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BPOV

Alice was hilarious and I couldn't understand how anyone couldn'tlike her. That is, until she left rather abruptly as Tanya approached where we'd been chit chatting by the pool.

"Hi there. We weren't formally introduced eithertime I've run into you." She replied snidely. "I'm Tanya, Edward's fiance." Part of me reallywanted to correct her and remind her of the demoted status to simply girlfriend, but I refrained, and nodded. "Nice to officially meet you. I'm Isabella, Edward's assistant."

She huffed and rolled her eyes. "If you're his assistant I'm not exactly sure whyyou're at a family-only event."

I felt a heavy arm wrap around my shoulders. "Oh, Tanya. I see you met my girlfriend, Bella."

I felt my body tense up and freeze as Ben's surprised interruption. I sighed and leaned into him a bit. He was more muscular than Edward and it felt like his chest was a pincushion. But it was worth Tanya's reaction; her eyes shot up into her hairline and her eyes nearly bugged out. "Your girlfriend?" She asked with a strong tone of surprise. "Since when does Ben Chapman, notorious womanizer have a girlfriend?"

His dry lips pressed roughly against my temple and I sighed- so this was the game we were now playing? "Since I met Bellista yesterday."

She smirked looking at me. "Well she doesn't seem spectacular enough to justify leave your wild ways behind." She sighed and I noticed her body relax a bit. "And here I thought she was trying to sink her claws into Edward - not that he would ever be stupid enough to lower his standards." She spat, tilting her head and staring me down. "... even if he isa photographer."

I wanted to lunge at her. I had never been a supporter of violence, but for her I would make it a god damn career. I felt Ben slide his hand to my waist, pulling me even closer to him. "I'm sorry you feel that way. Wrecked any homes lately? Or are you still too busy making my best friend feel like a chump?"

"You know there wasa time when we were pretty close too." She retorted, glancing from him down to me. "Apparently things change when you settle."

"Are you speaking on Edward's behalf?" I blurted out before I had a chance to censor myself. Ben pushed his face into my hair to suppress a chuckle, rubbing my hipbone with his thumb. Her eyes narrowed and she pursed her lips. "No I was speaking for my friend Ben here, who used tohave standards for the women he chose; evidently that's changed."

"Yeah, Sweetheart." He said, turning to look at me. "That happened when I told Tanya I wouldn't fuck her the night after Edward proposed. That is how we ended up in Wellington. And that's when I really got some standards."

I pulled my head from under his and looked up at him wide-eyed. He pouted slightly and nodded once confirming that what he said was true. I spun my head towards Tanya. "You... you're..." I couldn't even find the words. "I... I'm.." she mocked grinning coldly and turning to Ben. "Seems like your girlfriend has a speech impediment."

"You're a fucking slut." I stated decidedly. "No wonder Alice hates you. You treat her like shit and then you try and sleep with her brother - your boyfriend's - friends? Obviously Edward is the one who is slumming it by sticking with trash." I said trying to wrap my head around what Ben had admitted about his and Edward's history.

All I could think was, poor Edward. He should never have to hurt like that. And then, to actually catch her sleeping with someone else? Was it with another of his friend's? My mind raced as I watched her lips move in an interaction with Ben and saw her eyes flicker to me a few times as they spoke, but I heard nothing.

I needed Edward. I needed him to know that I would never be that person, that he could always have faith in my love for him no matter our arguments or petty disagreements. I would only ever be his, and would never want for anyone else.

EPOV

I watched carefully as Bella stiffened, and Tanya smirked. This wouldn't and couldn't ever be good. Then I felt someone slap my ass. "I got this one, chicken fry." Ben said, making his way over to the two of them. I gripped Max tightly to my chest as Ben pulled Bella into his side. She relaxed, and he kissed her temple as Tanya fumed. I couldn't help but feel jealous though, as Ben kissed Bella and ran his and up and down her side. It should be me, I thought. I should be the one over there protecting her from Tanya. I was used to that bullshit; Bella wasn't.

I shook myself out of it when I saw Bella and Ben start to walk toward me, arm in arm, leaving Tanya alone by the pool. She looked so out of place. "Hey, Teddy!" Ben called, smiling nervously. "Is she like... behind me?" He asked through his teeth.

I shook my head, my eyes trained on Bella, trying to assess the situation. "Baby?"

Ben's eyes shifted from Bella to me before he said, "Listen I'm gonna grab a beer. You guys want anything?"

"No.' I said, not moving in the slightest. Bella shook her head.

"Okay. Be careful lovebirds." He said, kissing Bella's head and moving away from us.

I relaxed slightly when I saw Jasper start talking to Tanya, giving me a slight nod as he turned her away from Bella and I. "Baby, you okay?"

She nodded, giving me a small smile. "Yeah. It was... fine."

"You sure? Because you shouldn't be stressed... that's bad for the baby. Alice said so." Max's dead weight was putting my arm to sleep, and I adjusted him awkwardly.

"Ben came to the rescue at the most uncomfortable part. Everything after that was fine." She held her arms out to Max, "Can I hold him?"

I moved closer to Bella, and as I shifted Max into her arms I let my lips brush against her forehead. "I love you," I whispered as I pulled away.

She shift Max slightly, and he rested his head on her shoulder. "Me too... So did you and Jasper get to catch up a bit?"

I nodded, "Yeah. I guess my mom couldn't make it up until tomorrow night. I'm kinda bummed."

"Aw, that's too bad." She paused, "I would have really liked to have met her this weekend."

"I wanted you to." I sighed, looking over her head to Tanya, who was giving me the eye. "I'm sorry I'm ruining this for you. Between everything, I'm surprised you're still here."

"You're here. Where else would I rather be?" She asked, smiling up at me.

I shrugged, shoving my hands in my pockets. "I wish I could hold you right now."

She laughed quietly, "We'd probably crush the little one if you tried." She said, nodding to Max, then running her hand over his small back.

I wanted this with her. I wanted this to happen right now. I needed this with Bella, and she was right in front of me, watching with understanding brown eyes. "I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it now. Bella, you deserve better than this."

"Edward." She hissed. Her eyes were pleading with me to understand. "Don't, not here. Remember, this is about Max and Alice this weekend. Let's not cause any more unnecessary drama and added stress for her."

I sighed, looking back to Tanya then down at Bella, nodding a little. "Okay, love. I'm sorry."

"Don't be. I want this too, and if I wasn't worried about Alice going into early labor I'd be encouraging you right now." She replied, grinning.

I smiled a little down at her, "I'm so glad you're here, love."

She nodded, "Thank you for letting me come."

"Fuck, I wanna kiss you."

Bella sighed dramatically, running her hand through Max's hair. "Well... I think we should put Max down for his nap. I mean, I don't want him getting too pink in the hot sun. Don't you think?" She asked with a smirk.

I put one hand to his forehead, "A little."

She gestured to the house as she called to Alice. "We're going to put Max down for a nap, if that's okay?"

Alice nodded, smiling slightly between the two of us and I 'led' Bella up to the nursery. She put Max into his crib, brushing his hair off of his forehead. I wrapped my arms around her waist from behind, kissing her neck. "You're wonderful with him, you know."

She relaxed against me, lacing her fingers with mine over her stomach. "So are you. You're going to make a great father, Edward."

"Only with you, though."

"Good." She replied firmly, giving me a strong poke to the stomach. "Because I'm going to be the mother of all your children."

I leaned in, kissing her hard. "Every last one."

BPOV

I smiled under our kiss and pulled away, brushing the hair from his forehead. "Do you think Alice would let us take Max for a weekend, so we can experience the whole parenting thing before ours makes its debut?"

"Probably."

My hand wrapped around his and I led us towards the door, and down the hall towards our room, or I guess myroom for the night. The moment we walked inside he spun me around, pinning me against the door and locking it with the push of the button.

"I don't like sharing you." He murmured before pressing his lips against mine roughly. I moaned into his mouth and ran my hands up and down his sides. One of his hands skimmed down the front of my body, and under the hem of my t-shirt, resting against my stomach. "I can't wait for this to grow, to feel it kick for the first time. To watch the natural glow you have, magnify and go to doctor's appointments to hear it's heart beat. I can't wait to experience all of that with you Bella." He whispered, leaning his forehead against mine. I smiled up at him, seeing all the love he had for me in his eyes. "I can't wait either." I murmured, pressing my lips against his again.

We continued to get lost in each others kisses for a few more minutes, his hand never leaving my abdomen. "We should... probably go back before Tanya comes looking for you." I sighed, pulling away from him slowly.

"Can't we leave early? I just want to be with you and our baby." He whined, rubbing his nose against the curve of my neck.

I shook my head against his temple. "No, we have to stay." He huffed against my shoulder and stood up straight, pouting. "Then I guess you're right, we should go."

We kissed quickly a few more times before I twisted the doorknob to unlock it and stepped out hesitantly, reaching behind me for his hand. He laced his fingers with mine and we walked back out to the main living room that led to the back yard. My hand dropped from his just as we stepped outside and I walked over to Alice.

"He go down all right?" She asked as she stirred the punch bowl full of lemonade. I nodded and began chopping the lemons beside the bowl to toss into the mixture. "Mhm, he's an angel."

"That he is. I just hope she is as well behaved." She replied, patting her belly.

"How- how was it the first time?" I asked hesitantly, glancing at her from the corner of my eye.

"What, giving birth?"

"Mhm."

She let out a puff of laughter. "Oh you know, a walk in the park."

I looked up at her, stunned. "Really?"

She laughed harder shaking her head. "God no. It hurt more than anything. It was like trying to fit a football through a rubberband and not have the band snap."

"Did you have an epidural?"

She shook her head. "No, that was my first mistake. With this one, I'm definitely getting loaded." We both laughed and I tossed in the sliced lemons.

"It was the most physically painful experience of my life, to date but I was lucky to have Jasper there. He helped me get through it." Her voice dropped to a whisper, "Just like you'll have Edward."

I couldn't help the smile the spread over my lips as I looked over to where Edward was talking with Tanya, a slight scowl covering his face. He looked like he wanted to be anywhere but in that conversation. I sighed and felt Alice's hand on the small of my back, rubbing it soothingly. "It'll get better. He'll leave her, you know... eventually."

I nodded and bit my lip. "I know, it just hurts watching them now."

"Why? He may be with her, but he lovesyou." She leaned up whispering in my ear. "I bet he's standing there now, wishing that he didn't have to hide."

"Yeah, same here."

"Well you won't for much longer." She said, pulling away and spinning around to grab a bowl full of salsa and placing it beside the chips that were already on the table. "Are you able to stay tomorrow night?" She asked out of the blue. I shook my head. "No, I have to be at work early Monday morning." Her face fell slightly. "That's too bad, you could have met Edward's mom. She's the sweetest woman on earth - she'll love you."

I scoffed and looked back towards Edward who was rolling his eyes and had his arms crossed defensively over his chest. "I hope so." I felt Alice's arm twist around mine as she guided me over to where Jasper and Ben were grilling chicken and steaks.

"Hey babes." Alice replied, running her hand up and down Jasper's spine. He turned to look at her and kissed her forehead affectionately. "Hi dear. The chicken is almost ready for the final glaze."

"Great. We can let Bella and Ben handle it. With Max asleep, I want some bedroom time." She replied bluntly. Jasper's cheeks flushed and he tried to hide it with a quiet laugh, taking her hand and pressing it to his lips. "You heard her guys. I'll see you in 20." He responded, as his eyes never broke from her gaze. "Make that 45." Alice corrected as they walked up towards the house.

Ben and I turned to look at each other and laughed. "Well that wasn't awkward." he stated, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand. "Not in the slightest." I concurred looking at the bowl of marinade beside the grill. He grabbed the tongs from the table beside the grill and rotated the pieces of chicken.

"So, thanks for earlier... with Tanya." I said quietly, biting my lip. He shook his head waving me off. "No problemo Bellista. You make homeboy happy; that's more than I can say for what Tanya's been doing to him the past few years."

I smiled to myself and looked over at him. "So what did you do when Tanya made the pass at you?"

He grinned "I told her she was insane and went straight to Edward, like any friend would."

"And he just did what, nothing?" I pushed, shocked that he wouldn't have left her immediately. Ben just shrugged aloofly. "He said he needed to clear his head and we headed down to Wellington for a few weeks. Good times, just a bad price to pay to get him to come out and play for a bit."

"But he still went back to her, even after that?" I didn't get it. How could someone like Edward think he couldn't do better than a cheater? It was beyond my mental capacity. Again Ben shrugged. "I don't think I was the first friend to bring up Tanya's lack of moral fiber. Maybe I was the first one she tried getting anywhere with. Plus, with it happening the day after he proposed to her, I think it was just icing on the cake. So after he came back he got really drunk and re-proposed. I still don't get that one though; you'll have to ask him."

"Hm." I echoed, shaking my head.

"So what about you? I hear you have a fella. What's his deal?" He asked offhandedly, slathering the marinade onto the chicken with a brush. "He's..." How to describe James? Rude, condescending, selfish... "He's not Edward." I conceded with a sigh. Ben's lips turned up into a smirk and he nodded, understandingly. "Gotcha."

"Edward don't lie to me!" I heard Tanya yell, and both of us spun our heads to face them. "I SEE how you look at her. Don't give me that shit!" She continued to scold, fuming. Ben dropped the tongs with a heavy sigh, shaking his head. "Fucking hypocrite." I heard him grumble under his breath as he grabbed my hand and walked us over to them.

"What are you going on about?" Ben snapped looking at Tanya. "You're going to wake Max."

"I. DON'T. FUCKING. CARE!" She screamed over annunciating each word to make her point. "Edward is obviously trying to get in Ms. Thang's pants over here." She said glaring at me. Ben rolled his eyes, squeezing my hand. "Tanya, I've been hanging out with Edward nearly every day the last few weeks and he hasn't even mentionedBella. I'd think if he was trying to score with my new girl he'd have the decency as a friend to least ask if he could borrow her for a night." He spat. I laughed hysterically in my head at his logic.

Really. Apparently that was his idea of rationalizing the situation. But I remained mum and continued to watch the exchange, as did Edward. "You've barely touched her. You'd think for someone as insatiable as you Ben, you'd be Grabby McGrabberson with her."

He just rolled his eyes. "I have respectfor my Bellista and Edward's family, you twat. Just because I'm not pawing all over her doesn't mean I don't want to be." He said darting his eyes over to me and giving me the twice over. "I mean really, you think I would be able to deny myself this if I didn't feel obligated to?"

I suddenly felt like a piece of meat. A very cheap one at that. "What do you need Tanya? What does Tanya need to convince herself that her boyfriend doesn't have roaming eyes and hands? Hm?" He asked condescendingly.

"Fiance." She corrected, wrapping her arm around Edward's midsection.

"Boyfriend." Edward corrected coldly. She turned to look at him, a glimmer of sadness washing over her face before it went ice cold again and she looked back at Ben. "Kiss her. Kiss your girlfriend." She stated flatly. "Edward can be possessive at times. Based on his reaction I'll know."

Shit. Fuck. Shit.

"No problemo ho." He said, spinning me towards him and planting a hard, open mouthed kiss against my lips.

What. the. fuck.