This chapters shoots forth in a little less than two months, please keep that in mind.

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BPOV

"Hey, honey." Edward walked into the kitchen, tossing his keys on the table and leaning over to give me a kiss on the lips. "How are you feeling?"

I shrugged my shoulders, running my hand over my head, which was adorned with a headscarf to the hide the baldness. Chemo treatments had been started right away, and although some patients don't end up losing their hair, I did. Even though Edward insisted I was still 'the most beautiful woman he had ever seen', I felt so unattractive…my usually pale skin was even more pale, and there were deep bags under my eyes and my cheekbones looked sharp against my sallow skin.

"A little nauseous and tired." I murmured, and Edward sat down at the table with me. I could hear Alice and Emmet playing noisily in the living room, and I could see Jake running around in the backyard through the kitchen window. "What's that?" I asked, propping my elbows up on the table and nodding to the envelope in his hand.

"It's an overdue bill." Edward said shortly, dropping it on the table and pinching the bridge of his nose. "We're screwed, Bella. We need to cut back more."

"I don't think we can cut back more." I protested, tears forming in my eyes. "Instead of buying Alice new pajamas like she needs, she's wearing your tee shirts to bed. Emmet needs braces, but there's no way in hell he's going to be able to get them. I haven't gotten a haircut in a year, and I needed one two months ago. You have to carpool to work, because we can't even afford gas all the time!" I burst out, putting my head in my hands.

Edward exhaled loudly, rubbing my shoulders. "We have to, Bella. It's either cut back or find somewhere else to get the money." He said in a low voice.

I stared at him for a moment, defeated. "Your parents." I finally said, squeezing my eyes shut. "We have to ask them, Edward."

"Are you sure?" He asked gently, knowing how I felt about his parents and accepting charity from them.

"I don't know what else we can do." I said pathetically. "We need money, Edward. Or we're going to be buried so deep in these bills, we'll never get out. Our credit score is complete and total crap, there's no way we'll be able to take out a loan, our insurance is shitty…we've only got so much money in our savings account. It's all that's left."

He hesitated, running his hands through his hair. "I could get another job. Or a better job." He suggested, and I shook my head.

"No! You're hardly home as it is, with all the overtime you've been pulling…and you love your job." I said, wiping the corners of my eyes with the sleeves of my sweatshirt. "Maybe I could get a job-"

"Absolutely not." Edward said forcefully, smacking his hand down on the table. "I have no problems with you working, Bella, you know that. But now? You're exhausted enough as it is, and it's almost summer. We've got no one who will watch the kids all summer for free and no money to pay someone." He took my hand gently and brushed his lips across my knuckles. "We'll ask my parents." He finally agreed, and I nodded, leaning over and kissing him on the lips.

"Do you think you could make dinner for Emmet and Alice?" I asked softly. "I think I'm going to head upstairs to take a shower and then go to bed."

Edward nodded, not looking at me but looking down at the table instead. "Do you want me to bring you up something to eat?" He asked after a second, and I shook my head. "I'll call my parents after dinner." He added, finally looking at me and managing a small smile. "But I'm not going to ask them for money over the phone, Bella. We need to go and visit them."

"Honey, airfare is way too expensive, and we can't afford to drive, either-" I interrupted, but Edward held up his hand, stopping me.

"Our ten year class reunion." He reminded me. "We already bought plane tickets like four months ago, remember? They're for next week. We don't have to go to the reunion if you don't' want to, but we are going to use the plane tickets to go and talk to my parents." Edward said softly, and I sighed loudly before nodding my head and going upstairs to get some sleep.

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"Don't be so nervous." Edward said gently, squeezing my thigh. "It's going to be fine."

"That's easy for you to say." I grumbled, looking out the plane window and then looking away quickly. I had never been to good with heights, the nausea that came along with the chemo treatments wasn't helping any. "Your parents actually like you."

Edward sighed noisily, cupping my chin in his hand and forcing me to look him in the eyes. "Bella, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks of you." He said in a low, serious voice. "You mean the world to me. Nothing will ever come between us. No matter what anybody says or does, you will always be in my heart. Forever and ever, Bella. You're spot never can and never will be replaced. You have my heart and have had it for ten years now. And no matter what demons come into our life, things will be okay." Edward looked deep into my eyes, and then kissed me softly on the lips. "Like I said, baby…forever and ever."

"I love you." I whispered to him, kissing him again and then wiping tears out of my eyes. "Thank you so much." I added, holding his hand tightly. "You're doing everything you can to make things normal for the kids, and you're trying to take the pressure off of me…I really appreciate it."

"I love you too, Bella. And it's not a problem. I'm your husband, I'm supposed to be here for you, whenever you may need me."

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