The Little Unexpected Things

Girls Night In

Bella's P.O.V

"You've got everything? Diapers, pacifiers, her wipes-"

"Edward, I'm her mother. Not completely incompetent," I tell him as I zip Ella's bag and place it next to mine. "I've got it under control."

Edward nods, biting the inside of his cheek. "I know. I know, it's her first night sleeping somewhere beside here, I don't fully feel comfortable with it."

"It's the night before the wedding, just like Alice, Rosalie has some wedding jitters. We've agreed on this only if I had Ella with me. Nothing bad is going to happen."

Edward drops on the bed and sighs. "Yeah, I suppose."

And there our conversation ended. It's been this way ever since we ran into Jacob and he saw Ella. At first, I thought Edward's anger was going to eventually be forgotten by the end of the day, but that night he hardly spoke a word, I knew he wouldn't let it go. And he hasn't. While he hasn't mentioned it since it happened, he's been short and a little distant. I don't want us to part ways with things like this, but I have already apologized. What was I suppose to do? Not run into him? Jump right back in the car after he showed up and drive away? Put up an iron barrier between him and my daughter? I like to believe he knows me better than that.

I sit on the bed and ask, "are you still mad about Jacob?"

Edward glares. "Gee, I don't know. How would you feel if you found me with Tanya and have Tanya hold our daughter?"

The image of Tanya with Ella in her arms is enough to send cold shivers down my spine. "Okay, I wouldn't like that-"

"Now you see!"

"But you have to admit, Jacob and Tanya are two completely different subjects. Tanya is a royal bitch, always has been. Jacob, while no longer-"

"Bella, I know what Jacob means to you now, you've told me before. I'm not stupid, nor have I forgotten but you honestly cannot expect me to be okay with him being around you or my daughter. You may feel differently about him, you may think it doesn't affect you any more but I know it's not the same for him. I saw it in his face as he turned and walked away. I've seen it ever single time I have ran into him. So I apologize if I may seem unreasonable to you, but when it comes to Jacob, it is off limits."

Okay, I suppose he isn't wrong.

"I also know there wasn't much you could have done to avoid it, but the thought of him with you and Ella has my blood boiling."

I get up from the bed and walk around, sitting right in front of him and taking his face between my hands. "Then stop, because we're right here. We are not going anywhere... except for tonight. Tonight I have to stay with Rosalie and Alice."

Edward forces a smile. I knew he wasn't fully okay with it just yet. "I'll try. Go and have fun with our daughter and the girls. I'll see you tomorrow at the altar."

I smile at him. "I'll be the one in burgundy."

* * *

"I still think it was a stupid move from your part to let Jacob hold the baby." Rosalie sat down across from me with her cup of wine. "You know Edward doesn't like him."

I throw my hands in the air. "What the hell was I supposed to do? Tell him no, block him from seeing her? People carry babies when they meet them, you guys, it's a weird law of nature."

"That should have not been applied in Jacob's case," Alice pointed out, sipping from her water. "Look, they might have been good buddies when you were dating Jacob, but now you're dating my brother. You can't expect your current boyfriend to be okay with your ex-boyfriend holding his baby or be near
his new girlfriend."