Irina was ogling Mr. Banner, the Biology teacher. I watched them both discreetly to see that he continued to sneak peeks at her too.

"You mean…really?"

"Yes, it appears so." Edward confirmed quietly. I never noticed when Tanya, Ben, Angela, Jessica and Alice joined us. I usually was one of the last ones there. The baby started to kick again and I placed my hand on it.

"Is the baby moving?" Angela snapped my out of my thoughts. I nodded.

"May I feel it?" Jessica asked. I nodded again. She kicked Mike out of his seat and sat next to me with her tray. She put her free hand on my stomach and I moved it to where the kicking was. She got to feel it.

"That is so weird, but kind of cool."

"Try feeling it from the inside." I said. Angela just had to take her turn too, and so did Mike. Edward wasn't jealous of him anymore because of Tanya, though he did hug me closer to him on Mike's turn. All of them got to feel it. Ben declined out of respect. I couldn't wait to talk to my dad about this.

Of course, since I was eager about something, the day dragged on. Finally, it ended and my dad was already home when Edward dropped me off. He kissed me on the steps to my front door and left as soon as I was inside. I hugged my dad. I haven't seen him in days.

"Hey kid, how are you?"

"I'm good, but it was a weird day."

"How so?" He led me into the kitchen and then handed me a glass of milk. I drank it gratefully, only to be rewarded with some cookies that Kate had taught my dad how to make.

"These are good, thank you."

"You're welcome, so tell me about your weird day."

"Irina enrolled in school as my cousin. She said that she was temporarily living with us while her parents were away on business. She's a junior." My dad snorted at this.

"It gets better. Toward the end of our math test, Edward gasped. He told me at the end of class that Forks seems to be a fertile mating ground for vampires."

"Who is it?" He asked, already knowing what I was referring to.

"You'll never in a million years guess. It's Mr. Banner, the Biology teacher." He actually dropped his glass and spilled milk all over the table. Luckily the glass was only an inch or two off the table when I told him. I automatically left my seat to clean it up while he sat there in shock.

"She bonded with a teacher while posing as a student?"

"Yep."

"How in the hell is she going to work that one out. She's posing as jail bait!"

"I haven't got a clue. We could go over there later and ask. I did want to finish going through my room and see if you had started to de-clutter your life. The Cullen's move about every five years or so, meaning only the truly personal stuff goes with them. I'm just about finished. I have a few more clothes that I want to keep and then the rest can go to good will. I have to wipe my hard drive on the computer and then it can be donated as well. Most of everything else I want to keep has been moved over there already. I could help you go through the rest of the house too."

"That sounds great Bells. Let's get to work. We can keep talking too. To tell you the truth, I need a break. I'm not a vampire yet and I don't have the stamina to keep up with her, no matter how much I want to." I fought to keep my hands at my side instead of covering my ears like I wanted to.

"TMI, Dad. I know all about the mating instinct, even though I have yet to participate. It really grosses me out to hear you talking about it. I like Kate and think she's great, but I don't want to hear about private stuff."

"I thought you said that there were no secrets in this family." He teased.

"There aren't, but that doesn't mean I go looking for secrets. Thankfully, the rest of the family waits until I am asleep for the night so I don't have to listen to them either. They understand my yearnings and Edward's too, so they are trying to accommodate us by not flaunting it in our face." He nodded.

"That's quite nice of them." We went through the living room, each of us armed with a roll of stickers. I pointed out that we should only separate what he wanted to keep and I would just get rid of the rest of it after he 'dies'. Most likely, my mom would want something as well. He agreed to my logic and kept a few things. He gave up his fishing gear, but kept some photos of various fish that he's caught. The pictures we had wanted to keep were already separated into our life books as I've begun calling them. We would keep adding to them until the day we were changed. I know that Alice has hidden a secret book intending to use it solely for the wedding and reception. Edward has told me that she wants us to take a lot of pictures on the honeymoon before we destroy the place with the release of our sexual tension. I blushed furiously when he told me that. An hour later, my dad had a suitcase and a box filled with what he wanted to keep. I was surprised at some of the things he had kept even from his childhood. I called Edward and we explained what we were going to do. He took my dad's things to his car for us and then helped me walk to the passenger seat. My dad crawled in the back and I was informed that dinner would be waiting for us when we got there.

I was sad to learn that Irina was nowhere to be found. They told me that she was hanging outside his house, basically stalking him. I asked what she was planning to do and they told me that she was going to finish the year and then start seeing him socially over the summer. She's going to have to go slow and wait a year to make it look like she graduated. She'll be emailing him and living here for the next year. I was eager to go to school so that Edward could tell me what Banner was thinking. My dad and I had fun with the Cullens until he decided it was time to get reacquainted with Kate. She took him onto her back and they disappeared out the backdoor.

"I guess his break is over." I mumbled and I heard quiet chuckles all around me. I excused myself and hitched a ride on Esme up the stairs so I could keep studying for my finals. Edward left me alone this time, which was fine, though I missed him. When I decided that I was done for the night, I called him and he appeared five seconds later. I pulled him to me and kissed him at my leisure before lying on my back. I really couldn't see my feet anymore and I found that a little bothersome. The baby started to kick. I moved my shirt out of the way to see if I could see it as well as I could feel it.

"What are you doing, love?"

"Just looking. It's weird. It's always been flat and now I can't see my feet anymore." Just then I saw the little kick. I placed my hand over it, waiting for it to happen again.

"That's just as weird to see as it is to feel." I said quietly. Edward's hand moved mine out of the way and he waited for his turn. He is rewarded a minute later and I focus on his eyes. I know the look as I'm sure it's one that I have worn. I pull his hand away from my body and wait for his eyes to drag up to mine.

"I know how you're feeling. I feel the same way." I whispered. He nods in acknowledgment of my words.

"Oh, I wish that you could see into my mind for just a few seconds so that I could show you something."

"What do you mean, love?" I reached for my pen and paper; we kept it around for when we didn't want our conversations overheard. I was too tired to leave the bed, anyway.

-Is Rosalie in the house?- He nods, so I'm forced to keep writing.

-This morning when she came to carry me down the stairs, she paused and asked if she could feel the baby. I, of course, said yes. She had such a dreamy far away look in her eyes Edward; even more so than you or me. I felt so assured of my decision in that moment. I can't deny her this. She wants it way more than we do. I don't even need to be able to read her mind to know this and I am glad to be able to provide her with her one and only wish.- He reads it quickly, absorbing the words. I had been worried that my feelings would change once I started to feel the baby kicking, but they only cemented my initial decision; to let Rosalie have the baby. He hugs me close to him and I squeeze him back.

"I love you." I said into his chest.

"I love you, too."

"I know that I've made my decision, and that Alice is upset by it, but does anyone want to know the sex of the baby?" He knew what I was asking, or should I say whose opinion I wanted to know more than anything.

"The girls want to know and the guys just want their mates to be happy." He answered me honestly and I could see in his eyes that he knew I was right. Rosalie wants this much more than both of us combined. I nodded to acknowledge that I had heard his words; still resolved not to tell her until the time was right. This was not the right time. This was the time for me to cuddle with Edward. I pushed at his shirt, which he shed for me. I pushed his shoulder indicating I wanted him on his back. He did as I wanted and I crawled on top of him. My belly was just too big for me to be on the bottom right now. He sat up against the headboard and I was in his lap. I stroked his hair with one hand and explored his body with the other. I felt his hands slide up under my shirt and I raised my arms for him to pull it off.

"You are so beautiful; every glorious inch of you." He breathed onto my skin.

"How I wish this was my baby that you are growing in your belly." I was overwhelmed with tears for the sentimentality that I heard in his voice. I felt the same, but there was nothing that either of us could do about it. I leaned forward and captured his lips against mine. It ignited a fire within me that was getting harder and harder to contain; especially now that the date of the original wedding was less than three weeks away. We were set to get married the week after graduation. I had been so excited to being married to Edward and moving forward with my life and starting eternity with him. Now, because of Victoria, we have to put our lives on hold and I was livid about that. I pulled away slowly. I knew that as much as I could tell that Edward wanted to keep going, he would regret it if we didn't wait for our wedding night. I felt his hands glide over my hips and fingertips tray under the waistband.

"We should stop. It's only a few more months; we can last until then." I sighed against his neck.

"I don't want to stop."

"I don't either, but I don't want an eternity of regret because we couldn't wait six more months." He sighed. Six months was nothing, we've already waited over a year. He's been waiting over a hundred years, six months was nothing. That's what I kept telling myself.

"Six more months." He whispered as though he were actually reading my thoughts.

"Six more months." I repeated in affirmation. If this is what we needed to do in order to keep our promise, then that's what we would do. The baby was due just before Halloween, Rosalie would know of her gift at the beginning of October and I had two and a half months to get my body back into its pre-pregnancy shape before my wedding. We could do this. I fell asleep in his arms, with only my bra to protect my modesty on top.

A/N: Reviews are wanted and appreciated. Have a great day! Kelly