Ok, here is chapter 22. I don't know if I will be able to update anymore this week. I have a massive workload for school and it is my final week of the class. Also, my son's soccer season starts this week too and they can't play without their coach (me!) GO BLUE BULLDOGS!!!!! Shout outs to preciousfairymom80 who is my best adviser and friend with this story! She is my mind twin and is also a fantastic writer. You should check out her story Dusk! Seconds go to venomaddict who just got home from vacation and I am sooo jealous of her lol. You should check out her story Choices. Ok, long enough AN's.

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Chapter 22

EPOV

Charlie and I headed into the kitchen to find our ladies however we only found Sue; she was preparing some sandwiches for lunch.

"Hey guys. Edward, are you and Bella staying for lunch?" Sue asked.

"Not sure. Speaking of Bella, where did she run off to?" I said, looking around the kitchen.

"OH, she said she was going to step out front while you two talked. She mentioned something about catching up with Jacob," Sue said as she continued preparing the sandwiches.

I excused myself and made my way quickly out front. I wanted to make sure that the dog wasn't spilling anything else before I had a chance to explain things to Bella. I stepped out the front door and found Bella and Jacob, leaning against Charlie's cruiser side by side, talking. I cleared my throat to inform them of my presence.

"Oh hey Edward, you two are done talking? How did it go?" Bella said, walking over to kiss me.

"It went fine, Charlie is really a great guy and is just looking out for you love," I said before looking at Jacob. "What have you two been up to?"

"Nothing much, just catching up. I know it has been years since Jacob and I talked but he was my best friend for a while when we were kids and I wanted to know how he has been. Oh, guess what?" Bella said enthusiastically.

"What?' I said, playing along while raising an eyebrow at Jacob who was smirking at me. He apparently got a rise out of Bella's enthusiasm for him.

"Jacob is married! And his wife Crystal is expecting their first child, a girl, in a few months; right around Christmas right Jacob?" Bella said, smiling at him.

"Yep! We are so thrilled. Bella told me about you two expecting too. I guess it is in the water huh?" Jacob said.

"I guess so" I replied. I could feel the tension creeping back up and I thought it was only a matter of time before he or I slipped up again with something that Bella didn't need to hear.

Before I could say anything else my phone buzzed in my pocket. I fished it out and saw I had a text message from Alice.

Edward, it's going to get worse if you don't get Bella out of there now. Tell her I need to discuss wedding stuff with her so you can't stay for lunch.

I texted back ok quickly and put my phone back in my pocket.

"Who was that?" Bella asked as I replaced my phone in my pocket.

"That was Alice; she wants to talk to you about some wedding details. Sue had asked if we could stay for lunch but Alice said she needs to talk to you soon," I said.

"Ok. Well Jacob, it was nice to see you again and I can't wait to meet Crystal and see what she is like. I am going to go in and say bye to Charlie and I will be back out soon," Bella said. She kissed me and headed inside. Once the door had shut I turned to glare at Jacob.

"Look dog, Bella doesn't know about you guys and I have a feeling that I am going to have to tell her. I don't have to worry about the repercussions of it since you were the one to break the treaty," I said, gritting my teeth at Jacob.

"Hey, I didn't know that she didn't know. I would have assumed that the leaches would have told her about us. So, where will the wedding be?" Jacob said, trying to be cordial.

"At our house," I said smiling, thinking about the details of the treaty.

"Well, how are you going to explain to Bella that we can't come? I am not going to be the one to upset her," Jacob smiled at me as he said this. Shit! I didn't want to piss Bella off either.

"I will speak to Carlisle about it and about possibly negotiating the treaty," I said and Jacob nodded. We were interrupted by Bella opening the front door and Charlie and Sue following her out.

"Edward, it was great to meet you," Sue said warmly and I couldn't help but smile at her. Why couldn't all the Quileutes be like her?

"It was my pleasure Sue, I look forward to seeing you again," I said and Jacob coughed to hide laughter.

"Edward, Bella, come by whenever. My house is open to you both and I look forward to walking you down the aisle Bella," Charlie said.

"Ok dad, we will come by later this week," Bella said and came to stand by my side. "Bye Sue, bye Jacob, I will see you both at the wedding right?"

They both nodded and we headed to the car. We arrived back home and Alice didn't disappoint me. She had emailed Bella a ton of wedding stuff and called the moment we walked in the house. I left Bella to be harassed by Alice and made us something for lunch. I decided on Chef Salads. They just sounded good. Bella was grateful that she had an excuse to end the call with Alice since she got annoyed by the sound of her chewing.

We ate lunch leisurely and then relaxed around the house for a few.

"Bella?" I said as we were cuddling on the couch.

"Hmmm?" Bella said.

"I was thinking we could drive into Port Angeles for dinner," I said and she lifted her head to look at me.

"Where to?"

"Maybe La Bella Italia? It was our first 'date' and I would love to finally taste the mushroom ravioli."

"Oh Edward? Really?"

"Of course. Are you happy about it?"

"YES!" Bella squealed and crushed me with a hug. We decided to get up and get dressed since it was typically an hour drive into Port Angeles and it was already 5:00 pm.

An hour later we were on the road. I had the radio playing softly on an oldies station. Someone to Watch Over Me by Ella Fitzgerald came on and Bella started singing along softly.

"Did you really mean it when you said you wanted to dance to this at our wedding?" I asked, squeezing her hand lightly.

"Yes, unless you have a problem with it," Bella said as she bit her lip nervously.

"Why would I have a problem with it? I think it is a wonderful song. But I do have one question."

"What?"

"Am I really the kind of man some girls don't think of as handsome?" I said, a smile playing on my lips.

"OH EDWARD!" Bella said and smacked me playfully. "You have to be the most handsome man ever. You brat!"

"Oh I am a brat am I?" I said and I squeezed her leg right above her knee, causing her to squeal with laughter.

"EDWARD! Watch the road, you don't have those super vampire senses anymore you know," Bella said and stuck her tongue out at me.

"Don't show me that unless you are planning on using it," I teased.

"I just might be…" Bella said and then looked out the window with a smile on her face. If only I could hear what she was thinking about.

"Penny for your thoughts love?" I said hoping she would tell me.

"Oh nothing," Bella said, still looking out the window at the passing trees.

"You know, you can tell me anything Bella, anything at all," I said and hoped that she knew it was true.

"I know."

"Then what is it love?"

"I was just thinking about Jacob."

"JACOB!?!" I half screamed and almost ran off the road before I composed myself and righted the car.

"Yeah, Jacob."

"Ok, what about Jacob?" I asked, hoping that it was purely platonic and not about the conversation from earlier and his snide comments.

"I just have a feeling that if things had been a bit different 4 years ago that he and I would have been really good friends. I just feel like he was supposed to be my best friend or something. Who knows, it is probably just a pregnancy hormone thing."

"Well, that isn't so weird. You and him were friends when you were kids right?"

"Yeah, we used to play together over the summers when I would visit Charlie, but I hadn't seen him for a few years because I grew to detest Forks when I was 13. But before that we were almost inseparable. He was kind of like my escape from this hell hole. But, you know, it isn't that bad anymore. I kind of like the quiet life here."

"What all did you two do when you would come for the summers?"

"We would hang out mostly. One summer was entirely occupied with mud pies. Then one summer we pretended to have our own kingdom in the forest but that was stopped by Charlie when I fell out of one too many trees."

"I can believe that," I chuckled and Bella stuck her tongue out at me again. "What did I say about that tongue? Don't stick it out unless you are planning on using it."

"As I said, I just might be, but it might not be on you…" Bella said and then looked away.

"HUH?!?" was all I could say.

"Well, there was this one summer, Jacob and I were playing by the tidal pools down at First Beach and this group of older kids came down there and started picking on me. There were at least 3 or 4 of them and Jacob was so small but he stood up for me. They were calling me names and pushing me around and one stuck his foot out when another one pushed and I ended up falling into one of the tidal pools. Jacob was furious and he punched one of them in the nose, breaking it I think. I know there was a lot of blood. He threatened the others and they all ran off. He reached out and tried to help me out of the water but I was so clumsy that I ended up pulling him into the water with me. We started laughing and finally managed to crawl out of the water and back onto our feet. I tried to thank Jacob for sticking up for me and before I knew what was happening, he kissed me."

"Oh, I just thought I was your first kiss," I said, trying to not sound defeated that she seemed to want to kiss Jacob again and that I wasn't her first. Bella and I sat quietly for a few seconds and then she grabbed my hand and squeezed.

"Well Edward, you might as well be my first unless you consider Jacob tripping and slamming his cheek into my nose and only kissing half of my mouth then me running off screaming to tell Charlie my first," Bella said and smiled wide. I let out a huge sigh and laughed.

"I don't know, that is pretty memorable…" I said, starting to tease her about it.

"Well, I could go finish the job and let Jacob have his glory of the first kiss…" Bella said, trying to hide her smile but failing miserably.

"Over my dead body!" I said before bringing her hand up to my mouth and kissing her engagement ring. "You are mine!"

Before Bella could respond we parked in front of La Bella Italia and I was out of the car and opening her door for her. Bella linked her arm in mine and we went inside to get a table.

We didn't have to wait long and were soon sat in a small ring of booths behind a partition. I had a slight feeling of déjà vu. "Isn't this…" I started but Bella cut me off.

"This is the same table we sat at on our first date!" Bella exclaimed.

We sat down and the waitress appeared to take our drink orders.

"I'll have a coke," Bella said.

"Make that two cokes and some breadsticks too please," I said, never taking my eyes off of Bella. She was easily as beautiful as the first time I brought her here. How did I get so lucky to have her choose me? I could live for all of eternity and still ask myself that.

"What are you going to get?" Bella asked, looking up from the menu.

"I already told you, the mushroom ravioli. I want to know what it tastes like and it is kind of nostalgic, don't you think?" I said. "What are you going to order?"

"I don't know, the lasagna sounds good, or the five cheese ziti, or the chicken fettuccini alfredo, or the…" Bella started and I laughed.

"Why don't you order all three?"

"There is NO way I can eat all of that! Even if I am eating for three!"

"We can always take the leftovers home or you can get the 'Pick Three' plate and get a little of each," I suggested.

"I didn't even see that! I think I will order all three then" Bella said and folded her menu as the waitress appeared with our drinks and the breadsticks.

"Are you ready to order?" the waitress asked.

I ordered for both of us and the waitress disappeared around the partition.

Bella and I talked and nibbled on the breadsticks while waiting for our food to appear. We talked about our first time at La Bella Italia and how she had been with Jessica and Angela. I finally told her about all the things Jessica had been thinking that night and I thought Bella was going to hyperventilate she was laughing to hard.

The waitress reappeared with our food and we dug in. I didn't realize how hungry I was until the ravioli was in front of me. It was surprisingly good. Bella ate everything on her plate and 3 of my ravioli. I had to love her even more for not being afraid to actually eat in front of me. We were relaxing and thinking about dessert when we heard a loud squeal and then a short, round, brunette almost tackled me and was practically sitting in my lap.

Bella looked like she was about to explode and I held my hands up to show my innocence.

"OH MY GOD EDWARD!!! I heard what happened to you and couldn't believe it and then Bella didn't come back to school and then moved away and then I heard that her dad found you and that you had gone after her and I still didn't believe it and now you are here so it has to be true and I can't believe you are alive and that you and her are together and back in Forks and that I ran into you and OH MY GOD! MIKE!"

Wait, Mike? Mike Newton? Was this chick…?

"Jessica, get off of him!" Mike Newton said appearing around the partition just as Bella had thrown down her napkin and was trying to stand up. She froze at the sight of Mike.

"What are you doing here?" Bella said snidely. "And can you get her off of him???"

"WE are here for dinner; I should be asking you what you are doing here. Didn't you move off with Cullen? Oh wait, he died didn't he?" Mike said and I almost threw Jessica off of me. I knew I could use all my strength against him and not kill him. A broken nose for all the dirty thoughts I had to endure about him and Bella would serve him right.

"Edward is alive and well, and my fiancé by the way. Honey, you remember Mike Newton don't you?" Bella said sweetly. "You know, he was the one that had the crush on me back in high school."

Jessica's head popped up from my shoulder then and she glared at Mike before removing herself from my lap. I was eternally thankful for it too.

"Oh yeah, Newton! How are you?" I said, playing along.

"Pretty good, Jess and I are married now. We got married a few months after graduation. What are you two doing back in Forks, I heard that you had moved to Pennsylvania Bella" Mike said.

"I did, but we are back here to get everything set up for our wedding," Bella said.

"Married? When? Where? Tell me all about it!" Jessica said as she sat down next to me. Thankfully the booth was a half circle so I was able to slide around it to sit beside Bella. Jessica looked a little upset by it but shook it off as Mike sat down beside her.

"September 5th, at the Cullen's house here in Forks, will you two come?" Bella said and I mentally cringed but was thankful that I wouldn't have to endure hearing Newton's thoughts about my Bella.

"Of course! We wouldn't miss it for the world. I will have to get my parents to babysit though," Jessica said cheerfully.

"Babysit? You two have a child?" I asked.

"Three actually, two girls and a boy," Newton said.

"Well, soon to be four," Jessica added in. "I am due January 17th."

Before Bella and I could respond Newton flagged down the waitress and ordered a glass of champagne for each of us. "We need to celebrate this," Jessica said.

"Oh, I can't drink," Bella said.

"Why not? You are about to get married!" Jessica said with a scowl on her face.

"Well, I am expecting twins, I am due March 21st," Bella said.

"Oh, you can still drink when you are pregnant; I have done it with all of mine," Jessica said nonchalantly and Bella's jaw dropped. Before she could respond my phone rang. It was Alice. I answered it and she told me that she saw Jessica pushing Bella to drink soon and that we should excuse ourselves soon to save Bella the stress. I thanked her for the tip and hung up.

"Bella, we should be going, we have a lot to do tomorrow," I said and Bella shot me a look of relief and thanks.

"Mike, Jessica, it was great to see you two again and we will see you at the wedding right?" I asked, trying to be polite.

They both assured us that they would be there as we paid the waitress for our meal. We excused ourselves and headed out to the car and away from Mike and Jessica. Once we were a few miles outside of Port Angeles Bella finally said something.

"GOD! They are worse than ever! Why did I invite them to the wedding?"

I laughed and took her hand in mine, squeezing it gently. "Bella, some people never meet the expectations that people have of them and I am really not surprised by how they turned out given the history of their actions and thoughts. They really are made for each other," I said.

"True, you do have a point there. But did you see the way Mike kept looking at my boobs? I was creeped out by it!" Bella said and shuddered at the thought of it.

"Well at least he wasn't playing footsie with you under the table. My feet feel violated and I think they will need therapy after tonight," I said and we both laughed, effectively breaking the tension from dinner. "I am sorry that dinner wasn't that great Bella."

"Dinner was great! Dessert, on the other hand, left much to be desired," Bella said and giggled some. "Maybe you can make up for it later."

"Definitely!" I said. We relaxed into the ride after that and Bella ended up drifting off to sleep a few minutes later. She was sleeping more lately.

I hated to wake her up when we got back home but I was afraid I would drop her if I tried to carry her inside. We went inside and I figured that we would head upstairs but Bella plopped down on the couch and patted the cushion beside her.

"Let's talk," Bella said and I sat down beside her.

"What about?" I asked not knowing what was about to come.

"You and Jacob and the comments from earlier."

"Oh, that…"

"Yeah, that…"

"Bella, there is something you should know about Jacob," I started but was interrupted by my phone buzzing. It was a text message from Alice.

Don't tell her that way.

"Bella, you see, there are certain things that you…" I started again but my phone buzzed, cutting me off.

Not that way either.

"Well, ummm, the thing is…" I tried again but my phone buzzed again.

Nope, try again.

Alice was beginning to piss me off so I texted back 'If you have seen it then tell me how I should say it!'

Just tell her that she is right and that the legends that Jacob told her about are true, all of them.

"Bella, you are right and the legends that Jacob told you about are true, all of them," I said and took a deep breath waiting for her reaction.

Bella looked deep in thought for a moment then her eyes widened. "Wait, you mean that Jacob knows that you used to be a vampire and that your entire family is vampires too?"

"Yes," I said.

"Wait. Are the Quileutes really descended from wolves?"

"Yes Bella they are. And they are more than just descended from wolves. They are wolves, at least the direct descendents of the elders."

"So you mean Jacob is a…a…a wolf?" she said quietly in thought. "I remember flirting with Jacob that day on the beach; he told me the stories of the wolves and the cold ones. I should have known." She said sounding like she was trying to convince herself. "But he only said they couldn't tell about the cold ones…" she said trailing off and looking at me

"I know Bella. He probably didn't know about it when you two had the talk. But he is more than just a wolf. He is a werewolf. They are our natural enemies Bella. Well, the natural enemies of vampires."

"What does that mean for you then?"

"Well, I don't know now. I would have to talk to Carlisle about it to know for sure. But I do know one thing for sure; I don't think that they can come to the wedding because of the boundaries."

"Boundaries?"

"Yes. Many years ago we lived here before. Jacob's grandfather, Ephriam Black, was the Chief of the Quileutes and caught us hunting on their land. We convinced them that we were different and a treaty was formed, marking out boundaries for each of us. We don't cross into their territory and they don't cross into ours. Well, that treaty is still in effect to this day so I don't think that Jacob and the others will be able to come to the wedding."

"Well then YOU need to speak to Carlisle, we may not be able to go their land, but he can say weather on not they are welcome on Cullen land. I have not asked much of any of the family, but I will not have some ignorant grudge keep me from having the people I love and care for from coming. If I can't have who I want at my wedding then I just won't have it at all!" Bella said and stormed off upstairs before I could stop her.

This was going to be a long night.

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