Bella's POV

It's Saturday at the bakery and Sam got called in at the last minute and Seth had plans all day and Jenny just called in sick so now I have Marley on the busiest day of the week alone. If I survive this day I am not getting out of bed tomorrow.

A guy comes in and asks me for me.

"I'm Bella."

"Oh, I'm Quil. Um Seth sent me in for an interview."

"Oh great…" I'm about to start asking him questions when someone walks in. "Can you just sit over there and wait?" He nods yes and sits.

For the next 20 minutes customers are filing in and out and while good for business I am losing my mind. I have a line of about 6 people when Marley starts screaming her head off.

Quil gets up and picks her up and starts talking to her and playing with her and after just a minute she stops crying.

I tell him thank you and finish checking out everyone.

He has no experience cashiering but he's extremely friendly and Marley really likes him. So I hire him.

He starts Monday.

After he leaves it's empty for a few minutes so I'm trying to get stuff done and keep Marley happy when Embry walks in.

"Sam asked me to check on you since he couldn't keep Marley today." He tells me. "Are you here alone?" He asks looking around.

"Yep. Jenny called in sick but I hired a new guy and he was here for a while and he entertained Marley when I had a rush of people."

"Is that why you hired him?"

"Yep." He laughs.

"Do you want to stay and help till you close? I can bake or run the front or I could take Marley home." He offers.

"You can bake?" I ask him.

"Um yeah. I'm better than Sam."

"Sam can bake?" I ask him and he laughs again.

"We grew up in the bakery Bella of course we can bake, neither of us actually likes it but we can do it." He tells me, hmm funny that Sam never mentioned this. He helps me sometimes but he always just takes over the front.

"You don't have to help, I'll be fine." I tell him.

"Let me help Bella."

"Fine then you can do whichever of those 3 you would rather do." I tell him.

"How about I watch Marley and watch the front and you can go bake. I'll call you if I need you to take her." He offers.

"Thanks Embry, you're awesome." I tell him.

So for the rest of the day all I have to do is bake and keep Marley from destroying things when there are customers.

I try to pay him at the end of the day but he refuses.

"You're family Bella, you are not paying me." He tells me.

"Fine, then at least come over for dinner. I'll make whatever you want." He agrees and follows me home.

Sam comes home and then Seth comes home and I realize I like having a lot of people here. I want Marley to grow up with brothers and sisters.

After Embry leaves I tell Sam I want more kids.

"And you're going to raise them all in the bakery? I like the idea of having more kids but I really think you would have to either hire more help for the bakery or have someone keep the kids. You don't have to do it all." He tells me and I know he's right.

"I already had this conversation with Seth. I hired someone new today. For the bakery but more because he was really good with Marley. But I promise you if we have a baby then I will either cut my hours or find childcare."

"You want more kids then? Like right now?" He asks.

"Do you want more right now?" I ask him not wanting to make this decision on my own.

"Marley would be a good big sister." He says.

"So we're going to do this?" I'm trying to not to be too hopeful.

"I think we're going to do this."

"I love you Sam. I love Marley but it's going to totally awesome to have babies that look like you!" I kiss him and he laughs. "Thanks for sending Embry in to check on me today."

"I didn't send Embry in to check on you. He called me to see if I wanted to hang out with him today and I told him I was working."

"Aww I like him. He also mentioned you can bake." I tell him.

"Yeah I figured I couldn't keep that secret forever." He laughs.

I love my life even if it nothing how I had planned or expected or even the same as it was a year ago and will be a year from now.

"Bella can I have a party here next weekend?" Seth asks as he comes out of the kitchen.

"Will it be Sam approved?" I ask him and he rolls his eyes and says yes of course.

"Then it should be fine, let me just check with him."

"Thanks, you want me to take Marley to Jacob's tomorrow? Give you a chance to hang out with Sam." He asks.

"Um I don't know Seth with Charlie right there…"

"OK do you want me to keep Marley here so you and Sam can go out tomorrow and do something? You're only two years older than me but you act so old sometimes. You need to get out with Sam and not worry about Marley or the bakery or the bills or me for just one day."

"You really don't mind? Jacob could come over here." He says no he really doesn't mind. "Thanks Seth, you're the best brother ever. Like seriously. I love you."

"Love you too Bella, now go to bed. You look like crap." I start to say something but he's probably right.

"Good night Seth." I walk upstairs and Sam is just taking Marley out of the bath. She sees me and squeals mama!

"Hey Marley did you have a good bath? I like that you make sure daddy is just as wet as you. Come on, let's get you dressed and in bed."

After she is all settled in I pretty much collapse into bed and Sam puts his arms around me and I am out.

The next day I wake up and walk down and Marley is already up and dressed and eating breakfast with Sam and Seth.

"Hey babe, eat then get dressed." Sam demands as soon as I get down the stairs.

An hour later we're in the car driving and he won't tell me where we're going. Finally we get to the aquarium.

"Aww Marley would have loved this." I tell him.

"Marley will just as happy playing with Seth and Jacob today." He laughs. "Seth is right babe you worry too much, please just relax and have fun with me today."

"Oh fine, force me into spending the day with you." I tell him laughing.

We have an incredible time just being; it's been so long since we just spent the day together.

"Do you remember the day I drove you into town because you were running from Edward?" He asks.

"Yeah that's also the day I found out you dated Leah. You called me cute." I laugh. "Why?"

"Because you are that girl but better now. I love you so much Bella and every day I wake up thinking how lucky I am to be with you and every night I think I can't possibly love you more but I do. And then we took Marley and I know life it hard sometimes but I love the two of you so much. I just wanted you to know that." Aww, I'm totally crying in front of Nemo right now.

"Do you remember the day in the hospital when you told me you loved me?" I ask him and he says of course. "I had no idea how you felt, I knew I liked you but right before you told me you loved me I was in the room with Phil and I was talking to him about marriage and babies and I was thinking about you the whole time and that's when I realized I loved you. I never thought you could love me back. I love you so much, I'm the lucky one."

After the aquarium we have a nice, non-rushed childfree late lunch and finally we end up at the movies.

"Today was amazing Sam, thanks. I guess I do stress out a bit too much. Do you really think we're ready for another baby?" I ask him.

"I think we can think about it for a while, we have plenty of time. If you have any doubts at all we'll wait." He tells me.

By time we get home Seth has Marley in bed already bed already and Sam and I spent the rest of the night curled up on the couch together.

I love my life, stress and all.