eddie and...

I shut him out of my head as best I could, knowing immediately what he was smelling. "Fuck," I growled, leaping out of my chair so fast that it flew backwards and crashed to the floor.

Taking off at a run down the stairs, I yelled, "Leave it alone, Emmett!"

Why I'd thought that would work, I had no idea. By the time I got to the first floor, Emmett's laughter rang through the house. I didn't bother listening to his thoughts because every single one of them was coming straight from his mouth.

"Oh, Eddie!" He cackled another laugh. "You and Bella-boo were up to no good! Forget to check your pockets, didja?"

I came around the corner of the laundry to see him holding Bella's panties up in one hand, dangling them from his finger with a smirk on his face.

"Give. Them. To. Me," I growled low.

Emmett frowned. "But Eddie—"

"Don't call me Eddie," I huffed. "And give me the damn panties, Emmett."

"Okay, Edward," he stressed, tossing them from one hand to another. "But don't you think these would look good on me? They might be a tight fit, though... Maybe I should give them to you. I bet you'd look great in this color."

That was it. I jumped at him, but he darted out of the way just in the nick of time, throwing the back door open and racing out into the yard.

It didn't take me long to catch him—I was faster, and I heard every thought he had before he could make the move—and he tossed the black lace at me, hoping it would stop me from wanting to kill him.

"Oh, I'm not going to kill you," I promised, tucking the panties in my pocket again as I smirked at his relief in his thoughts. "No, that would just upset Rose and Esme..."

"Oh, shit," he cried, seeing me advance toward him. He turned and took off for a run out into the forest, leaping over obstacles and running around trees.

I let him get a bit away before I took off after him, laughing at his thoughts.

Man, chill out. You know I was just teasing. I'd never have teased Bella about them.

I laughed to myself and slowed, realizing having him run from me was just as fun as catching him and beating on him...until he continued.

Well, okay, maybe I would. She would still be embarrassed. I kind of miss her blush. That was always so funny, wasn't it? It might be worth the beating to—

"Emmett!" I couldn't stop the bark of his name. "I changed my mind. It'll be worth Esme's and Rose's wrath!"

I heard Emmett take off again at full speed, giving a little girl-like squeal, and with an evil grin, I raced off after him.