EPOV

Bella had been pissed since we dropped Phil's lunch off. I could feel the animosity she felt towards Rose, but she had learned that she couldn't be sticking her nose into Emmett's business either.

I looked down at my sleeping wife, seeing the frown etched on her face. I looked up from my spot on the couch and could see the girls whispering and giggling at the movie. . Much to Bella's refusal, we were watching Beauty and the Beast. Renee and Phil had gone out with my aunt and uncle for dinner so we volunteered to watch the girls.

I kind of wanted to get some practice in anyway because Emerson would be here in a few short months. Grace stood holding onto the back on the couch as she exaggeratedly tiptoed toward me. It was a good thing Renee's leather couch was as wide as it was because if it weren't, Grace would have woken her sister.

Once she was close enough she leaned her little arm on my shoulder and gave my cheek a kiss. My cousin eyed us and I could see her giggling. Grace was up to something. This child, since the day she was born, was mischievous. Always getting into trouble, but great at getting out of it as well.

"Yes, Grace?" I asked, raising a brow.

She frowned placing her finger to her lips. Slowly she pulled one of her markers out from behind her, waving it at me. I caught on to her little game quickly. She leaned down a bit, anchoring herself on my shoulder.

"I don't think so," I said, stopping her.

Now she full on pouted at me. Bella shifted, tugging on Grace's leg and making Grace try to escape, but she wasn't so successful. My wife sat up as fast as she could, which wasn't that fast at all and began tickling Grace. I suddenly became anxious because even though Bella was almost seven months pregnant, she acted like she wasn't pregnant at all. She was also too damn stubborn to listen and you couldn't tell her she couldn't do it or she might kill you.

"Bella," I groaned, shielding my hands around her belly.

Grace was giggling and kicking her feet, which luckily hit my hand and not Bella. One of these two were going to give me a heart attack before I was thirty. Work never even gave me this much stress.

"No fun," I saw Bella say to the girls.

"I think it's time for bed," I announced, scooping up Claire who clung to my left side, but when I went for Grace, she started to stiffen her body out.

I got her. Bella signed.

"I'll come back for her," I insisted.

"I said I got her," Bella said and the look on her face held such finality.

"Fine," I sighed.

Claire snuggled in close to me. My heart melted at the thought that this was my life. Before Bella, I was a punk kid with anger management issues. I wasn't going to graduate with my class and I probably would have been a third year senior. I didn't care. I had nothing to motivate me, to excel at, until her.

She made me want to be a better person, a man she deserved. I could take care of my wife and even my unborn daughter and that made me proud. I can't even put into words how that made me feel. Bella made it a point to tell me she's not moocher and that she's pulling her weight too when she graduates. I let her believe that because she is stubborn.

I carefully lowered Claire onto Grace's bed, smoothing the hair out of her face. She smiled up at me, linking her little fingers with mine before she started to sign a few things. I was proud at how fast she was learning ASL and loved how eager she was to talk to me.

Edward, my brother.

I nodded, kissing her head. Since the day she was born, I had been her brother, that's what Carlisle and Esme had referred to me as and everyone else followed.

Claire, my sister.

I watched Claire laugh before she kissed my cheek and settled into the covers. Bella was beside me plopping Grace down onto her bed. I gave her an annoyed look for carrying her upstairs. I kissed Grace on the head and said good night to both girls. I left the room, heading down to the kitchen where I had my laptop set up.

It didn't take long for her to be standing in front of me. This was the Bella I had grown to love, this feisty spitfire of a woman. As teenagers, we didn't know who we were yet. We started out one way and ended up going in a totally different direction. Bella was a perfect example of that. Sixteen-year-old Bella was laid back and quiet. There were times you could see that fire in her eyes just peeking out. Now I see that fire on a daily basis. Now she's a snarky and insanely intelligent woman. She still looks exactly the same, but her personality has evolved.

I continued to ignore her, stealing a peek every few minutes. I saw she was pissed, but what's new about that? That is the story of our life. I do something, she gets mad. It hasn't always been like this, just the duration of this pregnancy.

I finished typing out an email to my team at the bureau and sat back in the chair. "Yes love, what is it you would like to discuss?" I asked, cocking my head at her.

"You're such a tool," she said as I watched her huff.

The nicer I was the more agitated she'd get and I'd be able to get the truth out of her.

"I'm sorry you feel that way, love."

"Quit calling me that." Her teeth were barred and I almost didn't get it.

"You are my love."

"Stop it," she kicked at my shoe just like one of our sisters would before a temper tantrum.

I stared at her. This was either about Rose or about me telling her what she can and can't do. Carlisle always tells me I need to pick my battles. I honestly would like no battles. When I went to stand, Bella was suddenly in front of me, wrapping her arms around my neck as she looked up at me.

"You're not moving."

"Bella, I don't know what's wrong. How do you expect me to fix it if you don't tell me why you're pissed at me?"

"Look at me."

"I'm looking," I said, lifting hands up before letting them drop back down to my sides.

"No I mean look at me, I haven't grown up."

Now I brought my arms up, letting my fingers smooth her hair back from her temple down her back. "Baby, you have grown up," I said confused at where this line of conversation was going.

"No, look at you," she said, waving her arm out before resting it on my shoulder again. "You wear suits for Christ sake and now you're even casually dressed up."

"I have shorts and this button shirt on?"

"Men wear those, not teenage boys and before I got this big I still wore kids sized shirts. I wear what I did in high school…"

"I love that about you, your style has its own personality. Not to mention how adorably miniature you are."

"I'm not miniature." I kissed her nose.

"You are almost standing on my feet so you can wrap your arms around me," I laughed.

Her head dipped down, her hair shielding her face from me. I didn't like that, so I leaned my ass on Renee's kitchen table so I was level with my wife or almost level since I was so much taller than her. I tilted her chin up with my finger.

"What is the matter?" I tried again.

"Did you not see Rosalie? You both look like you belong together."

"You're ridiculous. She's in love with your brother," I said without thinking, but she needed to know Rose's intentions with Emmett.

"She's the devil." I rolled my eyes.

I hadn't seen Bella's insecurities like this since high school, when the truth of mine and Rose's friends with benefits relationship came out. Back then, all I could think about was that Bella wouldn't want anything to do with me, but again she surprised me.

I leaned in, kissing her neck, working my way up to her jaw. I hummed, causing her to melt in my arms as she slumped against me. "I love you," I told her in reassurance. I knew, whether she wanted to hear it or not, she needed those words.

BPOV

I grinned as his hand rubbed my bare belly. After my tantrum, which I was completely blaming my hormones on, Edward took me back to my old room to get busy. Being paranoid, I did grab the old baby monitors Mom had for Grace and used them just in case those little monsters woke up, I could hear them.

I flipped over the best I could do so I could face him. "Like old times," he smirked, kissing my nose.

I laughed against his lips. Then I heard my mom and Phil in the hall. I pulled away placing my finger to my lips and mouthed "Mom".

"Nee, you can't go in there," Phil said from outside the door.

"And why not?" Mom huffed.

"Think about it, she's pregnant… and married. Do you really think they put the girls to bed and fell asleep?"

"Ewwww."

"Exactly."

"She's my baby and I worry about her."

"I get she's your baby, but she isn't a baby. She's a wife and going to be someone's mother," Phil said gently. "I know a baby you can check on though."

From there I heard them from the monitor kissing the girls goodnight. Edward started kissing me again. He reached up, turning on the bedside lamp.

"Bright," I groaned burrowing into him.

"What did your mom want?"

"I think she was coming into check on me…us," I cringed.

"She would have gotten an eyeful," he snorted.

"Ew," I said, kissing his side.

Still to this day, I loved his body. He still did yoga and some running at the gym near our apartment. I did pre-natal yoga after his and saw all the women in his class eyeing him up. They got all huffy after they learned I was his wife and he was the reason I was in this condition.

"If you don't stop they're going to hear us," Edward laughed.

"Hmm," I said against his skin.

"Are we good?"

I pulled away looking up. "I'm naked and you're naked so I'd say we're really good. Great even."

"I'm not saying you have to like Rose or be friends with her, but be civil. She has been through a lot and she wasn't as lucky as Alice and I were to get out of it. I have you and Alice has Jasper on his leash."

"She had Em and she ruined it," I pointed out.

"Rose was also in a lot deeper shit that Emmett couldn't pull her out of."

"Must be nice to have grandpa's inheritance money," I snapped.

"And we're going to sleep," he sighed, turning off the light dismissing me.

I scootched further away from him and stewed. Edward was so insightful and patient with others; it annoyed me. He didn't cuddle me, but his hand stayed on my stomach. We were distanced and Edward still wanted to be close to our daughter. As much as I wanted to be mad at him, I couldn't when I knew he really was an excellent husband and he would be an amazing daddy.

A/N: Those of you that question Edward with Rose are silly. He loves Bella, duh… Probably about five or six chapters left, eh, maybe more… Dolphin62598 and rainydays23 are my betas and a huge thanks for their help!