Good morning dears!

I see y'all are loving little Livy. She's definitely a sweet little booger, isn't she? Lol

Let's see what else happens! Bella's gonna work some more with her gift today!

Chapter 14

BPOV

Watching Edward talk to Olivia… there are absolutely no words. Only… fucking perfect. Absolutely fucking perfect. And heartwarming. I've seen his sweet and tender side before, but this was almost too much. He's going to be a fucking amazing father.

"Baby girl, who's Grammy?" Edward asked Olivia.

Huh? What the hell is he talking about?

I sharply turned my head to look him in the eyes. I was totally freaking confused. Who the hell is Grammy supposed to be?

Edward listened to what Olivia was telling him, then turned to look at Esme, gaping.

"Edward? Honey, what is it?" Esme asked with her own confused look.

"…She called you Grammy. She already knows who you are and wants you to be her grandma. She had asked me if Grammy could do her room a certain way." Edward said.

Esme put both of her hands over her mouth, obviously shocked by what Edward was telling her. Hell I was shocked too, but knowing Olivia, this really shouldn't surprise me.

"Oh Edward, that little angel wants me to be her grandma? Oh my goodness. I don't even know what to say." She said, getting a little choked up. "Of course I'll be her grandma if she wants me to be. It would be a blessing and honor. You two may as well already be my children. I wouldn't have it any other way." Esme said with so much emotion. There was no way that she could be denied something that is so precious to her. I sure as hell would make sure of it.

"Esme, you know you're like a mom to me. I'd never consider not thinking of you as such. You've been nothing but amazing to us, and so caring. I've personally missed having a mother in my life. She left when I was young because she couldn't be bothered to care for a child anymore. So she left and my dad raised me. And he did a great job on his own. And Edward's parents were killed when he was seventeen. And he didn't have anyone else. So having parents now, and to have them share this with us, makes me extremely thankful." I told her honestly.

Esme just nodded and came over to hug me, telling me how happy she was.

Edward then told us what Olivia was telling him she wanted done to her room. It would be so adorably cute. I think pink and green would be so good in there. We had been looking at all the stuff online and I guess she saw something through one of us and came up with what she wanted. Which in a huge way, I'm thankful; because I wouldn't have had the slightest fucking clue what to do. There was so much crap out there for kids and I was shocked that there was more stuff for them than there was for adults. It was incredibly overwhelming.

"Alright, I'm ordering the furniture and bedding now, then we'll go get the paint and other stuff and get started. What about your room? We should get started on it too. We need a place in there for Monkey, too. We're bringing him here tonight." Alice said, looking back at us from her spot on the floor.

That's a good question. And I'm so glad our cat will be here soon, too. I miss that little guy.

Thinking about a room for us, I know I want somewhere that is serene and relaxing. Something like a beach house feel. I touched Edward's cheek, putting my shield over him, to see if he could see what I had in mind too and get his thoughts on it.

I was seeing a Nantucket blue room, with white bedding and a white, wainscoting paneled bed and matching dresser, etc. and flowing, sheer white curtains. I love the beach. And what better way to get the beach at home in a place where it rains all the damn time.

"I think it's perfect, Bells. I love it." Edward said, then kissed my temple.

"I love it too! We should have no problem getting this done. It'll be finished in no time. Trust me." Alice said, as she started typing furiously on the laptop.

"Alice, take it easy on the computer. You're gonna kill it and it never did anything to you." I said, laughing.

Everyone laughed with me, because apparently when Alice gets started on shopping, of any kind, you don't get in her way… or distract her.

"Bells, really, don't make me get started on your wardrobe already. I'm already planning on redoing the whole thing, but if you keep that shit up, then it'll be the first thing on my list of things to do. So cut it, missy." Alice said very fast, not even looking away from the computer.

"Oh lord, what have we gotten ourselves into?" I asked, rhetorically.

"Bells, there's a reason the few clothes we brought from your place haven't been put away, yet. Because I am getting you a whole new one, along with Edward. You'll learn to love fashion. And so will your little one." She still wasn't looking away from the fucking computer.

I thought about running upstairs and setting fire to her closet. Maybe she'll get distracted and go off on her own shopping spree and leave me alone.

"NO! BELLA, NOT MY JIMMY CHOO COLLECTION! I can't live without them! PLEASE?" Alice finally turned around abruptly, knocking the laptop on the floor and grabbing both of my hands for dear life and pleading with me. Wow, she must really love her Jimmy Choo's…

"Jasper, I think you've been replaced by a shoe. I'm so sorry." I turned to look at him and tried to act sympathetic, while all I want to do is laugh.

"Yeah, I kinda already knew. There's more shit in that closet from that man than even my own clothes. It's sad, really." Jasper said, trying to look despondent.

We all burst out laughing. Alice had a pout on her face while she was looking at Jasper.

"Alice, has anyone ever told you that you have an unhealthy addiction to shopping?" I asked, messing with her a little.

"I have! But she never listens to me." Rose retorted.

"There's no such thing as an unhealthy addiction to shopping. I just happen to like going every… week-" Alice started.

"That includes online shopping, Alice." I cut in.

"Fine! Every other day. I can't help it if there's so much cute stuff out there. And I have to shop for six people. Do you know how much time that takes?" Alice defended.

"So let me get this straight… We're vampires that can do just about ANYTHING. We can also go do things like normal people, but Alice is the one who shops for everyone's clothes? What, did we all lose the ability to walk around a mall during our transformation?" I joked.

"Hey! I very rarely let them wear something more than once or twice. So I have to make sure it's fashionable, and that their closets are fully stocked at all times. Where's the crime in that?" Alice quipped back.

"She's right. She will tear the clothes off our backs if we wear them more than once. She's a scary fucking fairy when it comes to fashion." Emmett added.

"You guys suck." Alice pouted as she went back to her laptop.

Heaven help us.

"Okie dokie then. So you think you can get our room, along with Olivia's done easily? I'll help with whatever I can." I offered.

"No, Bells. You're not getting around paint fumes with Olivia. I don't care if we are vampires or not. You're going to be careful and you're going to take every precaution that normal mothers take. We don't know how Livy will react to any sort of exertion that would make a normal person exhausted, so it could take its toll on her. I don't want to risk anything. Please?" Edward pleaded with me.

Damn it. He's not playing fair again. Jerk…

"Ok, fine. I won't be around the paint fumes. But can I at least help set up things? Or are you going to tell me to stay off my feet?" I asked teasing him… hopefully he wouldn't take it seriously.

"Bells, give me a little credit here. But I do want you to watch for things that she might be telling you to slow down with." Edward said, kissing my cheek.

"Ok, I promise. She usually lets me know anyways. She has a deadly kick when she wants to." I told him.

He got a concerned look on his face, then turned to look at my stomach.

"Olivia, baby can you try not to kick mommy so much? It doesn't feel good to her and you don't want to hurt her, do you baby girl?" Edward asked her in a sweet voice.

He leaned his ear against my stomach to listen to her. When he looked up at me again, he was smiling.

"She said, and I quote: 'I'm sorry momma. I didn't mean to hurt you. I love you, mommy.' I think she feels bad about it. She sounded worried. Like she thought you'd be really mad at her." Edward said.

I closed my eyes for a moment. She thought I'd be mad? I could never.

I reached for my stomach and gently told her, "Livy, baby I love you, too. And I could never, ever be mad at you, sweet girl. You and daddy are the most important things in the world to me."

Then I felt something rubbing on the inside of my stomach.

Is she nuzzling me?

"You know she absolutely adores you, right?" Edward asked me.

"I hadn't really noticed, but yeah I guess I can feel it now." I told him.

We relaxed a little more after that and waited for the others to get back. Once they were, we went back outside for practice. Olivia had calmed down and felt like she was asleep, or at least resting.

"Ok, Bella. We're going to try a little more this time. You're going to cover the Cullens, and we're going to see if Kate can get past your shield. Make sure you don't cover her; it would be pointless for this experiment. Now, go ahead." Eleazar explained.

This ought to be fun…

I pushed my shield out over my family. It seemed so much easier now. Like manipulating a downpour of water. You can put something in its path, or push against it, and it gets diverted.

I nodded to Eleazar and Kate and told them I was ready. Kate walked over to me first. She had taken off her gloves and reached out her hand towards me.

"Kate, I want to warn you. You may feel it come back and hurt you. It's part of how her shield works. Are you still ok with doing this?" Eleazar asked her.

Kate nodded her head without hesitation.

When she touched me, I expected to at least feel something. Even a tiny twinge, but I felt nothing. But apparently, Kate did. One second she was touching me, the next she was jolted back several feet away from me.

"Holy shit. Kate, I'm sorry…" I tried to apologize.

"No, no sweetie. It's ok. I've just never felt my own gift. It's… different then I thought it would be. A hundred years, and nothing prepared me for that. Wow…" Kate said.

"What do you mean?" I asked her.

"Well some vampires with gifts already can feel the effects of it. I've never felt mine. Take Alice. She sees things in the future. She can feel her gift. Rose and Jasper, especially, can. There's no way for them to not feel their gift. And Edward, I'm sure, feels his. Mine's always been an outward projecting power. They are few and far between in our world. But it's good to know how it actually feels. It doesn't feel good, by any means, but still." Kate explained.

"No shit, Kate. That stuff hurts like hell. She knocked me on my ass one day and I became close friends with the ground for about an hour, because I couldn't move." Emmett said.

Woah, that's some fucking power… hmmm…

"Kate… I want you to try it on me again. I want to feel it." I said, with some determination, I might add.

"Abso-fucking-lutely NOT! Bella, you're not going to put Olivia in that kind of danger. We just talked about this…" Edward tried to reason.

"No, Edward wait. She can protect herself, remember. She'll be fine if she has a shield over her." I told him, and then looked down at my stomach. "Livy, baby, I want you to put a shield around yourself for a few minutes. Can you do that for me, sweet girl?" I asked her.

Then I felt her tap my stomach once for yes.

"Ok, Kate, come on." I motioned for her to come towards me again.

"Bella, please be reasonable." Edward tried again.

"Edward, look, can you hear her?" I pointed at my stomach. And he shook his head. "She's protecting herself, like I asked. Please just let me find out what it is that I'm working against with Kate's gift. It helps me understand my own gift more. Please?" I begged.

He took a deep breath, then nodded. "Fine, but please don't do too much."

I smiled then turned back to Kate. I reached out with my shield towards her, so she would be under it, and hopefully this would work like I wanted…

She reached out her hand to me again and then I felt a jolt of pain, then I was on my knees. I didn't even realize it happened.

"Wow." I breathed as I was trying to get my bearings back. I looked back up at Kate. "Was that the most you can put off?" I asked.

"No. But I'm not throwing my highest 'setting' at you. That could end up leaving you paralyzed on the ground, and I don't want that to affect your baby girl." She said in a final tone.

"Alright, fine. That was a rush, though. I've never felt anything like it." I told her. It was really cool.

"Ok. Well, if you're up to it, Bella, we can see if Zafrina's gift can get through the shield. Do you think you're ready to go on?" Eleazar asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, I want to get this done."

The next thing I know, everyone else around me, save for Eleazar, Zafrina and I, look like they're… treading water? They were all moving around like they were getting hit and there was a chaotic chatter from all of them. Some of them ended up stumbling into the river with how strongly they seemed to be getting moved around.

Uhhhh…

"Cover them." Was all Eleazar said.

Riiiiggghhht…

It seems Zafrina had used her own gift and created some sort of illusion that only the others could see.

"What are they seeing?" I asked, genuinely confused.

"Currently, they're in a hurricane out at sea. They're being bombarded by waves, rain and rip currents. See if you can get them out of the illusion." Zafrina said, still focusing on the others.

I pushed my shield around the three that were closest to me. Immediately, Carlisle, Esme and Edward stopped what they were doing and looked over at where we were, all looking very perplexed.

"You are very handy to have around, Bella dear." Carlisle said with amusement.

"Yeah, because god only knows what the hell would happen next. You might be running through the hospital, naked, for all we know." I laughed.

He looked worried. "Bella, don't ever let me do that. I would freak myself out. What would the humans think of a perfectly toned, thirty-eight year old man running naked through the hospital wings? Do you know how many women would faint?" He said. And I actually thought he was being serious… maybe he was. But I'm going to pass on seeing Dr. Cullen sans clothes… for now. Hah!

I couldn't help but laugh hysterically at what he said, though. Yeah, Carlisle Cullen is not a vain man….

Cue eyeroll…

"Alright, alright. Time to get the rest of the kiddies out of the water. Play time is over." I said, then pushed my shield towards the four of them.

The shrieks could probably be heard in Florida.

"AAAHHHHH! NOT MY HAIR!" Rose screamed.

"OHMYGOD! THIS WAS CHRISTIAN DIOR!" Of course Alice is worried about her clothes…

"What's the problem if you're only going to wear it once, Alice?" I called to her.

"THAT'S SO NOT THE POINT, BELLS!" Alice exclaimed.

By now, we're all laughing at how much Alice is pouting over her clothes. And Rose's wet hair 'fiasco'.

"Ok, you guys. That's enough for today. Get in the house and get changed." Esme automatically went into mom-mode.

"Yes ma'am." Rose, Emmett, Jasper and Alice all said, walking towards the back door.

"Bella, would you like to do more practice tomorrow? We're more than happy to stay and help." Eleazar said.

"Actually, I think I'm good. I've gotten a huge handle on this gift and know how to manipulate it now. Yes, it will take time to perfect it, but with Olivia also being in the mix of things, I think the next time we do something like this; she should be out of the womb. I don't want her to influence what I'm doing and it'll give me a little bit more free rein to really stretch it to its max. But thank you all so much for coming and working with me. This was a huge help. But if you have lives to get back to, I don't want to hold you up any longer." I told him.

Eleazar took my hands and kissed them. "You are a most gracious person, Bella. It's been a great honor to meet the both of you. Please let us know when the little one gets here. I would love to see her." He smiled.

"Of course I will. How can I ever thank you for all you've done?" I said, as I hugged him.

"No thanks is necessary, dear girl. You're family." He said, then let go of me.

We all said our goodbyes and saw them all off.

"Ok, who's up for room remodels?" Alice asked once they were gone.

I will not kill Alice, I will not kill Alice, I will not kill Alice… well not yet… I swear… I'm gonna white knuckle this living with Alice Cullen shit…

A/N: A lot in this chapter was altered from it's original version. The original premise is the same, but the finer details were tweaked.

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