AN: Hi everyone! Heres the next chapter. I know its not that great cause i just threw it together last night. Once again I apologize for the inconsistent updates. Life...im telling ya. Anyways i hope you all have a lovley holiday. Please review! Much love. Oh and tell me what you thought of the movie (which i assume most of you have seen already!)

Chapter 48

Anxiety is fear of one's self.

Bella's POV

I scurried up the stairs in a flash and ended up in my bed. I pulled the covers over my head, wallowing in my own sorrow I guess. Worse though was the fact I feel like hurling. Suddenly there was a knock on my door and I groaned. I just wanted to be left alone.

"Who is it?" I asked as nicely as I could.

"Uh…your father" Charlie chuckled. I sighed and shoved my comforter to the side.

"Come on in Dad" I said softly before sitting up. Charlie poked his head around the door, his face bright.

"You alright kid? You slipped out of the room without anyone really noticing…" he began.

"Perfect. Just fine" I said with a fake smile.

"Just tired I bet huh? The flu does that to you…"

"Yeah, exhausted actually" I explained, cringing at the word flu.

"Well I'll let you catch a few winks then. Carlisle and I will probably head out again to check out some more sights. I'll have my cell if you need me. Please call if you don't feel well again…" he said with a light knock on the door.

"Will do dad. Have fun" I said with a quick wink as I blew him a kiss. With that he turned on his heels and walked away. I snuggled back into bed, just wanting to go to sleep but without fail there was another knock at my door.

"Give me a bloody break" I muttered as I covered my head with a pillow. I was going to ignore whoever it was. Of course there was another knock.

"Can we come in Bells?" Emmett's voice boomed.

"Who's we?" I yelled across the room.

"Oh you know, me, Jasper, and your beautiful nieces who are just too irresistible to ignore…"

"You just brought them along so I wouldn't kill you two at my first opportunity" I hollered. Truth be told, I wouldn't mind spending time with the babies.

"I told you she'd figure it out you idiot!" Jasper hissed to Emmett. I giggled before remembering I was pissed at them.

"Does this mean we can come in Bella?"

"No!" I shouted as I placed a pillow back over my head.

"I can break this door down if I have to Bella…." Emmett hinted. I knew they weren't going to leave me alone.

"Fine! It's open anyways!" I huffed as I heard the door creek open. I still refused to open my eyes. I heard footsteps approach me and a sudden weight on the bed. There was nothing but silence for what felt like hours…

"You know Rose told us not to come up here…." Emmett finally said as I felt him pat my leg through the comforter.

"I always knew she was the smartest in the family" I mumbled. Jasper laughed slightly then composed himself.

"Oh common Bells, will you at least look at us?" Emmett asked. I groaned and opened my eyes after throwing the pillow that covered my head off to the side. I saw Mimi sitting comfortably in Emmett's arms while Sophie rested in Jasper's.

"What exactly do you want? Did you come to make fun of me? Because I don't need any of that…"

"No…." Jasper said while looking me straight in the eye. I waited for a response.

"We just came up here to say we shouldn't have snooped through your drawers let alone watched that tape…." Emmett began

"Oh really?" I sighed sarcastically.

"Hey, were trying here Bella…" Jasper said quietly.

"Yeah, yeah" I muttered.

"Okay so we were wrong and we really do feel bad…" Jasper whispered, probably trying to keep it down so Sophie wouldn't wake.

"Are you going to say you're sorry anytime soon or are we going to beat around the bush for days?" I laughed. Emmett moaned. Emmett never said sorry to anyone.

"I'm sorry" Jasper said with a half smile. My eyes flickered away from his to meet Emmett's. I stared him down.

"I'm sorry alright? Very sorry. And if it makes you feel any better Rose and Alice will probably make our lives a living hell for the next month because we watched that tape…." He sighed.

"Well good!" I exclaimed. They both chuckled.

"So does this mean we are forgiven?" Jasper asked as he rocked Sophie slowly.

"Partially" I said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Emmet asked.

"I'll forgive you fully once something really nice and expensive is wrapped and sitting in my hands…" I led on. I was going to use them for all they were worth.

"You're blackmailing us?" Emmett exclaimed with wide eyes.

"Yep! I'm not the one who behaved indecently…" I reminded him.

"Fine" he grumbled. "What do you want?" he asked as he stood.

"Oh surprise me" I said innocently. Jasper nodded towards me then stood up and began to walk to the door. Emmett trailed at his heels, disgruntled.

"Should have listened to Rose…" he mumbled to Jasper.

"That's right!" I yelled after them….

Edwards POV

I sat in the family room with Alice and Rose flaking me on both sides of the couch. I felt like a kid in detention. We sat in dead silence and I held my breath knowing one of them would mention the sex tape soon. My mom had bustled over the kitchen once she finally managed to stop hugging Rose and offering her congratulations. My dad and Charlie skipped out of the room quite quickly as well, leaving me to my doom. Emmett and Jasper had been daring enough to go see Bella, something I desperately wanted to do but I wasn't sure how to approach the situation. Plus, Bella was acting in a very peculiar manor lately…

Of course it was Alice who had to speak first…

"You know Edward, I really don't understand why anyone would decide to keep their sex tapes in their family room…" she said in hushed tones so that our mother couldn't hear. She shifted in her seat, pulling her one leg up to rest on the couch while she faced me. I also saw Rose shift in my peripheral vision.

"Not that I condone Jasper and Emmett snooping" she added with a smile once I let my eyes meet hers. She had obviously read the detest on my face for bringing the topic up again.

"I don't know why I brought it down here…." I replied simply, my voice harsh. I really didn't…

"I'm just saying it's kind of dumb…." she huffed.

"I believe I know that now Alice, thanks for enlightening me…" I spat

"Hey now! Is that any way to treat your sister? Its thanksgiving and you should be thankful for me" she said softly while fluttering her eyelashes innocently. Just as I was about to open my mouth to respond Rose interjected.

"Don't worry Edward, Emmett and Jasper will be punished…" she reassured me while patting my shoulder. Alice nodded alongside and I laughed. Rose and Alice didn't just joke about their punishments. The pain and agony they were going to inflict on their men was enough to make me even worry. Soon later, I heard Emmett's loud footsteps clambering towards us while he swore under his breath. When he entered the room his face reflected his pissed off attitude. Jasper trailed after him, both babies in his arms.

"Get off the couch Edward. We need to take a drive" Emmett said quickly.

"What? Why?" I asked not moving. Emmett huffed. He turned to face Rose quickly.

"We should have listened to you when you warned us not to go see Bella…" he quipped as he rolled his eyes. Rose giggled. He then proceeded to look me straight in the eyes again.

"She refuses to accept mine and Jasper's apology until we buy her something, and I quote "nice and expensive"" he groaned. Alice cheered.

"That's my girl! Blackmailing people already…I'm so proud of her!" she squealed as he raised her hand for a high five from Rose.

"Serves you right boys…" Rose hummed as she rose off the couch.

"So we're going out to buy her something and you need to help us out…" Jasper insisted.

"Why don't you just go with Alice?" I asked, not sure what the hell Bella could possibly want. Alice always was the one to offer shopping advice to every member of our family.

"No way. This is your mistake fellas…you can fix it yourselves" she quipped as she stood to stand beside Rose.

"Us Cullen women are off to have some fun of our own now anyways. Have fun finding the perfect gift for the hardest woman to shop for ever" Alice smiled

"And don't you dare come back until you've found it…" Rose said while pointing her index finger at us before attempting to leave the room.

"Wait! Aren't you going to take the girls?" Emmett asked while tilting his head in Jaspers direction.

"Oh no! You must have misunderstood me. By Cullen women I meant me, Rose, and mom. You guys are responsible for the babies for the day" Alice said smugly.

"Don't forget their diaper bag!" Rose giggled as she scurried out of the room alongside Alice.

"This is just the start of their punishment…." Jasper sighed.

"I bet we're looking at no sex for months…" Emmett sighed as he took Mimi from Jasper. I tried to stifle my laugh.

"Months? More like I won't see any action till it's my wedding night and even then I'm worried…" Jasper cringed.

"Can we get on with this then?" I asked quickly. I just wanted to get this over with and get a chance to talk to Bella.

"Yeah" Emmett sighed. "We'll take my rental car. The girl's car seats are already installed…"

We pulled out of the drive with Jasper sitting smushed between the babies' car seats.

"I really don't understand why I have to be the one to sit here. Edward you should be here, you're skinnier than I am!" he exploded as Emmett accelerated down the street and Sophie wailed.

"On the way home we'll switch alright?" I compromised. I heard him grumble under his breath before entertaining Sophie with her stuffed toys.

"So I guess we gotta head downtown" Emmett said as he skimmed the road before making a left turn.

"Most likely. That's where the jewellery stores are anyways…" I said

"I'm surprised Bella is making us do this" Jasper piped up from the back seat

"Yeah it's unlike her huh? She hates gifts usually…" Emmett confirmed with a look in my direction.

"She's been acting weird these last few days" I explained

"Well she has been sick, poor girl" Jasper said

"It's more than that…she's been moody and distant" I continued

"Maybe it's that time of the month" Emmett suggested with a hoarse laugh and making another turn.

"Maybe" I sighed. It wasn't like Bella to ever be that moody. Emmett parallel parked into a small space right in front of a small downtown shop.

"Lets get this over with" he sighed before stepping out of the car and getting Mimi out of her seat. I took care of Sophie. She smiled at me as I lifted her from her seat. I nuzzled her tiny nose with mine and got a little giggle. I saw Jasper struggle to get himself out of the car since he was apparently logged between the car seats. I stuck out my hand for him to grab as I yanked him out of the car.

"Thanks" he said quickly, sounding out of breath. Emmett now came to stand beside us, Mimi's head resting on his shoulder.

"So any ideas where to start boys?" he asked

"Earrings?" Jasper suggested.

"I already bought her some…" I quipped

"Necklace?" Emmett said next

"Mom and Dad already got her one…"

"Well shit, she already has a watch. I don't know what else" Jasper whispered.

"I guess a bracelet is a good option…" I mentioned, knowing Bella didn't have a diamond bracelet to match the rest of her jewellery.

"Perfect!" Emmett exclaimed as he shifted Mimi is his arms.

"Maybe we could get it engraved for her too?" Jasper offered

"She'd like that" I said with a smile. With that we walked into the Tiffany store that was located down the street and got to business quickly. In no time we had selected a relatively thick platinum bangle bracelet strewn with diamonds. It cost more than a student's entire college education but no one cared. They wrapped the gift in a blue box with a white ribbon and we left the store.

"She better like this" Emmett grumbled as we proceeded to walk back towards the car.

"Of course she will. It's a perfect match to everything else she has" Jasper said.

"She's not that superficial guys. She'd love anything you got her as long as it came from the heart. I'm shocked you didn't realise that before" I said with a laugh.

"You tell us that now!" Emmett spat before shoving my shoulder and laughing. We continued back to the car until we were stopped by two young women.

"Your babies gorgeous!" the blond exclaimed quickly, taking me by surprise. I instinctively covered Sophie's head.

"Oh thanks" Emmett said casually. This wasn't something he hadn't heard before.

"Sorry about the outburst there. We just wanted to say how refreshing it is to see a gay couple raising a family, especially two little girls" the other girl spoke before walking past us. My mouth fell to the ground as I heard Jasper laughing to the side of us.

"Oh no! No, no, no, no, no…" Emmett stuttered. I was so shocked by what those women had said I couldn't even formulate a coherent sentence. All I could focus on was Jasper's howling as he leaned against a store window.

"We're not gay! I have a wife! He has a girlfriend! HE'S MY BROTHER!" Emmett yelled towards them as he spun around to face them. They obliviously couldn't hear him since they didn't acknowledge his plea. Jasper was practically on the ground laughing. As people passed by us they stared. I just looked at Emmett.

"I always said you Cullen men had something "special" about you" Jasper gasped between laughs…