A/N Thank you so much for all the reviews I really appreciate them all, plus I have to apologise for the lateness and shortness with this one, Carlisle was not easy to get hold of! WARNING LEMONADE CHAPTER!
Chapter Twenty. The point of the game.
Carlisle's POV.
The week following Bella's return was much more stressful than was really necessary, mostly due to Edward's stubbornness. He refused to return to school stating that he'd go back and redo the whole year when Bella did and nothing would change his mind, so it was pointless to try. He wouldn't leave her side no matter what, most of the time he was smiling with his arms wrapped around Bella and his hands over his baby girl. Oh boy my Son is about to become a father, it doesn't bear thinking about. But despite just becoming a father again myself I was secretly really excited at the prospect of becoming a grandpa. I could say that I wasn't expecting to become one for many years, but my Son's are too much like myself and their appetite for their women is just the same as mine. Accidents do happen, even after all these years I had a problem keeping my hands off my woman, she still makes me horny as hell.
Now that Bella was home I had hoped that Edward's stress levels would even out after a few days, but he stressed about everything were Bella was concerned. He wouldn't settle until we'd been to the hospital and done a thorough check on Bella and on baby Alexandria. Bella was as sweet as ever merely rolling her eyes at his obsessing about her health, taking it all in her stride. She had matured so much in the last few months, watching them together was like a rerun of how I had been with Esme when she was expecting Emmett. So much so that Esme had a permanent smile on her face at the reminder.
Generally though, everyone seemed contented now that the family was back together, Alice had come up with the idea that as we not only missed out on celebrations for birthday's but for Christmas too, so suggested that we had our very own celebration this coming weekend. So everybody was busy shopping for presents, whilst Esme and Alice set about decorating the house, everybody agreed to this as birthday, Christmas, Bachelor/Bachelorette, baby shower all rolled into one. Deliveries had been coming in everyday from their online shopping, I let them go a bit crazy with spending after all it had been so long since any of us had felt in the mood to celebrate. I had set aside money for a holiday, but it had been cancelled when we found out that little Izzie was on her way. So I gave all the family a budget for one big party and knowing my family it would be big. We were keeping it to just the nine of us but, with a party animal like Emmett and a planner like Alice, this was going to be one hell of a party, I only hoped that we'd stay sober enough to remember it.
Bella had put her foot down and demanded that none of Emm's crazy game ideas could go ahead, as she wouldn't be able to take part. She only had two weeks left until her due date, Emm tried to sulk on the phone but when Bella argued that he didn't have the unfair disadvantage of carrying around an 8lb water melon in his belly. He backed down and agree to anything she suggested. Bella had everyone wrapped around her finger effortlessly, all she said to me was thank you grandpa and I completely melted. But when she called Edward, Daddy, well I don't think I'd ever seen him smile that much, it was a wonderful thing to see my Son so happy again. And although I couldn't see Emm's face when he spoke to Bella, calling him Uncle Emm melted all our hearts.
For the first time in a long time I couldn't wait to finish work so that I could get home and spend time with my family. I had booked the time off work over the weekend, just so that we could all spend the weekend together. After recent events I felt the need to bond with my kids, I had no idea what to get as gifts for everyone, especially Bella. Esme was decorating Bella's old room turning it into a nursery for Alexandria, so I had to turn to Alice for help. I reluctantly handed over my credit card, when she told me to leave it to her, I told her to make sure she got something extra special for herself. Her answering smile was a sight to behold, well at least three of the women in my family were easy to cater to. I had a feeling I was going to have a large amount of Gucci, Prada and the like delivered soon.
When my last shift at the hospital finished on Friday morning I was exhausted after a straight seventy two hour shift. I walked into the house to the smell of lunch, it was only then that I realised just how hungry I was. I walked up behind my beautiful wife and wrapped my arms around her, dropping my face into her neck, breathing her in, she wiggled her very fine ass against me, making my dick throb for her.
"Where are the kids Hon." I asked her, trailing kisses up her neck.
"Edward and Bella have just gone out for a walk, Izzie is having a nap and its too early for any of the others to be home yet." She answered, turning around in my arms and wrapping her arms around my neck, my dick twitching at her words. I kissed her deeply as I pulled up her skirt and she fumbled to release my now throbbing erection.
"No panties, were you expecting someone Mrs Cullen?" I asked smirking at her.
"I'm in need of an internal examination, can you recommend someone who has the right equipment, who could do that Dr Cullen?" She responded, stroking along my length.
"Mmmm, " I breathed into her neck, "I'm feeling pretty well equipped right now." I replied, as I stroked my fingers between her folds to see just how ready for me she was and she never was one to disappoint me, "Always so ready for me." I murmured before sucking on her sweet spot below her ear and marking her as mine. This woman made me as crazy for her today, as she had done everyday since we had first made love back in our teens, she was and always would be my everything.
"Are you really up to that, I mean, you aren't getting too old for this are you grandpa?" She teased.
"I'll show you how up for it I am grandma, but I wouldn't want to hurt you or anything." I teased back.
"Hit me with your best shot." She said, her voice full of sultry desire, she looked at me from under her long lashes with lust filled eyes, causing me to growl. I spun her around and bent her over the kitchen table, exposing her beautiful ass, I didn't give her a second to prepare herself before I thrust into her deep and hard. "Oh god yes." She screamed out.
Because of all the stress we'd been through over the last seven months, with almost losing her and our baby girl, then Bella leaving, we had not been connected this way for far too long, it felt raw and damn hot, "I'm close Hon." I told her as I continued to pump into her hard and deep as I kissed her along her spine. I felt her fingers as she reached down to where we were joined and teased her clit with her thumb as her fingers encircled the place where we were joined. "Fuck, woman that feels so good." I gasped out as her muscles tightened around me as she found her release, milking me as I exploded inside of her.
I pulled out and cleaned her up and straightened our clothes, I turned her around to attack her mouth just as the backdoor opened and Edward and Bella walked in. "Get a room you two, neither your kids or your granddaughter want to see this." Edward moaned as he pulled Bella straight out of the kitchen, I still never released Esme and she giggled into my mouth.
"Wow, that was one of our closest calls yet." She said blushing beautifully, she was right, though we had had many close calls like that over the years. I can honestly say there was not one surface in the entire house that we hadn't christened several times over, well aside from the kids rooms that is.
"Get some rest, I want round two soon." I warned her, she giggled again and slapped my arm.
"You can eat lunch first." She said turning to continue what she was doing when I walked in.
I heard the sweet sounds of Edward on the piano whilst we ate, the smile soon spread across both my face and Esme's. It was a wonderful feeling to hear him playing again, soon the amazing velvet voice of Bella came down the hall into the kitchen. She had a wonderful singing voice and it warmed my heart to hear them both sharing this new found talent. Esme started to tear up when they sang a duet love song, it was truly astonishing how their love affected those around them. It was stronger than my own and I never thought I'd ever have to admit that that was possible.
Every time our eyes meet
This feeling inside me
Is almost more than I can take
Baby when you touch me
I can feel how much you love me
And it just blows me away
I've never been this close to anyone or anything
I can hear your thoughts
I can see your dreams
I don't know how you do what you do
I'm so in love with you
It just keeps getting better
I want to spend the rest of my life
With you by my side
Forever and ever
Every little thing that you do
Baby, I'm amazed by you
The smell of your skin
The taste of your kiss
The way you whisper in the dark
Your hair all around me
Baby you surround me
You touch every place in my heart
Oh, it feels like the first time, every time
I want to spend the whole night in your eyes
(Lonestar – Amazed.)
"Baby I'm amazed by you." I said and I kissed my love on her nose and got up to rinse the dishes and put them in the dishwasher.
~F~
The latest deliveries arrived throughout the day and by the time Alice arrived home from school the hallway was full. Madam organizer soon sorted through the boxes and then disappeared for several hours. By the time Emmett, Rose and Jasper arrived the tree was almost buried under the pile of perfectly wrapped presents.
The air between Bella and her brother and sister was still a little thick, but the second Bella saw that her sister was home she threw her arms around her and kissed her cheek, she did the same with Jasper, his sigh of relief was clearly audible.
"Hey, what about me?" Emm said, faking a pout, until Bella wrapped her arms around him. They all chatted happily after that as Bella questioned them about classes and what it was like living in Seattle, we were all happy to see the air clear.
We tried to have a peaceful movie night but ended up playing Lord of the Rings trivial pursuit. Which between Edward and Bella who were both huge fans the rest of us didn't stand a chance. At one point, the words 'which cast members birthday is this?' came up on the TV and Bella squealed Orlando Bloom before the whole date was up on the screen.
"Why do you know that?" Emmett asked.
"Bella has a major crush on him." Rose said, making Bella blush.
"Because he plays Legolas and he's gorgeous and has that sexy English accent that makes my toes curl, amongst other things." She replied, causing Edward to growl, jealously. "But not as much as my man OBVIOUSLY!" He continued when he scowled at her, which had us all laughing, but then they started kissing. Well I call it kissing they are my kids after all, but damn that looked hot.
"What the... damn that was smooth, who'd have thunk that my little bro knew moves like that." Emmett complained.
"That would be because my little sister is a great teacher." Rose answered.
"And who taught her?" Emm asked.
"That would be one of my finer bits of advice that I gave her." Rose said, as we all watched Edward pick Bella up and carry her out of the room without breaking their kiss.
"Is that right?" Emm asked. "How come, you've never done it then?" He asked.
"I wanted to save a few moves for our wedding night." Rose answered grinning at him,
Emm growled at her as he scooped her up and carried her off upstairs.
"I think that is our cue to say goodnight." I said, waggling my eyebrows at Esme, I think round two is long overdue and I was suddenly as eager as my offspring to get to bed.
I woke up the next morning to find my wife missing and my baby girl sleeping on my chest, I decided to stay where I was. I had not had the chance to stay in bed like this for so long that I couldn't recall the last time I had. I was just enjoying nuzzling my face in my baby girls hair when I heard a soft knock at the door.
"Come in."
"Hey Daddy." My older baby girl said almost dancing into the room with her usual beauty and grace.
"Morning Baby girl." I said as she took Izzie from me. "Now you can get up and join us for breakfast, Mom said hurry up or Emm will have stolen all the good stuff." Alice said before dancing her sister out of the room.
I got up and after I showered and dressed I went to join everyone in the kitchen, as I sat Bella placed a plate full of food in front of me. "I hid this from Emm, just eat it before he notices." she said with a wink.
Edward walked in and wrapped his arms around Bella, "what do you think your doing?" He asked her.
"Helping with breakfast, now sit down and I'll get yours." She told him.
"Not a chance, you sit down and I will do it." He said backing her into a chair and leaning down to kiss her nose, she shook her head and rolled her eyes at him. "Have you had anything?" He asked her.
"Of course I have." She replied but didn't look at him.
"Bella?" He pushed glaring down at her.
"I did... I had some toast." She said.
"Toast... pfft, you need to eat properly." He said and proceeded to pile food on a plate for her.
I was surprised she was letting him get away with it, I knew she was still racked with guilt at him missing out on so much of her pregnancy. She just humoured him whenever he did things like this. I knew better though, Edward was just being Edward and worrying about her, I really should warn her that he'll be like this if not worse with her for the rest of their lives. It really was true what everyone said about him being the mirror image of me. Especially emotionally, I worried about my wife and family just the same as he was starting to worry about his own.
Once we had all stuffed ourselves senseless with the enormous breakfast that Esme and Bella had prepared, Alice organized us all in the living room so that we could open all our gifts. Judging by the number of gifts this could take some time trying to do them one at a time, as the gifts were passed around it became impossible to keep up with who got what. Izzie was having a great time with all the boxes, I hadn't heard her giggle so much before, she was having a great time playing with Emm under all the piles of wrapping paper, the sound was infectious. In true Cullen style despite the awesome gifts, the best part was us all being together and laughing, it was so good to feel the happiness in the room.
Everyone was laughing at Bella and Edwards faces as they unwrapped all the pink things for Alexandria, I'd never met a couple who despised a colour so much. Alice had compromised and had bought some pink denim, which went down a little better but honestly not that much. The look of joy on Bella's face when she opened one of the gifts from Edward to find a box full of black clothes dyes, was hysterical.
After a game of 'scene it' and one of pass the baby that Izzie was in giggle overload for, we had to endure several rounds of rock band and guitar hero until Izzie was long passed her bed time. Bella and Esme left us to go and get Izzie bathed and put to bed whilst the others and I had a drinking game. The point was that the game had no point and it was the first one to hit the floor loses, not surprising that I was the first to go, with Edward not that far behind me. Though I had a feeling he faked it so that he could get back to Bella as it was that moment that she had come back into the room. Jasper faired a little better but not much and the three remaining just kept going and despite the petite size of Rose and Alice they basically drank the rest of us under the table. Emm put up a great effort but a slight shove from Rose and the next minute he was on the floor. The following song and dance of girl's rule was painful and knowing these two, something that we'd all have to endure for a long time to come.
The morning after was a painful one, when the amount of alcohol I'd consumed came back to bite me on the ass.
"I told you not to allow them to have a drinking game, they might be under age, but they are still your kids. They are going to be used to alcohol and its been a while since you drank so many shots." Esme reasoned.
"It was a party and I have at least got until tomorrow morning before I have to be back in work, hopefully the effects should have warn off by then." I said as Esme handed me a glass of water and two tablets, I took them without question.
Just then Esme's text alert went off on her cell, she picked it up and gasped.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"It's from Bella... she thinks her waters just broke."