We tiptoed our way into the baby infested backyard, hoping that if we were quiet they would think we were there all along. We were in no mood of having Rosalie yell at us for being a couple of minutes late...or a couple of hours. By the looks of some of the people that were leaving, the party was starting to end. There was no way that we went this long without someone mentioning us.

"Oh my God," Bella said in an awe mixed with disgusted tone once we were in the middle of the yard.

I looked up to see what she was staring at and started laughing. Rosalie and Emmett's backyard was completely covered in pink. There was pink confetti, pink plates, pink balloons, pink table cloths, pink banners, pink streamers…pink everything. They were definitely too excited for their daughters first birthday.

"Edward, don't step on the babies!" Bella pushed me out of the way of a crawling little boy. "We don't want to bring attention to ourselves."

"Glad it's the little boy you were worried about sweetie." I chuckled. She nudged me, urging me to continue walking.

We were about to quietly slip into a couple of empty chairs when Alice saw us. "Edward, Bella!" She waved us over. I shook my head and put my finger against my lips, but she looked past that. "Why are you guys sitting over there? Come here!" We grudgingly stood up and made our way to our four friends.

They all looked up at us as we neared them. Rosalie's smile vanished. "So where were you two?" Rosalie asked as she bounced a laughing Carmen on her lap. Carmen was a beautiful baby. She had Rosalie's blond, but Emmett's curly hair. Her eyes were an icy blue and her skin was as fair as a porcelain doll's. We constantly tried to convince Emmett to make her a model, but he refused, saying that some pervert would see her and try to kidnap her. I waved at her, trying to ignore Rosalie's question.

"We were sitting over there," Bella pointed to the table we were sitting at.

"I'm not stupid. You guys are late. We already ate lunch, opened the presents and ate cake. The party is basically over and you two just got here?"

"We woke up late." Bella tried, not wanting to face Rosalie's wrath.

Alice started to laugh, "Bella you are such a terrible liar. I called you way before you guys were supposed to come here. You said you were going to take a shower and then you were going to wake Edward up."

"You were supposed to wake him up hours ago and he "just" woke up? How do you wake him up, Bella?" Emmett asked. Bella blushed which made everyone laugh harder.

"Wait, are you blushing because you guys didn't come on time because you guys were in bed?" We didn't say anything. Rosalie threw Carmen into Jasper's arms and stood up. "You did not come to my baby's, your niece's, first birthday party because you two were having sex?! Esme is going to be pretty upset, Edward. They just left and she wanted to see you guys."

Emmett reached up and put his hand on Rosalie's arm. "Honey, there are babies crawling around here. Quiet down."

I put my hand around Bella's waist and drew her near me. "Rose give us a break, it's our anniversary."

Rosalie was the one to blush this time. "Oh…Edward I am so sorry. I completely forgot! You know how exciting it is to have a baby. I was so into the planning that I forgot it was also your anniversary. If I knew, I wouldn't have done it today." She walked over and pulled me and Bella into a hug.

"It's ok, we don't mind."

Everyone else took their turn to congratulate us and then Bella and I gave Carmen her present and sang our own happy birthday to her.

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We were sitting in the living room drinking beers and watching a movie. Alice and Bella were sitting on the floor a few feet away, helping Carmen walk while Rosalie napped in Emmett's lap. I wasn't paying attention to the movie – too intrigued with the way Bella handled the baby. I couldn't help but smile every time I heard Bella laugh when Carmen did something funny. She was so good with children…then again, what wasn't she good at?

"So are you two planning on having one?" Jasper whispered, not wanting to wake Rosalie up.

"I don't know, we have only been married for a year. I don't know if she even wants one. Besides, I am so busy with work that when we do spend time with each other, we only want it to be us two. I just don't want her to regret anything." I continued to stare at her.

"Do you want a baby?"

"I'm not sure I want one right now."

"I think she wants one." He looked at Bella. "Look at the way she plays with Carmen, not only Carmen, but all the kids that were at the party today. She seems like she would be a very good mother. You should have one." He took a swig of his beer.

"Jasper, it's not that easy. It's not like going to an animal store and picking out a dog."

"No, it's easier. Just go into a bed and do what you did this morning." He snickered while I glared at him.

"I don't see you and Alice having one," I commented.

His smile turned into a smirk. "That's not fair. We were supposed to have one, remember? We are trying, it just isn't working out. We are thinking about adoption, though."

"Well that's great. Er, not that you two can't have a baby, but adopting is an excellent option."

Jasper nodded, "Alice really wants one. I am willing to do anything to make her happy."

"What are you guys talking about?" Bella asked over her shoulder as she continued to play with Carmen.

"How you and Edward should have a baby," Jasper answered. Bella turned around and raised her eyes brows. I just shrugged.

"That's terrific! Maybe we can get pregnant at the same time!" Alice ran over and jumped in Jasper's lap. "That would be so cute! While you two are at work, Bella, Rose, and I can take the babies to the park and go shopping with them."

I rolled my eyes and reached out to Bella. She snuggled up next to me after she picked up Carmen, who was nodding off, and placed her in the play pen.

"So you are thinking of having a baby?" She smiled.

"Well, no I wasn't thinking about it. We were just talking about how you are so good with kids and how you would be a good mother." I kissed the top of her head. "We can wait as long as you want, though." She smiled again and kissed my shoulder, making me relax even more than I already was.

"It's funny how Bella ended up being good with kids. Remember in junior high, when we had to bring that baby home?" Alice asked. Bella groaned and hid her head underneath my arm. I remember when Edward told me that story, I couldn't stop laughing for hours.

"And you guys couldn't stop making fun of me for days," Bella grumbled.

"Well, that's because you went crazy after having that doll for a couple of hours," Jasper laughed.

"It was set on hard!" Bella defended.

"So Bella, Justin, Edward, Morgyn and Henry, you five will have these baby dolls over the three day weekend. You all have it set on easy, but one of you has it set on hard. Remember, you have to immediately meet the baby's needs once it starts crying. It will wake you up when you are sleeping, so don't get scared when you wake up in the middle of the night to a baby screaming. You can't drop the baby or neglect it. If you do, I will find out. You have to support its head and put it to sleep properly. Since you do have it longer than others, if the baby becomes too bothersome you can disable it by pulling the battery out. If you do pull the battery out, you will fail this project, so only pull it out if you really can't stand it. That's about it…good luck." Ms. McKinley turned around with a smile on her face.

"So what are you going to name your baby?" I asked Bella as we walked home, dragging our diaper bags behind us.

"Nothing, what's the point of naming something plastic? I will be returning it in three days."

"Do you think it will be hard?"

"No, it's a doll Edward. You stick the key into its back until it stops crying and that's it." I agreed, thinking that this was going to be a piece of cake.

We said our goodbyes by Bella's house and then I made my way into my house. I got through dinner and homework without the baby crying once. It was three in the morning when the baby cried. I stuck the key in its back, half asleep, and waited till the it was "fed." I felt the baby slipping through my hands when my phone rang.

"Hello?"

"How many times did your baby cry?" Bella sounded exhausted.

"Twice, why?"

"Twice?! My baby cried eight times!" She complained.

"Oh I thought it was going to be easy?" I laughed.

"I am going to stuff the baby in my closet for the rest of the night."

"Bella…you won't get a good..." Dial tone. I dropped the phone and went back to sleep.

The next morning I woke up and made my way to Bella's house for breakfast, like I did every Saturday. I opened the door and made my way through the house, knowing that no one would care. I walked towards Bella's room, planning on waking her up, but when I opened the door I burst out in laughter. There was Bella, sitting on the bed with the baby in her hands. She looked like she hadn't slept the whole night.

"It won't sleep. It keeps crying…I think I have the hard one." She complained. The baby stopped crying after a while and Bella let out a sigh of relief. She looked at the clock and groaned. "Can I sleep for half an hour before we eat? I am so tired." I nodded and went over to sleep next to her.

Ten minutes later the baby started crying again. "Ugh!" Bella jumped off the bed and grabbed the baby.

My eyes widened, "don't do it Bella."

She stared at me then looked back at the baby. "I can't do this anymore!" She turned the baby on its stomach and pulled the battery out of the back.

"You killed it! You know you will fail now."

"It doesn't matter, as long as I get to sleep."

"You are a terrible mother." I shook my head, picking up the baby and placing it on the bed.

"I was only fourteen when that happened and it was a doll. I wouldn't have actually killed it if it was a real baby. Besides, I don't even think babies are that bad. That was like a demon baby doll." Bella argued.

I pulled her back out from under my arms and gave her a kiss on those cute pouted lips. "It's ok sweetie, no one was good at everything as a kid."

"You were," she said confidentially.

"That's because I had you by my side, I had to impress someone," I smiled.

"You guys are so gross when you are being cute with each other," Emmett finally spoke up.

"Says the man who was about to make love to his wife in front of us a couple days ago." He threw a pillow at me but I easily caught it.

"We were drunk, and we don't really get alone time with Carmen around and everything."

"You could have just told us to leave," Jasper commented.

"Ok, how about you guys leave now? My wife had a good little nap and my baby is finally asleep. It's time for me to have my own fun."

"Gross Emmett, we don't need to hear every single detail." Bella grimaced as she stood up, reaching down for me.

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The ride home was quiet. I looked over at Bella who was deep in thought. She had a small smile on while she was staring out the window. I took my hand off the wheel and put it on her leg. She looked away from the window and from the corner of my eye, I saw her staring at me, her smile bigger as she reached down and held my hand.

"What are you thinking about?" I asked.

She sighed, so used to my favorite question. "Always so worried, Edward," she joked.

I shook my head, "no, not worried, just curious." I turned around and smiled at her, urging her on. It worked. As that blush started rising, she started to talk.

"I was just thinking about when we got married, and how amazing this past year has been." She looked down lovingly at the wedding bands that were on our fingers. "I am so lucky to have you, Edward. I don't think anyone else can love me as much as you do." She lifted her other hand and placed it on my cheek. Her touch always bringing a new sensation along with it. I closed my eyes for a second, taking it all in. I was the lucky one. The most beautiful, loving, compassionate woman was married to me, and she loved me more and more as each day passed.

I lifted our entwined hands and placed a soft kiss on the back of hers. "I love you, Bella."

I parked in the driveway and quickly jumped out and opened Bella's door. She started to giggle, the sound like music to my ears. I raised an eyebrow, "what?"

"After one year and still a perfect gentleman. Guys usually stop doing that after a couple of months."

"I'm not the typical guy. You should know that by now." I offered her my hand and she took it, pulling herself out of the car.

"I know that, and I am so lucky for that." She placed her small hands on my face and pulled my head down, making my heart beat sound like a drum, just with the simple touch of her lips. She pulled away, but her hands were still on my face. I looked at her face, she looked so peaceful. Her long hair was blowing in the warm wind. Her cheeks a little flushed, her lips showing a hint of a smile. She looked so beautiful.

"Edward, if you stand like this," She stood facing me with her little arms stretched out, "and close your eyes, the wind makes you feel like you are flying!" I turned around to see what Bella was talking about, but I stopped in my tracks. The little light from the sunset was shining down on her. With the wind flapping around, her arms stretched out like that, and the sun shining down on her, she looked beautiful.

"Bella, you look like an angel." I whispered in awe. I was too afraid to get closer, thinking that I would ruin this beautiful vision.

That's what she looked like right now. The light from the porch was making her glow, and the sight of her peaceful face, could have made me believe that she had come straight from heaven. I did believe she was from heaven.

"Do you know how desirable you look right now?" I whispered, not wanting to ruin her peace. She opened her eyes and stared right into mine. It felt like those dark orbs were looking into the depths of my soul. I couldn't stop the shiver that traveled down my spine. "Let's go inside," I mumbled dragging her along with me. I didn't want the neighbors calling the police for what we were about to do.

Bella locked the door and turned around into my arms. I pushed her against the door and placed gentle kisses down her neck. "I'm sorry we didn't do anything too special today," she panted.

I kissed my way back up to her lips, "it's ok, I have you now." She relaxed and placed her arms around my neck, deepening the kiss.

"Edward," she whispered, caressing my cheeks. "Edward," she opened her eyes, they were full of emotion, an emotion I didn't understand. "I think…I think I am ready."

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