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Chapter 35 Magic Kingdom

EPOV

Bella got dressed quickly, not wanting to have the rest of us wait any longer on her I'm sure. She hadn't seemed too upset about my letting her sleep last night and I was thankful for that. I knew if I had come to bed with her it would have been a whole different story.

We made our way to the shuttle and found ourselves walking in through the front gates of Disney. We all looked down Main Street to the tallest feature in the park, Cinderella's castle. There minds instantly spoke volumes and I knew what the contest would be, but we would save it for later in the day. We started walking down the street but Bella lagged behind, then stopped for a moment.

"Edward! This is just so surreal! I've never traveled, never really gone anywhere. We could never afford it", she said as her eyes filled with tears, "I always wanted to come to Disney, even as a little kid I wanted to come and we never could."

She was sobbing now. I held her as she buried her face against my chest and the rest of the family formed kind of a protective circle around us.

"Shhh . . . baby, it's alright . . . ", I tried to comfort her as I rubbed her back and held her close to me.

"I'm sorry I'm being so stupid, Edward. I just love you and I'm still amazed that you love me, that you want me with you and you offer me so much, you bring so much to the table, Edward, to our relationship and I don't bring anything."

"Bella . . . ", Edward started to say something but he was cut off by Rosalie.

"Bella. You fill a spot in his life that no one in 90 years has been able to fill. You complete this family!", Rose told her, "If you're talking about money, then you are putting importance on something that we place very little value on. Edward having a mate is more important to us than anything else."

I felt so stupid for falling apart like this, blubbering in front of everyone in a public place.

"Sweetheart, you give me something that no one else can . . . a reason to exist. Now, above all my wildest dreams, you're also carrying my child. Bella, tell me how you could do more than that, tell me that any amount of money matters compared to that", he said as he put his fingers under my chin and lifted my face so that he could softly kiss my lips, "You're everything to me. You know this."

"Come on now", he said wiping away the tears, "let's see what's so special about this place that you have been wanting to come here for years!"

"Anywhere in particular you want to start?", Alice asked, "Because I love Fantasy Land the best!"

"No way, Adventure Land for sure", Emmett boomed.

"You guys are mad, Tomorrow Land is the way," Rosalie said dismissively.

"Frontier Land, of course", Jasper added.

They all turned to Edward. "Well, which is it big brother", Alice asked?

"Why ask me, Alice, I haven't been here before and you know it!", Edward answered.

"You haven't been here before?", I asked with a surprised look showing on my face.

I couldn't believe after all these years and a lack of money not stopping him, that he would never have been here before.

"He would never come with us, Bella, he was always a brooding kind of stick in the mud before you came along. We have you to thank for giving us a fun big brother to do things with. He was never like this before you, you need to know that. You really just don't realize the difference you have made in all our lives and for the better. So since there is no majority, lets just walk through everything. Heads we go left, tails we go right. Bella, you call it", she said as she flipped a coin into the air.

"Tails, Alice, always tails", I said as the coin came to a stop and sure enough, it was tails.

"Right it is, Tomorrow Land here we come", Rosalie said, obviously happy with the decision.

'You guys head off and get in line for Space Mountain, Bella and I will look around a little and meet you there. You know you want to ride it repeatedly and we can occupy ourselves while you do. Go!", Edward urged them.

He didn't have to say it again as they all hurried off towards the ride.

"Don't you want to ride that roller coaster?", I asked him.

"No, I just want to be with you love and you can't ride it while you're pregnant", he said, "or rather, you shouldn't ride it and I really hope you won't."

"You have no worries then, sweetheart. I don't like roller coasters . . . ever", exclaimed, "not just while I'm pregnant."

He laughed and putt his arm around my shoulder, gesturing to the stores on the left side of Main Street. Luckily there were candy stores here as well and an ice cream shop. It only took Edward one lick of chocolate ice cream for him to decide that it was horrible and that it, too, tasted like dirt. I couldn't help but laugh at the expression he made as he licked it.

I walked around like a five year old at Christmas, seeing the lights for the first time. Everything held a fascination for me, as I had always heard about the wonder that was Disney. Edward was amazing and patient as we looked in each and every store and he seemed interested in everything I spent time examining and showing him. We stopped to eat at the Plaza Restaurant before going on to Tomorrow Land. It was Edward's suggestion that I eat something but in truth, I was hungry again and so thirsty.

"Won't the guys be waiting on us, we have been looking for a long while you know", I asked Edward.

"Not a chance. They are riding Space Mountain and having a great time, believe me", he answered.

We passed Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin and Stitch's Great Escape before coming to the Tomorrow Land Transit Authority. Finally, something I could ride and from the height above the park, we got a wonderful view of Disney . . . all perfectly painted and landscaped with nothing out of place. It was amazing! Edward spotted his siblings coming out of Space Mountain and they saw us on the train ride as well. They let him know they were heading to the Speedway and we determined to meet them there.

Edward took Alice's place and raced the go carts on the speedway a few times, cutting the others off and driving like a wild man, as usual. They were all having a great time playing together like kids.

We walked through Fantasy land looking at all the kiddie rides, Edward's mind going where mine was I'm sure and thinking about the little one I was carrying.

"I am so bringing the baby here when he's born", Rosalie said, "He will just love this place! I never really got just how fun it would be here with a kid along!"

"I'm sure Masen will just love his Auntie Rose if he gets to come to Disney with you!", I told her.

"That's right, you guys named him already, didn't you. Masen . . . I like it", Jasper said.

We all got in line to ride It's A Small World and the guys stared at the castle.

"Alright, what's the bet?", I asked, "Spill it. It has to have something to do with the castle, it's the tallest thing here!"

"Just trying to decide if we time an up and back or just go for the flag again", Edward said.

"Well, if you wait for tonight, there are fireworks and Tinkerbell 'flies' from the top all the way on that wire out front over to Tomorrow Land. I don't know if that can work into your plans or not, but I thought you might want to know", I offered.

The line went inside and we were about to board the small boats to take us on the ride as Emmett exclaimed, "Hey, this is the ride that sings that song in different languages, isn't it?"

"Yea, I think they sing Small World all through the ride", Rose said, "Why?"

"Edward, I bet you can't sing the song in all the languages they use, how about it?", Emmett challenged.

"I'll give it my best shot", Edward laughed.

He did it. Perfectly. Every language.

Figures.

I didn't realize he spoke that many languages, though I knew he spoke over half a dozen. He had explained that he just had a lot of time on his hands, nights mostly when the rest of his family was having couple time and he was alone. If that was the requirement for learning them, I guess he would be learning no additional ones! We rode it twice, just to hear him do it again!

The Haunted Mansion was next and I wondered what antics the boys had in mind for this one. I could only imagine what they would be up to in the dark at the speed they could move. I had no idea they were so nuts though until we came to the hallway that had a coffin with a vampire rearing up out of it and making what was supposed to be a scary noise. There was a caped, hooded figure standing behind the opened coffin and a body lying with his mouth open underneath where blood was supposed to be blood dripping to the floor. I was sure the scene was supposed to be scary, but I was laughing hysterically at that version of vampires.

Apparently laughter was not the expected response, as the caped figure stared at me and the body on the floor sat up.

"Bella, what the hell", Emmett said as he got up off the floor of the scene and got back in line with the audience.

"I can't believe you weren't even a little scared", Jasper added as he removed the cape and leaped lightly to the walkway we were on, "It's just no fun if you're not even a little scared!"

"Guys, you're not supposed to scare a pregnant woman anyway, remember?", Edward scolded, "Lucky for you she's not afraid of vampires."

"You mean lucky for you, my brother", Emmett corrected as they all broke out into laughter.

"True, very lucky for me", he said as he kissed me soundly, his arms around my waist pulling me tightly to him.

We took the riverboat ride so that I could sit for awhile and just enjoy the scenery. Disney had a way of landscaping and coordinating colors that was unparalleled. Esme and her love for designing things would approve of all the care taken to coordinate everything here.

I loved this family and being with everyone in such a carefree way was so needed before we had to go back home and face the potential problems associated with this baby and the most potentially hazardous act of all . . . telling my father about the baby. Charlie had just started to get used to the idea of Edward being in the family, much less our having a child at my age. Of course, Edward may still look seventeen, but at 110, he was more than ready to be a father. To all outside appearances, we had everything in our favor, we had no financial worries that usually were the root cause of stress early in a marriage and we had a home and the support of at least most of our family. I guess I was really starting to think about Masen and the possibility of being parents was becoming so very real to me.

I leaned up and kissed Edward's neck, nuzzling into him even closer as we sat by the railing at the front of the ferry.

"What's this all about, love?"

"I just love you so much, sweetheart and I'm so happy you came back", I said with tears in my eyes. I think pregnancy hormones were taking their toll. I was never normally this emotional, especially in public, yet twice today I had found myself in tears. Damn it. I needed to control myself better than that!

"It just took me a little while to realize I couldn't live without you, love. I'm apparently not a very quick learner, but I know it now. I love you, Bella and I will never leave you", he said as he kissed me again.

How is it that he always knew what I needed to hear . . . I sometimes wondered if he was starting to be able to read my mind, but he sword he couldn't. The claimed that he could just read my body better than anyone else and it was a dead giveaway.

Tom Sawyers Island was fun and the vampires took the opportunity to show off some of their fast moves since no one else was around. They would appear and disappear like magic since I could not see them move at vampire speed. They were entertaining all by themselves, no Disney needed!

I had the best time, and they allowed me to judge the contest, with Alice's help of course. I could never see the details to know if they cheated or not. I sat at the fountain in the middle of the Magic Kingdom with Alice just as twilight came. The guys did a quick look around and I said go. They were gone. Absolutely gone. The bet was the same as at the Hogwarts Castle, bring back the flag from the tallest tower. This time they had to hand it to me.

Edward appeared and the flag was in my hand before I realized what was happening. Unexpectedly, two other flags appeared in my other hand. Emmett. Apparently he thought two flags would give him at least a little credit! Rose was laughing as she hugged him to her and called him a big oaf.

"Man, I had to stop for an instant as one of the security guards was in the turret and I didn't want to be seen on the roof!", Jasper exclaimed as he arrived back empty handed.

"Good man, Jasper. Not being seen was far more important", Edward said patting him on the back.

"Well, if you guys are through congratulating each other, I'll just walk these flags back and give them to someone in the castle!", I said laughing.

"Well, we will all come too!", Alice exclaimed.

I handed the flags to the security guard at the front hall of the castle. He looked at me like I had lost it, but I told him that I thought the wind had blown these down as they looked like they belonged on the castle. He walked outside, presumably to investigate as a puzzled look crossed his face.

"Our table is ready!", Edward exclaimed.

"Our table?", I said looking at him like he had lost his mind.

"Yes, we have the 'king's table' for the evening, love. We can watch the fireworks from there!", he said with a gleam in his eyes.

I took his hand and we all followed the host up a secluded back staircase. It was made of stone and wound round and around, dimly lit with what was supposed to resemble torches. We came out above the second floor dining area on what could be described only as a luxurious third floor balcony overlooking not only the dining area, but with floor to ceiling windows overlooking the entire Magic Kingdom to the West and towards the setting sun. It really was magical. We were seated at a table with formal service already in place and wine glasses were filled with what I presumed to be grape juice. No menus were brought and I thought it odd that they would be lacking and have us wait for such a simple thing as a menu. As I sat wondering about that, a half dozen men dressed in medieval garb brought in trays of food and set them in the middle of the table, including a small pig complete with an apple in its mouth!

"Edward, what have you done?", I asked.

"We are the royal guests of the Prince and Princess for the evening", he laughed, "at least that's the pretense!"

"All this and I'm expected to eat it alone?", I asked.

I helped my plate and stuffed myself, making small talk about the contests the boys had in the past and what was the hardest one, and how hard it had been to get up the castle without being noticed.. Alice had purchased some clothing from some of the shops and Rosalie had found some decorations for her room at home that she liked. All in all, everyone was having a wonderful time. There was no way I could even try the tempting deserts. I hadn't even touched the roasted pig. I excused myself and went to the ladies room. As I came out, there was a family with four children, two of them almost teenagers, one toddler and one in between. The only little boy was the toddler and he caught my eye. He had messy auburn hair and the most piercing green eyes imaginable, next to Edward's. The host was telling them that there was no availability for them to have dinner in the castle and one of the older girls was in tears with her mother trying to comfort her. Apparently it was her birthday.

I asked the host to step over to where I was for a moment and he confirmed that we had the balcony for the remainder of the evening. I asked if it would be possible, since we were leaving early, for the family to take our place, at our expense. I hated the idea of all that food going to waste. He smiled. It had been breaking his heart to see the girl so distressed. I sent him off to ask the family to wait for one moment as I went back up to talk to Edward.

Edward came downstairs with me immediately, handing the host a few hundred dollars to cover the addition of a birthday cake to the menu for the family as they were told they were to receive dinner, complements of the Prince and Princess of the castle. The little girls face lit up like Christmas and the mother gave me a questioning glance as they were led up the winding staircase.

We were all gathered at the castle entrance, deciding what we would do for the evening. I was about to tell them to go dancing without me when Edward started to tell his siblings goodnight.

"We'll call you when we get to Universal in the morning, just have fun and we'll be there eventually", he said to them.

"Edward?", I said as the host returned and asked if we were ready to retire for the evening.

I watched our family exit, exchanging stares and giggles as we followed back up the staircase, passing the third floor and continuing up to the next level. As I started up the next staircase from the balcony, the mother got up from the table and approached me.

"You made this possible, didn't you!", she asked. I told her to just enjoy her evening and that she had a lovely family. "My son has been critically ill for quite some time and this is the first time in years we have been able to do something for the girls. Thank you for making it special for us. You have no idea what this means to us." I starred at the green eyes boy in her arms and asked her name and where she was from. The boy's name was Josh and he held his arms out to me, asking me to take him. I held him and asked if he liked Micky Mouse, to which he shrieked and giggled, so I took that as a yes. "Your son looks like I hope the one I'm carrying will look, he has my husbands crazy hair", I told her and we both laughed as I handed the boy back to his mother.

We continued up the staircase to a room that was straight from a fairytale. The openings were arched and the trim elaborate and painted a golden glittery color. The fireplace had a crackling fire going and the french doors were open to show a bed that was canopied with white gossamer curtains bundled at the posts. It was absolutely what you would imagine a Prince and Princess chambers to be right down to the most minute detail! I ran to the windows to watch as the fireworks display lit up the sky. Edward came to stand behind me with his arms around me.

"You once told me that I belonged in a fairy tale, not the horror story that I thought I was a part of. I wanted you to see that you make it real for me, you are the fairytale for me and you make every day seem magical, Bella. I love you", he said as he kissed my lips. "We have the castle to ourselves tonight!"

Edward picked me up and carried me, following a trail of rose petals to the bathroom where a huge jacuzzi was filled with bubble bath and lit by candles. He slowly pulled my t shirt over my head, undid my bra letting it drop to the floor as his hands ghosted down the sides of my body and lowered my jeans for me to step out of after kicking off my sandals. He held my hand as I stepped into the bath, then unbuttoning his shirt ever so slowly and dropping it as he did the same with his pants and boxers to join me in the tub.,

We sat and talked for hours about the park, my parents, Phil and how much of a tip Edward should give him and what we were going to do to get the third guest room ready and then convert it to a nursery after Christmas. We laughed again about Edward throwing me into the Cold Plunge in Colorado, the rug burns from Isle Esme and the bed breaking at my mom's house. In addition to everything else, Edward truly was my other half and we just relaxed and talked about everything.

We put on the soft robes that were provided for us and stuck a movie on the TV in the bedroom as we lost ourselves in the soft covers on the bed. I lay with my head on Edward's shoulder s we watched several Disney cartoons and then a movie. I was getting sleepy as Edward bent down to kiss me ever so softly.

He took me in his arms and undid my robe, shedding his as well as he kissed down my neck and placed his body in his favorite place hovering over me, his weight held off me on his elbows. I scratched the back of his neck as he held me, his arms gently squeezing me as he just held me tight, our bodies touching from head to toe. My fingers tangled in the hair at the nape of his neck and ran down the muscled planes of his back, holding him to me gently.

"I missed being this close to you for 24 hours, love", he said as he kissed me so softly, his tongue tracing my lips, "I think you're right . . . we should be this close at least a few times a day. I am glad you got your rest, though. Are you tired now?"

"Not too tired to make love to my husband, if that's what you're asking", I told him.

He kissed me with more passion this time, but still as gentle as could be, my fingers tracing the lines of his face as his hips rocked into me seeking the friction we both wanted. We stroked each others faces, staring into each others eyes as we moved together, gently but passionately. We starred into each others eyes as if we could see to our very souls. We stilled and lay with our faces nuzzled into each others shoulders and our arms around the only thing that really mattered to each of us, our mates.

I was toasty warm and felt as though I was on a bed made from clouds when I woke the next morning, the sun coming in through the uncovered windows. I looked over at the face of my husband. He was lying next to me, having bundled me in covers and his arm was over me, sparkling in the morning sun. At this moment, he totally took on the appearance of an angel . . . my angel. I rolled towards him, kissing his face softly.

"Good morning, angel", I said as I marveled at the sparkles.

"Good morning, love", he said kissing my lips.

I brought my right hand up to stroke his face and noticed sparkles coming from it. There on my finger was a beautiful green emerald ring. The stunningly bright stone was surrounded by diamonds that were sparkling like Edward's skin in the sun.

"What's this all about, sweetheart?, I asked, gesturing to the ring as I kissed him again.

"I just wanted you to have something to remember our vision of the son you're carrying, green eyes and all. If he turns out to have your eyes instead, then this ring can remind you of the color eyes I was born with instead. I just wanted to get you something, love", he said softly.

"It's beautiful Edward, thank you", I said, nodding to the sunlight, "Did you know it would be a sunny morning?"

"Alice warned me, clouds should move in by 10 so we have time to . . . whatever you would like to do in this very big, very soft bed, love.", he said suggestively as he pulled the covers from between us and moved close enough that I could feel his hardening length against my skin.

My husband made love to me again and again so sweetly, so softly, with a gentleness I didn't know he was capable of. Regardless of how gentle and slow he was, the passion lost nothing, the ecstasy lost nothing as we came together again and again. As we lay quietly together on our sides, a small nudge came from inside. I felt it clearly and I waited to see if Edward had felt it as well. The look of wonder on his face answered me.

"Bella, did the baby just move?", he asked in amazement.

"I think so . . . I think that was what that was", I told him as he moved to lay his head on my stomach.

I felt it again, gently like the fluttering of a bird against a cloth. It was definitely the baby and it really was moving around, alive and real.

"God Bella, it's real. We really are having a baby, aren't we!", he said in amazement.

EPOV

I had never known I could be so happy and so scared. Bella had given me my focus back and I was able to make love to her as I had for months, gently and lovingly without worry of loosing control and hurting her. She seemed to love the surprise of staying overnight in the castle and I was happy I had lucked out and been able to arrange it for her. It took on a totally dream like feeling when, after a wonderful night and morning, the baby . . . our baby chose to kick and move around in her belly so that we could feel him. God I had no idea. It was completely surreal, the sun coming in the window, Bella accepting the ring from me so readily, our lovemaking being so gentle and controlled and then the baby . . . our baby. I could say that a thousand times and it had never been brought to reality for me the way that feeling it moving had done. I was ecstatic, beside myself with joy at how Bella seemed to have been right. I wasn't the monster in the dark, ever uncontrolled. I saw the fairytale that she saw and the possibilities.