I should have clarified earlier- Emmet is Bella's older brother, but she also named her son after him. But I'll make it so you won't get confused ;).

Oh, and as for my inspiration for this story…it was the My Chemical Romance song 'Cancer'.

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BPOV

When we got back to my parents house, I was thoroughly exhausted and excused myself to bed without eating dinner. I was worried, definitely. I had no idea how I could break the news to my family, especially because I have not seen them all in so long. Emmet lives near our parents, but I'm all the way in Illinois and rarely get the chance to visit any of them.

So I couldn't sleep. I stirred restlessly, trying to falling asleep but knowing that I wouldn't be able to until I got this off my chest. I slid out of bed and glanced at the clock, thankful that it was only a little after nine o'clock. Pulling my messy hair back into a ponytail, I hurried down the stairs and into the small living room, where everyone was sitting and watching television.

Rosalie had already left, it seemed, so only my family members were here. Edward spotted me first, and he patted the spot on the couch next to him invitingly. I took a deep breath and sat down as my parents and brother glanced over at me.

"Is something wrong, Bells?" Emmet asked, looking concerned. I took a shaky breath and clenched Edward's hand tightly, feeling tears rush to my eyes.

"What's wrong?" My mom asked urgently, and my dad turned the television off without question.

I bit my lip and buried my head in my hands, trying to gain some control. "I got some bad news from the doctor." I finally managed to say. I couldn't bring myself to look up and see their faces. "I have breast cancer." I choked out, and nobody said anything.

Silence.

Edward tightened his grip on my hand and I felt him kiss the top of my head gently.

"Oh my god." I finally heard my mom say, and I looked up then. Her face was red and I saw tears in her eyes and running down her cheeks as she stood up and walked over to me. She hugged me tightly and stroked my hair gently. "It's going to be alright. I'm here for you, baby." She whispered, rocking back and forth slightly.

"Me too." Emmet whispered, and he too came over and hugged me, pulling me off the couch. Edward and my mom joined into our hug, and eventually my dad came over as well.

My dad had a hard time showing too much affection, so it really meant a lot to me that he was being so emotional with all of us. I didn't want any of them to cry, but it felt wonderful to have them with me.

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The next morning, I woke up and there were dry tears crusted on my cheeks. I quickly started to wipe them away before Edward woke up, but he suddenly grabbed my head. "What's wrong?" He asked in a whisper, kissing my hand. "Are you okay?"

I shook my head, biting my lip to contain more tears that threatened to fall.

Edward was silent, holding me in his arms and rocking me back and forth, whispering soothing words of comfort into my ear. And before long, my tears were gone, and no more built up.

"Better?" Edward asked, and I nodded.

"Much…thank you." I said, wiping my eyes for good measure and getting out of bed, trying to make my day as normal as possible. "I thought maybe we could eat breakfast here and then go over to your parents." I said, putting my bra on and slipping a tee shirt on over it. "Sound good?"

Edward sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Yeah, that sounds fine. Now listen…I didn't want tp mention this to you this before, but our class reunion is in two months, remember? And we already paid for the plane tickets and for the dinner…"

"What…do you want to go?" I asked, physically shuddering as memories from high school flooded my mind.

My mind went back to that place, that place that had been, at sometimes, pure hell for me. Back to the place where I had been made fun of, back to the place where Edward had been one of those who had inflicted the worst teasing.

"Only if you do." Edward said in his velvet voice, standing up and putting his arms around me.

"I don't know." I whispered, leaning my head back against his shoulder. "It depends on how I feel." I said, invading the real issue at hand. I didn't want to remember those bad times of high school. A lot of our classmates didn't know Edward and I were married- we had gotten married in Chicago in front of roughly fifty people and hadn't sent out announcements or anything like that…because people would never believe that the lowly Bella Swan would end up married to Edward Cullen, who had basically been a god in high school.

"I love you." Edward murmured, squeezing me again and then moving away from me to get dressed. "And I never want you to forget that." He said, and I nodded.

It was like he could read my thoughts.

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"Bella! Edward!" The second we got out of the car in front of Edward's parents house, Edward's sister in law, Alice, was running out of the house towards us. "I've missed you!" She called.

Alice had been in Edward and I's class, while Jasper was a year older. She had been one of the few people in school I could call a friend, and I had appreciated that in ways I couldn't fully express.

"Hey, Alice." I said, trying to hide how tired I was. This week had just been to draining on my mind and on my body. "I missed you too." I managed to say as Alice put her arms around both Edward and I and squeezed tightly.

"Well, come inside." She ordered, giving Edward a peck on the cheek. "Your mother is fixing us all lunch." Alice informed us, leading us into the house.

I always got the feeling Esme and Carlisle Cullen didn't like me much. They were never rude- always very kind and polite- but they still made me feel a little uncomfortable, especially whenever they brought up Edward and I's life together.

The elder Cullen's adored their grandchildren, but one of them would always manage to say something offensive like, "Children are such a blessing…but it's a shame you had to rush into getting married." Comments like that always made me angry, but Edward didn't seem to notice them. He just let them roll of his back.

"Edward! Oh, baby, it's so good to see you!" Right as Alice led us through the house and into the kitchen, Esme dropped what she was doing and gave Edward a big hug as he said hello to her. "And Bella, you too, of course." She added, giving me a quick hug and then went back to chopping vegetables. "I'm so glad the two of you found time to visit. Edward, you work too much." She pouted, and Edward laughed.

"The bills need to be paid, mom." He shrugged, sitting down on a barstool at the counter. I sat down at the one next to him and prayed Esme wouldn't make this conversation an awkward one.

"Well…you wouldn't need to work so much if Bella maybe got a job. Honey, have you thought about it? You're a qualified young lady, you should be able to get a job somewhere!" She said, and I bit my lip.

It's really too bad Edward actually likes his parents…"I have a job." I said tightly, and Edward sighed quietly. "It takes a lot to keep a house going. Especially when we don't have the money to hire some help." I added, and Esme raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Just a suggestion." She said lightly. "Now, Alice, you go get Jasper and Carlisle from the den and we'll start lunch."

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