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"If you're free and if you want to meet Carlie, you can drop by today evening." Bella told me on the phone.

What?

"Today?" I asked.

"Yeah." she said.

It's been a month since our last heated conversation. After that, they went back to London to wrap up things and they were back yesterday. I was all ready to fight with her regarding meeting Carlie, and now she was telling me that I could finally meet her?

Wow!

But suddenly I felt nervous! Was I really ready to meet her? It'd be so real! And what if she didn't like me?

I called Alice to ask about what a three year old girl might like, and she suggested a plush toy that I could get for her.

No!

I was not fucking ready!

I had no fucking idea about how to talk to a little girl!

I was going to fuck this up!

She was going to hate me!

"I'm not sure if I'm ready..." I told Bella at the door after reaching there.

I guess I should just leave!

"You will be fine." she said.

Okay? I guess she'd stop me if I was about to fuck something up, right?

"Hey baby... Look, Daddy is here!" she said as she took her in her arms!

No, no, no!

I should just run away!

Daddy?

No! I was not ready for this!

I was pretty sure I was sweating!

Carlie observed me from head to toe and then she kept staring at my face!

"Hey..." I smiled nervously.

She kept staring at me for some time, before she turned her head away, tightened her grip around Bella's neck and rested her head there.

Okay, I guess she didn't like me!

Well, I was off to a great start!

"Look, Daddy got a present for you," Bella said.

She turned her head again in my direction.

She looked at the toy, looked at me and turned her head again.

Okay, so she didn't like the toy as well!

I thought Alice would know how to pick the right thing!

"Aah, it's so nice!" Bella said, "Wow! I love it! Do you like it?"

She nodded her head.

Okay?

So she liked it, I guess?

"Let's play with it!" Bella said, "Can you please give it to Carlie, Edward?"

"Hmmm?" I said like an idiot, "Ummm... Yeah, yeah... It's... It's for you!"

She looked at me and looked at Bella.

No, I guess she was not ready to talk to me yet!

"Take it!" Bella smiled at her.

"No!" she said as she buried her head into Bella's neck, "You take it."

"Okay... I'm going to take it and then we all are going to play with it!"

Bella put her down on the floor and took the toy from my hand, "Wow! This is so nice!" she said to Carlie.

Carlie kept observing the toy for some time, before finally touching it.

"Isn't it nice?" Bella asked her.

"Yeah." she nodded her head.

"Ummm... Did you like it?" I asked.

She grinned at me, "Yeah!"

And that smile changed everything!

I smiled back automatically.

I felt like this was the first time in years I had smiled without forcing myself!

Yeah... I was in love again!