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CHAPTER 40
We got into our waiting car, security so tight that it was hardly possible to get into our own car, ironic though.
Edward took me into his arms after ensuring our babies were safe and snuggly.
"I love you, so much" he said as a single solitary tear slid down his cheek.
"I love you too Edward, you have given me so much" I smiled glancing at my babies,
"You are part of me in way that can never be explained"
"When we get home I am going to be part of you in ways that will make you walk funny" he teased.
"I am a deprived woman Edward, don't tease!"
"I never tease" he finished as we pulled onto the road.
The church was littered with press, the sanctity of the day spoilt on the spitefulness of the press wanting part of something sacred and beautiful so they can blast it across the pages of a magazine.
"We got the black Roses, into the bouquets, and we managed some of the dark blue ribbons, yet it was hard to change it all on such short notice" Monique our florist who I had made very specific arrangements with rambled off.
"What are you talking about?" I stammered as we headed into the waiting chapel.
"The changes you asked me for, I didn't get round to the all" she said looking hurt that she wasn't able to fulfill my every wish.
"The black rose's, were hard to find so I could only find a few…." She stammered as I looked at the beautiful flower arrangements of white Roses and pink lilies littered with horrid black roses…
"I didn't ask for black Roses?" I said looking confused at Edward.
"I got this email from you?" she defended pulling an email from her folder with all my details on asking her to add dark blue ribbons to the flowers and black roses.
"It wasn't me!" I said turning to Edward my lip trembling with tears threatening to spill.
"I know love" he said and pulled me closer to him our babies in their chairs at his feet.
"What did I do wrong?" The florist asked all flustered as Esme came into the chapel.
"Oh my"
"Yes Esme oh my, the whole day is a mess" I cried "Please help me fix it, please" I pleaded with her.
"Rose, Alice! Get in here!" Esme called then took my hand in a firm grip before she pulled me from Edward into the church,
"Edward no one enters this church until we give the go" She said to him as we made our way into the church.
"We will fix this Bella, don't worry, and we are going to find the person setting out to hurt you so bad and then I am going to…..well I will tell you later we are in church now and the words I want to use are not appropriate for church" she smiled warm and loving and then she hugged me, a motherly hug that put my mind at ease.
"We are going to need nice ribbon, Rose you start ripping those horrid Rose's from the arrangements and you, HELP!" Esme snapped at the florist who then rushed out of the church only to return a while later with some extra flowers and ribbon from her van.
"On it" she beamed as we all set to work to fix up the flowers to be used for the baptism.
A minister in a black robe wearing a colorful stole gently extends a pink rose toward our babies held in mine and Edwards's arms. "To the baby, the parents, the godparents, and the congregation, he said "I touch your feet that you might stand against injustice. I touch your hands that you might reach for and grasp a great wisdom. I touch your ears that you might hear music in the sacred silence. I touch your eyes that you might see beauty in every living thing. I touch your lips that you might speak the truth. And finally, I touch your heart that you might know love and give love abundantly, openly, and courageously" he said and our babies lay oblivious in our arms feeling loved and treasured like they should, Esme is sobbing behind me and Jasper and Alice stand as the "SELF PROCLAIMED" Godparents to both our bundles of joy, Alice reasoned that she would ask Me and Edward to be her baby's godparents and Rose and Emmett could pick who they wanted seeing as Jasper was my brother, and honestly we had no say in this what so ever.
"Jasper and Alice Whitlock, do you as god-parents promise to be the child's guide and example of empathy and charity, kindness and beauty, honesty and freedom?"
"Yes" they both beamed with our little one's in their arms.
The ceremony died finished with me emotional, drawn and severely tired, usually I would just want to go home but now home was the last place I wanted to be and I was thankful that Esme had arranged the lunch at her house after the baptism instead of our because now I could put off going home a little while longer, and Esme had equipped their house with a cot and clothes for when they would eventually baby sit, so I was more than willing to overstay my welcome.
"Ready love?" Edward asked as we made our way out of the church to head home where we could settle and chat with friends who had attended the baptism.
"OH MY F…." Rose hissed biting her tongue and we all turned to look at her water running down her legs, she was clinging to Emmett.
"Now?" Emmett asked troubled.
"What do you mean now? You think I should ask our baby to re-schedule? Come back anther time that is more convenient for you?" Rose snapped.
"We are in church Rose!" Emmett pouted
"This is the only reason I have not slapped you yet!" She cried and then Carlisle was there helping her walk to the car.
"You going to be okay Rose" I smiled kissing her on the head.
"I wanted a C-Section!" Emmett said despondent!
"Shut up you idiot!" Rose snapped
That man really thought that Rose's vagina is going to stay the same size it adapts to when the baby comes out!
I had Edward on my arm and the world seemed right, heaven help us if he left my arm and I felt the weight of the world balancing on my arms cause we all know I cannot handle any shit, for the love of fuck I was a major emo drama queen but if anyone comes near my babies I will fucking cut them….like with a knife and shit.
"You okay?" Edward asked as he pulled my hand into his while we drove off towards the house.
"Do you think Rose is going to be okay?" I asked my insanity getting the better of me.
"She sure is, strong like an ox that one" he laughed.
We pulled into the drive and there were no cars, not a single one.
"What the…." I breathed knowing I saw most of the cars pull out and people were suppose to head on here, I mean not even caterers were present.
"I don't know" Edward breathed pulling out his phone.
WE had press following us and we looked like fucking idiots.
"According to Mike, we sent out a mail advising everyone of a change of venue, this whole thing is going down at the botanical gardens" Edward hissed as he put the car into reverse and backed out of the drive.
"You mean I did?" I asked
"No, love I think it is safe to say that someone needs you to look crazy, and I just don't get why? What do they have to gain by making you look insane? None of this makes any sense." Edward breathed.
"Unless, oh crap Edward! I know who is doing this" I breathed and I felt the fear bubble in my throat, I glanced at my sleeping babies just to make sure they were really there.
"Bella, love calm down" Edward pleaded and I took a deep breath.
"It is Jacob" I stated
"Why? What does he have to gain?"
"He is trying to get the rape charge off his back, and if the media portrays me as a crazy mother what do you think the court would say?" I asked
"That son of a mother fucking bitch!" Edward hissed.
"Wow" I smiled looking at him.
"I am going to kill him, with my bare hands I am going to rip his arms off and stuff it up his ass."
"You're so hot when you're angry" I giggled more from being nervous.
"I need you and the babies to go away for a few days, unscheduled and unplanned spur of the moment, just get away." Edward stated
"I am not leaving you behind, I am tired and stressed and we have been fighting for months the last thing I need to do now is be away from you"
"The last thing I want is to be away from you, but I have to know you're safe, I have to know that who ever is doing this isn't going to come near you, and I cannot have you and the twins here for that."
"And I cannot be without you, I am scared and I have two babies to care for, I just recently came to the conclusion that I am not going in sane and I want us to be a family, I cannot be away from you, I won't go"
"You are so stubborn, but I won't have it any other way, I have a lot of groveling to do"
"Like hell you do, if the wheel was turned I would shield the babies from you too, I get it, it doesn't take the pain and doubt away, but is it such a fu….freaking relief" I say giggling proudly as I was able to not cuss, which for me is a fucking major achievement.
I still think the family has some major fucking groveling to do, screw Jasper he should have known better.
When Edward had called Esme she already had arranged to have everything moved to the botanical gardens, apparently one of the ladies thought it strange that I was arranging it all at the botanical gardens thus tipping Esme off, she had just about enough time to get the place secured, and had the florist go over to help, that lady was getting a f-ing big check from us that much was for sure!
We arrived at the botanical gardens and I cannot believe Esme had this shit pulled off, like I mentioned before money talks and Esme is a fucking freak when it comes to organizing shit. She pulled it all together good, sure there weren't enough chairs and there weren't enough umbrellas, but the place looked good and the gardens were beyond beautiful.
I even managed to smile for the press as I held junior and Edward held Renesme, once they got a few pictures they were content to just let us enjoy a light lunch, which I skipped, I have skipped so many meals I was unable to keep anything down.
"Bella, oh honey you look like crap" I heard someone say, I turned and there was Caleb, our fucking interior designer who I had punched in the face…
"Caleb, wow, ummm I'm doing good thanks" I mumbled and for some reason this guy still got under my skin so I stepped closer to Edward actually I ended up stepping on his foot.
"You okay love?"
"Yeah, Edward I don't know if you remember the designer you got in, Caleb?" I asked and Edward turned to him and his face changed.
"You're Caleb Trump?" Edward asked and Caleb kind off hung back and just nodded.
"That's odd" Edward smiled and handed Junior over to Esme.
"Why?" Caleb shrugged looking board
"Because the Caleb I contacted, and appointed was an African American" Edward said and I felt cold shivers run down my back again as Caleb stood there smiling.
"You must be mistaken"
"I don't make mistakes when it comes to my family, Marcel!" Edward said and Marcel appeared out of thin air, and then the two of them walked off with Caleb making a big scene…
So how would Caleb be connected to everything that went down, and if he is connected will that mean it isn't Jacob Black or is he working the Black family?
How will we ever put the pieces of this puzzle back together….
I made small talk with people and I smiled at pictures, I stayed around Esme and the twins, as Carlisle was now at hospital with Emmett and Rose, and Jasper was here he hung back scared of what I might do, and serves him right he better be scared the stupid cunt! Well okay not cunt but I need to lash out at him, he should have supported me.
"Tinkerbelle" he smiled and stepped closer to me.
"Don't you tinker bell me mister, you fucking owe me some major groveling!" I snap
"That I do, and I'm so sorry, I know it doesn't cut it but I just wanted to get that out there, I was acting in the best interest of the twins, I was scared and I should have supported you more"
"Thank you, at least I know if anything were to happen my babies would always be cared for and loved."
And that was the God's honest truth, at least my babies were going to always be cherished and loved.
Edward returned a while later, Jasper stuck by my side like glue, we were going to leave the party and head over to the hospital for now, once there we could take things further, Esme suggested she head home with the twins but neither me nor Edward was willing to part with them right now, not with so much going on and so many questions still un-answered.