Ok, guys this one is a bit new, for you and me both. If it sucks, please tell me. But I'm hoping it'll be up to par with all of you guys standards…

Summary: Bella and Edward are divorced with two children. Edward gets the kids every other weekend, and Bella keeps them at any other time. Edward supposedly cheated on Bella, and after she found out, she moved and hardly ever spoke to him again. What do they do when they have to meet up and look each other in eyes to pass their kids back and forth? All human

--

BPOV

"Mom! Wake up, Its Friday and I have to be at school early for my Eco-Warriors group. Come on!" I heard Allie, my 14-year-old daughter, call as she steadily shook me awake. You know, I love the kid, but sleep sometimes necessary.

"Lets GO, Mom." And apparently, now was not one of those times.

"Alright, Allie, I'm up." I said groggily as I swung my legs off the edge of my bad and sat up. Not the best idea. Now my head was throbbing and I couldn't see straight.

I waited until my head cleared and slowly stood from my bed. I walked into the bathroom to begin my every morning routine. I took a quick shower to make sure the kids weren't destroying the house, and sure enough something was broken by the time I got downstairs.

"Jamie, what did I tell you about using glass cups?" I asked my 9-year-old son while picking up the shattered glass that was strung across the kitchen floor.

"Don't use them unless an adult is around." He said guiltily as he scooted the chair back into its rightful place. He had a little thing about climbing on chairs now, and it wasn't to my house's advantage. He was a troublemaker and he knew it. I looked into his big green eyes and couldn't help but instantly forgive him. Those eyes were my undoing and both my kids knew it. I looked away quickly before my thoughts could turn elsewhere.

I got a broom and swept up the rest of the glass and then turned back to the cupboard. I got down a plastic and filled it with juice for Jamie and sat it on the table. Then I got down 2 bowls and a box of Applejacks. Filling both bowls halfway full, I called to Jamie and Allie to come and eat breakfast. I got the milk out and expertly poured the perfect amount into each bowl. You get used to this kind of thing after 14 years of doing it…

"Mom, Jamie won't give me my DS game back." Allie whined as she walked into the kitchen.

"Jamie, give your sister her game back." I called, not exactly sure where he was.

"Fine." He huffed as he too walked into the kitchen. He sat down and slid the game across the table. Allie quickly picked it up and put in her pocket, all the time sporting a smug smile. For the next few minutes the only sound there was was the sound of spoons scraping along the bowls and the crunching sound they made the chewed their food. Then I had to ask the inevitable.

"Do you have all your stuff ready for your dads house? We're leaving to take to him right after school so you need to have everything ready and in the car." I said, trying as hard as I could to make it sound casual and like I didn't care, when in all truth, it was exactly the opposite.

"We're leaving right after school?" Allie said excitingly. It tore my heart out that she was so excited to go away, but happy that she liked being with her dad.

"Yeah. You need to make sure you have everything." I said with finality, letting them know that was the last of the discussion.

"Well, all I have to do is put my bag in the car." Jamie said.

"Then you better get on that." I said, and then I left the room and walked up to my room. As soon I stepped into the room, I looked around, noting the fact that it was barren and seemed so lonely. It wasn't homey, it wasn't comfortable. It was kind of like a new hotel room. Just a place to sleep and keep my clothes.

I quickly turned my thoughts away from where they were heading and walked back downstairs to see the kids all read to go, backpacks, bags, jackets, all of it.

"You sure you got everything?" I asked them both.

"Yep." They said in unison. I looked at Allie, her big green eyes shining with excitement and her brown her tumbling over her shoulders. She was getting to the age of adolescence now, and she looked so mature compared to last year. Her cheekbones were prominent, her chest filling out, her hips steadily gaining more curves. My little girl was growing up, and much too fast. And Jamie. Jamie was not an accident, but he was definitely a surprise. A present from someone I left not but one week after his conception. There was no doubt who his dad was, with his big green eyes and shiny bronze hair. He looked just like his dad. And his dad wasn't too happy when he found out I had kept his son from him.

I, once again, had to tear my thoughts away from the constant path they seemed to follow. I opened the door and walked down the walkway to the car, unlocking the doors as I went.

I reached into the drivers seat and popped the trunk. After we had gotten their bags into the back of the car and everyone had gotten situated with their seatbelts, we were out of the driveway, and off the Forks Jr. High, where I would drop off Allie. Then to Forks Elementary where I would drop Jamie off.

After I had told Jamie I would be back to pick him up at 3, I drove to Hastings. I didn't have to be at work until 10, so I could waste some time…

(Couple hours later)

I walked into Jasper's office and threw down the packet I had in my hand. It landed smack in the middle of his desk.

"There's you're new story. Completely typed, edited, re-typed, and everything else (AN: I have no idea how the publishing process goes.) so now that's 9 books this week, one book being 937 pages long. Pay up." I said in a smug voice. We had made a bet to see who could more books published this week, and anything over 750 pages long counted as 2 books. So technically, I had published 10 books this week.

"Well done Bella. I have to say, 10 books is impressive." He said, but something about his voice made me suspicious. He then turned around and pulled a huge stack of documents. They made a loud thump when they hit the desk and I flinched.

"But this, Bella, is true hard work. 14 books, 3 of which have 829 pages, 752 pages, and 794 pages. That's 17 books."

I was astounded to say the least. 17 books in one week? Holy Crow.

"752 pages? Come on, Jas-"

"You said anything over 750. 752 is over 750. So pay up, darling." He said as he held his hand out.

"Oh, fine, you win." I huffed and dug in my pocket for the 50 that I had gotten earlier just in case I did lose. Good thing I went to the bank. Its not that losing the money hurt me financially, oh no, I was secure in that area, but my ego was now severely wounded. Jasper was new here and I had been working here for years, and he just comes in here and beats me at what I do best. Curse him.

"Well, I gotta go. Alice wants me to go shopping with her. Stupid pixie is going to end up killing me." I said as I turned to walk away. "You know, you should consider meeting her, she's really fun to be around. I don't thin anyone would be able to not like Alice."

"Yeah, well, when you meet Rosalie, I'll meet Alice." He said, and his tone indicated challenge.

"Is that a challenge, Mr. Whitlock?" I asked.

"Oh, no, I just don't think you could ever handle my sister." He responded, throwing in his snide, smug look he always gives me before we make a bet.

"I say I can." I said, full of confidence that I could handle just about anyone after raising 2 kids.

"I say you can't. You put up with her for 30 minutes without leaving or any negativity, you can have your 50 bucks back. Make her smile; I'll throw in another 20. Make her laugh, and you get 100." He said. I looked at him and weighed my options. I wasn't losing anything, so what was the harm?

"You just made the worst deal of your life Jazz." I said as I shook his hand to confirm the deal. "When?" I asked.

"This Saturday. Shorty Smalls. 7 o'clock."

"Sounds good." I said. I turned around and started to leave, going to the back room to get my stuff and leave. Stupid pixie and her shopping addiction. It was at the end of that thought that my phone rang.

"Hello?" I asked.

"Where the hell are you?" Alice asked, clearly annoyed.

"I'm walking out the door Alice, now I'm walking to your car. Hi." I said as I waved at her bright yellow Porsche. I instantly heard the dial tone. I guess she was done talking. I walked to the passenger side and climbed into her car.

"Don't get sassy with me, Miss-I-think-I'll-be-5-minutes-late. I've been sitting out here forever." She said.

"What time did you get here?" I asked.

"2:10" She said.

"Alice, Its only 2:18. You've been sitting for 8 minutes."

"That minutes that could have been spent driving then shopping. I guess we'll just have to spend extra time in the mall to make up for the lost time that we had earlier." She said happily. I just sighed. I wasn't getting out of this one.

"Alice, I can only stay with you until 2:45, then I have to go get the kids. I'll be back at around 5, so we can do something then." I said to her.

"Oh, alright. Lets go get you something to eat then. I know you haven't been eating lately." She said looking at me disapprovingly. I gasped.

"I have to been eating!" I said loudly.

"Not as much as you should and you know it. You've only been eating dinner if that. I'm not stupid, Bella, you're losing weight faster than is healthy." She said, sounding genuinely concerned.

"I'm sorry. I'm just stressed lately. I can't keep anything down, and everything just seems out of place." I said quietly.

"What are you stressed about?"

"The kids. Them going to stay with Edward. Jamie's first time meeting him. And Allie is so excited to see him again. After 6 months of them staying with him every other weekend, the judge is going to let them decide who they want to stay with, me or him. I don't want them to leave me Alice."

"Bella, they're not going to leave you. I don't think they would ever do that. Those kids love you more than life." She whispered.

"They could though. They could leave and never want to see me again." I was surprised she heard me on that one.

"They wont do that Bella. They won't leave." She said, trying to reassure me.

I just nodded, sucking it up and pushing it to the back of my mind just like everything else these past years. I just had to deal with it and move on.

Alice pulled into McDonalds and I quite complaining after she said 'I needed to take in as many calories as possible for my next missed meal.' I didn't feel like arguing after that.

I ate my food and made sure all the leftover trash was wrapped up in the bag so I could throw it away when I got out of the car. She pulled up beside my car and leaned over to give me hug. We said our goodbyes and I told her I'd see her tonight. She agreed and I stepped out of her car and into mine.

It was 2:50 so I had to drive fast to make it to the school by 3:10. If I showed up later than that, the teachers got mad me for 'neglecting my child'. I was NOT neglecting my child, I was just running a little late.

I pulled up to the pick up station and almost instantly, Jamie was in the back seat. Then I drove to the other pick up station, and Allie jumped in too.

I greeted them as usual and then we drove in silence for a while, only the CD player giving us sound. Then Jamie spoke.

"What does he look like?" He asked, and I tensed. I took a deep breath and steadied myself. I reached into the side door pocket and pulled out a mirror and passed it back to him.

"Just like that." I said. It was the easiest way to do it.

"Me? He looks like me?" He asked.

"Almost identical." I said. "And your sister looks a lot like him too, but she has my hair color. But she has his eyes, his features." I said.

I was happy that they looked like him. They were both beautiful. But it was a constant reminder of our past, and that was something I didn't want to relive. But I didn't love them any less for it. They were my kids. I would still love them if they had 3 heads.

45 minutes later, and we were pulling into the parking lot of Seattle High School, the place we were meeting.

I looked around and noticed that unmistakable silver Volvo. I turned the wheel and pulled in a couple spots away from him. I watched as the car door opened and he stepped out, with the same gracefulness he had 10 years ago.

He was still gorgeous. He sure didn't look 30. He looked about 23, 25 at he most. Slender frame, but still strong. Untidy hair, just like his son, and sparkling green eyes. Those eyes got me into so much trouble. He got into so much trouble. But I'd do it all again in a heartbeat.

"He does look like me." I heard Jamie say. I just nodded and opened my door, signaling for them to do the same. The climbed out as I popped the trunk and went to get their bags.

"Let me help." Said a velvet voice that I knew only too well. I jumped. What did you expect? The guy just sneaks up randomly on you? Jeez…

I just nodded again, unable to speak, and grabbed Allie's bag and carried to his car. I watched as he lifted Jamie's bag with ease and walked to the side door to pop open the trunk. I lifted the trunk door and threw in the bag, Jamie's bag following not long after.

I walked over to the kids and stood behind them. I was guessing introductions were in order…

"Well this is Allie, and this is Jamie." I said and waved to each of them in turn. Allie leaped onto Edward and hugged him. He smiled and whispered 'I missed you too.' After he let go of her, she walked back to me and gave me a hug, said bye, and went and got in the back of his car. Then Edward bent down to Jamie

"Hey Jamie. I'm Edward." He said and stuck he hand for him to shake. Jamie looked proud to be treated like an adult and took his dads hand and shook it. Once they dropped their hands, Edward pointed to Jamie's Nintendo DS.

"What's that?" He asked.

"It's my DS. I have a lot of games for it. Wanna see? I've got one for shooting, racing cars, racing boats, racing four-wheelers, racing dirt bikes, fishing, and a bunch of others." Jamie said.

"Well, why don't you show me those when we get to my house? Then you show me everything they do."

"Alright." Jamie said and then turned to give me a hug, said bye, and went to go get in the car with his sister.

Edward straightened up and I realized again for the first in years, how much taller he was than me. I crossed my arms and hugged myself tight to keep me from doing anything to him. Like jumping on him.

I saw him swallow hard, and look toward the car, then turn back to me.

"Thanks for doing this. It's nice to finally get to meet him and see her again. And, Bella, I really am sorry." He said, and gosh did my name sound good coming from him.

"Don't thank me. They're your kids too; you have every right to them. And Allie really wanted to see you too. I think Jamie was sort of scared, didn't know what to expect I suppose. Please don't let them have too much candy, and don't let them get hurt." I said quickly. Yeah, I was ranting, but it was either that or stay completely silent.

"Don't worry, the only danger I'll let them be around is Emmett, and I'm still debating on that one too." He said.

I smiled at the memory of Emmett. Playful, big bear Emmett. I missed him.

"Well, I better get going. See you Sunday." I said and then turned and almost ran to the car. I got to my door and looked back to see my kids waving at me from the back seat of his car. I waved back to them and gave them my happiest smile. I watched them drive away, and then slid into my car. I suddenly felt empty. There were no kids in my back seat, like there had been for the past 14 year. There was no arguing, no bickering, no fighting. You want it all to go away until it finally does, then you want it all back.

I drove back to Forks with the radio off, in complete silence. I was in a daze. My thoughts were clouding and repetitive. I stayed on the road though, no swerving, nothing like that. I just drove home and collapsed on the coach. Today had been a roller coaster. And it was only the beginning.

I heard a knock on my door and went and opened it. I saw Alice standing there in her pajamas with two tubs of ice cream. I smiled. I had the best friend on the planet Earth…

--

Well, I don't have kids, I've never been divorced, I don't know what its like, I'm just going on what I think it would be like, especially for Edward and Bella. And yes, I know Bella and Edward would never get divorced. But this story to point out that people make mistakes, and sometimes those mistakes can be completely exaggerated and misunderstood. Just bare with me, it gets better. Promise.

Who could keep Bella and Edward apart? Seriously?

Alrighty, well let me know what you think! Should I keep it? Or just throw it out and try something new??

If there are grammar mistakes—Sorry!