Hello lovelies, sorry for the wait. Been mourning my Loki, but I'm getting better. In fact I'm getting two new kitties compliments le boyfriend. :)
Alrighty, on to business now. I'm gonna have a mini-rant here, so bare with me, yeah?
Anonymous flamers: If you're gonna have the balls to flame or try to discredit my story at least have the balls to sign in. Now I'm assuming you've never read a book before, because they don't give everything away in the first chapter...or even first few chapters. Now first, you said there was the morning after pill that Bella could've taken after the mix up. Sure, that could happen, but then what would the story be about? You are assuming the apartment Bella lives in is 'crappy'. In Emmett's p.o.v it was not up to his standards. He was being a complete prat. And all I said about the apartment was that it was small. As you read on you will realize Bella is not poor, and even if she was, who was to say she wasn't saving for this for a while? Sheesh. So she is not irresponsible and there was nothing wrong with her environment. Poor people have children too and they don't always live in five star accommodations but they do the best they can and more times than most, they raise better individuals than those who were raised with a silver spoon in their mouths.
I hope I've answered your questions reasonably.
Aight...whew. Now that's over let's get on with this shall we?
Disclaimer: I am NOT SM, I am not making any money from this.
See you at the bottom, Pixie :)
Chapter 64.
*Three months later*
*EmPOV*
The last three months of my life have been the craziest, most exhilarating, most scariest but most importantly, most happiest.
Watching my children grow was beyond amazing.
My children.
I was a daddy.
My little slugger Zayn was so much like his mother it was frightening. He was so freaking stubborn, even at three months. It was the little things he did, as though he was testing to see how far he could take us before we broke. And then Ms. Lux, she was my little princess. Quiet and thoughtful, like me. Most of the time. Ha. She had me wrapped around her chubby little fingers.
I loved them unconditionally.
Of course they were spoiled rotten by both sets of grandparents, and it was nothing short of amazing to see my father on his haunches making silly faces to entertain his grandchildren. Their godparents were no better. Rose and Alice took great pleasure in having baby fashion shows. The children never wore the same out fit twice before out growing it. James and Edward were not that much different, instead they insisted of having live action story time for the twins. I was surrounded by crazy people.
Bella was the only other vein of sanity and I clung to her.
Somehow things between us have kind of slowed down.
Ever since we confessed our feelings, I feel as though we've taken a few steps back.
No, we hadn't reverted to our pre-union phase.
We were considerably more affectionate than before, but it was nothing else.
Lukewarm love.
I watched her now as she talked on the phone with our lawyer, who was dealing with the kidnapping case. She was in work mode and let me tell you, she was sexy as hell. It seems they had reached an impasse; the lawyers wanted to prosecute Alec under the same jurisdiction as the two bumbling females, but Bella wasn't having it. She always had a soft spot for Alec and believed that they should be a bit lenient with him since he had been the one to come forward with what had actually happened.
I tuned out the conversation and continued my perusal of her. Taking in everything my eyes could see. Since the pregnancy, her breasts were fuller, her hips a bit wider, her skin a healthy tan; she was breathtaking.
My eyes moved downwards to her butt. Could one be jealous of a pair of jeans?
I think I might be.
I snapped back to attention when Bella snapped into the phone, "You're fired!" and then slammed the phone down on the table.
"Babe?" I said tentatively.
"He's an incompetent cunt!" she snarled. "I'm going to the case my damn self!"
See?
Never a dull moment in my life.
-TA-
*BPOV*
I didn't want to prosecute Alec with those two bitches.
He was so young, and had just been dragged into something that he had no right being in.
Granted, he was an adult and capable of making his own decisions, but sometimes a person's thought process and their need to be accepted into society, can cause one to make bad decisions. And this is what I think happened to Alec.
He had always been needy and that's what drove Edward away from him faster. He was too clingy, too eager to please. He really had no backbone. This however didn't make him a part of the evil duo, instead this made him seem more fragile, a mere pawn in their sick game.
Emmett was looking at me, a wary expression on his face after my outburst.
"He's a total prick," I said, lowering my voice. I wasn't angry at Emmett, so he didn't deserve my ire.
I watched as his smile grew and his dimples appeared, oh boy, was he enticing.
"Come here," he said opening his arms.
I would be lying if I said I hesitated. I wanted nothing more than to be wrapped safely in his arms. I inhaled as I let his warmth surround me. He smelt heavenly, and then I realized that he must've thought I was part bloodhound the way I was sniffing him.
"I'm sorry," I mumbled.
He bent his head and brushed his lips over mine, "Nothing to be sorry about."
"He wasn't listening to me," I said quietly.
Emmett nodded thoughtfully and then asked, "Are you sure you're up for this?"
Was I?
Yes, I was.
"I'll be fine," I said nuzzling my face between his shoulder and his neck.
I could feel the warm imprint of his fingers against my skin as he caressed my back soothingly. Honestly I loved moments like this most, and to be honest I was scared of how strongly I felt for this man.
And so I decided to take a moment, put things on a slight pause and to deal with my issues. I didn't have a perfect record with men as it was, and then when I thought about how Emmett and I had actually gotten together, that didn't help my insecurities.
Did he somehow conjure up those feelings because of the babies?
Did he feel responsible and therefore had to pretend to want this, whatever this may be?
What if Jane's plans had worked and they had killed our babies, would he still then want to be with me?
I really didn't want to be thinking these things, I should've just been focusing on our new family.
I'm only human after all.
"Then I have all faith in you," he said kissing the top of my head.
In that moment my decision was made.
I would throw caution to the wind.
I would step out of my comfort zone.
I would over come my fears.
And this man would be my prize.
"Emmett," I whispered looking up at him.
"Yeah?" he replied, his own voice dropping to a whisper.
"I love you."
The smile that broke out on his face was magnificent.
It literally stole my breath for a few moments.
"And I love you," he said and all was right with me.
-TA-
*EdPOV*
Today was the day of the hearing.
Bella was defending herself, well prosecuting her kidnappers and wannabe murderers.
How she was doing this, was mind-boggling. I couldn't do it, if it were me in her place.
Hell, I was nervous because I'd be seeing Aro again.
I was merely on an adrenaline high when I confronted him at the pent-house. Either that or I had had way too much time on my hands to come up with a bunch of scenarios that could play out at the court house.
Bella was coming to pick me up on her way down.
I had moved out of McCarty Manor.
I had never been one to live off of people, and despite their hospitality it was time I moved on.
Bella had been a bit upset about it, said she felt as though she were losing me.
Of course I shot that idea down quick, fast, and in a hurry.
And if we're being completely honest, I still spent most of my time with her at home. Plus, Patty and I were opening an Interior Design and Decorating company together and I had completely adopted her as my second mother, so there was no way I could stay away from her indefinitely.
And I'm sure you're all wondering about James.
Well not much has been going on in that part of my crazy universe.
The fault was mine, well mostly. I noticed how he too, had backed off.
I wasn't ready to tell him my story.
I don't know if I'll ever be ready.
The fear that he might look at me differently caused me to rethink my decision to tell him.
Pity wasn't what I wanted him from him.
I could handle a lot of things, but pity wasn't one of them.
There had been a handful of coffee dates and a smattering of lunches and random dinners between us, but other than that things had been on idle.
It had been almost two weeks since I'd last seen him. Today would be the first time seeing him. It would also be the first time seeing Alec since all the shit hit the fan.
I still couldn't believe that Alec had been a part of the madness, and it was even harder to believe that he had been driven by the thoughts of getting back together with me.
Oh well, I had to put on my big boy undies and just deal.
And Bella would be there, she had my back.
Amazingly the hearing went well. Not really counting on the two twits getting along, it was still rather amusing to hear them bicker openly in the court. I was completely shocked however, when Jane admitted to having our apartment burnt down. The two idiots were sentenced to twenty years each without chance of parole. Alec wound up getting a year and a half of community service along with some counseling.
I wasn't surprised he sought me out afterwards, and I wasn't surprised to see that his uncle had followed him; Aro was Alec's uncle; mind-blown.
He didn't get the chance to say anything when I watched his head snap back and he gave a cry out pain and outrage. Blood was gushing from his nose and I turned to see who had been my unwitting savior.
Standing there, cradling her hand against her chest, was a fuming Bella.
"I told you to stay away from him, can't you ever listen?" she snarled at the bleeding man before us.
I watched as she nodded her head and two burly guards walked over and gripped Aro under his arms and started following Bella down the corridor. People were gawking and the whispers were screams to my ears. By this time security had blocked off the path and I saw Emmett trying to get through. I also caught James' gaze and he gave me a reassuring smile, guarded as it were, I took it and ran with it.
Bella called in a favor and had Aro deported back to Italy and then she had him irrevocably banned from ever touching American soil again.
I would finally be free of him.
Alec was still waiting to talk.
I listened.
He apologized and then gave me advice on my relationship with James.
"Don't let fear stand in the way of love," he said giving me a sad smile his eyes drifting off to the side. I followed his gaze and my eyes met James' steel blue eyes, his jaw clenched as he watched us, watching him.
"Whatever it is that's holding you back, just let it go," he said turning to me and offering his hand.
I looked down at his outstretched arm, hesitating briefly before gripping his hand in mine and giving it a firm shake.
"Good luck in life Alec," I said. "I hope you find your peace and happiness."
He gave me another watery smile, nodded and then turned on his heel and walked away.
I found my gaze drawn back to James as if by some magnetic force; he was still watching me. I took a deep breath and crossed over to him, I caught Bella's gaze and she gave me a wink.
"Go get your man," she mouthed to me causing my cheeks to redden.
When I was finally standing toe to toe with James, my stomach twisted in knots, I took a calming breath and jumped in head first.
"Would you go to dinner with me?"
I waited for what seemed like an eternity for his answer.
His lips curved into a smile that I wanted to see all the time, and he nodded, "I thought you'd never ask.
A/N: Ta da! Hope you enjoyed. Next chapter will be the last and then the epilogue. *dabs eyes* Gosh, that was so hard to type. I'm gonna miss these guys *sniffs* See you guys soon *sigh* Love you all to bits ~ Riney
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