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And yes, Edward and Bella named their children after their siblings.

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BPOV

"I don't feel well." I whispered in Edward's ear about halfway through dinner. "I can't eat anymore of this."

When Esme Cullen made dinner for the family, there was one rule. You finished what was on your plate. I made me feel like a little kid again, but to be honest…Esme scared me a little bit so I always did so. Unfortunately, I had been feeling like vomiting all day and thanks to the stuffing, mashed potatoes, and vegetable soup sitting in front of me, the feeling was just getting stronger and stronger.

Edward bit his lip and looked down at my nearly full plate. "Just go then, love. You're an adult and you don't feel well. She can't control you, and she can't tell you what to do."

"I think I'm going to go to bed early." I said loudly, and Esme glanced from my face to all the food left on my plate.

"Don't you think you should finish eating?" Esme asked pointedly, and Edward placed his hand on my knee and squeezed gently. "I made dinner for everyone to enjoy."

"I don't feel well." I explained, my cheeks flushing as I stood up with my full plate in my hands. "It's delicious…but I just don't think I can eat. I have a stomach ache."

Esme pursed her lips and moved some of the food left on her plate around. "Sit down at the table, Bella. If you don't like the food don't bother lying to me about not feeling well. Just say what you think." I felt Edward start to tense up beside me as he squeezed my knee tighter. "You're going to sit at the table until everyone is done." She said sternly. "I have a feeling you don't really have a stomach ache." She added under her breath, and at that, Edward lost it.

"Are you calling my wife a liar?" He asked angrily, and Esme stared at him with surprise. Edward never raised his voice at her, at least not that I knew of.

"Edward, you know how we do things-"

"Dammit, mom. Bella has cancer." Edward snapped, and everyone fell silent.

I stared down at my plate, my cheeks flushing red. I heard the clatter of forks being dropped on plates, and I squeezed my eyes shut; willing the tears not to fall again. No one spoke. Edward, Esme, Carlisle, Jasper, and Alice were all silent.

"Come on, Bella." Edward said, breaking the silence and grabbing my hand and pulling me up from my chair. "Go get your bag packed, we're leaving."

"Don't do this, Edward-….I'm so-" Esme started to say something, but Edward stomped out of the room, dragging me behind me.

We hurried upstairs and Edward pointed me towards our unpacked suitcase while he fumbled with his phone. I packed with tears running down my cheeks as Edward called- and yelled at- the airline until he got us a flight to Chicago leaving tonight. In three hours, to be exact. I would be home in no time, which I was thankful for. I wanted to hug my children and go to bed.

Then he went downstairs, presumably to say goodbye to his family members. I sat on the bed after I was done packing, not wanting to face anyone.

"Bella? It's Alice…can I please come in?" Alice called through the door, knocking quietly.

"Yeah, Alice." I sighed, knowing Alice wouldn't do anything to upset me. Alice, to put it simply, was my favorite of the Cullen family. Besides Edward, of course. "Come on in."

Alice walked into the room and closed the door behind her before coming to sit on the bed next to me. She drew her knees up to her chest and hugged them closer to her body, staring at me. "Bella…are you okay?" She asked in a quiet voice, leaning her head on my shoulder. I didn't answer, but bit my lip to hold back the tears still threatening to fall. "Come on, Bella. Talk to me."

"I don't want to talk about it okay, Alice?" I finally snapped, glaring at her. "It's all we ever talk about, and I just want it all to stop."

She stared at me for a moment, and then nodded hesitantly. "Okay, then. How are the kids?" She asked, changing the subject skillfully. "Do they like finally having a dog? Emmet's been pestering you for a while now about getting one."

"Yeah, they do." I said, managing a very small smile. "Jake is really a sweet dog."

"That's good." Alice said with a smile. "Bella, I know you don't want to talk about it, but I'm here for you, okay? If you ever need anything at all, you can just call me and we can talk. Hell, I could even catch the first plane to Chicago if you needed me to."

I laughed quietly and gave her a hug, just as Edward came back into the room, holding the keys to the rental car. "Come on, Bella, let's go." He said gruffly, and I slid off the bed and into his arms. Edward hugged me tightly and kissed my forehead, glancing over at Alice afterwards. "Bye, Ali." He said kissing his sister in law's forehead.

"Bye. I'll try and talk to everyone, alright? I'm sure that by the time you get home mom will have left about fifty messages on your machine, apologizing."

Edward shrugged and grabbed our suitcase, walking out of the room as Alice and I followed him. When we got downstairs, Carlisle, Esme, and Jasper were clustered in the living room and they glanced up at us as we passed them on our way to the door.

But again, nobody said anything.

They all just let us leave.

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