Chapter 50: Made Me Whole

"So Beauty and the Beast again?" I asked my little daughter who just yesterday figured out how to sit upright on her own. Our little Harlee has only been alive for two weeks and she looked to be about six months.

"Baaa, baaa, dada," she chanted and then giggled while pulling on her purple little dress. She was getting closer and closer to saying actual words. I smiled her little language was easy to understand. I wondered why she loved this movie so much. Rose came into the room and sat beside Harlee.

"Row!" She crawled over to her and beamed at my sister and touched her face. I was constantly in shock when it came to her.

"Edward! Did you see that! She CRAWLED!" Rose hugged her niece tightly and cooed in her ear.

"Shhh, don't make a fuss Leah's going to be mad that she didn't see it first!" Harlee look at me and frowned. She thought she'd done something wrong. She looked her Aunt Rosalie she thought of her as her favorite play toy.

"No Harlee, you've done nothing wrong … mommy just doesn't want to miss a single thing you do." Harlee thought of her mom and gave a little smile. She looked up at me and reached her little arms up for me to hold her. Where's mommy?

"Mommy getting ready to go out with daddy for a little while," I cooed and bounced Harlee gently. She wrapped her arms around me. I wanna go too!

"But what about Rose and Emmett they have a whole bunch of fun things they want to do with you." I tried to convince my stubborn little one to stay home. I loved her to death but I was missing my alone time with Leah. I knew that it'd only been a couple weeks since her birth but I'm selfish by nature and at times wanted Leah all to myself. I convinced Leah to take a walk with me. It was something simple that I knew wouldn't take her from Harlee for too long. We'd back in time for feeding. "I thought you wanted to see Beauty and the Beast."

I've seen it before, she thought before she started to fuss. Tears started to form in those little green eyes and her bottom lip started to quiver. "Wan go!" The tears started to trail down her cheek. She looked past me to her mother. "Mama!" She was putting on a show now. Leah reached for our daughter and took her from me. "Mama, wan goes," Harlee explained as best she could. Leah looked up at me and then to our daughter.

"Mommy and daddy have to go alone this time Harlee, but tomorrow we'll go out and have a picnic! How about that?" The baby studied her mommy's face and played with her nose. Leah wiped Harlee's tears. "Besides, you are making Rose feel like you don't want to play with her!" Rose pretended like she was crying. It wasn't too far of a leap she really did feel put out that Harlee didn't want to stay with her this time.

"No Rows!" Leah handed Harlee to Rosalie. Harlee took her tiny hand and covered Rose's hand. "No, no." She cuddled her.

"She doesn't want you to cry. She loves you, but she will miss mommy," I translated and frowned. "Mommy, that's the only person you're going to miss?" I teased and the baby laughed.

"Dada," she said without lifting her head from Rose's shoulder. She thought I was being silly, she knew that I knew better than anyone how much she loved me. "Wuv you," she said in her tiny little voice.

"I love you too, and we'll be back before you know it." I kissed my daughter on the cheek, Leah did the same and we were out the door.

After a short fifteen minute drive we ended up at a small beach that was practically deserted. I hopped out of the car and opened the door for Leah. I was surprised this time she'd let me do it without fussing. She's already taken her shoes off in the car and she grabbed my hands as we walked to where the water and sand married. We walked along in silence and watched as the sun began to set.

"I needed this … time alone with you," she confessed. "I was beginning to miss you."

"My thoughts exactly Mrs. Cullen." I wrapped my arm around my wife. She wrapped both her arms around my waist. We walked slow … even as far as human speed was concerned. We were savoring each other.

"I'm sure I know exactly what you miss about me." She giggled as she looked up at me.

"What are you calling me a pervert?" I tried to look hurt.

"No, I'm calling you a man … well in this sense of the word," she teased as she caressed the front of my pants. "It still amazes me that you arouse so easily."

"Only for you," I whispered and then kissed the top of her head.

"It better be only for me Mr. Cullen." She smiled up at me and sent me a deliberate thought of us making love on the beach.

"Just so you know, that's not what I brought you out here for. I just felt like romancing my wife a little." Leah rolled her eyes and then pulled me towards a more secluded area.

"That's too bad because I feel like seducing my husband!" She shoved me down on the sand and straddled me giggling all the while. She kissed me passionately as my hands eagerly made quick work of removing her navy blue tank top. My fingers traced the fabric of her silky black bra before cupping both of her breasts. I marveled at how perfected she looked … so beautiful in the sunlight as the wind moved her ebony locks into her face. I sat upright so I could be nose to nose with her perfection. I kissed the side of neck, her right shoulder, and the wrapped my arms her waist. My caress of her went from playful to movements of necessity.

"You okay Eddie?" She asked and then lifted my head so that we made eye contact.

"I just … I just wanted to thank you Leah. I've never been so happy." Her eyes watered at my sincerity, but then a smile hit her lips.

"Wanna bet?" She pushed me back down and we made love as the sunset and the stars greeted us. There was no doubt in my mind that I'd be this happy for eternity with the woman, my best friend who had completed me and made me whole.

-The End-

Author's Note: I just wanted to say thank you to all of you that have read this story and stuck with me through all of the "breaks" I've taken with this story. I hope you all enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it. I'm not doing an epilogue for this story because it would lead to a sequel and I'm not sure if I'm doing one. I again want to thank Stephycats for the trailer for this story. As always please read, review, and no flames.