"Eddie," Jane yelled as she bounded out of Emmett's arms, he'd come to the airport to see Jane, and jumped into his arms. It's been four weeks and tomorrow Jane would be getting that dreaded cast off.
Jane and I had been playing yesterday, we were on the couch and I was tickling her, when her hand flew up and got me in the eye, I now had my first black eye, Jane had went into a tear feast, it had taken me three hours to get her calm down, I promised her that it was an accident and she hadn't meant to do it. I'd even had to have Carlisle come over to check me over before she'd calm down. It had been pretty funny, then I made her call Emmett and the others to tell them what she'd done, she'd been laughing about it by the end of the night. Edward had been the only on of my friends to worry over me.
"Mommy," Jane ran back to me, dragging me to Edward, who was all smiles, even his eyes where smiling. I smiled up at him before wrapping him in a hug, he squeezed me back, but keep the PDA to a minimal, we where trying to be good since Jane was there. "Kiss him, mommy."
My eyes shot open, had I just heard that come out of my daughter's mouth. "Emmett," I yelled at him, his own eyes widening before he bolted towards me, grabbed Jane and took off in a sprint in another direction. His own cast had come off a week or so ago, I still wasn't sure how he was running that fast.
"I want a little sister!" Jane yelled from Emmett's arms. I wanted to chase after them, but Edward had grabbed my arm and was turning me around. His lips crashing down on mine, oh I let my adopted brother run off with my daughter, I was content and happy.
"Hi," he whispered after breaking the kiss, placing his forehead against mine, being careful not to hurt my eye. "That must have been some bar fight to get that shiner."
"She was one tough three year old biker," I laughed, giving him another peck but grimacing when my eye hurt.
"I love you," he whispered. "I can't wait for you to come to New York."
"I'm ready, and we might have a minor problem."
"Please tell me you are still coming," panic laced his voice, I grabbed his hand and started walking towards Emmett who was sitting and playing with a doll with Jane. I wondered where that had come from.
"We are still coming, that, baby, is a done deal, once I tell Jane. But you know when graduation is, right? We graduate a month before everybody is out for summer."
"It's May, oh, no, Jane's birthday, it's on Jane's birthday."
I nodded, watching my daughter some twenty feet away. "We'll just have to have her party the day before."
"Oh, remind me that I need to talk to you tonight about something," Edward said suddenly. I gave him a look but he shook his head. "After Jane's asleep."
We grabbed Edward's luggage and went to my car, loading his stuff in the trunk, while he settled Jane in.
We got back on the road and Jane drifted off to sleep shortly after we'd hit the highway after grabbing a bit to eat with Emmett and Rosalie, who hadn't been at the airport as she was working, but had gotten off to come see us. Edward held my hand for most of the drive.
Four long hours later, I was yawning as we pulled into my father's driveway, Edward was crashing here tonight, since Charlie had called and told me that he'd been called in, telling me that Edward could sleep on the couch, and that better be where he found Edward in the morning. Charlie knew me so well.
Edward carried a still asleep Jane into the house and laid her on the bed before coming to get his luggage and wheeling it inside, setting it in my room.
"I have something for you," Edward said, kneeling down to unzip his luggage and pulled out a pink bag. "Finest chocolate in all of New York, I've been told."
He broke me off a piece and I opened my mouth and was rewarded with the most sinfully delicious chocolate I'd ever tasted. I moaned, "amazing."
"Well, I brought you a lot so you don't miss it."
I set down on the bed, the chocolate still sweet in my mouth.
"So when are you going to tell Jane?"
"About the move, I don't know, I've been putting it off because I'm not sure how she'll react, I'm sure she'll be fine, but still, it's going to be a lot for a four year old to deal with."
"We should tell her, together, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. I'm eighteen now, I've spoke to my parents about this, and I want to adopt Jane."
"You do," I asked, tears welling up in my eyes.
"Don't cry, Bell, don't cry, forget I brought it up."
"They are tears of joy, Edward, she's been right all along, every time she called you daddy, she's always known you where her father, in every way but blood."
"So, your okay with this?"
"Yes," I said, leaning in to kiss him, "I think that was determined four years ago."
"So, shall we go wake her up and tell her about the move?"
"No, I want you all to myself," I told him, moving to kiss him, but remembering that we couldn't do anything, since I wasn't sure when my father would be home.
That's how my father found us the next morning, curled up together, fully dressed, sighing in our sleep. He, thankfully accepted that Edward and I where together in the bed and didn't make a fuss about it, but I did hear the camera snap as I realized he was taking a picture of us, with Jane passed out between us, she'd came in around three to curl up with me, only to find Edward and I really close and in her groggy state, almost pushed him off the bed until we'd re-situated and fallen back to sleep.
I groaned but got up, Jane still passed out next to Edward who was watching me, but I shook my head, silently telling him to go back to sleep.
I grabbed my clothes for the day and went to take a quick shower before making breakfast for Jane and my family.
I found my father at the stove already as I walked into the kitchen, he was frying bacon, which made my mouth water.
"Are you being careful?" Charlie asked as I grabbed a piece of bacon out of the pan, plopping it down on the plate, wiping the grease off.
"Dad, we haven't gotten that far yet, but when we do, we will be careful, I promise."
"You and Edward are moving so fast, you're moving in with him in just five months, speak with Carlisle about birth control, please."
"I will, I should have done that sooner, but this hasn't been an issue. Jane asked for a sister yesterday at the airport, she might be ready, but I'm not."
"Don't wait to long, though," Charlie muttered. I choked on the bacon as Charlie thumped me on the back. "That's what you get for taking my bacon."
I grabbed what was done and took it up to my boyfriend and daughter, he was still awake and Jane was mumbling in her sleep. As soon as the smell filter through the room she woke up.
"Good morning," I told them, Edward smiled as my- our- daughter wiped the sleepies out of her eyes.
"Morning, mommy," Jane said, yawning. She set up as I set the plate on the bed and set down on the other side of Jane.
"So, you ready to get the cast off?" Edward asked. Jane nodded her head, shot a quick look at me and went back to eating.
"Janie, don't feel bad about my eye," I told her, "Pop-pop said I was fine, you have to believe him."
She nodded, tears in her eyes. I handed her a piece of bacon, which she took and popped the whole thing in her mouth.
"Chew," I told her.
"I want this off," Jane said, finally answered Edward's question. "Will you do it?"
"I can't, sorry, but pop-pop can."
Two hours later, Carlisle was standing over Jane with a saw, Jane was clutching me, trying to hide her face in my chest, Edward stood behind her, holding her like a father would.
Then minutes later, it was off, I felt like I could have passed out, Jane was frantic, a crying hysteric girl, she was hugging me so hard, but my fear that she wouldn't be okay was what was making me feel faint.
"Baby," I told the hysterical girl, "it's over, look pop-pop doesn't even have the saw."
"Janie," Carlisle said, "do you want to keep the cast?"
Jane nodded slowly, as Carlisle handed the purple cast to her, she let go of me and clutched the cast, slowly calming down. I picked her up and we left.
Two days later, Edward had to leave, the next time Jane and I would see him, we'd be reunited in New York City. By the third day, I was ready to pack up and leave to get closer to Edward. Jane had already packed for the week long trip that was still a month away, she was so excited to finally get to see New York and see where Edward spent his time away from home.
Edward was excited for us to be there, he'd already offered to take classes off, but I'd argued that he had to go. Reluctantly, he'd agreed, but said that he'd be taking Jane with him one day so I could have a spa day.
"You know," I looked at Tessa who was standing next to me. "Alice has the kids all day, we get the whole day off."
"Thinking about playing a little hokey?"
"You know me, actually, I was thinking about doing some homework and getting things packed for the move. Maybe I'd take Jane to the rink tonight, you think Mike would like to come?"
"Sure, he'd like that."
We agreed on details, I was glad that it was Friday night, meaning if I wore Jane down tonight, I'd be able to called Edward and have phone sex with him, but only after Jane was asleep.