Previously…

You may be the love of his life Bella, but he is not the same boy that left you six years ago." With that he walked out the door. She was confused. Yes, she had seen him treat James differently. Yes, he had said he was different but was he really that different? Was she so blinded by her passion she didn't see the truth?

"Bella, love come play with us." She heard him from the living room.

"Ok." She sighed. If he was different she would notice. She decided to leave it for now and headed to the living room deciding to spend time with the family she loved. She could worry later.

She curled up on the couch and watched them as they interacted. It was so obvious he loved his son. She was happy that he did, not that she ever doubted it. She could have been one of those women that the father's didn't want anything to do with the child. They played a while before she slipped off into the kitchen raiding the refrigerator. Finding some fruit she grabbed a bowl and began to mix a fruit salad.

"What are you doing sweetheart?" He asked walking in to check on her. She smiled at him continuing her cutting, "Making a fruit salad, interested?"

"No thanks, Timmy is taking a bath I need to keep an eye one him."

"Probably, he may flood your bathroom." She laughed. He moved closer to her, his eyes slowly trailing her beautiful figure. He was happy for many reasons, happy that she was his, happy that she loved him, happy that they had a son. He was also worried, work tended to make him a little irritable and he didn't want to push her away. He bit his lip cautiously approaching the subject, "Bella?"

"Hmm?" She answered taking a bite of apple. He smiled reaching up and wiping the juice from her lips with his thumb, then slowly slipping it into his mouth. She flushed. He was so sexy even when he was just standing there. Did he have any idea the effect he had on her? He glanced at his feet, "I just wanted you to know I love you. I guess what I'm trying to say…" He ran his hand through his hair looking away, "You remember I told you I am not quite the same?"

"Yes."

"Well, when I am working I get a little tense. I'm getting better with you here, but it doesn't change the fact I can be quite unbearable I've been told." She watched him pace and touched his arm, "Why are you telling me this?"

"I will never lie to you. I want you to know before hand. If I get too terrible smack me or something."

She giggled, "Can I spank you instead?" He chuckled raising an eyebrow, "Only if I get to spank you back. Something tells me we wouldn't be spanking long." He replied softly as he pulled her into his arms rocking her.

"I can't imagine my life without you." He said into her hair clutching at her waist. "Promise me you will never leave me."

"Edward, relax." She leaned back stroking his cheek. "You're acting like I'm going somewhere."

"It's just…I worry. I have made you give up so many things to be here. I worry you will want to go home, which brings me to my next question."

"What?"

"Do you need money?"

She looked at him shocked. "What?"

He inhaled deeply, "It would seem if we were speaking in legal terms I owe you child support." She shook her head, "No, no you don't. I have everything I need."

"What about Timmy? You could put it away for his college."

"You don't have to do that." She pushed her bowl away losing her appetite. Her face fell and he knew he had upset her. He lifted her chin gently with his fingers, "Love, I am not trying to make you upset. I'm not trying to pay you off. It is money I owed you, money you should have had to help you take care of our son."

"I took care of him just fine."

"I know you did. Please understand I don't mean to…Bella this isn't coming out right. Let me rephrase it, I owe this to Timmy. He should have had me supporting him, making it easier on you. He didn't, and I would like to make that up to you."

"You don't have to Edward. It doesn't matter now. He was happy and taken care of."

"Were you?" He asked studying her face. She met his eyes, "I did ok. We had what we needed." He nodded releasing her chin, "I didn't mean to upset you. I'm sorry if I did."

"It just makes me feel weird, I mean I know you have money and I don't hold it against you, but it is odd to accept it." She watched him smile, "It is yours now too you know."

"No, it's not. We aren't married."

He leaned to her ear, "We will be one day you did promise. You're wearing proof on your finger. Promise me you will try to accept this and relax more." Placing a tender kiss against the heated flesh of her neck he moved back, "I have to check on Timmy." She watched him walk away and placed her fruit in the fridge for later. He was right, she did accept the ring and she didn't regret a moment of it.

The days seem to fly by as they prepared for the trip. He had her set up to fly in after him, he would arrive in the morning and she in the afternoon. She sat beside Timmy on the plane as he played with his gameboy.

"Mommy is daddy really making a movie?"

"Yes sweetheart he is."

He looked up, "Is he good at it?" She chuckled, "I guess you could say he is. He is very talented. He has a way of capturing the emotions of a character. I know you don't understand that, basically yes he is good."

"Mommy are we going to stay with daddy?"

She looked at him and sighed running her hand over his head, "We'll see what happens." He looked back at his game, "I hope we do. I like it at his house."

"I'm glad."

"Miss. Swan?" She looked over her shoulder at the large security guard. "We'll be arriving soon. A car will be waiting to take us to the hotel. Mr. Cullen will meet up with you there later tonight."

"Thanks Nick." She looked back at Timmy and wondered how this would affect them when reality finally hit home. They were brought to the hotel and to his room safely and she was glad they didn't see any press. Not that they would recognize her yet, but one day they would figure it out. Timmy watched TV for a while then fell asleep on the bed. She figured the flight would be hard on him. He was up early to see Edward off and excited to be flying again.

She didn't have the heart to wake him for dinner. She was glad Edward had gotten a suite with a separate room for him, she was wondering how that would work. She knew it would be testy trying to be intimate with her son that close and since they could hardly keep their hands off of each other this was perfect.

She got in the shower and relaxed allowing the hot water to caress her skin. She felt a warm hand envelope her waist and smiled, "I missed you." He buried his head in her neck from behind, "I missed you too."

"How was work?" She asked feeling him lather up her back and caress it softly with a wash cloth.

"It was fine, the usual. I think it will turn out good though." She bit her lip when he dropped the cloth and kneaded her muscles with his hands. A small moan escaped her lips and he laughed, "Needed this huh?"

"Yes, it was a little stressful today. It wore poor Timmy out before he ate dinner." He continued to massage her shoulders and then slid his hands down her arms, "Did you eat?"

"Yes, you?"

"I had something at the studio, I'm still hungry though."

She turned kissing his chin, "Ok, so we'll finish up here and order you something, sound good?" She couldn't resist glancing at his naked body, he was truly beyond gorgeous. It was funny really, she had always been self conscious and yet with him she was completely comfortable.

He smirked pulling her close, "We could do that, but I was thinking more about something I have right here."

"Really? What might that be?" She gasped as his hands gripped her waist tightly. He groaned and she felt her knees grow weak. Why did he have to have such an effect on her? Well it kind of went both ways. Technically had had gotten in the shower to relax but when he saw her he changed his mind.

His lips grazed her jaw, she closed her eyes trying to block out the image of how enticing he looked with the water falling onto his chest and shoulders.

"Sweetheart, look at me." He whispered against the soft shell of her ear. She met his eyes and gazed at the intensity they held. They were so full of life, of love, of passion. She wasn't sure which she wanted more at this point. He sighed running his hand over her long, wet hair.

"Bella you are so beautiful. I am such a lucky man to have your heart." She said nothing as his fingers gently trailed over her face, down her shoulders, and to her hips then back up again.

"Bella." He managed hoarsely as he cupped her face in his hands, "God, I love you." His lips coaxed hers ever so gently into a loving, sensuous embrace. She fought to catch her breath. As if the water wasn't hot enough this was so much hotter.

His lips fell to her neck, "I love you so, so much." She closed her eyes and let herself go.

She lay against him in the warm bed as he stroked her spine. The moonlight gently lit the room with an faint glow. It felt perfect. It was perfect just being with him like this. He kissed her head, "You look lost in thought."

"Yeah, I guess I am."

"What are you thinking about?" His fingers continued his administrations.

"Just how perfect this is. I never thought it would be like this. That it could be like this. I guess I only imagined us together again. I would dream of us in moments like this" He smiled, "I am glad to hear that, it makes me feel good."

"It should, I love you."

"I love you too beautiful." He paused, "You know it was funny, every date I had I compared to you. I would go to dinner and before it was even finished I was regretting it. They didn't have your hair, or those beautiful doe eyes that make me melt so often."

He looked down at her, "They didn't shine or make my heart race. Bella, they couldn't be you. I only wanted you. I couldn't imagine living my life without you in it. I knew somehow, someway we would be together again, even if I had to kidnap you and take you to a deserted island. This is still an option by the way."

She giggled, "Me and you on a deserted island? What would we do?"

"I don't know, I can think of a few things. It would be kind of difficult to do considering Timmy would have to go. I couldn't leave him behind."

"No, me either."

"He is such a beautiful child Bella." He said as he looked out the window. "So perfect."

"He looks like his father."

"That's not why he is beautiful." He stated with a smirk, "I meant he is my son and I'm proud of him. He's so smart and quick thinking. He has the cutest smile. God I love to make him smile." She giggled watching his face.

"What?"

"You just look so happy." She said resting her chin on her hands so it wouldn't dig in his chest. He smiled brushing a stray hair back from her face.

"I am happy."

He smiled, "Get some sleep love. We have a long day tomorrow. I'll be filming if you want to tour the city a little."

"I'll think about it." She said closing her eyes, she welcomed sleep even if she didn't want to wake up and be apart from him. She slept so soundly, she didn't even hear he was up and playing with Timmy.

"Mommy is sleeping late." Timmy said taking a bite of his waffle. Edward smiled, "Mommy is tired. She had a long day yesterday. You promise to take it easy on her today?"

"I promise. You have to go to work daddy?"

"Yes."

"I'll miss you." He said taking another bite. Edward smiled, "I know baby, I'll miss you too."

"I'm not a baby anymore, I'm a big boy." He tried to flex his muscle and Edward chuckled, "Yes, you are. So strong too, you'll have to take it easy on your old man. He can't handle that much strength."

"I'll be nice to you daddy, mommy says I should always be nice."

"Yes, you should. You have such a smart mommy." He added. Timmy shook his head, "She's pretty too." Edward grinned at that, "Yes, she is beautiful. I think we'll have to keep her what do you think?"

"Yes, I want to keep her."

"Me too." He said as he kissed his head standing, "You eat, and let me see if I can wake sleeping beauty."

Sitting on the edge of the bed he reached out running his fingers over her exposed back. She moaned, "I missed you." Her voice had a deep sexy edge to it. He liked it when he woke her up. It made him want to crawl back into the bed with her.

"I missed you too beautiful." He leaned over kissing her spine. She gasped at his cool lips and he chuckled, "Sorry, you should get up though. I would like to eat breakfast with you before I have to go."

Rolling over she met his eyes. "You have to go?" She pouted. He grinned widely, "I do, I'll be back before you know it."

"You'll make a good movie for me?" She teased as she sat up allowing the covers to fall and expose her pale skin. He couldn't help but glance down then quickly stood turning away and clearing his throat.

"Timmy's eating breakfast. I'll wait for you to dress in there."

"You can help me." She coaxed. He groaned closing his eyes a moment, "No I can't, if I do Timmy will come looking for us and what shall we tell him we are doing?"

"Playing doctor?" She giggled slipping out of the bed.

He didn't look back, "I'll be out here." He closed the door leaning on it and inhaling deeply. He tried to pretend he didn't know why she affected him the way she did. Yet, he knew why. He had always loved her. No one else would do, he hated feeling vulnerable and weak like this and loved it at the same time. He liked having her to lean on and he liked her talking to him, discussing things that were somewhat normal in his chaotic life. He had often tried to convince himself over the phone that he was still a part of her life. It was the reason he called so often, it made him feel loved.

He didn't realize how special just walking down the street and eating an ice cream cone could be. It's a simple luxury really, but he couldn't even do that at this point in his life. He had to wonder if he had made a huge mistake in choosing the path that he had. He did love acting at least he did when it was still enjoyable. Now that he was older it was harder because he was always alone.

He actually was going to enjoy making this film because she was here supporting him. She had no idea the effect she had on him, that when she was close his world was suddenly so clear. She opened the door so quickly he was caught off guard and fell back. Startled she grabbed his arm to keep him from falling, "What were you doing?"

"I was thinking." He said with an innocent shrug.

She smiled, "About?"

He took her hand pulling her to where Timmy sat, "It was nothing."

"Morning mommy."

"Good morning. What are you eating?" She asked sitting beside him.

"I had waffles. They were blueberry."

"Yummy, did you like them?" He nodded. Edward watched them with a small smile, this was his family now. He took her hand across the table, "So, what will it be? I have pancakes and waffles this morning."

"Waffles?"

"So it shall be done." He said with a wink. They finished breakfast and he grabbed his things hearing a knock on the door, "That's James, I got to run."

He kissed her chastely, "I'll see you tonight love." He then knelt to Timmy, "Will you give daddy a hug bye?"

"Can I see your work?" He asked hugging him. Edward smiled, "Not today son, but soon ok?"

"Ok."

He stood stroking her face as he walked out. She had not sat down good when she heard another knock. She wasn't expecting anyone the hotel was safe, security was tight so it wouldn't be anyone bad. Opening the door she was met by a huge hug.

"Morning sunshine, the men have left for the day. You know what that means!"

She watched stunned as Evangeline breezed past. She was glad she was here it would give her someone to visit with.

"Morning Timmy, how are you today?" She asked sitting on the couch. He looked up from his cartoons. "I am good, thank you."

She raised an eyebrow at Bella, "So polite. You sure he hasn't been around Edward more? His smoothness seems to be inherited."

"You have no idea." Bella giggled sitting beside her. "He can't go around women anywhere without wrapping them around his little finger. He even has the same smile."

They both laughed. Evangeline raised her eyebrow, "Well I hope you have your seatbelt on because I have a feeling he is going to give you a bumpy ride."

"It's ok. I've been there I think I can handle little Edward here."

"Yes well you seemed to have tamed the big Edward. I like the changes I am seeing. You have a nice effect on him, it seems to calm him."

"Thanks, I guess." She answered unsure.

"So are we on for touring? I hope you haven't planned on sitting around here all day, it's beautiful outside."

"I think that sounds wonderful."

"Good."

She reached out, "Come on Timmy, let's get your shoes and we'll go sightseeing." She grabbed her camera. She was excited, not being able to travel much before all of these new places were a wonderful treat. Finishing Timmy's shoes she headed to the door, "Let's go."

Now you can't seriously expect their family life to be drama free can you? :)