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BPOV

The weeks after Edward and I had our first intense argument/make-up seemed to fly by. Things at work were in full swing and by the end of the day I was exhausted. Chasing after toddlers all day is not something for the faint of heart, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Edward and I had seen each other a few times. I had dinner at his house and things actually went really well. Mya seemed less cold and more understanding but honestly I couldn't really blame her for being slightly standoffish. When my dad first started dating again I did the exact same thing. I think it's just a natural reaction to watching a parent dating someone other than his or her original spouse. Gretchen and Jaden were as sweet as ever. I played with them for a bit before dinner. I was getting rather attached to them. Gretchen was still the rambunctious, outgoing little girl I met when I first started working there, and Jaden was just as enthusiastic as her sister after she felt comfortable with me. They may have been twins but their personalities couldn't have been more opposite. I never knew Irina but I could only imagine that Gretchen shared her personality while Jaden mirrored Edward's. Tony was adjusting to high school and seemed to be liking it. He was still reserved and quiet, but like Jaden began talking more and more the more often I visited. Edward and I had only grown closer and it was getting harder and harder to keep our hands off of each other. I wasn't exactly sure what we were waiting for, but I assumed it was because we felt like we both needed to be ready, really ready before things got physical.

I was on my way home from grocery shopping when I got a text from Edward asking if I wanted to come over for dinner. I of course replied immediately with an enthused yes. As soon as the groceries were put away I hoped on the freeway and headed for Edward's house. When I got there Laurent, who was still as stiff and cold as ever, greeted me. I said hello, which was returned with only a nod. I was walking through the foyer when a pair of arms came up from behind and engulfed me in their warmth. I smiled and turned around to give Edward a kiss. His lips were warm and soft yet firm and aggressive.

"Hello love" Edward said after we finally broke apart.

"Hi" I said breathlessly.

"I have a few things to finish up before dinner but I should be done in about 20 minutes. Mya is in her room and Tony and the twins are in his room playing some kind of candy game".

I laughed at his confusion when he said 'candy game', "it's CandyLand babe, and it's a crime that you've never played it" I joked.

He gave me one of his smirks and kissed me chastely, "I'll see you in a few minutes".

I decided to head up the stairs to Tony's room to see if I could get in on a game of CandyLand. Yea, I'm an adult and I still love to play children's board games. Be jealous. As I was passing Mya's room I heard a shriek, panic set in and I swiftly opened the door only to find her clutching an opened envelope and a piece of paper.

"Is everything okay in here?" I asked still slightly on edge.

"Haven't you ever heard of knocking?" she asked a little perturbed. When I didn't respond she simply rolled her eyes and continues her explanation. "Yes everything is fine. I just got some news I wasn't expecting to get." It was after she said these words that I finally pieced it together. The envelope, the letter, the scream.

"You got in didn't you?" I asked. I couldn't hide the excitement in my voice. A brilliant smile spread across her face and that told me everything I needed to know.

"Yes! I didn't think I was good enough to get in but I guess I was wrong. They want to fly me out to take a tour of the school." As she said this, her excitement dwindled down and was replaced by a somber look. I walked back over to her door and shut it.

"I take it you still haven't told your dad that you applied?"

"Yea" she said sadly. "I couldn't tell him. He'd be so angry with me. I went behind his back and applied when he specifically told me I couldn't. I didn't think it would matter because I was sure I wasn't going to get in, but now that I have I can't picture myself anywhere else. I don't know what to do". She looked so dejected and somber that I almost wanted to cry for her. I didn't know what to tell her. I wish I could tell her that her father would understand and be supportive, but I knew that that would not be the case. Edward would be the farthest thing from supportive. My mind was racing with what I should tell her, but before I could say something, she crumpled up the acceptance letter and threw it in the trash.

"Well, I guess it doesn't matter that I got in. He's not going to let me go so I might was well not tell him, right?" She was challenging me, daring me to say something different. And I almost stepped down, almost.

"I think you need to talk to your dad", I said as I pulled the letter out of the trashcan and un-crumpled it. "I know you guys don't have the best relationship but he's still your dad; you should still be able to talk to him about things that are important to you, especially something THIS important. I know the conversation isn't going to be pretty; it's probably going to suck and be full of yelling and screaming and tears, but it still needs to happen. You both are hurting, more than both of you can imagine, and I can see it tearing you both apart. I can't imagine losing my mom, or someone I love, the way you did. But what you have to remember is that while you lost your mother, your dad lost his wife. He lost the person he though he was going to spend the rest of his life with. That may be a hard concept for you to understand now, but one day you will, and one day you'll understand why your dad is the way he is. I'm in no way defending your dad's actions, because he could be handling the situation better; he's the parent, he should be supportive and understanding, but he is who he is, and you nor I can change that", after my little speech Mya was nervously playing with her hands.

After a while she finally looked up and said, "Do you really think it's worth it to ask him? I mean, what happens if it all goes horribly wrong?" I thought about it for a moment then said, "Well would you rather not risk making your father angry by not asking him, or would you rather ask him and find out for sure whether or not he'll let you go to Julliard? The choice is yours but if it were me, I wouldn't be able to live the rest of my life thinking 'what if?'" and on that note I walked back downstairs to join Edward and the rest of his family for dinner.

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Dinner was, well slightly tense if I'm being perfectly honest, but only Mya and I could sense it. Tony, Jaden, Gretchen and Edward all carried on as f nothing was wrong, which at the time nothing was. After dinner Jaden and Gretchen asked me to play with them for a bit. I agreed and went up to their room with them and left Tony, Mya and Edward downstairs in the living room. Although I'm not particularly religious, I sent up a prayer asking that Edward not be too angry with Mya, she's just a kid after all. Once I got to the girls' room, I could see that Edward hadn't been in there lately. There were books, barbies, crayons, coloring books and everything in between strewn haphazardly across the room. Just looking at their room gave me a headache. I saw Jaden out of the corner of my eye digging through a pile of what I assumed were toys and clothes.

"Gretchen, when was the last time you guys cleaned up in here?" Gretchen just looked over at me and said nothing. Jaden on the other hand responded with "Ummmm I dunno. Daddy never asks us to clean". "Figures" I muttered under my breath. "Alright! Before we play, we're going to organize your guys' toys". Jaden looked at me with an annoyed expression on her face "But why? Daddy didn't say we have to". I sighed and tried to come up with an answer that would convince them to pick up a little "I know baby girl but can you find any of your toys when you want to play with them?" I looked over at Gretchen and saw that she was shaking her head, I smiled, I was winning the battle for now. "I guess not. But we can play after we're done right Miss Bella?" Jaden asked, I laughed and said that we could.

We were able to get the majority of their room cleaned up before Edward came to tuck them into bed. After they all said goodnight to each other Edward and I headed back downstairs to the living room. When we entered the room I looked around for Tony and Mya but I saw no sign of them. "Where did Tony and Mya go?" I asked. Edward smiled and wrapped his arms around me and I melted into him. I had forgotten how much I loved being in his arms. "They went to bed. They have school in the morning". I shuddered internally at the predicament Mya was in. I couldn't imagine being in her position and honestly I wouldn't want to. Edward took my hand and led me over to the couch were we both sat down and just sat in comfortable silence for a while.

"Who's your favorite band?" he asked out of the blue.

"Ummm Nickelback. What about you?"

"I listen to mostly classical stuff. Debussy is a favorite of mine." I smiled; his music taste suited him well. I would have been surprised if he said something like Nirvana or Metallica. He looked over at me and patted his thighs. I took that as a invite and moved so that my back was snuggled against his chest and my body was resting in between his legs. Edward grabbed the remote and turned on a random channel, I think it might have been the news but honestly I was enjoying the closeness between Edward and I so I wasn't really paying attention. I was absently rubbing circles on his thigh with my index finger when Edward chuckled and said "Are you trying to start something with me love?" I was a little shocked by his forwardness but winked and said, "Maybe I am". The moment those words left my mouth Edward flipped me around so that I was facing him.

"Don't start something you can finish" he said darkly. I shuddered slightly and leaned up to press my lips to his. His reaction was instantaneous. He ran his tongue along my bottom lip and I opened my mouth to invite him in. Our tongues began their usual dance and my heart rate skyrocketed. Edward ran his hand over my cheek, my jaw and finally rested it on the base of my neck, slightly pulling on my hair. One of my hands was rested on his chest while the other was tugging on his bronze locks. Seeing as I was basically lying on top of him I could feel his hardness pressed against my upper thigh. Normally we would stop here but Edward seemed to have other ideas. He gently ran his hand over my ribcage, down my thigh, and finally placed it on my butt. He squeezed slightly then lifted my lower half so my now soaked center was on top of his very hard erection. I wanted to see how far I could push him so I lightly grinded down on top of him. He let out a soft groan and thrust up against me. It was my turn for a groan and doing so only increase the sexual buildup in the room. Edward stopped and sat up so abruptly that I was probably still lying there with my mouth partly open. I opened my eyes and was about to ask him what he was doing when he grabbed my legs, lifted them over his crotch and picked me up. He was simultaneously sucking on my neck and walking us towards what I could only assume was a bedroom of some sort. We lightly fell onto a bed and I quickly glanced around and saw that it was my old room. Why we were in here I would never know but at that point I didn't really care.

Edward was still lying on top of my and I was getting impatient at this point so I ground up into him. He responded with a hard thrust down which caused me to let out a porn star worthy moan. Edward chuckled and whispered in my ear "Baby as much as I love your moans you're going to have to keep quiet if you want to finish this". My mind spun with the possibilities of 'finishing this' as Edward put it. I pulled back for a second and questioned him with my eyes. If we were really going to do this I needed to make sure he was okay with it. When I searched his eyes I didn't see a shred of doubt. We slowly began removing articles of clothing. His shirt…My shirt…His pants…My pants. And eventually we were both panting slightly while lying on top of each other naked. Edward gave me one last look that asked if I was okay with what we were about to do and I responded by grinding my center against his hard length. He entered my slowly until he was fully engulfed in my heat. Edward began to move against me and I matched his thrusts with my own. We were a mass of limbs wrapped around and in each other. Finally, I couldn't hold off any longer and my wave of ecstasy hit me. Edward followed soon after and collapsed on top of me, burying his face in my neck. He kissed his way up until he found my lips. Edward opened his eyes and gave me my favorite crooked smile that I returned whole-heartedly. We lay wrapped in each other for a while until I looked at the clock and saw that it was almost midnight. Reluctantly, I got up and started getting dressed. Edward stayed in bed and watched. If anyone else had watched me get dressed I would have been totally creeped out, but with Edward it was different. When I finally was dressed and gathered all of my stuff together I noticed that Edward had fallen asleep. I smiled and walked over to the bed kissing his cheek. "I love you Edward. Sweet dreams".