BPOV

August

The construction workers have been working on the basement for about a week now – they are turning the large storage space we were using into a room for the twins and adding an extra bathroom, as well. Aina and Keely are very excited to have this space downstairs. They were treating it as though it would be their own private hideaway.

And, I let them choose the colors and decorations of the room – half would be light pink for Aina with a pretty motif of flowers, ballerinas and Hello Kitty. The other half was lavender with hearts and faeries for Keely.

The space was already starting to look very nice by the time we left for the airport for our trip to Hawaii. I was hoping the work would be done by the time we got back, so the girls could be welcomed with their new room.

The plane trip from Seattle to Honolulu was just over six hours, and thankfully Alys slept peacefully in my lap the whole way. Though, I wasn't sure how she could sleep comfortably considering the bump that protruded from my midsection. I guess that kid can just sleep through anything and in any position.

In fact, she curled herself against my belly with a contented smile on her face. At one point, she even put a hand against my stomach and sighed.

I was glad she was reacting this way to my pregnancy instead of regressing. I had been reading that the baby of the family can have a tendency to revert back to infant-like behavior when the idea of a new baby is introduced. But, Alys liked to rub my belly and ask, "Baby?"

I made sure to wake Alys just before the plane touched down so the jolt from the landing wouldn't scare her. She yawned and smiled at me.

"Momma?"

"We're there, baby," I replied, kissing her forehead softly.

We were able to get off of the plane before the other passengers because we had so many small children with us. I carried Alys with one arm, and took hold of Aina's hand with the other. Edward grabbed a hold of Owen and Keely and followed me closely as we made our way through the airport.

There was a car waiting for us at the Enterprise rental place – a nice, hybrid SUV, with four child safety seats. Our hotel was located just off of Waikiki beach and the water was so crystal clear, it looked like I was looking at a painting or a photograph – it just couldn't be real.

Luckily, I had brought one of my Nikons with me – I just might be able to get a few photos I can sell when we get home.

Edward and I set the suitcases in the closet – since we were only staying a few days, there was really no need to unpack. Aina and Keely began bouncing on their bed, proclaiming their desire to hit the beach.

"OK, OK," Edward replied. "Get your suits on and let's get some sun block on you."

The girls grabbed their suits and ran into the bathroom while Edward and I changed Alys and Owen into their suits and slathered them with sunscreen. We did the same to the twins when they came out of the bathroom in a rush to see the water.

"You two act as though you've never seen the ocean before," I quipped as I rubbed the lotion onto Aina's face. "We do live in Washington, you know."

"Yeah, but this water is prettier," Keely replied. "It's…I don't know…more blue."

"You've got to admit, Bells, it is ten times cooler than the ocean in Washington," Edward said.

"True," I agreed. "But, remember to be careful you two, OK? Don't go into water any higher than your waist."

"Yes Momma," they replied.

The children waited impatiently while Edward changed into his swim trunks. I tore through my suitcase, but couldn't find the suit that I packed.

"Sweetie, have you seen my black swimsuit?" I called through the bathroom door.

"No," he replied. "Why don't you check the outside pocket on your bag?"

I opened the zipper and dug through the contents until I pulled out a white bikini with pink flowers. I turned to knock on the bathroom door.

"Yeah?" Edward replied, opening the door.

I held up the offending garment, "What is this?"

He smirked, "A present from Alice, probably."

"Oh, don't act like you didn't have anything to do with it," I replied, not letting him off the hook that easily.

"I did – come on, Bella, that black thing was awful, if covered you up too much," he explained. "Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean you need to dress like a grandma."

"I feel more comfortable in the one-piece," I replied.

"Well…then just throw something over that," he suggested.

I sighed and made my way into the bathroom as he exited. I pulled the bikini on with my back to the mirror, afraid of how horrible I might look in the suit. Once I had tied the strings behind my neck, I took a deep breath and turned around.

It wasn't so bad, I suppose – the suit fit, and it looked fabulous from the chest up. But, there was still something about allowing my pregnant belly to just hang out like this. It looked a bit awkward to me. I mean, I knew people weren't going to assume I'm just fat – it's pretty obvious that I'm with child – but, they would still be staring at me.

I walked out of the bathroom and found a sarong in my suitcase. I wrapped it around myself and tied it near my left shoulder. Edward walked up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

"You do realize you don't need the cover-up, right? You're beyond stunning in that bikini – especially with that beautiful belly."

"You're biased," I said as I covered his hands with my own.

"Come on! We want to go swimming!" Keely said as she bound over to us and began pulling on my arms.

"OK, OK, don't be pushy, little girl," I scolded lightly. "The ocean isn't going anywhere."

I grabbed some towels and the bottle of sunscreen as we led the kids to the beach. It wasn't as crowded as I thought it was going to be, which was a relief. I didn't want to lose one of the kids in the shuffle of people walking around.

We found a couple of chairs and set everything down. Edward secured some safety vests on the twins before following them into the water while I took Owen and Alys to a shallow, lagoon area. Owen looked too precious in his little water wings as he splashed around in the water. I held Alys in my lap and let both of our feet touch the water. She seemed apprehensive about getting her feet wet, though.

I looked out a bit and noticed little fish swimming just out of reach of human contact. I pulled Owen near me and pointed off in the distance.

"Look at the fish, Owen. Do you see them?"

He strained his eyes and stared off for a while before he noticed the colorful creatures gliding just below the surface. When he finally saw them, he clapped his hands and laughed. He began to move towards them, but I held his arm, "No, sweetie, you can't go out there, it's too deep."

He began to cry softly, but I soothed him quickly, "It's OK, baby, we'll go see some other fish tomorrow, OK?"

He sniffed and nodded his head. Alys tugged on my hair gently, trying to get my attention. She pointed to the water, an indication that she wanted to get down in the pool. I made sure her safety vest was secure before I set her on her feet. She splashed her little feet in the water and laughed, just like she had seen her brother do.

I smiled and watched my two young ones play in the shallow water. I hadn't noticed how much time had passed until I looked up and saw the sun slowly falling in the horizon. I lifted Alys and Owen into my arms and carried them back to where we had set out our blankets. Edward was just approaching with the twins – when he noticed me with Owen and Alys and rushed over to me.

"Bella! You can't carry both of them at the same time! It's too much weight!"

"I'm fine," I said, "I just carried them a few yards, it's not a big deal."

"It is, you can't carry too much," he replied. "Owen's getting too big for you to hold in your condition."

"My condition?"

"Sorry, wrong choice of words. But you know what I mean – pregnant women need to take it easy."

"I know, and I know you're just being overprotective – it's what I love about you," I said as I leaned in and kissed him.

He chuckled and turned to the twins, "So, ready for dinner?"

"Yeah!" They said in unison.

"OK, let's see what they have for room service."

EPOV

The day after we arrived, we took the kids to the Waikiki Aquarium. Owen gazed around wide-eyed at the marine life swimming just behind the glass. A large manta ray swam by in one of the bigger tanks and Owen pointed to it excitedly. He twisted in my arms, trying to follow the path of the fish as it glided effortlessly through the water.

Alys, however, hid her face in Bella's shoulder. The bigger fish seemed to scare her, so Bella took her and Aina over to see the colorful fish that occupied the aquarium's coral farm.

I was loving the relaxing family time, but I did have a surprise in mind for Bella on our third night in Hawaii. After spending the day walking around Waikiki with the kids, we got back to our hotel and found four familiar people in the lobby – Emmett, Rosalie, Ethan and Madeline.

Bella stopped and gasped as she noticed her brother and sister-in-law standing there.

"What…what are they doing here?" She asked, turning to me.

"Well, I was hoping you and I could spend at least one of our nights here alone – we haven't done that yet this month."

Bella shook her head and laughed, "You're diabolical!"

"I know," I replied, kissing her softly.

"But…how did you get my brother to agree with this?" She asked as we approached our family.

"Well, that's the thing," I said hesitantly, "I kind of told them we'd take all the kids tomorrow night. You know – return the favor."

"Yeah, I figured there had to be some kind of catch," she laughed.

Rosalie and Emmett took all of the kids up to their room while Bella and I went up to change.

I took her to the Shore Bird restaurant, which sounded nice and promising. Much of the cuisine of Hawaii is seafood, which isn't good for a pregnant woman to eat, so I was hopeful that this restaurant would feature more different choices. And, it didn't disappoint.

Bella enjoyed a big plate of pork ribs. Well, enjoyed is putting it lightly – Bella dug into her food like she hadn't eaten in days. Although, I knew she had been eating properly, because I've made sure to keep her to a feeding schedule on this trip.

"Good food, hon?" I asked.

"Mm-Hmm," she replied as she wiped some barbeque sauce from her mouth. "That was so good! I need this sauce recipe, it's to die for!"

"Well, let's see if the waitress can get the chef to tell us," I suggested.

I wrangled our server to ask the cooks in the back if they were willing to give me the recipe – I even offered $50. The server came back with a scrap of paper in her hand, "Here you go, sir."

"Thank you, and here," I said, handing her the money, "Give this to the cooks."

"Oh, no sir – we can't accept that."

"I insist," I pressed.

"No, really, they were just flattered that someone wanted the recipe! They were more than happy to give this to you."

I thanked her again and left a hefty tip on the table before I guided Bella out of the restaurant. We went back to our hotel and Rosalie had set everything up like I wanted. She set out the things we would need to enjoy a nice bubble bath together – a bottle of vanilla scented bubbles and some lavender scented bath salts.

While I filled up the tub, Bella undressed in the bedroom. I looked through the slight opening of the bathroom door in time to see the light, summer dress fall from her body to a pile on the floor at her feet. I continued to watch as she reached up and unclasped her hair, letting it fall past her lovely shoulders.

I shut the water off and turned back just as Bella entered the bathroom in all her glowing, naked, pregnant glory. I removed the rest of my clothing before I stepped into the tub and helped her into it with me. She rested against my chest as we lay there and let the warm water relax our muscles.

I waited at least a half-an-hour in the tub before helping Bella out and drying her off. I led her back into the bedroom and had her stretch out on the bed for a full-body massage. Rosalie left some rose scented oils and I had to admire her attention to detail – she managed to get just about all of Bella's favorite scents incorporated in the evening.

After all of this, I was more than ready to just get down to the business of making love. But, it seemed my lovely wife had other plans.

Bella reached over and took a hold of my cock firmly. She leaned over and wasted no time taking me into her mouth and sucking gently. Her hand aided her ministrations as she found a good, steady rhythm and brought me to climax very quickly.

After I composed myself again, I rolled us over so Bella's legs straddled my hips. She lowered herself onto me slowly, making every inch of my length come alive with aching need.

I grasped her hips and controlled the speed of our thrusts. I didn't want to come again too quickly, but I couldn't help it – anytime I had this intimate connection with my wife, I became almost too excited.

I was able to hold out until Bella let out a long, loud moan and convulsed with her climax. I shuddered and spill into her as she leaned forward and captured my lips roughly with her own. I rolled us onto our sides before pulling out of her and sighed contentedly as I watched her eyes close slowly as she drifted off. Being out all day had made her extremely tired – hell, it had made me extremely tired, as well – and I hummed to her gently as we both let sleep overtake us.