A/N: I figured I couldn't leave my 'cabin fever' fans out in the cold when I had updated two chapters of 'American Boy' recently.

I know everyone loved the MTV movie awards last night. If you haven't been able to find your own version of the new moon trailer online, feel free to email me at coldplaywhore at gmail (dot) com and I will send you the link I have. I was beyond excited when I saw it and the wolves actually look cooler than I thought. I wished the movie awards had been next month so they could have worked in some of the shirtless shots of Rob from Italy into the trailer. *drooling*

Anywhoo, as per usual I don't own Twliight, but I am pissed it keeps raining in southwestern Ontario.

EPOV

"Emmett, you're going to be late to get Logan at school," I called out across the office, causing every single employee to turn around and stop what they were doing. I had no idea where he had gotten to, but if he wasn't gone from underground parking in five minutes, he would never be there in time to pick him up. My and Emmett's assistant Meredith had already combed the office looking for him, with no luck.

"Okay, there's a hundred dollar bonus to the first person who can find Emmett," I called across the office as all the employees jumped from their seats and scattered around the office looking for him. It was mere seconds later that Emmett walked out of the men's' room with a confused look on his face.

"I found him," screamed one of our newest hires, a young guy named Embry who worked in design. I felt bad because I was going to have to shell out a hundred dollars and the guy did nothing but turn his chair around. I walked over and handed him the crisp hundred dollar bill from my wallet and grabbed Emmett forcefully by the arm.

"Get going. I'll meet you back at the apartment in an hour. Dad and Jasper will be there a little while later," I said as I pushed Emmett towards the elevator door.

"I didn't shut off…" he started to say but I kept pushing him, not wanting to have Logan standing outside his school waiting for his newly discovered father.

"We'll take care of it all," shouted Meredith as she headed into his office and began to tidy up and shut down his computer. Emmett shrugged his shoulders as he got into the elevator and I breathed a sigh of relief at knowing he was finally on his way. I had promised Rosalie that I would try to keep Emmett on the straight and narrow, but he had done a good job with Logan last night and this morning by himself, so I hoped I wouldn't need to interfere in his parenting tonight.

When I finally left the office forty five minutes later, I sent Bella a quick text to confirm our date the next night and hopped in my car, desperate to get away from the office for the weekend. I hadn't seen Bella since our office romp on Tuesday, but I did manage to confiscate the security tape before we left that night, and it was safely stowed away in a drawer of my dresser. I looked in the back of my Volvo and reluctantly glanced at my overnight bag. As much as I wanted to spend time with Logan, right now I would have much preferred to be picking Bella up for a weekend away somewhere.

"Uncle Eddie," called Logan as I stepped into the apartment once Emmett had opened the door. I was a bit surprised to find toys scattered all over the living room and some cookies on the coffee table.

"Hey Champ," I replied as I patted his curly head. "Cookies, seriously? I asked Emmett as he shrugged his shoulders.

"Rosalie gave me a menu and they were there for his afternoon snack. I'm following the rules Edward," scoffed Emmett as I went to the fridge and looked at the menu. "She even made the meals."

"Well, what Rosalie doesn't know won't kill her right?" I asked as I looked down at Logan who looked a bit confused. "Would you rather have pizza for dinner or… fish sticks?" I asked Logan as he immediately shouted out 'Pizza' and began to run around the room crazily. I reminded myself to discuss Ritalin with Rosalie when she got back from her conference.

"It's your ass if Rosalie finds out," sighed Emmett as he grabbed a beer and took a seat on the couch in front of where Logan had now settled to play Lego. I sat beside him on the floor and we played for almost an hour before my father showed up, with Jasper on his heels.

"Grandpa,' shouted Logan as he ran towards him and gave Carlisle a big hug, catching him by surprise.

"Hey Logan," said my dad as he sat on the couch beside Emmett and looked a bit confused. "So, what does this guy's night in entail?"

"We were going to watch some porn, play some poker and then hire some hookers," laughed Emmett as I chuckled and dialed the phone number for the nearby pizza place. "I think Jasper hired a stripper to jump from a cake. She'll be here right after Logan goes to bed."

"Awww, that's not fair. I want cake," said Logan in frustration as he began to pout and put his hands on his hips, causing all of us to laugh heartily.

"He was kidding buddy," said Jasper as he listened intently to what I ordered for us for dinner.

"No mushrooms, I hate fungus," yelled Logan over the conversation between Emmett and Carlisle. My dad was clearly telling Emmett to watch what he said in front of Logan and I just laughed. With Rosalie as a mom, Logan had probably heard it all before.

"We are really planning to eat some pizza, watch Shrek 2 and play some cards when Logan falls asleep," said Emmett to Logan who looked disappointed with this turn of events.

"Grandpa, what's a hooker?" asked Logan as we all laughed and waited intently for Carlisle response.

"A hooker is someone who catches fish really good," lied Carlisle as Emmett laughed loudly and Logan's eyes brightened.

"We're going fishing?" he shouted happily as he ran over to Carlisle and hugged him again.

"We're not going tonight champ," I said as I finished on the phone with the pizza place and tried to smooth the situation over. Everyone was a little flustered about Logan's questions, which was making this a more interesting evening for me. "I'm sure your Dad and Grandpa will take you fishing in the summer and fall okay?"

"Okay Uncle Eddie," said Logan as he went back to playing his Lego's and completely ignored the rest of our conversation until dinner arrived half an hour later. We ate in silence as Emmett turned on the blu-ray copy of Shrek 2 he had picked up earlier in the week. "I love Puss in Boots," said Logan casually as we watched the cute cat hop onto the screen and cough up a hair ball, which caused Logan to cough as he mocked the cat.

"Me too little guy, me too," sighed Emmett, no doubt thinking about something entirely different, which made us all laugh, including my father and Logan, the latter having no idea what we were laughing about.

When we were done eating, Emmett made Logan help him clean up all the plates and put them in the dishwasher, which surprised me to no end. Logan didn't even complain about it, though he did keep looking back at the TV to make sure we still had his movie paused.

"He's doing surprisingly well," commented Jasper as Carlisle and I looked towards the kitchen where Logan and Emmett were getting along famously. "I would have thought there would be more hesitance on Emmett's part to be a father figure to Logan."

"I didn't think so," I remarked casually as I took a sip of my beer and looked up at Jasper. "Emmett matured a lot in L.A., I think thanks in part to the business, but regardless it happened. He's a great dad."

"He's doing better than I did at his age," added Carlisle as I looked over at him in surprise. He and mom had us when they were relatively young, so when Dad was twenty six like Emmett, he already had two kids running around while finishing his medical residency. "But I guess I had two little hellions running around causing mass destruction and Em only has one."

Emmett and Logan strolled back into the room a few minutes later and curled up on the couch together to watch the rest of the movie, as I alternated being watching the movie and watching my brother and his son. Just as the movie was about to end, there was a surprising knock on the door and Emmett stood to get it, while he Logan sat on the floor and began to play with some of Emmett's old G.I. Joe dolls. I was turned away from the door talking to my father when I heard Logan shout out 'Auntie Bella… Auntie Alice' and run towards the door eagerly.

I whipped my head around quickly and smiled happily as I saw Bella and Alice stroll through the front door, a brown shopping bag in Bella's hands. "Are you checking up on me for Rose?" asked Emmett curiously as he took the bag from Bella and put it on the counter. Bella's hair was up and she was dressed in a gorgeous green dress that took my breath away. Why the hell was I stuck here with all these guys, I wondered to myself.

"Actually no, Emmett," sighed Alice as Jasper walked over and gave her a quick kiss.

"Where's my kiss Logan. Boyfriends and girlfriends usually kiss," laughed Bella as Logan shirked away from her and went to stand by Emmett.

"Kissing is gross," sighed Logan as he hid from Bella and I took the opportunity to sneak in for a kiss.

"Hey," I said sadly as I kissed her lips gently, knowing full well I couldn't take her into the bedroom and ravish her like I wished I could. "Why are you guys here anyways?"

"Well, Alice saw Esme and Carlisle earlier today and she dropped off a big bag of homemade cookies for you boys, but Carlisle forgot it at Alice's, so we're just dropping it off," said Bella casually as she glanced around the room and noticed that other than some toys, it was surprisingly neat. "What are you boys up to?"

"We're going to see strippers and eat cake," said Logan happily, as he sat down on the couch beside Carlisle once he was assured that Bella wasn't going to kiss him.

"What?" shouted Alice angrily as all the men started laughing.

"Sorry," shrugged Emmett with a grin. "My bad. I made a joke and Logan took it seriously. There will be no strippers or cake. Just Grandma Esme's homemade cookies." Emmett sat down beside his dad and son on the couch and I had to admit, it was a cute scene to see three generations of Cullen men together.

"Where are you girls headed?" asked Jasper curiously, as though he was reading my mind. There was no way Bella was simply hanging out with Alice tonight dressed like that. When Bella hung out she usually wore ratty old t-shirts and yoga pants.

"We're meeting some other friends down at Chaos," said Alice casually as my eyes lit up. I didn't really want Bella heading down to that bar, especially with that asshole who worked the bar always hitting on her. "We'll be fine. Safety in numbers and all that crap. I think there's like ten of us going, which reminds me, if we don't leave Bells, we're going to be late." I watched as Bella nodded and then raised one finger at Alice before pulling me down the hallway for a bit of privacy. She led me towards Emmett's room and closed the door, her eyes bright with lust.

"I can already tell you're worried, so don't be. Paul won't be a problem and I'll be thinking about you all night," she said sweetly as she leaned forward and began to suck on my neck furiously, immediately causing a reaction in my groin.

"Umm… I was thinking we should… oh that feels good… I think we should go away for a weekend," I mentioned casually as Bella unlatched her lips from my neck and pulled away from me for a moment, her smile bright.

"Sure, any place in mind?" asked Bella as I felt her wrap her arms around me and gasp, noticing the bulge in my pants.

"I was thinking somewhere along the coast, maybe near Westport or Ocean Park. I haven't looked into it or anything yet, I just thought about it on my way over here tonight," I replied casually as I leaned forward and kissed her lips passionately. It took all of my willpower to pull away when we heard a soft knock on the door.

"Auntie Bella, Auntie Alice is saying she will… come in there and whoop your butt if you don't let go of Uncle Eddie," laughed Logan from the other side of the door as I leaned down and kissed her forehead again.

"What about in two weeks? We'll take off Friday and head down for three days?" I asked as she kissed my lips and nodded her head and turned around to open the door. I grabbed her by the waist and pulled her against my hard on one more time, although it was more painful than pleasurable this time. "Can you sleep at my place tonight?"

"I'll come over when we're done at the club," she said mischievously as I kissed her again and we left Emmett's room, my smile brighter than it had been in days. Bella chased Logan around the living room for a moment saying that she needed a kiss from her boyfriend before she left, but he kept hiding behind Carlisle, which made us laugh. Once Bella and Alice finally left, Emmett got Logan ready for bed and read him a book while we munched on some of Esme's cookies and set up Emmett's poker table in the living room.

"So Em, what was with the massive drinking binge last weekend?" asked Jasper once Emmett had sat down with us at the table and we began to play cards.

EMPOV

I knew one of them was going to bring it up, I just hoped it wasn't around my father. I had gotten a little wasted last weekend, okay, I had gotten really trashed and it resulted in my brother sleeping over to make sure I didn't swallow my tongue or whatever drunks do.

"It was nothing, I ran into someone from my past and it was awkward and let's not discuss it okay?" I said casually, hoping they would get the hint. Not surprisingly though, it just made things worse.

"Who?" asked my father as he took a sip of his red wine and glanced up at me through his glasses.

"Charlotte Hamilton," I said reluctantly as I looked down at the deck of cards in my hand and began to hand them out to everyone.

"No shit. Didn't you date her after Rosalie dumped you?" asked Edward incredulously as I simply nodded my head.

"I wouldn't exactly call what we did 'dating' per say. I was only in town for two weeks after Rosalie dumped me and headed off to Cornell."

Everyone at the table was suddenly more focused on me and my story than the game of poker we were supposed to be playing. Unfortunately, I knew that no one would give a shit about the game until I told them what was up, so I relayed my story as best as I could recall. "I ran into Charlotte when I was leaving the restaurant where I had dinner with Rosie two weeks ago. We exchanged phone numbers and then she called on the Thursday night to see if I wanted to get together for drinks," I began to say as Jasper interrupted me.

"How did the date with Rose go anyways? I meant to ask you on Friday, but you were smashed by the time I got to the Lodge," he asked curiously as my father looked up at me with disappointment in his eyes.

"It was great. The conversation was great, the food was good and we seemed to move past everything," I said easily. I didn't want to tell them that I tried to go in for a kiss but was rebuffed, that was already embarrassing. In fact, I think that embarrassment led me to do what happened with Charlotte.

"Can I finish the story?" I asked as everyone nodded, with the exception of my father, who clearly knew this was not going in a good direction. "Charlotte and I met up for drinks and we talked, nothing going on, until she confessed to me that the only reason she slept with me all those years ago was because she wanted to take me away from Rosalie."

"No Shit," said Edward again as I groaned in displeasure at being interrupted again. "Sorry."

"Anyways, apparently she and Rosalie had some rivalry going on back in high school and Charlotte was pissed that I was with Rose again. So Charlotte sort of pushed herself on me again and I stupidly let it happen. We didn't sleep together or anything, just a lot of second base action, but when I saw Rose on Friday I felt like shit for doing it. So I drank myself stupid in an effort to forget. The morning after kissing Charlotte, I honestly felt like I had cheated on Rosalie, which is exactly how I felt when I slept with Charlotte six years ago," I finished reluctantly.

"Why did you kiss Charlotte to begin with?" asked Carlisle angrily.

"I don't know. Rose and I had a great dinner, but I don't know if I am ready to be a family with her and Logan. I don't know what the hell I want, but I know it's not Charlotte." Edward, Jasper and Carlisle were all looking at me with disappointment in their eyes, and I felt the same way they did. I felt like shit for dating Rosalie and wanting her, but hooking up with someone else.

"Does Rosalie know?" Jasper asked.

"Yeah, I told her on Thursday night when she dropped off Logan. I didn't want her to run into Charlotte somewhere and have her rub it in Rosie's face, ya know?" I questioned and Edward nodded his head in agreement. "Isn't there going to be some sort of advice coming my way?"

"I have advice," sighed Jasper as he took a sip from the glass of brandy in front of him. "Stop thinking with your dick. If you love Rosalie like you claim you do, then man up and be with her. What did Rosalie say when you told her?"

"She said it didn't matter. That we had dinner and nothing else, we weren't in a committed relationship," I added reluctantly as Carlisle frowned at me.

"You're screwed. I agree with Jasper on the 'penis' comment. You should do some grand gesture to prove to Rosalie how you feel," said my father as he looked at my sympathetically. "Things weren't always perfect with your mother and me during the early days, but a night out for dinner and dancing while you boys were with your grandparents or the babysitter did wonders for us."

"Thanks Dad," I said genuinely as I patted his back and looked down at the cards I had dealt. "Are we going to play or what?" The rest of the night went by quickly as all the guys offered up more romantic advice to me and Edward let us know about how he was taking Bella away for the weekend in two weeks. Jasper piped in with various locations for him to take her to now that spring was finally upon us and the sun was out more than the clouds.

Before I realized it, it was almost one in the morning and we could all hear Logan snoring from his bedroom. "He takes after you way too much," laughed Edward as he grabbed a handful of peanut butter cookies and shoved them into a Ziploc bag. "They're for Bella."

"Yeah whatever," I shrugged as I held the door open for all three of them to finally leave us in peace. I spent the next hour cleaning up the mess we had made and putting away the poker table. It was just after two in the morning when I finally laid down in bed, my eyes focused on a dot on my ceiling and I began to think of a way to prove to Rosalie how I felt and that I wasn't the same boy I was in high school, which is exactly what my episode with Charlotte had shown her. She thought I hadn't grown up at all and she knew this. Just as I was about to fall asleep, I felt my bed shift lightly and noticed Logan crawl up beside me, his head laid to rest against my chest.

"Can't sleep buddy?" I asked curiously as I stroked his back soothingly.

"I heard you talk about momma," he said with concern as I looked down at him with a frown. "Don't worry Daddy; I'll help you win her back."