BPOV

This morning was good, wait it was more than that. I felt it was a moving point for us. We were growing together and that in itself was a good thing.

My back and legs were sore from the amazing fuck Edward gave me last night but other then that I was in an excellent mood.

I was worried about Kenzie with her sniffling nose and wheezing lungs. Another indicator she had Edward's piss poor immune system. I remembered we spent a great deal of time inside because as soon as he stepped foot out the door he would either be sneezing or coughing. Emmett would make fun of him, but I felt bad and stayed inside with him.

Esme always said I was a good friend because I never left a man behind. I giggled now at her joke.

"Mommyhhhh," Kenz coughed walking into the room.

"Where's Daddy, baby," I asked, grabbing a Kleenex for her waiting wrinkled nose.

"He's outside with his head hitting the car," she explained nasally.

"What do you mean?" I asked pulling her hair back. Someone needs a haircut.

"He keeps say an Uncle Em word as his head keeps going boom, boom, boom…"

"I get the point."

"Can we take Drix to the park?"

"How about I check on Daddy and maybe later if you sound better we'll go," I bargained.

"I do feel better," she insisted.

"You might, but I don't think your nose does," I said tapping it lightly with the tissue.

She sniffed a few times as her eyes widened in surprise, "Your right it sounds funny."

I nodded as she sat on the couch flipping through channels on the TV. I limped to the foyer, opening the front door to see Edward sitting on the porch steps with his head in his hands.

I made my way to him, reaching my fingers in his hair. He finally looked up the look on his face was anguished. "Edward," I said carefully.

He silently pulled me onto his lap. "I want to be honest," he whispered.

"What happened?"

He took a deep breath for he stole a quick kiss from me. "Remember when I did ROTC through college?"

I nodded slowly, I was pissed at both him and Jasper when they came home one weekend from U Dub telling me what they did. They both wanted to serve their country in some way. Like I told them, they also had a chance of being deployed and if that happened I could have lost one or both of them. They called me a peace-loving hippy, maybe I was, but I knew it would come back and bite them in the ass.

"Tanya got a call from the White House, my work has caught the eye of the President," he said with no emotion.

"Wait how does the ROTC and the Presidents admiration of your career relate?" I asked confused.

"I've been asked to do an influential series of places in the world that could use American's help."

"Doesn't the White House have photographers for that?"

"Apparently my photography is the right kind of gritty, and they were impressed with the work I did in Namibia," he mumbled.

"What does this mean?"

"If I take the offer I would have to go to three countries Haiti, Iraq, and Sierra Leone."

"At once?"

"Because Haiti is the most recent I would need to go there first, the other countries will span out later in time this year."

"How long?"

"They all will be only a couple weeks each."

"What does the ROTC have to do with this?"

"I already have combat training," he whispered as my eyes widened. If he had too he could fight back, but he was so loving and kind would he be able to do that? "Bella, I didn't agree to anything."

"Do you know what this would do for your career?" I asked quietly. He could win many accolades.

"You know all you're doing is asking me questions," he murmured, giving me a sad smile.

"Sorry, it's just this is huge for you."

"I know," he said turning his gaze on me.

"I think you should do it," I said quietly as I kissed his jaw.

"What?"

"I think that if you don't do this you'll regret it. It's been your dream to have your photography change the world, I think this is your chance to do that."

"I don't want to leave," he grumbled into my hair.

"We'll be here when you get back."

"I guess I should call Tanya," he sighed.

"This will be good," I told him trying to give a convincing smile.

He turned me so I could wrap my legs around him and grabbed the railing to get up. He didn't let go of me until I had to get dinner ready and he needed to talk to Tanya.

Kenzie came in as I was placing the ravioli in the oven. I didn't notice until she was closer that she put Hendrix's leash on her.

"Where you going, monk?"

"The park," she shrugged, swinging the handholding the leash back in forth.

I giggled kissing her head, "Go tell Daddy to get you ready."

"He's talking with his face in the pillow," she sighed.

"Well go be really cute and make him listen," I suggested.

Her brown eyes lit up. "I'm really cute."

"You are, now scoot," I ordered playfully smacking her behind.

She left giggling dragging an eager Hendrix behind her. Those two were definitely going to be trouble when Edward went away.

Edward came in carrying Kenzie on his shoulder and Hendrix in his arms a couple of minutes later.

The look in his eyes was distant, but he still came over to give me a kiss. "I guess we're going to the park."

"Dinner will be ready when you get back."

"Mommy I'll miss you," Kenz said puckering her lips as she leaned down on Edward's head as I tried to reach up on my toes to kiss her, luckily Edward's free hand steadied me.

"I miss you too, monk."

Since the park was down the street from our house it didn't take them long to get back. Alice sent me a text asking if I wanted to go with her and Jake to a movie. I knew I wanted to stay home to talk about his job offer and declined.

Kenzie was worse then she was this morning with her allergies and asthma. Edward had to practically carry me out of the room once she was a sleep.

"She's sleeping if she needs us… trust me she'll find us," he said knowingly, holding my hand as we walked to our room.

"Are we going to talk about what Tanya said?" I asked lifting my shirt over my head. He stopped me as I grabbed my tank top.

"Remember how we used to sleep naked when you were pregnant with Mackenzie," he said brushing the back of his hand down my ribs.

"As much as I was fond of that we can't do that now, especially with her being sick,"

"Why not?" he asked as his lips attached to my nipple.

"Because," I moaned, trying to push him away to escape his voodoo. "You're deflecting."

"I just want to be with you," he defended, trying to go for some boob again.

I smacked his head, which got him to stop. "How long?"

"I leave for Haiti in two weeks, I should only be gone a week."

"That's not so bad." I said pulling, my tank quickly over my head.

He was pouting now because he wanted the goods. I changed into a pair of his sweats and like clockwork as soon as I got into bed Hendrix and Kenzie came shuffling into the room.

"Told ya," I smirked at Edward who was also wearing a pair of sweat pants.

"I can't breaf…" she whined climbing into bed with me.

"I'll get the air humidifier," he said giving me a quick kiss.

"My nosey hurts and I keep sneezing," she snuggled.

"How about I rub your back?" I soothed.

Edward came back and quietly set up the humidifier. "This is why I don't want to go she needs me…you need me."

"It's only a week," I insisted slowly joining Kenzie on her journey to sleep.

The room was dark, but the moon light shown through our windows. I jumped out of the bed when I saw the figure looking into the crib from the wheelchair.

It turned to me with a blank face as the wails from the baby began.

I woke to Edward gently shaking me telling me it was only a dream. Was it?

A/N: Short but to the point! So I read the spoiler for Remember Me and I don't think I want to see it… I wanted to start throwing things. Any who check out my new story Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop it's really different but give it a chance you'll love it hopefully as much as you love this.

Thanks to my beta dolphin62598!!