Bella's POV:
After my total melt-down in the middle of the night I felt a little bit more relaxed. I had nodded off again with Paul's soothing hands on me.
I woke up to the sound of rain against the window and someone down in my kitchen. I glanced groggily over to where Paul was still sleeping and decided to go down and see who had invaded my house. I do have to admit it smelt really darn good.
I pulled on a robe Alice had bought me and slowly made my way down the stairs. I grinned when I saw my caramel haired second mother.
"Esme what are you doing over?" I asked moving to hug her.
"I wanted to check on you. Paul called earlier this morning and said you'd had a rough night." She explained returning the embrace. "So I decided to make you guys some breakfast and we can talk if you'd like."
I nodded "Anything I can do to help?" I started towards the stove.
"You can sit your butt down, relax and just talk to me!" She playfully swatted at me with the spatula she was holding, her topaz eyes sparkling with humor. "So what's bugging you Bella?"
I could feel my mouth starting to water at the smell of bacon and toast as I started to talk "I don't think I can deal with Paul possibly getting hurt." I admitted "I know I can't live without him – especially if I am not going to age. I'd be there for the twins to the best of my ability but I can't do it without him."
"Bella he just wants to keep you and the babies safe." Esme said.
"I know he does" I pouted "But I could help!"
Esme put a hand on her waist and gave me a stern look "No! There is not a single person in our crazy family that will let you 'help'. You are pregnant Bella and you don't have control over whatever special powers you do have."
She served me up a toasted bacon sandwich much to my reluctant delight "I know but I feel so useless and what if one of you gets hurt? It's my fault Victoria is after me. It's all my fault if someone gets hurt."
"Bells it is not your fault." She insisted taking one of my hands into hers "We are going to keep you safe and we are going to keep your babies safe and we will do everything in our power to get everyone home in one piece."
I glanced at my lap fidgeting slightly "I just don't want anyone to get hurt because of me. Especially because if I hadn't been attracted to Edward we wouldn't have this problem."
"No we probably wouldn't but you also probably wouldn't be having two babies with the man who does treat you like a princess, who is so head over heels in love with you that it's not even funny." She said fiercely "Besides it wouldn't be the same if you weren't part of this family." She patted my hand once more before standing next to the oven again.
"So please just do as we all want you too and stay somewhere safe. Let us take care of it." She gave me a bright smile and threw some more bread into the toaster.
"Fine but if someone gets hurt and I could have helped I get to say I told you so." I sunk my teeth into my toasted sandwich much happier than I had been.
"Bella everything will work out exactly the way it is supposed to" Esme tried to assure me again.
"I knew I smelt something good!" Paul's deep voice interrupted us and he smiled at Esme before grabbing a plate and joining me at the table.
Esme rolled her eyes and sat with us as we ate. "Jeez you two can both pack it down and neither of you seem to gain weight." I rolled my eyes and she continued "Bella you are eating for 3 I am talking about gaining weight that isn't necessary."
"Paul I am sorry I woke you up" I said a little while later as we cleaned up the breakfast dishes.
"Princess you can wake me up anytime you need. Besides I can't sleep when you leave the room anyways!" He insisted smiling at me widely from the sink.
"Thank you for calling Esme." I smiled back "I needed that."
"I know you did babe that's why I called her." He chuckled and continued "Now I am supposed to go train with the guys today but if you want we can just relax here."
I stood and wrapped my arms around his waist sighing into his back "I think you should go train. I know you need to train to be safe." I admitted this reluctantly. I felt Paul tense and turn.
"Bells I will stay with you if that is what you want me to do. I will do everything I can to make you happy." He gently rubbed my belly and we both smiled briefly as the twins kicked in tandem.
"I know that in order for you to be happy with yourself in the long run you have to do everything possible to keep me and the boy's safe not just happy." I said "So you need to go train with the rest of the pack so that you can keep us safe and so that our whole family returns intact and not in pieces."
"Thank you Bella" Paul whispered kissing me gently. "It means a lot that you trust me."
"Oh it's not that I trust you it's more like if you don't come home I will bring you back from the dead and kill you myself." I threatened menacingly.
I heard him gulp as I went upstairs to get ready for my day. It was definitely going to be a long one.