So we're back again with this crazy bunch. As usual, I don't own em, just like to make em say and do crazy shit SM won't :D

Chapter Twenty-Two

EmPOV

I was back at James' house bright and early the next morning.

He was still half asleep when I walked in.

"What are you doing here so early?" he asked grouchily.

Not a morning person.

"What, you didn't miss me?" I asked while heading to the kitchen.

He followed me grumbling, "Don't you have your own food anymore?"

"Where is the love?" I asked grabbing the juice and a few eggs.

"In my bed," he growled sitting at the kitchen island.

My eyes widened; did he mean that literally?

Did he have someone over?

Oh shit. I should've called first.

He must've noticed my expression, because he rolled his eyes, "I don't have anyone here Em."

"Oh," I said with a sigh of relief.

"I don't bring home anyone," James said getting up and turning on the coffee maker.

"How come?" I asked.

"Home is my sanctuary, anyone coming here would have to be in for the long haul," he replied simply.

Made sense.

"So are you dating anyone at the moment?" I asked.

He rose a brow at me, "Why the sudden interest?"

"Well maybe if you had the balls before Bella came along and told me you were gay, it wouldn't be so new to me," I said.

"Touché," he said. "No, I'm not dating anyone at the moment. I did meet someone last week though."

"That's good," I said turning the stove on. "You want an omelette?"

"Du fromage?" he asked with a grin.

"Dexter please," I said laughing at an endless joke between us.

"So what did you guys do after I fell asleep?" he asked pouring out two steaming mugs of coffee, and handing me one.

"Thanks," I said taking a sip. "We didn't do anything much, I guess," I said with a shrug.

"Meaning?" James asked.

"We ate, played a few more games, talked some, watched tv and went home," I said while cracking the eggs into a bowl.

"That's nice," he said with a smile. "Hey, where's my pizza?"

"In the fridge," I said giving him a mock glare.

"Then why the hell are you wasting my gas?" he said, jumping up and taking the pizza box out of the fridge.

"Because I want eggs," I told him.

"You can eat them all, I'm having my pizza," he said with a grin.

It was quiet for a few moments, as James heated up his pizza and I made my omelette.

"So why are you really here?" he asked when he was sitting in front of me, munching on a slice of pizza.

"Can't I visit my best friend?" I asked sliding my breakfast on to a plate and turning off the stove.

"Sure you can," he said frowning. "You do it all the time, but we both know that that's not the reason you're here."

"Then tell me oh wise one," I said sarcastically. "Why am I here?"

"I'm betting it has something to do with a pretty brunette who happens to be carrying your offspring," he said, his look daring me to deny it.

"I have no idea what you're talking about," I replied.

James shrugged, "Suit yourself," he said.

We didn't say anything for a while, he just kept watching me, waiting for me to crack. Smug bastard.

"I hate you, you know that right?" I snapped.

My idiot friend just grinned, "Sure you do."

"We talked a lot yesterday, Bella and I," I told him.

"About?" he asked.

"A lot of stuff," I told him, resisting the urge to smack him.

"Wow, that's...profound," he said dryly.

"Shut up dick-head," I said.

James made a show of zipping his lips before smirking at me, waiting for me to continue.

"She told me why she chose IVF," I said.

"Why is that?" he asked.

"She had a lot of assholes in her life," I said, getting angry all over again, when I thought about the bastards that she had been with.

"Hmm," James said.

I glared at him, "What?"

He shook his head, "Nothing. Go on."

"I don't want to be another asshole," I said quietly.

"Then don't be," James replied.

"I don't know how not to be," I said lamely.

"Geesh, what the hell would you do without me?" James said, throwing up his hands.

"Be a basket case?" I said with a grin.

"Exactly!" he exclaimed. "Now we're going to turn you into the gentleman I know is lurking under all that bravado."

I laughed at his enthusiasm, but in all honesty, I was glad I had his support.

I have no idea what happened, and when I changed my mind, but I really wanted to be a father. A good father.

"Now here's what we're gonna do..." James said.

BPOV

Lunch time rolled around and Rosalie literally dragged me out the door.

"Where's the fire?" I asked struggling into my jacket.

"I want to hurry up and get there so I can find out all the sordid details of this pregnancy," she said with a grin.

I rolled my eyes as we walked up the block to the little café where we had lunch most days. Edward and Alice were already there waiting for us, talking animatedly with each other.

"Bells!" Alice cried when she saw us. The little sprite of a woman got up and crushed me to her. "Edward told me the good news," she said with a grin.

I glowered at Edward over her shoulder, the cocky bastard merely shrugged his shoulder and grinned at me.

"I'll straighten that crooked grin of yours one of these days Masen," I said.

Alice let me go and moved to embrace Rosalie.

"Rosie," she said. "It's so nice to see you again."

"Oh shut up," Rosalie said, peeved that she hadn't been able to rub her knowledge in Alice's grinning face.

"You'll never win," Alice said with a smirk.

"I'm the only adult here, aren't I?", I said sitting down.

Rosalie and Alice sat down, and rolled their eyes at me.

"So who's the baby's father?" Rosalie asked. "I know you haven't been dating anyone...have you?"

I shook my head, "No, I haven't been seeing anyone behind your back Rose."

She sighed, "Oh. That's good."

"I know who she's pregnant for," Alice whispered and I kicked her under the table.

"Ouch!" she cried giving me a nasty look. I folded my arms over my chest, daring her to say something about it.

"And you dare to say we're juvenile," she muttered, taking a sip of her latte.

"So apparently I'm the only one left out of the loop," Rosalie said with a frown.

I patted her hand, "You'll live."

"Bitch," she said smiling at me.

I smiled back, "Thanks."

The waiter came and took our orders, giving me a little breathing time. Not enough though, because as soon as he left, Rosalie was breathing down my neck.

"You better start talking Isabella Swan or so help me," she said.

"Do you know of an Emmett McCarty?" I asked.

"The name sounds familiar," she said thoughtfully. "What does he have to do with anything?"

"He's one of the most eligible bachelors, filthy rich, and gorgeous," Alice said.

"Quite gorgeous," Edward added his two cents.

"Not that gorgeous," I huffed.

I was met with two pairs of indignant eyes, I threw my hands up.

"Whatever, anyway Rose, that's who I'm pregnant for."

"Do you have a picture of this guy?" she asked.

Alice whipped out her phone and showed Rosalie a picture of Emmett.

Rosalie gave a whistle, "Not so gorgeous eh Bells?" she said eye raping the screen. "This man is fuck hot."

He wasn't that bad. I guess.

"So how the hell did this happen? When did it happen?" Rosalie asked.

"She got turkey basted," Alice said.

"You wanna tell the story?" I snapped at Alice.

She raised her hand and closed her mouth, "Sorry."

"I was, as Alice so eloquently put it, turkey basted," I said to Rosalie.

"IVF? Why?" Rosalie asked.

"Do I really have to give you every minute detail?" I asked, getting really agitated. Maybe this hadn't been a good idea.

I knew my friends meant well, but they could be a bit over bearing at times. Now, being a prime example.

"No," Rosalie said shaking her head.

"Good," I said. "I wanted a baby, to make a long story short.

I went to have the procedure done, and there was a mix-up; so instead of having an unknown donor, I ended up getting knocked up by the play-boy billionaire."

"How does he feel about it?" Rosalie asked.

"You can ask him when you see him," I said. "Now can we eat?"

"You are getting grouchier," Edward commented. "Isn't pregnancy supposed to make you nicer?"

"Fuck off," I told him.

"Guess not," he said with a snort of laughter.

"So when do we get to start planning the baby shower?" Alice asked, trying to change the subject.

"Alice," I said dryly, "I'm barely pregnant. Can you at least wait until I start showing?"

"Ignore her," Rosalie said and the two morons started planning the baby shower right there and then, they even got Edward involved.

Traitor.

I ignored them and enjoyed my meal. I had other things on my mind, I couldn't worry about a baby shower that I wouldn't have a say in either way.

Edward leaned over and rubbed my hand, "You ok?" he asked quietly.

I glared at him, then relaxed when his brows furrowed together.

"You're beyond cute, how does anyone stay mad at you?" I said with a smile.

"You tell me," he said with a grin. "You do it all the time, sometimes for days."

"That's because I know you better than anyone else," I told him, ruffling his hair.

"Woman, not the hair," he said with a scowl as he batted my hands away.

I laughed, "Pretty boy."

He flashed me a grin, "Darling please, I'm beautiful."

I stuck my tongue out at him, because let's face it, the man was beautiful.

"So when do we get to meet him?" Rosalie said, finally turning back to me.

I looked at Alice, who was watching me in rapt attention.

"I've met him," Edward said with a grin.

"You see?" Alice exclaimed. "How come he gets to meet him and we don't?"

I sighed and took a sip of my water, "I never said you couldn't meet him."

In fact I had hardly said anything about Emmett. Silly geese.

"So we get to meet him soon?" Alice squealed.

"I'll run it by him and get back to you," I told them.

"Run it by him?" Rosalie asked with a frown.

"Yes, he didn't sign on to be tortured by the likes of you two," I said glaring at my two friends.

The two of them shared a look and then turned to me, "We'll give you at least a month before we meet him," Rosalie said with a nod.

"Yes, a month is a long enough time for him to get to used to the idea of us," Alice agreed.

Well obviously I had no say in it.

"Fine," I snapped. "Now can we just eat and enjoy our lunch?"

"I can't believe I'm gonna be an aunty," Alice gushed.

"I know right?" Rosalie grinned.

"Just think of all the clothes we'll have to buy," Alice said.

I groaned, oh great, now it was going to turn into a baby fashion show and I wasn't even showing yet.

"Don't look like that Bells, we're going to shop for you too," Alice said with a bright smile.

Over my dead body, I snorted in my head.

"You are going to be the cutest mum-to-be ever," the psycho pixie said gleefully.

I didn't even bother to say anything. It was already in motion. I was out-numbered.

Edward merely chuckled.

"Pussy," I murmured under my breath.

He rose a brow at me and threw back his head and laughed.

"Don't worry babe, you'll live," he said with a wink.

God save me from these crazy people.

A/N: Loving all of your reviews, keep them coming. Yes, lots of progress was made last chapter. I'm so proud of my babies lol.

Chey: It's not a bad question at all. Maybe they will, maybe they won't. I have no idea yet lol and I hope you had a great birthday :) *hugs*

Madmaxi: You're always welcome babe :) The whole one case/ lawyer thing will be explained later :)

Sushilover23: Most definitely will explain that hun :)

JessJess76: James is my pumpkin in this story. I felt bad for making him the dick in Private Thoughts, so I'm making it up to him :) And Em is beyond adorable floundering like that *grins*

KCLutz4475: *does happy dance* :D

jessa76: re: is Eddie gay? How did you miss that? LOL Go re-read chapter 16. And Emmett never said Bella was ugly, he said she was plain looking.

manda2784: Thank you for seeing that my process makes it more realistic *kisses*

To all you other lovelies, my eyes are burning so I'm getting off the laptop, you know I LOVE YOU ALL! Nighty night darlings. :)