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AN: Thanks again to the lovely TwiDi, who gets my insanity and makes it pretty for me. Her story You Don't Know Anything is awesomespice and needs to be read :0) It's so on my favs list bbs.
Ok so if you don't read the blog you are unaware that I had a computer crash and had lost the update for this story awhile ago. It took some work but I got a new update for all of you :0) It won't be that long of a wait again. So for those of you still reading this, thanks so much for you being patient.
On the blog right now is the song that inspired this fic.
Rosalie was seething mad after catching Bella and Edward kissing. Not kissing so much as dry humping in the front yard. What the hell was Bella thinking? What kind of power did Edward have over her sister? Has her sister lost all her self respect? How the hell had that happened?
Rosalie knew she needed to get Edward out of their lives, out of town. It was the only way to save Bella, the only way to save her sister from Edward's love mojo and from Bella's own weakness when it comes to Edward. Rosalie ran into the house and grabbed her keys. She made her way back outside to her car and made the drive to the Cullen family home. She went to knock the door but before her fist even made contact the door flew open and stud boy was standing there.
"Didn't we just leave you at your house?" He asks, all cocky and sexy, damn him.
"I need to talk to Edward." Rosalie tells him in her no nonsense voice.
"Do you have an appointment? Mr. Cullen is a very famous and important man." Rosalie snorted and rolled her eyes. Edward the ass was anything but important; he was a pain in the ass. Though from the look on his face, Rose would swear Emmett was getting off on annoying her.
"Where is he?" She demanded tired of this game. Rosalie pushed past him into the foyer.
Rosalie didn't really want to be alone with Emmett. After seeing him so sweet with Emma, right after beating James up for her honor, she was a little confused. When he was on the ground tickling her niece, she looked at him and could see a future with mini-Emmetts running around. It fucking terrified her. Not that Rose didn't want children, she'd love a house full of the little rugrats. It was the idea of that oaf stud boy being the sperm donor that terrified her.
"Not here for you, princess." He taunts. Rose reached up a hand to smack him but he grabs it before it makes contact. Rosalie leans in towards his face.
"Where is your boss?" She demands right into his face and heard him mutter, "what the hell!" before kissing her soundly on the lips.
Rose fought for all of two seconds before kissing him back. His tongue was in her mouth and it felt almost like his dick ramming her core; the sensations in her body were so intense. Rose's leg hitched up and Emmett pushed her back against the wall and took the leg in his hand, grinding into her. She could tell he would be massive. His other hand wound in her hair moving her head in the directions that he wanted, he was in control. She had never let a man be in control before, somehow Emmett being in control felt right.
"What the hell?" Edward said, startled to find Emmett and Rosalie in a passionate embrace. They were lucky that it was him that caught them, God knows what Carlisle and Esme would do if they caught them, let alone Lizzie.
"Edward, this isn't what it looks like." Emmett was the first to recover. Emmett's erection was tenting his pants for all to see, which clearly made his denial a lie. Edward had to hold back a laugh at that.
"Your ape of a manager, or whatever the hell he is, molested me when I was coming here to tell you to get the hell out of town and stay away from my sister!" Rosalie screamed.
"Molested you? Please, lady, you were the one to throw your leg up and open your mouth wide open." Emmett scoffed.
"Ok, both of you shut the fuck up. First off this is not the place to be doing whatever that was, secondly I am not leaving town." Edward informed them both.
"Don't you realize that you are just going to ruin her life, Edward? Are you that selfish that you would destroy the mother of your child?" Rosalie kept going, her temper leading her to say more than she normally would. "I don't want to have to pick my sister up off the ground again, or have her disappear to God knows where because of you, Edward Cullen! Your selfishness is why my sister has had to raise a baby by herself. Your idiocy is why she dated that asshole of an abuser James. All the bad stuff that happened to Bella, is because of you." She said fiercely.
"Do you consider Emma something bad?" Edward's voice was cold, but his eyes colder.
"No, never!" She conceded.
"Rosalie, I've known you since the day you came into this world, I've bandaged your bleeding knees, got you slushies when you were depressed and just had to have one. I know you well little girl; and I know that if you try to run me out of town and succeed, you will just end up hating yourself. I suggest you take a step back. This is between Bella and I. I will promise you one thing, though. I will never do anything that will hurt Emma. She is my number one priority." Edward looked at the fierce and beautiful blond and had to hold back a smile. She wasn't so different from the little girl who used to stomp her foot and pout when things didn't go exactly her way.
"Hurt her and die, Cullen." Rosalie threatened. "As for you, McCarty, stay the hell away from me." With that she stormed out.
Edward and Emmett looked at each other and engaged in a silent conversation. It was basically 'do I want to know?' with the answer of 'I don't even know myself'. Emmett went to excuse himself to make phone calls and Edward stopped him going back to the Rose topic one last time.
"Emmett, I'm going to repeat what she said, hurt her and die. She might be a pain in the ass, but she is as much a kid sister to me as Lizzie." Emmett looked horrified.
"Dude, wouldn't go near her again with a ten foot pole."
"Emmett, just remember what I said." Emmett gave a nod and left.
Edward was still holding back his laughter though. Emmett and Rosalie… interesting. He wondered what Bella would think about it.
~0~
"Now, Emma, be on your best behavior tonight, ok?" Bella implored of her child.
Bella and Emma were going to be having dinner with the Cullens this evening. Emma had been so excited to meet her other set of grandparents that she changed her outfit four times, till she got the perfect look. She had then begged her mother to do her hair in curls and pull it back. She wanted to be pretty so they would love her.
"I will, Mommy." Emma assured her Mom.
"Ok." Bella said allowed and then mumbled under her breath, "Here goes nothing." And knocked on the door.
"Bella! Emma!" Lizzie swung the door open. Bella smiled, Emma on the other hand blushed and became shy.
"Lizzie, how are you?" Bella asked politely.
"Great, even better now that this little one is coming to spend time with us." Lizzie bent down to Emma's level. "Hello, Emma, I'm your Aunt Lizzie, do you remember me?"
"Yes. Hi, Aunt Lizzie." Emma said sweetly and opened her arms for a hug. Emma really was a sweet affectionate child, even if she was plagued by her mother's shyness.
"Ah, there're my girls." Bella's head popped up and she looked at Edward, he was wearing a deep green dress shirt and slate grey pants, it took all she had not to drool.
"Daddy!" Emma squealed and ran into her father's arms.
"Hey, Emma." He kissed the tip of her nose and she squealed with excitement.
"Bella, it's wonderful to see you again, dear." Carlisle came forward and pulled Bella into a fatherly hug. Then turned to see Emma.
"Emma, this is your Papa, my Dad Carlisle." Emma got down and walked over to Carlisle.
"Hello, Papa." She said with a huge smile on her face and he leaned down.
"Hello, Emma, it is a true honor to meet you." She opened her arms and he reached down further and hugged her.
"Hello, Emma." A soft voice called coming into the room.
"Hi." She responded shyly.
"I'm your, Nana, I'm Esme, your Daddy's Mom." Esme said with warmth and love. Bella realized then how much she had missed Esme and Carlisle.
"Hi, Nana." Emma said with another big grin.
"Can I get one of those wonderful hugs?" Esme asked with a smile. Emma nodded and ran over to hug Esme. Bella could see tears in Esme's eyes as she hugged her granddaughter for the first time. She felt guilty for keeping her child away from them for so long.
"Hey, short stuff."
"Uncle Em!" Emma ran out of her Grandmother's arms and into those of her faux uncle's.
Bella slowly approached Esme, who had yet to acknowledge her presence. The two women looked at one another. Esme's eyes were full of hurt. Bella was like a daughter to Esme and the fact that she had kept her grandchild away for so long hurt. Though Esme knew that Bella had her reasons and Esme had no idea how she herself would have responded if she had been in Bella's position.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." Bella said loud enough for Esme to hear, tears in her eyes. Esme's heart melted, she opened her arms and embraced Bella.
"Shh… it will all be ok, Bella. Don't worry." And like the natural mother that she is Esme welcomed her almost daughter back into her arms and into her heart.
~0~
Dinner went surprisingly well, Bella thought. She and Edward didn't growl at one another, or try to attack each other in any way during the course of the meal. Esme was enthralled with her granddaughter. And Carlisle's smile never left his face. Lizzie and Emmett just kept grinning at the whole lot. Lizzie had heard from Mrs. Cope about Bella and Edward's little front lawn display and filled Emmett in. The two of them had a bet to see how much longer it would be before Edward and Bella got back together.
"How about we adjourn to the family room?" Carlisle asked. Everyone agreed, though Emma kept asking what an 'adjourn' was. Bella explained it to her and Emma had a new favorite word, she wanted to sound smart like her Papa.
"So, Bella, you're taking over Renee's class?" Esme asked as they a sat side by side on the love seat watching the boys play Candy Land with Emma. Lizzie had to leave; she had a hot date with the local vet.
"Yes. I'm really enjoying it. I have to get my certification switched over to Washington state, though. The county and state have both agreed to give some leeway on the issue seeing as Forks is a small town and it's hard to educators wanting to move here." Bella explained.
"If you need any help, let me know." Esme smiled. "In fact, I'd love to have time with Emma to go do girlie things, like shopping." Bella smiled.
"Of course, anytime, just let me know beforehand, so I can have her ready." Bella was so happy that Esme welcomed her daughter so freely into her life.
"Really?" Esme asked with hope in her eyes. Bella nodded. "Oh, thank you, Bella, it means so much to me that you trust me with your daughter."
"Esme, you helped raise me, I think I know you are a great mom and influence on a child." Bella joked giving the older woman a hug. Esme beamed from inside. There is nothing like one's child telling them they are a great parent and meaning it to make one happy and proud of the job they did.
"Hey, where is everyone?" A male voice rang out.
"Family room!" Emmett bellowed without a thought.
"Hello, family." Bella looked at the tall blond-haired man who so resembled Carlisle.
"Jasper?" She said out loud, happy to see the boy she knew grown into a handsome young man.
"Bella!" He exclaimed and looked to Edward. Edward took in Jasper's look and then his eyes flew to Emma. This wouldn't be good.
"Did you find them, Jasper?" A voice that sounded like wind chimes with a slight southern accent said.
"Yes." Jasper answered stiffly, not really knowing what to do or say right at this moment.
"Tell me you haven't brought that woman into my home?" Esme growled.
"Mom, calm down." Edward said, drawing his Mom's attention to Emma on the ground playing still.
"Mom, listen…" Jasper was cut off when a tiny ball of energy came into the room.
"Edward!" She squealed and ran to hug him. Edward stood stiffly in her arms, patting her on her back slightly.
"What?" She pulled back puzzled that her old friend wasn't more affectionate. She caught the movement of his eyes and looked to see a miniature female version of Edward. "Emma!" She said with true delight. Emma looked up and smiled.
"Hi." Emma said politely. Bella was frozen in her place beside Esme. Memories flashing in her mind, she was close to a panic attack.
"Hi, Emma, I'm your Auntie Alice." She smiled at the child. That propelled Bella out of her seat.
"No you are not." Bella said firmly. Alice looked over at the woman she had once judge so wrong, the woman who held Edward's real happiness in her hands. Alice knew Bella had every right to hate her, but she hoped that they soon would be friends.
"Hi, Bella." Alice said softly. "Actually, I am her Aunt. Umm…" Alice bit her lip and held out her left hand, "Jasper and I got married yesterday in Vegas. And we are having a baby." With that news, Esme passed out, Carlisle looked like the rug was taken out from under his feet and Bella's head began to spin. The room whirling around and around.
"Bella!" Edward screamed as she slipped down to the ground.
"Well, this isn't good." Emmett said taking in the two passed out women, "Alice, I didn't know you could make women pass out that weren't fans." He joked lamely.
"Momma?" Emma said going to her Mother's side. She touched her face gently and started crying. Her Momma wasn't answering her, Momma always woke up when she called her name.
"Edward, I'm going to get the smelling salts, get Bella on to the sofa so she is more comfortable." Carlisle told his oldest.
"Yeah." Edward mumbled and picked up Bella's almost lifeless and pale figure and placed her on the sofa. Jasper was at their Mother's side trying to get her to wake up.
Emmett went over and picked Emma up, she had little tears running down her face and it was breaking his heart.
"Hey, shorty, it's ok, Momma just had too much excitement, as did Nana. Papa, is gonna fix them though, ok?"
"Promise, Uncle Em?" She asked, her big green eyes boring into him.
"Promise, munchkin."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know she would freak out like that." Alice apologized to the room. "Well, that they would freak out like that."
"Alice, now isn't the time." Edward informed her.
"When is it going to be the time, Edward? You need to tell her the truth." Alice told her old friend. "She needs to know that you and I weren't doing anything, ugh! Edward, she needs to know that you looked for her until you thought you lost her." Alice stomped her foot, exasperated that it was taking him so long to tell the truth.
Carlisle was soon back with the smelling salts. Esme came around first. She was disoriented until she remembered what happened and she sat and alternately glared at Alice then Jasper. Bella came around looking into Edward's eyes. She smiled softly and reached out a hand to touch his face, she was just as disoriented as Esme had been. Only, Bella believed she was coming out of a bad dream. She was on the sofa in the Cullen family room where she and Edward had been so many times before, with her love leaning over her.
"Edward." She whispered.
"Bella." He whispered back. She leaned up and placed her lips to his gently. Edward kissed her back softly, not knowing where this affection was coming from, but not going to turn down a chance to kiss his Bella. Bella was pulled out of her daze with a squealing happy noise coming from her daughter.
"Momma, you're alive!" She ran and jumped in between her parents kissing her Mom's cheek.
"I am, sug, I am." She said looking into Edward's eyes.
"So, what do you mean you are married and having a baby?" Esme demanded. She was trying to keep it in, so Edward, Bella and Emma could have their sweet family moment but the internal rage would not be held down.
"Mom, perhaps now is not the best time." Jasper said.
"Jasper, sit." Esme demanded and Jasper obeyed. "Explain."
"I would really like to hear this myself." Bella interjected. "Edward, why is your sometime's girlfriend married and having a baby with your younger brother?"
"Umm…" Edward was still a little dazed by the kiss and really didn't want to get into this with Emma here. "Emmett, why don't you take Emma home, it has to be close to her bedtime?"
"Emmett, get the booster seat out of my car for her." Bella told him. She wasn't going to argue, she wanted to know the truth.
"Come on, Shorty." Emma said goodnight to the adults and gained Bella's promise to come and give her a night, night kiss when she got home. Once she was gone, Bella went and sat back beside Esme. Esme took Bella's hand in a sign of solidarity against a common enemy.
"Explain." Bella demanded. Edward took a look at Jasper, then Alice, then his eyes met Bella's and he nodded. It was time for the truth.
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