Edward POV

"What did you do today daddy?" Emma asked suddenly where she was colouring on the floor, my wife and mother still in the kitchen preparing dinner, me watching over my wife, fighting the urge to sleep with everything that I had. I was so tired, but I was sure I could sit through dinner.

"I saw Aunty Angela and Uncle Ben at the hospital with Jamie." I told her and her face lit up just as Bella walked back in to sit beside me, Emma sitting on the floor colouring whist I wrapped my arm over Bella's shoulder and stroked her hair, her hand resting in my lap and on her stomach.

"Did you tell daddy about the friend you made at school today?" Bella asked Emma.

Emma shook her head and I could feel my eyes try to narrow.

"His names Daniel." Bella told me and Emma beamed.

I tried not to swallow, but my voice still came out almost strangled.

"Wow... a boy... that's nice." I settled on and Bella shot me a disapproving look.

"He's coming over tomorrow." Emma said whilst beaming at me.

I swear my left eye twitched, "That's great princess, though don't you think you should go with him for coffee first, break the ice a bit..."

"Edward." Bella scolded.

I sighed, "Alright alright, that's great though Em, just warn me before you plan to get married, so I have time to save up."

Bella glared at me and my daughter flitted to show Esme her drawing. I groaned and leant back in the sofa, Bella rubbing my shoulder as I could feel her watching me.

"That's just great, she's only five, and she's already ignoring my boy advice." I muttered.

I looked to see Bella roll her eyes.

"Well if we women had to wait for boys to always make the first move the human race would have died out long ago." She laughed and kissed my cheek.

I chuckled, "I don't think that's how it is."

"Oh no?" She asked innocently.

"Well it wasn't like that with us, you came, I saw, I conquered simple as." I said and rubbed my eyes, feeling slightly less tired now, but still drowsy.

Bella scoffed just as Emma came back in followed by Esme.

"Daddy I and Daniel played Doctors and nurses at school today." She told me.

"What?" I all but shouted.

Bella sighed and stroked my knee, "Breathe Edward."

I sighed and leant back in the sofa, resting my forehead against her temple, causing her to giggle like a school girl.

"And anyway..." I said quietly and placed my hand on her stomach, rubbing it gently.

"We are doing a great job repopulating the planet, not matter who exactly it was that made the move first." I whispered and she smiled, kissing the tip of my nose.

We all heard tires in the driveway and Emma bolted for the door just as my father walked in. He picked Emma up and hugged her, and he raised his eyebrows at me and my wife.

She was nearly all the way in my lap now and he just rolled his eyes as she blushed.

"I don't really need to ask how you are then Bella; I suppose he's already asked you..." He let out a breath, "Three times?"

My wife giggled and I frowned as he sat down beside Esme on the other sofa, Emma going back to her colouring.

I could feel my father frowning at me as I rubbed my eyes and leant my head on top of Bella's, wanting nothing more than to go the bed back to sleep, but knowing that it probably wasn't the best idea at half past five.

"You don't really need to go in tomorrow, you worked without a break for two days they don't owe you anything." My father said firmly.

I sighed, a day at home did sound good, and I knew me and Bella were long overdue for an argument regarding just how much I worked. I let out a sigh, we hadn't argued about it in oh... two days?

"We'll see." I muttered and Bella tensed, looking away from me and towards where our hands were locked in my lap over my knee.

"Bella?" I asked quietly.

She swallowed and shook her head, "its okay, its okay..." She started but her voice broke and she pulled away from me, rushing into the kitchen with her hand over her mouth.

Emma glanced up at me and I winked half heartedly and she smiled at me, completely buying my parental facial expression.

I stood and walked into the kitchen, Bella was stood looking out of the glass wall at the back of the house. Her arms were wrapped over her chest and her back shuddering as she took deep breaths.

"Bella." I said quietly and she glanced at me over her shoulder before looking back to the window.

I swallowed, "Sweetheart..."

"Don't... just don't pretend like we haven't had this conversation before. Do not pretend that you don't know you spend too much time at that hospital, do not pretend like you don't know, that your daughter wakes up in the middle of the night and cries for you, that she says the same thing every time someone asks where you are... that you're at the hospital." Bella snapped and her tears fell down her face as she glared at me. She covered her mouth with a shaking hand and took deep calming breaths.

I took a slow step towards her, then another and another when she didn't back away from me. Eventually I was a step in front of her, within my grasp. I wrapped my arms gently around her, and she flung herself into my chest, sobbing into my shirt.

I rested my chin on the top of her head and swallowed, closing my eyes and letting out a breath.

"You're right." I whispered.

Bella swallowed, "What do you mean?"

I kissed her temple and rested my hand on her stomach.

"I mean, that my family comes first... it never came second I just forgot and I..." I let out a breath and swallowed, "I just want the families I treat never to have to go through, what I know I would go though if either you or Emma was hurt and had to be treated in ER."

There was silence and Bella pulled back to kill my cheek, "I love you."

I smiled and crouched, holding her hips and pressing my lips to her bump as she stroked my hair.

"I love you to. you, Emma and this little one here." I breathed and ran my hand over her stomach.

She beamed, "I know."