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Edward's POV

Things have been amazing. Brody and I had a talk and we ultimately decided that we're moving back here permanently. He loves it here. He can have a big back yard and he'll be close to his family. I will have security in knowing that he'll be far away from James Hunter. Another plus to moving back is Heidi Volturi. She's turned my life upside down in the two short weeks that I've known her. She's funny, smart and beautiful. We text all the time and when Brody falls asleep, we talk on the phone. I've asked her on a date and my parents agreed to watch Brody for me. I am in no way ready to introduce a woman into Brody's life. I hope that what Heidi and I have will be long term but I don't want women coming in and out of my son's life.

I found a nice house and put an offer on it. I should hear back within the next few days. Brody loves the house and I can see him running around the yard, playing in mud and having fun like a kid should. I can see a playground in the backyard. Maybe a trampoline. I can imagine a basketball hoop in the driveway where I'll teach Brody how to shoot three pointers. I see it as not just a house, but a home.

I sit in my parents living room and I hear bickering from outside the front door. I open it and see Bella and Jasper arguing on the front porch. I stand there and just watch as they argue.

" I am not naming him Ryder if he's a boy. Ryder Jasper Whitlock? Ride Her Jasper Whitlock. No. It's not happening.", Bella laughs sarcastically.

" Well I'm not naming my boy something like Maddox. Maddox Jasper Whitlock. No, that's a pussy name. He needs a strong man name because one day he won't be a cute little baby. He'll be a man.", Jasper sighs out of frustration.

" I had other suggestions too! But you are stuck on the name Ryder. I don't like that name. I didn't like it a week ago when you suggested it and I don't like it now. In fact, I think I dislike it even more now than I did last week.", As Bella finishes her rant, they seem to notice me standing in the doorway. They both blush and I step aside to let them in. Carter is surprising asleep on Bella's shoulder despite his parents arguing over his sibling's name.

My mom plucks the baby from Bella's shoulder and lays him on the couch, surrounded by pillows. Carter doesn't even flinch. Bella puts the diaper bag next to the couch and then she greets my mother and my father. My mom feels Bella's slight baby bump and gushes over it. Bella complains about how her regular jeans don't fit she she and Jasper are going shopping.

" Esme, was Edward always going to be Edward? Or did you have another name picked for him?", Bella asks my mother.

" Up until I went into labor, Edward's name was going to be Carlisle Jr. Then I realized that as much as I like older names, he'd get beat up with a name like Carlisle. So we decided on Anthony Edward. When we saw him for the first time it changed again to Edward Anthony. He looked like a little Benjamin Button. He was so wrinkly and he looked like a miniature old man.", my mom tells Bella randomly. Bella was laughing so hard that she was crying and I was sure she was going to piss herself.

" Mom, seriously? Benjamin Button? You could just say raisin or prune? You had to reference a creepy looking baby?", I sigh in embarrassment.

" You didn't look look like a raisin or a prune though sweetheart. You were wrinkly and covered in blood and vernix. Plus add to the fact that you had bright red hair. I thought I'd given birth to that evil little leprechaun in those movies. You weren't very cute until you hit about...five months. Then you started getting some chub and your hair darkened up to that unique bronze you have now." My mom explains. As if what she said wasn't bad enough, my father decided to voice his opinion on the matter.

" You were a cranky little thing too. So on top of being wrinkly, your face was almost always scrunched up. Like one of those little sphinx cats. I thought you were going to need an exorcism during your christening too. You screamed bloody murder as soon as that water touched you.", he laughs at the memories.

" You couldn't just...Keep that to yourselves?", I ask.

" Well, thank you guys for watching Carter. We'll be back soon. Um, don't curse around him. He's been repeating words. His favorite right now is 'no', oh and 'cookie'. He actually knows what those two mean.", Bella kisses Carter's forehead and Jasper waves goodbye. Brody comes downstairs a little while later and anxiously waits for Carter to wake up.

Eventually the baby wakes up and Brody starts trying to teach him his name. Then he gets the bright idea to let Carter bite him. Two Spider-man band-aids and a round of tears later, Brody realizes that, that wasn't the best decision. Brody and Carter have lunch and then they fall asleep together. I have no idea if Bella and Jasper let Carter sleep this much but he seems to be on a schedule so they must.

Bella and Jasper get back and Jasper very gently picks Carter up. Luckily for them, Carter stays asleep. Brody however wakes up and stretches. When he notices that Carter isn't there his eyes go wide and he looks all around before finally seeing him in Jasper's arms. My son lets out a cute sigh of relief and wipes his hand over his forehead. I can't help but chuckle at the gesture. Bella and Jasper say goodbye and thank everyone before they leave. I can't help but think as they go that this is how things were meant to be.

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Sooo, did ya like it? I thought I'd keep this chapter light. I'm trying to decide what's going to happen in the upcoming chapters and how to prepare my readers for it. So don't forget to follow, favorite and review!