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Chapter Thirty-Five: We Are Family

BPOV

I rushed around the house, frantically tidying up, dusting, and vacuuming. The cookies were cooling in the kitchen, and the dishes were next on my list.

Edward's cousin, Tanya, was coming to visit with her children. Her husband, Laurent, was stuck at work, so he wouldn't be visiting.

The children, Jane and Alec, were five and one, and I couldn't wait to watch Edward interact with them.

I quickly finished the cleaning and dishes and hopped into the shower. After I finished getting ready, I paced the entryway waiting for Edward to get home from work. I opened the front door after hearing a car door, and smiled brightly at Edward as he walked up the driveway.

He looked gorgeous, as always. He wasn't wearing his scrubs, so I knew he'd showered before he left work.

He scooped me up in his arms, hugging me tightly and spinning in a circle as he kissed me.

"I'd like a greeting like that every day," I said, half-joking. Edward smirked as he led me back to his car and opened the door for me.

The drive to the airport was quick, and we made our way inside, stopping only to find out which baggage claim they would need to retrieve their luggage from.

We found it easily and grabbed some seats to wait. The flight was on time and would be arriving in about 15 minutes.

"How was your day?" I asked him as we waited.

"We were busy, and it was serious busy. We had several MI's, a stroke, and a couple car wrecks." He informed me. By now, I knew all the terms he would use. MI meant myocardial infarction, or heart attack.

"The medics did a great job with the patients they brought in today, which helps me out greatly." Edward added after a pause. I smiled at his praise of the fire department guys, and rested my head on his shoulder.

"How about yours?" He asked after kissing the top of my head.

"Good, but busy. I cleaned the entire house, and baked cookies, and I even found a little bit of time to write." I yawned behind my hand mid-sentence, causing Edward to chuckle softly as he wrapped his arm around me.

He ran his fingers through my hair as we sat, silently waiting. I was nearly asleep when Edward gently roused me and informed me that their flight had landed and was de-boarding. I nodded and stretched, taking his offered hand to help me stand.

We waited for a few more minutes before people started arriving at the carousel.

I would have easily recognized her without having seen her picture. She looked so much like Esme. Edward had already told me that Esme and Irina, Tanya's mother, were identical twins.

Edward and I rushed over to her, Edward grabbing her carry on and giving her a tight hug.

"Tanya, I would like you to meet my fiancé, Bella. Bella, this is my cousin Tanya." I offered her my left hand since her right was grasping a baby carrier. She gently swatted my hand away and pulled me into a one-armed hug that I returned willingly.

"She's beautiful Edward, just like you said. This is Jane, and this little sleepy head is Alec." She said, gesturing to the precious blonde child at her side, then the chubby cheeked baby, asleep in the carrier.

"They're both adorable," I said kneeling down to Jane's level.

"It's nice to meet you Jane. You are a beautiful young lady." I said as I offered her my hand. She shook it meaningfully.

"Nice to meet you too." She said, letting go of my hand and grasping Edward's.

When the baggage claim beeped and began its slow circle, Jane refused to relinquish Edward's hand, so he took Alec's carrier from Tanya. Tanya and I worked through the crowd that had gathered around the carousel. We both pulled bags off the conveyor, her pointing out which ones I needed to grab.

I was absolutely amazed at how much luggage she had brought. My shock must have been evident because I heard Tanya chuckle. It was so similar to Edward's, just more feminine and soft.

"Once you have children, traveling lightly is a thing of the past," she chuckled again picking up some of the bags that were surrounding us. I picked up the rest, trying not to hit anyone with what I assumed was a portable crib.

An older couple scowled at me as I squeezed around them, apologizing profusely as I pulled everything closer to my body.

Edward had garnered a luggage cart while we were waiting for the bags, and I added my load. Tanya picked up Alec's carrier as Edward sat Jane on the top of the luggage piled up on the cart. Tanya and I each stood on a side of the cart as Edward pushed from behind, Jane's beautiful little giggles bringing smiles to the faces of everyone we passed.

I couldn't help but smile widely at Edward as he stopped at our car. He kissed me chastely on the lips and unlocked the car so we could load the kids. I picked up Jane and went to the side I knew we'd placed the booster seat on.

Tanya smiled widely at me as she locked Alec's carrier into the base we'd installed in the center of the backseat. We'd studied all the pictures we could of the kids while they were in their car seats so that we could buy the right ones for the time they were visiting.

Our drive home didn't take long once we got out of the airport. We quickly unloaded the kids and took them inside were they could play. After being cooped up in the airplane, and then the car, we were sure they had excess energy.

Between the three of us, it didn't take long to unload the car. We showed Tanya her room, and offered her a second bedroom for the kid's beds. We'd bought a small inflatable children's princess bed for Jane so we offered that to Tanya as well.

Tanya hugged us both tightly thanking us repeatedly for everything we'd done for them. We all headed downstairs to work on supper, and help rid the kids of some pent-up energy. Our evening passed quickly, and before long we were issuing Good Nights, and heading to bed.

Cuddling in bed with Edward that night, I couldn't wait for us to have our own children.

AN: Well, I know nothing really awesome happened, but I didn't make Tanya evil (which was my original plan).

School is unbelievably busy right now, so I make no promises about the next chapter, other than big things are going to be happening.

The title of the next chapter: Before He Cheats

Is anyone worried? (Reviews will get you a teaser!)