CHAPTER THREE:
A/N: Sorry for the long wait. Thank you to all who reviewed.
-Cullen1723 & Nienie315
Song for this chapter: It's Your Love by: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
OCTOBER 23
BellaPOV
Today's the day. Edward, Emmett and Jasper are coming home today. Edward is going to be in with me in a few short hours. Right now Rosalie and Alice are in my kitchen cooking for when Esme and Carlisle bring the boys home. I am sitting on Edward and I's bed looking at our wedding pictures.
"Bella do you want to come in the living room and wait with us?" a voice asked from the doorway. I look up to see Alice with a little pink bow in her hair and she was in a pink sundress that goes to her knees and pink flats. I nodded yes. She then stood in front of me so she could try and help me up. After about two minutes of trying we both yelled "ROSALIE HELP!"
Rosalie wore the exactly the same outfit as Alice, but in green. Both of them grabbed one of my hands then with one pull I was standing. Rosalie walked out first then I followed, well I was wobbling not walking. Alice exited my room last and she looked like she ran a marathon with flushed cheeks and panting.
"Wuss" Rosalie muttered to Alice.
"Shut up. I ain't a six-one model like you" Alice said walking back into the kitchen. I planted my butt on the sofa and starting thinking from my Edward. I felt tears running down my cheeks.
"What's wrong Bella?" Rosalie asked and came sit by me.
"I want my Edward" I said shakily. She rubbed my back.
"You will get him in four hours" she assured me. FOUR FREAKIN HOURS IS TOO DAMN LONG! I thought. Alice walked back in and looked at my face for a while then she sat on my other side.
"Subject change. What are you going to name the baby?" Rosalie asked.
"I am going to wait and discuss with Edward" I whispered.
"What names do you have in mind?" Alice asked. I shrugged. I never had time to think about names.
"What about Faith?" Rosalie suggested.
"Hope? Lillian? Josie? Mary? Elizabeth? Marie?" Alice suggested. I shrugged again. They both sighed.
"I am going to check on my grilled chicken" Rosalie said getting up.
"I am going to check on the side dishes" Alice then said also getting up and going into the kitchen. I felt something by my hand, it's the stereo's remote. I pressed play. Soon after 'It's Your Love' by: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill came on. This song fits Edward and me perfectly. We always said that when we touched it would send a shock right through us and we could never get enough. Edward used to wake up in the middle of the night and we would slow dance and the only light was the moonlight. Edward would always tell me that since we are together the he was better than he was, more than he is and all of this happened by taking my hand and who he is now is who he wanted to be and now that we're together he is stronger than ever, and happy and free. I think the reason he made it out alive was because of my love.
JasperPOV
Emmett, Edward and I are currently sitting in a plane bored out of our minds and wishing these was a jet instead of a plane.
"20 QUESTIONS!" Emmett shouted. The woman passing by shushed him.
"We already know everything about each other" Edward reasoned. I nodded agreeing with him. Emmett glared at us and turned away like a five year old. I laughed.
"I swear I ain't related to him" Edward said pulling out a book from his bag. Emmett was in a daze staring out the window.
"Jazzy how can clouds stay in the sky?" Emmett asked.
"I don't know Em" I said. He huffed and crossed his arms. I got comfortable and closed my eyes.
ONE HOUR LATER
"Wakey wakey Jazzy wazzy" Emmett cooed. I opened my eyes to see Edward standing with his crutches and Emmett standing by my right snapping his fingers.
"Where are we?" I asked confused.
"We just landed so get off your ass so we can see our women" Emmett said. I grabbed my belongings and the three of us exited the plane. We looked around search for anyone we knew. All at once we saw bronze locks standing by blonde hair. We all smiled. Esme and Carlisle.
EsmePOV
Carlisle and I are going to pick up the boys. I am super excited to see our boys safe and sound. I was bouncing the whole way inside the airport.
"Darling please stop" Carlisle begged.
"Why?" I asked looking around for the boys.
"You are embarrassing us" he said. I stopped. He dragged me to a line of seats and placed me in one as he sat beside me. I looked at the board to notice that we still had an hour in till the boys' plane landed. I huffed.
"Why don't you take a nap?" Carlisle suggested.
"Okay, but you have to wake me up when they land" I said snuggling into his side.
"Of course dear" he said. That was the last thing I heard before sleep overpowered me.
CarlislePOV
It had been an hour since we came here. Esme is still sleeping.
"Flight 17 is now landing" a voice announced. That's the boys' plane. I shook Esme awake.
"What?" she said sleepily.
"The plane just landed" I said. Her eyes widen and a huge smile appeared. She jumped and grabbed my hand then she dragged me to where we would meet the boys. Esme was trying to see over people, but she was too short. I stood there waiting.
"MA! POPS!" yelled Emmett. He appeared out of nowhere and picked us up into a big bear hug.
"We...missed...you...Emmett" Esme and I said between breaths. He put us down. Behind Emmett was smiling Jasper holding two bags, next to him was Edward with crutches. Esme flew to Edward within seconds.
"My baby boy" she kept repeating while feeling around his face.
"I missed you too mom" Edward said making his way from Esme to me.
"Where is my Bella?" he asked.
"Yeah where is my woman?" Emmett asked with excitement.
"They are all at Edward's house cooking for all of us. With that being said Emmett took off like a bullet to the parking lot, Edward was slowly making his way behind Emmett. Jasper stuck with me. Esme ran to try and catch up with Emmett and Edward.
"Welcome home Jasper" I said.
"Finally somebody welcomes me" he said jokily.
"Sorry about Esme with Edward being hurt then y'all coming back from war she just wants to be with her sons" I explained. He tightens his hold on the two bags he had.
"It's okay Carlisle. Can you please take Edward's bag for me?" he asked holding out one of the bags. I took it and we made our way to my car. The scene we saw was the funniest thing ever. Emmett was trying to open the doors while Esme was bugging him with questions then Edward was with his crutches watching them with an amused expression. I pressed the unlock button on the keypad. The door Emmett was pulling on flew open. He jumped in and closed it. Esme got in the back right beside him, still talking his head off.
"Do I have to get in the back with them?" Edward asked.
"You get in the front" Jasper told Edward and got in by Esme
"Hey darlin'" I heard Jasper say before closing the door.
"C'mon let's go before Emmett kills YOUR mother" I said to Edward as I opened the passenger side.
"She maybe my mom, but she is YOUR wife" Edward said taking his bag and placing it on his lap. I closed his door and put his crutches in the trunk and closed it. I got in.
"Who wants to go see the girls and go eat?" I asked everyone.
"ME!" Edward, Emmett and Jasper said, well mostly Emmett. I chuckled then backed out. Not even two seconds later Esme was questioning the boys. I laughed again and drove to Bella and Edward's house.
EmmettPOV-
"I'm HOME!" I yelled as I walked into the house. I heard a scream come from the kitchen. I smelt food. Good food. Thank the Lord. They had good food for us.
Rosalie ran into my arms and wrapped her legs around my waist. I gave her a passionate kiss. I heard someone clear their throat. Without parting from Rosalie and waved them off. They cleared their throat again. We parted and saw Alice impatiently tapping her foot. Had we really been kissing that long. Edward was already gone somewhere, along with Bella. I heard mom and dad outside. Rosalie jumped down and gave me another quick kiss and left.
"Yes?" I asked, pretending to be mad. Alice laughed and I wrapped her in a huge bear hug. "Hey shortie missed you." I told her.
"Me... too... Em... Can't... breathe." She gasped.
I let her go and went in the kitchen. I saw Rosalie cooking with my mom at her side. Bella and Edward were talking at the table.
"It's ready." Rose called.
Dad came in with a pan of food too. "So is this." He said holding up BBQ.
"So is mine." Alice exclaimed.
They set everything at the table. Carlisle sat the head, as usual, with Esme to his left. On his right were Edward and Bella. I sat on the other end and Rosalie sat next to Bella. Opposite Rosalie and Bella was Alice and Jasper.
"I think it is only fair to let the girls get their food first." Carlisle said.
I frowned.
"Well, if the guys go first we won't have anything to eat!" Alice explained. That did make sense.
The girls quickly got their food, so did Carlisle. Then the rest of us attacked it.
The girls laughed. "Did they not feed you there?" Rosalie asked.
"If you can count crap, then yes." I said.
"No language at the dinner table." My mother scolded.
"Yes, ma'am." I answered. She still smiled, not really caring because I was home.
We all laughed.
AlicePOV-
Jasper sat next to me. I saw how much he had eaten, and knew that when we did eventually get home, he would probably eat more than sleep. I mean, air plane flights make you tired, and add on being in the army; well that is ten times the sleep deprivation. I wonder when he will have to go back. No, don't think about that Alice, you will only get more depressed. But I still want to know.
"Jazz, when do you have to go back?" I whispered.
The guys laughed. My father scolded them. They hid it by coughing.
"We aren't babe that is what 'honorable discharge' means. We're free." He said.
"Seriously?" Rosalie asked.
Emmett shook his head. "Did I not explain all of this to you before I left?" He asked her.
"Well, yea, but still." Was all she answered him.
When dinner was done, we watched about three movies and played Monopoly. It was fun.
"You can't take the purple. I always have the purple. That's where my hotels are." Emmett complained to Edward.
"Oh, well, I have a broken leg. Health care is at my advantage." He said raising his Chance card.
"This is rigged. He wins every time." Jasper mumbled.
"Stop being such a little kid." I said as I rolled the dice. "Woohoo! A twelve! I got $200 for passing go!"
"Yea and you get to give me that plus $300 for landing on m property." Edward said happily.
I stuck my tongue out at him. My parents were watching from the sofa, and Bella was watching from the recliner, while the rest of us were on the floor, with the game board set on a coffee table.
It was Rose's turn. "Ugh! I always go to jail! It isn't fair!" This thing is more supernaturally fixed than a Wigi Board!"
"Thank you!" Jasper said. "It takes me and my sister to tell you that this is a piece of junk."
"I got an idea!" I exclaimed.
"Alice, we are not playing with the Wigi Board." Edward said sternly.
"Fine." I said sadly as I watched Edward roll the dice. "And I want to buy this beautiful piece of property." He told Emmett.
"That's my purple." He mumbled as he gave him the card.
RosaliePOV-
After the game and a few more movies, it was so late, that all of us just decided to spend the night. I refused to be driving at two in the morning. We let Esme and Carlisle have the first guest room, and the second one was still under discussion.
"Whoever does have the guest room better not do anything on our sheets." Edward warned.
"Please, Edward. I think we can go through one night... Hardly." Emmett whispered the last part in my ear.
I laughed. Edward narrowed his eyes.
"I say we play a game for it." Alice chided.
"Another game." Bella complained.
"It's an easy one, and since you and Edward have your own room, you don't even have to watch." Alice said.
"Good." Edward said and followed Bella to their room.
"Okay. What's this brilliant plan?" Emmett asked.
"The first two people in, get the room. Finders, keepers." She said. "On three, we run to the room."
"Wait." Jasper said Alice was already counting and Emmett was already ready to run.
"One... Two, three." She said.
"So, we'll go straight to the sofa?" I asked him.
"That was the plan. Those two are way too competitive." He said.
During the night, I tossed and turned. Eventually, I heard a crack come from one of the doors. I hurriedly closed my eyes. Someone was looking at me, I felt it, and then eyes traveled. Barely opening one eye, I saw tiny Alice curl up next to Jasper. I tried to hide my smile. After all, I was supposed to be asleep. When I knew for sure that Alice was asleep, I got up and tip toed down the hall to the second guest room.
I heard Emmett's soft snore as I climbed into bed with him. Reflexively he wrapped an arm around me, and I hid my face in the crook of his neck. I smiled and soon, the sleep overtook me.
BellaPOV-
I woke up in Edward's arms. Knowing that I wouldn't be able to get out of Edward's grasp, or the bed, alone, I lay there just thinking. Thinking about the baby. Thinking about how much she will hopefully look like her father. Piercing green eyes, and bronze hair. The thought of Edward being one of those over protective fathers that just happened to be cleaning a gun when the boyfriend came home was amusing. I knew with every fiber of my being he would love this little girl as much as he loves me.
I felt Edward's leg move, and I felt a faint barely noticeable scratching from his cast.
"Good morning, beautiful." He murmured in my ear.
"Morning." I answered. "How was your first night back home?" I asked him.
I felt him smile against my neck. "Perfect with you here. Definitely a good morning beautiful day." He joked.
I laughed and gave him a kiss. It felt good. I missed that. So much. I never really realized how much I had, in fact, actually missed it more than I had first thought. Now, discovering it, feeling it, was like sending and electric shock into my veins, needing more each second. Our kiss was sweet and gentle. We broke apart after a little while. We laid there, in peace, until we heard a crash come from the living room.
Edward closed his eyes, as to keep his temper in check. I was proud of him. Before he went into the army, he would've ran out of the room by now, ran in horror to see what he would find that was broken. Maybe, it was just the leg. That probably was it.
Eventually, he did get up and easily lifted me up off the bed. Wow, he really had gotten stronger. If he was THIS strong, I could only imagine the way EMMETT was.
We walked into the living room and there, load and clear was something that I knew Edward would have a fit about. I slowly backed away.
"Emmett!" Edward yelled.
"Would it help if I said I loved you?" Emmett asked.
"You broke the coffee table. Not only did you break the class top, but the wood itself. Please enlighten me." Edward said surprisingly calm, then I noticed Esme in the far corner of the room.
Oooo. So that's why he us so calm, his mom is here. That was so sweet.