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Chapter 23

BPOV

All week, while Edward and I set up our house and explored the neighborhood around us alone we secretly started to miss our friends and siblings; our house was just too quiet without them there. When they arrived knocking on our front door early Thursday morning with smiles on their faces we were both overjoyed. We spent Thursday unpacking the trailer in our driveway so that the guys could come haul it off on Friday. Edward and I had spent the day putting our movies, music, and books into the built in bookcases in both the family room and the game room downstairs.

They had all been blown away by how the downstairs had turned out. Edward and I had bought three chair and a halves with matching ottomans, one for each couple, and centered them around the largest TV we could find which ended up being a huge 90 inch flat screen to create a movie theatre like area. The shelving system below the huge TV held several gaming systems now that Emmett and Jasper had shipped from home along with several games. I had relented and let Edward buy a pool table saying he and Jasper liked to play on occasion; I didn't let him know that Alice and I knew how to play though. The main reason I had relented on the pool table was because it was a convertible table that could easily be transformed into a regular table that homework and stuff could be done on. We had hung dark draperies over the huge windows to keep out the light when we wanted to watch a movie during the day.

They day of the party had turned out rather amazing as Rose, Alice, Rachel, and Lesley all went shopping for almost two hour before we finally ended up at the spa where we enjoyed pedicures, manicures, massages, and facials. Rachel and Lesley were hilarious and had virtually no filter when it came to their opinions. They had to split before our last shopping trip because Toby had needed a ride to a friend's party and had yet to save up enough money for him a car. The morning shopping trip had been all about us and our men while the later shopping trip had been about buying things for the babies in our lives. The entire day had been perfect and relaxing but hearing her voice caused me to tense my back up and all the stress to come back that Rose had worked so hard at getting to go away today.

I could have sworn my ears were betraying me when I first heard my mother's snide voice from behind me as I was hugging Esme and Carlisle hello but Esme confirmed my ears when she handed me gently to Carlisle as she whirled to face the woman who had given birth to me but no longer felt like a mother to me.

"Don't you let her ruin your day, sweetheart. Esme will take care of this. Just watch. This is how a mother is supposed to act and how you act when Gavyn is threatened." Carlisle said as he wrapped me up in his arms.

We watched in amusement and slight trepidation as Esme stood up straight and faced the wicked witch of the west that claimed to be my mother. "Yes, my daughters. Do you have a problem with that?" she asked nicely.

My mother crossed her arms over her chest and faced off with Esme. "I do have a problem with you claiming my daughters as your own. I have a big problem with it."

Esme cocked her head to the side. "How can you claim them as your own? You haven't seen them at all in almost a year unless it was through a computer screen. You weren't there for any of the holidays, but we were. I bet you didn't even know that Edward and Bella are having a baby soon. I also bet you didn't know that all of these kids, my kids, have been accepted to Savannah State University on a variety of scholarships. These are things parents know. Parents don't leave their barely seventeen year old children home alone to raise themselves and take care of a ginormous house. Hell, I bet you didn't even know about Edward. We knew about Bella within 24 hours of them dating. So yes, all of these are MY children. Like your daughter has learned, you don't have to have the same blood running through your veins to be a person's mother. You just have to love them unconditionally, faults and all." Esme said softly but firmly.

I watched in amusement as my mother tried to come with a good comeback, she was a great lawyer but she sucked at being a good mother. She has sucked in the motherhood departments since Alice and I started to become independent and she had started focusing on her career instead of her children and their interests. "Mom, please don't start anything today. It is nice to see you and I want you to stay and celebrate with us but if you are going to attack the people who have become my family and I love with all my heart then I will ask you to leave myself." I told her as I left the comfort of Carlisle arms and walked over to Edward's side wrapping my arm around his waist. "I would love for you and Dad to get to know Edward, Jasper, their parents and our friends. I would also like to talk to you about your first grandchild and his little cousin." I told her honestly as I shot Rose a wink. She was so insecure about her pregnancy because of the way hers and Emmett's parents had acted but I wanted her to know that while she was here she could be herself and be a confident mother to be.

She smiled a tight smile and nodded. "Fine, but just know this conversation isn't over with young lady and I don't approve at all of the choices you are making." She said quietly just as my dad walked out of the house.

"Oh but it is, mother. Behave or leave. It's as simple as that, my choices are just that. MINE not yours." I told her firmly while Edward squeezed me tightly for comfort.

"Mary Alice?" She asked as she turned to face Alice who was standing between Carlisle and Esme with Jasper behind her.

Alice shook her head. "Nope, not gonna happen. That is my sister, my nephew and niece you are talking about there. This is our family now. Deal with it or leave. Simple as that, this is all your doing." She said repeating my earlier words.

"Hey girls, Happy Birthday!" He said as he stepped out onto the patio preventing our mother from saying anything else but I had a feeling her tirade was far from over.

"Thanks, dad, it's nice to see you." Alice and I both said as we wrapped him up in a hug. He had been unsure of leaving us alone in Chicago while they went to New York for work but followed our mother anyways because he loved us. He always made sure that we had more than enough money each month for whatever we needed and he emailed and texted semi-regularly even though we rarely responded.

He wrapped us up in a hug, squishing us together like he used to do when we were little. "You girls have got to stop growing so much." He said as he kissed us both on top of the heads. "You guys live in a house so big that I couldn't even find a bathroom."

"Our house in Chicago is bigger than this one!" Alice and both said simultaneously.

I laughed as Alice and I pulled back from his hug. "There is a guest bathroom right past the kitchen. Come on, we will all show you because there is a surprise we want to show everybody." I told him loud enough so the rest of the family could hear me.

"We get to see the nurseries now?" Rose asked with a high pitched squeal. She had been bugging me all day about what they looked like but I had remained tight lipped because Edward had wanted to wait until today to reveal it for some reason. I now knew that reason. Our parents were here to enjoy it with us.

I laughed and nodded which caused Emmett to whoop loudly scaring everybody. "Nurseries? Is there something you need to tell me, Belle?" My dad asked as we walked through the house.

Alice just laughed from his other side. "Oh dad, you have no idea, you've missed so much while in New York City." She said as she bounced ahead of us straight into Jasper's waiting arms.

I hooked my arm with my dad's as we headed in the house. "I will explain after you get finished in the bathroom." I told him as I paused in front of the bathroom door.

He shook his head. "Nah, the bathroom can wait. Explain now please."

I nodded and led the pack up the stairs as I explained to my father what was going on. "Edward and I are having a son that is due in just a few months, a few days after graduation as a matter of fact." I told him as we reached the top of the stairs. "Hold on, let me get the keys from our bedroom." I told him as I ran into mine and Edward's bedroom to retrieve the keys that would unlock both nurseries.

"Um sweetheart, I hate to tell you this but you don't look that pregnant." My dad said as I stepped out of our room with keys in hand to unlock the nursery doors.

I just laughed as Edward and the rest of the family, including my mother, reached the top of the stairs.

"Oh Gerald, she is adopting his mistake from another woman." My mother said rudely.

I whirled on her. "MY SON is not a mistake!" I snarled at her causing her to jump back in shock, whether from my anger or my raised voice I could really care less.

"You don't know what you are talking about, Isabella, you are too young to be jumping into these things without knowing all the possible outcomes. You are barely 18 years old." She said like the lawyer she was.

My dad squeezed my arm as he grabbed my mother's arm and led her to the top of the stairs. "I think you need to shut your mouth before…" We didn't hear the rest of the conversation as he led her down the stairs hissing at her the entire way.

I turned to face the rest of my family with tears in my eyes. "I'm sorry." I whispered as they all wrapped me and Alice up in a huge family hug because our mother was trying to ruin our birthday.

"It's okay, Bella, I wouldn't have invited her if I knew she was like this. Tinker, I'm sorry that she is ruining your day too." Edward whispered into mine and Alice's ears as he hugged us close.

I nodded as I sniffled as we all pulled away trying to gain our composure back. "How about we look at some nursery's now?" I asked them to break the somber mood.

Emmett nodded emphatically. "Yes lets, can we start with Blakely's room?" He asked eagerly.

We all laughed at him and I nodded handing him the key. "Go ahead. I hope you guys like it." I told him as he was already walking away.

I leaned into Edward's side as we listened to our entire family ooh and ahh over the nursery that Jayce and Brayden had slaved over for days. It was gorgeous to say the least with the nursery furniture being stark glossy white and straight lines to go with the mural and to pop against the dark gray walls. The bedding and decorations in the room were a soft pink, black, and white, it was girly but not all bright blinding pink. "Belle?" My dad called from behind me.

I whirled around and looked behind him. "Where is she? I don't want her in my house when she calls my son a mistake. That was the last straw, dad." I told him through gritted teeth. My anger coming straight back to the surface at the very thought of her and her malicious words she had spewed in our home.

He nodded. "I sent her back to the hotel, I just wanted to meet my future son in law, see my grandson's nursery you guys are so proud of and wish my daughters a happy 18th birthday before I follow her and we head back to New York." He said quietly.

I smiled and nodded. "Dad, Edward. Edward, my dad, Gerald Brandon." I said introducing them to one another with a slight chuckle. "Now that you two have met, would you like to see Gavyn's room?" We all chuckled at the absurdity of the entire situation.

"Gavyn?" My dad asked as I unlocked the door.

I nodded. "Yeah, Gavyn Anthony Masen." I told him pointing to the painted wooden sign hanging from the tree limb coming in out of the ceiling that had Gavyn's name painted in it.

My dad whistled as he turned around in the room. "This is nice, Belle, really nice. He's going to be one lucky kid. His dad obviously has good taste because he chose you to be his mom; and his mom is absolutely amazing at everything she puts her mind to."

I blushed as I ducked my head into Edward's shoulder. We had put the rocker from Edward's childhood in the corner of the room by the window while we had a joint rocker beside the other window for when we wanted to rock him together.

"Still can't take compliments very well, I see." My dad said as he ran his fingers across the edge of the crib. "I remember when we brought you and Tinker home from the hospital. I had taken a paternity leave from work so I could spend all the time I wanted with my girls. Your mother returned to work two weeks after you were born, I waited almost a year before I could pull myself away from you girls and it was tough then. You guys refused to sleep in separate cribs for the first two years and then you guys shared a toddler bed too. That's why I started calling you guys Tinkerbelle, because you were like two halves of a whole." He said as he turned to face me.

"Oh dad, I never knew it was like that. Why do you stay?" I told him sadly.

He smiled and nodded. "I didn't want to leave you girls alone, but your mother…" He said trailing off as he pointed to me and Edward "…but it seems like you have done okay for yourself without our help. And I stay because I love her and I have been with her since I was 15 years old." He said with a smile on his face.

I smiled and nodded. "Thanks, dad. I'm extremely happy with Edward and our future plans together. Even though we are having a baby in just a few months, we both plan to take a full load of classes come August. Just because you have been together for so long doesn't mean you can't start over if you are unhappy. Think about it." I told him as the rest of our family walked into Gavyn's room and began oohing and ahhing over his room just like they did with Blakely's.

"Thanks, Belle. I'm proud of you. Both of you." He said as he snagged Alice around the head in a pretend head lock causing her to laugh and jab him in the ribs playfully.

"Thanks, dad." We both said simultaneously.

We spent a few more minutes talking and everybody getting to know one another before our dad decided it was time for him to get back to the hotel to have a serious talk with our mother. "Let's go, Belle, time to get changed and wow our guys!" Alice said pulling me and Rose down the stairs and into her and Jasper's room.

We laughed as we all changed into our bikini's and cover-up's.

"Are you guys sure that this doesn't look disgusting?" Rose asked as she rubbed her gently rounded stomach that was exposed by her bright blue and purple polka dotted bikini.

I shook my head as I tugged my white crochet skirt up over my blue/yellow bottoms. "You look amazing, Rose. You look like you have a little basketball sticking out in the front, you look amazing." I told her honestly.

She smiled and nodded. "Thanks, Bella. You are lucky you get to have a son without the baby weight and stretched stomach muscles." She said as she rubbed cocoa butter on her entire body. "And don't forget the stretch marks."

"I wished I was the one carrying Gavyn but it just wasn't meant to be, I guess." I told her as I helped her tie her bikini top a little tighter to contain all of her assets that seem to grow everyday with her pregnancy.

"I swear I am going to suffocate by these things by the time she gets here." She said as she adjusted her top in the front.

We were still laughing as we walked outside to the patio where everybody was hanging out, Lesley and Rachel had returned both clad in bikinis and already in the water. "Wow, baby, you look amazing. Can we go back upstairs?" Edward whispered in my ear as he wrapped his arms around me from behind pressing his erection against my backside.

I laughed and shook my head. "If I have to suffer with you going around shirtless all week, you can suffer for a few hours of me being in this bikini." I told him with a giggle at his growl.

"We better get in the water soon, then, it's kind of hard to hide what you do to me." He growled against my neck in playfulness.

The rest of the day was spent playing in the pool and chasing each other around the yard in a water balloon fight and enjoying some delicious burgers that Emmett was proud to say he had cooked all on his own. Carlisle and Esme got Alice and I each a beautiful charm bracelet with several charms already attached. Mine had a baby bottle for Gavyn, a book for my love of reading and learning, an 'E' for Edward, and a two little girls hugging each other because I was a twin to Alice. Edward had given me adoption papers to officially adopt Gavyn as soon as he was born, we couldn't officially file them until Gavyn was born and Tanya's parental rights were terminated but they still meant the world to me. The day at the spa was from Emmett and Rosalie. The shopping trip was from Alice and Jasper. All around it was an amazing vacation and birthday spent in Georgia despite the slight hiccup with my bitch of a mother.