Yeah, yeah, I know. It took me a whole two months to update this story. AGAIN.

I don't think I'll ever be able to say enough sorry's to make you guys forgive, but at least I still update, right? Now that I finished I'll Catch You, I'm in Love with a Rockstar, and My Savior, I'm really looking forward to focusing on this story. It needs some overdue attention.

Well, here goes Chapter 16!

Chapter 16: Twins

Bella POV

"Flame?" I started while popping a grape in my mouth. His head popped out from the kitchen with a sheepish grin.

"Yeah?" he asked.

"We haven't talked to my dad since the wedding. I kind of miss him," I told him, dismayed.

"We can go visit him tomorrow if you'd like," he suggested. My face broke out into a huge smile and I beamed at him.

"Yes. I would like that," I replied. We were silent for a few moments except for the clanks and thumps coming from the kitchen. "Is it done yet?" I asked in an impatient tone.

"Calm down, woman," he boomed. I couldn't help but let out a giggle.

"But I'm hungry," I whined mercilessly.

"I'm your husband not your cook. Give me a break," he laughed. I gave him a pout though he couldn't really see. So, I jumped in surprise when he said, "Oh wipe that pout off of your face."

"I wasn't pouting," I lied.

"Yeah, and I'm not a fire elemental," he added sarcastically.

"Ok, fine. Maybe I was," I admitted. I heard his low chuckle as he emerged from the kitchen. I took a sniff of the air and swooned at the smell. "What is that?" I asked eagerly.

"Umm….. a burger?" he answered in the tone of a question.

"Gimme," I chanted, holding out my hands to him.

"Geez, someone's hungry," he rolled his eyes. I narrowed my eyes at him and took a bite of the burger. I let out a moan and sat back against the chair.

"This is good," I told him with my mouth full, making the statement sound like "Disi goo." He grinned, obviously pleased with himself, and then took a seat right next to me.

"Yeah?" he asked. I nodded frantically, taking another bite.

"I didn't know you could cook," I told him.

"I can't," he admitted sheepishly.

Stopping mid-bite, I looked at him in confusion. "But you cooked this," I said cluelessly.

"About that…." he trailed off. "That was leftovers from our lunch at McDonald's yesterday," he finished so quickly that I almost didn't catch what he was saying.

"Wow, Flame. I didn't know you'd stoop that low," I teased while raising my eyebrow.

"Shut up. You weren't complaining earlier," he retorted. I gave him a shrug and continued eating. He left the table quickly and returned with a glass of water before I could even ask where he was going. "You'll need this to wash it down," he stated, pushing the glass towards me.

"Thanks," I thanked sincerely. I grabbed the glass and chugged it down quickly. "Hmm, I didn't realize that I was so thirsty," I mused.

"That's because you were too busy enjoying the food that I made you," he stuck his tongue out at me and I laughed.

"More like bought," I grinned. I finished the rest of the food and got up to wash it but Flame had already taken it from my hands. "Hey!" I protested.

"I'll go wash this. Go ahead and get ready to sleep," he gave me a peck on the lips and then disappeared into the kitchen.

I couldn't wipe the smile that was on my face as I walked up the stairs. I stripped off my clothes and started the shower. Looking at the mirror, I turned onto my side and saw the baby bump that was becoming more visible. My stomach, which was flat before, now extended about a half inch off of my body. I knew that I should be throwing a tantrum that I was getting fat, but then I thought about how a baby was growing inside of me. I smiled to myself and then stepped into the hot water.

Scrubbing myself, I closed my eyes and saw a scene flashed through my eyes.

As I looked into the distance, I saw a boy, with jet black hair and brown eyes, and a girl, with brown wavy hair and gray eyes, running towards a man. The two kids were nearly identical and were most likely at the same age. The man had a huge smile plastered onto his face, his arms outstretched for the two kids. Once in their grips, he turned to me and shouted, "Bella!"

I grinned and threw myself in his arms as well.

I thumped against the wall as I returned to the present. I nearly slid off of my stance when I heard the Mistress of Elements' whisper in my ear.

"Congratulations, Bella. You're having twins."

I held my hand close to my chest and started to breathe unevenly. My heart was beating erratically under my chest as I tried to compose myself. Twins? She's got to be kidding!

"Bella! What's going on?" Flame shouted worriedly. In an instant, he ripped open the shower door and held me in his arms, stepping into the shower, getting himself wet.

"The Mistress of Elements," I whispered.

"What about her?" he asked anxiously. Slowly, I cupped his cheeks and leaned my forehead on his chin.

"We're having twins Flame," I announced, my heart fluttering at the statement.

"Twins?" he asked incredulously, tilting my chin up to meet his gaze. "As in two kids?"

"What other kind of twins is there?" I said sarcastically.

"Wow, we're having to kids," he sighed breathlessly as he leaned against the shower wall.

"One boy and one girl," I smiled at him, pressing myself close to his body.

"Yeah?" I could hear the smile in his voice.

"Our baby boy is going to have your hair but my eyes and our baby girl is going to have my hair but your eyes. Other than that, they're purely identical," I described the scene that I had seen to him.

Looking up, I saw that he had a lazy grin plastered onto his face. His arms slipped around my bare waist and he pulled me, flushed, against his clothed body.

"This is going to be one hell of a ride," he commented. I nodded and placed a soft kiss on his lips.

"You can bet on it," I grinned.

With a smirk, Flame began to peel off his soaked clothes. "I think we need to celebrate, don't you?" he licked his lips, looking me up and down.

"Oh, I think we do," I whispered seductively in his ear.

"Are we there yet?" I asked.

"No"

Waiting a few seconds, I asked again, "Are we there yet?"

"No"

"How about now?"

"No"

"Now?"

"Oh for the Mistress' sake, we're not there yet!" Flame groaned from the driver's seat.

"I told you we should've just ran. We would be there by now if we did," I rolled my eyes at him.

"But you're pregnant and with twins. I really don't think it's good for you to be running," he pointed out, keeping his eyes on the road.

"But it's completely safe for me to be having sex, right?" I retorted sarcastically.

"Yes, now that is acceptable," he threw me a grin. I huffed and crossed my arms, pouting. "You're cute when you're mad," he mused.

A small smile graced upon my lips. Realizing what I was doing, I quickly contorted it into a scowl. "Shut up. I'm supposed to be mad at you," I grumbled.

"Okay," he said in a sing-song voice.

Before he could even pull into the driveway, I already had my seatbelt off and was ready to burst out of the car at any moment. Soon enough, the car came to a stop and I rushed to ring my dad's doorbell.

Flame caught up to me swiftly and helped me stay put by restraining me by the waist.

"Hi Dad!" I greeted quickly as he opened the door.

"Bella!" his face broke out into a huge smile and he pulled me in for a hug. "I didn't think I'd see you again," he admitted.

I playfully slapped his shoulder. "Don't be silly Dad! I only live like ten minutes away from you," I informed him.

"You guys live here?" he asked Flame.

"Yup," Flame grinned at my dad. "It's nice seeing you again Charlie," he smiled.

"You too, son," Charlie agreed. "Come on in," he said, opening the door.

Flame and I got comfy at one of the couches while my dad went to go get us some water. "Do you think we should tell him?" I asked Flame is a hushed tone. He nodded in agreement.

"How's the life of being a married couple?" Charlie asked as he handed Flame and I water. We both thanked him.

"We're doing real well," Flame answered for the both of us. "Actually, we have something to tell you," he added.

"What's that?" Charlie asked, taking a sip of his beer.

"I'm pregnant," I finally confessed. Charlie's jaw dropped. "With twins," I continued. If possible, his jaw dropped further.

"You're kidding," he sputtered.

"No. We're having twins," Flame contradicted.

"Are you okay Dad?" I asked worriedly as his face was turning a bit bluish.

"Yeah, I'm just – twins?" he asked incredulously. Flame and I glanced at each other and then proceeded to nod. "Wow, I'm going to be a grandpa," he said more to himself than to us.

"Of two," I grinned at him.

"I don't think you're really helping," Flame nudged me.

"Have you told Renee?"

"Not exactly," I muttered, looking away from his gaze.

"We're planning to tell her soon," Flame assured him.

"Okay, because I'd rather not go there," he joked, but I could tell the sense of seriousness behind his voice.

For the rest of our visit, Flame, Charlie, and I continued to talk about our lives. I learned that my dad was seeing a woman named Allison. He promised Flame and I that he would introduce us to her very soon. Apparently, she works at a bookstore in Port Angeles and he met her when he was sent there to investigate a shooting. She gave him coffee and they hit it off immediately.

"I'm happy for you Dad," I said sincerely.

"Your opinion means a lot Bells," he smiled at me. "You too Flame," he added quickly. Flame just gave him a smile.

"Well, seems like out visit for today is over," I commented, looking at the clock.

"I hope you guys visit again," Charlie replied.

"We will," Flame promised.

"And you could always visit us at the house," I gave Charlie a peck on the cheek.

"I'll be sure to do that," he nodded.

"Bye Dad!" I said.

"Goodbye Charlie," Flame added.

"Bye kids," he replied.

Flame and I stepped out of the house and back into Flame's car. Flame held my left hand as he drove.

"I'm really happy that he finally found someone," I said, breaking the silence. Flame gave me a quick glance and nodded.

"It's about time. You're dad needs to get some," he joked.

"Gross," I wrinkled my nose in distaste.

Realizing that he had taken a different route, I looked at him in confusion. "Xen and the others want us to visit too," he answered my unasked question.

I nodded and leaned my head on his shoulder. "Have you thought of baby names?" I asked him.

"Have you?" he retorted.

"Yeah," I admitted sheepishly. He gave me a grin and laughed.

"Me too," he answered. "What have you got so far?"

"For our baby boy, I was thinking Kayde Jae Environ and our baby girl would be named Ella Avery Environ. What about you?" I asked him.

"Ironically enough, I thought about Kayden Lukas Environ for our baby boy and Violet Sadies Environ," he answered.

"Hmm," I hummed, pondering on the names. "How about we mix the names that we got?" I suggested.

"Kayde Lukas Environ," he declared.

"And Violet Avery Environ," I smiled up at him.

"I love it," he agreed, giving me a soft kiss on the lips.

As we pulled up into the Environ household, the whole family was standing pacing worriedly back and forth on the sidewalk. "What's going on?" I asked.

"God, those freaks are back and they're demanding to see you," Nixie said in frustration, pinching the bridge of her nose.

"Which freaks?" Flame growled, me and him knowing fully who they were talking about. The whole family gave him a pointed look. "I'm going to kill those bloodsuckers!"

I really hope that you guys are still with me. I am aware that a few of you have lost interest due to my lack of updates. As sad as that is, I can't blame you. It's my fault for not updating as much as I should be.

Now, it's my goal to update this story at least once a week or every two weeks. I will no longer subject you, my readers, a whole two months wait for a new chapter. I PROMISE.

If you haven't known, I also have a new story coming up. It's a Jacob/Bella pairing so if you're interested, put me on AUTHOR ALERT. It will debut on my ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY here on fanficition. (OCTOBER 7TH, 2010)

I also promise that I won't let that story get in the way of this story like many of my other stories had. This is now my NUMBER ONE top priority,

Anyways, I hope you guys liked this chapter.

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