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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber sat up with a start. She looked around the room and saw that Edward wasn't there. He had left the night before saying he had to go do something and he still wasn't back, and it was almost five. Looking to her left she saw both the twins lying next to her, curled up against her sides with their chubby little cheeks pressed into her arms./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"She smiled down at the two who could have been mistaken for one-year old little toddlers. They were already beginning to walk on their own and had been able to decipher that 'mama' referred to Kamber and 'da' referred to Edward…. Though Kamber noticed with a heavy heart that they would call the latter in their sleep and would oftentimes wake up from nightmares. They missed him just as much as she did, and she knew it was taking a toll on them./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"They had developed a taste for fresh meat as well as a taste for human food. However, their thirst for blood only came once every few days and when that did, Emmett and Jasper would take the two little ones out and would catch them a bird or something small and would carefully watch the two while they ate. Hunter and Viggo's thirst for blood was very minimal and when they did get the thirst for blood, they wouldn't go into a rampage and drink everything they could get their hands on. In fact, when they were thirsty, they acted just…. Thirsty like they needed a cup of water and once they had downed at least a quart of blood, they were back to their happy, joyful little selves./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Of course, Alice was a little disappointed they weren't girls and didn't like to be dressed up or didn't have the hair to style every day but after Rosalie came home with bags full of boy clothes and shoes, the two girls went into a rage of giving the boys adorable outfits every day. Luckily, the twins adored their aunts so much that they didn't mind. Honestly, they liked trying on the new clothes that their aunts got them…. Unless Vince and Glynn came over for a visit and gave them identical outfits then no one could tell the two apart except Kamber!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The two boys were very honest and practically worshiped their mother. Kamber just said it was a normal child's love for their mother, but everyone knew it was more than that. To the twins, Kamber was an angel…. A warrior because she was always at their side, even when Edward was not, and she was strong even when she was alone. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber silently moved over, about to get out of bed when Viggo let out a soft whimper and gripped her arm, his forehead scrunching in fear. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber reached over and stroked his hair but then Hunter whimpered as well. They were having a nightmare. Kamber had discovered rather quickly that the two boys had joined minds. Carlisle had confirmed it when Viggo had guessed what Hunter was going to do even across the room. At first Kamber thought they had inherited their father's gift of reading minds but after testing it on Viggo and Jasper, and Hunter with Emmett nothing happened. Then of course Kamber had noticed that whenever one of them had a dream, the other did as well and when she asked them about it in the morning, it was the same exact dream./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"They were able to sense everything about the other even if they were miles apart. They had tested how far they could be apart by having Emmett travel to town with Rosalie and Viggo while they kept Hunter at home and the two could still communicate. Kamber had found it rather helpful especially if the two were apart, she could tell what was happening to the other by asking the one with her. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber gently scooped Viggo up and placed him on the other side of her so she was lying between them, one arm wrapped around each as they snuggled close to her chest. She always knew that singing a song to them would help their minds clear of any dreams and they would place their ears close to her heart so they could feel the vibration of her voice./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Let the bough break, let it come down crashingbr /Let the sun fade out to a dark skybr /I can't say I'd even notice it was absentbr /Cause I could live by the light in your eyesbr /br /I'll unfold before youbr /What I've strung togetherbr /The very first wordsbr /Of a lifelong love letterbr /br /Tell the world that we finally got it all rightbr /I choose youbr /I will become yours and you will become minebr /I choose youbr /I choose youbr /(Yeah)br /br /There was a time when I would have believed thembr /If they told me you could not come truebr /Just love's illusionbr /But then you found me and everything changedbr /And I believe in something againbr /br /My whole heartbr /Will be yours foreverbr /This is a beautiful startbr /To a lifelong love letterbr /br /Tell the world that we finally got it all rightbr /I choose youbr /I will become yours and you will become minebr /I choose youbr /I choose youbr /br /We are not perfectbr /We'll learn from our mistakesbr /And as long as it takesbr /I will prove my love to youbr /br /I am not scared of the elementsbr /I am under-prepared, but I am willingbr /And even betterbr /I get to be the other half of youbr /br /Tell the world that we finally got it all rightbr /I choose youbr /Yeahbr /I will become yours and you will become minebr /I choose youbr /I choose youbr /I choose you/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber let out a sigh as she finished the song, seeing the twins had settled back to peaceful sleep with smiles on their faces. Kamber leant back against the pillows even though she was not tired./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I choose you," she whispered. "But do you still choose me?"/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward felt about ready to throw up. Since he had agreed to spend time with Bella in exchange for Bella leaving him and his family alone, he had probably brushed his teeth and washed his face more often than even Alice and Rosalie! He was sitting on the couch in Bella's apartment, not allowed to move as Bella enjoyed herself./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The moment Edward learnt that Bella now lived on her own in an apartment in town, he had told the girl that they were not going to have relations and the only thing Bella was allowed to do to him was kiss and fondle. That was it. The girl had begrudgedly agreed, but Edward almost wished he had asked her to not kiss him either. Her kisses weren't sweet and gentle like Kamber's when she was comforting him or being sweet or saying goodnight, nor were they strong, firm and passionate when she tried to convey how much she loved him or to snap him out of a temper or thirst he couldn't control. These kisses were full of lust, most of the times wet and full of tongue./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella shifted on her spot where she was sitting next to Edward and climbed onto his lap to straddle him. She slipped her hands behind his neck and partially under his collar to pull his head up toward her. Edward knew that if he tried to resist then Bella would break their agreement and who knows what Bella would do. He wasn't going to destroy Kamber and his family's life because he wasn't strong enough to deal with Bella's advances. It was just two more weeks anyway and he would be free of her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella latched her lips onto Edward's making loud smacking sounds as her lips left his then latched on again. She let out little whimpers and moans but none of them turned Edward on. Her tongue touched Edward's lips and he had the urge to refuse her, but the girl gave him a pointed look and groaning inwardly, Edward parted his lips. The girl thrust her tongue into his mouth and explored all of his mouth with her tongue, moving her head around to get better angles as her lips kept smacking with his./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl began to rock her hips against Edward's leg, moaning and grunting against his mouth./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Finally, Edward had just about enough especially when Bella slipped one hand toward his pants. He roughly pushed her off and stood up, grabbing his jacket./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Your hour time limit is up. I'm going home."br /Bella sneered at the man, lounging on the couch. "What if I tell you I am considering shortening your contract?"br /Edward paused in the doorway before looking at her. "And the catch?"br /"No catch," Bella replied, smirking. "Except one day where you actually enjoy my advances."br /"Like that would happen," Edward replied, rolling his eyes and pulling on his jacket./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I don't mean that you have to like it, just act like it."br /Edward turned and looked at her with eyes flaring with fury, "Like play along and return your advances? Is this all a game to you?"br /Bella smiled and trailed her fingers along the back of the couch. "If you do for just one day, I will cut back your contract a week."br /"I would rather not," Edward replied. "Besides, I almost think you would blackmail me later."br /"How about this then?" Bella asked. "I'll give you three choices. The one I just mentioned… or, you act like your madly in love with me and return all my advances for three days and pretend you are on a 'business trip' and stay with me all of the three days…."br /"And what's the third?" Edward asked, not liking either of the two suggestions she had offered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You sleep with me for one night and we'll call it done," Bella replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward snorted, "The last one is never going to happen."br /Bella shrugged, "It was worth the try. Either you be mine for three days, but nothing beyond cuddling, kissing and fondling and in return your contract is over…. Or you return my advances for one day and you get one week off…. And possible blackmail afterwards."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;"Edward sighed. Both were worse than the other. He couldn't risk getting put into another blackmail contract for longer so he decided, "I'll tell Kamber I am on a business trip but if you so much as breathe a word of this to anyone or go against your side of the bargain, I will personally see that you aren't able to breathe anything."br /He saw a flicker of fear in the girl's eyes but she hid it well before nodding, "Agreed. See you in two days."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When Edward returned home about fifteen minutes later, he found Emmett sitting at the table where Alice where she was trying to teach him how to make paper crafts while Viggo sat on Emmett's lap, correcting Emmett's clumsy attempts with accuracy. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Meanwhile, on the floor Rosalie was watching Jasper and Hunter play chess, acting as the referee since Hunter's talent in chess was making Jasper try to sneak in a few cheat moves. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The twins looked up when their father entered, and their faces lit up. Both scurried away from their aunts and uncles and rushed over to him, wrapping their arms around his legs. Both boys looked like they could be about three or four years old even though they were barely two months old. Both had rustic light reddish-brown hair from Edward and bright blue eyes from Kamber. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward knelt down in front of them and pulled them both into a smothering hug, burying his face in their hair and inhaling their scent. They smelt of cedar wood and fresh linen. He gave each of them a kiss on the head before releasing them to look at their fully./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What's wrong daddy?" Viggo asked, looking at his father quizzically. "You're acting sad."br /Edward smiled and gently ruffled his son's hair, "I have to go on a trip tomorrow evening."br /"For how long?" Hunter asked, his eyes widening in surprise. "What for?"br /"Just for three days," Edward replied. "It's for work."br /"You found a job?" Viggo asked, surprised. "I thought you were going to be a doctor like Grandpa Carlisle."br /Edward smiled before pinching Viggo's cheek. Since when did he become so smart? "Yeah I am, but until I finish medical school, I want to get a job."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Okay daddy," Hunter whispered, sensing that Viggo was still not quite believing their father's excuse./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Viggo looked over at Hunter and sensed that Hunter was trying to not start a tense conversation, so he nodded too./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward smiled before kissing them both on the forehead, "Better go back to your aunts and uncles before they burst a bubble. I'm going to find your mother."br /"She's upstairs having reading time," Viggo announced./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward nodded before hugging his sons and heading upstairs. When he burst into the room, Kamber looked up from where she had been reading a book on the bed with the bedside light on. She looked up and smiled at Edward./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're home early!" she remarked, closing her book. "How did everything g…."br /She never finished her sentence for Edward practically flew across the room and tackled the girl to the bed, crashing his lips onto hers. Kamber stared in surprise as Edward drew back, his hands on either side of her head keeping him up and he was already breathing heavily./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What happened?" she asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shook his head, "Nothing…. I just…. I need you right now."br /Kamber bit the inside of her lip. She wanted to refuse him and demand that he tell her what was going on but the urgent, desperate look in his eyes made her stop and biting back her suspicion, she nodded and gently kissed him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward pressed her hard to the bed, making sure he could feel all of her beneath him as he filled his breathing with her scent and gently devoured her mouth. He was going to be stuck with Bella for three long days in Seattle (the place she had chosen for his 'business trip') and had to pretend to be madly in love with Bella for those long three days. He wasn't going to leave until he was sure that he had Kamber filling his senses. It was the only thing that was going to keep him from going mad./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber was shocked at his strangely desperate, passionate behavior but she felt that he was trying to erase something from his memory, so she let him. That night Alice had sensed something was up so she had the twins bunk with her and Jasper for the night, leaving Edward and Kamber to their long, passionate and desperate time together. For, she had a feeling that what was going to follow wasn't good./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kamber isn't feeling well?" Calliope asked. "That's strange. Do you think it has something to do with the pregnancy?"br /Carlisle shook his head, "I don't think it's anything physical…. But emotional."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Zayne smiled. "Well that is more than enough reason to want to see us…. But why did she specifically ask for Calliope and me?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The doctor vampire shrugged, "She didn't say."br /Zayne was about to speak again but Calliope interrupted him. "We'll go see how she is. Where is Edward?"br /"He left last night for a business trip," Carlisle replied. "He'll be back in three days. The twins are out with Jasper and Emmett, hunting."br /The two Vicasi kids nodded before heading upstairs to Kamber's room. When they entered, they found her sitting on the edge of her bed, a piece of paper in her hand and staring off into space./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kam?" Zayne asked. "What happened?"br /Kamber looked up at their appearance and her face showed signs of relief. Calliope rushed over and sat down next to her sister, wrapping her in a hug, "Whatever it is, we're here to help you."br /Zayne walked over and grabbing a chair, sat down on it backwards so he was facing Kamber, "So what's up?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber sighed, looking down at the paper in her hands, "Edward has been acting weird the past several weeks. At first, I thought he was just busy or worried about trying to find a job and I told him it wouldn't matter if he got a job or not, but he said it wasn't that. Then yesterday he came home and acted all different and more loving than usual…. And he disappeared again to leave for the trip."br /"He still isn't around when you wake up?" Zayne asked, frowning. "Maybe he's going through something difficult and he doesn't want to worry you about it."br /Kamber nodded, "That's what I thought…. Until I saw a text on his phone while he was in the shower."br /The girl grabbed her phone and turned on a photo that she had taken and showed it to Zayne. The boy looked at it and saw it was a screenshot of a text. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongEdward: I told you to not contact me like this anymore. /strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongBella: You think I would listen? When will you come by tomorrow?/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongEdward: Usual time/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongBella: Man of few words huh?/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongEdward: Stop annoying me/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongBella: ooh so scary!/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongEdward: I'm warning you/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongBella: Fine, just hurry over here before I die of boredom/strong/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Why in the world is he texting his ex?" Zayne asked, frowning./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Maybe she is annoying him," Calliope suggested./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Zayne shook his head. "The way that she is talking, it sounds like they are doing something together. She asked when he would come by…. So that means he has gone to her house."br /Calliope frowned, "Kamber, what do you think?"br /The girl shook her head, "I don't know what to think. That's why I need your help."br /The two Vicasi kids smiled, "What is it?"br /"I need you to follow Edward. I don't want to doubt him, but I am beginning to," Kamber replied. "He is staying at this address."br /She held out the piece of paper to Zayne who took it and looked at the address, "Seattle. Okay, when do we leave?"br /"In an hour," Kamber replied. "Alice reserved you two tickets for a direct flight there. I got you a hotel room across the street from the hotel Edward is staying at."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Calliope smiled and tapped her ear, "Good thing I have overly enhanced hearing. We may not even need to leave our room! And with Zayne's sixth sense, we won't get caught. What about mom and dad?"br /Kamber smiled, "I asked Jacob Black and Antigone to cover for you. They're going to make up a story that you two went with Seth and Leah to Alaska to visit Edward's cousins up there. Leah and Seth know about it and they are going up there to hunt."br /"What about Edward's cousins?" Zayne asked. "Just making sure there is no hitch."br /"Rosalie called them." Kamber replied. "The only ones who know the truth about the plan are Edward's cousins, Rose, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, me, you two, Antigone, Jacob, Seth and Leah."br /"That's quite a few people," Zayne pointed out, but Calliope interrupted him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;""But they're all reliable. Don't worry sis, we'll get to the bottom of this."br / Kamber smiled, "I was going to ask Alice or Rose to go but Edward can read their minds. He cannot read yours."br /"Got it covered," Zayne told her, patting her shoulder. "Leave it to us."/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward groaned. He had barely checked into his hotel room when Bella had called and told him that she was in the room across the hall from him. He had five minutes to get ready before they went out for a stroll./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward grabbed his jacket and pulling it on, stepped out of his room. He saw that Bella had already left her room and was walking toward the elevator. Edward followed but kept rolling his eyes and internally groaning. He completely ignored Bella as she waved her hips seductively as she walked. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When they reached the elevator, Bella opened the door and stepped in, revealing that it was empty. Edward stepped in and forced a smile onto his face./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He walked in and stood across the elevator from Bella. Edward watched as she punched the first floor./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Good thing I chose the rooms on the top floor," Bella smirked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward frowned before looking at the panel to see that indeed they were on the 50supth/sup floor and were going all the way down./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Before he had time to register this, Bella had crossed across the elevator and had pressed her leg between his thighs and crashed her lips to his. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward wanted to resist but then he remembered their agreement. Groaning in his head, he grabbed the girl's face with one hand and her thigh with the other, spinning around to pin her to the wall. Bella gasped and moaned as he pressed his weight against her and kissed her back, hard, darting his tongue into her mouth./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Little did he know, that a certain Vicasi girl was standing in her bedroom across the street from him with a shocked expression her face./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kamber isn't going to like this," Calliope whispered to Zayne./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The boy sighed, "There is no way we can avoid telling her. She knew something bad was happening. The least we can do is tell her the nicest way possible… that Edward is not loyal."/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber sat up with a start. She looked around the room and saw that Edward wasn't there. He had left the night before saying he had to go do something and he still wasn't back, and it was almost five. Looking to her left she saw both the twins lying next to her, curled up against her sides with their chubby little cheeks pressed into her arms./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"She smiled down at the two who could have been mistaken for one-year old little toddlers. They were already beginning to walk on their own and had been able to decipher that 'mama' referred to Kamber and 'da' referred to Edward…. Though Kamber noticed with a heavy heart that they would call the latter in their sleep and would oftentimes wake up from nightmares. They missed him just as much as she did, and she knew it was taking a toll on them./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"They had developed a taste for fresh meat as well as a taste for human food. However, their thirst for blood only came once every few days and when that did, Emmett and Jasper would take the two little ones out and would catch them a bird or something small and would carefully watch the two while they ate. Hunter and Viggo's thirst for blood was very minimal and when they did get the thirst for blood, they wouldn't go into a rampage and drink everything they could get their hands on. In fact, when they were thirsty, they acted just…. Thirsty like they needed a cup of water and once they had downed at least a quart of blood, they were back to their happy, joyful little selves./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Of course, Alice was a little disappointed they weren't girls and didn't like to be dressed up or didn't have the hair to style every day but after Rosalie came home with bags full of boy clothes and shoes, the two girls went into a rage of giving the boys adorable outfits every day. Luckily, the twins adored their aunts so much that they didn't mind. Honestly, they liked trying on the new clothes that their aunts got them…. Unless Vince and Glynn came over for a visit and gave them identical outfits then no one could tell the two apart except Kamber!/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The two boys were very honest and practically worshiped their mother. Kamber just said it was a normal child's love for their mother, but everyone knew it was more than that. To the twins, Kamber was an angel…. A warrior because she was always at their side, even when Edward was not, and she was strong even when she was alone. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber silently moved over, about to get out of bed when Viggo let out a soft whimper and gripped her arm, his forehead scrunching in fear. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber reached over and stroked his hair but then Hunter whimpered as well. They were having a nightmare. Kamber had discovered rather quickly that the two boys had joined minds. Carlisle had confirmed it when Viggo had guessed what Hunter was going to do even across the room. At first Kamber thought they had inherited their father's gift of reading minds but after testing it on Viggo and Jasper, and Hunter with Emmett nothing happened. Then of course Kamber had noticed that whenever one of them had a dream, the other did as well and when she asked them about it in the morning, it was the same exact dream./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"They were able to sense everything about the other even if they were miles apart. They had tested how far they could be apart by having Emmett travel to town with Rosalie and Viggo while they kept Hunter at home and the two could still communicate. Kamber had found it rather helpful especially if the two were apart, she could tell what was happening to the other by asking the one with her. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber gently scooped Viggo up and placed him on the other side of her so she was lying between them, one arm wrapped around each as they snuggled close to her chest. She always knew that singing a song to them would help their minds clear of any dreams and they would place their ears close to her heart so they could feel the vibration of her voice./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Let the bough break, let it come down crashingbr /Let the sun fade out to a dark skybr /I can't say I'd even notice it was absentbr /Cause I could live by the light in your eyesbr /br /I'll unfold before youbr /What I've strung togetherbr /The very first wordsbr /Of a lifelong love letterbr /br /Tell the world that we finally got it all rightbr /I choose youbr /I will become yours and you will become minebr /I choose youbr /I choose youbr /(Yeah)br /br /There was a time when I would have believed thembr /If they told me you could not come truebr /Just love's illusionbr /But then you found me and everything changedbr /And I believe in something againbr /br /My whole heartbr /Will be yours foreverbr /This is a beautiful startbr /To a lifelong love letterbr /br /Tell the world that we finally got it all rightbr /I choose youbr /I will become yours and you will become minebr /I choose youbr /I choose youbr /br /We are not perfectbr /We'll learn from our mistakesbr /And as long as it takesbr /I will prove my love to youbr /br /I am not scared of the elementsbr /I am under-prepared, but I am willingbr /And even betterbr /I get to be the other half of youbr /br /Tell the world that we finally got it all rightbr /I choose youbr /Yeahbr /I will become yours and you will become minebr /I choose youbr /I choose youbr /I choose you/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber let out a sigh as she finished the song, seeing the twins had settled back to peaceful sleep with smiles on their faces. Kamber leant back against the pillows even though she was not tired./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I choose you," she whispered. "But do you still choose me?"/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward felt about ready to throw up. Since he had agreed to spend time with Bella in exchange for Bella leaving him and his family alone, he had probably brushed his teeth and washed his face more often than even Alice and Rosalie! He was sitting on the couch in Bella's apartment, not allowed to move as Bella enjoyed herself./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The moment Edward learnt that Bella now lived on her own in an apartment in town, he had told the girl that they were not going to have relations and the only thing Bella was allowed to do to him was kiss and fondle. That was it. The girl had begrudgedly agreed, but Edward almost wished he had asked her to not kiss him either. Her kisses weren't sweet and gentle like Kamber's when she was comforting him or being sweet or saying goodnight, nor were they strong, firm and passionate when she tried to convey how much she loved him or to snap him out of a temper or thirst he couldn't control. These kisses were full of lust, most of the times wet and full of tongue./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella shifted on her spot where she was sitting next to Edward and climbed onto his lap to straddle him. She slipped her hands behind his neck and partially under his collar to pull his head up toward her. Edward knew that if he tried to resist then Bella would break their agreement and who knows what Bella would do. He wasn't going to destroy Kamber and his family's life because he wasn't strong enough to deal with Bella's advances. It was just two more weeks anyway and he would be free of her./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Bella latched her lips onto Edward's making loud smacking sounds as her lips left his then latched on again. She let out little whimpers and moans but none of them turned Edward on. Her tongue touched Edward's lips and he had the urge to refuse her, but the girl gave him a pointed look and groaning inwardly, Edward parted his lips. The girl thrust her tongue into his mouth and explored all of his mouth with her tongue, moving her head around to get better angles as her lips kept smacking with his./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The girl began to rock her hips against Edward's leg, moaning and grunting against his mouth./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Finally, Edward had just about enough especially when Bella slipped one hand toward his pants. He roughly pushed her off and stood up, grabbing his jacket./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Your hour time limit is up. I'm going home."br /Bella sneered at the man, lounging on the couch. "What if I tell you I am considering shortening your contract?"br /Edward paused in the doorway before looking at her. "And the catch?"br /"No catch," Bella replied, smirking. "Except one day where you actually enjoy my advances."br /"Like that would happen," Edward replied, rolling his eyes and pulling on his jacket./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""I don't mean that you have to like it, just act like it."br /Edward turned and looked at her with eyes flaring with fury, "Like play along and return your advances? Is this all a game to you?"br /Bella smiled and trailed her fingers along the back of the couch. "If you do for just one day, I will cut back your contract a week."br /"I would rather not," Edward replied. "Besides, I almost think you would blackmail me later."br /"How about this then?" Bella asked. "I'll give you three choices. The one I just mentioned… or, you act like your madly in love with me and return all my advances for three days and pretend you are on a 'business trip' and stay with me all of the three days…."br /"And what's the third?" Edward asked, not liking either of the two suggestions she had offered./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You sleep with me for one night and we'll call it done," Bella replied./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward snorted, "The last one is never going to happen."br /Bella shrugged, "It was worth the try. Either you be mine for three days, but nothing beyond cuddling, kissing and fondling and in return your contract is over…. Or you return my advances for one day and you get one week off…. And possible blackmail afterwards."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;"Edward sighed. Both were worse than the other. He couldn't risk getting put into another blackmail contract for longer so he decided, "I'll tell Kamber I am on a business trip but if you so much as breathe a word of this to anyone or go against your side of the bargain, I will personally see that you aren't able to breathe anything."br /He saw a flicker of fear in the girl's eyes but she hid it well before nodding, "Agreed. See you in two days."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When Edward returned home about fifteen minutes later, he found Emmett sitting at the table where Alice where she was trying to teach him how to make paper crafts while Viggo sat on Emmett's lap, correcting Emmett's clumsy attempts with accuracy. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Meanwhile, on the floor Rosalie was watching Jasper and Hunter play chess, acting as the referee since Hunter's talent in chess was making Jasper try to sneak in a few cheat moves. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The twins looked up when their father entered, and their faces lit up. Both scurried away from their aunts and uncles and rushed over to him, wrapping their arms around his legs. Both boys looked like they could be about three or four years old even though they were barely two months old. Both had rustic light reddish-brown hair from Edward and bright blue eyes from Kamber. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward knelt down in front of them and pulled them both into a smothering hug, burying his face in their hair and inhaling their scent. They smelt of cedar wood and fresh linen. He gave each of them a kiss on the head before releasing them to look at their fully./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What's wrong daddy?" Viggo asked, looking at his father quizzically. "You're acting sad."br /Edward smiled and gently ruffled his son's hair, "I have to go on a trip tomorrow evening."br /"For how long?" Hunter asked, his eyes widening in surprise. "What for?"br /"Just for three days," Edward replied. "It's for work."br /"You found a job?" Viggo asked, surprised. "I thought you were going to be a doctor like Grandpa Carlisle."br /Edward smiled before pinching Viggo's cheek. Since when did he become so smart? "Yeah I am, but until I finish medical school, I want to get a job."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Okay daddy," Hunter whispered, sensing that Viggo was still not quite believing their father's excuse./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Viggo looked over at Hunter and sensed that Hunter was trying to not start a tense conversation, so he nodded too./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward smiled before kissing them both on the forehead, "Better go back to your aunts and uncles before they burst a bubble. I'm going to find your mother."br /"She's upstairs having reading time," Viggo announced./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward nodded before hugging his sons and heading upstairs. When he burst into the room, Kamber looked up from where she had been reading a book on the bed with the bedside light on. She looked up and smiled at Edward./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""You're home early!" she remarked, closing her book. "How did everything g…."br /She never finished her sentence for Edward practically flew across the room and tackled the girl to the bed, crashing his lips onto hers. Kamber stared in surprise as Edward drew back, his hands on either side of her head keeping him up and he was already breathing heavily./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""What happened?" she asked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward shook his head, "Nothing…. I just…. I need you right now."br /Kamber bit the inside of her lip. She wanted to refuse him and demand that he tell her what was going on but the urgent, desperate look in his eyes made her stop and biting back her suspicion, she nodded and gently kissed him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward pressed her hard to the bed, making sure he could feel all of her beneath him as he filled his breathing with her scent and gently devoured her mouth. He was going to be stuck with Bella for three long days in Seattle (the place she had chosen for his 'business trip') and had to pretend to be madly in love with Bella for those long three days. He wasn't going to leave until he was sure that he had Kamber filling his senses. It was the only thing that was going to keep him from going mad./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber was shocked at his strangely desperate, passionate behavior but she felt that he was trying to erase something from his memory, so she let him. That night Alice had sensed something was up so she had the twins bunk with her and Jasper for the night, leaving Edward and Kamber to their long, passionate and desperate time together. For, she had a feeling that what was going to follow wasn't good./p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kamber isn't feeling well?" Calliope asked. "That's strange. Do you think it has something to do with the pregnancy?"br /Carlisle shook his head, "I don't think it's anything physical…. But emotional."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Zayne smiled. "Well that is more than enough reason to want to see us…. But why did she specifically ask for Calliope and me?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The doctor vampire shrugged, "She didn't say."br /Zayne was about to speak again but Calliope interrupted him. "We'll go see how she is. Where is Edward?"br /"He left last night for a business trip," Carlisle replied. "He'll be back in three days. The twins are out with Jasper and Emmett, hunting."br /The two Vicasi kids nodded before heading upstairs to Kamber's room. When they entered, they found her sitting on the edge of her bed, a piece of paper in her hand and staring off into space./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kam?" Zayne asked. "What happened?"br /Kamber looked up at their appearance and her face showed signs of relief. Calliope rushed over and sat down next to her sister, wrapping her in a hug, "Whatever it is, we're here to help you."br /Zayne walked over and grabbing a chair, sat down on it backwards so he was facing Kamber, "So what's up?"/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Kamber sighed, looking down at the paper in her hands, "Edward has been acting weird the past several weeks. At first, I thought he was just busy or worried about trying to find a job and I told him it wouldn't matter if he got a job or not, but he said it wasn't that. Then yesterday he came home and acted all different and more loving than usual…. And he disappeared again to leave for the trip."br /"He still isn't around when you wake up?" Zayne asked, frowning. "Maybe he's going through something difficult and he doesn't want to worry you about it."br /Kamber nodded, "That's what I thought…. Until I saw a text on his phone while he was in the shower."br /The girl grabbed her phone and turned on a photo that she had taken and showed it to Zayne. The boy looked at it and saw it was a screenshot of a text. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongEdward: I told you to not contact me like this anymore. /strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongBella: You think I would listen? When will you come by tomorrow?/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongEdward: Usual time/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongBella: Man of few words huh?/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongEdward: Stop annoying me/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongBella: ooh so scary!/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongEdward: I'm warning you/strong/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"strongBella: Fine, just hurry over here before I die of boredom/strong/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Why in the world is he texting his ex?" Zayne asked, frowning./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Maybe she is annoying him," Calliope suggested./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Zayne shook his head. "The way that she is talking, it sounds like they are doing something together. She asked when he would come by…. So that means he has gone to her house."br /Calliope frowned, "Kamber, what do you think?"br /The girl shook her head, "I don't know what to think. That's why I need your help."br /The two Vicasi kids smiled, "What is it?"br /"I need you to follow Edward. I don't want to doubt him, but I am beginning to," Kamber replied. "He is staying at this address."br /She held out the piece of paper to Zayne who took it and looked at the address, "Seattle. Okay, when do we leave?"br /"In an hour," Kamber replied. "Alice reserved you two tickets for a direct flight there. I got you a hotel room across the street from the hotel Edward is staying at."/p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Calliope smiled and tapped her ear, "Good thing I have overly enhanced hearing. We may not even need to leave our room! And with Zayne's sixth sense, we won't get caught. What about mom and dad?"br /Kamber smiled, "I asked Jacob Black and Antigone to cover for you. They're going to make up a story that you two went with Seth and Leah to Alaska to visit Edward's cousins up there. Leah and Seth know about it and they are going up there to hunt."br /"What about Edward's cousins?" Zayne asked. "Just making sure there is no hitch."br /"Rosalie called them." Kamber replied. "The only ones who know the truth about the plan are Edward's cousins, Rose, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, me, you two, Antigone, Jacob, Seth and Leah."br /"That's quite a few people," Zayne pointed out, but Calliope interrupted him./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-bottom: 12pt;""But they're all reliable. Don't worry sis, we'll get to the bottom of this."br / Kamber smiled, "I was going to ask Alice or Rose to go but Edward can read their minds. He cannot read yours."br /"Got it covered," Zayne told her, patting her shoulder. "Leave it to us."/p
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p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward groaned. He had barely checked into his hotel room when Bella had called and told him that she was in the room across the hall from him. He had five minutes to get ready before they went out for a stroll./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward grabbed his jacket and pulling it on, stepped out of his room. He saw that Bella had already left her room and was walking toward the elevator. Edward followed but kept rolling his eyes and internally groaning. He completely ignored Bella as she waved her hips seductively as she walked. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"When they reached the elevator, Bella opened the door and stepped in, revealing that it was empty. Edward stepped in and forced a smile onto his face./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"He walked in and stood across the elevator from Bella. Edward watched as she punched the first floor./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The doors closed and they were left alone in silence./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Good thing I chose the rooms on the top floor," Bella smirked./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward frowned before looking at the panel to see that indeed they were on the 50supth/sup floor and were going all the way down./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Before he had time to register this, Bella had crossed across the elevator and had pressed her leg between his thighs and crashed her lips to his. /p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Edward wanted to resist but then he remembered their agreement. Groaning in his head, he grabbed the girl's face with one hand and her thigh with the other, spinning around to pin her to the wall. Bella gasped and moaned as he pressed his weight against her and kissed her back, hard, darting his tongue into her mouth./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"Little did he know, that a certain Vicasi girl was standing in her bedroom across the street from him with a shocked expression her face./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;""Kamber isn't going to like this," Calliope whispered to Zayne./p
p style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-size: medium; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"The boy sighed, "There is no way we can avoid telling her. She knew something bad was happening. The least we can do is tell her the nicest way possible… that Edward is not loyal."/p
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