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Chapter 20: Headaches

BPOV

The rest of February after we returned from Vegas came and went with nothing to interesting happening. March was no different. The guys were busy around the shop, I was shooting out chapter after chapter of my book, and we were all preparing for the baby. Yeah, it was Rose and Emmett's baby, but we were all in this together and were going to make sure that it was well taken care of. Especially with Emmett as its dad. Edward and I hadn't set a date for the wedding yet, I was think more along the lines of a summer ceremony, wanting to wear a light flowing dress. I didn't need or want much and thought out in a park with just our closest friends and Edward's family would be perfect.

And speaking of family, Carlisle and Esme were beside themselves when we made the trip to their house to share our news. A new baby and engagement; Esme was in heaven. She immediately contacted Alice and started planning wedding details, even though I told her we wanted it to be a small intimate affair. Cullen's and their money, they just don't listen. Oh well, at least she'll take the work off of my shoulders.

After having a major breakdown about my dad not being here to walk me down the isle, Jasper offered, which only made the water works flow stronger thinking of the brother figure he had played throughout my entire life now offering to give my hand away in marriage. Not only did he give Edward his blessing before he asked for my hand, Jasper would be doing my father the honor of stepping in for him and giving his little girl away.

He was the best friend a girl could ask for. Explain again how I was so fortunate to have Jasper in my life?

There was no one I would want more than Jasper to give me away to Edward. Charlie and Mama would be so proud of their kids, especially Jasper for taking over Charlie's role that sadly he wouldn't be able to fulfill. After my breakdown talking about Charlie, I had another one realizing that Mama wouldn't be there for the wedding either and that just caused Jasper to wallow with me. Stupid me for opening my damn mouth and making Jasper think about Mama.

In the end, I knew they would both be watching down on us on our special day giving us their blessings.

My emotions got the best of me as I let myself fall apart time after time, having a pity party for me, for the ones I loved most in this world that wouldn't be there for the most important day in my life. I felt selfish for even thinking of myself, knowing that I had the support of Edward's family and our friends, but I still wanted my dad and mama there with me.

Our plan was to wait until the baby was born, as she was due in July. Yes, she. Rose and Emmett had found out that they were having a girl, and were planning on naming her Emma Rose, after her parents. Rose had gone ape shit on decorating their spare bedroom in preparation and had us all going a little bonkers trying to help them out. Pregnant Rose was bitchy Rose.

Rose had already been three months along by the time she told us at Christmas. The skinny bitch hadn't even shown that whole time! She was now 6 months pregnant and her baby bump was definitely out of hiding, but she was still a skinny bitch who was one of those women who were all baby.

Rose was Rose. And as much as I loved her, she was a bitch right now. She had cravings for everything, and would make each of us go get them at her beck and call saying it was 'for the baby'. One night it was pickles and ice cream, the next it was movie theatre popcorn, and she wouldn't settle for the microwave shit, so she had Emmett go to the theatre, and made him explain to the pimple faced kid selling tickets that he was just there for the damn popcorn.

Pregnant wife was all he had to say.

Her eyes lit up like the fourth of July when he returned, popcorn in hand. You'd think she got a new puppy or something with how excited she was.

Even though she could be a little overboard we still loved her, and Emm especially would do anything for his wife.

Emmett recently presented her with the new art Edward had done for him, hoping to soften her up a little. Over his rib cage was a long stem rose with her name underneath. As soon as Emma Rose was born, her name would be added to the other side of the stem. She was so taken back by it that she was actually nice to everyone. For about a day.

I blamed it all on the hormones praying that someday we would get her back.

I thought a lot about the fact that my possibilities for having a baby weren't all that great, and found myself crying on more than one occasion about the fact that I would probably never feel a baby growing in my stomach, or send Edward out for the non-stop cravings, or paint a nursery just right. I would never get my chance to be bitchzella on everyone's Asses. Edward said we could adopt on countless occasions, but I always told him that was a conversation for another day. Not today.

I still wanted to keep some hope. We still had some hope.

Edward had continued to do open mic nights here and there and I attended every one of them, sitting in the front row, screaming catcalls at him left and right. I wanted him to know how excited I was for him to open up like he had and loved when I could make him blush. Only I could get him to do it, and it was far and few between, so I took it when I could. Jasper and Emmett even played with him on occasion, Jasper on guitar, and Emmett on drums. We had our own Cullen family band.

Jasper wasn't a Cullen yet, but he would be. Well Mr. Alice Cullen, that is.

Jasper had mentioned to me that he was looking for a ring for Alice shortly after we returned from Vegas and would be popping the question as soon as he 'manned up and grew some balls'. His words, not mine. I wasn't surprised when he told me his plans, I knew it would happen, and when he was good and ready he would ask her to be his wife. And our little family would be whole.

Tonight the six of us going to a Theory of a Deadman concert and I was so excited to see them, as they were my favorite band. Rose, Alice and I were getting ready at our apartment, wanting to do our makeup and hair together and have some girl time. Clothes were thrown about the bedroom and I was sure that Edward was going to throw a shit fit later seeing the mess.

Rose was complaining because nothing fit her baby bump, or beach ball as we called it. As usual. She had only gained 15 pounds and I was almost ready to call the skinny bitch out on all her complaining, but I'm not like that. I couldn't do that to a pregnant lady. But if she were anybody else…that would be a different story.

"Fuck. I have nothing to wear!" Rose was complaining as she pulled on a black halter that was skintight over her baby bump and barely covered her entire belly. Thank God for stretch cotton.

"Prego." That was our new nickname for her. "You look hot. Emmett will love it. And look how big your tits got." I knew I could get a smile from that compliment. Rose thought her tits were the best part of her body, and pregnancy definitely had been nice to that area of her body so far.

Alice grabbed her boobs giving them a gentle squeeze as Rose's eyes bugged out her head and we all started laughing at the little Pixie's forwardness. "Seriously, what are you now, a D?"

"Double D actually." We all broke out laughing as Rose blushed at her massive knockers. And seriously, those fuckers were massive. I think she was maybe a full B to start out with.

She looked great. Pregnancy along with everything else was suiting her nicely. But then again this is Rose we are talking about who has a day job of being a model. Skinny pregnant bitch! She put on a pair of black boots, making Alice bend over and zip them for her, smoothed out her pregnancy jeans and was ready to go.

Alice was the hot little Pixie I knew and loved and wore a spaghetti strap sparkly green tank top showing off all her art and a black mini skirt. She also had on black nylons with black knee high boots and looked hot as hell. Lucky Jasper.

I looked pretty good if I do say so myself. I had on a pair of silky black dress pants and a deep blue sparkly halter that wrapped around my neck and tied low on my waist leaving my back open. I put on a pair of high black heals that made the outfit complete. A little dressy I know, but we all had our reasons for getting this spruced up.

I curled my hair and decided wear it up, showing off my latest work, knowing it would put a smile on his face for it to be out on display. Jasper had put a pair of angel wings on my shoulder blades last month and I hadn't had a chance to show them off yet. While he was doing the tattoo he reminded me more than once that he had been begging me for 10 years to ink me, and he was finally getting his chance. Poor guy, I almost felt bad for making him wait so long. It was worth it though, because I would never have wanted him to ink me just because. What we picked out had meaning behind it and would be a constant reminder of who I was and where I came from. The Angel wings symbolized Mama and Charlie looking down on me, and there was no one better to make it happen than my best friend and brother.

The guys were all in our living room, no doubt getting a buzz while they waited for us. Alice and Rose went out to meet the guys while I was finishing up putting my necklace on, having a hard time getting the clasp to shut. Edward came up behind me and replaced my hands with his as he clasped it shut on the first try. He kissed my 'E' tattoo and let his nose trail along my neck making me shiver in the best possible way. Kissing my 'E' tattoo had become a daily ritual of his, and I melted each and every time that I felt his lips move over the area that joined me to him permanently.

His arms wrapped around my waist as he groaned touching my bare skin and I could feel his hard on that was pressed against my silk covered ass.

"B. You're so fucking hot, B!" He practically moaned as he peppered my shoulder with wet kisses. I shivered at the tickle of his stubble rubbing against my soft skin, realizing he didn't shave just like I asked him. Little bit of stubble made for some fun time later on.

"All for you baby. Gotta look good for my fiancé you know." I waved my hand in front of him showing off the sparkly ring. I learned over the past few months that he loved when I did that shit.

He laughed, bringing my hand up to his face and kissed my ring finger. "You always look good B. And your fiancé appreciates the effort." He rocked himself into me, letting me know how much my efforts were appreciated.

There was really no good reason that the three of us girls were getting so dressed up, especially for a concert like this, but the reaction I just got from Edward made it all worth while. Little did he know that he would be carrying me home later with these heals I wore for him. I would remember to dress up more often, just so I could hear and feel his reaction.

I turned around finally looking at my man. He was wearing a pair of worn in blue jeans, black docs, a gray t-shirt with a long sleeved button up white and blue plaid shirt rolled up to his elbows. I got on my tiptoes, wrapped my arms behind his head and kissed him as he pulled me closer deepening the kiss, letting our tongues dance together in my mouth.

And that's when I felt it.

Ugh! Not now. Please don't let me puke in his mouth, that's so disgusting!

My stomach began to churn midway through the kiss, and I ran to the bathroom as I gave him a 'sorry' glance as I moved. I hadn't felt good the last few days and blamed my nauseas stomach on being sick. Jasper was just getting over the flu and the fucker gave it to me. Damn him and his icky germs!

"You feeling ok, B?" Edward asked as he rubbed my neck as I flushed the remains of my supper down the toilet. His hands on my bare skin were comforting and I found myself feeling better instantly. It was either his hands or the fact that I just purged everything from my stomach. Not sure which, but I'll go with his hands on me as the winner.

I washed my mouth out with Listerine and nodded. "Jasper gave me the fucking flu. Go kick his ass for me will you?" I gave myself a once over in the mirror, smiling at him so he knew I was joking.

"All you have to do is ask you know." He joked, giving me his famous crooked smile. He really would if I was serious.

"No really I'm fine. I think I'll be sober cab tonight though. Don't want to chance it. I have a fucking headache too." He nodded and grabbed me some Tylenol then placed the bottle in his pants pocket. "Good thinking." I gave him a smile and kissed him on the cheek.

We made our way out to the living room where everyone else was waiting, and to say that Emmett was ecstatic that I was sober cab was an understatement. He threw me the keys to the jeep while he took a shot of Jag. I don't think it was his first and it was probably a really good idea that he wasn't driving his pregnant wife or us around this evening.

"Put a scratch on it and I'll beat lover boys ass!" Emmett joked as Rose hit him in the stomach and Edward flicked him off.

"Emmett, you wouldn't hurt my baby." I teased, leaning in close to his ear so he could hear me clearly. "Cause you know then I'd come after you." I patted his chest lightly, giving him a wink while I shook his keys in front of his face.

He nodded putting his head down like he was a bad little boy. "True." Defeated. Score another for Bella.

Everyone broke out laughing and we made our way down to the parking garage and to Emmett's jeep. Edward and I got in the front, Alice and Jasper in the middle seat, Rose and Emmett in the back. It probably worked out better this way for Prego so she could stretch out. And if she were sitting all the way in the back, I wouldn't have to hear her constant bitching and complaining. I could just drown her out with the radio. Good planning Bella!

We drove to the concert hall and an hour later got in line, tickets in hand to find our seats. Edward went with Jasper and Emmett to get some drinks while the three of us waited in line discussing the baby. As usual. Our lives consisted of talking about babies and weddings. Weddings and babies. Nothing more, nothing less.

We were in the middle of discussing Alice's plan to pierce the baby's nose, when out of the corner of my eye I saw a familiar body. I did a double take to make sure my eyes weren't betraying me and yup, it was Jake. Of course, this is just how my life goes. If it isn't James in the picture trying to stir up some type of trouble, then it's Jake that steps in to ruin the day.

I hadn't seen him in years, back in Chicago was the last time, and here he was, so close to my new home. Close to me. Augh!! He looked eerily the same, only his long black hair was cut short framing his chiseled face. It had been a long time, but oddly enough, nothing else had changed about his appearance. This could make for a very interesting night to say the least.

"So what do you think Bella?" Alice had asked me a question and I had no clue what the fuck she was talking about. She was bouncing from one foot to the other, crazy caffeine fixed smile across her little face, so I knew it must have been something good.

"Oh yeah, whatever." I answered as I watched Jake laughing at someone and drinking a beer. He didn't appear to have seen me, was most likely just here for the concert. But what was he doing here, to watch the concert?

"Bella? What's wrong? You're totally not here. You just agreed that our baby needed its lip pierced too." Rose said with a concerned look, hands on her hips.

"Sorry guys. I guess I dazed out. I got a fucking headache. Perfect night for a concert huh?" I tried to play it off but they weren't buying it.

"Spill it Bella. You aren't a good liar. You should know that by now sweetie." Alice grabbed my hand rubbing circles over my knuckles.

"Spill what?" Edward came up behind me, holding out a bottle of water for me to take, as I obviously wasn't drinking.

"Something's got Bella's attention." Rose said glaring at me like she was going to scare the truth out of me. Skinny bitch.

"It's nothing. Seriously. No need to freak out." I said as I took a drink from my water looking down, not wanting to deal with everyone's stares.

"Freak out about what?" Jasper asked handing Alice a beer. I'm not hiding anything anymore, remember? Grow some balls and let them know so it's out there just in case something happens.

Wait, nothing is going to happen, why was I thinking this way?

Oh, right. This is Jake we are talking about here. Something could very well happen with him and I in the same building.

"Jake." I said, not wanting to look at Jasper or Edward. See? I have big girl pants, and they fit me well. I wasn't going to hold in this information, not after what happened last time.

"Jake what?" Jasper asked. His tone was beginning to darken. Edward wrapped his arm around my waist clenching the skin there waiting for more answers as his piercing green eyes bored into mine.

"He's here, but no need to freak the fuck out. I seen him half way across the room and didn't want to hide it from you guys, seeing that last time I went that route, it didn't end well for anyone." I said to both of them as I grabbed Edward's hand and gave it a firm squeeze.

"B. Are you sure? I mean I trust your judgment and all, but if he really is here, I don't think I can… I mean I know I won't be able to control myself around him." Edward was turning into the angry Edward, and I just wanted to have fun tonight. I didn't want him to get in another fight to defend my honor.

I wrapped my arms around him pulling myself in close to his chest and kissed his lips tasting beer and the sweet tastes of Edward himself.

"Everything's fine E. Don't worry about it. Lets just go and enjoy ourselves and forget that he's even here. It's a big place, we won't even run into one another." I said as I grabbed his hand and pulling him forward as the line started to move. "Jazz, really it's fine." I gave him a nod and he relaxed. A little.

We made our way in and took our seats waiting for the concert to start. Jet Black Stare was the opening act, and Edward and I sang along to 'Poster Princess' and 'Rearview Mirror' screaming the entire time, excited to know the opening band that was still unheard of by most people. Everyone else around us looked at us like we were crazy, not knowing the band, so we sang louder so they could hear the lyrics and to piss them off a little. Poor ears that had to listen to my rancid voice. Theory of a Deadman took the stage and the crowd went wild.

They started out with 'Bad Girlfriend', which all three of us girls yelled out too, then went into 'Meant To Be', and next was 'Hate My Life'. My head was killing me more and more as the night went on from the music and from all the screaming I had done, and I needed to get some air. As much as I wanted to hear the music, I had to get out of there before I really became ill.

"E. I gotta get some air. I'll be back in a few minutes." I gave him a quick kiss and started to make my way down the isle when I felt someone grab my hand and pull me back.

I instinctively jerked it away ready for a fight as I looked back and noticed it was Edward and gave him an apologetic smile. I really did think that it was just some douche trying to get their paws on me like so many times before.

"You think I'm letting you leave alone? Be real B." He yelled in my ear so that I could hear him over the crowd. My face scrunched up as the pain grew worse from his voice. About the only time I'll say his voice made me physically ill.

The yelling only made it worse, so I nodded and kept moving towards the exit.

We made our way out of the concert and into the hallway where the music was muffled and a lot quieter. I leaned up against the glass pain that was cool to the touch enjoying the feeling over my sweaty body. I leaned my head back and slid myself to the floor bringing my knees up to my chest and wrapping my arms around them. Edward bent down next to me and ran his hands over my face, concern clear across his face.

"B? You ok?" He asked as he rubbed my shoulders. "You don't look so good, baby."

"Headache. Fucking kills." I blindly reached for his pocket to pull out the bottle of pills but my hand was so shaky that I wasn't able to pick them up. He grabbed my hand and pulled it away as he got them out for me.

"I'll go get you some water. Be right back." He kissed my forehead and jogged off towards the concessions.

I closed my eyes and listened to the music, humming along with 'Me and My Girl', smiling to myself at the lyrics as I sang them in my head. I was brought out of my thoughts when I heard giggles and opened my eyes to find some girl in the corner of the hallway getting mauled by a large guy. Well not really mauled but major make-out session.

I cleared my throat, making my presence known so they would realize they weren't alone. I knew it was a bitch thing to do, but my head was killing me and I didn't need to listen to that shit on top of everything else.

The dark black haired Native American girl glared, shooting daggers at me for breaking up their little spit swapping session. Whatever.

The guy looked over next, and met my eyes. Jake.

I pulled myself up from the floor looking for Edward while I heard my name being called from the opposite direction.

"Bells? Is that you?" Fuck me.

I looked over to see Jake standing next to me now, bimbo on his hip.

"You know her?" Skank girl sneered at me as she felt Jake up. Bitch. No need to be such a cunt.

"Leah, why don't you go back in. Bells is an old friend. I haven't seen her in years." Jake said as he kissed the girl passionately on the neck, making her moan. Ew!

"Whatever." She said as she walked away and left us alone.

Where was Edward with that water?

"Jake." I greeted him with a disgusted face.

He tried to pull me into a hug, but I pushed away. "What the fuck Bells? Can't an old friend hug another? It's good to see you by the way." He said as took in my body. I self-consciously crossed my arms over my braless chest. "You look good."

"You're such a pervert Jake." I said taking a step back allowing more space between us. "What do you want? I believe Leah is waiting for you."

"I just wanted to say hi, and see what you've been up to. I haven't seen you in years." He took a step forward and I took another back. "Quit backing away from me. What are you so afraid of?"

"You. What the fuck do you think?" I said throwing my hands in the air, ignoring the throbbing in my head as my adrenaline kicked in with Jake so close to me.

"Why would you be afraid of me?" He glared at me as he spoke. I stared into his eyes. He really didn't know why I would be so damn afraid of him.

"You really don't know do you?" I asked. He just stared at me with a blank expression. "Wow." I blew out a deep breath and held my head in my hands. If my head could hurt worse, it was. Jake wasn't helping. Did he ever really help the pain? No. He made the pain.

"No I really don't." He said. I looked at his eyes. He was glaring at me now, waiting for an answer.

"You don't remember breaking my arm, or throwing me into a coffee table? The hundreds of stitches I had to have?" I screamed at him in fury. I could tell that he was getting upset with me for bringing this shit up, but he wouldn't hurt me here. There were to many people as witnesses. "And I bet you forgot that Jasper just happened to beat your ass for all that shit too, right?"

His eyes turned angry as he crossed his arms over his chest puffing it out as if to prove that he was a big man or something.

"I never hurt you Bells. You have a wild imagination." He said through tight lips. A determined look in his eyes, which said 'don't fuck with me'.

"Oh do I Jake?" I turned around so that my bare back was now in front of him to look at all the scars that were present. "Those just magically appeared huh?"

"Whatever Bells. You're blowing things way out of proportion. I just wanted to say hi. That's it. Not go into all this shit with you." Fucker was trying to change the subject and act like what; we would be having this conversation later? I don't think so. "I see you finally let Jasper ink you. I know that's his work on your shoulders." Jake held out his hand as if wanting to touch my shoulders and I backed away yet again.

"What's it to you Jake?" I asked my voice laced with venom as I stood my ground, body tense and wanting him to just move the fuck along and leave me alone.

"Fucking calm down Bells. I was just admiring his work. That's not all you had done though I see." He was staring at my chest while he licked his bottom lip hungrily. The nauseas feeling was getting worse with every word he spoke.

I slapped him hard across the face for looking at me like I was a piece of meet only minutes after making out with some skank. I felt disgusted that he would even look at me like that in the first place. I wasn't his to look at like that. I raised my hand to slap him again, but he caught it mid-air stopping me, holding me to him.

"Don't. Fucking. Touch. ME!" He yelled. His voice laced with anger.

"Get your hands off her fucker!" Edward came up from behind me and pushed Jake hard in the chest making him take a step back from us. Jake released my hand and I put myself behind Edward, internally smiling, knowing that I didn't initially want Fightward to make an appearance, but after Jake looked at my tits, my feelings had changed.

"What the fuck! Cool it man. She hit me, not the other way around." Jake said as he rubbed his cheek. In the words of Edward, Pansy!

I smiled at the pain I caused. I may be little, but I know how to hurt someone if I really had to.

"B? Who's the fool?" Edward asked as he kissed my cheek. He already knew the answer to that question but wanted to play a little. Or maybe he wanted a formal introduction to the piece of shit in front of us.

"Jake, this is Edward. Edward," I said looking into his eyes. "this is Jake." I kept my eyes on Jake, as did Edward and watched as a little fear set into him as he took in Edward's body that towered over his own.

Edward grew tense and his hands clenched into tight fists. I put my hand on his arm to try and relax him knowing that it usually helped. He took a deep breath and looked at me, his lips turning into a small smile.

I'm pretty sure that he was thinking he was going to get to punch him or something, and he was probably right. I wouldn't stop that shit from happening. I would probably go get a tub of popcorn and take a seat to watch the show if we were being completely honest.

Edward handed me the bottle of water and several pills and I swallowed them down rubbing at my temples, while he rubbed my back, showing Jake that I was with him. A little territorial, but I was quite all right with that. Hell, he could piss on my leg to show that I was his, and I would be completely fine with it at this point.

"Why'd you hit him B? Not that I'm complaining…" Edward kissed my forehead as I took another drink then put the cap on the bottle.

"Because the fucking perv was commenting on my tits!" Edward's stare was menacing as he turned from me to meet Jake's eyes. Shit. I should've lied.

Edward pushed Jake in the chest again and he landed over a trashcan making it tip over with a loud thud. He picked himself up ready to go at Edward when I stepped in the middle of them before things got out of hand. I really wasn't in the mood to be bailing Edward out of jail tonight even if I did want to see him kick the shit out of my ex.

"Stop E." I said, looking him square in the eyes so that he knew I wasn't joking around. After I got his attention and calmed down, he nodded and kissed my forehead, as Jake growled under his breathe.

Edward unbuttoned his top shirt and slid it off his arms as he held it open for me, never taking his eyes off of Jake. I slipped it on buttoning the buttons, drowning in its size. The plus side was that I now smelled like Edward and was completely covered from the fucking pervert.

"Problem fixed." He smiled and gave me a quick glance before glaring at Jake again.

"Thank you, baby." I kissed his chest as I wrapped my arms around his waist and leaned into him while I stared at Jake, who looked pissed at my interactions with Edward.

"You're a lucky fucker you know that?" Edward said pointing a finger at Jake who looked a little scared. You should be scared, fucker! "If B wasn't here right now, you'd pay for what you did to her!"

Edward grew tense again, and I could tell that he was doing everything possible not to loose his cool and pummel him. I kissed his chest again trying to relax him a little. He wrapped his arm around mine protectively, rubbing his hand up and down my back.

"Whatever man. Go fuck off. I wasn't going to hurt her." Jake said as he rolled his eyes, arms crossed over his chest, trying to act all macho.

"Yeah, not like you did before, right?" Edward asked while Jake stared back with confused eyes. "Oh yeah, I know all about what happened fucker. You're damn lucky you're still walking right now."

Jake looked ready to fight, as did Edward. I had no doubt in my mind that I was going to be thrown to the side at any second if this continued.

"What are you even doing here Jake?" I tried to change the subject so security wasn't called.

"I just got transferred to Jersey a few weeks ago. My girlfriend Leah and I just bought a place. I didn't mean to cause any trouble, seriously Bells. Just wanted to say hi." His tone was light and I could tell that Edward intimidated him, and that he wasn't going to push anything further.

"Well, you said what you had to say, and now it's time for you to leave." I said glaring him down.

He nodded, giving me one last look and walked away. Edward's eyes never left his form until he was far enough away where he wasn't going to turn around.

Jasper and Emmett, Rose and Alice came out to see why we hadn't returned. Jasper seen Jake walking away and gave me a questioning glance as his body stiffened. My head was throbbing and I leaned heavier into Edward's chest unable to form a coherent thought.

I listened as Edward told the rest about Jake grabbing me after I had slapped him. Emmett high fived me, and Jasper relaxed a little at my bravery and because he knew that I wasn't hurt. The show was almost over. Sadly we had missed most of the second part because of fucking Jake. Edward wrapped my arms around his neck from behind and lifted me so I was on his back.

"You guys mind if we head home? B's got a massive headache and I don't think she needs to hear the pounding music right now." Edward explained as I leaned my head on his shoulder with my eyes shut trying to focus on not throwing up again.

Everyone agreed and we made our way out to the jeep. Edward drove, as he was the most sober out of everyone, while I rode shotgun falling asleep against the cool glass.

Edward carried me up to the apartment bridal style and undressed me, leaving me in his plaid shirt.

The last thing I felt before drifting off was Edward kissing my forehead and holding me tight to his chest, humming my favorite songs.

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The next morning I woke to find Edward's side of the bed empty. My head felt ten times better than last night and I made my way into the living room in only Edward's shirt, which was hanging off my shoulder. I found Edward in a pair of boxers watching cartoons lying on the couch.

I joined him on the couch and rested my head in his lap, reveling in the feel of his body touching mine.

He ran his fingers through my hair as I moaned at his touch. The things he could do with those magic fingers of his…

"How you feeling B?" He asked as he continued to massage my scalp.

"So much better. Thanks for taking care of me last night. I think the worst is over. I feel nothing like I did a few hours ago." I kissed his knee and wrapped my arm around his thigh.

"Have you had headaches like that before?" His voice was full of concern, but I'd dealt with migraines all my life. This was nothing new for me. And having the flu on top of things wasn't helping.

"Yeah from time to time. I'm sure its just part of the flu though. No need to worry. I'm feeling fine starving though. What are you making me for breakfast?" I sat up and kissed his lips and ran my hand through his silky locks.

"Well seeing that it's almost lunch, why don't we shower and head out for something?"

I nodded and grabbed his hand to pull him up with me. We showered together, dressed and made our way out to lunch.

The rest of the day went by as usual. We went into the shop, Edward had several appointments and I kept busy with Alice and Rose deciding on a date for the baby shower. Nothing further was brought up about Jake or last night.

He wasn't even in the city, and he walked away. I wasn't worried. From the way he scurried away from Edward, I didn't think there was anything to worry about.

Ben hadn't given us any word on James in months. I stuck to my motto that no news was good news.

Life was finally starting to take shape for us, and I couldn't wait to see what the future held.

A/N: Ahem… so the prologue is the next chapter… It's written, just needs to be tweaked a little.

I know that I usually give out a fare share of lemons, but they really didn't belong in this chapter. Sorry. Yell at me if you wish. I got more coming, I promise!

Reviewers get a sneak peak at Chapter 21, so push the button because I can assure you that you're gonna want a taste of what's to come. It's pretty much the highlight of the story.

***VERY IMPORTANT*** Now that I got your attention, just wanted to let you know about the one shot that I wrote called 'Bella's Great Ideas'. It's full of smutty goodness, so please take a look at it AFTER you're done reviewing 'Never Again'. I would really like to see what my readers think of other things I've written. I thought it was pretty funny…so now it's up to you guys to tell me if I'm crazy or if it's any good.