BPOV
I woke in the middle of the night and it took me a moment to understand what had woken me but when I looked in the corner Edward was standing there. He came over and sat on the bed next to me.
"What are you doing here? I told you not to come tonight." I said and he studied me.
"Why does it smell like the mutts in your house?" He asked.
"Jake's here. He's spending the night." I answered.
"Alice saw a vision. She said you had made a choice and that it changed your future." He said.
"What are you talking about?" I asked.
"You chose Jacob and the pack. She no longer see's you as a vampire or even with me." He said sadly.
"I'm sorry. I just want to do what's best for the kids." I said.
"I understand. We're leaving tomorrow so you don't have to worry. But you should know that I'll always be waiting in the wings for him to mess up. If you need me or my family then don't hesitate to call." He said and stood up.
"That's it. You're just leaving?" I asked.
"Yes. We'll see you again, sometime." He said.
"Edward?" I asked and he looked at me.
"What?" He said.
"One day you'll find a girl who makes you as happy as Jake makes me and she'll make you see me as only a memory. I believe that." I said and he left without another word. Jake walked through the door and smiled.
"That was easy." He said and I nodded.
"Jake, will you lay with me until I fall asleep?" I asked. He didn't answer he just slid under the covers and spooned me against his body. I breathed out in contentment. I drifted to sleep.
"Jacob, Bella. Wake up." Charlie's voice startled us both and we jerked up.
"Oh jeez you fell asleep in my bed." I said and Jake just sighed. We took turns in the bathroom and I gave him the pair of spare clothes he had brought with him last night. I put on a white skirt with ruffles and a blue tank top. I put a white cardigan over it and a pair of white flats. Jake gave me a look when he seen the outfit.
"I want to look good. It's a special day." I said and he smiled lightly. Then we turned to go down stairs and face the music. Charlie was sitting in his chair and looked up at us.
"I thought I said he was supposed to sleep on the couch." He said. I sat down on said couch.
"He did, most of the night. I had a bad dream and Jake was in the bathroom at the time so he heard me making sounds. He came in to check on me and I asked him to stay with me until I fell asleep. It was really late so I guess he just fell asleep too." I said. It was partly true but then they say the best lies always have a facet of the truth.
Charlie studied both of us and sighed.
"Are you telling me the truth?" He asked.
"Yes." We answered in unison.
"Fine. Let's get breakfast ready." He said and we all went into the kitchen. I ended up cooking while they talked. I made a bunch of pancakes and sat it in front of them.
"Bells, your car came this morning. It's outside. I doesn't have the price tag on it so the social worker won't know it's new. Here's the key." He handed it to me and I smiled in thanks. We had bought a KIA. There was suddenly a knock on the door and we all glanced at each other. I took a deep breath and walked to the door. I opened it to see a woman standing there with a car seat in one hand and a little girls hand in the other.
"Isabella Swan?" She asked.
"Yes, come on in. We were just eating breakfast. Can I get anything for you?" I asked.
"Can I get a bottle of water?" She asked following me into the kitchen.
"Sure thing." I said and opened the fridge to get it. She sat Noah and his car seat on the counter. When I handed her the bottle of water I saw that Noah was wearing a onesie that said Present Cutie, Future Stud. It was completely adorable. I looked at Marie and she was wearing a white shirt with blue designs on it and blue leggings with a blue tutu over it. I smiled at them both.
"Ms. Swan I'm going to need you to sign this papers and have one of them sign it as a second witness." She said and I nodded taking to pen from her. I slid the papers to dad and he signed them then she signed them and I smiled.
"So what now?" I asked.
"I brought all of their stuff. It's in the car." She said and we nodded. "By the way, who is he?" She motioned to Jacob. He stepped forward and offered his hand.
"I'm Jacob, Bella's fiancé." He said and she looked at us.
"You don't wear a ring." She said.
"That's because I haven't given it to her yet. I asked her last night and it wasn't exactly planned so we don't have a ring yet." Jake said smoothly. She nodded. We got all the stuff out of her car and she smiled.
"We'll check up on you in about a year or so to see how things are going." I nodded and she smiled again and shook my hand.
"Thank you." I said and she nodded.
"Of course." She said and left. I turned to Jake and Dad.
"Well Jake and I are going to set up Noah's crib in your room and fix up the guest room for Marie." Dad said.
"Wait. I think Marie should stay in my room too. Just for the time being, she's still a baby too." I said.
"Okay. We'll get everything set up." I gave Marie some pancakes and picked up Noah. I made him a bottle of milk and feed him. I was in the middle of the feeding when there was another knock on the door. I glanced at Marie.
"I'll be right back okay honey?" I said. She glanced at me but then just dug back into her pancakes. I chuckled and went to answer the door. It was Angela and Jessica.
"Is that a baby?" Jessica asked.
"No it's Santa Claus." I answered sarcastically. I let them in and lead them back the kitchen where Marie was sitting with an empty plate. I checked Noah and saw that he was finished. I burped him and put him back in his car seat. I got some baby wipes and started cleaning up Marie.
"Whose kids are these?" Angela asked.
"Bella's." Jake said and came in. "Your dad and I have the crib set up."
"Can you put Noah in there?" I asked.
"Sure." He got Noah out of the seat and kissed me lightly before going back upstairs.
"What does he mean, they're yours?" Jessica asked. I told her the story and they both nodded.
"What happened to Edward?" Angela asked timidly.
"We broke up, and they moved." I said.
"Oh. Well didn't see that coming." Jessica said.
"Why are you guys here?" I asked.
"Well we were going to ask you to go shopping with us but you look a little tied up right now." Angela said and I nodded.
"I'll see you guys later?" I asked.
"Sure." They said. I put the dishes in the sink and grabbed Noah's car seat. I took Marie's hand and went upstairs to my room. Jake and Charlie were still in there but everything was where it needed to be. I smiled at them.
"Who was here?" Charlie asked.
"Angela and Jessica. The news of my motherhood will be all over town tomorrow." I said rolling my eyes.
"Something to look forward too." Jake said sarcastically.
"Yeah great." I said. HE smiled.
"Well I got to get home but I'll come by tomorrow and see you." He said.
"How about I bring the kids out to Emily's then the guys can meet them." I suggested and he nodded.
"See you tomorrow." I said.
"See ya." He hugged me seeing and Dad was still in the room. I just knew people would be talking about this non-stop tomorrow. The joys of living in a small town.
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