Sam's POV

After Jake leaves Lexi and I make dinner together. She loves to cook and she helps every night whether we make dinner here or she eats at Jake's. She is so much like her mother it's crazy. All the good and bad qualities. Jake told me about their conversation where she couldn't hear and now I'm not sure if I should bring it up or wait for her. I don't have to think about it for long before she brings it up.

"Daddy, I want to see his mom. Not him, I don't want to see him at all, ever again, but I want to see his mom. She's my grandma I guess. But I don't think I will call her that. But since she's dying it only seems right to see her." She looks worried like maybe she's making the wrong decision or I'm going to tell her no.

"OK Lexi let me talk to Mommy about it later. She gets final say though OK?" Usually we have equal say in all things Lexi related but I don't know Marcus and I don't know his mother. So she gets final say on this. Plus she doesn't need any added stress with the baby.

"OK I guess. But I think she's probably going to say no." She's probably right.

Dinner is ready and Bella comes to the table. I was going to wait for Lexi to go to bed before bringing it up but Lexi has no such patience.

"Mommy I want to see my grandmother. Not him, just her." She blurts out.

"Lex, I really don't know. I doubt Marcus will even let us meet her without him there. I don't think it's a good idea baby." Then she looks at me like please take my side on this but I really think Lexi is right. Not that she owes this woman anything but she wants to see her and she'll probably carry the guilt of not seeing her for the rest of life.

"Bella…" I start and Lexi jumps in and says no it's fine, Bella is right. I know she doesn't want to stress her out and Bella knows it too.

"Lexi why do you want to meet her?" Bella asks.

"She didn't know about me mommy. I heard everything. She's dying; it's just the right thing to do."

"Fine you can see her as long as Marcus is nowhere near you. And Daddy or Jake has to take you. I can't do it Lexi. That part of my life is behind me and I just can't do it." I cannot believe she gave in that easily.

"Thank you Mommy. I love you."

"Love you too Lex. I'm not really hungry; I think I'm just going to go back to bed."

So Lexi and I finish dinner, clean up the kitchen and soon after she goes to bed.

I lay down with Bella and rub her tummy and talk to the baby. We tried to find out the sex but baby wouldn't cooperate. I'm really hoping for a boy. There is enough female drama in this house already. But I don't really care as long as they are healthy.

"Why did you agree so easily?" I ask her just curious but hoping she doesn't change her mind.

"Lexi was being so grown up about it. She actually stopped you from trying to take her side because she didn't want to upset me. It made me realize she's old enough to decide for herself. I still really don't like the idea Sam. I want you and Jake to both take her. I do not want Marcus anywhere near her and it's better if you are both there in case he tries to cause any problems. I'm sorry I can't go and be there for her. But she never really liked me anyway. She was convinced I was cheating on Marcus with Jake."

"It's fine Bella, I understand and so does Lexi."

"I'm sorry about going to Jake earlier. It was just so high school." She's crying and she looks so guilty.

When I asked her to go back to bed and she went to Jake I started to get mad. But then Jake looked at me to see if I was upset and I could see how worried about her he was and I understood. This is a problem they went through together so it made sense she would go to him.

When we got engaged she still went to him with most of her problems but slowly she came to me more and more and now she really only goes to him when I'm her problem. Which is often actually, Leah was right, I do have my hands full with her. Her stubbornness makes things that shouldn't even be an issue turn into all about wars. And the older Lexi gets the more like her mom she gets. I'm terrified of the upcoming teen years.

Lexi goes straight to Jake with most of her problems and that's fine with both of us because he never does anything or says anything he knows we wouldn't want. He can say the same thing either of us does but coming from him it's right.

"It's OK Bella, I get it."

"I love you so much Sam. You're practically perfect." She says and smiles her adorable little smile.

"I love you too even though you're far from perfect." She hits my arm and laughs.

Then she turns over and falls asleep.