As usual I have no claim to characters clamed by others already; I just play with them because it's fun.

Jigsawrose thanks for being my Beta you rock girl.

Chapter 6

Jacob POV

I am sitting here waiting for Bella to pull up, and freaking out about shopping with two kids. Shopping with one about killed me last weekend I can only imagine what two will do.

I think I will start with the furniture store, then go to the grocery store and get one of those cool carts I hear kids like - maybe that will keep them entertained.

Bella's car brakes intrude on my mental planning.

"Hi dad." Little Billy is always so bubbly….I love this kid!

"Hey Jake…Let me go say hi to Grandpa then I'll be ready to go."

"Me too."

"So you recuperated?" Bella laughs.

"Yeah I think I'm ready for more." I joke back…Trying to hide the inner panic.

"Well good luck. You going to get the grocery shopping done this time?"

"No, I figure I will go after I get the bunk beds."

"Jake," she shakes her head smirking, "will you ever learn?"

"It's all part of learning I guess."

"Okay. Have fun." She shakes her head as she walks away.

If she can do the shopping thing with two then damn it so can I! I know my stubbornness will bite me in the ass in a time or two but I know I have got to figure this out as well.

The boys come running out ready to go. We head straight to the furniture store, unfortunately I didn't account for the long ride so I hear a lot about how bored they are and I have no idea how many times they asked if whether we were there yet.

Mental note to self - get them a toy or something to play with for the ride home. Ugh. I have to find the book Bella read on how to make kids happy, maybe I can just borrow hers.

Finally I park and we go inside, shockingly Seth grabs Billy's hand and keeps right with me as we look at all the beds. After agreeing on a set of bunk beds we leave but before we go to the car I stop at a toy shop, I don't want to play the 'I'm bored' or 'are we there yet' game again. Once again Seth proves himself useful he takes Billy's hand again as the look at toys.

How does he do that? Billy is…calm… in a toy store. Ah ha the secret the big brother. I got you figured out now, Bella.

I watch the boys talk and play as they pick out their things, Seth got a book and Billy got some action figure, car thing. I will never understand these two. I paid for their toys and we left. The ride home is so peaceful I can actually hear the radio. When we get to my house, I show the boys their room. I put some of the toys in there so it looks like a child room, other than the blue paint on the walls. They seem content with it and I go unload the bed from the truck. They were not kidding when they said 'full assembly required'. It took forever, when I finally got them together I called the boys in, making a mental note no TV for them tonight because they have been watching it the whole time I have put this together. They went nuts, what I see as a simple bed they are turning into a fort or some kind of club house. I shake my head and walk into the kitchen to start supper.

All that work and they think something else, I need that handbook. Oh well at least they are happy with it, they did pick it out.

We sit at the table and eat supper as the boys tell me about school, I notice our routine is set, and thank the heavens something has gone right. After supper we play games and this mole game sure is a hit. I do notice that with Seth here, Billy is so much calmer. I wonder why that is but then I hear the dreaded scream.

"Ow that hurt! I'm telling daddy."

"I'm sorry Billy it was an accident." I look over to see what the problem is and the damn phone rings. Perfect timing Bells.

"UGH. Dad will you get that I have to tend to this." He wheels himself over as I try to calm Billy down.

"Seth hit me with the hammer." He wails.

"I didn't mean to we where both trying to hit the mole."

"Alright, alright, boys calm down…"

"Jake, it's Bella." Dad informs me. Flipping- great! One issue at a time. I focus back on the boys.

"Well dad, tell her to hold on or call back in five. I'm a little busy right now." I guess Bella chose to hold on because he didn't hang up.

"Okay now Billy, Seth said he was sorry and I don't think he would hurt you on purpose."

"But it still hurts." He sniffles.

"I can get you some ice if you want Little Bill." Seth has been calling him that since they saw this cartoon about a little boy named 'Little Bill', Billy seems to like it. He nods his head and sniffs out a please and Seth runs the few feet to the freezer for ice. I go get the phone from dad.

"Yes Bells."

"What the he… what happened to Billy?"

"Calm down he just got his finger smashed." Jeez Bella overreact why don't you?

"In what?"

"Between a hammer and a mole."

"Is he alright?"

"Yes Seth is getting him some ice; I think he feels bad for hurting him so I didn't punish him. Besides he has been a huge help today."

"Ahh, you figured that out did you?" Her laugh causes me to chuckle in return.

"Yeah here I was afraid, you could have said Seth is a big help I was a wreck."

"I know but it's funny to watch you sweat sometimes." She jokes.

"Oh thanks a lot Bella." I retort.

"No problem. Let me talk to Seth please?"

"Alright, I thought you were going out to night?"

"Jake Shut Up! I don't want them to know that." She hisses.

"Oh sorry." I lower my voice, I know a little too late but what can I do about it now.

"Just put Seth on please?" I hand the phone to Seth and take over soothing Billy, who has pretty much calmed down now. After a few minutes Seth brings the phone over and hands it to Billy. Billy talks with his mother as Seth and I go make the beds with the new sheets. I bought, musical notes for Seth and those dang super heroes for Billy.

When Billy comes in we are just finishing up, and he hands me the phone.

"Hello."

"Hey, watch his hand if it gets too big…

I interrupt her. "Take him to the hospital and call you on the way. I know, come on I'm not a complete idiot."

"I know just humor me Jake."

"Alright have fun Bells. Bye."

"Thanks I will. Bye." We hung up and I put the kids to bed.

BPOV

Jake leaves with the kids, and I go in to shower and make sure I am ready for when Alice shows up. As usual Alice arrives on the dot with Rosalie and Angela in toe. I open my door and the three of them look like Charlie's Angels posed for a fight, I smile and shake my head as I look at the floor, it is just too funny. I step to the side as they break their pose and come in with arms full of crap; they go directly upstairs hollering 'hi' to my parents without breaking stride. I just hang my head again and follow.

I get put in my desk chair and Rose and Alice get right to work as Angela starts sifting through CDs. That brought back memories from high school, when we would be getting ready for a dance or party. The girls and I talk about their lives, my kids, and confide in them about my therapy sessions. They ask how it went and so I tell them everything that Susan said.

"I think I like her." Alice chirps

"That's only because she told me to go out, Ali. When she first told me to do this I swear I thought you knew her and paid her to tell me that." We all laughed at my insane theory.

After I am all made up I go into the bathroom to look in the mirror. I have to make sure they didn't go overboard. As usual I look like a knock-out after being in their hands; I never know why I worry so much. As I leave I smash my finger causing me to want to call Jake and check on the kids. I know I am crazy but when it happened I had this strange feeling something went wrong. I walk into my bedroom grab my cell and call Jake. When Billy answers I hear my youngest in the background crying. I am put on hold as I hear Jake trying to sooth Billy. When he finally gets on the phone I instantly ask questions, and find out Seth accidentally smashed Billy's hand in whack-a-mole and is soothing him now. I know Seth can do it if anyone can soothe an upset Billy. After I am sure Billy is okay and Seth has everything under control, Jake and I begin a little bit of playful banter about how big of a help Seth is. Jake gripes about how freaked he was to go shopping with two kids because one about killed him. I knew when he left he would be fine, especially with Seth there. There is just something with those two, most kids are angels apart but my boys are angels together, it amazing. When I ask to speak to Billy, Jake decides to out me, I hiss at him to shut up and put Seth on. I talk to Seth for a bit, and then I talk to Billy mostly to make sure he is okay and tell him good night. Then I get back on with Jake after leaving instructions and getting some irritation from Jake, he tells me to have fun and we hang up and I leave with the girls.

Rose offers to be the D.D tonight so we take her car. We arrive at the club, as we are walking up to the line, the bouncer guys at the door waves us up.

"Ladies, go on in..." he gives me a smirk as his eyes scan my body. "My shift is over at ten can I get you a drink?" He rests his hand on my back and leads me through the door he has opened up for us.

"Umm, well…" I stutter but Alice interrupts me.

"Yes, you can I'll have her at the bar at ten." I soot my eyes in her direction.

Damn it Alice. This is not what I had planned!

"Great I'll look for you…"

"Bella." I can't seem to take my eyes from Alice…Why can't she just let me do this my way.

"Alice, you are being too much right now."

"Well Bella, I know you would have just declined the drink and you said that Susan told you to meet people… and just saying 'hi' is not meeting people." I look at her in shock. "Yeah I know how you work." She smirks at me.

Ugh, this cannot go well, with Alice here.

She steps away and say something to Rose and Angela, I can't hear, but I brush it off and go to the bar to order a drink. I wait for a while then Alice comes up behind me.

Oh shit, miss all eyes on me is here - this will be bad. Boy am I ever right, Alice called the bartender over.

"Ladies, what can I get you?" He looks right at me. Wow dude can you discreetly eye fuck me please?

Alice nudges me, I look at her and she nods to the bartender. I shrug, letting her know to order whatever for me. She sighs. "I need two 'sex on the beaches', one slow gin and OJ, and one Mountain Dew." I look at her thankful for remembering my favorite drink.

"And which one of these is yours?" The bartender asks me.

"Slow gin and OJ, why?" Turn my head and give him a questioning look out of the corner of my eye.

He flashes me a gorgeous smile, "Because this one is on me."

"Well thank you…?" I look at him waiting.

"Jason, but my friends call me Jas."

"Well thank you Jason." I smile sweetly. I have to admit it is fun to flirt, if I'm not even doing it right.

"Jas, please call me Jas." He says as he hands me my drink.

Alice grabs the drink for her and Angela and I get mine and Rose's drinks. When we get back to the table there are two guys there, one talking to Rosalie and the other talking to Angela, Angela looks repulsed but Rose looks tickled. Angela shoots me a look like 'help me' and points to this moron with her eyes.

"Hey buddy, what's your name?" I get a bad vibe from this guy, not like the oddness from the door guy or Jas, but an uneasy feeling and I have learned to listen to it so I don't hold back the venom in my voice.

"Laurent and what's yours?" he extends his hand. I ignore it and reply as snidely as possible.

"Never mind that Laurent, do you know I work with her fiancé…I think it would be best to go elsewhere to find a one night stand?"

He gets up and walks away muttering "Bitch."

"Oh my gosh Bella, what the hell…" Rose laughs.

"Remind me, not to piss you off." Her friend says.

"Oh Bella this is Emmett, Emmett meet Bella." She gestures with her hand. I pause to look at him. He looks at me as if watching my reaction, I after I let him sweat a bit I extend my arm to shake his hand.

"Hi, it's nice to meet you Emmett." I smile. He reaches out smile too and shakes my hand. He laughs a little and leans in to say something in Rose's ear and I look away to the dance floor.

"Thanks by the way. He thought I was lying when I told him I was going to get married." Angela leans in to my ear, because the club is getting loud.

"Bella, Ang, let's go dance!" Alice hops up.

"Let me have one more drink and then I will join you, okay?" I am just not drunk enough for dancing yet.

"Oh well what are you drinking - I'll go get it for you?" Emmett stands up and takes Rose's glass.

"Slow Gin and OJ." I hand him my glass and some cash and he takes the other two orders and heads of.

"Isn't he something - I kind of like him?" Rose gushes.

"He certainly seems nice, and he isn't like Angela's little admirer over here." I joke and wink to my friend who laughs.

"So no funny feeling, Miss Bella?" My friends have come to trust my gut feelings too. I shake my head.

"No hun, I think he is okay." I smile causing us all to roll in laughter.

"What's so funny?" Uh oh he's back.

What do we tell him?

Rose of course blurts out the answer, "You pass." And we all burst out laughing all over again.

"Umm… Okay." He looks so confused we laugh harder. I am feeling better about being out now, just having a good time with the girls, I actually think I missed this.

Mental note to self, no matter what don't stop this, it's fun and you are free.

"Don't worry about it, I'll explain it sometime. If you're still around."

"Okay…" poor guy looks so lost.

Somewhere in all our laughing, Alice notices my glass is almost empty. "Bella, let's dance." I don't have any time to protest she takes my hand and runs, so I take Angela's hand on the way. We are on the dance floor for what felt like eternity when Alice looks at her watch, then up at me, and then to the bar.

"I need a drink." Again she grabs my hand, and I take Angela's hand and we head to the bar.

Oh yeah that door guy, is it ten already?

Really?

Oh that poor bartender.

We get to the bar and Alice orders drinks for her and Angela, and as she is telling him my drink, an arm slides between us.

"And this ones, on me Jas."

"Oh, Scott, hey man. You know Bella?"

"Yeah, we met at the door." He looks over at me and smiles. Jas hands us our drinks and we go back to the table after thanking him. I introduce Scott to Rose, and he and Emmett seem to know each other already. We all talk at the table, as best as we can since the club is hopping now. Scott and I go dance for a while, when we return there is a new face at the table talking to Alice.

"And, this is Bella." Alice says as I return.

"Bella this is Jasper." She puts her hand on his shoulder, and I do the usual pause to see what my gut says. Rose and Alice watch me, when I extend my hand Alice smiles and we all laugh again but are stopped instantly when he speaks.

"So ladies, did I pass?" that does it we all start again, laughing till it hurts.

"I don't get it." Emmett yells.

So Jasper explains, starting with a question. "Did she," he points to Rose, "introduce you to her," he points to me, "and then the three get quiet until she said something," then points back at me again, "see what happens is she has a odd sixth sense about people and those three," he points at my friends, "rely on that. So if you don't pass by her, you don't get to any of them." And he slides his hand palm up in front of my friends again. "Why do you think Alice here was so tense until Bella here gave the okay?" He smiles slyly at me

All four of us are shocked; I couldn't believe he figured it out. The guys go get us drinks, when they get back there is a piece of paper with writing on it stuck to my glass. I read it trying to keep Scott from seeing it.

Bella,

I know you are with Scott right now but please

Call me to hang out sometime you seem sweet

Jas

There is a number under his name I fold it back up and put it in my pocket. The night continues on and I have an awesome time. We wind up closing down the club and I think I might have drunk too much because I am a little wobbly on my feet. Scott helps me to Rose's car as Jasper and Emmett walk out Alice and Rose. Right before I get in the car Scott slips something into my hand. It's a piece of paper with his name on it.

Wow, two numbers without even trying. I so have to do this again!

I get home and Alice helps me upstairs to my bed, where I pass out.

When I get up the next morning I have a headache from hell, and I find the two numbers I got given. I set them on the desk and go down to start coffee, only to see my Godsend mother has it done and hands me a cup as I come in the kitchen.

"Have fun?"

"Yeah, but man am I paying for it now." I grumbled in reply, rubbing my head with my free hand.

"Here…" She hands me two Tylenol.

"Ugh… Thanks." I take them and swallow them, going over to the table and sit down motionless and allow them to kick in to my system.

I decide that all of my misery is well worth it to do a night like that again, so I call Alice.

"Yeah?"

"Hey Ali. It's Bella, next weekend you guys in?"

She shrieks at me causing me to pull away from the offensive sound. "Really?"

"Yeah Jake will have the kids, so why not?"

"Hell yeah I'll call Rose, I don't think Angela much liked it, but maybe she can be the D.D next time. I'll take care of it, Bella you just be ready next Friday."

"Ok, I'm going to go for now, I'll see you next Friday."

"Well, how about lunch on Wednesday?"

"I think that could work but we have to go somewhere close to the mill okay?"

"Yeah see you then Bella. Bye."

"Bye Ali."

We hung up, and I take the rest of the day to recuperate.

When Sunday comes Jake asks if I had a good time and I tell him about what happened. He just asks me to be careful and I assure him I will. He goes home and I go in to help mama with supper.

You're going to be okay Bella. Life will fall into place - just have fun!

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