chapter 199

if that still bothers me, and will likely only get worse if we have kids – I know that our family, as it

is, will be a warm and nurturing environment for anyone to grow up and live in.

The last part of her remark turns my smile into a grin again, and I snort.

"I already pity the unlucky bitch or bastard who calls Bella's righteous wrath down upon them. When

she was out with Rose and her baby last week and someone looked at them in what she thought was a

condescending way, she got right in their face. I don't want to think about how much worse it will be

when it's her own brood that's under scrutiny. She really doesn't suffer fools gladly anymore."

"Did she ever? I still remember a time when you didn't have the balls to confess your undying love to

her because you thought she'd laugh at such a mushy sentiment, particularly when admitted after the

mutual destruction of a bottle of tequila."

Although it has only been a year, thinking back to a time when I couldn't just walk up