Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. I only own the idea for this story and the boy's names; please do not use them without my permission.

Bella sat on the couch at her dad's trying to feed John baby food for the first time. Josh had been on baby food for weeks now, but she didn't want to try with John without talking to Carlisle first.

John bounced in his bouncy seat facing her. Josh slept behind her, within reach if he woke up. She spooned some carrots onto the spoon and held it to John's mouth. He looked at it curiously before looking at her.

"Open up Buddy," she said, opening her mouth.

He opened his mouth a tiny bit and she slid the spoon inside. She waited with bated breath to see his reaction. He made a sound of approval before reaching for the spoon. Bella laughed before dipping the spoon in the jar again. She held it to his mouth and he opened it without her asking him.

"Good boy," she said in praise.

She clapped her hands and he mimicked her. It was something that she had taught the boys to do the week before. The jar was soon empty and she cleaned him as Jacob came downstairs.

"How'd he do?"

"He ate it all."

"Good job Buddy," he said holding John's hand up then giving him a high five.

They had decided to come down for the weekend because Sam and Emily were getting married tomorrow. They only wanted their parents at the wedding but everyone was invited to the bonfire that night. They didn't want presents; they only wanted to celebrate with their family and friends.

Josh murmured in his sleep making Bella and Jacob look at him. He didn't stir, but his eyebrows did furrow in his sleep.

"Stay with him. I'm gonna change his pants."

Jacob took her spot on the couch and she was sitting next to him a few minutes later. She was making silly faces at John making him laugh. Angus slept on the floor at Jacob's feet, snoring lightly. It had taken him a little while to adjust to not having their attention at all times. Now he was fine and he let the boys roll around with him on the floor.

The boys were more active now. At four months they were trying to roll themselves over. John was farther along in the process since he didn't have as much weight on him. He had gotten onto his side the other day before falling back onto his stomach. They were mimicking people now. Charlie had been talking during dinner the night before and threw his hands up in mock surrender. A few seconds later Josh was doing the same thing.

Every day was something new with them. Jacob wanted to document everything. Bella had had to take the camera away from him as she gave the twins a bath with her a few nights before. She loved that he was excited about being a dad, but sometimes he took it a little too far.

Someone knocked on the door and Bella stood to answer it. She looked out the window to see Sam and Emily on the front porch. She let them in and Emily immediately held out her hands for John.

"Where's Jordan?"

"My parents have her. They don't get to see her that often because they live so far away."

Sam and Jacob talked outside while Bella reintroduced the boys to Emily. Because she had been pregnant and taking care of Jordan ever since they had been born she hadn't seen them since the hospital.

"They're so big," she said in wonder.

"It won't be long before Jordan is this age."

"Why can't they always stay this small?"

"I think that sometimes too. Then I remember that I'm going to eventually have four more. Then the idea of all of them staying this small pulls me back to reality."

"It's nice to think about," Emily said with a smile.

Bella nodded in agreement and John bobbed his little head too. She laughed before running her fingers through his hair. He smiled shyly at Emily before looking down.

"You are a little flirt, aren't you?" she asked.

"Yeah, he learned that from Jacob."

"I knew that I had seen that hooded eye look before. You little ham," she said tickling his stomach.

He squirmed in delight kicking his little legs. Josh woke up, rubbing his eyes. Bella picked him up and held him to her. His thumb went into his mouth as Emily watched him.

"Is he shy?"

"It's only because he doesn't know you."

"That's okay sweetie, I understand," she said before running a finger down his arm.

John tried to do the same thing and ended up poking his brother in the eye. Josh pushed his hand away. He turned his head to bury it in Bella's neck.

"That was not very nice little one," Emily said.

"Josh will be the first person to let you know if he's uncomfortable. He's not afraid to speak his mind."

"Can I hold him?"

"Sure."

They traded babies and Josh looked at Emily for a few seconds before laying his head on her shoulder and looking at Bella and John. John mimicked his brother's actions and they had a staring contest. They did it all the time and Josh usually won. John was easily distracted.

Outside on the porch Sam questioned Jacob.

"Have you had any trouble?"

"No, it's been going easy."

"When was the last time you phased?"

"A couple of weeks ago; Angus heard something outside that made him go berserk."

"What was it?"

"A coyote, I'm gonna have to buy a bigger gun once this is all over. The colt that my dad gave me isn't gonna cut it."

"I wish that you would reconsider."

"It's not up to you, it's my decision."

"You're putting your family at risk. It's only fifteen more years. Then you could leave the pack if you choose to."

"I'm not afraid of what's going to happen to Bella or the kids. I know that they'll be okay."

"How do you know?"

"Because I have faith in them," he said tensely.

"You can't tell me that the idea of missing out on their lives doesn't bother you."

"Of course it does! But I am not going to keep phasing. I'm not the kind of person who runs when things get tough. I face them head on," Jacob said as he went back into the house.

Sam let the subject drop before following him inside. Bella and Emily talked in the living room while the two of them talked in the kitchen. The subject was obviously one that had been closed by Jacob not long after everyone had found out. Sam hoped that the decision was the right one. Only time would tell.

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Bella had trouble falling asleep that night, thoughts of having another baby swirled through her mind. Her period was nearly a week late. She hadn't been under stress, she had been eating right. There wasn't any reason for it to be late unless she was pregnant again. She gripped Jacob's arm, making him turn to face her in his sleep.

"Jacob, wake up," she said quietly.

"What?" he asked his voice thick with sleep.

"If I were pregnant, would you be able to hear it?"

"Yeah," he said slowly.

"And you would tell me, wouldn't you?"

"Yes Bella, I would tell you," he said with a sigh.

"Okay," she said before taking hold of his hand.

He squeezed it gently before closing his eyes. Bella held onto his hand as she tried to fall back to sleep. It had taken her nearly a month to get back to the weight she was before she had the boys. The idea of having another baby so soon scared her beyond belief.

She pushed all thoughts of another baby aside; hopefully she wouldn't get pregnant for another year at least.

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Jacob carried John while Bella carried Josh through the clearing to the bonfire. John was half asleep while Josh had just woken up. They sat down with his dad at the head of the circle. Billy took John who curled up against him and fell asleep.

"Would you look at that," Billy said quietly before laughing silently.

"Looks like you've got the magic touch," Bella said with a smile.

"All three of mine would do this as soon as Sarah handed them to me. I can't explain it."

"You don't mind do you?"

"No," he said looking down at John with a smile.

Rachel sat next to Bella, rubbing Josh's back. He reached for her and Bella handed him over.

"You okay?" Rachel asked as she sat Josh in her lap.

"I had a pregnancy scare."

"Had?"

"I started my period just before we left to come here."

"How late were you?"

"Six days."

"I would be scared too."

Jacob talked with his dad, but watched Bella. Her reaction to her period coming had alarmed him. She had screamed happily before yelling 'Finally!' He knew that the idea of having four more kids scared her. He thought that they had worked through this, but he agreed with her when he thought that it was way too soon. Maybe after the boy's birthday they could try again.

Josh's laughter pulled him from his thoughts. He looked over to see Bella blowing raspberries on Josh's stomach. He smiled as Josh laughed again. Bella's hair fell in a curtain over her shoulder. When she brushed it back her eyes met his. She gave him a wide smile before scooting closer to him.

"What's wrong?" she asked.

"Do you regret having the boys so young?"

"No. Do you?"

"Nope, I personally can't wait to have more."

"Is that about last night?"

"No, it's about this afternoon," he said in a flat tone.

"My reaction to finding out that I wasn't pregnant."

"Yeah," he said with a sigh.

"I'm sorry."

"Do you think that this is easy for me? I'm a part of this too."

"Can we go for a walk?" she asked.

He stood then helped her stand. She handed Josh back to Rachel before he took her by the hand. They walked to his dad's and they sat on the front stairs.

"I should have handled things better."

"Yeah, you should have," he said dejectedly.

"I want more kids with you…just not so soon. I want to give the boys all of my attention for right now."

"You think having another one would take away from our time with the boys?"

"Yes."

"I can understand that. Why didn't you say that sooner?"

Bella shrugged her shoulders as she chewed on her bottom lip. Jacob pulled her into his lap before wrapping his arms around her waist. She laid her head on his shoulder with a sigh. He rubbed her back slowly and they heard Angus close by. Seth came up the road with Angus at his side.

"Rachel needs your keys. She needs to get the boys bag from the car."

Jacob tossed him the keys and he was gone before they could blink. Bella sighed before closing her eyes. Her deep even breathing let Jacob know that she had fallen asleep minutes later. He carried her into the house and laid her on the couch. He texted Rachel and asked her to drive the boys back in their car when she came home. It had been a long day and she had been up half the night. He sat in the recliner flipping through channels until Rachel and their dad came in.

His dad suggested that they stay there since the boys were now asleep. Rachel offered to let them sleep in her room and the boys would sleep with her so that Bella could sleep. Jacob carried Bella to the bedroom and laid her against the wall. He lay on his side before draping an arm over her hip. She sighed in her sleep before moving towards him. He fell asleep less than a minute later.

Things never worked out the way you planned. Jacob had stopped with his wishful thinking and had finally learned to go with the flow. No one had been happier than Bella.