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Epilogue

Life couldn't be any better than right now

Bella's POV

…Twenty-five years later…
Christmas Eve

"BELLA!"

I popped my head out of the pantry, eyes going back and forth looking for—

"Bella? Where are you?!"

"Kitchen," I said, closing the pantry doors just as Edward walked into the kitchen.

I covered my mouth in hope to stop laughing but a snort ended up slipping out. Edward narrowed his eyes at me but a small smile was playing around at his lips. Edward was covered in pink froth that I knew all too well.

"Don't tell me," I said, laughing. "I don't want to know!"

"There's nothing to tell," Edward said, running a hand over his chin to gather some of the pink beard he had. "I was helping wash her and she grabs my tie."

I shook my head, my hands going around my aching tummy.

"I told you not to go in there with your work clothes on," I said, taking deep cleansing breaths.

"I better go shower," Edward said, flicking the bubbles on his hand into the kitchen sink.

"Yeah you should, especially before our guests arrive," I said.

Edward went to give me a kiss and I put a hand up.

"After you showered buddy," I said and then pointed in the direction of the master bedroom. "Hurry, you know how people like to come early."

"Yeah, yeah," Edward said but went straight to the bathroom.

I chuckled and went to the sink to wash down the bubbles there. While watching the soap slowly slide down the drain, I remembered when Edward and I decided to move into the house. The twins were about a year or so old and it was shortly after Rosalie's two wonderful days.

Rosalie and Emmett were married exactly two months after the birth of their daughter Emily Rose Cullen. It was hard to decide when Emmett was the happiest: to see the beautiful daughter that he had created or when he was marrying the woman he loved. I laughed, remembering that February day that Emily was born.

- . - . - . - . - Flashback - . - . - . - . -

"Oh God, tell us we didn't miss it," I asked Alice as Edward and I sat down in the delivery waiting room.

Alice had just opened her mouth to answer when we could hear a loud and very familiar voice scream, "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU CULLEN!"

I blinked.

"I take it that was Rosalie and she was yelling at Emmett?" Edward asked.

Jasper nodded.

"You should see Emmett," Jacob whispered, smirking. "He's paler than a ghost."

"Shut up, Jacob," Dakota muttered.

I flashed a look at Dakota. She didn't seem to be having the same anxiety as the others were having, all waiting for the birth of the little girl. Instead she was frowning slightly and nibbling on her lip. I eyed her hand on her stomach. Something was up with Dakota but I didn't know what yet.

Just then the door to the waiting room opened and in walked Emmett, who, as Jacob described, looked very pale in deed.

"Well?" the four females in the room asked, standing.

Emmett sighed and for a second I thought something horrible happened. But then he smiled and yelling, "I'M A FATHER!"

There was a lot of squealing and questions asked about the mother and the baby. Rosalie was fine, in some pain since she denied any form of pain medication so the midwife (Rosalie wanted to give birth a different way so she choice a midwife instead) had Rosalie perform different sort of motions to help with the birthing process, but Rosalie was fine. And the little baby?

Well she was so sweet and adorable. And as Emmett like to keep pointing out, she had his nose.

"The Cullen nose," Carlisle said as Esme held the little Emily in her arms.

Emily gave a little baby yawn and settled in Esme's arms.

"Oh Emmett, she is so precious," I breathed, brushing the fine blonde hair that Emily had.

"Congrats daddy," Jacob said, smiling at Emmett as Emmett hugged Edward.

"I see a lot of Rosalie in her," Alice said.

I turned and saw Rosalie smile. "Don't ask Emmett which part of Emily is me. We might be here awhile."

- . - . - . - . - End of Flashback - . - . - . - . -

And we didn't because we could see just how much of Emily looked like Rosalie. In fact, she looked like Rosalie's younger sister only with the Cullen nose as Carlisle pointed out.

Then there was Rosalie's wedding which wasn't as huge as everyone was making it. The media of course knew about Rosalie being pregnant, printing it in the press only two days after the guy recorded it. It wasn't fresh off the press because the reporter was from New York, didn't have his computer to email the news, so he had to wait until he was home to report that Rosalie was pregnant. Sadly though, Rosalie blogged about it so he's new was old news and the surprise wasn't spoiled for Emmett.

The paparazzi though wanted to make sure that the rest of the scoop was first hand so they hounded Rosalie. I wasn't entire sure what one guy was thinking when he was harassing Rosalie. Didn't he know not to mess with a hormonal pregnant woman who took kick boxing years before? Trust me, Rosalie has one mean punch.

So unlike the huge Hollywood, over the top wedding, with lots of booze as the media was telling everyone, it was a small wedding of just friends and family that totaled almost a hundred people like mine. Rosalie's wedding photos (like Emily's baby photos) were sold later to benefit cancer research. The pictures, though not as high as some other celebrity photos sold, did raise almost a million or so dollars which made Rosalie very happy atop of everything else. Rosalie looked beautiful of course, wearing one of her own creations. Alice and Dakota also helped with Rosalie's wedding with details and such since Rosalie's first priority was her baby.

Jamie and Hope, shortly after Rosalie's wedding, which they also helped with, became in high demanded. They even were seen on Style on "Who's Wedding is it anyways?" They even had a few top A list celebrities become clients, spreading their specialty in not just weddings but also parties. Seriously, they did the Christmas party at Edward's work a few years ago and it was beyond excellent. And Alice was right, with the right push they were able to become everything they wanted and more. We always kept in touch with the sibling duo.

I smiled as I glanced up at the photos on the wall in the living room and spotted right away Rosalie's wedding party photo. My eye landed on Dakota in her deep red bride's maid's dress and noted the small bump there. Though she was able to keep her secret a secret when Emily was born, she couldn't keep it a secret when it was time for the final fitting for the bride's maid's dresses.

- . - . - . - . - Flashback - . - . - . - . -

"Ouch, Dakota, you just poked me," I said, glancing down at Dakota.

"Sorry," Dakota muttered and carefully pinned the pin again.

"Well Bella," Rosalie said, feeding Emily a bottle, "if you didn't decided to switch your shoes from heels to flats, Dakota wouldn't have to be pinning your hem up."

"Sorry, Rosalie, but I am not going to take the chance and go splat in your wedding. You would never forgive me," I said, glancing at Rosalie over my shoulder.

Alice snickered.

"A wise decision, Bella," Esme added. "Dakota, why don't I finish pinning Bella's hem and you go put on your dress."

I saw Dakota go pale but stood none the less and headed into the changing room where all the dresses were hanging.

"Something is wrong with Dakota," I muttered softly as stepped off the pedestal and over to Esme, who put down Lillian into her carrier.

"I know, she's been eating a lot lately," Alice added thoughtfully. "I hope she fits into her dress."

"And she has been complaining that she is getting very tired lately," Rosalie added.

"Hmm," Esme said, smiling slightly.

"Come on out Dakota!" Rosalie said, burping Emily.

"Er…do I have to?" Dakota asked.

"Yes!" Rosalie and Alice said together.

I heard Dakota groan and stepped out of the changing room. Her dress fitted…but fitted rather tightly. I could see her zipper on the back straining a bit.

"Goodness Dakota, how much weight did you put on?" Rosalie said, standing from her seat after handing Emily over to Alice.

Dakota blushed and mumbled something that I'm sure none of us heard.

"This zipper is under stress," Rosalie said. "Especially down on the bottom." Rosalie looked at Dakota in the mirror. "And the dress is pulling tightly around…your…waist."

There was a moment of silence before I asked, my hands on my hips, "Dakota Camilla Black…are you pregnant?"

Dakota went red and nodded.

Alice squealed and if it weren't for the fact she was holding onto Emily, I was pretty sure she would have hugged Dakota.

"I thought I was pregnant back at the hospital when Rosalie was giving birth and I just found out I'm two months long."

"Have you told Jacob yet?" Esme asked.

"Not yet, I'm waiting until after the wedding," Dakota said.

- . - . - . - . - End of Flashback - . - . - . - . -

Somehow Jacob knew though before hand, to Dakota's surprise. And when I thought about it, it really wasn't much of a surprise. Dakota did have a small baby bump that people could feel and Jacob did touch Dakota's stomach a few times, like that said wedding photo. Of course, it didn't help either that Jacob found Dakota's at home pregnancy test that read "PREGNANT." So when Dakota told him the day after the wedding, Jacob tried to act surprise but he failed. And I mean he terribly failed. How? When Dakota told him, he went, "I know." I didn't blame Dakota for whacking him with her purse.

Dakota gave birth to Adam Franklin Black the first of December. I spent for a few months trying to teach the twins, who were twenty-one months old that Dakota's tummy wasn't a toy to play with. They thought that her tummy was toy so every time they saw their auntie, they wanted to pat her tummy over and over again, finding it funny that the "toy" did something back. Jacob was a proud that he had a son.

And Jacob must have been super proud that he had a son that about seven months later Dakota told everyone that they were expecting…again and that she was four months long. Only their news wasn't the only baby news. Rosalie was pregnant as well, three months and Alice was also pregnant but two months instead. It was baby, baby, baby. The three expecting moms had one baby shower after the other. And then the babies were born one after the other…practically.

Dakota gave birth to another boy, Benedict, shortly before New Year's Eve while the Rosalie and Alice had girls in the New Year. It was baby crazy for a while. Edward and I tried to have another child ourselves but after trying for five years, I was starting to worry. I got pregnant easily the first time with the twins…why wasn't it easy this time? So I went to the doctor and found out that I had very few eggs left like…none. My doctor was even surprise that I had gotten pregnant in the first place. It hurt to hear that Edward and I weren't going to have other children.

Edward was supportive through the whole thing, telling me that he didn't need any more children. He had two beautiful children already and besides as long as he had me then he was perfectly happy. Of course, everyone else was supportive and Alice went so far to suggest that if I wanted to be a mother again that I could adopt. I wasn't so sure about it.

- . - . - . - . - Flashback - . - . - . - . -

I was watching the rain fall down the window. It was gloom outside and it somehow fit me right now. I was infertile. No more children. I was thankful for having E.C. and Lillian. They were creative and active five year olds but…I had that deep desire to hold another baby in my arms.

"Okay, stop moping and help with these papers," Alice said, dropping a vanilla folder onto the coffee table.

I looked at Alice.

"I'm thinking of adopting a little boy," Alice said, opening the folder. "Maybe from South America. I always wanted to spice up my life."

"Okay, you got that joke from Emmett," I muttered.

"Oh perk up, Bella," Alice said, glaring at me. "Help me with this adoption. Jasper is away in France—" A few of Jasper's students went on an exchange program and Jasper had to go along. It was just for the semester and Alice really missed him. "—so I need some moral support."

"Okay, okay," I said. "I'll help you with the paperwork."

- . - . - . - . - End of Flashback - . - . - . - . -

And so I watched Alice with the paper work, listened to Alice tell everyone that she maybe getting a two month old baby boy from Brazil…and then the idea of adoption was planted in my head. But it wasn't until Alice and I went to Brazil, Jasper was still in France, to meet little Thiago did I decide to adopt. And it was because I meet Thiago's older brother, Davi. Davi was seven years old and very sweet. He spoke pretty good English and excellent Portuguese. He reminded me of a miniature Edward almost with the way he acted. So I decided to talk to Edward when we got back home after our first visit to Brazil. We went through the entire adoption process and got the paperwork finalized two months after Rosalie gave birth to her third girl (much to Emmett's confused wonderment).

And then our family was completed. Davi was welcomed warmly by the twins. E.C. wanted to learn soccer just like Davi. Every day after school I would see E.C. and Davi passing the soccer ball back and forth between each other. Lillian loved listen to Davi sing in Portuguese, which he did every night right before going to sleep. He always sung to Thiago in Brazil so it was no big for him to sing to Lillian. In fact, Davi wrote a song for Lillian for her sixteenth birthday. It was fill with so much emotion that you think that you could feel love coming from it.

"Bella?"

Davi was a great addition to our family. Another small addition to our family was Kyle. I hadn't heard a lot from Kyle, just an occasional letter or postcard. He always sent one for Christmas and on the Fourth of July. He had been wounded in Iraq and was sent to Germany for medical care. There he met his wife and ended up marrying the girl there on base a few weeks later. Now, he was married, had a son named Devon, and last I heard he was stationed in Japan. One day he promises to come back to the States long enough to meet up with Edward and I. But for now, it's just letters and emails. I posted the last picture that Kyle sent me up on the wall, which was what I was looking at.

"Bella?"

"Huh?" I said, blinking as I looked away from the photo on the wall.

Edward smiled and wrapped his arms around me. "Going down memory lane, Bella?" he asked.

I blushed. "Yeah," I said. "I can't help it."

"Yeah, I know," Edward said, kissing the top of my head. "So much has happened to us."

I chuckled just as the door bell rung.

"That must be Lillian and Davi," I said, pulling away from Edward to head to the door.

"I'll finish up with the last bit of dinner," Edward said.

I shot him a smirk over my shoulder, silently praying that he didn't do anything considering dinner was ready.

I peeked through the eye hole to see not only Lillian and Davi but also E.C. and Rosemary.

"Hey mom," Lillian said, hugging me as soon as the door was opened. "How was Yara?"

"An angel but of course," I said, letting go of Lillian to hug Davi. "She covered your father in her favorite pink bubbles."

Davi laughed. "That is our nossa filhota," he said, giving me a kiss on the cheek before following Lillian into the nursery. (AN: 'nossa filhota' means 'our little daughter' in Portuguese, a very 'Brazilian' expression I've been told.)

"Oh God, I remember those bubbles," E.C. said, giving me a kiss next.

Rosemary smiled before giving me a hug. She pulled away to sign, Hi Auntie Bella. Rosemary had gone deaf at the age of two. Doctors weren't sure what caused Rosemary to no longer be able to hear but Alice and Jasper didn't let Rosemary be handicapped. She learned sign language and even was able to read lips. And as a sign of support we all decided, and I mean every friend of Alice's, we decided to learn sign language as well (which made Alice cry at the thoughtfulness).

I gave her a look. "I thought I told you not to call me that anymore Rosemary," I said, raising an eyebrow at her.

What? It's hard to stop calling you that when I've been calling you that all my life, she signed, smiling as E.C. hung up her coat.

I sighed, shaking my head. "When is your mother coming over?"

Momma said that she and daddy will be here as soon as Jasmine is ready, Rosemary said. You know Jasmine.

I chuckled and wrapped an arm around her.

"Is your mother and Jasmine driving you nuts with the wedding details?"

Yes, she said, nodding. But I love them anyways.

"Yeah, you can't help but love Alice."

The door bell rang which pulled me away from E.C. and Rosemary and back to the foyer. I heard Edward greet Rosemary and E.C. when I opened the door to find Rosalie, Emmett, Emily, Sarah, Dakota, Jacob, Adam, and Benedict on the "WELCOME" matt.

"God! It's freezing!" Emmett said, hurrying into the house.

"You should have worn a heavier jacket," Rosalie said.

"Yeah, daddy," Emily said.

"Only our daddy would forget that it's cold in the winter time," Sarah said, rolling her eyes.

"What are you guys complaining about?" Jacob asked as he followed the Cullens into the house. "It's perfect out here."

Dakota rolled her eyes. "Jacob, you grew up in the snow," Dakota said.

"Yeah, dad," Adam said.

"It's hardly above freezing," Benedict said.

"Great way to double dang me," Jacob muttered.

"Here Bella," Dakota said. "I brought the peach cobbler."

"Thanks," I said. "Yara ate the last of our peaches."

"Oh, are our cousins here?" Emily and Sarah asked.

"E.C. and Rosemary are in the living room and Lillian and Davi are in the nursery with their daughter," I said.

"Aw, baby," Emily said, grabbing hold of Adam's arm. "Come on Adam, let's go see Yara."

Rosalie, Dakota and I watched the kids go to the nursery to see the baby while Emmett and Jacob went into the living room to challenge Edward to a game.

"I can't believe it is Christmas," Dakota said, smiling.

"Yeah," I said. "I can't believe this is our twenty-fifth Christmas together."

"I know," Rosalie said. "Is Alice here yet?"

"No, Jasper and her are bring Jasmine," I said, heading into the living.

"It was so sad what happened to Jasmine," Dakota said.

I nodded.

Five years ago, shortly after Jasmine's twenty-first birthday, Jasmine was sideswiped by a truck, the driver drunk, that left her paralyzed from the waist down. It crushed Alice to hear that her baby would no longer be able to walk but Jasmine was a trooper. Rosemary helped a lot during her sister's recovery, making her laugh and smile. And it also helped that Jasmine meet her future husband, Carlos, while in physical therapy.

I watched E.C. signed something to Rosemary who smiled at whatever he was signing. I heard Emily ask Adam if he brought the gift for Yara and Sarah laugh at whatever Benedict had told her. Edward was beating Jacob and Emmett at whatever game they were playing. I smiled at remember when the dads were learned that their children were dating one another. I swore Emmett wanted to go buy a shot gun just for show when Adam, who though younger than Emily, showed up for their first date. He then almost had a heart attack when Benedict showed interest in Sarah. It was as if the Blacks were interested in only Emmett's little girls (only they weren't little anymore).

Of course, he didn't have it as bad when Edward caught Davi and Lillian together kissing.

- . - . - . - . - Flashback - . - . - . - . -

I was working on my second novel. My first, Hitched, was a New York Times best seller (AN: HA! I can only dream…) and the publisher was waiting patiently for my second novel. I had just gotten to the part when the hero was kissing the heroine when they were caught, when suddenly I heard Edward yell. Blinking up from my laptop, I stared as Edward chased Davi, who jumped the last five stairs neatly, down stairs with Lillian on his heels.

"Er…what happened?" I asked, unsure if I wanted to know.

"I was kissing your daughter," Davi said, jumping over the couch to add something between Edward and himself (possibly myself, since Edward would never harm me). His Portuguese accent sounded loud and clear when he spoke that. It hardly was that strong normally but at time especially when his emotional you could hear the accent.

"Ma! Tell Daddy he's over reacting!" Lillian said, plopping down beside me, glaring up at Edward. I wasn't sure where she got her temper from sometimes. Edward said she got it from me.

"Lillian, you and Davi are practically brother and sister," Edward said, fuming.

"Raised maybe but he's not my blood relative, then that would be gross," Lillian said. "Besides, mom has often said that Davi is the type of boy every mother wants for a son-in-law."

"Hey leave me out of this," I said. "I was just here trying to work."

"Lillian," Edward said, pinching the bridge of his nose. I knew that sign.

"Edward, I don't see a problem with it," I said. "Davi is a perfect gentleman. We did raise him."

"Bella, they live in the same house," Edward said. "Think of the temptation just knowing that our daughter and son where just across the hall from each other." Davi looked slightly guilty at hearing Edward call him son. Edward always counted Davi as one of our own so hearing that Edward was upset hit something deep in the heart.

"Dad, you know I wouldn't do anything like that," Davi said. "As mom has said, you did raise us right."

I raised an eyebrow at Edward, who looked like he was having a battle within himself.

"Fine," Edward said. "But I better not be a grandfather until you both are in your thirties."

- . - . - . - . - End of Flashback - . - . - . - . -

Lillian and Davi were married three years ago, a year after Lillian finished getting her bachelors. And Yara was born a year later. Now Edward was a grandfather and he loves Yara to death, even if it meant getting sucked into Yara's bubble baths.

"Hi, guys, guess who we picked up on the way?" Alice said, using the spare key under above the door to let herself in…instead of me coming to the door like a good hostess.

I turned to see Carlos wheel Jasmine with Alice and Jasper following behind them…and Esme and Carlisle behind them.

"Aw! We're all here!" Dakota said.

"Great! Because we're hungry," Jacob said.

"You're always hungry," Rosalie said.

"All the guys in this family have empty pits for stomachs," Jasmine said.

"Except for Edward," E.C. said, reading what Rosemary signed.

Everyone slowly made their way into the dining room. I remained where I was as watched everyone.

"Is everything okay, Ma?" Lillian asked, cradling Yara in her arms.

"Hmm?" I said, looking at her. "Oh I'm just thinking."

Lillian raised an eyebrow in question.

I wrapped my arms around her shoulders. "Just about how great everything is."

"Mas, claro, tudo está perfeito," Davi muttered, in Portuguese. I never really learned the language but Lillian did so Davi and her often would say things in Portuguese together. (AN: 'Mas, claro, tudo está perfeito' means 'But, of course, everything is perfect.')

I looked at him and Davi just smiled. "Let's eat," Davi said, motioning a hand in the direction of the dining room.

Yes everything was perfect, I thought as I watched my daughter and son go into the dining room where Jacob and Emmett were battling over who had the most food on their plate. Oh yeah…totally perfect…

Lillian's POV

I watched as mom and dad leaned against each other, dad playing her hair. They were so much in love. Twenty-six years of marriage and they were still making goo-goo eyes at each other.

"Querida, what are you looking at?" Davi asked. (AN: 'Querida' means 'Sweetheart' or 'Darling'.)

"At our parents," I said, nodding in their direction.

Davi looked just as Mom turned to smile up at Dad.

"Eles estão apaixonados," Davi said. (AN: 'They are in love.')

I smiled. That was an understatement. Any idiot could see that they were in love. In fact every couple in the room looked in love. Auntie Rosalie rolled her eyes at a joke that Uncle Emmett just told but her eyes were shining every time she looked at him. Auntie Alice and Uncle Jasper were whispered to each other while holding hands. Auntie Dakota and Uncle Jacob were looking over some of the scrapbooks, smiling at the pictures in them. Grandma and Grandpa were playing with their great-granddaughter.

My brother and Rosemary were talking to Jasmine and her Carlos. E.C. was rubbing Rosemary's shoulders while Rosemary was fiddling with her engagement ring. I was so happy for them. Emily, Adam, Benedict and Sarah were playing a board game, siblings against siblings, but I could see the smile that Emily and Adam had for each other while Benedict and Sarah were playfully messing with each other's game. And Thiago and Nicole, who arrived late due to the fact they were only twenty and still in college, were at the kitchen table, helping each other study even with all the noise.

"Sim, muito apaixonados," I whispered back to Davi. (AN: 'Yes, very much in love.')

Davi smirked and rubbed his nose against mine. "Estou vendo que você anda treinando seu Portugues!" (AN: "I see you've been brushing up on your Portuguese.")

"Eu tenho um ótimo professor," I said, smiling. (AN: 'I have a good teacher.')

Davi wrapped his arms around me and that completed everything.

(Thanks to two wonderful Brailian translators,
mayarapongitori and Penny,
for the translations)

E.C.'s POV

I relaxed into the love seat. Mom really outdid herself with the cooking this time. I swore I gained like ten pounds.

I see you ate too much, Rosemary signed, smiling as she sat down besides me.

I smirked. "I'll work it off," I said.

Rosemary blushed and hit me in the arm.

"You knew what I meant," I said, rubbing my arm out.

I know that, but I bet about half your family would also.

Hmm…true, I thought.

Rosemary gave a silent sigh and leaned against me. I rubbed out Rosemary's shoulder, feeling the tension in them, and noticed that she was fiddling with her engagement ring.

Hey, what's the matter? I signed to her, worried now.

Rosemary shrugged. I just worried that my mother is going overboard with our wedding.

I smiled. "That's Alice for you," I said.

Rosemary rolled her eyes. I know but still…

"We could always elope," I suggested. "My parents did."

Rosemary smiled. Sounds tempting but I think that my mother would kill me—us actually if we did that.

"True," I said.

I just can't wait to marry you, Rosemary said.

"I can't wait either," I added.

"I love you, E.C.," Rosemary said, speaking her words very slow.

There were times when Rosemary would speak instead of sign but she felt self concision that she never did it but maybe once a blue moon. So to hear her say she loved me, caused my heart to do flips within my chest before melting at the love.

I signed, I love you too Rosemary.

I smiled as Rosemary rubbed her nose against mine. Rosemary leaned against me and we watched everyone else. Across the room, Lillian and I caught each other with our eyes and smiled.

This was what it meant to be in love.

THE END!

Aw! I loved writing this epilogue. I had so much to write about and it was really long, captured everything I wanted and possibly more. So what do you think of the epilogue? I think that it really did sum up everything. For those who are curious as to the ages of the children and want an easier way to keep up with who is with who, I have diagram up on the website.

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Nollie

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