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Chapter 18

"Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now"-Alan Lakein

Edward's POV

I walked back into the room to spend sometime with my nieces. Rose was sitting up in her bed feeding Sophie in her arms. Emmett followed suite with Mimi except he was sitting in a chair next to the bed.

"Where's Bella?" Rose asked as she removed the bottle from Sophie's mouth and rubbed her back.

"She went to see Charlie... to tell him she's back" I explained as I approached the bedside. I left out the shopping detail. I didn't want to ruin the surprise.

"That's good" she replied with her eyes never leaving Sophie's. Sophie appeared to be as giddy as ever. I'd never seen such a happy baby before. Then I realized that I never got to hold Mimi.

"Hey Emmett?" I began while turning to face him. "Can I hold Mimi just for a minute before everyone shows up? I never got the chance last night…"

"Of course!" he said as he got up and placed Mimi in my arms. "I'm going to go grab a coffee anyways. You need anything Rose?". She shook her head and continued to murmur to Sophie.

"Double double still Edward?" he asked while he walked to the door.

"Yeah. Thanks Em" I replied while I tickled Mimi's tiny toes.

"Back in a flash" he said when he stepped into the hall and shut the door behind him. I focused intently on Mimi. She wasn't as cheerful as Sophie but just as beautiful. She appeared to be concentrating on something…she was taking in all of her surroundings, every noise, every image. At that moment I knew she was going to be a very smart little lady. As a matter of fact I knew she was going to be exactly like me. I didn't really have a sense of humor and I took everything so seriously. Mimi seemed to be like that too. I moved to tickling her tummy and I finally got a smile out of her.

"You're silly Mimi…" I cooed as I smiled. "You know what you beautiful little girl? I hope you don't take everything as seriously as I do. Everyone criticizes me about it..." I laughed. "But I can tell that you're going to be a smart cookie. You'll do great things I bet…" Suddenly our conversation was cut short by Rose.

"So Emmett told me you and Bella nailed down a house in Boston. Which one did you choose?" she asked as she slowly got back into her bed. She had just laid Sophie back in her bassinet.

"Yeah we did. It's the one on Cadbury Court. The house looks exactly like one from the Hamptons" I said .

"A ha!" she exclaimed. "I knew you'd choose that one! It's beautiful isn't it? And absolutely perfect for you and Bells. I knew you'd go big. I bet the garage closed the deal for you right Edward?" she laughed.

"You know me all to well Rose" I said before laughing with her. I enjoyed spending time alone with Rose. There were no limits with her. She'd talk to me about anything. I enjoyed it. I wanted to talk to her about Bella but all of a sudden there was a loud ruckus developing outside of the room. I sighed as I looked down at Mimi.

"Here we go…" I whispered to Mimi. I knew my family was standing outside. I braced myself for their entrance.

"What the heck are they doing out there?" Rose asked me with a worried look on her face.

"I don't even want to know…" I said right before Alice came busting through the door carrying loads of shopping bags. My mom soon followed carrying flowers. Then my dad and Jasper clambered in carrying even more shopping bags. I gawked at them. What the hell was all this about?

"HI!" Alice shouted as she moved toward me and gave me a quick kiss. She scooped Mimi out of my arms and proceeded to make her way towards Rose without saying another word to me. My mom greeted me next.

"Hi honey" she said as she lightly rubbed my arm. "Where's Bella?"

"She just left for a bit…she'll be back soon" I said but my mom had already walked away from me to pick up Sophie. I wasn't surprised. Everyone was admiring Rose and the girls and I couldn't blame them. Only my dad and Jasper stood back. I walked over to them. They had thrown all of the shopping bags they were carrying onto the floor.

"Hi Dad!" I said as I reached to give him a small hug.

"Hey Son. How are you doing?" he asked.

"Great" I said as I moved to greet Jasper.

"Hey Jazz" I said while I gave him a small slap on the back. "Alice keep you busy with all that shopping?" I kidded.

"You have no idea Edward. How can such a tiny person have so much energy?" he sighed.

"She's a Cullen. Nothing can stop us" I explained with a laugh before I started talking to my father again.

"Dad? Do you mind if we leave the girls to their devices and talk for a bit?" I asked "And Jasper you should come too, I could actually use some of your expertise". They both looked at me with suspicion.

"What?" I said.

"Nothing" they both responded as they started towards the door.

Bella's POV

I had raced home to meet Charlie before he headed off to work. He was shocked to see me but I explained the situation. I left out the details of buying a house in Boston when he asked what Edward and I did. He left for work soon afterwards. I hurried to take a shower and get dressed. Eventually, after I had beautified myself once again, I was running down the stairs back to Edwards's car.

I drove to the nearest mall and parked as close to the entrance as possible. It was starting to drizzle and I didn't want to get wet. I hurried inside and stopped in front of the mall map board. I knew exactly where I wanted to go. I needed a scrapbook store. After screening the map I found a store that specialized specifically in scrapbooking. I scurried along to the store and approached the older lady who stood behind the counter.

"Hi" I said "I was wondering if you could help me with something. My boyfriend's sister in law just had twins last night and I wanted to make a scrapbook for them. You know….documenting their baby years. I just don't know where to start"

"Well you've come to the right place young lady. We specialize in making scrapbooks for events such as this. If you want we can even customize them for you. You won't have to lift a finger!" she chuckled.

"Really?" I exclaimed "How long will that take?"

"Two hours max" she chirped.

"That's perfect! So I guess I need to give you some details then. Their names are Amelia Isabella and Sophia Alice. Cullen is their last name. I wonder if you could make one scrapbook pink and the other yellow?" I asked

"Absolutely!"

"Awesome. Besides that I'm giving you free reign to do whatever you please with them. I trust you" I said with a smile.

"Why thank you Miss. They both should be completed in two hours then" the lady explained

"Great! I'll be back in two hours" I said as I began to walk out of the store.

I now had plenty of time to shop for other things. My next stop would be the floral shop. I ordered a huge bouquet of flowers for Rose. I'd pick them up before I left the mall. I continued to walk through the mall popping into the baby stores and picking up some things for the girls. My favorite purchase by far was the "I love my Aunt" and "I love my Uncle" t-shirts. They were just so cute. I bought one in every color. Edward was footing the tab anyways and he wouldn't care. I also stopped into a camera store and bought a digital camera for Rose and Emmett so they could take pictures of the girls and the family for their scrapbooks. I took a look at my watch. My two hours were almost up. I headed back to the scrapbook store. The lady who served me previously saw me enter and gave me a huge smile before ducking down behind the counter and pulling out two huge books and placing them on the counter.

Edward's POV

I led my Dad and Jasper to the hospital cafeteria in the basement. Since it was so early practically no one was around but we saw Emmett getting coffee. I motioned for him to come sit down with us at the table. He gave me a nod and held up his index finger telling me he'd be a minute. In no time Emmett was sitting down next to me with a tray of coffee for everyone.

"What are we doing?" he asked as he passed the coffees out.

"Letting the girls have their fun" Jasper said. "Frankly I could use a break from Alice" he said with a wink.

"Say no more!" Emmett boomed before he looked at me.

"Are you going to talk to Dad about the house now?" he asked me. I sighed. Emmett always got straight to the point.

"Now would be the perfect time Edward" my Dad said with a grin as he pulled some papers out of his back pocket and placed them in the middle of the table. "They were faxed last night…" he explained.

"I was going to call you about it Dad…really…but Mom called and told me about Rose and we rushed right over" I said.

"Understandable. I've looked the papers over anyways. I have to say I didn't expect you to pick a place this big but if you and Bella like it that much I'm fine with it. The price is reasonable too. I looked the property up online as well and I have to say it's wonderful. You have good taste Edward. You inherited that from your mother" he chuckled before speaking again. "So as of this morning Edward you and Bella are the proud owners of that house. Congratulations".

"Thank you Dad!" I said loudly as I got up to hug him across the table. I felt Emmett give me a slap on the back. Jasper smiled at me.

"You are very welcome. I hope that you and Bella are very happy there" he said.

"I'm positive we will be. There's something else I want to talk to you about though" I said shyly. "It may be asking too much though…"

"What is it?" my Dad asked

"Well I kind of want another car. Just a Cadillac Escalade…I drove one in Boston and I really like it…" I said

"Hmm" my dad said as he sat in his chair thinking. "Well…I think that's fair since both Emmett and Alice got new cars when they graduated high school. I'll call our guy and see what I can do. Is that all now Edward?" he said while laughing.

"Ummm no…" I said with a crooked grin.

"Spit it out then" he urged.

"Okay…well Bella won't have a car to drive down in Boston. I was thinking we should get her one. It could be my anniversary present to her and my "congrats you got into Harvard!" present" I declared. I was nervous to hear what my father was going to say about this. Maybe I was asking for too much.

"I like that idea. It's reasonable enough. She has to have a way to get to Harvard somehow right?" he chirped. "What are you thinking?"

"Well that's why I asked Jasper to come down here with us. He knows all there is to know about cars. I was hoping he could offer us some suggestions" I said

"I'd be happy to help you out" Jasper said.

"What about me? Am I good for nothing? I feel very left out of this conversation" Emmett announced.

"Em you can help me choose which car is best for Bella okay?" I asked

"Yay! Let's discuss then" he said in a childish voice.

"What kind of car are you thinking about for Bella?" Jasper asked me.

"Sporty. Something that can be customized…" I said.

"You have lots of options then. There's the Mercedes McLaren, Porsche Cayman, BMW Series 1, Lexus IS F, Bentley Continental GT, and the Aston Martin DBS". My mind was spinning. I liked cars but this was too much to all take in.

"Which one do you like the most Jazz?" I asked

"My favorite is the Aston Martin. It's the most customizable too" he said. I knew what the car looked like. It was sleek and refined. Perfect for Bella.

"What do you think Em?" I asked trying to get him involved in the conversation before he threw a fit.

"Definitely the Aston Martin. Never seen a nicer car. Bella would look good in it" he said and winked at me.

"What are you thinking Dad?"

"I like that car. Good safety rating too. I think it's appropriate".

"Me too. So it's settled. Bella's getting the Aston. Dad you'll help me sort all this out right?" I asked

"For sure. We need to get a move on it quick though if you want the car ready before you leave for Harvard. We'll need to pull some strings but I'd do anything for Bella" he said with a smile.

"Awesome! Thanks for all of this Dad! And thanks for your help Jasper and Em" I said while I scanned their faces. Everyone still seemed happy.

"I guess we should head back up to the room…I'm afraid of what the girls have done while we've been missing" I chuckled. Everyone laughed and got up from the table. We carried our coffees to the elevators with us and headed to the room. We could hear the commotion all the way down the hall. I rolled my eyes at Jasper.

"Brace yourself Fella's" Jasper said as he grasped the door knob and swung the door open. The girls verbally attacked us all at once. There was lots of screaming and waving at us. I could barley hear myself think over the noise. We just stood in the doorway with blank faces. I couldn't understand what anyone was saying. I tried speaking but no one heard me.

" EVERYONE CALM DOWN!" my Dad yelled. Suddenly the room went dead silent. My father never yelled. All eyes were on him now.

"Thank you" he said in his normal voice. "Now what is this all about? And answer one at a time ladies…we are in a hospital after all". Alice told Rose to speak.

"Carlisle! I have such good news! My doctor said that I could go back home tonight! But there is one condition…you'd have to be my attending doctor and watch over me at home. Please Carlisle will you do that for me? I can't stand being here. I want to take the girls home. Please?" she pleaded with him.

"Rose, honey, I'm a cardiologist. This is not my area of expertise…" Dad explained.

"I know but my doctor thinks you're fully capable. Isn't that enough? Please Carlisle?" she begged. My Dad smirked. No one could resist Rose. She was too convincing.

"Fine I'll do it. You have to promise me though that you'll listen to my orders alright?" he said with a wink.

"Oh thank you Carlisle! This means so much to me!" she exclaimed. She then turned to Alice and gave her a huge grin.

"Everyone pack you're bags! We're moving in with Rose and Emmett for a bit!" Alice shouted as she jumped on the spot.

"What? All of us?" I asked loudly as I turned to face Emmett. He was smiling from ear to ear. Apparently he was okay with this situation. I looked at the rest of my family's faces. They all seemed happy about it too.

"Everyone! Even Bella!" Rose clarified. "It'll be fun plus Emmett and I need all the help we can get. Everyone has their own room at our place anyways. They finished Bella's room yesterday morning! Just in time. This will be so great!"

"Rose are you sure? That's a lot of people. Won't you get annoyed?" I said

"Dead sure. I promise everything will be perfect Edward! Come on it will be fun and you'll get to spend even more time with your nieces. How can you resist those beautiful faces Edward?" she said as she pointed to the bassinets. My heart melted once she said that. How could I resist? I'd get to spend some quality time with my family before I left for university. Maybe this situation wouldn't be so bad after all.

"Well now that you said that I have to tag along don't I?" I said.

"Yay!" Rose shouted. "Okay we need a game plan. I say everyone leaves for a bit and gets their stuff packed up and dropped off at our house. You guys know where the spare key is anyways. Let yourselves in and get settled in your rooms. Then we'll meet back here at 5:00pm. That's when the doctor said I could leave". Rose seemed so excited as did everyone else. They all started gathering up their belongings, kissing Rose and the girls goodbye and heading out the door. I stayed behind however. Bella was going to be back any second with the presents.

Bella's POV

I walked quickly to the counter of the store. There before laid the most gorgeous books I had ever seen. Both were bound in leather, one in pink and the other in yellow. On the front the girl's names were cut out and a huge letter C was placed in the middle of the cover. I let my hands trace the book. It was beautiful. I flipped through the pages. Colored paper graced each page. Some even had pictures of ducks and bunnies on them. The whole scheme was pastel in colours. Spots were left for photographs and writings. I was amazed at how well these scrapbooks had turned out in just a matter of two hours.

"These are just beautiful!" I said to the lady behind the counter. "I've never seen anything like it before. Thank you so much. My nieces will cherish these forever".

"You're very welcome. I'm glad you like them. Do you want me to box and wrap them for you?" she asked. I smiled and nodded at her. A few moments later I had paid for the books and was waking out the store. I picked up my order of flowers before leaving the mall but I had to ask the guy behind the counter to help me to the car. I had too much to carry. He was nice enough and agreed to assist me.

I was back on the road making my way back to the hospital in no time. I was excited to give everyone their presents. When I pulled into the parking lot of the hospital I called Edward's cell phone.

"Hi Bells" he answered.

"Hey! Look I'm back at the hospital but I need your help carrying all the stuff up to the room. I'm parked in the same spot as you were this morning. Can you come down now?" I asked.

"I'm already at the front doors. I'll see you in two minutes" he said as he shut his phone. He wasn't lying. Soon he was by my side pulling me into his embrace.

"I missed you" he whispered in my ear before he began kissing my neck. I fell apart at his touch. My legs started to shake and I was flushed. He pulled away from me soon after.

"Lets get this stuff up to the room. God did you buy enough stuff love?" he asked as he gave me a little push before waking towards the trunk of his car.

"Funny Edward. I hope they like everything though!" I said

"You know they will!" he said as he grabbed all the bags from the trunk leaving me to pick up just the flowers. We scurried into the hospital and walked back to the room. I practically ran through the door I was so excited. Rose looked a bit shocked with my entrance but saw the flowers I was carrying and smiled.

"These are for you mommy" I said as I handed them to Rose. She smelt them before thanking me and giving me a kiss.

"That is just the beginning however. There is still more to come!" I motioned for Edward to pass me the bags he was carrying. I showed Rose and Emmett the t-shirts I had bought for the girls. They absolutely loved them. Edward laughed and commended me on my shopping skills. Emmett took the shirts and began to change the girls into them. Sophie wore the "I love my Uncle" shirt and Mimi had on the "I love my Aunt" one. They looked so cute. I told Rose I had bought them some more clothes and toys too but I would leave them in the bags for now. Next I handed Emmett the digital camera box.

"What is this for?" he asked me.

"Well Emmett I'm glad you asked!" I said with a smile. I reached into my last shopping bag and pulled out two boxes. I handed them to Rose. She undid the ribbons on one box slowly and slipped the lid off. She pulled out the yellow scrapbook. It was Mimi's. Her eyes immediately filled with tears.

"Bella!" she gasped as she flipped through Mimi's book. "This is beautiful!".

"Look at Sophie's" I said while I helped Rose open up the next box. I pulled the pink scrapbook out for her to look at. By this point Rose was balling her eyes out.

"I guess you like them then?" I asked trying to make her laugh. She giggled.

"I love them Bella…thank you" she whispered.

"You're welcome" I whispered back as I kissed the top of her head. Emmett had made his way over to me and had scooped me up in a huge bear hug.

"Thanks for this Bella. You really shouldn't have" he said.

"No worries Em. You really should be thanking your brother though. He did pay for this all" I giggled as I winked at Edward. Edward just rolled his eyes.

"Thanks Eddie!" Rose shouted over me and Emmett.

"Yeah thanks Edward!" Emmett added. Edward just waved them off.

"Edward! Bella! Each of you pick up one of the girls. I want to take a picture of you guys with them in those cute shirts" Rose said. Edward and I walked over the bassinets. I picked up Mimi and Edward picked up Sophie. We both held the girls close to us as we turned to face Emmett who was taking the picture. Edward leaned his head against mine.

"SMILE!" Emmett shouted as he took the picture. "Perfect picture. Everyone's eyes were open!" he laughed. We placed the girls back in their cribs.

"Okay you two! Get out of here and get packed. Edward will fill you in on what's happening on the way Bella. Be back at five! Don't be late either! Love you both!" Rose said. I had no idea what was happening but Edward was pushing me out of the room.

"What is going…." I started to speak but Edward has pushed me against the wall and was kissing me furiously. He pulled away from me for a second and placed his finger on my lips.

"Don't talk" he said in a sexy voice. "Let's just do this for awhile" he suggested….