6

We shopped for a few more hours and after promising that they would come back soon once they had gotten settled in at home we said goodbye to Carmen and Eliezer and made our way home.

The house was dark when we got there (Edwards shift wouldn't be over till midnight) I unloaded the kids leaving the bags in the car. I would come back for those when they were in bed.

"Alice, go upstairs and turn on the water for your guys bath." I said as I set Jasper down in the living room.

"Ok Bella," She made to go up the stairs but paused and turned to me, "Can I pick out the color today?"

"Yes Emmett picked yesterday and your daddy said Jasper picked on Thursday, so it's your turn."

She gave an excited squeal then launched herself up the stairs.

"Okay, boys lets go pick out our jammies." I said motioning for them to follow me up the stairs.

They followed me upstairs Emmett going into his room and Jasper following me into his. I opened his pajama drawer. I pulled out a few pairs of his jammies and turned to him, "Ok, Jaz which jammies do you want tonight dinosaurs or monkeys?"

Lately I have been giving him choices making him pick hoping that he would talk or voice his opinion. As a 2 year old he should be talking by now and both Edward and I were worried. The doctor said it was fine and Edward being a pediatric surgeon knew this but that didn't stop him from worrying.

Jasper pointed to the monkey jammies and I put the Dino ones back I knew he would pick the monkey ones he was obsessed with them but like I said I was hoping he would talk.

He followed me into the bath room where I found Alice and Emmett standing by the tub watching as the water filled the tub. Alice was the only one I trusted to fill the tub without getting in I also trusted her too keep her brother out of the tub till I got there. Emmett may be bigger than Alice but she could be scrappy when she wanted to be.

"Okay guys clothes off and into the tub," I said as I checked the water temperature making sure it wasn't too hot and then turned the water off.

They quickly undressed (Jasper needed a bit of help) then climbed into the tub.

As usual I quickly washed their hair and bodies then dumped their toys in. Then jumped up onto the counter and took a seat. This has been our nightly routine for the last year. I had established a routine for them about a week after I started it made everything so much easier. Edward knew how important a routine was for them but was too busy with work to keep up with one. When I had realized this I quickly stepped in and put the fear of god into him. He had told me on Friday when he had got home that night, that that was when he first found me attractive.

"Hi, Bells how were the kids tonight?" Edward asked as he walked into the living room

"Perfect as usual." I replied as he took a seat next me on the couch.

He looked at me for a second before leaning in for a kiss, I immediately responded by kissing him back.

He pulled away but kept looking into my eyes, "You know the first moment I felt attracted to you was?" he asked after a minute

"No when," I said almost in a whisper

"It was when you practically forced me to put the kids on a schedule, do you remember about a week after you started?" he said bringing his hand to cup the side of my face, "You were so fierce and I thought it was beautiful."

I didn't know what to say my breathing was becoming erratic and my heart was going about a mile a minute. Then suddenly without warning he lifted me up into his arms and ran up the stairs. I was surprised by his strength at first but then it just turned me on even more. As soon as I was on is bed I pulled off my shirt and pants, leaving me in just my panties and bra.

"God Bella you are so beautiful!"

He climbed onto the bed after quickly freeing himself from every piece of clothing he had on including his boxers.

He gently laid me back on the bed removing my bra in the process then slowly he had run his hands down to my hips and slowly slid off my panties. He tossed them aside then gently laid himself on top of me and began to kiss me with so much passion I thought my heart would burst out of my chest.

He reached one hand down and spread my legs apart positioning himself between them and then without breaking the kiss he thrust into me so fast that my back arched up in ecstasy. With each thrust he got faster and more urgent he needed more of me this wasn't enough. Just as I needed more of him, gently pushed him back and as if he was reading my thoughts and without breaking apart he quickly flipped us over so I was on top. As I began to ride him he began to caress my body. Every touch sent a tingle through my body threatening to push me over the edge. He touched my hips, ran his fingers down my back gently scratching it as he did, and then he made his way to my breast he began to gently knead and pinch them sending tingles everywhere on my body and causing me to moan with pleasure.

"Oh, Edward that feels so good," I moaned out almost involuntarily

"Yeah you like that," He asked seductively

"yes," I said breathlessly biting my lip.

He kept up his wandering and then it happened I was sent head first over the edge, "OH, GOD!" I yelled out

And at the same time he yelled out the same thing. We rode each other out just holding each other with him still inside me.

When our breathing had returned to normal he pulled out of me and turned me over and held me from behind. We didn't fall asleep more like we were just relishing in the sex high we were now in.

I was suddenly pulled out of the memory when Alice practically screamed, "No Bella that's backwards you can't put his shirt on backwards it will look funny."

I looked down and saw that I had indeed almost put Jaspers shirt on backwards. I shot Alice a look that said 'I'm the adult next time don't tell me what to do', before turning back to Jasper and fixing his shirt. I shook my head; I don't even know how I got this far without realizing it. I guess I was so deep in thought that I was just on auto pilot. It wouldn't be the first time this has happened to me.

I finished getting jasper dressed then stood up, "Okay guys go to the play room and play until I come and to read you a story if you need me I'll be downstairs starting on the laundry."

They quickly ran off as I made my way down stairs I heard Alice say, "Ok Emmett you're the Daddy and Jasper you're the Baby and I'm going to be the mommy."

This was quickly followed by Emmett's loud complaints about always being the daddy. This was the usual complaint I had listened in one time when Alice had explained to him that He was older then Jasper so he couldn't be the baby and he was also a boy so he couldn't be the mommy. He had even once suggested being the grandpa, which had caused Alice to get mad and accuse him of trying to make her be a single Mommy. I had at that point realized they watched way too much TV either that or she had seen one of the mothers at school have this argument either way; she should not even have known how to use that in a conversation. I had told Edward and he had sat her down and explained it to her.

Never the less I smiled at the memory as I made my way into the laundry room, to at least make a dent in the laundry that had been neglected both on my part and on Edwards.

I sorted out the clothes then started a load then went into the living room, when I got there I looked at the clock and realized it had taken me longer than I thought to sort through that mess.

I went upstairs and as soon as I stepped into the playroom I had to hold back my laughter. All three of them were asleep but that wasn't what had caused me to laugh. It seemed as if Emmett had convinced Alice to let him be something other than the daddy, he was passed out on the floor in one of Alice's dresses she had for dress up complete with a floppy hat and purse both just a few feet from his body, the only thing boyish about the outfit was the boy himself and the car he was clutching in his hand. Jasper was curled up in the stuffed animals in his usual baby outfit. And Alice was splayed out in an empty toy box. The funniest was Emmett of course but all three were a site to see. I quickly snapped a picture with my phone and sent it to Edward then I started on getting them into bed.

I started on Emmett Quickly but gently removing the dress and then gently lifted him up. Pretty soon I won't be able to do this with him he was quite heavy for a 4 year old. I got him into bed and pulled the covers then went back for Alice, Alice was much lighter than Emmett she was almost as light as Jasper.

As soon as I had them all in bed I made quick work of the mess they had made and put the room back in order. I then went downstairs and to take the clothes out of the washer and into he dryer and start a new load. I then sat in the living room and pulled out my essay for history besides mine and Rose's BioCem project this essay was all I had left to do as far as homework goes. Our BioCem project wasn't due for two more weeks so we had plenty of time to work on it.

"Ugh," I groaned as I closed my history book with a thud. I had just finished my Essay, although history was easily my best subject it did not come without a headache.

I put book back into my bag then went into Edwards study to type up my Essay although not required I did it anyways I hated my hand writing I always saw it as ugly. Although there are some people who think it's cute, (Edward) I looked at the clock as I waited for his computer to boot up it was 11:30 Edward had a half hour left in his shift then a three hour drive so I didn't expect him home any time soon. Although at this time of night he would turn a 3 hour drive into an hour and a half drive. I had once chastised him for speeding but it didn't stop him. What surprised me the most was he never got pulled over, he had joked that he had a sixth sense for that.

As soon as the computer was booted up I opened the program to type up my essay and began typing.

An hour later I was standing at the printer waiting for it to spit out the finished product.

While I was standing there I felt two arms circle my waist I knew instantly that it was Edward I turn around with him still holding me.

"Your home early," I said giving him a kiss

"It was a slow night and since I wasn't on call they told me to go home." He got an appalled look on his face then continued, "Apparently I work too much, who would have thought?"

He let out a laugh and I couldn't help but laugh with him, but pushed away, "Well I hate to be the bearer of bad news but babe you do work too much." I said as I made my way to the living room to put my essay in my bag, "But on the other hand you're more hands on as a parent then most of those other doctors that you work with. And that babe is what makes me love you more every time I think about it." I finished as I faced him

"I love you so much Bella you know that," he said as he pulled me into him for a passionate kiss.

Usually he pulls away first but seeing as I still had like 10 loads of laundry to do still we couldn't do this tonight, "Edward as much as I would love to do that we can't," he gave me a pouty look but I just shook my head, "There are like 10 more loads of laundry left to do plus we went shopping remember. I bet though that if we team up we can get it all done quickly and still have time to maybe take a bath." I gave him a wink before turning and walking towards the laundry room.

"You are such a tease!" he said running after me

He caught me around the waist and swung me around as I laughed. It was then that I had a terrifying thought.

What if this doesn't work what if the obstacles we are likely to encounter threaten to tear us apart? I love Edward so much and I love the kids just as much as I love him I don't want to lose them.

I hid my worry from him as we finished the laundry and put away all the clothes including the new ones. But it was always there in the back of my mind.

This would be hard but Charlie once told me nothing worth having never comes easy. I had a feeling this was going to be a long and difficult road.