Had a great time on vacation for those of you that wished me a good time!
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Chapter 35
Wednesday, October 30, 2012
EPOV
"Are you guys really going to ride in that?" Emmett asked as Alice climbed behind the wheel of the golf cart and Rose climbed in the passenger seat with Emerson in her lap.
"Absolutely." Alice said as she turned the key and cranked it up.
I crouched down beside the cart and stroked Emerson's curls gently. "Are you sure you want to go do this, Emmie? We can stay home and curl up on the couch if you don't feel like it." I told my sick little girl.
She was still lethargic even after her morning nap in my office and sleeping four hours after I got her home. "I wanna go, Papa. I okay." Emerson told me quietly.
I kissed her on the forehead and she still didn't have any fever. "Okay, drink your juice and Mama and I will be right behind you okay?"
She nodded and sucked on her smoothie. Alice winked at me and took off down the street at a slow pace as the rest of us followed behind the golf cart.
I grabbed Bella's hand and swung it gently between us as we followed our kids down the sidewalk. "Happy, love?" I asked her quietly.
She nodded and smiled brightly. "Never been happier."
Emmett walked up and slung his arm around my shoulder bumping me into Bella. "Why do they get to ride in the cart and I don't?" He complained playfully as he kept fiddling with my toy guns.
I rolled my eyes and shoved him off of me. "They're pregnant and you're not." I told him as I went to grab Emerson to take her up to the first house to get some candy.
"Come on baby girl, let's go get you some candy." I told her as I lifted her into my arms.
"Okay, Papa!" She said with more energy than I had heard from her all afternoon. I was grateful for the little red cape that covered her poofy dress because it helped keep her warm and covered her head.
This year was easier than previous years because the kids were getting older and didn't demand to be carried quite as much. I carried Emerson from house to house to get her candy but all the other ones ran between all the adults as we traversed the streets of our neighborhood.
I have never laughed as hard as I did when the man jumped out of the bushes with the chainsaw and Emmett ran screaming down the road like a little girl. The man was dressed as the guy from Texas Chainsaw Massacre and was scary looking but I had seen him coming unlike Emmett.
I wanted to punch the guy who was dressed as a big ass clown because he kept following Bella and I around the streets gawking at her skimpy outfit.
I thought she was dressed to perfection and she looked amazing but damn it, every guy within a ten mile radius was noticing also. Her short skirt ended mid-thigh but had a gauzy piece that hung to mid-calf in the back to give her a bit of modesty. It was a silky purple material which really contrasted with her pale skin as it hugged the curves of her waist and breast. The gauzy back piece was held on at her waist by some light blue and pink flowers. The top was made to look like a corset that laced up in the back with a short fluffy skirt complete with ruffled bloomers. It had thin lacy straps that held it all up. To top off the outfit, she had fishnet stockings on, a feather in her hair, and a black choker around her neck. She looked exquisite to say the least.
I walked up behind her and wrapped my arms around her waist as we waited for Emmett and Jasper to get back with our kids. They had taken to taking them all up to the houses because they got some candy also. "I can't wait to get you home and out of this outfit." I growled against her neck.
"You're just jealous of the clown, baby." She teased me as she leaned back into my arms.
"Not jealous, baby, I know you are mine." I reassured her.
She just giggled as Emmett and Jasper appeared, each with a girl sitting on their shoulders. Emerson had given it up about an hour ago so mom and dad had opted to take her back to our house and get her in bed for us. "Next!" They all called eagerly.
"Em, I think it's time to call it a night. It's almost 9 o'clock and the kids have school tomorrow and we have work. Plus this is the second time we've been to these houses." I told him as I caught my girl's yawning from their shoulders.
He pouted but nodded anyways. "Fine, spoil sport. We'll help you cart the kids back to your house since everybody else deserted us." He said as the four of us and five kids turned towards our house which was 2 blocks over.
Rose and Alice had gone with Mom and Dad when they took Emerson home. "Papa, my feet hurt." Avery complained as he dragged beside me.
I chuckled and picked him up and slung him up on my shoulders. "How's that, buddy?" I asked him tugging gently on his feet.
"Good." He said around a yawn.
"Mama?" Landon asked tugging on Bella's hand.
"Come on, little man." She said as she tossed him on her back for a piggy back ride.
We all trudged home with four sleeping children on our backs and a dragging Madison. "Maddy, just wash your face, baby, and you can take a shower in the morning." Bella told her as we walked in the house.
"Okay, Mama. Love you." Madison said as she kissed Bella lightly on the lips.
"Love you, too, Madison."
"Love you too, Papa." She said as she came and gave me a kiss on the cheek.
"I love you, too, sweetheart. Goodnight." I called to her as she walked down the stairs to her bedroom.
Emmett, Jasper, and I started up the stairs to put the other kids to bed when Mom and Dad appeared around the corner. "Oh bless their hearts." Mom said as she came to take Avery from my back. "They look so innocent when they're asleep." She said as she toted him upstairs like he wasn't anything.
"Need some help sweetheart?" I heard my dad ask Bella as I followed cousins up to the third floor.
I gently changed Addy and Vannah into their nightgowns and washed the little bit of makeup off their faces before tucking them into their blankets while Emmett and Jasper watched from the doorway.
"Come on, let's go inspect the candy." I told them as I pulled Savannah's door half way closed.
Jasper clapped a hand on my shoulder. "You are such a good father, Edward. Even before Bella came along you were a good father but now you are much more relaxed and calm. I hope I can be a fraction of the father that you are." He said quietly as we walked back down to the second floor.
"You are going to be great, Jazz. You have helped out so much not just with Madison, but with all the kids; you have nothing to worry about." I told him honestly remembering all the times he had helped out with early morning feedings when I had a case to work on.
"Thanks, Edward." He said just as we hit the second floor landing.
"Show me the baby's new digs." Emmett said as he headed down the hallway.
I groaned because the outside of my house was a disaster area as they framed in the addition. They had yet to do any damage to the inside, but that wasn't coming for a few more weeks. Martin had promised that he would have the new addition completely framed in before he cut into the inside of our house because it was getting cooler outside. The guys currently had to climb through Emerson's window to get into the nursery if they didn't want to climb the ladders from outside. Her window would eventually be framed in though.
BPOV
"Love you, buddy." I whispered as I tucked Landon's blankets around him.
"Love you, Mama." He whispered back as he snuggled down in his blankets.
I quietly crept out of his room and into Avery's room where Esme was tucking him in. "Hey, Esme, is he asleep?" I asked her as I moved quietly to the bed. Esme looked amazing in her gypsy outfit; I could totally picture her living back in those times. She had on an off the shoulder white peasant top with a bright blue chest vest on top of it. The vest had little coins sewed into it so it tinkled whenever she moved. There was a wide brown leather belt around her waist that led into a vibrant bright pink flowy skirt. She had already shed the gold wrap that went around her hips and caused her to jingle with every step. She had also removed the pink scarf that had been tied around her head.
She nodded as she stroked his hair away from his forehead. "You know Edward used to wear his hair just like this. He always wanted it long. It was a battle to get him to even trim it. I know that these boys aren't his biologically but they act so much like him it's uncanny." She said as I gently sat on the other side of Avery's bed.
"How did you know?" I asked her as I ran a hand down Avery's dark brown hair.
She shrugged her shoulders. "I always had an inkling since she was pregnant with them. She and Edward were fighting all the time and he was always working so late trying to make his mark on the judicial world. Then after they were born it was even more obvious because Tanya has blonde hair and Edward's is more of a copper color and his eyes are green while hers are blue. None of us have dark brown hair or eyes." She said as she looked lovingly at Avery.
"She admitted it to him when she showed up a few months ago." I confessed as I stood and switched on the night light in his bathroom, leaving the door cracked.
Esme nodded as we walked out of the room. "It's about time, but it doesn't really matter. To any of us." She told me as I pulled his door almost all the way shut.
I smiled. "It definitely doesn't matter to me." I told her just as I saw the guys walking out of Emerson's room.
"What were you guys doing in there?" Esme asked them with her hands on her hips. "That baby doesn't feel good and all of you were tramping through her room." She scolded them shaking her head.
"We were quiet, mom." Edward said. "This idiot wanted to see the new addition like he couldn't see it when we walked up the sidewalk." He said pointing at Emmett who had the audacity to hold his hands up in defense.
"I was just curious, Mama C." Emmett said with a puppy dog pout on his face.
She turned to me. "You better hope none of your kids learn how to perfect that face. Gets them out of trouble all the time, huh Emmett?" Esme said wiggling a finger at Emmett.
Emmett proudly nodded his head in agreement. "One of my first tricks was that look." He boasted as we all headed down stairs.
"Where are Rose and Alice?" I asked curiously since I hadn't seen them since we got home.
Jasper shook his head. "They are both fast asleep in the living room."
Emmett nodded. "I hate to wake them up. Pregnancy hormones are a bitch." He said as we stepped off the stairs.
Esme popped him upside his head as she walked by. "Language, Emmett McCarty."
Carlisle laughed as he patted Emmett on the shoulder and followed his wife. "You will learn one day, Em."
I hooked my arm in his and led him to the kitchen. "Hungry?" I asked him as I opened the refrigerator to get a bottle of water.
"You know it, baby Bell." He said as he hopped up on one of the barstools.
I laughed as I pulled out the fixings for a huge turkey sandwich. "You like yours toasted like sissy does?" I asked as I tossed four pieces of bread into the toaster.
He nodded. "Sneaky woman my Rosie is. She ruined me of ever having a basic normal sandwich anymore." He said shaking his head.
"Don't feel bad, Em. She ruined me a long time ago. She used to fix these for me after a restless night of nightmares." I confessed. "They were a comfort food for a long time."
He nodded. "Do you still have them?"
I cocked my head in slight confusion. "The nightmares or the sandwich?"
"Nightmares."
I shook my head. "Not for a while. I used to have them all the time though."
He nodded. "You put garlic powder on yours, too?"
I scoffed at him. "Of course, that's the secret ingredient!" I told him as I finished fixing the sandwiches.
"It's not so secret anymore." Rose grumbled as she walked in the kitchen and plopped down beside Emmett on the barstool. She looked adorable in her cowgirl outfit, but don't tell her that!
I didn't say anything to her as I scooted a plate in front of her in a peace offering. "Thanks sissy. What about-" I slid the glass of strawberry milk beside her plate. "strawberry milk." She mumbled.
I slid Emmett his plate as I fixed two more for Edward and myself.
It was almost midnight by the time everybody left and I was crawling between the sheets to my snoring husband; we had both had a long day.
I picked my phone up off the nightstand and quickly tapped my mom a message. Can you open for me in the morning? –B
I laid my phone down not expecting a response back so soon, so I was surprised when I heard it ding an incoming text message. Sure sweetheart. Is everything okay? –Renee
Yeah everything is fine I just want to keep Emerson at home tomorrow. She's still not feeling good. –B
"Baby?" Edward asked groggily as he tossed an arm around my waist.
I patted his arm. "Yeah. I'm just texting mom to get her to open up tomorrow. I'm going to keep the girls at home since Emmie is sick." I told him as I reached down to gently scratch his scalp.
"Mmmm…okay. Love you." He mumbled as he snuggled into my side.
"Love you too." I told him as my phone vibrated again.
Bless her heart. Ariel and I can handle the kiddos tomorrow and Friday too since you have that appointment with Rose. –Renee
Are you sure mom? – B
Positive. Give Emmie kisses for me. Gnight. Xoxo –Renee
Thanks, mom. Love you too. Gnight. –B
I laid my phone back down before scooting down in the bed and snuggling in my husbands' arms to end a wonderful evening despite Emmie being sick.
For all of you who are worried about Emmie's health...don't. It's nothing major just a little cold. Promise.
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