We'll Be a Family
C12: Beach Day
Standard Disclaimer: I don't own any of the recognizable characters
A/N: Sooo, I saw that you all seemed to enjoy my little surprise in the last chapter, and since I am maintaining a nice lead, I thought I'd give you another chapter. I'm not entirely selfish in this, because I will need your help. I'm a bit stuck on names for the two bundles of joy, so I thought I'd ask you. Any suggestions you can send me through a review or through a PM, and I'll make my choices from there. I look forward to seeing your suggestions. With that said, I hope you enjoy this fluffy little chapter, and I'll see you on Monday for the next one.
Bella's POV
A couple of days later I woke up to a gentle knock on the door, but the first thing I noticed was that I didn't have my blonde Goddess next to me. "Who is it?" I asked a bit groggy from my sleep.
"It's me Bella. Can I come in?" Alice asked softly.
"Come on in Ali. It wouldn't be the first time you saw me naked." I said with a soft smile.
She opened the door with a smile and took a seat on the bed next to me. "Good morning Bella. How are you feeling this beautiful morning?"
I smiled and stretched. "I'm okay, just a bit sad that I woke up alone. Where's Rosalie anyway?"
"She's downstairs preparing breakfast and some lunchables for you with Esme and Sulpicia. She sent me up to share some news." Alice said with a smile.
I smiled at her as she handed me a shirt. "And what news would that be Ali?"
She smiled at me. "It's a beautiful day and we were planning on going to our private beach, and while I have seen visions of you in both a bikini and a bathing suit, I was wondering which you wanted to wear."
I smiled at that. "You know, I think I can go for a bikini. We'll be among family right?"
Alice nodded and smiled. "We will, and no one will judge you either. I would dare say that you might stun your mate if you went with a bikini."
"Let's do it. I'll even let you pick it out. Otherwise we both know I would lose my nerve again and go for a one-piece anyway." I said with a soft smile.
Alice actually squealed as she nearly dove into my closet. "No thong panties Alice, I don't think I am ready for that yet." I called out to her, just to be sure.
"Don't worry Bella. I already saw the perfect pair that will make sure Rose will only have eyes for you for the rest of the day." She said as she came back with a dark red bikini, which all in all was still pretty modest.
I laughed lightly at that. "Chances of Rose having eyes for anyone besides me are zero to begin with, even if I was wearing a one-piece bathing suit. I just want to give the girls some room." I said as I rubbed my belly.
Alice smiled at me as her hand joined mine. "Sometimes it bugs me that I can't see anything about you two." She said with a slight pout.
I smiled and hugged her. "It's okay Ali. I'm sure that once they are conscious enough to do so, they'll let you in. I am sure that both you and Jane will be their favorite aunties.
"I certainly plan on becoming that, and I think Jane is too." Alice said with a soft smile.
I only smiled at her as I put on the bikini before getting dressed in a pair of comfortable shorts and a T-shirt. "I'm sure they will love you and Jane both, and I also think they will be very much attuned to Esme and Sulpicia, because I am sure they will go full Grandmama bear on them.
"They will. I've seen that much since you shared the news that you and Rose were expecting twins, but other than that my visions about your daughters have been pretty much non-existent." Alice said with a soft smile.
I smiled at her. "I'm sure it will be fine Ali. I think that Sulpicia might've had a point when she said that my daughters might have a gift which prevents you from seeing them. They're not conscious enough to let you in. in time you will surely be able to see them."
Alice smiled at me. "You always know exactly what to say to calm my nerves. Come, let's go downstairs. I think your breakfast is ready."
I nodded and followed the Pixie downstairs, where I was immediately swept up into a hug by Rosalie. "Sorry I wasn't there when you woke up baby, but I really wanted to help make your breakfast today."
"It's okay love. I appreciate you sending Ali upstairs to explain it all, it also gave me time to put on my surprise for today." I said teasingly.
She smiled and kissed me softly as she led me to the kitchen, where I saw a sight I had never seen before. Both Esme and Sulpicia were wearing colorful sundresses and Sulpicia had taken that even a step further by already wearing sunglasses, even though we were still in the house. "Good morning sweetie. Did you sleep okay?" Esme asked as she came up to give me a hug.
"Of course Mom, I slept in loving arms after all, and may I say how amazing you both look." I said with a smile.
They both smiled at me. "Thank you sweetie. We thought it would be appropriate for such a rare beautiful day here in Forks." Esme said with a smile.
I smiled at her and pressed a kiss to her cheek before I sat down to eat. "It smells amazing Mom, thank you."
"To be honest this was all Rosalie, sweetie." Esme said with a soft smile.
That only made me smile more as my Goddess took a seat next to me. "Thank you so much baby. That's really sweet."
Rosalie smiled at me. "Thank you love, I've got to keep my baby mama happy, and I know how much you love breakfast, and don't worry, Esme and Sulpicia supervised, so I know it's all cooked to perfection for my darling."
I smiled and kissed her softly. "Thank you love. I'm sure it will taste amazing."
"I hope so too love, and I want you to be honest okay? That way I know what to improve on in the future." She said with a smile.
"When have I ever lied to you baby? You've taught me to always be honest, and even more so to you." I said with a smile.
Rosalie smiled and kissed my cheek. "Then eat up baby, while I go and change for our day at the beach. I'll be right back."
I nodded and watched as she walked away, not even noticing how Jane and Heidi slid into the seats next to me.
Rosalie's POV
When I came back downstairs a while later, Bella had finished her breakfast and was sitting on the couch with her shirt up, while Jane had a hand on her belly. "Checking on your nieces?" I asked with a smile.
Jane nodded at me. "I heard something strange so Bella let me check, but I think they just moved or something similar. I never heard it so loudly before."
I smiled at her. "I think that the other one is becoming a lot more active now that's she's been discovered, and I must say that while it was a definite surprise, we couldn't be happier."
"I can imagine that. I never imagined myself being an aunt, and even a sister was questionable, but I have been surprised at how much I already love them." Jane said with a rare smile.
Bella smiled at the petite blonde. "I'm sure you'll be an amazing aunt, Jane, and I know they will have a passionate protector their entire lives."
Jane smiled at her. "Thank you Bella. I will try to live up to your expectations, but if you would excuse me, I still have to get changed."
Bella nodded as I sat down next to her and Jane made her way to her room. "How are you feeling love?"
"I'm feeling great love. I've been looking forward to getting out for a bit and have some fun with the family." Bella said with a bright smile.
I smiled at that. "It's been a while since we had the opportunity to do this. Edward never was big on these kinds of moments, so of course Carlisle forbade us all from going, but we always tried to go there whenever they would be gone for a few days."
"Would that happen often?" She asked softly.
"Unfortunately not as much as we would like. The atmosphere in the house had been tense for years, come to think of it, it was around the time Alice started to have visions about you, which of course set Edward off in one of his brooding phases, since her visions showed you by my side." I said with a soft smile.
She smiled and kissed me. "Now I really wish I had the guts to act on my feelings sooner, we could've dealt with Edward ourselves."
I smiled and pulled her into my lap as I rested a hand on her belly. "I wish it would've been that easy, but Edward lost whatever rationality when we saw you for the first time. He immediately became possessive over you because there was nothing he enjoyed more than hurting me in whatever way he could. He actually threatened me to stay away from you or he would kill you on the spot. So in order to keep you safe, I kept my distance, and while Alice assured me that we would be together, it was hard to stay away from you."
Bella smiled as she cuddled into me. "For me too love, and while I would've changed a few things, I'm so happy that we can finally be together like we were always meant to be."
I smiled at her as we took a little while to cuddle together. "So? What have you chosen for today baby? A skimpy bikini so I can admire your gorgeous body all day?" She asked after a while.
"I'll tell if you will, my love." I said with a teasing wink.
Bella smiled and kissed me. "I am wearing a black bikini that I can't wait to show you, and if you like it, you can thank the Pixie."
"Then I will make sure to thank her properly once we are there. I am wearing a deep red bikini that I have wanted to show you for a while. I think you will be very pleased." I said huskily.
"Alright, let's keep it in our pants, shall we? There will be plenty of time for everyone to ravage our mates later tonight. We're wasting sunlight." Esme said with a smile.
Bella smiled at her as I picked her up in bridal style. "We're running there, so I figured I would do my duty as your mate and carry you there. It's a bit of a walk." I said with a soft smile.
She smiled and kissed me. "I would rather have you carry me, mostly because it would look weird if Alice or Jane carried me."
"I also think it would be calmer a ride for you, especially in your state if you ran with me. Alice's excitement might lead to her forgetting you're five months pregnant." I said with a soft smile as we took off, and I couldn't help but smile as Bella nuzzled her nose against my neck.
The rest of the family was right behind us with all of our stuff, and I was glad that we could finally do this again, only this time with our entire family.
Bella's POV
When Rosalie set me down again I was speechless. We were at a crystal clear lake with a sizable beach attached to it. "Wow, it's beautiful."
Rosalie smiled and wrapped an arm around my waist. "I know, I had the same reaction the first time I saw it. We all love coming here. It's so quiet that even our minds are at peace. Come, let's find ourselves a spot."
I nodded and kissed her as we quickly found a spot under a tree, a bit removed from the others, at least until Jasper and Alice took the spot next to us, the Pixie already tearing off her clothes to reveal an admittedly sexy black bikini, while Jasper was a bit more demure in his bermuda's, which admittedly looked okay on him. "Are you that excited Ali?"
She nodded at me. "Of course I am. It's been so long since we had the opportunity to do this, and I had a really hard time picking a swimsuit for today. There are so many that I wanted to show off to Jazz." She said with a soft smile to her mate.
Jasper smiled at his petite mate. "It's not like you haven't modeled them for me a couple of times already, love. I think the last time required us to buy a new bed."
I blushed at that. "Could you not. I really don't need mental pictures on anyone in the house jumping each other."
They smiled at me as Jasper scooped his petite mate up into his arms and carried her to the water, Alice squealing with mirth the entire trip.
Both Rosalie and I shook our heads in amusement. "She's so giddy. If I didn't know better, I'd say that she was already high on sugar." I said as I pulled off my shirt and stepped out of my shorts.
I heard a soft growl beside me as Rosalie was in the process of removing her own shorts. "Are you okay love?" I asked teasingly.
She nodded and pulled me into a kiss. "You're so amazingly sexy in this bikini. Alice chose very well today."
I blushed a little at her. "Thank you love, you look quite ravaging too. I especially like that your top can barely contain your breasts."
Rosalie smiled and took my hand as we walked, or in my case waddled to the shoreline, because the combination of sand and pregnancy made it that I couldn't really walk normally. "Thank you love, but the same could be said for you. The girls are straining against the fabric of that top."
I smiled and shivered lightly as my feet hit the water. "You okay baby?" Rosalie asked softly.
I nodded and smiled at her. "I'll be fine love, my body has become a lot more sensitive to temperature shifts recently. Plus the water is still a bit chilly. I'll be fine in a few minutes."
She smiled at me as we got in completely, and I just couldn't help but smile at the smiles I saw on everyone's faces.
Most of the family was already in the water, with the exception of Jane, Alec and Heidi who were sitting together under a parasol, Jane surprisingly in a black bikini, surprising mostly because I had figured she would go for a one-piece. Heidi was wearing a flower print bikini that left very little to the imagination, which was something I had expected her to wear.
Esme and Sulpicia were floating lazily in the water, away from most of the others, and I had to admit that they looked quite domestic as they were seemingly lost in their own world.
Emmett and Victoria were chasing each other, which is something I expected, since those two had too much energy on the best of days.
Another couple that was completely engrossed in each other were Alice and Jasper, with Alice relaxing against her mate's back as he swam around lazily.
Deciding to go along with that I let myself float a bit, while Rosalie did the same by resting her head on my shoulder and wrapping an arm around my waist. "You look so gorgeous right now baby, with both your belly and breasts sticking out of the water and your nipples straining against the fabric."
I smiled and kissed her. "Yours are pretty stiff too love. I thought vampires weren't susceptible to the cold."
"This has nothing to do with the cold love. This is all because of you and how sexy you look today. I foresee a lot of fun tonight." She said with a smile.
I smiled at her, glad she still desired me and not afraid to voice that desire, even with me starting to like a whale with every passing day. "Thank you love, that means a lot to me. I am really starting to feel like a whale as time goes by, which makes this kind of ironic, doesn't it?"
She laughed lightly and kissed me. "If you are a whale, and I am not saying that you are, you are the sexiest whale I have ever seen."
I pouted a little at that as I saw Jane swim towards us, and it really seemed like this was the first time she was in the water. "Are you okay Bella?" The blonde asked softly, a look of concentration on her face.
"I'm okay Jane, we're just having a bit of fun. Are you okay? You seem uncomfortable."
"It's the first time that I have been swimming since I was turned actually and mother was supposed to help me, but as you can see, they're a bit preoccupied." She said softly.
I smiled at her. "Normally I would offer to teach you myself, but as you can see, the only thing I'm currently good for is being a buoy."
Jane actually giggled at that, which was a complete new one for me. "I could see that, also, you might catch flies if your mouth stays open like that."
"I was just amazed that I heard you giggle, I never heard that before." I said still a bit amazed.
Jane smiled at me. "It is indeed a very rare occurrence. I have an image to uphold after all."
"We know, and we will try not to mention it to anyone that you have the ability to giggle and be cute, because that is also something I have seen happen in the last few months." Rosalie said with a soft smile.
Jane gave her a slight glare. "Only with Bella though, not even my brother knows about that side of me, and I can honestly say that only a kind spirit as Bella could have brought that out."
I smiled at her. "I'm glad to have helped you grow emotionally, sister."
Jane smiled at me as she paddled around to give me a hug before swimming off to Esme and Sulpicia.
"She has a point though. You've touched every member of the Volturi in a positive way. You've awoken a hidden maternal instinct in Sulpicia and you've even managed to bring Alec out of his shell a little." Rosalie said lovingly.
I smiled as I wrapped my legs around her waist and we just lazily floated around for a little while longer, until the wind picked up and I got cold.
Rosalie's POV
Throughout the day the entire family found an excuse to come and sit with us for at least a little while and I honestly was okay with that. In every other circumstance I would've been very possessive of Bella when she would be wearing such provocative clothing, but besides Jane, Alec and Heidi everyone was mated, and I knew that those three weren't a threat to my relationship with Bella, or to our two little girls still growing safely inside of her.
Right now Emmett and Victoria had joined us and I couldn't help but smile at the easy banter between Bella and Emmett that made both Victoria and myself roll our eyes at our mates. "Do you two need us to give you some time alone to talk about all of this nerd stuff?" Victoria asked with a smile.
Emmett grinned and pulled the redhead into his lap. "Of course not baby, it's just that I haven't been able to spend time with Bella as much as I would've liked to in recent months. We're making up for lost time."
Victoria smiled at him and pressed a kiss to his cheek. "You are just a big teddy bear sometimes, but I suppose that is one of the reasons I love you so much."
Bella smiled as she crawled against me. "That and his ability to make someone smile in any given situation I'm sure."
Victoria nodded at her. "That is very true. It is one of the many reasons I love him so much."
Emmett grinned at her. "I love you too baby."
"Aren't you two just the cutest couple in the history of couples." I said with a soft smile, knowing full well that Bella and I were not much better.
Victoria smiled at me. "Hello pot, meet kettle."
I glared playfully at her. "We're not half as bad as you two are. At least we have the decency not to screw each other in the woods and call it going for a run."
"That's because Bella is pregnant Rosie. Otherwise I am sure either of you would've suggested it already." Emmett said with his trademark grin.
"Really Emmett, that's what you're going with? I'll let you know that we know the meaning of discretion." Bella said with a soft smile.
I smiled and kissed her cheek. "Indeed we do baby, any and all loving will be done in our bedroom."
Bella smiled at me as she cuddled into me. "Are you tired love?" I asked softly.
She nodded at that. "I am, but I don't want to go yet."
I smiled a her. "How about I do my wifely duties and reapply some sunscreen before you take a nap. I'm sure no one will mind."
She nodded and got off me before laying down on her towel so I could apply some more sunscreen, mostly to be safe since I didn't want her to burn.
As I was rubbing her down, I saw how she slowly drifted asleep, and I just couldn't help but smile at the serene sight of my mate at rest.
"Is she okay Rosalie? I've never seen her get tired so quickly." Victoria asked softly.
I smiled at her. "She's okay, I think she's just burned herself out on the excitement of today. Ever since Alice mentioned that we had access to this beach she has wanted to come here and I think that excitement tired her out. She'll be fine in a couple of hours."
They both smiled at that. "Then we'll leave her to rest for a bit. I wouldn't want to accidentally wake her up." Emmett said softly, at least by his standards.
I nodded at them as they made their way back into the water as Esme and Sulpicia walked up to us. "Is she okay sweetie?" Esme asked softly.
I nodded and smiled as I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "She's just tired from the excitement of today. She'll be okay once she wakes up."
They smiled and took a seat next to me. "I hope you don't mind us being here Rosalie. I know how much your instincts are shouting to protect her." Sulpicia said softly.
I smiled at that. "I know out of everyone here you two are the smallest threat to Bella. You have shown that you love her unconditionally and that you would never hurt her."
The two women smiled at that. "How couldn't we love her. She is such a sweet young woman that has been through way too much. We merely want to be the mothers she deserves." Sulpicia said with a smile
"And she loves you for everything you have done, but I'm sorry if this may be too forward, but was there any news on Eleazar's arrival?" I asked softly.
Sulpicia nodded at that. "He's coming in two days, together with Tanya and Athenodora, they said something about wanting to meet our daughter properly before the girls are born."
Esme smiled at her wife. "Perhaps we should also contact Didyme, love. Let her meet our daughter too." Esme said with a soft smile.
"I don't know if I'm entirely comfortable with that. It might be a bit overwhelming to Bella." I said softly.
"It'll be fine sweetie. Out of the three Queens, Didyme is the kindest woman you could ever meet, and we had plans to let everyone meet here for our first annual meeting. There are some important things we need to discuss, the first of which will probably be us relocating soon, because we are pushing our luck with the local shifters, but that can wait until your mate wakes up again." Sulpicia said with a soft smile.
I nodded and ran my fingers through her hair. "I'm sure she will appreciate that."
Just as I said it her eyes fluttered open again. "Hey love, do you feel better?"
She nodded and sat up when she saw Esme and Sulpicia sitting with us. "Did you have a good nap sweetheart?" Esme asked sweetly.
Bella nodded and smiled. "I did, thank you. It seems these two don't really agree with the amount of sudden physical activity and got a bit fussy."
They smiled at her. "I'm sure after you've eaten everything will be fine, my sweet." Sulpicia said softly.
Bella only smiled and nodded at them as Esme and Sulpicia told her about the plan for the next couple of days, and of course she was excited to meet everyone from the Denali Coven.
