I just remembered that i haven`t given any dates to you guys so here we have them:

The twins were born on June 10th, 2013. Their first date was on August 09th and the visit to the aquarium was on August 17th. The twins are 2 months now. Almost 3. Just a Little clarification.

Anyway. I hope you guys are having a good 2016 so far. Happy New year!

This is my gift for you.

I don`t have a beta rn so all the mistakes are mine.

CHAPTER 12

Thankfully, after the drama in Seattle everything went back to normal and my relationship with Edward is just as natural as before. We both love to spend time with our families and don`t need to go out every weekend to have fun together. Unfortunately this week has been all about a new Project he is working on and preparations for my interview so we haven`t seen each other a lot. We text all day and he calls me every night to talk about our day.

Today i went shopping with my sister for an outfit for the interview and we decided on a simple but nice looking one, combined with heels and she insisted on another one in case they want to take more pictures. I tell her is not for a fashion magazine so i won`t need to change outfits every ten minutes. "Oh for christ`s sake Bella just humor me! You need another dress so we need to go back shopping tomorrow. Come on, we need to go! And also buy clothes for the girls! They are growing too quickly!"

I take her hand and we go upstairs. I open my babies closet and side eye her. she is gawking at the huge box that is sitting in the front of the closet and my dad (who followed us to see what we were going to do) starts laughing. "See Alice? I got another box this week full of clothes because someone couldn`t take her finger off the click botton on the buy section. All pink. All very girlie. Do you have any idea who did it?" before she answers me i yell "IT WAS ME! I couldn`t contain myself buying all sorts of stuff. I also got tons of baby shoes and pink shit. Me! The one who hates shopping on a lot of crap! See? I`m going nuts and i might have received a call from my bank asking me if i was the one buying all those clothes!" we start laughing so hard we wake up the girls. Alice and i take turns giving them their bottles.

Later on the afternoon, while my babies are on their portable swings Alice and i decide to watch a movie while Jasper and my dad take Luke to his soccer practice. My mom is joining us son after she finishes doing her nails. We pause the movie and go to the kitchen to make popcorn. Before we finish we hear Luke`s laugh while telling my dad a knock knock joke. I make more popcorn for the rest of the family. We hear My dad talking to the twins and we smile at the things he`s telling them. He decides to tell the story of the box full of clothes and another one that`s on it`s way. He says that at this rate i won`t have to buy any clothes until i have another baby and only if it`s a boy. I start smiling and Jasper asks me if i ever want to have more babies. "Oh Jasper don`t be nosy! The twins are barely two months and you are asking her if she wants to have more babies!"

Jasper and i roll our eyes at Alice and i tell them that i haven`t thinked about it but that maybe in a few years when i get married and live in my own place i can have another baby. "As long as it`s only one. Twins are lovely but i can only have one set of them" I don`t hear him coming inside the house so when i feel arms hugging me from behind i almost hit him until i hear his voice "It`s good to know then. I`ll be ready when you are" . Jasper and Alice aww at us and i turn around to Kiss him hard. He starts hugging me tightly and kissing me harder until my dad tells us to go outside to make out.

"God Charlie let the kids have fun. I remember that when we were Young we almost did it in front of your parents and you didn`t even care about who was watching. So Stop being a prude!" we all make disgusted faces and head to the livingroom to keep watching the movie. Edward puts his arm around my shoulder and tells me he won`t be here for my interview. He`s going to Texas from Thursday to Sunday to check on a Project he`s woking with his cousin Dimitri. I get sad that he won`t be here but i know he will be cheering me up all the time. We decide to take a walk with the girls so we can talk alone. People in this house are way too nosy for their own good.

After we make sure the girls are safe in their stroller, we head to the park. I tell him about what questions they`re probably asking in the magazine and he asks me about my books. Then he confesses he has never read one.

"I just learned about them through Rosalie when we first met you and then when we went to Seattle the last week i realized that you have written about 10 children books. You amaze me Bella. I bought your first book: "Meli and the ice age" and it surprised me how you can connect with the carácter and the narrative is really good. Every day i admire you more" i tear up a Little and he inmediately hugs me and asks me what`s wrong.

"Nothing is wrong. Everything is good. Amazing actually. I can`t believe how different my life is now and well when i started writing children books were because i thought that if someday i had kids, i wanted them to read something that nurtured them, that made their imagination grow and to be proud of me. I never did it for success or money. That came with it. And now you telling me that about one of my books makes me feel so happy and proud of myself. Thank you sweetheart"

We walk for another hour and then he takes us home. While we are on our way i ask him if i can mention him when/if they ask me about my relationships. He tells me he`d be honored and we Kiss for a while outside my house. Then he gives me a Kiss goodbye and promises to be here for Sunday and invites me to dinner at the Cullen`s.

On Saturday, we are having a really nice sunny day so i decide on a lace skirt, a light sweater and a necklace that my mother gave me when i published my first book. Alice arrives early to help with my hair and makeup. We decide to leave my hair in natural waves and a light makeup. I open the door to the people from the magazine and get very surprised when i discover Tanya is here as well. She tells me we`ll have a chat after the interview and that i shouldn`t be nervous about it.

The interview is very simple. They ask about the inspiration for my books, about the latest one and what happens to Meli when she travels to a different period. In this book she`s traveling to the reinassance and i explain why i decided to choose this time. I talk about the arts and how i love Italy and i want kids to make their minds go far away, and imagine everything that Meli is seeing. Also, they can look up online all the places and pieces of art and learn more about them. When they ask me why i decided to move here i simply tell them that i wanted to be closer to my family in order to raise my family.

During the interview they ask me to pose on a few pictures by myself but also with the twins and ask me if they`ll be a part of any of my books. I tell them that their names migh be found in it but that`s all for now, i haven`t created any characters yet. Maybe they`ll show up in my next environnment book. In their final question they ask me when is the book tour going to start and i tell them that it will be in september and because of my daughters being so small i will only have a presentation in New York and another in Seattle. Then i`ll make a book tour in a few blogs. We say our goodbyes and then it`s only Tanya and me.

"You were wonderful Bella, they loved you!" she keeps telling me about how in handled the interview but all i can think is how i forgot the book presentation was 3 months after the birth of my babies and i haven`t even asked Tanya the date of it. "Tanya, wait. I forgot to ask you when is the presentation in New York and how many days i need to stay because i won`t take my girls with me. I have no one to help me take care of them." She doesn`t meet my eyes when she gives me her response. " It will be on September 12th Bella, and you will have to stay after noon on the 13th. I`m sorry i know it`s your birthday but the date was set since months ago and we couldn`t change it. We have a couple of interviews on september 11th, then on the 12th is the book presentation and the party and on the 13th you are doing a presentation at a school in the morning. Then you can come back i swear."

Edward and i were already planning on spending that weekend on Seattle so i guess now i`ll have to cancel everything. I just don`t know how to tell him without him feeling bad and me feeling more heartbroken that i already am l. Then Tanya tells me that i need to show up to the book presentation because otherwise i would be violating my contract. She promises she will find me the next plane back to Seattle after i finish the presentation at the school so i can spend my birthday with my family.

Tanya stays for dinner and i tell my family about having to go to New York on my birthday. My mom asks me if i want to take the babies with me she will join me but i decide against it. They`re too Young and it will be a quick trip. I decide to put on my big girl panties and face the music. Edward calls me and he can tell that something is bothering me but doesn`t pressure me to talk about it. He just tells me that he will be ready to hear me when i`m ready. We say our goodbyes and i put my babies to sleep.

On Sunday we attend Luke`s soccer game and have a lot of fun. Alice and my dad Yell at the referee while my mom and i laught at them. The twins are being very well behaved so we decide we could keep taking them to the games everytime there`s a nice weather. "So Bella, how are you and Edward honey? I feel like a bad nosy mother because i haven`t asked a lot of questions about you two!" when she sees me blushing she starts laughing at me "That look on your mommy`s face? Look at her girlies! I don`t think she has gotten that smile on her face about anyone else. Not even the damn donor" i keep blushing and telling her how everything is different with Edward because we are both honest about how we feel. We respect our pasts and want to build a future together even if it`s only been lees then a month since our first date.

When we get home i take a quick shower and give the girls a bath with the help of my dad. He tells me that he had a nice day and that he is very happy about me being back home even if doesn`t think i`ll be here for long. Then he confesses Jasper and him have a bet about how long is gonna take Edward to ask me to move in with him. He says he predicted Valentine`s day and Jasper said New Year`s eve. "Oh my god dad you guys are the worst!" he laughs but then tells me that he sees how serious we are about each other and that he`s glad i already found someone that deserves me. "But even if he barely deserves you. If he hurts you i`ll kick his ass, ok?" I nod and give him a quick half hug while we finish getting the girls ready.

At 5 pm Edward picks me and the girls to have dinner at his parents. After we tuck the girls on their car seats he kisses me and tells me that he has missed me and i Kiss him harder. "God i can`t wait to our weekend in Seattle. We are going to spend a great time there. I already booked the hotel and made reservations at a restaurant for a special dinner!" he keeps kissing me so he doesn`t notice my sad eyes when i realize i`m about to burst our bubble.

"Edward, wait…"

To be continued….

A/N

Please don`t hate me! I promise i`ll update soon and you`ll find out about Edward`s reaction. There won`t be a lot of drama because i honestly don`t like unnecesary angst.

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I have a rec for you: "Come back Tomorrow" by shadow masen. Such an emotional story. Very angsty but don`t give up on it. It`s Complete. Also "Alaska" by Anton M.