Author's Note (A/N): I've been reading a bunch of different types of fanfic lately and I'm really into momma bear bella so here we go. This is not beta'd so there will be mistakes. All twilight related things belong to Stephanie Meyer (SM) and anything original is from my own creation unless otherwise stated. This is all human (AH).

Bella Point of View (BPOV)

The start of my senior year everything was perfect. I had an amazing boyfriend. My best friend and boyfriend's sister, Alice, was away at university studying fashion and had just got accepted for an internship in Paris for the following year. Edward was planning on going to the same university his father had gone to, he too wanted to study medicine. I, of course, planned to follow him. We both applied and both got accepted. The plan went awry when I decided to give myself to him fully. I knew better but I got caught up in the "love", "trust", and teenage hormones. Next thing I knew I was pregnant and Edward was gone. I moved after the baby was born. Alice offered to share her apartment with me.

Present

I dress in my dark blue polka dot blouse with a grey cardigan. I look in the mirror to see that I made the right choice pairing that with black jeggings and red kitten heels.

"Mama," a small, sleepy voice calls from the other room and I know my baby girl is awake. I'm glad she sleeps through the night and isn't very fussy.

"Coming dear," I say as I make my way to the cozy nursery. I pick up my bundle of joy and coddle her and she settles in my arms for a moment. I get her clothes out. Then, I put her on the ground and take her to the kitchen to fix her food and to get her ready for the day. My mind wanders over the past and how I got here. I moved to Forks to live with Charlie and to a small school with an inhumanly beautiful and talented family that infatuated everyone… especially me. One in particular captured my heart, Edward. He left me scared, alone, and pregnant. I was all of eighteen. We were in love, or so I thought. Shortly after I gave birth I had to move and start a new life. Charlie was sad to see me go but supported me in that decision and knew that I couldn't stay there with all of the talk and all of the memories. I also didn't want to be a burden to him; he had already done so much for me. As much as I want to completely despise Edward for the pain he caused and all that he took away from me; he did give me the most precious gift in our daughter, Charlotte Alison Swan. I named her after the important people in our lives, her grandfather Charlie and her aunt Alice. That was two years ago, now I am working on my associates degree. When I came out of my thoughts I realized said daughter was fed and clothed. I packed her stuff up, grabbed my bag, and headed for the door. Before leaving for work Alice picked up Carlie. I jumped in my car and weaved through the traffic threatening to make me late. I don't know how I would have made it through all of this without Alice. She stayed with me when everyone else left. She chose us over her family and their financial support (leaving her, in that sense, in the same boat as me). We lived together up until fairly recently when she decided she wanted to live with her boyfriend Jasper. I'm truly happy she's found someone, she deserves it. The day ran by in a blur of errand running; fetching coffees, making copies, taking phone calls, and filing. After that it was on to my evening/night classes. By the time I went to pick up the little one from Alice she was, as always, fast asleep.

"Why don't you stay for a while and chat? I feel like I hardly get to see you anymore."

"Ali, you see me all the time. You just saw me this morning."

"I mean really see you, like actually have a conversation. Do you even have real adult conversation anymore?"

"No, I'm either too busy or too tired. The later being what I am now." Sighing I grab Carlie's bag, pick up my sleeping princess, and get us ready to leave.

"Bye Alice, thanks as always for everything." With that I shut my door and head home.

Alice (APOV)

I come back into the house after walking Bella out and slump against the door.

"I know you're worried about Bella but what can you do?"

"She's gone through so much and I wish I could just make it better. I hate seeing her like that, she's running herself ragged. Do you see the constant state of exhausted she's always in? Do you see the purple under her eyes or how skinny she looks? I shouldn't have left."

Jasper gives me a fierce hug and his golden eyes bore into my jade green orbs.

"You had to do what is right for you. You've done so much for her already. You gave up your dreams of studying fashion design in Paris to stay here to be near her and Carly. Yes she's working really hard that's her life darlin' and this is yours."

I nod and leave his embrace to get ready for bed. He just doesn't understand. Bella is not only my bestfriend but she's all the family I have left; biological, adopted, or otherwise. My biological family died except Emmett who left with our adopted family. Everyone was so willing to leave her, and me. My parents left their only grandchild to save their own image. They didn't even make him take a paternity test. They just took his word blindly. Emmett wasn't willing to stand up to them and Rosalie never really cared for Bella. She will always be there for me and I'll always be there for her.