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Chapter 2

The early morning light gleamed brightly through the soft covered window of my small bedroom. So many things were going through my mind as I fed Nessie her bottle; she slept the entire night without waking once.

"You're such a good girl," I cooed, as I kissed the top of her velvety forehead.

I couldn't get a grip on the fact that someone I had known for barely 2 weeks, gave me her child to care for. I had no idea where Lauren was, or who she was with, but really did I care? Not one bit.

Quietly I took Nessie to the downstairs washroom so I could bathe her and get her ready for the day. Mom was still sleeping and Nessie dreaded her bath. It was dark down here but comfortable. I was actually considering moving down in the basement, just so I could have my own space. As the water warmed, I undressed Nessie

"Baby girl, it's okay," I cooed, comforting Nessie as I placed her into the warm water of her pink tub.

I washed her long curls; her hair was growing more and more each day. Her ringlets, if pulled straight, laid just before her shoulders. Nessie seemed to be enjoying her bath quite well this time, with minimal fussing as I washed her tiny body. I was thankful for that; I hated hearing her scream. Once finished, I wrapped Nessie tightly in her new, hot pink, fuzzy bath towel and headed up the thirteen stair hike back to my room.

"Bella, honey, what are you doing down here?" Renee yelled.

I was just reaching the third stair when she yelled from the laundry room, causing me to nearly jump out of my skin.

"Mom! Don't ever scare me like that again," I yelled as I made my way back down the stairs.

"Oh honey, I'm sorry, I thought you were still upstairs sleeping," she stated.

"I didn't want to wake you so I bathed Nessie down here," I exclaimed.

"Don't worry about waking me again, you bathe her upstairs from now on," Renee expressed.

I smiled and ran upstairs to the confines of my small and now over crowded room. I laid Nessie on my bed and headed to my closet which was half full of her things. Even though Nessie was just over a month old, she was still the size of a preemie; maybe six pounds soaking wet. I had bought such cute outfits the day before, but they were all too big, she would be swimming in them.

"That's it! The beach," I shouted.

It was a beautiful day. Even though it was just after nine a.m., it was almost eighty degrees. I frantically tossed out half of the closet in my rage to find my swim suit. After five minutes of looking, I finally found it stuffed in the far left corner. I dressed Nessie in her swimsuit, lathered her up with the highest level of sunblock possible and placed her in her car seat. I changed and threw my cover up on and then packed everything I needed for the morning in Nessie's diaper bag.

"You are as cute as a button, now just make sure you don't steal the boys from me," I joked as I placed a little white hat on her head.

My hair was matted as I brushed my hands through it, so I threw it up in a bun, just as my mom came barging in.

"Don't you ever knock?" I questioned.

"Oh don't you two look cute, you match!" she squealed.

"Yeah I guess so," I answered as I glanced over at what Nessie and I were wearing. The only difference is that Nessie's suit was red with white poke-a-dots and mine was red with white flowers.

"You wait right there, and don't move," Renee demanded, as she turned and flew out the door.

When she returned she was carrying her oversized antique camera, she could never be bothered to buy a new one; she always stated 'there is no surprise left if you could see the picture right away' I never understood it. She snapped about fifty pictures, changing her film three times, before I was able to escape. I was surprised she didn't follow us out the door.

As I made my way over the large set of train tracks I could tell the beach was perfect. A beautiful, warm breeze carried the waves just past the shoreline, not too rough to deter the fishermen that were scattered over the horizon. I made my way down to the west side of the beach; it was quiet, a few joggers and a windsurfer. Someone had dragged one of the picnic tables over to where the beach started and the grass ended, that was perfect, and nothing wouldn't be too sandy when we returned home. I spread out our blanket and laid down beside Nessie. She seemed to be enjoying herself, every time a bird would make a noise, she tried to follow where it was coming from. She was smiling and cooing. We laid there for a good half hour taking in the scenery around us.

It was getting hot, even though we were in the shade under a large willow tree. So I gathered up Nessie and headed towards the water. We went just as far in to be able to sit, but as soon as we were wet, Nessie decided that this was not for her, and started to scream,

"Oh baby girl, how are we going to get you to like water?" I expressed as I cradled her in my arms.

I decided that we would just walk down the shore line instead, at least I could get somewhat cooled off.

I noticed a familiar figure standing beside the tree, where our things were gathered. As we came closer to our spot I realized it was Edward.

"Hey beautiful," he yelled as we approached.

I could feel my face turn to flames as I tried to cover myself as much as possible with Nessie.

"Hey, how did you know we were here?" I questioned.

Edward wrapped us in his strong arms and whispered, "Your Mother, and I'm sure glad she told me, I never would want to miss the sight of you in a bikini."

Edward leaned towards me and softly kissed my cheek, and kissed Nessie on the top of the head.

"Well that was nice of her, but don't you think you are a little over dressed for the beach?" I questioned.

Edward stared at me with a smirk, thirty seconds later he was stripped of his shirt. What was revealed was pure beauty. I ran my eyes over his perfectly sculpted chest down to the small trail of hair that lead to- "Oh god," escaped my lips as I stared at his growing hard on. I turned quickly as my face went from flaming to full out explosion of heat.

The sexual tension was far greater today than last night.

"I have to change Nessie since she's all wet from the water," I said.

In a rush, I knelt down on the blanket, pulling Nessie's diaper bag closer so I could gather her things. I pulled out a new, very cute, pink and yellow checkered sundress.

I could feel Edwards hand caress the sides of my waist, wrapping his arms around me from behind.

"You are so good with her," he stated, as he sat behind me.

I turned and gave him a 'thank you for being here' kind of smile. I finished caring for Nessie and fed her her bottle, trying not to wake her as I placed her back into her car seat. It was nearing eleven a.m. and no one but us was at the beach. Odd for a Saturday, the beach was normally packed full of people.

"You look beautiful today," Edward expressed as he brushed a stray hair from the side of my neck.

"Thanks, you don't look too bad yourself," I replied as I turned and glared into his stunning blue eyes.

Edward spun me in his lap, until I was straddling him. The feel of his large erection beneath me sent shivers through me. He gently pulled me close, so our bodies were touching, before carefully rising his hands from my lower back to my neck, where he pulled me in so our lips touched.

"Ah,"I moaned, just as he pulled me in for more, his hands now fisted in my now hair.

Our tongues dancing together in perfect sync. Wrapping my arms around his neck I deepened the kiss, I couldn't get close enough to him. Ever so slowly his hands moved from my back to my front, reaching my breasts making my swimsuit wet.

"Fuck," he moaned, circling the nub of my right breast.

I pulled away.

"Edward, I can't, not here, not with Nessie here. Trust me I want to just not now," I apologized.

Edward gave me a gentle smile, pulling me closer again, "I understand, maybe we can continue our…adventure when sleeping beauty is not around?" he questioned.

"Mmm…I'd like that, a lot," I answered as I leaned in to kiss him again.

We laid there silently wrapped in each others arms for a while longer, soaking up the beautiful weather.

"If we don't get up and move we will be lying here all day," I revealed.

"Well let's go for a walk down the path on the other side of the river," Edward suggested.

"Sure that would be nice, I haven't been down there since they paved it," I answered.

Edward helped me pack up our things. I pushed the stroller, with Edward's arm never leaving from around my waist.

"Come to think of it, I don't even know your last name," Edward said.

"Well, my full name is Isabella Swan, but Bella for short," I answered.

Edward didn't really know anything about me, nor did I know anything about him.

"Is this get to know each other time? Maybe you should have asked before trying to seduce me," I stated jokingly.

"If you want it to be 'get to know each other time' sure, but I do like seducing you," he replied as he pinched my ass.

I nearly jumped out of my skin; I should have known to expect that from him, what man can resist a woman's ass?

"Ok then, I'll go first, since I already know your last name. Where do you live?" I asked.

"Well, you see that house just back there?" I turned to see in the direction he was pointing. "I live in the white house with the three car garage, we've lived there for just over a year now," he answered.

"Well that seems to be convenient," I answered, smiling from ear to ear.

How could the day before been the first time I have seen him? I have been home for six months now. Am I really that oblivious to everything and everyone around me?

"So now that I know you full name, how about your birthday?" he asked.

"My birthday is this Saturday, September thirteenth, I will be twenty," I answered.

"Oh, are you doing anything for your birthday?" Edward questioned.

"As far as I know, nothing, I don't do much for my birthday, never have," I responded.

"Well, that will change," Edward said as he kissed my cheek.

"So now, what about you? When is your birthday?" I demanded.

"I turned twenty-five, June twentieth... I was thinking that since its nice out today, that maybe we could go look for a new vehicle for you," Edward suggested.

"Well, Ok, I guess we could go," I agreed.

"Great, lets head back to my place so I can change, I'm sure Alice would want to go with us, no one is at home today, so I'm sure she is bored out of her mind, plus she never stopped talking about you last night, she will be glad to see you," he explained.

We turned around and walked back to Edward's house in silence. When we reached it I was in awe. It was beautiful on the outside, gardens everywhere with just about every kind of flower imaginable. Alice was bursting out of the house as we came into view.

"Bella!" she screamed as she ran towards me.

"Alice, it's nice to see you again," I said as she threw her arms around me.

"It's finally nice to know someone that lives just down the street, I know we will be spending tons of time together," she expressed.

"Oh, it will be great! All of my other friends live out of town," I explained.

Alice was so outgoing, she seemed like she could make a friend wherever she went.

"Wonderful, now let me show you around the house," she said as she grabbed my hand and skipped towards the large white house.

Just as we were half way through the door I realized Edward had no clue how to get Nessie from her car seat.

"Wait a minute Alice," I said as I turned to go back down the stairs. "Need a little help?" I smirked.

"They don't make these things easy do they?" Edward complained.

"No they don't, it gets easier though," I acknowledged, as I took Nessie out of her seat, she was still sound asleep.

"Alice, can you keep Bella company? I'm going to get changed, we are going shopping for a new car for Bella," he asked as we headed through the front door of the house.

"Oh, I'm coming too! You will need my taste of fashion, no friend of mine will be out of style," she sang.

Alice gave me a tour of the first floor. The back of the house was one huge window, overlooking the lake. The main floor also had a huge library with thousands of books that lead to a private office, I assumed it was Carlisle's. The kitchen was perfect, like something out of a magazine, not to mention the beautiful glass gas fireplace that connected to the enormous living room.

"Now time for the upstairs," she exclaimed with such excitement as I followed her up the beautiful, oak spiral staircase. "This is mine and Jasper's room, Rose and Emmett's room is to the left." She pointed to a large room facing the south side of the house. "Each of our rooms have en-suites and private balconies, over here is Carlisle and Esme's room," she stated, leading me around the circular hallway. "And this is Edward's room, both Edward and Carlisle and Esme's rooms have a view to die for," she explained as we looked out the window that continued from the main floor to the second floor. I was in awe of this house, everything was very tastefully elegant and modern. "Look, I know its really soon and all, but my brother really likes you, I can tell, I've never seen him look at the other girls the way he looks at you," she whispered.

"Oh," I managed to get out as I blushed enough for ten people.

"True love is instant for us, I knew Jasper was the one as soon as I saw him, it was the same for Rose with Emmett, and Carlisle with Esme," Alice stated.

I didn't know how to respond, I've never experienced love, so I didn't know how to feel, I knew there was something between Edward and I, but was it love?

Alice banged on Edward's door, "Come on, hurry up in there, I would like to get ready too."

Edward came instantly to the door, "ok, ok, Bella come in and get Nessie ready while my pain in the ass sister gets herself sorted," he snapped at Alice as he escorted me into his room.

"Wow, Alice was right, the view is beautiful from here," I stated as I carried Nessie over to the open patio door.

"Not as beautiful as the view in front of me now," Edward whispered in my ear, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"Your home is very beautiful, thank you for inviting me here," I said while gazing at the beautiful lake in front of me.

"Thank you for agreeing to come. Carlisle is a doctor, with his own practice for years now, he was always able to provide us with the best of things in life," he uttered.

"So, what do you do for a living?" I questioned, turning to face him.

"I am currently working with Carlisle at his practice in the city, as a Massage Therapist. Soon I will be opening my own practice in town, with Emmett, who is a Chiropractor," he explained.

"That is awesome, and by the way, when you do open, I will be your first client," I declared.

"Bella, you would never even have to visit the office," he expressed, pointing to the massage table in the corner of his room.

"Mmm...personal...massage...therapist," I mumbled.

Edward chuckled as he gestured for me to give him Nessie. "Go get ready, there is some of Alice's clothes on the counter in the bathroom."

"I do have a house less than a half a block away," I explained.

"Yes, I know, but I figured since we have to wait for Alice to get ready, you could just get ready here, since we will be pressed for time later, she takes forever to get ready," he suggested.

"Nessie needs to be changed, have fun!" I laughed as I rushed to his bathroom.

Edward's bathroom was amazing and huge. Jacuzzi tub big enough for two, a glass shower with several shower heads, marble counter tops and floors and a vanity in the corner. I could truly live just in his bathroom. Alice's clothes were set out on the counter just as Edward had said, he had laid out a pair of dark jean shorts and a white halter top. Thank god it was something that I would have chosen for myself.

"Ah, come on," I heard Edward yell from in the other room.

"What's wrong Edward? Did she have a mess?" I giggled because I knew she did.

"No, no don't put your feet in it! Bella...I need you," Edward yelled.

I quickly put on the shorts and halter over my bathing suit and came out. What I saw was too funny; Edward holding Nessie in the air as far away from him as possible.

"Having some trouble?" I laughed, walking towards them.

"You knew she did this didn't you? I should have known when you took off like a bat outta hell," he hollered.

"Look I will show you how, okay?" I took Nessie from Edward, placing her on her changing pad and explaining, step by step on how to change a diaper.

"Okay, next time just leave me with the pee ones, not the ones full of shit," Edward stated.

"It was pretty funny," I laughed.

"Yeah, really funny, I'll show you whats funny," he chuckled, dragging me to the ground, tickling me.

"Okay stop, stop," I choked.

"Are you sorry?" he laughed.

"Yes, I'm sorry," I breathed.

Edward stopped at once, lying beside me, as he pulled me close to him. We fit into each other arms perfectly, like I was meant to be here, with him.

"Ok, I'm ready," Alice yelled, as she flung the door open. "Oh, sorry for interrupting your special moment," she exclaimed, quickly closing the door.

"I guess we should go," I mumbled and kissed Edward before I got up from the floor.

"Ready to get rid of that piece of shit?" Edward asked.

"Yes and no. Yes, because I need air conditioning and no, because I don't want to go into debt," I answered.

"Alice will meet us there since your truck only holds three people, and Alice can watch Nessie while we test drive," Edward explained, as he picked up Nessie off the bed and put her in her car seat. Of course I had to strap her in.

We all piled into Alice's bright yellow Porsche and drove to my house so I could get my truck.

"We have always bought our vehicles from here, so don't worry, they wont rip you off," he stated as I pulled my old Chevy into the Mercedes dealership.

"I can not afford any of these cars Edward," I explained as I looked around at the brand new, ninety thousand dollar cars.

"They have a used section, I said not to worry," Edward reminded me.

"Ah, Edward, Alice, it is so nice of you to stop by." A tall, skinny man with long, dark hair greeted us.

"Aro, it has been far too long," Alice greeted, giving the man a friendly hug.

"So are we here for a new Porsche?" he asked.

"No, actually we are here to trade this truck in for my girlfriend, Bella," Edward spoke.

"Oh...I did not know, and look at the little bundle of joy, you will need a family car, I have just the car for you, come." Aro gestured us to the back lot. "We just picked this beauty up from auction, it's a 2010 Lincoln LS, fully loaded, power everything and heated, leather seats. It is brand new, never had an owner, but it has ten thousand kilometer on the milometer, it was used as a demo," Aro explained.

"I can not afford this car... I'm sorry," I apologized.

"Now there, dear Bella, do you know how much that truck of yours is worth?" he asked.

"I have no clue, it was a present from my dad when I lived with him during college," I answered.

"Well, let me tell you that it is a collectors item, and I'm willing to give you forty thousand dollars for it, I would give you that much even if it was not in running condition," Aro expressed.

I almost fell to the ground at the fact Aro was willing to give me that much for the piece of shit. I stood silent for a long time staring at the beautiful, slick, black car in front of me.

"Bella, are you ok?" Alice whispered in my ear.

"What?, Yeah, I'm fine," I answered.

"Did you even hear how much you would be paying for this car?" Alice asked.

"Umm..."

"Five thousand," she stated.

"...What? That's it?" I questioned.

"Can she take it for a drive?" Edward spoke up.

"Oh, of course, I will go get the key," Aro said as he left towards the office building.

"You would be stupid if you did not buy this car, Bella," Alice yelled.

"I really do like it, plus it has air conditioning," I sighed.

Aro returned with the key and a dealer plate, "Take as much time as you need."

I passed Nessie to Alice, who immediately started to tell Nessie about all the cute outfits she was going to buy her. Edward was already in the passengers seat when I climbed into the opposite side. The car was beautiful, tan leather seats, wood grain on the dash, and a sunroof. I started the car and it roared to life; this car had some power to it, and that could get me into some trouble. We drove around the city for a good half hour.

"I want this car," I stated as we pulled back into the dealership.

"The car is perfect for you Bella," Edward expressed as he reached over the console and placed a gentle kiss on my cheek, "And you deserve it."

"It's sold," I shouted to Aro as we walked into the office.

"Ah, wonderful, I already started on the paper work, come, sit down," Aro offered.

After finishing the paper work, Aro told me that the car would be ready to pick up in two hours, "Really? I get the car today?"

"Yes, my dear Bella, The Cullen family is my top priority, you are with them, so you are my priority as well, how would you like to pay for the remainder of the balance? We accept cash, all major credit cards, and we also have financing available," Aro explained.

"I have the funds in the bank," I stated.

"Wonderful, go to the bank and bring in a certified check, here is what they will need to process everything," Aro said, handing me the papers for the bank.

The three of us packed up the remaining things out of my truck and put it into Alice's trunk, while Nessie slept soundly. Alice kept her busy while were were gone test driving the car and while doing all the paper work, Nessie really liked Alice. The mechanics were already taking the plates off my truck as we drove off to the restaurant.

The restaurant was small, but cozy, and the aroma of the food smelled terrific. Both Edward and I ordered the mushroom ravioli and Alice order the shrimp linguine. Edward insisted that is what I ordered, he said I would not be disappointed.

"Hey Alice, it's Bella's birthday next Saturday," Edward stated with a smirk on his face.

"Oh my god really? I'm throwing you a party, don't even try to stop me," Alice squealed.

I couldn't argue with her, I was actually excited. Hmm... I wondered if I could get some birthday sex as I stared at Edward's groin. Edward caught me staring, gently he brought his hand over the center of my crotch and gave a forceful squeeze.

"Tonight," he whispered in my ear, planting soft kisses along my neck.

"I don't know what you two are doing over there but, people are starting to stare," Alice noted.

We both giggled as we turned to look around at the numerous people staring.

Our meals came out fairly quick, and we all devoured them with out speaking. "That was the best thing I have ever eaten in my life," I expressed as I leaned back into my seat.

"Well, we should head to the bank now, I want my new car!" I stated as I pulled out my wallet to pay.

"You just put your money back right now, this is on me," Edward declared.

Edward paid the waitress, who was flirting with him even after our recent public display of affection.

The bank was more than happy to release five grand, they also helped me set up a retirement fund. Buy the time I finished at the bank, our two hour window of time was up. I was getting extremely excited about owning a brand new car.

Aro was waiting outside as we pulled into the dealership.

"All we need from you now is to sign the ownership and you are free to go, you insurance company faxed a temporary card and the bank faxed over a confirmation clearing the check," Aro stated, throwing the keys to Edward. "Start loading her things in for her, will you." Edward nodded and began ridding Alice's car of my things.

"Sign here and here," Aro pointed out.

"Thank you so much for your assistance today, Aro," I expressed.

"You are very welcome, if you have any problems just come back, but I'm sure you will love the car, and it will be very dependable," Aro assured.

I shook Aro's hand and headed to my new car.

The drive home felt so good. The smell of the new leather and Edward mixed together was intoxicating; if they could make an air freshener that smelled this good, I would buy stocks of the shit.

"Since you paid for lunch, you are coming to my house for dinner, I'm cooking," I stated to Edward.

"Well that seems fair enough," he answered.

I pulled into my driveway, surprised to see that Phil was home.

"Who's car's that?" Edward asked, pointing to the cherry red Camaro that was parked under the carport.

"That's Phil's car, my step dad," I answered quietly.

"Oh, I thought it was just you and your mom," Edward replied.

"No, Phil isn't home much, he is part owner of a trucking company with my Uncle Sam, up in Quebec, so he only comes home on the weekends," I said as I climbed out of my new car and walked with Edward, who was carrying Nessie in her car seat.

"It's about time your fucking home," I heard Phil yell from the living room as we entered.

"It's not Renee, it's Bella," I yelled over the loud television.

"Wow, he seems really mad," Edward stated as he placed his arm around me.

Phil came into the kitchen where we were standing. "Who the fuck is this, don't be bringing fuckers into my house I don't know, and what the fuck is a baby doing here? I came home to relax, not listen to a screaming fucking kid, do you understand that? So take your fucking friend and that baby home," Phil shouted.

"You have no right to fucking talk to me like that, you're not my Father. If my Father was here, he'd fucking shoot you in the goddamn head, you son of a bitch. Don't worry, I'll take Nessie and my boyfriend and leave your so called house, you can explain to mom why I'm not at home tonight." Tears fell from my face as I ran to my bedroom to grab the few things I needed. Edward was already outside before I started yelling, but I'm sure he heard me.

"Where is your mother anyways?" Phil yelled as I came out of my room.

"Fuck you, you know where she is, it's Saturday afternoon, she's playing cards," I swore, and slammed the front door before he could answer. I stormed to my waiting car, Edward was in the drivers seat, he knew I would not be able to drive.

"I don't want to talk about it, not right now," I announced, digging my hands into my hair.

Edward drove the short distance to his house in silence. As we pulled up to his house, Alice was already waiting outside, he must have called her and told her what happened.

"You take Nessie, I'll help Bella." I heard Edward whisper to Alice.